Beyond Redemption

I really needed to clean Onna’s fic, so that’s what I did over the last few days. Since it was complete, and a novella, I wanted to make it presentable ’cause it was seriously messy. Now, it’s clean and neat. I’d like to do that with several fics, but I’ve written so much over the years that I’d be doing that shit forever. >.> Anyway, I’ll be working on other stories now that that’s out of the way.

Depeche Mode was fun, but I wasn’t wild about the set list. They did a lot of songs from the new CD, which I’m not really feeling. I made a few fan cams, but will only share one that I uploaded to YT. It’s unlisted, so it’s not really available to the masses.

My cam is a bit fuzzy ’cause I was 2 levels from the floor, and people kept bumping my arm, making me screw up, but at least you’d get an idea of what I saw. Heh.

And this is the front of the Barclays Center, filled with DM fans. It’s a real monstrosity…

The opening act was “Bat For Lashes”, which seems to be just one chick. She has a nice voice (I checked her out before I went to the concert). She had a very simple set, but like I said, she has a nice voice. The song playing now, “All Your Gold”, is hers. She has a real ‘Sarah McLachlan’ feel to her. This is a nice one, too (ignore the weird video).

So, I’m going to see Depeche Mode at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn tonight and I’m pretty stoked. I haven’t seen them since the “Playing the Angel” tour (I’ve seen them about 4 times altogether) and I’m really hoping that they do a lot of the classics cause the new CD, “Delta Machine” just isn’t all that great to me. >.>

Some group called “Bats for Lashes” is the opening act, so I looked them up to decide if I wanted to get there early enough to catch their set and they’re pretty good. (At least this song is)

It’s kinda nice to be doing something enjoyable today since my mom’s anniversary is tomorrow. I may even grab a t-shirt (I have so many from different concerts!).

My back issues have reappeared, so I’m doing meds and stretches again. Sigh. My arms are angry, too, but I’m not willing to stop writing yet. My sleep patterns are way off again as well, which makes everything worse, and I’ll be having many doc visits in the coming months. Joy.

Right now, tho, I’m in the process of cleaning up “The More Things Change” so I can send it to Onna with a lil red bow, and then I’ll work on some other stuff you guys have been waiting for. ( •ॢ◡-ॢ)-♡

Later!

Those are the areas carpal tunnel affects for me, so they’re a little miserable. I’m typing very slowly, so updates will take a bit (You guys did get two, though, so chew on that for a bit. :P)

Also, I’m working on the last chapter of an old story I wrote for Onna. It doesn’t have a lot of readers because of the pairing (I don’t care; it’s for her and only she needs to read it in the end), but it’s part of my campaign to finish some of the old stuff I started if I can. That was the warning, because if I finish it, that will be the next thing I post, so just bear with meh!

My back is bugging me again, too, so it’s back to meds and hopefully it will stop again. >.> Can anything else break down on me? o.O

So, I’m 2 for 2 and about to go for 3B! >.> Okay, that’s baseball talk…

In other words, I updated twice in as many days, and I’m about to start my next chapter. I don’t know what it will be yet, but probably Eden because I seem to be feeling that one at present. (Sorry if it’s not your cup of tea, but it’s a severely neglected story, so I’m happy that I’m finally making progress on it) For those who aren’t on the mailing list, I updated it last evening -though I was actually going for morning. The reason?

I waited all fucking day -on zero sleep- for a repairman who never showed, (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ so I just worked on the story during that time. It wound up being about 6500 words -roughly 1500 more than the goal- so I’m pretty pleased with myself. Got a lot done plot wise, along with a little IK smushies for the romantics in the house. (◡ ‿ ◡ ✿) So, yeah, not too shabby.

The one down side is that my hands are pissed off. It’s not severe -yet- but they’re definitely irritated, so I’ll have to be careful. Sigh. I really hate that I have to deal with this crap; it really impedes me in all the worst ways…

In other news, I got the lineart back for the next If I Want To art and that shit is bangin’. For realz. It’s so playful and cute… you guys are guaranteed to like it. ＼(＾O＾)／ Also did a points commission with a dA artist that I’ve been liking for a while. I hope it turns out as cute as I think it will… I’m also on the waiting list for yet another IIWT art -InuYasha- and it should be pretty sweet. Yeah… story art is still a thing for me.

And last, now that I’m updating again and such, I’ll be watching site activity. If you’re amongst those who log in, read, and don’t review, you should be aware of the fact that I have a log of Every. Single. Member’s. activity on Absolution. In other words, I’ll know when you’re consistently reading and not reviewing. And if your numbers are severely uneven, I’m going to delete you. Without warning.

That was the deal you agreed to when you asked for an account. And there’s no excuse because reviewing isn’t hard. If you’re enjoying the updates, say so. It’s that simple. And if it’s not that simple for you, kick rocks. You don’t even have to tell me you’re leaving because I periodically check site activity and will delete your account without you having to ask me to.

We good? Coolies. (°◡°♡).:｡

If you read my last update, you’ll be happy to know that you’re going to see another one tonight. I spent the entire night writing again (Really gotta stop that, but my zone is in the late night hours, always has been), and I want to make this chapter a little longer than the last, so I have about another 2k I’d like to add to the 3500 words I already have. My original plan was to try to update something else, but I decided against it. This one is fresh in my mind, so I’m going to pile on until my head decides it’s ready for something else.

