Her Life is a WIP

Isn't it weird how the format of a fic will influence you? I mean, I guess it shouldn't matter that the formatting is all 'wrong', ie spacey with a different font than the one we're used to seeing on LJ, with bold text etc... but I can't help it, as soon as I see a story which template looks odd, with weird fonts, break lines all over the place or, even worse, with different font colours, I lose all prospective interest - unless I know the author and already like their fics, I mean.

Or maybe I don't necessarily lose all interest, but I can't help being, I don't know, prejudiced? This is stupid, I know, I'm trying to get over it, promise.

Though I guess it doesn't help that when I do decide to stop being silly and anal about formatting and actually read the fic, it often ends up in the bad!fic category. Admittedly it could just be bad luck on my part, mind. As usual, bad!fic is in the eye of the beholder blah blah blah but still...

I just saw that kind of story so that's why I was thinking about that.

Anyway! Had a great weekend; I spent the whole day at my sister's today and we had a BBQ and all lazed around under the sun. Awesomeness.

And yesterday I went to Pride with greedy_dancer and we had an fantastic time, as usual. There's so much energy in that event, it's absolutely wonderful! A bit tiring, mind, because when you reach Bastille - where the parade ends - you're kinda dead on your feet but it's so worth it! Definitely one of my favourite time of the year :-)

GD also reminded me that this year's Pride marked the fourth anniversary of our meeting which, yay, anniversary! I totally consider Pride as one of our traditions, I have to say, so I'm glad we usually manage to go together.

Guess where I'm updating this from? Yes, Teh Flat! I've spent my first night here last night actually :-) I officially took possession of the place at 6.00 PM when the Big Move ended. Man, when the family left and I found myself alone in my new home it felt weird! A wonderful kind of weird, mind, but twas weird all the same. Still is; I wonder how long the feeling will last *ponders*

Oh, and obviously the connexion is running :-) I'm using Charlie atm, Clark is still at home but he'll join me soon *longs for her Clark*

I've already started putting away my books and DVDs - as I suspected I'll need new shelves for the latter - but I was a bit too tired last night and I was away all day today so many things are still packed but I have time now that I'm here so I'll work on that this week *g*

And hey, wanna see my fridge? ( It's a slashy fridge )

I mentioned being quite nostalgic of those magnetic letters months ago and how I'd love to have some for my fridge at my place and a couple of days later my sister had bought some for me ♥ ♥ When the date of the BM approached, I decided it was time for them to see the light of day.

I could have chosen many things to put there - will do as the mood strikes, I guess - but then I remembered greedy_dancer telling me this would make a perfect tattoo for me and I couldn't resist :-)

As for some fannish things to end this, I watched a bit of Poltergeist: the Legacy last night - shut up - and I'd forgotten how young Nick looked! He was so baby-faced back then. Not that he looks old now but he's different. Also, watching the show again did bad things to me because all of a sudden I was thinking it would be a good idea to get the DVDs... even though I could never stand Derek, btw. And yes, I did use 'good idea' and 'poltergeist:the legacy dvds' in the same sentence, I'm just that wild! But I can't help it, I never missed an episode when they first aired it here...

Oh dude! I just reminded myself that this was, in fact, my very first fandom. The fandom that taught me what fanfiction was; the very first archive I ever discovered was a P:tl one, the very first - gen - story I ever read was a P:tl one *embarks on a little trip down memory lane*

*gasp* Omg! I have the urge to go and re-read the No Son of Mine trilogy! babycakesin! Remember Beijing and that time when I told the whole story to you? I kept interrupting my storytelling for fear of boring you to tears and you kept asking for what happened next and I kept going and going and it was just so awesome!

Ok, now I feel all verklempt *is all verklempt*

First a Happy Birthday to wisdomeagle, the girl of the gleeing fame - hope you'll have a gleeful day today *g*

Sometimes you'll be reading a fic and it'll blow you away - you'll reach a point when you're not sure whether it hurts so good or if it hurts, period but man, you're compelled to read it because you can't not stop, it's that good. Still, I had to go to the last part of the story I've been following and read the ending because I couldn't stand the pressure and I needed to know. Good thing I did too. And I'm telling you again, I wish people included some warnings on their fics *nods* Or include them at the bottom of the story so that people who hate warnings can ignore them and people who want to know what to expect may have the choice to check them out. But now that I've - willingly - spoilt myself, I can go back to the part I'd reached and read the rest - I'll just brace myself. I also know the whole Warning issue is old and in the end, if a writer doesn't want to include a warning it's obviously their right - but I have my preferences as well, so there you go :-)

Anyway.

Boy am I tired these days! Insomnia still hasn't left and yesterday I spent the day in a perpetual state of light-headedness. I also went through a phase of hyperactivity and er, sorry mom lol Didn't last long though. One of the best signs that tells me I really am tired - apart from the way that I'm light headed and, well, just tired - is when my sensitivity is amplified. So yesterday I was watching that documentary on people who "adopted" baby!bears whose mothers had been killed - don't know how you say baby bear in English, btw - and fed them and then freed them in a controlled environment since they couldn't return to the wild - each baby!bear then being adopted in turn by an adult bear, and there was this baby!b- wait! Would that be bear cub, then? Baby!bear sounds cuter though - so anyway there was this baby!bear - whose name was Charlie - who needed to be adopted by two mama!bears, Cassie and Louise and Cassie wanted him but Louise had problem at first and the "foster parents" had to let Charlie go but everyone worried Louise might hurt him and dude! You would have thought Charlie was my baby lol Also? The documentary was way more interesting that I make it sound, really *nods*

Oh and speaking of Charlie - yesterday's L&O: SVU episode was the one with Boone/Ian Somerhalder. So I was watching the episode which dealt with a guy raping his brother and then going on a raping and killing rampage and ending up in prison, and one of them was called Charlie and I said to myself: "Self? If you were someone else, you would take this episode as a sign that you need to stop writing incest." Fortunately, I'm not that person ;-)

And I'm thinking everyone else will be glad when I'll be able to sleep properly again, right? lol