I have been suddenly submerged in work, and expect this state of affairs to continue until the end of the week. Fannish withdrawal is hitting me hard, y'all. I haven't even been able to read DW properly, let alone comment on all of your awesome posts, and talk about Guardian, and plot/write/angst about not writing!
Instead I must pretend to be a ( Read more... )

Lately I've been feeling like a pack of wild wolves are chasing me through the woods. Perhaps I should not sign up for Yuletide and add another wolf to the pack.

But... who would request the Dubious Dentists? Or rather the ZAP Dental Ads, as they are now more formally known...

So, I bought a set of socks with the days of the week written on them... and not only am I not wearing them on the correct days, but I am actually mixing up the days in the pairs. On any given Thursday, my left foot could be lingering on in Tuesday while my right foot has skipped ahead to Saturday.

I am such a rebel, you guys ( Read more... )

Jesus' loincloth has cursed me with the cold from hell.

True story.

When I was talking to a friend's husband yesterday, the following conversation ensued...

FH: What kind of things do you write?

Me (accurate yet sneakily evasive): Fantasy, mostly.

FH: Not gruesome horror, or bloody crime?

Me: ...gruesome horror?

FH: It's just that you look so virtuous / well-behaved / upright.

(There's no good one-word ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had tea with a woman I know completely un-fannishly, and she asked me about my writing until I caved and told her that I'd also written a lot of fanfic. She was very interested and asked about the fandoms I had written in. I then immediately discovered she used to be a huge X-Files fan... when I tested this slightly by asking whether ( Read more... )

Second bout of tonsilitis in six weeks; like the last one, it is smart enough to pretend not to be bacterial so the doctor won't prescribe antibiotics. Undercover bacteria masquerading as a viral infection... the wonders of evolution. Last time, the critters' cover was blown in the end - the antibiotics did the job when I finally got them. So this ( Read more... )

Making pelmeni with my beautiful new pelmeniza tonight. Yay for ingenious Russian kitchen implements!

Anyone interested in a photo documentary? ;-)

Picture the following situation. You've found a rec for a story that sounds amazing. You follow the link and have a look at the first paragraphs. Wow, this looks great - you're hooked already. You can't wait to read the rest of this story! You go to download it so you can throw it on your trusty ebook reader... And discover that the story is posted ( Read more... )

I have more lovely, lovely cards! Thank you so much, setsuna_jiba and regann! I especially love the seal (!), the fluttery little hearts and the glitter, respectively. :-)

My own offer of Spring Cards is still open, BTW, if anyone else wants to sign up.

In other news, I hope all of you slide, dance, read, sleep or otherwise make your way into a wonderful new ( Read more... )