AJJ: Are puns funny?

Tina Fey: Only in porn titles.

Dear Tina Fey,

Marry me. In 30 days, anyway, because it's legal in California! ...Again. For now.

♥,
greywing

Other reasons, besides the glasses... and the dorkiness... and that mysterious scar... and that she's a writer, producer, and actress, that Tina Fey is awesome: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, etc.

Check it out here. :-) 

I sent off the first box of books today, so you should be recieving them in the next few days (especially considering that we live in the same state).

Also! This is something that my Dad's been raving about lately that immediately made me think of you: The WorldWide Telescope. It's a program that you can download that basically gives you and extremely high-quality digital planetarium. It looks really awesome!


And now for the rambling portion of this post.

Last night Dad and I were talking about writing and fandom and the like, and he asked me, "Aren't you afraid that people will steal your stories and ideas?"

In essence, no. Not really. For one thing, I tend not to post my original fiction, which is what I'm really protective of, and in terms of fanfiction, I'm part of a rather close-knit group of fans and writers. If any of my fics were stolen and re-posted by someone else, I imagine that people would tell the author to take it down, and would keep badgering them until it happened.

...there's also the fact that I'm just not a particularly popular author, so it's equally unlikely that people will even see my fics in the first place, let alone steal them. ^^;;

As to people "stealing" ideas off of me, I think that I tend to have a much less propriatary attitude toward story and character ideas, if only because of my participation in communities like fic_on_demand, where you can post a story idea and see if anyone wants to write it for you. I'm used to giving up plot bunnies for adoption, to the point where I'm actually happy if someone "steals" the idea.

On the subject of fics written on very similar premises, I don't have too much trouble with that either. As long as there is no plagiarism going on, I'm fine with it. No two authors are going to be capable of writing the exact same story, so even if they start out with the same premise, there will be at least minor differences.

Dr. Bailey is also an influence in my attitude toward "stealing" ideas: he encourages it. That's why we read so many famous short stories in his class, to get a wide pool of things to draw on. As he said, "If you see an idea that you like, go ahead and grab it!" The key word, at least for me, is idea. Not the story or characters themselves, but the idea. I'm going to end up writing a different story than what I took the idea from, and that's what makes it permissible in my eyes.

So no, I'm not at all worried about people online stealing my stories and ideas.

another rainy day :(

Apparently, my body decided that waking me up at 7:15 was a really, really good idea, because I can't get back to sleep. 'Cause five hours of sleep (for a person who, admittedly, prefers to sleep at least ten hours) is obviously enough.

In other news, I'm apparently a pedophile?

You know the drill! Select twelve characters before you look below the cuts at the questions, and then fill in the numbers/blanks.

Fandom List
1. Cloud Strife (FF7)
2. Sephiroth (FF7)
3. Zack Fair (FF7)
4. Vincent Valentine (FF7)
5. The SHM (FF7)
6. Duo Maxwell (GW)
7. Heero Yuy (GW)
8. Trowa Barton (GW)
9. Quatre Winner (GW)
10. Chang Wufei (GW)
11. Vincent Law (Ergo Proxy)
12. Syaoran Li (CCS)

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D&D List (Mostly done for my own entertainment)
1. Tanith
2. Callista
3. Southerland
4. Vincent
5. Aziel
6. Aramill
7. Thyme
8. Tzin
9. Ka’el
10. Gorgandantes
11. Sylvara
12. Seraph

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In other news, I curse the pollen outside with a fiery passion, and am glad that Dad is coming home today, because I really don't want to make myself go outside again for particularly long. My throat is already swollen and icky, and making swallowing and speaking painful. If I get any sort of breathing restriction, I'm heading to a doctor.

FINAL AP EXAM TOMORROW!!!!

AP English Lang exam tomorrow and then I'm done with that part of hell... :D At last.

Unfortunately, my teachers decided it would be nice to, since we're not going to be bothered to study anymore for the APs, lay on the projects. :[ I got about four to five projects from my Art History class just Monday. I've got others in my other classes, but I can't remember them right now. <_<; Art History assignments aren't hard and they look like fun but agh! I was hoping to catch up on some sleep...

Also... my mom brought home two baby chicks last night... :D Surprise pets. They're adorable. And very chirpy. xp Woke me up half an hour earlier than I wanted to.

More good news is that so far my new fic's gotten some positive reviews. :] Makes me smile.

