linndechir | It is done! ...... Almost.

Yay, five of my six written exams lie behind me! Now I've only my English exam left (which is tomorrow), and while that's the one I care about most, I know that it will be less difficult for me than the other exams. I survived in one week History ("Communism in international relations from 1918 to 1953"), French Literature (something about novels and morality, I'm too lazy to translate the whole subject), Sociology ("How can the role of the middle classes in French contemporary society be described?"), Maths (you don't want to know what that was about), and today Philosophy (with the "wonderful", short and complicated subject: "La servitude", which means about the same in French as in English ;)). Damn, I'm tired and I feel like my right arm is going to fall off from too much writing. But it's almost over. I still have classes in June, but no exams anymore, except for a couple of oral exams because my professors think that oral exams are soooo much fun! Yeah, maybe, if you're the one who's asking the questions.

I'm pissed off because my mp3-player died this week. I guess I shouldn't be surprised after two and a half years of daily use, but still. My poor money. *grumble* Not to mention that I won't be able to buy a new one before July, because I'm going to buy it in Germany, where such thingies are much less expensive than in France. I will have to find a new way of ignoring everyone around me. *grin*

Then again, I'm happy because I got many many nice reviews for the latest chapter of Kindred Spirits. :D I'm all the happier because I had so much fun writing it. I'm looking forward to writing the next chapter; I'll try to start this week, maybe even tomorrow. So many things to do. *hops around happily* Kimmuriel and Rai-Guy are making everything even more complicated, and I love complicated. In the beginning. I hate it once I have to get the characters (and myself) out of the mess again. ;) But I can promise you that I won't mess it up the way I did with Out of Control. I couldn't make my ... well, not my OTP, because it's not the only one, but one of my TTP (two true pairings ;)) ... unhappy.

Ooooh, and I've had another stupid idea for a one-shot. I was thinking of an alternative version of what happened in Coming to Terms, one in which Artemis can't accept what he wants. Just a whole lot of angst and denial and sexual frustration. I have no idea why I want to write that. It won't even have smut in it. Okay, nobody reads my stories for the smut anyway, because I can't write smut. Still. So, I have no idea if I am actually going to write that or if it is just another annoying idea that will leave me alone if I ignore it long enough. I don't know, would anybody be interested in reading something like that?
Other things to write, for those who are interested: thousand more chapters of Kindred Spirits (at some point, you are going to beg me to stop ;)), a Rizzen/Dinin-companion piece to The Seduction of Innocence (thanks to Ziggy for giving me the idea ^^), some Jarlaxle/Zak-stuff, a short Berg'inyon-Jarlaxle scene, and some day I might just continue Of Faith and Loyalty. *chuckle* It's not that I don't want to, but I don't know where I want to go with that story. And other stories are just more important to me right now.

And I found myself more music! :) I've been listening to nothing but Kurt Weill for a few days now. If you don't know who that is; well, to make it short, he was a German and later American composer (1900-1950), who is mostly known for writing the music to Bertolt Brecht's musical theatres (The Threepenny Opera, for example), but he has also composed many other things. And some of those songs are just so beautiful. *sigh* They make me want to start taking singing classes again. I miss singing. :(

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Sounds like you have no shortage of ideas and plot bunnies :) Berg'inyon and Jarlaxle should be interesting *hint hint* :)

Terrible busines with the mp3-player though. You feel so naked getting on the tube without the plugs in your ear. Hope you can remedy that soon.

Talking about music... of course I was curious and had to go looking for Kurt Weill on youtube. Found a nice tango, which for some reason reminded me of Nesthäkchen... and a little of Dowland (but not that much). Do you know the CD Sting made with Dowland's songs? Waaaay older than 1900 of course but still quite nice :)

I have more ideas than I have time, it's horrible. ;) Yes, Berg'inyon and Jarlaxle would be nice ... It would just be a little one-shot, nothing very serious. And I haven't decided yet if it will be really slashy or just a few hints. *shrug*

Life without an mp3-player is pure pain. *grin* But I have to make do for the next month. And I have yet to decide what kind of mp3-player I'm going to buy.

