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Fanfic frustraions
Dec. 17th, 2012 11:52 amSomething I keep meaning to mention here: Your Fanfiction, where I just finished transferring all of my fic a few months ago, seems to have died. I can't find it. I can't even find anything indicating what has happened. It's been this way for a while at this point and it seems pretty certain it's not coming back.
At this point I think my main option is just putting all the old stuff in matching entries here and on Dreamwidth (http://stariceling.dreamwidth.org/). At least then I can back-date all the stuff to where it goes, and hope that only one set will be lost at a time. (On the off chance someone is looking for a fic that is unavailable, just mention here and I'll put that up first. Even if it's something like "wasn't there that one Jojo fic with the thing?" because I'll just post the lot.)
There's also a certain temptation to just go and post great swaths of it on ff.net, since that seems to be the one place people actually find it. (I can only think of a couple porny fics I still like anyway.)
Also, I am having one of those days when reading fic just gets me into trouble. The worse kind of trouble,* when you find something that makes the fic you're working on suddenly worthless. And I don't just mean someone had a similar idea. I'm betting the fandom's ff.net section will hit 2000 fics before Christmas and it is a very simple idea. What's getting to me is this other person took a completely different tack and made it work so brilliantly that now I just feel stupid. And to add insult to injury they did it in about 1/3rd of the words I've wasted on this thing so far.
I'll probably write it anyway. For the bit with the glaciers if nothing else. But right now I'm going to be over here banging my head on the keys and feeling like a hack.
*The better kind of trouble being when you find that no one has written what you want to read and the next thing you know you have over 10K of Rune Factory Frontier fic and growing because fandom needs moar Kross, dammit! Probably won't be posting any of it until I actually finish the game, though.
At this point I think my main option is just putting all the old stuff in matching entries here and on Dreamwidth (http://stariceling.dreamwidth.org/). At least then I can back-date all the stuff to where it goes, and hope that only one set will be lost at a time. (On the off chance someone is looking for a fic that is unavailable, just mention here and I'll put that up first. Even if it's something like "wasn't there that one Jojo fic with the thing?" because I'll just post the lot.)
There's also a certain temptation to just go and post great swaths of it on ff.net, since that seems to be the one place people actually find it. (I can only think of a couple porny fics I still like anyway.)
Also, I am having one of those days when reading fic just gets me into trouble. The worse kind of trouble,* when you find something that makes the fic you're working on suddenly worthless. And I don't just mean someone had a similar idea. I'm betting the fandom's ff.net section will hit 2000 fics before Christmas and it is a very simple idea. What's getting to me is this other person took a completely different tack and made it work so brilliantly that now I just feel stupid. And to add insult to injury they did it in about 1/3rd of the words I've wasted on this thing so far.
I'll probably write it anyway. For the bit with the glaciers if nothing else. But right now I'm going to be over here banging my head on the keys and feeling like a hack.
*The better kind of trouble being when you find that no one has written what you want to read and the next thing you know you have over 10K of Rune Factory Frontier fic and growing because fandom needs moar Kross, dammit! Probably won't be posting any of it until I actually finish the game, though.
Looking for an archive
Jun. 11th, 2012 02:08 amI have been thinking about this for a while, but with ff.net currently engaging in a massive fit of... WUT it seems like a good time to get recommendations.
I want a place where I can just put up all of my fic in one central location. I have pretty much failed at getting my own site up and properly updated. Yet I am horribly, horribly picky and can't seem to find a place I am happy with. Options so far:
( comparing notes on different archives I have looked at )
But here's the thing: If I'm going to be posting all my old stuff, I want to be able to indicate that it is old stuff. Some of it I cannot even stand to look at anymore. I don't want it mixing with my current stuff.
Lunaescence and Your Fanfiction look like my best options so far. The ability to set some sort of original publication date is pretty much the only thing lacking from either. Luna I have been with longer and am dearly fond of and already know it works, but YFF it would be easier to post all my back-fic now while the archive is very young and just add giant "originally published XX 2004" or whatever warnings in the notes and summary and have it quickly be buried (I hope).
Here is where I could go with LJ or DW because I can set the dates, but this becomes annoying when chapters are involved. On the other hand, this would be easier since a lot of my stuff is already on here anyway. I would only have to add about 4 years worth of fic, instead of 12.
