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[jadesfire]

You know, when I read fanficrants, I usually assume that they're picking out the worst of the badfic, and that it's not representative of the whole. In the Criminal Minds section, I think they're hard-pressed to choose. Seriously, who warns for "OOCness"? Not that I don't appreciate it, but...

*runs back to LJ*

I'm still completely knackered and have had enough of this now, thank you so much. But I have still been awesome today. The sign on our entrance gate broke, so I made a new one with pictures on, on the basis that our readers have constant difficulty with the swipe system and weren't reading the words, so maybe a picture will be more successful. Oh, and I helped miss_zedem to get her journal looking something like she wanted and I have a small pink pig sitting on my desk. The last doesn't make me awesome, but it does make me happy.

In sadder news, my MP3 player is really starting to struggle. The battery has been floundering for a while but that's replaceable. What's more worrying is that when I was listening to it earlier on, it kept cutting out, then gave me the message 'playback error' and died. I love my MP3 player! *clings* Because as much as I would love something new, shiny and funky, this one has served me well AND has a radio on it. Expect much wailing and gnashing of teeth when it finally conks out.

Speaking of which: CAR DRIVERS! Always check your side mirror when opening your car door. There could be a cyclist coming past and he could be my husband! He's fine, but his jacket and bike and elbow (how do you get a huge scrape THROUGH a leather jacket and a jumper?) are in bad shape :( We're definitely going to have to replace his cycle helmet, since it's now taken one too many knocks. And he wonders why I don't want to cycle in Oxford. If the buses don't get you, the cars do. And if they don't, a pedestrian will!

I've not managed to contribute much to the Gen battle, but am still disappointed that it's only up to 3 pages. I also think I'm coming down with a cold, so maybe I'll get something written while curled up under a blanket tonight.

All in all, while I still claim the right to be awesome, I'm also pretty grumpy right now. But do you know what's been cheering me up? Opening my inbox to a whole load of comments that begin "I am awesome because..." It's the best kind of high, so come on, people, cheer me up!

How are you awesome today?

Comments

[dyddgu.livejournal.com]

so I made a new one with pictures on, on the basis that our readers have constant difficulty with the swipe system and weren't reading the words, so maybe a picture will be more successful

*Hollow laugh*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hey, anything's worth a try...

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

You are an awesome sign maker and journal fixer, and your husband has awesome survival skills, thank goodness.

I am about to be an awesome mom and order my son a book on manners for teens, since he appears to have forgotten all the manners for children that he previously learned. Said awesomeness will go along with not strangling him at the dinner table last night.

(I did contribute four drabbles to the Gen Battle, so that's a wee smidge of awesome. Poor gen does not get enough love.)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

You are always an awesome mom, but not strangling him makes you *doubly* awesome. Sounds like an interesting dinner...

(Yay! Thanks :D Gen is terribly thin on the ground in my new fandom and I'm trying to strike a balance between fannish-entitlement-complex (write what I want!) and being sad that there isn't more for me to read. Hopefully this icon keeps me on the right side of that line ;))

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I think you can take responsibility for my second entry to the gen battle. The Doctor wouldn't have gone to Sesame Street without your influence!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*giggle* I'm definitely willing to take the blame credit for that one!

How else are you awesome today? Because that story definitely qualifies you :D

[naye]

I'm so glad your husband wears a helmet! And that he's okay. Always scary to hear about that kind of stuff when you spend a lot of your outdoors time on a bike...

You are indeed awesome - I hope the sign helps your word-impaired users!

I am awesome because I have written 1500 words of SGA fic today! That, and I also studied for a chapter test, and a kanji test, and wrote a Japanese essay, and wrote up the corrected version of my last essay (which went for two pages - almost 500 characters, which, in Japanese and at my level, is a lot), and attempted cooking a Japanese dish for supper. With no recipe, and very few ingredients. And it turned out almost exactly like I wanted it to! \o/ For someone who was not cooking regularly at all at the beginning of the month, this is a very cool thing.