Okay, I’m out!

EDIT: This will probably be updated by morning. Had some unexpected errands to run today, which ate up quite a bit of time, so I’m starting far later than I wanted to. In any case, you’ll hear from me sometime in the AM. Hooray for progress! \o/

Okay, now that I was all loud about it…lol.

Yeah, I updated, finally. And it was one of my most difficult stories. I swear, that thing hated me for the fucking longest -to the point that I only updated on my kid bro’s birthday (February)- but this makes twice in the long history of that short story that I actually got my shit together and was able to update without using kid bro as my sole motivation. LOL. I think the fact that I have a bunch of new music helps. Good tunes really gets me in the mood. But anyway, yeah, come read and love on it while I dig in and try to do it again tonight. 😛

I was really sick on Friday. The kind of sick that keeps you in bed all day long and contemplating a visit to the ER. I’m feeling a bit better now, but not 100%. I’m so sick of this shit, for real. I want one day where something isn’t fucking haywire.

Thursday night I actually got a tiny bit of writing done. I’m hoping to do a bit more tonight, but it probably won’t be much since I’m still recovering. Sigh. I wasn’t happy with what I had, either, but I’m not going to complain too much. The words don’t want to come at all, so beggars can’t be choosy! For a while, chapters may be kind of uneventful, or even dry, but that’s because I’m forcing it now ’cause I have no choice. >.> Yay.

I also popped in at one of my favorite Industrial artist’s website, Assemblage23, and bought a bunch of music. Apparently, he had his own label and had some good acts signed to it. Two of which are, Lost Signal and Espermachine. They’re both fucking awesome (If you like stuff like VNV Nation or Seabound, or Covenent, you’ll like these guys), so expect to hear them on Absolution shortly. Assemblage23 also covered one of my favorite 80’s songs, “Love My Way” by the Psychedelic Furs and it sounds so neat! The digital albums were super cheap, too, and it was nice to support some of my indie groups, especially Assemblage23, whom I love!

Oh, and kau bought me a new computer chair and a back massage thingy that fits into the chair. How awesome is she??? We don’t like the chair much, so I’m debating sending it back. The site wasn’t that forthcoming about the thing and we’re a little unhappy with it in person. The massage thingy, I’ll keep and see how it works out.

Okay, gonna try a bit of writing and see how it goes.

P.S. Wanna read the translation of the new InuYasha drama CD?
It’s actually cute… even if they did make InuYasha look like an idiot. Again.

I totally screwed up my back years ago (two slipped lumbar discs), and it tends to flare up every once in a while, but this… I’m in hell. I injured my upper back a few days ago, but by using a tennis ball in self massage, I fixed my ache almost completely. My lower back is another story… So, I’m doing all of these stretch exercises and I got DRUGS, y’all! XD  My doc gave me a slew of stuff -topical pain cream, motrin, Tylenol3, and muscle relaxers. Hopefully, using all of that stuff in tandem will end this nightmare for a while because just sitting was an issue and I won’t even get into the accompanying sciatica…

Anyway, that’s what’s going on. Gonna attempt a bit of writing today. I’m developing cubital tunnel now (It’s like carpal tunnel of the forearms that runs into the ring and pinky fingers. It just as painful and bothersome), so I’ll have to be careful since I write, but obviously use my hands/arms for work, too. ARGH. Will I ever NOT be aching?!

In “squee” news, my new commission from Cati should be ready soon. It’s for “If I Want To” and I just approved the sketch 2 days ago. It’s super cute and IK -that’s all I’m saying. That fic is getting so much art… I really need to fucking write it already, ne? I’ll see what I can do this week.

Though, it may not seem like it since I haven’t been writing or posting. I swear, I haven’t felt like doing shit. No, that’s incorrect. I think about writing all the time, but I just don’t actually do it. Which sucks, really. It’s like I’m not getting past the hurdle of putting pen to paper -even though I actually want to. Therefore, here is a warning you guys are totally used to: The next few chapters are gonna suck. I’m ridiculously rusty, my mood for writing isn’t really there, and I just don’t know how many words are actually gonna come, you know? These next few chapters will be short, maybe even uneventful, but I need to put them out there anyway just to get back into writing or else I won’t come back from this hiatus. So, yeah. That’s how it is.

In other news, if your account is locked for being MIA, don’t mail me asking about your account with any kind of tude. That’s pretty much begging me to delete you. And I will. So we’re clear, I never give anyone a time frame for how long they can disappear before they lose their account. Everything is at my discretion and some people do have more leeway than others, especially if they’ve always been a frequent reviewer. I can do that because my site is private and I don’t have to follow anyone’s rules but my own. The only stress I want to deal with at Absolution is the pressure I put on myself to write. Nothing else will be tolerated.

I’ve been kinda sick lately, too, and it makes for a mood killer. Got a doc appointment on Wed. and will hopefully start to get some answers as to what the fuck is going on with me. But until then, my mood really isn’t the best. Still, I’ll do what I can for you guys, writing wise.