Fading Lights

Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. - Walt Disney

Dear Self:
Keep moving forward. ♥

Got to see Iron Man 3 in the theatre today. Unfortunately Brother's on night shift this week, which means it involved me trying and failing to go to bed before he got home, only to spend an hour snoozing and then getting up to go. There was also no coffee before we left, so I was extra grumpy. And I forgot my sunglasses, which left me near blinded by the Orb of Doom even with a hat on. -Is whiny today-

The movie itself was fucking AWESOME. ♥ Tony has ALL THE ISSUES and they are wonderful. Pepper and Rhodey were equally fabulous, Happy was hilarious, and the villain plot was full of twists and fun. I laughed, I 'aww'd', and was thoroughly entertained.

Mild complaints: the ending was kind of romanticized to me. It wasn't *bad*, but I wasn't as happy with it as I was probably supposed to be. Also after Avengers ended with the promise that they'd all be there if they were needed, I spent 80% of the movie swearing at them all for not showing up.

I fully expect Fandom to come through and fix that for me. Also, I want fic of Tony bonding with the midget, because that was adorable. ♥

Unfortunately after pretty much no sleep and a nearly three hour movie, the trip home was fun. Brother was seriously concerned that he may have to carry me into the house when we got back, I was that out of it.* (He didn't, but there was still a lot of wobbling, and I got as far as putting my food in the fridge before collapsing into bed.)

I spent the rest of the afternoon sleeping, waking up long enough to talk briefly with Brother's mom, and more sleeping. I've been up for all of two hours so far, and most of it has been checking updates.

It's been a good day.


* Still peeved that I left a mostly full bag of popcorn in the bathroom because I was too busy focusing on getting out the door without falling on my face. >.<++
** ... And I still need to write and post that queer_fest story before the end of the day. Crap.

It's been a busy few couple of weeks around here. And Brother's factory had a shutdown for the past week (which they do every so many months for cleaning), so he's been hogging his computer to play Eve and leaving me without internets. -Makes a face at him-

( Christmas was surprisingly pleasant. )

My best moment of getting present thought, would actually have to go to weesta by ( sheer shock value and moment of awesome.  )

The day after Christmas I had ( another physical therapy appointment. )

Brother's mom and I spent the rest of the day shopping after-Christmas sales, which was fun. I always enjoy spending time with her. ^_^ She even got me things! I finally have a decent sized coffee cup that says "Coffee and shoes take away the blues" (I don't care about shoes, but the coffee part is true), a box of cherry candy canes, and two pairs of earrings that look like poinsettias.

We planned on going to see The Hobbit that night, but after Brother and his dad drove to meet us, we found out they were completely sold out. x.x So we agreed to go the next morning instead.

( The Hobbit )

We spent New Year's Eve ( at home. )

Other movies seen over the last week included:

( Meet the Robinsons )

( Rise of the Guardians )

( The life of Pi )

Ironically the first of ( the last of my Christmas presents arrived today! )

Resolutions for the new year? Meh, not really. Possibly to continue my Word Count Goal of 1,000,000 words in a year. I made 56959 for 2012, which is ... incredibly pathetic. -_-;;; Getting my arm fixed so I can work again? Writing?

Really, I suppose I just resolve to hope for the the same things I wished rosabelle when she texted me Happy New Year. The same things I wish to all of you.



May it be filled with writing, love, and happiness. ♥

Just saw Wreck-It Ralph for the second time, this time with Brother's parents. ( Random Wreck-It Ralph squee. )

Then I got home and checked my e-mail, where I found a review for Bright Skies that is both flame and compliment. I should ignore it. I *know* this. But honestly? Some of the comments they left *really* pissed me off. I'm glad they kind of like the story, but at the same time they insulted half of what makes Bright Skies .... Bright Skies.* I'm ... indignant, I guess. And a little offended.

I'd list some of the things that made me so angry here, but I'm trying to convince myself to take the path of least aggression. And trying to remind myself of how many people have told me they love it for exactly the same things this person was complaining about. I guess I'm so annoyed/irritated because Bright Skies is one of My Epic Babies as far as fanfiction goes, and I'm very protective of it. >.O And I've always been a bit sensitive about the few flames I *have* gotten, even if they're rare. -Is a baby-

... Oh. That explains it. This is the same person who commented on A Tale of Five Carsons. I thought that style of review seemed familiar.

On a lighter note, I found this on Twitter just before I posted. It's very heartening to read. ♥ Even if my NaNo has been stuck for a week and is so far behind it's highly unlikely I'll finish.



* When the author LISTS their pairings in the FIRST CHAPTER, this is considered a warning. DON'T READ THE STORY IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE PAIRING.

*Finally* got to see The Avengers for the first time tonight.

( I HAVE ALL THE FEELINGS. )

And the second half the movie had me mentally cataloging exactly how much destruction they did to Manhattan. (And cringing. x.x) It was nice to see a world where it's canon that the superheroes get crap for the amount collateral damage they do.

I'm browsing fanfics for my new favoritest pairing for now, but I'd be interested in writing something for any of the characters if I had the inspiration for it. So far I've discovered the SuperFamily corner of the fandom. There is not enough fanfiction for this 'verse, damn it. I WANT MORE.

Which obviously means I need to go see The Amazing Spiderman soon, so that I can add to it.