"Someday is not a day of the week."

[rubykatewriting]

In honor of the coming new year, I’ve turned into a busy little bee – clearing out the old and welcoming in the new. At work, we’re basically sitting around, twiddling our thumbs, on the State's dime, so I figure why not use this downtime to my advantage? (Nevermind the increasing panic the longer I go with less than five patients on study, with nary a protocol on the horizon. That’s a post for another day, when I’m feeling far more self-indulgent [yes, it is, in fact, possible] and whiny and flail-y.)

Anyway, I'm being productive. Last night I put together some random snippets I've saved over the years – ideas and sometimes even whole scenes – and I have officially started my novel. Now that I've typed that I feel that knot tighten in my gut, just as I always do when I think about writing original fiction, but I am going to do it. This idea has been fermenting for the past five years, ever since I lost my first grandfather, and in a little over five months, I will be turning twenty-eight. It's time to shit or get off the pot already, pardon the inherent crassness.

I also spent most of the day cleaning up my tags, deleting old ones, re-tagging older posts, etc., so that I have fewer, more comprehensive tags.

See? Productive.

Comments

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

Hey! Did you ever get the disc I sent? Have you watched Matthew yet? Have you SEEEEEEEN it?

*bounces*

[rubykatewriting.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it got here the 26th. I actually just finished watching it. OMG, the cuteness. The accent. The eyes and the "No, I'm not."

I don't think I stopped smiling - shit, I'm STILL grinning like a fool.

Guh. Oh, Matthew.

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

I know! and the

"Bed." and the LOOK.

OMG. *flails*

I need to upload my one Abduction Club icon. And, you know, rewatch it. AGAIN. And at the end, when he's trying to propose and he can't quite manage it and she's all giddy and *loveslovesloves*

[rubykatewriting.livejournal.com]

And at the end, when he's trying to propose and he can't quite manage it and she's all giddy and *loveslovesloves*
Oh, there was actual SQUEEING at that point. Like, only animals could hear me.

I just cannot even. If it wasn't already clear? You? My new hero. Seriously.

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

I LOVE HIM. nolivingman got me "Peaches" for Christmas, so I can burn that too, because he's a complete and utter dork and lovely and, even though there's no kissing, he doesn't have his shirt on half the time and he does this thing where he walks toward the camera with his hands in his pockets in the first scene and it's a lovelylovely crotch shot.

Um, not that I care about those sorts of things.

Hee.

[rubykatewriting.livejournal.com]

DUDE. That is THE ICON.

he doesn't have his shirt on half the time and he does this thing where he walks toward the camera with his hands in his pockets in the first scene and it's a lovelylovely crotch shot.
Shirtless? *whimpers* Um, yes, please? Guh. They better give us some frickin' shirtless scenes on Brothers & Sisters, or - well, I won't be actually do anything. But there would be lots of huffing and indignant rage.

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmatthew.

Hee. Yes. I shall do for Matthew Rhys what I did for Ioan! Which...um, really wasn't anything other than sending his movies all over the country. *g*

And, yes. I want him shirtless. Or even shirt unbuttoned and pulled out of his slacks. And barefoot. And maybe with suspenders hanging down.

I'm...um, going to go lie down for a minute.

[rubykatewriting.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes! Maybe with our combined fangirling powers we can will it into reality.

And hey, I used to be able to ensure a doc's signature by doing the cabbage patch. So it could TOTALLY HAPPEN.

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

I *need* this. I had to endure Tommy's sex scene and Justin's sex scene. I NEED THIS. I'm not even asking for full on naked or having of the sex. Just take the boy's shirt off. PLEASE?

*whimpers pitifully*

[rubykatewriting.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking really hard. Sending out the half-nekkid Kevin vibes... Come on, Berlanti. Throw us a frickin' bone! (HEE. I'm twelve.)

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

I don't think we're asking for much. They've given us kisses. Surely they can give us Kevin pinned to a wall and being kissed. We're not asking for the WORLD here.

[random-serious.livejournal.com]

You have been productive!! Good luck with work, and writing. You'll do great.

[rubykatewriting.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[star-material.livejournal.com]

I have officially started my novel.
SQUEE!
That's awesome babe! Seriously, that is so brave and huge and totally cool. You must be so proud of yourself! I'm not a writer, but I'm here for hand holding, venting, nagging and praising duties. Yay!

[rubykatewriting.livejournal.com]

Heh. Thanks! You are a total sweetie, you know that? Thank you so much.

[star-material.livejournal.com]

*blushes* ah shucks, you're welcome. Writing a novel is such a cool and huge thing, I just want to help if I can.