A Million Tiny Moments

You know what I hate about homophobes?

2010-10-17T21:04:00.002-04:00

Other than the fact that hating someone for loving someone else is completely retarded, that is.

It's that you can't even have a logical debate with them. Their arguments against gay people make so little sense that I just end up staring at them and blinking like an idiot, because being around that kind of idiocy makes me feel stupider by association. I can't believe that the things they're saying don't sound completely nonsensical even to their own ears.

It just makes me want to punch someone in the face. Ugh.

Voice your opinions, please?

In other news, this weekend was awesome and I'm sad it's over. Sigh.

<3

FLYLEAF

2010-10-06T12:14:00.002-04:00

OH
MY
GOD.

Let me repeat that for you, just to make sure you understand.

OH.
MY.
GOD.

Um, so the show last night was fucking awesome. I've never been to a show with so few bands playing (just two), but in a way I liked that, because the first band played a small set, and then Flyleaf got to play a ridiculously long one. :D The first band was Story of the Year. They were...okay. No they weren't. They sucked. XD. That's enough about them.

Flyleaf's setlist, in no particular order:

In The Dark
Beautiful Bride
All Around Me
This Close
The Kind
Missing
Again
Sorrow
So I Thought
Circle
Cassie
Fully Alive
I'm So Sick
Chasm
Swept Away
Set Apart This Dream
Arise
Some song I didn't know the name of O_o

THEY PLAYED EVERY FUCKING THING I WANTED THEM TO PLAY. Except In The Dark. They totally should have played, like, Breathe Today or Red Sam instead. And then I would have cried from joy. Speaking of crying, I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY PLAYED CIRCLE *AND* SO I THOUGHT. The two songs that make me cry all the fucking time. I didn't cry, but there was a good chance of it. XD. AND I'M SO GLAD THEY DIDN'T PLAY TINY HEART. That would have ruined it. XD
Pat and Jared collided mid-jump during I'm So Sick. It was hilarious. Almost as hilarious as Pat's creeper-hobo-hippie-lumberjack beard. And all the eye makeup. Who is this guy and what is he doing in this band. XD And I forgot how tiny Lacey is. And how gorgeous she is. She's so inspirational. I love her.

Ummm, I can't really think of much more to say. Other than that I really regret not bringing my camera. I was convince it would get broken. There was no movement in the crowd. It would have been fine. FML.
OH AND DAVID SEDARIS TONIGHT YEY. <3

It's NaNo season!

2010-10-01T21:46:00.000-04:00

The National Novel Writing Month website went through it's annual relaunch just a little while ago. The forums are fresh and new and the Author Profiles are just begging for you to update your novel info for the year...NaNoWriMo season has officially started! Are you participating this year? Well, you should. Yes, anyone who wants to take the challenge of writing 50,000 words in just 30 days must be completely insane, but that's why you love us. If you are joining in, add me as a writing buddy! I would love to have more folks to talk to on there. My Author Profile, all freshened up <3

October and November are going to be insaaaane. I have no idea how my novel is going to start, which is making it a bit difficult to outline. Plus irrelevant plot bunnies are latching onto me left and right. (I almost wrote 'write' instead of 'right.' I'm so punny. *dodges flying tomatoes.*) But I do know how I'm going to fit Mr. Ian Woon into my novel (sadly, no idea how trebuchets might fit it, or the Travelling Shovel Of Death, seeing as I [hopefully] won't be killing anyone off this year), and that's what really matters. I have my priorities straight.

Also on the agenda for October, I'm going to see Flyleaf this Tuesday. It's at a really small venue, too. I'm so excited I might explode. You have no idea. And then the next day I'm going to see David Sedaris, which is equally as exciting. If you haven't read anything by David Sedaris, you haven't lived. Go read something by him, then come back. Did you do it? Good. I already met him once last year, and got my book signed. He also gave me a condom, I'm not sure why. I still have it.

November is also going to be both insane and supermegaawesome, because MCR's new album is going to be released on the 22nd. The new Harry Potter movie comes out on the 19th, but I am so unenthusiastic about that I barely bothered to type this out. I'll watch it when it comes out on DVD and complain about it for weeks and then go back and read the book, because they probably will change so much in the movie that despite reading the book countless, times the movie will be so screwed up I won't even know what the plot is anymore. Someday I'm going to write out all of my thoughts about those movies and post a tl;dr blog about them. LOL.

So, lots to be pumped up about. And pumped up I am.

Who?

2010-09-28T21:53:00.000-04:00

Who? by ~x-VelvetChains-x on deviant ART

I uploaded this yesterday.
It has 97 faves on deviantART.
*wibbles*

I can't even...

cleverbot

2010-09-25T22:34:00.000-04:00

User: You remind me of the babe.

Cleverbot: What babe?

User: The babe with the power.

Cleverbot: What power?

User: The power of voodoo.

Cleverbot: Who do?

User: You do.

Cleverbot: Do what?

User: Remind me of the babe.

---

User: Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the goblin city, to take back the child you have stolen.

Cleverbot: That's nice.

--

User: One does not simply walk into Mordor.

Cleverbot: You totally do.

--

User: Blink and you're dead.

Cleverbot: Oh, just blinked.

User: brb, living to death.

--

User: Don't blink. Blink and you're dead.

Cleverbot: The angels have the phone box.

User: I LOVE YOU

Cleverbot: I love you too.

I have no clever titles.

2010-09-23T15:06:00.000-04:00

Sorry for my absence - there are a few reasons. For one, Tumblr took over my life. >_> It's the most adicting website ever, you have no idea. But I swear I'm not abandoning you guys! If you want to see me fangirl shamelessly over David Tennant/Doctor Who, Harry Potter, stupid memes, and other such things, feel free to follow me. The link should be on the sidebar over there <------.

I've been recovering from a weekend of awesomeness. A couple of times a year I go to a festival at Lothlorian Nature Sanctuary. I didn't sleep pretty much the entire time, and while I know that's a terrible idea and makes me feel ill for days, I can never seem to learn my lesson. Anyway, it was one of the most awkward/most hilarious/most fun/most exhausting/most amazing fests I've been to yet, and it was awesome to see all of my friends, and I can't wait to go back :D

I've been working on planning my NaNoWriMo novel, and it's not going too well. I have character profiles, and I know what all of my characters look like so far, which is a first. But I started trying to outline and I just can't make it happen. *shrugs*. Slowly plugging away, I guess.

Oh, lots of MCR happenings, in case you weren't already aware. They released a trailer for the new album, which is SO FUCKING EPIC I CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT OMFG. After watching it five million times, I really want 'Art is the weapon against life as as symptom' & the Killjoy spider logo as a tattoo. XD And the first single, Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na) has been released as of yesterday. I know you can listen to it on Kroq. There's also an interview there. The album is called Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys, and will be out on November 22nd. Frank also posted the track listing on the website. When I think about the new album in November, it seems like years away. When I think about NaNoWriMo in November, I'm like, OMFG NO I'M NOT READY. XD

I sorta started a new digital painting, just cause I haven't played with my tablet much since I got Photoshop CS5. Which is superepicawesome, btw. Anyway, here's a WIP:

It's a bit shitty right now, hopefully it will be better soon. Hope you know who it is. If you don't, I might have to cut you.

Ohey, it's Thursday. Check out some stuff I've faved on deviantART.

Hayley W by ~jazz-the-red on deviant ART

killjoys make some noise by ~0dark0-0angel0 on deviant ART

Team Rocket by *Malro-Doll on deviant ART

The Scribble Creature by *SheldonSands on deviant ART

Under The Weather by *wakkawa on deviant ART

Doctor's Companions by *Timedancer on deviant ART

Getting Lucky Part One by future-time-lady

Do you want fame? by ~sickhypnotic on deviant ART

<3333

brand new eyes.

2010-09-16T16:02:00.000-04:00

brand new eyes. by ~x-VelvetChains-x on deviant ART

Hayley Williams, from Paramore :) She is adorable and I loves her. The teeth look really weird. :[.

I give up.

2010-09-13T10:54:00.001-04:00

The MCR Mindfuck Continues

My Chem, you have baffled me with this one. I give up. You win. This madness has gone on a bit too long.
GIVE ME THE DAMN ALBUMMMMM.

>_>

I also give up on moving these certain 6 files to a different folder on my computer. IT JUST WON'T MOVE. *head!desk*
In other news. My eyebrow hurts really badly.
And if Season 5 of Doctor Who doesn't come out on DVD soon, I am going to go into withdrawl. IT'S LIKE CRACK. BUT EVEN BETTER THAN CRACK. O_O. *twitches*
Er. That was odd.

I am determined to draw a picture today. I was also determined to draw a picture the last three days. I'm also determined to work on planning my NaNoWriMo novel (did I tell you I decided on what to write?) .We'll see how that goes.

OH OH OH.

I watched pretty much an entire season of The Office in one day. That show is also like crack.

I was at Borders the other day and they had all of the Sandman books. All. Of. Them. On one shelf. ALL OF THEMMM.
They were $20 each so the whole set would have cost way too much.
SAAADD.
I'mma ask for them for Christmas or something.

I am not sure why I'm posting all this because it has no purpose.
Oh well.
Stare at this.

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio...

2010-09-10T10:14:00.003-04:00

Yeah. I skipped Things I Like again. I may change it to an every-other-week thing. Or maybe just post links to things you should see when I feel like it. Idk. I'm a bit bored with it. XD

Uhm. I watched Hamlet last night. The one with David Tennant. Him and Patrick Stewart on the same screen = NERDGASM. As always, Tennant just blows me away with his mad acting skillz. He's so INTENSE through the whole thing ~~and also really sexy.~~ Intense and hilarious and slightly disturbing. AT THE SAME TIME.
Has anyone else noticed that Shakespeare's way of solving things is to kill everyone off at the end, though? >_>

Anywho.

I keep seeing awesome Tumblr blogs which makes me want one. But I don't quite understand it. And I don't want to abandon this blog. But it looks to me like kind of a halfway point between Blogspot and Twitter...? So I guess I could use it for random pictures and things that don't really require a whole blog posts and keep this one for writing/art/moar srs things?
Idk. We'll see. I wonder if you can link Tumblr to other blogs.
Do you have opinions about this? :D

IT'S RAININGGGGGGGGGGG. THAT TOTALLY REQUIRED CAPSLOCK (it's cruise control for cool, you know) AND EXTRA Gs AT THE END OF RAININGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
It hasn't rained in sooooooooo long.

It's MIKEY WAY'S BIRTHDAY. We're trying to trend #HappyBdayMikey on Twitter. HELP US.

I have to go do math in a minute. I really hate math. I'm never going to use this shit except on the GED test because I plan on taking Stupid People Math in college. So this is laaaaaame. XD

Um. I have nothing more to say.

Love you all.

EDITED CAUSE I'M JUST THAT COOL: I decided 'fuck it, I want tumblr.' so I set one up. No harm done if I decide I hate it, it's not as though anyone pays attention to me anyway. LOL.
Linkage: http://androidsfighting.tumblr.com/

My Chemical Romace - what the...?

2010-09-04T16:58:00.002-04:00

So I leave twitter for a few hours last night, and ALL KINDS OF SHIT GOES DOWN. Apparently the familliar My Chemical Romance website vanished, to be replaced by a weird TV that plays all kinds of creepy sounds. Plus all this mystery twitter accounts, by the names of DrDeathDefying, NewsAGoGo, and AgentCherriCola appeared posting cryptic messages, a few of them seemingly connected to Gerard Way's cryptic tweet last week. Cassie's blog has better information about all of this.
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN. I'm so creeped out/confused/EXCITED. And I want my friend to wake up already so that I can share this news with her. D:
Also, from Frank Iero's tweets last night, I think he's officially a dad. Congrats, Frank!
Perhaps I will post more about these mysterious happenings when more news arises. Or maybe I'll forget. We'll see.

