tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73108389717561124012011-11-01T21:31:59.514-04:00Crawlspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417696467769992174noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310838971756112401.post-4585031663270121552009-05-23T02:05:00.009-04:002009-05-23T03:48:10.054-04:00

We've all got something in our lives, one little something, that brings us irrational joy, feeds our creativity, and makes us look forward to the next volume/issue/episode when the rest of the world is making us crazy. For the longest time, that thing for me was Guiding Light. When most kids were coming home from school and watching the Smurfs, I was watching GL. I had the biggest crush on Mindy

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Just for fun, one of the outtakes from Definitions of Longing and Desire... in legovision!

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After 3/4 of a year of craziness and not having either the time or energy to play around with the cyber side of life, things are finally getting back to where I like them. We drove Doc's parents down to Savannah for a long weekend and so far have had a wonderful time. Our first night down here we took the advice of the hotel bartender and stopped in at the Olde Pink House for dinner. To keep it

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As part of our little kick-off to Hand of the Goddess, Kae drew this wonderful picture of Maiya and the fugly naked mole-rat the Plutonian people were comparing her to. The detail in the picture is great, and one of the traits that makes this artist so good. Thanks, Kae! I love it!

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For those who might not have found it yet, I've posted the first part of Hand of the Goddess on the DocSpace forum. We're taking a detour to the past with this one, and will focus primarily on Setsuna. The story does tie in with the Fate universe, but as a prequel will stand completely on it's own for those not familiar with any of the stories that were written before it.Want to get in a

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I like angst. Heck, I revel in it. But there's a trend in the shoujo-ai community that I've noticed that I just don't get -- emotionally dysfunctional characters and/or couples being loved and adored. Is it because so much of the community is under 25? Is it because subtle is lost on viewers and they need these overblown displays to relate to a character? Does it have something to do with

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Crawlspace says: 4 lacy ruffles out of 5Replay Value: highAvailability: Media Blasters, bilingual, complete collection now on shelvesNotable Extras: Manga preview - though it's tiny text is near impossible to read"They're like a lubricating oil that soothes peoples' hearts."And probably some other things considering it's a boys' school populated by young men who wouldn't be able to get a girl if

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Crawlspace Says: 2 feathers out of 5 overall 4 feathers out of 5 for the supporting cast Replay Value: Moderate with liberal use of the fast forward button Availability: ADV, 1st volume out now, 3 volumes total (with box)Availability 2: Funimation, release format undetermined as of 7/15/08Notable Extras:

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A few months back, Neuroleptic - one of the regular posters at the DocSpace forum - went and reread all of "Fate," leaving some great reviews for each chapter. I had wanted to answer back to some of what he commented on, but as most know, I am notoriously bad at getting to things. Now that "Tangled Web" is a few paragraphs from being completely completed, I'm going to go back and answer those

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Just to add to the bit about Stellvia, since it was a Geneon release and those are getting harder and harder to find. TRSI (aka Right Stuf) is the only place to easily find the entire series at a good price these days. They have it both as singles (8 total) and a complete collection. The singles are in the bargain bin and run $8 each. They have just over 100 each of the last two volumes, but

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Crawlspace Says: 4 Starships out of 5 Replay Value: High R1 Availability: Geneon – that about says it all, though RightStuff does have it in stock... The first thought I had when we broke open the plastic and took disc 1 of Stellvia for a whirl was “Battle Athletes.” By the end of the first episode, I’d updated that to “Battle Athletes with a heavy dash of Vandread.” This, of

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I've been a fan of BeeTrain ever since .hack/sign (yes, I even like Avenger, though I choose to block out Mein Leib), so when I heard they were putting out their third girls with guns series, I was tickled to death. And El Cazador delivered in every way possible. Much more light hearted than Noir or Madlax, it's also a lot more straight forward in it's story telling and character relationships.

Crawlspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417696467769992174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310838971756112401.post-81527134248849245682008-02-02T22:07:00.001-05:002008-02-02T22:12:33.579-05:00

...I currently hold the latest manga volumes of "Strawberry Panic" and "Kashimashi." Seven Seas was a little late on getting them out, which was making Doc absolutely nuts. But as soon as I saw "available" on Amazon, we called Borders and had them hold SP for us until we could get there. Good thing we did, too, since there were no more on the shelf....I also hold the latest update to Tangled

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2008 is officially upon us, and so is voting for the DocSpace Christmas Challenge! All the entries can be found here. They were all a lot of fun to read and a nice cap-off to the season. Come take a look if you haven't already, and reward your favorite with a vote.

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Coming in under the wire of the challenge I posted over at the forum, I've posted up a Christmas themed fic. "Christmas Cheer" can be found here, and will eventually make it's way over to DocSpace and Fanfic.net. I hope everybody's Christmas was merry and that you all have a happy and safe New Year's!

