quietspring

It's been six years since I last did this. SIX YEARS.

Um, hi again, Dreamwidth. I've come to play for a bit. But shhh, don't tell my other responsibilities.


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.......................................movies
01 La La Land | March | with old HS friend
02 Beauty and the Beast | April | with family


.......................................books
So many, I'm only gonna mention notable ones
- Algorithms to Live By
- The Master and Margarita
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- Crown Duel (re-read, forever fave)

.......................................writing
[TBD]


2011 | 2010

Sick again. :( But! On the bright side, I am finally done with my final exams for this semester, so I get to be sick in peace, not worrying about studying or disturbing people. Isn't it terrible when you're that coughing, loud sniffly person during the silent tension of an exam? I just hate it.

I have a LOT of projects I want to tackle over the Christmas holiday, but I am starting to feel myself lose momentum. I really wanted to try actually writing and finishing a Dramione one-shot, but I am so scared to start. I mean, having no experience, it's bound to be terrible, isn't it? But I will never get better unless I start! But I don't want the otterandferret gift exchange to be my first fic ever. (Since the two crack fics I wrote when I was thirteen, anyway.) I think the key is to get some practise in, and then find good betas.

In other news:

"For the rest of the year, creating a Dreamwidth account will not require an invite code: just visit the Create an Account page."

THIS EXCITES ME SO! Being such a Dreamwidth fangirl, I hope this makes it easy for people to switch over and see the light. :P

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: this is adorable, and needs to be attempted.



Found it on Pinterest. :3

I'm running around like a headless chicken because there's only one more day (and a few more hours) until NaNoWriMo 2011! AHHHHHHHHH

For anyone who doesn't know what I'm screaming about, here's the info from the official site. Basically, a bunch of crazy people attempt to write a 50k-word novel in the thirty days of November.

I really shouldn't be doing it, but that's never stopped anyone from trying, has it? I know I can't do 50k with all this schoolwork, soooo my word goal is 25k. (Novella!) But I'm caught up in deciding what I should write about. Should I use this as an opportunity to finally write the Dramione story I've been thinking about? Or should I continue with my plans to write a new, original story? Both options are so appealing. It might just come down to a coin flip.

In the meantime, I've been scouting out good writing locations, and drawing up imaginary schedules. November is going to be a crazy month.

Dreamwidth - I think I'm in love with you.

Do we truly notice the (subtle) effect ads have on us? On LJ, those who are annoyed by ads resort to browser add-ins like Ad-block. It's not like you are stuck looking at movie advertisements forever. That's how I got by for a couple of years. And then I found Dreamwidth.

I was a bit skeptical at first. Dreamwidth's ideas sounded nice and all, but how did the implementation hold up? I did not want to pay for an account without having a little trial run first. So, I started stalking the code sharing community until I got lucky.

Holy. Bananas.

It's like a weight has been lifted off me that I was never aware of. I am not being peddled to, interrupted, or compromised. This space truly feels like my own. Plus, reading Dreamwidth's statements on transparency, long-term sustainability, diversity, and freedom of speech just make me want to shove all my money at them in approval. Ah, but I can't do that at the moment because they terminated their partnership with Paypal. Which, of course, they only did because they stand firm on their founding principles. I swear, I'm going to get myself a credit card just so I keep supporting!

Unfortunately, a lot of the fandom/fanfic exchange activity is still concentrated on LJ. One day they will see the light. After all, DW is still growing. Until then, I am happy to make this my main journal and use the crossposting feature copiously. :)

Saw this in someone else's journal, and I love the idea. Like a running tally on the year, to be looked back upon in the future.

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.......................................movies
01 Avatar (3D) | Jan | with housemates
02 The Princess and the Frog | Feb | with family
03 The Book of Eli | Feb | with the guys
04 Alice in Wonderland | May | with the guys
05 Ironman 2 | May | with family
06 Sex and the City 2 | June | with old friends
07 How to Train Your Dragon | June | with sister
08 Toy Story 3 | June | with sister
09 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | July | with close friend
10 Inception | August | with sister and cousin
11 Dinner with Schmucks | August | with old friends
12 The Expendables | August | with old friends
13 Scott Pilgrim vs The World | August | with the guys
14 Easy A | October | with old friends
15 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | November | with family
16 Tangled | November | with family
17 Tron Legacy | December | with sister

.......................................books
01 Jurassic Park | Michael Crichton | ●●●●●
02 Mindscan | Robert J. Sawyer | ●●○○○
03 Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa | Stephen Lewis | ●●●●●
04 The Awakening | Kate Chopin | ●●●●●
05 Plain Truth | Jodi Pocult | ●●●○○
06 The Scarlet Letter | Nathaniel Hawthorne | ●●●●○
07 Robot Dreams | Isaac Asimov | ●●●●●
08 Firstlight | Sue Monk Kid | ●●●●○
09 A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens | ●●●●○
10 At Large and At Small | Anne Fadiman | ●●●○○
11 Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen | ●●●●○
12 Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen | ●●●●●
13 The Witch of Portobello | Paulo Coelho | ●●●●○
14 This Is Where I Leave You | Jonathan Tropper | ●●●●○
15 The Picture of Dorian Grey | Oscar Wilde | ●●●●○

.......................................writing
01 Nano 2010 - Rambling Space Story | 27k/50k words


SUMMARY
17 Movies | 15 Books | 0.5 Novel