Update: After going through all this, my friend and brother are thinking post-apocalyptic themed album. Your thoughts?
Update 2: Mcrdeviantclub has compiled a list of interesting theories, and other things I hadn't picked up on. Give it a read. Also, I would recommend checking the website at 6:30 PM tonight (some people are saying that it's 6:30 pm PST, but I'm not sure why.) One of the tweets from DrDeathDefying said something about it.
Update 3: Obviously nothing happened at 6:30. However, DrDeathDefying tweeted again, and it seems like the numbers are counting faster and the music in the background of the scary-static-heat-vision-face channel is a bit clearer. I hear drums and possibly singing.
Update 4: The site is back to normal! Sporting a new layout and a blog post from Frank. You can still access the TV, though.

Things I Like Thursday

2010-09-02T15:49:00.000-04:00

It's that time again... that time I forgot about until literally this second. Wooops.

Oh, but firstly, we're trying to trend #MyChemicalRomance on Twitter right now! help us out!
And I just got Disturbed's new album, Asylum. It's epic. I may post a review when I've listened to it more.
And a new library opened up where I live! It's a little sparse right now, since the old building was teeny tiny. And in the young adult section at least (that's as far as I've ventured other than the Fantasy section) everything is very jumbled and disjointed. But hey, they only opened up two days ago. :D I checked out some very typical-looking high-school drama sort of books to try to get a feel for my NaNoWriMo novel. I also got the new Dragonlance book (Dragons of the Hourglass Mage). On the cover, Raistlin's skin is white and the dragon orb is an hourglass. I don't have high hopes.
These last couple days have been long and exhausting and awful. I won't go into why. Stuff is weird. I've lived here for 17 years, and don't know anyone around here. Everyone I did know moved away, or we just don't hang out anymore. This really sucks.
On with the show.

Artist of the Week: Tbdoll

Writer of the Week: Read 'Tithe' by Holly Black. Then read Ironside, and Valiant. Don't ask questions. Just do it.

Photographer of the Week: Suicide-bee

Band of the Week: DISTURBED. <3

Some Recent Faves on deviantART:

Thousand Burned-Out Yesterdays by *Suanin on deviant ART

Fireauna by ~Luna-Zamiko on deviant ART
(this person is my best friend in the whole world. give her attention.)

The Band that Saved My Life. by *Skissored on deviant ART

Closer by *anndr on deviant ART

Ariel by *somethingVINTAGE on deviant ART

Playing With Fire 2 by *S0lstickan on deviant ART

coffee stains by ~lovers-and-fighters on deviant ART

Elisa Day by ~lockjaw on deviant ART

Sunkisses by *somethingVINTAGE on deviant ART

Joker: Aces are WILD by *Sarapungs-tokusatsu on deviant ART

Short story – ‘Interlude’

2010-08-30T15:30:00.004-04:00

Firstly -- I went to the zoo on Saturday :D It was ridiculously hot and all of the animals were asleeps, lulz. Buut I have pictures if you find such things interesting. Which you probably don't. But I'm going to give you the link anyway. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2045274&id=1482723860&l=eeb06993ef

Secondly - I know what I'm going to write for NaNoWriMo :) I decided on the one that I called 'Music = Life' (but I think I'll change the title.)

Thirdly - I changed my blog layout a bit so that the background of the post wouldn't be transparent. I don't know how I feel about it. I wish there was a way to make it just a little bit transparent, but not completely. If there is such I way, I do no know it. D:
Fourthly - I have a bit of writing to share :D I wrote it the other day while listening to 'Vampires Will Never Hurt You' by My Chemical Romance. I've read all kinds of stuff about how the song is a metaphor for society trying to change you and suck the life out of you. That's all well and good. I kinda like to think of it as a song about…vampires. >_> The non-sparkling kind, please. It was actually the middle of the night when I was listening to the song, and it really creeped me out quite a bit. Oh, the days when vampires were scary. I miss it so. *needs to re-read Dracula.* (Speaking of Dracula, I have actually talked to some teenies who were all "OMG VAMPIRES ARE SO SMEXIII<3 I LUV TWILIGHT!!!1!" I was like, "Oh yeah? I like vampires too. What are your favorite books? I'm personally a fan of Bram Stoker's Dracula." They said, and I quote, "Who's Bram Stoker?" I shit you not. I almost cried.)

So. This was inspired by that. I was trying to make it clear what was going on in the story without specifically stating what is hunting them. I don't know how well I did, because obviously I know what's going on. So, if you have any comments, please don't hesitate to share them :)
Oh, and another thing - despite this being a story inspired by a My Chemical Romance song, I did not name the character 'Frank' after Frank Iero. I actually did not even think about that until just now. Lulz.

It was the silence that scared him more than anything. Just five minutes ago they had been running for their lives, stumbling hand in hand - he thought he would go deaf from the sound of his own screaming. In comparison to that chaos, this quiet was thick. An interlude until they were found.

He watched as she inspected their hideout, checking the security of the doors and windows. Every movement she made showed complete confidence, and he got the feeling that she was far too accustomed to their situation. How could she not be terrified? "Are they gone?" He whispered.

She sat back down next to him. "They're not inside. Not yet."

"Not yet." He slumped back against the wall, shivering. "Fuck. I don't even know your name, and I'm about to die with you."

Without even looking at him, she grabbed his hand and shook it. "Elena. Nice to meet you, Frank. We're not going to die. Not if I can help it."

"How do you know my name?" He snatched his hand away as if she had burned him.

Elena rolled her eyes. "We're in the same class. 3^rd period. Biology."

"Oh." He wondered how she could go out in sunlight, and decided he was too scared to ask. She did tend to wear long sleeved hoodies even during the warmest part of the year, just like she was now, hardly showing any skin. Maybe that helped.

There it was again. The silence that threatened to choke him. It was broken only by Elena opening the small backpack she always carried and pulling something out. He had to squint to see it in the darkness – five or six glass bottles, a pointed wooden stick, and a long, deadly knife. Does she take that stuff to school with her? He wondered. "Holy water." She held up one of the bottle and frowned. From what he could see, the liquid inside looked a little dirty. "It's not cheap if you want the good stuff. But it's the best I could do." Frank didn't reply, just continued to stare at her. Long, jet black hair – messy, but that was to be expected after everything they had gone through - pale skin. He couldn't see her eyes in the darkness, but knew that they were bright blue. If he hadn't been so terrified of her he would have thought she was beautiful. She handed him one of the bottles. "They'll come in pairs. It's how they hunt. One takes you down, the other goes in for the kill. Like wolves. We're better off working together."

His hands were shaking so much he could barely hold the bottle. "Wh-what's this supposed to do?"

"Burns them." She uncorked one of the smaller bottles and splashed some of the liquid on the wooden stake and her knife, rubbing it in and wincing in pain every time the water touched her skin. As she leaned over her work, a crucifix on a thin silver chain fell out of her shirt. There was a T-shaped scar where it had been laying against her skin, like a bad burn healed over. He didn't mention it.

As his eyes adjusted to the darkness – Elena had refused to light even a match – Frank looked around their hideout. It looked like some sort of storage room. There were crates stacked up against the walls, and shelves covered in things he couldn't quite make out. Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust and mold, and the floor was damp. No one had been in here for a long time; that had been obvious the moment they arrived. Another minute of trying to pry open the doors and they probably would have been dead… but now the monsters hunting them had stopped trying to get it. Waiting for just the right time to strike. "Where are we?"

"A nightclub. It's been abandoned for years."

"So there's no chance of being rescued."

"You don't need to be rescued. You've got me."

He smiled weakly. "Yeah. You're doing a great job so far. How do I know you're not on their side?"

In an instant, she was on top of him, pinning his body down to the floor, her hand around his throat. She looked like some kind of rabid animal. "Because if I was," she snarled, releasing him as quickly as she'd trapped him, "you would be dead."

He tried to say something clever. It came out like a whimper. She picked up the bottle of holy water that he'd dropped when she'd 'attacked' him and shoved it into his hands. "And if you waste this, you will be dead." She smiled, as if to show that she was joking. He wasn't convinced.

"Why me? I mean, why were they coming after me?" He rubbed his neck where she had choked him. She had probably left a bruise. Some of the blood on her hands had rubbed off and stained his skin. He shuddered.

Elena leaned back against the wall. At first glance she seemed relaxed, but he could see how stiffly she held her shoulders, how she kept the knife and the stake and the water all within arm's reach. "I don't know. It may not have anything to do with you. Maybe you're just convenient. But then again…Let's just say I've run into these guys before. They like a challenge, and you're sure as hell not a challenge. I just don't get it." She sighed. "Not that it matters."

"It matters to me!" He stood up on shaking legs. "I was just minding my own business! Then those freaks come after me, and you just drag me here-" razor sharp white teeth scraping his neck, and then there she was, shielding him with her own body, saving him… "You even killed one of them!"

"To protect us. It's what I do. Get down, you idiot. You're just making this easier for them."

He sat back down. It hadn't ever occurred to him not to follow her orders. "Aren't you scared?"

She looked at him. Just looked at him. There were infinite layers of emotion just in her eyes alone, and he couldn't identify a single one of them. Finally, she whispered, "I'm fucking terrified."

Frank wasn't sure if that made him feel better or worse. "But they can't do anything to you. I mean…you're already…"

She didn't ask how he'd figured it out. "I can still die. They've already done the worst."

"What could be worse than death?"

"Not much."

The silence returned, thicker than ever. And then, voices, coming from outside. They still sounded far enough away that they didn't know where Frank and Elena hid, but it was still too close. He strained to hear what was said, but couldn't make it out. There was no doubt in his mind that it was their hunters.

"What's going to happen?" Frank said. She glanced at him. "If they get us."

"They're not going to."

"But what if they do?"

She took a deep breath. "They'll kill me. Or they'll try. As for you…you'll be a good meal. They'll drink their fill, and if you get lucky they'll kill you, but you won't get lucky. While they drink they'll inject their venom, and leave you lying in the sun. It could take a couple hours. It could take a few days. Either way it feels like years." She stared up at the ceiling, and it didn't seem like she was even speaking to him anymore. "Like dying over and over and over. And then the sun goes down, and you forget the pain. You forget everything except how thirsty you are. It doesn't matter who it is – it could be your best friend, or your little sister. You won't care. You'll just drink and drink until you realize what you've done, and then…" She stopped, her hands balling into fists. Frank hugged his knees up to his chest and clutched the bottle of holy water like his like depended on it. And it probably did. He almost felt like he was going to cry, but tears wouldn't come.

"I don't want to be like them," he whispered. She didn't reply. "Elena. Don't let that happen to me."

"I told you, we're going to be fine."

"No, I mean it. A stake to the heart, right? That's what it takes?" She nodded. "If they get me, kill me. Whatever you have to do."

"Stop it."

"Just don't… don't let me be like them. Please."

"I said stop!" She turned to him. "You're not going to die, do you hear me? I won't let you! I won't let this happen, not again."

They were interrupted by a loud thump. The sound of glass breaking in the other room. He covered his mouth with his hand to silence his cry. He could hear their footsteps coming closer, and wondered if they could hear the pounding of his heart. Elena picked up the stake and the water and the knife, looking resigned and very tired, and gripped his hand tightly it was almost painful. Her hand was still sticky with blood, but he no longer cared, wrapping his fingers around hers.

They were coming. So close, now.

"I'll never let them hurt you," she said. "I promise."

The door flew open.

Things I Like Thursday!

