Beyond Redemption

Welp, it’s been a couple of days since I’ve updated with stuff other than strictly MJ news, so happy belated 4th of July. I hope y’all had fun and did the whole bbq thing.

Yesterday was Neo’s birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NEO!!) and I wanted to write something for her. She chose Inu-cest with a splash of angst, and I kinda shocked myself because I wrote it under 2 hours. Shit, it was almost a reminder of just how fast I can update when I really want to, lol. But seriously, it was nice to be able to do something for someone that has tirelessly done so many things for me. And she actually liked it, so that made me smile. —> 😀 See?

The story is called “Tempest” and it’s a 1700 word ficlet with a little angst and smut. If you like yaoi, you may enjoy it. I’m still new to boylove, and most of my lovelies don’t read that, so I don’t expect many to acknowledge it. But I had a great time writing it, which is always a treat. I like writing Loved, too, and it’s awesome because it’s been so long since I’ve actually liked writing…

Speaking of, the next chapter of “Loved” is in its final stages. (I’m sorry this took so long, Lily, though I know you’ll just laugh and tell me not to rush myself. lol.) I really wanted to have it finished last week, but I admit, the MJ thing hit me really hard and I lost all concentration for writing. I’m trying to have chapter 3 posted today because tomorrow I may not be any good. As the planet already knows, tomorrow is Michael’s memorial service, and essentially, our last chance to say goodbye. So there’s a good chance that I’ll be upset and not in the mood to do much besides mourn. Mhmm, I was a major fan even if I didn’t share that little obsession with y’all. I have all of his albums, dvds, videos -you name it.

*pictures myself dancing around in my drawers to Smooth Criminal* 😛

Saying farewell for good will be hard on us fans, but God called him home and all we can do is wait to see him again someday. The service will be at the Staples Center and televised on most major networks if you want to see it. I wish I could have gone, but 1.6 million people tried to get 11,000 tickets; there was just no way, lol. Shows the power of a true king. I just hope the service does him justice and they don’t let it turn into something unsavory -which is easy to accomplish with Joe Jackson, the douche, around.

Then there’s the battle over his estate. I know some people have issues with the Jacksons and think they were all just horrible to Mike and that’s why they were cut from the will. I don’t personally believe that. I think there may have been a little strife with his brothers, but it’s pretty plain that he loved his sisters and mother (Though LaToya is a waste of skin). Now, a court has ruled that his estate be handled by two guys who are not family (and Mike is to blame for that) and it’s pretty clear that they have designs to get their hands on his assets, money, and the vault of unreleased songs he made to generate profit for themselves. I mean, why else would they balk at being asked to keep Katherine, his mother, in the loop on all decisions regarding his things? It’s a farce that his earnings may end up in the hands of two men that did nothing to help him acquire them when they should go to his mother and children, whom he loved dearly. What bullshit.

And you know the fight for the kids is coming. I’m sure that glorified surrogate already sees dollar signs, but I’m sure Katherine is ready to fight a war on that. Michael said in his will that he wanted his mother to raise them and if that’s not a tooth and nail battle cry, then nothing is.

On to other stuff. The FA awards just ended, so congrats to all of the winners. I’ll be updating the website today and preparing the awards to be handed out (You know, labeling and such) and then I’m done, for the most part. I’ll be announcing what that means on the FA site after the term officially closes.

Challenge Destiny is doing well. The first prompt brought more entries than I expected, so that was nice. If you’re not a member and would like to be, go ahead. I didn’t restrict it to ED authors. I’ll also be figuring out what the prize is for FOTM since that’s only 3 weeks away. There’s a good chance that it may be something online; I’m busy this month and don’t really want to spend time holed up in the post office.

Eternal Destiny is doing well, too. I’m already planning what the Sept. skin will look like, and of course, on Sept. 1st the Destined Awards start. There will also be a little treat to go with that and I hope everyone enjoys it, but that’s all I’m going to say for now. Official announcements will go up when I open nominations.

Allrighty, it’s time to get started on this FA stuff. Oh,a nd there are tiebreaker polls going on. So if you’re a member, please go vote so we can close this term! 😛