So yeah, it's been a while. I guess I get to share a little news.
First off, I'm making a little progress on finding a new place. I don't know if I've mentioned this, but I'm pre-approved for a mortgage, and now I'm talking to realtors. If I'm lucky, by the end of this summer, I'll have found a place and moved into it.
So things are looking a little brighter, folks. I'm going to keep things close to my chest and avoid jinxing myself, so don't expect details until everything's said and done, but things are at least looking up.
Alas, no change on my part. Work is still driving me nuts, I'm still procrastinating, and while I have important things that need to get done, I'm having a lot of trouble getting those important things done...and I'm being discouraged from doing those things, which just makes it worse.
I've still been distracted by a number of things, some of them my own doing, but I'm still here, still breathing, still kicking about. Really hoping that this month sees some positive progress on the stuff I want to get done, because the sooner that's resolved, the sooner I'm back to writing.
5773553 Not complaining. I go back and re-read them too. Helps me find typos that need to get fixed.
Thanks for that. Right now I'm not sure if I should be worried about finding a place, or if I should be worried about my coworkers threatening to move in with me.
I do from time to time. Not as often as I used to (time marching on from the end of G4, my former anger and disappointment in the latter two thirds of said gen and the general fanbase's acceptance of its worse aspects turning to jaded resignation, and disgust with the degeneracy of the current fanbase at large all lead me to care less and less about MLP in general as time goes on), but enough to keep me looking forward to what's coming up for your future works.
Glad to hear things are looking up for you. Good luck in finding a house.
5773555 Thanks. And I do appreciate you reviewing my stuff, if only to keep me honest about trying to minimize or outright do away with the big issues seen in canon. I can't fix an issue if it isn't pointed out to me, after all.
Yeah, I do. I've actually binge-read the entire series from time to time, and I definitely have favorite stories among them that I shamelessly reread. (Looking at you, The Sun Also Rises, Wherever You Find Love, A Shimmering New Year, A Daring Day, Scars of the Quill, Scars of the Sun, Legends of Magic; etc.)
And a hearty congrats on that, Echo! I hope you find the perfect place for you.
5773595 That makes me very happy. And I think you made some good choices there, especially regarding Scars of the Quill. I am so very proud of that story.
I hope that I do too. Hopefully, I'll get lucky with the realtors.
5773634 Well, you being happy makes me happy. Thank you. I have more favorites than that one, but I didn't want to go TOO overboard with them. On another note about it, is it bad of me that I wanted to pound the soon-to-be-EX-Mrs. Rich NEE Milk) into mush every time I reread it, though? I don't think so, but maybe that's just me. And rightly so. Personally, I think that it's one of your masterpieces.
Fingers cross for you, my friend. I'm hoping that for you, too.
I do. :) Both as memory refreshers and simply to enjoy my favorite stories in the series once more. Off the top of my head, I think the ones I've re-read the most are Reflections - Quiververse Edition, Scars of the Sun and Tales from a Double Date. They're not the only ones, but they're the ones I remember re-reading the most.
And congratulations! I'm really happy to know that! :) As always, keeping my fingers crossed for you!
It's not a regular thing, but yes, sometimes I will go back and re-read some of your stories.
And also, hey, congratulations! Best wishes to the house hunt, you hear?
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Not complaining. I go back and re-read them too. Helps me find typos that need to get fixed.
Thanks for that. Right now I'm not sure if I should be worried about finding a place, or if I should be worried about my coworkers threatening to move in with me.
I do from time to time. Not as often as I used to (time marching on from the end of G4, my former anger and disappointment in the latter two thirds of said gen and the general fanbase's acceptance of its worse aspects turning to jaded resignation, and disgust with the degeneracy of the current fanbase at large all lead me to care less and less about MLP in general as time goes on), but enough to keep me looking forward to what's coming up for your future works.
Glad to hear things are looking up for you. Good luck in finding a house.
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Thanks. And I do appreciate you reviewing my stuff, if only to keep me honest about trying to minimize or outright do away with the big issues seen in canon. I can't fix an issue if it isn't pointed out to me, after all.
I've been meaning to get around to the last three chapters of Legends.
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Well I hope that you enjoy them once you do. Big things happen in those chapters.
Yeah, I do.
I've actually binge-read the entire series from time to time, and I definitely have favorite stories among them that I shamelessly reread.
(Looking at you, The Sun Also Rises, Wherever You Find Love, A Shimmering New Year, A Daring Day, Scars of the Quill, Scars of the Sun, Legends of Magic; etc.)
And a hearty congrats on that, Echo!
I hope you find the perfect place for you.
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That makes me very happy. And I think you made some good choices there, especially regarding Scars of the Quill. I am so very proud of that story.
I hope that I do too. Hopefully, I'll get lucky with the realtors.
5773634 Well, you being happy makes me happy.
Thank you. I have more favorites than that one, but I didn't want to go TOO overboard with them.
On another note about it, is it bad of me that I wanted to pound the soon-to-be-EX-Mrs. Rich NEE Milk) into mush every time I reread it, though?
I don't think so, but maybe that's just me.
And rightly so.
Personally, I think that it's one of your masterpieces.
Fingers cross for you, my friend.
I'm hoping that for you, too.
I do. :) Both as memory refreshers and simply to enjoy my favorite stories in the series once more. Off the top of my head, I think the ones I've re-read the most are Reflections - Quiververse Edition, Scars of the Sun and Tales from a Double Date. They're not the only ones, but they're the ones I remember re-reading the most.
And congratulations! I'm really happy to know that! :) As always, keeping my fingers crossed for you!
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Thanks. As I've said, right now it's a matter of talking to realtors. Hopefully, I'll get the ball rolling on that soon.