I can have my LIFE back:)

[leigh57]

Holy shit. I posted the *insert every expletive known to humankind* story that's been slowly gnawing at my brain for the better part of two weeks now. It's here: http://community.livejournal.com/24_fanfic/304876.html#cutid1

I am so excited, not because I think it's even slightly good, but because I finally worked up the courage to hit the post button and get it the hell out of here. And look -- it even comes with appropriate visual aids! ;)







The next fic I write is going to be 24 one hundred word drabbles based on songs Kay sent me (thanks Kay!). I am beyond stoked by the idea of working on something that is 1) not over nine thousand words long and 2) doesn't have to make sense as a whole.

Remind me never again to write a long fic. Yeah, I'll so forget that resolution over the summer. That's when I should come back and read this post. Now, a return to real life, in which I frantically clean my house and try to catch up on all the details I've been ignoring. The weather here is cold, grey, and gross, I have a million errands to run, Kiefer's probably gonna wind up in the slammer and derail S8, and I'm STILL in a good mood because I can stop thinking about this. Hoosh.

ETA: I just realized I didn't even put in a summary. That's where my brain is right now. hahahahahaha. I'm thinking something along the lines of "This fic is too long for my fragile little mind to summarize. My bad."

Comments

[dealan311.livejournal.com]

I think my mother must have dropped me on my head when I was a baby because I am a very, very disturbed child in that that pic? Not the most disturbing thing I've photoshopped.


The mullet makes it art.

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

That's not fair! I want to see the most disturbing thing:)

[dealan311.livejournal.com]

No really. No one needs to see that. It's best left buried in the basement.

Also, what's the rating on the fic? Just checking before I click.

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

No really. No one needs to see that. It's best left buried in the basement.

Tease:-P

Rating? I didn't even think about it. C for Cheesy?

Okay okay. Um. A couple bad words and very minor making out. Pretty unexciting.

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

p.s. Dude I cannot get over the hair in that picture. Seriously. It's so unbelievably horrifying. In the best way ever:)

[dealan311.livejournal.com]

The mullet makes it art.

[lowriseflare.livejournal.com]

WOOOOOO for posting! I'm actually really, really proud of you. This one was a beast.

What did Kiefer do that he's going to the big house?

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

I could never have done it without you. How you put up with me through the ranting I will never understand.

He got wasted and headbutted some fashion dude. idk. And he's already on parole for repeated DUIs. What a moron. Sigh.

Oh! And review for "Hurricane Coming" is on the way soon. Now that my brain is back in my possession. Wow that feels good:)

[lowriseflare.livejournal.com]

He HEADBUTTED someone?

That's...sort of badass.

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

Maybe he was so drunk he thought he was Jack;)

[adrenalin211.livejournal.com]

AHHHH! You posted! SO exciting. I'm SO glad. Not just because it's officially out of your hair, but also because now other people can experience the ferrealz awesomeness.

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

So exciting because I can END MY CAREER AS A ROMANCE NOVELIST!!! God I'm frightened by how accurate I think Kay's picture is. Frak me;)

Thanks for being my number one fangirl:)

p.s. The GU bang was so-so, but I'm sure you would have enjoyed it;) And if/when you respond to this, keep in mind this entry isn't locked, okay?

[adrenalin211.livejournal.com]

Oh you know me. I ALWAYS stay classy. When am I not classy? (don't answer that).

Sidenote: Kay's potoshopping skills are pee-in-your-pants funny, and I almost did, but goodness, Shana, it's a JOKE. Nobody thinks you're the next Danielle Steel, except maybe you. And we all know how objective YOU are.

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

And we all know how objective YOU are.

I never said I was objective! GAH. I've written what, one thing I don't pretty much loathe? Sigh. If only I loved them less I would write them ever so much better.

When am I not classy? (don't answer that).

I won't answer that. Or post the videos:-P "Bauer, you can't be serious." "Errr. Am I supposed to be flattered?"

Oh Larry MEEP.

[adrenalin211.livejournal.com]

Yes PLEASE no videos. No sugalumps videos either. Deal? Deal.

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/steel/

You could make millions. :-P In your sleep. (You'd have to dumb yourself down SO much, so PuhLEASE stop worrying about sounding like THAT!)

