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What to write?
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Sep. 16th, 2008 @ 01:05 pm
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Staring down months of writer's block, preparing for both NaNoWriMo and Yuletide, I'm not sure this idea generator result is helping:
I hit refresh several times (crackfic, all of it); however I will admit that this is strangely compelling ...
Edited to add:
Wow. Cracky-crack! Though the third one isn't far-fetched at all. |
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Once again brain fails
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May. 7th, 2008 @ 10:40 am
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You'd think it would be simple to remember to use Semagic to post to multiple journals, but noooo.
Anyhow, from LJ, and only linked because embedding all those Youtube vids would be really tedious.
http://gritkitty.livejournal.com/86926.html
Superhero Videos! All found by ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) deborak , who rocks mightily for digging them up. |
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No, really -- Where are my pants?
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May. 6th, 2008 @ 08:00 am
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To You People Who Know You Are: I have two bars of chocolate (Ghirardelli Dark & Caramel and Vintage Plantations 75% Dark with Peanuts). Whose are they? So far no other orphan items have shown up, but you never know. Also, look for a local crock pot delivery in the next day or so. And too bad there's no Euro Dragon*Con. Or is there? Subversion complete, shanola22. They could have used you during the Cold War. The wall might have come down sooner.
Am tired. Am also frightened by laundry. Need more coffee. Blearg. |
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Icon meme
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Apr. 4th, 2008 @ 06:02 pm
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1. Reply to this post, and I will pick four of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon squee!
kassrachel asked about ( these four icons right here ) |
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this time of year
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Jan. 19th, 2008 @ 12:41 pm
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As usual I enjoyed my cheesy Stargate Atlantis goodness last night, but I was a little dismayed at some bits and felt compelled to make this icon. I guess it's my editorial comment about the episode.
In other news -- there is no other news, except life likes to kick my ass. Probably because I let it. /wry |
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People on my friends list have been counting up how many stories they've written over last year. I wasn't going to do that, but I'm glad I did: digging up this information was illuminating. I finished a few stories this year, but not as many as I used to produce in the past. I posted about a story a month, once upon a time, as grit kitty, and then I produced about the same, as Lullenny, when I wrote Lord of the Rings fanfic.
The list:
In mid-December I wrote When the Wing is a Sail, a Temeraire story featuring Catherine Harcourt, Tom Riley, and Lily. My god, but Yuletide is fun, what with the panic and the flailing and the more panic and the more flailing. I'm glad my friends are still talking to me, after that last night, screaming on IM -- "Beta this, please!!" and "OMG I need a title!!!" and "I CAN'T FIND MY RECIPIENT'S NAME ON THE LIST," which of course it was there -- panic will do that. This story was much improved by their sharp eyes and wisdom, and I thank them for that. Also -- I'm thrilled with every comment people left on the Yuletide archive for my story. Thank you!!
December 12 - "Native Melody" - Heroes , Matt/Mohinder and Molly
November 19 - "The Life She Landed In" - Heroes, Matt/Mohinder and Molly
November - NaNoWriMo - won! ~52,000 words of sci-fi fun.
June - Script Frenzy - lost! - only wrote something less than 2K words.
May 30 - "Blue Willow" - Firefly, Mal/Simon-ish.
Tiny fics only nestra and/or semielliptical saw:
December - Torchwood - Ianto on his knees
September - "All that Remains" - SGA, John/Rodney - a short angst-fest
I forget when - "Stupid" - SGA, John/Rodney
And then there's this SGA story I've been working on for a long while -- jeez, since early spring, maybe even longer. It's SGA, a *lot* of words, and I've inflicted drafts on several unfortunate souls. I'd like to finish it, but who knows. My computer's littered with lots of other WiPs, but this one interests me most -- and drives me the craziest.
I'm tempted to make a resolution to try to resume that pace, posting complete stories, one per month. Deadlines like NaNoWriMo and Yuletide apparently give me enough of a boot in the pants to finish stuff.
Jan. 3rd, 2008 @ 08:59 am
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So the boy came into the kitchen this morning and started talking about boyfriend/girlfriend relationships, his specifically, high school romances in general, and I said something about how there's casual dating and more intimate relationships -- sometimes sex -- that create stronger bonding (WHEN YOU ARE THIRTY, and he said, "Wait. Don't talk a bonding and sex in the same sentence. I know what that means."
"So," I said brightly, "let's go to Sonic for lunch, because right now? I really want to take this conversation down to the level of tater-tots."
He agreed. It's one reason I haven't sold him to gypsies. Yet.
In other news, NaNoWriMo and other things have eaten up all my free time. I got behind on NaNo, so I'm playing catch-up this week (oddly enough, I wasn't scheduled to work; just don't ask about this weekend, though - oy). Yesterday I started with 23K, and before I went to bed I broke 30K! It took a gratuitous sex scene to get there, though. It's tragic that I have to string chase scenes, time travel, space ships and porn to keep the word count climbing. And people wonder why I like NaNo so much. Heh heh heh.
Lastly, I was sick and lazy on Monday, so when nestra asked me to tell her something good about Matt and Mohinder (from Heroes), I gave her a page of slashy domesticity, and I posted it here. Goofing off like this explains why my word count is sad, but then again, NaNo is limbering my writing muscles, so it's all good.
Now it's time for Sonic, where I will thinking very hard about TATER TOTS, TATER TOTS, TATER TOTS so I won't have to think about Those Kinds of Talks with my kids.
And then back to the gratuitous porn and chase scenes. Yay!
Nov. 21st, 2007 @ 12:27 pm
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What's up with me?
- NaNoWriMo. OMG what am I going to write? What am I going to write?? ....No, really -- what am I going to write?
