Eternal Refuge

Challenge #2

In your own space, set yourself some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.


I am no good at sticking to plans ... so many of the things I could write were the things I wrote last year!

However a few years ago I did start a BtVS season 3 fic, that I did some work on last year ... I really, really want to get it finished this year.

I also want to re-vamp my front & back gardens. I have done bits over the last few years, but really want to get some order to it this year.

I am a couple of days late as I don't turn on the computer on Sundays, and yesterday I wasn't feeling 100%, so I am doing a catch up now -

Challenge #9

In your own space, brag about yourself. Tell us what things you've done that you're proud of; the things that make you the wonderful person you are. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I am never happy with anything I do however as many of you will know I was bullied at school ... not just by the girls I was with but by a couple of teachers ... so, to Miss Bodmin & to Mr Nolle let me say this ...

Miss Bodmin, you tried throwing me out of English lessons when I was 15, but one year later I got a grade B & a grade C in O levels. And, since the internet has been more popular I have managed to write some fanfics .... ithey may not be Shakespeare, but I have managed to write them ... and even had a few nice comments and Kudos over the years.  So, maybe I can't always spell things, and get sentances muddled; but there is no deed to try to refuse a child her education.

Mr Nolle. yes you thought I had promise when I copied with a pencil, but you never accepted that I am colourblind.  Well, sorry but I am ... which is a real pain.  But to not believe me when I got colours wrong is truly wrong.  And again fandom has taught me to use photo-editing stuff to make icons ... and I enjoy it (I made the one I am using).

So, not to brag - but despite teachers I have fun in fandom ... and yes, I can be involved.

To help take my mind off the limbo that my life has become, I did a meme that I had bookmarked some time ago.  Not something I can do while at home as I amm too focussed on listening for my phone, but here with Dad while he is asleep I can let myself focus elsewhere.

I snagged this from thenewbuzwuzz ... Here are the rules:

1. Pick 5 fandoms and list them in alphabetical order

2. Visit this site to find your first Random Poem Of Power. Write down the 5th line (yes, even if it's an E.E. Cummings poem and you wind up with an apostrophe). Repeat five times and - you guessed it - list 'em in alphabetical order! (No cheating, mind! This is a challenge and it's always been about creativity.)

3: I think you can see where this is going. Write a very quick 50-word half-drabble for each fandom (try to do it all in one sitting - make your brain explode!), using the line from the poem as a prompt. You don't have to include it in the half-drabble - it's just inspiration.

My 5 fandoms in alphabetical order are -
1 Blakes 7
2 BtVS
3 Hercules
4 MASH
5 Stargate SG1

So here are my attempts ....( Read more... )

... Well, I have realised that with Mum & Dad's diamond anniversary the scribbling here has decreased again - and I did threaten you with reagular rubbish.  As I have looked back over the last few LJ pages and read a catch-up post from a friend I thought I ought to do the same.


( Read more... if you can cope )

Well, that seems to me back up to date - hope you are all keeping well.
*hugs*

What a week!

I started off by having the most wonderful picnic basket arrive for me ... with a request for Jiffy and I to join kudagirl and her 2 dogs ... wish I could ... hopefully I will, even if Jiffy won't be able to make the trip.

And, I can certainly not say that I've never been kissed now ... Thank you edenskye kudagirl and louise39 

I have the best friends, don't I?

As some of you may have seen on my 366 meme, I signed the contract to sell my house today ... although there is a delay in the purchase house.  But I feel that emotionally I've left Bude ... saying Goodbye will always be hard, but I didn't have any worries about selling.  I know I'm doing the right thing.

Busy week at work - so not really been around ... I'm even working tomorrow.  So I'm hoping to get a few icons made this evening, although time is rushing on!

Yesterday I spent a couple of hours manning the door (for security purposes) on Maternity and used the time to write a Drabble ... I'm not 100% happy with it, but I promised myself I would get back scribbling.  It's ona  separate post so you can ignore!!

Hope all is well with you all - Group hugs.  Have a great weekend.

I realised that in writing my "Getting To Know You" meme this morning, I hadn't actually done a proper update in ages .... so, for those who were wondering - here is some scribbles!!

Job

I am still job hunting - 6 months now.  In that time I've had 8 interviews, so I can be positive in that there is something on my CV that is working - the right job is out there, and in applying for numerous assortments, one day all the boxes will tick in my favour.

Still positve!

Breathing

The Physio has been great - I think one of the good things was finding out that I damaged my diaphragm 20+ years ago ... so all the problems and odd breathlessness I have had have been for an actual reason.

I still listen to James in the car - as requested ... to listen to breathing patterns while talking.  I come from a county where 1/2 of us speak very quickly.  Add poor breathing and you have a problem, so James is helping!  The other half of that is that I have to read aloud every day.  Well when I read my Bible in the morning I read the Psalm aloud, so that's good - and it's true that doing that makes you actually focus on the words.

Writing

As I said I wrote a Drabble this morning - but I'm also 1/2 way through another chapter of my "First Date" fic .... poor mabel_marsters  

Swimming

Yesterday I commented to spikereader that since giving up riding I was noticing a weird side-effect ... my jeans were shrinking!

So, I've started swimming again.  This morning I swum about 1/2 mile ... not bad for someone who is actually petrified of water.

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Oh well, there isn't any news - but thought I would just say "Hi" and catch you up with the "nothing".

My real news today was, as I said in my last post, I had washing on - hung it up ... was just on my way back in ... when ... the line broke!  I almost hadn't bothered hangign out as it won't actually dry - just thought it was nice fro things to be a bit out in the fresh air.