So I signed up to do 100 words a day in the Mag7wrimo.
Day 1 - 106 words of a mag7/hl crossover :0)

Right must go and do some of my hlh-shortcuts fic. I have one scene in mind, the rest of the plot sadly remains a mystery to me at this point.
fractured_sun: (Default)
( Oct. 31st, 2010 05:13 pm)
Happy samhain everyone... Or happy halloween if you prefer.

I'm writing halloween ficlets, I might even get them done in time to post tonight :0).
fractured_sun: (hl methos 'plotting')
( Oct. 11th, 2010 09:09 pm)
Yay I have my hlh_shortcuts assignment.... I don't have any fic ideas yet but I can definitely come up with something from that brief, *grins* I'm pretty excited to have something to work on.
*Runs off to play in the plot bunny garden*.
Not satisfied with just writing for this years hlh_shortcut secret santa *bounces excitedly*, I have signed up for  the Mag7 mini Nano. I'm planning to write 100 words a day for it all November, in any Mag7 fic or fics (in theory this should easy enough) and then I'll have new Mag7 fic too.

I love these things that make me write. Can hardly wait to get started on them both.
fractured_sun: (hl methos 'smile')
( Oct. 3rd, 2010 06:18 pm)
It's sign up time at Hlh_shortcuts again for the secret santa exchange :0). (here) After a little prevaricating I signed up again this year.... I haven't really been doing much writing (except the occasional ficlet and drabble) but this will make me write again. Plus it was so much fun last time (even if I did go a bit insane getting my fic done, promise to self to finish in good time this time round instead of an hour or so before the deadline).

I said I'd do an elaboration post:

hlh elaboration )

In other fandoms I'm going to try to write something for [community profile] gw500 this week, the new dw mirror to LJ's GW500 community. This weeks prompt idea of using artwork is pretty intriguing and I already have a couple of ideas.

BTW if anyone wants a DW invite code I have  (slightly ridiculously) 12 going spare. So if you want one or know someone who does then drop me a line.


After months of essentially no exercise I decided to start running again. I've restarted the C25K from the beginning (BTW I wholeheartedly recommend this for anyone who fancies starting running, even if you are like me horribly unfit I did it earlier in the year and it was brilliant). I feel great though the hills are killing me, last time I ran almost entirely on the flat but this time (partly because I've since moved house) I've decided to include the hills in my run.

I'd almost forgotten how much better exercise makes me feel about everything.... it's even making me write again, I've been further exploring the Trowa and Quatre angst in the next chapter of reality and politics. Anyway after two month's of my weight inching back up (Yikes) I'm back on my way down to a healthy weight.

In completely unrelated things I have pre-ordered the new Kindle, and am now prevaricating about whether to leave the order, change it to the (slightly cheaper) one without 3G or cancel it. The thing is until I have it for awhile I won't actually know how much I'll end up using it, or whether the 3G will actually be something I use. Plus it's not absolutely 100% certain yet my current job will last past the end of the next month.My boss says yes, but she's a little cagey on the details and I have nothing in writing so.... I worry.  (I should find a 'proper' job anyway I'm earning #8-10,000 less in this job than I would if I was employed in my field, but this job sure as beats unemployment).



fractured_sun: (ouran Tamaki and Kyoya)
( Aug. 15th, 2010 07:25 pm)
Hiya hope you've all had a good weekend. I've actually been doing some writing for the first time in ages (though don't expect anything to be posted for a bit).

I've also been revisiting various animes.... I'm now only 10 Bleach episodes behind (as opposed to the 30 or so I was last week) and I started rewatching Trinity Blood. :0)

Anyway I was chatting to my Mum and she said she fancied trying out some anime if I got one for her birthday. So I was going to get one of the Studio Gibhli films... to break her in gently. Now I just have to decide which.... I'm leaning towards Spirited Away which I loved. But thought I'd ask everyone which their favourites were.
fractured_sun: (hl conscience text)
( Aug. 7th, 2010 08:39 pm)
Hiya faithful all knowing flist, I'm writing a highlander fic (well actually a HL/Mag7 crossover, and not so much writing as staring at a blinking cursor but anyway).

I'm trying to remember episodes in which Methos and Richie interact, there's Chivalry of course (which of course is a great start to their friendship) and then the Messenger (in which I get the distinct impression they each annoyed the other) and didn't Richie try to get Methos to help in Archangel (and didn't that work out well)? But were there any other episodes where they actually got on? They both get roped into helping with the building work for Anne's house but I don't think they were there at the same time and other than that I'm drawing a blank.
fractured_sun: (Methos duncan you come here often)
( Jul. 11th, 2010 01:29 pm)
Been  awhile since I last posted. Am safely in my new house, and (partly) unpacked. I have my DVDs out, my computers and TV up and running and my favourite book on the shelves, beyond that i can quite happily live in a box city.... besides I have nowhere to put the rest of the stuff. I like the new place the people I'm living with are lovely and best of all they have a cat... really what else do I need in my life.

