"it is not incumbent upon you to finish the task, but neither are you free to absolve yourself from it"
oh, I like that a LOT. It pretty much sums up my social issue philosophy.
Spike: Heard what happened up top, offing your dad and all. Don't know if you know this, but, uh…I killed my mum. Actually, I'd already killed her, and then she tried to shag me, so I had to-- Wesley: Thank you. I'm…very comforted.
'Lineage'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Strix - Feb 22, 2012 9:52:50 pm PST #8216 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
omnis_audis - Feb 22, 2012 11:09:41 pm PST #8217 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Is anyone else thinking "Shir is awesome, amazing, and I wish folks would listen to her". I can't be the only one.
Shir - Feb 23, 2012 12:02:07 am PST #8218 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Eh. Don't feel that amazing, as there's not much that can be done on my part.
On the bright side, it's my turn to take out the dog tonight. I'm very much looking forward for this.
smonster - Feb 23, 2012 2:42:58 am PST #8219 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
You are amazing. Remember your CV. That's you.
I love that Pirkei Avot quote, I recall it from my Intro to Judaic Civ class in college.
Where's Written? Hottie! I could do with that. I mean, I have nothing to write, but I could start.
Dude, you've got the stash of hottie pictures, couldn't you write a script for that?
Sean, I hope you've gotten through your block.
Off to the paying job. Woo.
hippocampus - Feb 23, 2012 3:10:57 am PST #8220 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
I love all the ideas for work!
Have survived jury duty. The judge was very funny, and loved to talk. It took an hour and a half to get to voire dire, and then another two and a half for them to decide I wasn't what they wanted in the jury pool. Oh well. I visited the MAC store (bad for budget, but fun anyway) as a reward for doing my civic duty and talked up Cold Kiss to the saleswoman who convinced me to try a glittery eyeliner that I'm liking very much.
I woke up this morning to discover that my awesome high school poets from '97-'98 have found me on the internets. They're in their 30s now, which means I'm probably not 29 anymore. One sent an email that started "I've thought about you for a long time. Though resistant to poetry in your class, I went on to get a BA in creative writing in poetry..." and didn't end with "what did you do to me??!!" Which was pretty weepy-making. Didn't go with the glittery eyeliner.
Shir, the amazingness cannot be denied or revoked.
SailAweigh - Feb 23, 2012 4:31:08 am PST #8221 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Sean, when I get stuck I start writing an outline (if I haven't already.) Not necessarily in penny dreadful format, but it allows me to see what needs to happen to get from point A to point Z more clearly. It's kind of like a fractal, as I get more into the story, I start adding more and more interstices to move me along the path every time I get stalled. And I try to tie an emotional beat to every plot point, so it's not just fluff and filler. The outline changes a lot, because at every point I ask myself 1) will this achieve what I need to happen for the plot and 2) would making it happen have someone act out of character.
I struggled with that forever on my current story, because it would have required having my character do something that many people in the fandom would have considered extremely OOC, until I found just the right environment that would allow him to look at his motivation from his own perspective and not just from that of the writer and fans wanting to see him do something. Now, unfortunately, I have 5 days left to write my story. I only need 1000 words (and I'm at 900), but there's a lot more story left than I originally planned. Joy.
Shir - Feb 23, 2012 4:34:12 am PST #8222 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Man, work is kicking my ass today. Time usually flies here, but today is somehow both slow and hectic.
An hour and a half to the weekend. Yay?
SailAweigh - Feb 23, 2012 5:03:44 am PST #8223 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
You can do it, Shir! *\\0/*
Aims - Feb 23, 2012 5:05:36 am PST #8224 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I start therapy today. First time in years. I'm terrified.
Steph L. - Feb 23, 2012 5:06:36 am PST #8225 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Am so annoyed. A friend (acquaintance?) borrowed one of my corsets in November for an event that Tim and I weren't going to. That's cool; she's borrowed my corset before and takes good care of it.
Well, it's almost March and she hasn't made any effort to get it back to me. DAMN, when you are the person who borrows the thing, you make a goddamn effort to return it in a timely manner. At this point, I'm going to e-mail her and tell her I'll meet her wherever in the city she wants, even if I have to drive half an hour out of my way, just to get it back.
And I'm not lending anything to her again. I don't care if she's just being a total ditzy flake and forgot about it (versus deliberately trying to keep it); the end result is the same.
What the hell. This is why I don't lend things. Everyone *says* they'll return things to you in a timely manner, but maybe 1 person out of 20 does. Bah.