Away over the weekend + some fannish stuff

[luzula]

I am going birdwatching with some friends on a remote island, so no internet until Sunday evening. There will be electricity there, and I'm still pondering whether to bring my laptop--I could get some writing done, maybe. I signed up for ficfinishing again (you should, too!) and this month I'll work on my Fraser/Kowalski/Smithbauer story. I have the sex scene worked out in my mind already in detail. : )

In other news, I'm almost done with Post Captain. Jack and Stephen are really sweet together, but I don't feel the urge to get them to have sex. I'll read it if I happen to find it and it's well written, but otherwise, I like them as they are in canon.

I'm also watching Twitch City with my boyfriend, we both find it very entertaining. I'm wishing there was more Newbie, though--we've seen four or five episodes so far, and he's hardly turned up. : (

Oh, and also: if you haven't read Like Cats and Dogs, by mikes_grrl, you really should. I was put off at first because it was posted in 18 little sections on her LJ, but the link above goes to an archived version. Anyway, it's a really good F/K/V story, and I enjoyed every page of it.

ETA: Someone in the lunch room was reading the Kama Sutra, and I just have to share this. There was a long list of Things A Woman Should Study, and besides the stuff you would've guessed, like cooking, etiquette, applying make-up, making flower arrangements, etc, there was also for example martial arts, carpentry, and knowledge of mines and quarries. Also the "art of obtaining possession of the property of others by means of mantras or incantations". Hee.

For now, please comment at the LJ entry.

Comments

[meresy.livejournal.com]

Knowledge of mines and quarries is invaluable in day-to-day life, trufax.

[luzula]

Aww, your science icon.

Knowledge of mines and quarries is invaluable in day-to-day life, trufax.

Stephen would agree!

[innocentsmith.livejournal.com]

A young lady cannot truly be called accomplished without some knowledge of money spells. Obviously.

[luzula]

Yes, obviously! I was also amused at why the guy was reading Kama Sutra in the lunchroom. He's teaching a course in cryptography and had heard that it was mentioned in the Kama Sutra. And yeah, it was also on the list.

[china_shop]

Have fun birdwatching!

I'd sign up for ficfinishing, except that I have to actually finish the fic from the last time I did it first. :-)

Thanks for the link to the F/K/V fic! \o/

[luzula]

Birdwatching was fun, but tiring--we all got up at three in the morning and then slept later during the day, so I feel kind of jetlagged.

Yeah, I know what you mean about finishing earlier fics first. But at least I got one of my fics posted, so I count that as a success. How is it going with your fic, btw? Did you and your beta get the plot worked out?

[china_shop]

Yay you for getting one finished and posted! Yay! \o/ (I haven't had a chance to read it, but I have printed it out.)

Yes, I have a new plot for my AU (but then I went and asked my flist for ficlet prompts, so I'm all distracted /o\).

[luzula]

Yes, I have a new plot for my AU (but then I went and asked my flist for ficlet prompts, so I'm all distracted /o\).

Yes, I saw that! Probably I should be a little reproachful now, because my role is to prod you to finish your AU. *tries to frown at you*

OTOH, I really enjoyed that little F/K ficlet you posted. And maybe this will give you new writing energy?

[china_shop]

*tries to frown at you*

Hee! *hearts*

And maybe this will give you new writing energy?

That's what I'm hoping. It's also just some fun to celebrate the painters having done their thing. But once I'm done, I'll definitely knuckle down to work on the AU. *nods firmly*