Well, school's out on this end! It ended on Friday with my algebra final, on which I made a welcome B. Sure, my sister made a 100 on her math final, but considering that I made a C on mine last year, I'm grateful for the B! The problems that I missed on it were pretty much stupid mistakes: miscalculations or not being careful enough. Though one of the things I missed was completely wrong because I suddenly forgot HOW to work the problem...

Oh well. Yesterday, my family and I went down to the local theater for a matinee of Prince Caspian. Well. I'm not going to give a full review because I know that some folks haven't seen it and aren't partial to spoilers, so I'll say a couple things. It was pretty good; there was certainly more action than in the first one, and it was indeed darker than LWW. It did seem to deviate quite a good deal from the book, and while I realize that adaptations NEVER stick with the book exactly (because it'd be too short a movie XD), this one seemed to slide away a LOT. But it was still good, and the plot seemed to be a little more complex than the first movie. And Edmund was treated to a more mature, developed role, so that was a pleasant surprise. My sister even walked out of the theater going "He was cute..." Not Caspian, my friends—she meant Edmund. I'm upset because Caspian's hair is prettier than mine. T_T ANYWAY, my dad loved this movie and wants to go see it again; he said it was better than the first. I say it's lacking the charm and innocence of the first one, but thank God for Lucy's inconquerable optimism; without that we'd be totally screwed. But I should say the movie has everything: action by the gobs, adventure by the ton, and yes, humor. Let's face it: Reepicheep is just AWESOME. And a lesson from all this? Don't tick off the Lord of Narnia. Ever.

Anyway, movie reviewing aside, HI! (Next weekend is Indy 4, btw. ) I've just been thinking I could update my journal so it says something other than "I'm SICK!" *snerk* But I should like to thank everyone who offered warm wishes and advice. I never knew that antibiotics kill off the good stuff in my gut. I just need to remember to eat a yogurt between medicine doses. I'm feeling better, too; just have about another week of medicine to go, though. That's okay; the pills can be broken in half and I swallow them so fast that I never have to taste the bitter insides.

Now. Dark Day 8 is up here, and part 9 is in my head. Let's just say I'm allowing the plot gizkas to... ah... breed. And I'll give y'all a bit of a taste of what it's going to be: what's going to happen in part nine is directly referenced in Finding Hawk. This is the fanfic I've been waiting to write so that I COULD explore what I ref'ed. Now, if you are so direly curious, go read FH again and see if you can find what I'm referencing. Otherwise, I ain't sayin' a word!

Now, I've got a few summer projects up my sleeve. They're mostly rewrites because, well, I feel as if I've matured as a writer—as if I can now better portray emotions. Then again, I may just be an arrogant fanfic author. >_< Anyway, I currently have two rewrites planned, and they are as follows:

Leviathan: Y'all remember this one? At the time I wrote it, it was my biggest project. But I've since written a fanfic that is over 100,000 words and 250 pages, so it's one of the smallest. But I intend to rewrite it and make it better, longer, angstier... I mean, c'mon! Carth angst is always good! And there will be plenty Lire angst to be had, too. (If you remember my one-shot "The Letter," you'll know what I mean.)

"Awkward" ([link]) : Folks all over KFM were telling me to rewrite this one and delve more deeply into Carth's mind to see what he feels about having to share a bunk with a lady he doesn't know. I think the suggestion was something about how it'd make him miss Morgana more. I'd forgotten about version deux of this until I was on Starwarsknights.com and saw "The Critic's 2 Cents." "Awkward" was reviewed and it went something like "Should I wait for version 2 before I review?" That was when I went "...I forgot..."

It really shouldn't be that hard to rewrite "Awkward." After all, I find it rather easy if not pleasant to get inside Carth's head and look around up there. Maybe that's because sometimes it's like being inside my own mind. I swear the two of us are very similar. "I've been betrayed by people and, well, it won't happen again." Me too, Flyboy. Me too. Of course, I can't say that my friend and mentor joined the Sith or that he led the fleet that blew up my homeworld, but I have had my trust betrayed. But I think I'm getting off-topic. Anyway, my point was that I like to go poke around in his head because it's familiar turf.

Okay, well, it's only... *counts* about ten days until Mass Effect comes out for PC? I just have to wait longer because the Amazon.com shopping cart says my order's approximate ship date is June 2. Great. -_- Just think: by the time I get the game, a gazillion other people will have already played it and I'll get to find out if there are any cheat codes like there were for KotORs 1 and 2. Yes, CHEATS. I see nothing wrong with knowing if there's an invincible or "god" mode cheat because I don't like playing a game through for the first time while worrying about my character dying. I like to shoot, not be shot at, and since I'm never good at a game first time around, I like to be invincible. But just think: I can now play K1 all the way through WITHOUT god mode. I only use it in the dueling ring on Taris; after I learn a game, it's a means of backup so's I don't die during an important moment.

Okay, so, I don't know what else to say... I probably should put up another chapter or two of Jorad since that fic is completed... And I suspect I ought to get started on another Fyoraa fic. I've got ideas running rampant and just haven't sat down to get them contained! There will be a couple of new characters in this one, though; I call them Fyoraa and Luke's "tour guides." I think you'll like them; it's a brother and sister pair: the brother is quiet and reserved—a little stoic but quite nice once you break the ice—while the sister is cheerful and friendly. Their names are good, too, but you'll just have to wait until I stop being a lazy good-for-nothing and write the story!

And my Maximum Ride fanfic is alive and well. Any Flock fans, go check it out! I am lacking in reviews on it, I fear. -_-

Okay, enough self-publicity. I'm signin' off now; remember to keep checking for my 20k kiriban, and I've still got one spot on the Ten Freebies!

T92, who thinks Colbie Caillat's songs are too dang fluffy, out.

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HAPPENIN'S!

20,000 pageview kiriban: Hit the lucky pageview number, send me a screenshot, and since I can't draw very well, I'll offer a one-shot. I'll write it on anything of your choosing if it's something I'm relatively familiar with (Star Wars, Firefly, KotOR, etc.). At the moment, Mass Effect is not offered, what with my being clueless. Sowwy. T_T

Ten Freebies. Still. ONE space left; you know the drill: request a poem on pretty much any topic, and I'll do my best.

1. IcyAshford [link]
2. RDeis [link]
3. FacelessMaster3003 [link]
4. Ilenora (requested poem on OC)
5. Nemonus (requested poem about something about Luke Skywalker during the Rebellion, thinking about the military OR something Exile/Bao-Dur—I may do the Luke one)
6. Uilleand (requested poem on anticipation)
7. westernphilosopher (requested something Firefly-y; suggested "I aim to misbehave" or "I can kill you with my brain.")
8. DarthJazz (requested something KotOR with mush and fluff - LSF Exile/Atton or LSF Revan/Carth)
9. Jedi-Kel (ATTON!)
10. EMPTY