Thing 66 & Thing 69

66. Finish watching Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis
69. Watch all my unwatched DVDs

I just finished!

I finished Stargate Atlantis yesterday (completely satisfying ending; I loved it and must now purchase the whole series). I must admit, I very nearly gave up on the whole thing when they killed off a character I wasn't expecting to see die and it broke my heart into tiny pieces of angry. But, after all the bitching and screaming at the show and LOTS of sobbing, I obviously went back to it the next day to get through it (and good thing I did, too, because I was mostly happy with the show after that; still kind of weak compared to SG-1, but that's a tough act to follow).

And today I watched Ark of Truth & Continuum. Nice extra bits of the series. I teared up a little when it was over (and I definitely cried during the SG-1 finale). Though I wish those other two movies had been made, I can be happy with where everything went and ended up.

Also, I've got some tie-in novels to devour *G* and lots of fanfic to read *EG*


Stargate Jam by ~woodlu

Totally a worthwhile pursuit. Not only did I finally find out how all of this ended, but I also watched 4 DVDs (Stargate SG-1 boxed set, Stargate Atlantis Season 2, Ark of Truth, and Continuum) that I owned but had never fully watched. So I got a little bit of Thing 69 done at the same time. Win!

Thing 47

47. Get a book journaled for all states I don't already have books in

Thanks to melydia & her sister, I've got a Vermont one: The Lazlo Letters

Now that just leaves: Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wyoming. That's totally do-able in 14 months, right? Maybe Holiday Gift-Giving and a trip to the Book Thing some time for wish list books will help.


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Thing 17

17. July 2011 Project: Complete a 30 Days of Writing Meme

1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you’ve worked with and why.
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you’re writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol’ pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
8. What’s your favorite genre to write? To read?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you’d like to share?
13. What’s your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you’ve never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What’s the most interesting way you’ve killed someone?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let’s talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there’s nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!

Thing 19

19. September 2011 Project: Join Swap-Bot


http://swap-bot.com

I've been meaning to do this for some time now (since April, actually). And now that several of my friends are on there, I felt it was time to follow right along, like the good 'puff I am.

In September I joined and signed up for 7 swaps. I've received 2 of them (sent 3) and I'm looking forward to the other ones (which will be closing soon). I signed up for a variety of swaps: a package, several postcards, one electronic. I donated to lukemia research to sponsor the swap-bot creators and received some nifty swap-bot swag (I'm proudly displaying the magnet on my bookcase at work). I joined a few groups (I've been officially accepted into one Harry Potter one already). And I finally bought paid time on Flickr and uploaded photos of my swap-bot swaps there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/katekintail/sets/72157627776289348/

The site is VERY addictive but super fun. It makes me want to get all crafty, which is a good thing. I have limited crafting skills, but I consider that mostly to be 1-a lack of good supplies and 2-the fact that I'm really out of practice