Well, Really Big KQ Fanfic #1 is finally done -- 88 pages, 49,477 words.

Now for the incredibly not-fun editing process, during which I will correct a few glaring errors, but at the same time overlook some incredibly obvious mistakes and not notice them until years later and feel incredibly stupid.

Ah, writing...

And now, to counteract the content of my previous entry, a lighthearted rant about a local hotel:

Most of the buildings in my town are done in a quaint, old-world style with stucco walls where the horizontal and vertical supporting beams are visible on the outside (see examples of this hereMost of the buildings have off-white stucco and the beams ( Read more... )

I wasn't going to do this at first because it's more than a tad juvenile, it's beating a dead horse, and I was feeling a bit ticked when I first thought of it.

Then I read the latest announcement regarding SQ7.org. Let the immature ranting beginnnnn...

( The VU Sierra Classics Forum Rules (with additional commentary) )

( Somewhat Depressing Sierra On-Line-related stuff )

I mentioned that I liked "A Tale of Two Kingdoms" a lot. In fact, I liked it enough to do some fanart of it.

I also decided to upload this little bit of shameless self-promotion, it being 09-09 today.

I've been spending a bit more time on the mostly dead Good Old Adventures lately (a place where you can walk around the worlds of Sierra On-Line's AGI games as a character of your choice and chat with other users).
Today I was in there as the black cat from King's Quest III, and another user named Jim showed up as the giant spider druid from Space ( Read more... )

( ...That -isn't- a meme! )

Eeeeeee Space Quest: Incinerations isn't dead! The guy behind MI:2-LeChuck's Revenge has seen fit to grace this stagnant cesspool of a community with his talents once more! Life is good.

I know palmistry is right up there with Tarot cards in terms of superstitious hokum, but it’s always seemed uncannily accurate to me. According to it, those white flecks you get on your fingernails are associated with stress - I’ve been getting a little nervous about this upcoming event I’ve been planning, and I’ve got flecks on all but one of my ( Read more... )

I so whupped my simulated opponent in Hoyle's Book of Games, Volume III -- quadruple-jumped him in the checkers game without lifting a finger (don't tell me I'm the only person who pedipulates the mouse when she doesn't want to put undue strain on her wrist!). The version of checkers in this program is cute because you can change the pieces from ( Read more... )