All because of you, I haven't slept in so long...

なんちゃって(nanchatte)="just kidding," "oops, hehe," etc..

That's why I had to try this Nanchatte cola! It looks like a bottle of tabasco sauce (which I don't like anyways.. I can't stand vinegar), but it tastes like... I'm not sure, but a little bit like peppers mixed with chemicals mixed with soda water. In other words, like complete crap, lol. Not highly recommended, but just another example of the strange things that appear randomly in Japan. LOL

In other news, I saw Avatar yesterday with a friend... OMG I am totally in love! Love love love! I want to go live on Pandora too and learn the ways of the Na'vi. Neytiri is my hero <3

>> first of all THANKKKK YOUUUUU for anyone and everyone who read (and commenting) on 12 Days of Christmas. The warm reception is so overwhelming, I still reread those comments couple of times and then pinch myself to make sure this is not a dream. Honestly it's my first fic evah and it's for my secret santa assignment. So to say that I was nervous over it is truly an understatement. Just ask pinktoothbrush8 (who is my awesome beta, btw)

>> I'll try to work my ass on the 2nd part asap. I planned to finish it all by today, but then got distracted by real life. And by real life I meant shopping and watching Sherlock Holmes with my bestie :P

>> match gifs on bbs vs Villans will be up tomorrow. Too tired and short-attention span to do anything productive tonight.

>> by the way, so not amused that Nick's return date has been pushed up to another few weeks. Shall I remind those people that I'm no good in waiting?

>> I'm gonna spend the New Year alone. How sad (and pathetic) is that? Somebody has promise 1 teragig HD though, so I guess that will make up for that.

>> in another sad stuff, I was involved in car crash on Saturday. My bestie's car got hit by lorry. The bumper is completely wrecked. Thank God no one's injured. My sis almost fainted when she saw the pic of the accident.



yeah, I am a lucky duck.

>> I'm typing slower than usual. Last night was because the Cesc-Fabregas-hotness-effect, today is due to the new shinyshinyshiny mini-keyboard I just bought. Since it's a mini-keyboard, some keys placement can be a bit fucked up. Which is why I kinda struggle a bit. But still, me likey :)

>> did I tell any of you gais that my 10 years old niece has a tumblog? 10 BLOODY YEARS OLD YOUNG! Cue the what-the-fuck reaction from me. There's only one way to rectify this situation - create a tumblog of my own. So if anyone has tumblr account, ADD ME!

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Title : Twelve Days of Christmas [1/2]
Pairing : Cesc Fabregas/?, Nicklas Bendtner/Cesc Fabregas (friendship), Nicklas Bendtner/Aaron Ramsey (mentioned)
Rating : PG
Disclaimer : I own the plot and the bunnies. Others? Not so. Also this is my first fic evah, please be nice to me :P
A/N : Merry Christmas, illustraat! This fic is written as part of my ontd_fb secret Santa assignment, which was posted earlier over here. Beta-ed by my awesomely awesomed awesome pinktoothbrush8.

Summary : Cesc Fabregas, the Spanish midfield maestro, the leader of Arsenal Football Club aka Mr Arsenal is getting presents from mysterious sender. Problem is, who IS the mysterious sender?

( You told me before... and by told me, I mean you whined about it once or twice. Or maybe like a dozen times )

Are they still selling store-bought eggnog on-base? I've been craving some soooooooooooooo badly..

Is there anyone willing to take me shopping there on Monday or so? So many yummies that I want to buy and take home...

This post has been looooooooooooong overdue, I know! Somehow with work overwhelming me and unwinding from said work needing to be done, I just could never find the time to post on livejournal. I've been BUSY!! Really, really busy!! It might be hard to believe, but I've actually seen tons of friends and done a lot of interesting things when I could spare a bit of time! (Basically, this means that I have basically not been home, except the occasional night and rare early morning for the last two months!! o.o!)

However, from now until the end of the year............. FREEDOM!!!! Okay, I have various things planned here and there, and I need to do a ton of writing for both current and new writing jobs (which I LOVE!), but most important.... I need to work on my manga! (And my projects!!) The first step in my plan is to revamp my livejournal and move everything over to my new webspace (the old one is finally expiring. This will include the FAQ and a new layout among other things. WIP!). Second step is to make a new webpage! Third step is to get that webcomic set up! Fourth step (before the end of the year) is to finally finish the prints! Fifth step is to finish my prints v.1!! I am SO excited!!! I am also going to dig out and finish some other projects from the boonies. And I may have a New Years party, but not sure on that one yet.. Other projects (including make-apartment-awesome!! projects) exist as well, but they're just for whenever I can fit them in..

ANYWAYS!! I have been BUSY. Anybody want to see some pictures?? ( Here are 45 of them! Everything from JUMP Festa to parties to food to weird japanese things! )

That link is also full of rambling about my life these days... lol!

I still need suggestions for my FAQ! Anybody who wants to ask something, please head over here!

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Zee : "mommy, can I keep him?"
Emperor Zurg : "I'M NOT YOUR MOMMY!"



see you guys on Sunday ;)

the poor unsuspected Emperor Zurg...

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y m_aaryaa
hope you're having great times on your special day bb!

( ooh lookie lookie, what we have here! )

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So as the year draws to a close, I thought I might talk about the television I have watched during it, and hear about other people's television. I have noticed that my year's viewing has a common theme - one of my favourite themes. Sensible Girls, and the Romantic Boys Who Love Them.

One thing I watched was the second season of Merlin. I have written up my thoughts on season one Merlin here.