Is there some perfect archive out there I'm missing? Traits I apparently want: Wide range of categories/characters and easy to add new ones, allows adult fics, allows fic series, needs to have the whole warnings/tags/genres/ratings/whatever system NOT be a mess, allows manually set original publication date, easy to navigate, easy to upload fics. (Traffic, size, or likelihood of getting reviews aren't a concern, BTW.)
And if anyone has a spare pony lying around, I'd like one of those too. :P
Not really. I have nowhere to put a pony. I'll settle for just the archive recs, really
I want a place where I can just put up all of my fic in one central location. I have pretty much failed at getting my own site up and properly updated. Yet I am horribly, horribly picky and can't seem to find a place I am happy with. Options so far:
( comparing notes on different archives I have looked at )
But here's the thing: If I'm going to be posting all my old stuff, I want to be able to indicate that it is old stuff. Some of it I cannot even stand to look at anymore. I don't want it mixing with my current stuff.
Lunaescence and Your Fanfiction look like my best options so far. The ability to set some sort of original publication date is pretty much the only thing lacking from either. Luna I have been with longer and am dearly fond of and already know it works, but YFF it would be easier to post all my back-fic now while the archive is very young and just add giant "originally published XX 2004" or whatever warnings in the notes and summary and have it quickly be buried (I hope).
Here is where I could go with LJ or DW because I can set the dates, but this becomes annoying when chapters are involved. On the other hand, this would be easier since a lot of my stuff is already on here anyway. I would only have to add about 4 years worth of fic, instead of 12.
Is there some perfect archive out there I'm missing? Traits I apparently want: Wide range of categories/characters and easy to add new ones, allows adult fics, allows fic series, needs to have the whole warnings/tags/genres/ratings/whatever system NOT be a mess, allows manually set original publication date, easy to navigate, easy to upload fics. (Traffic, size, or likelihood of getting reviews aren't a concern, BTW.)
And if anyone has a spare pony lying around, I'd like one of those too. :P
Not really. I have nowhere to put a pony. I'll settle for just the archive recs, really
Tissues, Tea, and Tintin
Apr. 18th, 2012 03:57 amThat is about what I have been surviving on lately. I can't remember the last time I was this sick for this long. And in between trying to get shit done I have kind of been watching all of the (Adventures of) Tintin.
I have somehow managed to memorize the stories well enough that I can watch the cartoon in French and follow it (Tintin's French VA is adorable and I regret nothing). I did finally get to see the new movie, which is brilliant. I have no idea how virtually every still image of CGI Tintin manages to look so... off, when his constantly-moving screen self looks so perfect.
Sideways priorities aside, I am trying very hard to contain myself and not to devolve into fangirling. There will probably be fic eventually, because there's always fic, isn't there?
On that subject, I'm afraid to look at the last two things I posted in case they are incoherent head-cold dithering. ugh... Haven't even posted the Toriko one to ff.net yet.
Throat has opened back up to where I can breathe again. Sleep now.
I have somehow managed to memorize the stories well enough that I can watch the cartoon in French and follow it (Tintin's French VA is adorable and I regret nothing). I did finally get to see the new movie, which is brilliant. I have no idea how virtually every still image of CGI Tintin manages to look so... off, when his constantly-moving screen self looks so perfect.
Sideways priorities aside, I am trying very hard to contain myself and not to devolve into fangirling. There will probably be fic eventually, because there's always fic, isn't there?
On that subject, I'm afraid to look at the last two things I posted in case they are incoherent head-cold dithering. ugh... Haven't even posted the Toriko one to ff.net yet.
Throat has opened back up to where I can breathe again. Sleep now.
Ugh. So my new computer may finally be giving up the ghost and dying on me, and after what it took just to keep it going for six months I am loath to sink any more money into the thing.
( grumbling about computers now... )
My writing is backed up, of course. I have priorities! My dad loaned me his external hard drive so most of my important stuff is actually backed up now. I can write on my old computer, but the old computer no longer does internet so posting is a bit of a problem. I think I'll have to write on the one computer then switch to the other to go online in 1- or 2-hour chunks. At least the writing is safe. (note to Tsuki-kun: you fic beta is saved in my writing folder, so that is safe as well. I will get that beta to you on time, and damn the computer problems!)
EDIT: After a little research, I am now making eyes at the Panasonic toughbooks. They are adorable and made to be dropped 6 feet! But they're $2,000-4,000. Yikes.
