Phew. Lots of babble.

[ladydrace]

Remember how I told that hubby promised not to join anymore plays until the new year and he broke that promise? Well, here is where it comes back to bite us in the ass. Or rather, me. We only just figured out what would happen to either of us. Until February where Pea starts daycare, I'll be home alone with him so much that I'm almost in tears just thinking about it. There will be several days where hubby will be gone from 8.30 in the morning until 23.00 in the evening, first at work(ish) and then at rehersals. And considering that Pea is up and about with only a few naps from 6 am to about 8 pm, that sounds like a load of fun for me. Not. I'm gonna have to call on my mum for help if I'm gonna get through this.

Enough personal shit. Now for some more fannish stuff.

First off, original fiction (without porn) seems to be a bigger hurdle than I ever thought it would be. I've had several false starts already, where usually I would just start somewhere and keep on writing. Now I find myself needing a plot sketch or something. :oS I've never had that problem before. Hmmm. Should be challenging. If I make it, that is. As a consequence of the above, I don't see myself getting a cahnce to write much this month. So we'll see how things progress.

I finally managed to track down Un Homme Perdu and I'm screencapping a few nice scenes right now. I'll probably post a longer review at some point, but let's just say, I didn't watch it for the plot. Siddig... unf. Even as a tortured, lonely, depressing figure of a man, he still makes me GUH GUH GUH! *wipes off drool* The nude scene doesn't hurt either. *capping capping capping*

G/B mood theme is almost done. Just replacing a few bad choices and then it's ready for posting! Woo!

And just as a sidenote... it's mind-boggling that the fic I posted lately is getting some sort of record of comments, despite being one of the poorest pieces of writing I've ever done (in my personal opinion). I wasn't even sure I wanted to post it. Hmmm. Apparently porn will get you everywhere. :oP

Comments

[mrs-picard.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd feel rather nervous about that as well!

And it's true - porn fic gets you everywhere. lol

[xiilnek.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you have to deal with that - at least you do have your mom, though, if things get too much. *hugs*

Plots! Plots are evil things, aren't they? And not always the fun kind of evil, especially when you don't have one.

What, tortured, lonely, depressing man figures don't do it for you? Having watched Simm's stuff and oogled over it for a while now, the concept of that confuses me. But to each his own. :)

Oooh, does the tortured, lonely, depressing figure of a man have stubble? 'Cause that makes it even better. I'd never even heard of that movie before now, but suddenly I'm reeeealy looking forward to screencaps...

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

I just made notes on half a block of paper, scrunching up every other page. *sigh* This plot stuff is gonna kill me. I suspect I'm gonna miss writing porn before this is over.

Tortured, lonely, depressing figures of men can do it for me, but I'd say Mr. Siddig does it wonderfully. :oP Done capping, and now I'm uploading. Holy smokes. I never realized there were so many...

[xiilnek.livejournal.com]

You can always write porn at the same time. You know, when you get tired of all that stuff, just take a break from it and do something relatively simple and fun.

Yeah, uploading pictures on LJ can be a pain. Maybe you could just point people at wherever all the pictures are stored instead of making a post about it?

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Actually, I uploaded them to photobucket un-edited, so those who want them can grab them there. I will delete them again later on to have room for other stuff, but they'll be there long enough for most people to grab if they want.

I'll probably post a selection of cropped ones along with a review. Sometime. When I'm not about to drop dead from tiredness.

[silkmoth101.livejournal.com]

ERK for being alone so long! It's a good idea to already plan for some help!

LOL! I always think people like the stories I detest most. It's creepy, really. :)

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

It really is... But then again, I do like porn. A lot. I guess most people are like me. :oP

[dark-sinestra.livejournal.com]

Don't hesitate to ask for help from your mom if you need it. Babies at that age are a handful, and the whole notion that you have to go it alone or there's something wrong with you is utter bs, you know? People who claim they never need help with their kids are like Garak, big fat liars. :D (At least Garak is charming when he does it.)

Sometimes when I'm having trouble finding a plot, I'll do what I call character riffing, where I basically write out having a dialogue with a few characters that interest me. Never long, just a few lines back and forth. Sometimes an interesting hook comes out of it that gives me something to work with. Dunno if it'll be helpful for you, but thought I'd suggest it.

I've been looking for that movie, Un Homme Perdu, too! Where did you manage to find it?

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, Garak, you charming lizard, you. *rawr*

Oh, is that what it's called?? With two talkative characters like Garak and Bashir, that happens a lot with their fics. In this fic, I don't really have any blabbermouths. I have written out a few scenes, but I can't seem to find a place to start. Maybe I should just keep writing out snippets to get some more pieces for the puzzle. I'm probably gonna hate that, cause I'm the kinda person who manically assembles the edges FIRST! *mumble grumble*

I was actually sent a download link by uh... someone. (Forgot the name) who found me via LJ. Another reason why I LOVE this place! I could try and upload it somewhere for you? It's too big for an email...

I'll work on it and get back to you.

Gotta use some of those caps for icons. Got no pure Siddig icons. Fail.

[dark-sinestra.livejournal.com]

It's what I call it, but it's far from an official name. I make up names for stuff all the time. :D

You might get some good results from working on snippets. Part of a good writing challenge drags us kicking and screaming out of our comfort zones, right? (And we hate every minute of it until it's done, and then we get to say, "Hey, that's not crap after all!" Hee!) That's how it works theoretically, anyway.

If you can manage the upload, I'll adore you forever! Thank you so much for trying. I've been trying to get my hands on that movie for over a year now. It's one thing I hate about living in the States. Sometimes movie distributors act like foreign films don't even exist. Grrr.

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Uhm... I'll PM you. This might get complicated.

[mithrel.livejournal.com]

Ouch, hope you manage to survive the month! With me the problem is not needing a plot sketch (which I've got) it's A: fleshing out the sketch and B: actually sitting down to write the damn thing. I need to use writeordie more. Plus I have a character that I haven't written yet, and I have no clue who he is, what he's like or how he fits into the story. Ugh. (http://writeordie.drwicked.com/)

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

LOL! That is hilarious! I'll keep that link, in case I get stuck. :oP

[ex_mrs260625]

*perks up* Nude scene? Caps? :0)

[jonnycarnahan.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the screencaps of the movie! I will grab them tomorrow when I'm not so beat. I wish you all the best during this play. I rely on my parents a lot, even though I don't have children. My parents like to feel needed and like feeling they are a part of my life, and vice versa.

I'd love a link to download the movie too. I'll email you off lj, if that's okay?

And as for the mood theme... Big YAY! I can't wait!