ladyofshadow:

I caught a cold. -_-;

gwionfawyr:



That is the final word count before my fingers fall the hell off. I hit the 50k, my original 75k and almost made it to 100k.

Now I just have my last homework assignments to do, an essay to write for English, and some programs to finish coding. Icy/Hot, you are my friend today!

Jenn

yayforjae:


SQ
Working on: Outwitting the trolls that live under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Word for this chapter: 850

So close I can taste it!

jlsigman:

Manga 123 has a metric ton of manga available to read.

I've been going through Claymore. Then there's a bunch more I'm going to read. Any suggestions?

call_to_sea:

Who: Breacan. Poseidon. Audr.
When: Now.

Rating: R (M/M references.)
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At the time we were sitting in court, Audr, Poseidon, and I. The court is said to be the finest sea court in all of the myths. I will give them no argument, considering Poseidon has the finest sea gardens and flying horse stable known. I remember for men who had just won what was an impossible victory we all looked glum. And, I remember when I read a message that Prince Eothian, son of King Lir, my lieutenant, was dead.

I remember the court, and the paper I was reading, which was not mine, but rather was meant for Poseidon. There was some small disagreement about the possession of the paper, which in my astonishment and shock I did not notice. When I became aware of myself again, I was holding the owner of the paper with his hand locked behind his back in violation of both his rights and his dignity. I later remedied both of this slight with a bedroom favour, for Poseidon can be best pacified while he lays on his back.

( Eothian, a huge man, quick, fiery, full of laughter, my lieutenant, fellow friend, closer than a brother. Dead.... )

ki2k:

Just started reading a novel - the fiancee of the protagonist is named Hattie. Makes for some interesting inner dialogue.

For those I'm RPing with, and you know who you are, I apologize for my absence of late. My kids' birthday was last Friday (They're EIGHT. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!?) and the weekend was spent as an extension of that. My hubby's b-day is the 25th, and of course this week is Thanksgiving here in the good ol' U.S. of A. I'll be around as I can, but as I fell asleep last night at 8:30 and I'm ready to head for bed right about now tonight or else flop over from exhaustion, I may be hit or miss for a few days. Just a little heads-up, and I hope everything returns to normal sooner rather than later.

*hugs to all*

underthisstone:

I can’t stand who she is, but I love having sex with her.

eothian:


Who: Eothian.
When: Now.
Where: Hell.

Rating: PGR.
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A big man in cord pants and leggings and with riding whip in his hand, pushed his way through our crowd. You could tell the man was on the prod -looking for a fight - he slapped down a bundle of money and bellowed out a challenge to fight any man. It soon became clear who was going to take up the offer; Breacan held Jimmy back with some difficultly to stop the challenge. So I asked the stranger if he could do anything else besides fighting. He, asked me if I could do anything else besides talking. Breacan and Jimmy stopped struggling with each other to give the man a worried look, as if he was in some danger from me. Ignoring them I answered the stranger,

“No,” I said, “how about if there is something I can do better than you, we’ll put a stop to this nonsense of fighting amongst ourselves for sport. And, if I can’t do something better than you, I’ll fight you.”

“What can you do?” Asked the stranger.

I gave him an wink and a smile. “I can sing.”

“Sing? Oh well, get up there so we can judge if you can sing.”

I went up to the front of the crowd, faced them, and sang. The crowd were entranced and kept me singing for the best part of an hour, at the end there was thunderous and prolonged applause.

There was no fighting amongst ourselves that day.

ladyofshadow:

Guess what surprised me in the middle of the night?

This explains why the sinus headache was so damnable (it's gone now, Thank Gods...I don't want to throw up anymore). Maybe the Dragon will behave until I get home from work.

For only getting 4 hours of sleep, I'm oddly awake.

It's creepy foggy out. 0__0

gwionfawyr:

So after how many months, I finally got a Dreamwidth account. I have no idea what I'm going to do with it, but here's the link. gwionfawyr.

Deathly tired and just ready to fall on my face and sleep, but I'm not down with NaNo, even though I did hit the 50k mark. Still have Finals and two separate tests to study for, an essay to do, and about 20 Cengage assignments to turn in for my English prof. Sleep is going to take a back burner and soon.

Oh well. Here's my first cross post to all three.

