"Turn to nasty now, the dark self..."
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greygirlbeastI could not possibly exaggerate the chaos of the last twenty-four hours. I'll say more in a day or two, but my nerves have been on edge until they no longer have edges.
On the bright side, I finished the story for Dark Horse yesterday, two days ahead of schedule. Which means I can take today off before diving into the next story and the race to the next deadline.
Sitting here, I'm having a little bit of trouble actually reconstructing the events of yesterday in any stepwise or linear manner. It was a day like that. My goal for today is to have an afternoon and evening that isn't like that.
I posted the next "Question @ Hand," which you may read and respond to here. Responses are screened; no one can see them but me.
I read "A new Triassic marine reptile from southwestern China," in the new JVP. It's a really fascinating beast, Sinosaurosphargis, a bizarre turtle-like creature that seems to lie somewhere deep in the ancestry of placodonts and plesiosaurs. Also, Spooky and I watched Christophe Gans' Le pacte des loups for the first time since I saw it in theaters when it was released in the states. A brilliant, strange, beautiful, terrifying, sexy film. And, between The Drowning Girl: A Memoir and "Random Notes Before a Fatal Crash," I've been so hung up lately on la bête du Gévaudan. Actually, I've been hung up on the tales of the beast since I was a small child, but it gets worse sometimes. One of the things that makes Le pacte des loups work so well for me is Grégoire de Fronsac's mercy for the beast at the end.
After the movie, a little Rift, but I was really much too tired. I got my main, Selwyn (Kelari mage, necromancer), to Level 22. Selwyn's mute, and she holds some secret and devious congress with the Faceless Man. Oh, I almost forgot. Spooky spent the day downloading Lord of the Rings Online for me. Free, sure. But it took something like twelve hours. Anyway, this is the game I wanted to play, when I began WoW, instead. And maybe if I'd been able to play the game in 2007 or 2008, I'd have been impressed. But...last night? No. Considerable disappointment, after the wonders of Rift. No matter how big a Tolkien fiend I may be. Alas.
Congratulations to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kiaduran on the discovery of her "hobbit tea house" by the sea.
A reminder to those who helped out with the Tale of Two Ravens/Goat Girl Press Kickstarter project, that Spooky's keeping a blog on her progress with the illustrations. Be sure to have a look.
Okay. Now I go forth to slay this fucking day and drink its chilly black blood.
Bound and Determined,
Aunt Beast
On the bright side, I finished the story for Dark Horse yesterday, two days ahead of schedule. Which means I can take today off before diving into the next story and the race to the next deadline.
Sitting here, I'm having a little bit of trouble actually reconstructing the events of yesterday in any stepwise or linear manner. It was a day like that. My goal for today is to have an afternoon and evening that isn't like that.
I posted the next "Question @ Hand," which you may read and respond to here. Responses are screened; no one can see them but me.
I read "A new Triassic marine reptile from southwestern China," in the new JVP. It's a really fascinating beast, Sinosaurosphargis, a bizarre turtle-like creature that seems to lie somewhere deep in the ancestry of placodonts and plesiosaurs. Also, Spooky and I watched Christophe Gans' Le pacte des loups for the first time since I saw it in theaters when it was released in the states. A brilliant, strange, beautiful, terrifying, sexy film. And, between The Drowning Girl: A Memoir and "Random Notes Before a Fatal Crash," I've been so hung up lately on la bête du Gévaudan. Actually, I've been hung up on the tales of the beast since I was a small child, but it gets worse sometimes. One of the things that makes Le pacte des loups work so well for me is Grégoire de Fronsac's mercy for the beast at the end.
After the movie, a little Rift, but I was really much too tired. I got my main, Selwyn (Kelari mage, necromancer), to Level 22. Selwyn's mute, and she holds some secret and devious congress with the Faceless Man. Oh, I almost forgot. Spooky spent the day downloading Lord of the Rings Online for me. Free, sure. But it took something like twelve hours. Anyway, this is the game I wanted to play, when I began WoW, instead. And maybe if I'd been able to play the game in 2007 or 2008, I'd have been impressed. But...last night? No. Considerable disappointment, after the wonders of Rift. No matter how big a Tolkien fiend I may be. Alas.
Congratulations to
kiaduran on the discovery of her "hobbit tea house" by the sea.A reminder to those who helped out with the Tale of Two Ravens/Goat Girl Press Kickstarter project, that Spooky's keeping a blog on her progress with the illustrations. Be sure to have a look.
Okay. Now I go forth to slay this fucking day and drink its chilly black blood.
Bound and Determined,
Aunt Beast
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Sirenia Digest #64: AWESOME
Date: 2011-04-10 05:46 pm (UTC)Re: Sirenia Digest #64: AWESOME
Date: 2011-04-10 05:49 pm (UTC)I'm a huge fan of the Perrault inspired tales so Sirenia Digest #64 is like a dream story for me! I recently re-read "Apokatastasis" and found it more unsettling to pair with a read of "Road of Pins" first, now I can add "Random Thoughts Before A Fatal Crash" to that, so thanks! And secretly I am wishing that you aren't done with Perrault yet...
You're welcome. Regardless of whether or not "Fatal Crash" brings us to the end of Perrault's life, I doubt I'm done with him. Oh, and he features very prominently in The Drowning Girl.
Re: Sirenia Digest #64: AWESOME
Date: 2011-04-10 06:01 pm (UTC)Hell yes!!!!!!!! My excitement for The Drowing Girl is dizzying. News like this is vertiginous. Seriously. I have a deep suspicion that The Drowning Girl is going to going to be tide-turningly good. Can't wait.
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Date: 2011-04-10 07:11 pm (UTC)Also, I just dropped my glasses and a lens fell out, so I'm in a bad mood. (Just thought I'd share.)
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Date: 2011-04-10 08:38 pm (UTC)I know you can't talk about the Dark Horse thing, but I am really intrigued - and possibly even a little excited - to know what that's all about.
In good time.
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Date: 2011-04-10 08:24 pm (UTC)+ "Cat exploding" image stolen from Neil Gaiman. Credit given where it's due.
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Date: 2011-04-10 08:39 pm (UTC)I will not speculate on the chaos of the last 24 hours, not even to try to be funny.
Thank you.
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Date: 2011-04-10 08:54 pm (UTC)On the rocks? Or, perhaps, blended?
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Date: 2011-04-10 09:15 pm (UTC)On the rocks? Or, perhaps, blended?
Straight. No glacial ease...
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Date: 2011-04-11 12:21 am (UTC)I've tried to convince Pan this is a wonderful move, but she isn't having it and is refusing to come out from under the dresser.
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Date: 2011-04-11 03:50 am (UTC)Thank you - it's a very fine hobbit tea house! The stairway leading into the inside the Bougainvillea is a special treat.
I'm so envious of that view of the sea.
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Date: 2011-04-11 12:16 pm (UTC)According to the dream I just woke up from, anyway.