Busy, busy, busy!

[prunesquallormd]

Hi!
God, so busy. And obviously today I managed to fritter away most of today being all knackered and needing recover from the rest of the week. Annoying! (Also annoying: a boiler that only works about 50% of the time, and so I have to boil water to wash the other 50%. Twice, I've had someone to look at it, but because the fault is intermittent, it's kind of hard to track down. If it carries on, he'll have to start replacing the expensive bits. Boo).

The Skins Big Bang seems to be a massive success, and I'm very much enjoying my beta-ing duties. I occasionally think I've bitten off a little more than I can chew, but hey, I like doing it, so (it's like: I have actual permission to be pedantic at people, and they can't complain. How good is that? :p ).
And talking of the Skins BB, our glorious leader (AKA shan_3414 :)) made this a few days ago, and god, it's so lovely. It makes all kinds of nostalgic. Just beautiful.

And this is utterly lovely, too (ganked from violet4120)

The third and last episode of Sherlock was rather fabulous, but it was kind of disappointing that they felt the need to do the reveal of the Big Bad so early. Had the season actually been a decent length (3 episodes is just stupidly short) it would have been a perfect way to end the season finale, but as it was, it just seemed rather rushed. Still, Moriarty was excellent, and played crazy, scary, bad really rather entertainingly, so. And given that cliff-hanger, they obviously plan on making more, so there's that to look forward to.

I'm currently taking a break from all the angst of my little Narnia story by writing ridiculously over-the-top threesome smut. It's kinda fun :p

And my down-time has mostly been spent catching up on Pretty Little Liars, Legend of the Seeker, and old episodes of Doctor Who, of course :D. Also, just because, I'm rereading Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, for the first time since 1998. I took when I went to Cornwall for the total eclipse with Steve, Mark and Lou, so that's making me feel feel kind of nostalgic too. I'm so enjoying the first appearances of Ginny though. And I just love that the first thing she says is to have a go at Draco to defend Harry. That's our Gin ♥

I hope you're all having a fabulous summer :D
♥

Comments

[prunesquallormd.livejournal.com]

Well, it decided to work today. Hopefully it'll stay that way *crosses fingers*.

Totally with you with on the love of the pretty. They may not be the greatest actors, but they really are ridiculously attractive :)
(LOL at Bianca Lawson playing Maya though. She's in her 30s and playing a 16 year old. What, there was no one vaguely age appropriate at all?)

[lizardwriter.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers on your behalf*

Very, very super pretty, lol.

(lol, I know, right? she does look pretty good though, and like none of them is actually 16, but i think I read somewhere the one who plays Alison is like 14 which threw me. :/)

(Oh, and i haven't written a word in going on 4 days :/.)

[prunesquallormd.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

(I know it's common enough for people in their 20s to play teenagers, especially in American teen drama but honestly, 30-odd is taking it a bit far. She's hardly that great an actress that someone a little younger couldn't have done the job just as well, or better).

(Writer's block? Or other things getting in the way? Either way, maybe a few days' break was what you needed? I hope it doesn't last too long, though :))

[lizardwriter.livejournal.com]

(Yeah true.)

(Neither really. Or maybe a bit of both. It's just like a total lack of motivation to write anything and a decrease in my interest in the fandom in general. I'm kind of worried that the longer I don't write for, the less likely I am to finish any of these fics. :/)

[prunesquallormd.livejournal.com]

Oh, that kinda sucks D:
I'm not quite sure what to suggest. Maybe a total break from any writing, or even thinking you should be writing, for a while would help? Or perhaps you should just focus on one of your WiPs and see how that goes? Or maybe a focus on a different fandom for a while, or on your novel?

I don't know, really.
I hope you get over your funk soon, though ♥

[lizardwriter.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm not sure either. I've told myself that i won't be writing for any other fandoms. Like once I finish these WIPs, I'm done writing fanfic in general and going to focus on my novel (and whatever else life throws my way like Calc 2 starting in September).

I just wrote 5 words, so maybe that'll break it, lol.
Thanks. :)