WOO HOO!

I've hit the half-way mark for word count and I just finished another story! Go me!

Word count: 27,519
Story count: 6/18

O for a voice like thunder and a tongue
To drown the throat of war!—
When the senses
Are shaken, and the soul is driven to madness,
Who can stand?
When the souls of the oppressed
Fight in the troubled air that rages, who can stand?...
When the whirlwind of fury comes from the throne of God,
and the frowns of his countenance drives the nations together,
Who can stand?
When Sin claps his broad wings over the battle,
And sails rejoicing in the flood of Death;
When souls are torn to everlasting fire,
And fiends of hell rejoice upon the slain,
O who can stand?
O who hath caused this?
O who can answer at the throne of God?
The Kings and Nobles of the Land have done it!
Hear it not, Heaven, thy Ministers have done it!

--William Blake

A few months ago Wil Wheaton blogged about a cool book he found called "Shatnerquake". Bill Shatner has to battle every character he's ever played.

Well, today the author is holding a one day give away. All he asks is that once you've read it, to post a review - at Amazon, or your blog, or whatever review site you may know.

Go to the author's blog to download it.

It been a while since I last updated this story. ::goes to check:: Yeah, March. So you might need to stop by the Story Index to take reread.

But anyway, here's part 12! Enjoy!

( Part 12... )

A few days late, but here it is. Click the cover to download.



Freedom Costs - Bedlam Bard
Momma Look Sharp - 1776
1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky
For the Glory - The Civil War
Concerto in E minor - Elgar
After the War - Sarah Slean
Band of Brothers Requiem - Michael Kamen
Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer - Song Spinners
Suicide is Painless - M*A*S*H
Letter from Vietnam - Sgt. Barry Sadler
Why God, Why - Miss Saigon
Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree - Tony Orlando & Dawn
Just a Dream - Carrie Underwood
American Soldier - Toby Keith

The first of my NaNoWriMo finished stories. Written for the 10_themes prompt table three.

Colorize My Life (I'm so sick of black & white)
When her mother died it was like all the color had drained out of Fran's world. All that was left was the harsh florescent of the milk bar or the dim lamps of the house.

Then one day Natalie dragged her along to a dance class and, after so many years of gray, color came back into Fran's life.

( Blue... )

( Yellow... )

( Pink... )

( Green & Purple... )

( Brown... )

( Gold... )

( Black... )

( Red... )

( Silver... )

I haven't written anything for my Nano today, so I might as well take a crack at this.



It plays fast and lose with the real story, but I still love "One Night With the King".

If I had power for my laptop I would be posting a music mix. Since I don't, I'm going to post some lyrics.

When you can't run, you walk
And when you can't walk, you crawl,
If you find someone to carry you
Then rise up and stand tall.
One raindrop might be nothin'
But no one can stop a wave,
So let us stand united
When we aim to misbehave.

Freedom costs, Freedom costs
When you know your cause is righteous,
You don't stop to count your loss;
Freedom costs, Freedom costs
Libertas Sumptus, Freedom costs

Well, you all had different reasons
But you all answered the call,
I'm about to ask lots more of you
From some, I will ask all.
Some of you won't see the dawn
Some won't see the night,
If we can't do something smart, my friends
Let's at least do something right.

Freedom costs, Freedom costs
When you know your cause is righteous,
You don't stop to count your loss;
Freedom costs, Freedom costs
Libertas Sumptus, Freedom costs

It might look like madness
But love is what we've found.
Love's what keeps us in the air
When we ought to run aground.
Love will keep us sailin'
When it seems like we are through,
Well, we might be banged up plenty
But with love, we will fly true.

Freedom costs, Freedom costs
When you know your cause is righteous,
You don't stop to count your loss;
Freedom costs, Freedom costs
Libertas Sumptus, Freedom costs

For all you awesome TM fangirls, a scene from an upcoming chapter of "Somewhere Not Over the Rainbow" (note: this is straight from the page and has not been to Erin yet, now you can see what she has to put up with).

( This way to bad grammar and misspellings... )

Another day, another story finished. Go me.

Of course I haven't broken 1,000 yet, but I am still hopeful. After all, I do have the rest of "Tell Me of Your Yesterdays" to take on.

Word Count: 840
Story Count: 2/18

Some of you might remember my last bout of Guy Group insanity. Well, I was board and did some photoshoping. Enjoy!

I'm rewatching "Northanger Abby" and it suddenly hit me: Regency Bath = Modern NYC.

Bath was the place to be for concerts, theater, dancing, and to see and be seen, the same way NYC is the home of the best of the performing arts, high society, and awesome dance clubs.

ETA: And it seems Mrs. Radcliff's stories were like an HBO show.

Oh, mighty F-List, what should I wear to the Players costume party?

Poll #1473371
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 7

The choices are...

I'm pitch hitting for Remix: The Drabble and I've got a 262 word story that needs going over. Both for grammar ('cus I am teh fail) and general read-ability ('cus it's Dollhouse and Dollhouse=WTF?!).

PM me if you can help.

Voting is going on for Round Four of the Children of Time awards.

The characters for this round are:
* Classic Who: The Brigadier
* New Who: Donna Noble
* Sarah Jane Adventures: Sarah Jane Smith
* Torchwood: Owen Harper

I've been reading the stories there. Here are my picks. Mostly New Who, due to the fact that all the Torchwood stories have way more sex then the show (and how is that even possible?) and there are only a handful of stories in Sarah Jane.

( Tons of fic this way... )

There was a photo manipulation posted at sheldon_penny that was screaming, "WRITE FIC ABOUT ME!!!". So I did.



Rating: PG (one bad word)
Word Count: 885

( Penny still couldn't understand how she got here. That Leonard had left her out to dry was a given... )

Snagged from pen37.

Ask me about a pairing I have written (or haven't and you think I should write) and I will give you five facts about them or a ficlet or a song that is CLEARLY THEIR SONG or what they order from the Chinese place down the street, etc, etc.

You can see my pairings by clicking on the "Master List of Stories" link on the left.

This is the first mix I've done that really should be listened to in order. It starts with the introduction of the players, moves on to how they effect each others lives, then finally the duet.

White & Nerdy - Weird Al Yankovic / Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
Bacteria - Jonathan Coulton / He Touched Me - Heather Headly
Singular Girl - Rhett Miller / Pretend to be Nice - Josie and the Pussycats
Ma (she's making eyes at me) - Al Jolson / A Little Crush - Jennifer Paige
Two People Fell in Love - Brad Paisley / Let's Play a Love Scene - Janet Metz
Suddenly Seymour - Kerry Butler & Hunter Foster

From one of the best dance movies - "One Last Dance"