I'm actually really proud of myself. I also managed to shut down the "I FAIL" thoughts after... well. Failing. At speaking, in class, which I always fail at. But not beating myself up about it is a really important step in getting more fluent!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

At a (old) dinner, I once declared that anyone who didn't wear a helmet to cycle, especially in Oxford, was an idiot. At which point someone pointed out to me that one of my bosses, sitting next to me, never did. After a brief DOH moment, I stuck to my guns, and she ended up being the one looking embarrassed, especially after I pointed out that a skull fracture would mess up her hair a whole lot more than a helmet...

WOW! *twirls you* that's a whole lot of awesome, right there! That's a tremendous day \o/

One thing I've found brilliant about these posts is that it forces me to find the positives, even when I think things are terrible. It definitely helps to keep the FAIL-thoughts at bay :) Go you!

[tiggothy.livejournal.com]

Yesterday I made a chocolate cake and today I have made pasta and am part way through making a lasagne to put in the freezer so my husband can stop spending money on dinners during the week (I'll make more than one dish to freeze, lol. Making a curry later, and also plan on making some ravioli at some point.)

Good to hear your husband survived the evil car drivers - I was talking to my sister last night about how car drivers are useless at noticing bikes. I'm afraid you would've disapproved of me though, back when I used to cycle places :-( It wasn't how my helmet looks that made me fed up with wearing it, it was how hot it made my head in the summer and how I could never find anywhere safe to leave it at work...
I might fish it out tomorrow though and take my bike out. That's planned for my tomorrow awesome.
I like your awesomeness - the most awesome thing about it is that it inspires other people to be awesome too :-)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a lot of cooking! It's worth it though - we do something similar at the weekends, and it saves so much time and stress.

*tuts* Ventilating your skull would not have been a good alternative. Helmets have saved the lives of at least 3 of my friends, and have saved my other half from serious injury a few times. Bike-related awesomeness sounds good :D

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Eek on cycling accidents. Glad he's mostly okay.

Today I am awesome because I got up and did the food shopping instead of killing three hours online. And I WILL be MORE awesome by not killing the entire afternoon. I WILL.

If the gen battle (a) had been last month and (b) included more inspiring prompts, but mostly (a), I'd have written something. Alas. I shouldn't even be on LJ right now.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I shouldn't even be on LJ right now.
don't worry - I won't tell anyone I saw you...

go on, get out of here! *shoos* You're doing great! ;D

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Oh, when I started to read about your mp3 player, I thought, "Oh no, it's the one with the radio in it!" ::goods thoughts for its longevity:: I'm so glad J isn't more badly injured. Yay helmet! Boo careless driver. Cycling in the city is scary.

I'm sorry you're still struggling with the tiredness, but glad finding the positive things is helping. It's helping other people too,you know. :)

I am awesome because I made some Vitamin D in my skin! Conquering photophobia, one watery ray of February sunshine at a time. I also watched the first two episodes of Criminal Minds, which has to be done when I am in the right frame of mind, so I feel awesome for accomplishing that too.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee - you know me too well! I shall be very sad when the player finally dies, but hopefully I'll be able to afford a new one with a radio at that point.

The tiredness is almost certainly hormone-related, so I have hopes that it will go away soon.

Go you! Sunshine is good for you in moderation :) And I haven't forgotten that I owe you CM stuff, but I've been having connection issues. Hopefully I can get sorted out this evening :) I'd be interested to know what you thought of them.

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

I am awesome today because I cleaned the bathroom, and finally got rid of the limescale around the plughole.

Ouch. I hope your husband's okay, and that the bike can be fixed.

I've been massively grumpy for weeks now, but hopefully the cause of said grumpiness will be over next week.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Ew, that's definitely awesome :S

*crosses fingers for lifting of grumpiness*

[friendshipper.livejournal.com]

*You* are awesome today because I got your postcard! Thank you! :D :D :D

I already wrote one piece for the gen battle, and I want to write more if I get a chance. There are *so* many different fandoms; it's like a mini-Yuletide!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Woot! So glad it got there safely :D

Yay! I didn't find the prompts particularly inspiring, but I hope to contribute a Torchwood ficlet today. But as you say, it's great to see so many fandoms in one place! Hoorah!

