Cupid Bow Mouth

I've written a lot o' fic and read even more. Everyone has been awesome and welcoming, and full of yay! I'm scarce of late, with school and kdramas sucking up what little free time I have. Hopefully, I will get to writing before the year is up. It is only January, so we should be able to make that happen. On the other hand, I also have to classes this semester devoted to composition and literacy. Writing may just be restricted completely to the academic, at least until Spring Break.

In the meantime, I've got to find a class to do my observation hours in ... AND I need to finish getting ready for work. Or start. Whatever.

Thanks for the otter, viciouswishes! I've been having a great birthday since Saturday and now that I am officially 34, well, I don't know what else I could possibly ask for. I've had plenty of Red Velvet, Beer and Peach champagne (not all at the same time), and the Steelers are going to the Super Bowl.

It's pretty awesome!

Well, it turned into Yay Me Weekend, a little bit. Dude, I ate until I popped. Me and the kids celebrated my survival of another full year by heading out to Lucille's for some damn good eats on Friday for dinner! It was totally made of win, ya'll. The plate was bigger than my head, although smaller than Susie's boobs. (I guess we can't have everything.)

The folks over at The Doublemeat Palace where I work bought me Italian for lunch and the sweetest little Lemoncello cake ever in the history of the world. Yum-mAY! Then there was ice cream and a little drinkie poo! Clare let me tag along for a day at the races on Saturday where I indulged in crabcakes and Raspberry Mojitos all on the Man's Dime cause that's how we roll, yo!!

As if that wasn't fabulous enough, I got old man pullage at the end of the day. We tried to scoot out and I got a really sophisticated "what's your sign" line from this serious oldhead loitering at the exit. Unfortunately, he didn't know as much about the zodiac as he thought he did cause I had to correct him twice. He called me a Capricorn, I'm an Aquarian and he said that I was a Snake, I am a Dragon. Word of warning, kids, sew your game up tight. If you're playing the astrology gig, be sure to remember the details. They kind of count, y'know?!

Anywho. It was tons of fun despite the tornado warnings and apocalyptic floods (okay, okay, I may be exaggerating just a hair, but there really was a warning on like Thursday night). I am officially thirty-one and we are getting along rather well. Much better so far than me and that bitch, thirty. She was just so difficult, that girl.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. Oh, and I made out like a total bandit! Cletus gave me God of War II, tkp sent a very funny birthday pickle, Yo!Mello sent heartbreakers omg! and I received combined total of $100.00 in gift cards to the bookstore. WOO HOO!!!!!!! I've already got my first book picked out: Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time and The Universe in A Nutshell. They're selling it as a double at Barnes and Nobles for $15.00. I have $75.00 more to go. OMG, this is going to be SO MUCH FUN!!

See you guys around. If the world ends, you can find me in the bookstore!

Okay. So, here's the thing. I was going to try and "catch up" and all, but dude... there is NO WAY, Jose. I have made an attempt, but I've got projects on top of everything and if I try to catch up I will be behind forever and ever, amen.

So, if there's something you think I missed and would be especially interested in: wank, meta, fic, etc, send me a link. Cause, dude, seriously? Behind. Like WAAAAYYYY behind.

Plus, I've got to update ALL my sites. The rec site is going to be like LJ, I think, from this point and forward. I need to upload permalinks for all of MY fic and the hub could use a new laout. I'll probably be dropping blogger cause, what's the point. There's been zero activity on the fan art front so I don't need to worry about Spreading Stain right now.

Sigh.

We also need to finish up the draft for the lynnevitational. I'd like to get it beta'd one more time before I submit it, tkp. If you're up for it.I'm hoping I finessed Sariel enough.

We're also indulging ourselves in The Great Tag Project of aught-seven. I am AMAZED at how long this LJ has been around. 2003, you guys! Who Knew?! I surely never, ever realized. It would appear that I've always been this goofy. : ) Anyway, I made it through 2003 and up to March of 2004. Still got a way to go. Dude... seriously.