2010-08-26T18:21:00.000-04:00

I did the most ridiculous amount of math today. You have no idea. I'm too pretty for this shit. D:
Oh, and I got my eyebrow pierced. It hurts a whole bunch (though it didn't hurt as bad as a wasp sting, as I discovered last night. that could just be because I have a very low tolerance for wasp stings. my foot swelled up to like, almost twice it's size o_o), but it's epiccccc. My Facebook profile picture has a good shot of it, but only in the large view. :P
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Yeah. I totally spaced it out last week. >_> <_< Well. Things I Like is back. :D

Writer of the Week: Lixxle
A fanfiction writer in the Labyrinth fandom (which is the #1 coolest fandom ever, just so you know. We're all intellegent and like awesome things. We kick anime fandom's asses.) One of her stories, My Fine Feathered Friend, was inspired by some drawings that Pika-la-cynique did. It's all pure crack!fic, but in the best possible way - I dare you not to laugh out loud the whole way through all of her stories. Warning, quite a bit of 'adult-type touching', to quote Lixxle herself. But some of that is the funniest part.

Artist of the Week: Janey-jane
...There are no words. Just look at it. Especially these:
Sesshomaru, The Goblin King, and Bioluminescence

Photographer of the Week: homedoggieo
A friend of mine from when I first joined deviantART...he doesn't get on too often anymore, but he still has some great stuff.

Band of the Week: Taking Back Sunday.
Omfg I love them. Listen to 'Swing', 'New Again', and 'Sink Into Me'. They're my favorites right now. :D

Recent faves on deviantART:

The Ghost of You by ~lizziedeviant on deviant ART

Last of the Time Lords by =SheldonSands on deviant ART

warmth by ~malo-bice on deviant ART

Code Geass : Damn Regret by *ilaBarattolo on deviant ART

The Hatter by =einlee on deviant ART

Heroes - Gabriel Sylar by ~Petite-Madame on deviant ART

Skull by ~BenDiAnna on deviant ART

l i t t l e m o n s t e r by =gutterface on deviant ART

Sin by ~noridomotomiriki on deviant ART

Vladimir by *Id-Boomer on deviant ART

lived too long.

2010-08-24T11:00:00.000-04:00

lived too long. by ~x-VelvetChains-x on deviant ART
CRITIQUE ENCOURAGED.
You guys.
I am so proud of this.
You have no idea.

I did this totally freehand, for one thing. No tracing, no grid, nothing like that. And it's the first time I've drawn something this big in that sketchy crosshatching style. And the hair/clothes don't look like complete shit (just a small amount of shit.)

Also, David Tennant is quite pretty. This is a simple fact of life.

Took 4 or 5 hours to draw it, then I did the sepia tone in photoshop and make some of the highlights a bit brighter. All done with a HB mechanical pencil and a 2B regular pencil.
Expect to see more things in this style. I loves it.

The Doctor belongs to the BBC. David Tennant belongs to himself. ~~no matter how much I wish I owned both of them.~~

patron saints of switchblade fights

2010-08-21T17:30:00.000-04:00

saints of switchblade fights by ~x-VelvetChains-x on deviant ART

I've been sketching. I spontaneously remembered just how cute the My Chemical Romance boys are, and felt like sketching 'em. I would have sketched Ray and Bob as well, except 1.) There wasn't room (that empty space there was un-draw-on-able because I erased a previous failed sketch of Gerard) and 2.) Toro's hair is intimidating. Oh well. Maybe someday.

Gee looks...odd. I drew him twice for no reason at all, and as always, his nose is IMPOSSIBLE. I think the one of Mikey turned out really well considering that it's a profile AND he's wearing glasses. It doesn't look that much like Mikey, but I'm okay with that.

All done with a HB mechanical pencil and a 2B regular pencil.

Sketch no longer looks like a word.

Brigid Is A Nerd

2010-08-17T16:43:00.000-04:00

You probably already knew that, since, y'know, all I blab about is my current hopelessly nerdy obsessions. But it's OFFICIAL now. *nods*

They're just reading glasses, but they make me feel really intelligent and writer-ly :]. Plus they're helping me see up close even better than I expected. For example, I have this picture as my desktop background right now:

and I can see every pore in his lovely face EVEN BETTER. >_> <_<.

Speaking of his lovely face --- I watched The End Of Time Part 2 last night. And kinda cried myself to sleep.
I wish he could've lasted forever.
Bye, Tenth Doctor. <3

plotting and planning

2010-08-14T13:48:00.002-04:00

As some of you may know, National Novel Writing Month is coming up in November.
If you do not know that, National Novel Writing Month (write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days) is coming up in November :D

I've done it and won the last couple of years, and this year I've managed to convince my mother and best friend to attempt it with me (yay!) The last couple years, I've known exactly what I'm going to write, but this year... I have a zillion and one ideas, but I don't know which to choose. Two are extremely angsty Young Adult/Lit Fic sort of things, one of them is a romance, one is pretty much the definition of YA drama, one was inspired by a plot prompt on the NaNoWriMo website ('autobiography of an imaginary friend') and the other is a steampunk vampire thing. I REALLY want to write the vampire one, but I don't know what the plot it. I have the ending, and two characters, but that's it. No setting, no plot.
So that's a bit of an issue.

I've never had this problem before! I want to write ALLL OF THEMM. I'm going to attempt to write a synopsis of them, and I want you guys to tell me what you think. Hopefully they'll be better than they sound, because I suck at at this. All titles are stupid working titles. XD

Chickadee:
After a young girl commits suicide, her best friend turns to everyone he knows that was connected to her to try to figure out why she did it.

That Summer:
Actually a rewrite of a story I was working on forever ago.
Amber's mother drags her to her aunt's house to stay there for the summer. There she meets Aidan, a foster child that her aunt has taken in. The boy is a mystery to her, and Amber loves a good mystery - but when she finds and reads his diary, she realizes that she might be in over her head.

Music = Life:
Brooke, Isaiah, Elena, and Robert - four teenagers from completely different walks of life, with nothing in common, except for one thing: their love of music. Can they overcome their differences enough to play in a band together?

Autobiography of an Imaginary Friend:
We've all had an imaginary friend at some point. We all got over it and realized how silly it was, realized that they weren't real. But what if they are real? Sam - the name a little girl gave to him - is one, invisible to everyone besides his human friend and other Imaginaries. But he wants more than anything to exist in more than a child's mind - he wants to be human.

The Nurse Who Loved Me:
Um. I don't know how to describe this one. It's inspired by the song The Nurse Who Loved Me by A Perfect Circle (the most gorgeous song in the WORLD.), and based on a short story I wrote years ago. So maybe you should read that. Be warned, it's old and crappy. http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2561863/1/The_Nurse_Who_Loved_Me

And then the vampire one. All I've got for that so far it that my two main characters are brothers, and neither of them can die - unless his brother is the one to kill him. So yeah. :P

What do you guys think? Would you read any of them? And what do you writerly folk do when you're stuck like this?

Comments are the rainbow to my unicorn. Wait what?

Things I Like Thursday!

2010-08-12T13:26:00.000-04:00

Self-promotion:

I did a photoshoot with my best friend the other day. This is the result. :D

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*sings* It's that time again!

Writer of the Week:
Audrey is writing a Doctor Who fanfic, and the first two chapters - as well as a couple other awesome Who-related writings - are on her deviantART page :D Take a looksie!

Artist of the Week:
Pika-la-Cynique
Do you like Labyrinth? Or Phantom of the Opera? Or Good Omens, or practically any other fandom that is made of AWESOME?
Then go read Pika's Girls Next Door comics. They're amazing. Plus she's a great artist, so look at her other stuff too!

Photographer of the week:
dotdashscore
Rinny is one of my favorite people ever. <3

Band of the Week:
My Chemical Romance, of course.

Some recent fave on deviantART:

Raistlin by ~Myar on deviant ART

fireflies by ~julkusiowa on deviant ART

Vomit by =alterlier on deviant ART

Still Waiting by *VhPhoto on deviant ART

green suspenders by *tobiee on deviant ART

Spiderweb by ~asyenka on deviant ART

Fill my heart with Colors by =mibou on deviant ART

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIP by *HamletMachine on deviant ART

Salvatore .Film. by ~Juanikiki on deviant ART

Chucks

2010-08-09T10:23:00.000-04:00

Of Nostalgia and Sexy Evil Wizards

2010-08-06T23:02:00.002-04:00

He seems really nonchalant about that dragon in the background. >_>.

Alternate title, "In Which Brigid Tries To Write An Intelligent Book Review But Instead Starts Ranting Like A Crazy Person." Has a nice ring to it.

Every once in a while I get a very strong urge to re-read Dragonlance.

Don't lie, all you nerds out there remember Dragonlance. If you don't, let me refresh your memory. Dragonlance is a series of fantasy novels, probably one of the better known ones, beginning with Dragons of Autumn Twilight, the first book in the Chronicles trilogy. The most recent book, from The Lost Chronicles, is called Dragons of the Hourglass Mage, which I have yet to read. (It's a really long series, actually - according to Wikipedia there are over 100 books set in the Dragonlance universe. That's just absurd. Don't read ones that aren't by the original writers, it's not worth it.) Along with R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt series, they were my favorite thing in the world during my early teenage years - I spent more time in the fantasy section of my library than anywhere else. In fact, reading all of those fantasy books is what made me want to be a writer in the first place. Originally a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, there are far-too-frequent moments where you can practically hear the d20 dice rolling on the table as you read, which, for someone as dorky as me, can be kind of fun sometimes.

I love to re-read books - to me it's really comforting, and I get even more out out of the book the second time around. But when I actually break down and re-read Dragonlance, I usually get through a chapter or two before I end up staring at the page, going "What the hell was I thinking?

The thing is, I wish I'd never re-read them in the first place. The first time, they were some of the best books I'd ever read. I was enthralled by the world, and the magic, and the characters. Since I love re-reading, I read them again. The second time, I could see every flaw. The writers, Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman, don't seem to understand the concept of continuity (which is a huge issue when the sequel trilogy, Legends, deals largely with time travel. Seriously, I have no idea what was going on through those books), so that's pretty confusing. I also realized that I can't stand most of the characters. Tanis Half-Elven, the half-elf (there's a shocker), is the definition of angsty, and not in a good way. His thought process through the entire book goes something like this: "Oh no! I'm a half-elf and no one accepts me! And I can't choose between the gorgeous elf who is totally in love with me and the psycho-bitch totally evil Dragon Highlord who doesn't give a shit if I die or not! I HAVE TO GO WRITE ANGSTY POEMS." (No, really, he does. They're in the book. It's a sickening amount of angst.) Also, the cover art is stupid because no matter how many times they describe the Staff of Magius as 'a crystal ball held by a dragon's claw' or something along those lines, the artist(s) can't seem to draw it that way. In the official art. Yeah.

The rest of the characters... Well, they don't exactly do anything that offends me, they just...don't do anything. They're completely two-dimensional. Caramon is an idiot, and will always be an idiot. Kitiara is a psychobitch and you can tell that from the first scene she appears in, Sturm and Flint have no purpose, Goldmoon and Riverwind only have a purpose through the first book, Crysania should never have existed...and so on. There are only three characters in the book that I like, but they are all so amazing that I can't stop reading these books even though I mostly can't stand it.

There's Dalamar, the dark elf, an evil mage and Raistlin's apprentice. He was exiled from Silvanesti because he's so evil. Or something like that.
And Tasslehoff Burrfoot, the kender (pretty much a halfling, but cooler). He's kinda the most adorable thing in the world. <3. Oh, and he's friends with Paladine/God. So there.
And of course...Raistlin.

Google Images, I love you. Creeper!Raistlin makes me LOL so much. See that slutbitchwhore right there? Yeah, she really needs to just die. Painfully.

