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Greetings and salutations my sorely neglected friends! I return with a great deal of news and chatter. A lot of things in my life have changed recently, for the better overall.
First, the thing that's probably of most interest to most of you, my fics. No, I haven't been working on them lately (I'm sorry!), but this doesn't mean they're dead. My interest in fandom in general has declined a bit, but I absolutely hate leaving things hanging. I will finish Dichotomy and BIEH. After that you probably won't be seeing much in the way of fannish work from me, but I will finish those. I promise. Probably sooner rather than later, because I don't want unfinished work hanging over me while I try and tackle my original fiction.
On the subject of writing, I've finally decided to settle down and take a real, hard shot at writing original fiction. I started a writing blog at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) fiction_foxtrot for those of you interested in keeping an eye on me as I attempt to forge myself a writing career. Most of my posts will be going there from now on, although fandom related things will still go here.
In real life news, I've gotten myself a new job! An old friend got in touch with me, and I'm now working as a graphic designer for a new web design company. They're still in the infant stage, so I haven't left my old job yet, but I've already done work for one client. Here's hoping it takes off! Working from home piddling around in photoshop all day is far preferable to going nuts-insane at a busy coffee shop. And it pays WAY better. XD
Also, as most of you know, I dropped out of high school and have since despaired over my chances of getting back into school, but I have! Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'll be starting a Police Foundations course this fall, which will ultimately lead to a Forensic Science course at the local university. I'm so excited!
So, yes! Lots of good, happy things, and NaNoWriMo just around the corner. :)
Sorry I haven't been around much guys, you know I love you. ♥
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Title: Dichotomy
Series: Fullmetal Alchemist
Pairings: Roy/Ed
Words: 5,430 (39,249 total)
Warnings: Slash, swearing
Rating: PG-13
Status: In Progress
Spoilers: Yes, up till the end of the series.
Summary: Ed and Roy find themselves in the hands of a madman with a vendetta, one with a very unique idea of what constitutes 'Equivalent Exchange.'
Previous Chapters: Prologue - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6 - Chapter 7 - Chapter 8
( Roy sighed and stepped out from the shadow of the shed, breathing shallowly against the stink of charred human flesh. No matter how many times he'd killed in this fashion, he never did manage to get used to the smell. )
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Title: Dichotomy
Series: Fullmetal Alchemist
Pairings: Roy/Ed
Words: 3,476 (33,909 total)
Warnings: Slash, swearing
Rating: PG-13
Status: In Progress
Spoilers: Yes, up till the end of the series.
Summary: Ed and Roy find themselves in the hands of a madman with a vendetta, one with a very unique idea of what constitutes 'Equivalent Exchange.'
Previous Chapters: Prologue - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6 - Chapter 7
( This woman obviously worked for Keats, and there was every chance that he had put her up to this so that he could catch Roy red-handed and get him out of the way for good. )
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Orpheus, from Persona 3. The first of many 'stop whining about sucking and just draw something' pictures. XD
( Midnight Melody )
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Why, hello thar! Look who finally crawled outta her hole? I've chucked my most time devouring activity recently (well, I still have my job, so make that second most time devouring) so you should be seeing more of me. I'm ready to get back on track, and I've found a nifty tool to help me do just that.
101 things in 1001 days is just that, a list of things to accomplish over a period of 1001 days. Some are mundane, such as writing in my LJ weekly, some are a bit grander scale, such as working 101 volunteer hours, but all of them are things I want, need, or should do, and I think this is a great way of organizing my goals. :D
So, without further ado:
( The List )
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| 2008-11-16 21:09 |
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So, I've come to the conclusion that I have a serious case of literary ADD. So far, over the course of NaNoWriMo, I've worked on 3 different original stories and three different fanfics. Six different stories altogether and I'm only half way there. Although, after six years of failure, I'm a little more concerned with turning out that 50k however possible than I am with sticking to the letter of he challenge. We'll try that next year.
Anyhoo, still moving right along, although I'm about a day behind at this point, though I hope to make that up either today or tomorrow. Prolly tomorrow, I'm pooped. XD
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Well, the curse has struck again! I don't know what my malfunction is when it comes to original fiction, but once again I've found myself flailing about randomly and had to put it on the shelf. I've picked up Dichotomy instead (You're crushed, I'm sure. :P) to work on for the rest of NaNo, which'll likely see it finished by the end of the month. I don't think it will quite see me through to 50k unless it runs longer than Conversion did, so Best I Ever Had might sneak on in there too. Who knows? XD
I won't be posting any chapters until after NaNo so that I have time to edit them, but I should build up a nice backlog to keep you guys in ficcage for quite a while yet. Maybe then I'll tackle something original outside of NaNo to see if I can figure out how I keep getting beaten. XD
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Why, hello thar! Remember me? XD
Been busily bogged down between NaNo and work, but on the up side, NaNo is going VERY well for me this year. A little behind as of today, since I decided to sleep for fifteen hours yesterday instead of work, but I'm confident I'll be happily back on track by the end of the day. I haven't yet hit my slump despite the fact that I've been jumping around quite indecisively this year, but I'm still confident.
