Part 2 is now up in this Sin City series:

Lessons in Obedience - 2

I was determined to have a better day today.

Sin City: 3881
Nano: 1160

total: 5041

I think the Nano goal is a thing of the past, however I do like keeping track of my word count because it's impetus to work on various projects. It is also sobering since it makes me question where the heck my hours go if I'm not using them to write. I mean seriously, 1519? That's it? Easy to see where I need improvement.

other project: 617
Sin City: 902

total: 1519

My new hobby is autograph collecting. I've been doing it for about a month. I have 18 requests out to a variety of actors and authors. Hoping to hear from some soon. It's super fun even though I'm just starting out. I enjoy finding good photos of the person I'm contacting, playing around with them in Photoshop, and writing out nice fan letters. And of course nothing beats the excitement of checking the mail everyday in hopes of finding a manila envelope waiting for me. So far Chris is the first and only one I've gotten through the mail. His 12 day response is atypical. Most requests take anywhere from a month up to a year (though I sure hope that's not the case with the celebs I've written to.) I spend a lot of time on the boards at http://fanmail.biz.

I got this autograph back when I was in the LotR fandom. Sir Ian and his boyfriend were in Vegas during Oscar weekend when he was up for Best Supporting Actor for Gandalf. I served them at the restaurant I worked at, told them all about my RPS fiction (haha) and they actually visited my website that night and signed the guest book. He really is the coolest guy. He drew this for me on the back of desert menus when I was only hoping for an autograph.

My second matting job!



Does anyone else collect autographs?

Title: Jim Kirk is Mine
Author: Tricia Owens
Pairings: McCoy/Kirk, Spock/Kirk, Spock/McCoy/Kirk, Spock/McCoy
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: rough sex, dub con, erotic asphyxiation, spanking -- spread throughout the parts
Word count: this part: 3624

Summary: Jim wants McCoy and Spock. McCoy and Spock can't stand each other but can't resist Jim. Things are going to get rough.
Author's Notes: inspired by a prompt on st_xi_kink_meme in which McCoy, Spock, and Kirk are in a threesome relationship, but McCoy and Spock hate each other. This will have minimal plot and lots of porn. This first part's tame and a little angsty, but it should get a hell of a lot more porny as we go!



( Part I: McCoy )

A little of everything means a whole lotta nothin'.

other project: 371
Sugar Democracy: 490
pirates: 486

total: 1347

I've been slacking off on Sugar Democracy so here are a couple of new episodes, though both short:

Sugar Democracy - 21a, 21b

Star Trek fic is done, yet I am unable to tell if it sucks or not. I'm leaning towards yes, but maybe it's because I'm tired. I guess I'll post it tomorrow afternoon after taking a second look at it. I feel very iffy about it, though :(

Did you know Wentworth Miller is Chris Redfield in the new Resident Evil movie? I enjoy a lot of RE fics, so I'm hoping this new movie and his casting will really boost the fic output.

I have to post this because even when re-reading it, I have to bite my lip to keep from bursting into laughter. I wish I could do this kind of awesome writing.

New Moon gets A+

Yes, it's about New Moon, but whether you're a fan or non-fan, this should still be funny to you. As a bonus, read the comments. Then you'll understand why humanity is going to hell in a handbasket.

Amazon just sent me a giftcard for $360. *chokes*

ILU Amazon.

So my old account has been permanently closed. I have to de-register my Kindle and register it with a new Amazon account. I lost all the Kindle books that were on Amazon (about 100), however they said they're issuing me a gift card to cover the cost of buying them again! So this could end up being pretty sweet since the only books I kept on Amazon were the ones I'd already read and thus don't really need again. Plus, for some reason, in the list of the books they said I'd bought they included the pdfs I sent them for conversion, so I don't know if the credit is going to be covering those, too, which would be strange, but a bonus. I'll get the gift card in 1-2 days and find out then.

Minor bummer is that I had Prime, and they said I have to re-enroll. I don't know if that means re-purchase, also.

Edit: the more I think about this situation, the stranger it seems. If, as Amazon told me in their email, a third-party obtained my information elsewhere and used it to access my account, why is Amazon being surprisingly generous and paying for me to repurchase all my Kindle books? Why is it their obligation to do so if it's apparently my error? Something smells fishy...

Nano: 3298

Finally broke 20k, thank god. I'm way behind schedule, but at least I'm making progress on the book. I'm trying hard not to pad my word count just to meet the goals because what's the point if I have to go back later and edit it all out? But even with that in mind, I still recognize myself wring more circuitously than I would normally. Bleh.

This seriously took me hours. First, because I bought a cheapie mat cutter which was ridiculously difficult to use. Then, because I couldn't figure out how I wanted the layout and what I should include. I eventually went back to the store after ruining my first mat and bought a much more expensive cutter. Hallelujah, that made the difference.

The cutter is worth the investment because I plan on matting up and framing a lot of things in the future (more details later). So, I guess not so bad for a first attempt. And it's all acid-free materials, so it'll last me until eternity :P

Yesterday I used my bookmark to visit Amazon.com. It greeted me with another name (McCarthy), and when I went to the login page, someone else's email address was already in the email field, although the password field was empty. Since I have cookies enabled and Firefox always has my info ready to fill in, I was completely at a loss as to why some stranger's info was now there instead. When I cleared out that other person's info and tried to use my own, Amazon refused to recognize me. Keep in mind that I checked the URL bar before and after every step to make sure I wasn't being tricked into giving up information. It was always Amazon's secure page.

So I emailed Amazon and today they wrote me back and told me a third party had accessed my account and apparently bought stuff, but hadn't used my credit card. How weird is that? What would be the point? Amazon assured me none of my financial information could have been stolen off their site since it's never fully revealed, so I don't know why someone would do this? Any ideas?

The extra bummer is that now I have to open a new account since they closed the old one and all my wishlists, shopping cart, and possibly Kindle info is now gone (fingers crossed on the Kindle stuff, though; I'm waiting to hear back about that).

As to be expected, Star Trek ate my brain today. Bad news:

other project: 316

Good news:

Star Trek fanfic coming out this week, either tomorrow or Thursday.

So much Pine, so few covers to keep him on.

Pre-ordered from Amazon. Tracking says it's out for delivery.

Must distract myself from the wait by designing a new cover for the case.

Will keep you updated since I know this is the only thing you care about today.

Guardian: 4377
Nano: 1735

total: 6112

Part 7 is now up in this Guardian series:

Fair Haven - 7

Guardian: 1186