I made a thing! - A Crafty Photodump

Hi!  Sorry for the lack of updates this month, but it has been a bit of a crazy time at Chez Victoire.

As of late, I've been getting very artsy-fartsy again.  I guess it was my unofficial resolution to be more serious about my crafting, particularly thanks to ... a thing... that happened... (sorry I can't be more explicit, but at the moment it's still a secret!  Don't worry; I'll share all the juicy details later).

Anyway, until I can reveal more about that, I'll reveal another big thing I've been working on, inspired by one of my favorite films:

A Christmas film AND a Halloween film all in one!

Auld Lang Syne - 2013 in Review

I am in serious blogging debt.

As per usual, November flew out from under my feet.  While I'd like to be the Debbie-Downer and say that I was no closer to winning NaNo than I have been in previous years, that's actually quite a lie.  Despite major setbacks, I managed to wrangle 20,000 words together in the end.  30K shy of my goal, yes, but far, far better than I've done since my first mangled attempt at NaNoWriMo wordsmithing.

December has not been idle, either.  Despite the serious lack of writing, I have been nothing if not productive.  November and December saw a whirlwind of events, including the first time I totaled my car, the introduction of new acquaintances, and of course, a slew of new recipes:

Here it goes again.

Well.  November is here once more, so you know what that means:

So the insanity begins.  Two years ago, I failed miserably.  Last year, I didn't even enter, thereby really failing.  This year, I've got a bit more support, and I bothered to take the time to pen out a synopsis and a rough outline, so I'm really hoping for the best.

You can track my progress here.

Anyway.  A heads up that I may not make my 2-posts-a-month quota for November (because I was clearly doing so well before.)

Wish me luck.

Until the next.

With Apologies to Taylor

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There is a story that I have avoided sharing with the Internet for a few years now, for fear that its main character would stumble upon it.  However, today seemed like an appropriate time.  So, without further ado.

Several years ago, I was feeling a bit lonely and sort of bored.  On a whim, I tried using Omegele for the first time, without much success.  For an hour or so, all I got was repeated requests for A/S/L, etc., etc.  I was starting to get fed up, when a young girl was paired with me.  A freshman in high school, maybe younger. A runner.  A fairly diligent student.  She seemed pleased to be matched up with an older woman, and cheerily asked me for little tidbits of advice about life, the universe, and everything.  Nothing of a serious nature.

She had a boyfriend, she told me.  He was also a runner.  They spent their time together, doing homework, and generally just hanging out.  A happy couple.

At least, that's what she said at first.