lady_karelia

I have written 3,839 words today. A new record me thinks. I wasn't aware I could write that many words in one day and feel absolutely accomplished. Not only is it the first time I've written something in what feels like ages but I actually don't dislike what I wrote. Even though it's those icky parts to pull chunks of already-written plot together, it's been highly satisfying. I now have, probably unreasonably so, hope to send it to agents and publishers at some stage in the near-ish future.

I received wonderful gifts today, and even though I'm trying my best not to be shallow, it absolutely made my day, which I've spent drinking tea (thanks to my friend, irishredlass69) with water boiled in a proper, whistling kettle and eating hand-made chocolate from Dublin (thanks to my darling little_beloved). After the crappiest of weeks I've had, this was truly heaven-sent, and heart-felt thanks go to both of you.

I completed my first Reiki sock last night. The symbols aren't perfect by any means, my intarsia skills aren't' that great yet, but the intent was there, and my hands are still tingling. Haven't done any knitting today, but I have most of tomorrow to do as I please, so will probably cast on the second sock, ponder whether to do it identical, colour-reversed (I used charcoal Peruvian Highland from Knitpicks and Plymouth Boku in green hues) or switch one of the symbols, since there are three and I only used two on the one sock. No doubt there'll be picspam soonish. And it's bigger than my feez, so I'll probably put it up for grabs, on the condition that the receiver lets me know if there is any effect, once the second one is done.

( celisnebula did this meme, which I thought very interesting and insightful, so I'm playing lemming. ;) )

Fancy that!

I spent most of the day vegetating. I woke up exhausted and blamed yesternight's events, so I simply went with the flow and, well, vegetated. A rare occasion. :-)

I've been tagged and am late, due to yesterday, but now I'm back in full force *grin*.

Name 10 a few people and give them the "you make my day" award. If you're picked, you are charged with picking 10 of your own. These are in no particular order.

southernwitch69, do I really need to explain? LOL You were the first in fandom who friended me, we talked via e-mail for a year and a half and finally met last May at PR. I was so shit scared and suddenly I found myself with a RL friend. {{{{hugs}}}}

blue_paris, we kept the connection pretty secret, haven't we, and you're probably cursing me right now *grins*. Without you, my life would be totally empty.

ellaselenelupin, you hold that special place in my heart. You rock, even though you ship Remus. :-))

hogwartshoney, do you realize how special I felt, getting a txt msg on my phone on my birthday? That was such a brilliant start to the day, I squeed all day.

little_beloved, my musical friend and great writer. I have a bunch of music here for you, you know.

ariadne1 You awe me. Your drive to work through all the crap thrown at you and trudge through it inspires me no end. You're also a damn good writer. Despite all the problems you have been facing, you have repeatedly found kind words when I felt crappy and that means the world to me. You're just awesome.

notsosaintly You rule. Without you, I would have stopped writing long ago, and I will be forever grateful for your encouragement when my punctuation was non-existent and my grammar was below acceptable. Because of your encouragement, an entire new world opened up to me.

ofenjen and kimberly_elf Without you, Phoenix Rising would not have been the same. I'm reclusive by nature, but both of you gave me enough confidence to not hide all the time, and I thank you for that.

ozratbag2, you left me positive reviews at a time a lot of people accused me of telling rather than showing. Your reviews, especially the first one, were what kept me going and writing, and that means one hell of a lot to me.

pearle9420, you make the most awesome icons!

pennswoods, your art is beautiful and your Trevor appreciation is simply awesome. I often look at the awesome drawings you did and draw energy from that.

sshg316, you've made icons for me because you wanted to. That is just awesome. You are compassionate, loving and always find the right words.

irishredlass, we met and found similarities and quickly moved towards a friendship. Amazing, and not what I'm used to at all, but it's beautiful.

subvers, you rock my world with your writing and you even remembered my birthday. I need to fangirl you more often. *nods*

sshg_exchange, GinW, Shiv, SLogic: You have my eternal respect. You are all awesome for doing what you're doing. I know I would have thrown the towel in long time ago.

keladry_lupin There I was, last night, devastated, excited, exhilarated, exhausted, and a whole range of other emotions. And suddenly, I have a new friend. I squeed. Am still squeeing.

