Why do they have to make this twice as hard?
I must admit, I'm getting more than a little peeved at freewebs.com. For whatever reason, they assume if they have spiffy templates, then everything will be just fine, but there are so many quirky bugs in the system, it makes me want to scream! YES. SCREAM. I've been trying to set up a new account for M.D.Jamison, but I swear, the easier they try to make it with all the short cuts and no HTML, the more frustrating it gets. When I say, "Yes, add picture," why can't it manage that? I could do that by hand, but no. Now that I've tried to make it work using the shorter, spiffier looking templates, I can't do that.
*steams*
For goodness sake, I was just getting tired of my old site. Is that too much to ask? I don't think so. Of course, now this journal updates there, so yippy. I mean, no change in website design will make me more professional; but I am working on that. Honestly, I just wanted a way to blow some time before forcing myself to plan out the in-class essay I have to write for tomorrow 1-3pm before I can finally go home and rest.
I just want a vacation after a painfully long, brutally busy semester. Is that asking too much? I ask you. Is it?
On the plus side, I did add a final 1,700 words to the Placebo story, so now it is an officially "finished" rough draft of 6,000+ words. Much longer than I anticipated, but I'll probably be cutting a lot of it out. I am anticipating a lot of heavy-handed editing.
Also, I'm planning on joining Critters.org next week, probably Wednesday so I have time to do a critique or two. I couldn't fathom joining before then, what with the holidays and the last gasp of finals. I'm really looking forward to it, in that half-queasy, "Oh, here comes the storm" kind of way. But it's about darn time I got my stories seriously (if painfully) critiqued. The site is well monitored for politeness, which I really appriciate. Nothing like cattiness to make a normally good critique go flying into a wall with a string of curses. Politeness is key; I think I can handle the more painful critiques if they're polite. *Hear me trying to convince myself?* Well, it will ultimately make me a better writer, and how can I protest to that? Just don't be surprised if I curl up in a ball and cry a little after each critique. I know it's good for me, I'm just very soft and green.
And now! I'll stop boring you! ^_^
*steams*
For goodness sake, I was just getting tired of my old site. Is that too much to ask? I don't think so. Of course, now this journal updates there, so yippy. I mean, no change in website design will make me more professional; but I am working on that. Honestly, I just wanted a way to blow some time before forcing myself to plan out the in-class essay I have to write for tomorrow 1-3pm before I can finally go home and rest.
I just want a vacation after a painfully long, brutally busy semester. Is that asking too much? I ask you. Is it?
On the plus side, I did add a final 1,700 words to the Placebo story, so now it is an officially "finished" rough draft of 6,000+ words. Much longer than I anticipated, but I'll probably be cutting a lot of it out. I am anticipating a lot of heavy-handed editing.
Also, I'm planning on joining Critters.org next week, probably Wednesday so I have time to do a critique or two. I couldn't fathom joining before then, what with the holidays and the last gasp of finals. I'm really looking forward to it, in that half-queasy, "Oh, here comes the storm" kind of way. But it's about darn time I got my stories seriously (if painfully) critiqued. The site is well monitored for politeness, which I really appriciate. Nothing like cattiness to make a normally good critique go flying into a wall with a string of curses. Politeness is key; I think I can handle the more painful critiques if they're polite. *Hear me trying to convince myself?* Well, it will ultimately make me a better writer, and how can I protest to that? Just don't be surprised if I curl up in a ball and cry a little after each critique. I know it's good for me, I'm just very soft and green.
And now! I'll stop boring you! ^_^