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[turps]

I have to say happy birthday to the lovely yami_tai. I hope you're having a wonderful day, honey. You so deserve it.

I'm finally up to date with Prison Break, and now have a week to go for the next one. Looking at episode titles it seems channel 5 has just shown episode 16 but it's up to #20 elsewhere. I'm so tempted to download the others but James and I watch together and he wants to watch on the tv. But still, episodes I could download. All these cuts that taunt me, begging me to read. It's to cry.

I paid for more LJ and icon time today. I've been getting mails o' doom from LJ for a while now saying they were about to run out and this mornings reminded me that today was the last day. What gets me is normally I'd talk about stuff like that on here, I mean, I tell you about the rest of my tedious life, this is just one more thing. But I didn't because I'd hate people to think that I was hinting for paid time, because I so wasn't. I hate when people do that, I know people hit hard times and sometimes the price of LJ time is too much, but asking for people to pay? That just strikes me as wrong. I love when people randomly give paid time just because, and I don't think there's anything wrong paying for friends or other such arrangements, but blatant hints make me cringe.

Anyway, moving on. I think I'm unstuck on the story I'm writing. I sent it out to anyone who was silly nice enough to offer and now I can see where I've been going wrong. Looking at the story now it's obvious where the problem is, but I just couldn't see it before. Too tangled in what I did have I guess. But now some of those tangles have been torn down and I can fix things, and hopefully cross one prompt off for the slash25 table, but man, I hope they're all not as stressful as this.

Talking of stories. I posted one for turloughishere's birthday over at trickyfishing. It's set in the Feel universe and I think everyone that actually likes that universe has read it, but just in case, it's here. Trickyfish, AU, you know the drill.

Corey's off school today because of a burst water main. He was off on Monday, off today, he's one happy boy just now. Actually, that reminds me of something. Friday I was at my nurses appointment. They've just taken a new nurse on and it was the first time I'd met her. She was nice enough but left me all wtf!? too. She was asking if I had any kids, just general questions to fill the time you know? I said yeah, I had a little boy, so she asked how old he was and I said 10. She laughed at me then and said he wasn't little at all, then started asking if he'd started to get those baby whiskers yet, or needing to use deodorant and being stroppy, stuff like that. Inside I was all, nooooooo! I know he's growing up and all that will arrive, sooner rather than later. But until then, keep the reminders to yourself.

Comments

[rockerbabyz.livejournal.com]

I agree about paid LJ time. I don't like talking about money on LJ (although sometimes I do, just to vent) because I'm worried people will think I'm hinting at them buying me something, or giving me something for free. When bayouskye purchased some paid time for me I was completly shocked, but still grateful. It's not what I had wanted at all but it was still very generous of her to do that for me.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It's a tricky thing. I think everyone should write about what they like on here, but like you, when I mention money I always worry people think I'm hinting.

Getting paid time is an awesome thing, and it's something I've both given and received, but there's a difference between someone mentioning something and someone out and out asking. It's the second I hate so much.

[rockerbabyz.livejournal.com]

Unfortunatly, I had to defriend someone a few months back, there were lots of reasons involved but one issue that occured daily was she would make an entry, separate from her real updates so they stood out, that said something like, "My paid account is expiring soon. Anyone want to renew it?" It wasn't that she didn't have the financial means to renew it herself, she just liked getting other people to do it for her. That really bothered me.

[yami-tai.livejournal.com]

I am having a wonderful day, thanks ^_^! And don't worry I'm watching Prison Break on tv too, so you're not the only one who is having to avoid spoilers ^_~!

blatant hints make me cringe

I know exactly what you mean, but I would never think that you were doing that, hun.

he'd started to get those baby whiskers yet, or needing to use deodorant and being stroppy

At 10?! If he was twelve or so, then fair enough, but ten is a bit young, isn't it? I take it Corey is feeling better ^_^!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

And don't worry I'm watching Prison Break on tv too, so you're not the only one who is having to avoid spoilers ^_~!

I'm glad I'm not the only one, but man, it's so hard! I'm used to downloading but I've watched this on tv from the start, plus I watch with James so would feel bad sneaking a show before him. But there's so many spoilers around and I want to look.

I know exactly what you mean, but I would never think that you were doing that, hun.

Thank you :)

At 10?! If he was twelve or so, then fair enough, but ten is a bit young, isn't it? I take it Corey is feeling better ^_^!

Exactly! I was sitting there and honestly didn't know what to say. I know he's not a baby but he's not a teenager either. And yeah, he's fine now. Back to his old self. Thanks for asking, honey.

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way of mentioning 'I'm abnout to buy more LJ time for myself' on LJ so that it's not read as a hint ... so i quite get your uncomfortableness.

Yay for untangled story! I'm around for reading when youre ready to have it read ;)

and I take it that Correy's feeling better if he's enjoying the time off school? That's good to know.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It's a weird thing. Getting those kind of emails from LJ is something I'd usually mention on here, because there's always that Oh no! reaction and I usually laugh at myself for stuff like that. But it does seem like hinting and that's something I never intend so I just keep quiet.

When the story is readable it's coming your way for sure. You know how I call trickyfish the pairing that kills me writing wise? Writing this hasn't changed that feeling, at all.

Corey's fine now. He's running around, eating, back to his old self. Except when he has to get up for school, somehow he's dying every morning then *g*

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Your willpower amazes, me, sis! Especially when you know the kind of stress a fan of PB is subjected to each week!

You've been writing several stories lately, haven't you? Or it sounds like it. That's great :-)

Lol Bad nurse, talking about things that will happen too soon. Yeah, keep the reminders to yourself, lady!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Right now my willpower is strong, but it's been less than a day since I saw last nights ep. I swear, these last few days have been all about the stress of PB. It made me cry and jump in my seat and just gnaw off my nails on many occasions.

Don't laugh at me when I post about downloading the eps *g*

You know, I haven't actually written that much *g* I have signed up for a lot, go figure, and been trying to write. Sadly that's not transferring into actual finished products at the moment.

Oh man. That nurse. She just didn't sit well with me at all. For one thing, I saw her about two hours before I became ill, and sure, that's not her fault but considering my leg still hurts like crazy. Is bright red, swollen to twice the size, surely there were signs? Which has nothing to do with Corey just a lingering resentment I've been holding onto since then *g*

[rikes]

Do you still want me to read the story as it is or do you want to send me another version later?

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I think I've got a handle on where I've went wrong and will remedy that asap, but if you want to read and tell me what you think feel free. I trust your judgment.

But, at the same time. I should have the new version done soonish, and if you'd rather dig into that, that's fine by me too.

[rikes]

Send me the new version anyway, let's see who is faster. ;)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

You're on. Somehow I think you'll win though *g*

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

Can I as the archivist of sparklydarkboys respectfully ask that you post the Feel story there too? For the completeness of things, you know. Please?

How are you feeling btw? Getting better?

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I can totally post it there, push my work into a few more faces ;)

I'm feeling better in myself, but like every time I get ill, it goes straight to my stupid leg. The skin's so horrible there that any bug turns straight into an infection which is rather annoying. So right now I have a left leg that's swollen and red. But that's nothing really, it'll go away eventually.

Thanks for asking :)