But in spite of everything, you still get fic! I'll probably separate this into two posts later. Oh, and this weekend I hope to start posting the first round of the prompt fics.
Title: Heat of a Frozen Infatuation 9/? (Read previous parts here)
Pairing: Max+Kai
Warnings: Romance and some violence
Words: 7975
Teaser: While Max tries to sort out his own feelings, Kai's stress reaches a breaking point that makes things even more complicated.
( Read fic... )
( grumbling about computers now... )
My writing is backed up, of course. I have priorities! My dad loaned me his external hard drive so most of my important stuff is actually backed up now. I can write on my old computer, but the old computer no longer does internet so posting is a bit of a problem. I think I'll have to write on the one computer then switch to the other to go online in 1- or 2-hour chunks. At least the writing is safe. (note to Tsuki-kun: you fic beta is saved in my writing folder, so that is safe as well. I will get that beta to you on time, and damn the computer problems!)
EDIT: After a little research, I am now making eyes at the Panasonic toughbooks. They are adorable and made to be dropped 6 feet! But they're $2,000-4,000. Yikes.
But in spite of everything, you still get fic! I'll probably separate this into two posts later. Oh, and this weekend I hope to start posting the first round of the prompt fics.
Title: Heat of a Frozen Infatuation 9/? (Read previous parts here)
Pairing: Max+Kai
Warnings: Romance and some violence
Words: 7975
Teaser: While Max tries to sort out his own feelings, Kai's stress reaches a breaking point that makes things even more complicated.
( Read fic... )
Well... huh.
Nov. 1st, 2010 11:25 pmI really don't think I like the new counter on the Nano site. It's telling me how many unproductive days I've had. And since I tend to be behind, behind, behind and then do a huge rush one day and catch up this is going to be a source of frustration.
You know? My goal was just to make the wordcount this year. Just 50K on ANYTHING. (I want to make at least 1/2 of that on original stuff if I can...) And I felt like I was cheating so bad.
Well today my efforts are as follows:
Fic: 410 words
History Essay: ~700 words
Chem paper: ~2000 words
... Don't feel like such a cheater anymore, I gotta tell you. :P (Yes, I did all 2700 words of homework today. My brain is all spongy and I'm going to sleep now.)
You know? My goal was just to make the wordcount this year. Just 50K on ANYTHING. (I want to make at least 1/2 of that on original stuff if I can...) And I felt like I was cheating so bad.
Well today my efforts are as follows:
Fic: 410 words
History Essay: ~700 words
Chem paper: ~2000 words
... Don't feel like such a cheater anymore, I gotta tell you. :P (Yes, I did all 2700 words of homework today. My brain is all spongy and I'm going to sleep now.)
So, as should probably be expected, I've been having a minor freak-out over school. OMG first week of classes OHNOES *flail* and all that. >.< Mostly due to how horrible last semester was. And... yes, I am mostly calm now, having survived my first week.
So yeah, I am not of dead in a ditch yet, in spite of myself, even. Just trying to get around my own bad habit, the longer I go without poster, the harder time I seem to have actually saying something. Bah.
Strange note: All of my classes this year have the same room number. I am in room 223 in four different buildings. o.0 It's... interesting. Three of the four are rooms I have had classes in before. Also, taking a graduate level Psych class (Sensation/Perception, I've had the teacher before), and one of the graduate students called me a nerd. XD It was justified, but still pretty funny.
Oh, and I have two Death Note fic written. Only problem is that they are two different versions of the same idea. I'm note sure which to post. >.< The one I originally set out to write I suspect is more in character, but the second one I wrote... I just get the suspicion that y'all would enjoy it more. *headkeys* This is like the original conflict of interests for me...
EDIT: I also wrote Naruto fic (for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
10_whores, I need to go find out if I need to re-stake my claim...), but am having a crisis of editing. One minute I'm freaking out because "This is not happy-fluffy-fun-time! Why are you so fluffy!?" and the next I'm upset because "OMFG you are not Sasuke quit being so emo!" Yes. Emo!fluff. o.0 Sadly, I bet if I do a little more digging I could find something I finished this summer and then forgot about.
So yeah, I am not of dead in a ditch yet, in spite of myself, even. Just trying to get around my own bad habit, the longer I go without poster, the harder time I seem to have actually saying something. Bah.
