On the tenth day of Christmas, blamebrampton gave to me ...

[blamebrampton]

A limerick. Oh shut up.

There was a young writer of fic
Who could not master writing 'bout dick
She had character, plot,
But of sex not a jot,
And her readers said 'Bugger this for a load of old cobblers, I'm off to find some porn'

In happier news the notes to flisters F-H are actually up here, and for those with user names C-E are here and A-B are here. While I still hold that this was a good idea, it takes MUCH LONGER than I thought it would, and I have really really sore arms at the moment. This is because I have been rearranging the house and putting up new shelves, which led to a bit of stiffness, so I went to see the sadistic Chinese Massage Man, which means I am now still stiff and also bruised. I should point out that the second part of that was not intentional on my part.

Also, if I forget anyone, it's NOT PERSONAL, it's INCOMPETENCE, which I abound in. One person defriended me and I had a momentary panic it was because I had accidentally said something horrid, when I realised that I had actually omitted her! I'm trying to work out if I should say anything ...

Comments

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

No no. It's the universe telling you how lucky you are to have friends who are shameless facilitators! And to check your email.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

One of us is definitely going to hell (that's in Iceland isn't it?)

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

No, it's a small town right by the airport that serves Trondheim - how did you know I'm going there next weekend? :D

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I knew it was somewhere up your way!

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

:D It's too fitting for words that I'm going north for my grandmother's 85th! I can't remember if the airport shuttle passes through Hell, but if it does I'll try to snap pics of some signeage to prove I've been there and back. ;)

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Sounds like one of my family gatherings ...

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

I do exaggerate. It'll be good to see people again, and it'll probably end early - which gives me the opportunity to go to a friend's birthday bash afterwards. It's all very efficient, actually - fly up on Saturday morning, go to two parties, fly back again on Sunday afternoon. I can pretend to be an international jetsetter!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

You ARE!

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

Mm yes, just without the money. Curses, foiled again.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

If Phillipa Gregory can make a fortune from bodice rippers, so can you!

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

If you write the plot I'll write the porn, we'll both be rich and sadly HAVE to travel to all sorts of wonderful museums. For research!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

You know, that's not such a silly idea. Pick a period from 1200-1650!

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

It'd probably be most commercial to stick to England and/or France for the first one, and I think the Gregory woman may have cornered the market for c 16, so how about early to mid 15th century? Hundred years' war, thriller and squick-factor with Gilles de Rais, and the feisty hero or heroine can be instrumental in ending the war somehow.