wherein Liz is tipsy and has plotbunnies

How to tell that you are a bit tipsy:

Drink a glass of rhubarb wine. Notice that your reactions are ever-so-slightly off.

Say to yourself, "I'm not quite all there, am I? Yeah, I can feel it. I wouldn't let myself drive if I were me!"

Pause.

Rerun last sentence.

Crack up.

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In other news, I was bitten by a vicious evil plotbunny for a Nolan!verse post-TDK Batman story, involving two plots holes about people who must either know or suspect a connection between Bruce and Batman, and the probable police investigation after ( minor spoiler )

. I may or may not actually write the story. The trouble, you see, is that it would involve a lot of legal stuff and police procedure, as well as mundane details about the daily function of high-tech R&D departments and TV news stations -- and I know approximately less than nothing about those four subjects -- but it's been a very fun set of ideas to juggle in my mind during slow periods at work.

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I dunno. I've hardly written a word of fiction in the past two weeks. I just haven't been motivated -- nothing is calling to me, and nothing is pushing at me either. (By 'calling to me' I mean a story that needs to be written whether I want to or not, and by 'pushing at me' I mean a need to write, whether any story is currently cooperating or not.)

I've been here before and I know this will pass, but it's a bit odd during the drifting days. On the one hand, it's very relaxing; I have no compulsions at the moment. On the other hand, I feel rather guilty because I regard writing as something more than just a hobby, and it strikes me as awfully lazy and self-indulgent to just fink out, as it were.

So it's kind of nice to have a plotbunny, even if it's not a convenient one. *grin*

[Fic] "New Horizons" chapter 1 -- Harry Potter

This is kinda-sorta a belated birthday present for askerian, who asked for more Ginny/Harry/Draco threesome fanfic.

"New Horizons" is post-DH, epilogue-compliant, and, despite appearances, not actually intended as crack!fic. Time will tell if I'm able to stick to that plan. Currently, I have four chapters planned. Time will tell if I can stick to that, too. *grin*

(Minor edits as of 1/11/10)

( New Horizons, Chapter 1 )

In random real life news:

1. I will NOT be sitting my landlords' dog this coming week; they've decided to kennel him instead. But I will be bringing in their mail and watering their plants while they're in Rhode Island, so that's something.

2. Regular fall services start next Sunday. I am not at all sure what's going on with RE -- I have not received any notification about teacher ingatherings or schedules, or even my co-teachers, but hopefully that will get straightened out before Saturday.

3. I saw The Dark Knight a second time this afternoon, and I may or may not write up a review/reaction post sometime in the next few days. For now, I'll just say that it's a very interesting film, it made me think about a bunch of ethical, social, and political issues, and I have a burning urge to figure out a number of loose ends and minor plot holes. I suspect I will either end up writing a story or an essay to that end.