So, this weekend as a bust for me working and apparently sleeping. But those voices still try to talk… ugh
However, it was mostly for good reasons!!!
First off My dad’s bday was yesterday, but we gave him his present on Friday. See, he has issues with technology. Computers are something that are just not very good for him, since he doesn’t understand them. He just wants to get on them, and have them work. This causes issues since he agrees with anything that pops up to get it off his screen. Yes. He has had so many computers die from viruses that is not even remotely funny. So, when he gave up on the last one, gave it to my mom, he started making noises that he wants a tablet, thinking they would be easier. He sees M and I on ours all the time.
MamaKitty talked with me about it, and I told her to get him a iPad, since he has finally started to understand his iPhone. No need to confuse the man, and since I have had an iPad since they first came out, I can vouch for them. In fact, M has my first iPad, and told me not to get him a new one, he will just take the one I am using now when I get a new one. Awesome man… truly!!!
Friday, Mamakitty was all excited, while I was dead. My insomnia struck and I didn’t get ANY sleep that night. Miserable. Finally, I got some later on, then worked with MamaKitty to get DaddyKitty there. (I know many of you are kinda confused. My bio dad died a couple of years ago. The man I call DaddyKitty raised me, so… you can get the idea.) WE did, and then he turned around and bought my mom her bday present, an iPad.
Now, this is funny, since I have been telling her to buy one all this time. Now she has one, and she aint putting it down. LOL!!!! She has also admitted after using it, it is easier to work with than the Nook and Android Tablets. But they are happy, and I might actually have the new Laptop they have unless M gets me a new one. (my one that I started writing FanFiction on is dying slowly. After 5-6 years, I guess I can let it finally rest…. ::snickering::) This makes working while in Tucson something that IS going to happen. Since I managed to write all of AIW during that time, we can guess that more will be coming out during that time.
I am typing this all up at 1am, (not breaking my Sunday rules ladies!!!) since I cannot sleep. Allergies are bad, and I ended up sleeping most of the day die to them. But, going through my emails finally, I saw that the Friday post for the Non-Canon Awards didn’t go out. Since I didn’t make one for Monday, I figured I would write up one while checking up what happened.
I didn’t hit publish.
Oops. My bad!!! So it is up and by the time you read this, it really will be published.
Here it is:
Stormy… went to the vet on Thursday, (And we suspect this may be the reason for the insomnia, she had been cuddly needing to be soothed after they shot her up with 3 shots and a med by mouth.) And no, there is no official word on what she is, they suspect a male. I told them if so, he will be Stormin Norman. Nicknamed Stormy. Hey it works. She is growing fast. And she is hunting me right now as I type. Lol.
Connor and Murphy got a present yesterday. A wacky sprinkler thingie. And it was hilarious to watch them play with it. Right now, Murphy is playing in the living room, while Connor is sleeping by my feet. Their lives are so hard.
As for me, I watched Alice yesterday and today. Well, Alice in Wonderland yesterday and Alice was last night and finished it today. M watched the end with me, and made all sorts of insightful comments. Ugh. No need more fuel for stories in that fandom!
I plan to finish my project tomorrow as well as the interviews/reviews for the next couple of weeks. So look out for more. Enjoy the time, and there is a hint of maybe a new story being done betaed.. maybe…
Sunday I came in here and entertained the kitten. But the Monday, instead of being online, I was holed up in my bedroom trying to keep cool.
It didn’t work.
Today I thought I was being uber productive, (vs veg state I have ended up in lately.) and cleaned the kitchen. I even asked Hubby M what he wanted for dinner, only to have myself fighting a migraine an hour later. I retreated into the bedroom, and since my allergies are killing me, I took Benadryl to hopefully help. (I don’t take pain meds unless it is a last resort. I have a high pain tolerance, and it also affects my ringing in my ear that is getting worse also.)
M wakes me up and then feels bad, after he touches me, and I am burning up. he gives me IBUProfen, and then leaves the room in blessed darkness (even though he should be sleeping for work himself.) The he does something that makes everyone bless him. He goes outside and sprays off the AC. Immediately there is a difference in my room. I finally could get up, and since then, the temp has dropped 2 degrees. It was 80 in the house, (83 outside with a heat index of 93) and now it is a blessed 77 now. And still dropping.
