Word Count: 872
Characters/Pairings: Remus/Tonks
Rating: PG, slight dark themes
Summary: Tonks and Remus are reunited after he's been travelling, but Tonks recounts some sadness before they can be happy.
( Untitled )
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In other news, there are just under six weeks or 42 days until my birthday!
- Location:dorm room
- Mood:
apathetic
Title: Under the Stars
Word Count: 496
Characters: Betriz, Palli
Rating: PG
Summary: Betriz and Palli talk under the stars.
Author's Notes: I'm really interested by the dynamic between Betriz and Palli. There are a few passages in CoC that I think hint at some awkwardness between them, and I want to explore that more.
( Under the Stars )
Title: Reassurance
Word Count: 309
Characters/Pairings: Remus/Tonks
Rating: PG, cotton candy fluff
Summary: Remus and Tonks talk in the middle of the night. Happy AU world, where I live.
Author's Notes: This is pure, saccharine fluff. There's nothing more to say.
( Reassurance )
- Location:dorm room
- Mood:
blank - Music:I See You- Avatar soundtrack
Title: I Wish, Pt. I
Word Count: 296
Characters: Miles Vorkosigan, Elli Quinn, Bel Thorne, Karina (based loosely on me)
Rating: G
Summary: Miles finds himself in a familiar yet strange place.
Author's Notes: This is just a bit of crack!fic based on the fact that my dorm could really use the leadership of someone like Miles. Silliness will ensue, but I didn't have enough room in a drabble to complete the idea.
( I Wish, Pt. I )
- Location:dorm room
- Mood:
silly - Music:Bad Romance
Title: Full House
Word Count: 447
Prompts: Remus/Tonks and full house (from sspring92)
Characters/Pairings: Sirius, Remus/Tonks
Rating: G
Summary: Remus and Tonks play poker. OotP era.
Author's Notes: I don't know anything about poker, and only looked up some of the rules for this drabble, so there may be inaccuracies. Also, if anyone wants to contribute prompts for the rest of the DAFT Project, you can do so here .
- Location:dorm room
- Mood:
accomplished - Music:soft computer noises
Title: Untitled
Word Count: 337
Characters/Pairings: Mark Vorkosigan, Kareen Koudelka
Rating: PG
Summary: Mark considers one good thing in his life. Set some time after Mirror Dance but no real spoilers, except Mark's existence.
Author's Notes: This is my first Vorkosigan story.
( “Hey, Mark, do you want to go on a walk with me?” )
- Location:dorm room
- Mood: blah
Title: Dreams
Word Count: 595
Characters/Pairings: Nyota Uhura/Spock
Rating: PG, for some suggestiveness
Summary: Nyota dreams about Spock.
Author's Notes: This is my first posted Star Trek story. I only got into the franchise after the new movie came out, but I love it.
( Dreams )
I'm not off to a great start with my Drabbling at February Time, but I'm only a little late.
Title: Secret
Word Count: 140
Characters/Pairing: Remus/Tonks
Rating: G, fluff
Summary:Post-DH AU. Tonks has a secret.
Author's Note: This isn't what I had planned for the first day, but it was inspired by one of the cutest commercials that I've ever seen. A Hallmark commercial, no less, that wasn't completely saccharine, imo.
( Secret )
- Location:dorm room
- Mood: tired
1. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (reread; unfinished; 3ish stars so far)
2. The Witching Hour by Anne Rice (reread; 2 stars)
3. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (4.5 stars)
4. Shiva’s Fire by Suzanne F. Staples (4.5 stars)
5. Falling Free + Intro by Lois M. Bujold (4.5 stars)
6. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (3.75 stars)
7. The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson (nonfiction; 4 stars)
8. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (4.75 stars)
9. Memory by Lois M. Bujold (4.5 stars)
10. Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois M. Bujold (reread; 4.5 stars)
11. Nature’s Body by Londa Schiebinger (nonfiction; 4.5 stars)
12. Life in the Iron Mills by Rebecca H. Davis (short story; 3.75 stars)
13. The Good Soldier + notes by Ford Maddox Ford (unfinished; 3ish stars so far)
14. An Ephesian Tale by Xenophon (novella; 3 stars)
15. “Joseph Conrad:…” by Ford Maddox Ford (excerpt of essay; 4 stars)
16. “On Impressionism” by Ford Maddox Ford (essay; 4.25 stars)
The Good: My favorites so far are Graceling, which is an excellent YA fantasy with a really refreshing protagonist, and Memory. Nature's Body is also a fascinating look at the way ideas of race and gender have shaped Western science.
