...Just got confirmation from the Reverse Bang mods. I'm sure if you've seen my art, you'll recognize it when you scroll down the list of prompts. BRING ON THE FIC!
A little belated, but this was a very trying weekend -- worked all Friday night, had a funeral on Saturday, worked from 11pm Saturday to 8pm Sunday night, plus I'm still a little sick -- but YAY MY ARTIST FOR BIG BANG IS uh_tiramisu! I had a quick chance to stalk her on her journal and take a look at her art, and I really dig her style. :D It kind of reminds me of mine, but with drawn backgrounds and fewer distinct lines. She also has really cool composition skills. It really makes me want to see what she's going to do with the fic.
Speaking of which, my fic is the Dragonriders of Pern AU. I've kind of had the idea for a few years (that's generally what I like to use these challenges for, getting plot bunnies out of my head) but I didn't have the mental resources to actually write it. But I love writing this kind of AU, adapting the boys' personal history to fit the setting. (Take a vote, guys, what should my next SPN AU be based off of? High fantasy? Space adventure? My Little Pony???)
Now, I just need to get SPN Cinema out of the way, and then I can make Dragonborne all pretty.
Oooooh, I just submitted my draft for the Leverage Reverse bang over at thebigbangjob. Stupidly nervous about it, too. It's a small fandom, and the artwork I've seen for it leans more towards manips and fanmix covers.
I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT BB! GOT MY FIRST CHOICE, WHEEEEEE, AND TWO OF MY TOP FOUR ARE STILL LEFT. I MAY GO CRAZY AND CLAIM A SECOND FIC. WHAT THINK YE?
IT IS MY DAY OFF. MY PLANS FOR TODAY INCLUDE STAYING IN MY PJS UNTIL I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO GET DRESSED AND NOT ANSWERING ANY CALLS FROM WORK. IF YOU HAVE A WORK-RELATED QUESTION, KINDLY TEXT ME OR FUCK OFF.
I have a new fish, Amaltheia, and a snail, Thebe. The dog still isn't fixed, but at least her bloodwork looks better, so theoretically she'll get fixed on the 18th. My taxes are done, and I'm getting a state and federal return, so WHEEEEE! I'm also not working as much this month, so SLEEEEEEEP! (Seriously, sleep is so awesome.) Also, I'm trying to get back into fandom, but I still haven't caught up in SPN. There have been all of these other things distracting me, like Leverage, and Avengers. (Totally writing some Leverage fic now. :D As soon as I have part two written, I'll even post it.) I also now have a 3DS, so I'm prepared for Pokemon X and Y, and I donated my DSi to Anna, along with my copy of Pokemon White. She says she'll start playing after we're done with SPN_cinema.
So, speaking of fandom again, time for the FANDOM TO-DO LIST:
I know I've been MIA for, uh, a few months, so I should give you guys an update.
I've been working a lot. This month is pretty light on my night job, so I'm getting sleep (yay!) but not much money (boo!). My life recently has been consisting of working and cleaning up animal stains on the carpet. (Vomit twice since I woke up today.) We still have the dog, who yesterday managed to meet two of our neighbors without sounding like she was going to eat them and also ASKED TO GO OUT when she had to pee instead of using the carpet. (SCORE!) We also recently re-homed the stray calico kitty with one of my clients, who is absolutely thrilled with her. And this means that Tara has stopped pissing and shitting behind the TV. (DOUBLE SCORE!)
I've not been terribly active in fandom. Guys, I still haven't watched SPN beyond 8.02. Tell me that it awakens all of my brother-loving feelings? Please? Also, my other show, Fringe, has been all weird and shit, and I'm still behind on that, too. And even my survivalist show, Dual Survival, hasn't been all that awesome. (Host Dave was replaced after Discovery Channel found out that he'd padded his resume, and the new guy seems to be a complete ass.)
Good things are that I have a new laptop, Agent Coulson. Wheeee! It has Windows 8 on it, which kind of sucks, but it's not as bad as Vista. Still have to transfer stuff over from Roxas, install some form of Photoshop onto it so I can make with the pretty art again, maybe be an artist for one of the upcoming bangs. And my betta, Io, has made it past the one year mark. Whee! Also for Christmas I got a GODDAMNED CARPET SHAMPOOER for all of the lovely pet stains in the house. It's awesome, seriously. Christmas with my family went well, expect for a snafu with the white elephant exchange and the requisite head injury (no insurance, no ER, no stitches, ALL THE H/C KARMA).
The weather in Michigan has been doing this whip-lash thing where it's almost 60 one day and then in the teens the next. Between that and the dog I've been living off of my cough syrup. And Anna got diagnosed with bronchitis and a sinus infection yesterday. ALL OF THE SICKNESSES!
So, what have you guys been up to? How is 2013 treating you so far?
Europa's been sickly lately, so it wasn't much of a surprise. I had her in a cup so she was close to the surface so she could gulp air more easily. We went out to shop, and when we came back she was gone.
My cat is a fucking asshole. Remember the time he fell off the balcony? On my birthday? And we spent over an hour trying to catch him?
Yeah, no falling off the balcony this time, but he bolted out the open door when we took Pepper on her walk. He ran into the thicket and I swear to god I blazed a trail from one end of it to the other.
Injury report --
Anna: foot injury, because there isn't already enough wrong with her feet. Me: Ass bruised from falling on it, numerous small scratches, lots of stickers stuck to my clothes, minor cut next to my left eye that hurts like a motherfucker.
accomplished