Get Off Mah Lawn!!!
Jun. 3rd, 2009 08:33 pmUgh. The Jehovah's Witnesses are after me. Seriously. >.O
I accidentally opened the door to them twice (thinking it was the mail person or UPS with a delivery), and now they will not leave me alone. They come to my house and ring the bell several times before walking away. It doesn't sound too invasive, but multiply it by multiple times a week for the past two or three weeks. And they come at all times of the day, in the hopes of catching me unawares. It's starting to get on my nerves. I hate being rude -- I really do. Chalk it up to having that whole "be nice" thing pounded into my head and my personality by my mom. (Not only as a kid, but she still does it to me, even now that I'm barreling toward middle age.) But, in this instance, I guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and do it. Just be rude and tell them to leave me alone. It's not like I'm going to invite them into my house. Or convert. Or ... well, anything.
In other news, I'm pooped. I'm not sure if it's the weather or what. I hate the hot, muggy weather we've been having lately. Bleh. I haven't been sleeping well at night, though. The house is too hot, particularly on the third floor, where our bedrooms are. Tonight, I think I'm going to insist on turning the AC down lower. Only about two degrees, but even that small a change can make a difference.
I think I finally got pretty much everything uploaded on my Dreamwidth journal. I decided to use it as a writing journal, so I archived my fanfiction over there. It seemed a good idea to have it somewhere easily accessible, other than my website. I mean, I post it here, too, but it's not really "easy" to find because I use this LJ for everything. Anyhow, I posted the drabbles over there, too. The only things I didn't post were my "Bish Closet Missions", because those are blatant (although kind of fun/funny -- I hope) self-inserts. They are on my website, though. It just didn't feel right to have them on DW, for some odd reason. And, I have one very graphic story that I didn't post there, either. It was on my website briefly, but I decided to take it down. Better to not let it see the light of day -- kind of a shame, because I really liked the story. And I was proud of having written it because it was such a hard topic for me. It's very unusual for me to feel any sort of pride in my writing. *nervous laugh*
I wrote the "ending fic" for the Ground Zero series. I think I probably mentioned that in an earlier LJ post, so I won't bother yakking about it much more here. It's still very rough, but I'll (hopefully) be able to edit it into something once the other GZ stories are done. Here's praying the other GZ-stories actually get done.
And, I'm working on story #3 in that little universe. Slowly working. Maybe I'll get something done on it tomorrow. *crosses fingers*
I accidentally opened the door to them twice (thinking it was the mail person or UPS with a delivery), and now they will not leave me alone. They come to my house and ring the bell several times before walking away. It doesn't sound too invasive, but multiply it by multiple times a week for the past two or three weeks. And they come at all times of the day, in the hopes of catching me unawares. It's starting to get on my nerves. I hate being rude -- I really do. Chalk it up to having that whole "be nice" thing pounded into my head and my personality by my mom. (Not only as a kid, but she still does it to me, even now that I'm barreling toward middle age.) But, in this instance, I guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and do it. Just be rude and tell them to leave me alone. It's not like I'm going to invite them into my house. Or convert. Or ... well, anything.
In other news, I'm pooped. I'm not sure if it's the weather or what. I hate the hot, muggy weather we've been having lately. Bleh. I haven't been sleeping well at night, though. The house is too hot, particularly on the third floor, where our bedrooms are. Tonight, I think I'm going to insist on turning the AC down lower. Only about two degrees, but even that small a change can make a difference.
I think I finally got pretty much everything uploaded on my Dreamwidth journal. I decided to use it as a writing journal, so I archived my fanfiction over there. It seemed a good idea to have it somewhere easily accessible, other than my website. I mean, I post it here, too, but it's not really "easy" to find because I use this LJ for everything. Anyhow, I posted the drabbles over there, too. The only things I didn't post were my "Bish Closet Missions", because those are blatant (although kind of fun/funny -- I hope) self-inserts. They are on my website, though. It just didn't feel right to have them on DW, for some odd reason. And, I have one very graphic story that I didn't post there, either. It was on my website briefly, but I decided to take it down. Better to not let it see the light of day -- kind of a shame, because I really liked the story. And I was proud of having written it because it was such a hard topic for me. It's very unusual for me to feel any sort of pride in my writing. *nervous laugh*
I wrote the "ending fic" for the Ground Zero series. I think I probably mentioned that in an earlier LJ post, so I won't bother yakking about it much more here. It's still very rough, but I'll (hopefully) be able to edit it into something once the other GZ stories are done. Here's praying the other GZ-stories actually get done.
