Here I Am

I'm attempting to come up with some writing responses for Day 3 of the drabble-a-thon, but currently am quite ecstatic because I think I figured out how to deal with one of the things that bothered me about my apocalyptothon first draft. So I want to fix that up and get it off to beta as soon as possible, while the ideas are still fresh. I was struggling with this one particular element to the story and while I was meditating today it just hit me.

Thank goodness for that as I need time to get it back from beta and I want to post it before I move next week (and ohmygod, I move next week into my own house! Yikes.)

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I highly recommend Joel Osteen's weekly podcasts to people, even if you're not Christian. he's everything that religion *should* be, very positive and hopeful, never judgemental or talking about how evil people are. And I don't know if it's just me, but I swear, sometimes, it's like he's talking directly to me. Like his topic will resonate so much and I just walk away from the podcast with a much better perspective on life (and, for me, God).

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What do I have to do in order for Annie to leave on All My Children? Just when I think she couldn't annoy me more, she finds new ways to irk me. And I admit, that my great love of Greenlee will always biased me against certain characters, but she's just so irritating. She doesn't have one redeemable trait. How is that even possible?

So I read that Vanessa Marcil is again in talks with GH. And I think that would be awesome, especially if Jagger sticks around because think of the fun that could be had. Or if they pair her up with Jason because they had such potential last time around. And yes, the character of Brenda (like Greenlee) is another one of those characters that I adore beyond reason.

Anything new on One Life to Live worth tuning in? I'm still mad about how they killed off Nash. Nash/Jess and Nash/Tess were the only pairing(s) I enjoyed.

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Lots of pimpage!!!

( Onto the pimpage... )

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Anyone know where I can find some great Phelps/Lochte icons? I've come across icons of each boy separately, but I'd love a few of them together. Please, help me feed my obsession a bit more.

Over fourth of July weekend, I ended up babysitting a four-year-old because my friend's father was in the hospital after a stroke. Then this weekend, the same friend calls me and now *she's* in the hospital with a bacterial infection in her blood. Her poor little daughter is a mess, who is now convinced that if you go to the doctor, you end up in the hospital for days at a time (what with the track record of her dad, her grandfather, and now her mom) so I'm hoping to take her out and cheer her up a bit. She is one of the coolest four-year-olds ever.

And that really sets the tone for the sort of weekend I had.

on the brightside, I did accomplish some writing and got my story for a challenge posted last night.

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In case you missed it, please fill out my poll for a week of multifandom drabble-a-thons. And if you could pimp that link out, I'd appreciate it. I want as much input before I undertake this to make sure people will actually enjoy it.

I've added some new friends lately through my new obsessions and just scrolling through my friend's friends lists. Welcome to y'all!

But I figured this was as good a time as any to reiterate one thing. I'm a pretty whatever girl for the most part. I'm not into drama and don't see a need for lots of wank...

That said, if I ever find out anyone on my friends list is partaking in anonymously flaming other people (fandom or not), I'll remove/ban/think really bad thoughts about you for a few minutes and never deal with you again. I don't care what your reasons - there is no excuse to be jackass to anyone anonymously. You have a problem with someone? Take it to them and move on with your life.

Because, honestly, if you can't do that, I don't want to know you.

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I get to spend my lunch hour today running around like a crazy person. I put off buying my best friend's birthday gift and I need it for tonight and yikes! How could I forget?

Then tonight, before meeting up with her, I have to go meet with the mortgage guy because this house buying stuff is really hard and involves my grown-up brain and just...not fun. And I have to pay attention and can't randomly start thinking about Dean Winchester. Or so I've been told repeatedly.

Basically, I might be a little crazy/missing in action with livejournal for another few months until the house buying/move/etc is over. But I love you all and will do my best to be around because I'm a livejournal addict.

Howdy my darlings! I'm sorry I haven't been around much (especially after friending all the new wonderful folks), but life is just insane. They had finally gotten me a decent, competent temp who lasted three whole weeks. I was getting comfortable...and then they replace her. She could be moody and she was apparently moody with the wrong people. So gone. The new temp is very nice and seems quite capable (though she's not very strong in Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook)...I hope she lasts. It takes so much of my time to train the new people that none of my stuff gets done and I end up having to work late to make sure I don't mess up my own projects. So much fun. On the brightside, I am *finallY* caught up from my three weeks of doom from being out with pneumonia.

But anyway, I'm going to try to be around more. And talk about life. And fandoms. And hot boys making out. Or just Sam and Dean Winchester.

And Mystery Spot was on last night and it still gets me. The first half is hysterical and the second half is just "Oh Sammy" making.

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It's finally Friday. This has been one of the longest weeks that I can remember. It just didn't want to end. And then someone at the office said yesterday "it felt like Tuesday" but I thought they said it was Tuesday. I began to think work finally did me in and I was completely bonkers and that my week was so much more.

Luckily, that was not the case.

Even better, I've been having wonderful dreams the last few nights. Last night, I was hanging out with Chuck (from Chuck) and Dean Winchester - we were waiting for public transit to take us into Philly. Then the night before that I was making out with Starbuck on BSG. Which, I'm not really into girls, but Kara Thrace is hot. So okay.