Here is where the obsessive fangirl ranting comes in. May I just say, I am so in love with this man. LOL. I talked about Raistlin a bit in my Love Letters To Fictional Characters post, but I could actually rant about him for hours. I can't explain to you what I, and so many other Dragonlance fans love so much about him, exactly, because I don't know myself. (what is it with me falling for evil characters?) He's not very nice; in fact, he's selfish and a bit whiny and crazy... And he looks pretty nasty, honestly, except in this amazing picture right here.

There are very few likeable qualities about him except that he's relateable - even if you didn't have a shitty childhood like he did, I think everyone can understand how he feels to some extent. He's power-hungry because power is the only thing he has. He doesn't love anyone because he's never been shown love, except from his twin brother Caramon, who he despises. He's pretty heartbreaking, honestly.
Or maybe we love him because he's completely badass.

I can't really tell if I can still call myself a Dragonlance fan anymore. I guess I wish I hadn't re-read them because I still want to be as amazed as I was when I was thirteen. I'm feeling all nostalgic right now. I guess I'll just curl up with my copy of The Soulforge (a whole book. all about Raistlin. *happysigh*) and reminisce about the good ol' days.

If anyone has found good fanart and/or fanfiction of/about Raistlin that doesn't pair him with Crysania, you would get bonus points for linking me to it. Bonus to what, I don't know yet.

On a completely unrelated note, my Chuck Taylors are sexy now. I'mma post pics tomorrow. Also, I just heard a loud THUMP outside of my window and now I'm sure someone is about to murder me. If you never hear from me again, assume that I was killed tonight :]
thanks for reading<3comments are a beautiful thing.

Things I Like Thursday! + a few photos :].

2010-08-05T10:01:00.001-04:00

FIRSTLY, I'mma pimp my own stuff.

DRUMROLL PLZ.

Things I Like Thursday [which I just realized can be shortened to TILT, which amused me way too much] has RETURNED. *waits for people to clap* *crickets chirp in the background*

Well then, without further ado:

Writer of the Week:
fallenidle.

By far one of the best writers I've come across on deviantART. In particular, you should read these: Safe Word, Before It Falls Undone, and The Night Is Waiting.

Artist of the Week:
NineInjections

One of the first artists I started watching when I joined deviantART. She is incredible. There's a significant amount of yaoi [boy love] in her gallery, so if that offends you, go away. Also, buy her manga when it's published. :]. Look at these: Mirror, Cold Night [this one made me cry the first time I looked at it], A Sunday Morning, and Ambre and Rei.

Photographer of the Week:
t0x1c-d0lly

It was extremely hard to pick just a few to link to, because I love almost EVERY PHOTO IN HER GALLERY. But here you go anyway: Help, I'm Alive, Oh, Romeo, Blue and Green, and Thunders.

and a new addition [i almost spelled it 'edition', durr hurr], Band of the Week:
Flyleaf

iTunes labels them as Alternative. I'm not sure what that means, but whatevs. They kick ass. They are a Christian band, which I normally don't like to listen to, but they are an exception. Listen to 'Treasure', 'Fully Alive', Circle' [makes me cry almost every time I listen to it], 'Cassie', 'Beautiful Bride', 'So I Thought' [not everyone likes this one, but it has very special meaning to me], 'Swept Away'... actually, you know what? Listen to EVERYTHING THEY'VE RELEASED. Honestly.

Some recent faves on deviantART:

Pirat's Girl by ~yelou on deviant ART

Dead by ~Naoto-Otusbo on deviant ART

Snow White and Boy Blue by *AdamHughes on deviant ART

Back in the 18-1900's by =escaped-emotions on deviant ART

BW P5 by ~masateru on deviant ART

lady gaga by ~chemcial23 on deviant ART

we need shine by *Valioza on deviant ART

here is gone by =theluckynine on deviant ART

Joker: The Last Laugh by =IsaiahS on deviant ART

Void Stuff by ~tanglehymn on deviant ART

In other news, it's 111 degrees farenheit here in Indiana, and I am sweating in places I shouldn't be able to sweat.
Have a good day :)

imagine (ipod shuffe meme)

2010-07-30T22:07:00.000-04:00

1. Put Your iTunes on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the ‘next’ button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
5. Tag some peeps. (I TAG YOU.)

What do your friends think of you?
Infest by Papa Roach
(Ouch.)

If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say?
Stupid Motherfucker by Mindless Self Indulgence
(Bwahaha.)

How would you describe yourself?
Brena by A Perfect Circle
(Whatever that means. Purdy song.)

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Walk Away From The Sun by Seether.
(o_o.)

How do you feel today?
Unknown Soldier by Breaking Benjamin
(Not really. XD.)

What is your life’s purpose?
Mr. Crowley by Ozzy Osbourne
(How very... bizarre.)

What is your motto?
I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin.
(FINALLY SOMETHING FITTING.)

What do you think about very often?
Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney
(...shut. up.)

What is 2 + 2?
Poor Jack from the Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack
(Poor Jack can't count because he is a skeleton.)

What do you think of your best friend?
Of Wolf And Man by Metallica
(...wut.)

What do you think of the person you like?
4000 Miles by Blackalicious
(has nothing to do with anything. lulz.)

What is your life story?
Love and Luxury by KoRn
(lulz. no.)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Viva La Vida by Coldplay
(Sense. This makes none.)

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Cemetery Drive [Live] by My Chemical Romance
(o_o morbid. I swear it's not true.)

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Hanger 18 by Megadeth
(wuuuuut. XD)

What will they play at your funeral?\
Headfirst for Halos [Live] by My Chemical Romance
(ohmygod YAY.)

What is your hobby/interest?
Van Dieman's Land by U2
(there is no sense here.

What is your biggest fear?
Blinded in Chains by Avenged Sevenfold.
(I 'spose I don't want to get blinded. or in chains. o_O.)

What is your biggest secret?
3 Bottles of Wine by Left Alone
(oh lulz.)

What do you think of your friends?
Bitch by Meridith Brooks
(noes o_o.)

What will you post this as?
Imagine by A Perfect Circle (cover)
(sure.)

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And to make sure that this post isn't totally pointless: Some writing excersizes which are quite nice :)
I didn't end up going to Michigan, because apparently all of the beaches there are poisoned with e.coli! So, since we prefer not dying, we (me and my BFF and her mom and little sister and our other BFF) went to this indoor water park instead. Which is epic, except I'm completely exhausted. Plus is started raining the second day we were there, and they had to close the park because of the lightning, so it was like, "OH HEY THE SEXY LIFEGUARD CAME BACK --- oh hey, we're leaving. :|." Buut it was fun.
Let's see, what else is new... oh, my laptop has a new screen, so I can finally do artsy stuff on it. And I just bought Converse. I will post pics once they're decorated. :D

I bought the most hilarious book at Target. It was called Loving Mr. Darcy by Sharon Lathan, and I thought it would be good, because the back cover made it seem so sweet. And Pride and Predjudice is one of my favorite books, and I really didn't want it to end. Soo I bought it. I tried to read it but couldn't get past chapter three because I was laughing so hard at Mr. Darcy's 'brutal techniques'.
There is nothing to this book besides sex. Badly written sex. Sex that makes ME uncomfortable when normally reading that doesn't bother me at all. It was like the author had only read about sex in shitty romance novels and never experienced it (neither have I, but STILL.) Also, the About the Author section said something about Lathan 'living in California, where she attends to her very own Mr. Darcy.' I would hate to be her Mr. Darcy.
So there's my review. Don't read it except for the lulz. :D

I DID read a good book, though, while I was waiting to get picked up at Borders :P I finally got around to reading Death Note: Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases. It was... interesting. I may write a review of it later.

I had to skip Things I Like Thursday, cause I couldn't get online much while I was at my friend's house, but it will be back next week for sure :)
Guess that's all! Much love.

Things I Like Thursday

2010-07-22T18:51:00.002-04:00

Decided I'm going to start featuring artists/photographers/writers that I like every week :D So here goes!

Writer of the Week:

Everyone needs to read THIS STORY.

Tales from the House of the Moon

It IS a fanfic. And InuYasha fanfic, to be precise, which is absurdly nerdy of me. But it is one of my favorite stories ever. EVER.

The rest of her stuff is good too, so read that :D Most of her stuff, including House of the Moon, does have mature content [sexy time, blood and gore], so be warned :). Also, if you're anywhere near as sensitive as I am, you will cry during some part of it. Just a warning. XD

Artist of the Week:

Kizioko

Absolutely bizarre. And amazing. No other way to describe it.

Photographer of the Week:

Miss-Deathwish

Again, fucking amazing. On top of being an incredible photographer, she is also a great writer (mostly poetry, and I don't even like poetry, but she's awesome) and artist. So there. Oh, definitely some mature content, be warned :).

10 Most Recent Faves on deviantART:

Necromerchant's Debt by =Candra on deviant ART

Amy Pond by ~Squint-in-the-Tardis on deviant ART
You've got her in your pocket by *andrahilde on deviant ART
Little wonders by `Jules1983 on deviant ART
Lightning - Final Fantasy XIII by *AuroraInk on deviant ART

MOMENTS by EmilyScissorhands on deviantART (no preview for this as it's literature, sorry :P It's a Doctor Who fanfic, though, and it's quite good.)

Fireheart by *juliadavis on deviant ART
Sour-sweet rose cocktail by =Mariyumi on deviant ART
Skeleton Overlay by ~polvoice on deviant ART

enjoy :)

Other news: Going on vacation to Michigan with my second family next week :D Should be fun. Hopefully I won't get appendicitis this time. :]. (i didn't acutally. it just felt like it.)
And HAPPY INTERNATIONAL MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE DAY! ...it's actually tomorrow, but I won't have time to post about it then, as I will be working most of the day and then taking off to Bloomington to celebrate this day of MAGIC and RAINBOWS and blood and revenge and other wonderful things with my bestest friend :]. We'll probably spend the whole time drawing, fangirling, and watching Life On The Murder Scene and/or The Black Parade Is Dead. Do something wonderful to celebrate! ...like join in on the Life On The Murder Scene Viewing Party :D Info on that

Comments are nice :] much love<3

Bad Wolf

2010-07-18T10:22:00.000-04:00

Bad Wolf by ~x-VelvetChains-x on deviant ART
UNCREATIVE TITLE IS UNCREATIVE

YOU GUYSSS.
I AM SO PROUD OF THISS.

I've had such bad artblock FOREVAR but this was actually REALLY FUN AND EASY (which was surprising considering the screencap was blurry as hell). So I'm really excited about digital art right nao. I also am typing stupidly and I don't know why. :].
So. In case you didn't guess from the WIP, didn't notice how obsessed I am, or are stupid, it's Rose Tyler from Doctor Who. It's from the season 1 finale after she looks into the time vortex. I love this scene so much. The Daleks are all "EXTERMINATE" and Rose/Bad Wolf is all "BITCH PLZ. TALK TO THE HAND."

She was my favorite companion before Donna showed up, and now I can't decide between them. XD

I am not sure how I feel about the hair - I might have to go back and re-do it later. But it's good enough for now. I tried to make her look just a bit more dramatic than she did in the actual screencap just because it seemed fitting.

Thanks so much to for Sirasan her tutorials http://sirasan.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Painting-Hair-32663745 and http://sirasan.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Painting-a-face-16870641, which I followed religiously during this painting. XD

Took about.... um... I don't know. A few days. Maybe a little less than a week? Idk.
Critique, I like it. :].

ALSO THIS IS UNRELATED BUT I WANT TO SHARE IT.