And, I'm working on story #3 in that little universe. Slowly working. Maybe I'll get something done on it tomorrow. *crosses fingers*
A Sheep by Any Other Name ...
May. 5th, 2009 06:55 pmWould still be smelly when it's wet.
So, in keeping with my natural, human tendency to behave in a rather sheep-like manner, I checked out the new Dreamwidth Studios site "everyone" has been talking about. (I say "everyone" because the information has made several appearances on my F-list. But, of course, I don't really know "everyone", so ... *ahem*)
Anyhow, the site looks pretty good and usable. I don't expect to leave LJ. I've thought about it in the past, given some of the bone-headed stunts this site has pulled. But, really, I'm used to LJ. I've been here for five years (which, really, shocks the bejeezus out of me). And, given my resistance to change, well, I guess it means LJ will remain "home base" for me for some time to come. Things I like about Dreamwidth, though ... well, basically one thing that sticks out right away (and is the main thing that matters to me): it looks and feels a lot like LJ, just at first blush. I haven't posted over there yet. I don't have the mental capacity for it right now, having had to sit here at the kitchen table for the past 30 minutes or so while my daughter engaged in "robot talk" and sang some song about grinding up wheat. The wheat song wouldn't have been so bad, except she doesn't know the whole thing, so there are about two lines of it stuck in my head at the moment. Sometimes, I think my brain is going to explode. Seriously.
But, I digress.
So, Dreamwidth. I think I might like it. I tried out InsaneJournal and Greatest Journal. I just couldn't get into either of them. I didn't like the way the pages were laid out, and the whole thing felt too unfamiliar and unfriendly. I didn't have those feelings while bopping around the Dreamwidth site. I suppose time will tell. But, I'll give it the old college try. I wouldn't mind trying the cross-post thing from over there to over here.
I'm "texchan" over there. (Same user name as LJ, but without the underscore. I should have done it that way on LJ, to start with. Oh well.)
I set up a paid account, because I basically have no friends. Well, no friends with invites, anyhow. *nervous laugh*Anyhow, I guess that means I should get invite codes at some point in time. So, if anyone on the F-list isn't already signed up and wants one, let me know. EDIT: Looks like the accounts aren't automatically coming with invites. (Thanks for the info, skyrat!) But, if I ever do get any, I'll let folks know. Sorry about the confusion.
So, in keeping with my natural, human tendency to behave in a rather sheep-like manner, I checked out the new Dreamwidth Studios site "everyone" has been talking about. (I say "everyone" because the information has made several appearances on my F-list. But, of course, I don't really know "everyone", so ... *ahem*)
Anyhow, the site looks pretty good and usable. I don't expect to leave LJ. I've thought about it in the past, given some of the bone-headed stunts this site has pulled. But, really, I'm used to LJ. I've been here for five years (which, really, shocks the bejeezus out of me). And, given my resistance to change, well, I guess it means LJ will remain "home base" for me for some time to come. Things I like about Dreamwidth, though ... well, basically one thing that sticks out right away (and is the main thing that matters to me): it looks and feels a lot like LJ, just at first blush. I haven't posted over there yet. I don't have the mental capacity for it right now, having had to sit here at the kitchen table for the past 30 minutes or so while my daughter engaged in "robot talk" and sang some song about grinding up wheat. The wheat song wouldn't have been so bad, except she doesn't know the whole thing, so there are about two lines of it stuck in my head at the moment. Sometimes, I think my brain is going to explode. Seriously.
But, I digress.
So, Dreamwidth. I think I might like it. I tried out InsaneJournal and Greatest Journal. I just couldn't get into either of them. I didn't like the way the pages were laid out, and the whole thing felt too unfamiliar and unfriendly. I didn't have those feelings while bopping around the Dreamwidth site. I suppose time will tell. But, I'll give it the old college try. I wouldn't mind trying the cross-post thing from over there to over here.
I'm "texchan" over there. (Same user name as LJ, but without the underscore. I should have done it that way on LJ, to start with. Oh well.)
I set up a paid account, because I basically have no friends. Well, no friends with invites, anyhow. *nervous laugh*