Yay!

[unfeathered]

Just finished my first very rough draft of the Jack/Nine fic. Didn't expect to get there this evening - just sat down to try and fill in some of the gaps, because this was an incredibly bitty story, and ended up filling in all of them!

So now to leave it overnight, come back to it in the morning (or rather, during Jack's nap tomorrow) and sort out what needs to be sorted out, and then get it off to mad_jaks to beta! :-)

*very happy*

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[unfeathered]

That's very nice to hear! :-)

And yes, bad girl for not commenting! Just a "Squee!" comment doesn't take long and makes me feel very nice!

Um, what else is there to read? Have you read all of Becky's stuff?

Or there's New Dawn Fades. That would keep you going for a while - are you into Doctor/Master?

[chatona.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. I normally comment on pretty much everything I read on my flist, including fic as well as personal entries, 'cause I always think that if I love comments so much, they must make everyone else happy, too. But when I just sit in front of the computer reading one fic after the next 'cause I'm in the mood for this or that, that mostly implies I'm a bit too lazy to comment, too. *hangs head* I know, I should comment more. Sorry!

Yeah, read all of Becky's stuff, too, I think.

And nope, not into Doctor/Master. Unless it's from Jack's point of view. I'm pretty much obsessed with Doctor/Jack or any combination thereof.

*bounces a bit* How are you, by the way?

[unfeathered]

It's all right, I understand, I do that too sometimes.

OK. How about jadesfire2808's stuff. There's a lot of Jack in there, though most of it is gen, not shippy - but it's good stuff.

I don't know, I don't have time for a hell of a lot of reading myself. I've got several people I want to go back and read all their stuff they wrote before I friended them, including Jadesfire's The Waiting Years/Wandering Years series.

And I'm OK, bit tired and wishing I had a weekend to myself like Becky, but... OK. :-)

And you are bouncy as always? *g*

[chatona.livejournal.com]

I do that a lot of times. Especially when I'm new to a fandom, I just literally devour everything there is to read without leaving a single comment. Once that is done, I'll slowly start becoming active myself (maybe) and friending people and commenting more and that kind of stuff.

Gen's good as long as it's got Jack *bounces* Thanks a lot for the rec *bounces more*

I have an awful lot of time for reading, I think. I don't know, school doesn't really take up too much of my time, especially in the time between exams (read: now) and... okay, if I wrote more, I'd probably read less, too. Or drew more. But, alas, I am terribly lazy and sit around all day reading *grins*

I'm bouncy, yeah. Not quite as bouncy as I was yesterday afternoon, but I was ver bouncy yesterday afternoon. Can't be that bouncy all the time, that would be exhausting. And probably annoying to everyone around me *coughs* But, yeah. It would seem I'm a generally bouncy person most of the time *nods*

[unfeathered]

Yeah, when I was at school/uni I read a lot. Of course, that was back in the days before the Internet (at least, I didn't have access to it) so it mainly meant a couple of trips to the library each week. I was also writing a lot too.

I actually was still doing a lot of reading until a couple of years ago because I only work part-time, to give me time for all the creative things I like to do. But ever since my son Jack was born (he'll be 2 on Christmas Day) my time has literally not been my own. I squeeze in a lot more time at the computer than I really should, but it's still not as much as I'd like.

Anyway, yeah, Jades' stuff should keep you going for a while! And don't stop being bouncy. I'm a smily (if not bouncy) person myself and it's a good thing to be! :-)

[chatona.livejournal.com]

Heh, before we got Internet, I spend an awful lot of time curled up in some armchair, reading a book. I think I read about 20 books in two weeks per average. I come from a family of very fast readers *laughs*

Yeah, a child does take up a lot of time. While I was in Ireland, I spend a lot of time playing best friend/babysitter/surrogate mum to a two year old girl 'cause no one else had time for her. But then, I never was really responsible for her, so I could always just kick her out. Not that I really did, 'cause I did feel responsible, but still. Not the same as having a child yourself, is it? Ehm. I did have a point somewhere, I think.

You named your son Jack? *giggles happily* Was that a coincidence/do you just like the name/have any relatives with that name or did it have anything to do with a certain Captain?

I don't think I could stop being bouncy. I think I actually became more bouncy in the last months. Or last years. Didn't use to be this bouncy. Used to be a quiet and introverted little child, me.

[unfeathered]

Yeah, it's the being responsible for a child all the time that's the hard bit. Everyone tells you your life will change completely, but you can never conceive just how much. I'm still struggling to find the balance where I'm giving him enough attention and giving myself enough 'me' time - the problem is there really aren't enough hours in the day to do both.

Re. calling him Jack - it was actually my husband who came up wtih the name, because it was his father's middle name and his father had only died a couple of years earlier so it seemed nice. I tried really hard to find another name, partly because Jack has been the most popular boys' baby name for the last ten years and I wanted him to have something a bit less common, and partly because so many characters on tv and in books are called Jack. Yes, including our one and only Captain Harkness. *g* But we couldn't come up with another name we liked and that felt right, and I'm glad now because he really is a Jack. It's the right name.

So not actually named after CJH, but named with awareness of him, if that makes any sense! :-)

And... I've just got my fic back from beta! Back later. *g*

[chatona.livejournal.com]

I can imagine it must be hard to find the balance. But at least you realise that there has to be some sort of balance. I think some people never realise that and it just drains them. Oh, well.

It makes perfect sense :D

Fic? Yay! *bounces* Does that mean I might actually get to read it today if I stay up long enough? *beams*

[unfeathered]

Um. There's a hell of a lot of suggestions to work through. Depends how long it takes me and whether Alex is still around to check it when I've finished. :-)

Might get the meta out tonight if I don't get the fic finished. We'll see.

[chatona.livejournal.com]

Oh, well. I shall await it patiently (or not so patiently :D)

*bounces*