IMCRD, which stands for International My Chemical Romance Day, is coming up VERY SOON. It is time to celebrate the amazingness that is MCR. If you are gonna be stuck at home all day anyway, you can still join in the fun, because Tera had an awesome idea for a Life on the Murder Scene viewing party. Go HERE for more information. :D

100 Themes Challenge -- #2. Love

2010-07-16T14:40:00.002-04:00

Um.
I'm displeased with this.
But I'm tired of fighting with it and trying to turn it into something decent.
So.
Forgive the shittiness. Next one will be better.

Title: "Love" (i can't think of titles.)

Category: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Genre: Romance/Angst? I dunnoes.
Words: 413
Pairing(s): 10th Doctor/Rose 10th Doctor/Martha
Summary: Martha wonders if there was a change that he ever loved her back.

Even weeks and months and years later, Martha looks back and wonders if there was a chance that he loved her.

She learned a lot in her time with the Doctor, in the months taking care of him while he was John Smith, in the year she spent alone wandering the world, and all the moments in between. One of the things she learned was not to lie to herself. She knows the answer in her heart, and fantasizing changes nothing, so she tries not to think about it that much.

It wasn't even that he hadn't loved her, because he had, but not the way she wanted. He loved her in the same way he loved everyone, every human and alien and the entire universe. Everything he did was out of compassion for every creature he met - even the most horrible of them. She had been angry at him for a long time, after he said those three beautiful, terrible words to the defeated Master - 'I forgive you.' She still isn’t sure how he could say it and mean it.

The Doctor is just too good, something Martha doesn’t quite know how to be.

Still, she tries to imagine what it would have been like had he even noticed her (just because she's scared that if she doesn't think about him from time to time, she'll forget) and finds that she can't. Sometimes it had felt like he was finally taking notice, but every time he looked at her it was like he expected to see someone else standing there. Someone beautiful, blond, someone who Martha knew he had loved in a way completely different to the way he cared for the rest of the universe. He had spoken of her, though rarely. He forgot Martha altogether, and his voice went so soft that she had to strain to hear the stories he told. Never anything special, just describing the tiny everyday things that made her so amazing in his eyes. For a second, he was like an open book, one she was afraid to read. Then he would stop talking, and become a mystery again.

Rose Tyler. Martha had hated the girl at first, though she'd never known her, but after a while she just couldn't hate anyone who made the Doctor less lonely even for a little while. Had Rose loved the Doctor as much as he did her?

She has a husband now, and she loves him, she really does. Whether the Doctor had loved Rose, or Martha, or someone else long ago, it meant nothing to her now.

Still, she can't help but wonder.

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gjdesioghfdjskghdfshfdsfhl. :|

WIP

2010-07-15T11:45:00.000-04:00

A work-in-progress of the painting I'm doing in photoshop :) this is the Sloppiest Lineart In The World. but I like the awesome comic-book-heroine thing she has going on.
awesome points if you know who it is. cookies if you know what episode.

Writing Meme + Photos

2010-07-14T08:39:00.000-04:00

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Writing meme!

What’s the last thing you wrote?

I wrote a couple words in a random WIP that I don't plan on finishing. LOL. No, but the last thing I really wrote was the next theme for the 100 Themes Challenge. [Btw, comments on the last one would be nice plz. You can comment without a google account, you have no excuses. ;) ]

Was it any good?

Bits of it were great. I'm mostly not sure if it's in character or not. Martha is a bit difficult to write. We'll see how it goes.

What’s the first thing you ever wrote that you still have?

Oh gosh. Well, the very first things I wrote would have burned in the fire... and the oldest thing I remember writing after the fire was some weird story about a cat. And I don't have the original version of my fairy story either... hm. I guess it would be one of the first versions of Written in Stone.

Write poetry?

I tried. I failed.

Angsty poetry?

Like it. Can't write it.

Favorite genre of writing?

Whether I'm writing it or reading it, I LOVE literary fiction. Historical fiction is great, but I don't know how to write it. YA is good, I've been lucky to find some of the best YA books ever. I love fantasy, but it's hard to find good stuff. I want to write Steampunk, but I don't know how yet :P I guess I don't really have a favorite genre, and I'm still trying to figure out what I like to write.

Most fun character you ever wrote?

It's a tie between Amadre and Valocer, both from my NaNoWriMo novel Written in Stone. Amadre because he was meant to be a bit character and ended up falling in love with my main character and saving all their asses. XD He's constantly flirting with everyone, which is really fun to write.

Valocer... well, I don't know that I can call him fun, because most of the scenes with him made me cry when I wrote them, but I loved writing them all the same. He was one of those characters that completely created himself - I seriously had nothing to do with it XD He writes his own story. He pretty much just popped up on the page and was like, "Hi there. I'm gonna die at the end, but I'm not telling you why." and I'm like "...cool. o_O." It was really fun learning about him as I wrote.

Most annoying character you ever wrote?

That's a difficult one. All my characters tend to be necessary to the plot, so it rarely matters whether they're annoying or not. I guess Erika [from my '08 NaNo Sleep] was pretty horrid to write sometimes.

Best plot you’ve ever created?

I really don't know if I can answer this. I guess the one I"ve stuck with longest is Written in Stone, but I don't know if it's the best... maybe the plot for That Summer, a YA novel(lla) that I abandoned ages ago and hope to re-write soon. I suck ass at summaries, but basically, Amber is forced to stay with her aunt, who she despises, over the summer. (In the re-write it will actually be her and her mom staying with the aunt, but that would be a spoiler. shh.) The aunt has taken in a foster kid named Aidan, who is around Amber's age. He hates Amber immediately, and is a complete mystery to her, and she has to unravel the mysteries surrounding him. Or something like that. My description is lame as hell.

Coolest plot twist you’ve ever created?

I don't really know. I'm not good at plot twists.

How often do you get writer’s block?

Very often.

How do you fix it?

I don't really know.

Write fan fiction?

Yep, but it rarely gets published.

Ever written romance or angsty teen drama?

Most of my stories have some romance in them. Actually, one of the stories currently running around in my head is the definition of Angsty Teen Drama. LOL.

Do you type or write by hand?

I like to write character profiles by hand a lot of the time, and I tend to carry a notebook with me in case I'm struck with an idea and there's no computer around, but other than that I tend to type. It's easier on my hands.

Do you save everything you write?

I try to, but there are some things I delete.

Do you ever go back to an old idea long after you abandoned it?

I abandoned Written in Stone so many times because I just could not write it. I'm really glad to have finished it and gotten it to a point where I enjoy the story, but I still get random ideas every once in a while. XD

What’s your favorite thing that you’ve written?

Gosh. I guess it would be Written in Stone, but I really don't have a favorite.

What’s everyone else’s favorite thing that you’ve written?

I haven't been showing my writing to anyone lately, to be honest :/ I should really change that. I've been considering putting my two NaNoWriMo novels up on fictionpress, just because I can't really see me trying to publish those. But I'm not sure. Thoughts?

What’s your favorite setting for your characters?

I don't really have a favorite.

What’s one genre you have never written, and probably never will?

While I would love to write Sci-Fi, I don't see it happening. Can't handle reading horror, so no go with that. Mysteries would be great to write, but I'm not smart enough.

How many writing projects are you working on right now?

I'm attempting the 100 Themes Challenge. I don't really have any other projects going right now, just because there are so many floating around in my head that I don't know what to write first, plus I don't know what to write for NaNoWriMo yet

Do you want to write for a living?

That would be amazing.

Have you ever written something for a magazine or newspaper?

Nope, can't say I have.

Have you ever won an award for your writing?

Nah. XD

Ever written something in script or play format?

Nope. My mom and I meant to try Script Frenzy this year, to try to write a script for the webcomic we want to work on, but it didn't end up happening. Next year?

What are your five favorite words?

vague, raw, fortuitous, angst, snog.

I know, I am odd.

What character that you’ve written most resembles yourself?

Hm. I guess Tara. She has red hair and freckles and is very small, just like me. I guess the VERY first time she was ever invented, I was a little kid (maybe 8 or 9, idk) and wanted to write a story about a girl (who was exactly like me) who goes to visit the faeries. And now there's Tara.

Where do you get ideas for your other characters?

My characters kinda come pre-packaged with the story. I don't think up a plot and then stick my characters in there, they just fit the plot because they come along with the plot.

Do you ever write based on your dreams?

Yes, actually! I have tons of dreams that inspire stories.

Do you favor happy endings, sad endings, or cliff-hangers?

Happy endings. I only like sad/cliff-hanger endings if it's in a series and going to be resolved in the next book.

Are you concerned with spelling and grammar as you write?

Ever since doing NaNoWriMo, I tend to ignore all spelling and grammar rules until I'm done, THEN go over and edit them all.

Does music help you write?
Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. During NaNoWriMo it helps a lot - I think I had Slipknot on repeat throughout November 2008, which, looking back, is kinda hilarious.

Quote something you’ve written. The first thing to pop into your mind.

My mind just went blank, thanks a lot.

If you do this, leave a link to it! I wanna see what you all are up to!

So you know how my laptop bit the dust in about two seconds?

My aunt just gave me her old one.

Which is new.

And has Windows Vista.

And a 17 inch screen that needs replacing but whatever.

AND A LOT MORE ROOM ON IT.

It is amazing.

And is not giving me a Blue Screen Of Death.

Also, I am working on a digital painting. Which of course is fanart because I suck, but what the heck. It will be epic. Stay tuned!

Comments are nice. :)

100 Themes Challenge -- #1. Introduction

2010-07-10T09:16:00.001-04:00

This song reminds me of Doctor Who for some reason. I'm really not sure why. Especially these here lyrics:

clocks move splinters
the time goes forward
when them trees are leaves
your feet collect their memories
i guess all is safe.

Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feb_J-qgasg Read the lyrics with it because it's hard to understand.

Now, on to the real blog post.

Well, I've officially gotten farther in this 100 Themes Challenge business than I ever have before. That is, I've completed exactly one theme. Yes, I know, I'm lame. But the first theme (Introduction) is difficult for me. But, whatever. It'll do. I've gone over and edited it a couple times since I wrote it, but I still don't know if they are in character or not. Critique encouraged!

Since I don't have enough of an imagination to write original things for each theme, I decided to write fanfiction. Doctor Who fanfiction, to be precise. Obsessed? What do you mean obsessed? [says the girl who just bought TARDIS earrings. yeah.] It will mostly be 10th Doctor/Rose, just cause she's my favorite, but I'll certainly put other pairings in there too. I'm not going to write them in chronological order at all - that is to say, one theme might take place during Series Four, and the next might take place during Series One, and they may or may not be related. It would just be too difficult to keep track of that - I'm not trying to make it a continuous story. Just random thoughts, mostly.

Set just after episode one of the second series, after the Doctor has regenerated. I don't think it fits the theme quite right, but the way I got to it was: Introduction > meeting new people > new Doctor. So. Yeah. *shrugs*

Title: "New New Doctor"
Category: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Genre: Friendship
Words: 638
Pairing(s): 10th Doctor/Rose
Summary: She had just started to understand the old Doctor, and isn't sure what to do with this one.

He’s so different.

It’s not bad, exactly. At least he’s lost those ridiculous ears (though Rose had found herself becoming fond of even those) and the Northern accent has somehow vanished. But he’s not her Doctor, and not just because his face has changed. He said before that he doesn’t know what sort of a man he is, and that frightens her, because she doesn’t know, either. She had just started to understand the old Doctor, and she doesn’t know what to do with this one, this messy haired, cheeky, occasionally rude and always talkative alien with his pinstriped suit and tattered overcoat, an outfit she can’t imagine her Doctor wearing. No matter how she stares, she can’t find even a hint of her friend in his young face.

Yet she trusts him, somehow, enough to run away with him. Again.

