And there went August.

[bironic]

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Fics this week seem to have gone over well. I was surprised and pleased by reactions to the Amber/Wilson because Wilson felt so ill-defined to me as I was writing and it focused on the kink rather than on them, but characterization of him and her and them seems to have still come through. And the SGA anthropomorficlet got laughs.

I can make a Bingo if I finish this WIP. But it's stuck. Needs to get unstuck by Monday. And I'm gone tomorrow, Sunday and possibly part of Monday.

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Feeling kind of sick. I don't know if it's an oncoming cold, the weather -- tropical depression coasting by, storms predicted tonight -- stress, or the lingering cleanser fumes in this apartment, but my sinuses and jaw and the lymph nodes in my neck are all swollen and/or stiff. Making me sleepy and blah. So, blah.

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synn is coming to visit after Labor Day. Only for two days and a few hours, but we'll make the most of them.

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Flying up to NY tomorrow and driving back to DC on Sunday morning; long story short, fetching some things for this half-empty apartment. Wishing I had scheduled the flight for next weekend, the long weekend, so I could see my old coworker-friend and the fangirls while I'm there. I miss them. I miss the eggs Benedict and mimosa brunches, the plays and slash parties, the conversations with no_detective that always push my thinking to new places, even the crazy talk about mpreg and pundits.

I'm missing a lot of things lately. It looks like I'm going to be down here for at least another few months, which is not exactly what I wanted, and I only know my coworkers and the Laundrys. (One classmate was here for the summer but she's gone now.) I miss interacting with a group of friends at school. I miss catilinarian, and I miss maddy_harrigan, who I still can't believe is getting married ♥. Even when I sign online, I miss my LJ friends. Comments and conversations have been way down lately on non-fic stuff from the people I think of as the core of my friends-list. People are drifting away, to new fandoms or to their own offline lives or just to one another. It's my own fault for waiting so long to post about things that they turn into lists that don't have any depth to them, and for not having commented much on everyone else's journals for the better part of a year. But I still miss you.

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Weekend trips to Boston (graduation) and Texas (work thing) locked in for October. I'm looking forward to Texas; hopefully I'll get to see my favorite cousin in the world, who lives about an hour from where we're going. Boston, on the other hand, probably will be bittersweet. If I have a job I like by then, then it'll be better.

I've got the travel bug back. Didn't go anywhere in August, not even a subway ride into DC, with job searching and angst taking up most of my free time. Not that that's entirely solved yet, but I want to go somewhere. Next weekend I have three days and no plans. (See above re: wishing I'd done NY then.) Ha - I don't suppose anyone wants a visitor?

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May have found a place to get a haircut. (Totally interesting, yeah?) I have longish curly hair that could be really nice except I don't know how to style or take care of it properly, so when it doesn't dry right or the conditioner and gel don't work or it's humid, I throw it in a ponytail and it's flat on top and I look stupid and even more like I'm still in high school. This place in DC specializes in curly hair and seems to know what it's doing, even if on Yelp -- being Yelp -- a handful of the passionate reviews are negative, people crying that they'll never set foot in this place again because it ruined their hair. I just don't think another annual trim at Supercuts will be enough this time.

Comments

[roga.livejournal.com]

I WANT A VISITOR!

Also: good luck getting unstuck on your fic, and *hugs* for your hair trouble. I know, man, I know :/

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and thanks, and if it were feasible to do that many time zones in that short a time, I would be there in a heartbeat.

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

You should ping ellen_fremedon -- she hosts scifi night one night a week, and it is a gathering-place for awesome fans. She is one of my favorite people and I feel 100% certain that she would be thrilled to have you.

There's also a monthly slash fans' book group -- I think meri_oddities has something to do with it. I get the sense they spend as much time hanging out and schmoozing as they do actually talking about whatever the current book is, but it's always seemed like fun to me.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Oh, those sound lovely. Thank you so much. I'll try ellen and see how it goes -- from her userinfo she's very close to where I live.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

So the Laundrys aren't enough for you, huh? I would be HIGHLY OFFENDED... if you hadn't already talked to me about this and I weren't so stupidly busy and far away and kid-infested and all. :D :D :D

*hugs hugs hugs*

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

PS. How do I manage to be both terribly busy and infinitely boring? How does that happen?

PPS. You are kicking ass on the bingo front!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

kid-infested

LOL. They're adorable, and you know I think so. Though it does make it hard to go be an intrepid area explorer with you. :)

Who says you're boring? No one, that's who.

Wish the WIP weren't being stubborn. Or in other words, wish I were more adept at revising and rethinking things. Will probably print it out and take it on the plane tomorrow. Hey, it worked for sabine!

[nicocoer.livejournal.com]

my best friend keeps bothering me to come see him in DC again, so maybe we can meet up when I go down?

I hate the feeling of drifting away. I've been feeling really meh about writing about my life or fandom lately, and I feel guilty about it.

[no-detective.livejournal.com]

Oh, darling, several of the NYC fangirls will be out of town next weekend (including yours truly - going to a wedding) so you would have missed us anyway. But you are missed too! You must come for a visit very soon.

Also, don't even DREAM of being anywhere in the world that isn't my place on Thanksgiving Sunday. Imma wear the BtVS apron, serve a few kinds of quiches, and make everybody watch Star Trek AGAIN. And there will be lots of booze, including cocktails named after Vulcans. MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW. :D

[blackmare.livejournal.com]

Hey.

I know I'm pretty much out of the loop here in Minneapolis, and NC-17 stuff isn't really my Thing, so I haven't been reading the bingo fics, but ... I've been happy to see you writing, after the struggles you've been having with it.

And in general I am here and am talk-to-able, although you will face the risk of my blathering about art crap. :-)

[purridot.livejournal.com]

I love hearing about what you're up to! It's true I've jumped fandoms, but my friends on the House front will always remain my friends, I hope!

[ahab99.livejournal.com]

even the crazy talk about mpreg and pundits

Heeeeeeeeeee. As no_detective said, I really hope you'll be able to stop by this Thanksgiving! It has been a while. :)