- My house is a disaster area. Really. C'mon, give me examples out of any fandom of sloppy, messy, cluttery characters, and I bet my desk alone is worse than any disaster they got. Usually I'm fairly okay with my own slobbitude, because it does get shoveled out once in a while (that's why I entertain -- I clear the decks for guests; Merry Maids ain't in it). But oh man, it's worse than usual this time round. Though the upside is that the housework will probably burn a zillion calories.
- Other real life stuff that's far less interesting.
- HEROES! Someone kept cramming it down my throat until I finally got caught up -- and hooked. (Toaster's in the mail, nestra, though you've probably got warehouses full of toasters; how about a bread machine?)
- Stargate Atlantis! Cheez wiz for my brain. So bad ... so good. I spend equal time squeeing and yelling at the screen. Also, I think SGA has the prettiest set I've ever seen. Atlantis is so beautiful, and has presence strong as the characters. Of the bad? No Zelenka last night. Grr.
- Saw David Bromberg (with Angel Band) and Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet last night. The venue was a cathedral to music, perfect; and so was the show.
- My little girl isn't so little anymore. Two weeks ago? Her first homecoming dance with a boy. Last night? Her first date (the same boy). They had sushi, for crying out loud; they hung out in the manga section of Barnes & Noble. My first date was riding in the back of my date's older brother's open pick-up truck up the side of a hill (small mountain) (no road) (in the dark). Kids these days; don't know how good they got it.
- Also -- she writes and posts fanfic. I am a million years old.
- Marching band. Lots and lots of marching band. And high school football games. And marching band competitions. And you know what? Marching bands are loud. Happily, that's all nearly wrapped up, which opens my schedule for NaNoWriMo. And Yuletide. Oh, all all that cleaning ...
The dust bunnies (dust T-rexes) are planning a coup, I know it. Time to break out the heavy artillery -- the electric Swifter!
Oct. 27th, 2007 @ 10:29 am
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| » The countdown: writing days until Yuletide |
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I signed up for ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) yuletide this morning. Feeling less adventerous than some people, I offered a conservative number of fandoms to write. Choosing something to request was hard, like standing in front of a three-acre buffet with an empty plate. Where the hell do you start? I did manage to ask for three stories I'd love to read, in fandoms I'd be delighted to read if my requests are filled specifically or not. I've liked everything I've ever gotten from under the yuletide tree, so I'm confident it's going to be another great Christmas morning.
Oct. 15th, 2007 @ 01:01 pm
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Check it out. A whole lot of pictures of Canadian (and other) actors. Tons of actors from tons of shows: SG-1, SGA, Angel, Buffy, Firefly, Alias, Battlestar Galactica, Red Dwarf, Doctor Who, more, more more!
Now I go do stuff. The hot weather finally broke, and I'm opening all the windows and running a bunch of errands and cleaning and painting and all sorts of things. I love autumn!
Oct. 11th, 2007 @ 09:07 am
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Today isn't much of a Friday -- it's all work, work, work, and then more work. And I won't be home in time for Stargate Atlantis. Woe! I'll watch it way late, or maybe even tomorrow, which means I'll have to avoid LJ and all its squee until I *have* seen it -- which doesn't mean a whole lot because I haven't had five minutes to do much more than check my inboxes online for ages anyhow. Grr, argh.
BUT! Next week? Almost empty of anything resembling things grown ups have to do, so I'm gonna PLAY! Catch up on Heroes! Watch House! Try to kick a story or two out the door! Knit more scarves! Draw! Upload pictures! Chat with friends!
(oh god I hope I didn't just jinx it by saying anything ... )
Sep. 28th, 2007 @ 04:34 pm
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Seems to me that people I know have been, as nestra says, nibbled to death by ducks. Today, it's me, too. Stupid ducks.
Since music often improves my day, here's some to share. Feels like a cover song kinda day.
Life on Mars - The Bad Plus
Love My Way - Grant Lee Phillips
Ripple - Jane's Addiction
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Cat Power
Temptation - Moby
Baby's On Fire - Venus in Furs
Que Sera, Sera - Pink Martini
Hounds of Love - The Futureheads
I Hate Mondays - Ron Sexsmith
Muuuuch better. Hope I got the links right. It's that kinda day.
But! The day's not a total disaster -- I'm getting a lot of cleaning-type stuff done, and I have a nifty new robot friend to help me. It's a spot-cleaner for carpets. You fill it up, set it on the spot, hit a button and walk away. I love it! (Thanks for planting the idea, deborak. I should have got one years ago.)
Sep. 11th, 2007 @ 03:03 pm
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Dragon*Con!
Random:
Apparently ~8 AM was Jamie Bamber's usual Dragon*Con workout time. On Sunday it was weights. Serious, serious weights. No wonder actors are tiny people.
The Marriott is still under construction. The blocked-off areas and different layout caused problems with traffic flow, and I was a little sad; it's not the same place I've been visiting for the past several years. On the upside -- renovations! We had a beautiful suite. Hopefully all renovations will be complete next year and the feng-shui restored. Also -- the parking guys didn't screw up our car this year (which they had last year, long story, yadda), although when the one guy brought it out of valet parking, he didn't put it into park before getting out and almost ran over tomcat, who jumped in and hit the park button. Oy.
Getting into the Hyatt at night was a bitch.
I reconnected with an old friend, yay!
Some of my friends are among the best cosplayers at the entire convention. They are great mentors for my kids, who like to cosplay but I don't, and I love them for that.
Drum circle = psychedelic slide show + much fun + tired feet
When I got home, this John/Rodney story was at the top of my friends list.
Life is so freaking good.
( Two restaurant reviews )
Finally, ( the cutest boys at the convention )
Sep. 4th, 2007 @ 01:05 pm
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