Drive slow, homey.

[fredericks]

I'm enjoying the vague feeling of soreness in my pecs and delts, but I'm not sure if that's from my time in the gym or from the moving I assisted with yesterday.

There is no way to describe fanfic, no matter how good it may be (and yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as good fanfic) without making it sound horrible: "Right, so there's this story where Ianto's pregnant, but only for a small portion, really!, and it's his and Jack's child and Jack's, like, quite torn over the whole thing, and then Owen places the embryo in a status chamber and then...". Most sane ficcers fled when the mpreg was mentioned, but the story isn't bad at all. Although it may simply be my lack of eloquence that's doing the main disservice.

I'm to be a stereotypical nun for Halloween because all the blue Trek science officer shirts were sold out, the Raptor uniforms were too small, and I didn't feel like dealing with the rush of bodies in the store for longer than necessary. No, not a pregnant nun (it is a classic, but there are always a kazillion of those in the parade) and I passed on the devil horns. Just a simple ole nun. The wimple doesn't work with my face *at all*. My cheeks are ginormous, and the way that thing frames me makes it looks like I'm hoarding nuts for the winter. If I end up hitting the party afterward I'll most likely chuck it anyway.

Looking back now, I should have gone with my first instinct this morning and stayed in bed under the covers. Instead I decided to flirt with actually *doing stuff* and in the six hours since I've done laundry and partially cleaned the living room. Such a waste.

The Cap'n's snagged a lovely apartment, even if it is out in the boonies. I'm quite envious. My current situation becomes more and more intolerable as time passes.

There's a Rock Band 2 tournament at a bar in my work area this Tuesday. I run the risk of getting drunk during a weeknight as I do my work and cheer on folks. That is my idea of weeknight fun. Yes, I am "lame" and "square" and other 80's terms for having no problem with enjoying geeky things.

I wish my gym was closer to my house. Or that I had a car or license (both, actually) to get there. Or a gym buddy. That'd be nice.

Carry on.

Comments

[rustler.livejournal.com]

::tries to picture you as a nun::

My head hurts now. :g:

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

I'm prudish enough! I can play a nun!
Years of Catholic upbringing come to fruition. I should snap a picture and send it to my grandparents. Joy.

[sometimesdee.livejournal.com]

Ianto mpreg? Not very AU, considering how Gwen got pregnant...

...or if you consider Jenny's existence at all. (theoretically, any kid Jenny would have would be The Doctor's, since she's a clone of him and all... right?)

Maybe all the Final Fantasy VIII mpregs rotted my sense of disbelief.

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

True, but they still haven't done it in the show yet. Although apparently I've been informed that Jack can get pregnant and it was mentioned in the first episode so, yeah, you're right, not so AU. But still trying to describe the fic? tough.

(Awesome icon, btw!)

Wait, there's FFVIII mpreg? Of course there is. But you've read it? Ha! :)

[sometimesdee.livejournal.com]

Lots of Squall mpreg stuff out there, let me tell you. Can't go two clicks without tripping over it. Seifer mpreg is the funniest, though.

I'm a teensy bit curious: where are these TW fics?

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

Squall mpreg? I...who's the father? How? What? omg.
Fandom is amazing.

Re: the TW fic - Only one, but pretty long: Get Loved, Make More, Try To Stay Alive by Dira Sudis (http://dira.ficlaundering.com/dwt/getloved.html). It's a kidfic as well, so beware if that's not your thing (kidfic usually follows preg fic, right? God, my brain is fried tonight). I vouch for Dira's stuff, even if this isn't the best thing of hers I've had the privilege to come across.

[captainschlumpy.livejournal.com]

but now I'm only one train from the city! It's weird how it's easier to get to manhattan from here than from queens. Not that I'm complaining! Thanks again for the help! If you ever want to learn to drive, I'll teach you. I taught 2 brothers and an ex. I promise my road rage does not translate to my driver's ed!

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

Seeing as 2.5 hours in the car with you has *already* led to me being proficient in Road Rage, we're off to a lovely start regardless. :)

[orpheus78.livejournal.com]

You could've just wore your nurse outfit, since being a nurse seems to be a popular thing to be during Halloween these days. ;)

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

Only the stereotype works. Scrubs don't work as typical Halloween nurse gear. You have to be "sexy" and wear the cap and have your ta-tas out. I don't know anyone who works a floor with their ta-tas out. Unless there's a pole somewhere in the vicinity. And "Pour Some Sugar On Me" is playing on the overhead.

[orpheus78.livejournal.com]

Lol!

That would be my kind of hospital. ;)

I once watched this story on either nightline or 20/20 that was about some greasy food joint in Arizona or someplace like that were the waitresses dressed like sexy nurses, which was offending some nurse group.

Seriously, it was a joke. A bad joke perhaps, but I don't think that it needs to offend anyone.

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

*groan* I remember that. I mean, I saw both sides. It was obviously meant to be a joke, but the agency that took public offense has worked long and hard to stand up for a professional image of nursing and I think they were looking for publicity any way they could get it. And it *was* in poor taste. But the track record for the advocacy group is and has been excellent otherwise.

[stardiver.livejournal.com]

dropping by here to say hello! i hope you don't mind if I friend you, I love meeting new people!

And with fanfic- it is funny that descriptions are hard to come by without sounding strange, but it's kind of the same with lots of fictional stories..I'm not sure I could even describe the books i'm reading now without a disclaimer, "Just trust me- it's better than it sounds!" Hopefully we didn't scare the people at the resturant too much (well, i'm not worried about anyone at our table), but I think the staff was happy to see us leave, haha.

Hi right back!

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

i hope you don't mind if I friend you, I love meeting new people!
No doubt. You're all kinds of awesome! Geology rocks! :)

And with fanfic- it is funny that descriptions are hard to come by without sounding strange, but it's kind of the same with lots of fictional stories..I'm not sure I could even describe the books i'm reading now without a disclaimer, "Just trust me- it's better than it sounds!"
This is true. I think I can describe fanfic that I believe to be *bad* easily. But when it comes to the stuff I enjoy I just want to gush and be all "and, omg!, I loved it when" xyz, without having to be all eloquent and, you know, use my college degree or what have you. And when you're around fanfolk you can gush and they totally understand what you're trying to say. It's surreal.

[atraxia.livejournal.com]

dude - if yuo come to the party - you better be wearing the nun getup - including the head wrap (as you can tell - i'm not up to speed on the correct terminology for nunwear).

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

Will do. :)