tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-03-06:483359 schneefink schneefink 2022-07-31T11:46:23Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-03-06:483359:368964 2022-07-31T11:46:23Z 2022-07-31T11:46:23Z public 10 Look what DD made for our apartment!!<br /><br /><img src="https://schneefink.dreamwidth.org/file/6402.jpg" title="Dracula Welcome cross-stitch" alt="Cross-stitch with a &quot;welcome&quot; quote from Dracula" /><br /><br />Not sure how many people will recognize the "Dracula" quote but it brings us joy :) We hung it so it is pretty much the first thing one sees when they enter.<br /><br />She is currently looking for her next project and I can barely wait. I always profit when DD picks up a new hobby: the previous one was fountain pens, and eventually when her collection grew she wanted to get rid of the ones she liked least so now I have a nice bamboo-shaped fountain pen that I can ask her to refill in half a dozen different colors, convenient.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=schneefink&ditemid=368964" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-03-06:483359:362439 2022-05-06T17:53:23Z 2022-05-06T17:53:23Z public 11 I got the first three entries from <a href="https://draculadaily.substack.com/">Dracula Daily</a> and I already enjoy it a lot. I read the novel once about twenty years ago and I remember very little, and for a long time I'd played with the idea of rereading it, but this format is a great idea.<br /><br />Possibly my favorite part is the surprising amount of reaction posts on Tumblr. It's a large communal read-along, which is fun. I very much look forward to even more memes in the future.<br /><br />I do think it's unfair how much people make fun of Jonathan Harker for being oblivious: it's completely natural that he comes to the conclusion "these people have weird superstitions" rather than "the supernatural is real." And it's his first job as a solicitor, of course he wants to do a good job instead of returning home saying "I turned back because these people seemed a little odd for some reason." The first parts also already did a great job selling me on his relationship with Mina solely from how and how often he thinks of her. I will resist the urge to look up spoilers and (not-so-)patiently wait for future updates.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=schneefink&ditemid=362439" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments