Photoblogging Day #88: Hardcovers

The books that came in the mail yesterday. Thriftbooks.com is a dangerous, dangerous website. XD

The Season Of Storms

I started working on Storm Season last night because I decided there's no point in writing one of the follow-up one-shots first (even if I want to), since I would probably have to go back and re-write most of it after I finished Storm Season anyway. So, Like Feathers Softly is on hold for the time being.

Anyway, I'm about 12 pages into Storm Season now? I had already taktaktak-ed out a couple pages of it earlier, but then I got distracted with the post-Horror High one-shots and it went by the wayside for a while.

The very beginning of Storm Season parallels the first episode of S4 of SPN in a lot of ways, and I was writing it from memory and decided I should download that episode and watch it again to get everything straight... but I couldn't find just S4Ep1 to download, so I ended up having to download the entirety of S4 again. I was honestly surprised that the download went through and didn't stop halfway because my hard drive ran out of space. I need to go through and delete some movies or something again. :|

But I don't know if Storm Season is going to be as long as Horror High ended up being (10 chapters, 167 pages), it might be more like 5 chapters instead. Then again, once I really get writing who knows what could happen? Horror High was SUPPOSED to be like a 10-->15 page one-shot, SO I MEAN?? Just from where I'm standing now, though, Storm Season could almost just be a long one-shot, but I don't want it to be just another one-off like the rest of them, since it's plot has so much more meaning. I'm working on it. I think I just need to pace myself better, I've just gotten into the beat of writing one-shots again (albeit long ones) and now I need to get back into the flow of writing a longer fics, you know?

As for my other writing... I'm still working on my notes for Sins Of Angels and Scarlet Letters (formerly Red Letters), and I need to poke Poe about some things in regards to Willoughby and Eden for Ghosts Of Nameless Stars. I still have TKA open in Word but it's just staring at me because I've been so focused on fan projects lately. I really need to get back into original stuff again, honestly, but I feel like I'm not going to be able to until I finish the Horror High (et al) cycle. My brain just won't let it go.

I used to have like 20 tabs open in Word and bounce around between all of them but get very little done in any particular one, so to curb that I closed most of them, but I left the above mentioned ones open, as well as two SPN Witcher AU ones, Rewarding Heroism, which is NSFW Lambden and the next one in the series after Don't You Forget About Me, and also Wayward Sons, which is an ACTUAL CROSSOVER with SPN and has Sam, Dean and Cas cameo in it. Wayward Sons is going to be longer than the other SPN Witcher AU fics, probably by a lot, and so far writing it has been a good time. Jaskier's interactions with Cas and Geralt's interactions with Dean are fun. Sam is his sarcastic self. Geraskier, obviously. No ACTUAL Destiel but definite unsubtle hints at it.

I kind of want to write another actual crossover that has Garth cameo because I fucking LOVE Garth but I haven't thought of a good story idea for that, yet. I'm thinking on it.

Other than that...

I was powering my way through a total SPN rewatch, and I got through EIGHT SEASONS in record time (about 4-->5 episodes a day, ish) but then I got to S9 and three episodes in my brain just went "SOMETHING ELSE PLEASE" so for the last week or so I've been watching other things, crime documentaries, movies, etc. and listening to the Canadian True Crime podcast, to give my brain a break from the constant SPN barrage... she says while simultaneously writing like 120 pages of Destiel fic in the last weeks as well. Haha.

Last night I finished my Nonbinary Cabbage Dog and sealed it with MSC so it's official, it's done! It only took me eight months and a ton of misery. But things are getting better now, and I'm sending a small parcel to Poe at the end of the week with some Loops earplugs and one or two other things in it, and I wanted to include the Nonbinary Cabbage Dog, since I customized it for them to begin with. I think it turned out really cute, and I really hope they like it. But I'm going to tell them if they don't want it to go ahead and sell it on their Etsy, I really don't mind.

I also worked on my Rainbow Dash wiggly fox a bit last night. I have no idea how I'm going to paint the Cutie Mark on such a tiny thing my with shaky hands. Maybe I'll just leave it off and it can be Rainbow Dash Adjacent instead. I also got a good start on my Starry Void wiggly fox, though I fucked up one of the ears a little because my hand shook at the last minute so I need to touch that up with acetone. Basically now all I need to do for him is touch-ups and to paint on all his stars. He's going to look really good. I can't list them on my Etsy until I have the boxes to ship them, though...

Right now I have wiggly fox boxes in my uline shopping cart and kraft padded envelopes in my ebay shopping cart (as well as a book; The Trees Grew Because I Bled Here, Poe recommended it to me) and a bunch of stuff in my Amazon cart (including PRINTING PAPER I AM GOING THROUGH SO MUCH OF IT LATELY OMG) but I can't actually BUY any of it until Friday. So I'm just... biding my time. Waiting to pounce.

Yesterday I was in IMMENSE pain in my back, knees and hands from working on the basement all day Sunday, but I feel (mostly) better today so I'm going to try to get the 40 gallon aquarium cleaned out the rest of the way so I can immediately break my back filling it back up with water. I need to get it cycling so I can put plants into it, hopefully on Friday if Petsmart still has them in. Fingers crossed on that one.