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

Wait which Sugalumps? The one with us or the one with Larry, Jack, and Renee? Snorffle! OMG I have to go watch that one again. With Larry dead, it will make me sad, but like, idk. Perk me up also.

Okay even Danielle Steel's hair scares me. Erin's too busy doing work to read my journal, so I'll just say this. The woman is old enough to be my mom, and she shouldn't have hair like that.

You'd have to dumb yourself down SO much Awww. Muah. I feel pretty effing dumb right now, but hopefully it's going to pass;)

[adrenalin211.livejournal.com]

Well I was referring to the dancing one...of us. But the other one is worth watching just for the cheeseburger analogy. BEEF - it's what's for dinner.

I should go watch that one, too. It would cheer me up. "You know what I'm SAYIN'! Triple the trouble!" "You know he's gonna say no!"

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

No no no! Not THAT one. We have entirely too many videos. The one where we overdubbed Sugalumps on the scene from 7x13 and it was so effing made of hilarious with the reaction shots. I LOVE that one.

[dealan311.livejournal.com]

I know, right? I sent that to her to make her laugh, because the thought of her actually writing fic that bad is so ridiculous, it's about likely as we are of seeing it on the actual show.

Still, I kinda get where Shana's coming from, because even as I was laughing my ass off making it, it also scares me in that it embodies everything I'm afraid of, every fear I have of the writers turning Team Awesome into. Especially Renee because I really really want her to retain her spine and general bad-assery. Again, not that it will ever happen like that (it BETTER not happen like that), but fear is often irrational.

Plus the pic is like a train wreck. I can't look away and I just keep staring. And cracking up. (Please don't introduce cracky thoughts into my head anymore, Shana. Otherwise you end up getting things like this.)

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

Please don't introduce cracky thoughts into my head anymore, Shana. Otherwise you end up getting things like this.

Dude is that meant to be a deterrent? *Snorffle.* I laughed so hard when I pulled this up on my ipod last night I thought I was going to wake up the entire household. I adore this picture, save that teeny tiny part of it that activates every last one of my issues. You know, the issues that activate the nightmares in which I actually WRITE THAT SHIT.

*meep*

Tee hee! Awesome icon.

[adrenalin211.livejournal.com]

Yes. I have that fear as well. After shows like SVU, I really don't trust writers to know how to not fuck up something so good. And I also want Renee to always exude the same "bad-assery" (hahaha, I'm stealing that phrase), that she's OOOOOZED this season, because that is the essence of my love for her.

What's great is how you even matched the skin tones in the pic! And captured the intense eye-contact pre-coitalness of the moment. The mullet makes me hot; I'm not gonna lie. Actually, wait. That was just a lie right there. It's super funny though and every time I see it I just... oh how wrong and how simultaneously right.

[dealan311.livejournal.com]

The mullet makes it art, but it's actually the nipple that makes me laugh the most. Like, really? Seriously? HAWT. And, getting the skin tones just was definitely an interesting exercise when I could pull myself off the desk from cracking up. The intense eye-contact though? That's all Kiefer and Annie, since I just lifted it from this screencap:



Betcha you won't ever watch that scene again without cracking up.

[adrenalin211.livejournal.com]

Oh HOT.

Nah, I won't make that bet, because you'll win. :-P

[catch22girl]

*DIES*

Oh my god. That KILLED ME. *giggles helplessly*

Also I read your fic even though I was at work because I couldn't wait and will have to read it again obviously.

Ooooooo drabbles are awesome.

Weather sucks here too -- where you at?

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

You made it through that at WORK? Good lord.

Isn't that picture seriously just the best thing EVER? The mullet. The slipping dress. The fact that when I was ten my sister READ books that looked exactly like that, and I used to sneak peeks. I'm still scarred.

Central NY. Now it's like, still overcast but becoming oddly warm. I want the snow BACK. I'm the only person who does though:(

[catch22girl]

Well, yeah, I uh am addicted to fanfic. Also nothing too graphic smutty so that's okay (it's my work rule to myself).

*giggles* YES. So did I. Although I hated the highlander type books because really WTF?

