aesc: (astro!John)
aesc ([personal profile] aesc) wrote2008-11-15 09:30 pm

.post of random: space/artword, poll, Finn

Yes, post of random!

The next challenge is up at [livejournal.com profile] artword, and is ASTRONOMY, inspired by NASA's photos of the day. In the manner of cosmic matter into a black hole, I have been sucked into the archives and have spent a lot of time wishing for a spaceship, and remembering when I wanted to be an astronomer.

Living in central Florida as I did, NASA was a big part of my life--lots of field trips, and shuttles or rockets going up were always news. My first clear memory of joy or tragedy beyond my family was when Challenger exploded in 1986; I can very clearly recall standing in the kitchen, watching the shuttle break apart on our tiny TV, and realizing this was something way past my previous experiences. My dream for the future is to live in a place with no light pollution, and a telescope. (Which explains a bit of why I wrote this for [livejournal.com profile] mcsmooch.)

Speaking of writing, as [livejournal.com profile] dogeared knows quite well, I'm working on the Epic Gay Seafaring Love of Viking!John and Monk!Rodney. It clocks in at 27,000 words, and with the entire plot roughed out, I'm on pace to finish it in a few weeks/a month. A couple parts are completely finished already. I've never posted something this ginormous before (BigBang doesn't count), so I was wondering how people like really long fic posted. Hence, POLL:

[Poll #1298150]

Also, I just took this and I love my silly black dog:



[livejournal.com profile] dogeared points out that Finn is asking "Whut r u doin?"

[identity profile] madeline871.livejournal.com 2008-11-16 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
*flails*

Didn't you write little snippets of Viking!John and Monk!Rodney previously? Perhaps it wasn't you, but no matter - I can't wait!

I personally don't like to read WIP, and avoid them if I can. There's always the chance that inspiration gets lost or other circumstances come about and the fic doesn't get finished. Nothing's worse than reading an outstanding fic that was never completed.

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-11-16 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes yes, that is me! And those snippets are from the first part... The story has grown exponentially since then :D