Here I Am

Title: There Was a Time (the Waltzing Remix)
Author: Tommygirl
Summary: Daisy thinks Georgia has never waltzed. That's not entirely true.
Fandom: Dead Like Me
Characters: George, Daisy, Joy
Rating: PG-13 for language
Original story: Instruction by aphrodite_mine
A/N: It had been ages since I did any writing and I couldn't help but panic about worrying about why I had signed up. I'm glad I did. I was introduced to great stories by aphrodite_mine, forced to suck it up and write, and I think it turned out okay. Much appreciation to iamtheenemy for the beta and the encouragement that it did not, in fact, suck. Also, a lot of thanks to musesfool for running remix again.

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kamikazeremix for Supernatural fandom sounds really interesting. Alas, it's all set around the time of settlement on the new house and moving, so I know I won't be able to play this time around. But the rest of you should.

Tomorrow evening I hope to get some of the stuff for week of drabble-a-thons dealt with and share the polling results. So consider it your last chance to go vote for themes and dates.

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I'm taking some personal time tomorrow afternoon for a few hours of me time. With friends in hospitals and other friends moving and upcoming moves...I just need a few minutes to be by myself without any worries. Maybe I'll go see a movie (not Dark Knight as that is on Saturday with friends) or go to the park and read. Just something relaxing.

Title: So Much for the Afterglow (The Sam Tries to Knock Sense Into Dean Remix)
Author: Tommygirl/tommygirl
Rating: R
Pairing: Sam/Dean – I’ve finally caved and written them
Written For: the Supernatural Remix based on So Much for the Afterglow by frayen
A/N: Much love to Steph and chaneen for their help with making this readable. Love to frayen for allowing me to play with her story and to cathybites for organizing the thing. It was much fun! Feedback, as usual, is always appreciated!

( Where I write Sam/Dean for the first and make it schmoopy with a side of angst to boot… )

I was actually productive today! Alas, not involving anything fannish aside from finally watching the finale of season two of Prison Break

( I cut just to be on the safe side...Prison Break 2.22 )

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On the productive side today, I managed to get my room cleaned. It was a bloody mess and I still have way too many things, mostly books and dvds, that I need to somehow get organized. That's been one of my main projects recently - trying to get organized - and right now I'm making headway, but it really doesn't look like it yet.

I do have two new bags full of clothes and shoes for Good Will though. I'm sure I'll have a bag or so for the library too once I get through all my books.

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Have any of you been able to find the Supernatural comic, Origins # 1 for ordering online? The two online comic shops I tend to use only have # 2 for pre-order. I guess I can actually make a trip to an actual comic book shop, but I'm a lazy girl.

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Finally, remix_redux authors were revealed today. I can now say that I wrote The Halfway Girl (The Uncle Oscar Is at It Again Remix). It's Arrested Development, a new fandom for me to undertake, especially considering my serious love of the series. I'll post more about the experience later, but for now, I must say, that I'm actually quite proud of the final product and so glad that zarahemla enjoyed it.

And now I can properly thank dontyouwaitup for her remix of It's In Those Moments, it's in those moments (the "my kind of girl" remix). It's a great Supernatural story all on it's own without even reading mine. It takes the small idea of Sam's favorite memories of his family and turns it into this completely wonderful piece. Great stuff.

As always, mad props to musesfool and her helpers for putting together another fabulous year of Remix. I can only imagine the amount of work that goes into it and I totally appreciate the end product we all see.

Remix stories are due tomorrow night and I finally figured out what I want to write. I started a few different things, kept going back and forth on a few stories, and then decided on one, but I sorta talked myself out of it. The idea I had was all about a character that I just can't seem to get a grip on. Honestly, I blame all the amazing writers out there. So many people do that specific character justice and I fear I would just suck.

And I don't want to suck when I'm writing a story for someone else.

Okay, I never want to suck, but sometimes, it happens. I turn into McGhee from NCIS, except I don't shred, just highlight and delete from Word.

But so, I reread this story today on my lunch and suddenly I had an idea.

And it's something I never thought about writing and maybe tackling a huge challenge twenty four hours before it's due isn't my best idea, but I have notes, people. And if I can get the tone down, I think this will be really good.

So pray that I get the tone. It all goes back to that not wanting to suck thing.

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Between notes on the story and some personal universe writing with larah33, I totally made my goal of 200 words and then some. Woo-hoo.

Now if only I could cross some of the many things of my fannish to-do list. I would just be so damn happy.

But taxes are done and I have no big plans this weekend (the boy cancelled on me to work - he's so lucky my lazy self can understand love of job) and I'm actually (::fingers crossed::) feeling good...so aside from some errands tomorrow, I want to get a bunch of writing/reading/random things done that I've been putting off.

Because there are a few million things to do and cricketkate sent me her requests for the three stories for Sweet Charity, so I should at least try to work on one of those.

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Alrighty, off to try to catch up on friends list as much as I can before Real Time with Bill Maher and then I'll most likely collapse in bed.

Ciao darlings!

Leave a comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list 10 things you like starting with that letter. Post them in your journal and give out new letters to your commenters in turn. NO TAGBACKS ALLOWED, unless a commenter specifically requests to be given a letter!

I was given the letter "M"

- Michael Scofield of Prison Break
- Matchbox Twenty
- Movies
- Muppets
- Michael Chabon's books
- Melinda Doolittle on American Idol
- My friends
- MacManus Brothers (Boondock Saints)
- Music
- milkshakes

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dorkdance is hosting a Seasonal Friending Meme over at her journal. It's multifandom, so if you're looking for new friends, stop by.

