Group Chatter

After messing around with options for a few days, I found a message board I could install and set up without any real knowledge of how it all works. But things like this are made these days with people like me in mind. So the DocSpace Forum is now open to anyone who would like to come and post and/or lurk to see what we've been distracted by lately. I'm sure we'll find some bugs and tweak a few things over the next few weeks, but overall we like the way it's turned it.

I'm contemplating some chibi Marimite and Sailor Moon avatars. Maybe by next weekend I'll have some up for people to choose from. No promises, there, though. I need to get this chapter back underway. Now that it's moving again, I don't want to give it the chance to stop.

Sunday's Story Update

I've got the latest section of Tangled Web posted on the teasers page at DocSpace, as well as on the board at shoujo-ai.com. This part kicked my butt, but I finally got it all down on paper thanks in large part to Doc's prodding and patience (she washed all the dishes this weekend just so I could get this done. Now that's love!). She's approved it and fixed my typos, so up it goes. Like always, I love to hear people's thoughts, especially as this was a tricky section for me.

In other news, I really want to try one of the forums at ff.net. Just to see what happens. That might wind up being a project for next weekend if I don't get caught up in other things. Though I expect the people who would have any interest at all in a DocSpace forum are actually much more interested in Tangled Web and Echoes being finished first, before we start any new projects. ^_^

Jesus Eats at Arby's

I grew up in NJ. Nothing particularly special about that, it's just where I was raised. Then, because Doc is just that irresistible, I relocated to the South. Don't misunderstand, I love it down here. There's just a few things that take a little getting used to, like it being 80 degrees and humid when I go to work at 7:30 AM and just as hot and humid when I go to bed at 11:00 PM. Or stores not actually giving you the hours they're open on Sunday, but rather, having a sign out front that says "Open after church on Sundays." And then there's the picture of Jesus hanging up in Arby's. It's a nice picture, but there's just something disconcerting about having the son of God staring at you while you eat your turkey bacon ranch wrap, ya know?

On the writing front, my recent small bouts of insomnia (no doubt brought on by guilt over not having something to update with last weekend like I said I would) have allowed me to get a good chunk of story pounded out on paper. Doc approves so far, so this weekend there will actually be an update. But Uncle Kyo was kicking my butt. He just wouldn't cooperate the way I wanted him to. I beat him into submission though (and I think he may have liked it), and things are now moving along at a good clip. Something WILL be posted Sunday night. Stay tuned...

My Favorite Sailor Updates

Sailor Doc has a nifty new update for chapter 9 of "Echoes" up on the previews page at DocSpace. Give it a read and let her know what you think. Remember, feedback is the internet equivalent of hugging your favorite authors. Hug often.

I'm lagging behind with story updates, but I will catch up to her! Heehee.

Up and Running

In spite of Doc being sick as a dog for the last two days, the website is up and running in what should be it's final form. "Final," of course, is a relative term. In this case it translates to "until I find something else I want to change." I'm sure there's a few links there that aren't working, but I haven't found them yet.

Today has been a completely lazy day. We spent a good part of the morning lounging around, and Doc's feeling much better tonight. So much so that she's lying in bed at this very moment with her copy of "Echoes." She's devoted like that. Me... not so much. But I'm going to get something written this weekend if it kills me, if only to keep up with her. My competitive nature demands it. ^_^

Also needing to be written are several e-mails. Not only do I need to respond to some notes from my family, I also need to answer some reviews I've gotten over the last few days. Tomorrow's going to be busy, but at least it'll be braless!!!

Braless Sunday

It's once again "Braless Sunday" at our house, which means little more than the laundry is being done today. We did, however, get the website up. Docspace Fanfiction is up and running, if not fully functional just yet. I'm still cleaning up our old story files so they look a little better in long-term storage. We're also trying to find all the bugs in the site layout. So far we've tried it on the three PCs in the house, all running Firefox, and we've come up two good, one bad. Monitor sizes and fonts that aren't as common as I thought seem to be the culprits, but until I get a few more folks to look at things and tell me what they see, I won't know for sure. This is one of those times when I wish I wasn't so far out of the technological loop.

The next thing I want in spite of a complete lack of technical know-how: A message board. I'll figure it out somehow. ^_^

Also for anyone interested, I recently discovered Flickr.com and have some pictures from some trips we've taken posted. Enter at your own risk. ~_^