Hi 4am! You look familiar. Have we met before?

[clo_again]

The next part of Halcyon is doing well and should be up tomorrow. I need to sit down and work out a plot arc for this monster because right now I'm wandering blindly round Angst City without a map. I don't even know what pairing it's supposed to be and oh dear, omniscient author is not supposed to admit that. Still I have faith in my muses. They'll work out what they're doing. I hope.

I sorted my pin board out today so I could get all my postcards up and found a Post-it with mercury32's number on it - so if I'd *thought*, I could've rung her last Friday. *sighs* But no, because that would've involved being intelligent and actually being able to find the Post-it under the ten billion other Post-its. Am sorted now, so should be able to cope in future. :) Hah, us? Cope? Naaahh...

You know, Gossip is a very good film. Not to mention James Marsden is pretty. This film would be in my top ten list I think. *contemplates* I hate people asking for your favourite film/book. I can narrow it down to ten or even five favourites, but *a* definite favourite? Not happening.

Hey James Marsden performed one of the songs according to the credits. o_O Since when did he sing? Did I miss something?

Moving on, repeat after me: No matter how long you stare at your f-list, it will not do tricks. No matter how long you stare at your f-list...

I owe several people comments and I apologise for being lax and lazy lately. I blink and days disappear. Will try to catch up over the next few days inbetween Philosophy revising. I'm even starting to lose track of which comments I owe or not and it's getting crazy. I should make a Post-it list, since I can actually read them now my pin board is tidy. Hhhhmm.

No matter how long you stare at your f-list... ^__^

Bed sounds good right now. There will be fic tomorrow. Not promising you'll like it but... that's just how life is. I'll find Fluff Highway again at some point. Interestingly my creative writing pieces have been getting fluffier and fluffier the last few weeks, perhaps because of the overload of angst in the fic world. So at least the fluff bunnies are finding an outlet somewhere.

Right, to bed. Suppose I should do some work tomorrow. :) Considering how lazy I've been the last two weeks...

Clo

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The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

is it's the wrong outlet. And you better find the Fluff Highway, it's hard to miss. It'll be one the pink one the children are trying to eat..

Am looking forward to Halycon. I am, I am. *nods* We wants it, yes we do, precious.

Also, f-lists don't do tricks. *pouts* Not even if I really want it to

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

I think I need to balance my outlets and have semi-fluff, semi-angst. Right now it's all one sided. :) And once Fluff Highway shows up I'll pounce on it, flattening some small children if I have to. *is still giggling at the mental images*

Next part definitely up tonight, though it's mainly exposition. *sighs* Am really looking to the muses finding a plot anytime soon. They won't tell me anything beyond tiny clues right now.

If we stare long enough they might? (My friend dukedee has a t-shirt that says 'Keep Staring. I might do a trick'. ^__~) Maybe if we poke them?

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

I think I've tried poking them when I'm bored out of my mind and half asleep. It hasn't worked yet.

And you better pounce on the Fluff Highway ... and flatten away. That's less children to beat away with sticks.

And yay for more Halycon.

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

Hhmm. Poke harder? :)

Still looking. Will pounce as soon as I find it and take great glee in flattening the children. They shouldn't be trying to eat our Highway.

I'd read it first. Then 'yay' may not be the first word that comes to mind. *ducks*

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

I just finished my math midterm. I will yay anything that does not involve numbers right now.

Will try poking harder, since it seems like fun.

And yo better find the highway soon, before the children eat it all. :)

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

Math! o_O Evil. Have you considered coming to Lancaster to do an English degree? We have no midterms and especially not evil math ones. >_<

Yay! *pokes*

Damn children. We should find some way to child-proof the fluff...

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

Damn children and damn math. Good news is I should pass my math midterm on a raw score, at any rate. Am off to look for Halycon now.

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

Yay for passing math midterm! Though... raw score? o_O

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

We curve everything at the first yar level. So I should get over 50%. The question of whether or not over 50% will merit something higher than an F is yet to be determined.

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

... I'm going to stop trying. Other academic systems are beyond me, especially when I'm caffeine deprived. o_O How can 50% merit an F?!

I have to get 45% to pass in English and Creative Writing and 40% to pass in Philosophy. I think. We don't get grades, we get levels from 'First' (70-100%) which is the best, all the way down to a Fail (39% and under). 50% is a 2.2 and would be more than enough for me to pass this year. *sighs* Bloody confusing universities... *confused*

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

50% here is usually a 1.0 on the 4.0 scale. Ergo, it's usually enough to pass, but if my class is filled with geniuses it won't be. I really hope my class isn't filled with geniuses. Thank God for English and it's easieness

An A would sort of be like a first, I suppose, although they usually got from about 85-100, and then a B is from 70-85 and then and C is somewhere in the 60-70 range and a D is 50-60. 49 and below are all Fs. *nods* The system is deranged, we know it.

