Huzzah!

[katiefoolery]

I had a good time writing something today.  Now, I know that sounds like a very simple thing to say, but over the past couple of months, I've come to think I might be more likely to say Oh, what a lovely orange sky! or Gosh those year nine students are well-behaved than Wow, I had a good time writing today.

But that just goes to show you that sometimes, I know next to nothing about stuff.

This incredible breakthrough occurred when I sat down for my morning tea break to write some LorF.  It wasn’t a wonderful experience right from the start, I’ll be honest.  For the first couple of paragraphs, I felt as though I were stomping around the story in heavy boots, threatening it into submission.  But then I hit the good stuff and it mostly flowed and...  eeee!  I enjoyed myself while writing for the first time in ages!  Even when it was difficult, I didn’t mind too much.

And now I’m inspired to do more.  Which is lucky, because I just happen to have other things I want to write.  Jane is poking me about something, although I’m not sure what.  Mack, from my fey story, wants to express his undying (and unrequited) love to Lùgh, despite the fact I don’t that will ever happen in the story I intend to write.  No, indeed - I plan for him to suffer in silence!  So it looks like I’ll actually be writing fanfic for a story I haven’t yet written...  Mack might be quiet, but he can be very insistent when he wants; somewhat akin to a river wearing away at a rock.  I tell him he’s only going to get hurt, but he won’t listen.  Stubborn damn imaginary characters.

Before I go, here’s one for the LorFers.  I’d just finished writing the first part of my latest episode, when I had to get back to work re-sizing some images for the school magazine.  What do I see in the background of the very first image I opened up?  Why, only this...

How wonderfully apposite is that?

And now, I shall go back to enjoying some more writing.

Comments

[rilla06.livejournal.com]

LOL at the pic!

LorF was on my brain today too - at lunchtime one of my friends asked the group what they would do if Melbourne was bombed and taken over by another country. I was like "...". :P

[cat-eyes-el.livejournal.com]

Did you tell them you had it all planned out? :P "Well, clearly, Kate Wood will set up the ALA so we've only got about 5 years before the wars over. Oh, and if you see anyone named Joubert, RUN."

:P

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

On someone named Ymene, or Hellys, or Chantal or anyone wearing a uniform with a red stripe down the leg... So many people to run away from! We'll all be fit in no time at this rate.

[cat-eyes-el.livejournal.com]

You know, they're probably reading LorF right now and getting ideas... :P

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

LorF is always lurking around somewhere, isn't it? Maybe you should recruit your friend to the cause. :D

[charliemc.livejournal.com]

Goodness! How did I miss this major change to the layout of your journal, Katie? When did you do it? Was it so you could go to S2? (I noticed you have tags now, so...)

Fabulous, by the way!

Congrats on the writing! (I didn't mean to ignore the actual post...)

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

It's only recent - I think I changed it over on the weekend. I've been wanting to switch to Expressive for a while because you can override so much of it with CSS, rather than having to learn the S2 language. It just took me a while to get my act together and make a header I actually liked. I'm glad you like it. :)

And thank-you! I'm very happy with, well, how happy I am about it all.

[the-kaytinator.livejournal.com]

GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They're coming!!! My eye! Me eye!

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

At least this time you have some warning. Just try and act surprised when it happens, OK?

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

*sporfles* Have lots and lots of fun...I'm sick today, so maybe I'll get some writing done, too!

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Thanks - I shall try. I'm sorry to hear you're sick, though. *hugs* Still, if you can use it as an excuse to do some writing then it's not all bad. :D

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

*resnugs* I had a nap and some pineapple juice, and Alex has made me soup for dinner! *is quite cheered by soup* My voice sounds as though I am a frog, and I can't talk very loudly, so I sound like a whispering and incoherent frog, to boot.

Writing this evening, perhaps. I meant to do some today, but was exhausted. I hate how illness sucks all of my energy when I could be using my plague-ridden state as an excellent excuse to do fun things!

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Soup is the perfect meal when you're feeling sick, isn't it? It's so comforting. I hope it manages to help in chasing away the whispering, incoherent frog living in your throat. :)

The problem with being sick is that, in theory, you have time off but you actually need to use it to get better. I hardly ever feel like writing when I'm sick; it often feels like drawing words through a hazy, confusing fog.

[naelany.livejournal.com]

yay, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself ^_^. It's important to do so lol.

I might not be a LORFer, but that picture still made me giggle ^_~

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

You're quite right, good Naelany - it's very important to enjoy oneself. I'm still on a bit of a high from the writing actually. :)

It is quite an amusing headline, isn't it?

[naelany.livejournal.com]

*chuckles* Love those natural highs ^_~

Yes, yes it is lol

[flippyfrog.livejournal.com]

OMG that pic is sooooooo cool!

I vant the Argus. That can be my Christmas present. Please Santa, give me the Argus for Christmas *batters eyes*

mmmm crispy eyes.

(can you tell i'm working on no sleep? the doggie walks! it walks!)


and WOOT for the writing. And i maintain there is nothing wrong with writing fanfic for your own stories. One look at my hardrive will no doubt tell you that.

And you're allspotty now.... i like the spots. Not as fugly as the other one. But it's still not as classy as what i have come to expect from you, dear Bunne :P

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

The Foe! They're coming! I would have laughed, but people would have looked at me strangely. Can I live in one of the upper stories of the Argus building when you get it?

Somehow, I thought you'd approve of writing fic for my own stories. But have you ever written the fic before you'd written the story? Or am I just odd that way?

And yes - I've definitely moved away from the fugly as far as the layout goes. I'll be working on adding bits and pieces to it but I'm just happy to have tags and pretty comments pages for now. To be honest, I'm almost over the whole layout-making thing. It was fun for a while, but now I have other things I'd rather do. So 'slow and steady' will be my attitude towards personalising this layout. I do like my spots, though.

Huzzah for the walking dog!

Now, read my LorF! *pokes*

[drscruffy.livejournal.com]

It's always wonderful when something you love sneaks up on you like that... It makes all those long hours staring at clean, white pages seem worthwhile :)

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

It does indeed! And I'm still inspired by the whole thing - I seem to be full of words that want to get out. :)

[crazedturkey.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Kevak is coming!

*is in paroxysms of laughter due to insanely awesome headline*

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

The first thing I saw was the Argus mast-head, which would have been good enough on its own. Then I read the headline and I just laughed to myself. It couldn't have been more appropriate if it tried. I wonder if I can turn it into an icon somehow...

[goddesscarlie.livejournal.com]

I'm not "writing" but plotting for NaNoWriMo, but last night I had a very good night. It was very satisfying!

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

It's just so satisfying when everything comes together, isn't it? It makes up for those times when nothing seems to work.