How to Survive When Stuck on an Opening Drawbridge (aka, a Monday)

[greyias]

Or maybe this post should be titled Hey, You Survived the Weekend (which Survived the Work Week)... but that would be long, cumbersome, and probably a little confusing. Sadly, Saturday night one small drink with the folks turned into an all-night party. Unfortunately that led to Sunday, where I was actually contemplating my survival of dehydration because I couldn't keep water even down. Oh... I need to start partying with people my age again. It's always much more lethal with my parents. (Also, much more lethal when you combine chardonnay and vodka. I'll save everyone some time: DON'T.)

Sunday morning I woke up with a dry mouth, and that vague dread you have when you realize you're conscious, but in a completely different room than when you were last cognizant. After a leery stretch for the nearest internet enabled device, I discovered that I thankfully passed out before I could grace you all with my lovely, illogical drunken wisdom. It was close, though. I had apparently started a post, but never finished it. For your amusement, here's a snippet:


"...And for some reason, I thought that my f'list needed to see my wundermous crayon sketching I did while at Macaroni Grill. There's a possibility that burning desire came from the very well-mixed martini that accompanied my pasta. (Did I mention that it was a long week?)



Actually... I have no idea who it is. I think when I started I had grandiose plans to make a Samurai!JohnSheppard, because I can't seem to stop making SGA comparisons to whatever I watch. In this case, Gintama, in which I have become convinced that fanon!SGA would make the world's most awesome anime. (Sadly, I think I'm more or less sober when I have these particular thoughts.) About the time when I was ready to draw John's clothes (okay, just his shirt... I ran out of room), I chickened out, because I can't draw a kimono to save my life. So I decided to make him a pirate, even though he really didn't look that much like John Sheppard at this point. I think my attempt was to make table!art for maybe jadesfire2808's pirate!John, but sadly, the shirt wasn't nearly frilly enough. His hair was too... spiky for rhymer23's pirate!John... so he's the yet-to-be-written-AU pirate!John... with an earring. And spiky hair.

Or maybe he's just some other random pirate guy. With an earring. And spiky hair.

But a pirate he be! (I'm sure there are purpely stripey pants where the paper tablecloth ended.)"


...um, yeahhh. Thankfully, though, I did not press "Post" at the end of the (even longer) drunken ramblings. Small favors.

We just finished up with the rather large project here at work, so I have a little time to breathe this afternoon before we start on the next big project. I'm thinking, though, that I seriously need to carve out some time of day to work on my writing. I might have to become a morning person, or something, since that appears to be the only time of day where nothing (and no one) can really interfere and distract me.

And... um... meme?

Comment with a story I've written, and I will tell you one thing I knew, learned, or wondered about while writing the story that didn't make it onto the page.

Comments

[leesa_perrie]

I want to read your pirate fic to go with the pirate pic! And yes, you must set aside time to write more fanfic *nods head emphatically*!!

Meme: Hmm, oh, so many, so many... 'Dead or Alive', let's go with that one.

[greyias.livejournal.com]

I want to read your pirate fic to go with the pirate pic!

Hrm... this is seeming to become a rather popular opinion. Uh oh, I hope this doesn't mean I have to go research sailing.

Meme: Hmm, oh, so many, so many... 'Dead or Alive', let's go with that one.

Oh man... it's been so long for that one... I'm not sure if there was anything I left out of it... Let's see...

Both Rodney and John are cooped up in the infirmary for several days after returning to Atlantis, but Rodney's still jumpy. Unfortunately, he doesn't think to hide this from John, and is shanghaied to the mainland for a camping trip full of manly bonding -- just the thing Rodney doesn't need after camping on a jungle planet with forced manly bonding. Luckily, Gall rushes in just as John's proposing this wonderful idea, and it's forced to the backburner until after they discover this WICKED COOL satellite at the edge of the solar system...

[leesa_perrie]

Ooh, I like that! I could imagine Rodney's reaction to the camping trip idea and his relief at Gall's interruption (and that is a nice touch, setting up for The Defiant One and all its angstyness). Thanks!

PS - Go, sail the net, write a pirate fic, make it AU to reality if you need to... After all, pirate movies don't tend to be very realisitc, do they? Or am I wrong? Was Pirates of the Caribbean based on historical accuracy?!! *vbg*

[greyias.livejournal.com]

In my mind, that story was always set pre-"Defiant One"... partly because Rodney couldn't seem to remember a darn thing about his gun in the story (and in "The Storm"/"The Eye"), but he was able to nail every shot by the end of that episode.

PS - Go, sail the net, write a pirate fic, make it AU to reality if you need to... After all, pirate movies don't tend to be very realisitc, do they? Or am I wrong? Was Pirates of the Caribbean based on historical accuracy?!! *vbg*

Ahaha... if I wound up writing this particular AU, it would definitely not be a historical one. A little less fear of getting details wrong (and after all, rhymer23 got it so perfect in her story), and a little more room to play with SGA elements ;)