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[19 Nov 2009|04:40pm] |
Black Sunshine - the new blog
I won't be updating this blog any more. It's not that I often update it, but I just feel like a change, I guess. Go to my new blog for all fiction updates, and hopefully I'll actually get around to updating that one more often.
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[06 Oct 2009|10:21pm] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter Twelve
That as a pretty quick turnaround for me. Maybe it's being back in school and not having to do shift work anymore that's gotten my creative juices flowing a bit faster. There was also a bit of action and plot stuff in this chapter, which always seems to go quicker. Action usually always equals fast writing. Which should mean that the next chapter might not take all that long to write, either.
Mariposa's still got a ways to go, but right now I'm also thinking about what stuff I'd like to write next. There's probably going to be a Mariposa sequel somewhere down the line, and I of course want to work on more Durai stuff, particularly The Black Chapel, and the story that comes before it that centers more around Piper, Imre and Auriga (maybe named Capella. Haven't quite decided yet). But, now I also have a new fanfic idea in my head after playing Dissidia. Squall/Bartz is kinda very awesomely adorable, and now I think I have a decent idea of a story between them. If I ever wanted to get bizarre (which I often do), I would also consider doing a Kefka/Kuja. I also always did want to try to write a rather angsty unrequited/denied by decorum and duty Basch/Larsa.
On Friday I have an appointment to get a new tattoo. I'll try to remember to post pictures on here as soon as I get it.
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[17 Sep 2009|02:49pm] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter 11
This is actually a fast turnover for me. Yeehaw. I really liked trying to find a crazy visual for Eden. Although yes I know... I'm mean.
The move went fine, and everything is all set up at my new place. School's still going pretty slow because we're only just starting to get into the source material. So far I'm really liking it, though. The school is gorgeous, and there are a lot of nice people in my class, and several cutie girls.
Lately I've been playing Dissidia, and it's totally a slash wet dream. I never thought I'd find a way to slash Kefka/Kuja, but it actually *works*. So does Squall/Bartz. I also recently played Batman: Arkham Asylum, and it really got me back into a Batman kick. I wonder if that means there will be a Batman/Joker or Batman/Robin fic in my future. Or, even Batman/Wonder Woman, since I love that pairing so much.
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[13 Aug 2009|04:59pm] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter 10
Newest chapter! This will be the last chapter before I move! Hopefully when I'm back in school, and not on shift work anymore, updates in writing will come a lot faster.
Put in my two weeks notice at work recently. Next Friday is my last day, and it's a huge, huge relief to know I'm leaving there, and won't be stuck in a dead-end job until it's too late for me to do anything about it.
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[06 Jun 2009|03:30am] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter 09
This chapter actually didn't take too long to write once I sat myself down to actually do it. Action chapters rarely take a long time. But, I got distracted by InFamous, and by the NHL Playoffs. I'm a Pittsburgh fan, so the playoffs have been pretty good for me so far. In my heart, I'm a Toronto fan first and foremost since that's where I'm originally from, but when you're a Toronto fan, you almost need to have another team to cheer for since the Leafs never make the playoffs, or are out in the first round.
InFamous is also pretty darn fun. I haven't had as much time as I would like to put into it, what with work and all. I'm in the final District, and went the Hero route. I totally thought I'd go the Infamous route first, but just couldn't bring myself to be a dick on the first mission. Oh well, second playthrough. I also picked up the Korean import of Afrika, which is so cute and relaxing and fun. Then, of course a couple weeks later I found out that they're finally going to bring it over to North America. D'oh. E3 also brought up a bunch of games that I can't wait to get. At the top of that list are Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, Bioshock 2 and of course, Final Fantasy XIII. Fat Princess is also going to kick a ton of ass.
Recently I also got this awesome custom yarn from GothSocks. The colourway is named Auriga, and of course, its colours that have to do with my fave self-mutilating baddie. <3 A self-striping sock yarn with rows of black mixing with rows that harken Auriga's teal robes, and gold nails and jewellery.
I've also got mental images of custom colourways named Diamondeyes and Fomalhaut that I'm thinking of maybe ordering someday. Now, to find a sock pattern fit for an Electra Prince.
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[26 Apr 2009|06:01am] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter 08
New chapter. This one actually came out pretty fast by my recent standards. I find action chapters usually do get written faster.
A few weeks ago, I got a new cat. I technically do have a cat, but he lives with my parents. When I moved into my current apartment, it seemed really cruel to take Stormshadow away from a house with a big yard, and his buddy Vincent (our other cat), and then coop him up in a third floor one-bedroom apartment where he would have to be inside all the time. So, I got a new kitty friend from the SPCA. She's a tuxedo cat, about a year old, and her name is Opera.
I also recently got the Final Fantasy XIII demo. I have no fuggin' clue what's going on, since I don't read or speak Japanese, but the gameplay was pretty fun, and it looks pretty damn incredible. Sazh's chicobo is the cutest thing EVAR. I hope it's in lots of scenes. And, I think I'm going to fall in love hard with Lightning. Maybe there will be some fanfic in the future. And, it also means I got that other disc that just happened to come with the demo. Advent Children Complete. It was actually much better than the original version. It just felt more cohesive, and well... complete. Still needed more Yuffie, though.
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[23 Mar 2009|03:33am] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter 07
Wow, I actually updated this! I know it's been a long time, but this chapter seemed to come at a time where my social life was getting pretty busy, and it's also pretty fucking long. I almost considered breaking it up into two chapters. This chapter, I consider, is the gateway chapter between the two halves of this story.
Been playing Resident Evil 5. I got it for the PS3, and have been having a blast with it. Most people seem to prefer RE4, but I like 5 better. REmake on Gamecube is still my favourite, but I loved 5. I think I loved the lack of cheese a lot. It was pretty serious and restrained, at least in terms of voice acting and the script itself. Well... as serious and restrained as you can be when you're talking about the subject matter at hand. I also think there's a ton of replay value, so can see myself firing it up to do emblem runs, getting ranks on the chapters, and playing the hell out of Mercenaries.
( Spoiler Talk )
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[19 Feb 2009|06:34pm] |
I know, I know. I'm a bad fanfic writer and haven't even updated this thing in a while. I just haven't really felt the writing groove lately. Stuff I have been doing rather than writing: Making scarves for friends who requested them and paid for them, so that immediately supercedes writing. I've also been working, and lately after work, I barely have enough energy to exercise, let alone sit in front of the computer and think. I also just finished doing my taxes, which most people think is a complete chore, but I actually quite enjoy. If I didn't enjoy doing taxes, I think accounting would be the wrong field for me. I've also been playing a lot of Little Big Planet, which I'm completely in love with. It gives me a Super Mario World vibe, just from the platforming, and the well-crafted levels. I even knit my own Sackboy, because I think he's so cute and wanted one for my own. The other day, I also downloaded Flower, which is incredible, relaxing, beautiful and unique. There really aren't words to describe how it feels to play it, since it's far more just a soulful, quiet voyage.
It's not to say that I haven't been writing at all, though. I do have ten pages or so of the current chapter. I'm not sure if that's halfway or not, since there's a lot of information happening in this section.
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[03 Jan 2009|11:55pm] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter Six
New Chapter. Once I got done with my scads of Christmas knitting, I was able to sit down and finally get this chapter out. Kind of felt like a renaissance of sorts when I was writing this, all dialog and characters spiralling out of emotional control. Reminded me of when I was writing my earliest fic, Somewhat Damaged. The next chapter should be REALLY interesting, and I'm looking forward to writing it.
Happy New Year everyone. I never do anything for New Years. I don't drink very often at all, unless it's a special occassion, so I never have the desire to get shitfaced, and I was in bed before midnight. Maybe didn't fall asleep until after because I was reading or something. I always kind of figure that it's going to be 2009 when I wake up anyway, so it doesn't really matter what time it is when I go to sleep. My Christmas was low-key and quiet, which is fine with me. I got a cute red coffee pot that I've used muchly, Wall-E on blu-ray, Free-Range Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, a couple of Barbies and some sheets. Hope everyone else had a great holiday.
