1. I'm somewhat punchy at the moment. I have no idea why.

2. That's not true. I know exactly why. Last night was awful, Andrew woke up at 1am and didn't get back to sleep until 2.30, and I didn't get to sleep until 3am, and when I did straggle back to bed I found Andrew in it, taking over my side, so I ended up falling to sleep in his bed ( Read more... )

1. So I'm going to be doing Nano this year - I figure I'll use the Sherlock AU for it since I need time to do some research & development for it anyway. Thing is, it's been three years since I wrote a book for Nano, and I can't remember what the "rules" say about writing before November actually begins. (Mind, I'm happy to ignore rules when it ( Read more... )

If you're reading top to bottom on your flists, you may be shocked to see what I posted immediately prior to this one: FANFIC. Sherlock fanfic, even. I know, I'm kind of surprised myself. And in a truly ridiculous twist, nervous - because even though I've posted loads of fanfic before, I'm being silly about posting in a new fandom. Stupid, but ( Read more... )

1. Mamas-to-be on my flist, I thought about you all last night. Andrew had a screaming fit when going to bed; the only thing that calmed him down were the lullabies I've sung to him since he was about a month old. It occurred to me that "Little Bird" has miraculous effects when calming Andrew down, probably because it's what I've always sung to ( Read more... )

You know that saying about how kids who are quiet are generally getting into trouble?

Andrew defies that rule.

( Step One: Wonder what that smell is. )

Five Opinions All Mothers At One Time Hold
(Although Not Necessarily At the Same Time, As Will Become Evident)

*The amount of time spent believing #1 is in direct proportion to the ease with which the child in question went to bed that night.

1. I am the worst mother ever. Nothing I do is right. My children will be in therapy for the rest of ( Read more... )

frakup's new puppy, Stella (who is way cute), has me thinking. Andrew's not a Time Lord, or a TARDIS. He's a puppy ( Read more... )

1. Birthday parties for 2-year-olds are exhausting, even when the two-year-old isn't yours ( Read more... )

1. There's a reaction post to The Beast Below coming - it's on the laptop downstairs which isn't hooked up to the internet. Hopefully I'll have it up tonight. For now, though: does anyone know where I can find some Eleven or Amy icons? I haven't had a chance to troll for new communities yet, and I recall seeing many are virulently anti-Rose, ( Read more... )

1. Andrew continues to wake up whenever I start typing on the computer. He can be dead asleep to the point that Cleo is caterwauling next to his ear, and he won't wake. I type two words on the computer in the next room, which he can't hear because of the white noise from his Sleep Sheep, and he is instantly and completely awake and yelling. This ( Read more... )