Just my life, writing

[louiselux]

Okay, so it looks like I will defintely be going to squee_fest_uk, and in the company of the illustrious daegaer, yay! So, perhaps now might be a good time to find accomodation, yes? I must remember to sort out my connotations booking too. And decide about Yaoicon this year while I am at it. And find a nice cheap holiday on a beach somewhere.

In other news I am working my way slowly through Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman, and enjoying it. I like the style and the tone - it reminds me a lot of Neverwhere, but seems far more solid somehow.

I have been writing screeds of fiction, but none of it is in a postable state, or often even properly finished. But about a 1000 words a day on various things, which I am pleased with. This morning on the train I began an original short story that I hope to send off for a deadline at the end of this month. I don't know if I can meet the deadline, or if 23 days is long enough to write and edit it, but seeing as it's going to be about 6000 words long, it seems enough time if I don't let myself get too distracted by other things, by which I mean manporn. Shut up. Speaking of which, I need to start editing my chapters of the epic porn novel. There are just so many things I want to write, aargh. Frustration. I wish I had more time for them all. But at least I have a plan, even a vague plan.

So, June looks like it's going to be fairly busy, and here I was thinking it seemed quiet. My parents are insisting on taking me to a boat show on Sunday, and the weekend after that is a family party in Kent. The week after that I hope to have off and was planning on doing the face-down onna beach thing. Thankfully work is not too demanding at the moment, or I feel like I might pop a gasket.

Finally, have a photo of my garden:





Big giant salmon pink poppy. There's a whole shrub of these. You can see my toes in the background, which actually make the poppy seem more gigantic than it actually is.

Comments

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Giant poppy! It's really an extravagant colour.

And squee! for squee fest! (Must also sort out connotations . . .)

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

The poppies are frighteningly pink! Like something out of Schuldig's twisted imagination.

Also, what do you want to do about rooms this year at Connotations? I could book one on my credit card this weekend (a nice cool one).

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Huge pink, fleshy blossoms, waiting to be plundered and plumbed and plunged into --

Crawford: . . .

(And you should be aware that the sensitive and deep version is very likely to be showing up in your inbox too :-)

Connotations, yay! I just paid the registration! If you booked a room that'd be great - will I paypal my half to you? (Argh, yes. See if they have a "Less fiery than the fiery fires of Hell" option!!)

[quatorze.livejournal.com]

I still haven't booked any accommodation... and won't have any time to even think about it for at least another week or so. *sweatdrop* I'm still hoping there'd be enough people for another house in Halifax (though I'm not even sure if it's too late for that anyway).

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I might just go for a B&B, I think, just for peace of mind.

[scribblemoose]

Gah, I'm so glad you posted this! I've just realised it's a week since I emailed the Uni and they never got back to me! I'll ring them tomorrow and then I can let everyone know what's going on.

Thanks! And I'm so pleased you're coming. ^_^

[madame-maya.livejournal.com]

*Blinku* Hey, it's got a dartboard in the middle of it! *Laughs* I'm weird.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Heeee! It really has. *g*

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

Biiiiiiiiiig poppy.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Coming to get youooo!

[elyndys.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so pleased you're coming to York! :D (I shall try to contain my fangirling. *cough* I'm not scary in real life, honest! ^^') I'm also going to YaoiCon this year, so it'd cool if you could make it too! Big up the British contingent and all.

That's a beautiful picture too - I love poppies. So simple, but gorgeous.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Hee! I am sure you are not scary at all. *g*

I think I knew you were going to Yaoicon, maybe partly what inspried us to think of going. I still don't know about that though.

[emungere.livejournal.com]

Yay, story! *tries not to distract you with manporn*

That poppy looks like it ought to live in Jurassic park or something. Wow. Ginormous! And very pretty.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

I might as well face up to the fact I am hopelessly distractable! But I wrote more today, go me.

ps, got your story at last, as my email decided to send it to my junk folder. *kicks email* It's very good indeed - haunting, quite literally.

[emungere.livejournal.com]

Thank youuuuuu. :D

[trensaddiction.livejournal.com]

Anansi boys was a great book. I still can't decide whether I like it as much as American Gods, but it's certainly right up there. That man writes so beautifully.

And speaking of beautiful, gorgeous poppy there. I envy you your garden. =) Well, and the tadpoles, of course. Are they hopping away yet?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

I never managed to read more than about three pages of American Gods - I'd like to try and read it properly at some point, as lots of people love it.

The tadpoles are not hoping yet, but their tiny legs are getting bigger every day. I will keep you updated. *g*