[greyias.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear your husband is okay! And I'm not sure I've ever thought of that about car doors, but duly noted, just in case.

BTW, you're awesome for these posts, because they brighten my day. Even if I don't know a lot of the people responding, I find it very heartening to read about the self-love. ♥ Also, I got mail *g* Thank you! :D

Let's see, I am awesome today because for the fourth day in a row, I have brought both my breakfast and lunch, instead of going through the drive-throughs in the morning. And they've been (give or take) healthy to boot. I also wrote 400ish words this morning before work on the fic-that-ate-my-soul, even through I didn't "feel" like writing before my first cup of coffee. And I'm currently rendering out the last of my personally backlogged video projects at work, so I'll be moving on to other people's this afternoon. I'm on FIYAH when I don't have to juggle five things at once!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee! These posts do seem to be doing all of us the world of good. I shall see how long I can keep them up for...

Sounds like you're ON FIYAH generally at the moment. Getting things done is definitely good for the soul :D

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*

Glad major_jim's not too damaged *sends him hugs as well*

And you are indeed awesome for making a new sign, even though it will probably be ignored *has limited faith in the abilities of students/lecturers to follow the most basic instructions*

I am awesome because I didn't comment in a thread that annoyed me - that makes me a grown-up \o/ I'm also awesome because I not only turned down biscuits myself, but also supported a colleague who also wants to lose weight in his dilemma over wanting to go to Greggs (I supported him in the direction of not going ;)).

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

J says thank you ;)

Heh, I figure at this point, they've got no excuses and at least I've done my part!

Woot - those are definitely awesome things. Being a grown-up is sooooo overrated :D

[fish-echo.livejournal.com]

Seriously, who warns for "OOCness"?

In Harry Potter fandom, it's fairly common to write stories where character(s) are OOC from the book-- there are various characters who have various fanon characterisations that are different than canon (This is espeically common in Slytherins, because JKR had a very one-dimensional good/bad thing going on. [And the discussion of that is for another post]).

So there's multiple different Dracos-- Draco the black leather trousers wearing sex god of Slytherin, Draco the Ice Prince, Draco the secretly on the side of Light (I rather liked this characterisation-- it made for a much more complex character. Too bad the seventh book did away with it.), Draco the evil dark evil evil evil, Draco the extremely witty and clever and hardly-to-no evil (more common when the canon was much shorter. This Draco is usually paired up with Hermione or Ginny and I think goes well with either.), blah blah blah. There are more but I thought you might be tired of reading by now. And all of these are OOC. And yet all of them can give rise to really interesting stories. I've got a really amusing WittyDraco story I'm meaning to rec (whenever I get around to my continuation of the happy fuzzy rec post from the other day) and I'll rec it as OOC but hysterical.

I don't know, maybe OOC is less useful in other fandoms? But it is certainly a useful thing in HP.

My awesome for today is still doing things despite a headache of evil proportions. And yay on your awesome for today! And yay for pink ping!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Huh, that's interesting. I think it baffles me becuase...well. How is it still the same character, if he's out of character? I can see people exploring what would happen if you took Draco and gave him different experiences/attitudes, but isn't he still the same character? I don't know - I understand why it's a useful label, but the idea still doesn't sit right in my head, somehow.

Ouch - hope the head is better today, and yay for getting things done!

[rachel68620.livejournal.com]

Glad hubby is okay.

As for OOCness I don't get it either. Which is why I always worry about it when I'm writing.

Where's the Gen Battle posted. I might be able to come up with a quick something. Provided it's still going of course.

I am made of awsome today, because I learned something new. I had no idea that RTD borrowed the word Sycorax from the Bard. And now I do. Oh and I didn't kill my second assistant at work. Or call the boss on his day off to tell him why I wanted to kill the second assistant.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

The gen battle is here (http://fox1013.livejournal.com/1606070.html). It doesn't finish until the 28th, so you've got loads of time!