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

... Madness. So you could be a genius but if the rest of your class are even smarted geniuses then you could fail? That's... mean. *pets poor lirpa* Considering that some people in my writing class can't even cope with basic grammar, you should definitely come to Lancaster. We seem to be running low on our genius quota this year. Hopefully they didn't all end up in your class instead.

*sighs* It seems like a cruel system. When I was thinking of coming over there though I was told they mark harder in Canada. Academic systems are crazy. -_-

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Some classes don't use the curve and your mark si your mark, but that's more the higher level courses. The first year courses are set up like this so people drop out. And the English education system seems almosgt ridiculously easy in comparasion. *plots on how to get to Lancaster so she can be an actual genius*

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

I think our first year courses are set up specifically so people *don't* drop out. They lull you into a false sense of security then bam! hit you with the mind-boggling amounts of work next year. :) Still, I think it's easier than your course, at least in English since we don't have mid-terms. Sciences have tests every five weeks. Basically everyone hates the English students for not having to do any work. ;)

Yay! Come to Lancaster! ^__^ It involves sleeping all weekend and generally lazing in between writing fic. ;) It's very fun. Genius-level work seems to be optional. ^__^

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

*curses people at Lancaster for having to do pretty much no work* tests every five weeks? Same as here, then. *nods* And I wouldn't have to take as many courses, only I probably would for the U of A. And it costs a ton to go to school at a foreign uni (especially since I don't pay for residence either.)

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

*sighs* The cost is evil. (I would so have been coming over there to study next year if I could've afforded it.) Our residence is nice but does cost a *lot*, which is why it's so annoying that my local uni sucks so badly. *sighs*

And about studying here, I think the Cypriots in my flat pay *way* more to study here than we do, though I'm not clear on why or what for. *makes a note to check* Not to mention flights... hey we should just start dating some rich tennis players. They'd pay for it! ^__~

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

We do need to date some rich tennis players. I've got dibs on Andy. Stupid boy, you need to beat that man to get into fourth. *grumbles*

The one good thing about my university though is that I can pay my tuition and go to any school they exchange with, I think. I don't have to pay your tuition at all. *nods happily* I'd still have to pay for residence though. *sigh*

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

I get dibs on Mardy then. ;) And yes, he is stupid. *hits with his tennis racquet* Be less stupid!

... That's just mean. Because for me to come across to you, I have to pay all your tuition PLUS half of mine from Lancaster, even though I wouldn't *be* here to need to be taught. -_- *kicks Lancaster for being mean* Residence is the big thing though. I think ours costs around £3000 a year at the moment. (I must admit the internet here is fantastic value though. *pets her £66 a year Broadband* It's enough to make me want to stay here in holidays. ^__^)

How did I let you get dibs on Andy? *contemplates* You do know he's admitted to having the attention span of a goldfish right? ;)

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

Trust me, he's pretty enough to make up for any sort of attention deficit.

And there was actually a program here this year, well in October, where all I would have to do is pay residence because the university would pay tuition. But, from the sounds of it, your residence is more than my tuition. *sighs*

Re: The problem...

[clo.livejournal.com]

... Dammit, I can't argue with that. Still, Mardy's worth having. *pets him*

Our tuition is around half our residence fees, but we are in the shiny new buildings which cost the most. There's plenty of accomodation on campus that costs less though it's not as pretty ;). I can't remember how much my tuition was going to be if I came over there to study... slightly more than over here but not as much as our accomodation here I don't think. Hhhmm.

All complicated. o_O

Re: The problem...

[liroa15.livejournal.com]

Complicated indeed. *sigh* It's all because of the evil subjects, I tell you. Math and physics must die!

[scoobydumblonde.livejournal.com]

More fic.... Please??? I like the angst. Please??? Feed me....

[clo.livejournal.com]

Well there's a fair dosage of angst in this next part. :) Will be up soon.

[scoobydumblonde.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!! *hits refresh multiple times on flist* Uhm... where is it?! :-D j/k.............sorta

[clo.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Frantic refreshing... it's quite embarrassing how often I've done that. ;)

And tis there. I may go hide before liroa15 kills me now.