And so it begins....
Nov. 19th, 2017 07:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
insaneladybugGot up the first chapter of the multi-part Pokemon fic today. Since everything's already written, I will probably try to get up a chapter per day. I think I just finished up the first draft. There are five full chapters and an epilogue. So far there's a pretty good reception. I just hope people won't throw things when we get to the end of chapter 4. I cut it off when the Pokemon apparently kills James. Then chapter 5 is mostly the mourning and attempting to get him back until it works.
I've also got a lot done on the Turtles fic this week. Hopefully it won't take long to finish it. It's fun. But it immediately continues from the previous one, so it takes place at the beginning of the month. Generally I like to keep this series moving in real-time as much as possible. After this one, I may timeskip to now for several reasons (including the desire to do or reference a Thanksgiving scene in a fic).
Only tomorrow and Tuesday to try to get that Build-a-Bear coupon used. I really didn't want to waste it when that lady was so sweet about trying to make sure I got to have it. If it wasn't for that, I probably would just give up. I wanted to use it anyway, of course, but I know how hard it is to get Dad to agree to go and now it looks like something else might interfere too. Ugh. If a family friend comes by tomorrow, I might ask if he would be able to run me over there since he's always willing to help with errands and doesn't have Dad's issue of getting bent out of shape about gas prices. If that doesn't work, hopefully there won't be the problem I'm fearing and we can go on Tuesday.
Another reason I was hoping to do it before Tuesday is because technically there's a meeting I should go to on Tuesday evening. I wish we weren't trying to have a meeting to plan December's activity on Thanksgiving week. I'm told it's alright if I can't make it, especially on this week, but I feel terrible to miss it for a reason like this. Still, I probably wouldn't really be needed anyway and I was going to try to plan some things on my own and email the leader I'm mainly in contact with so I'd still be contributing. And there's definitely still time before the activity to learn what they planned and offer whatever opinion I might have. And if this other problem interferes with going out, it will also interfere with the meeting so I wouldn't be able to go in that case either. Bleh.
Last week I carried the Togepi plush around Wal-Mart for a while to try to decide whether to buy it. I almost did, but then really felt I shouldn't do that until I saw what would happen if I was able to use the Build-a-Bear coupon, since I wasn't sure if I'd end up splurging and getting Bulbasaur even though I shouldn't spend that much. And $11.99 is really too much for a small plush like Togepi. But I know the prices will only get worse, not better. A while back I considered a Wobbuffet plushie they had, and I think he was $10.99 at that point. Also too much for the size. So if I want Togepi, I'll have to bite the bullet and pay $11.99. But I really need to go to Build-a-Bear first. I put Togepi in the back, trying to conceal him under the Sylveons until I could decide what to do. But unless I can go early tomorrow, I still won't know by tomorrow night when we get the groceries. I did find, however, that I didn't go nuts wanting to go back for the plush like I do sometimes if I decide not to get something and end up really wishing I'd gotten it. But I always did sort of want a Togepi plush, and there were two several weeks ago and one of them's been bought since then, so who knows how long the other one will be there.
I've also got a lot done on the Turtles fic this week. Hopefully it won't take long to finish it. It's fun. But it immediately continues from the previous one, so it takes place at the beginning of the month. Generally I like to keep this series moving in real-time as much as possible. After this one, I may timeskip to now for several reasons (including the desire to do or reference a Thanksgiving scene in a fic).
Only tomorrow and Tuesday to try to get that Build-a-Bear coupon used. I really didn't want to waste it when that lady was so sweet about trying to make sure I got to have it. If it wasn't for that, I probably would just give up. I wanted to use it anyway, of course, but I know how hard it is to get Dad to agree to go and now it looks like something else might interfere too. Ugh. If a family friend comes by tomorrow, I might ask if he would be able to run me over there since he's always willing to help with errands and doesn't have Dad's issue of getting bent out of shape about gas prices. If that doesn't work, hopefully there won't be the problem I'm fearing and we can go on Tuesday.
Another reason I was hoping to do it before Tuesday is because technically there's a meeting I should go to on Tuesday evening. I wish we weren't trying to have a meeting to plan December's activity on Thanksgiving week. I'm told it's alright if I can't make it, especially on this week, but I feel terrible to miss it for a reason like this. Still, I probably wouldn't really be needed anyway and I was going to try to plan some things on my own and email the leader I'm mainly in contact with so I'd still be contributing. And there's definitely still time before the activity to learn what they planned and offer whatever opinion I might have. And if this other problem interferes with going out, it will also interfere with the meeting so I wouldn't be able to go in that case either. Bleh.
Last week I carried the Togepi plush around Wal-Mart for a while to try to decide whether to buy it. I almost did, but then really felt I shouldn't do that until I saw what would happen if I was able to use the Build-a-Bear coupon, since I wasn't sure if I'd end up splurging and getting Bulbasaur even though I shouldn't spend that much. And $11.99 is really too much for a small plush like Togepi. But I know the prices will only get worse, not better. A while back I considered a Wobbuffet plushie they had, and I think he was $10.99 at that point. Also too much for the size. So if I want Togepi, I'll have to bite the bullet and pay $11.99. But I really need to go to Build-a-Bear first. I put Togepi in the back, trying to conceal him under the Sylveons until I could decide what to do. But unless I can go early tomorrow, I still won't know by tomorrow night when we get the groceries. I did find, however, that I didn't go nuts wanting to go back for the plush like I do sometimes if I decide not to get something and end up really wishing I'd gotten it. But I always did sort of want a Togepi plush, and there were two several weeks ago and one of them's been bought since then, so who knows how long the other one will be there.
