I found a treasure!

Right now I'm mostly thankful that I no longer have a migraine.

There's food in the oven and I'll do a much longer post about it all later.

Hope those of you who celebrate (and those how don't) had a great day!

Since this Wednesday, I'm the proud owner of a Sony PRS-505 e-book reader (in silver). I've been wary about e-book reading devices for a long time - expensive, incompatible proprietary formats, horribly overpriced e-books in Germany, DRM, intrusive companies (Amazon deleted bought books on the fly!) - but recently, Sony dropped the price for the key-operated device by a hundred euros, adopted the open standard epub along with its proprietary formats and - let's face it - the lack of inbuilt WiFi (in comparison to the Amazon devices) comes as a large plus with respect to my books & privacy, so...

( Squee! )

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Well, I am nearly at the end of the Secret Lab dungeon now. I don't expect to beat the boss there first time because...well...that just won't happen. I am quite surprised that I haven't started to come across enemies who spam Hama and/or Mudo, although I kind of expect this boss to do that because I know spoilers.

I am probably tempting fate, right?

I have nearly maxed Yumi's link (thank fuck; it was getting depressing) and started Ai's (man, she is annoying. I've heard she gets better, but...I don't know as I believe it). I've got most of my team members up to level seven except for two (I am deliberately messing with the game to see who gets the Xmas date if two of the girls are on equal levels. On the other hand, I might have both of those maxed by Xmas anyway (I'm only in September)).

I have some awesome personae (none of whom I can remember the names of :( although I think I've got most of the angels so far and also most of the Indian goddesses *wonders if there is Kali and can't remember from P3*) Also I have gone fusion mad! But it means I have personae more akin to my level than the ones I am getting from shuffles. But at the moment I am lacking any who can use Garu for when I don't take Yosuke (I seem to be levelling everyone fairly evenly, which surprises me. Except Kanji, because he is AWESOME - so he's nearly the same level as the main character).

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I should probably post this since it's been sitting here for nearly an hour and I haven't thought of anything else to say.

♣ I was barely around today because after getting into the inner city to sign some contracts, and then therapy, I felt utterly exhausted. I don't feel that well either and more or less went straight to bed. (It's a mix of having the sniffles, mental/emotional issues, and RL stuff that causes stress ... I'm tired a lot.)

But on the good side, the contracts ARE signed and my work starts on December 1st. It's now official! And although I'm nervous (duh), I'm also looking forward to it a lot. The temp agency is a really good one that cares more about its employers than others I've worked with, and of course I'm excited to meet my ex-colleagues again! They asked for me specifically, which does good things to my self-esteem. And from January onwards, I'm gonna have more money to plan with, which is desperately needed because I can tell there are going to be some extra costs in the future. (Wardrobe, fixing the toilet, cooking and baking utensils, a better binder... that sort of thing.)

♣ Do you remember when people started migrating to IJ and created community asylum duplicates, triplicates, et cetera? And how that annoyed me so much that I even included a sentence in my IJ Beginner's Guide about it? - Looks like it's starting on Dreamwidth, too. "I know there already exist communities for [topic], but they're all dead, so I created a new one!" Which... might end up dead? Great.

Seriously, I DO think that DW has the potential to eventually have a level of activity which is not rivaling LJ but close enough. And currently there's definitely enough activity on my Subscription List when it comes to personal journals (quite similar to IJ, actually; on both sides, I don't feel "starved" in that regard). But community-wise? We're so not there yet. Much less for community duplicates.

♣ Thinking about participating in Wishlist communities. I'm also secretly hoping that people on my friendslist/reading list will, in case they have wishes I can grant. But funny enough, when faced with the task, suddenly I have difficulties thinking of wishes. Currently my list has one (1) item and then I got stuck. (For the curious, it's a Spongebob mousepad. I like Spongebob, although strictly speaking Squidward is my favourite.)

Take a bagel, slice it, toast it and put a generous amount of cream cheese on both slices. Then take a couple artichoke hearts and chop them up fine* and use them as sammich filling. Serve with Kalamata olives on the side.

Speaking of food, we got our box yesterday; I was just too wiped to report it.

Persimmons, tangerines, apples, kale, chard, lettuce, some other green and sweet potatoes.

( rambly stuff about greens and T-Day dinner )

I am going to be a good girl today and go to bed early. I have done in my quota for the day in my notebook and while I already know that a lot will be changed and rewritten, I have still worked enough on it so that the story is moving forward...I will have to type it up this weekend so there isn't enough change that later on it changes the story itself. I will probably have to print it out at work to reference when I write...it is 16 pages now by the time I am done typing this weekend it might be 20 something...and I am still in chapter 1...damn...I have to admit, this is the best I have ever written and this story is really good if I do say so myself...it will probably pass the 15,000 words mark this weekend...damn...and still on chapter one...