Strange note: All of my classes this year have the same room number. I am in room 223 in four different buildings. o.0 It's... interesting. Three of the four are rooms I have had classes in before. Also, taking a graduate level Psych class (Sensation/Perception, I've had the teacher before), and one of the graduate students called me a nerd. XD It was justified, but still pretty funny.
Oh, and I have two Death Note fic written. Only problem is that they are two different versions of the same idea. I'm note sure which to post. >.< The one I originally set out to write I suspect is more in character, but the second one I wrote... I just get the suspicion that y'all would enjoy it more. *headkeys* This is like the original conflict of interests for me...
EDIT: I also wrote Naruto fic (for
10_whores, I need to go find out if I need to re-stake my claim...), but am having a crisis of editing. One minute I'm freaking out because "This is not happy-fluffy-fun-time! Why are you so fluffy!?" and the next I'm upset because "OMFG you are not Sasuke quit being so emo!" Yes. Emo!fluff. o.0 Sadly, I bet if I do a little more digging I could find something I finished this summer and then forgot about.Noise Pollution
Jul. 28th, 2008 10:14 pmI go to school, there is noisy construction Right Next Door while everyone is trying to concentrate. I come home, the neighbor behind us is hacking away with his chainsaw all afternoon while I'm trying to do homework. (It seems he has decided to cut down every last tree on his lot. Apparently, the zoning in our neighborhood allows him to do this if he feels like. Meh.) At night, even though it's dead-quiet I can not seem to get to sleep. As such... not in the best of tempers lately. Not so much bad-tempered as feeling mildly dead. But at least I'm aware of feeling dead. *is attempting not to be a zombie*
I made a promise I would try to keep in better touch. So I'm at least going to try. >.< Um... my current goal is to try and post and go through my flist at least once a week. Though I might have to resort to posting fic for fandoms none of you have ever heard of. I apologize in advance for my future ramblings.
So, um... because I can't think of anything else to say, please put up with my random direction-less mental rant of the day. Because I'm currently playing with a few different original ideas.
( Long rambling thing about naming OCs )
*posts before she can talk herself out of it*
*cuts because post is WHOAlong*
I made a promise I would try to keep in better touch. So I'm at least going to try. >.< Um... my current goal is to try and post and go through my flist at least once a week. Though I might have to resort to posting fic for fandoms none of you have ever heard of. I apologize in advance for my future ramblings.
So, um... because I can't think of anything else to say, please put up with my random direction-less mental rant of the day. Because I'm currently playing with a few different original ideas.
( Long rambling thing about naming OCs )
*posts before she can talk herself out of it*
*cuts because post is WHOAlong*
Coping with Vista
Jun. 27th, 2008 10:16 pmAfter two weeks of battle, ranging from cosmetic changes to thwarting intense stupidity to turning off superfluous features to getting vista to recognize my CD drive again (and not only am I not kidding, but considering the number of help files I found on the subject, it seems this is a fairly common problem in Vista), I think I've gotten Vista in a halfway livable condition.
Except for one thing. Any because I'm apparently really fucking picky, it is a "cosmetic" thing.
I hate, and I mean HATE the new toolbar Vista has in "My Computer." HATE. Lots. And no matter where or how I search I can not find out how to get rid of the damn thing!
The "new toolbar" (srsly, damn thing doesn't even have a name), is the one that says "Organize, View, etc." with the "etc." changing depending on what you have selected. I also want to get rid of the thing below that, that re-arranges your files according to "name; type; total size; etc." I have managed to get rid of everything but "name," which I am not allowed to get rid of, apparently. By the way: Who the hell re-arranges their files so often that they need that thing RIGHT THERE, as if View->Sort by->Something wasn't an easy enough route? Who?
Anyway, the fact is, since I figured out how to restore the original menu bar, that thing is a waste of space, and quite frankly it's ugly and the fact that I'm stuck with its uselessness pisses me off. I can't figure out how to remove it, and I'm starting to think it can't be removed and I am, in general, not a happy clam about this. I'm still trying to decide if I dare post on a tech support forum asking for help with a cosmetic change.
Oh, and I found out that I am most likely not entitled to free tech support for Vista, since it was FORCED on my by virtue of it being on my new computer instead of me being so stupid as to install it myself by choice. Does not compute!
