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When BBC's Merlin stomps on your heart, it gets out the big, steel-toed, spiked leather stompy boots.

I may never recover.

Watching BBC's Merlin on Syfy (yes, I'm six months behind the rest of you). Just finished watching "Lancelot du Lac." Is it my imagination, or are we rushing through the Arthurian plot points? In one episode we just got: Arthur marrying a commoner, Lancelot's return, and the world's most rushed Arthur-Gwenevere-Lancelot love triangle. Are the writers on a schedule?

I can't find the type of Merlin fic I want ... so I'm just going to have to write it. I have the first scene sketched out -- have for the last few days -- but haven't been able to find time to write it.

If I'm not at work, I'm at the temple. If I'm not at work or the temple, I'm on a date. My only day off is Sunday (Fridays are taken with classes/temple) and S. is usually here (so technically, date).

That leaves ... after I get home Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday nights. I"m home at 10pm.

*headscratch*

Maybe S. can bring his video games and go play while I write Sundays. Because wanting to write and not having time is driving me crazy.

On Fail!book a number of old school friends found me. It's been so great to be in touch with them.

Finally, Failbook has a use.

Listening to the Out Of Bounds soundtrack, I'm reminded that I have three fanfic stories to write. Waaaaaay overdue stories.

*sharpens pencil*

Fandom report:

The serial fandom monagamist swings a little

Slow progress on the SGA Big Bang, but progress nonetheless. Did my research reading on the plane back from Seattle and borrowed a pen from the family next to me to start writing. Wow. I'd forgotten so much from the Pern world.

raveninthewind has now introduced me to: White Collar (which is addictive), QAF UK (which is wonnnnderful), and Due South (which is... oddly fascinating).

My Merlin viewing continues. It seems I'm still a die-hard SGA writer. Who moonlights in SPN. For some reason I'm not getting the yen to write Merlin fanfic right now even though when I first joined the fandom I overflowed with ideas. I guess, well, perhaps I just don't like Merlin AUs and that's most of what I've seen in the fandom.

Er ... with the exception of my Merlin Help Haiti ficlet which is half-finished. (Note that my last Help Haiti "ficlet" was 12,000 words. Eh. Yeah.)

Any of you going to Con-txt this Friday?

I had a day off! Whoo!

Just printed out one of my original fics for editing. This morning parts that were missing from the main character's family just ... fell into place. (Yes, I know I was supposedly meditating, hush.) I thought the story didn't need the background, but maybe, maybe.

I might even get to do some writing on my very, very, very overdue Help Haiti fics. *pats Merlin and Arthur, John Sheppard and Dean Winchester* Don't worry, boys, I'll be with you soon.

*turns up the Bollywood music*

I really like this Merlin fic I'm writing for the Help Haiti lightning round. I keep rereading the first section from Uther's POV and grinning. I need to stop reading it an move on to the next part.

Yep.

I read, and reread my first scene of my story, delighting in it instead of writing the rest like I was supposed to.


Not exactly writing the Lightning Round fics at lightning speed. Part of that's due to limited computer time and new work schedule, too. I desperately need the extra work hours, but I realized this week I've only had one day off a week.

So much going on, from the car search (seriously, Maryland has a 6% excise tax on auto purchases - shit), to working around two people's schedules, to the stuff with WG, to school applications, to the work search, to the bloody problems with the bank (don't ask).

God, so nice to have Sunday off though. Milked it for all it was worth. Stayed up half of Saturday night watching Twilight (why do people hate Twilight again? I was just like this as a teenager. Wished that I had magical power over the male half of the species, which seemed both powerful, fascinating, and distant). Now staying up most of Sunday night. I'll get a two-day weekend out of this if I have to stay up to do it. :D

I'm doing research on cars, looking at what's out there.

( Stumbled across this by accident, not in my price range. But I'm in lust. )

But. If I must have a car, I'll take that one, thank you. It oozes sex.

Which I imagine is why we have so many cars.

Yesterday I finished writing (hand-writing because of limited online time) my first Help Haiti fic.

It's a Merlin fic featuring an evil sorcerer, a sword fight, and (yes) babies in jars.

What? That was the prompt. It's a very evil sorcerer. The sort of villain you want to die.

Are, um, any of you in the Merlin fandom and available for beta-ing?

Did I just scare you off?

Recent conversation about fics and writing...

Friend: You haven't been writing much lately.
Me: What about the 40,000 or so words I wrote in December and November?
Friend: You wrote something?
Me: Two somethings.
Friend: Really? You should post about that.

Thought I had.

But I did spend a couple years dedicated to Out Of Bounds. I can see why we'd be out of the habit of expecting (other) fic.

Plus, usually I post my stories everywhere. I've had limited online time (about an hour or so a day) so I haven't had the time to hit the archives. Yet.

Watch this space. I will post once those stories are available on the various archives and my site.

My massive WIP is done. I'm now editing it down to size ... and writing other things.

Currently in the works:

- An SGA/SPN crossover that starts with a drag race between Dean Winchester and John Sheppard.

- An SGA/HP crossover where a suspicious young Rodney McKay is given his letter to Hogwarts by Dumbledore, and doesn't buy it. He has perfectly logical scientific explanations for all the supposed "magic" around him.

- A Merlin fic where Arthur and Merlin must contend with an evil sorcerer who gains his power through dastardly means.

- A longer Percy fic where Percy's left the wizarding world and Harry has to track him down and convince him to return.

From gblvr:

If you could have me write a fic specifically for you, what would it be like? Fandom, characters/pairing, genre, plot elements, kinks (if applicable)... what's your ideal fic from me?

(Yes, regan_v, I realize that would be the completed Snape Manor. Anyone else?)