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Posts like this make me feel productive.

In vaguely chronological order...

1. Slept in, because I've got no more 9:30 classes. Hell yeah. 

2. Had Diet Mountain Dew for lunch. Ran out of cereal during breakfast.

3. Did a bit more research and such for my final essay, including writing up a prompt. Studied a bit for my finals, specifically my Bio and Religion finals. Got finals envelopes turned in.  Was actually kind of legitimately productive. 

4. Tried to hash out a plot outline for Memory, so that I won't get stuck halfway or paint myself into a corner. I'm now facing a unique dilemma, in that I can't get the giant robot out of the plot. I'm completely serious. EVERY TIME I try to write out a plot for this thing, it ends up involving a giant robot. I DON'T KNOW WHY. I feel like I'm derailing a potentially dramatic and mysterious plot by putting a giant robot in it, but it's not like it's a gratuitous giant robot. Also, as of this most recent plot draft, the Brig hasn't got much to do, which is unforgivable. Turns out writing enough plot to accommodate four characters and a giant robot is a bit difficult. I try to remind myself that I used to be able to manage a plot okay with upwards of eight characters at once, but then I remember that the fic in question wasn't all that good. (But but but the plot wasn't the problem, she protests.)

5. Contemplations for my newest hour!fic crack caused it to veer into Five Things territory, which eventually ended with a ficlet in which Barbara came to the unsettling realization that the Doctor had served as advisor to Catherine the Great, and, by extension, was totally nailing her. Susan, thankfully, does not pick up on this. Just so you know, this has nothing at all to do with the prompt I was given. And I eventually abandoned the Ninth Doctor/Louise Brooks idea, because it would be way more disturbing than I felt like getting.

5.a. Realized that writing about Marilyn Monroe in any kind of fic makes me feel guilty, given her rather depressing and horrible life story. I feel bad using her for what's essentially RPF. 

5.b. Realized I was writing RPF. Was horrified. 

6. Watched CSI: Miami's "Blood Brothers" again, in order to refresh my voices for work on Little Brothers, since I've already got that mostly plotted out and don't have to worry about giant robots sneaking in. Realized how direly I missed Yelina, and suddenly remembered why I haven't been bothering to keep up much with the current season.

6.a. Watched The Marisol Delko Clip Show, since unfortunately, many of the episodes she's in are terribly uninteresting save for her presence. Fell in love with her all over again. Wrote a bit more of that perennially-progressed H/M fluff. Felt good after all the plotting.

6.b. Watched CSI's "Gum Drops" to cap it off. Fell in love with Nick all over again. Freewrote a bit to practice his voice. 

6.c. Realized my [profile] unusuallygenfic is due in two months and I've not even started. Panicked a bit and cued up some Law & Order for voice refinement. Realized that the nature of my prompt was as such that I essentially had two partner choices: Stabler and Benson (who I've no interest in writing) or Goren and Eames (who I literally cannot write - despite my best efforts I've no Bobby-voice). Realized I could probably also get away with Logan and Wheeler/Barek/Falacci. Was happier.

6.d. Realized that my prompt also pretty much necessittated a casefile. Swore.

7. Loafed around my room for a bit. Made my bed. Did some cleaning.

8. Learned anew that if I ever say something like "Let's make an adventure of it!" when I go somewhere with someone, it means we'll spend at least an hour driving in circles, hollering "Where the fuck are we going?!".

8.a. Also learned to hate the nether regions of this state and its infuriating unmarked roads, to say nothing of its tendency to suddenly become the next state without warning. wtfsrsly.

9. Bought the next Penny Arcade book. It made me laughed uproariously in the middle of Borders and I decided I needed to own it despite my resolution not to spend so much money. Managed to resist all manner of TV-flavored crack, however.

9.a. Thought longingly of the coming days in which I will once again have a paycheck.

10. Finalized Liz/Martha mix list; got started on fics to match each song; started tinkering about with cover art. Still don't know what I'm doing.

11. Contemplated movies tomorrow. Haven't been to the movies in a while.

It's Friday night, so I'll likely be up a bit longer. Were I wise, I'd spend this time doing some real, honest work, but wisdom is something I cannot yet be accused of. 