On the plus side, now that I've gotten Vista to recognize my CD drive again, I can install Corel Wordperfect and move my writing to the new computer. (And finally get used to the new keyboard, yay) Especially now that I've got it set up so that I can finally FIND my damn files, I can actually start writing on the new computer. Since that's about the number one thing I even HAVE a computer for. Yeah. Sheesh! What a pain in the ass.
Still not happy, but I least now I can do writing and internet on the same computer. Plus, I may have gotten the Vista partition into a livable state, at least long enough for me to learn to use freakin' Linux. *Is sending away for a more recent and hopefully more n00b-friendly version*
... Please excuse the swearing. Now that I have the CD drive working, I shall watch a movie on my big-large-freakin' huge laptop screen, write something with my OMGYAY shiny new Corel software, and learn to love the new computer.
... And possibly post fic before morning if it will help y'all forgive my alternately silent and ranty behavior.
Except for one thing. Any because I'm apparently really fucking picky, it is a "cosmetic" thing.
I hate, and I mean HATE the new toolbar Vista has in "My Computer." HATE. Lots. And no matter where or how I search I can not find out how to get rid of the damn thing!
The "new toolbar" (srsly, damn thing doesn't even have a name), is the one that says "Organize, View, etc." with the "etc." changing depending on what you have selected. I also want to get rid of the thing below that, that re-arranges your files according to "name; type; total size; etc." I have managed to get rid of everything but "name," which I am not allowed to get rid of, apparently. By the way: Who the hell re-arranges their files so often that they need that thing RIGHT THERE, as if View->Sort by->Something wasn't an easy enough route? Who?
Anyway, the fact is, since I figured out how to restore the original menu bar, that thing is a waste of space, and quite frankly it's ugly and the fact that I'm stuck with its uselessness pisses me off. I can't figure out how to remove it, and I'm starting to think it can't be removed and I am, in general, not a happy clam about this. I'm still trying to decide if I dare post on a tech support forum asking for help with a cosmetic change.
Oh, and I found out that I am most likely not entitled to free tech support for Vista, since it was FORCED on my by virtue of it being on my new computer instead of me being so stupid as to install it myself by choice. Does not compute!
On the plus side, now that I've gotten Vista to recognize my CD drive again, I can install Corel Wordperfect and move my writing to the new computer. (And finally get used to the new keyboard, yay) Especially now that I've got it set up so that I can finally FIND my damn files, I can actually start writing on the new computer. Since that's about the number one thing I even HAVE a computer for. Yeah. Sheesh! What a pain in the ass.
Still not happy, but I least now I can do writing and internet on the same computer. Plus, I may have gotten the Vista partition into a livable state, at least long enough for me to learn to use freakin' Linux. *Is sending away for a more recent and hopefully more n00b-friendly version*
... Please excuse the swearing. Now that I have the CD drive working, I shall watch a movie on my big-large-freakin' huge laptop screen, write something with my OMGYAY shiny new Corel software, and learn to love the new computer.
... And possibly post fic before morning if it will help y'all forgive my alternately silent and ranty behavior.
Well, I am now officially an old maid! (As of yesterday night, but yeah.) I'm actually quite happy about this. It's a more important milestone to me than the right to drink, which I don't really plan on using.
Not that this is abnormal in my famialy, but it is awesome for me: My birthday presents can be summed up as: Books, books, manga, books, The Great Mouse Detective, Barnes and Noble gift certificate, socks. (Though now I'm starting what looks to be a killer semester with a whole pile of stuff I want to reeeeead.)
I am also officially an idiot... >.< ( Not happy about this bit )
I should really post fic and stuff later, but right now I need to finish cleaning my room. *checks watch* Um... 3-5 hours, I think. *ducks*
Not that this is abnormal in my famialy, but it is awesome for me: My birthday presents can be summed up as: Books, books, manga, books, The Great Mouse Detective, Barnes and Noble gift certificate, socks. (Though now I'm starting what looks to be a killer semester with a whole pile of stuff I want to reeeeead.)
I am also officially an idiot... >.< ( Not happy about this bit )
I should really post fic and stuff later, but right now I need to finish cleaning my room. *checks watch* Um... 3-5 hours, I think. *ducks*
This was a draft, but it has now been baleeted. Honestly, the whole fic might be dead permanently. I'm not sure the whole love list thing is still going at all anymore, and I'm pretty sure I've screwed up the original request. Meh. I feel like I didn't focus on Gaara enough. It's like... he doesn't have massive issues so his character goes thin or something...