The Bad: The Witching Hour is a horrible and disturbing book. I knew that when I started because I read it about six years ago, but I wondered how I would react to it now when I was so haunted by it the last time I read it.
The Meh: I thought I would be much more into The Fellowship of the Ring this time reading it because I have almost ten years of perspective over the last time I read it. But I still find it pretty boring. I also don't know what to think about the current book I am reading for one of my classes, The Good Soldier. Ford employs some interesting narrative techniques and the story is somewhat engaging, but all the characters are very unlikable and I really don't know if I can trust anything the (first person) narrator says.
Total Pages Read: about 4500
- Location:dorm room
- Mood:
calm
I've figured out what classes I'm taking this semester, and I'm excited about them. It's a lot of reading and writing as usual, but I'll be reading a lot of classics that I've wanted to read, but haven't gotten around to. They are: Literature and the Problem of Poverty, Writing and the Ruins of Empire, The Ancient Novel and Its Influence, and Literary Impressionism.
the timing of these classes gives me sort of an odd schedule, but it should be interesting. I have three classes every Tuesday and Thursday, on Monday I don't have class until late in the afternoon, and I don't have any class on Wednesday and Friday. This basically gives me a long weekend every week, but I have to be careful with my time because I'll have a lot of reading due every Tuesday and Thursday.
Overall, I'm still looking forward to this semester academically.
- Location:dorm room
- Mood: calm
- Music:I See You- Avatar soundtrack
Title: Consummation
Author:
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bookish_brownie Word Count: 803
Rating: PG-13/R (just to be on the safe side)
Warnings: Sexuality
Summary: Post- The Curse of Chalion. Betriz and Cazaril on their wedding night.
Author's Notes: I'm a little nervous about posting this piece because it's the closest to a full love scene that I've ever written, but it's been simmering in my head for a while now. Any feedback and constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.
( Consummation )
- Location:dorm room
- Mood:
worried
- Location:dorm room
- Mood:inspired and dorky
However, there is one part of semester that I am not looking forward to at all.
( Cut for Negativity )
- Location:dorm room
- Mood: stressed
- Music:my roommate talking on the phone
I'm taking advantage of my newly expanded icon capacity. I picked up about ten new ones today. It's really fun to collect them for my different fandoms.
This one is of Robert Downey Jr. at the Golden Globes. I was happy to see him win because I thought he was excellent as Sherlock Holmes. I also loved his acceptance speech; it was so funny. And he is my personal vision of Cazaril from The Curse of Chalion.
- Location:dorm room
- Mood: tired
Here's another meme. This one's from
shimotsuki1) List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
2) Tag seven people to do the same. (I'm completely ignoring this.)
3) Don't tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to" (of course, we all do still have free will so if this isn't your thing... feel free to ignore)
( Seven Things )
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Also, do any of you have any products from Sephora that you really like? I have $55 worth of Sephora gift cards, but I don't wear a lot of makeup and I've never bought anything from there. But I'd hate to see the gifts go to waste. I've been reading various product reviews on-line, and it's all confusing because for every person who loved a certain product another hated it. Any ideas?
- Location:bedroom
- Mood: complacent
Taken from sspring92 because it looked like fun:
This is hilarious!!!! Please Don't spoil the fun, and keep it going............DONT TELL ANY MEN!!!! Type out the sentence you end up with In your Subject
Pick the month you were born:
January-------I kicked
February------I loved
March----------I karate chopped
April------------I licked
May------------I jumped on
June-----------I smelled
July------------I did the Macarena With
August--------I had lunch with
September----I danced with
October-------I sang to
November-----I yelled at
December-----I ran over
Pick the day (number) you were born on:
1-------a birdbath
2-------a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a snowman
6-------a gangster
7-------my mobile phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends' boyfriend
10-------my neighbour
11-------my science teacher
12-------a banana
13-------a fireman
14-------a stuffed animal
15-------a goat
16-------a pickle
17-------your mom
18-------a spoon
19------- a smurf
20-------a baseball bat
21-------a ninja
22-------Chuck Norris
23-------a noodle
24-------a squirrel
25-------a football player
26-------my sister
27-------my brother
28-------an iPod
29-------a surfer
30-------a homeless guy
31-------a llama
What is the last number of the year you were born:
1--------- In my car
2 --------- On your car
3 --------- In a hole
4 --------- Under your bed
5 --------- Riding a Motorcycle
6 --------- sliding down a hill
7 --------- in an elevator
8---------- at the dinner table
9 -------- In line at the bank
0 -------- in your bathroom
Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White---------because I'm cool like that
Black---------because that's how I roll.
