Right now ...

[blamebrampton]

I have two fics to update, one new one to sketch, a novel to work on, a house to clean, five fics open in tabs to read, about 40 recs outstanding and still 2/3 of hd_hols to look at.

What am I doing?

I am obsessively renewing my email in case the hd_worldcup listings come out. Because I am now officially keen, and both the teams I put as first and second choice are filled with really really magnificent people including actual people I know. I think that age, nationality and natural stoicism aside, I may very well be squeeing.

Which means I will not make it through the ballot and will be reduced to tidying my house. Oh well, I find all the best stuff that way ...

Comments

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

Sockpuppets (I started typing that with a c!) certainly would have added a surreal flair to that situation. I think more people should use that ploy.

And what happens if you try to argue with a sockpuppet?

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Well, the past puppetshow I did was all static images (drawings and illuminations on sticks backed with card, some pop-up gags), and then some sockpuppets.

Because I hadn't really slept for a month by then, I was a bit mad after the performance and ran around with one of the sockpuppets making unreasonable demands. When people said no or otherwise argued, the puppet:
a. did the open-mouthed muppet head-waving thing
b. tongue-kissed them with its socky felt tongue (NB use clean socks)
c. made inappropriate suggestions regarding where socks could be worn.

I swear that none of this was conscious on my part, it was the sock! But people very quickly stop arguing with the sock and either burst out laughing or beg you to go away.

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

I love it- it's the sock id bringing out your subconscious impulses!

And a dirty-sock puppet would of course have a filthy mouth. In which case people would be running away...

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Was evil sock. Had 30% synthetic content.

I'm luverly! And I always make sure to have clean socks and undies ... especially given the high running over incidence ...

On the topic of which, loved Sansa's new fic but need another hour to write a comment that doesn't begin "I hate cars!!!"