Jenn


x-posted: ij, lj, dw

ladyofshadow:

...I hate the shifting weather. My sinuses are not happy and I'm feeling nauseous. I thought maybe I could combat it with tea, but my grandparents have nasty tea and I nearly threw it up after a sip.

I'm exhausted. Today at work I was doing 'roaming reference' meaning I was walking everywhere, including up and down stairs. *falls over*

Also, my throat is really dry and I'm really hoping I'm not catching my boss' 'sick' or that I didn't catch something from the patrons. Considering I'm now in contact with hundreds, if not thousands of people on a daily basis it seems that all the hand sanitizer I use is a futile effort at best.

Ugh...I have to work at 8am on Saturday. Here's to hoping I don't feel like death.

yayforjae:

Back in the days of yore when I was super active in fandom, I used FF.net. Really that was all there was. Other than that, I submitted my Digimon and Zelda fics to personal shrines/sites - Mostly on Geocities, if I remember correctly, so they're probably long gone. I have very little experience with fanfiction archives; after FF.net, I primarily used my LJ for fics, both for posting my own and reading other people's work.

Anyone get an invite to AO3? Even if you haven't, what do you think of it?

jlsigman:

Because... man. We suck.

jlsigman:

By charity, goodness, restraint, and self-control men and woman alike can store up a well-hidden treasure -- a treasure which cannot be given to others and which robbers cannot steal. A wise person should do good -- that is the treasure which will not leave one.

- "Khuddhaka Patha"

jlsigman:

Title: Crumbling Down
Rating: G
Word count: 160
Prompt: Final Fantasy VII, Reeve: the fall of Sector 7 – It shouldn't be like this

And so, to celebrate, I signed up for five prompts on story_arc. *facepalm* *sheepish grin*

pay_the_piper:

Quote of the Day - Plautus - "Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend."

<333

-_- So very true.

ladyofshadow:

Some photos of Buffalo I took on my way to work at the downtown library.

( Views of the city of Buffalo )

ladyofshadow:

Gotten from jlsigman:

Instructions:

Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile."

• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can satisfy my curiosity

• Update your journal with the answers to the questions

• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions


1) What led you to the life of a ninja librarian?

For my undergrad years, I worked at a library as a page, shelving books. It was there where I learned my ninja-like skills of not being seen and hearing all. From there I worked my way up to the desk, even doing programs. Once I graduated with my English degree, I continued working to save up money for grad school. I paid off my undergraduate loan and took some time off to consider my options. At one point I did consider librarian, but some severe budget cuts in the county, where several libraries closed utterly broke my heart and I had to get rid of the migraines I had (thank you Reiki). I don’t want to say grad school was a whim, but I was sitting down assessing my options when I got the ‘nudge’ to apply. I had reached a point where I forced myself to stop worrying how much it would cost (I hate hate HATE owing money) and just do it. I realized that I loved working in libraries and that if I truly wanted to make a difference, I would have to get into a position of power and that avenue required a Masters degree.

2) What's your favorite season, and why?

It’s between spring and autumn. I love taking photos of all the flowers in spring, but being in Buffalo it’s often marred by snow. So I would have to say late spring because that’s when lilacs bloom and mid-autumn because that’s when the leaves are at the peak of their change and the temperature is crisp and not too cold.

3) Who is your favorite angel?

My guardian, Mycius. For Archangel it would have to be Raphael and Michael.

4) If you won the lottery, which author would you stock up on?

I would probably stock up on manga, LOL! For an author, no idea. I’ve pretty much stocked up on my usuals and the books I don’t have I’ve gotten from the library. I might pick some fantasy author that has a lot of books (maybe Neil Gaiman, Elaine Cunningham, Ed Greenwood, Terry Pratchett) or Richard Bach or maybe Doreen Virtue (because she has all those oracle cards). :)

5) What do you consider the greatest ongoing challenge in your life?

Balance in all things – finances, work, social life, sanity, etc.

pay_the_piper:

So, I thought this week was going to be better than last. Wrong. Jesus fucking Christ, people, have you all lost your fucking minds? There are things I want to say, but I can't out of interest of not hurting feelings, but my lord do I want to tell you all something.

( If you don't want to read, not my problem. )

jlsigman:

Gotten from elfflame

Instructions:

Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile."

• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can satisfy my curiosity

• Update your journal with the answers to the questions

• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions

( Questions and answers below )