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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
2:32 pm	Nano and cameras Things wot I wish to include in my NaNo: Red violet hair. Genderbendiness. Sorta Aya character holding a gun with those pearl grips, wearing brocade jacket, saying "Stand and deliver" Fangs Wings Color-shifting wings Magic Daring escapes Dashing Swords A threesome Perviness City Leopards of DOOM I'm writing a paper for my class and it's going well, I suppose, but I am deeply bored. I like the class, but I'm so eager to start tomorrow's fifteen minute a day art project that I'm starting to fidget. I also realized, see, that I could create my own reference photos with Obitsu dolls and an inexpensive digital camera. (My current camera will not download photos to my computer, which is A Problem). Anyone have favorite *simple* and inexpensive digital camera suggestions? (Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
5:56 pm	This is just to say that I finished the marc record you left in the catalog it was boring and made me emo ( Read more... ) (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
9:56 am	Random halp needed: LJ knows all Does anyone know of a good way of organizing large paper artwork?  I mean, like B5, 10 x 14 inches? My artwork is taking over, and storing it on the floor is a Bad Idea, I'm sure.  It won't fit into file cabinets, and I need to be able to page through it from time to time, so stacking it is very inefficient.  I have a single portfolio at the moment, and it now weighs about ten pounds, and tends to list to one side.  Also, portfolios usually cost a small fortune.  I'd like to be able to sort into categories.  Like: F, S, W, and C, projects, subdivided into at least twenty page manga.  I did try to work at 8 1/2 x 11, but it was no go in the draft stage.  So, I'm back to 10 x 14.  *looks pleadingly at f-list* Current Mood: hopeful (Comment on this)
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
12:03 pm	A lovely problem to have.  I got a bunch of bookstore giftcards for my birthday.  *bounces*  What to get?  What to get? I'm looking for something squeeful, something fun, something I can maybe even fic about, or just get overexcited by.  I'm also looking for a doable game that does not require much gaming skill, will run on my laptop, includes men with braids/long hair, beautiful women (ideally wiv swords), androgynous gorgeous people, etc.  I can't play the Sims because it makes me completely depressed, no idea why.  I suck at shooting with guns, get bored by hack and slash, and enjoy movement puzzles.  My favorite game evah was Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.  I love her swan dive.  ~.^  I plan to use the game as a fun reward for homework, maybe.  I do very badly with Japanese dating sim games, too, by the way. Music or CD or DVD suggestions are also welcome!  I'd love to find another show to watch and enjoy, since I'm going to wait to watch SPN and BSG.  I don't actually have cable, and have no IRC or whatever that is, so I'd ideally like it to be something I can get ahold of fairly easily.  I tried Bleach and bounced off it, enjoyed early Trinity Blood but stopped because I heard it went to WTFF-land, loved Last Exile until the end, really really really love Loveless, and am generally open.  I still have several as yet unread novels from my last plane trip (Melusine, the Luck in the Shadows trilogy, Fingersmith) and am mid-Flora Segunda but other novel ideas are wonderfully welcomed.  Feel free to suggest fic, non-fic, art, how to, gardening (especially small scale, organic, food gardening for total idiots), history, whatever you're grooving on, etc.  (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
4:03 pm	Fic: Formerly Known As, Chapter Seven If you're new to this fic, don't start here. All parts are tagged with 'fic: formerly known as'. I've had new people friend me, so I might as well say it here, since it bears repeating, I think, given the lighter tone of most of my other stories. I don't post warnings for this 'verse. The world isn't always a nice place, and neither is this fic. This is also, oddly, the fic that is dearest to my heart. I wanted to do something self-indulgent for my birthday, so I worked on this fic. Continued thanks to my betas rzyna, wedjateye, and nekojita, who all helped me in innumerable ways and to aluragayleceruleansoul ( Read more... ) (Comment on this)
8:17 am	I like to make little lists for major life turning points--things I want to do, qualities I'd like to have more of, things I've done, goals, etc.  This year, I turn thirty five, which seems Significant.  For my birthday this year, I'm doing something different.  Comment and I'll tell you three things that I adore about you.  (Comment on this)
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
