Ramblings of a Deluded Mind...

At least I'm not working! XD I'm sure my co-workers are going crazy about now; I'll have to log on later and check out the chaos from the safety of my vacation.

Unlike the rest of our week, we don't have any specific plans for the day. We'll probably watch more Scrap Teacher or maybe something different like Oreten or Chinese Prince of Tennis. Hell, we still have the second Tinkerbell movie we haven't watched yet. We need another vacation or two to finish off more of our backlog (auugh, and I just added the subbed version of Yuuta's Kizumono movie yesterday, too ....)

This DC/Marvel fanart is great (the second one made me laugh.)

Still too much rain expected today, but I'm going to TRY and stop worrying about it unless it actually starts coming in the house (even if I still don't like that pool of water near the house. I need a second tarp.)

I dreamed about the Chipmunk movie last night, of all things. We saw it in the theatre when it came out, but I never got a copy of it. Will rectify that.

Think I'll go put up some more fics on AO3.

*This entry was originally posted from Haruka's Dreamwidth*

I have turned on today's special Black Friday sale.

Until 4:00pm(EST) we will be holding a sale on Permanently Insane accounts, Permanent Extra Userpics, and Insane Userpics the prices are as follows.

Permanently Insane account - $30
Insane Userpics - $70
Permanent Extra Userpics - $5

At 4:00 today all prices on IJ will go back to their normal amounts.

Today we went to see New Moon with our friend Christina (she's a huge fan of the books.) We enjoyed it, but still couldn't resist poking fun at the stars, Mr. Ugly and Ms. Twitchy. Jake was much more worth watching.

We came back to our place and watched some Battery, assorted AAA videos and Johnny's Boys clips, and the Hidarime Tantei EYE pilot. :D

Unfortunately, we've got another 24 hours of rain just starting. I cannot describe how utterly sick I am of worrying about rain and yet I can't help myself. It'll keep on until we've found some way to stop all the problems we're still having on the back wall of the house. *sigh*

It's funny how vacation is more than half over and I still haven't written a word of fic.

*This entry was originally posted from Haruka's Dreamwidth*

I have now been vaccinated for H1N1. Hopefully I will not have any side effects other than a sore arm.

I fucking hate rain. Tomorrow we've got a heavy rain warning on that could bring 50-70 mm -- easily the worst rain we've had since I got the outer wall supposedly fixed and the new deck put up. I already know I still have a leak, probably from the floor instead of the wall, and that the new deck fails miserably at keeping rain from falling in or around the stairwell. In fact, it's made it worse by channeling it into one area that could become a sinkhole up against the house. My little flimsy tarp held down by rocks on top of the deck isn't much protection.

My only hope is that all the holes they drilled in the stairwell will mean that it won't fill up like it did last time. And that the cracks they fixed in the wall are really fixed. The floor, however, is still a mystery that we're hoping to solve tomorrow now that we've pulled out a little more wainscotting around the problem area. I just hope it doesn't get any worse before we can fix it.

Tomorrow's going to be a long, long day.

*This entry was originally posted from Haruka's Dreamwidth*

We are starting this years InsaneJournal holiday sale. From now until the end of the day Friday, November 27 we are going to be holding a sale on Self-Committed[paid] accounts and Extra Userpics.

The prices are be as follows

Self-Committed[paid]
1 Month -> $5
6 Month -> $15 $10
12 Month -> $25 $18

Extra Userpicx
6 Month -> $10 $5
12 Month -> $20 $15

Then on Friday November 27th from 8am until 4pm (Eastern US time) we will be running a very special sale on Permanently Insane accounts.

It's been over two weeks now since our new deck was put in. Too bad we still have the OLD deck sitting in the middle of our yard:

Our (salvage) yard

Taken through the screen of my bedroom window

I'm tired of looking at it. -_-;

*This entry was originally posted from Haruka's Dreamwidth*

It's finally vacation and now that I've already started a list of things I need to do, I'm not even sure there'll be enough time in a week to do them all. *weak laugh* I'll do my best, though!

Our new fridge arrived yesterday while I was working (I was impressed by how quietly they managed to take out the old one and deliver the new one so that it didn't disturb my calls.) It's HUGE compared to our old one, which is funny, because when we saw it in the showroom we could have sworn it was smaller. But when we put all our food into it (which used to be stuffed to the gills) there's now plenty of leftover room. @_@

Michiru surprised me by buying me fleece sheets, and they're pink! :D Hers are light blue, to match her room. They're so soft and warm and snuggly. ^_^

Our new healthier way of eating has really made a difference with that pesky menopause-inspired weight gain that sprang upon me suddenly. I've managed to get it back down to 115 lbs and it seems fairly steady right now, yay!

