Humdrum daily weird

I think I've upset a friend of mine. I say, 'I think', because I received an odd email from them this morning. The friend is upset, and it's my interpretation that tells me I'm the root cause. I wouldn't mind if I'd actually upset them on purpose. But what I find annoying, is that I didn't, and I'm not even totally sure my interpretation of the email is right, and that it's me that did the upsetting.

The last paragraph probably won't make sense to anyone, except me ... which is tough, as it's my blog. So ... if you don't like it, you know what to do. See? Now that's designed to piss people off, without overtly being unpleasant. I wrote it, I'm culpable. I don't like having 'internet only' friends.
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I printed out 'King of the Marsh'. After reading it through, I got rid of a chunk of rubbish; and it's now 94 pages of arial 12pt.

I now know what I have to do, which includes: a lot of punctuation, Tweaking several scenes that don't make sense, re-writing several others, and finishing the ending. Some of the erotic scenes have to go, too.
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'Nyquist' is ready to go, though it was written for GA's fairy tale anthology, it's now so far past the deadline, I'm just going to post it at my site, and maybe e-fiction too.
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The phone people came yesterday. After two weeks with a phone that sounded - when it worked - like a transmission from mars, and with adsl that was on and off - like a ho's dro's - they replaced the cable entirely. All was well with the universe, until this afternoon, when the crackling came back.
The repair bods will be back tomorrow. How hard can it be to connect a wire?

HP&TDH and other bits

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the Harry Potter cannon, is released on Saturday July 21st at one minute past midnight, and I, for one, can't wait.

The first slash fiction I stumbled across was Potter cannon stuff, and from there I went on to discover a whole new world. So, I owe JKR a big thank you. I can honestly say that had I not been 'turned on' to the Potter universe, I wouldn't have started writing, and wouldn't have met Kitty - my editor - or any of the other wonderful people I now know. Yep, it's an odd world.

'The Card' is finished, and ready for release on Valentines day. 'What Do You Think?' is also pretty much finished. It's a short of under a thousand words, and could be fitted into a longer story as a neat little scene, or stand alone by itself. I'm not sure which way to go.

Over at GA 'TheZot' has been writing a story in his blog. It's entitled 'Busted' and he releases a chapter every day. It's rough, and when it's finished he's going to edit it. But it's very refreshing to read something so 'instant'. I'm thinking of doing the same, though perhaps I should get Seraph out of the way first ... not to mention 'King of the Marsh'.

Right! Bedwards.

Onion skin blues

My analogy of the trial of life is the humble onion. 'tis my belief that every experience we have, every day that goes by, adds another layer to the skin ... until you are such a big bastard onion, you keel over and peg it. OK, so ignore the bit about the big bastard onion, and keeling over.

My point, as I sit here writing, is that I've accumulated too many layers of (onion)skin. I need to lose a vast number of them and get back to the cute little spring onion I once was.... Hmm, too many years of appallingly bad behaviour and habits might make this seem, to those who know me, impossible. However, with due diligence, and a fair wind, I'm sure I can succeed! ;) *coughs from laughing too much*

Oh well, and how was your day?

Seraph Chapter 8

I've just finished the first edit revisions of chapter 8, and have sent it back to K, my wonderful editor. This chapter, out of all so far, has caused major grief. It takes place in one setting and continuity is a nightmare. The characters are either standing or sitting, and obviously they can't 'sit down' if they already are sitting down - and visa versa. Simple, you'd think. But no. Finally it's done and sent away to be red-penned.

Umputers & Ubuntu

I've been thinking of changing to linux on and off for ... well forever. Tried it once, but the multi boot set up drove me insane. Now I've lost the white jacket (it's so awkward to tie your sleeves behind your back) I'm thinking of having another go.

The best reason in the world is attached. It's free. Well, ok, that's the second best reason. the first would be it's very solid, unlike every flavour of windows.

So which variety of linux? I'm going to try Ubuntu.
It does everything I need ... and provided I can find suitable music applications, I'm gonna wave goodbye to Bill G forever! Yay.

Ubuntu? What does this silly name mean???

Ubuntu is an African concept of "humanity towards others". It's "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity". The same ideas are central to the way the Ubuntu community collaborates. Members of the Ubuntu community need to work together effectively, and this code of conduct lays down the "ground rules" for our cooperation.

Desmond Tutu described ubuntu in the following way: "A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole."

So there you have it. Ubuntu.

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Seraph chapter seven - 'The Bunker' is now back from the menders, and is available. I've also written a short for Valentines entitled 'The Card'.

Erm, that's about it for now - Oh! My adsl is back on the 15th. Double yay, and a 'thank fuck for that'.

Writing and stuff

Seraph chapter six has been posted, and seven and eight are with Kitty, as I'm finishing nine - which leaves three chapters to go. Then ... I'm going to read it!

I'm working on a short called 'Around And Around We Go' of which I won't say more just yet, except I think it could be good ... but then I said the same thing about 'Barnaby' a completed short that - luckily - I was persuaded was ludicrous. I just re-read it, and it is. So thank you wise advice giving personage. ;)

Then there is 'King Of The Marsh'. I'm wondering if people will like Rabby, Raith, Scootch, Breezer and Bloat.

I think perhaps I need to win the lottery, so I can write on a beach in the Caribbean. Heh, delusions of grandeur methinks.

Happy 2007!

I would have posted this earlier, but the cat wasn't bothered.

So what does this next blip in time hold in store? Honestly I have not the vaguest, except I really have got to get off my arse and achieve something. Then I say that at the beginning of every year ... but this year I mean it - yep, really.

Jaded I am, but not beaten.

Onwards and upwards (hopefully).

Oh yeah, gotta get some work. Hmm.