Returned this afternoon from a tremendous visit with e_sama. Scattered showers the first two days didn't dampen our enthusiasm, but the weather cleared up gloriously. One highlight was a trip out to the Cape Lookout National Seashore. There wasn't enough time to ride the ferry over to the lighthouse though ( Read more... )

Boarding passes are printed, my bag is packed, and the cab has been called to pick me up to take me to the airport in the morning. I'm ready to go visit Da Llama. Weather is supposed to be nice and I'm leaving what looks like summer's last gasp with temps in the low 80s forecast for the weekend ( Read more... )

Before I leave to see Da Llama, I wanted to make more progress on the GB ficlet, Too Late. I worked on it for a little bit this afternoon after running errands and the big payoff to the story is still to be written.

Here's a little teaser:
Ban continued complaining, “I swear the cops have it out for us. Our car must have a giant target on it.” He ( Read more... )

I chuckled this morning when I read the sports section of the Free Press. The top headline was Angst Arbor with an accompanying photo of a dejected Michigan fan.. First thing that came to mind was e_sama's muse of angst, Melpomene, was writing the headline.

Here's a teaser for a Get Backers ficlet I started this afternoon that's tentatively titled, Too ( Read more... )

Island Time threw up a roadblock as I worked on the outline over the weekend. Ban and Ginji are comic relief in this story, but the focus isn't on them; the story is about Paul and Hevn's island getaway. Since I was making little progress, I decided to step away from it and move to something else.

I opened my Works in Progress folder, selecting No ( Read more... )

Wanting a change of scenery, I've been listening to a lot of beach music lately, in the vein opf Jimmy Buffett and other "trop rockers". Since I probably won't make it to the Costa de Llama until after Labor Day, the muses are wandering and conjuring up fic ideas with a tropical locale. So the Get Backers cast heads to the beach. Who knows what ( Read more... )