Was public because Rice-chan went and deleted her journal. XP And then my connection went all to hell and I didn't get to ask the question I needed anyway. Damnit.
And I know I shouldn't be so cranky about here deleting her journal. Just... damnit. And Yahoo makes it so impossible to copy-paste into emails, I pretty much can't send her fic drafts now.
I am a tired atuhor, and that is not helping the cranky. I sleep now.
Was public because Rice-chan went and deleted her journal. XP And then my connection went all to hell and I didn't get to ask the question I needed anyway. Damnit.
And I know I shouldn't be so cranky about here deleting her journal. Just... damnit. And Yahoo makes it so impossible to copy-paste into emails, I pretty much can't send her fic drafts now.
I am a tired atuhor, and that is not helping the cranky. I sleep now.
Stupid internets! Why must you go so fast? Four days with no internet and I am utterly behind!
Right now I'm honestly more interested in hiding in my own writing because in four days I have had time for literally one page worth. And not for lack of trying. All for the lack of more than a few seconds of peace, or at least a few seconds of something I am allowed to tune out.
So not a happy Star.
( Internet chores list )
I could do these things. I really should... but I've had all the human interaction I think I can take for a while. I'm going to go bury myself in a Honda/Bakura AU for a few hours and see if that makes me feel like existing again.
Right now I'm honestly more interested in hiding in my own writing because in four days I have had time for literally one page worth. And not for lack of trying. All for the lack of more than a few seconds of peace, or at least a few seconds of something I am allowed to tune out.
So not a happy Star.
( Internet chores list )
I could do these things. I really should... but I've had all the human interaction I think I can take for a while. I'm going to go bury myself in a Honda/Bakura AU for a few hours and see if that makes me feel like existing again.
Having very bad, very widespread writers block. Not just on stuff that I know-know-know I need to write (read:things that have been promised already), not just on stuff that was being a pain in my ass already (dialouge and fight scenes). Everything. Blank. No words.
That's probably the first thing they do to you when you arrive in Hell, go inside your brain and give you permanent writer's block forever!
Obviously I am exaggerating my situation. In Hell you would also be forced to endure things like small, smelly trolls jabbing sharp things under your nails, and urban-Pheonix-in-summer weather, and the sound of shrill teens jabbering on cell phones all about you, but I am deep in my emo pit and my sense of purportion cannot find me down here.
If this goes away after me whining about it, I'm gong to pretend that was my evil plan all along. Otherwise... as many appologies as you can hold, I offer them to you. Along with some radio silence from this dirrection.
Currently considering just carving out all the bits of one of the promised fics that suck and sewing the remains together into a... something.
That's probably the first thing they do to you when you arrive in Hell, go inside your brain and give you permanent writer's block forever!
Obviously I am exaggerating my situation. In Hell you would also be forced to endure things like small, smelly trolls jabbing sharp things under your nails, and urban-Pheonix-in-summer weather, and the sound of shrill teens jabbering on cell phones all about you, but I am deep in my emo pit and my sense of purportion cannot find me down here.
If this goes away after me whining about it, I'm gong to pretend that was my evil plan all along. Otherwise... as many appologies as you can hold, I offer them to you. Along with some radio silence from this dirrection.
I did promise an explanation...
Feb. 6th, 2007 01:12 pmI'm not sure I have one yet.
I've been considering cutting down on writing because school is pwning my ass this semester. On the one hand, I do not have time for sleep, school, writing, and actual human interaction. I had been cutting down on the sleep area, but I have lately started doing the narcoleptic thing. This is all kinds of not good.
Cutting out the writing will more likely than not make me go crazy. Bad crazy. I've been there before. Cutting down I can maybe manage.
There may be some radio silence from this direction for a while.
I finally finished updating the site. I swear I am never, never, never letting myself get that kind of pile of work before updating. Four or five things is my official limit now. I should go back to my last entry and make that list all linktastic, but I'm too tired and I have work to do. In case anyone's actually interested: here's the main index: http://www.geocities.com/stars_reflection/Fanfiction/index.html Evenrything is linked and marked. Have at it.
I've been considering cutting down on writing because school is pwning my ass this semester. On the one hand, I do not have time for sleep, school, writing, and actual human interaction. I had been cutting down on the sleep area, but I have lately started doing the narcoleptic thing. This is all kinds of not good.
