Iroiro

[elaby]

Fic update!

Skating fic: I haven't worked on this since the last time I updated, mostly because we had to forego writing night this week onnacounta taking a house-buying seminar.

Giant row fic: 1,473 words! \o/ Of actual prose! From the beginning of the story! So that means I actually started, as opposed to sitting around poking at dialogue and trying to perfect my Victorian syntax. This is progress, trust me. Did I mention that I'm writing this thing in the third person? O_o;; That's a first for me and Holmes fic. It has to be, but I'm less confident about my writing in this genre when it's not first-person. For right now, I'm just getting down concepts within my sentences and I'll work on finessing the language later.

Life update!

Yes, so, that house-buying seminar we're taking... terrifying, or extremely terrifying? Also exhilarating. Last night was the "for god's sake get your finances under control before you try to buy a house" night, and tonight was "mortgage lingo and closing cost trauma" night. (I kid. Last night showed us how to budget and ascertain our financial situations before looking into getting approved for a loan, and tonight went through how one applies for a mortgage and all the programs that exist in the area, which is lots, for helping first-time buyers who don't make much money get really awesome deals. This is good, as that = us.)

I'm going out after work with my coworkers tomorrow, which will be another new experience. The last time I did this it was with the gang from the Writing Center, all of whom I really loved, and my coworkers now are kind of a whole lot different from the way I am. I think I'll have a decent time, though.

Comments

[janeturenne.livejournal.com]

Thanks, dahling :) I very much hope that it justifies your excitement!

Said cousin is only six weeks old, at present, so it's a very different kind of experience from my 16-month-old. He's cuddly and has that new-baby-smell and is sweet when he smiles, but it's not the same as spending my day with a kid I can actually meaningfully interact with, and, in particular, who can express affection. Tomorrow I'm going to have to stock up on hugs big time!

And thank you for turning me on to them, really :) They have SO much chemistry, in the best possible way. I think it's very possible that my opinion on them is being colored by the fact that I found them through you--I watch them do something just utterly sweet and affectionate and perfect and go "Awww, with emotion like that, who cares whether or not they're sleeping together?" Even when it's something that my slashy forebrain would usually pounce on (like them spending a surprising amount of the first episode taking off their clothes *fans self*), my brain only goes as far as "Maybe there'll be hugs!" You're clearly rubbing off on me, my dear XD

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Ahaha XD The hugs are absolutely my favorite part! Though I have a lot of favorite parts :) They really lend themselves very well to slashiness too, even if your brain is fuzzy-lovey-friendship geared like mine is.