"...here he sold contraceptives and...*pause, stare*...naked...*turns the book lengthwise*...with a melon?!"
- Monty Python's Flying Circus

Well, for the past month or so, I've been using my mother's laptop computer, because my old lappy died. I got home from my college, and my new lappy is waiting for me, yay!

Dad says, "Hey, why don't you let me set up your new computer for you, since I actually know what to do, and I can get rid of all that extra crap that you son't need?"
I say, "Oh, that would be great, thanks!"

...a week later, my computer is in the exact same state that it was when I opened up the box the first time, my mother is in NYC with her laptop, all of my information is stored in my external harddrive, I have to use my mom's desktop if I want any sort of internet access, and my dad isn't coming home for two more days. Wait, three.

Yeah, I'm thrilled. Attempting to do the necessary set-up on my laptop myself, but it's confusing and I don't entire have an idea of what I'm doing, or why the bloody hell it won't connect to the internet, despite being connected to the network.

The really annoying part is where it says, "You shouldn't connect to the internet yet! You don't have all of these critical updates!" I say, "Okay, let's install these updates." Then it freaks out and says, "Make sure you're connected to the internet, otherwise we won't be able to download these critical updates!"

Which leaves me staring at it in consternation and thinking, "WTF, mate?" in an Australian accent.

And the TV still isn't working, which annoys me, because I like to have documentaries and the like on in the background.


[Edit]

Got the internet working, and got everything installed! =D *waves brightly from the new laptop, which still needs a name*

so yesterday my brother and i swung by BestBuy after i went in and chatted with the people at Michael's (who promptly told me as i handed in my application that they would be interviewing the non-summer-people first T_T). Ryan picked up GTA4...and i finally got my hands on Persona 3 FES, which has thus far been quite an entertaining game. i was kinda sad though...the name i gave the main character ended up being too similar to one of the other characters, so then i had to restart, but it wasn't like i had done much anyway. so after the first failure, i ended up going with Fujino Tsume. i couldn't resist using Fujino...such a wonder surname; it just rolls off the tongue, and it's pretty funny when i go to the Student Council meetings and am referred to as 'Fujino.' my guy should totally be the president XD

i won't say that i've totally gotten my head around the game yet. so far i've been too timid to try any persona fusions...and there's so much to do/keep up with! i have a tendency to miss out on Kendo and/or Student Council practice/meetings since there are other people i need to talk to, stats that need to be raised, training to do, or story events that are going on. there's not enough time for everything! MY high school life wasn't this hectic...but then again, i wasn't having to fight weird shadow monsters either lol. maybe it's just because we're so low-leveled atm, but my teammates and i get tired rather quickly when running around in Tartarus, which gets REALLY annoying, but hopefully we'll be able to run around and fight more later on.

overall, i'm liking it so far, and i've only lightly grazed the surface. here's to hoping the rest of the game won't disappoint.

 LOVE YURI, BUT DON'T LOVE THE ANGST?  DON'T GET ME WRONG-- I LOVE TRAGIC!FEMSLASH AS MUCH AS ANYONE, BUT SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANT TO SEE SHIZURU FUNLEST NATSUKI OR LOL ABOUT UTENA'S CRAZYPANTS PLOT, AMIRITE?

WELL FLOCK ON OVER TO

capslock_yuri, A MULTIFANDOM COMMUNITY WHERE SMEXYTIMES AND LULZ ARE ENCOURAGED AS LONG AS IT'S FEMSLASHY GOODNESS!  AND IN CAPS.

 

 

So I lied. ;~; Just finally finished the prologue. Didn't finish it last night as I had planned, but I finished it! It's freshly betaed. Neither my beta and I are completely in our minds right now as we're both tired. >-<; So there might be a couple mistakes we missed, but hopefully not.

I just put it up, so it might not show yet. Have to wait those darned 20 minutes. >->

Here it be though! Link and all!


Category: Mai HiME
Title: Wayfarer's Dawn
Genre: Adventure
Rating: T
Summary: I had a dream that I could fly.
URL:  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4251681/1/

so i totally went icon-crazy today...lol. i think it was about time for some new ones though.

so as of this past Thursday, i'm totally moved out of my apartment. i left behind a few inconspicuous things behind, mainly cleaning items, but other than that, everything is here at the house now. i don't know how i managed to squeeze a majority of it into my room/closet...but i am quite happy to have my walls covered once again by my scrolls. it's so much more colorful now ^^

job hunting starts tomorrow. i'm hoping i can get on at Michael's so that maybe i can put some of my art-knowledge to use...or so i can at least get some discounts on supplies for next semester. that would be nice XD

oh, and the crazy-ass-back-tan (due to my obsessive biking routine) has begun. i wonder if i can build it up like last year...i wish i still had that picture, it was rather hilarious.

