Bits 'n' pieces and stuff like that there (mostly about fandom)...

[matrixrefugee]

Finally starting to feel better after the recent bout of sinus trouble. Had a slow morning at work, so I started drafting an "A.I." fanfic based on one of the 12 Days of Fanfic prompts which someone posted: I had to chuckle since said story is a very innocent fic, and on the same pad of paper, I have some notes for a not-so-innocent fic. This made me think, "Talk about finding out who's naughty or nice..."

Also got my first dirty look of the season for humming Christmas carols while I was working. Seriously: just because I'm blowing air through my vocal chords and causing my lips to resonate and shape the sound, does not mean my hands move any slower. In fact, it means I'm in a good mood and I'm working steadily. Next time I get that just ate a lemon look, it'll be all I can do to keep from humming "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". We always seem to get at least one Scrooge per year, and their actions can be quite comical in retrospective. Last year it was someone getting in the face of one of the managers... about the Salvation Army bell-ringer's bell being too loud. Buh??

And I have joined yet another fic-writing prompt comm, this time: 30_kisses, which I am devoting to a rare pairing, namely Muraki/Ukyou (Yami no Matsuei, manga continuity), as a series I've entitled "Frail Beauty, Pale Beast". I'm even thinking of creating a fic trailer, using images from the manga (slide-show style), but am divided on what music to use: first choice is The Chairman's Waltz, from John Williams's score for "Memoirs of a Geisha", but I'm also inclined toward "Isfahan" by E.S. Posthumus.

Comments

[veleda-k.livejournal.com]

Muraki/Ukyou? Fantastic. Hooray for pairings that need more love!

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

Mm! One reason I'm very glad I got impatient and went hunting for the scanlations of the uncollected manga chapters: I was scratching my head when I first learned the Smirking Bastard has a ladyfriend, which got me wondering what sort of woman could possibly fall for *him*. Imagine my surprise and delight and the "awww, isn't she *kyoot*!" reaction when I found out our boy was lucky enough to win the love of such a sweet little gal. I've written one fic (not related to the 30_kisses prompts, and fell in love with the both of them. They definitely have a "Beauty and the Beast" sort of love, and she keeps our boy from falling completely prey to his own inner demons.