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This weekend I'm hoping to do a lot of writing. I've been trying different things to get over my writing hurdle.

I've been meditating and playing classical music and taking walks. Alas, during the week, I had no time to write and see if it was working.

So fingers crossed. And feel free to share some of your favorite writing routines and secrets for writer's block!

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To those who watch American Idol - how amazing was David Cook this week? Just gah. I still love Jason Castro like whoa, but David Cook is just so good.

Also, I have all their studio versions and a few of their pre-idol albums. If anyone wants any of it, comment and I'll upload.

Sometimes karma really is a wonderful thing. It doesn't change what I need to do, but it makes me feel a little better about a whole lot (I'll explain later in a locked post in the near future) that's been happening to me lately.

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New American Idol tonight. Kristy needs to go home. Even if she somehow amazes me this week, she's still not up to par with the remaining contestants. I just want to know who's voting for her? The same people who liked Sanjaya?

Argh. Someone just needs to kill me. So, we hired someone new for the Admin position. She quit after two weeks. She just came in on Friday, did a few things and said, "This job isn't for me." She just left. Didn't give any notice, didn't even say goodbye to anyone (or tell me what the hell she had done/hadn't done).

And what she did work on? She frakked it up. I had to restart a 6,000 piece mailing, something that's not really my job, but needs to get done, because it was all messed up. And I just...she quit because she told the office manager "the job is for someone like a high schooler" and yet she did it WRONG.

Fun times.

I just...work is *so* much fun right now.

Like poking my eye out with a rusty spork.

Anyway, I apologize now if I'm not around as much (though I haven't been a lot lately). I really need to win the lottery.

I apologize for the ongoing daily counts and such that will continue throughout the month. It will be over soon enough and hopefully, at some point, there will be fic for everyone to enjoy.

Mini-Nanowrimo - mini_nanowrimo

Day: 10
Daily Word Pledge: 500
Words done today: 838
Words done total: 9,185

I finished my Dean/Carmen story for vinylroad and sent it off to betas. I have a feeling it might need some work as het is not my forte in this fandom. It's weird because there are certain fandoms where all I write is het (Alias, Supernatural), but then I get all flustered trying to write it for Supernatural.

And it turned out not to be something that I think my darling, Kat, will love so much, so when I get a chance, I might give some girl!Sam/Dean a go.

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I ended up napping. Though I'm not sure it's a nap when it lasts four hours. One minute I was watching Bionic Woman from this week and next thing I know it's almost seven pm. It seems my little bit wore me out. Thank goodness she is only mine on loan for fun times and then I return her to her mom and dad. I am a little worried that the little bit thinks having frozen minions like the Ice Queen from Chronicles of Narnia would be cool.

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Considering all the Sam & Dean, Jared & Jensen icons I have, why is it that I have no Jared/Sam smiling like whoa icon? What is wrong with me? I must rectify this.

Somehow this morning, I have gotten on the topic of my "business idea" with ladybug218 and larah33. It has now become a new reality show where me and a panel of my favorite fangirls select the hot boys who would then be hired for my elite sexy boy servants business.

This came about one day when I was raking leaves and I thought, "Self, this would be so much better if I could just hire a hot boy to do this shirtless. Not only would my leaves get raked (dirty!), but I could ogle the hot boy as he did it."

My best gays have told me it's brilliance and want to know where to sign up, my best friend worries that shoveling shirtless isn't a good idea, and now Jen and Lara want a new reality tv show with us as the judges.

Fun times. I just think it's time us women are able to demean the men for awhile.

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I haven't been able to participate in sportsnightglee nearly as much as I want to. Last night I was hoping to get online only for storms to come in (and for me to fall asleep too).

So instead of bringing you tales of fun from over there, I shall pimp some things that are going on:

- spncross: you have until tomorrow to sign up for the Supernatural Crossover Challenge. Only have to write one story of 1000 words.

- Pushing the Envelope Challenge: A Fic Warnings Ficathon - Multifandom, stories due July 31st

- Against All Odds Fic Challenge - Multifandom, taking prompts until July 29th

- Disney On Acid: Farscape Potluck Ficathon, Farscape, sign-ups end TODAY

- The Evil Dean Ficathon, Supernatural, stories due August 19th

- consandcritters: a new constructive criticism community for Supernatural fandom

- spn_summergen are being posted and so many of them are brilliant.
I never want to hear that it's impossible to find good, non-wincest fic again, people.

- If that's not enough fic for you, check out the Supernatural Family Secret's Challenge Master List.

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Tons of writing to do and no interest whatsoever. It's so damn hot, I just don't want to do anything. But I will finish the daddy!dean fic today. Oh yes, I will.

So I have two requests based off last night's Supernatural...

( Because I don't want fangirls killing me and I try not to be rude... )

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I see Shrek 3 with the little bit this afternoon. My mother is coming along, which makes me happy because grandma Flossie will take over and spoil the little bit with the candy and snacks. That kid costs a bloody fortune sometimes.

In the meantime I shall try to catch up on the friends list.

Ciao darlings!