Eeeeeeee!

Happy tg!

I just ran the random number generator for the weekly hatching plot bunny thing and it's another one of mine- one I submitted a few days ago. The idea struck me while I was in the cold & flu medicine isle at the grocery store the other day.

I was soooo hoping this one would be chosen soon because I'm dying to ask the question of you all: what is is about the "traditional" medicinal elements that is so appealing/romantic/etc.? To me, there's nothing quite so delicious as a guy with a sneezy cold with a blanket around his shoulders curling up with a mug of tea in front of the fire. Today there are all SORTS of lovely healing elements out there that would make an interesting story, but I still seem to gravitate away from the "modern" and go back to the traditional. And looking at most of the sneezefics out there, not many have been written to include some of the more modern elements. I can think of a few right off hand (two of them being VATERGrrl's), but that's not a huge percentage.

So, all fandom related-ness aside (obviously they don't have forehead thermometers in Middle Earth, for example) is it just me or are old-time healing elements more interesting to read about in sneezefics?

Is it that the modern ones reduce the severity of colds too much that they lose their sexiness? Is it that we're too experienced with these modern things ourselves so it's less adorable to read about their use? Is it that guys just don't look as cute with thermometers in their ears and vapor plugs in the wall outlets? (versus thermometers in mouth so we get that trite but adorable "shouldn't sneeze with thermometer in mouth" bit and vapor rub on the chest so we have an excuse to see him half naked) Is it just that no one's bothered to really explore the modern elements?

I, personally, would love to read a good, creative sneezefic which incorporates modern elements that proves they can be JUST as romantic and adorable as the over-used traditional methods of healing we writers seem so fond of. I'm skeptibal that'll happen, but I would absolutely love for people to try!

Sleeeeeepy

So I got up all early just in case Boss needed me at work, and instead he just wanted to talk over plans for the week over the phone. He's going out of town today at 2 until Thurs (when I get to go to the airport and pick him up. Joy oh joy. I've never driven there myself alone so I'll have to get good directions just in case.

I watched the Phantom of the Opera movie last night- I didn't expect it to be so good. I mean, just because I have very high expectations when it comes to that fandom. But I really enjoyed it. And Masquerade (my favorite number) was beautiful! Very happy with it :-)

I picked up my sequal to 'Escape' last night (working title: 'Escape 2'... though it'll probably be titled something like 'All you wanted' since I'm basing the fic off that Michelle Branch song). I wrote a little in it and it's actually rather close to being finished. The main character, Turbo, suddenly got kinky on me. Or I got kinky on him. Or possibly it was a mutual kinkiness. Either way, I came up with a character I might like to use for a third part in the series, Rich. The name thing is starting to get annoying to me. I doubt anyone even notices it so it feels silly to keep it up. But it's a series style and it worked the first time so I'm sticking with it.

RENT is sold out. At least for now. Might be some tickets opening closer to the show date. But grrrrrrrrr at the current sold out ness.

Oh, and as I haven't said anything before- oooooooooooohh but Angulus is sexy! Guess what part of Buffy tvs I'm up to now? *G* Well, not so much with the G since I just saw the part where Ms.Calendar leaves the series. And the sick!Buffy one was quite adorable. Xander was especially cute. Oh, and I'm digging wheelchair-bound!Spike *giggle*

Okay... think I might crawl back into bed now... sleepy still... didn't go to bed until about 3:20am so got about 5 and a half hours of sleep. Which isn't bad, but makes me still sleepy.