Diary of a Procrastinator

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I've just finished updating over at psych_ch_facts up through season seven including the musical. When that is complete I plan to start back up with my Dr Who transcripts.

I will admit my writing has fallen off but I will try to work on both stories I have going now but I won't make any promises.

I am also working on a cross-stitch for the latest addition to the family, a great-niece who was born in January.

Spring has arrived as we have crocuses and snowdrops in the front yard. This is our first spring at this house so it's fun waiting for them to bloom.

I believe I posted a couple of years ago about a Gaelic themed pattern I did. It was one of two and I finally finished framing it and have them right by the front door.




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Hello everyone! I hope all has gone well since we last spoke. As Sister Co already knows, I signed up for a year membership at Curves. (She's the one who gave me a gift month) Today was my second weigh-in, and, although I only lost 1 lb, I've lost .20% body fat, 1" from my waist, 1.25" from my abdomen, .5" from my thigh and 1" from my arm. I think those are good signs. Now I just need to work on getting my appetite under control.

My transcript for Victory of the Daleks is coming along a little slowly as I've has some later afternoons this week but I'm just over the halfway mark. My Psych fic is near done--at least the writing part--and then I need to type it up. The beta I had lined up over at Psychfic.com never got back to me so I may resend to her or start asking for another. I do have the first 3 parts up at my fic journal in the hopes I'll get some constructive criticism.

As for the stitching, I need to make myself work on this thing for more than an hour at night, if that. I'll send a card to my nephew and his wife and hope they'll forgive this breach of wedding etiquette as this will not be done within the year of grace.

OK, baseball. Mets are tied for second, 2.5 out. Who are we tied with, you ask? The Phillies! According to mlb.com, we have more wins than they do (and mores losses too) so that makes me smile.

Last Week

1. Get Up, Stand Up -- Bob Marley
2. Walls Come Tumbling DOwn -- Style Council
3.
4. Maria --Ricky Martin (yes, I have that album)
5. I Feel the Earth Move -- Carole King

This Week

1. Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star,
2. Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighbourhood
3. End of the spring and here she comes back Hi Hi Hi Hi there
4. Well, I saw my baby walkin' With another man today
5. ...I remember how it used to be You never was this nice, you can't fool me

It now feels like Florida again these past few days. Palm Beach County actually set a record with the most consecutive days with temperatures under 45 (11). It's mid 70s now but overcast with on-and-off showers.

It's been 6 months of 7am mornings for work and it's hard to make myself stay up till 11! I used to go to bed around midnight all the time now it's strange territory.

I've been re-watching Supernatural, sparked by some fic I was reading. Talk is that this might be the last season and I wonder how they will end it. Will one die? Both? A happy ending where they give up hunting or will they just pick up and keep going? So many ways to go with that.

24 starts up tomorrow! Can't wait.

I've actually been making myself work on the stitching for at least an hour a day so I can see some progress being made.

As for the writing, I'm juggling between two fanfics now, the latest DW on the back burner.

Spring Training tickets go on sale next Saturday!

Anything else? Nope, not really.

Last Week's Answers

The quote was from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

1. Smoke on the Water -- Deep Purple
2. Best of My Love -- the Eagles
3. I Will Follow -- U2
4. Leader of the Pack -- the Shangri-Las
5. Babylon -- David Gray

This Week

"Now go like an Indian, True Son. Give me no more shame."

1. She was a fast machine She kept her motor clean She was the best damn woman that I ever seen
2. What you gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm gonna have some fun
3. When I had you to myself I didn't want you around
4. ....Nobody ever loved me like she does, Ooh she does, yeah she does.
5. ...Ever since our voyage of love began your touch has thrilled me like the rush of the wind

(Quite a variety of styles!)

OK, little happening here in the way of, well, anything. I've been ignoring my stitching though I plan to make up for it tonight while watching Flash Forward. On the writing front, my TOC-Ten-Donna fic stalled and I've now moved on to or a previous fic. I had originally planned to do a fic completely in one POV of a character abducted and tortured while on suspension so no one realizes he's missing for about a week. (That's a little seed you planted, dakfinv!) After sending it to beta, the recommendation came back to work a concurrent plot with his brother and friends trying to find him. That's the part I'm working on.

Last Week's Answers

The quote was from "The Scottish Play" by Shakespeare.

1. Handle with Care -- Travelling Wilburys
2. Louie Louie -- Kingsmen
3. Teach Your Children -- Crosby Stills & Nash (was Young there?)
4. Three Little Birds -- Bob Marley
5. All Because of You -- U2

This Week

"I have never seen or heard of such a fish.But I must kill him. I am glad we do not have to try to kill the stars."

