Some wild creature has taken command. I gave him the keys and he's stomping through the house.

1)Hi all. I am getting back on the workout and eating better path and will probably start talking about it again. I've added a number of new people since the last time I asked about this and some of you may have changed your feelings on the subject. So I'm polling to see who wants to be on the filter. If you are on the current one and don't respond I will leave you on and I don't auto add anyone. I may occasionally talk about these subject outside of the filter but primarily I try and keep it under there as this is a subject that is sensitive for a lot of people.

[Poll #1148729]

2) queenofthorns posted about "Technological Sabbath" which I found really interesting. I don't generally check my internet on the weekends much (surfing 40 hours a week is plenty for me) but I am thinking about taking on the TV/DVD/Video Games aspect of my technological dependency. Maybe then I'd get some reading done and a little space to think.

3) Last night I watched the season 2 premiere and the Eliza Dushku episode of Ugly Betty. I still adore this show, which balances horrible over the top cliche and heartfelt earnest emotion. That isn't why I stopped watching it; I stopped watching it because it was pleasant but it didn't add anything to my life and I was spending too much time in front of the TV. That reason still stands. I still feel really warm and fuzzy about it though. Also... Eliza is still ridiculously pretty.

4) Meme Stolen from etrangere:

Name a character I write [am familiar with] and I'll tell you how s/he lost her/his virginity.

Fic Posted in March During Previous Years: A Review

2005

Title: Marked
Posted: March 6th, 2005
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Sirius/Bellatrix
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 147
Notes: The rating is for violence and not for sex for once. This is another little snippet of my personal canon for these two.

Title: Labyrinth
Posted: March 24th, 2005
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings/Characters: ?/Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix/Sirius
Rating: PG
Word Count: 331
Notes: I think this was the last thing I wrote before I realized there was no point in writing OCs in any meaningful role because it just meant no one would read your story. I still like it though, it's moody.


2006

Title:Wanting
Posted: March 7th, 2006
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Characters/Pairings: The Kane Family, The Echolls Family, Veronica.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 640
Notes: This is really all about Logan's jealousy of Duncan, Aaron being a dick, and golden children vs. black sheep.

* Title: An Offer You Can't Refuse
Posted: March 16th, 2006
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Characters/Pairings: Veronica/Clarence, Weevil
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2,030
Notes: My first attempt at Veronica/Clarence. It really turned out more gen than anything, but I still like the tone and characterization.

* Title: (Un)Wanted Side Effects
Pairing: Duncan/(Ghost)Lilly, mentions of Duncan/Veronica
Word Count: 652
Rating: Hard R, for incestuous sex and a little profanity
Spoilers/Warnings: Spoilers Through "A Trip to the Dentist" if you squint. This was the kind of fic I meant to write more of when I entered Veronica Mars fandom and this is the kind of Duncan I wanted to see more of on the show.

Title: Context
Posted: March 24th, 2006
Fandom: Arthurian Legend/Harry Potter Crossover
Pairings/Characters: Mordred!Salazar/Nimue!Helga
Rating: PG
Word Count: 873
Notes: This was a very appealing crossover because it allowed me to deal with both the Arthurian Legend and the Hogwarts Founders... unfortunately it really deserved a long story devoted to it's development and here is only a tiny glimpse because I fail at things like plot development and keeping to the same project.

* Title:Intersection
Posted: March, 27th, 2006
Fandom: Arthurian Legend
Pairings/Characters: Merlin/Nimue
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~900
Notes: I actually really like this piece. It's about the idea of Merlin living backwards and a reinvention of the Merlin/Nimue story to be tragic in a very different way.

4 A Song of Ice and Fire Drabbles:
Posted: March 30th, 2006
Characters/Pairings: Petyr/Alayne, Lysa/Petyr/Catelyn, Robert/Ned, Cersei/Jaime
Notes: None of these are really outstanding but they were a start to my fanon building and I've filled half of them out into full stories.

5 Veronica Mars Drabbles
Posted: March 30th, 2006
Characters/Pairings: Weevil/Catholicism, Logan/Weevil, Veronica/Lilly/Weevil, Veronica/Clarence, Logan/Lilly & Ducan/Lilly
Notes: Again this was more fodder for future stories than creative for it's own sake.

* 3 Firefly/Serenity Drabbles
Posted: March 30th, 2005
Characters/Pairings: Simon/River, Simon/Kaylee, Jayne/Kaylee
Notes: I really like the Simon/River one; it stands completely on it's own. The Jayne/Kaylee one is cute too but seems like it is less substantial.


2007

*Title:Statistically, It Was Pretty Much Inevitable.
Posted: March 15th, 2007
Fandom: Bones
Pairings/Characters: Bones/Booth, Angela
Rating: R
Word Count: 3,014
Notes: This fic uses some cliche elements but I like to think they are well executed. Besides, it was lovely to finally get them together.

Thin envelopes are the worst

So Berkeley is a no. Best case scenario I'll be leaving Northern California.

On the plus side for today: I found the diamond pendant Jeremy gave me for Christmas which disappeared while I was taking it off Thursday night (it was hidden in amongst the whites pile).

The current coping mechanism is to do all the laundry for the first time in like 6 months.