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[23 Dec 2008|11:42am] |
Oh dear God, I am a baaaaadddd blogger. And, bad at updating things I'm currently writing. But, I do have a legitimate excuse!
When you are someone who does a lot of crafts, and the a holiday comes around, you hit a bit of a time crunch. When that holiday is Christmas, and it doesn't become one gift for a birthday or Mother's Day or somesuch, that time crunch becomes something akin to panic-inducing Time Compression. It really makes me want to question my desire to get a full-forearm tattoo of Ultimecia's Dissidia artwork, because why would I want to immortalize a woman who wants the exact time/space phenomenon that is melting my brain, one purl stitch at a time?!
At first it just became a handful of things to send to Sarah and Chris (sister and her bf). I kind of underestimated the timing, since there were a couple pairs of socks for a 6'2 man... men that height have big feet. And socks have many, many small stitches. Then, a few more items kept popping up on the list, junctioning themselves onto my free time. So, I've been sitting on the couch with every spare moment of free time that I have, knitting my fingers into early rheumatoid arthritis. But, I'm on the last thing now, so I was actually successful. Wheee! But, I shouldn't celebrate too soon. Knitting karma can be ugly and wind up with me stabbing forks in my eyes. Mittens are an easy project, but a million things can go wrong before I actually bind off the last of the stitches.
So, the point? It means I've neglected working on Mariposa (or anything else, really) since Christmas was kind of coming, and the knitting had to be done by then, whereas Mariposa really could wait. But, that's not to say I haven't worked on it at all. I've picked away a paragraph or two at a time, so now I'm about halfway through a chapter. I have vacation from work until January, which is a million billion times better than Christmas with no hyperbole whatsoever! So, I should be able to get some quality time in with the fic.
Oh, and I also fleshed out some more of my planning for a fic that takes place in the vague Durai-ish area, maybe an ocean or so away, that isn't the Black Chapel.
Also, happy holidays to everyone!
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[05 Nov 2008|05:25pm] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter 05
New chapter!
In terms of my own life, I've applied to go back to school. I don't want to be stuck at my job forever, and it's starting to get to be too late. I'm 28, and if I wait any longer, I'll wind up being trapped. So, I applied to get into the accounting program at the local college, and now I'm just waiting to hear back. I'm not too worried about getting accepted, since when I talked to the admissions head just to get an outlook on the program itself, he said I'd be in no problem, and applying would pretty much be a formality.
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[11 Oct 2008|12:26pm] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter 04
This chapter is where you start to get to see what the bigger picture of this fic is.
And, Thanksgiving dinner today, woo!
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[05 Oct 2008|09:30am] |
Been a while, of course. I'm a horrible updater, as anyone knows. My trip to see my sister went awesome. I really didn't want to come back. Got to meet her new boyfriend, and he was really awesome. He's also a tattoo artist, so I got some new work done. This is based on a Boris Vallejo image:
Also got to do some things like go to the zoo and the science center and all kinds of educational fun stuff. As far as writing goes, Chapter 4 of Mariposa is coming along nicely. The larger picture is going to start making itself seen in Chapter 4, so look forward to that.
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[05 Sep 2008|06:38pm] |
I kept meaning to post this stuff when it, you know, actually happened, but as you may know if you stalk me on this LJ (like the Best Stalker in the World, whom I love dearly, and who knows who she is!), you know that I'm really horrible at keeping this thing updated.
The Provincial Exhibition was recently in town, and I hadn't been in years, because I grew out of the whole midway scene. And, this year I also wasn't planning to go, but when my mother mentioned that they were having a reptile show where you could pet alligators and crocodiles, I was a vapor cloud! Obviously, they were only small, because it would be hard to control and transport large crocs! Crikey!! Their skin is surprisingly soft, except for their backs, which are like armour.
For good measure, here's a couple cute pictures of my cats:
As far as the writing thing goes, I'm actually nearing completion of Chapter Three! And, in a couple weeks, I'm going to visit my sister, and see some cool stuff, so I'll have some pictures then. Maybe even some pictures of me getting more tattoos. yay!