“Are you listening?”

Rose jumps at the sound of his voice and realizes that he’s stopped fiddling with the controls on the TARDIS and is staring at her, his arms crossed over his chest and eyebrow raised. She must admit that she likes these new eyebrows, so quirky and expressive. “Sorry, what?”

“I was attempting to explain what that button does,” he gestures at a large, glowing green button to his left, “but either your human brain is too small to comprehend time travel, or I’m so handsome you just can’t take your eyes off of me long enough to pay attention.” He pauses, frowns. “I’m being rude again, aren’t I?”

She giggles. “Yes. But I forgive you.”

“I am quite handsome this time ‘round, though, don’t you think?” He flashes her a wide grin, and this Doctor’s smile is just an infectious as the old one’s. She doesn’t reply, pretending it was a rhetorical question. “You’re quiet today. Are you alright?”

Rose bites her lip. She isn’t sure how to answer. She could say something funny, something to get him talking again, because while he was talking he didn’t seem to pay attention to much else, but she can’t think of anything. She hesitates, takes a deep breath.

“Are you the same person?”

The Doctor sits down on the edge of the TARDIS controls, being careful not to sit on any important buttons, and rests his chin in his hand thoughtfully. “Loaded question, that. Could be taken any number of ways. It’s a completely new body, if that’s what you mean. New genetic make-up and all that.”

She looks away. “That’s not exactly what I meant.”

“I know.” He sighs. “I don’t have a real answer. I’ve been puzzling over that very question ever since I first regenerated, as did every other Time Lord, I expect. I’ve got all the memories of my other bodies. I remember who I was before. Part of them is still here. But I’m not them anymore.”

“And how many times have you done it? Regenerated, I mean?”

He counts on his fingers. “I s’pose this would be my tenth body.” Rose let’s out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding.

“You could have told me. About the regenerating, I mean.”

“Why?” He shrugs. “I’m still the Doctor. I’ve always been the Doctor. That doesn’t change from body to body.”

“I know, I know, it’s just…” she sighs and stands up, pacing back and forth a couple of times before sitting down again. “It’s just… weird.”

“Good weird? Bad weird?”

“Weird.”

“Right.” For once he’s silent, and it’s too awkward. She stands up and reaches out her hand. The Doctor stares at it, looking confused.

“Well. Whether you’re the same person or completely new…pleased to meet you, Doctor. Whoever you are.”

His grin is wider than ever. He grasps her hands firmly, and something about this hand feels warm, and safe, and right. “The pleasure is all mine, Rose Tyler.”

100 Themes Challenge

2010-07-04T11:11:00.002-04:00

Firstly:

Secondly:
I posted this once before on my old blog, which I abandoned. But they're still a good resource, so I thought I'd post them again here. I think I'll try them myself, probably using variation 2 (I've been saying that forever now) -- I'm inspired for some angsty/fluffy Doctor Who oneshots....
Here is a list of all the variations of the 100 Themes Challenge that I have saved. If you know of any other variations, or have made some of your own, please send them to me and I'll add them to this list! And if you decide to try the challenge, I'll be sure to look at what you've come up with if you post it anywhere.
Note: Lists 2 through 6 are from 100 Themes Challenge on deviantART - if you use them, you should check out the page! They've got a whole group for it going on.

Variation 1:

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Rot
6. Break
7. Heaven
8. Away
9. Cut
10. Breathe
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Spit
17. Blood
18. Under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. War
22. Mother
23. Distasteful
24. Want
25. Lurking
26. Europe
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Urban
30. Rain
31. Flower
32. Night
33. Wrath
34. Moon
35. Walk
36. Precious
37. See
38. Abandoned
39. Dream
40. 4:29 PM
41. Citric Acid (as found in orange juce)
42. Still
43. Die
44. Two Roads
45. Two Guns
46. Drop
47. Dirt
48. Young
49. Preservatives
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Old
53. Desecrate
54. Tower
55. Need
56. Biohazard
57. Sacrificial
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Desert
61. Fairy Tale
62. Voodoo
63. Do Not Disturb
64. City
65. Horrific
66. Snow
67. Drum
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mislead
73. I. Can't.
74. Confrontation
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. Fuck [alternate theme "Balk"]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. +
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Sick
86. Seeing Red
87. Hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. Rape
93. Iron
94. Soft
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Alone
100. Gone

Variation 2:

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

Variation 3:

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Rot
6. Break
7. Heaven
8. Away
9. Cut
10. Breathe
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Spit
17. Blood
18. Under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. War
22. Mother
23. Distastefull
24. Want
25. Lurking
26. Europe
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Urban
30. Rain
31. Flower
32. Night
33. Wrath
34. Moon
35. Walk
36. Precious
37. See
38. Abandoned
39. Dream
40. 4:29 PM
41. Citric Acid
42. Still
43. Die
44. Two Roads
45. Two Guns
46. Drop
47. Dirt
48. Young
49. Preservatives
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Old
53. Desecrate
54. Tower
55. Need
56. Biohazard
57. Sacrificial
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Desert
61. Fairy Tale
62. Voodoo
63. Do Not Disturb
64. City
65. Horrorific
66. Snow
67. Drum
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mislead
73. I. Can't.
74. Confrontation
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK [if this theme offends you you may do the alternate theme "Balk"]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. +
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Sick
86. Seeing Red
87. Hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. Rape
93. Iron
94. Soft
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Alone
100. Gone

Variation 4:

1. Blink
2. Wedding
3. Fantasy
4. Lock and Key
5. Heart
6. Poison
7. Fairy
8. Panties
9. Stitch
10. Manga/Comic Strip
11. Dragon
12. Mario
13. Edgar Allen Poe
14. Mask
15. Sword
16. Web
17. Vampire
18. Zodiac
19. Bones
20. Phoenix
21. Deviantart
22. Eygptian
23. Anthro
24. Cosplay
25. Chains
26. Action
27. Chibi
28. After A Battle
29. Art Trade
30. Original Character
31. Realistic
32. Moonlight
33. Holiday
34. One Shape
35. Fruit
36. Midnight
37. Elf
38. Pageviews
39. Henshin (Transformation)
40. Fear
41. Under Water
42. Future
43. Mascot
44. Wings
45. New Art Medium
46. During A Battle
47. Vortex
48. Progress
49. Upside Down
50. Unseen
51. Flag
52. Princess
53. Prince
54. King
55. Queen
56. Sharp
57. Fading
58. No Color
59. Censored
60. East Meets West
61. Hologram
62. Tattoo
63. Dirt
64. Dinosaur
65. What If....
66. Portal
67. Lace
68. Envy
69. Study
70. End of the World
71. Graffiti
72. Silhouette
73. Robot
74. Tutorial
75. Death
76. Movie
77. Bird
78. Fun
79. Teeth
80. Jewelry
81. Anniversary
82. Fav TV Show
83. Chaos
84. Fashion
85. Wood
86. 86
87. Circle
88. Bunny
89. Ice Cream
90. Goth
91. Scar
92. Redesign
93. Fast
94. Stamp
95. Sparkle
96. X
97. ID
98. Buttons
99. Space
100. Rocket

Variation 5:

1. Life
2. Youth
3. Content
4. Change
5. Dreams
6. Pessimistic
7. Pirate
8. Novel
9. Doom
10. Garden
11. Sadness
12. Confusion
13. Freedom
14. Inevitable
15. Idle
16. Vampires
17. Convention
18. Roleplaying
19. Skull
20. Pain
21. Joy
22. Time
23. Warmth
24. Voodoo
25. Insomnia
26. Solitude
27. Zombies
28. Heaven
29. Evil
30. Weary
31. Candyland
32. Robot
33. Old-school
34. Puppets
35. Flight
36. Movie
37. What if...
38. Batman
39. Dance
40. O RLY???
41. Play
42. Uh-oh...
43. Duel
44. Sound Effect
45. Caption
46. Photo
47. Pants
48. Red
49. Fiesta
50. Percent
51. Soap Opera
52. Underwear
53. Stress
54. Froof
55. Mutation
56. Skeleton
57. Rock
58. Lies
59. Ninja
60. Message
61. Bugs
62. Effort
63. Bandaid
64. WRYYYY
65. Imaginary
66. Fly Me to the Moon
67. Discovery
68. What?
69. Adhesive
70. Underworld
71. KAWAII DESU
72. Mecha
73. Random
74. Video Game
75. Crisis
76. Insanity
77. Ice
78. Working Hard
79. Hardly Working
80. Sandwich
81. Clone
82. Clumsy
83. Keyboard
84. Hope
85. Song
86. Surprise
87. Cursed
88. Awesomeness
89. Internet
90. Fire
91. Orange
92. Love
93. Annoyance
94. Misunderstanding
95. Fantasia
96. Puppy
97. Lost
98. Pie
99. Fate
100. Death

Variation 6:

1. Chores
2. Happy
3. Life
4. Relationship
5. Play
6. Toy
7. Video Game
8. Computer
9. Famous
10. Emotion
11. Run
12. Fear
13. Gamble
14. Christmas
15. Animal
16. Wild
17. Morning
18. Loneliness
19. Friend
20. Pet
21. Grow
22. Japan
23. Britian
24. World
25. America
26. Flag
27. Cigarrette
28. Man
29. Earth
30. Boredom
31. Sweet
32. Smile
33. Pray
34. God
35. Love
36. Hold
37. Hug
38. Wings
39. Wrong
40. Right
41. Tears
42. Hope
43. Night
44. Star
45. Courage
46. Police
47. Ice Cream
48. Pup
49. Ireland
50. Jungle
51. Plains
52. City
53. Farm
54. Horse
55. Woman
56. Mother
57. Father
58. Grandparents
59. Mad
60. School
61. Freedom
62. Eagle
63. Falling
64. Dream
65. Reality
66. Purple
67. Blue
68. Red
69. Pink
70. Rainbow
71. Rain
72. Snow
73. Park
74. Fall
75. Lake
76. Ocean
77. Under
78. Pay
79. Adulthood
80. Teenager
81. Capital
82. Contentment
83. Numbers
84. Space
85. West
86. East
87. Tropical
88. Wind
89. Fly
90. Tree
91. Ka Ching
92. Chengosam
93. Kimono
94. Tradition
95. Vulnerable
96. Forever
97. Heaven
98. Warm
99. Cold
100. Heart

For more writing prompts, check out Miss-Deathwish's 31 Writing Prompts -- they are excellent (In fact, just go look at her page anyway. She is amazing.). Also try oneword :)

Love Letters to Literary Crushes

2010-06-30T15:07:00.003-04:00

Sorry for two posts in one day! But I just found about about this: Love Letters to Literary Crushes Blogfest.
From Frankie's blog:
"Before you head out to see Eclipse, why not let your underappreciated literary crush know how much you love them. Tell them why they are so cute, adorable, sexy, caring, funny, and awesome that you wish they were real and not just living in some author's head. And even if they're not starring in a major movie at the end of this month, we still think they're all that and a bag of chips."
I just had to participate. You should too. Be sure to check out everyone elses letters!

I could not decide on just one character, so I picked a few. LOL.

