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So yeah, I uh, wrote...something.

Title: Crimson and Silver
Author: Tazmy
Series: Psych
Description: In an instant, everything changes. Henry isn't sure whether Shawn is heroic or just stupid. Jerry's not sure either, but it doesn't matter. Either way, he needs to cover his tracks.

Tag to Santabarbaratown. HUGE spoilers.

OMG, I actually wrote fanfiction today and it felt sooooo good! Kudos to my husband for watching our daughter while I indulged.

It was only 1,000 words and 1/2 of the story but...It was so nice. I haven't felt this elated and amazing for a long time.

It's Psych. Season 6 just finished and it was by far the best season yet. I can't say that about a show too often. Usually by season 6, things are looking old or blah or less awesome, but with Psych they have wonderful writing in spades.

I have considered going back and watching earlier seasons, but the characters have grown so much and the show is so rich now that I just can't bring myself to do it. How strange is that? I usually love going back and watching a show, but with Psych I just can't seem to. It really says a lot about the writers.

In fact, I'm almost dreading season 7 because there is no way they can continue to be this awesome, right? Or can they?

Ack, I'm just elated!

 I have Carol King's You've Got A Friend running through my head and now I'm desperate to see a John, Rodney vid set to it.  I don't suppose there is one???

 It's looking like the third trimester will be my easiest trimester (*knocks on wood*).  I've mostly adjusted to this staying at home and doing nothing thing.  It hasn't been so bad.

I read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.  AMAZING BOOK!!!!  I can't put my finger on what I love about it so much because much of the book is typical.  I think it's the voice and the characters and the world.  To give you some perspective, I usually take one month to read a 250 page book.  If a book is good, I can take two weeks to read a 250 page book.  When I truly truly love a book, there is not stopping me.  Dumas' Musketeer Series took me one month total for all five books and since then nothing has compared.  This book, however, is right on par with my Dumas record.  I read all 720 pages in a matter of days, the majority of it in two days.

In short, if you want an excellent read, I highly recommend The Name of the Wind.

Other than reading, I've just been slacking.  Some of my friends have come to visit and that's been really nice.  The house is a mess and people have helped here or there.  I'm finding it really hard to control the nesting urge, but my place is on the couch in true sloth fashion, so I let the dirt taunt me from afar and just keep reading. 

My friend has done such an amazing job on the invitations to the shower.  She won't let me see the finished product, but what i saw of the little pieces just looks so adorable.  I've decided I'm going to spend my time creating my own birth announcements rather than just print out the typical set.

Surprisingly I haven't gotten any writing done.  Hopefully that will change soon.  Sometimes when the reading mood takes me, I just don't have the energy to write as well.  I don't want to miss out on my opportunity though.  I also would love access to my SGA DVDs so I could re-watch through the series.

I'm also updated Ginny's blog weekly.  Something about being pregnant just makes me very girly for some reason.  

If anyone wants an announcement who hasn't sent me their addy yet, feel free to PM it to me or email it to me.  I'll be happy to send you one.

 For the last several nights I've had some amazing dreams regarding the Church, though I think the Church would classify them as nightmares.  I cannot shake the feeling that the Catholic Church is losing itself so much in the details that soon it will have lost sight of its real mission completely.  This scares me because I love being Catholic and I love what it is supposed to stand for.  It is difficult to sit back and watch so many wrongs unfold while it seems so many priests and Church leaders are none the wiser. 

( cut because this is long )

Um, the psychfic fan awards are now open for voting.  I, um, apparently got nominated.  A lot.  *is in shock*

I don't really know what to say except that I'm excited and humbled.  I don't usually get nominated for awards so this makes me feel really good.  I'm very grateful.  

( Nominations I received )

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Thank you so much to everyone who nominated me.  I feel really honored. 

Congratulations to everyone else nominated.  Good luck to you! :)

The psychfic fan awards nomination list

Voting happens here

I'm quickly learning that the term "wheelchair accessible" is more often a joke than a reality.

Nominations for the psychfic awards at psychfic are now open. http://www.psychfic.com/awards/nominations.html

I normally hate fanfic awards because they crush my ego into tiny little pieces, but I'm anxious to go nominate a few fics I loved this year. It helps that it is a tiny fandom.

Edit:  ugh,  I'm finding some of my favorite stories don't fit in any of these categories!  Where is the Juliet and Lassiter partner fic category?    Best (insert charcter here) story?  :(  I want to really nominate some of these stories but they just don't fit.

I'm 17 1/2 weeks and mostly recovered from surgery now. Morning sickness is at last gone except for the occasional day or two. Just a few more weeks until I get the anatomy scan. :)

I've been bidding away at the help_haiti auction. Our priest told us a story today of a girl who was in Haiti as part of a volunteer unit to help orphans when the earthquake hit and how she was killed while taking care of others. It made me cry and I just can't imagine the devastation over there.

For reference, in case you've forgotten, there are master lists for individual fandoms.

Psych: http://community.livejournal.com/psych_finders/39622.html

SGA: http://dogeared.livejournal.com/187977.html

My offer is here: http://community.livejournal.com/help_haiti/3155.html?thread=2817875#t2817875

Currently it looks like I'll be writing an SGA story.

As for everyone who has volunteered efforts or donated money in any way (not just with this auction), I'm so thankful there are people like you in the world.

Update: Looks like I'll be writing a Psych story...