Pardon the cuts :)

[thelibraniniquity]

I've got about a month until I have to submit a draft for the bau_bigbang challenge. Yeah... somehow I don't think that's going to be happening. I've got so much on my plate at the moment - most of it work, actually. For a country supposedly in the throes of a recession, we've never had it so busy down at work; people are almost unbelievably willing to spend vast amounts of money on curtains. Not that I'm complaining, mind ;) It's just all a little bemusing.

But yeah, big bang challenges. I can see myself creating a couple of trailers for bau_bigbang with no difficulty whatsoever, since all that takes is a couple of hours to read/reread the fic, and then vid. I just can't see myself completing the writer's challenge with any degree of success, and I don't want to submit thirty-odd pages of dreck just because I couldn't be bothered, or didn't have the time to come up with something better.

sgabigbang is also going slowly, but for a much better reason; I'm still trying to force myself to marathon the DVDs. I'm up to 4.16 "Trio" at the moment, which was better than I thought it would be, even if Keller's characterisation flat out contradicted that of, oh, three episodes previously. Seriously, what?

I've got my little cadre of betas for the challenge together though - explodedpen, wihluta and sita_z have all very kindly agreed to watch my six for the duration of the writing process (or as I like to call it, the flailing madly in a mess of "Oh god oh god this is going to suck beyond all measure" process). Following a conversation with Sita, I'm going to put together a Word or notepad document with the story outline so far, and the bits and pieces of actual plot sequences I've got so far, and send it out for early troubleshooting. I might see if I can create a custom filter on my LJ for the three of you so I can update sporadically and whatnot without breaking challenge rules about public posting. Good idea? Yea? Nay?

Also still working on reimporting Deep Space Nine into Pinnacle so I can vid me some Garak/Bashir. Up to 6.18 "Inquisition", so I'm getting there! :D

Comments

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Ok, I know I'm obsessed, but for me this post was:

Yadda yadda...big bang... blah dee blah... more big bang...hum hum...some splodey pen...

G/B VIDS! WOOOO!!!

[thelibraniniquity]

...some splodey pen...
Best description of her I've heard in ages xD

And I did think you'd appreciate that last line! I haven't forgotten you :D

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

I hope she doesn't mind... *nervous glancing*

I don't actually know her, I've just seen her name a lot around LJ.

[thelibraniniquity]

She's one of my best friends, and trust me she'll probably think that's funny :)

[explodedpen.livejournal.com]

I do think its funny :D 'splodey pen' is the best! :D I usually get Ms Pen or EP

*waves* at lady_drace why hello there!

[wihluta.livejournal.com]

re sgabb - sounds like a good plan.

I might be internetless for a while in about two weeks, just to warn you. I hope my new place of residence has a public library. *nods*

[thelibraniniquity]

I think I'll do the filter thing then, once I'm ready to share/post concrete things. Might as well create some sort of tagging system as well, while I think about it. God, this all requires so much organisation!

And ta for the heads-up about being internetless. I'm going to be in the same position for a good chunk of July; I've got that long weekend down in Plymouth, then I'm back home for just over a week of solid work, then I'm off to Munich for a week. We've got a huge order on for this lighthouse due in at the beginning of August and despite my plans being finalised and booked long before the order was confirmed, I'm beginning to get grief for being away so much already ;)

[wihluta.livejournal.com]

Filter and tag seems a good way to go.

It's a shame really, that we miss each other in Plymouth...
Working over the summer sucks. Even if it's a crappy summer. The one good thing about being a teacher is summer holidays, I guess. LOL

[thelibraniniquity]

Think about it this way, we just have to try that bit harder once you're settled in your new place ;)

And not only summer holidays, but there are the half terms and other bits as well. One of the joys about being self employed is that I'll be able to take random (though hopefully not to regular!) days off, so I'm sure we'll be able to sort something out.

[wihluta.livejournal.com]

We will manage soon, I'm sure. :D

Random days off sounds good!

[thelibraniniquity]

Random days off are awesome. Mum's taking one on Monday, but yours truly still has an epic amount of curtain making to do while she's off having fun *pulls face*

Totally took one last Monday to go see Trek at the IMAX aagain, so can't complain too much :D

[explodedpen.livejournal.com]

I vote yea on the filter thing :D

I will be on msn soon and I will send you the money sometime this week (probably getting cash out on monday so may post it then :D

[thelibraniniquity]

*boots up MSN and lurks totally non-threateningly*

Yeah, the filter/tag combination seems to be a good idea; if nothing else it'll be easy to keep track of everything that's going on.