She's so goofy, but such a good friend to have. If nothing else, she's good for a laugh. I hope she didn't scare poor Dan away last night. :P Before calling him, she wanted to write up some questions that she's been meaning to ask him. Here they are...

...was the last time I updated this thing. October 28th...

I really have nothing better to do with my life, so I guess I'll return to my ever-faithful LiveJournal. Since the last update...

We've put on two musicals. Back to the 80's and Little Shop of Horrors. I may make a shrine on here soon with photos and memories from both of these plays.

I've taken my AP Calculus test, which wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.

I applied to colleges, got accepted to a bunch, and finalized my decision... University of Rochester.

I've found a roomie for when I go to college... Dan Cohn. I hope you don't mind me mentioning you in this post.

And a bazillion other things have happened. I guess I can elaborate in future posts. But right now my body aches, so I think I'm going to either go lay down or possibly torture it some more with pointless exercises. 

I don't really have the time to write a lot, though I'll maybe write more later just to let everyone know how I'm doing. It's hard—somehow, even now that I've left, he still finds ways to pull me down. He calls me 'just to talk about it', which always ends the same way. I'm just... ugh. When is it enough?

I just want to thank everyone who sent me notes of encouragement. Mary for all her amazing advice and help, Liz for checking in on me and making sure I'm okay, Doc for her sympathies, and thanks to Jay for the letter. It was really comforting.

I got this in my inbox and felt like sharing just because. I don't have time to fix every error, because hey, that's how forwards are. Oh, well. Yay, spam!

"If you send this to just one person, it should make it all the way around the world by Mother's Day.
This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up puke laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, 'It's okay honey, Mommy's here'.
Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted. This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.
For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.
This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.
This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on their refrigerator doors.
And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at football , hockey or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars, so that when their kids asked, 'Did you see me, Mom?' they could say, 'Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world,' and mean it.
This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead, but realize how child abuse happens.
This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained all about making babies. And for all the (grand) mothers who wanted to, but just couldn't find the words.
This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their children can eat
For all the mothers who read 'Goodnight, Moon' twice a night for a year. And then read it again. 'Just one more time.'
This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead.
This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot.
This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little voice calls 'Mom?' in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are at home -- or even away at college.
This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach aches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them up. Right away.
This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the words to reach them.
For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their 14 year olds dye their hair green.
For all the mothers of the victims of recent school shootings, and the mothers of those who did the shooting.
For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, safely.
This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful, and now pray they come home safely from a war.
What makes a good Mother anyway?
Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips? The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time?
Or is it in her heart? Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down the street, walking to school alone for the very first time?
The jolt that t takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?
The panic, years later, that comes again at 2 A.M. when you just want to hear their key in the door and know they are safe again in your home?
Or the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear news of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?
The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our thoughts are for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation...
And mature mothers learning to let go.
For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.
Single mothers and married mothers.
Mothers with money, mothers without.
This is for you all. For all of us.
Hang in there. In the end we can only do the best we can. Tell them every day that we love them. And pray.
Please pass along to all the Moms in your life.
'Home is what catches you when you fall. l - and we all fall.'
Please pass this to a wonderful mother you know.
(I just did)
If you send this to just one person, it should make it all the way around the world by Mother's Day."

Song: Like O, Like H
Artist: Tegan and Sara
Album: The Con
Song Link: here
Drabble by: jaded088

So I took my AP US History exam yesterday. As people reassured me, it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! xp In fact I finished every section with ample time to spare. Granted, I didn't do all the multiple-choice questions as I figured I'd get less penalties if I actually didn't try to guess the ones I didn't obviously know... 59 answered outta 80 isn't too bad is it? >-<;;; I mean average is 50-55. Agh! The DBQ was the less stressful thing. And two essays...

But the test was...more simple than I thought it would be. All the tests my teacher gave me were uber hard but that's good I guess?

I'm just glad it's over. Now I only have my AP English Lang to worry about.

On a side note...

I WILL FINISH THE DAMN PROLOGUE OF THIS DAMN FIC IF IT TAKES ME ALL NIGHT DAMNIT! >-<

EDIT: But why does KH fic have to fill me with the idea of squishy, fluffy friendship goodness? ;~; WRRRYYY?!