Falling off the Learning Curve
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itsallovernowThings I have learned in the past week:
* Putting copious amounts of Drakkar on the cat piss covered couch will not cover up the smell of cat piss. It will just turn a living room into a locker room. (For ultimate clarification, it was not my idea to put aftershave on the couch BECAUSE I'M JUST NOT THAT DUMB! Nor was I home when this decision was made, as I would have stopped it!). Regardless, for future reference, stick with carpet cleaner and Febreeze.
* Writing porn backwards is not as clever as it seems like it's going to be. Because you don't orgasm first and backtrack. Whaps self upside the head. The story wants to be backwards. But I think maybe I should right the porn forwards.
* I may, perhaps, be a teeny tiny bit oversensitive about my writing. Who knew?
* Trying to pull an article about police procedurals from one's behind when one hasn't watched any tv aside from Gilmore Girls or Veronica Mars for a month may, in fact, result in the beginnings of a spec script. Blame the Hussies. Or alternately, if we right it and it sells, praise them to the heavens. Cops in Space. I'm just saying. For more, you're gonna have to tune in to Monday's SMRT-TV.
* My mental state really is better when I exercise consistently. See 32 years of evidence vs. my lazy ass.
* There are at least 10 drabbles for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
farscapefriday that I've written in the past three years that I have utterly no memory of writing. There are more than two that have the same tightly. There are 50 that contain virtually the same sentence in one way or another, and perhaps four that contain no errors. Whaps other side of my head because the right side is suitable bruised.
* Veronica Mars caught it's end of season momentum and now I'm panting to know what happens next. I refuse to speculate about who blew up the bus (largely because the mystery was sort of draggy and difficult and not a lot of fun) however, the prevailing Beaver theory is one that seems awfully plausible. I think the "Veronica throwing away the Kane scholarship to hear the verdict" device is a little weak, yet entirely in character. She is driven by these events, has been entirely shaped by them and it's her final tribute to Lily to bear witness. It did not piss me off in the way that the "Willow's not going to Oxford to stay home and go to a UC and learn magic" device did. Beause that, was just stupid. The episode held together beautifully, although I knew Aaron couldn't be convicted. Noir just doesn't work like that (which doesn't mean I wasn't pleased to see them take that risk despite the farce of that trial). And Keith, I do love you Keith, loved it when you finally snapped and grabbed the defense attorney's tie. But Keith, don't you think you should be worried that your daughter is still so angry? I know there's nothing you can do, but man oh man, it should be keeping you up nights. Also,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
crankygrrl is making donations to charity in trade for voting for VM in the save our show poll. Go on to her LJ and check it out!
* Finally, tomorrow is the last day to sign up for the Thelma and Louise Do Outer space Gal-Pal Ficathon. C'mon down and sign up. You don't have to write about space! Just women, having adventures! And possibly sex. Although ideally not with each other. That's not to say not with other women, or men, or aliens. Whatever:) Mostly, it's a chance to explore female frienship! So sign-up or pimp out!
* Putting copious amounts of Drakkar on the cat piss covered couch will not cover up the smell of cat piss. It will just turn a living room into a locker room. (For ultimate clarification, it was not my idea to put aftershave on the couch BECAUSE I'M JUST NOT THAT DUMB! Nor was I home when this decision was made, as I would have stopped it!). Regardless, for future reference, stick with carpet cleaner and Febreeze.
* Writing porn backwards is not as clever as it seems like it's going to be. Because you don't orgasm first and backtrack. Whaps self upside the head. The story wants to be backwards. But I think maybe I should right the porn forwards.
* I may, perhaps, be a teeny tiny bit oversensitive about my writing. Who knew?
* Trying to pull an article about police procedurals from one's behind when one hasn't watched any tv aside from Gilmore Girls or Veronica Mars for a month may, in fact, result in the beginnings of a spec script. Blame the Hussies. Or alternately, if we right it and it sells, praise them to the heavens. Cops in Space. I'm just saying. For more, you're gonna have to tune in to Monday's SMRT-TV.
* My mental state really is better when I exercise consistently. See 32 years of evidence vs. my lazy ass.
* There are at least 10 drabbles for
farscapefriday that I've written in the past three years that I have utterly no memory of writing. There are more than two that have the same tightly. There are 50 that contain virtually the same sentence in one way or another, and perhaps four that contain no errors. Whaps other side of my head because the right side is suitable bruised.* Veronica Mars caught it's end of season momentum and now I'm panting to know what happens next. I refuse to speculate about who blew up the bus (largely because the mystery was sort of draggy and difficult and not a lot of fun) however, the prevailing Beaver theory is one that seems awfully plausible. I think the "Veronica throwing away the Kane scholarship to hear the verdict" device is a little weak, yet entirely in character. She is driven by these events, has been entirely shaped by them and it's her final tribute to Lily to bear witness. It did not piss me off in the way that the "Willow's not going to Oxford to stay home and go to a UC and learn magic" device did. Beause that, was just stupid. The episode held together beautifully, although I knew Aaron couldn't be convicted. Noir just doesn't work like that (which doesn't mean I wasn't pleased to see them take that risk despite the farce of that trial). And Keith, I do love you Keith, loved it when you finally snapped and grabbed the defense attorney's tie. But Keith, don't you think you should be worried that your daughter is still so angry? I know there's nothing you can do, but man oh man, it should be keeping you up nights. Also,
crankygrrl is making donations to charity in trade for voting for VM in the save our show poll. Go on to her LJ and check it out!* Finally, tomorrow is the last day to sign up for the Thelma and Louise Do Outer space Gal-Pal Ficathon. C'mon down and sign up. You don't have to write about space! Just women, having adventures! And possibly sex. Although ideally not with each other. That's not to say not with other women, or men, or aliens. Whatever:) Mostly, it's a chance to explore female frienship! So sign-up or pimp out!
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Date: 2006-05-04 05:57 pm (UTC)I did this once, and I think it turned out okay (http://humandesign.com/vanity/thirdtime.html). I have faith that you can make it work.
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Date: 2006-05-04 05:59 pm (UTC)And that was really lovely!!
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Date: 2006-05-04 06:38 pm (UTC)But thank you! ::beam::
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Date: 2006-05-04 06:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 06:54 pm (UTC)But that's probably why you're the writer and I'm the vidder. (:
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Date: 2006-05-04 07:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 06:00 pm (UTC)Oh man.
Remind me to check out your column on Monday. (Just learned that the first season of The Closer is out on DVD this month! Am excited.)
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Date: 2006-05-04 06:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 07:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 11:08 pm (UTC)My mental state really is better when I exercise consistently.
I know what you mean! I've fallen off the wagon this year, and it's really made a difference; and my mental state is needs all the help it can get. Exercixe is such a hard habit to get going, and *poof* disappears soooo easily. *sigh*
::anticipates future porn:: :D
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Date: 2006-05-04 11:26 pm (UTC)and if only i had a ski machine at my desk at work...then i'd be very devoted to exercise. ;)