tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:272287the trick is to keep breathingcoffee || CAPSLOCK || cock jokes || chemical engineeringunfortunate hobo2018-01-15T17:41:15Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:272287:407554words, and words, and words2018-01-15T17:41:15Z2018-01-15T17:41:15Zpublic3<p>so i had a new idea for a novel that has grabbed on to me and i'm about to dive into -- which is good, because it has been a struggle to come up with things i <em>want</em> to write lately. i've been so long out of fandom that, while i can still write interesting bits and pieces about characters, i've lost the drive to tell really big stories about any of it. i don't think it's lost forever, of course, because i still have a lot to say about things, but there's no real internal push to say <em>this</em> or <em>that</em> specifically. it's more about taking prompts, and things like that.</p>
<p>likewise, all of the original fiction ideas that i have are... stalled? or? ok, so. like, with my Ausrine verse, I am so engaged in that story that like, whatever I write needs to be <em>perfect</em> and <em>awesome</em> and I need to work out a lot of details about plot, and character drives, and etc etc. Likewise <em>Beacon</em> is just too important to fuck around with; it's really complete in terms of plot and all, and it just needs to be written, but. It's complicated? </p>
<p>Maybe that's it; a lot of the universes my head has produced are quite complicated; almost intimidating with it, really. And I love love love them and that's the way they are, the way they need to live, but like ---</p>
<p>sometimes i read snippets of things in the sort of mashed-up urban fantasy scifi whatever genre and i think, i could easily do that; i could easily make that story. and that's what i want: something <em>easy</em> to play around with, something that i am into but <em>not</em> as devoted to - something to write for funzies, just a "normal" ass novel i would hope would be interesting to generic market without being something i've dumped heart and soul into and therefore fear. ???</p>
<p>i realize this sounds incredibly weird because who wants to write something they're <em>not</em> as invested in? but i need something that creates words, something fun, something <em>easy</em> to start with before I start trying to explain lesbian werewolves in space and how much i adore Morgan DeLumens? </p>
<p>anyway this has been a weird post! the point is, i had this new idea for a story and I'm going to run with it. it's gonna play out as a 'basic' urban fantasy mystery drama story; in my head it feels like mixing Robin McKinley's <em>Sunshine</em> and <em>Chalice</em> with the <em>Kate Daniels / Mercy Thompson / Jane Yellowrock</em> business, with a hint of <em>Locke Lamora</em> type setting and a whole lot of plantlore. my heroine is a young woman with the ability to scry into the past; if given some sort of talisman belonging to someone, she can often hone in on a specific part of their past, which is a good part of how she makes a living. She lives in this tight-knit community in a sort of grey place between the rich elites and a bunch of crazies, and together they discover some suspicious shit and things proceed from there. </p>
<p>and i would kind of like to write it with minimal outlining and for funzies and see where it goes</p>
<p>aren't you glad i shared this wonderfully interesting information with you. someone shoot me</p>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=seventhe&ditemid=407554" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:272287:394388A List2017-04-19T21:19:57Z2017-04-19T21:21:09Zpublic2<p>Of Things I Have Had To Deal With Today:</p>
<ul>
<li>ohio building code </li>
<li>our USW union contract</li>
<li>urinal pads </li>
<li>ancient budget history </li>
<li>$50K worth of pipe inspections </li>
<li>an old push-cart toolbox </li>
<li>my angry uterus </li>
<li>46 emails</li>
<li>paper cups for water</li>
<li>summit county contractor registration codes</li>
<li>purchase requisitions</li>
</ul>
<p>this is the kind of day where i sit here like, gee, i am so glad that i went through school to become an engineer, then grad school, then working through 12 years to be running this plant, so that i can deal with urinal pads and cup drama all day</p>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=seventhe&ditemid=394388" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:272287:313450oh my god2012-06-09T04:44:36Z2012-06-09T04:50:55Zpublic33I have legit spent the last six hours of my life trying to beat ONE FUCKING BOSS in FFXIII. <br /><br />Six hours, four tall alcoholic drinks, lots of leveling, and eight thousand strategies later, I have defeated the pope bride. <br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://seventhe.dreamwidth.org/313450.html#cutid1">in case you care of spoilers</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />it's okay world, I beat the boss. and now I will sleep.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=seventhe&ditemid=313450" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:272287:289283OH YEAH, AND THERE'S FANFIC.2011-11-30T13:28:19Z2011-11-30T13:39:09Zpublic0So I haven't really been crossposting my work from the DOINK Chocobo Races -- I guess I should probably be posting it all over at <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://brokenprism.