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Friday, October 2, 2015
Oct. 2nd, 2015 07:00 pm 30 Days of Me Meme
Day 17: Highs and lows of the past year
Almost all of highs and lows of the past year are related to taking care of a baby. There is sleep deprivation - she slept through the night one time so far in 14 months. There is worry about how and what she's eating, etc. There were times where I was super cranky or tired or had many days that got very tedious. But there was also lots of joy in watching her learn to manipulate toys, roll over, sit, crawl, walk and now talk. I got so happy when I showed her a giraffe and she lifted her head high for the first time. It's the little things.
Lows in general, probably just trying to figure out job stuff and feeling down about that whole thing - I really would like a decent paying full time job - who doesn't.
But overall, I'm surprisingly optimistic lately and pretty happy and I know its mostly because when I start to feel down, I look at Tanya's face. And it is perfection personified. She makes me feel happy for sure.
30 Days of Fanfic Meme
17 – Titles – Are they the bane of your existence, or the easiest part of the fic? Also, if you do chaptered fic, do you give each chapter a title, or not?
When I have a prompt, titles are usually easy since I often take them from the prompt - whether a line of the song or a phrase. Otherwise, I don't overthink them - I just take a few options and pick one. Sometimes I would use a song title of some kind if I'm stuck.
No, each chapter doesn't get a title. Just 'chapter 1' 'chapter 2".
Life
October is here and the temperature dropped to cold in one day and it has been raining. Today it rained all day, non stop. More rain tomorrow, so no birthday party since it was supposed to be in a park. We'll try again next weekend. (Next weekend I have a wedding and now a birthday, while on Monday I have to have my mid-semester meeting with a director as work - I really need to make sure I finish grading all the papers. Thank goodness for small classes this semester).
In more awesome things that make October a wonderful month, RS Games have started posting! This fest has really good quality stories and art so if you are into Remus and Sirius, or just good fic, this is the fest to be. I've been participating since 2011 and it is just so much fun to read. RS Games has been posting for 2 days and already there are two brilliant stories that I simply loved: best combination of angst and hope.
First story is called Any Other Night . Here is the summary: "In 1977, Remus and Sirius set about trying to kill the moon, and years later, in Azkaban, Sirius reflects on this and on his damaged relationship with Remus."
The prose in this story is beautiful. Very lyrical quality. The story is from both points of view which works really well. It is the best imagining of the escape from Azkaban I read and an interesting take on early romance.
Second story is called If This Life Isn't Enough . Here is the summary: "Sirius' memory has become a strange thing. It's veiled in clouds, but he looks for sunshine anyway."
If you like delicious angst, angst that touches your soul in all the best ways, that brings out all the emotions, this story is for you. There is hope in the end, but this is a story of Sirius trying to piece his memories together after Azkaban and focusing on the end of the First War. It offers the best explanation of why Sirius never tried to proclaim his innocence and has a great characterization of Peter. There is a brief Remus POV of heartbreaking variety.
Day 17: Highs and lows of the past year
Almost all of highs and lows of the past year are related to taking care of a baby. There is sleep deprivation - she slept through the night one time so far in 14 months. There is worry about how and what she's eating, etc. There were times where I was super cranky or tired or had many days that got very tedious. But there was also lots of joy in watching her learn to manipulate toys, roll over, sit, crawl, walk and now talk. I got so happy when I showed her a giraffe and she lifted her head high for the first time. It's the little things.
Lows in general, probably just trying to figure out job stuff and feeling down about that whole thing - I really would like a decent paying full time job - who doesn't.
But overall, I'm surprisingly optimistic lately and pretty happy and I know its mostly because when I start to feel down, I look at Tanya's face. And it is perfection personified. She makes me feel happy for sure.
30 Days of Fanfic Meme
17 – Titles – Are they the bane of your existence, or the easiest part of the fic? Also, if you do chaptered fic, do you give each chapter a title, or not?
When I have a prompt, titles are usually easy since I often take them from the prompt - whether a line of the song or a phrase. Otherwise, I don't overthink them - I just take a few options and pick one. Sometimes I would use a song title of some kind if I'm stuck.
No, each chapter doesn't get a title. Just 'chapter 1' 'chapter 2".
Life
October is here and the temperature dropped to cold in one day and it has been raining. Today it rained all day, non stop. More rain tomorrow, so no birthday party since it was supposed to be in a park. We'll try again next weekend. (Next weekend I have a wedding and now a birthday, while on Monday I have to have my mid-semester meeting with a director as work - I really need to make sure I finish grading all the papers. Thank goodness for small classes this semester).
In more awesome things that make October a wonderful month, RS Games have started posting! This fest has really good quality stories and art so if you are into Remus and Sirius, or just good fic, this is the fest to be. I've been participating since 2011 and it is just so much fun to read. RS Games has been posting for 2 days and already there are two brilliant stories that I simply loved: best combination of angst and hope.
First story is called Any Other Night . Here is the summary: "In 1977, Remus and Sirius set about trying to kill the moon, and years later, in Azkaban, Sirius reflects on this and on his damaged relationship with Remus."
The prose in this story is beautiful. Very lyrical quality. The story is from both points of view which works really well. It is the best imagining of the escape from Azkaban I read and an interesting take on early romance.
Second story is called If This Life Isn't Enough . Here is the summary: "Sirius' memory has become a strange thing. It's veiled in clouds, but he looks for sunshine anyway."
If you like delicious angst, angst that touches your soul in all the best ways, that brings out all the emotions, this story is for you. There is hope in the end, but this is a story of Sirius trying to piece his memories together after Azkaban and focusing on the end of the First War. It offers the best explanation of why Sirius never tried to proclaim his innocence and has a great characterization of Peter. There is a brief Remus POV of heartbreaking variety.