Grab a towel, dear frood.

Real Life:

Yesterday and this morning I spend most of my time going through boxes of school papers, cursing my tendency to keep scraps from newspapers and my own illegible scribbles. Mom made lasagna today (after, oh, 6-ish years of me begging her to) and later all three'll go out into the sunshine.

Yesterday I also watched HHGTTG with dad (who didn't get much of it). I liked it, though it dragged in places, and I was upset at the trick they used to not have to deal with Zaphod's heads and 3 arms constantly. Marvin wasn't as snarky as he could have been, but was too adorable for me to complain anyway. I abs. loved the opening bits with the dolphins. Some of the acting was a bit wierd for me, but I'm a terrible judge of that (unless is supermodel Claudia Schiffer). All in all though, really enjoyed it. Handbook scenes were particularly nice. Now I just have to read ENoel's BBE.

Unlife:

I was going to post Chap. 1 of Heroes Manual but time seems to have run away again. No time, no time!!!

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Neil Gaiman

Hero's Manual

Since very little in real life has happened since I last wrote (which includes CV work) I'm just going to massively abuse the internet void and impose my ridiculous and pointless fic onto the world.

But first, here are some message boards I haunt (or try to anyway). At Buffyworld you can find transcripts and screencaps of the episodes for both BtVS and Ats, as well as goodies like a fan-written Season 8 (with trailor and fan art) in the forum where I post (albeit rarely) as MereMortal. At the Darth Maul Estrogen Brigade 2 (at http://www.dmeb2.org/), continuating from the closed but online first edition there's character and actor info, fics, very pretty artwork, screencaps and a forum, where I lurk and rarely post as Black Aliss. It seems to me that there's a really tight-knit group there, especially with their annual dinner. Then there's the L Space for Terry Pratchett fans, including quotes, explanations of the references and jokes in the books (highly recomended and a whole educational experience), which also has a message board here.

The following is the above-mentioned pointless fic, which is a comedy revolving around an inept Hero and Villain, with a DiD (Damsel in Distress) to fight over, with the use of their mail-order manuals. Includes cameos of lecherous doors, evil butlers, frightened boogeymen and a camel. But not all in this first chapter.

Warning: this might actually not be entertaining at all, or good by any standards. Read at your own risk.

PS: Flames will not be coddled. Constructive criticism will be given tea. Praise will be given (censored).

( Chapter 1: Enter main characters (in assorted capes, coats and aprons) )

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Now off to watch Bridget Jones 2!