It seems that my fan died on me for good. I haven't dared to switch on my PC for three days, in fear from electronic fires. So, I'm only able to go online at school, which is not always an easy thing, as we are 50+ people for two computers. Be patient with me, please, in case I don't answer your mails for a while and make myself scarce online. *sighs*
On more joyful news, I've discovered that Bestsellers (the only English bookshop in Budapest) still exists and still does order books from abroad for common citizens. So I ordered the first part of Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael stories (I got parts 2-4 from
lhun_dweller for a birthday earlier and loved them to pieces) as well as Life in a Medieval Village by Joseph and Frances Gies.
archet gifted upon me Life in a Medieval City back in some earlier time, and I found it both useful and delightful.
Also, I've made unexpected headway with my Boromir AU, Seal On My Heart. Can it be that the muse begins to recover slowly? That would be fantastic! Of course, I'll have to wait until my fan has been replaced before I can type in the three new chapters I have written, but still...
Oh, and I've won 1st place - Sauron~s Eye Award - with my Orc story, The Last Stand. So, life isn't altogether bad. But I wish I had my computer back. It's very tiresome to stay at school after work or try to squeeze in some quality online time between two lessons.
On more joyful news, I've discovered that Bestsellers (the only English bookshop in Budapest) still exists and still does order books from abroad for common citizens. So I ordered the first part of Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael stories (I got parts 2-4 from
Also, I've made unexpected headway with my Boromir AU, Seal On My Heart. Can it be that the muse begins to recover slowly? That would be fantastic! Of course, I'll have to wait until my fan has been replaced before I can type in the three new chapters I have written, but still...
Oh, and I've won 1st place - Sauron~s Eye Award - with my Orc story, The Last Stand. So, life isn't altogether bad. But I wish I had my computer back. It's very tiresome to stay at school after work or try to squeeze in some quality online time between two lessons.