Do you think they'll notice...

If I keep the rental car and just don't go pick up the Saturn? The rental's an automatic, which makes it lose points, but it doesn't need a new radiator or a new water pump and is currently in my possession which makes it very attractive. But I guess they'd probably notice, and lawyer's fees would probably run me a lot more than $900. But this officially means I'm not going to Morrocco, unless the Lottery Gods shine on me or I get off my ass and start freelancing. Because, hell, who needs hobbies when you can work 12 hours a day. Sigh. Why yes, I'm feeling sorry for myself. How could you tell.

On a positive note, whitelight1 set me up with the Futurama mood theme and I installed it correctly and love it muchly. Thank you dear.

And thanks to everyone who sent me challenge suggestions. I'm definitely going to answer them, and even running them through my brain jump started the next chapter of Blue Eyes, which is all for the good, and of course, this means that I've got a ton of stuff to do at work and don't have time to write. And for the record, lawyers should never be allowed to edit text. Ever. Ever, ever.

Good luck to apathocles on her thesis. I had insomnia while I wrote mine and stayed up all night baking when I couldn't right. The chocolate pound cake was a hit, the Armenian crackers not so much. Let's just say that baking involves a level of precision that I don't normally bring into the kitchen with me. I consider cooking an improv art form. Recipes are for wusses:) That attitude doesn't work so well with baking:)

I've got nothing fannish to say, except for more expressions of Leo love, and Ainsley. She's blond, she's Republican, and I just really like her. She's such a creation - even more idealized than Sorkin's Democrats, but she's such a nice foil.

Book meme and challenge beginning

Ok, first the book meme - using leadensky because I liked her list.
The rules are: Take someone else's list of authors. Remove any you don't have on your shelves. Add replacements, keeping the total number at ten.


leadensky's list:

J.K. Rowling
Jane Austen
J.R.R. Tolkien
Ernest Hemingway
Elizabeth Peters
Mary Stewart
Alaster McLean
Mary Gentle
Ruyard Kipling
David Brin
Connie Willis

My list:

J.K. Rowling
Jane Austen
J.R.R. Tolkien
Elizabeth Peters
Connie Willis
Mark Helprin
Toni Morrison
William Faulkner
James Baldwin
Michael Ondaatje


Second - beginning of challenge fic. I'm posting this although it's rough. It's the take your day's event and put it in the FS universe/FS character without iding the character challenge offered by cretkid. My questions, before I bother editing and changing it. Does it work? Does it tip it's hand before the end? Is the characterization clear or even accurate, and does it seem like it could go anywhere from this point forward?


Even at this, it was a fun exercise, although it still sounds like me. I'm stylestuck, that's for sure.

( Car Trouble - Season Four characterization, hopefully )