Cutting out the writing will more likely than not make me go crazy. Bad crazy. I've been there before. Cutting down I can maybe manage.
There may be some radio silence from this direction for a while.
I finally finished updating the site. I swear I am never, never, never letting myself get that kind of pile of work before updating. Four or five things is my official limit now. I should go back to my last entry and make that list all linktastic, but I'm too tired and I have work to do. In case anyone's actually interested: here's the main index: http://www.geocities.com/stars_reflection/Fanfiction/index.html Evenrything is linked and marked. Have at it.
State of me
Sep. 27th, 2006 08:22 pmI seem to be incapable of doing anything right lately.
( drivel )
Somehow, I've gotten behind. I don't think I'll be able to catch up again, either. It's not even a month into the semester and I just don't know what I'm doing anymore.
I finally got over my cold. Mostly.
I have found Japanese type substitution programs for macs, unix, linux, and literally every version of windows except for XP (Office XP, yes, but it won't work with normal XP). Does anyone know of any program that will let me type in Japanese that works with windows XP?
( drivel )
Somehow, I've gotten behind. I don't think I'll be able to catch up again, either. It's not even a month into the semester and I just don't know what I'm doing anymore.
I finally got over my cold. Mostly.
I have found Japanese type substitution programs for macs, unix, linux, and literally every version of windows except for XP (Office XP, yes, but it won't work with normal XP). Does anyone know of any program that will let me type in Japanese that works with windows XP?
Two of my teachers this semester are utter flakes...
( Cut for those who don't want to hear me whine about my classes )
The important thing here I will repeat: Does anyone know how/why you would be expected to put a citation in the introduction paragraph of a paper?
At this point, I don't care how stupid I sound admitting I have no idea what the teacher wants. Part of me is already going "oh let's just fail the damn class already so we can stop going to it."
( Cut for those who don't want to hear me whine about my classes )
The important thing here I will repeat: Does anyone know how/why you would be expected to put a citation in the introduction paragraph of a paper?
At this point, I don't care how stupid I sound admitting I have no idea what the teacher wants. Part of me is already going "oh let's just fail the damn class already so we can stop going to it."
Not dead yet
Apr. 27th, 2005 02:31 pmThough dead week is coming. You'll know when that is. I seem to have acquired an urge to point out whether or not I am, in fact, dead.
ooo... I have stuff I could actually rant about today. Ranty-rant! I won't, though. Too lazy. Blaa.
I seriously can not remember the last time I went into finals with good grades. O.O This fact is breaking my brain almost as much as the studying. I'm not even failing my history class. The history class of dooooom... argh.
Assuming I don't fail my lab report, I have a chance of walking away from this semester with over a 3.0.
I'm fairly sure I will, however, fail my final lab report. Which sucks, as my lab is tied to my lecture grade, giving it a lovely chance for me to fuck that whole class up. The grades are rigged so that a slip can mean four credits of bad grade insted of one credit of worse grade and three credits of nice grade.
What really sucks is that 'fucking up' starts at a B. I would rather be able to turn cartwheels if I manage a B...
Yeah. No ranting here, and no whining either. Honestly.
And now I shall get my butt to class. yay.
ooo... I have stuff I could actually rant about today. Ranty-rant! I won't, though. Too lazy. Blaa.
I seriously can not remember the last time I went into finals with good grades. O.O This fact is breaking my brain almost as much as the studying. I'm not even failing my history class. The history class of dooooom... argh.
Assuming I don't fail my lab report, I have a chance of walking away from this semester with over a 3.0.
I'm fairly sure I will, however, fail my final lab report. Which sucks, as my lab is tied to my lecture grade, giving it a lovely chance for me to fuck that whole class up. The grades are rigged so that a slip can mean four credits of bad grade insted of one credit of worse grade and three credits of nice grade.
What really sucks is that 'fucking up' starts at a B. I would rather be able to turn cartwheels if I manage a B...
Yeah. No ranting here, and no whining either. Honestly.
And now I shall get my butt to class. yay.
Pop music?
Nov. 14th, 2004 04:15 pmListening to Drift Away. One of my favorite songs. Tis awesome.
At least two other bands besides the Nylons play the song.
One of them is good (and also the band I think made the song in the first place).
The other guy sucks. He really, really, really sucks.
Totally fucks up the song.
I hate him/it.
