Diana's Writing Blog

So, I went out to start my car yesterday and the engine wouldn’t catch. I put some dry gas in and, you know, prayed that it would magically fix itself over night. I came out this morning and all the melty slush had frozen solid. Not a promising start to the day.

I tried my car and…nope. It made even less promising noises than yesterday. And I made this face: >< and called the auto shop.

Now, I should mention, that I very carefully chose my current apartment because a) it’s about two miles from where I work, b) it’s right on the highway and therefore has a good chance of being plowed in the morning, and c) it’s a block away from my car repair place.

So, I called the repair place and explained the situation (“Well, I could call a tow truck, but I’m only a block away…”) and the guy said he’d come down and try to get it going. Thirty-five minutes later and he hadn’t shown. I called and found out that he’d forgotten about me. I made this face: But he was there before the receptionist lady finished telling me that he was on his way.

So, at about 9:45, he got there and cranked on the starter and hit the gas. No luck. He opened the hood and checked to make sure it wasn’t something horrible, but it still looked like it was just a frozen gas line. So, he tried one more time and…managed to get it started! And then he was like, “No charge. Call me if it acts up. My name’s John.”

I think he likes me. He’s the same guy who knocked $50 off my bill last time I had to get my crappy car fixed. Or, he’s just a super nice guy. Either way, it’s a pretty good day to be me.

In other news, my sister came up Friday night and we basically sat around and watched movies all weekend long. Seriously, I think we watched like 10 movies, including 10th Kingdom, which is like 6 hours long. And we watched season 5 of Daria, thanks to kitty_bandit . And we put together the 3D puzzle I got for Christmas. It was more fun than it sounds, trust me. Plus, it was just nice to have company up here for once.

Well, my writing quota suffered, but here goes anyway:

So, I know I’m a bit late to the party, but I’m starting to get really into steampunk. I don’t if I’m getting into it because I’m seeing it everywhere, or if I’m seeing it everywhere because I’m getting into it. It just seems like steampunk creations are coming over my crafting RSS feeds, I’m seeing movies like Golden Compass and Tin Man (shut up, you love it)…I’m just in a steampunky kind of mood. Oh, and I miss Myst. *sigh*

Of course, this is starting to spill into my writing, which isn’t entirely bad. It’s an alternate reality fantasy sort of book where two girls get pulled into a world with every sort of creature (unicorns, fairies, etc.) except humans. But the sort of medieval setting that I started with is so done to death. I assert that fairies were pulling humans through to their world up until the early 1800s, so that’s about right for steampunk. And you have to think that some technology would sneak through with the humans. Of course, if I have inventions leaking through, I’m going to have to deal with guns. Their current level of weaponry ends at cannons, so that would definitely change a lot of the book, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Ah, enough of my rambling, tonight’s writing update:

Okay, maybe I won’t manage a post every day, but I’ll sure try.

Anyway, in local news, I haven’t restocked my fridge yet and I didn’t feel like praying my brakes would hold as I tried to get to the only fast food place this side of the bridge. So, to make a long story short, I haven’t eaten yet today. Oddly enough, I’m not that hungry. I’ve been sitting in front of the computer all day and drinking soda and water, so maybe that has something to do with it.

In other news, my sister, who gets like this whole MONTH off for X-Mas break, is coming up tomorrow to hang out for the weekend. We are going to do such fun activities as grocery shopping, walking my dog, and putting together the 300 piece puzzle I got for X-Mas. And we may have a movie marathon if I can find anything she likes and/or hasn’t seen in my impressive collection.

Oh, and my daily progress isn’t where I’d like it to be, considering I plan to clean all night tonight:

Ugh. Sometimes it’s so hard to trudge on. Even if I know how it ends, it’s really hard to string all the different scenes together. Or maybe it’s because I know how it ends. Maybe it’s because it’s late and I want to watch the Doctor Who Christmas special before bed.

Oh, and exactly 14 days till the new Torchwood season starts. Well, in England, but not like that’s gonna stop me from watching it. Anyway…