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[turps]

Today is a day for staying in. It's been snowing constantly for a while and everything is cold and slippery outside. Far better to stay in and catch up on stuff. Which I have been doing as it's now evening and I started this post this morning.

Since the last time I posted I claimed and wrote my story for No tags. So now I'm feeling proud that it's only the 15th and I've two challenges under my belt. Of course, they're both short challenges and I still need to edit no tags, but still.

I joined trope bingo, and my card is

celebratory kiss	immortality / reincarnation	au: steampunk	locked in	animal transformation
mistletoe kiss	au: were / vamp / supernatural	accidental marriage	kiss to save the day	amnesia
sex pollen	mind control	FREE ★ SPACE	holiday	in vino veritas / drunkfic
time travel	au: apocalypse	fake relationship	alpha / beta / omega	au: all-human
au: space	au: band	au: magic	genderswap	secret relationship

Now, I haven't got the best history with bingos. I love joining them and seeing the cards, but seem unable to actually finish everything. No doubt that's what will happen here too, but I'll give it a go, because really, there's not enough fuck or die in the world.

Back in the day I wrote Blurring Lines, a story where Gerard draws Mikey into life. Then teigh_corvus wrote some incredible poems based on the story -- seriously, if you're backing away at the thought of poems, don't, they're great -- and then this week sylvaine created a joined pod fic of both right here. I think that's so cool, one idea presented in so many ways. All things are linked from that post if you're interested.

I've been enjoying the new pictures of Gerard, and Frank's new website, which so far has been a mixture of endearing, amusing and boggling. Also the sparkly stuff. Justin making music again, pictures of Lance and Chris, Joey doing his marathon.

We went to see nanna on Sunday, and it was like a meeting of the bad backs club, what with nanna still suffering and James off work with his. My dad, his partner and my uncle was there too, so it was a bit of a squash in the front room. We got to talking about E readers, and for some reason my dad's partner still thinks I love Mills and Boon books because she was saying how I'd have loaded romance stories onto my Kindle. Which yeah, I have, just not the kinds that she means.

What I have been reading is The Rivers of London series. It's so good. I just started the second book and am really enjoying it.

Mam appealed her pub watch ban and had it overturned yesterday. Last night, about half an hour after James had to go and drive her home, we got a phone call from the police because she'd fallen off the step and been lying in the snow unable to get up. She's okay, and I'd say it would be a lesson that would make her stop drinking, but then I laugh forever and just think, yeah, no.

And now, back to tacking my in-box I go.

Comments

[dine]

enjoy the snow (though the window)! the notion of your kindle being loaded with Mills & Boon romances made me laugh, mostly because the ones you do have are probably far more to your (and my) taste!

[turps]

I have to admit, I do like the snow when I can stay inside and watch through the window.

I've no idea where she got the idea I love Mills and Boon books from. At least she's stopped sending me bags full of her old books. I was getting quite the collection of the things *g*

[annemari]

Ooh, you already finished no_tags? Go you! \o/

Trooopes! Animal transformation! Amnesia! Heee.

<333

[turps]

I have. Mostly because themoononastick has a stressful job and prefers to beta at weekends. So I wrote like the wind to get her the file in time. It was that or letting people see my sucky first draft.

Maybe I should do a third and final completely happy amnesia story, then I won't be drummed out of fandom *g*

[dapatty]

Highfives for done with no-tags! And ALLLLLLLL the luck with trope bingo.

And at least it's not raining and you have hot coco options. :)

[turps]

Thank you! I doubt I'll make a bingo, as I haven't managed to do so yet. But I keep trying.

That is true. In fact, kopperblaze sent me some posh hot chocolate for Christmas, so I may break some of that out now.

Hope things are going okay for you ♥

[eledhwenlin]

Your bingo card looks awesome! STEAMPUNK. :D

I have the first Rivers of London books, but ... I'm like five years behind on reading stuff, so. /o\

*hugs*

[turps]

Steampunk is something I've never tried writing. But it does sound fun, and I enjoy reading it.

Oh I hear you. I have a pile of actual books plus all the stuff on my kindle that needs to be read. But I heard so many people talking about Rivers of London I pushed them to the top of the queue.

♥

[eledhwenlin]

I've had so much fun writing Airship Pirates. It's one of my favourite things. :D

I think I'll do that, too. Amazon keeps badgering me to review all these books that I haven't read yet! /o\

<333

[ephemera]

I love the Rivers of London books - it pleases me to think of you enjoying them :)

[turps]

I'm enjoying them so much.

It doesn't surprise me at all you like them too.

[turlough]

It snowed a lot last night here but only a little today - there was even a little sunshine in the afternoon! I stayed indoors the whole day anyway. It's so much nicer to look out on the snow :-)

Go you!! And good luck with the editing.

Confess, you're addicted to bingo cards! ;-) I think you should write the AU: Space square.

[turps]

Looking at snow is very nice. We've a load more forecast from tomorrow. Really, we've had snowfall twice now. I think that's enough.

Thank you!

Actually, I was thinking about the space AU in terms of a bbb, so that may push before the bingo square.

[pennyplainknits]

I just finished Moon Over Soho! I enjoyed it a lot!

[turps]

I'm about half way in now. It's such a great series.

[sylvaine]

hooray for staying on top of fannish challenges! And good luck with your bingo card. ;)

Oooooh, my bff gave me the first of the Rivers of London series for Christmas! Haven't started reading yet, what with exams and all (and getting sucked into Hobbit/LotR fandom again and thus of course starting a reread of all the books), but I'm looking forward to doing so come Easter.

[turps]

Thank you! I suspect my bingo card will end up with one or two fill again. That's how it usually goes *g*

I hope you enjoy it when you do read. I certainly did.

[theladysnarkydame]

I love the Rivers of London series! Kind of Hot Fuzz crossed with the Dresden Files, and spiced with it's own kind of awesome.

[turps]

What a fabulous description! That's the series exactly.

[venetia_sassy]

Sounds like very good weather for staying inside!

It's odd but I've found I don't like reading novels on my ereader. Fanfiction, yes, even long fanfic, fantastic. Original novellas, yes - but novels? I want a book. I don't know why.

I enjoyed Rivers of London (Peter getting distracted by historical plaques, etc while on duty, hee.) Haven't read the others yet but the library has them so I'll get to them!

Sorry about your mum. *hugs*

[turps]

It is. If they mashed our weather and yours together it would be perfect.

I have a mix, reading on both my kindle and actual books. It would save me money to just read on the kindle, but sometimes I just like a book in my hands. So I get that.

Peter is such a great character. I really like how he's not police material at all, but found his own niche.

Thank you <3

[frausorge]

Justin is as cocky as ever, and it makes me laugh.

Sending good thoughts for healing or at least some easing for all those with the bad backs! - And I'm sorry you're faced with dealing with your mom's behavior. ♥

I went through a period in college where I read SO MANY Harlequins, and then I got so sick of the formula. Fic is far, far preferable!

[glitteryv]

After Trope Bingo, I've decided not to join any more bingos and/or challenges unless they're really ping me. Certain bingos are iffy for me (AU bingo, Kink bingo and H/C bingo, for example) and I truly hate not completing a challenge.

FWIW, though, I can see me joining Round 2 of cottoncandybingo if it happens and pretty much any Bandom!challenge in the future. \o?

AFAIK, out of the 530 books currently in my ereader, about 70 are actual books. The rest is all long fic (from 20k words up).