Twelve Days of Christmas and 212 reviews to go...

[gilpin25]

I'm really impressed with this. Especially with those two forming the band, though I had no idea ladybracknell was a pipe smoker... ;) Oh, and I pinched it from bratty_jedi, because it looked like fun.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, gilpin25 sent to me...

Twelve bratanimus drumming

Eleven ladybracknells piping

Ten films a-walking

Nine castles acting

Eight wales a-reading

Seven books a-writing

Six musicals a-moonlighting

Five de-e-e-etective stories

Four sherlock holmes

Three historic houses

Two lindsey davis

...and a sport in a roman history.

Get your own Twelve Days:

It was obviously asking for trouble mentioning the Round Robin letters as, apart from one, they've all been entertaining but swank-free. A lot of interest, though, was generated when one couple proudly told us how well their "body-boarding" was going this year. We spent two days thinking this was possibly slightly too much info about their sex life, before I remembered that the previous year they'd been obsessed by surfing... We're going for that version of events.

I've almost finished my Advent Fic, and those are words I doubted I'd ever type at times. So I've started reading everyone else's now and writing very belated reviews, for which I'm sorry. But Christmas is clamouring for my attention this weekend - so many presents and so much wrapping to do. Still these are a few of my favourite things... ;)

Comments

[an-fhanai.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure that body-boarding is a type of surfing, but I would have loved to have been there to see the look on your face when you first read that and assumed it was sex related. :p

My Advent fic is...well, it's progressing, certainly. I'll tell you, though, if I end up posting at midnight of the cutoff day like I have the other two times, there will be swearing involved.

[gilpin25.livejournal.com]

After I'd had my moment of body-boarding surfing inspiration, I did check on the wonder that is Google and, yes, it apparantly is. There's even a magazine by that title for enthusiasts. I'm a bit disappointed it really wasn't to do with their sex life as that was more fun, LOL.

I'd quite like them to try their hand at fan fic as they write these perfectly nice letters that never explain anything at all. Last year, they just announced something about being "really pleased with our new wet suits," and then went on for another page before mentioning the all-important surfing word to help the innocent reader along. ;)

Good luck with the fic! A midnight finish will be very exciting... ;)

[an-fhanai.livejournal.com]

Very exciting for who exactly? :P

Unless, of course, I could find a way to force everyone to stay up with me so they can read it immediately, at which point the excitement would be entirely related to my impending death...

[gilpin25.livejournal.com]

Well I was thinking we could all count down to Christmas with you. And as the clock strikes twelve, your fic appears, and we all start the day by reading R/T. Perfect. Except for your shattered nerves, of course... ;)

[an-fhanai.livejournal.com]

While I'm tentatively beginning to think this fic would be worth reading first thing on Christmas day (blatant self advertisement), the shattered nerves are definitely a deterrent. Better to force myself into a nervous breakdown early, so as to have more time recovering before the holiday.

You've created a lovely picture there, though - can you imagine everyone posting at midnight, followed by a flurry of opening up all the gifts...