O_O

Okay, so, last night was wicked rainy and windy and just plain ICK weather.

It was after dark and I was in the living room with my cats, when we heard this scratching sound from the window at the back of the room. I looked.

And saw a masked face looking in the window.

O_O

I am not kidding when I tell you that the BIGGEST RACCOON I HAVE EVER SEEN was sitting on our air conditioner looking in the window.

Scared me half out of my mind. =P

I didn't know we had a raccoon living around here. But apparently we do. I went over and slammed on the window and yanked the shade shut. He must have left, because by the time I told my mom about the incident, he was gone.

Mom proceeded to freak out as if SHE had seen a masked face looking in our window at night.


Yeah, by light of day, I'm not nearly as freaked out. But that was definitely something new for me.

Writing meme

Because it was pitch black outside by 5pm!! and because my body is telling me that it's 8:30, not 7:30 (clocks LIE!!), a meme. An old one that circulated a while ago, and I meant to do, but am just now getting around to. :)

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1) Right now, what do you feel are the 1, 2 or 3 best stories you've written since becoming/admitting you're a fanfic writer? What was it about that/those stories that really made you proud, or thrilled you about them?

1--Believe [Harry Potter, gen]

I still hate the title, but otherwise, I rather adore this fic. I drew Ernie MacMillan and the Fat Friar in omniocular's character roulette last January and despaired. But I shouldn't have--once I got over my fear/reluctance to tackle religion in the wizarding world, the fic practically wrote itself. I set it post GoF. My biggest hurtle writing this was the Friar, because why would a Friar choose to become a ghost?

Ernie is aware of a burning in his eyes, and his chest aches. He thinks of Heaven, and death and life and that choice the Friar spoke of. He thinks of God and the Devil and Jesus Christ and magic. He doesn’t know what he believes, but he knows that the ghost sitting next to him somehow made room for all of these things and believes in them even after he has died. Ernie cannot imagine turning away from Heaven, if he believes in it. A part of him desperately wants to believe.


2-Put Aside Childish Things [Narnia, gen]

What's strange about this fic is that I had intended to write something about Peter, preferably set during the Golden Age of Narnia--and wound up with a fic about Susan, set directly before The Last Battle. This fic surprised me, because it just sort of happened, without much thought on my part--but I'm pleased with it. It became very much about Peter and Susan's relationship as brother and sister and how that's deteriorated. Peter has faith in Susan, even if she doesn't.

(Peter) said, “I think I understand. But Susan, what you’re doing hurts so much more than believing, even if we can’t go back.”

She sighed and said into his chest, “If you can’t go back, why not just let it go?”

2) What Professional writer (that is, paid author) would you love to see write a fanfiction story? What ship or fandom? Tell me a little about it.

Well, I'd like to see Robin McKinley get off her high horse and see fanfic as a form of flattery rather than being annoyed that people like her books and characters enough to write about them. ::cough:: I mean... Yeah.

I'd like to see JK Rowling let the Hufflepuffs kick some ass in book 7, but we'll see what happens. ;)

3) What show/cartoon/kid's book from your childhood would you be amused to see in fanfiction? Would you consider writing one for this early love?

Actually, I'd really rather NOT see some childhood loves in fic format--I *have* and it's not often pretty. Before I knew what the internet was, I was writing "Mighty Ducks," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and oh goodness, lots of others. Having found these as fandoms physically hurts. =P Although...

4) Is there a fanfic of yours you'd like to see made into a Broadway show? Tell me about it!( "_____________: the Musical!"

::snort:: NO. Although, HA, the Hogwarts Founders would be amusing in a musical. ;) (RENT already *is* a musical, so that would have been cheating... right?)

5) Think about it--what could possibly be the WORST crossover out there? A story that Should Never Be Written? Hamtaro/V? Lost/Gilligan's Island? Come up with your most terrible pairing!

O_O Okay, Lost/Gilligan's Island might prove amusing JUST to see the look on Sawyer's face when he sees what the Professor is doing to the coconuts. ;)

Seriously, whatever I come up with probably can be found. Sadly. =P


Now, off to write some Foundersfic. ::nods:: Last I checked, Helga was up a tree.