I decided to start rewatching all of highlander... from the first series on. I don't think I'd realised the first time round how irritating the young Richie was (sorry Richie fans). He definitely grows over the series, Mac's obviously a good influence on him. And Tessa is awesome I just watched her face down Felice Martin with a blow torch :0). I get so caught up with how much I love the Amanda, Methos, Joe and Duncan interaction of the later series I'd forgotten how fun these early episodes were.

I haven't done any writing in weeks but I have lots of ideas floating around that I want to write, almost too many to know where to start though I'm going to try and get something out for this weeks gw500. Too many ideas too little time.
I had lots of people guessing the fandoms of the highlander crossover snippets I wrote yesterday both on DW and on the LJ version of my post.

So I thought I'd reveal/confirm them here:

The fandom reveal )

The evil bunnies have multiplied.

As if I didn't have enough fics I'm not writing, I have a another long insanely complex highlander/ doctor who crossover growing in my head. 5000 years of history is complicated enough without adding timelords hopping backwards and forwards through time to it not to mention the paradoxes and time loops.
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fractured_sun: (dragon)
( Mar. 27th, 2010 09:07 pm)
I survived my third week at work :0) I know I have been a bit absent recently though I have just about managed to skim through the back log of flist entries. I used to juggle full time work and fandom before so I know it is possible I thought I'd best get back into writing things again, or I never will..... Wow I have quite the todo list, lets see what do we have:
  • The Mag 7 ficlet I'm 3/4 of the way through, that if I could just work out what to do with would be finished in an evening
  • The half completed over long charmed/SPN crossover one-shot (that probably wants to become a series but lets at least finish this one first).
  • The highlander fic of slowness that when completed may or may not make sense depending on whether I can actually pull off what I'm attempting.
  • Part 11 of zero X (GW/Xmen)
  • Part 6 of learning to communicate (1x2 GW)
  • Part 3 of Politics and reality (3x4 GW)
  • The highlander/Dr who crossover that plotbunny that keeps bugging me
  • The Mag7/highlander plotbunny that is almost as annoying as the HL/DW one.
Tonight I'm going to do some of that Mag 7 ficlet. Starting when I press post. This is my  nag myself post and I'll try to do at something towards at least one of the things on the list every evening, even if it is only open the file re-read it and try to come up with some ideas. Not to mention staying caught up on the flist.
fractured_sun: (Solange not amused)
( Feb. 23rd, 2010 08:01 pm)
I've been really annoyed most of today because my internet was out and my ISP kept cutting me off when I phoned them. There is nothing more annoying than phoning a company to report a fault and have their automatic switchboard thing hang up on you after taking through all 6 sets of options...... I rang 11 times before I finally got through and then the guy I spoke couldn't access my account $%^&*.

Anyway it has now started to work again so I have given up on getting a train to their head office and screaming very loudly and maybe smash a few things. Probably just as well i don't think prison would agree with me..... I might not get 24hr internet connection there.

I'm working on another chapter of zero X this week (does anyone even remember that series :0) ). Next on the list is a Mag7 ficlet.....
So mini targets might help so this week I am going to:
  1. Finish chapter of Zero X that's sittting on my hard drive half finished.
  2. Mag7 ficlet which should be an evening's work
  3. Finally if I have time some more of my ongoing highlander story
Well we shall see totally acheivable if I just do them.
fractured_sun: (snowman)
( Feb. 21st, 2010 05:36 pm)
I went running in the snow this morning :0). I was somewhat surprised to see it had snowed overnight and debated for awhile whether or not running it was a good idea or not. However the idea of running on new crunchy snow seemed much more appealing than doing itt tomorrow on slushy icy paths when I would probably slide over and break something. So I added a few extra layers to my normal running gear and ventured out, and running in the snow was actually really fun (and the snow was nicely cushioning for the feet too). Wow was I tired by the end though, something aboout the snow had me running faster than usual and I kept having to remind myself to slow down or I wouldn't be able to finish. Moving onto tougher runs for this next week which is probably going to do me in, but hopefully in a good way :0).