9:51 am	I'm not getting all my comment notifications, darnit. I'm such an ink fangirl. You remember my sore hand? Ha! My beloved Pilot pens, makers of the indispensable V5 best pen of all time, have come out with an ergonomic grip, retractable version. *dies of glee* I'm here to report that it works just as well as the V5, except you don't have to worry about sore hands. My sore hands were actually caused by the el cheapo Bics that I have to use on forms and such but which I coopted for homework. You can find these new awesome Pilot Precise V5/7 versions on display here. I bought mine at the drugstore. BPAL: Been a while since I posted any reviews. Yikes! I traded my bottle of the LE Passion for a whole half-imp decant set of Snake Oils, of which there are thirteen, I believe. I'm so glad I did. I love Snake Oil, and it really works on me, but I wanted to try all the variants. I haven't tried them all, but so far my favorite is Boomslang. It's like extra dark chocolate mixed with sex. Dude. I must have a bottle of this. It's the first chocolate BPAL that doesn't go funky plastic on me. We're not talking some sort of Hershey's chockie either, this stuff is extra dark, rich with cocoa. It's chocolate, snake oil, sex, and something similar to sandalwood but richer and darker (the description informs me it is teakwood and that rice milk is also involved). It's also thick, dark and oily in the bottle, so sluggish it slides against the glass slowly. Australian Copperhead, Banded Sea Snake, King Cobra, and Coral Snake have also been awesome, but so far I don't like the smell of Saw Scaled Viper. I've also got an extra imp of Western Diamondback, because I have the whole bloody bottle already. Western Diamondback is.....well, it's the most dom scent I have ever smelled. Seriously. Snake oil, worn leather, and oomph. The imp is super!cute, a little snake wearing a cowboy hat. *dies* My tattoo is shedding. It looks very silly, all scaly and weird. Big weekend plans: art, write, clean, rest, and snooze. It's too cold to sit on the porch today! *bounces* (Comment on this)
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
10:13 am	Y/A fic: girl!Yoji, part 9. Not worksafe. ( Read more... )</span> Current Music: AJ Roach - Granddaddy (Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
5:02 pm	Girl!Yoji fic. I think this may be part eight. I discovered I numbered them wrong and missed a chapter.  Ooops.  Will renumber Real Soon Now.  Warning: not as fluffy as usual, and worksafe like whoa.  ( Read more... ) (Comment on this)
4:09 pm	Latest Playlist: Enable me! Classic rock....anyone? Anyone? Buehler? Here's what I've got planned so far:( Read more... ) I'm getting ready to write more Formerly Known As.  In case it isn't obvious.  (Which it probably Very Much Is.)  I like a nice long mix, because I tend to write for exactly as long as my mix lasts.  Then I have to go wander off, muse-less, and come back for another session after a several hour to multi-day/week break.  Thus, the longer and sweeter the mix, the better.  So!  If y'all have any song suggestions that would Fit Right In, I'm all ears.    I swear that FFKA has a happy ending.  It does!  Honest!  But I need to get there first.  Thus my quest for further musical inspiration.  I've managed to burn myself out on Springsteen so I need a new, but very good mix.  And, um, obviously, my taste is a bit...um.   So!  If you have anything that goes along well with this, especially with good solid harmony and a teensy bit of twang, I'd love to know more.  (Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
7:53 pm	Firefly fic? I'm on break from baby-cataloging class.  I've never read Firefly fic.  I was pre-fen when I watched Firefly.  So!  What are your favorite fics?  I adore Firefly.  I'm in a real mood to visit that world.  * I've got an insane to-do list and I need me some rewards.  Also: I plan to answer comments, emails, and take pics ASAP!  But first, I must do work and attend class.  And trust me when I say I need rewards.  Baby cataloging is Killing. My. Brain.  Surrogate record databases.  Authority records.  Proliferation of version, library economy, work morphing.  Marc records.  *whimper* Also?  Tattoo...still awesome.  *If you haven't got any Firefly recs, I could also do with some BTVS Faith fics.  If they have happy endings.  (1 Comment |Comment on this)
4:05 pm	The folly of muses and the rocking of socks Dear my brain: We are behind on homework for class, you do realize this, right?  It's due in two hours!  So now is NOT the time to slam me with two simultaneous plot bunnies: one for dom!Aya and one for girl!Yoji.  Also?  Getting slammed with two plot bunnies for those universes at the same time is giving me muse whiplash.  In other news: my new tattoo rocks my socks.  I got it on the upper arm.  The guy took his time, really did a fantastic job.  My girls couldn't make it, because tattoo parlors have the weirdest scheduling known to man, but that's okay because they wouldn't have been allowed in the tattoo area anyway.  It took about two hours.  And the artist was very pleased to do my art.  It didn't hurt, but I found the noise a bit irritating.  Fortunately, my artist had some lovely mellow hip hop and then later Mazzie Star on.  I sort of dozed off a couple times.  There will be pictures!  But first, there will be homework.  Alas.  (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
10:21 am	Ugly realization: the story of the knee thus far Feel free to skip. ( Read more... ) Current Music: AJ Roach - Granddaddy (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, September 7th, 2007
