frog princess

If you're tagged, you do it. You can change any question you don't like, but it has to be for something original. When you're done, tag 8 more people. Don't refuse to do this step.

I'm sorry, I refuse. If you want to answer questions, leave a comment below and I'll leave you some. :)

del_naja tagged me, so here are some ( answers )

Seeing as how I fail at concentrating on work today, here's the answers to the questions meme I posted in, um, November.

Favorite kink?
You mean I have to choose just one? Hmmm. I like the idea of power imbalance and dubious consent, but I also like more innocent things like a really hot kiss that is a the climax of much yearning, or in fact just plain yearning. Although, I think I'm twisting porn kinks together with story kinks there but they are hard to tease apart, as the tentacle monster said to Sanzo.

Stupid question (but I'm stupid): do you prefer hakkai/gojyo or gojyo/hakkai? and why?
As in, who's on the top or bottom? I think either way is good, and for different reasons, but I don't have one set view of how they'd have sex together.

Do you write hakkai and eli writes gojyo, or does it work differently--I've always wanted to know!
When we work together we take turns in writing the whole thing, so we both write everyone. It obviously helps that we have generally a similar view of the characters, although the nice thing about writing with emungere, and I guess this is the same writing with anyone, is that they bring fresh interpretations of the character to the story that I would never have thought of. Sometimes it's like being hit over the head with a plank, but in a good way.

I was curious about your age. I've been noticing most people in my friends list - especially my favorite writers and the people I relate to the most - are much older than me. I am nineteen.
I was 38 years old last Friday so I'm exactly twice your age, young missy! People frequently tell me I look younger than that, which I greatly enjoy hearing.

Fuck marry kill: nii, hakkai, tenpou?
This is surprisingly hard... The only sensible thing would be to fuck Nii (a man of experience!), marry Hakkai (efficient housework) and kill Tenpou (a war god would be a nightmare to live with). Answers on a postcard, please.

How did you come by your LJ name?
My website used to be called fiat lux, back in the days of early Harry Potter fandom, and that was partly inspired by wanting something fancy and partly from the mural on the library of my home town (It says: Pax Lux). Louise Lux just seemed the easiest choice when I joined lj. I like having my real name as part of my fan name.

How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll pop?
I have absolutely no idea! I don't even know what a tootsie roll pop is. I keep imagining some sort of sausage in batter, but that might just be the fever dreams. Please tell me the answer!

When you're posting stories to lj, does having an audience that you sort-of know/are friends with ever help or hinder what you've written?
When I think too hard about a potential audience composed of friends/acquaintances, it can do both. I don't want them to think of me as a freak or a pervert. Or, more accurately, I don't want them to look askance at my writing peccadilloes, overused plot devices, overdone kinks, cliches. Knowing that an audience is judging me by my stories can make me try harder to be good, because partly I want to impress them, but it also carries with it a fear of failure that could also be stifling. Honestly, I try not to think to much about my audience when writing or even before posting. I think about them afterwards instead. However, sometimes I am writing for a specific audience, maybe only one person, and that does make a difference as I might try and include things I think they like. The trouble with that this is easy to get wrong, not being psychic.

How do you always stay so nice? You've always treated everyone with the most kindness and I'm just really awed, impressed, and amazed.
Um, thank you! I try quite hard to treat people in the way I'd like to be treated. That's not to say I'm always nice, because that would be odd. Sometimes I'm callous and strange.

It's friday, day of pointless memes! I gacked this one from glitterdemon

( lj meme )

From jadapj_chan

( the 33 questions meme )

Mail squee: I got a Happy January card in the post today, which was a very nice thing to receive and something that should become a tradition. Inside was the most fantastic story about Gojyo and Hakkai. I read it on the train and cooed happily over it for a long while, rereading and generally clutching it to my breast with joy. So, thank you rheasilvia: you made my commute to work today a very happy thing.

I was going to post a timestamp meme fic this afternoon, but I forgot to bring it on my stick to work, woe. But, see, I have been writing them!

Also, ( my spectral meld - whatever that is )

Plz give generously...

( my christmas stocking )

I can't get my head round this meme - it makes my brain hurt. Does it mean: if fandom was a fandom and we were all characters in it? Or does it mean look at my lj and all the fandoms in it?Aargh I am thinking too hard.

If my lj/louiselux was a fandom:

a. Who would people ship me with?
b. Who would be my arch-nemesis?
c. What would a Mary Sue in my fandom be like?
d. When or how did I/will I jump the shark?
e. Write a one sentence summary of the story that would win the Best Fanfic Award in my fandom.
f. What would a typical badfic involve?
g. Who would be the BNFs in my fandom?
h. Why would my fandom end up on fandom_wank?

( personality meme )

So, I am prone to bingeing, anxiety, friendliness, being imaginitive, extremely incautious and trusting people. A lot. Somewhere in the whole report it says, rather crushingly, "You lead a moderately paced life" and " You... have been known to procrastinate".

*plods on*

I have finished Vasily the Frog (ie the first draft, so not at all really).

The secret perversions challenge ideas were fabulous, btw. Thank you! The main problem I have had was deciding which one to do first. Also, I wonder what it is about the stripper and prostitute scenarios that inspires us with such guilty pleasure... or just pleasure?

Also, here's the ten things about me ( meme )

Via emungere: In this post, talk with your icons, and *only* your icons. Post early, post often, and respond to whomever you want. Just leave a dot or a dash in the comment field if LJ tells you you can't post a blank comment.

I signed up for the fandom holiday card exchange being organised by boniblithe. You can sign up for any fandom - go, run, sign up now!

Questions daegaer ( asked me )

Now it is my turn to ask you questions, if you want 'em.

That meme, gakked from daegaer: Chances are people you don't even know are being introduced to your journal every day, either randomly or through someone else. In addition to recent entries, people can get to know you better by what you posted in the past. With that in mind, post a link to your entries on this day six months ago, nine months ago, a year ago, and two years ago.

Six months ago: I saw a fascinating hairstyle on my walk to work and posted the Saiyuki British teenagers AU

Nine months ago: I had a broken toe and was spending my time writing Crowley/Crowley handshaking it preg on lovelyzelda's memorable comment thread of dooom.

One year ago: I was being mugged by my protestant work ethic and I tried to go to work ill. What a silly thing to do. I'd never do that again! Says the woman who's been going to work feeling like crap for two weeks.

Two years ago: I was planning my nanowrimo, the only year I did it. It was horrendously tiring and I don't think I'll ever want to do it again. My main idea then seemed to be based round Aziraphale in a unitard and spaceships and 'things'. How ironic - back then I said I had the ending all ready, but I never did finish it.

'Scuse me while I die laughing...

( Some Like it Shot )