This is my year. I will defeat my nemesis! XD
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It's ALIIIIIIVVVVVE!
Sorry about going MIA on you guys all of a sudden. Work was just kicking my ass big time. This is the first time I've been on the computer since my last post. o.o But! I think I've finally settled into my groove, so I should be around more.
So, what's new? Been busy at work, obviously. I get a lot of, "Holy crap, do you ever go home?" from the other employees. Paycheck does not seem to reflect amount worked, but when does it ever? XD The supervisor thing is going well. I actually like it quite a bit more than I thought I would, although I'm not quite as assertive with the slackers as I should be. I did discover that I'm the favorite of most of the staff though, because I don't stress out and get uber-bitchy like the others, which was nice to hear. ^^
OH! And I got to deal with my first real evil customer last week, which was exciting. So, we're super busy and I'm horribly understaffed. Full staff for our store is 7-8 people. I've got 3, including myself. Now, generally that's plenty for that time of day, but for whatever reason we get nailed. There's a line-up on drive-through and a line out the door on front. I'm working drive by myself for a good half an hour until my two four o'clock staff comes in. When they do, I take the opportunity to take a bit of a breather to cover a few shifts that need covering.
I come out with the schedule in hand to ask one of the guys on drive if he could cover a shift just in time to hear the woman at the window ask for a supervisor. So I paste on a smile, tell her I'm the supervisor, ask what's wrong; the regular customer service drill.
"This is the longest I've ever had to wait!"
"I apologize for that, but we're much busier today than we usually are, and I don't really have the staff for this kind of business. We're doing our best though."
That's when she really gets a 'tude with me: "Well, MAYBE you should be helping these kids instead of wandering around with a clipboard. SHOW SOME LEADERSHIP SKILLS!" *drives off*
So we're all just staring at the window in shock because well...little old ladies don't scream at you through the drive-through every day. The next lady pulls up, leans out her window and says, "Wow. She didn't have to be such a bitch about it."
To which Stevo (one of my staff) replies, "Yeah well, she doesn't have long left to live, and she's obviously bitter about it." XD
The icing on the cake, though? Apparently they gave her the wrong coffee, because not a minute later she comes marching into the front, SLAMS her cup down on the counter, and says, "I want MY coffee, I want it RIGHT, and it's on YOU." So I made her coffee, gave her the whopping $1.45 and sent her on her way. The temptation to call her on her attitude was SO strong, but I was a good girl. Shame she didn't swear at me, though. The owners policy is that if any customers bust out with the names or the f-bomb, you can show them the door, and if they don't like it, fuck 'em. XD
Other than that, I'm frantically trying to put together a Syaoran costume (CCS, not Tsubasa) before Halloween for a coworker, and I think I overestimated my skillz a bit. We'll have to see, but I'll put up pictures when I'm done. ^^
Also, I am panicking because I just realized I have two weeks till NaNo and have done NO planning. Most excellent, yes. XD
And that's about the long and the short of it here in Shawna-land.
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| 2008-09-09 12:56 |
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So, my first day was relatively painless. I had no idea what I was doing on the supervisor end of things, but we managed to muddle through all right, and I had a good staff for the most part.
But! I discovered exactly why I was hired/promoted on the spot; turns out I wandered in looking for my job back a half an hour after one of the supervisors came in and quit. So yes, how's that for timing? XD
I work again tonight, and because the universe hates me, I woke up feeling like I'd been hit by a truck this morning. I've been carrying around a box of tissues, sniffling and sneezing and being generally miserable all morning, but I can hardly call in on my second day. How's that for bad luck? >.>
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| 2008-09-08 11:40 |
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So, yesterday I decided that I was sick of being an unemployed bum, and resolved to go back to where I used to work and beg for my job back. It went something like this:
Me: *walks in*
Assistant Manager: OH HAI! YOU WANT JOB BACK?
Me: Um...yes?
Assistant Manager: Baker or front?
Me: Either or would be fine.
Assistant Manager: Can you work tonight?
Me: Er. Sure?
*She passes me off to the manager*
Manager: OH HAI! YOU HAS SUPERVISOR JOB?
