hiddencait

So had a pretty darned productive day so far, though no writing has been accomplished as yet. Mostly a Caity babble entry but feel free to read at will lol.

I got off work early today (as I am FINALLY caught up after being sick.. at this rate I may actually get my department ahead before I have my week of for Christmas) to do some Christmas shopping. Managed to snag gifts for three people, my mom, my aunt (who I drew for our family Secret Santa), and askita who already knows what she's getting lol. I had 3 other people to shop for before our family Christmas on Saturday, but unfortunately those gifts were a total bust. I really really suck at buying gifts guys. There's a reason I tend to ask for specific things to look for. Blah.

Anyway, came home, paid bills, bought another gift online. Then forced my ass off the couch and managed to get some domestic type stuff done including trimming the kitten's claws, sweeping, starting a load of laundry, and even repairing the faucet knob in my shower and re-hanging a toilet paper holder. I felt all proud of that let me tell ya - not only did I have the proper tools needed, but I even knew what said tools were called! (Hex-key and Phillips head screw drivers btw). Go me being all Handy Cait and stuff.

I may or may not have a friend coming over - her phone has been fried so I didn't get a for sure on our weekly girl night. If she does show, the writing will probably not happen tonight, but I am determined to get something done if we don't hang out.

And can I just say, the Secret Santas are annoying the crap out of me. It's not that I don't like the stories I'm writing, I just have no push TO write them. I dunno - the Supernatural SS is definitely out of my comfort zone, so I could kinda understand the slow rate on that one, but the Primeval one? Totally had the oppurtunity to write one of my go-to pairings AND got to incorporate one of my favorite cliche tropes. That one at least should be working great for me! And god knows I seem to be flying through fandom_stocking stuff, so I'm not sure what the fuck my problem is.

Hell maybe it's that the SSs were assigned to me where the fandom_stocking stuff is all damned near at random. Plus it has the "random acts of fannish glee" mentality which is probably helping too. *headdesk*

Gah, I just need to get some progress done on those soon. There are deadlines approaching and I really need to try NOT to miss them!

So after finding out my work schedules going to need to be more intense than ususal, and after NOT finishing my other novel this weekend like I'd hoped, I was very close to dropping out of NaNo all together.

However, after some discussion with my betacreature Askita, I think I'm going to continue to do the challenge just in a much different way.

My goal for November: 50,000 words as per the challenge.

However, I'm opening that up to ALL of my writing for this month, be it finishing my novel, Taking Eden, or even fanfiction. My goal is just to write like a fiend and keep track of all of the totals.

*nods* I think I can do this.

Hmm, now I wonder if I should plan some kind of uber prize for myself if I pull it off... *ponders*

So I managed all of 600 words last night. Not as much as I hoped, but still better than nothing at all. I've come to the conclusion that I really have a hard time focusing solely on one  project even when it's just for the 4 days I've given myself to finish this. I almost get resentful that I can't go play on something else. Even when I don't even have something else specific that I WANT to work on lol.

Thus, I'm putting out the call for a repeat of the FakeTV Meme! 

(Yes I KNOW I have like.. 5 already. But they make me happy. And really, if I can't have the Caitastrophe network on my TV, I should at least get to have it on LJ. So there.)

Really it's easy and fun and all that it requires from all of you is a cast list of 7 actors/actresses that you want to see me turn into a FakeTV show. I'll give you a show premise and 7 characters decriptions. Really it's just that simple. You can even give me a show genre if you really want to make my brain work.

Basically, this is just total brain candy for me. I can do a short 100-200 word character description in no time, and I'll reward myself with one character every 500 words or so I manage on my het_bigbang. Plus, FakeTV rides this line between fanfiction and original fiction somehow. It's the fun of fanfiction with a little of the more personal pride that I get my my original fiction too. Just awesome.

You can ask me for 7 actors too if you want to join in!

BTW, I would LOVE to see a FakeTVBigBang take place. There are so many of us who have shows now, and they just sorta sit out in the ether without any love. Seriously, there are a ton of them that I want to see come to life in a longer story.  Unfortunately I've never worked at a mod on any community or challenge, so I'd be clueless on how to pull it off. So I guess the questions would be thus:

1. Would you even join the challenge if I can make it happen?

and

2. Can anybody help me with the moderators stuffs?

(BTW, I'm swamped and have a major project to finish by the end of the year AFTER I finish my het_bigbang, so Sign Ups probably wouldnt' be right away.)

Stolen from Sallymn!

Give me one fandom I write/rec/read AND a type of AU (space opera AU, pirate AU, superhero AU, etc) or another time period (Ancient Rome, Regency England, etc). I will then explain the gist of the story I would write for that AU.


...and will probably end up plot bunnied... but so be it!

Hey look.. me procrastinating.. who'd guess it?

Anyway! There were several of my friends who posted this so there are more than one of you to blame lol.

If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
                                                                 — Alfred Hitchcock

When I write a story, what do you immediately look for? 