Yes, 3rd world issues, but I already would have died long time ago in a 3rd world. I was raised a Northern Chick, and I need it to survive! I so hate the heat. And the Humidity. Can’t forget that bugger that makes my nice hair frizzy within a step outside. Seriously. Don’t need the humidity. It can go somewhere else. Like CA. They need it.
Anywho, this is all to explain how much of a wimp I am. And seriously, I am. Once Winter comes, I will be the one thrilled when the rest of Houston is complaining of the cold. I can’t wait this year to go to Tucson. We stay outside of Tucson in a town called Benson, it’s higher up. It gets colder and more chance of Snow!!!! (Yes, I told you I belong in the north!!!!)
Right now, I am going to be sitting here writing out my ideas for Sacred. I have other obligations, and since they have time limits on them, I need to get them out. I will probably do what I have done with Sacred, edit what I have, and write on them after I finish a chapter or Midnight comes.
I have an inquiry out on what is ready to go this week. If I do, you will see another email from me.
For now, please go over and read my review for My Wish by the awesome JC52185! I have an interview to put up on Friday, so be watching out for that! (And yes I made the banner, she is free to have it!)
I will also be updating the other sites tomorrow, for those that read them. I am sorry, I have falling behind on so much, but I am trying. I am off to write up stuff, then look over the chapter I have up for Clocks to edit. Hopefully without Stormy trying to help. She thinks she is, but when I have to restart my computer 3 times in the last 2 days, and reset my keyboard completely, well it aint helping. She manages to run across any keyboards that are out. Unluckily, she likes my keys the best. I guess I will be putting up the keyboard at night. But she makes up for all the bad things by being cute. Look at this pic M took last night coming to bed:
I just wanted to let you guys know what is going on. I am not ignoring anyone, I am just having health issues. Hopefully with this idea, we can hope I will be fine enough to get back to working at night again. I like being nocturnal, no one talks to me in the house, and I get crap loads done. My muse loves it also!
Really. I have no idea what I had, but yeah. Glad it is gone. I am drinking some gingerbread tea today to make sure my tummy is fine. Personally I think it was something I ate, which the length of it is a huge indicator of that being so. Who knows. Not me, or I wouldn’t have stuff like that happen.
Ok. Tonight is the deadline people!!! We got five entries so far, so feel free to enter!!! I will be starting on the banners soon for those five…
I will also be figuring out what the new contest will be, I want to get the other entries done so the new prompt will be showing on the page last.
Great news!!! I have chapters of What If to go over from the beta, and I will be publishing the first one this week. I have had alot of requests on it, and it was my fault. I forgot the beta had not signed onto the new site yet. Thankfully we got her cleared on, and she has been working on them.
I am also working on Clocks. It will be slow to get that one going, only because we changed the chapters and the flow to make it easier for you guys to keep track on what is going on. The bad thing is that things that originally were flashbacks are now current. So I am doing my part, but as much as I am trying, I expect that there will be some issues for the beta. I am going to send the chapter through Grammarly before sending it to her, hopefully to make it easier on her.
I also am still making banners for adoption. Funny story on that, seems Stormy likes to watch me make the banners as I do them. So to chill her out sometimes, I make banners for her. Remember, any banner you like, I am willing to change the characters. Just message me on it, and I will work with you.
This weekend is July 4th weekend. Thankfully M is off on Friday, so we will be running around with GrandmaKitty. She loves it when M is with me, and since we will be grocery shopping, it will be even better for her. Seems she loves when we have the whole, It’s not on the list, it is! arguement.
Stormy and the dogs are still running around the house. They right now are in my office. Well Stormy runs in to get the dog’s attention, and then runs out. She doesn’t understand the whole Office is where to be thing the dogs do. She will get it later.
Other than that, I have alot going on, so I will be back hopefully later with a chapter or two. Just gotta see where the betas are at!
