Getting some kudos and a few small comments on my old X-Files fic led to me reading some of them, and I'm wondering if the lusher, somewhat more florid writing there, also with more metaphors and similes, is because I read more published fiction back then while these days read a lot of fanfic and Chinese danmei (which has some similarities to ( Read more... )

My credit check for the car was not approved; they didn't feel I get enough money a month. We're trying different configurations of things to try to make this work. The wrangling continues tomorrow.

I went to another used car place Wednesday. Where before it was mostly misleading and omissions, this time it was outright lying to me about this car. Amazing ( Read more... )

Another day, another awful used car dealership experience, still no car.

This time I liked the car, a Kia Optima... if not for the embedded cigarette smoke stench, which the salesman tried to disguise, badly, after I mentioned it by putting all the windows down for a test drive. Didn't work. I'm very sensitive to smells, so I don't trust they can ( Read more... )

I was in Manhattan for a doctor appointment today and that was an experience. Walking north to Bergdorf Goodman along Fifth Avenue took me near Trump Tower, which was blocks of cops, streets blocked off from car traffic, barriers, mailboxes completely locked down (so people couldn't put bombs in them, natch), and dump trucks as more barriers. Also ( Read more... )

Weiß Kreuz slash: “All of This and Nothing”   [@ AO3]
RATING: PG.
SPOILERS: Glühen and a bit of Weiß Side BSUMMARY:Ryou remembers more of his former life as Yoji... and some of Yoji’s former relationship with Aya, so he calls Aya with some questions. It’s painful on both sides of the conversation ( Read more... )

Looking for a new used car, it seems like 95% of the vehicles in my year range, price range, and mileage are Hyundais. ::primal scream:: But I'll do what I have to so I can have a working car ( Read more... )

Did anyone on my f'list/Circle see A Quiet Place: Day One? I've written three short fics for it in the past half month, so it definitely made an impression on me but all y'all might be confused about that, I dunno.

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Linkin Park is coming back with a new vocalist and new drummer. Their first single with this lineup, "The Emptiness Machine," ( Read more... )

A Quiet Place: Day One gen/het: “Lit Me Up”   [@ AO3]
RATING: PG-13.
SUMMARY: One of the methods Samira uses to try to end her insomnia in the church goes wrong in a way she didn’t expect.
NOTES: Thanks to akira17 for beta. All things A Quiet Place: Day One belong to John Krasinski, Michael Sarnoski, and Paramount Pictures. No infringement intended ( Read more... )

This thing is way too uncanny valley for me: LEGO Ideas Tuxedo Cat, Home Décor, Cat Gift Idea for Animal-Lovers, Cat Lover Gifts, Collectible Model, Creative Activity, Building Set for AdultsMonday, my own mechanics said they knew some people with my Hyundai engine problem who got theirs replaced by the Star Hyundai dealership and suggested I give ( Read more... )