Archive for October, 2008

Oooh Err Missus

I’m not feeling terribly confident about this years Nano. Since my last post back in the summer, we haven’t worked on… well, anything.. I still don’t exactly know how we’re going to be able to writ this together. Up till the mid-way point things will be okay ish, because we’ll each be looking after a few charas, but once they all come together and continue on from that point I’m not sure how it’s going to work out. Andy wanted this to be all plotsy and conniving, but so far it just reads like a straight a-to-b story. I’m still feeling iffy about the fact that it’s high fantasy, I’m not very good at that genre. Oh and did I mention we still don’t exactly have an end? But it’s too late to turn back, neither of us have a story idea that we can fall back on [well, I suppose I have a few but... neh] And… there’s something else. My desire to write and be read has waned a lot in the past year, I’m not sure I’m even interested in competing this year, especially as Dorset now have a municipal liaison and I won’t be able to make it to any of the pre-parties this year [where as last couple of years I organised them] I just can’t get into the whole swing of things this year. I hope it’s just because I’m slightly emotionally tired for everything else that’s happened. Gah, this is turning into a ramble.

I have a day off tomorrow, I was planning on writing up a couple of Fragment of Time RP session and doing my homework for the NVQ. I guess it might help if I went into the Stone of Tides Wiki and tidied it up [atm, we have a page of actual plot that is different to the info dump page of plots], it would at least re familiarize myself with everything. Some other Nano prep would probably be good, like getting some mountain dew and making meals I can just shove in the fridge and re-heat later.

Looks like it’s going to be busy, and oddly enough I can feel myself getting excited about it again :D [Oh the power of the rambling chat to self]

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Hehe

Me: *researching something for an RPG Chara* Babe, in 1994, who was playing, Take that or Boyzone?
Him: I don’t know, you’re asking the wrong person.
Me: Oh, well I don’t know either!
Him: and that’s why I love you

:)

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Best wedding present ever

Yesterday my parents came over with this:

The explanation it came with:
Crests: Lion of Leo from Laura, Scales of Libra for Andrew

Shield
Sinister [or left]: Andrew’s shield has the cross of St Andrew; The sign for the firstborn; and the ship of Shoreham; all on a green background.

Dexter [or right]: Laura’s shield has crossed tent pegs for Millets [and, I'd like to think, my Guiding and other outdoor-sy-ness]; the crescent for the second child; and the Dolphin of Poole

Common symbols spanning both shields are the book, and the @ to indicate shared interests

Supporters Galadriel and Legolas for The Lord of the Rings

Wreath Laurel leaves for Laura, and Ivy of Tolkien’s elven brooches. The shield is balanced on the Seattle tower

Motto They are our names, but the & is from Dungeons and Dragons.

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How much of an awesome present is that? It’s just… Perfect :D

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