Me: Uh.
Manager: We really need a night shift supervisor, and a part time baker. You can do both!
Me: Okay?
Manager: GREAT! You can supervise tonight with NO TRAINING. WELCOME BACK!
So, yeah. I didn't even have to ask for my job back, and I got promoted in the process! XD I have to supervise tonight, and I have no idea what that entails beyond y'know, making sure the kids actually work instead of screw around, but I figure they'll be happy as long as I don't burn the place down. XD
So, sudden job back for the win! XD
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It's almost that time again boys and girls...NaNoWriMo is just around the corner, and it's time for me to start stewing over what I want to work on this year! I've been flip-flopping the last few days, so I decided I'd leave it up to you guys! What would you like to see?
Poll #1251507 NaNoWhut?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11 What would you like to see me work on for NaNo this year? This year is my year, I know it! No really, seventh time's a charm. >.>
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I've spent years trying to figure out what I wanted for my tattoo, hemming and hawing over different possibilities and never really settling on anything.
Until last night. By accident.
I was browsing media for one my one true love in all of fandom and lamenting that it doesn't seem to actually have a fandom in spite of sheer awesomeness, when I pulled this up and said, "That. Is my fucking tattoo. Right there."
( Cut for awesome. )
For the curious, the images are from the Legacy of Kain series. The central image is Kain's symbol, while the others, starting at the top right and going clockwise belong to: Raziel, Turel, Dumah, Rahab, Zephon and Melchiah.
I still haven't decided which I like best yet, but I have plenty of time to sit on it as I'm sure it's going to cost me an arm and a leg, and I can't afford it right now. Suddenly, I'm very, very glad I never jumped the gun and got something else, because I love this so much. XD
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Title: Dichotomy
Series: Fullmetal Alchemist
Pairings: Roy/Ed
Words: 4,783 (30,433 total)
Warnings: Slash, swearing
Rating: PG-13
Status: In Progress
Spoilers: Yes, up till the end of the series.
Summary: Ed and Roy find themselves in the hands of a madman with a vendetta, one with a very unique idea of what constitutes 'Equivalent Exchange.'
Previous Chapters:Prologue - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6
( His mind wasn’t driving the wolf's out; it was *integrating* with it. )
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So, I'm plodding happily along on the next chapter of Dichotomy (Up tonight! Huzzah!) when I was SAVAGELY ATTACKED by a rabid plot bunny! Lips of an Angel popped up on my iPod (as some of you may remember, song!plot was how BIEH started. >.>) and suddenly I desperately wanted to write a fic where Ed and Roy are both in a relationship but are having an affair with each other. >.>
But...I have so much else to DO! ><
Also, I volunteered to write feriowind a FMA/One Piece crossover. This is madness on several levels, not the least of which is that I've never read One Piece, so I kinda have to go do that first. XD
So that's...let's see. Three multi-chaptered fics in progress, and three, perhaps four of them waiting in the wings.
I must be crazy, but I love my fandom. =D
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By the way, I know a lot of you have my MSN, but I don't actually get on it anymore as I tend to get a great deal of spam from someone I don't want to talk to, so I thought I'd toss you all my AIM instead, if I'm online, I'm on AIM.
SN:arathe35566
I'm always happy to chat, so feel free to say hello! ♥
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Comment on this post, and I give you a letter of the alphabet, and you post a list of ten things you love that start with that letter. kashicat gave me "M".
Ten thing I love that start with "M":
1) Meat! I am a carnivore, yes indeed.
2) Making friends. In spite of my hermit-ish ways.
3) Mommy! Yes, I still call her mommy. >.>;
4) Money. What? It allows me to buy other things I love, such as meat. XD
5) Mochas. Mmm...coffee.
6) Monarch butterflies! Preeeety. *_*
7) Memes! Ha!
8) MMORPG's. I knew I'd be able to slip my gamer nerdiness in somehow.
9) Mario! Who doesn't love Mario? Srsly.
10) Myself. Usually. XD
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Title: Dichotomy
Series: Fullmetal Alchemist
Pairings: Roy/Ed
Words: 3,667 (25,648 total)
Warnings: Slash, swearing
Rating: PG-13
Status: In Progress
Spoilers: Yes, up till the end of the series.
Summary: Ed and Roy find themselves in the hands of a madman with a vendetta, one with a very unique idea of what constitutes 'Equivalent Exchange.'
Previous Chapters:Prologue - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5
( Agreeing to let them put Edward back in a cage was one of the hardest things Roy had ever done. )
I swear I'll stop with the dragons soon!
 
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