So, I've managed to finish the first "chapter" or so of my Big Bang fic finally and have moved on to the 2nd. I'm not sure how proud I'm feeling of my progress though. It's up to 4K, which while cool I have 4K, is there not quite as far as I'd hoped to be right now. Plus, I'm almost worried it's sounding boring so far.

The first chapter is in Hicks' POV, and then I'm switching to Ripleys. Weirdly enough, I felt more comfortable in Hicks' head than her's. Usually I have a hell of a time writing from a male POV, so maybe that's throwing me a bit.

Blah, I don't really know. Maybe I'm just in a blah mood in general and thus am not feeling as proud of it so far. I think I could use a little cheerleading to pull me out of the funk frankly.

That said: would anyone like to take a look at what I have so far? I'd have to email it to you, of course, but I'd be grateful as hell.  My beta-of-awesomeness askita hasnt' seen Aliens in years, so she's just not quite comfortable betaing/bouncing ideas with me just yet.

Let me know if you want to look. Thankies.

So, askita said she was doing a drabble ficlet collection, and I decided to jump on the bandwagon! Only.. possibly more so. There are 100 prompts below, and I plan to do a John/Angel drabble for each of them in order. I might possiblely be psychotic but that's OK.

Note: since I'm going crazy, I think all of you should as well! So I challenge you, you, and you over there in the back! *beam*


The Rules

1.) Make 100 drabbles with each having a theme listed below. Each should have ONE and only ONE theme to it, for it to count.

2.) No time limit-so have fun!

3.) Your drabbles should be of your own artistic ability. Just have fun with it.

4.) The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that-
a.) You are in the challenge
b.) What you have completed

5.) Make sure to update this list and check off what is done.

6.) In the comments for your art work, note if it is part of the list and what ONE theme it is.

THE LIST
1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

So, since I realized I've been on a bit of a fanfic writing roll, I decided I should probably prioritize my to-do list a bit! (yeah, possibly askita 's idea lol)

1. Doom: Handle ID Angel (can be repeated as many times as possible in as many places on the list as possible until the damn thing gets done lol)

2. Character Building Exercises/ Plot solidifying for Angel's Proxy as gearing up for Nanomadness.

3. Bourne Supremacy: Kirill/ Anonymous OFC 1 night stand fic (because I can, and because there are only TWELVE on ffn.. which is tragic. In progress)

4. Star Trek Reboot: Bones/Chapel trying to get pregnant requested smut (in progress)

5. Doom: John/Sam anything goes request for chase_acow  (ala male/female twins being reincarnated lovers)

6. Doom Time-verse: 5 Places Firefly and John Liked to Visit, and 1 Place They Never Returned to for askita

7. Doom (non-Angel verse): 5 Times John Grimm Didn't Die, and 1 Time He Wished He Could

8. King Arthur: Perhaps dive back into Hawk Visions

9. NaNo once November startes: Proxy Proxy Proxy dammit!!!

Stolen from my buddy Ladydove7 over at www.deviantart.com
With as stressy as things have been getting lately with deadlines and such, I thought we could use a break with something completely different! So I present to you, the new, improved kooky character quiz! Be warned! Your characters will never be the same again!

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Character Name: Her R.R.T.S. Handle ID is Angel. Only John and Sarge know her real name.
Age: 29...possibly forever.
Species/Race: Human.. ish.
Piercings/Tattoos: Only her ears are pierced. Strangely enough, she's phobic of needles.

1. What kind of modern music would your character like? Any specific group or band? Or would they hate music?
Angel's into anything she can dance to: Pop, R&B, even rock on occasion.

2. If your character had a theme song, what specific pre-existing song would it be?
"Downfall" by Matchbox Twent (freaking love this song and it's SO appropriate some how)

3. If your character had a speaking or singing voice, what actor or singer would they sound like? Can your character sing at all?
Her speaking voice is a mid alto has just a hint of a Texas twang as she went to college and Basic at Fort Sam Houston. She can sing relatively well, but nothing to write home about.

4. If you were to cast a movie of your character's story, what actor would play them?
Umm hmm that's a toughy: considering she's an "everywoman," she could literally be absolutely anyone.

5. If your character could play an instrument, what would it be?
Considering her manual dexterity, I can see her playing the piano...but only if forced.

6. What is their favorite meal?
Anything NOT served in the R.R.T.S. mess hall.

7. If your character was in a high school drama, what subject in school would they have been the best in? What about the worst?
Angel would rock at biology me thinks, and totally suck at math.

8. What normal, everyday job would your character have if he or she were in modern times?
Welp, she's an epidemiologist and badass Marine. Not so normal, but it works for her.

9. What would their favorite hobby be if they were in normal, every-day, modern times?
Her hobbies currently include going out dancing and shopping with her favorite gay.

10. What pasta or fruit could your character's endowments be compared to? (ie. For guys: angel hair noodle, penne, thick spaghetti, etc. For gals, apples, melons, watermelons, etc. Hey...just answer the question!)
Ummm probably about a half a cantalopeish... per side of course lol

I wanna see what yall come up with!!