I've had a little time to putter around the old journal (slow work week FTW!), and lookie what I found from way back in July of 2011: my last flailing attempt at birthday-inspired doll!fic, which I failed to post publicly.</flailfail> It's unlocked now, and here it be if anyone could use a feeble doll-based chuckle. (Seriously, don't get excited--this craft is weak!)

Hope 2013 is treatin' y'all right. I'm doing reasonably well and hope that you are, too. I still cherish hopes of doing more than sporadic LJ lurking, but Life, she is an tricksy minx when it comes to giving much of anything that could be considered "me" time. I can hope, though . . .

Lord have mercy, I don't know what's wrong with my mind lately! All week I've been like, "Philips' birthday is the 7th. Philips' birthday is the 7th. Which is Monday." (Which is actually the 11th. Huh?) I know. Craziness. Is it hormones? Age? Vacation brain? The chemical off-gassing of my new yoga mat? Damned if I know, but I've screwed up my dates in a major way. All I can offer is . . .

( (mamma?) mea culpa: a doll!fic brain fartCollapse )

Geezalou, you lose a little time and LJ gets all pouty and unravels your links list. Fixed now!

Thanks to the sweet person who gave me a snowflake cookie for my profile! I've been waaaay out of the loop for the past four weeks caring for an injured parent on top of the usual working mama craziness, and this little pretty was much appreciated. Many thanks also to louise39 for a lovely holiday card. It was the first card I received this season,and it's holding a place of honor on the mantel. And finally, a big ol' (shamefully belated) muchas gracias to ladyaelfwynn for the generous gift of the book Vampire Haiku. Heeee! I've found both the historical and seasonal aspects of the haiku highly diverting. Thanks so much for sending me some giggles. They were most welcome!

Once the semester ends and I get this cranky old guy out of my house, I hope to come back and play. And finish my darned Seasonal Spuffy doll!fic. It looks so sad, lying in its file all neglected and uncaptioned. Also? I miss y'all liek whoa. ::huggles flist:: Hope all is well and that the season is being good to you and yours.

Today is the birthday of three lovely LJ ladies: the sassy, Seraph-ic snickfic; fangirl, writer, and incredibly generous commenter brunettepet; and finally, mistress of both the FITB fic and the naughty, naughty limerick, the rabble-rousing rebcake. How could I let such a momentous convergence pass without a little commemorative doll!fic? *narrows eyes* How indeed? Well, I'll tell you exactly how. By putting my trust in a bunch of lazy plastic losers who have forgotten their craft! *wrings hands* Honest to Pete, you try to be a good employer and give some people (vampires--whatever!) a little downtime, and suddenly they can’t be bothered to do things like show up on a set ready to work! *wrings tiny necks* Everybody’s got excuses and obligations! And opinions! Anyway, I don’t know what to do with them. It grieves me to present such an incomplete offering, but let me at least show you what I’ve got so you can see what I’m up against.

( celebratory fragments: three undercooked birthday greetingsCollapse )

While I was running the last leg of my own family's September Birthday Gauntlet, I stumbled and missed powerofthebook's special day. Hope you had a good one, dear!

( Belated greetings from a tiny, tabloid-loving trampCollapse )

I'm popping up from my underground office drone lair to wish a Very Happy Birthday to the beauteous botias! I hope you're having a lovely, fantabulous day with your menfolk. And your green things. *snicker* And your blue things. >:D

Sadly, I was out of pocket on Monday and gracelessly missed missus_grace's birthday. Here's a little late something for a gal who wouldn't think twice about her course of action if confronted with Spike and some kind of edible topping.

( Or several Spikes, as the case may be . . .Collapse )