( In Which I Am Insane and Almost Puke In Wal-MartCollapse )

( In Which I Flirt With My DoctorCollapse )

( In Which I Begin The Countdown to PrideCollapse )

( In Which I Am A Fic SnobCollapse )

And I know I said I would respond to all my fab comments today, but I didn't. And now I really really have to clean my closet. So. I will respond on Saturday, I promise. *smooches*

I've only managed to skim my flist for the past two days, and drop a couple of drive-by comments, but I see from my Inbox that I've been retreaded. Thanks to everyone who has left comments and sent email on the old fic! I promise I'll reply by Saturday. :D

It amuses me when new people find me and are all, like, "I've been reading fic for x years and never knew you existed!" Which is not to say that I think I am all that and a bag of chips and everyone should know me (my ego is big, but not that big), but only that it feels like I've been in this fandom forEVER. Which I guess, you know, I just figured it out, and I think it's been five years for me. That's... a long time to be writing fanfic for the same set of characters. And analyzing characterization and... well, suddenly it's no surprise that I am so set in my view of the characters, esp. Brian. Hmmm.

Did everybody else out there know that Jason Mraz is amazing and just not tell me? Don't do that again, people!

And in superfantastic news, it's paddies birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIO!! I wanted to have fic ready for you on your b-day, but RL is sucking the soul right out of me. It's coming, I promise.

... I soooo should have been in bed two hours ago.
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My drabble "Conflicted"? Is listed on the _in_babylon newsletter thingy as Justin/Ethan.

*faints*

Coz really... No. A world of No. Just the thought of Justin/Ethan makes me break out in hives.

Meanwhile, I missed the deadline for that coldestmonth challenge, which I was considering signing up for if only because mclachlan pimped it so enthusiastically. I held off because really, the other fandoms that I write for are completely without fans, so it's not like there'd be anybody requesting them. Poor Dawn of the Dead, you are so small you don't even get a fandom.

Cassie has discovered my Pretend Brian Lime on the desk, and keeps walking over and trying to knock it out of its little basket.

I should be doing laundry. I really really should.

I will preface this by saying that I have been up for a very very very long time, I am very very tired, and I have to go into work in less than 2 hours, and I will then be up for 8 more hours, and it's going to be a very long night.

( So I was over at <lj user=fanfic100Collapse )
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So I've been trying to get back on track for Gapfillerpalooza...

( About writing... or something. This is Not Fic. But it does contain spoilers for Ep.508Collapse )

No spoilers beyond 508 in the comments, please. Thank you. :)
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You know what stinks? When you're supposed to be writing ONE fic because it has a deadline and all, but this idea for ANOTHER fic keeps running around in your brain. Also, when you're supposed to be focusing on happy shiny S1 Justin because that's when the deadline fic is set, but you keep thinking about late S2 OMG BRIAN LOVES JUSTIN SO MUCH AND JUSTIN IS HURTING HIM THE BASTARD because you can't get that "My World" song and vid out of your head.

*puts on Buffy soundtrack*
*waits for Liz*
*checks to see if Jo is online*

Okay. Writing. Yup.

Are any other spoiler virgins out there paranoid about reading fanfic these days?

I can't read spoiler-fic (obviously!), but now I won't even read post-season-four or future-fic from writers who are spoiled, because even though it might say "no spoilers", I can't help but think that having knowledge of how S5 is going to go has GOT to seep through into the general background of the fic, even if absolutely nothing in the fic actually HAPPENS on the show. Does that make sense? Probably not.

We won't even discuss how fast I zoom past fic titles once I see that "Spoilers" warning in nice red letters on _in_babylon.

It is just me? Yeah, thought so.

It's going to be fun to go back and read all this stuff at the end of S5, though! :)

First, I would like to say that I first typed "Randy McRantypants" on my subject line. Coz, yeah. Randy. *sigh*

Also, while I am thrilled for the girls that got awesome stuff at the set sale on the weekend, I am also at least 50% insanely jealous. At first I thought that made me a horrible person, but I've since talked to various other people who shall remain nameless (because almost everyone on my IM list saw fit to ping me tonight *ears are still ringing*), and apparently this reaction is quite normal. So I now feel completely comfortable wallowing in some self pity.

( Lastly, I rant about ficCollapse )

Well, on reflection, that is probably a rant-lite. I guess I am just not a very ranty type person. I will try to do better with my next rant.

*wanders off to write gapfiller*
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You know what's really irritating? Looking over an old story from eons ago and finding a spelling error. You know what's worse? Seeing that the spelling error in question is Brain instead of Brian. GAAAH.

What's really cool, though, is that Liz is coming home today. Wheeeee! I mean, I really wanted her to have a fabulous time in NYC, but man, I have been missing late night IM's in which we come up with lame and silly Gale/Randy RPS situations, and phone calls that make me laugh so hard I cry.

Meanwhile, I've decided what I want to buy with my Ikea gift cards. I think. If I can just get a TV stand and some paint, my living room will be officially finished. Oh, and maybe a lamp. Still. I'm getting there.

I think this is the most random post from me ever. And that's saying something.

Today is the 2-year anniversary of my QaF fic website, Here and Now.

I can't believe how much it's grown. I opened the site with 5 stories. I remember I had four of them written for quite some time, and was frantically trying to finish the fifth (the Valentine fic) in time for Valentines Day. Didn't quite make it.

So yeah. It started out with five little stories, and now, almost unbelievably, I have written sixty five stories, fifteen drabbles and a 17-chapter series. CRAZY.

I was looking back through the site today, and pulled up those first few fics. OY. I have this theory that the first five fics that a person writes in any new fandom should never be shared with anyone. I mean, you are learning to write for a new set of voices and the results aren't often pretty. However, I did not put my theory into practice.

( Thoughts on those first five...er... four fics, yikesCollapse )

Well, that trip to memory lane was kind of fun.

Happy Anniversary, Here and Now. :)