Seraph7

Just collected my cupcakes from my workmate. They were beautiful, she really did a good job on them. We're going to have the meal later at The Bell, so that's something to to.

I actually found myself working on 'The Poignard' for the first time in ages. If I can get this chase scene sorted then I might even try and get another chapter up. I don't know if I will be able to because they're having some down time soon so I will have to check. I would really love to get this big plot hole sorted then I can post up to the massacre with an easy conscience. There's so much more of this to be posted, it's not funny. It's certainly the longest thing I've ever written and it's not finished yet, although I have written the ending pretty much. I know it's fanfic , so it's not something I can properly publish, but I am actually quite proud of it. I love tackling the thoroughly dysfunctional Valois family and exploring that whole dynamic and introducing the Gen Kill boys to this. It's probably not very historical and wildly OOC but I love it that's what matters.

I really must finish my Social Network prompts as well. For some reason I really crave rare pair stuff. Not that I don't appreciate Mark/Eduardo but I get very happy when I see a Cameron/Tyler or even Cameron/Erica. Which is strange and entirely due to the film because I'm a bit bemused and exasperated by the real life guys. I think I'm still getting the hang of this separation of fiction and real life.I never though I would actually consider writing an RPF prompt about anyone ever but I really have been pondering one about Armie which is interesting and worrying at the same time. It's not really romantic, more about his grandfather and his legacy and how he deals with it in an age where the press are so keen to tear everyone down. I was reading about it and he was quite the controversial character. It definitely got me looking for the wider story behind that which is one of the things that always sparks off my muse. I don't know if I can write it because I do have some very real reservations about RPF to be honest. But I do think it would be a fantastic story tackled right.

At the moment I'm listening to 'The Medium' by Gian Carlo Menotti. Ever since I sang in a concert and one of the other girls sang 'The Black Swan' I have been looking for arias of his to tackle. I tend to sing it a lot at work for some reason when I feel sad. It does actually suit the voice very well. I just need to work on the 'Oh Black Wave' part at the end. At college one of my teachers suggested I look for an aria called 'Steal me Sweet thief' from the Old Maid and the Thief. This was a bit strange as I don't think I actually sang properly on the treble stave for most of the time I was there to be honest. I was always stuck doing the men's parts as we had few males on the course. It was highly frustrating as I do have decent low notes but I'm a soprano/high mezzo and need to sing in the correct register.I actually wonder whether I did some damage doing that for so long.