March Writing
So, I've actually been putting off writing this post since there are really, much better ways I can economize my time on the computer right now (not that I actually do use it for said ways), but the latest message from ljnews decided me on doing it right now.
Btw, I'm all for LJ-improvement, but wtf?!
They're implementing two new things, and neither bode well. One, they are getting rid of icons, so we can "start from scratch" (who's brilliant idea was that!? That's going to piss a lot of people off.) That is not so terrible for me since I've been planning a make-over of my icons since January, but I bet there is a lot of people out there who'll find some of their favorite icons gone forever. LJ, bad idea. (Really, would it have been so hard to give a multiple delete option to icons?)
The other thing is is that they will start deleting journals that are six weeks behind.
I will be so pissed if I come back to LJ and discover that my journal was deleted.
No, LJ, I do not update a lot. I do not update as much as I should. I am part of too many online communities, and spend the little energy I have reserved for superficial human contact spread out among them. My journal is not required to be updated every week, two weeks, four weeks. I do not write anything when I have nothing to say. But when I do have something, I come here, I keep coming back here, to write and communicate a little. You do not have the right to delete me because I'm a sporadic updater. At the very least, you should have made it a year, instead of six weeks. I understand that you're trying to cut out old journals that their users have abandoned but I have not, and I dislike this assumption.
Of course, I'm saying this because I haven't updated in six weeks. ORZ. ^^;;;
But in short, what I'm trying to say is even though I don't post a lot, I do keep up with LJ and the people here. And certainly the people are more important than this journal.
Back to the subject line...please? lol
Edit: Whoops! I checked it again, and it said six months not six weeks! A bit of a (huge) difference there. ^^' Apologies for the panic!
I can actually positively say, I've made some progress. :D I wrote a complete short-story for my science fiction class called Origins, seven pages long. *is proud of herself* Is it sad when I realized that this is actually the first story I've ever completed..ever? And it was written in 5 days too. O.o When I get around to editing it and fixing the mistakes my class pointed out in it I'll probably post it up here. :3 Exciting!
(I don't know whether it attests more to my lack-luster writing schedule or my bad habit of taking on long projects that this will be the first. ^^')
I've also made a start on a Kurogane/Fay fanfiction called The Third Voyage. I never thought that I would ever end up writing a KuroFay fanfiction. I've had a couple ideas, but I'm more into xxxHolic. But I've been reading mikkeneko 's The Wizards of Ceres and have been really inspired lately to write for the fandom. It's science fiction again, since that's what I've been taking this semester, and it's based off of Ray Bradbury's obscure novel The Martian Chronicles and his short story "Mars is Heaven!". I'm thinking for that class I might do a research paper on his book, so hopefully I'll get even more information for it. :3 Because of some critique I've been getting in class, I've decided to redo the beginning and tighten up my prose. The only thing I worry about is that I won't live up to my inspiration or make it original enough to be my own. But, you have to keep writing even when you're unsure. Otherwise you get too afraid to put a pen to paper (or to press a key in a document).
Still, I've felt like I've made some progress, even if it is for school. ;)
Urgh, one more month and I'll be a college senior! (I'M THAT OLD ALREADY!?!?!)
P.S. More earthquakes! This time in Mexico. Apocalypse Theory: In 2012, the world's just gonna give a big shake and all the people will fall off.
Btw, I'm all for LJ-improvement, but wtf?!
They're implementing two new things, and neither bode well. One, they are getting rid of icons, so we can "start from scratch" (who's brilliant idea was that!? That's going to piss a lot of people off.) That is not so terrible for me since I've been planning a make-over of my icons since January, but I bet there is a lot of people out there who'll find some of their favorite icons gone forever. LJ, bad idea. (Really, would it have been so hard to give a multiple delete option to icons?)
The other thing is is that they will start deleting journals that are six weeks behind.
I will be so pissed if I come back to LJ and discover that my journal was deleted.
No, LJ, I do not update a lot. I do not update as much as I should. I am part of too many online communities, and spend the little energy I have reserved for superficial human contact spread out among them. My journal is not required to be updated every week, two weeks, four weeks. I do not write anything when I have nothing to say. But when I do have something, I come here, I keep coming back here, to write and communicate a little. You do not have the right to delete me because I'm a sporadic updater. At the very least, you should have made it a year, instead of six weeks. I understand that you're trying to cut out old journals that their users have abandoned but I have not, and I dislike this assumption.
Of course, I'm saying this because I haven't updated in six weeks. ORZ. ^^;;;
But in short, what I'm trying to say is even though I don't post a lot, I do keep up with LJ and the people here. And certainly the people are more important than this journal.
Back to the subject line...please? lol
Edit: Whoops! I checked it again, and it said six months not six weeks! A bit of a (huge) difference there. ^^' Apologies for the panic!
I can actually positively say, I've made some progress. :D I wrote a complete short-story for my science fiction class called Origins, seven pages long. *is proud of herself* Is it sad when I realized that this is actually the first story I've ever completed..ever? And it was written in 5 days too. O.o When I get around to editing it and fixing the mistakes my class pointed out in it I'll probably post it up here. :3 Exciting!
(I don't know whether it attests more to my lack-luster writing schedule or my bad habit of taking on long projects that this will be the first. ^^')
I've also made a start on a Kurogane/Fay fanfiction called The Third Voyage. I never thought that I would ever end up writing a KuroFay fanfiction. I've had a couple ideas, but I'm more into xxxHolic. But I've been reading mikkeneko 's The Wizards of Ceres and have been really inspired lately to write for the fandom. It's science fiction again, since that's what I've been taking this semester, and it's based off of Ray Bradbury's obscure novel The Martian Chronicles and his short story "Mars is Heaven!". I'm thinking for that class I might do a research paper on his book, so hopefully I'll get even more information for it. :3 Because of some critique I've been getting in class, I've decided to redo the beginning and tighten up my prose. The only thing I worry about is that I won't live up to my inspiration or make it original enough to be my own. But, you have to keep writing even when you're unsure. Otherwise you get too afraid to put a pen to paper (or to press a key in a document).
Still, I've felt like I've made some progress, even if it is for school. ;)
Urgh, one more month and I'll be a college senior! (I'M THAT OLD ALREADY!?!?!)
P.S. More earthquakes! This time in Mexico. Apocalypse Theory: In 2012, the world's just gonna give a big shake and all the people will fall off.