Things

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So, I spilled water all over my computer today. I swear that these things happen only to me. Maybe if I wasn't the clumsiest person on the planet, they would happen less often.

The screen went wild and then it turned itself off, which I usually take as a fairly bad sign, and I had plenty of time to panic over it being permanently damaged while I waited for it to dry before taking the chance of turning it on. On the plus side, it was a good time to listen to what you sent me, b_hallward (which I'd loaded onto my ipod this morning). Because if there's ever a time for Tsuzuki music, it's when you're in angsty "I've destroyed something precious and now I hate myself" mood. I loved you though, and will email you comments on it in just a moment.

The computer works fine now, obviously. Though there was a weird moment there when I first turned it on when I thought all was lost. But it turned out okay.

In other news, episode 17 of Utena (Thorns of Death) is the best thing ever. I've been watching the series very slowly, though in truth I think I liked the idea of it better than any particular episode, but when Shiori had that line about "I love the way your eyes look when I hurt you" OMG DEAD DEAD SO DEAD. I love the angsty lesbians. I love this series. This series has my heart. I forgive completely the weird stuff with Chu-Chu and curry and cowbells, because there was pained, hurtful unrequited love between pretty girls. I want the next DVD RIGHT NOW.

The ask-me-a-question-about-my-writing meme is going around again lately. I would do it, except that I did it when it went around just a month or two ago (although then I think it was ask-me-a-question-about-my-stories), and no one asked me anything. Or maybe one or two people did. But not enough! So I refuse to do this meme out of protest.

I'm kidding, of course. As I am a total attention whore, I will always answer anything anyone asks me.

Comments

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

Who's the character you struggle most with writing and how do you handle it?

My computer got literally flooded once at an old job. They replaced the motor, which had burnt out, and it worked better than it had previously.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Of the characters that I write often, I have a strange problem with Tsuzuki. I usually can write him easily, but that's because I'm like him, and that has its own issues. There's several stories that I've gone back to look at and noticed characterization issues; he does things not because he would do them but because I would.

Which is not good. So it's something that I've been trying very hard lately to watch out for.

On the other hand, I suspect that I'd have a terrible time trying to write Watari, if I ever did.

They replaced the motor, which had burnt out, and it worked better than it had previously.

Now *there's* a silver lining.

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

Watari is hard to write. So many manga/anime characters are so dumb, I have to remind myself the guy is smart.

And yeah, that computer was...eccentric. XD