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[mhalachai]

Am beset by mediocre plot bunnies... and none of them interesting enough to put to paper. There's this Supernatual/Gilmore Girls/Blood Ties crossover, but it's not going anywhere. Sigh.

Last night, I came across a recording I made, a summary of Dawning Light chapter 12. I made the recording just after I had written chapter 11, so the story was fresh in my mind, and I used the recording to work through some of Dawn's issues. And boy, does she have a lot. What's interesting about the recording (other than odd way in which I describe the way Dawn has to Deal With Things), is that I was apparently driving while making it -- At one point I say, "Buddy, that's not a turn lane!"

Anyway, when I have the next chapter up, I'll post the mp3 so you all can hear the complete clarity I have in my plotting. I crack myself up.

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My life is strange these days. Work? *punch* Writing? *punch* Running? *punch* I want to slap my life back into order, but I can't reach it.

But I'm not whining. I'm moping. I'm Eeyore. But like Eeyore, I am full of sawdust and keep having my house knocked down by a light breeze.

We have a 350-person conference happening at work right now... tonight was the banquet at Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant and it was lovely. I've been to Sun Sui Wah for dim sum in the past (so much seafood!), but this was the first time I've been there for dinner. The dinner had 10 (ten!) courses. And now I never need to eat again:

1. Chef Special Assorted Hot and Cold Cuts Meat Platter (which was jellyfish, bbq beef, bean curd, deep-fried crab, and surf clam)
2. Shredded Conopoy and Enoki Mushroom Thick Soup (but I stole some Hot and Sour Soup from the vegetarian table)
3. Sauteed Dungress Crabs in Supreme Stock Sauce (after which I was covered in goo -- eating crab legs with chopsticks is best left to someone more coordinated than I)
4. Sauteed Squid and Scallop w/ Vegetable (which was broccoli and was covered in sauce. Nnnm)
5. World Famous Roasted Squab (an interesting bird. Never had sqab before)
6. Deep Fried Honey Garlic Pork Chop (I usually loathe pork, but this was so lovely. As it was covered in garlic and honey! And deep fried)
7. Braised Seasonal Vegetables w/ Chinese Mushroom (I'm in love with the mushrooms. I had three)
8. Steamed Rock Cod (zomg so much love)
9. Pan Fried Rice with Shrimp and BBQ Pork
10. Daily Special Dessert (which was soupy tapioca pudding)

I like these free work dinners, with 150 of my closest mathematician friends. Now I need to get some sleep so I can go in tomorrow and have lots of interviews and hire an administrator to make my life SO MUCH EASIER.

And then a long weekend. Three whole days of not working. I have to prep for two (I said two) upcoming weddings. A wedding of an uncle, and then a good friend from university. This means I'll need to get a haircut. And soon.

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Have we all heard Stephen Colbert's predictions for the ending of the next Harry Potter books? Hermione's a dude, Voldemort is the ghost of Harry's dead father whose real name was Rosebud, and on the very last page Harry wakes up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette. I can't wait.

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[rosy-the-cat.livejournal.com]

While I'm well aware that Colbert was undoubtedly joking about all of that, my brain couldn't help but chime in, "I'm pretty sure that her roommates the Gossip Queens would have noticed before now if that happened."

Meh. I have this wacky ability to be logical about completely illogical things and have it still make some weird kinda sense.

-- Rosy

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

I'm just picturing crack fic where Ron discovers Hermione's a dude, and Harry's like, yeah, this is a surprise?

It's been a long day, and it's only 813 in the morning.

And it's all good :P

[rosy-the-cat.livejournal.com]

And then he wakes up screaming and gives Hermione weird looks forever and ever.

-- Rosy

[deepfishy.livejournal.com]

Mmm, that dinner sounds delightful! And I'm sure there are ways to make mushrooms unappetising, but I haven't come across them yet :).

Also? As I am swiftly learning, writers are quick to tire of story ideas that are AWESOME to outside readers. Apparently-mediocre bunnies may not be, so...you know. You don't suck, your ideas don't suck, you are cool, don't get depressed. Et cetera!

