Can we just... take a second to discuss what's going on with that guy's pants?

I. Omg writer’s block why are you the way that you are. I have reached that stage where I think of ideas/passages/whatever that sound great in my head, and I spend the bus ride/whatever thinking about how this idea is so great and I will totally write it when I get home!!! And then I get home and open up Word and write two sentences before I wind up sitting there going “????” and “RAAAAGH” and not writing anything. It is very irritating. I have not written anything that was not a collab with goldy_dollar since like February, and while I love collabs they also feel a bit like cheating because you get to pawn it off on someone else when you hit a roadblock rather than having to… you know… work through it on your own. Evidently I have lost that ability. Boooo. I have (a couple) ideas! I like them and everything! Now if only my brain would cooperate and allow me to write them ffs.

Tangentially related, I also really feel like writing something with original-recipe Ten because I haven’t done that in ages, but I am totally blanking on what since there are probably a limited number of times I can write about Ten crying into his ice cream and posting sad lyrics on his livejournal. I mean, it’s a high number, but still.

Anyway, in an attempt to try and break this pattern I am going to steal and modify the meme that’s been going around. Here’s the original meme:

The first TEN people to comment in this post get to request that I write a drabble of any pairing/character of their choosing. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their ability level.

But I am making some caveats. A) No promises I will actually write anything at all, so I’m going to waive the “OMG U MUST DO THIS TOO!” aspect of the meme. Do it if you like, but I won’t send the meme police after you if you don’t. B) And for the same reason I also don’t really care about it being the FIRST TEN!!! so, you know, whatever. I will also say that, well, you all know what I write, so don’t be surprised if your request for Sheldon/Penny smut goes unfulfilled.

….So basically I guess I’m not really doing that particular meme at all am I. OH WELL I do what I want.

II. If you are not like me and you still possess the ability to write, sign-ups for s2 of the_altverse Cloen/Rose virtual series are open. Go read the post and such if you are interested.

III. Fic rec! Does it seem like I just rec every s5 fic I read? Because I basically do. But that is because I read so few and am usually pleasantly surprised. I like the tone of this one, it’s very soft and sad and the world-building is well done.

Out of Time by sleepscribbling
~2k words, Amy/Rory sometime between Vincent & The Doctor and Pandorica Opens
When she was young, one of her friends had a telescope. She doesn’t remember who it was, but it was a very good telescope, the kind that could distinguish between a distant star and the planet Mars if you knew what you were looking for. Amy has no idea what she’s looking for here.

IV. This post was really boring for anyone who doesn’t care about my fic or fic in general (or Doctor Who in general but in that case you have friended the wrong lj, tbh. Or possibly you’re placebetween or rose_dawson.).

So here’s a picture of a weird fish:

My feelings towards Valentine's Day have always been rather neutral, leaning towards pessimism. As anyone who knows me is aware, I generally laugh at soppy things, think romance is a crock and am typically a cynical bitch. I'm not jadged from past relationships or anything since I haven't had any, I just happen to not be a romantic person. So Valentine's Day usually falls by the wayside and I don't really care; I don't call it "Singles Awareness Day" or generally get upset by it, I just ignore like any other day. Huzzah for the Hallmark Holiday!

Anyway, when I got home from school today an envelope that says "Kali" in, er, romantic pink marker with a fake rose attached was sitting on the ledge by the door. Enclosed was a computer printed piece of paper (in a beautiful cursive font, no less) that reads:

A Red Red Rose

O MY Luve 's like a red, red rose
That 's newly sprung in June:
O my Luve 's like the melodie
That's sweetly play'd in tune!

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile.

- Robert Burns

Kali,

You deserve a little love this Valentine's Day.

Sincerely,
Someone who thinks you're terrific!

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Wtf. Basically I've just been laughing my ass off since I opened it. I assume it must be one of my friends? Because I can actually not imagine who the hell else it would be, and if I have a "secret admirer" they are seriously so secret it's a little impressive. The only other person I can possibly think of is this guy I went to highschool with, who at seperate times tried to date 2 of my friends (and was shut down), merely because he happens to live near me and he used to talk very "poetically" to them on MSN (which is, of course, the ultimate in ~romance~) which basically was just great lulz for us.

Or possibly my friend Aaron (who - for the record - doesn't even like girls, so it wouldn't be a LOL ILU thing) just because it seems like the sort of thing he'd do and, well, he's not in school, so he'd have time, but I cannot imagine why he wouldn't put his name on it.

Just... wtf. LIRL

ETA- So yeah, judging from a friend's facebook status, I am not the only recipient of this rose/poem combo. Still don't know which friend it happens to be, though.