Finally completed a rough draft on the last chapter of Half Life. Dear lord, why do my fanfictions always die in the final chapter? I need a good long break from YYH after this.

This gets a separate post because of the presence of spoilers in the last post.

I read His Dark Materials because I am trying to read more "major" fantasy novels, instead of indulging in my habit of rereading the same novels over and over again, to get a better grounding in my genre. I would love everyone's input. What is on your "must read" list ( Read more... )

So I just finished reading His Dark Materials, which I expected to be great or at least interesting. I hate it.

( Rant is short, but under cut for spoilerificness. )

That's how much work I've missed due to illness in the last month. Over 90 hours. First the phantom neck pain of doom took a few days and three doctor/healer/shaman-type visits, then a few days later swine flue kept me home for an entire week; now I'm about to go to work for the first time in 9 days, due to a most miserable infection that I thought ( Read more... )

New plot bunny

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Reading Pride and Prejudice in under a week

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Yaoi fanfiction (including lime), written in the style of Jane Austen.

NO I WILL NOT SHOW IT TO YOU.

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Today, without premeditation, a friend and I wound up taking a tour of religious structures in our city center. We were looking for someplace to eat the fancy pastries we'd just bought, and it was cold outside but very sunny on the steps of the Presbyterian church across the street from the bakery, so we sat there. The church is a really beautiful ( Read more... )

Sometime last week: my coworker's 4 year old daughter diagnosed with swine flu ( Read more... )

The rules:

* Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile."
* I'll respond by asking you four questions so I can satisfy my curiosity
* Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
* Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions

My questions from macavitykitsune :

1. Of all your OTPs, you get a chance to watch one ( Read more... )

Neck pain. That's about all I've got to say. In addition to the bad news with my meds, my friend, and my client, agonizing neck pain beginning Saturday afternoon and ongoing to this point. I've tried massage (both from friends and professional), the doctor, muscle relaxants (per the doctor), heating it, icing it, and bespelling it. No improvement ( Read more... )