While looking around websites at work yesterday I came across this story -- if you've ever been in a position where you worked customer service and didn't want to just smile and take it from nasty customers, this is a great tale. It's a few pages long, but a satisfying read.

Still uploading over at my AO3. I'm filling up the Prince of Tennis and Fruits Basket categories rapidly. XD

This week we're hoping to get to see '2012' and 'New Moon' (I hate the two Twilight stars, but there are werewolves and vampires, so ... yeah.)

*This entry was originally posted from Haruka's Dreamwidth*

In case there's anyone who hasn't yet heard, Archive Of Our Own finally opened in Beta last week and I was lucky enough to get in there with my username:

http://archiveofourown.org/users/haruka

You can put your email into the queue to get your own Archive here!

Since this IS still in Beta, there are some bugs to work out (my biggest issue is still with the em-dash not converting properly and sometimes cutting fics off entirely mid-way. If anyone sees weird formatting in any of my fics there, let me know.) I've been uploading fics there, but it's slow-going right now. Hopefully once the issues are fixed, it'll go faster. :)

If you have any questions, here is the FAQ.

octopon - Pirates of DarkWater fandom asylum. Completed!

gotham_gazetteCompleted!</i>

vagrant_story - Vagrant Story fandom asylum. Pending/WIP.

Please keep in mind that I will be retiring Vagrant Story and Gotham Gazette if no further interest is shown.

And,

Please feel free to join commedia; a personal project of mine, aiming to review and analyze comics (and other selected media) that feature DC Comics' The Joker.

It is currently a WIP because I am still going through my 500+ hardcopy!issues collection. I do not download torrents/scans.

Two important polls need to be voted on, as seen here explaining two routes the asylum's project can take. IE: spoiler free reviews, spoilerific reviews, etc. This asylum will continue to be WIP until further interest is shown.

I am also open to affiliating with other comic book and/or Batman related asylums, except for RPGs.

http://asylums.insanejournal.com/labyrinthfans/

For fans of either David Bowie and Jennifer Connolly and Jim Henson and Brian Froud.

I am Colleen (ninetieschic) on this and Sam will probably choose some outlandish un.. no doubt lol.

( Cardiff Hub: A Torchwood RPG )

Here are two story/art challenge communities for any of you who like to do such things.

First one is story_arc

Everyone has seen the various prompt communities. This one is for the writing/drawing of story arcs, or a multi-chaptered fic/picture series. Using the prompts, you work all of them into a single universe, as series of stories or artwork that relate to each other. Or, alternatively, into a single story, each prompt being used for a single chapter.

To some, that'll be easy. To others, it's a lot more challenging. You get a pick of prompts, and we welcome claims of all types. Pairings, threesomes/moresomes, single people, over all fandoms. Collaborations are welcomed, though we request that both parties join the com.

The second is mix_n_make

Everyone has that song that reminds them of a person, a fandom, a story or art idea just waiting to come forth.

Well, here at Mix n Make, we not only share that feeling, we encourage you to make the image in your brain a reality.

The goal: Make a playlist and write/draw what each song inspires of you. They can be as short as three songs, or as long as you want to make them. Not only can you share your favorite songs, but you can get those bunnies out of your brains and shared with the rest of us.


Come join us, we take all fandoms and original works.

Thanks to an invite code from the wonderful fandomfan I made it into the Archive of our Own!

Here's my (completely empty right now) archive!: http://archiveofourown.org/users/haruka

Now we are so happy, we do the dance of joy! *dances*

*This entry was originally posted from Haruka's Dreamwidth*

I'd like to invite you to come share in these comms on IJ

beinghumanfic - Being Human - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
crusoe_fic - Crusoe - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
darkbluefic - Dark Blue - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
darkfic - Dark Fic - multi- fandom stories with a dark side - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
eastwickfic - Eastwick - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
fastforward_fic - FastForward - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
inplainsitefic - In Plain Sight - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
inthedollhouse - In The Dollhouse - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
lietomefic - Lie To Me - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
makebelieve_ij - Makebelieve - multi- fandom - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
minutefic - Minute Fic - multi- fandom - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
ncislosangeles - NCIS Los Angeles - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
promptsrus - Prompts R Us - multi- fandom - offers prompts for the curent fandoms as well as old and rare fandoms. Also many author choice prompts
psych_fic - Psych - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
rifts_anomalies - Rifts & Anomalies - multi- fandom - shows dealing with time travel and spacial rifts - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
riftsandanomali - Rifts And Anomalies - multi- fandom (This was a mispell, but...) - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
sentinel_fic - The Sentinel - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
theforgottenfic - The Forgotten - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
thelistenerfic - The Listener - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
thesuperheroes - The Superheroes - multi- fandom - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
timeschildren - Children Of Time - multi- fandom focusing on Dr Who and the various spin offs - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
torchwoodfic - Torchwood - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
uncle_fantasies - Man From UNCLE - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
whitecollarfic - White Collar - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
xfilesfantasies - X-Files - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons
xmenfic - X-Men - Discussion, general, hetero and slash fic & icons

The wait is driving me crazy!

