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[apocalypsos]

And a happy new year to you all! *waves* Dude, was it just me, or was Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve almost painful to watch this year? Between Dick Clark (oh, let the poor guy retire, for crying out loud), Ryan Seacrest (the complaint is obvious), and that blond chick (did some fourteen-year-old win a Hilary Duff lookalike contest or something?), I gave up and went back to eating clams and drinking.

By the way, I barely restrained myself from throttling my great-grandfather at the family party tonight. Yes, I have tattoos. In fact, I've had the four of them for about three years now, so it's pretty much a waste of breath to tell me they're permanent (Tattoos are permanent?! Surely you jest!) and that I'm not "preserving my body." Dude, if I wanted to preserve my body the same way God made it, I've never do anything, include having those great-great-grandchildren you're so gung-ho for. And also, pointing out the Pussycat Dolls as they perform and saying, "They don't have tattoos," would be great and all if it weren't for the fact that you don't know that and no matter how skimpy their outfits were, they still might have tats. A girl getting a tattoo is not a social pariah anymore, but nice try. Oh, and while I'm at it, just because Sean Paul has marks on his hands does not make him a "coke fiend." Sheesh.

In other news, every year my New Year's resolution is always either to get published or get laid, and it never turns out that way. Well, screw it. If that's the inversely-proportionate way we're going to do things, what I *don't* want for this upcoming year is to get published, fuck Jake Gyllenhaal, win the lottery, develop superpowers, fight zombies, and survive an apocalypse. Take THAT, Fate.

And apparently I returned just in time for the author names to go up on the yuletide stories. For the record, I wrote Shadows Taller Than Our Souls, the Frequency story, which received some great comments, got recced a couple of times, and was liked by the recipient, so yay. (Oh, and if you've never seen the movie, go rent it! Like, right now! The physics are a joke, but the father/son relationship is so damn cool. Plus, Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid, who are both just yummy. MMMM. *g*) I should also offer up thanks again to the author of An Unwritten Future, thepouncer. Dude, I know exactly how confusing that freakin' screwed-up timeline can be, and I salute you. :)

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[anxietygrrl.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I really enjoyed both the story you wrote and the story you received. Yay Yuletide!

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Yay Yuletide! *happy flails* Is it next year yet? :)

[anitac588.livejournal.com]

In other news, every year my New Year's resolution is always either to get published or get laid, and it never turns out that way. Well, screw it. If that's the inversely-proportionate way we're going to do things, what I *don't* want for this upcoming year is to get published, fuck Jake Gyllenhaal, win the lottery, develop superpowers, fight zombies, and survive an apocalypse. Take THAT, Fate.
*grins* Yay to that!
Happy 2006!!!

[milkshake-b.livejournal.com]

So... you will win the lottery, then lose all your money the next week when a zombie apocolypse happens, but that's okay because you developed superpowers and could fight the zombies, leading to a triumphant post-fight celebration in which you sleep with Jake Gyllenhaal, but right before the climax when you're thinking, "Ha, that inverse thing worked perfectly!" Fate will go, "Nyah!" and you'll be killed by a falling elephant.

Tragically, Jake will die with you.

[chelseafrew.livejournal.com]

Your recipient did, indeed, enjoy her story. :-)

I wanted to make sure I wrote to you personally once names were revealed to tell you again how fabulous the story was. I will reenact my Christmas morning for you in words:

Me: [Opens IE on parents' computer to check Yuletide. Puts own name in search engine. Story comes up. It's *Frequency*. Clamps hand over mouth to keep squeal in check.] ::Squeal of joy:: [Runs upstairs to where best friend is sleeping. Knocks on door and flings open.] I got Frequency for Christmas!!!

You could not have made me happier. I love this movie more than one probably ought to, and when I made my choices, it was my first choice of the four, but I never, ever thought I would get it. And to get it and have it be such a fabulous story...

Thank you again. I hope you enjoyed the story you got as much as I enjoyed the one you wrote for me. Happy New Year!!!

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

HEE! Thanks! I should probably thank you back, because every time I've watched that movie, I've sworn I needed to write that plotbunny, and I didn't, and then I had to, so now that plotbunny's out of my head. And then I had to watch the movie about seventy bajillion times since November to get the facts straight. Heh. I almost forgot how much I loved that movie. *cuddles it*

And, dude! You totally wrote the American President fic! I loved that one -- the only reason I didn't get to rec it yet is because I was going in reverse alphabetical order and I got a wee bit stranded in the middle. Stupid holidays. :)