MERLIN SEASON TWO

ARTHUR: My new contract states I must be shirtless at least once an episode.
GWEN: Now I am going to be a love interest, I am looking extremely foxy in several new gowns. I am never shirtless, because this is the BBC.
MERLIN: Nobody fed me over the summer, and I am feeling weak.
MORGANA: Nobody gave me any lines for the upcoming season, and I am feeling evil.

( Merlin Season Two, continued )

Since I am devoted to L.J. Smith, who at sixteen was my Twilight, I was certain to watch The Vampire Diaries. I saw the pilot at Comic Con, and was hugely delighted to see that the hero and heroine wrote their sad, sad diaries sadly in sync.

Then I saw more, and I have been most excellently pleased by it!

( Vampire Diaries so far )

My flatmates and I bought the box set of Bones and watched it together, drinking cups of hot chocolate with ice-cream in them.

SARAH: I dunno. I love Partners Who Fight Crime an awful lot, but I'm just not sure I can take FBI Agent Angel.
DR BRENNAN: I am a lady who would rather poke around in human soup with bones floating in it than think about her feelings! Also I enjoy casual relationships and am bad at being charming.
FBI AGENT ANGEL: I am pretty good at being charming, and I am in touch with my feelings. I am not as smart as you but I am totally comfortable with not being a crazy genius!
DR BRENNAN AND FBI AGENT ANGEL: Together we goofily fight crime.
SARAH: The truest loves are found through goofily fighting crime. NEXT BOX SET PLEASE.

In summary, I love Sensible Girls and the Romantic Boys Who Love Them. I also love things that are kind of ridiculous. What kind of thing do you love?

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I would be remiss in my author-ly duties if I did not point out to you that I was asked to do a Christmas post on some of my favourite things in one of my favourite book blogs, and that post is here.

I show myself to be a person of pretty low moral character, willing to commit murder for Megan Whalen Turner and everything.

I also talk about some of my favourite books of the past year and some in the year to come, and discuss the issue of reading books by people you know, which is something that happens more and more often when you do the writer thing.

You meet people! As for instance this small interlude in a cafe the summer before last.

CASSIE: Hi everyone, Sarah's turned up again, oh cupcakes. Sarah, have you met Maureen Johnson?
SARAH: ... Maureen Johnson...
CASSIE: Do you need me to open that bottle for you?
SARAH: ... Maureen Johnson...
MAUREEN: Um. Hi.
SARAH: *hearts in eyes*
MAUREEN: How're you doing?
SARAH: YOU DAZZLE ME.

I like Maureen's books a lot, okay? As you can see from this small bit of conversation, I am always super smooth when I meet awesome people. (There is one Famous and Acclaimed Author I hit in the head with a breakfast pastry. But I will never reveal which one! NEVER.)

But anyway, yes, reading books by people you know - scary, yet reassuring, sometimes like having a conversation with your friend. Sometimes like being DAZZLED by your friend! It is complicated.

Speaking of conversations with one's friends, I was having an interesting one with Justine Larbalestier yesterday.

Now we all know about fictional couples who we want to get together in books. (Mary and Colin from The Secret Garden got married when they grew up. Yes they did. It is a truth! A truth of my heart.)

But what about fictional couples who get together and who we don't believe in? Who you look at together and go 'Nah... it'll never last.' I've got to say, for me Jane Eyre and Rochester, they are going to break up. (Well, probably not given the time they were in, but I don't think they're going to be happy. Because they have a lot of chemistry, but Rochester is a crazy liar, y'all.)

ROCHESTER: Gosh, I have a crazy wife hidden in the attic who occasionally breaks out and sets fires. And I'd like to bigamously marry my governess. You know what this situation needs?
AUDIENCE: ... what?
ROCHESTER: MORE COMPLICATIONS! I think I'll have a house party and have a fake engagement to a third lady. AS WELL as the secret crazy wife. And the bigamous marriage.
AUDIENCE: ... what?
ROCHESTER: You're RIGHT! I'm not giving this a hundred per cent! What if I dress up as a gypsy woman and tell fake fortunes?

I'm just saying, Jane will come home one day and Rochester will have sold the children to pirates.

Justine believes in even fewer couples than I do. Which fictional couples do you guys think are doomed never to last?

It has been in some respects a tough year (though in other respects a truly marvellous and spiffy and amazing year) so I admit I have had a few thoughts about ringing in the changes in some sort of new and excellent way. So I have this page open which lists awesome cheap flights at all times. But, you know, I secretly knew that I was going to be home for New Year's because I hadn't made any proper plans yet.

Then yesterday I saw amazingly inexpensive flights to Boston. But I didn't really plan to go. I planned to consult with sensible friends.

PLANNED CONVERSATION!

SARAH: Should I go to Boston?
HOLLY: No, that seems unwise.
SARAH: You are right, what was I thinking? I am such a ninnyhammer.

ACTUAL CONVERSATION!

SARAH: Should I go to Boston?
HOLLY: Yes, good idea!
SARAH: Can I come see you as well?
HOLLY: Yes, I am very valiant and can put up with you! Bring a mask.
SARAH: ... Why?
HOLLY: I cannot reveal that at this time.
SARAH: WOW I SEEM TO BE ACTUALLY GOING TO BOSTON? I wonder what I will do there! Perhaps I will have an adventure?

I think I will have an adventure, you guys.

I have never been to Boston before! I am going to take notes on it for Secret Reasons. Can you, oh wise internet, tell me awesome things to do in Boston?

So my lovely people, I hope you are having an awesome run-up to Christmas! I also hope you will tell me awesome things to do in Boston, tell me about fictional couples you think are doomed, and most of all that you will like the Extra Christmas Bonus Excerpt of Demon's Covenant in my BookSmugglers post. (Oh, Nick. Of all the tall dark heroes in the world, you have the distinction of being the least charming of them all...)