I started at #95 in queue, am now at #65. *hits refresh again. And again ....*

Anyone have an invite code they don't need? XD

This is yet another reason why I love Dreamwidth's Latest page -- I didn't know this had gone live until I saw everyone talking about it there!

*This entry was originally posted from Haruka's Dreamwidth*

multi_fiction - Multiple Fandom Fanfiction Archive.

Looking for a place to post your fanfic? Have an idea for a fanfic? Know of a fic that is so good it deserves to be recced? Well, multi_fiction is the place for you.

We accept fanfic, challenges, and recs in any fandom, any pairing. We are indiscriminate with a lot of things. Just follow our posting rules and everything else goes.

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t_31_bang - T-31 And Counting....Bang!

A mini-big bang asylum, we have a 31 day schedule. Included in those 31 days is time for prompts acceptance, sign-ups, writing, and then posting. You have 20 days from the moment sign-ups close to write 5000 words, that's 250 words a day, on a prompt you select from a prompts post.

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heroes_fiction - Heroes Fiction.

Are you a fan of the NBC television/comic book/online series Heroes? This is a fanfiction asylum dedicated to the entire fandom. Any type of fic for it is allowed.

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sanctuaryforall - Sanctuary For All.

Helen Magnus set up the Sanctuary Network for the Abnormals of the world, carrying on the dream of her father that they might have a place to go. At sanctuaryforall, that fandom is alive and well. We accept anything based upon the show/webseries, from fic, to music videos, to icons and news.

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startrek_redux - Star Trek XI (Redux).

The new movie has inspired a resurgence in the flagging genre. Fanfic, fanart, icons, fanmixes, everything your heart can think of is accepted here, so long as it is based in part upon the movie.

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alikelyscenario - A Likely Scenario.

Needing inspiration to write? Well, this is a table challenge where we give you a table containing a scenario and five prompts. Once you sign up for one of our 21 tables, you write five drabbles/ficlets/vigenettes/fics for the five prompts based upon the scenario provided. Curious? Come on over and check us out.


Fanfiction: dreams put to words. Come experience it with us.
alikelyscenario ~!~ startrek_redux ~!~ sanctuaryforall ~!~ heroes_fiction ~!~ t_31_bang ~!~ multi_fiction

That's not a typo.

I came up for my lunch break to find rice all over the kitchen counter, the floor, etc. There was also one of the three-pound hand weights that I use for my exercises sitting on the counter. From the banging I'd heard while I was still downstairs, I figured my wife had been trying to break up the frozen chunk of rice with the weight (I was right) and she'd run out of time so couldn't clean up (the broom was there, so her heart was in the right place.) Between the rice (which has even made its way up the stairs) and the dishes in the sink (dried pancake batter needs sandblasting), it was a mess, but also kind of amusing.

I'm only half-awake tonight. I woke up at six this morning and my brain decided to be evil and start thinking about our leaky basement and leaky deck and how I seem to be cursed where this is concerned. Worrying about this all the time is gonna kill me, especially if I keep losing sleep.

I hate kids. I especially hate those three little bitches that bang on our door late at night and then run away (I know exactly who they are, too.) I'm nervous enough being alone at night while my wife is working, I fucking don't need to be afraid to walk around my main floor in case they bang on the door and I go through the ceiling. (*EDIT* How charming, they seem to have put some kind of netting over our outside doorknob. I've ignored them so far, but the first time they do any damage, I'm calling the cops.)

I have to work tomorrow. Working Saturdays sucks in general, just on principle, but it sucks more this time as it's my wife's first weekend off in weeks and of course now I'M working. Crappy timing. Last week's cool Shinkenger episode is subbed and we can't watch it until tomorrow night, auugh. Thank goodness there's only one more week until vacation.

Last night's Survivor episode was amazing.

( Spoilers )

*This entry was originally posted from Haruka's Dreamwidth*

Its that time again; keep in mind to always read the userinfo before joining an asylum. :)

graphix - a complete graphics asylum from icons to layouts.

ijelite - another complete graphic asylum (mostly icons & layouts)

iconism - an icon-only asylum

christians - a place for Christians and non-Christians alike to discuss the Christian faith and have fellowship.

addme - a place to meet other IJ users and gain a friends list!