Becca Stareyes

Alright, so if you're on LJ and interested in original fiction shenanigans (as well as some Real Life and fannish glee) I'm now hartfully over there. *G*

Fanfiction and the majority of fannish glee will still be posted here on IJ. Just, for original fiction, I feel like I have to go where the market is and where I can get my name out the best. :)

... Considering the second season, I knew the icon here would come REALLY handy. ^_^; *gets shot*

Prompts are up for claiming over at Spookathon.

You don't need an IJ to play, and links will be posted to the Spookathon livejournal as the stories go up the week before Halloween. Make sure you put an author name in your claim comment.

Minimum word count 750. No max.

Fic Due October 20th

All fandoms, pairings, gen het slash, rps welcome. There's a list of generic prompts as well so if your fandom didn't get in the specific prompts you can still play. The generic prompts can be claimed unlimited times, but only once for a specific character (ex. Gypsy curse can only be claimed once for Bandom-Frank Iero and once for Supernatural Sam/Dean, etc)


Come have some fun.


Need I add crossovers are always good? :D

Alright guys. I'm making a decision. A serious one, for once. I'm going to start cutting back on the fanfiction that I write. I mean, I'm definitely going to finish the one for het_challenge (maybe, I might end up dropping that), the fic for avafest, and the one for Kind of Like You, but after that I think I want to focus on original works.

I'm not entirely sure just how I'm going to do that. I may buy a rename token on LJ and turn my journal there into an original fiction journal (since there definitely seems to be more of a market for original fiction there than there is here on IJ). In fact, I think that may be what I do.

Anyway. I actually don't know how many of you guys are interested in original fiction but, well. Just wanted to babble about it. *G* Fandom type stuff with still be posted on IJ but LJ is probably going to end up changing quite a bit.

Edit: Oh, and of course, I'll still be doing the fanworks due for Live Long and Marry. *G*

Manga Nan does not have any powers and so, does her best to stay out of battles. However, she does have a magic mirror mounted on her living room wall. She sits in her fluffy red chair, watches people through the mirror, and heckles. Heckles hard.

(This generator was brought to my attention by a friend on LJ!)

Going to the city to be with my grandfather, who's back in the hospital, and my grandmother. Be back in a few days.

P. S. Man, I have huge issues with my older brother. I should figure out what to do about them.

Just a short one-topic update in regard to gaming, the_nexus_rpg in particular.

We still need to take care of some other things offline first, but we should be ready to go by sometime next month, and we're both very much with the wanting to get back into Nexus-related gaming. In the meantime, we're getting new accounts up and in place for new storylines.

Some of you in the Nexus may have already noticed a bunch of strange new journals adding you. 8D Below's a run-down on who's who. If you have a gaming journal that hasn't been added yet, feel free to friend away. I was just using a preset list I'd grabbed off another journal's userinfo and using the admin console commands for what I've already added to everybody.

( Read more... )Edit: also added are gatemaster and dark_priest

- It finally stopped raining ~ 1 1/2 days spent looking at the rain outside. Now it's still a bit cold, but no rain.

- Things are a bit calm around. Sometimes to the point of dullness. Oh, well, I'm a bit more stable than I used to, so complaining about it would be selfish... *sends hugs to her FL, ALL of it *

- The plums down here are blossoming and look so cute now. Here are photos, all under this cut in case you guys want to see 'em.

( Looks a bit like Japanese suburbia, one would joke. ^_^ )

This is Maria reporting. See you suys later and ASAP. <3

Knitters: what is your favorite stitch dictionary?

As I think it's my duty to pimp out everything (EVERYTHING) that catches my eye: multi_ficathon. Quoted from the welcome post: Our first challenge here at IJ will begin this Thursday (8/14), remember though, writing doesn't start until Saturday 12am, no matter the time zone. As long as it's 12am where you are, you may start writing. Writing stops on Sunday at 12am. You'll have all day Sunday to post the fic, though you may of course post throughout Saturday as well.

The prompt list for the first challenge is here. If you're interested in this, I suggest checking out the profile and rules. It does look like a lot of fun (and you don't have to write for every prompt which is even better!).

This post was brought to you by the letter 'P'.

Title: The Still
Author: nanthimus
Fandom/Pairing: Gakuen Heaven - Omi/Kaoru
Rating: G (light boy's love)
Word Count: 459 (what's up with all the short fic lately?)
Theme: Pleasure (for thematic_fandom)

( The Still )

A couple of years back I decided I needed to watch Star Wars. This was significantly because I knew they were recently out on DVD and a friend of mine would let me borrow his, but also because I had decided to improve my knowledge of popular culture. Everyone's seen Star Wars. My friends told me it was The Sci-Fi Series that had Defined the genre and Changed Everything, so I figured it was important.

I remember that the first one was fun. I remember that I knew all the memorable lines and plot twists already, and was only piecing together context -- not something I mind, I'm not a "SPOILERS ARE DEATH" kind of person. Mostly, though, I remember the sick shock of discovering that Leia, who was cool through the first movie, took a turn for the disturbing fast when she became submissive and devoted to the guy who sexually harassed her and didn't accept "no" as an answer. Oh, and the sex-slave bit. Why hadn't I heard about that bit? Why did so many women like Han? Why was it treated as okay, just because Leia wound up liking him, that he had invaded her personal space and talked down to her? Those questions, combined with the mediocrity of the storylines, led me to one conclusion: if that was what Defined science fiction, I didn't like science fiction. And one night at dinner, I said as much.