Pink-----------because I'm NOT crazy.
Red-----------because the voices told me to.
Blue-----------because I'm sexy and I do what I want
Green---------because I think I need some serious help.
Purple---------because I'm AWESOME!
Grey----------because Big Bird said to and he's my leader.
Yellow---------because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange--------because my family thinks I'm stupid anyway.
Brown---------because I can.
Other----------because I'm a Ninja!
None----------because I can't control myself!
Now type out the sentence you made
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On another note, it's 9 weeks or 63 days until my birthday. I'm so excited!
- Location:bedroom
- Mood: amused
I have not been doing too well with the three resolutions that I've made. I have been sick, but I know that is just an excuse, particularly with regard to one of them. But I am starting to feel better, so I will try to work harder at them.
1. Get back to my end of summer weight and better maintain it- I was the happiest with my body that I've ever been at the end of the summer. I think I was really healthy for my height and age. Since then I've gained about ten pounds. I returned to too many of my old habits when classes started again. I did do better at working out and eating well intermittently, but it wasn't enough to compete with school stress and occasional horrible overeating. When I lost weight over the summer, I didn't starve myself or exercise for hours on end, but I did think of it as a battle; I devoted almost all my mental and physical resources to it. That simply is not feasible for a lifetime. So, I'm going to try and focus more on losing weight as a collection of small changes that feel good and are the best thing for me, even if they are not as easy or immediately gratifying.
2. Stop (or at least reduce) procrastinating- I think that this is probably the most important one. Over the last few years I feel that my procrastinating has sometimes grown to almost pathological levels. If there is a way to procrastinate or a time closer to a deadline to start a project, I have found it. This tendency seriously messes with my quality of life. I did do a better job of fighting it in the beginning of last semester, but it grew much worse at the end. In high school, I could never imagine starting a paper the night before it was due, but I have now done that many times over. I think the best way to restrain the procrastination would be to return to those old high school habits. This includes starting homework as soon as it is assigned and working on assignments during the day between classes (which I do fairly regularly). Also, during particularly busy weeks, I used to write out a schedule for every hour of the day (including breaks); this has worked really well for me before (I just need to make myself do it).
3. Stop judging people- I don't like to judge people and I try not to, but I find myself doing it all the time. I judge strangers in a mall or other public places, I judge my fellow students whom I know only in passing. I hate that I do it, but that doesn't stop the almost subconscious commentary that I think. I want to accept people as they are. Everyone has a different life story, and who am I to judge someone for making a different choice than I probably would in a given situation. I just need to keep all this more in the front of my mind.
- Location:bedroom
- Mood:
sick - Music:my humidifier running
( 2009 Book List )
( Top Ten )I've decided not to set an exact goal for my reading in 2010. I've changed my system of recording what I read to include essays and other shorter and different works, besides novels. I'm going to come up with a total number of pages read over the year.
And a belated Happy New Year to everyone!
- Location:bedroom
- Mood: accomplished
I had a lovely Christmas. I had fairly relaxing week leading up to it when I got home from school. I baked some cookies and did some last minute shopping, but I mostly caught up on sleep. Right now my grandmother and uncle are visting, and it's really nice to spend time with them because they live far away and I only see them occasionally. I'm going to my aunt's tomorrow for New Year's Eve. It should be fun.
I got some very nice gifts for Christmas. I received a number of books, including the remaining books I lacked from the Vorkosigan saga and Audrey Niffenegger's new book. I also got jewelry, a few games, and some decorations for my dorm room. And thanks very much to
sspring92 for the LJ coupon; I finally had a reason to get a paid account. Which means more userpics and other features!! I was so happy to see the news of the extension for the Meta Christmas event. I'm almost finished with my two stories, but one needs an ending and they both need some tweaking. Now I don't have to worry about the getting them posted tomorrow, though. I can enjoy my family and the new year celebrations. I've decided that getting the stories into final posting shape will be a New Year's Day project.
- Location:bedroom
- Mood: chipper
- Music:"Bad Romance" still stuck in my head
Now I get to work on my Meta entries! I solemnly swear I'm going to finish at least one of them by December 31. I haven't worked on them since the beginning of the month, but I do have almost two weeks to complete them. I also have a few non-related stories that I was hoping to post during the holiday season, but I'm not sure about those.
And Christmas is a week away! I hope you all are having a good holiday season.
- Location:dorm
- Mood: calm
- Music:Love Is on the Way- Celine Dion
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