The Week That Was

[teddy_radiator]

Work continues to kick butt but pay bills. Fair enough. Another chapter of the novel is about to go vault-side, which is good.

Thursday night, TheHubs™ and I went to see the local theatre's production of Les Miz. It was the one we both auditioned for as the Thenadiers. It was an incredibly good local production - the scenery, costumes, effects, all superb. I spoke to the director (who also runs the theatre) and he said it was their greatest triumph, and I can see why. I was moved to tears more than once, and I wasn't the only one. Many friends of ours were in the cast, so we went back and congratulated them. Madam T was exceptionally good - I don't think I could have done anywhere as good a job as she did. Monsieur T was, however, a total flop. TheHubs™ could have blown him out of the water. He was, as many agreed, the big disappointment of the show. Oh, well.

Yesterday was TheHubs™ birthday, which we celebrated by spending all day at an outdoor gig, where his band played. The organiser had them start too early, which meant they were contracted to finish just as the real party crowd arrived. He broke down and asked them to play another two hours for extra money, which they did. It was a nice enough place (a swanky golf club's Kickoff to Summer party), but I was Billy No-Mates there most of the time. TheHubs™ did thank me for coming - he said it meant a lot to him, so that mollified me a bit. To celebrate, we went to our favourite local, very authentic Irish Pub today and had a great meal, which TheHubs™ got his age's percentage off his meal. At our age, we're really stealing from the restaurant on these deals. We're at that age where we can start enjoying Senior discounts (my mother says it's the ONLY perk of growing old), but we either forget or are too embarrassed to ask.

I'm very excited to be participating in the hp_silencio fest. If you don't know anything about it, please give it a look. It's a 'no-dialogue' writing fest, and some of the prompts are just wonderful. It's also a low-stress fest - 1K min, 5K max word count, and entries aren't due until August 31. The fest also states that, if you like a prompt but don't necessarily want to write the pairing indicated, you can change the characters as long as the prompter hasn't specifically said not to use them. I got my first choice, and I'm already well into it - it's one that my Muse really wanted me to do, and stgulik and I chose one another's prompts, just to shake things up a bit. I'm very excited about this, and encourage you all to give it a try. A thousand words is easy peasy!

I know the fandom is dwindling; it's an inevitable part of life that all good things must come to an end. I still enjoy writing in the fandom (I guess coming to it fairly late has something to do with it), and as long as I do, I plan on continuing to produce something, if only to learn to be a better writer. And I happily admit I enjoy it.

I will be in deep lurk mode next week - several Midnight work days ahead, which I am dreading, but hey, it's money, and money we need. I also desperately need a vacation. My mom is talking about paying for us to go down to the seaside for several days, and the thought makes my mouth water. Just a few days away would be heavenly.

Hugs to all who need them, and get on over to Silencio - you'll be glad you did. There's something there for everyone! ;)

Comments

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

That is a beautiful thing to say, and the greatest compliment you can ever give me. Thank you for this. If I have in any way inspired you, I am so grateful. You are an excellent writer, and I know any fic you write is always going to be terrific.

[dragoon811.livejournal.com]

You do inspire me, Teddy!!! :)

And thank you so much, I hope I live up to expectations. :)