I was totally going to stay home and work but I looked at the Sci-Fi Con schedule and they have freaking awesome stuff including six hours of writers workshops, and a seminar on getting published!

I am there!

Title: To Everything Turn
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Word Count: 834 words
Chapters: 1 (work in progress)
Rating: M
Genre: Mystery, Horror
disclaimer: The characters and world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and belong to Joss Whedon et al. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Warnings: Explicit Violence, Death

Story ( Read more... )

I just updated my writing journal (sarga_works) with the last four months of sporadic fics. Normally I post them as I write them (private locks on when it's a comm challenge post), but because of the craziness of the semester I just never had the time. Now, I have them all updated ( Read more... )

Because all the cool kids are doin' it...

( ff.net meme )

I finally went and purchased myself the kick-assest of bikes (that I'm willing to pay for - I'm such a cheap bastard sometimes). It's similar to the one below, except mine also has splash guards and a rack on the back. It set me back a bit, but I figure that if I get 15 months of commuting (about 8 months of biking weather a year, so two years from ( Read more... )

I know tech stuff fairly well, so I figured it would be a good idea to impart some wisdom to those who may be worried about password security ( Read more... )

I'm apparently not very good at geography, but I love to play the game: www.geographyzone.com It's pretty cool and makes me want to memorize the world map ( Read more... )

I'm feeling a bit sick today. All headache-filled and grumbly-tumblied. Next iteration's due tomorrow and I don't know if I'm going to make it to dinner time, let alone the group meeting at supper time. Just want to curl up with a blanket and sleep ( Read more... )

Thanks to kiramaru7 for this one:

Your result for The Commonly Confused Words Test...

English Genius

You scored 93% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 87% Advanced, and 93% Expert!

You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an ( Read more... )

Yes, I have decided to pick up ye ol' knitting needles again and shake off the dust from my box of wool. I've started up a Ravelry account to keep track of my knitting adventures. I'm going to start off with something for Chudly and Affie's baby boy. By the time I'm done, he'll likely be too old for the thing, but I'm aiming to have it done quickly ( Read more... )