I am contemplating canceling on my boss tomorrow. I ran out of birthcontrol on Sunday so now I am in lots of pain-cramps which is what I was taking them for. I haven't had the chance to replace them but will probably have to do that on Friday. I will also have to pick up my ring from the jewlerer.

I am giving my mom the list of things to send me on Thursday. TJ, if you have my bracelet made, give it to my mom at work(singing river electric) and she will send it to me but it has to be soon. Your presents will be send to her. I will let you know when she has them and she will bring them with her to work so you can picj them up from there.

I am going to be a good girl now and go to bed. It is early but I am sooooo tired and if I wait another half an hour I will get my energy back again and will not be able to sleep until 2...maybe if I wake up early enough I can go to the doctor tomorrow...doubt it, I don't think the guy opens until like 10 and my lunch with Boss woman is at 11:30...we'll see....night now...

So, I just read two of Accio's het recs...how sad is it that apparently 2 hets are my limit per night...I mean, they were good, nothing like slash of course, but the thought of reading another het, no matter how good, makes me cringe...it is official...I am a slash monster...I like having het sex, I wouldn't ming(will prefer) a threesome but reading het is apparently really not my thing...not when the sex is descriptive...weird...

Due to a bit of stupidity on my part, I spent the day without internets. And you know...I missed people, but not the internets themselves. Lemme know if anything interesting happened.

Actually, you all should be glad I spent the day offline; I'm grumpy and crampy and apparently someone, probably Og, slept in just the wrong spot on the bed, forcing me to sleep in a certain position, so my knees and back hurt. It's not that I wouldn't happily kick him off the bed, it's that he does it in the middle of the night and I automatically adjust without waking up.

For those not on my NaNo filter, I'm declaring it a half win. I wrote 20,500 words and I'll probably manage another 5,000 before the end of the month. Or who knows, maybe I won't. Still that's 20K of fic I didn't have on October 31, so there you have it.

I have to go to our local upscale grocery store to pick up the lamb tomorrow. That's gonna be fun. I also have to go to Coco's to pick up the pie so at least I'll have French Toast for lunch or something.

Things I need, part 396: a P4 icon (I've got some ideas - I just need to put the controller down and actually crack open the computer and do them).

Soooooo, Void Quest, eh?

I love that dungeon, but ( frustrating boss is frustrating. Also some other stuff; possible spoilers )

All of this is making me actually want to finish P3 (because I need to). It's kind of making me also want to play through The Answer, even though I do believe that is double concentrate Atlus Hard. Sigh.

For anyone who's a reading fiend like me, Amazon.com is offering a free download of the beta version of their Kindle for PC. I downloaded it this afternoon, and it seems pretty cool, doesn't look like it'll be hard to read from. Also, there are a bunch of books you can get for free, mostly classics, but some other stuff as well. No idea how long it'll last, but thought I'd point it out.

And since I'm still obsessing over music...Some free stuff. :D

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (English) - A popular song that I like a lot.

Still... - BRIGHT (Japanese) - I just discovered BRIGHT really recently, pretty much by accident. Japanese girl band, really strong voices, and they sing the kind of upbeat pop music that I really like.

Memories Resemble Love - Park Hyo Shin (Korean) - I love love love Park Hyo Shin's voice. It's really gorgeous, and this is a really pretty song that complements it well.

Mama Mia - Meryl Streep (English) - I loved Mama Mia the movie, and I think I like the movie versions of the songs better than the original versions by ABBA.

Super Fresh - Arashi (Japanese) - I'm kind of in love with this song, even more so than "My Girl."

Gives You Hell - All-American Rejects (English) - Another popular song that I really like. It's such a fun song to sing along with.

Together - Night Falls Remix- - Monkey Majik (Japanese) - I love Monkey Majik. If you haven't listened to them, you really should.

Super Star - S.H.E. (Mandarin) - S.H.E. is a Taiwanese girl band that are kind of the female counterpart to Fahrenheit. They have great voices and I'm loving their music. This is one of my favorite songs by them.

Koinu - GReeeeN (Japanese) - GReeeeN is another really fun Japanese band, and this song makes me feel all sappy. It's about a puppy that someone finds and takes home, and the first time I actually listened to it, I may have cried. XP I actually translated the lyrics, so maybe I'll be ambitious and post them.

Rain - Angela Aki (Japanese) - This is one of my favorite songs by Angela Aki. She has this really lovely voice, and unlike most Japanese singers, her English is great too.

It's a Small World - Koda Kumi (Japanese) - This is off an album of Japanese artists doing covers of Disney songs, and while the entire album is made of win, this is the song that amused me the most. I never thought I would hear "It's a Small World" with a rap section... Yes, it's another 'Oh, Japan...' moment. Don't you love them?