Okay, so there were more than ten. Bite me. I want to mention really all who are active on LJ on my flist, but... yeah... Meantime, there are a few I want to mention who are not on LJ.

Big Brother: You know you make my day any day. I was so so so touched when you phoned last night, worried because of the weather. Did I mention that the Glock hoodie gets lots of attention? :-))

Aunt M: I know you think of me. It would be so awesome to hear from you occasionally.

Aunt B: You can't have forgotten me. I don't know how to find Ronnie, Rhonda, or Eddie. Never mind. Would be nice.

To self: Allegreattango is awesome. Simply awesome. No, totally awesome. Haunting, too.

'Cuz I'm a sheep, following the herd today.


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I'm making progress finally through my formerly large pile of stuff to beta. Am now down to one, and yes, ellaselenelupin, Wolfsbane is next, and you'll have it back by the end of today (my day). *nods*

I'm still playing around with all the audio we recorded at Phoenix Rising, and Audacity has me grumbling. If I reduce the background noise, the overall quality suffers. If I don't reduce the background noise, it's an extremely noisy file. *shrug*

Instructions: Leave a comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list 10 things you like starting with that letter. Post them in your journal and give out new letters to your commenters in turn. NO TAGBACKS ALLOWED, unless a commenter specifically requests to be given a letter!

Since I'm not sure if you want to play or not, you have to request a letter before I give it to you. mundungus42 gave me the letter B.

Berlin - Germany's capital city holds many fond memories for me. I first visited when I was 17 years old, at the time Berlin was still split by the wall, and the difference between the eastern and western parts of the city was stark. When I temporarily moved there in the early 1990s, the wall was gone, and we had much fun exploring the eastern parts that had so long been forbidden territory.

Bane - a word I'm entirely too keen on using.

Baffled - I love the expression on people's faces when that word applies. ;-)

Beach - I've always found there is nothing more soothing than walking on a beach on a gloomy day. With no or very few people about, it is quiet save for the surf, and the air is wonderfully clean, with just a hint of salt.

Blessings - An alternative to 'bye', especially in written form, and much friendlier I think.

Butterfly - Seeing butterflies, in all their glorious, varied colours always reminds me of how much beauty nature offers.

Britain - The country I called home for longer than the one I was born in. It's where I met Dorkboy, it's where I did most of my real growing-up.

Butterbeet - A wizarding beverage I'd love to try some day.

Bat - Who doesn't like that one *grin*.

Bolet - Bolet is a species of mushroom and includes some of the tastiest, such as Boletus Edilus, the cep or porcini. Going for a hike in the woods on an autumn day, coming back home with a few ceps, battering them in a mix of breadcrumbs and egg and then fry them - nothing is more satisfying than eating something found in the wild.

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This icon is my all-time favourite. bambu345 found it for me, and I absolutely love it because it is totally me.

Reply to this post, and I will tell you my favourite icon of yours.

Then post this to your own journal using your own favourite icon... (Like subvers, volunteers only for this meme, only do it if you want to)

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You scored as Severus Snape. Well you're a tricky one aren't you? Nobody quite has you figured out and you'd probably prefer it stayed that way. That said you are a formidable force by anyone's reckoning, but there is certainly more to you than a frosty exterior and a bitter temper. </td> Severus Snape 80% Harry Potter 65% Albus Dumbledore 60% Sirius Black 55% Remus Lupin 55% Ron Weasley 50% Ginny Weasley 45% Hermione Granger 45% Draco Malfoy 45% Lord Voldemort 30% Your Harry Potter Alter Ego Is...? created with QuizFarm.com

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