Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo! So little time! So much to know!

Oh lawd hammercy, fanficrants person, there are so many things wrong with this that I don't even know where to start.

I suppose my biggest sticking point with the post is this; assuming that the heteroflexible character in question isn't simply confused (hey, sometimes it takes a few relationships for people to figure things out), having them try to make a het relationship work anyway doesn't necessarily make them a manipulative asshole. They could be in denial, for instance, or just plain scared of what their nearest and dearest would think if said character came out in a more public sort of way.

Long story short, doing something like what you're describing doesn't make the character an asshole -- it makes them human. Sometimes people just do ill-advised, seemingly shitty things to each other. It sucks, but there it is.

(Don't get me wrong, I'm totally in agreement over the "bisexuals exist" thing, but the other stuff is just...facepalm-inducing)

My wording might change a little bit since I started writing this post pretty early in the morning and it's a touchy subject, so please forgive me if I said something wrong somewhere.

ANYWAY, I have a question for any of my flisters who've done the grad school application process in America recently. I'm not done with my undergrad yet, and I want to wait a couple of years to go to grad school so that I can have some time to build money, maturity, and a more impressive resumé -- can I take the GRE within the next year or so and still have it count a few years later? Or would I have to take it again closer to when I actually applied? In other words, is there some sort of time limit on GRE scores or do they last forever? Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Finally, I decided to try one of those thirty day meme things (I gacked this one from eviinsanemonkey):

Day One: How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?

Oh man, let's see if I can even remember back that far, it was seven-ish years ago (OhGodI'mold). My first fandom was Harry Potter, of course, and I think I got pulled in because one of my RL friends showed me the Draco Trilogy (in all its plagiarized glory, lol). I first got into actually writing it after I finished reading Underwater Light -- so long ago that I remember waiting with bated breath for Maya to post the next installments on the internet (SOVERYOLD) -- which subsequently inspired the hell out of me. So, I suppose what pulled me in was the sense of humor that the better fan authors had. The rest, as they say, is history.

Also, it just occurred to me that I think I still have pdfs of the Draco Trilogy (lol, I know) and the complete works of Maya lying around here somewhere. It may be time to dust those off...

( The other days )

We'll see if that helps me to post more regularly on here.

That's all! Have a video of chinchillas taking a dustbath (aka the cutest thing EVER) for your time.

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"Love is energy of life..." -- Robert Browning

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Cheers.

P.S. - My muse is alive! \o/



I've been working on my GK/AI crossover all morning *ahem* in case anyone wanted to know or anything.

Howdy doo, internets! Pause and marvel at the fact that I posted in less than a three day interval for once (oh God, I've been so awful at updating this journal /o\) This is a bit of a random odds & ends post again, so I'll just do this in list format:

THING THE FIRST: A meme!

1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List (and upload) 5 songs you love that begin with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.

dianora77 gave me the letter "K".

( Cut to prevent formatting issues and/or autoplay )

THING THE SECOND: I've successfully established that mcl4r3n isn't dead, so we might actually finish the Starsgard vampire AU within the next couple of weeks. Fingers crossed!

THING THE THIRD: I've been kicking around this idea for a tattoo, but I'm wavering because other people might find it unbelievably pathetic and fangirlish even though I quite like it.

Basically, I'm thinking of getting "Everyone's heart doesn't beat the same" tattooed between my shoulder blades in some sufficiently fancy and aesthetically pleasing script.

Yes, it's a line from American Idiot (City of the Damned, to be specific), but that line has totally fucking burned itself into my brain and it seems really pretty and quite true in my head, at least. Le Boyfriend says it sounds like a cool idea (and he would definitely not hesitate to tell me if he thought it was stupid) and I like the idea (and could see myself still liking it when I'm forty), but...Idk. Maybe I'm just being neurotic and insane again or something.

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Hooooly crap, self, ramble more.


I officially christen the theme of this post as "Cool story, bro".

That's all I've got for now since my muse still isn't cooperating. Anyone interested in helping me whip this Tunny/Will/Extraordinary Girl fic into shape? On the other hand, I'm not sure bouncing ideas off of y'all would help; I know where I want the fic to go but the words just won't come, if that makes any sense. Who knows?

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"Love is being stupid together..." -- Paul Valery (how very true)

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Cheers.

P.S. - Sunglasses have successfully been acquired (as a treat to myself for getting straight As this past term). So yeah, homes...