12:35 pm	In which I request assistance in spending money Yeah, I'm supposed to be resting the hand.  *looks shifty*  I am, I really am.  I swear.  I'm not writing fic the way I want to be at any rate.  I refuse to post about the recent local crime or my new landlady's increasingly disturbing insanity.  So!  My beloved f-list, talk to me.  I scored a hundred bucks back from a refund.  What should I do with this unexpected bounty?  (I'd post this in poll fashion but I am sucking LJ bandwidth for free for the foreseeable future!) VM should: Buy a corset and a pretty necklace and go to a bar and like, trawl for dates for once in her life (assuming I could find an appropriate bar for my taste). Tattoo! Two words: Fuck me boots.  Oh, wait, that's three words. Convince B to help me shop for a new and stunning outfit. Ten packs of manga drawing paper!  (I, um, may already have a sizeable stash, so this is not the siren call it might otherwise be). iTunes music splurge, although I freely admit I don't think I could manage to spend a hundred bucks there... Something wot I will explain or suggest!  (Suggestions very welcome, nay encouraged) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 6th, 2007
8:31 pm	Abbreviated state of the VM I strained my typing hand.  (I type almost exclusively right handed.  Long story.)  Owwwww.  I don't think it was the fic.  I think it was hunching over the keyboard and typing that stupid, long homework assignment while stressed and emo and stiff.  And writing homework notes longhand, clutching the pen in an iron grip.  Bad VM no biscuit.      I'll be RICEing it.  Which means I must skip most writing for a bit.  Arrrrgh.  Must do work stuff, must do school stuff, so that means.  (Paper due next week.)  Woe!  I'll be scarce around here for a bit.  *grumbles*  (Comment on this)
11:30 am	Revisited: class, hardship, poverty, sacrifice It’s probably in bad taste to post an essay in response to somebody you’ve banned in your own journal, but fuck it.  I’ve got things I want say to about class, hardship, poverty and sacrifice, and I’m going to say them.  Feel free to skip.  ( What I've got say, for what it's worth ) (Comment on this)
Monday, September 3rd, 2007
3:17 pm	Further questions of a Yoji nature. I paced out the pages that I have drawn.  It looks like I can make a printable doujinshi if I add a couple more pages, so I think I will do that.  Which leads me to some Very Crucial Questions. Supposing you would like to read a short Y/A doujinshi, what do think about the following: Plot?  Yes/No? Explicit sex?  R or NC-17?  PG-13?  Implied only? Assuming yes to the question above, Yaoi tradition or something a bit less...liquid?  (Not to worry, there will be NO Murakami style shots, for the love of god, but I might do something a la Dr. Ten or Zaou.) Flowers: orchids and roses, or something else?  Suggestions of a Significant Floral nature are welcome. And finally, I'll need a name for the "doujinshi circle", aka publishing name.  Ideas? (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
8:58 am	I am doing much, much better.  I have a question.  Does anyone have an album worth of music that has the feel of Tom Wait's Ol 55?  I need an album-worth of that sort of absufuckinglutely gorgeous harmony/melody and gravel, bittersweet but uplifting, for a writing project wot shall remain nameless at the moment.  It should have a masculine feel, like that, in some way, but female singers are fine.  I don't care if it has words, or no words, or anything like that.  The feel is what matters.  Big plans for today: art, ice cream, nap, play with Pookie, write on porch, read, do project, clean (hey, I'm running out of ice cream spoons).  (Comment on this)
Friday, August 31st, 2007
8:38 am	rzyna, I put the package in the mail!  You should get it pretty soon.  Sorry for the delay.  I'm feeling much better.  Sleep is awesome.  I have a few key plans this weekend: take Pookie to vet, eat ice cream, do laundry, play.  I bought some awesome food yesterday, including a bit of buffalo steak for my new grill.  *bounces* Has anyone found any really good pens lately?  I could do with some new ones.  The smoother flowing, the better.  I have a new story to plot out and I think I may do so on paper with pens and colors and possibly index cards, just because I adore them.  Current Music: Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview (Comment on this)
Friday, August 24th, 2007
12:38 pm	I'm terribly behind on comments, and there are a bunch of f-list posts I want to comment on, especially art related ones and some cheering ideas I've had and so on.  But I'm dead on my feet, so most will get answered on Monday, I think.  Mostly, I'm planning my relaxing weekend.  I'm curious.  Would anyone be interested in reading original fic?  Um, especially sff flavored fic with a bit of kink, some female and male and genderswitch POV, a bit of poly, bi, slash (f as well as m), and also maybe swords, braided hair, comrades in arms, fighting with back against the wall, classic car porn, food porn, etc?  I'm kind of spending this weekend noodling around a brand new notebook with some Fresh, Shiny, New Pens.  It's my current clever scheme to treat myself to some comfort fic writing at the end of my study time for grad school.  I mean, I'm taking cataloguing fer godsakes; also, gradschool makes me twitchy and I need to unwind.  I need something restful, swashbuckling, and fun.  Think girl!Yoji flavored, except not actually Yoji, obvsly.  I'll be writing it anyway; mostly I'm just wondering whether I should post it, or do the editing that posting requires.  Current relaxing weekend plan: Do my hair, sketch more Soubis, paint my toenails, have a spa night, have a massage, sleep in, read fluff, play with Pookie, nap on the porch, eat my exciting new practically nightshade free potato chips, etc.  Current Mood: *thud* Current Music: chill mix (Comment on this)