we talked a lot about over-swinging
July 2013 writing roundup
we are thunder wrapped in cellophane (@ AO3)
Avengers (2012); Steve/Bucky; pg; 2120 words
This year, he's got Bucky back, which means that no matter what they do, it's going to be the best birthday Steve's ever had.
The Wake Up Call (@ AO3)
Push; Nick/Cassie; adult; 2,375 words
Nick knows he needs Cassie--loves her--more than anything or anyone else in the world. But it's not until this moment that he recognizes that he wants her.
not gonna get too sentimental (at AO3)
Teen Wolf; Allison/Lydia; adult; 1,615 words
When Allison gives Lydia some self-defense training, she learns a few things too.
three fandoms! f/f, m/m, and m/f! I feel like this is very representative of me as a writer, for all that it's only three small stories. Someday I will finish other things again. Sigh. Part of my difficulty is that I can't sustain my own excitement without other people's encouragement and nobody else cares. So I have to wait until I can get self-motivated, which doesn't always happen when I can just read or watch tv or look at tumblr instead of writing. I used to be better at it. I don't know.
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Top 5 Songs - July 2013
5. Can't Steal Your Heart Away - Empires
4. Bobby Jean - Bruce Springsteen
3. Teenage Rebellion - Gaslight Anthem
2. Kansas - Vienna Teng
1. Jealous of Your Cigarette - Hawksley Workman
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In one of the comments on this post about single servings of sangria (say that five times fast!), someone mentioned 10 second sangria:
Tinto de Verano (10 second sangria):
Ingredients:
Yellow Tail Shiraz (or similar inexpensive red wine)
Lemon-lime soda or Sparkling Lemonade
Fill a glass with ice. Add equal parts wine and soda or lemonade. Serve.
I went with a $10 bottle of pinot grigio instead of shiraz, because I prefer white wine and will drink it on its own if this didn't work, and I also froze some grapes to go along with my ice cubes, and it is very tasty. Will drink again.
In the course of writing this post, I have refilled my glass. *g*
I also made a no-bake Kahlua cream pie (pic). L. cancelled our dinner party that was scheduled for tomorrow, but I was so curious about this recipe that I decided to make it anyway. I used Oreos for the crust instead of chocolate wafers, and like an idiot, I forgot to spray the pie plate, so it is a little difficult to get out of the pan, but that's really a small complaint that can be fixed next time. It is somewhat more bowl intensive than I realized, and I misread and used the smaller bowl for the chocolate and the larger bowl for the whipped cream, so I ended up folding the chocolate into the whipped cream instead of v.v., but I think it turned out fine. It's very sweet, though. I might have to convince L. to meet me over the weekend so I can foist some off on her.
If you are looking for an easy no-bake summer pie (and don't need it to be vegetarian - this has gelatine in it), you probably can't go wrong with this one.
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we are thunder wrapped in cellophane (@ AO3)
Avengers (2012); Steve/Bucky; pg; 2120 words
This year, he's got Bucky back, which means that no matter what they do, it's going to be the best birthday Steve's ever had.
The Wake Up Call (@ AO3)
Push; Nick/Cassie; adult; 2,375 words
Nick knows he needs Cassie--loves her--more than anything or anyone else in the world. But it's not until this moment that he recognizes that he wants her.
not gonna get too sentimental (at AO3)
Teen Wolf; Allison/Lydia; adult; 1,615 words
When Allison gives Lydia some self-defense training, she learns a few things too.
three fandoms! f/f, m/m, and m/f! I feel like this is very representative of me as a writer, for all that it's only three small stories. Someday I will finish other things again. Sigh. Part of my difficulty is that I can't sustain my own excitement without other people's encouragement and nobody else cares. So I have to wait until I can get self-motivated, which doesn't always happen when I can just read or watch tv or look at tumblr instead of writing. I used to be better at it. I don't know.
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Top 5 Songs - July 2013
5. Can't Steal Your Heart Away - Empires
4. Bobby Jean - Bruce Springsteen
3. Teenage Rebellion - Gaslight Anthem
2. Kansas - Vienna Teng
1. Jealous of Your Cigarette - Hawksley Workman
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In one of the comments on this post about single servings of sangria (say that five times fast!), someone mentioned 10 second sangria:
Tinto de Verano (10 second sangria):
Ingredients:
Yellow Tail Shiraz (or similar inexpensive red wine)
Lemon-lime soda or Sparkling Lemonade
Fill a glass with ice. Add equal parts wine and soda or lemonade. Serve.
I went with a $10 bottle of pinot grigio instead of shiraz, because I prefer white wine and will drink it on its own if this didn't work, and I also froze some grapes to go along with my ice cubes, and it is very tasty. Will drink again.
In the course of writing this post, I have refilled my glass. *g*
I also made a no-bake Kahlua cream pie (pic). L. cancelled our dinner party that was scheduled for tomorrow, but I was so curious about this recipe that I decided to make it anyway. I used Oreos for the crust instead of chocolate wafers, and like an idiot, I forgot to spray the pie plate, so it is a little difficult to get out of the pan, but that's really a small complaint that can be fixed next time. It is somewhat more bowl intensive than I realized, and I misread and used the smaller bowl for the chocolate and the larger bowl for the whipped cream, so I ended up folding the chocolate into the whipped cream instead of v.v., but I think it turned out fine. It's very sweet, though. I might have to convince L. to meet me over the weekend so I can foist some off on her.
If you are looking for an easy no-bake summer pie (and don't need it to be vegetarian - this has gelatine in it), you probably can't go wrong with this one.
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This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/588563.html.
people have commented there.