I guess I haven't been totally forgotten on ffn. There was a PM and a couple of reviews today that really made me happy.

I've got a *lot* going on for me this year and a few months of the next, so I don't think I'll be able to write anything until next summer. I'm barely online much anymore. I've got TG rehearsals in August, and after the exam, I'm going to have a very big decision to make. And I hate making decisions, really.

God help me.

I'm missing writing fanfiction so, so much, I could cry. I'm just at such an incessant dead-end for ideas, it kind of makes me sad. *tears up*  Check out the icon. Heh.

That's all.

I have to go do my eco paper. Talk about sad.

It was either this or economics homework on isoquant curves, so.

 

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I bought quite a few books yesterday because I seem to have a lot more time than usual. We haven't been dumped with homework. Yet.

So, I read The Long Road Home by Danielle Steel. I was kind of hesitant to pick it up at first because I used to like her books some time ago, but then they just got so monotonous with pretty much the same storyline over and over again. But I'm glad I did, because it was so, so, so wonderfully written, and a total tearjerker. Poor, poor Gabriella.

Then there's Bag of Bones by Stephen King. The synopsis was really intriguing and I'd have loved the storyline if I just liked his style of writing. So I didn't get through more than 100 pages or so before I put it down and gave up. I like stories with a whole lot more dialogue than humongous paragraphs of text.

And today I started Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb. She's terrific, just so very terrific. All I've read is a couple of books in the In Death series, and I'm already a huge Eve/Roarke fan. I just love them so much! I keep looking for ID fanfiction but there isn't much because most sites don't support it.

There's Midnight Bayou, From the Heart, and Hidden Riches by Nora Roberts, something by Perry Mason, the title of which I don't remember. I'm on a reading marathon!

i'm babysitting kevin tonight. the kid's adorable, but he's really a handful. last time i was there i came home with whipped cream in my hair. (hey, that rhymes!) so i've got to start planning my strategy.

my cousin's baby is due in ten days! yeep! i'm so excited!

I'm just loving being at California this time of the year--London's just so, so cold! But we fly back in a little bit (back to school tomorrow and that whole rigmarole.) Anyway, I'm so happy to meet my family here and all the cousins I had no idea existed! I'm totally in love with Cookie, my cousin Jennifer's dog, because she reminds me of my own dog who's at a friends' momentarily. Am I homesick? Maybe a little.

Another cousin of mine, 14yrs old, Jake wanted me to teach him how to talk all British because this girl he likes thinks it's hot. Frankly he kind of sounded weird because he couldn't get the words like "can't" and "dance" and "often" etc.

Now I have to psyche myself up for the aeroplane. I hate, hate, hate flying. So passionately. I'd really rather swim across the Atlantic.

My sister's been in a sort-of daze since yesterday. Apparently Nick Jonas friended her on Facebook. She says she's in love. Which had some weird feeling churning in me because she's only twelve and still a baby. But it seems like she's growing up... and well, she'd going to be getting crushes and all. It's just strange. My God, I'm worse than my father. Just being a protective big sister. My duty.

Got a new guitar!!!!!!! It was like love at first sight when I saw it. Black, matte, acoustic, Fender. With a complementary plucktrum!

What the heck is wrong with fanfiction net? It's been totally inaccessible these past two days, and I'm running out of patience! Online traffic? I don't think so. So annoying.

I'm looking forward to seeing my friends back home! I've really missed them so much!

I've got a pack of tissues in my bag. I really hope I don't cry at the airport. But it always happens! Baaaaabyyy.

Speaking of babies, I played teaparty with my 4yr old cousin today. And I'm not embarrassed to admit it was so much fun!

Gosh, wow, it's been a long time.

Since I was last online--

-- OH MY GOD, I turned 16! I did it! I actually did it!

-- OH MY GOD again--I'm getting a new guitar! I'm now wondering what to name it.

-- I read a tonne of Nora Roberts' books, and then absolutely had to watch Montana Sky. That woman's brains should be in a museum.

-- Got a FictionPress account. Don't know why though. Just want to write something that isn't limited to a fandom, I guess. 

-- Aunt Monica sent me earrings from Italy!

-- Lost a bet with my sister. Now I have to make a Youtube vid of me singing some song by some Disney person. Ugh. What to do.

-- Wrote my Accountancy exam today. My ledgers and balance sheets tallied, so, yay.

-- Found out that Richard Bachman is actually Stephen King.

-- School's out! Earlier this time.

I'm waiting for one of my guitars to come back home. I'd given it to the shop to replace the D-string with a D'Addario one, and they're taking so long!

