F13 (take 2) & Writing

[marenzi]

My friends showed up at the end of practice and demanded that I go out with them, to which I moaned and complained that I was broke and was generally a pain. They won. And because they were dragging me against my will, I chose the movie. I've probably terrified them all to death and they'll never see a slasher flick again, but I needed to see that ass in those jeans Jared again.

By the way, JARED PADALECKI IS KIND OF RIDICULOUS. There were a few scenes where his lips were just - I think he gets gypped on SPN because he's next to Jensen Ackles, whose cocksucking lips are so perfect that no one can ever possibly compare. But Jared could reciprocate rather well, I'm sure.

Also, that opening sequence? Even better the second time around. Yay this movie. I'm ready to see it again now.

OH AND balefully IS AMAZING. Lucy beta'd an old original piece for me last week and pulled it much further into the realm of coherency (and taught me how to spell lightning). It was a piece from last year, and it was so wordy. I think that's the main reason I haven't posted in the SPN fandom - because I look at pieces like that, from a year ago, and wonder how I ever wrote such shit. And then I think that a year from now, I'll just look back and think the same thing. It's a completely useless, unproductive cycle, and I'm sort of stuck in it. Gah.

Lit mag reading tomorrow! And I haven't even started my spreadsheet to keep track of everything, so. Off to do that. Flist catch-up tomorrow! ♥

Comments

[sadcypress.livejournal.com]

JARED'S BOTTOM LIP IS A PARAGON OF BEAUTY. NNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGH.

[marenzi.livejournal.com]

IT IS. I kept grabbing at my friend and being all LOOK AT HIS PERFECTION and generally ruining the movie for her. *g*

[larienelengasse.livejournal.com]

Writing is an exercise in frustration, and in my opinion, a piece is never finished. I look back on my writing from the past and just cringe, and yeah, I may do the same a year or two from now about what I'm doing today, but all that demonstrates is progress, which is a good thing.

Writing is an evolutionary, community-based activity. No piece is ever truly finished - they could always be better. Instead of focusing on that, try focusing on the journey instead.

[marenzi.livejournal.com]

I definitely need to focus on the progress aspect more, I know.

[balefully.livejournal.com]

<3333! I WAS HAPPY TO DO IT.

And! IT WASN'T SHIT! I mean, a) I was being super-harsh, and b) it was still REALLY GOOD or there wouldn't have been any point in editing, you know? There was a lot of great there to salvage.

I know exactly what you mean, though, and of COURSE we all look back on stuff we wrote ages ago and wonder how we could have managed to be so bad, not knowing what we know now. BUT WE GET BETTER BY DOING THE WRITING! osindfgoinhosin so yeah. POST FIC PLZ KTHX.

[marenzi.livejournal.com]

Haha, but I NEED the super-harsh beta! And yes, I am so far beyond in fic it's stupid. Working on it. :)