[[partnership]]

Well. I haven't blogged for a few days, because I've been heinously, evilly busy. Well, and because I was watching anime most of yesterday. Mm, Vash... Anyway, the only point of this entry is that I hate sociology and Falling 11 is up in the usual haunts. I need to do a site update, damnit.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 08:00 p.m.]]
[[Sunday, September 29]]

Well. My three o'clock class was cancelled, which makes me a very happy girl. I would nap, but her art project is taking up my bed. It looks like a giant phallic symbol.

.....just don't ask.

So instead I will perhaps zone in front of the television or make some valiant attempt to write. I *really* wish this stupid TB fic idea would get out of my head. ::thwaps Subaru:: I'm not writing a word of it until I'm finished Falling, damnitall.

In other news, I get to research the causes of insomnia for my Honors project. Way to go, me.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 03:15 p.m.]]
[[Thursday, September 26]]

I did not blog yesterday, and nearly didn't today, but I did post Falling 10 so I suppose that's worth a two line entry. At least. ^^

[[Partnership last prevailed at 09:01 p.m.]]
[[Wednesday, September 25]]

Nearly got smucked by a car on the way home from the bank. It's put me in an oddly pensive mood. Which will surely prove interesting when I make my newest attempt to write. Some pretty bizarre stuff comes out when I do. But hey, it's not all bad, right? I mean, I didn't get hit by the car. So all's well. I think I'll go back to reading that Weiss fic that I'm bloody addicted to. No thanks to her.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 04:07 p.m.]]
[[Monday, September 23]]

I just wrote an e-mail to one of my teachers and nearly signed it with "Kouri". Wow, that would've been confusing. ::giggles:: I think I need to go to bed. Which is sad since it's only midnight, but hey, who am I to argue.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 12:00 a.m.]]
[[Monday, September 23]]

Oh, yeah, nearly forgot to say. Falling 9 is up on CLAMPesque and FFNet. And I'm dropping a class before I die.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 10:04 p.m.]]
[[Sunday, September 22]]

I agree with you.

YES!!

And by the way, that new comic is hilarious, if extremely random and bizarre. Mm, tanktop!revolutionist!Keiichi...

...Miki Shin'Chirou was the seme in LevelC? Oh God. I'll never think about that voice actor the same way. -_-

I have tons of homework, so methinks I shall be scarce today. But at least I'm not so tired that I feel like I'm going to drop dead at the first sign of adversity. Not that I want adversity, mind you. Just, er... never mind. I'm going to lunch.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 12:02 p.m.]]
[[Sunday, September 22]]

1. Have you created any original characters?
::looks at original fiction page:: Uh, yeah.

2. That weren't intended for a fanfic?
I was writing original fiction *long* before I was writing fanfiction, though I do have some OCs for fanfics that I really like. Mitsuki and Akimiya, for example. And Joey Davies, my first actually *good* original character, was for a seaQuest fic. And that kid was fucked up.

3. If so, how many?
Eheheheh.... lots.

4. Any favorites?
Yes. A ton. Probably, lets see... definitely Devon, from Father Figures. Ven, from Reconnection, not that Ive ever let anyone see that godawful story. Im rather partial to James and Shai, from Genesis X... Lukas from Stained Glass Windows... Ryu and Aiden from Separate Selves... and probably tons of others that Im forgetting now.

5. Any that you can relate to?
Er. Aiden, definitely. ::lets everyone wonder:: And Isaac, from When You Were Mine. If you can find the similarity, youll know why. ^_^ And Kyle, because Im always being called to be the therapist.

6. Any that you would like to *be*?
No. I torture my characters wholesale. Well... maybe Andy in Stained Glass Windows. Definitely not in Touch the sky, but once he got to Windows he was pretty much safe. Definitely not Kyle. Id rather kill myself than deal with the shit he puts up with.

7. Do you remember what the first fictional character you ever created was?
The first ones I ever created that wasnt just me, slapped down onto a piece of paper, were a set of twins named Emala and Elin, for a fantasy story in seventh grade. The story sucked, but the characters were all right.

8. Nicest of your original characters?
Geez, nicest? Are any of my characters nice? ::takes a long pause to think about it:: Evie, from Genesis X, most likely. Of course, shes crazy. Or, actually, no. Isaac, from When You Were Mine. That kid has the patience of a saint.

9. Evillest character?
Demaris. Hands down, Demaris. The most evil thing about him is that hes perfectly sane, knows exactly what hes doing. Tortures people, kills people, starts wars in which thousands of innocents will die, all totally without compunction. I love him. He also has a printout of the Evil Overlord rules and keeps it in his desk.

10. Weirdest character?
Weirdest? I dunno. Maybe Evie again. Or maybe Alec, a character that hasnt been used yet. (Alec is a lot like Nicky from Touch the Sky. He has the same verbal wit and cunning. Now subtract all self-control, tact, and survival instinct, and you have Alec. He gets beaten up at least three times every week.) Also maybe Ven and RJ, though RJ was a joint construction with Karasu.