As I mentioned to 4Padfoot earlier, I love Geico Commercials. *snicker*
So, this week has been interesting. From the 3 hour sleep I had yesterday due to this mischievous little adorable creature:
She decided that she wanted to see what happens when she sinks all the claws in her front paws into my thigh 3 hours after I fell asleep. Needless to say, I was awake. She got put into the office by herself for that stunt. By the way, you want to punish a cat? Put them in a room by themself. Even the SPCA suggests to do that if nothing else works. Yes, this one is pushing my limits, and I am reading to see what I can do to make it easier on all of us. Some works, some doesn’t and others I know better than them.
Again.. Fur Babies are just as bad as real babies. They just grow faster out of that stage, but to make up for it, they have teeth and/or claws. I am shocked I am not leaking blood like a pin cushion. I have been punctured enough for it.
So working is about impossible. Ask MamaKitty. She came in to work some on a program, and ended up leaving since Stormy decided that she was fresh blood.
What have I been doing? I am moving stories over to Better in Texas. The site is a little odd to get used to using, but let me tell you. The freaking support from the members is nothing to laugh at! They all jumped in to explain things when it took a bit to sink in. I will advise you to look into GeezerWench’s tutorials. They lead you step by step into working it.
Then the reviews and my stats! They pour out from that site to boost you up on your own sites. They bounce from site to site to read it, wheverever you post it. My Site, Fanfiction, TWCS, A03, and BetterInTexas.ning.com. They haven’t moved to Fanfiction Affliction, but then I haven’t linked to there yet either.
The guy who made the site, BetterInTexas, his family runs the site, and let me tell you, they are very helpful! They have limited amount of Categories, but they added True Blood. I am going to suggest they make it True Blood/SVM since they do have that limited thing going on. There is no need to spend a category when they can lump them in. And even though the author is a Twilight writer (and it is a he!) I am already getting hits on my fic.
And for those that know how to link with buttons or words? OMG. They love you. I have had more comments when they realized it. GeezerWEnch figured out how to do when I was sleeping, and she is going back to add them to her stories and so forth. If you need a tip on how to do it, I will be happy to let anyone know! It is simple once you realize what is going on. It was catching on in my mind that took a bit.
For those that are banner makers? They have a section just for that, as well as Video makers. They do a monthly newsletter, and also keep up with everything going on in the sites that they know of. They promote the heck out of their authors, so if you are a member, they will let their members know that you are nominated for an award. They had one person nominated for the Energizer awards, and they keep track of it and let the members know if you placed.
Amazing!
I am off to move more stories over, and I highly recommend the site to you guys. It may be a little difficult to understand, but the support you will receive is amazing and well worth it!
I am also editing the last of Dying to Start Again, and will be working on what I can. THe muse is being a pain not wanting to work on the novel until the other stuff is done. For those that jumped right in and am helping in the database, thank you so much! It is one thing I can let go of, and I am off to work the last of the edits. Then maybe I can work on the novel…
Yes, I am still alive and working. You will have a Harry Potter chapter this week on Friday. Then will come the hard part. Trying to decide if I can leave Sacred to work on more chapters of Harry so you guys can have more…
Ok.. I have been missing online since Friday. That is because we have a new addition to the Kittyinaz family.
It is way too small to determine if it is male or female for sure. M made the executive motion to her it a she, since that is his guess what it is. I was going to name her Smokey, but Stormy has been coming off my tongue after spending a couple days with her.
She is adorable, and you should see her with Connor. His head is bigger than her. And he is Papa Connor. He is watching over her, as well as being shocked when she comes up and bites him. He looks so shocked that you guys would fall over laughing. And he is keeping a healthy distance from her paws. Now, when I say that, remember the size difference, and you will laugh at how funny it is and keeping a safe distance is lifting his head out of her range. At least he thinks so, she can jump!
The first couple of days of owning any pet is very important to the bonds that they make. I am spending as much time as possible with her, and you can tell the difference. On the first night, she spent time with both M and I. Since that night, she has come to sleep by or on me each night. Since she is no bigger than my palm, well you get the idea.
Even though this is far from my first rodeo, she managed to get me all worried by not drinking. I slowly gave her 2% milk, then 1% then water. My mom laughed and said she would have been fine, but over 24 hrs without water worried me! And then was kitty litter training. I tried the professionals instructions, but when I did my version of them, it worked. Boo-ya! Follow my own instincts!