I have finally begun working on my remix story, having chosen a story after going back and forth on a few different ones. I share a lot of fandoms with my recipient so it was really hard for me to narrow it down. But I've discovered a new author for future reference...and it's part of why I love the Remix challenge. I'm usually assigned to someone that I've never read before. I also managed to do a few hundred more words on the next installment of Winchester Meets Halliwell. This is a longer one than any of the previous as I had this damn idea based off jellicle's prompt back in the day to have Victor from Charmed interact with Sam of Supernatural.

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Alas and woe, I did not get to see Grindhouse today and it looks like I have to wait until next weekend. My sister woke up violently ill this morning and she would kick my ass if I went without her. Plus, this way the boy can come down and go with us next weekend. Of course, this is the second time we had to reschedule, so I'm beginning to wonder if I'm doomed.

We did watch Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and From Dusk 'Til Dawn. I forgot how much I really enjoyed From Dusk 'Til Dawn and not just because of my obsession with George Clooney...it's just a fun movie. I forget that sometimes, whereas I never forget how much I love PF or RD. Oh Quentin, you are so violent and over-the-top. I love it.

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Entourage is a little over an hour away. I'm waiting for the west coast showing on HBO though so that I don't have to miss Brothers and Sisters. I mean, if I had to choose between them, it would be Entourage, but thankfully, I live in a world where such evil choices are not required of me and I can enjoy *all* the cute boys I want.

Title: And Then: Long Live the Queen (The Prue Perspective Remix)
Author: TommyGirl /storydivagirl
Original Story: And Then: Long Live the Queen by lilian413
Fandom: Charmed
Summary: Prue watches her sisters try to comfort Phoebe after Cole's vanquishing
Rating: PG
A/N: Much love goes to musesfool for organizing the challenge once again. Great appreciation goes to ladybug218 and iamtheenemy for being kick ass betas and listening to me bemoan the state of my remix fic for weeks. Feedback always appreciated.


( On very rare occasions I write Charmed fic that DOESN'T have Chris in it... )

In case you live under a rock and didn't know, Remix Stories are up for reading. And so far, from the few I've had a chance to read, they all rock like whoa. That's right...like whoa.

Especially the story written for me.

Step by Step (The Double Time Remix) is a remix of my Gilmore Girls story, The Next Step. It's awesomeness, told from Kirk's perspective as he wonders if he and Lulu need to consider a "next step" since the entire town is saying it about Luke and Lorelai. I love it. It's so original and wonderful and the Kirk voice is entirely entertaining and spot on. So definitely check it out.

I'll have some recs for polyfandomrecs of Remix stories in the near future, but at the moment, I've only read a few thus far aside from the one written for me.

Also waiting with baited breath to see if the person I wrote for enjoys the remix that I did. I was freaking out a bit about writing this one so I really hope it's enjoyed.

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Is it sad that I'm counting down the days until Thursday when I will have new pretty to look at and enjoy? I need more Clark. And I definitely need a whole lot more Sam and Dean. It should be law.

Speaking of Sam and Dean, I had another one of my weird Supernatural dreams and STILL there is no Dean making out with me. What kind of evil psyche do I have? Anyway, where was I? Oh right...so in my dream Sam and Dean end up in unnamed city and it's discovered that Dean worked with the Nighthawkes (of Blade Trinity) from time to time while Sam was in college. And there is Dean/Abby and Dean/Hannibal. So Dean let's Sam go out on a hunt with them and explains what they do like Sam is *new* and Sam gets annoyed and pouty and wondering what the hell else he doesn't know about his brother from those four years while he was at Stanford.

And I woke up.

Dammit.

Dear subconscious,

The next Supernatural dream I have better include Dean and Tommygirl making out or I'm suing for emotional damages.

No love,

Me

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Okay, off to do some more reading of Remixes...er...work. Yeah.

Ciao!

The surefire sign that you've ingested too much sugar and have way too much time on your hands? You find yourself playing a game of "Red Light, Green Light" in your office hallway with a co-worker.

Yes, I'm *really* busy, can't you tell?

I should probably take advantage of this and say...write my crossficathon story, but it's just being very difficult. I don't want it to suck. I want it to be readable, dammit.

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So with the Remixes being completed and revealed last week, I've seen a lot of discussing on them in various journals. Of course, this got me to thinking and of course I need to share my two cents with y'all.

I think of the Remix Redux as a fun exercise and a bit of a challenge. I don't see myself as in competition with either the writer I'm remixing or the writer who remixed my own story and I don't understand why others would view it that way if they sign up to participate.

I can understand being a bit leary of having someone else fiddle with a story that you're very attached to, but to participate and then decide that it seems like a competition is the wrong way to think of it. That's like saying that every other story in your pairing that's produced is in competition with yours. And I don't view fandom that way. I don't like getting caught up in number games or how many responses I got while someone else got this many because it's all so very arbitrary.

I guess there will always be those people out there who like to complain about things, who worry so much about his/her own story that they can't see a remix for what it's supposed to be - an interesting challenge, a story that makes your own story all the more enjoyable.

For the record, I personally loved and adored the remix of my story. I thought it delved so much further into Sydney's head than I even attempted to and that it only made my story the better if you read the remix. And I'd hate to think that the person whose story I remixed thought I did her a great diservice or anything of that nature.

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Okay, must get this crossficathon piece done! Eeek!