I need to get some sleep. Got to go and work for the money tomorrow.

I hope that everyone had a grand Fourth of July! and last, but nowhere near least ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe we've been kicking around in the same sandbox since 2003. You're adorable, girl and I hope that your day was the most awesome birthday ever, despite the exploding diaper stories.

I think you're pretty, g-damn awesome!

Happy Birthday to vylit!! Sorry I'm late, cutie-honey! I hope your birthday was super swell and chock full of the fantastic!

And Happy Birthday also to coffeeandink who totally helps to keep my bookshelf stuffed with good things to read! I hope your day is pure fabulousness!!

Also? I seemed to have missed the glorious birthday of the living legend herself. I've heard tell that kita0610 is having a birthday!!! Happy Birthday!! I don't know what to say because you're one of those founding fathers/pilgrim's rock kinda foundations for my understanding of and interaction with fandom and fic writing. Does that make sense? I hope you have a great, wonderful, awesome year.

I can't be clever about this one, ya'll. I can' add or flip it or doing anything unique. The number looks the same and I don't want to be three again. Therefore, I am thirty!!

OMG!! How did That Happen?!

Happy Belated Birthday to chrisleeoctaves!!!!

I hope your day was wonderful and fabulous and swell! I offer you fic if you'd like. Tell me what you want, my dear and it is yours!!

Also:

( memage thoughtlessly appropriated from tkp )

Title: Apnea
Author: glossing
Summary: The effects of Orpheus are unpredictable.
Characters: Angel, Connor, Faith. Any and *all* combinations.
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: Made up, all of it.
Notes: For SeraC/seraphcelene's birthday. Thanks to _divya_ for North Shore help & inspiration.


She'll fall deeper, fly farther, just close her eyes and be away.


You guys! Please read this, rec it and leave the author lots and lots and lots of love!!!

I believe in kita0610.

She's brilliantly creative, talented, and intelligent. Fandom wouldn't be as fun, interesting, sexy or smart if she weren't part of it.

We loves the kita0610, yes we do!!

... only it wasn't. Not completely. My thunder was totally stolen.

So it seems that once again fandom is full of wank and kerfluffles. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water someone says something, it's taken out of context and much too seriously, and then next thing you know things are really out of control. BBF has been experiencing the same technical difficulties.

Oh, fandom, how I love you. BTW -- House was way good tonight. I missed most of SVU but caught the payoff at the end.

In other, less controversial news, I had a birthday. It officially ended fifteen minutes ago. I am 28. Bless me father for I am getting old. And in my dotage, as in my youth, there are many things that I just can't be bothered with. Figuring out fandom is one of them.

Still! Many thank you's to thawrecka and dafnap for the birthday wishes. It's nice to be remembered since mostly I am not. I might flush this journal because, really, what's the point. I am not the seemingly hated jennyo and I am not all inflammatory like dearest annakovsky. I am not hunted like the now absent maayan, nor am I much loved like our dear shrift. Not that I mind. At least not this year. I've gotten over LJ and seem to have found quite a few things to do offline. Besides, I've got time. My domain doesn't come up for renewal until April. I'll make a choice then. I'm totally into this year, so I'm not bothered with the necessity for making a choice.

In the meantime, this SoCal girl has better things to do with her time. There's this huge, annual football game that I have to prepare for. And when I say prepare, I mean, PREPARE! Those little smokies don't just hop themselves onto the toothpicks. Someone has to actually *put* them there. I also have to pick up an Eagles jersey because no one should doubt my love for my boys. And even though T.O. is uncertain and Chad Lewis is no longer in, I believe that we still have a fighting chance.

dafnap, I hope your week improves. There are no real words, but you're in my thoughts. I know it doesn't really help, but, well, there it is. I am thinking of you. moonwhip, feel better. moireach, have you been writing?!?!?!? I know you're busy, but I need fic. I'm at loose ends this weekend and I don't want to spend ALL my free time at the gym.

Speaking of which. I lost four pounds this week. On purpose. How's that for tenacity?