The last entry's title would actually have been perfect for this one's... oh well ( Read more... )

I got some more work done on my Neo-TIV last night... in a roundabout kind of way. My sleeping patterns coupled with work have been knocking a bit out of me lately so I haven't gotten as far into it as I'd like. But, back to the point ( Read more... )

My Goulet Pens order arrived! Containing: a blue TWSBI Vac700 with a fine nib (my Lamys are all fitted with extra-fines, but Western nibs are broader), which is... impressive! The body of the pen has a beautiful aesthetic to it, though it isn't as eye-pleasing when capped. It's now been cleaned and flushed, and have to say I'm liking the vacumatic ( Read more... )

Title: Substitute
'Verse: Mass Effect
Wordcount: 387
Rating: G
Characters: FemShep, Gardner
Summary: Shepard discovers that some things should never, ever be replaced.
Notes: You may not want to read if you like Liara.

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The title is a lie! Without the candle-lantern, I wouldn't be able to see my kingdom. But all the darkness caused by power outages, that is something I will trade...

So, the first day jitters failed to kill me and my day went well, with a minimum of brain freezes though it's embarrassing for your mind to suddenly lock up while doing simple math. ( Read more... )

So tomorrow begins my work - volunteer work, actually - at the book exchange, and I have to say I'm feeling nervous. Unusual for me, but still... books. I've always wanted to work around books (besides trying to write them, I mean ( Read more... )

Finally, finally, we are into Chapter 2, out of the Underground Neon and exploring other settings... a café, the daytime streets... we're learning more about Mikey, and Danner has made his reappearance. Okay, kind of. He left a calling card for Mikey to follow up on. And wow, um... I never realised they were friends with benefits. This was not ( Read more... )

Reading Shakespeare's always an interesting experience. I never had to study it in high school - that honour belonged to a play about three different families on vacation, and a YA novel about a dude going through a coming-of-age story while stuck in juvie - and helping paint the sets of a high school production adapted off A Midsummer Night's ( Read more... )

Title: Crossing Lines
'Verse: Futureverse
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 465
Summary: Mikey Cross is a technopath in hiding... and one with a dangerous neurovirus festing in hir neural implant. Danner, an old friend, may just have the answer - but Mikey isn't gonna like the price. (book summary)

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Welcome to - well, this entry! As anyone clicking on this page has already figured out, I'm jessence7 and this is my blog. I plan to use it for fiction and opinion-y things ( Read more... )