Okaeri - Ayaka (Japanese) - Ayaka was just making her debut while I was studying in Japan, so she's always going to have a special place in my heart. Plus, I love her voice, and this is a nice pretty song that I like a lot.

i need love - Nakanomori Band (Japanese) - Nakanomori has great upbeat and fun songs, and I think this is my favorite of theirs.

Superb - Fahrenheit (Mandarin) - Favorite Fahrenheit song! It's actually pretty different from a lot of their other songs, but I love it. The rap sections make me really happy, in particular.

Xin Wo (New Home) - Fahrenheit and S.H.E. (Mandarin) - I love the combination of Fahrenheit and S.H.E. They're so bouncy and fun, and this is currently my favorite collaboration between them.

Fan - Epik High (Korean) - The music video for this song (and the lyrics to this song, actually) is amazing. I don't usually like music that's so focused on rap, but Epik High is the exception to that rule.

Scandal - Kangta & Vanness (Korean version) - Kangta & Vanness aren't just pretty, they're also talented together. I really like the combination of Vanness's English rapping and Kangta's pretty voice. Plus, I think it's cool that they have songs in Mandarin, Korean, and English. :)

Musekinin Hero - Kanjani8 (Japanese) - My favorite Kanjani8 song. Upbeat and silly and exactly what I want from Kanjani8.

A New Perspective - Panic at the Disco (English) - I was sad to hear that Panic had split up, but I still love this song a whole bunch.

Nobody (Rainstone Remix) - Wondergirls (Korean) - I don't know why I like this remix so much, since I'm usually all for the more upbeat stuff, but somehow this slower version works for me. And since it's Wondergirls, how can you go wrong?

Tatta Hitotsu dake - Tegomass (Japanese) - I've only listened to Tegomass's new album once, but this is the song that immediately stood out to me.

And that's it! Hope someone enjoys!

current chapter word count: 5406
scenes worked on: Mariko, Seishiro & Makoto
scenes complete? plotwise, yes, but Seishiro & Makoto probably needs a bit of descriptive flesh
character learning about a skeleton in the cupboard: Seishiro
character learning about alternative thoughts on blood: Makoto
character admitting barely the risks he'd taken: Ameru
quote of the day: "You do the spell, have the effect, and get billed by sakanagi."

unrelated F-Y-I: don't expect this chapter any time before Christmas. I'm buried in work and my trusty beta is going on other-side-of-the-planet vacation with the significant other. I wish them a very good trip & even though they're going to be communicative (they say that now) I'm confident there won't be any time to beta (if there turns out to be, they're going to get an earful from me when they get back, because they managed to do their vacation wrong! ;) ).

unrelated side-note / legal question: are there any copyright issues (other than those already attached to fanfic) with making an ebook out of one's fic, as long as that ebook is not DRMed and given for free? Are ebooks for dedicated reading equipment considered the same as web-documents or are they considered like printed books, thus upping the stake towards the original publishers of the fandom source?
If there are any i-net, fan legal experts out there on my friends' lists, I'd be happy to hear your opinion about this. :)

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Scott's back at work today. He recovered enough yesterday to transport Cordelia to Daisies, so I'm hopeful that all is well. We may never know what caused the problem.

Cordelia asked me not to stay for the Daisies meeting. That was hard (but necessary). Scott and I went home and watched TV for about fifty minutes. I imagine Scott got some amusement out of watching me make myself wait patiently for the right time to put my coat on and head for the car again. Part of me wanted to go back immediately so as not to be late picking Cordelia up.

I asked the psychiatrist today about borrowing her light box. There's a waiting list, so it will be two or three weeks before I get my turn. I'm hopeful that it will be helpful this year since I've been wanting light.

The pain levels from my leg are down. Sitting on the couch still hurts, but many other things no longer do or do at a level that's ignorable. I'm continuing the PT exercises and hoping that the improvement continues. Scott's starting to look at replacement couches, but I'm still hoping we won't need to go that far.

My boss has gotten out of her snit...lets hope this doesn't jinx it. Instead she has fixated on Aaron again...I feel bad for him but am glad she is no longer freaking out about everything I do.

I have to make my list of things that my mom has to send me...here is what I have so far:

Neverwhere
American Gods
Anansy Boys
2 pairs of cons she bought me
the stuff from NY she got me
a bag of Recess cups(or however they are spelled) for Iris
...

That is all I have for now...I don't know what else there is really...I mean, there are a few things that I would rather have here with me but I am SO not asking my mom to go, find them, and pack them...like my flogger, yeah NO!

My feet are killing me since I wore my boots of AWESOME today but that is to be expected since they are 4 inch hills. They are the only nice black shoes I have that I can wear with my dressy pants so I have asked my mom to keep an eye out for some flat ones...I love my boots but they kill my feet.

