File under: "Who Did I Think I Was Kidding?"

[ratherastory]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It was only a matter of time. You can all come out and say "We told you so, ratherastory. You have no willpower at all!"

muscle strains and spasms	old school medical treatment	amnesia	headaches	grief
falling	pining: confession in desperate situation	unwanted superpower (sudden onset)	scars	build-up of job-related trauma
kidnapping	fear of flying	WILD CARD	social phobia	bruises
forced soulbonding	motion sickness	severe / life-threatening illness	heat stroke	embarassment
burns	stroke	homelessness	depression	agoraphobia

memories	bad day	swimming	coming home from long trip	amusement park
cuddling in public	day at the beach	sunset stroll	love letter	greeting card
making love	dancing	WILD CARD	wedding – first dance	first holiday as a couple
boat ride	kissing it better	kitchen disaster	meeting the parents	baby – setting up nursery
caught in the rain	reunion	birthday – surprise party	candles	kiss

Comments

[morganoconner.livejournal.com]

I wish I could tell you how much I giggled when I saw your sign-up for schmoop_bingo. :P This is going to be fun to watch!

And I demand Gabriel schmoop! ...pretty please?

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Hey! I can do schmoop! *points to last entry*

Uh... okay, I can sort of do schmoop. It's a little angsty, but compared to the usual stuff I write? Totally schmoopy. ;)


I'll see what I can do about Gabriel. I like him. :)

...

Damn. I *still* don't have a Gabriel icon. Curse it!

[jesseofthenorth.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHA!
Two cards? Really? Ahahaha!
Must be nice to have so much spare time.... oh wait.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Spare time? What is this strange beast of which you speak? ;)

I figure I have until December. Totally doable, right? *cough*

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

\o/

Yay! More ratherastory h/c! Can't wait to see which row you tackle!

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

I don't know yet. They ALL look so awesome!

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

ooh. Those look...interesting. I can't wait to see what you do with them. Though I must admit, I'm beginning to wonder if we need to stage an intervention!

I've thought about signing up for one, but a)I'm the slowest writer ever...and, more importantly:
b)My brain is kind of perverse. Give me an angst-y prompt, and I can only think of ways to make it schmoopy. Give me h/c, I try to make it humor. Give me a schmoopy prompt, I default to horror or angst.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

I console myself with the thought that I have until December to fill this, and it's a five-fic commitment. It could be worse. Okay, so maybe I won't be able to resist doing a few more, but five fics? I can do that. I think.

I know what you mean about your brain being perverse. I suspect that some of the stories may end up being... cross-genre, at the very least. Especially the schmoopy ones. ;)

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

Five fic for each card, plus didn't you sign up for the dean/cas bigbang? And also the j2 big bang. And also a few exchanges and then there's comment fic.

You can quit anytime you want, I'm sure ;-)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

ANYTIME I WANT.

*cough*

The SPN/J2 BigBang is pretty much done. I have a couple of missing scenes to write.

I cannot be held responsible for comment-fic. It's like crack and so easy to churn out!

As for the challenges... umm... *shifty eyes*

I totally have this under control! I swear!

[annj-g80.livejournal.com]

I totally approve of your missing will power :-D

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

LOL

Enabler. ;)

[werty30.livejournal.com]

Cool prompts! The h/c card fits Supernatural really well. Fear of flying for Dean, after-powers headaches for Sam. I`ve got no idea what you`ll do with the schmoop card, it`s so domestic, out of that normal life they sometimes dream about. But I`m sure you`ll make something awesome. :)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the h/c won't be a problem, I don't think.

I figure the schmoop card will involve a lot of Wee!Chesters. Or something.

[tahirire.livejournal.com]

SURE. I told you so. *handwaves*

MEANWHILE, back at the ranch, I wrote you a prompt reply and I get NO FEEDBACK.

Rude.

(Lol, you know I'm just kidding, right? But seriously. Rude.)

;)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Dude, I totally just replied, like, twenty minutes ago!

*sticks out tongue*

[tahirire.livejournal.com]

LOL. Lj notices are so not what they used to be. *headdesk*

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

They really aren't. ;)

It did take me a couple of days to read the response, mostly 'cause RL is kicking my ass here at work, so I can't blame you for getting a little antsy there...

