*Levels Up*

[laliandra]

Hi my loves!

I think I've been more productive this week than I have been in the last two months combined. Come, let us bulletpoint.

• I finished And The Sky Is Limitless \o/ FINALLY, RIGHT. I'm not sure quite when brimtoast and I came to the decision that we were finishing edits and posting it but it was sometime after 1am. So, yeah, I stayed up until 4am. But now it is done, hurray and people can READ IT, the WHOLE THING \o/\o/\o/
• It even comes in a beautiful .pdf that shiningartifact made. IT LOOKS LIKE A REAL BOOK, YOU GUYS.
• I started my new job! Look at my priorities, lulz.
• I handed in my TSNBB draft! I mean, it's a sham of a facsimile of a thing but it is IN and that's the important thing. Go Teaaaam \o/
• I fixed the bug on my phone that was only letting me have one email account on it. I have many identities, phone, I need them all at my fingertips.
• I dyed a white dress green after taking it up and re-hemming it. Because sometimes I am a fifties housewife.

But yes, New Job! It's one of those jobs that is both vague enough that's it's very hard to explain and specific enough that if I gave all of the details you'd be able to find me. Not that I mind that particularly but I like to pretend I am some good at having a Sekrit Identity. Anyway, I get to speak French all day every day because all of my co-workers and most of our clients are les francophones. Which is really great but also completely exhausting. It's been a while since I spoke French, never mind had to parse conversations between a group of native speakers, so the levels of concentration required at the moment are kind of killer. There is another girl, Elodie, starting with me, which is nice because it means we are learning together and get to ask each other stupid question. She's pretty awesome!

 

Elodie: Sorry, I have a really sarcastic sense of humour. Don't take me too seriously.

Me: That is the opposite of being an issue.

 

Elodie and I: *have a long ranting discussion about how terrible Twilight is*

Elodie: The thing is, I'm a feminist. Saying that there is nothing else in a woman's life apart from a man, that is everything I am fighting against.

Me: *_*

 

The whole atmosphere is so completely different to my last job, I can't even begin to tell you. My boss is lovely, slightly mad and very French. She keeps telling us how much she values our input. She tells us scandalous stories about our clients and google images the underwear models who work for us.

Also, slightly hilariously, there are already two people in my office and one in the Paris office with my actualfax RL name. So I will be Lal at work as well!

 

So, yes, it's been something of a crazy week. I have been so tired I've just been coming home and napping. I know it sounds strange, but I think finishing SPAU really knocked me for six, the sheer emotional investment I have in that story and those people is overwhelming. I have to take time before replying to comments, partly so that I can do the dance of comment joy, and partly so as I don't leave replies saying OMG YOU LIKE THEM I DO TOO I LOVE YOU FOR LOVING MY BABY. Yeah. Writing makes you crazy, y'all.

 

Anyway, I have to go sort out my big bang draft. Apparently when I said, "I REQUIRE THAT SOMEONE WRITE A CONPEOPLE  AU" that person turned out to be. Ugh, plot, how do you worrrrrrk. And the boyfriend has made lamb curry from scratch. 

 

:D and how are yoooooou?

Comments

[mistresscurvy.livejournal.com]

"The Sky is Limitless" is on my to-read list for the week! I AM EXCITE :D

Also your new job sounds KIND OF AMAZING. AND REALLY INTRIGUING.

OMG YOU LIKE THEM I DO TOO I LOVE YOU FOR LOVING MY BABY.

LOL I identify with this SO MUCH, you have no idea. Writing is simultaneously one of the best things I've ever done and the most voluntarily crazy-making things ever. It's WORTH it, but THE CRAZY, IT BURNS.

I am poking at a new fic at the moment all "how do I write something that's not just 'they are failboats and then fall in love and have a functional relationship despite that'? I DO NOT KNOW HOW." So I understand your pain. ♥

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

I am excite that you are excite! jkdsdgh I am not doing so well at not sounding like a crazy person.

New Job is pretty great so far. In a sort of vague nutshell, I'm organising freelancers for companies, artists and stuff, mostly in the fashion world. My boss was like, "yeah, you'll be working with lots of models. Pretty but stupid."

Ugh, totally. One of the OTHER things I love about fandom is that there are people that you can have conversations with about how your characters are misbehaving and everything sucks, and no one thinks you have gone insane. It's so wonderful.

There was a period when I wasn't writing and I was probably less crazy but also less happy, so... Yes, I'll take the ridiculous getting stuck in your own imagination, any day.

I was really determined to write something cute and simple for TSNBB but no, now I have to come up with actual, you know, structure and intrigue and such. Plus they are new characters! Hard! Now I have to actually come up with backstory and motivation for them!

Failboats who fall in love and then still function! That sounds wonderful.

[branquignole.livejournal.com]

I would love to actually see you do the Dance of Comment Joy. ♥

Your new job sounds awesome! \o/ Elodie seems to be one badass feminist woman, so triple yay for that! I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE YOUR JOB. ROCK ON, LAL. Also with the fic writing. Because HEIST AU OMG fslfkls;sldk. I was about to comment back on SPAU 6 to say, "what is this big bang you speak of, I don't care about that, write more SPAU!", only then I realised that the Heist AU must be your big bang, and I care about that a million! I'm so excited! I'm actually clapping my hands in anticipation! When I'm not typing, obviously. Hee. (:

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

You can get someone to leave me w comment when we are together and then you can experience the joy Irl!

Yess my big bang is the merry band of con oeople. Why do I so these things to myself.. I am so, so excited! My artists are Novembersmith and alexthegreat! Asdfhjk no pressure or anything... I have no idea how I managed that but eee I'm still giddy.

:D you are do wonderful and encouraging. Ilu!

[arkeiryn.livejournal.com]

Aww, are you in love with Elodie, Lal? XD Glad you're liking your new job, it sounds amazingly awesome!