11. Most annoying?
Er.... Elena and Max from Genesis X both piss me right the hell off for no good reason. But in context, Id have to say a character named Lydia. She was populaire. Too good to be popular.

12. Sexiest character?
Maybe Lukas, from Windows. Hes drop dead sexy, at least according to Andy, and Andy sleeps with Ryan on a regular basis, so you have to be pretty sexy for him to say that.

13. Strangest backstory?
Rhar... all of my characters have strange back stories. Well, Lukas is pretty weird. So was Dylans, from The End. Most of my characters back stories are more fucked up than strange. The most fucked up is probably Lukas or Ethan, from When You Were Mine.

14. Biggest plot twist attached?
Probably Demaris. Hes got some doozies.

15. Do you prefer to make up villains or heros?
On the whole, I prefer to make good guys, but if Im going to be proud of a character, its going to be one of my villains. Mostly because theyre harder to make. They need more motivation explained.

16. Speaking of which, do you have a favorite hero from your original characters?
Hands down, Adam and Shai from Genesis X. Saving the world and doing it with style and lots of angst.

17. Favourite villain?
Again hands down, Demaris from GX. Im rather proud of my whole cast in that story, actually. A close second is Ananias from The End, though. He was fucked up.

18. Do you ever associate songs with any of your characters?
Yes. All the time. Which must be why I cant think of anything offhand. Well, Superman by Five for Fighting, works for Adam. But for some reason thats all I can come up with.

19. Any character that you'd like to write a whole story about?
Um.... if I wanted to, I probably have by now. Though James from GX could probably have a whole story in his own right, but thats okay because hes attempting to hijack and take over the one hes in.

20. And finally, has anyone else created an original character that you really, really like? (and sort of wished you'd thought of yourself?)
Yeah. All the time. Waaaaaaay too many to list here.

...my afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 01:29 p.m.]]
[[Saturday, September 21]]

You know, I set my alarm for noon as a precaution, just to be sure I won't sleep through lunch. I think it's probably a bad thing when that wakes me up out of a sound sleep and I'm still exhausted. Yergh.

I'll do that original character survey when I get back from lunch. So really there's no point to this post. Yeah.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 12:19 p.m.]]
[[Saturday, September 21]]

Woohoo! Despite my tiredness, I triumph long enough for a fic site update! And because I'm tired, I'll describe it the way I used to. ^^ Here you have:

Chapters 15-17 of Stained Glass Windows, in which Lukas has a series of very bad days and Alroy attempts to angst but doesn't really do a good job...

Chapter 36 of Genesis X, in which Shai comes *really* close to popping Demaris one in the face but restrains himself in time (and oh yeah, a couple people get shot, too)...

Chapter 6 of When You Were Mine (also on QR), in which I finally get to Lucian and Alec...

Chapter 8 of Separate Selves, in which Aiden and Danny finally pull their collective head out of their collective ass...

Chapters 7 and 8 of Falling Is Like This (also on CLAMPesque), in which Hisoka should really just give up now because he knows how much I love to torture him...

And three new fanarts. Banzai!

[[Partnership last prevailed at 02:40 p.m.]]
[[Friday, September 20]]

I dreamed that all my fish died. And then I dreamed that all the crap that happened yesterday had been a dream.

....I can just tell it's going to be a strange day.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 09:48 a.m.]]
[[Friday, September 20]]

So, once my headache went away, I managed to do something useful with my afternoon. Ta da! When You Were Mine 6 is up on Questionable Reality. ::pause:: If, you know, anyone remembers the story at all, since it's been so long since I last wrote any of it.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 05:14 p.m.]]
[[Thursday, September 19]]

Skipping class for the first time of this semester due to my massive fecking headache. It's just not a good idea to try to sing when your head feels like it's about to fall off. I'd go lie down, but what's sad is that I have to use this time to do homework.

It's almost official -- will be taking a year off between college and grad school. I need the time to destress, make money, and try valiantly to get some stuff (mostly Genesis X and Touch the Sky) published. Have to check this with my brother, but hey, I can call him.

Fish count: still six. Yay!

[[Partnership last prevailed at 03:03 p.m.]]
[[Thursday, September 19]]

You know you're really tired when you're trying to do work, end up staring vacantly at your computer, and end up uttering these words:

"There must be something that I need to do. That I'm capable of doing." ::pause:: "I know. I'll look at my fish."

And then you proceed to vacantly stare into your fishtank instead.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 03:34 p.m.]]
[[Wednesday, September 18]]

Falling 8 is up in the usual haunts. And now, I will barricade myself into a bunker so no one can lynch me.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 08:30 p.m.]]
[[Tuesday, September 17]]

To: Retarded school that I attend
From: Me
Re: You suck.