1. Now -The mist across the window hides the lines But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine
2. Ev'rywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy
3. ...Theres one thing you gotta do To make me still want you
4. Can you understand me Baby, dont you hand me a line
5. 1 2 3 4 Can I have a little more

Another week of 5:30 mornings. It's been a month now and my body has already made adjustments to this new schedule. I usually start drifting off around 10 and that's the time the only 2 shows I really watch right now start. (The Philanthropist and Psych) Both are programmed into the VCR. :)

We won't talk baseball. It's as simple as that. I think Co already expressed it quite nicely at her journal.

As you saw previously, I've gotten back into the stitching and I actually started on the names. I'll do a few more stitched on the top half and then I'll be ready to move to the bottom. All the final detailing I'll do all at once.

Writing is moving slowly. In my latest TOC/DW fic, I really have thought of an actual plot as I mainly wanted Alan to meet Donna so the action just might be secondary.

Not much else going on here so on with the quiz.

Last Week's Answers

The quote was from Walden by Thoreau

1. Love is the Seventh Wave -- Sting
2. I Don't Know How to Love Him -- from Jesus Christ Superstar
3. The Little Old Lady from Pasadena -- Jan and Dean
4. Tomorrow -- from Annie
5. You Raise Me Up -- Josh Groban

This Week

"Then imitate the action of the tiger./Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,/Disguise fair nature with hard-favoured rage."

1. ...And I don't know if I'm being foolish Don't know if I'm being wise
2. When suddenly you you sight someone for whom you yearn
3. Got a good reason, for taking the easy way out
4. I sit and wait does an angel contemplate my fate
5. ...Other dancers may be on the floor Dear, but my eyes will see only you

Well, for me, there are about 3 "first days" of summer. 1)Openning Day of the baseball season, 2)Memorial Day and 3) the Summer solstice, the "true" first day. Well, wherever you were yesterday and whatever you did, I hope it was fun. As I didn't have plans until later in the day, I was ready to sit and watch the French Open on tv and work on my stitching. ESPN seemed to have different plans as they did not televise the tennis. So I missed watching Nadal, Federer and Roddick. Today, I will get to see Blake and Djokavic so that makes up a bit.

I have been neglecting my stitching so badly these past few days so I plan to really work hard on it today.

As for my writing, I have a few more scenes left to go (at least in my head) but that might change when it comes to the actual writing. I think I may need to do more on that than just at work on my lunch.

I'll be heading up to Maryland in one month so I have to start figuring what errands and chores I can do ahead of time so I'm not breaking my neck on that last day off before the trip. I will admit I am a list-maker when it comes to packing and travelling. If I don't, things are very easily forgotten even if it's something used all the time. Hopefully I won't have to add worrying about hurricane shutters to the list.

Last Week's Answers

The quote was from The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare

1. I Got You Babe -- UB40 with Chrissie Hynde
2. Different Drum -- The Stone Ponys (featuring Linda Ronstadt)
3. Night and Day -- Fred Astaire (a Cole Porter composition)
4. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square -- Harry Connick Jr (at least this version)
5. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For -- U2

This Week

"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."

1. Is it getting better Or do you feel the same
2. I am an antichrist I am an anarchist
3. ...Do my foolish alibis bore you? Well, I'm not too clever, I I just adore you
4. Well, I've roamed about this Earth With just a suitcase in my hand
5. I could see right out my window Walkin down the street, my girl With another guy

Slept in and caught up on some viewing that is piling up. I did see the semifinals for Eurovision. It's a very weird thing for a Yank to watch. The two songs I really like so far are from Armenia and Portugal. (Don't spoil me please about the final!) I have piles of DVDs to go through and I think afterthe season finale of "24" tonight and the season finales tomorrow night of "NCIS" and "The Mentalist", I'll have the time to catch up.

The Mets are still in first place despite losing last night so we'll just have to hope they have LA's number because then it's on to Boston.

As I mentioned before, I'm revamping my icons and included some more of the "lesser" fandoms before entering the "Big 3" of Doctor Who, Torchwood and Life on Mars. It should come out to 30 icons each.

The stitching is moving very slowly and I'll try to get a picture tonight or tomorrow.

Last Week's Answers

The quote was from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's(Philospher's) Stone

1. Waterfalls -- TLC
2. Nothing Compares 2 U -- Sinnead O'Connor
3. Just What I Needed -- The Cars
4. A Day in the Life -- The Beatles
5. She Will be Loved -- Maroon 5

This Week

If I be waspish, best beware my sting

1. They say we're young and we don't know We won't find out until we grow
2. ...You cry and moan and say it will work out But honey child I've got my doubts
3. like the beat, beat, beat of the tom tom when the jungle shadows fall
4. That certain night, the night we met, there was magic abroad in the air,
5. I have climbed highest mountains I have run through the fields

here it is as promised. Sorry it's a little late.

I know I said I would take a pic every week, but Ireally didn't do much that you could really see until Sunday. I've been picking away at night for an hour here and there so...





Co should be here some time tomorrow as they are now on the road from NJ. I should have something else to post then as I want her to see it first.