So just wanted
to check in and give an accounting of myself on my blog. What have I been doing
since last time I posted one of these? Lots of stuff!
In Regular Life:
- Got a molar
ripped out. Took more than a week to recover.
- Got sick
twice. Fun times.
- Figured out
the perfect way to get slime on Rice-a-Roni (which sounds gross, but it's
actually not; 3 tablespoons of butter is the key)
- Had my first
Pepsi in like, a month or more
- Weeded my
mom's front and back yards (with IK Scott's and LD Claw's help)
- Swept,
vacuumed and washed my mom's kitchen floor
- Helped prune
the tree in my parents' front yard (also with IK Scott's and LD Claw's help; my
hands were killing me by the end. Stupid dull pruning sheers)
- Signed up to
be a beta to two fanfic authors I adore
- Memorized the
words to "Hunter" by Heather Dale
- Pined
pathetically for Lorien to come back
Reading:
Oh, gosh, what
books have I been reading? Let's make a list of ones I've finished, then go on
to the ones I'm currently reading. Right now, I'm on a Pride and Prejudice
kick. Don't ask me to explain it. Hopefully I'll get over it quickly. Not that
I don't love Jane Austen, 'cause I do.
- Mr. Darcy's
Undoing by Abigail Reynolds
- Mr. Darcy's
Obsession by Abigail Reynolds
- Mr.
Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man on Earth by Abigail Reynolds (read this one
three times)
- Impulse and
Initiative by Abigail Reynolds
- Mr. Darcy,
Vampyre by Amanda Grange (wish I hadn't read that one; stupid ending)
- Mr. Darcy
Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll (fourth or fifth time reading it)
- Crossed
by Allie Condie
- Enshadowed
by Kelly Creagh (oooh, cliffhangers! She is evil! But so very clever)
- Masque of
the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
(currently
reading)
- Inheritence
by Christopher Paolini (I gotta know what happens)
- Celebrity
in Death by JD Robb
- Mr. Darcy's
Bite by Mary Lydon Simonsen
- Mastiff
by Tamora Pierce
- Redoubt
by Mercedes Lackey
- The
Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury (reading it again; love this book)
- Mr. Darcy's
Diary by Amanda Grange
- The Clan of
the Cave Bear by Jean Auel (I've never managed to read this all the way
through ever)
Writing:
And what have I
written since last I posted one of these blogs? Teehee.
- I Hear the
Bones Singing, chapter 2 - "Kind Eyes"
- Obsidian,
chapter 5 - "The Queen of Clubs"
- Obsidian,
chapter 6 - "First Time Down the Rabbit Hole"
- Obsidian,
chapter 7 - "The King's Allegiance"
- Obsidian,
chapter 8 - "The White Queen's Punishment"
- Obsidian,
chapter 9 - "Flesh, Blood, and Low-Fat Milk"
- Obsidian,
chapter 10 - "Beware the Jubjub Bird"
- Obsidian,
chapter 11 - "Of Mice and Men"
- Obsidian,
chapter 12 - "Smoke from a Caterpillar"
- Obsidian,
chapter 13 - "Alyssa's Bane"
- Once Upon a
Time, chapter 76 - "There's No Comfort in the Truth"
- Once Upon a
Time, chapter 77 - "Just a Kiss"
- Once Upon a
Time, chapter 78 - "Shed One Bitter Tear"
- Once Upon a
Time, chapter 79 - "Birthday (Pt. 1)"
- Once Upon a
Time, chapter 80 - "Birthday (Pt. 2)"
- Once Upon a
Time, chapter 81 - "Birthday (Pt. 3)"
- Once Upon a
Time: Utopia (a "Once Upon a Time" variation)
- The
Shepherd's Daughter, chapter 13 - "The Synyd Plains"
- Snow White,
Blood Red, chapter 5 - "Kinship"
Maybe I should
do NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month or something like that) where you
have to write an entire novel in one month. It's a national thing. I could
probably do it. The question is, do I want to? *ponders* Yeah, I totally do. If
I can finish Obsidian before November, maybe I can start something else. Not
Garnet. I'll need to take a break after busting out Obsidian. Anyway, but those
are the chapters I've already written. Here are the chapters I'm currently in
the middle of as of writing this blog.
- Grimcat,
chapter 1 (needs to be rewritten)
- I Hear the
Bones Singing, chapter 3
- Obsidian,
chapter 14
- Once Upon a
Time, chapter 82
- The
Shepherd's Daughter, chapter 14 - "Beneath the Desert Sun"
- Snow White,
Blood Red, chapter 6
Editing:
- Edited chapter
14 of Once Upon a Time (only minor edits)
- Edited chapter
22 of Once Upon a Time (only minor edits)
- Edited chapter
29 of Once Upon a Time (only minor edits)
- Edited chapter
42 of Once Upon a Time (only minor edits)
- Edited chapter
56 of Once Upon a Time (only minor edits)
- Edited chapter
62 of Once Upon a Time (only minor edits)
- Edited chapter
80 of Once Upon a Time (Lorien's edits)
- Edited chapter
6 of Obsidian (Lorien's edits)
Movies:
I watch movies
when I'm too sick to do anything else. That was me for the first 10 days after
I got my tooth pulled (after I recovered from not sleeping hardly at all for 3
days). So I watched a whole bunch of movies with IK Scott.
- Buddy
- Disney's the Rescuers
Down Under
- Disney's Lady
and the Tramp
- Free Willy
(I'd never seen it before)
- The Goonies
(never seen that one before, either)
- The Life &
Adventures of Santa Claus (I know it was only September, shush)
- Pretty in Pink
- The Secret
Garden (1993 version)
Research:
- Looked up
various symptoms and treatments of pneumonia
- Learned all
about equine anatomy, stabling, and early development
- Looked up a
bit about reptilian reproduction
- Learned how to
spell a few new words
- Read about
various faeries (not unusual for me)
- Studied the
lynx to supplement the faerie stuff