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Dear Severus Snape,

I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone when I was around seven or eight years old. I hated you back then, because you were the bad guy, and you aren't supposed to like the bad guy. Boy did I change my mind about that!
The books describe you as greasy and big-nosed, but I kinda have a thing for big noses, and well, as for the grease, I can deal with that. You're honestly one of the deepest, best-written, amazing characters I've ever read. You're not 'cute' or 'sweet' (except around Lily), but you're brave and in my mind at least, really hot.You're the only reason I bother to watch those god-awful movies anymore (don't worry, dear. It's not your fault they completely ignored you in Half-Blood Prince. But I won't go into that, because I can rant about the movies for hours and I don't want to subject you to that trauma. :]. [hey, maybe I'll post a blog about that rant one day.]). Being played by Alan Rickman helps a lot. Cause. Like. He/you is/are amazing.
Um. Anyway. Sometimes I just go through the books and just read all the scenes about you. Cause they're the best. I can't count how many times I re-read The Prince's Tale chapter in Deathly Hallows (in fact, that book is a bit too intense for me to re-read as much as I do the other books.) I cried for about a day and a half after reading that chapter for the first time. I want to bitchslap James for being such a...well, bitch. You deserve Lily way more than he ever did ~~but that's okay because now I have you all to myself.~~ If they screw up that scene in the next movie...BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN. Yes. Bad things.
I think if J.K. Rowling wrote a book all about you, I would die from sheer JOY. After I finish reading it, of course.
Harry Potter helped make me who I am today, and seeing as you've been my favorite character for a while, you made me who I am today. So. Thanks.
Love love love love ~~lust~~ love love,
Brigid.
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Dear Roiben,

You swept me off my feet from the very first scene, just like you did Kaye. I could imagine you perfectly, and you were gorgeous even with an arrow sticking out of your chest. Who doesn't love a faerie with silver hair? In a lot of scenes, you're creepy as hell, but there's just as many or more scenes where you're absolutely adorable and sweet and sexy and I had to pause reading every few minutes to squeal like a retarded fangirl (oh wait, I am a retarded fangirl) before I could continue reading. Did I mention that Holly Black writes kissing scenes really well? Hot damn.
Ahem. Anyway. I really want them to make a movie of Tithe, but there's no way they could make you look as perfect as you do in my mind. So that would be sad. But I would love it anyway.

Love,
Brigid.

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Dear Raistlin,

You're horrible, sick, twisted, occasionally disturbing, and goddamnit, you're one of my longest-lasting literary crushes. I hate Dragonlance. I hate nearly everything about it with a passion. But I can't stop reading them because YOU ARE SO DAMN AWESOME. So I kinda hate you for that. And I can't even get into all the reason's I love you so much because anyone who reads this would have me put into an asylum (slight exaggeration.) So we'll just leave it at this: WHAT THE HELL DUDE, WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DIE. I mean, I'm pretty sure you come back to life later, but I am NOT digging through all the new books just to find out because reading about Caramon and Tanis is more torture than it's worth.. And why the hell is there no fanfiction about you where you're not paired with Dalamar? I mean, what the hell. Though I guess there's even more fanfiction pairing you with Crysania. Which is even worse. *gags*
Looooooooove,
Brigid.

---

Wow. I don't think I can get more nerdy than I am. And I know I have more than 3 crushes. I just can't think of them right now. Yeah. Oh, and I'm feeling a lot less angsty now than I was earlier. Maybe this helped. :].

Angst/Joy

2010-06-30T08:01:00.000-04:00

Might as well go with the angsty blog first. My feelings at the moment can sorta be summed up by this song:

Manage me, I'm a mess
Turn a page, I'm a book
Half unread
I wanna be laughed at
Laughed with, just because
I wanna feel weightless
And that should be enough
But I'm stuck in this fucking rut
Waiting on a second hand pick me up
And I'm over, getting older
If I could just find the time
Then I would never let another day go by
I'm over, getting old
-- 'Weightless', All Time Low

Seventeen is a really awkward age. I don't like it. I still think of myself as 15 most of the time, which is weird, because I've always been pretty mature for my age, I think. But I feel stuck between being a kid and an adult, and I really just want to go backwards. Up till now I've been excited about being an adult and moving out someday and stuff, but now I'm really scared. I feel like time is speeding up and my teenage years are going to be over before I get a chance to do anything more with them. I haven't had time for anything since I got back from England. And I'm glad I got to go to England, but I hate that I was thrust right into my babysitting job as soon as I got home. I still don't feel like I've settled back down at all because the summer has been so busy so far. I haven't written or drawn a thing for months and I don't know how to get back into it.

I'm also really scared that when summer is over, my boyfriend will go off to college [obviously I want him to go to college, but I'm feeling selfish right now.] and I'll never get to see him again.

Being depressed scares the shit out of me, especially because I've been generally happy for the last six months. I don't know what to do about it. :(

Another [not-so-important] issue I'm having right now is that I don't know what I want to write for NaNoWriMo. Which sounds ridiculous, as it's still 5 months away [practically next week, right?], but it matters because it affects what I want to write now. I had been planning on writing this one story [inspired by the song Inside the Fire by DISTURBED], but I suddenly got the idea to rewrite an old story that I never was able to finish. I was always planning on re-writing it anyway, but I got the idea to do it for NaNoWriMo. So I can't decide which one to do, which means I can't decide which one to write now, which means I can't write, which is what I want to be doing. So that's a problem.

And my laptop died. Again.
And my iPod won't update.
So I'm pretty pissed off and sad.

I'm sorry for all my complaining. I sound really pathetic. Which I am.

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Happy blog:

So I got all 4 seasons of Doctor Who on DVD. This is an amazing thing. I spent all of last week watching it [and got my two best friends totally hooked on it, and now we can't seem to talk about anything but Doctor Who] and got through season 1 and up to the Rise of the Cybermen episode of season 2. I'm on the last disk of season 2 now, which means shit is about to go DOWN. I've already seen the last couple of episodes, so I know what happens, and I was crying for hours after watching it the first time around, because I'm that pathetic. But yeah, anyway, it is saddening. Rose is incredibly whiny, and you can predict when she's about to do something retarded in every episode, but damnit, SHE IS AWESOME D: At least I have fanfiction, I guess...

Speaking of Doctor Who fanfiction, I got an idea for a fanfic after the scene in Fear Her where the Doctor says "I was a dad once." I was like, WHOA WAIT WHAT and then they never mentioned it again. So my idea was to write something involving his kid. Except I bet a bazillion of people have already done that, plus I don't know if he ever actually had a kid in the old series, seeing as I haven't watched it - if I did write it, it would be AU [alternate-universe] from the old series just so I wouldn't make some big mistake like that. So I don't know. Thoughts, opinions? I'm no good at fanfiction anyway, so who knows if it would happen.

It's kinda funny. I like Matt Smith [the new Doctor] a lot, even if he does look incredibly awkward, but when I first started watching Doctor Who, David Tennant was always my favorite Doctor. And then I watched season 1. And OHMYGOD I LOVE CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON. He was frackin' amazing. And I miss him. So I can't decide between him and David Tennant now. ANGST.

Um, yeah, I'm obsessing over Doctor Who because it is what's keeping me happy at the moment. XD

In which Brigid finds a lot of memes and decides to put them all in one post.

2010-06-29T09:35:00.001-04:00

Yes, I am obsessive.
Stole this from Kerry :)

What's your name? Brigid

What do people call you? My family and some of my oldest friends call me Bri. It's usually just Brigid.

Were you named after anything? A Celtic goddess of fire and creativity/inspiration, I think.

If you were born the opposite sex what would your name be? I guess it would be Rowan, since that's my twin brother's name. LOL

If you could change your name what would you change it to? I don't think I would

Single? Nope

Who are you with/who do you want to be with? Right at this moment, I'm okay with being alone, but I wish my boyfriend was around more often.

Are you in love? I'm not really sure how to tell. But I think so maybe.

Have you ever been in love, if so how many times? Once before this, for sure.

Do you believe in love at first sight? Nope, I believe in lust and infatuation which can develop into love <--- What Kerry said.

Is it possible to be faithful to one person forever? Of course.

Do you want to get married? If I find someone who I know I can be with forever.

Do you want to have kids? I think so. A long time from now.

How many? One.

What sex? I'd prefer a girl

Names? I really love the name Elena. or Gaia.

Do you believe in divorce? I don't know what to think about it.

Do you believe in true love? Absolutely

Do you consider love a mistake? I don't know what you mean by that? I guess there are people out there that are a mistake to fall in love with, but I don't think love in general is ever a bad thing.

Turn ons? Really great smile. The kind that makes you melt. :)

Turn offs? Immaturity and chest/back hair. XD

What is the best thing about the opposite sex? Lots of things.

What is the worst thing about the opposite sex? Most of them never grow up and stop acting like immature 12 year olds.

Are you a virgin? Yes

Do you believe you should be in love to have sex? Yes, I do. But whatever people choose to do is up to them.

Do you smoke? No

Have you tried it? No, and don't plan on it.

Do you drink alcohol? Yeah, but not too often.

Have you tried it? Um, yeah?

Do you pray? No

Go to church? No. Just being in a church makes me really uncomfortable, like everyone there can see that I'm not one of them and don't belong there. LOL

Believe in God? Not really. And even though I'm pagan I wouldn't say I believe in a particular goddess, either.

Sleep with stuffed animals? No lol.

Take walks in the rain? When I'm in the mood

Dance in the rain? Occasionally

Do any sports? Nah

Lie a lot? I try my best not to

Steal? Never

Gamble? Sometimes mom and I play blackjack and bet M&Ms. XD

Have you ever kissed a stranger? Well. Er. I guess he wasn't really a stranger, technically. I don't want to talk about that.

Screamed so much you lost your voice? Well, I did get laryngitis once, and it probably wouldn't have been so bad if I hadn't been at a party at the time and yelling at the top of my lungs anyway. XD

Laughed so much it was painful? All the time

Cried so much it was painful? Yes

Gone skinny dipping? Yeah, years ago

Had a medical emergency? Nope

Run away from home? No

Done something extremely unexpected? Probably?

Slept outside? Several times

Been onstage? Nope

What's your biggest fear? I don't really know what my biggest fear is... being scared, I guess. LOL. And people touching my feet freaks me out. And I have this weird fear that nobody actually likes me and is just pretending to. Not sure why.

What was your weirdest dream? I have so many weird dreams that I can't even keep track of them.

Scariest dream? The scariest one I remember (I don't have scary dreams often) was something involving me being pregnant, and all these little kids popping up and turning into demon kids and trying to tear open my belly with their teeth. It was fucked up.

Do you have a recurring dream? I sometimes have dreams that FEEL like reoccurring dreams, like I know exactly what is going to happen. Deja vu, I guess? I dunno. But the only dream that I remember that I know for SURE was reoccurring was one from when I was around 4 or 5. I was in this daycare (which I think was the daycare I stayed in for a day or two while my dad was in the hospital), but for some reason the daycare was/was on the Death Star, and then the Rebel Alliance blew up the Death Star. I don't remember it ever being a scary dream, though, which is interesting.

What was your best dream? Hmm. Don't know. I love all the dreams I remember, usually.

What is your dream? I want to write books and not be scared of people reading them. And I want to not get any older than 18, but that's obviously not happening.

Do you live in the moment? I live in my head.

What's your greatest strength? I think I'm pretty accepting of most peoples thoughts and feelings and opinions. I'm very liberal.

What's your greatest weakness? My physical strength is pathetic. I really need to exercise.

Do you have a motto you live by? "Hey, girls, you're beautiful. Don't look at those stupid magazines with stick like models. Eat healthy and exercise. That's all. Don't let anyone tell you you're not good enough. You're good enough, you are too good. Love your family with all your heart and listen to it. You are gorgeous, whether you're a size 4 or 14. It doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, as long as you're a good person, as long as you respect others. I know it's been told hundreds of times before, but it's true. Hey, girls, you are beautiful."- Gerard Way

I try to live by it, anyway. I don't always succeed.

Also: "If for one minute you think you're better than a sixteen-year-old girl in a Green Day t-shirt, you are sorely mistaken. Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about.” - Gerard Way. He inspires me a lot.

If your life were a movie what would it be called? I suck at titles! And no one would make a movie about me.

Do you have any bad habits? Laziness.

Do you have any secrets? Doesn't everyone?

Are you fake? Sometimes I think I'm not as honest with my real life friends as I am with my internet friends, because I'm not scared of my internet friends judging me. But I try to just be me...

What do you want to do in life? Write books and be successful at that.

Are you a daredevil? Ohhh no.

Are you predictable? I don't know?

Do you keep a journal/diary? I fail at it, but yeah.

If you could change one thing about you would you? Yeah. At the moment I feel like I would probably make myself younger. Or prettier. Or better at artistic things. I don't really know.

If you were somebody else would you be friends with yourself? I don't know.

Do you think you're a good person? Without sounding arrogant, yes.

Do you think you're emotionally strong? Not at all.

Do you regret anything? A bit, yeah.

Do you think your life has been good so far? In general, yes it has.

What do you like most about your body? At the moment I really hate all of it.

What do you like least about your body? My legs and my face and everything really..

Are you trust worthy? Yes

Are you gullible? A bit, yeah.

And stole this one from Laurie:

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1.) Brigid
2.) Bri
3.) Awesomesauce

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU'VE HAD:
1.) ShadowQueen (email and on and SapphireSims2 and on TiffToff9.com back in the day.)
2.) Brididgid (current email, new TiffToff9.com [which is also gone now, but there will be a new one soon I believe] and TSN MCRmy. :( )
3.) OhSoSqueamish (most websites now.)

THREE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 33 MINUTES:
1.) These memes
2.) Checked deviantART messages
3.) Contemplated looking for pictures of The Doctor to draw, but can't decide between Christopher Eccleston or David Tennant.

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1.) The color of my hair
2.) The clothes I wear
3.) The fact that I just made a rhyme.

THREE THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1.) My looks
2.) My laziness
3.) Most everything right now

THREE COMPONENTS OF YOU:
1.) I
2.) Don't
3.) Know

THREE THINGS YOU'RE AFRAID OF:
1.) Tornadoes
2.) Dark windows
3.) Being scared

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1.) Platypus tshirt
2.) Red boxer shorts
3.) Underwear :].

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1.) Food
2.) Water
3.) Hugs.

THREE IMPORTANT OBJECTS:
1.) My iPod
2.) My computer
3.) My books

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS:
1.) My Chemical Romance
2.) Flyleaf
3.) Disturbed

THREE WAYS TO BE HAPPY:
1.) Being with my friends and/or boyfriend
2.) Writing
3.) Crushing on someone. I really like it. LOL.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1.) Walk Away From The Sun - Seether
2.) Ulysses - Franz Ferdinand
3.) The Kind - Flyleaf

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1.) Exercising
2.) Hang out with the boyfriend more
3.) Write write write write.

THREE THINGS YOU REGRET:
1.) Not
2.) Gonna
3.) Talk about it.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1.) Laughter.
2.) Friendship.
3.) Fun.

Yes Laurie, I totally stole your answers.

THREE IMPORTANT THINGS YOU'RE GIVING TO THE WORLD:
1.) Hopefully some good art/writing, eventually
2.) Positive thinking (well, positive when I'm not thinking about myself.)
3.) Survival in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse. <--- Laurie has the best answers.

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:
1.) I'm scared that no one, especially my boyfriend, actually loves me.
2.) I only have one real life friend who I can completely be myself around.
3.) I am a good artist.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX:
1.) Smile
2.) Eyes (although I like all eyes, no matter what color LOL)
3.) Height. I really like tall guys.

THREE EMOTIONAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX:
1.) Sense of humor.
2.) Ability to show compassion.
3.) Ability to like me for who I am.
Again, stealing Laurie's answers.

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1.) Act like a normal person
2.) Draw well
3.) Keep my room clean

THREE THINGS YOU MISS FROM YOUR PAST:
1.) I
2.) Don't
3.) Know

THREE GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE:
1.) A new MCRmy.
2.) New MCR Album.
3.) New MCR Tour.

THREE REASONS WHY YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE:
1.) Harry Potter
2.) The internet
3.) My family and friends.

THREE OF YOU YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
1.) Writing
2.) Drawing.
3.) Video Games

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1.) Hang out with my boyfriend.
2.) Find the energy to draw
3.) Be able to fix my laptop. Which is broken. Again. RAH.

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1.) Writer
2.) Editor
3.) I don't know

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR HOLIDAY:
1.) Ireland
2.) Mexico
3.) Williamsburg, Virginia

THREE CARTOON CHARACTERS:
1.) Sesshomaru
2.) Faye
3.) Ryuk

THREE BOY’S NAMES:
1.) Jasper
2.) Jonathan
3.) David

THREE GIRL'S NAMES:
1.) Elena
2.) Lily
3.) Sasha

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1.) Publish a book
2.) Find my soulmate.
3.) Don't know

Stole this one from my friend adorKablefae:

Bold the one's you've read completely. Italicize the one's you've read parts of. If it's more than 7, you're apparently above average.

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings-JRR Tolkein
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations-Charles Dickens
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12 Tess of the D'Ubervilles-Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19 The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (I'm about to start reading it today, actually.)
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy- Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland-Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis -hey. this is a subset of #33.
37 The Kite Runner-Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi-Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale of Two Cities-Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mark Haddon (I could've sworn the title was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, though. Hm.)
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones- Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Inferno - Dante
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madam Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte's Web - EB White
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down -Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare - again with the this-item-appears-within-another!
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

and finally:
1. Post 9 facts about your character- I chose Dreymeian, one of the main characters from my 2009 NaNoWriMo novel, 'Written in Stone'.
2. Tag 8 other characters.
3. Post their names with the creators avatars.
4. No tag backs :I

1) He is my muse, and thinks he can worm his way into every story or RPG I write. And thinks it's okay for him to have a different girlfriend in each one. XD

2) He was originally pretty much a mix of Drizzt and Jarlaxle (from R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt series) because I was/still kinda am a fangirl. He's changed a lot since then, though (gosh, that was years ago. He was one of my first RPG characters. so I was like, twelve. Oh my.)

3) No matter how full-of-himself and confidant he acts, he really hates himself for a lot of the thing's he's done in the past.

4) He can control dreams.

5) He'll do anything to protect Tara -- anything.

6) He's about the closest thing there is to a scientist in his world. His favorite thing to do ~~besides making out with Tara~~ is studying magic and experimenting with it.

7) He wasn't originally supposed to get together with Tara in the very first version of his story, but then, he wasn't a major character back then either. The first character I paired him with was Whisper (called Nightsong back then.) Thank god I changed my mind on that, seeing as she hates his guts.

8) I really hate his name. I originally just took the name Damien and added some extra letters. But of course, it stuck, and now I can't change it. Sigh.

9) The villain of this story was his best friend for most of his life.

I tag:
YOU. :]

I like to take pictures.

2010-06-16T09:27:00.001-04:00

In other news... I HAVE A LAPTOP! It's an old one that my aunt gave me cause it was broken. Mom's computer fixer guy wiped the harddrived and reinstalled Windows XP. It works now. I have a laptop an it only costs $45. FUCK YES. This will be so awesome for NaNoWriMo!

OH EM GEE. EXCITEMENT.

2010-06-11T20:11:00.001-04:00

SOO GUESS WHAT.

Neil Gaiman, the most amazing writer in the world, is writing a Doctor
Who episode! It will be the best episode ever. And Gaiman is a Doctor
Who fanboy, too. LOL.

He's also writing another Sandman book. Sandman ( http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_(Vertigo)
) is the best series of graphic novels ever written. This is a fact.
Like, the end of Season of Mists made me cry, it was so good. I AM
FREAKING OUT WITH EXCITEMENT YOU GUYS. They're also re-releasing
Preludes & Nocturnes, The Dolls House, and Dream Country, which are
some other books in the series. I might be able to buy them. Which is
great, because they're pretty old and very rare. SQUEE.

This is all happening in the fall, by the way. Sounds like lots of
stuff is happening in the fall, or sometime around then. DISTURBED is
coming out with a new album in August, and Evanescense is working on a
new album (don't know when it's coming out), and so is My Chemical
Romance. Although, they said it was going tone released LAST fall, so
god knows what's going on with them. They must have enough songs for
three albums by now. Plus the MCRmy site just vanished, which is
EXTREMELY nervewracking. I know the old site was a bit obsolete, but
still...I loved it.

Anyway. Didn't mean to start rambling. Go here: http://pika-la-cynique.deviantart.com

She is awesomefull. Especially if you like the movie Labyrinth (yay
for glittery!David Bowie and puppet!goblins) or Phantom of the Opera
or most really good fandoms, really. :) Also check out her fanfiction.net
page, cause she's a brilliant writer as well as a brilliant artist.
I'm jealous.

Hello, three followers! Thank you for being interested in my rambling!
<3

I was killin' before killin' was cool

2010-06-08T08:38:00.001-04:00

First of all: Photos from my trip to England! Not all of them are up yet, because Facebook is being a bitch right now. So. There will be more up soon.

Second of all: Alice in Wonderland. Love/hate? I think it would have been better if not for the 3D aspect. It needed to be longer and the ending was stupid. And I didn't like how they gave all the Wonderland characters real names for some reason. XD But the Mad Hatter was epic, so that's okay. First time I've been excited about Johnny Depp in a while. I wonder if the DVD will have deleted scenes. :D

Third of all: LOLWUT?

Fourth of all: AUGH. I have to babysit. All. Week. Long. Actually, ALL. SUMMER. LONG. And I just got finished with babysitting for a month, because that was the whole reason I got to go to England in the first place XD. THIS IS NOT MAKING ME HAPPY. RAHH.
I don't know when I'm gonna find the time to write or draw D:

...buuut I am getting paid moniez. which I can use to buy concert tickets and doctor who DVDs. sooo I guess it's okay in the long run.

Fifth of all: I really love Alan Rickman. Oh so much. :].
Yay for pointless posts!
<3

Salutations, greetings, hola, pleased to meet you, hey there, hi.

2010-06-06T10:42:00.000-04:00

Awkward first post is awkward. :]

I am Brigid, and I am awesome. Don't you forget it.
...naw, that's a lie.

I had a blog over at Wordpress, but I randomly decided I hate that site. Plus all the blogs I follow are on this site anyway. And I feel like I can take this blog less seriously and actually post shit. So. HI THERE. Hopefully I can keep this up. XD

So. Um. About me.
I like:
Writing stories
Drawing pictures
Good music (iTunes labels everything I listen to as Alternative, whatever that means.)
Good food
Good people
Irony
Anime
Pretty boys
and rainbows.

I dislike:
Homophobic/racist/creepy/mean people ("Intolerant people should be taken out into the street and shot!")
Indiana weather
Miley Cyrus
3D movies
...that's about it. I'm easily pleased.

UM. I don't know what else to say about myselllfff. OH WAIT.

Just got this yesterday. AND IT IS EXCITING. See, for National Novel Writing Month (write a 50,000 word novel in one month) the prize, if you can call it that, is a free 'proof copy' of your novel. I have won twice, so I just stuck both books into one. It's hugenormous. XD

Holding a real copy of my own book, seeing it in print = best feeling evarr.

Interior:

(Book #1 is a really weird paranormal romance sort of thing. Book #2 is epic fantasy. LULZ.)
Soo. Do NaNoWriMo. It's insane (you have to be insane to even try it) but it's SO WORTH IT. I dunnoes if I would have ever gotten those two stories written without it (actually, I KNOW I wouldn't have written the second one.)

Aand now I REALLY don't know what else to say. So I guess I'll stop here. One more thing, though: Go read Audrey's blog instead of this one. She is epic and awesome and she makes me smile. :]