Beyond Redemption

I’m finally writing again. Not as much as I’d like yet, but it’s coming along. I don’t want to say what’s being posted yet because I don’t know, lol. I’m pretty much adding lines to several chapters and hoping I can get at least two out this week. I think between the carpal and being overwhelmed withw ork, ED, and other site stuff, I needed this break. (Can you believe it’s been a month since I updated The Neighbor? O.O) I need to find that “loose” mindset I had before so I can churn ’em out again.

In other news, I opened a new forum. I used to have one a loooong time ago when I first opened Absolution. It was one of those phbb (are those the right initials? lol) boards and it wasn’t that great. I didn’t know CSS then, so the skin was yucky (though, it was a Pulp Fiction skin, which was funny) and I wasn’t too savvy on enhancements and so on. Plus, I had unwanted visitors >.> so I ended up shutting it down and never bothered again until now.

Like before, it’s just a “hang out” spot for friends and lovelies to relax in a non-wank atmosphere. This is the link: Exoneration You can see a couple of sections of the board as a guest, but you won’t see any posts or anything until you join. Registration requires admin approval -to avoid troublemakers who’d join for the sheer purpose of wank- so if you decide to join us, try to use a name that I recognize from this journal or Absolution (I pretty much know the names of my regular reviewers so I’ll know who you are). And participation is a must, even if it’s small. If you join and never say anything, I’m going to assume you’re there to “spy” and I’m going to kick you out. 😛 But if you’re just shy, no worries. It’s a “homey” atmosphere and everyone (cause there are people there already) is cool. So no excuses. Pop in and say hey. 😀

In other, other news, the Japanese kitkats were awesome. I still have some left, but fucking WOW. Am was right in her assumptions -the maple ones were delish! The Royal Milk Tea >.> tasted like earl gray, and if you ever had that, then you know it has a peculiar taste for tea. Not bad, but different. The Raspberry/Passion fruit made me wince. Yuck -kinda bitter and gross. Green Tea was sooo good (but I knew that from before), and Cafe Au Lait is decent, but it has a very strong coffee taste. I have 2 more I haven’t tried yet, and since they’re written in Japanese, I’ll need to ask my aunt to translate before I can give you the flavors. Stay tuned!

And last, a shameless plug! If you’re a member of Eternal Destiny, you still have until Saturday/11:59pm to submit a story to the “And I Was Born For Her.” contest. And if you draw, there’s a contest going on at the Deviant Art Group as well (Deadline is June 1st/12am). The prizes are pretty nifty, too, so give it a whirl. If you’re a member of Challenge Destiny (the LJ comm), I’ll be posting the prompt lists soon and they’re some real goodies. My mods came up with them, and of course, they rock, so I hope y’all join us. And finally, a reminder that the Destined Awards nominations begin on June 1st as does the re-opening of the comm. So it’s gonna be busy around there. ^_^

Alright, done for now. I have mail to write, chapters to finish, and with any luck, I’ll have a new skin on Abi soon. (Yep, I get easily bored and always like seeing new stuff go up!) And speaking of, Ammmmm made this totally badass avatar for me. I love animated ones and this one is too groovy. xD I asked her to make another one, and that one will be even cooler. Can’t wait. Squee! 😀 Annnnnd it looks like my Claudio Sanchez plushie is ready! I’m just waiting for an official pic. ::pumps fist::

How about the cutest boys in anime?
(I’ve always loved this pic!)