| BECCA'S FAULT |
[20 Nov 2009|03:53pm] |
And Adiva's.
But they know this.
Basically: This is a short play, to be submitted to a ten-minute play contest. I would love love love any feedback or constructive criticism possible! (What worked/what didn't? I'm mostly curious about how the protagonists read for people in re: being age-appropriate.) Pleeeeeease.
( A modern-day adaptation of 'The Secret Garden.' Sort of! Uh. IT'S SHORT. )
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| and it really makes me wonder |
[19 Nov 2009|05:18pm] |
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Anybody know any good resources for finding non-sketchy writing contests? Preferably plays, poetry, novels.
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| once upon a time |
[17 Nov 2009|10:24am] |
"Why are you crying, Merc?" said her fairy godmother.
"Because," Merc exclaimed, "this week is a total wash! I'm behind in all three of my classes, I promised to buy concessions for Richard II and my rides all bailed, and boys still suck!"
"But look!" her godmother said. "Your beautiful teal vintage dress and cheap backseam fishnets arrived in the mail today!"
"... Ooh."
"They're very pretty."
"You know what, fairy godmother? You're right." Merc beamed. "I'll write my two essays today, spend Thursday doing research for politics, ignore Casanova and get on with my life (because it's a proven fact that ignoring him brings him running and anyway I'm very busy), and try to chill out about the things I cannot change. I'll do better next week!"
She paused.
"But do you think I should cut the shoulder pads out of this dress?"
"Why don't you let your flist decide?"
( VINTAGE under the cut. And dirt cheap fishnets that RUN WHEN YOU PULL THEM UP. But they were also $1.66 )
How are your weeks, flist? Feel free to share your answers in song, rhyme, pictures (:D) or haiku.
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| absinthe: a poor research partner |
[12 Nov 2009|10:31pm] |
for ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) liraphila: some kind of muddled thinking, "haze" and "fumble"
I have a paper to write,
or wright, to right--
about the role of the absinthe fairy
in the formulation of Tinkerbell,
that sick and green twinkletoes of Peter Pannish fame--
see also, the sex symbol
see also, Michael Jackson
I have a bottle but it hasn't got a ship--
shipwright, right?
an empty nest
or a sky without stars,
or a page without words.
(see also, let me not to
the marriage of true minds
see also, cartography)
conjuring sickly rabbits under my fingertips,
the fumble of paragraphs
and my notes that I left them
under the bottle--
notes to myself,
for the next time I'm stranded,
on a desert island or at 3 am
without a thesis statement.
see also, intoxication
see also, low grade notice
Tinkerbell
ain't anyway nohow
appearing for me,
clapping my hands three times
in the haze of the morning,
its before-dawn and afterlights
this paper sucks.
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[12 Nov 2009|10:28pm] |
for fahye: "perfection," with bonus inclusion of the actual word I was asked to include
I am the studious clack, clack, clack
across well-manicured tile;
I am metronomic, even-syllabled,
without feminine endings--
a google of particles pointillist smattered
breath-snatching
and altogether impossible to replicate:
I am the asymptote at the corners of your heart.
( and, the word 'cadence' ... but I mean, like, in a poem )
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| jesus knows what's up |
[12 Nov 2009|02:21pm] |
Today I am stealing a meme from the inimitable, indomitable fahye. Namely:
Give me a topic and I'll write a poem about it.
(Merc's addendum: And, if you like, give me three words to use in the poem! I cannot guarantee the finished products will be longer than 15 words, but whatever.)
Mmmmminspiration.
... Also I'm posting Matt and Hecate to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) mixed_muses. Why? Because graduating from college is overrated.
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| progress is progress |
[10 Nov 2009|01:36am] |
So, I am not doing NaNoWriMo, because I have work I should reeeeally do over the next few weeks if I want to not fail my classes.
However: I am breaking down the 50,000 word challenge over two months.
7000 / 25000 words. 28% done!
Later I'll write about boys.
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| things are lookin' up |
[25 Oct 2009|02:48pm] |
Some squee, in no particular order:
1. Took like 35 kids from Claremont out last night to a local blues exchange. I did not make the Jack and Jill finals (dancing with a random partner in front of judges!), but I felt better because no fewer than three utterly amaaaaazing dancers told me that I should have been in the finals/they voted me into the finals/I should no way no how get discouraged by not being in the finals.
2. I made one acts! I will be playing the role of a mistress in a dom-sub relationship, which is the role I wanted and the one I was telling bookelfe about! So I will now be in a cabaret show and a one act play, both to be performed by the end of the semester. Ahahaha time what?
