Oddbins

[thedeadlyhook]

Can't think of a damn thing for that "Ten Things" meme - I'm sure I've got a few events in my life that no one else has done, but probably nothing anyone would care to read about. Woe is me that I've never gotten wild as I should have, and spit off the Charles Bridge, or pantsed someone of high stature, or anything amusingly memorable. Just, you know... typical college stuff like "traying" in the snow, which I'm sure others have done, and... oh, geez, I got nuthin'. Visited St. Petersburg on the city's 300th anniversary? Best I got.

But Happy Birthday to asta77!

Weird day, otherwise. Spent most of it writing frantically trying to wrap up "The Center," although I'll probably throw out and do over most of what I got written. Currently still writing frantically on some actual work-related fare about which I'm somewhat less than motivated. Received notice of new fic award nominations (!!), for "The Center" - you people are still way too nice - and at this point I'm starting to bite my nails hard about this story. Can I really pay this off in a way that deserves such attention? When I started it, it was just this weird little silly thing... but then, so was "Dirty Back Road." What is wrong with me that I can't just write fluff and leave it there? (nervous chewing sounds)

The Toys and I have one piece of sheer coolness to look forward to this weekend for a break in the routine, a visit to Evil Dead Live, an onstage blood bucket-tossing zombie show. Now that's entertainment.

All for now. See Constantine. It's goood. Then check out The Order if you liked that - Heath Ledger as a demon-busting priest. Set in Rome. Sort of like The X-Files in priests' collars.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Cool, just don't throw that part where Buffy maybe learns Spike and Angel kissed ;)

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Bwah! Never. ; )

[kassto.livejournal.com]

Yes, I backed slowly away from the 10 Things meme too -- don't want to reveal how lame/weird/embarrassing I am.

What is wrong with me that I can't just write fluff and leave it there?

I reckon it's 'cause you love these characters and want to do them justice!

The awards are a strange thing. I think you absolutely deserve any nomination. But who judges them? I sometimes trawl through award sites for good fic and find the standard somewhat variable.

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

I reckon it's 'cause you love these characters and want to do them justice!

Well, true... but then again, sometimes that love gets expressed by those characters throwing tantrums or getting so snitty or obtuse with each other that I just want to slap them... and I'm making them this way! Yargh! Maybe that explains why I have this thing for the dramatic time shifts, like a fast-forward button....

And aw, you are too nice, but thank you. I'm a bit mystified by juding and criteria in awards as well, but I've always just chalked it up to varying tastes. I have to wonder if any awards site exists that works on an Oscars-style system, where a large pool of members does the reading and voting? That might be a curious experiment.