Here I Am

Thank you to everyone who voted for my first line for the Savvy Authors contest. I seem to be in the top thirty, which is what i need to move to the next step. I'm working out the details of that now and may be turning to a few of you for some help, as summaries have never been my forte. If you've read my stories, you probably know that. "There was this girl and she was, like, in love with her best friend, or something."

Again, thank you, guys. I'd really like the opportunity this would give me to focus on my original writing and your help has not gone unnoticed. You rock.

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This has been a long, hard week and I'm so glad it's over. But this is a weekend where I must get stuff done. Last weekend I lazed about, which I'm glad for and was probably needed, but there are a few things on my to-do list. One of those things is to catch up on all my fandom fun - reading, writing, reccing, and community stuff. I hope, anyway.

Happy Supernatural Day, my darlings! Tonight's looks to be angstapalooza (based only on the preview - I know no spoilers and would like to keep it that way please) and oh Sammy & Dean! I love them so much! Alas, I might not get to watch the episode until tomorrow because of Flyers hockey, but happy SPN day all the same! I'll probably just skim over any episode reviews tomorrow until I've seen it.

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I want to thank y'all for the hugs and good thoughts from last night. I'm actually doing a bit better now with the pain killers and such. I'm at work and it's not too bad (though I'm having a hard time focusing on work) so I can't complain. Still a step above the evil pneumonia.

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Anyone want to throw some prompts at me? I'm having such trouble with my writing lately. I'm not promising anything amazing or profound or very long, but I'll do my best. Though, I will say the schmoopier the prompt the better as that is how my mind works best.

Fandoms: Supernatural, Jared/Jensen RPS, Heroes, Charmed, Roswell, Sports Night, West Wing, Alias

Today has been spent watching lots of movies. I even pulled out my copy of Man in the Moon (Reese Witherspoon one, not Jim Carey), which made the boy roll his eyes and mutter something about having been forced to watch this fifty or so times before.

I have all these ideas in my head for things to write, but I can't seem to focus on any one in particular. And maybe I should just put all my energy into finally finishing up Winchester Meets Halliwell before ladybug218 goes and has another birthday on me (she's already accepted the likelihood of this outcome).

I start to read fic because I have a ton bookmarked, but then I feel guilty because I should be writing and my brain has bunnies 'o doom. But gah.

It's a vicious circle. And when I try to explain it to family and the boy, they think I'm just crazy. Which is possible.

Anyway, have watched:

- Sicko - I really think that everyone in the United States should see this movie. I don't care what you think of Michael Moore or his beliefs, but health care is a very real problem. And these people who lost everything were regular, hardworking Americans, who got sick and couldn't afford care. And then you see in contrast how other countries get it right. And this is why I have a Canadian wifey on the side in larah33.

- To Die in Jerusalem - I tivo'd this on HBO and it's a documentary about a Palestinian suicide bomber who killed a teenage girl in a supermarket. It was very interesting and upsetting and it's sad that at the end, when the two mothers are talking, they just can't understand where the other is coming from. You have the Palestinian mother who can't denounce what her daughter did, even if it wasn't something she wanted, because they live in oppression and they must resist that. And then you have the Isreali mother who just wants the violence to stop so that other mothers don't lose their children for nothing.

- American Dreamz - This movie made me laugh. Obvious satire of the current administration and the way America makes certain things so very important that really don't matter. Now I just keep saying, "You've been Omarized!"

- Man in the Moon - I love this movie. I never tire of this movie.

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I really am grateful to the friends that I have on livejournal and to the fortunate experience I've been able to cultivate for myself. I will never understand the love of wank and drama. Life is enough of a hassle for me most days. This is where I come to escape. So thank you to you guys for being lovely and wonderful and rather drama-free folks.

Happy Supernatural Day!!! I hope tonight's episode is some fun stuff. I love the angst and woe, but sometimes episodes like Hell House just make me happy for the boys. Gah.

Again, I just want to say how much I love you all and how wonderful you make the fandom experience and I'm so glad to get to know all of you. Please know that if you ever need anything - something as simple as someone to vent to or a ficlet to make you smile - I'm always here anyway that I can.

Thank you so much to anonymous for the virtual gift! And to everyone who said such nice words about me at svmadelyn's Valentine Game - wow, thank you. It made me smile and feel loved. And how awesome was Madelyn to run this thing? And how amazing is it that so many people participated and so many people got love? There can be drama and craziness on these here internets, but there is a helluva lot of good to make up for it!

And before I sound to much like Pollyanna that I have to kill myself, let's move on...and just squee over the amounts of awesome Schmoop fic that the SPN fandom produced yesterday. I'm a very bad girl who took a Valentine's prompt and didn't finish her story on time. Yeah, it's the story of my life lately and someone needs to kick my butt into gear.

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A Little Pimpage:

-Black Donnellys Friending Meme - Sure, the show doesn't premiere until February 26th, but there are a bunch of people who have seen it already. So go check it out.

-Rodney/Teyla Thing-a-Thon - SGA, sign-ups until February 23rd

-heroes50 - 50 prompt table to write 50 stories about a Heroes character/pairing of your choosing.

-64damn_prompts - 64 Damn Prompts, Multifandom/Original, no deadlines

-spnroundtable - This looks awesome, fellow SPN fans. A place to share recs, a place with themed challenges, and interviews with authors. It's going to be good stuff.

-3daychallenge - 3 Day Challenge community for fun multifandom weekend writing challenges!

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I have so much to do and no idea where to even start. I hate feeling like that. Here's to hoping I can get through a few lists of things fairly easily and move on.

Ciao.

Thank you to everyone who has sent me a card thus far. I love the cards and they are hanging along my book case in the living room. 'Tis the only thing that's really making me feel like the holiday season is upon me. Otherwise, I currenly feel like the grinch.

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Dear Honda,

You are evil and have taken all my money. Damn you and your 30,000 mile check ups. But now Kay is ready for winter and her upcoming inspection in February.

But I still think you're evil.

No love,

Tommygirl

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We are now up to season five with the mother on Gilmore Girls. She's addicted, people. We watch an episode and then she gives me this puppy dog look and says, "What? No more?" Fun times. My sister and I have created a GG monster. Season four was actually not so bad on viewing it again, which I haven't done since it aired. Rory still annoyed me, but not quite as badly. And i'm sorry...as much as I love JP now (GAH), he was still a big 'ole goob on Gilmore Girls. Sammy rules so much more and I bet it's 'cause he had a cool papa and brother.

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No writing accomplished today. I didn't even get to peruse livejournal today. Work = busy before I leave for vacation. Fun times. Tonight, I'm going to try to do something fannish, writing or recs, but knowing myself, my sister and I will probably hang out and rewatch Heroes or something.

But for now, I'm going to grab some dinner and catch up on friends list.

Ciao darlings!

I just got home to the most awesome thing ever.

Dear wendy (aka Secret Santa):

You are most awesome and thank you so much for the fun stuff, the dvds, and the lovely note. I've loved getting to know you over the past few months and I couldn't have asked for a better secret santa. You seriously rock the casbah, darling.

I love it.

Love,

Mare (aka Tommygirl)

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Now I must get my package out in the mail. I just picked up one of the pieces today on my lunch (as they had to order it for me), so now I can get it all wrapped up and ready to go. Woo-hoo. I'm so glad I was able to participate in Mad's Secret Santa exchange this year. It's so much fun. Now here's to hoping my recipient likes what I picked out!

But yes, thank you again, Wendy!