| Items of Interest #2 |
[Apr. 20th, 2008|10:04 pm] |
[1] Have finally updated FF.net profile *collapses*
Well, okay, it wasn't *that* hard. I have to wonder whether I'm going to be eating some of the words I put on there (I always seem to end up doing that XD). Nevertheless, I go on.
[2] Have chosen Scrivener as my writing tool of choice for now, after long consideration and some tinkering with the software. I guess I realized I was freaking out over semantic HTML output (Scrivener spits out HTML 4.01 files, I think), and needlessly too, considering I STILL only really post to FF.net, and they're chill with old HTML and RTF, which Scrivener does just fine.
[3] Have been downloading way too many Wiki/HPL files into my Scrivener binder for reference purposes.
[4] Have been scrawling up tremendous amounts of backstory. I think I may finally have the 1980-1981 period covered as far as major events go. Sometime after my current semester ends, I am going to sit down and try and power through 1982-1991 *shudders*. The trick so far has been to make only rough notes, and worry about splitting stuff up into files and fleshing shit out (which Scrivener is really flexible about) later. WAY later.
[5] May have new series and story names for rewritten!AST hammered out. I'll sit on them until the end of this week and see what I think of them then, but yeah.
[6] Have sort of come to terms with the most annoying (well, to me) Deathly Hallow, the Elder Wand. *smiles triumphantly* Now, to do the other Hallows, and the Horcruxes... |
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| Items of Interest #1 |
[Mar. 15th, 2008|11:17 am] |
[This is the sort of entry that happens when you are tired of thinking.]
LJ basic elimination:
Man, just…man. That rightly puts an end to my fledgling desire to move back— apparently Brad, i.e. 6A Brad on the advisory board, told them it wasn’t a good idea, and they went ahead and did it anyway. I.e., not promising as far as how much the advisory board can influence anything, so not worth crying over.
My plans as far as journalling now include trying out Tumblr for reals and learning enough PHP that I can produce something like Yong Fook’s lifestream thing, which pulls in posts from his Flickr, Twitter and Tumblr accounts (and maybe one I’m missing) and lays them out gorgeously, and does the comments for everything with Disqus. The way he’s set it up, backing up the database he uses to pull everything together will back up all the data he’s posted elsewhere, and that is neato neatest and I SO want to do it.
Also, I think I’ll go back to Generator for my IJ theme. I am SICK of the one I’ve got, it just rubs me wrong.
Book reviews:
Funny how I always find time to read even when I’m unhappy. It’s one of those things I’ve never really been able to deprive myself of.
( Reviews of books by Susan Matthews, James Alan Gardner, John Scalzi, Joshua Palmatier and Lynn Flewelling under the cut ) |
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