The boss woman has asked all the ENTs to go to lunch with her on Thursday...none of us want to go, especially Aaron and I...seriously, we would rather stab our eyes out first but we can't decline if we don't want to be even more on her bad side. Really, I am just going to do my year here and then move onto a better school.

I have been writing my story of Doom. I am kind of impressed actually. I have written about 1000 words in the last few days. I write when I have nothing to do at school now instead of drawing and am ending up getting closer to my quota. Of coarse, all of that will have to be transfered on the computer which means a whole lot will be added and a lot might be deleted but at least I am working towards my goal...sad thing is, I know the story up until the end of chapter 2...that might be about 20,000 words from now but that is all I know. Really, I know just the premise of the story. I have no idea where it is going or what will happen after that or even how the story finishes...I have also not given any details to anyone. Really no one knows anything about it except that it is an HP fic and a Snarry. I have promised myself that I will not say anything until the whole thing is done and edited. I think the main reason is that I have never been able to finish a long chapter fic which I have posted each chapter to. I don't know why but having those chapters posted makes me bored of writing the damn thing. Which means, I have decided to try finishing the whole story before I introduce it to the world...I want ppl to read it but since for the to happen it has to be finished, it makes me write...funny thing is, even though I want ppl to read it, I am really writing it for myself. It is a story that I have wanted to read for a while, even though some parts of it fall into certain types of fics, I have still wanted to read this particular story. Maybe is it already out there or maybe not, it doesn't matter, I want to write it and finish it. I hope you guys like it when it is done...that might be a year or two from now though so there goes that...

Anyway, I am also watching some more anime and fallowing on fic recs from ppl I have learned have good tastes. being one of them. I am also insanely obsessed with Merlin right now so if you have any recs for Merlin/Arthur, pls send them my way.

I think this is all for now...

I'm just not in the mood for much of anything. I'm having my period and I think I'm coming down with a cold and I'm all with the grumpy.

I might be scarce for a day or two.

... so I am existing mostly on facebook. These days most people have facebooks, and so - having seen this on a friend's wall there, 'm posting it here as well ...

'On Friday, Facebook will start using your photos in ads that will appear on the profile page of your contacts. It's legal and is mentioned in the fine print when you create your account. If you want to prevent this from happening, do the following: Settings, Privacy Settings, News Feed and Wall. Then...Facebook Ads, choose "No one" and save changes.'

...

Momentary Child is indignant

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Also I finally finally cleared Void Quest, although it took its sweet time. More details when I feel less tired.

This was too predictable:

Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

In-depth results:

Hufflepuff - 16
Ravenclaw - 12
Gryffindor - 9
Slytherin - 7

This is a pretty good Hogwarts House sorting quiz. Much less futile than its ordinary counterparts. Highly recommended!

Scott is sick. He went to UHS after throwing up at work and was told that it's too soon to know what's wrong. We might still be lucky and have it be a rapidly passing stomach bug. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

That probably means no Daisies tonight. I can't see dragging Scott out for the transportation. I wish, once again, that I could drive.

Illness in the house leaves me worried about my Yuletide fic (among all the other worries). I do at least have a completed draft. It's unbeta'd as of yet, but it's my third draft. I mainly worry that I'll be too sick to post when the archive finally does open. Well, that, and I worry about coming up with a title.

Illness in the house also has me fretting about the busy second half of the week. Cordelia is heavily invested in our plans coming to fruition. I hate the thought of disappointing her (and of having all three of us stuck in the house with no relief for five days!). Currently, we plan to have Thanksgiving with Scott's parents. Cordelia will spend Thursday night with her cousins. Friday is the family birthday party for our niece, and Scott and I will go up after he gets off work to attend and to retrieve Cordelia. Saturday is a potluck at jss's place.

Found on DW's Metafandom comm, An entry about naming muses and nicknaming fics, I have decided to open a discussion about the subject here on IJ.

Do y'all name your muses? Do you have nicknames for your fics?

( And stuff!! )

So I am using this one because it is fun. :3 :3 ;3

Dear Muses,

Now that I'm starting on the Zero Princess Saga/Void Space Saga/Whatever the hell you want to call this series, Do not, I repeat, DO NOT, turn this into Viceroyverse done Kairi/Rinoa Style.

Please. I don't care how well it works, I don't care that it works on a multitude of levels. I don't care if it'd be cute (and about a quarter as creepy as Quistis/Kairi is!). I don't care if it makes a lot more sense than any other Kairi pairing in existence, Sora/Kairi included. But the Nonsense of Sora/Kairi is another show rant. Aaaanyway, no one would read it.

Even if it is a really good idea--

No. No. If you try and steer it in that direction, and we know that the one-sided Rinoa/Kairi in Braceletverse is enough, I will turn this brain around and write...umm...

I WILL MAKE US WRITE MPREG. SORA/KAIRI MPREG. HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES!?

No love,
Jordi.