*g* Sounds like you had quite the day of it! I actually knew that Sycorax was Shakespearean (I studied the Tempest at school) but hadn't put 2 and 2 together. Neat :)

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

I was awesome because I actually *posted* something to the Gen Battle. Yup, little old slashy, shippy me contributed genfic!

Unfortunately I know too well how your hub feels - drivers in the hospital seem to make a point of trying to knock me off. As I can break the hospital speed limit if I pedal fast enough (it's 15mph) they don't always get away with it!

[dyddgu.livejournal.com]

so I made a new one with pictures on, on the basis that our readers have constant difficulty with the swipe system and weren't reading the words, so maybe a picture will be more successful

*Hollow laugh*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hey, anything's worth a try...

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

You are an awesome sign maker and journal fixer, and your husband has awesome survival skills, thank goodness.

I am about to be an awesome mom and order my son a book on manners for teens, since he appears to have forgotten all the manners for children that he previously learned. Said awesomeness will go along with not strangling him at the dinner table last night.

(I did contribute four drabbles to the Gen Battle, so that's a wee smidge of awesome. Poor gen does not get enough love.)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

You are always an awesome mom, but not strangling him makes you *doubly* awesome. Sounds like an interesting dinner...

(Yay! Thanks :D Gen is terribly thin on the ground in my new fandom and I'm trying to strike a balance between fannish-entitlement-complex (write what I want!) and being sad that there isn't more for me to read. Hopefully this icon keeps me on the right side of that line ;))

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I think you can take responsibility for my second entry to the gen battle. The Doctor wouldn't have gone to Sesame Street without your influence!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*giggle* I'm definitely willing to take the blame credit for that one!

How else are you awesome today? Because that story definitely qualifies you :D

[naye]

I'm so glad your husband wears a helmet! And that he's okay. Always scary to hear about that kind of stuff when you spend a lot of your outdoors time on a bike...

You are indeed awesome - I hope the sign helps your word-impaired users!

I am awesome because I have written 1500 words of SGA fic today! That, and I also studied for a chapter test, and a kanji test, and wrote a Japanese essay, and wrote up the corrected version of my last essay (which went for two pages - almost 500 characters, which, in Japanese and at my level, is a lot), and attempted cooking a Japanese dish for supper. With no recipe, and very few ingredients. And it turned out almost exactly like I wanted it to! \o/ For someone who was not cooking regularly at all at the beginning of the month, this is a very cool thing.

I'm actually really proud of myself. I also managed to shut down the "I FAIL" thoughts after... well. Failing. At speaking, in class, which I always fail at. But not beating myself up about it is a really important step in getting more fluent!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

At a (old) dinner, I once declared that anyone who didn't wear a helmet to cycle, especially in Oxford, was an idiot. At which point someone pointed out to me that one of my bosses, sitting next to me, never did. After a brief DOH moment, I stuck to my guns, and she ended up being the one looking embarrassed, especially after I pointed out that a skull fracture would mess up her hair a whole lot more than a helmet...

WOW! *twirls you* that's a whole lot of awesome, right there! That's a tremendous day \o/

One thing I've found brilliant about these posts is that it forces me to find the positives, even when I think things are terrible. It definitely helps to keep the FAIL-thoughts at bay :) Go you!

[tiggothy.livejournal.com]

Yesterday I made a chocolate cake and today I have made pasta and am part way through making a lasagne to put in the freezer so my husband can stop spending money on dinners during the week (I'll make more than one dish to freeze, lol. Making a curry later, and also plan on making some ravioli at some point.)

Good to hear your husband survived the evil car drivers - I was talking to my sister last night about how car drivers are useless at noticing bikes. I'm afraid you would've disapproved of me though, back when I used to cycle places :-( It wasn't how my helmet looks that made me fed up with wearing it, it was how hot it made my head in the summer and how I could never find anywhere safe to leave it at work...
I might fish it out tomorrow though and take my bike out. That's planned for my tomorrow awesome.
I like your awesomeness - the most awesome thing about it is that it inspires other people to be awesome too :-)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a lot of cooking! It's worth it though - we do something similar at the weekends, and it saves so much time and stress.