So it has been a very tired time. I swear. Anyone who tries to tell me pets are not children. Well you never get as involved with them as I do. Cause getting up in the middle of the night, check. Worrying about them? check. Trying to remember when you last got a full night of sleep? Check. Playing and attacking you when you are trying to read, check. And double check. Even a triple check. She likes the taste of the iPad I think.
Ok. For the stuff you came about, (BTW, thanks for letting me blabber on the kitten!). New review was:
And yes, someone who knows her, tell her the banner is hers. As I normally do if the banner they have is not working to use as a link to their story. I need to do a few reviews. You guys rock in letting me know it is appreciated. I have alot of catching up to do.
For stories. This week will start me editing the other stuff, after I work on the novel. I am hoping to get a few things done, but no promises. Remember, new Kitten. Right now she is crying pitifully in the bedroom, as I give Connor and Murphy some time with mommy in the office. They are taking turns on being at my feet. Luckily they are curious more than anything right now.
I have two more chapters of Dying to Start to do, then Clocks. and then Best, before I start editing Sacred. No sex, at all, and I am close to chapter 30. This is slow moving, but I am trying to move it faster!
Hope to see you guys later with updates on chapters. All my plans were blown out by getting the kitten this past weekend, (She is 6 weeks old, but outside, so I was glad to have her!) so where I planned to work all weekend to be ready for her next weekend, well. Yeah.
Just to let you guys know, the week of June 21-28 will be me on vacation. My Mother in Law is coming into Houston for training. She is taking the whole week off to spend time with us, so I am not sure how much I will be online during that time. And of course, when I am on vacation, I tell my beta’s they are too.
C-ya guys later, I need to try to get things done before noon my time, so I can get the kitten out of the room, and in here so I can have some peace from her meowing. (Of course then I will have a kitten climbing up my leg.. but one thing at a time!)
The posts I have been reading the last couple of days have done their bit. I am coming back to address this crap that is going on.
First off, I know for American Android, it can be painful to get Guest reviews that are flames. Shoot they still hurt! But as much as I hate to admit it, our fandom has ebbs and flows. Right now it is low, except the trolls. This is a time of finals and graduations. Time for the freedom of the summer to be tantalizingly close, but with tons of hard work to get there. For me, if I was still working my old job, I would be up over my head doing State calls I believe. Since the last time I worked them, I managed to do them all by myself, (A job that would have a team of 10 working on them for weeks before hand)
However, the trolls do attack around this time of year. I don’t know if the awards stir them up or what. My advice and what I do? Delete them. If they can’t be brave enough to show their names, then they don’t count. If they are so bad, do as some of my authors have and tell people that if they do ANY guest reviews, you are deleting them. No matter what they say.
Also, American Android, I wish to say something. If you give up, they will only pat themselves on their backs and go on to another. If you hate the guest ones, leave Fanfiction. Tell them why and just leave it to have your own site. And disable them on your site. Take a break, then come back. Because really, you are punishing your readers when you leave like that. And as a fan, I would really like to see the conclusion of Down The Rabbit hole and Whispers. Especially when you left Whispers on such a cliffy!
Now. Moving on.
For Sephrenia, What the fucking hell people?!?!?!
I will tell you Sephrenia welcomed me to this fandom with open arms, and made me my first Buttons. I was so freaking honored!!! I still have them, but now that I do stuff for my own stories I use them. But still, the work she did for the banners… wow!!!!!! Look below!
Now, she has also made me a banner for a one shot I chip away at. I refuse for it to be anything more than a one shot, and work on it quietly. Only one person other than Sephrenia knew about it, and she made me the banner when I was not making them very well.
There it is.
Now lets address some of the complaints. As a banner maker myself, I made a crapload that were claimed, and then never used. It happens I figure. Since no one has mentioned they wish they could have had that one, or anything else, I leave it alone. Are you telling me that these people did it for the express reason to get my banners out of the circulation? If so, then I have a bunch more that needs to be adopted.
