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i want you to know your quarry

Lannie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:48:52 +0000

Tonight, Olli and I took a nap and set the alarm because we still needed to have dinner before Olli went to the jam studio. We were both pretty exhausted because of long working days plus puppy, so we wanted to nap for an hour. We set the alarm at 7.30, so Ol could eat, and I could go to fitness. And I remember us waking up with the alarm, I snuggled up against him for a moment… and suddenly it was 8.50, and Olli had to be in Amsterdam in ten minutes. I blinked, and almost an hour and a half were gone. TOTALLY weird.

So unfortunately by the time I had taken Bodhi for a walk (through the rain), it was 10.30pm and too late to go to fitness. Olli should be in the jam studio by now. And tonight or this weekend I got some work to finish up on. All very unglamorous, don’t you think? Oh well. A quiet weekend is just what we need, I think. Hanging out with Bodhi, cleaning the house, enjoying each other’s company… sounds good to me. I realized the other day that the past month’s been pretty crazy, between my tattoo, reiki and the new puppy. What do you mean, life changing things all happen at once?

On an unrelated note, why does this old journal entry gain that many hits? It’s been over three years since I posted that story and I haven’t worked on it since (even though it is still on my mind). But the amount of hits it gains is much higher than should be expected, and I don’t know why people keep finding it. Anyone got any ideas?

one for the boys

Lannie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:32:55 +0000

I have a hypothetical situation for you. Say, you have a girlfriend. You’ve been with her for the better part of a year. The two of you are not particularly mushy; you’re both rather independent and sometimes you two are more like friends with benefits, how casual you are around one another. Despite that, there’s genuine attraction between you. You love being around her, you love the time you do spend together, you appreciate the mutual independence, and you love it that she loves you. And as the cherry on the cake, she is fucking GORGEOUS. You’re well aware that you never have a pretty girl alone, though, so you’ve always been wary that you would lose her.

Anyway, you also have a best friend. Your buddy is married but his marriage is quickly going down the crapper. In the past half year your best friend and your girlfriend have become really close friends to the point where it becomes a bit uncomfortable. She is obviously taken with him, and he definitely wouldn’t mind getting into her pants, either.

And there you go. One night after a lot of booze & other substances, they end up in bed together. Turns out your girlfriend loves your best buddy. Your best buddy is utterly horrified when he wakes up the next morning and says that what happened was a mistake.

What do you do? How will your feelings be towards your best friend? Reply! Discuss! Speculate! Please
I’m very curious to hear.

why do all good things come to an end

Lannie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:22:36 +0000

Walking up the stairs at Zoetermeer station my calf was suddenly cramping up. I was at the edge of a terrible cramp attack, but thankfully it subsided. Now it’s all just waiting to happen at some time.

While I thought it was because we’d been fitnessing yesterday (!), Olli told me that it’s probably because of a magnesium shortage. There’s a lot of magnesium in the foods we’re not supposed to eat at the moment, so I suppose I should eat a bit more spinach and eat my vitamin supplements It’s the only thing about my diet that’s been bothering me in the past month, so that’s great. Well, apart from daydreams about tiramisu and ben & jerry’s ice cream, of course. Or wanting to drink cider in the pub. But apart from that, I’m fine!

Steadily on my way down and all that. Although I am so not going to mind my diet during christmas, haha.

I’ve been reading through my Nano story “Signals” yesterday and found to my delight that it doesn’t suck as bad as I thought it did. I’ve been more descriptive than ever (yay!) and the characters do all have their voices and vices. I was very amused to see the girls comment more on outfits and makeup, and the boys about cleavage, for example.
There were also a few lines that I thought were awesome, so I do feel inspired to continue on the story. I’ll just have to plan out a scene-by-scene rundown on Stuff Yet To Come. Here’s to hoping I’ll find some time between Christmas and New Year.

On a semi-related note, Ol and I do have tickets for the new years lottery. How weird would it be if we’d win NOW, with that story I’ve written?

i just feel like the only one that deserves you, the one that deserts you

Lannie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:17:37 +0000

Just so you know, I still love my rebel
Been bassing a bit and I’m about to go to my bass guitar class. My fingers are already numb, so I think that after tonight I’ll have blisters. The funny thing is that I don’t care. Maybe I’ll bass some more tomorrow. I totally should! Practice makes perfect, right? I’ve been practicing too little.
Lessons have been often rescheduled and/or cancelled, and I can’t seem to find energy to actually sit down for it.
It’s stupid, because when I’m doing it, I’m having heaps of fun! It’s a bit like writing my Nanowrimo story, I suppose… just low on energy in general. Once I’m busy, I’m loving it… but to actually sit down and DO it is a wholly different story.

WTH Lannie, hobbies are fun! *shakes her head and laughs*

wordcount: 50631!!

Lannie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:17:03 +0000

Whoo! I did it! Nanowrimo victory number eight, you’re MINE! Those 50K have gone down again, and this time slowly but steadily: in 22 days.
The story isn’t done yet, but that’s okay. We will get there, eventually

Like last year, I reached 50K on an unexpected feelgood moment, so enjoy everybody, if you start out HERE at chapter 12, then chapter 13 is here!

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Lannie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:46:43 +0000

Yay, had a good writing session tonight. Now I’m off to bed, but I have the satisfaction of a good night’s writing and bassing under my belt. Go me!

You can read what I’ve written here!

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Lannie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:31:51 +0000

Pfff… I finally managed to write something again. Thanks to Write or Die and Danielle; it does help to write together.
So I surpassed that damn 40K at last, and stuff is starting to happen. Expect lots of fallout next chapter!
(or in the rest of this one… chapter eleven is not done yet. I present to you: Chapter 11, in which Adam gets ridiculously drunk and gets himself in trouble)

You can find it here!

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Lannie — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

This finishes up chapter 10, which proved to be rather lengthy, all in all.
I should write on, I have the energy and the time… but there are no words

Hopefully by tomorrow I’ll have some scene sketches and images in head, so I can write something again.
I’d like to reach 40K this weekend.

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Lannie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:46:49 +0000

Whoo, chapter 9: ‘While Our Blood Is Still Young’, and chapter 10, ‘Beneath The Neon Existence’. (why yes, I base most of my chapter titles on obscure songtitles, just like my blogpost titles. Do you even still have to ask? ). Most of this was written while wordwarring with Poelekie, who amazed the flying fuck out of me by being able to write 1000 words in 15 minutes. So yes, it IS possible after all. Damn, I thought I was a fast writer…

Anyway, here’s my new stuff. In which our heroes have champagne (again) and they visit Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco.
It’s a bit more of the setting of the stage. I think that from here on, the real cracks are beginning to show in relationships…

Here it is, if you would be interested! I’m very pleased with my 34K

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Lannie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:21:03 +0000

Yay! 30K! I finally managed to write something again. It isn’t much, but it’s sowing the seeds for things to come.

You can find it HERE!