Anyway [livejournal.com profile] snakewhissperer's post about to do lists and writing earlier had me thinking about my own growing pile of unfinished fics that I really must work on instead of occasionally think about and never write. My to do list stands as:
  •  Three GW wips: Zero X' my GW/Xmen crossover that I haven't posted in about a year, 'Learning to communicate' which in my defense I posted a short chapter for.... a month and a half ago and 'Politics  and reality' my 3x4 "one-shot" that somehow kept growing and I still have plot bunnies for.
  • one half finished highlander fic that I have been working on for half a year and really love but just can't see an end to... ever.
  • a hl/mag7 crossover that popped into my head one day and won't leave.
  • a mag 7 ficlet plotbunny that would probably only take me an evening to write if I just did it.
I also have a novel length HL fic I've been plotting out for months but haven't really actually done anything about, and a mammoth HL/doctor who crossover I want to do but hasn't got past the plotbunny stage.

Not to mention the ten novels length original fic that has been on the backburner for.... years but keeps popping up and shouting 'pick me, pick me.'

Really, really must start writing again.... Think I shall dust off my write or die link and try to get some words flowing onto a page.
Wow January's nearly up... (nearly at Imbolc). Don't know what I've done with the last month... besides a lot of cooking and exercise. That reminds me I've lost 20bs since the start of November :0) (that last pound took 2 weeks to shift) only another 40 to go for a 'healthy' weight.

Been watching the Australian Open this week.... think I may have mentioned that, once or twice, in various places, on an almost daily basis. Men's final tomorrow morning (at least in my timezone) kind of excited Murray Vs Federer. Being British I have to support Murray of course, which is funny because in all his other match ups I root for Federer (he plays such pretty tennis and he seems like a nice guy so I always want to play in the next round). Should be a good match though whoever wins if they both play at their best.

Er... Um this post doesn't seem to really have a point. Oh well, consider this I am still alive and talking rubbish post. Should have some fic ready in the next couple of days I am about 90% on several different bits but keep dithering.
fractured_sun: (dragon)
( Jan. 24th, 2010 04:53 pm)
Wow haven't posted anything for awhile so here I am. Had my birthday on Wednesday, 1 year off 30 now (which is my personal deadline for having a decent job, home and life in general. I'm not totally unrealisitic I'm happy with another rented property so long as I'm not doing the student like sharing again).  Had a fun evening, my lovely housemates bought me champagne and chocolate cake before we headed off to the pub.  Completely blew the diet of course but I delayed my cheat day until then so it fits in anyway. Most of my family sent me money this year including my Grandmother who sennt a very generous #500 (my keyboard doesn't have pound signs) which should nicely fill in the difference between my income and the absolute minimum outgoings for a few months and hopefully by then I'll be earning again.

In my quest for fitness I decided to start doing the C25K (a programme which gradually gets you up running 5K a day in 9 weeks), I just did W1D1 (definitely need to work on that fitness). Though I am a lot healthier than when I started (or rather restarted) this fitness drive at the start of november. So far I have lost 19lbs and can now do the fitness videos I've been using without collapsing in a puddle of sweat half way through.

In more fannish news I've been working on another highlander fic 'old games' which has been about half done for months..... it's still about half done but it's a longer half done (it keeps growing). I'm going to start being more regulated about writing, doing a little every day. We shall see how that goes.
For 2010 I want to stop leaving things to the last minute. It's 1 hr and 15 minutes away from the 20th and I am yet to buy I single Christmas present, to make matters worse I am going down to my Mum's on the 22nd (or possibly the 23rd in deference to sudden surprise interview) and I need to get theirs sorted before then. 

I went into Headingley today to look for presents (Leeds city centre on the last saturday before christmas not something I'm brave enough to face) and found nothing. On the plus side I only fell over once on the ice during my walk in and out.

Still enjoying the hlh_shortcuts fics there are some really great stories up and they keep coming.... I have no idea who wrote which one though even the ones that I probably should recognise. I'm suddenly in the mood to write again but can't decide what to work on, would be good to get some more of my GW fics done I haven't done anything on them in ages but I have this mag 7 plot bunny and another highlander fic that I keep coming up with new ideas for. Watch this space, will try to post something fic like before leaving Leeds... not to mention any fics I work on at my Mum's.
Still working on my [livejournal.com profile] hlh_shortcuts fic. I don't have ending an yet.... eek.
fractured_sun: (Solange)
( Dec. 9th, 2009 05:26 pm)
Why oh why do I always leave things to the last minute? I'm feverishly finishing off my [livejournal.com profile] hlh_shortcuts fic for TOMORROW, I will get it done, there's only another page or so to write, I just have to stop staring fixated at the blinking cursor and get on with it. Points to icon, see that's me now, not very productive "Ooo shiny".

I know several people have had problems getting comments etc, me too. I think. So if I haven't written back to you it's not because I am unbearably rude (though that's true too) but, probably, because I didn't get it. My email inbox has suddenly started to fill up with all the X has received a virtual gift notifications today, all about 3 days old.
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