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

I am a huge culinary fan of mushrooms of all kinds.

As for the ideas, the problem isn't that I fear people will find them boring -- I find them boring. The "spark" has faded. Usually I get the zap from new installments in my fandoms, but the new HP book isn't out, the movie's not out, and I can't stomach the idea of reading the new AB book. So I'm left bored with fandom, the stories I have, and no real new ideas popping up. I know, I sound like a whiner, but meh. I'm filled with the blahs.

But get back to me in a month to see how I am :P

[rosy-the-cat.livejournal.com]

You could always go and re-read your favorite fics; I find that that sometimes gets the Muse shooing plot-bunnies my way.

-- Rosy

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Rereading fics... Hrm. Good idea. I keep trying to reread Inevitable but it's SO LONG.

Who's that in your icon?

[rosy-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's Erik and Christine from the Phantom of the Opera movie during their one and only kiss near the end of the whole shebang. I love that story so!

...The fact that Gerard Butler played the Phantom is total bonus, though...and the source of random ideas for crossing Anita Blake with Phantom and Dracula 2000, because Gerard also played "Dracula" in that last one.

-- Rosy

[fufumira.livejournal.com]

You should read the Dresden books, I don't even write fic (anymore, because I have noooo attention span, the half eaten ghosts of fanfic past threaten to overtake me at any moment... also, they weren't very good) but they inspire even my plot bunnies to rabid heights. He's not Harry Potter, but he is a Harry... and he is a wizard! Also, Vampires! And Faeries! And awesome!

I've had too much caffiene. But, still... I enjoyed them. Muchly. Not unlike crack.

books

[(Anonymous)]

I agree on the Dresden books. You could also try the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris, Undead and Unwed, or Dead Witch Walking.

I still have not read the new book eather. I have a friend that did and she said there is some plot this time.

[askani.livejournal.com]

I have the new AB book. I sit and look at it. I haven't started reading it yet. I'm re-reading all the HP books first, and then I may re-read some other books. I'm avoiding it, really. :x

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you ever read the book. I waffle -- I sort of want to know, but don't want to see the Anita I used to love go down.

I mean, downhill. Go downhill.

I'm like the worst person in the world today :P

[askani.livejournal.com]

I'll def let you know if I ever brace myself enough to read it all at once without waiting days between each chapter.

I remember reading parts of the book and I think MOD goes down on Anita or something. That's just...strange. For Anita to allow it and not freak out.

I really want to read the new Jason book LKH is writing and blathering on about in her blog. It might actually be interesting. I also need to read the comics, I want to read pre-GP before Anita went sex crazy. :x

[lizey.livejournal.com]

I've read the new AB one. It has less pointless sex and angst (still too much), but still manages to be more boring. This bewilders me, considering the presence of two characters (I'm trying to be unspoilery) that I thought would generate decent plot, no matter how badly she handled them. However, I can say - this is less a spoiler than something I was terrified would happen, going in - that Anita doesn't screw Edward. Thank Christ.
It won't inspire you. Most of the books from ten onwards, despite their painful flaws, were at least capable of stirring my imagination a little. This one was bleagh.

[crimsonrage.livejournal.com]

Free work dinners are always nice. =D I'm looking forward to seeing(or rather listening) on how your thought process is on writing fanfiction. I intisapate that it will be very interesting.

Oh, I've listen to the soundtrack that you linked me to for Inevitable. For somereason my computer refused to download the program to listen to it on gigasize, BUT I managed to get to listen to a clips of the songs that I don't already have on iTunes. And what I have to say I like it.

[shimaspawn.livejournal.com]

I actually read Harlequin. Amazingly enough it had some semblance of a plot, and none of the 4 or so sex scenes went on for more than a few pages. And Edward and Olaf were in it and in character and she didn't sleep with either of them! It's not as good as pre-sexcrazed Anita, but it's better than they've been for a while. At least in my opinion.