*tuts* Ventilating your skull would not have been a good alternative. Helmets have saved the lives of at least 3 of my friends, and have saved my other half from serious injury a few times. Bike-related awesomeness sounds good :D

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Eek on cycling accidents. Glad he's mostly okay.

Today I am awesome because I got up and did the food shopping instead of killing three hours online. And I WILL be MORE awesome by not killing the entire afternoon. I WILL.

If the gen battle (a) had been last month and (b) included more inspiring prompts, but mostly (a), I'd have written something. Alas. I shouldn't even be on LJ right now.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I shouldn't even be on LJ right now.
don't worry - I won't tell anyone I saw you...

go on, get out of here! *shoos* You're doing great! ;D

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Oh, when I started to read about your mp3 player, I thought, "Oh no, it's the one with the radio in it!" ::goods thoughts for its longevity:: I'm so glad J isn't more badly injured. Yay helmet! Boo careless driver. Cycling in the city is scary.

I'm sorry you're still struggling with the tiredness, but glad finding the positive things is helping. It's helping other people too,you know. :)

I am awesome because I made some Vitamin D in my skin! Conquering photophobia, one watery ray of February sunshine at a time. I also watched the first two episodes of Criminal Minds, which has to be done when I am in the right frame of mind, so I feel awesome for accomplishing that too.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee - you know me too well! I shall be very sad when the player finally dies, but hopefully I'll be able to afford a new one with a radio at that point.

The tiredness is almost certainly hormone-related, so I have hopes that it will go away soon.

Go you! Sunshine is good for you in moderation :) And I haven't forgotten that I owe you CM stuff, but I've been having connection issues. Hopefully I can get sorted out this evening :) I'd be interested to know what you thought of them.

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

I am awesome today because I cleaned the bathroom, and finally got rid of the limescale around the plughole.

Ouch. I hope your husband's okay, and that the bike can be fixed.

I've been massively grumpy for weeks now, but hopefully the cause of said grumpiness will be over next week.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Ew, that's definitely awesome :S

*crosses fingers for lifting of grumpiness*

[friendshipper.livejournal.com]

*You* are awesome today because I got your postcard! Thank you! :D :D :D

I already wrote one piece for the gen battle, and I want to write more if I get a chance. There are *so* many different fandoms; it's like a mini-Yuletide!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Woot! So glad it got there safely :D

Yay! I didn't find the prompts particularly inspiring, but I hope to contribute a Torchwood ficlet today. But as you say, it's great to see so many fandoms in one place! Hoorah!

[greyias.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear your husband is okay! And I'm not sure I've ever thought of that about car doors, but duly noted, just in case.

BTW, you're awesome for these posts, because they brighten my day. Even if I don't know a lot of the people responding, I find it very heartening to read about the self-love. ♥ Also, I got mail *g* Thank you! :D

Let's see, I am awesome today because for the fourth day in a row, I have brought both my breakfast and lunch, instead of going through the drive-throughs in the morning. And they've been (give or take) healthy to boot. I also wrote 400ish words this morning before work on the fic-that-ate-my-soul, even through I didn't "feel" like writing before my first cup of coffee. And I'm currently rendering out the last of my personally backlogged video projects at work, so I'll be moving on to other people's this afternoon. I'm on FIYAH when I don't have to juggle five things at once!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee! These posts do seem to be doing all of us the world of good. I shall see how long I can keep them up for...

Sounds like you're ON FIYAH generally at the moment. Getting things done is definitely good for the soul :D

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*

Glad major_jim's not too damaged *sends him hugs as well*

And you are indeed awesome for making a new sign, even though it will probably be ignored *has limited faith in the abilities of students/lecturers to follow the most basic instructions*

I am awesome because I didn't comment in a thread that annoyed me - that makes me a grown-up \o/ I'm also awesome because I not only turned down biscuits myself, but also supported a colleague who also wants to lose weight in his dilemma over wanting to go to Greggs (I supported him in the direction of not going ;)).

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

J says thank you ;)

Heh, I figure at this point, they've got no excuses and at least I've done my part!

Woot - those are definitely awesome things. Being a grown-up is sooooo overrated :D