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That last minute Christmas rush is in full swing around here, not leaving much time for anything else. Boxes of presents were finally wrapped and mailed this weekend, though there's still a little shopping to do for those living within driving distance. And it's been 80 degrees or hotter all month. It's just not right. But if we did get the snow that I'm used to around here, everything

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Football season has pretty much ended, and for the boys at Troy it wasn't a happy kind of ending. Saturday's game showed us both the best and worst of what the team has offered all year. Unfortunately, we saw a lot more bad than we did good. Three quarters of it in fact, before they woke up and realized they were handing the bowl bid to the opposing team. From where we were watching, the

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The last month got away from me somehow. There wasn't really a lot going on, but free time was at a premium. I did manage to get Tangled Web updated this past weekend. I gave Doc 3 or 4 false starts to check over before settling on the final version. She's a very patient beta reader, and she helped me work out the kinks in the Usagi scene. I also updated the website with some new fanart that

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We've come pretty much to the end of our extended weekend here at the beach. We made the most of it today, though. Spent the morning on the beach doing a little dozing and a little wave diving. Surf is still a bit rougher than it could be, but I had fun. It amazes me still that the water is so clear. You can stand out there and actually see your feet standing in the sand under water. Can't do

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Taking advantage of a few days off, me and Doc headed over to Pensacola Beach. We've got a great room at the Marriott, with our own balcony and a clear view of the water. Surf's a little rough today, but it's warm and sunny and peaceful. Lazy has set in.Our internal clocks are an hour ahead of local time, so we were up pretty early this morning. Gave us the chance to take advantage of the free

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1. Printing Maddness Doc is on a fanfiction kick again, so we've been really testing out the legs on the new printer. Several hundred pages later, the HP Photosmart C5180 is still going strong. Though the black ink cartridge dies out pretty quick even on the draft setting. No complaints, though. I love this printer/scanner/copier. And I recycle!2. Mating Maddness It's love bug season

Crawlspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417696467769992174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310838971756112401.post-78223868678941252102007-09-09T20:55:00.000-04:002007-09-09T20:57:11.249-04:00

And for our Sunday update this week, we have a new section from Doc for "Echoes of a Distant Demon." Scoot on over to the Previews page at DocSpace to find it.

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That's right, it's once again football season. Not really having any interest in the game, I only know this because of the flags flying from cars, the store windows painted with the names and colors of the local high school teams, the crush of cars parked around the high school stadium on Friday nights, and all the teenagers driving with their school teams proudly painted onto their car windows.

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Ah, Labor Day. What a contradictory name for a day when we sit around and do absolutely nothing. I love it. But Doc had to work because the hospital doesn't recognize Labor Day as a holiday and actually thinks people should come in and labor for their paychecks. Sucks for her. Heheh.For me, this was my first paid day off from a job since I landed in Georgia back in October. So I was doubly

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Crawlspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417696467769992174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310838971756112401.post-76641626596776664942007-08-12T00:21:00.000-04:002007-08-12T00:30:08.772-04:00

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

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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

Crawlspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417696467769992174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310838971756112401.post-76132583580204449742007-07-30T20:01:00.000-04:002007-07-30T20:07:30.005-04:00

I've got a preview of the final chapter to Tangled Web up now over at shoujoai.com. I'm back in my angsty element here, and loving it.

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I've always had a bad habit of getting sidetracked. The last few months it seems I've completely jumped the rail in the middle of the desert, which makes things sound so much worse than they've really been. So I guess it was more like the train jumped the rail and we decided to camp out under the stars until someone came to find us.Maize (my muse) finally showed up on the horizon and drug me

Crawlspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417696467769992174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310838971756112401.post-49354163312702667702007-04-26T21:20:00.000-04:002007-04-26T22:40:30.791-04:00

My sister-in-law sent me a very amusing e-mail the other day, and I had to swipe the contents to post here. As a fanfiction writer, I have a certain appreciation for this. Plus, me and Doc got a good laugh out of it.Subject: Analogies and Metaphors by StudentsEvery year, English teachers from across the country can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high school

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I blinked and the week was over. I kid you not. Unfortunately, not a lot was accomplished on any fronts. My notebook once again sat untouched, much to the consternation of Doc, my stalker kitty, and my readers, and I didn't get anything that needed to be done around the house finished. Except the bathtub. That made Doc happy and made up slightly for the lack of any new story.Speaking of Doc,

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With all the cooking I've started doing recently, I thought I'd take up a new hobby to compliment it - herb gardening. So I got myself one of those little starter greenhouse things with the dirt pellets and little pots. The pellets puffed up just like they were supposed to, the seeds were dropped in just the way the instructions said, and the tiny greenhouse was placed in direct sunlight. Well

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No, this isn't going to be anything deep and meaningful on the psychology of gender. We'll save that for the Kashimashi discussion I'll indulge in after Media Blasters releases the last disc and me and Doc have spent a weekend marathoning it. Rather, it's a complaint on the idiocy of the Social Security Administration and how they could get something as simple as the fact that I'm female wrong.

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Random Picture of the Day: Pie!I like to cook (and will happily trade recipes). For Easter I made a peach pie, and me and Doc rounded it off with some vanilla ice cream. Yummy!Random Rambling #1:If everybody else jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too? The question may have been partly sarcastic and wholly rhetorical, but the answer nonetheless is yes, probably. In this case, the bridge is a

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