Possible fic revival: "The Changing of the Guard"

A while back, I'd written a fake/fic trailer for a possible "Constantine" fanfic, called "The Changing of the Guard", inspired by such random things as the passing of Pope John Paul II and the autocephalic "branches" of the Catholic Church (translation: oddball groups who have had such a disagreement with the Pope that they decide to take matters into their own hands and elect one of their own as a bogus Pope; there's at least three or four that I know of, including a French priest and a group of wack-job Traditionalists in Pennsylvania who "consecrated" a nineteen year old seminarian as their "Pope". Normally, I'm open-minded about how people choose to live their faith, but if they're going to start pulling things like this, I have to start drawing the line on their credibility.), but I later shelved the project for various reasons. I'd started thinking about it again recently, most notably because I'd re-read some of my "Constantine" fics and I thought about picking this one back up again. Well, this morning, I found I'd gotten a glowing review for "The Smoke of Satan in Your House" and the person who posted it asked me if I was ever going to post that one. Well, I took this as a sign to start working on it again, though this means having to dig up the notes for it, including the draft of the first chapter (which seems to have gone AWOl.

To say nothing of finding some way to chase the darn shinigami out of my head: the shadow-caster and the snarky empath actually listen when I push them back, but that puppy-dog one with the sweet tooth (and his Stalker with a Crush the crooked energy vampire) persists on staying in my head and being bloody cute about it.

:: Throws wadded up paper around::

Not a happy energy-phage right now: I cannot seem to find the manuscript of the first chapter of "The Changing of the Guard", except for three pages from the middle of it. :: Sighs:: I guess I'll have to try reconstructing it from the little that I've got, but I don't feel very inspired, due to my throat still feeling scratchy and... accidentally biting into a piece of moldy coffee cake. Bleah!!

I also have two or three Yami no Matsuei fics (well, one is a remix of one fic...) that want to be typed up first, so I'm trying to focus more on pending current projects that are all but complete, before I turn to reviving an old project. To say nothing of the last chapter of the Twhinelite crossover; frankly, I've made my peace with the whole Twilight thing (Yes, it is possible; no, this does not mean I'm "infected"), and right now, it's more a matter of completing a project and finishing the tale I was telling than anything else.

Sadly, I missed the deadline on the Vampire Author Auction and I'm kicking myself for it. I'm tempted to donate anyway, just to help out, even if I missed the chance to offer my talent as a means to help.