( The next day, my mum came home with the first two DVDs of Star Trek: TOS. )

Come on... would this lot get banned from Argo?

Karl Urban as Bones? I'm sorry, but, personally, I'll probably spend the whole film wondering what Éomer's done with his hair. Chekov, Kirk, and Uhura also get the WTF, Uhura with a side of "oh hell no." The rest of them look okay, though. At least this one looks fun, as opposed to the TRAVESTY that is the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. And any film that has Simon Pegg (probably) saying that the dylithium crystals canna take it any more is good by me.

(If anyone's wondering about the link text, see Banned from Argo, by Leslie Fish).

I have this strange idea about a few requirements for a relationship to be happily-ever-after. One of them, as I ranted about a few months ago, was equality in relationships, and here's another one, specifically about sex that I've seen in too many fandoms for it to be healthy.

( No and Stop and Teal Deer Ranting )

X-posted @ LJ

Some day I will figure out exactly which gut feelings is my ability somehow to predict and actually develop it. Like that stomach ache I got before my grandparents died. Like the random "Hey, that might be an interview." Like always opening the back door just as an employee comes up to it. Someday.

So. Bored.

Computer Spying Meme
1. Comment with a request to see absolutely anything on my computer. My desktop, my documents, my bookmarks, my latest works in progress, my iTunes. Whatever you're curious about. Request it!
2. I will respond with a screenshot of the very thing you requested.

My head is killing me. Augh. But Olympics... I don't want to sleeeeeep we have Olypiiiiiiiiiics...

Went up to Austin, put in applications. Realized I don't have the money to put in the apartment application this week, so I'll have to wait until next week. I spoke with managers at both Half Priced Books and BookPeople, making sure to point out while I am full time at Borders, given the economy, I realize I may need to go part time and possibly work two jobs. Also, that I'm not afraid of long hours or messes, since I work the freaking kids section. I think I might get the Half Priced Books job, actually. They always need people at that location, apparently. I'll call when the hiring manager is back.

I'm tired of the bullshitting people have given me. My father pissed me off today with sounding like I'm thinking of moving without a single thought as to what I'll need to do (yeah, I realize Borders may not transfer me. That's why I'm looking at other jobs. And I didn't just pick an apartment randomly. We looked around, at the areas around them, and chose from there). And Queenie... she once said she won't keep someone on her friends list that will hurt her or her friends. I have to push her away on that same idea. Allowing someone to feel validated for harassing players for their choice of who to play, and not even addressing the valid concerns of the said harassed players... no. I don't feel comfortable at the Tales of Dressing Room anymore because the ones harassing us know they can go to Queenie and use her to make us feel even more uncomfortable. I lost all respect then, and I can't have fun anymore. That was all I wanted to do at ToDR. Have fun. But having characters tell us for no discernable IC reason to get out just because the player doesn't like the character... and seeing Queenie turn around and say it's our fault... no. I'm going to a place where I can have fun without feeling like I'll be harassed. I used to love Queenie... but this... no. She has never learned. And if someone isn't willing to listen or even try to learn from their past mistakes, well, I'm NOT going down with them. Ashley and Sarah tried that before. It nearly killed me.

Final Fantasy IV DS ate my soul. I love this so much. It's just... eeeeeeeeeeeee. I remember now why I love this game. And with voice acting at the crucial points... ow, Tellah... I'm way overlevelled right now. I totally didn't mean to be, either. I was looking at an FAQ, it said to be at level 39-41. I was all "FUCK. Rosa's at 33." So I started grinding, moaning to anyone who'd listen "I hate grinding so much..." And then I realized that was for the NEXT (Rubicante. AUGH NO CAN I SKIP HIM?) boss fight. This one... wanted about level 36. Which was where Rosa was. Everyone else was touching the 40s. I just went "AHAHAHAHAH whoops I'll just continue... on... did that thing just give me 13000+ experience?" So um... I did a bit more grinding. Because the green dragons the eggs turned into... nnnng. Sexy experience. I'm overlevelled for Rubicante (PLEASE SAY I CAN SKIP HIM) and haven't even gone into the Elban Cave yet.

Oh yeah, Rosa knows Float. I'm no where near going back to the underworld to go fight Asura and the rest of the Eidolons. I usually have to grind right before going to the Feymarch (Land of the Summoned Monsters). And Rydia has all the -agas. Heheheheheheheheh.

But I still don't fucking want to fight Rubicante. He sucked in the SNES version, he sucked in every version after, and given that every enemy hits like a fucking Mack truck in this version, I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT HIM HE'LL SLAUGHTER ME LIKE THE POLITE ASSHOLE HE IS.

Hey guys -- I'm trying to collect opinions on timing for upcoming challenge rounds. If you'd like to contribute, please stop by and fill out a really short poll here.

Thanks!

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