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='16' height='16'/></a><a href='http://brokenprism.livejournal.com/'><b>brokenprism</b></a></span> also, since I have been using that for years and like having a double archive in case something dies (since both LJ and AO3 are -- it's hard to imagine them not being there, but they've both had their issues in recent years, sadly; I'm not saying it's LIKELY but I'm mostly like OHGOD MY WORDS). But as I am lazy, today is not that day. Instead, here, have some links to fic I've written in the last couple months.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/260080"><strong>White</strong></a> (2395 words) by <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/users/seventhe/profile"><img alt="favicon" border="0" src="http://archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico" /></a><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/users/seventhe"><strong>seventhe</strong></a><br />Fandom: <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Final%20Fantasy%20IV">Final Fantasy IV</a><br />Rating: General Audiences<br />Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply<br />Characters: Rydia, Asura (Final Fantasy IV)<br />Summary: <p>Rydia always thought she'd learn White Magic like her mother.</p><br /><br /><i>More meta from me - WHO IS SURPRISED - about Rydia's magic, and Asura. Will I ever get over my girlcrush on Asura? I AM NOT SURE. </i><br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/269080"><strong>Comfortable</strong></a> (922 words) by <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/users/seventhe/profile"><img alt="favicon" border="0" src="http://archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico" /></a><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/users/seventhe"><strong>seventhe</strong></a><br />Fandom: <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Final%20Fantasy%20V">Final Fantasy V</a><br />Rating: Teen And Up Audiences<br />Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply<br />Relationships: Bartz Klauser/Faris Scherwiz<br />Characters: Faris Scherwiz, Bartz Klauser<br />Summary: <p>Faris has never been comfortable wearing the White Mage crystal. The White Mages do something about it.</p><br /><br /><i>I really would like to spend some more time on this idea and fully explore transgender!Faris; MAYBE WITH INCEST? I mean what. I didn't write that. Anyway, this is like the doodle that inspires a fuller work. I think it would be really interesting to go deeper. </i><br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/285844"><strong>Fades to Red</strong></a> (5119 words) by <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/users/seventhe/profile"><img alt="favicon" border="0" src="http://archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico" /></a><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/users/seventhe"><strong>seventhe</strong></a><br />Fandom: <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Final%20Fantasy%20VI">Final Fantasy VI</a><br />Rating: Explicit<br />Warning: Rape/Non-Con<br />Relationships: Celes Chere/Kefka Palazzo<br />Characters: Celes Chere, Kefka Palazzo<br />Summary: <p>Kefka asks Celes to help him with his research. He's only trying to help Terra, you know.</p><br /><br /><i>Warning: This is pretty legit noncon. It only qualifies as dubcon if you accept very dubious consent while under mind control. Just so you know, go in prepared, etc. Meant to be dark and creepy but of course I GOT META ALL OVER MY PORN so now I want to be like HEY EVERYBODY READ THIS except that definitely don't if consent is a must for you. It's cool, this is me taking the Fandom Hell Bus to the Shame Train. I'M NOT SORRY. I LIKE MAGIC!KINK OKAY.</i><br /><br />So there you go - happy fun fic time. Chocobo Races have been fun -- we've gotten a lot more work than previous years and the Friending Meme has been a blast, for me anyway XD<br /><br /><small>This is mostly to remind you guys that sometimes I write things that are okay, so that when I start posting terrible Gundam Wing SHAME PORN this weekend no one mass defriends me.</small><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=seventhe&ditemid=289283" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:272287:22155SORRY ABOUT THE TEAL DEER.... OHMYGOD THEY'RE BREEDING2010-04-29T15:56:15Z2010-04-29T16:13:26Zpublic16<span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://seventhe.dreamwidth.org/22155.html#cutid1">On Running A Lot, Honoring Your Body, Donuts, and Why BMI Is Bullshit: A Workout Manifesto, Possibly The First Of Many Long Rambles Unless I am Mass Defriended</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />To be continued, as thoughts appear.<br /><br />[EDIT] As a precursor to a post I'll write later, I'll just throw this out there: think about girls who look like Tifa, or like Tifa would look like in real life: ass-kicking muscles. Strong thighs, big shoulders. I could totally get into that. Who picked "skinny" as the default connotation for "healthy"???<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=seventhe&ditemid=22155" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:272287:14646Sev and Drakon Take On Silent Hill: A Novelization2010-01-18T03:31:02Z2010-01-18T03:31:02Zpublic10<span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://seventhe.dreamwidth.org/14646.html#cutid1">A summary of our trip into the wilds of Mansfield, OH, as chronicled via email to a friend of mine who is currently overseas and probably really regretted ever giving me his email address on Sunday Morning.</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><br />And that was how we spent Saturday. >.><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=seventhe&ditemid=14646" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments