Just saw the hashtag #FicRecFebruary and you know what, it’s only the third, I can catch up! I kind of made things too complicated for myself with #DecRecs, so I’m going to try to keep this one very simple. 😅 @Forestofglory you might also be interested in this!

I wanted to start doing #WeekendRecs * this week, but this week has been a lot and stringing words together is a lot

*A hashtag for reccing things you want to rec on weekends, similar to #DecRecs

#DecRecs was so much fun, I'm thinking of doing a longer term weekly reccing fest. Maybe WeekendRecs?

I rounded up the last of my #DecRecs on DW here https://forestofglory.dreamwidth.org/339350.html

This was such a fun project for me, thanks to everyone who took part!

#DecRecs

31. scruff me and pin me (let’s make a man of me) by plalligator (me) (the quarry, travis/laura)

i'm going to cheat again and give the last spot to my own fic, which i only feel justified in doing this because this is just for kicks and i also its the first fic i've finished since yuletide 2019 (oof). hoping this will manifest the energy of me continuing to be able to write in 2023. happy new year!

#DecRecs and now for something completely different

30. vfx artists react to tollywood bad and great cgi

okay so i have not seen rrr, the movie referenced in this video but i have watch this video at least 3 times just because their enthusiasm is so infectious and its fascinating to learn how all the stunts were done. the whole vfx artists react series all nice bite-sized entertainment where you also feel like you learned something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8DrqysqFmc

#DecRecs

29. in other waters by jump over the age

deceptively simple text-based point and click game where you play as an ai guiding a biologist through an alien ocean. the whole story is told through your navigation interface, with no imagery and with only color choices and music to differentiate environments

https://store.steampowered.com/app/890720/In_Other_Waters/

#DecRecs

28. alba: a wildlife adventure by ustwo games

if you do not want to go apeshit but DO want to take pictures of birds, alba is the game for you. a beautiful mediterranean summer vacation in the middle of winter. also available on the nintendo switch from the comfort of your couch

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337010/Alba_A_Wildlife_Adventure/

#DecRecs

27. teardown by tuxedo labs

are you tired of being nice? do you want to go apeshit? did 2022 leave you wanting to burn a billionaire's house down? if so i recommend TEARDOWN by tuxedo labs. for a mere $16 on steam (until jan 5) you too can experience the thrill of being gay and doing crimes

caveat: since the game is all physics, it takes a fair amount of oomph to run, so check the system requirements

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/Teardown/

#DecRecs and now for something completely different

30. vfx artists react to tollywood bad and great cgi

okay so i have not seen rrr, the movie referenced in this video but i have watch this video at least 3 times just because their enthusiasm is so infectious and its fascinating to learn how all the stunts were done. the whole vfx artists react series all nice bite-sized entertainment where you also feel like you learned something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8DrqysqFmc

#DecRecs

29. in other waters by jump over the age

deceptively simple text-based point and click game where you play as an ai guiding a biologist through an alien ocean. the whole story is told through your navigation interface, with no imagery and with only color choices and music to differentiate environments

https://store.steampowered.com/app/890720/In_Other_Waters/

#DecRecs

27. teardown by tuxedo labs

are you tired of being nice? do you want to go apeshit? did 2022 leave you wanting to burn a billionaire's house down? if so i recommend TEARDOWN by tuxedo labs. for a mere $16 on steam (until jan 5) you too can experience the thrill of being gay and doing crimes

caveat: since the game is all physics, it takes a fair amount of oomph to run, so check the system requirements

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/Teardown/

#DecRecs

26. moonshine (kdrama)

halfway between a heist drama and a court politics drama, featuring the bootleg liquor industry in joseon korea. hyeri does a great job being very cute and small but also Ready To Fuck You Up. kickass ensemble cast, of which kang mina playing a kleptomaniac noblewoman is a standout

https://www.viki.com/tv/38289c-moonshine?qId=1bf2a7acd35630cf5f9d4ca59c90502e

#DecRecs

24. epik high is here, part 2 by epik high (& epik high north american tour 2022)

this rec feels like it comes from 1 million years ago because the album came out in february and their tour was in march but nevertheless this album does slap.

video from the minneapolis show (our show) feat the best choreo in kpop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sNmOhSHPHk

#DecRecs

23. nakka by akmu (take 1 performance)

cheating by putting another akmu song on here but i specifically wanted to call out their performance for the take 1 netflix show, featuring actual mad lad chanhyuk. the final performance is genuinely incredible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAO_sorIQpk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtSEcI3uC4Q

#DecRecs

22. dinosaur by akmu

#2 on my spotify wrapped was also bibi, but this was number 3! scientifically perfect song imho, and i Love suhyun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Oz7DG76ibY

#DecRecs

21. lowlife princess: noir by bibi (album)

bibi's first full-length album that is an explicit successor to kazino. an anthem to women's wrongs. favorite tracks: bibi vengeance and wet nightmare

cw for gendered violence, gore, blood in the mvs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObzvA8tx9aA

#DecRecs watching girls' high school mystery class also led me to another fave of the year, bibi's music

20. kazino by bibi

my top song of 2022 on spotify wrapped! homegirls, bitches.

cw for gendered violence in the music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObzvA8tx9aA

#DecRecs haven't had a lot of time to get to the rest of the yuletide offerings (plus i didn't write this year) so i guess we're on to the random grab bag portion of stuff i liked this year

19. girls' high school mystery class & ghsmc 2

k-variety show that's a mix between an escape room and an rpg. cast composed of a professional announcer (park jiyoon), a comedian (jang doyeon), a producer/mc (jaejae), a singer (bibi), and an idol (yena).

well we're past midnight et but whatever, i'm still here #DecRecs #yuletiderecs

18. and remains quiet by anonymous, nirvana in fire, consort jing & mei changsu

mei changsu gets dragged to hell and back by consort jing for his self-destructive behavior--as he deserves--and learns that actions do indeed have consequences. incredible stuff x 2

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43513300