my god how time flies...

[derien]

I just noticed that it was two years ago that acchapin posted a random comment on my LJ.  I had been trying to locate her page of stories which, I believe, was my introduction to Jeeves and Wooster slash for... several years, and had finally tracked her down and wrote to her through her school account, but she couldn't write back to me, her email wouldn't go through, and she therefore tracked me down on LJ and gave me the correct url for her stories.  And there, two years ago, is me saying that I would try to drop a note to anyone who had her old, incorrect url.  I don't think I've done it.  Meanwhile, I could have been reading her LJ for two years, but did not.  I didn't friend her because I didn't want to be rude and stalkerish.  And now she's done with LJ and doing flickr, which is just photos as far as I can see.  Beautiful photos.  But still.  On her fanfic site she indicates that she's not going to write anymore.  What a bummer.  It's just another one of those reminders that I can't pay attention to everything at once, and that stuff doesn't just stand still and wait for me to get around to it. 

I'm a bit odd, today, because I slept way too soundly the first part of the night and then woke up at 3:30am.  And lay there and stared at the ceiling until the alarms went off some two and a quarter hours later.  I have to get to the Post Office, now, and send out things.  Hm.  And sign up at the gym while I'm in that neighborhood.  And then I should go the other way and fetch my dress at the dry cleaners, only that seems like kind of a long walk to carry a dress.  Maybe it'll wait until tomorrow.

I forgot to mention; my Dad sent me a book on witchcraft and physics.  Possibly as a birthday present, although he had already sent me money, so maybe it was just a random book-sharing thing.  He wrote in the front of it that he got some amusement out of the book, but if I didn't like it I could throw it away.  *chuckles* :) 

Again in the my how time flies department - some of you may remember the Chewbacca & Honoria Glossop story I started over a year ago.  Well, on vaca I committed more of this atrocity.  Anyone feel like beta reading part two of a ridiculous WIP I may never finish?  Or should I just post it unbetaed? 

Comments

[bravecows.livejournal.com]

I miss acchapin. I mean, I didn't know her (hee, "I didn't know her, but I'm crying!" Must change icon so's it is appropriate), but she wrote gud and her entries were really funny and charming when there were entries.

I'll beta-read! I am not much good at beta-reading, and I might take some time doing it, but send it over if'n you don't mind that.

[derien.livejournal.com]

Oh, the amount I have done at the moment won't tax you - you'll have it read in about three minutes. I really think it doesn't deserve beta reading of your caliber, though - it's utter and complete crap. And when I say that I don't mean it like you mean it, where you say crap and it's really amazing, effortlessly light and spare and sparkeling prose. Nope, this story in particular is one that I'm trying not to stress over, it's my "blowing off steam because I'm too stressed about my Pseudo Victorian Boys" story.

[bravecows.livejournal.com]

*head scratch of embarrassment* Oh, no worries, there ain't much calibre to my beta-reading. And blowing off steam is totally a valid reason for fic!

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

Phew! Someone volunteered! I really think this story MUST exist, and I was going to offer, but I've decided I'm spectacularly crap at all forms of writing, including beta-reading. I know my grammar, but you don't need help with that...

[derien.livejournal.com]

Oh, I wouldn't bet on my not needing help with grammer - sometimes when I get writing I sort of forget where my sentence was supposed to go.

[derien.livejournal.com]

I really think this story MUST exist,

I must feel that way, too, or I wouldn't keep holding onto the idea and still want to work on it after a year away from it, but it's such complete craic!