3. Thank you everybody who said such nice things about my Titania outfit. :D Everyone at the ball was blown away and said I looked beautiful! (Some people didn't even recognize me in my mask, which was SO FUNNY and awesome. Masquerade points!) I have the dress hanging up in my room and keep looking at it admiringly like Kaylee at the end of "Shindig." >.>
4. My poetry/original fic blog is up: lady sings the blues (and other stories). Any feedback is appreciated! There's a poetry reading tonight and I'm considering bringing either/both of the posted works.
5. I quit the ballroom team and feel really good about it. All the aforementioned stuff that's been making me happy just feeds into my sense that God is kind of gently nudging me in this other direction that'll be better for me in the long run.
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| SPN fanfic??? (PG, Dean-Castiel) |
[21 Oct 2009|02:59pm] |
Ummm. So I have caught up on SPN, and I love it once more. I am now in the process of becoming gigglingly obsessed with Dean/Castiel and writing fic for underappreciated characters. (Youuuu'll see.)
This fic feels pretty worthless, but it's my first toe-dipping into the fandom proper, so you, my beloved flist, get to see it first.
Title: the word
Fandom: SPN
Pairing: Dean-Castiel, Castiel's Deancrush/Castiel's ridiculous angelic reticence
Rating: PG (language)
Spoilers: Season 5 through, like. I don't even know. The latest.
Notes: This message is brought to you by the gospels of John and Philip. Also be gentle. But let me know if it sucks. I love youuu.
( So spirit mingles with spirit, and thought consorts with thought, and light shares with light. If you are born a human being, it is the human being who will love you. If you become a spirit, it is the spirit which will be joined to you. )
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[15 Oct 2009|07:07pm] |
I know I memed in my last post ... but I think today I might really need some love.
(Also: The economy sucks. We're at war. They canceled Stargate: Atlantis. We need to spread some sunshine, here.
The OP rocks.)
Therefore: Love meme!
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| got an extension. promptly procrastinating. |
[09 Oct 2009|01:14pm] |
Meme me up, baybee.
B. Pick one of my characters and I'll answer the following questions about him or her.
1. What would your character kill for? What would they die for?
2. What would they refuse to do under any circumstances? Why?
3. What do they dream about?
4. What's their biggest fear?
5. What single object would they be most hard pressed to part with? Why?
6. What is their fondest memory?
7. What is their worst memory?
8. What or who was were their most significant influence? Expound.
9. What do they believe makes a successful life?
10. What makes them laugh?
11. What are their religious views?
12. What is their greatest strength?
13. Do they have a fatal flaw? If so, what is it?
14. Who is the most important person in their life?
15. If they died, who would miss them most? How would they die?
Characters: Ava Wilson, Puck, Suze Simon, Antigone, Poison Ivy, anybody else you can think up.
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| I got soul but I'm not a soldier |
[08 Oct 2009|02:34pm] |
Since I have a research paper due tomorrow, you can expect either a meme or that picspam of my Goodwill shopping adventure/sewing hijinks I've been talking about.
In the meantime:
The creation of the package has presented significant policy and political challenges for the incoming president and the newly enlarged Democratic majority on Capitol Hill, as was evident Jan. 15. While Obama wants bipartisan support for the bill, House Republicans’ reaction was anything but supportive.
“Oh. My. God,” said Minority Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio.
Oh, CQ Researcher. Never change.
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[05 Oct 2009|11:12pm] |
Poll #1467089
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 14Should Merc make a journal for poetry? And plays and original writing/NaNoWriMo and things, but mainly poetry?
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| A Week in the Wardobe of |
[25 Sep 2009|03:43pm] |
Hiiiii guys. As I promised/threatened some of you, this week I proudly bring you ... stuff I wear over the course of the week! In PICTURES.
I tried not to let the fact that I was photographing myself for the internet influence my outfit choices; on any given day, due to the heat and the amount of physical activity I do, it's actually not unusual for me to cycle through two outfits. I even did that this week-- on Monday-- but I decided for reasons that escape me now not to post up the morning one.
( Many images under the cut! )
I declare this week a fashion FTW.
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| I swear to drunk I'm not god |
[22 Sep 2009|01:01am] |
So A-Bomb (previously known as A, but having taken a level in badass and moved up in nickname status) and I were talking. He was telling me about White Russians. They sounded delicious.
Then I realized, oh, wait.
I'M TWENTY-ONE NOW.
Do you guys have favorite drinks? What are they? Where can I find them? I love sweet girly drinks like burning (for my birthday I bought myself a bottle of Baileys mint chocolate), but I willlll drink other things; at a ballroom party I once did a shot of vodka and hot sauce (we called it a "Blast-Ended Skrewt") and after collapsing to the floor and shrieking, I admitted it was kinda fun.
I don't much like rum, wine, or beer, however. Have I just been deprived of the good kind(s)? Your favorite drinks, let you show me them!
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