Au revoir.
Music:: Ridiculous dramatic goth rock ftw!
location: hidey-hole
Mood:: 'calm' calm
There are 13 comments on this entry. (Reply.)
 
posted by [identity profile] rhia-starsong.livejournal.com at 03:45am on 03/05/2008
You could join us in Kaylie's room; we're gonna head to the Outpost with Godlet at midnight.

I got absolutely nothing useful done today schoolwise. Fandom-wise, I made out rather well; I'm wishing my laptop worked properly, because I really want to watch The Invasion!
 
posted by [identity profile] stunt-muppet.livejournal.com at 03:54am on 03/05/2008
Hmm...when will you be getting back from the Outpost? Because much though I'd love to loaf around with y'all I don't know if I feel like venturing out much further than your rooms. I've had...quite a lot of adventure for one day. (I'll have to tell you all about it.)
 
posted by [identity profile] rhia-starsong.livejournal.com at 04:04am on 03/05/2008
It turns out we're not going, so come on over and spill! PS, bring Timecrash with you, pretty please!!
 
posted by [identity profile] stunt-muppet.livejournal.com at 08:24pm on 03/05/2008
Well? Weeeeeell? You liked Time Crash? Yes?
 
posted by [identity profile] rhia-starsong.livejournal.com at 08:46pm on 03/05/2008
Oh my goodness, I'm fangirling that thing so hard it's not even funny. "You were my Doctor." eeeeee!!! This wins so much. And I think I love Ten. He seems to flow naturally from who he's been ("Ah, there's the frowny face; I remember that frown."), and he's so animated, how could you not love him? Adorkable.
 
posted by [identity profile] stunt-muppet.livejournal.com at 06:33pm on 04/05/2008
Time Crash is actually one of Ten's high points for me, coming as it did right on the heels of a season finale that was almost uniformly disappointing. And Season 2...things were done with him in parts of S2 that I did not like. But here? Here, he's all manic energy and fanboy glee, and I eat it up like candy.
 
posted by [identity profile] rhia-starsong.livejournal.com at 01:50am on 05/05/2008
...not to mention, he's rather pretty, in a spastic sort of way. I approve. ::nodnod::
 
posted by [identity profile] stunt-muppet.livejournal.com at 04:53pm on 05/05/2008
Certainly is. The nifty suit doesn't hurt.

...although every time I see him not dressed as the Doctor I'm stuck by the urge to feed him. Damn but he's bony.
 
posted by [identity profile] rhia-starsong.livejournal.com at 05:15pm on 05/05/2008
'Somebody give that man a sandwich' also applies here, eh? I quite agree.

Also, the trainers! So cute.
 
posted by [identity profile] airie-fairy.livejournal.com at 06:24am on 03/05/2008
PENNY ARCADE! <3 I'm too poor to buy their books, but yay. =D
 
posted by [identity profile] stunt-muppet.livejournal.com at 08:24pm on 03/05/2008
I adore Penny Arcade. And while normally I don't buy comic strip compilations because I can just see them all online, this one had commentary on each strip, and I had to own it. :D I'm sure I'll regret the purchase later, but COMMENTARY!
 
Anyway. Belated congratulations on getting stuff done; I love productive days. And in non-productive topics, the Marisol Delko Clip Show sounds like an excellent idea. I haven't done that in a while, and I think I need to refresh my Marisol love.

Realized I was writing RPF. Was horrified.
LOL. That is my favorite part of the whole entry. Although 8a just makes me laugh really hard, possibly at your expense (if so, I apologize. *fights snickers*)
 
posted by [identity profile] stunt-muppet.livejournal.com at 06:37pm on 04/05/2008
I kind of forget how adorable she is. Well, no, I don't forget it, but I forget how overpowering said adorability is. And how all she has to do is bat her eyelashes and smile that gorgeous smile and Horatio will do basically whatever she wants. :D

8a is funny now that it's not actually happening to me. Seriously, that state boundary came out of NOWHERE. I don't understand it.

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