I've also signed up for Circuit Creativity which is a extra-curricular club at school. It's really, really, popular and I've been wanting to join for a really long time, but you've got to be 16 or above, and I'm on the verge of turning 16 so they're finally letting me join! Yay! But that also means I'll be even busier with, what, guitar lessons thrice a week, piano twice, vocal training once in 2 weeks, Trinity Guildhall modern drama classes and animation classes. Plus school. Whew! I gotta breathe! But I love it this way!

I found another Nancy Drew book (I swear I thought my sister had some 10 or 15 books, not so many!) at home and delved into it instantly. I didn't really like it as such but I spotted something that was of interest: Bess Fayne. Yep! Go read it! The Haunted Bridge. The copy I have is the 1937 Irish version. Probably Brit too.  

I've been reading like insane lately, these past 2 weeks. More than a book a day. Not bad.

~The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Awwww. That was bittersweet.

And around 11 recommendations I read at yalitlovers</lj> 


I've also got a seminar to do for commerce class on the topic web advertising. In front of 73 people. Yes, 73 people. My partner's not too thrilled about having so much of an audience because he's shy I think. I kind of like the thought, though. So, I've got 2 slideshows ready. All I'm waiting for is a due date.

I was in Niki's (the sister's) room searching for something I needed when I found this Nancy Drew book, and just flipped through it randomly.

Well, whadyyaknow! A poem written by Bess.

Check it out!


ROFL!

She's the only one I know whose appetite is worth comepeting against Ned's!

Just thought y'all might like to read this. :)

My bestestest friend Kayla finally showed me the dress she's going to wear at her sister's wedding. It's gorgeous! But she says it makes her feel foolish because it's all girly-girlish. I swear, give her a chance and she'll wear jeans and a tee to her own sister's wedding. I'd bet my life on it. It's kind of irritating sometimes how different we both are. But I love her! Shelly's getting married on Nov 2nd. I'm excited! Weddings do make me cry though...

I finished my Trinity Guildhall guitar exam yesterday! YEAH! Another grade complete!

Title:Fortuitous
Pairing:Nancy/Ned
Summary:After an anguishing breakup, when Nancy and Ned are led by a case into being captured together, they find that a little delve into their romantic past is inevitable.
Spoilers:NDF9 - False Moves

Here's the link to it:

Fortuitous

I've been listening to Unfaithful by Rihanna for the past 3 days almost continuously and I just realised... that song is so Nancy/Ned(ish!) It's totally Nancy/Ned! It makes me want to cry! Especially the line "I don't wanna be a murderer."

I wonder if the girl detective knows that she's a murderer. (okay, so maybe her unfaithfulness isn't upto that degree.)

It's just ironic

Yeeeeeeeeeepppp!

I've got my Trinity Guildhall exam next week! Which means I shouldn't even *be* online! It's on Oct 7th (my sister's birthday!) and for the guitar, obviously. This isn't the first time I've done a grade exam, but I always get so nervous! This is the second time I'll be playing my own compositions.

School reopens on the 3rd. *cries* But until the 8th, I've got permission to go home at 1:00 in the afternoon because I'll have rehearsals and practice etc. My  teachers can be really sweet sometimes!

Wish me luck!

Ooh, another meme! I do so love finding these things lying around!

Rules:

1. Pick a fandom.
2. Have in mind a character (other than the primary ones) that belongs to the selected fandom.
3. State three hints related to the character.
4. See if your friends can guess the person you've in mind.
5. Make sure you screen all comments so any number of people can take part. 
6. People who guess right will be awarded with the satisfaction of being  "obsessed"

Oh, can I add rule number 7?
No Googling!

Here goes.

Fandom: Nancy Drew

The clues:

1. Dark-haired
2. Not exactly bound to win Miss Congeniality
3. Daddy's little girl

Comentario, por favor!

ETA: It's Brenda Carlton

Another fanfiction meme that's been doing the rounds!

Snagged from spartanguy88's blog.


( the q&a )
Tag a few friends, they'll hate you for it!

If this meme compels, shoot!

It's the first day of Michaelmas holidays!

I can finally do some of the things I've been wanting to do for a long time! I've had this idea for a fic for God knows how long. It is frustrating because I could think of nothing else all the while.

Also, I've noticed that my typing speed has...sped up. I can now type three words in five seconds! *claps for self*

My mother was baking a little while ago while telling me some baby stories. I love hearing those stories over and over again! Like the time I was three and the babysitter fell asleep and I felt a sugar craving. I made myself a ladder out of a lot of random things and reached for that enormous tin where mum keeps the sugar and the whole thing fell down to the floor. I was so terrified, I tried to sweep the whole thing up and when that didn't work out for me, I began taking handfuls of sugar and depositing them in various places to hide the mess. Like in mum's shoes. Under the refrigerator. In between books. In the laundry. Through those little slits in the telly.

Ah, that was one wonderful day. Good times, good times.

I was one mischievous handful of a kid!
And some things won't ever change! *g*