Is there really any reason to start the pile drivers at eight a.m.? And if so, is there any reason that you can't do it all in one go instead of doing it in ten minute bouts every half hour, so every time I start to fall back asleep, you start with the noise again? And did you *really* have to build the school on a wetland so you need to drive everything down to the bedrock before building anything anyway?

To: Me
From: Me
Re: Your keyboard

You dork. Do not try to fix the space bar on your keyboard. You will only break it worse.

To: Fish
From: Me
Re: Your food

You guys are really stupid, you know that?

Anyway, in other news, Ria has a blog. So yay! And also, blogs are dropping like flies. How many people have closed theirs in the past six months? A lot. I dunno. I have a headache. Like the kind that starts right at the base of my skull, travels up to my temples, tries to eat my brain, and causes me to skip classes. Which I actually have the option of doing today. So go me. Of course, if I skip class I'll feel obligated to do my homework. Since I have a ton of it.

....maybe I'll just take Advil.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 12:56 p.m.]]
[[Tuesday, September 17]]

Shell, I hope I'm not one of the people who offended you. ::sweatdrops:: I honestly was replying more to something one of my RL friends said than to you. If I did offend you, I really am sorry, because I believe more than anything that everyone has the right to their own opinions and beliefs.

Moving on, was working on Windows earlier. Jesus, does Lukas ever need a hug.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 12:20 a.m.]]
[[Sunday, September 15]]

Saw Pleasantville on TV, and it was very good. Me likes muches. Me also very tired and am going to bed. I was going to blog something else, though. ::thinks really hard::

Oh yes, started work on When You Were Mine again. I decided to fuck my timeline and have Lucian wake up *now*, before I felt the need to strangle Ethan and Bren for being boring. So I guess chapter six might be up sometime later in the week.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 12:04 a.m.]]
[[Saturday, September 14]]

I had the *weirdest* dream. Had to do with Japanese weddings and Quiddith. Dude.

Everyone go sign the petition to keep NC-17 fanfiction on FFNet before we all have to go kill them. 4096 signatures so far, but I doubt that'll be enough. So, uh, yeah. Go sign it.

Class.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 09:53 a.m.]]
[[Friday, September 13]]

And, to totally change the subject, Falling 7 is up on CLAMPesque and the new improved *coughs* FFNet.

By the way, Liz, something is fuckity on CLAMPesque. It double posted for Shoriyuu and then for me, while telling me it had made an internal error or something. I dunno, hopefully I'll catch you online tonight.

In other news, I need to net the dead fish out my tank before the other fish start to eat it. Cannibalism! ....spelled wrong, I think.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 05:14 p.m.]]
[[Thursday, September 12]]

New layout, with much Hisoka and Tsuzuki cuteness. I love this picture, I really do.

And a brief rant. Not to offend anyone. Or, well, I don't really care that much if I offend anyone. ::shrugs:: Because everyone has the right to their own opinion, right? ::snrks:: Anyway, pretty much all I have to say is this:

No, I don't think yesterday should be a national holiday. And no, I don't think we should get it off from school. And no, I don't think FFNet should have closed down in memoriam. But I do think that everyone has the right to mourn if they so choose. And everyone also had the right to *not* mourn, if they so chose. I'll admit that I wanted to go out to the candlelight vigils and ask all the people if they'd known anyone who died, but even if they hadn't, they had a right to their vigil. As long as they don't try to make anyone else mourn with them. Everyone is entitled to their thoughts and feelings -- it's the one thing we have that we can truly keep separate from everyone else. And so I say it again -- if someone wants to mourn, no one else has a right to stop them. Even if they're mourning something you don't agree with.

Moving on to religion, I'm going to state right now that I'm not a religious person. I haven't been to church since I was seventeen, and I don't miss it. I hated all the ritual and pomp and ceremony involved. But I do believe in God, and I do believe that there's more to this life than what we see.

Naturally, if you don't agree with me, that's fine. You're entitled to be an atheist or whatever you want. My two best friends (Well, I guess I can't really count Cat anymore) are an atheist and a semi-Buddha-thing. And that's cool. If that's what you want to believe, go for it. I think it doesn't really matter what you believe, since we'll never know until we die anyway, and then it won't really matter.

So why do I believe in God? Mostly because I can't *not* believe in It. (Yes, I think God is genderless.) I don't think It takes a personal stand in any of our daily affairs. We're left to fend for ourselves, to try to be happy, to blow each other up, to make our own choices. But if this is all there is to it, then what's the point? It just doesn't sit right with me, and never has. So I believe in God. But if you don't, hey, that's fine. Just show some respect for people who do.

As a footnote, this entry was brought on more by actual events in my life yesterday than any other blog entries, so if you think I'm referring to you, I'm probably not. ::sweatdrop:: Though you and you did particularly get me thinking.

And now, I'm off to lunch or class or something... I'll figure out what once I'm there.

[[Partnership last prevailed at 11:43 a.m.]]
[[Thursday, September 12]]