So why is the guy who sucks the one who I always have to hear in department stores and on the radio!?
WHY!!!!
*repeat song* *turns up volume*
At least two other bands besides the Nylons play the song.
One of them is good (and also the band I think made the song in the first place).
The other guy sucks. He really, really, really sucks.
Totally fucks up the song.
I hate him/it.
So why is the guy who sucks the one who I always have to hear in department stores and on the radio!?
WHY!!!!
*repeat song* *turns up volume*
fuck fuck fuck fucking fuckity fuck. . . with a side of steaming fuck on rice.
Anyone who wants to tell me to be mature about this can burn and die.
My brain hurts. I'm going to go squee over UC icons and then work on the final draft of my paper.
Note: I may not sleep for the rest of the week in an last-ditch struggle to finish all my crap this week. So if the next few enteries are just babble and crap, you know why. Shit. I have tests, too.
Anyone who wants to tell me to be mature about this can burn and die.
My brain hurts. I'm going to go squee over UC icons and then work on the final draft of my paper.
Note: I may not sleep for the rest of the week in an last-ditch struggle to finish all my crap this week. So if the next few enteries are just babble and crap, you know why. Shit. I have tests, too.
'M a bitch. . .
Oct. 20th, 2004 01:12 pmWhy? Why am I so crabby today? *snarl*
+ How the hell do you get this 'ultimate authority on everything' job? Seems like people are snatching up this title right and left. I must be nice to have the answer to everything without the burden of facts.
+ Don't whine at me that you're depressed and sleeping through your classes. Yeah. I know I usually drip sympathy, but damnit I'm going through the exact same 'depression' crap as you, but unlike you I'm going to drag myself out by myself because I know I can. Don't ask me to baby you right now.
+ I vow hatred for all the men in my English class. Sooner or later I will explode, and scream at one of them "Oi! Shut your fucking mouth until I'm done talking!" Because they don't seem to realize that someone besides them can say more than one sentence at a time. Don't act like I'm a five year old. The reason you don't follow what I'm saying is that you didn't listen. fuck you
+ For the next year or so anyone who wants to complain about me being sexist can divert their annoyance onto said English class men. I really do make an effort to believe that the majority of men are not over-inflated, slimy, idiotic pricks with an exaggerated value of their own self importance. It's not my fault they keep proving me wrong!
+ I miss![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jmtorres. Even more than makes sense, because my sense of time gets all wonky when I don't sleep.
So it's just one of those days. An I'm going to be happy even if it kills me day. Same ol', same ol'. Just. . . I would rather not internalize this until I explode and hurt someone. Then again, I do know a few people who might deserve the hurting.
. . .
I feel better now.
So yeah. Now I will circulate. I will bestow random glomps and huggles and love on those on my friends list. Because I'm beginning to get the opinion that the social thing is evil, and I know online social thing will make me feel better.
+ How the hell do you get this 'ultimate authority on everything' job? Seems like people are snatching up this title right and left. I must be nice to have the answer to everything without the burden of facts.
+ Don't whine at me that you're depressed and sleeping through your classes. Yeah. I know I usually drip sympathy, but damnit I'm going through the exact same 'depression' crap as you, but unlike you I'm going to drag myself out by myself because I know I can. Don't ask me to baby you right now.
+ I vow hatred for all the men in my English class. Sooner or later I will explode, and scream at one of them "Oi! Shut your fucking mouth until I'm done talking!" Because they don't seem to realize that someone besides them can say more than one sentence at a time. Don't act like I'm a five year old. The reason you don't follow what I'm saying is that you didn't listen. fuck you
+ For the next year or so anyone who wants to complain about me being sexist can divert their annoyance onto said English class men. I really do make an effort to believe that the majority of men are not over-inflated, slimy, idiotic pricks with an exaggerated value of their own self importance. It's not my fault they keep proving me wrong!
+ I miss
jmtorres. Even more than makes sense, because my sense of time gets all wonky when I don't sleep.So it's just one of those days. An I'm going to be happy even if it kills me day. Same ol', same ol'. Just. . . I would rather not internalize this until I explode and hurt someone. Then again, I do know a few people who might deserve the hurting.
. . .
I feel better now.
So yeah. Now I will circulate. I will bestow random glomps and huggles and love on those on my friends list. Because I'm beginning to get the opinion that the social thing is evil, and I know online social thing will make me feel better.