wiseheart: (Default)
I did half of the big cleaning today: kitchen, bathroom, loo, balcony and anteroom. In times like this, when I don't have any help, it's particularly time-consuming, as I can't put things (we are speaking of furniture and sixpacks of 1.5l mineral water) back in their places in one room while someone else cleans the other one. It's a depressing routine: empty one room enough to actually reach the corners and the dirt, wait until the floor dries (we've got PVC floors in all the abovementioned rooms, so they need to be mopped), put things back in their places, move on to the next room, rinse and repeat.

Still, it is a relief to be done this far; only the living room and the two bedrooms (one of which is actually my study/craft room) are to do next week. Of course, those rooms are the worst, right after the balcony: so many things have to be moved for the cleaning to be properly done. But it can't be helped.

I also cooked lunch today: asparagus with ham and ready-made Sauce Hollandaise, bought in a box from Aldi. I'm not sure it's such a big thing (I mean the sauce) as I heard people talk about it. For me, a simple cheese bechamel sauce would do just as nicely and cost much less, not to mention I can put it together in under ten minutes or so. Lesson learned, I won't buy the stuff ever again.

Me-time was understandably limited today. But I did finish one small task on the sewing kit decoration (it basically means gluing together a smaller and a larger circle of felt with textile glue, 12 times), so that's progress.

And now I intend to continue typing up a short, smutty piece of very AU TNG fic that I wrote for my own amusement months ago. It might never be published anywhere else than on [livejournal.com profile] otherworlds_lib, but it was fun to write and I, dirty old lady as I am, like it. *g*
wiseheart: (Default)
This doggone heat, I mean. We had 38°C today, and apparently, it might go up as high as 40°C by the weekend! We'll cook inside our hide!

And, of course, I just had to get out of the house in the morning, to fetch my new credit card from the bank. They usually send it by post, but I didn't want it to get lost, as it happened to my friend Evie. Granted, the bank had air conditioning, but it made getting back out into the heat all the worse!

It was almost noon when I finally got home; we skipped having any cooked meal because, frankly, neither one of us was suicidal enough to make the kitchen even hotter. Sandwiches, and iced coffee and ice-cream were on the menu, with some fresh raspberries and cherries.

Accordingly, not much else got done. I worked a tiny bit on the next pot-holder in front of the telly, took a nap in the afternoon, played Solitaire on Methuselah-the-laptop, who shows first signs of dying on me, which would be really inconvenient, since I could actually write lying on my front on the laptop. And no, the iPad isn't good for that, not having a proper keypad. I type using 8 fingers (sometimes the thumbs, too, but not regularly), and I can't do that on a touch screen.

I also read some excellent fanfic today: still working myself through a DS9/Enterprise crossover called Faith in the Path. It has a good plot, great characterization, and not even the romantic subplot could ruin it for me.
wiseheart: (Default)
Well, I gave the recipe a try and this came out of it:



My personal opinion: the sponge is absolutely delicious - light and aromatic, a true delight. However, the icing is way too sweet for our taste, and I actually like sweet. Next time - and there definitely will be a next time - I'll simply put either melted chocolate or simple coffee-flavoured icing on the sponge.

Other than the morning baking, it was a quiet day. We both tried to recover from yesterday's housework madness. I made a simple carrot soup, did some blanket stitch on the half-finished little lavender sachets, and that was it, basically. Lots of Solitaire playing and fanfic reading on Methuselah-the-laptop. Since it won't allow me to install the newest version of the antivirus programme, I mostly use it off-line, just to be on the safe side.

As for fanfic, I switched from Enterprise to Voyager, re-reading some old, saved favourites. Some of them I still like a lot, but I've discovered that the man-on-man action no longer bears any particular interest for me. It was exciting when it was new, but there's only so many ways one can insert Character A into Character B, and after a while it gets repetitive and boring. Even in my old faves, I simply skip over those parts nowadays. Does it mean I'm getting old? ;))
wiseheart: (Mycroft_drink)
So, I've finished the Never-Ending Translation(TM) this morning. Yay!

It's still just a first draft that will need some serious editing, but honestly, the mere fact that I'm done with it makes me feel seven feet tall.

Yesteday afternoon I've also put together the list of my original (insectoid) characters, listing them by names, writing down which of the six Castes (Swarm-leaders, Guardians, Researchers, Nurturers, Caretakers or the Honour Guard, aka warriors) and which of the six genders (fertile females aka Queens, fertile males, infertile females, infertile males, neuters with female chromosomes and neuters with male chromosomes) do they belong. I also made the decision of the official (English) names of the six Castes, their respective colours and their names, which depend on their Caste and their position within said Caste... It is a really complex thing, and I've made several continuity errors during the translation, which I'll have to weed out as I type up and re-read the whole stuff.

I did the same with the Andorian characters: I determined their names, the subspecies and the genders they belong to. The Andorians having four genders is semi-canon (established in the DS9 relaunch novels), based on Data's statement that Andorian marriage requires four partners. The Enterprise series contradict this, but I always cheerfully ignored the canon rape that is Enterpise, even though the show did grow on me after four or so attempts to re-watch it. Like fungus.