[chiiyo86.livejournal.com]

Lol, you. Why am I not surprised? :)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Because I'm predictable and can't resist challenges?

*cough*

Oh, man. I am SO DEAD.

I am really looking forward to reading your BigBang, btw. I'm on vacation starting in July, and it's bookmarked already. :)

[chiiyo86.livejournal.com]

I don't know how you do it! I have only summergen and it's still stressing me.

Hope you'll enjoy my story. :)

[primrose-1.livejournal.com]

LOL! Sucker.....

I don't actually know what these bingo cards are, but if it works like I think it does, then it's kinda cool! I just like seeing you write!

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

The concept is pretty simple: write a fic for each prompt until you form a straight line for a "bingo." You can do other variations for "points," but I just wanted the card. I'm not all that fussed by whether or not I get points. ;)

And yes, I'm a sucker. I'm just glad I have an audience for all this! \o/

[nyoka.livejournal.com]

I am laughing so hard right now.

::pets you::

::looks forlornly at my own Bingo cards::

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

LOL

We should be Bingo Buddies or something, and cheer each other on. ;)

I'm consoling myself with the notion that I have until December for all this...

[nyoka.livejournal.com]

Bingo buddies indeed. \o/

I am such a challenge addict. I do not know what's wrong with me. I can't stop signing up for them. *hangs head*

I finally managed to brainstorm my spn_summergen, castielfest, and deancasbigbang fics today. So I think that's progress?? *snorts*

And yes, I tell myself I have until December for the Bingo cards. And I cheer myself up further with the news that we really have until May 2011 (that's when Amnesty ends for most of the Bingos...you won't get points after December, but you still have a few months to turn in fic).

I DECLARE THIS THE FIRST MEETING OF CHALLENGE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*stands up*

HI! I'M ratherastory AND I'M A CHALLENGE ADDICT.

I CAN QUIT ANYTIME I LIKE!


I have a fic due June 30th for a challenge, and then I have the three you mentioned. I know what I'm doing for the BigBang (I am really excited, if only I could get myself to sit down and write the bastard), but summergen and castielfest are... problematic. I like the prompts, but they're crossovers and I'm terrified.

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Crossovers? I'll be keeping an eye out for those especially :) Why are you terrified?

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

I've never written crossovers before, and while I'm familiar with the shows requested I'm afraid I won't do the prompts justice.

*waffles*

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it too much! You've got an excellent ear for dialogue, a great instinct for character motivations/realistic reactions, and your exposition is always unobtrusive. Those are the hardest things to get right in crossovers (I should know, given how many I've read- I can't resist them at all, good, bad, or ugly), and you've already got them down.

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Heh. Welcome to the dark side...*g*

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

I think I joined the Dark Side a while back. I'm just venturing deeper into it now. ;)

On the plus side, there are cookies!

[bellatemple]

Ahahahahaha.

At least you have a chance at maybe succeeding? I have a feeling my hc_bingo card is going to be largely decorative.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Oh, sure. It's not like I have a list of fic projects as long as my arm on the go already... oh, wait. :P

[bellatemple]

I have, like, three. But I've taken two days now to write three paragraphs on my summergen story, which doesn't bode well for my productivity.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

God, summergen. I haven't started that, although it's next on the list after my spnsolstice fic.

I am quietly freaking out about it, because it's a prompt I want to do justice to, but involves something I've never written before. *cries*

[bellatemple]

Mine . . . is totally something I've done before. But now I want to put a new spin on it. Now my trick is ensuring that the OFC I just created doesn't totally take over the story. . . .

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

OCs do tend to do that, don't they?

[bellatemple]

They really do. And then the fan girls look at you funny.

[charis-kalos.livejournal.com]

"We told you so, ratherastory. You have no willpower at all!"

[greeneyes-fan.livejournal.com]

Resistance is futile. Enjoy the ride!!

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

YES. So excited for your h/c bingo!!!!! WHAT WILL THE WILD CARD BE???? The world waits with bated breath.

So how do these bingo things work? Do you have a timeline?

[de-nugis.livejournal.com]

Why give in to only one temptation when you could give in to two? Me, I think you've been very sensible.