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[22 Aug 2008|07:55pm] |
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Got my computer back earlier this week. And, of course I've worked on Operation: Mariposa a little. So... good to be back?
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[16 Aug 2008|07:31pm] |
I'm currently writing this from the computer at my parents house. There was a power outage here on Monday, and the surge fried my stupid power supply, so I have to wait to get my computer back while it's being repaired. Honestly, I don't mind not having the internet that much. I mean, I can check some sites on my PS3, though it seems to not want to show Hotmail, even when I allow cookies, but whatever. The really sucky part is not being able to work on Operation: Mariposa. I feel kind of antsy about it. :( I keep having all these thoughts that I really want to get down, and I can write them on paper, but I'm really a keyboard writer more than I am a pen and paper one.
But, no computer has given me lots of time to... be sick! I had a really, really bad cold last week that is still kind of with me in the form of a stuffed up right ear, and a nagging cough that won't go away. I wound up having to leave work early one day last week because the pressure in my ear was so bad that I was in complete agony. Which means that I didn't get to play any more Metal Gear Solid 4 because I was just too sick. And, now that the Olympics are on, I'm watching that more than I am playing games. But, it is giving me more time for knitting, so there's always an upside.
I'll give an update post whenever I'm back on my own computer, and finally able to work on Mariposa again. And, I'm glad that people seem so excited that I went back to Seifer/Squall. I appreciate all the positive comments. Thank you!
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[28 Jul 2008|09:47pm] |
Operation: Mariposa - Chapter 02
New chapter. It would have been posted sooner, except that work's been pretty insane this past month. I've had to work every weekend, plus had to stay back a few nights, too. The money's good, but I'd just rather have the day off, especially because I just got a new HD-TV and a PS3, and I haven't really had time to enjoy them. I sold my 360 to a good friend (and all the games) to get the funds for the PS3. I figured that all the games I really liked on 360 besides DOAX2 and Rumble Roses XX were also on the PS3, but 360 didn't have Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy Versus XIII (yes, I know regular XIII is now on 360 too, but I'd rather have one or two blu-ray discs instead of fifteen dual layer DVD discs.) And, I'm honestly not going to miss DOAX2 or RRXX enough that I regret it.
Since I now have a PS3, I popped my blu-ray cherry and my first watching was the series Planet Earth. Since I'm a huge zoology and nature buff, my jaw was dropped pretty much the entire time watching it. I think my two favourite shots were: 1. The Boreal Forest in winter, where the snow was glittering like diamonds. Just breathtaking. And 2. The slowed up shot of a Great White leaping out of the water to catch a seal, meters above the water's surface. I absoloutely love Great Whites, and one of my big 'want to do before I die' wishes is to go cage diving so I can be up close with them.
As far as actual gaming goes, I've only really played Metal Gear Solid 4, which is just whoa. I haven't had time to play in the last few days, so I'm only to the beginning of Act III, but Act II was pretty damn fucking awesome. Also rife with Vamp/Raiden slash. Vampire/Cyborg sex. Sheesh, there's a kink.
Oh, and Dark Knight? OMFGSPOOGE. Everything about that movie is perfect, perfect, perfect. I love how I went both times, the theatre was packed, and it was deathly silent *both* times. That's almost unheard of for the moviegoing public around here. I'll probably go see it a few more times. I just can't resist.
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[18 Jun 2008|09:53pm] |
Let's see what's been going on with me:
Work said we'd be having a slowdown, and then it only lasted for one week. @_@
I got a new boyfriend. Well, as far as I can consider a budgie to be a potential mate. His name is Ziggy (Stardust), and he's aqua-chested. He's only 5 months old, so he'll get bigger than what he is now. He's kind of still scared of my hand, but he loves looking in the mirror and talking to the 'other' budgie. He seems to be the noisiest when I'm on my exercise bike for some reason.
And, on the fic front, a new chapter of a new story should be coming along very shortly. Hopefully this weekend, I'll be able to sit down and actually get something done on it.
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