Everyone has different styles. Falling Stars taught me a bunch of stuff, but my banners are completely different. Bertie Bott and I started at the same time, shared tips and so forth, and there is no way you can ever imagine that we are the same banner makers. I use shadows alot. It gives my banners sense of depth, and I like it. I also use other tricks as I go, and mucho thanks to Falling Stars for one of her tricks that I use the heck out of!
Sephrenia was one of the first banner makers, that is dedicated to making banners. She still does them. She offers to help out the writers make something to show the readers what they are thinking. Her contests, well each of them I voted for the winners. So am I shocked that they won? No. hisviks was one of the authors I found when I read her contests.
Sephrenia is the opposite of me in many ways, in a staring in the mirror backwards. But I still remember her fondly as someone who gave me a helping hand in the fandom. I may not ask for banners anymore, since I make my own, but that is it. Yes, we have different styles, and I use and like something different. But what the hell people?
Are you going to attack me for being different? I write in many fandoms, and this is the first time I am seeing a fandom self destruct itself. Why?!?!?
If you hate reading the stories, then don’t. If you don’t like the banners, then don’t look at them. If you disagree, sign the heck in and let the author know!!! They don’t know you personally, so there is no risk of them getting in your face and starting a knock down fight!
Seriously. You guys who are doing this, frighten me. And as someone who told her mother when a fight started in Bed Bath and Beyond and she spoke up, the worst anyone can do is hurt me. I live in Texas people. You know, the state that carries weapons proudly in the gun racks of their vehicles.. If I attack someone, seriously, I let them know.
Now, I do bitch and moan to my closest friends. But it is my opinion, and like everyone else, I have them. But that is what they are. My opinion. Am I going to go be mean for the sake of being mean? No. I don’t read or look at things that I don’t like. I may poke some fun at them, but hell. It is private. Many people do it to me, (I know since I have read them. The Void as I call the internet, well, others are around and read things.)
But for all I do for being human, I am standing here saying this is bullshit.
American Android, I am sorry for any part of the crap going on. I said my pieces and hoped to let this die a quiet death. That you are being attacked, well it makes me upset. But I can’t do anything beside what I am doing now. I do hope you at least finish your fics. I would enjoy to see how the paradox in Whispers fixes. Really want to know that one more than anything else.
Sephrenia, I adore you, and hope that people stop. The fact you put yourself out there in something you love to do for others, is something others who attack probably don’t. Don’t let it get to you. You are talented, and most giving of your heart. Please don’t stop.
And for you guys out there reading this, I don’t expect it will change anyone’s minds. I hated to say anything because of all the crap that has gone on lately. Life has sucked to the point that I shake my head at myself. Was I hurt? Yes. Now? Nope. Finding out there are much more hurtful things in RL in people I face everyday is much worse. And like I said on Memorial Day, it isn’t worth the sacrifices of others to be petty as shit.
So here is the deal. The awards are being done solely by 4Padfoot. Send her an email if you have suggestions. Other than that, please stop stirring the pot. We get that it was fucked up. We get that you guys have opinions on what was going on. We appreciate you saying your bits. But if you keep stirring this up, innocent bystanders are going to get hurt. You have done your damage to us that worked on it. Beating a dead horse on posts is doing nothing more than stirring up resentment and opening wounds that were trying to heal. Please stop.
And before any of you get ideas on attacking people because of this post, please don’t. It isn’t going to do anything. It is slowly killing our fandom, and we are already dying. You are killing the authors who came to relax and give us the gifts of stories from their hearts. Like I said, if you don’t like something, stop reading. Stop looking. If it is helpful criticism, then please leave it. If it is nothing but flaming, then no. Why bother? I will tell you I delete anything like that. If I get the chance. My betas are awesome about looking over things and erasing them knowing my opinion on them.
Now. I am off to babysit a sick little boy that I adore, then to come home and deal with a puppy who is freaked out for some reason. And to deal with my Fucked up Life right now. Do NOT reply to spread this shit further. If you want to say something positive, please go to someone’s blog or story and tell them, I agree with Kittyinaz, and am showing you my support. Leaving them here isn’t going to help those who were broken like the plate above. Go out and do something that will help another.
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