( on characters I love )

Finished another book, this one originally rec'd to me by kowaiyoukai. This one's wonderfully written, with a narrator who's snarky, blunt, strong-willed, and yet very aware of her lack of basic emotion and self-value. The characters seemed rather strange from Lisane's point of view, but were actually very real -- except maybe Detter, who'd be first in line ( Read more... )

So I've decided that an episode of anime a day would be a good thing. At least I can somewhat get through the pile of DVDs that Rach and Sa lent me, so I can finally give those back. I'm just picking blindly from the top of the pile and watching whatever I pull out. I've already picked out and watched the anime I wanted to watch, and now I'm ( Read more... )

So I was browsing setting photography on DeviantART for pictures to add to my collection of potential settings for stories. I started out just looking for nice pictures, but quickly came to realize I was very picky about which settings I was interested in writing about.

( thinking is dangerous )

Check it out:


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So I locked my keys in the car again today. Half of my department was involved in trying to get it open again (<3 them). Chris actually found a coat hanger somewhere in the building, and tried and failed to open the door. Pete got ahold of it and tried, himself, while Rob coached from the sidelines. Steve expressed general concern and thought ( Read more... )

I have absolutely nothing interesting to say.

( except spoilers for chapter 396 )

Rach and Sa were over on the weekend! There was BSG, there was anime, and there was a ton of food (after being forced to the grocery store -- not my fault they won't eat grass and ketchup). All in all, good times ( Read more... )

I finally finished the book! A few days ago, anyway -- never had a chance to post ( Read more... )

Get a load of this:

( Rachel, Sarah, this means you! )