In any case, it is an enormous relief to have "The Sins of the Mothers" fully translated, despite the awful lots of work I'll still have with it before the rest can be posted to AO3 and the Pit of Voles. The first half of it that I've found acceptable for public consumption can be read here, in case anybody is interested. There will be small corrections in these chapters, too, but they'll stay basically the same.
wiseheart: (Federation)
Those who are interested can read the first scene of Chapter 21 of Kansas 2 - The Yellow Brick Road behind the tag. Featuring Galen (from B5/Crusade) and Seven of Nine (ST:Voyager).
Have fun and tell me what you think!

ExpandHer regeneration cycle finished for the day... )

For those unfamiliar with the shows I added a few visuals in the comments.
wiseheart: (Centaurus)
In case anyone is interested, I've started posting my old story Still Not in Kansas - a Babylon 5/Star Trek Voyager crossover - to AO3. This is part of my effort to transfer copies of all my work to that archive, and also a chance to read through them again and weed out any possible remaining mistakes.

Hooray!

Feb. 10th, 2018 11:07 pm
wiseheart: (Federation)
Well, well, things went better than I thought - today, I finished "The Immunity Syndrome"!

Granted, it is not one of my monster stories, only 10 parts, including a prologue and an epilogue (both very short), and I pretty much followed an unfilmed plot idea, only using different characters, but I'm still very content with it.

Mum and I celebrated my accomplishment by a sharing - literally! - a small glass of cherry wine, made by the family of a colleague. Neither of us is much of a drinker and neither of us particularly likes wine, but we both felt that it was more festive than having a shot of eggnog. We used her dark red lead crystal stemware drinking glasses; the ones meant for liquor. You can imagine the amounts that were actually drunk. *g*

In any case, I'm very happy that I've managed to put my sick leave to some use and finished the story. Go me!

EMV update

Nov. 19th, 2016 11:28 am
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 15.2 - Search, Rescue & A Lost Trail has been posted to FF.Net.
Enjoy!

EMV update

Sep. 18th, 2016 07:50 pm
wiseheart: (captain_jack)
Chapter 13 - Transfigurations has been posted to FF.Net.

Took me long enough, I know, my generous beta had sent me the corrected chapter ages ago, but I was just too brain-dead to make the necessary changes. But it's up now, with some very mean things happening, so go and have fun!
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 12 - Decisions has been posted to FF.Net.

Enjoy!

EMV update

Aug. 10th, 2016 03:23 pm
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 10 - Ghosts from the Distant Past has been posted to FF.Net.

Sorry for the delay, but I was busy with posting lots of stuff to AO3 - including stores that had only been available on LJ previously.

EMV update

May. 28th, 2016 09:57 pm
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 03 - To Boldly Go... has been posted to FF.Net.

Enjoy!
wiseheart: (Federation)
I assume some of you know A Matter of Time, my ST Enterprise/Whoniverse crossover story. It is one of my more popular ones, even with positive reviews.

However, this wasn't the original idea. The original idea was "Enterprise - The Maiden Voyage", of which four and a half chapters already exist, only that they haven't been posted anywhere yet... mostly because I didn't know where to go with it and how to make it different from both the canon pilot and from "A Matter of Time".
ExpandRead more... )
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 09 - The Monster Bait and the Epilogue have been posted to FF.Net. My heartfelt thanks to my lovely and generous beta, [livejournal.com profile] lindahoyland, who's waded through ten chapters of, er, creative grammar to make the story enjoyable for native speakers.

As this is one of those stories that have more chapters than reviews, feel free to be supportive. *g*
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 08 - Data Who? has been posted to FF.Net, thanks to my wonderful beta, [livejournal.com profile] lindahoyland.

Enjoy!
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 07 - The Twin Dilemma has been posted to FF.Net, thanks to my wonderful beta, [livejournal.com profile] lindahoyland.

Enjoy!

She's actually beta read Chapter 8 already, which will also be posted in a day or two. And I've finished the story today. The last two parts are still a bit rough, but I hope to iron out the glitches when I type them up.

Phew! this was one tough piece of work! I'm so glad it's done. Next project: pushing "Brothers-in-Arms" forward a little. The last update was over 2 years ago, it's high time for me to finish this sucker.

Oh, and I've tried my hand on felt work today, for the first time. My first piece turned out a bit uneven, but Mum likes it and so do I. I'll upload a photo to my Pinterest account as soon as I've made one. You'll be free to grin. *g*
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 6 - With the Weapons of a... Bridrani has been posted to FF.Net. My heartfelt thanks to my generous beta, [livejournal.com profile] lindahoyland.

The plot thickens! Enjoy!
wiseheart: (Federation)
Thanks to my wonderful beta, [livejournal.com profile] lindahoyland, Chapter 05 - Switchback has just been posted to FF.Net.

In which Data keeps behaving oddly, the command staff of the Enterprise is worried and Commodore Norsen refuses to tell them the truth.

Enjoy!
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 04 - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? has just been posted to FF.Net, thanks to my generous beta, [livejournal.com profile] lindahoyland.
In which Data shows shocking reactions and Ensign Rina is worried.

Enjoy!
wiseheart: (Federation)
Chapter 2 - The Torchwood Files has been posted to FF.Net and to the [livejournal.com profile] otherworlds_lib LJ comm.

In which Ianto is mildly shocked and the Doctor is happy to have him in the boat. Mild Gwen-bashing ensues.

Enjoy!
Page generated Jul. 31st, 2025 07:17 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios