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Got one horrible bit of work out of the way, after working all weekend (I think I worked all last weekend as well, but I can't actually remember) and then until 2 am last night.
Finished and uploaded one fest fic. Then realised I'd exceeded the word limit. *cries*
Got started on the next one (deadline in a week). Have written over a thousand words, but one of the main characters has gone missing, and nobody (including me) knows where he is.
Had two glasses of wine on Sunday night and that got me drunk enough to sob all over boyfriend when he suggested that I should do some exercise. At least this is a sign that I've been eating healthily, as when I eat crap it takes a bottle of wine to get me drunk. *nods*
Got Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault from the library. Also got Magic and Madness by Justine Larbalestier, which is proof that writing a blog is good for business. I love her blog.
Noticed that I seem to have schizophrenic reading habits: on one hand I'm reading Our Mutual Friend and War and Peace at the same time; on the other, I've developed a thing for YA fantasy. I suspect this is because the books are quick and don't require the emotional & temporal investment that adult fantasy does.
Spent an inordinate amount of time this week planning what books I'm going to take to NZ. Currently: Afterwards by Rachel Seiffert (lovelovelove), Fire from Heaven, The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney and something by Sarah Waters.
Book club is reading Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers. This is both exciting and slightly nerve-wracking - what if they all think it's crap? I have faith in Peter and Harriet, though.
Read more good fic. OK, I was always going to like this one (Alice! Augusta! Neville! Longbottoms photography!), but it's very well done with an absolutely beautiful ending. I heart Augusta in this story, and Neville's maturing is utterly convincing. A Certain Light by anonymous tells the story of various Christmases in Neville's life.
There is also lots of lovely looking stuff up at ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) rs_small_gifts which I hope to read soon.
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Gosh, that subject sounds emo, doesn't it? I am not emo, I promise. I just liked the sound of it.
Just got back from an evening out with my best friend from school, ( Read more... )
Am snatching a quick half hour on the computer (and I know I sound like a spoilt child, but jesus, dial-up is a nightmare) before bed; tomorrow we have a wedding and then we essentially spend two days travelling back to Oz. After that, we're entertaining guests for a week, and then I should be back around properly, with a new laptop to boot.
One good thing that happened today: I found an old notebook with some scribbling in, including a line I loved so much that I thought someone famous must have written it. But it was just me; one of my early attempts at fanfic, in fact. That was quite a nice feeling.
Predictably, the writing hasn't been going smoothly during my travels. ( Read more... )
So, yeah. I've had a fantastic time over the past few weeks. It's been so good to see all my friends and family again, and meet all the new babies. But now I'm ready to go home; I'm ready to see my little organic shops again, and have a veggie breakfast in my favourite cafe, and go running along the beach and then up to the North Head. I'm ready to earn some money again (yikes!), see all my friends, and get back into my writing stride.
Boyfriend and I need to have a serious discussion about our future, or where we want our future to be. ( Read more... )
Fannish thing one: I am really looking forward to rereading all the HP books, now I know how the series ends. shocolate mentioned rereading PS, and the bit where Harry swallows the snitch, and I got a bit sniffly. Has anyone else started rereading yet?
Fannish thing two: RIP Robert Jordan.
Fannish thing three: Clearly I am overemotional at present, because I burst into tears watching Tim Henman saying his farewell this afternoon. How fitting that in his final match he ensured that Britain will be back in the top flight of the Davis Cup. Fare thee well, Tim, and thanks for all the highs. We've been lucky to have you over the past 14 years or so.
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I wrote this story for an exchange, and I love it, far more than you're supposed to love your own stuff. In a 'kill your babies' sort of way (as in, you should consider cutting any part of your story that you really love, just in case that comment alarms anyone!).
Anyway, it was written pre-DH, so I'm going to take it on the plane with me today and work out what I need to do to make it DH-compliant, and then hopefully it'll get posted on Monday or Tuesday.
Can anyone tell me once and for all what colour the Death Eaters' masks are? The last time I researched this on the Lexicon, I ended up going with white, but now I'm worried that that was wrong. Should they be black? (I always thought they were black until the fourth film came out.)
I also have a theoretical question which is under a cut, because it contains a small spoiler for DH. ( That secret-keeping business. )
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