Ah, the nice tango, I guess that was Youkali? Beautiful song. If you want to I can send you some of my favourites, just tell me. ^^ And no, I don't know that CD, but to be honest I hardly know anything by Dowland. And I've never heard of Nesthäkchen. O:)

Yep that was the Youkali :)
Send me the Favourites? Yes of course. How could I say no to that *g* I could send you some of the Dowland stuff too if you like.

And you really don't know Nesthäkchen?? O_o I kinda thought everyone would know that. Well I was talking about the title song... don't know who composed that though. This is the whole series: http://www.fernsehserien.de/index.php?serie=477

Okay, you'll get an e-mail or two in a couple of minutes. ^^ And I'd be happy to get some music, too. New music is always great.

Well, I'm extremely good at not knowing things everyone else knows. *grin* Thanks for the link, I'll have a look some day. ^^

Ahh, broken MP3! No!! I can't survive without one, despite the fact that they are terribly for the ears.

Also, it's great that your exams are almost over!

You sound like you have a million plot bunnines, which is very exciting. I know I haven't reviewed anything yet--I was ill all week. That does give you the right to be self-satisfied in the truth of your prediction that it would be a week before I reviewed. You already know me far, far too well. Sigh. I'm reviewing in a couple of minutes, though.

Also: Brecht mention! Yay!

Yes, I feel horrible without my mp3. :(

By now my exams are over. ^^ The written exams, that is, I still have a few oral exams left.

I had hoped that my prediction wouldn't by right. ;) I hope you're feeling better now ... and I'm looking forward to the review(s). Ehem. Couple of minutes. :P

I actually prefer Weill's music to Brecht's writing. *grin*

I know the post didn't come in a couple of minutes! I had to go out yesterday and I was picked up unfortunately early, just as I was in the middle of writing a review to the new Anger chapter. I have to go to school today to write an essay, but I will try to finish the review between research bouts today. KS will probably have to wait until tomorrow night some time, though, as I have class in the morning, and the essay will take me all day:(

Classes are evil. Maybe I can motivate you by telling you that I've already started writing the next Kindred Spirits chapter. ^^

Oooooh! How exciting! That is quite motivating. And I just finished reviewing Anger, actually, and posted it--hope that can tide you over until tomorrow. It's quite a long and juicy review, anyway.

Oh, Ziggy, I love you. That review is just beautiful. Yes, I think I will survive until tomorrow. ^^

Well, yes, I started the next chapter but it isn't going very well. Kimmuriel and Zak are not cooperating. :/ So maybe I'll write the last chapter of Seduction first ... but as that has Zak in it, too, I hope you won't mind too much. ;)

Hi ! I just finished reading your Artemis related fics and I have a question. You seem to think that Artemis is only attracted to men, and I wonder why. Not that I'm saying "oooh, this is not canon so it's sick and wrong", but I'm just curious. (by the way, I particularly loved Out of Control, it made me so sad...)
Also, I would be very interested in your alternate version of Coming to terms because it seems to me that he would view his sexual orientation (being submissive and all) like a direct consequence of what happened to him in his childhood and would hate it for it.

Hello! Always happy to hear that someone reads (and likes) my stories. ^^ Unfortunately, I don't think that I can give you a very satisfying answer to your question. It's not even because I don't particularly like reading or writing het, that wouldn't keep me from thinking that Artemis might just be bisexual. I'm not sure why, but I have difficulties imagining Artemis with women. It would seem weird to me, almost out of character, as absurd as that sounds. It's not rational, but just as I see Jarlaxle or Zaknafein as clearly bisexual, I am somehow convinced that Artemis is only attracted to men. I know very well that it doesn't make much sense. ;) I'm sorry I can't come up with something more intelligent.

As for the alternative version of Coming to Terms ... I've been thinking and rethinking about it, but for the moment I can't really come up with a good way of turning this idea into a story. So, if I write it, it won't be soon. I'm currently trying to focus more on the next chapter of Kindred Spirits, and on a one-shot that doesn't have Artemis in it (to be more precise, it will be about Gromph and Zaknafein).

It is done! ...... Almost.

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