Current location:	Loner Land
Current mood:	relieved
Current music:	"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (which Rhianna killed *growls*)

And From the Rain...
...springs a drenched adolescent who might be a little bit (or completely) infuriated at the fact that there is, in fact, no snow on the ground in her tiny, northern home when there should be, at the present date, at least three inches feet of it rather than what there is currently, that being enough rain to make three feet of snow, if the temperature would permit it.

(Seriously, if freezing was fifty degrees Fahrenheit instead of thirty-two, we'd all be up to our necks in snow. But it's not, unfortunately, so my pouting might just persist.)

All right, so I've not managed to do a gosh darn thing mentioned in my last ancient post, except for sending a lengthy e-mail to a certain LJ user/brilliant author that was...twenty-three thousand five-hundred words long? I think that was it.

Anyway, I just wanted to post to say Merry Christmas/Happy Chanukah (you are Jewish, right, bemorechill?) and to apologize, because I've been a lousy friend to everyone, including off-line friends, lately. (Maybe I need to apply to the Hermit Club sooner than I thought.)

However, if any of my fantastic friends wish to tell my how life's going, by all means, please do. I've not been avidly keeping my memory stocked with things mentioned in the journal entries I've been reading every so often, so I'm not exactly knowledgeable in all the details.

In response to comments in the last post:

bemorechill: Even though I never commented *shame!* on your post, I will tell you now that I hope your stresses are next to none. (Hey, I just managed to comment today. Hee! *rules at failing at LJ'ing*) Oh, and let's hope you did well on your exams... *crosses fingers*.

lemonjelly_: All right, so it's probably true that I've been the most terrible friend to you this year, with taking months to respond or not responding at all. With you, I've been pathetic at everything pretty much, especially promise-keeping, but you've managed to keep your side of the friendship going. So thank you, thank you very much. Honestly, you've got more to offer than I can probably acknowledge: You have such talent, personality, and wisdom to boot. Really, anyone to befriend you is lucky, and anyone not taking the effort to reciprocate to your friendship is...well, just stupid. (I know, I know: Self-berating is not an attractive quality, and I do have to suppress it.) Anyhow, I hoped you've had yourself an excellent year. <-- (To be quite honest, this applies to all of my friends. You guys are wonderful beyond belief, so thank you from the bottom of my heart.)

angelfirenze: Okay, so you obviously know I haven't reviewed your fanfiction, which means that this vacation, I'm going to have to give you some heavy-duty praise. (All of which you will deserve as a gifted writer and not just for being my friend. I know friend's views tend to be biased, but really, if there's anything displeasing (the chances of which are negative, to tell the truth), I'll tell you.) Your stories, along with a few others (including blushingsigh might be what get me back into the "House" groove. (I've missed several episodes and noticed a decline in the writing. [i.e., Tritter? Needs a rectal thermometer not just in his anus but in every one of his orifices, including the gaping hole in his head where his brain should be.] Anyhow, please keep authoring such great stories and being a well-rounded individual, a title that you certainly deserve.

blushingsigh: Firstly, you, AIM, and I need to make a date and keep it, because I haven't had the pleasure of speaking to you in months, a huge disgrace, really. I've left a few comments, but an AIM conversation would be absolute heaven. (Probably because your English is excellent, regardless of what your idiot teacher said, and because you're just a true and fabulous person.) Oh, and I need to review your story, too, which I should've done a while ago along with angelfirenze.

Have a nice holiday season everyone. Keep warm. Stay safe. Keep writing.

(Oh, right, and if anyone's interested, I am currently working on a fanfiction for a...different fandom. I'm not giving clues, but when you get an alert in your inbox (which might be soon enough if I can finish my touch-ups), you might be a little...shocked. :) And that's all I say.