Car less down one phone reaching 300 strange dreams
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| Colonel Roy Mustang from 1st Fullmetal Alchemist Series. |
Im sorry if I have missed something important in the blogosphere. I will eventually catch up on everyones news, even if it takes me one blog at a time. I have been really busy lately, and yet not.
We visited a friend on Monday and then Amanda took our friend Fiona home yesterday. Fiona had been here for quite awhile actually. While I appreciate all her help with cooking and cleaning and hanging out, I was ready for her to go home. Nothing against her, I just want time alone with Amanda. Anyway, in taking Fiona home, Amanda left the car for Fionas Dad to work on for the rest of the week. Weve been really concerned about a squeeky belt and also the car sounds like a fan that has paper stuck in it and since it is the only car we have at the moment and cant afford to replace it anytime soon, we need to keep it running.
We are also down one cell phone. Amanda left hers at her parents house yesterday when they brought her home. We should get it back this weekend though. So shes been using the alarm on my phone to help her wake up in the morning.
I have had some pretty interesting dreams as of late. Strange, intense, and vivid. I want to write them down but Im only recalling tiny bits and pieces, feelings or notions, not enough that I feel I can string together properly. Oh well. This is what I get for not writing them down as soon as I wake up.
Yes, I am still pretty deep in the world of Fullmetal Alchemist in so much as I have watched a few episodes of anime here and there, looked at some pretty pictures, read some doujinshi, and am still working on the rewrite of my fanfic. Im less than 30 pages from hitting the 300 page mark and Ive still got a lot more to do. I figure if I have to, I can cut some stuff later. Amanda thinks I should post it, so people can see the difference between the story then and the story now and the progression of my writing... I may have already mentioned this- its been awhile, sorry- if I havent well, now you know. I dont know if I want to post it or not. Right now I just want to finish it and edit it. Then enjoy it for myself. Ive got a couple of friends who want to read it. I know if I sent it to my Mom, shed read it. Its kind of weird but I kind of wish Amanda was interested in reading it. Ive told her a lot of it, asked her for her opinion on some things, brainstormed with her, so she pretty much already knows it. Shed not really the biggest fan of heterosexual romance stories and that is okay. She did say that shed rather read and help me edit my novels when I get my ass in gear to work on them.
Speaking of novels. Ive been getting images and feeling drawn or tugged predominately by three different characters. One is a mage, one is a witch, and one is a dragon. All three want my attention, all three want me to write their stories, and Ive had to put my foot down because I am bound and determined to finish the story I am working on. I have such a hard time finishing stories, especially bigger ones, that I feel I simply must end this one before I can move onto another project.
Oh and the other night, while attempting to lay down (I havent been about to really lay down since surgery, kind of hurts and I am such a stomach sleeper), I came up with another Fullmetal Alchemist story. Mostly I was overheated, in pain, and trying to tell myself a story to help me go to sleep. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesnt. That night it didnt. But I got to thinking, after telling Amanda and Fiona about it later, that why make it fanfiction when I can easily make changes and create my own world, my own magical system, and so on. So yeah, thats another character thats wanting my attention.
While writing has encompassed a good deal of my life lately, at least I dont feel manic anymore. Im actually a lot happier and feel better than I have in a long time. Im watching anime, listening to music that calls and inspires me, Im not worrying about what other people want all the time. Shit, Ive been laughing a lot more and louder. I almost peed the other day from laughing. Its been ages since Ive laughed that hard. Its kind of freaking me out. I didnt think I could get that loud.
On the family front, my Grandparents are still in the rehabilitation center trying to get well enough to go home. I havent spoken to my parents in a couple of days and need to. Everyone else seems to be okay, at least no one has called, messaged, or e-mailed me any different.
Well, I have had enough of a break and it is time that I get a little bit more writing done before I get too tried to hold my eyes open.