Challenges and Exchanges and things + not receiving comments in my email

[badbastion]

*So excited to see the art for spn_reversebang! I probably won't be home when it goes up, but I'm sooo looking forward to it. *REFRESHES PAGE FOR AS LONG AS I'M HOME THIS MORNING*

*I'm currently having a lot of fun working on my art for the samdean_otp minibang, yay!

*and working on little doodles for sassy week and samifer week on tumblr (I'm badbastion over there, so creative with my usernames. I'm also very bad at doing follow-backs. I just can't keep up with my dash, and I don't have time to look at everything I want to look at already :I)

*I caved and signed up for spn_j2_xmas and jeeeeez, my signup comment was so long, haha. I hope it's more helpful than it is overwhelming, to have so many options.

*What are some other fun challenge type things going on around the fandom? I don't want to sign up for anything else where I'm required to have something finished by a deadline; two of those is exactly enough for me. I'd prefer things where participation is optional. Any suggestions? :)

*For some reason, I'm not getting email notifications from Livejournal. I checked all my settings, and I just don't know what's up. I'm thinking maybe it's all the free pandas being shared around that's gunking up the system, but another user told me they were getting notifications just fine. HMMM. So if I miss replying to a comment, I'm not ignoring you, I swear, haha.

Comments

[lightthesparks.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure soon enough, you'll be signing up for everything, just like the rest of us. CAN. NOT. RESIST. Lol.

Seriously though, I don't really know about any open challenges like that. You could try going for individual collaborations with an author though, that way, things will be done when they are done. Personally, I like having deadlines, because they kick me in the butt and actually make me DO things.

Also, OMG RBB! So many awesome, pretty images. I can't wait to see what gets inspired from all of this. Also, I'm really happy that for once I don't have to stress out about trying to claim stuff, but can just sit back and watch it happen. Although, I'm definitely curious about who I get to work with this time.

[badbastion.livejournal.com]

Noooooo, not everything! lol, I've learned through my fandoms that if I put more than a few must-do things on my plate, it becomes less and less fun. And art block ensues, and bleeeehhhh, everything sucks, haha.

I could just creep through my flist and find fics that I want to draw from. I also like the comment memes, like the ones ohsam and hoodie-time had this summer. And I guess there is the kinkmeme!

I am so looking forward to watching the claims. It'll be so much fun! Like watching an auction, or something :) And I can't wait to find out who I'll be working with, either.