On Friday I also have to try to get some terracotta pots from the dollar store for the tank, assuming they still have them in. I don't THINK they'll have packed them up yet by then but the fall stuff is already sneaking into stores (not a complaint!) so I'm going "I just need two terracotta pots, please still be there!!" lol.

I started reading Wilder Girls yesterday after I finished the episode of the podcast I was listening to, and even only a chapter-and-a-half in, it's REALLY good. I can tell I'm going to really enjoy this book, it's going to become one of my favorites. It's very unique and different, but the writing is so nice and flows so smoothly... I dunno, I just really like it. I couldn't read for too long, though, since I'm still getting used to reading with my new glasses and my eyes started to hurt pretty quickly. Boo.

Finally, yesterday I did all the addressing on my postcards for Friday so now I just need to write the messages tonight and tomorrow. I also wrote an entire card for Poe to include in her parcel and my hand was almost crippled. TENDONITIS IS A REAL THING, MAN.

My Dream House

If I was to win the lottery literally all I would want to do is buy a house with a yard that is close to amenities and the bus route (since I don't drive) and maybe donate some money to the local cat shelter and adopt a couple of cats from them. And also go on a trip to Japan with my Dad. And send my Mom and Stepdad somewhere nice. Just nice things all around for my family.

But the HOUSE.

Four bedrooms, two bathrooms (one upstairs and one in the basement), finished basement, sun room off the living room, living room with lots of wall space, large kitchen, preferably a finished attic for storage (but that's not a deal breaker), actual front porch that I can put some chairs and a little table on and maybe some bird feeders, front yard of indiscriminate size (the front yard doesn't matter to me as much), large fenced-in backyard, pool (in-ground or above, doesn't matter) and nice back deck.

I literally couldn't do any of the main yard work myself because of my back but hey, I won the lottery, I can afford to pay people to come mow my lawn and trim my trees and fix my fences and maintain my pool when that stuff needs done.

Bedroom #1: My bedroom. HUGE bed, like just ENORMOUS to fit me and all my cats and all my pillows and blankets. Dresser with my clothes and a tank on top for my turtle. Shelves for my dolls and other knickknacks. Not really a ton of furniture in this room because the bed takes up so much space. Walls probably COVERED in bulletin boards for my writing.

Bedroom #2: Guest bedroom. Queen sized bed, side table with a lamp and clock. Little dresser with a TV that has cable. A couple of pieces of artwork on the wall. Trying to keep things "normal" in here for when guests stay over.

Bedroom #3: Library. Just shelves upon shelves upon shelves of books. More knickknacks on the bookshelves. A desk in the middle of the room with a lamp and a case full of pencils and pens on it, and my laptop (my laptop moves around though, obviously.) A chair to go with the desk. A comfy chair in one corner for reading with a little table next to it for tea. My zen writing/reading space. Probably no art on the walls because they're all covered in shelves.

Bedroom #4: Arts/Crafts room. A long, beat-up dresser along one wall that holds some of my craft supplies in it's weathered drawers. A large aquarium on top housing my axolotl. Lots of shelves for the rest of my art/craft stuff. Totally organized for the first time in my life, now that I have the space. A big work table in the centre of the room, probably covered in nicks and paint and other damage. A couple of chairs around the table. Some of my weird artwork on the walls where it fits.

Upstairs Bathroom: Claw-foot tub. 'Nuff said.

Kitchen: Large with modern appliances and preferably a gas stove. Lots of cupboard space. A centre island. A double sink. Nothing really special or unique about it except the knickknacks on the windowsill.

Living Room: One whole wall with just shelves of DVDs and Blu-Ray, HUNDREDS of DVDs and Blu-Ray. A nice TV, also set up with cable. A large, comfy couch to sprawl on and watch movies. A coffee table. End tables on either side of the couch. A chair by the corner of the couch, sitting diagonal to it. An aquarium with goldfish on one wall. Everything in shades of green, black and white.

Sun Room: Heated. Plants EVERYWHERE. Also two bird cages, this is where the budgies live. It is also where the rat cage is. A couple of wicker rocking chairs and a table in one corner, otherwise just greenery. The cats aren't allowed in this room because some of the plants are toxic to them.

Basement: Finished with a complete bathroom (no clawfoot tub, just a shower.) Secondary living room down there with a pull-out couch in case of extra guests. A couple of comfy chairs and a TV, also with cable. Second fridge for spillover on the holidays. Chest freezer. Cable for everyone. Laundry room with a stacking washer/dryer. The cat litter boxes live in the laundry room.

Back Yard: Big and sprawling, preferably with no trees, or, just one in the back corner. Lots of places to plant vegetables and flowers in the summer. Large deck; pool off the deck, not huge but big enough. Fenced in for privacy and to keep the dog from getting out on the off chance I decide to adopt one.

And that's the basics! The attic is just an attic and only used for storage, Christmas decorations and that kind of thing. Nothing special there.

But like. I would DEFINITELY have to win the lottery. So who am I even kidding with this anyway? I guess it's nice to dream sometimes, though.