*waves* Hi from Westchester! I want whatever is growing now to die.

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

hahahahaha. ICON LOVE!!!

Anyway:)

I want whatever is growing now to die.

One of my friends the other day texts something on the order of, "Everything is so green. It makes me smile." And I'm like uh, how to text back a neutral answer? So I say, "I'm glad it makes you smile!"

Die, green things. Die. And bring back my allergy/hot weather/bug free six month winter:)

[catch22girl]

And it works because they were both English majors!

Uh, anyway. YES. YES. Although now we have flu season to worry about. Dammit can't win.

[adrenalin211.livejournal.com]

I can read this, you know. :-P

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

You were under the impression I wouldn't say that to your face? :-P Of course I know you can read this dweeb. Mwah.

[adrenalin211.livejournal.com]

No, I was just laughing at the anonymity. You so KNOW you could have texted back, "Fuck YOU" and I would have been like, "Pft-hmpfh"

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

he he he. Yeah I could have. Next time I will;)

OMG I love Holivia. Love love love!

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

Oh, and you're killing me. At least tell me if the damn fic actually reminded you of the picture. Be honest. I can take it;)

[catch22girl]

Not even a little. I REALLY liked it. Your Renee is just *amazing*.

And Jack and Kim and the BABY and eeeeeeee. Sorry.

And the nightmares were SO GOOD.

Yes will have actual feedback later.

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

As long as the picture doesn't encapsulate the story, I'm pretty good. *exhales loudly*

[catch22girl]

My one teeny comment was really more of a thought that Jack has lots and lots of reasons to feel guilty about Tony.

But uh, this is gonna be something I'm gonna be working through in my head for the next few months...

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

Yeah the biggest problem with this damn thing was trying to balance out POV. It's way Renee heavy, so Jack and all his pain pain get shortchanged. However, given that it was already over 9200 words long, I was like, eh. Sigh.

[catch22girl]

Dude, totally makes sense. I mean, it flowed REALLY well and didn't feel long at all! It flew by, in a really good way.

I loved what you included. And the chess. THE CHESS. Adorable.

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

Well I have already promised myself, without a word written (except in my head) that the drabbles will be evenly divided. Twelve for Jack, twelve for Renee. This will keep me from doing what I usually do -- cheating by writing her because she's easier;)

[marinw.livejournal.com]

That cover art KILLED me. I am writing this post-mortem.

I was working on my own fic, but after reading your I wonder why I even bother with my own little attempts at the English language.

Sorry. That sounded a little needy. In any case, I will hold off on the posting until after May 19th.

One thing I’ve noticed in your fics: You never use OC’s. You only use the crayons that are already in the box. They are pretty crayons. Is the lack of OC’s deliberate, or did that just happen?

[leigh57.livejournal.com]

I was working on my own fic, but after reading yours I wonder why I even bother with my own little attempts at the English language.

Don't SAY that. Please. Please please please. If you could just spend five minutes inside my head and realize how much I effing HATE EVERYTHING I WRITE. I think a lot of people probably read my writing flail as posturing for attention. But those who are nearest and dearest to me (feel free to pop in here anytime, Adrienne) know that no really. It's all true.

So good god you're giving me heart failure. You have to keep writing because I live for more 24 fiction and I love your stuff.

Is the lack of OCs deliberate, or did that just happen?

Ahem. Yeah. Never ask someone who loves writing as much as I do question like that. You're gonna be sorry. . .

First, I see the letters OC, immediately think OOC and start back with the heart failure. God I have issues.

Anyway. My choice not to write original characters is absolutely intentional, and probably stems from two things. 1) I love the characters already in place so much that I refuse to write someone else when I could be writing them. 2) I think I already suck at using the crayons in the box, so what disastrous things might happen if I tried to make colors of my own? (love your metaphor -- I spend tons of time coloring with my kids)

[adrenalin211.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of people probably read my writing flail as posturing for attention. But those who are nearest and dearest to me (feel free to pop in here anytime, Adrienne) know that no really. It's all true.

That's the truth. She doesn't say that stuff because she wants to be convinced otherwise. She actually, in her semi-habitual state of delusion, almost always thinks she sucks.

That is all.