"All the species in all the universe and it has to come out of a cow."

[allfireburns]

I seem to be developing a cough. One of the really, really unpleasant ones that feels like it's kind of trying to rip your lungs out through your throat? Yeah. One of those. I wish it would stop. It's July. This can't at least happen in winter? You know? When it's supposed to? Bah.

Although, really, summer in Florida? Probably worse for my ability to breathe than winter in places further north.

I need to write. And do some other stuff. Which I am having trouble getting the motivation to do. Blah. My trouble writing things lately is that I don't want to finish anything. I want to start a million things. I get to where I might finish something, and I freeze up. It's annoying. I did, however, beta lionessvalenti's so-called Fic from Hell, which was fantastic, and made me happy. I missed her writing.

Though I'm so glad I read it while Evie wasn't home, because reading Doctor Who or Torchwood fic, especially when I'm trying to edit it, I cannot keep myself from reading the dialogue aloud. Especially when it's the Doctor or Gwen, and you do not want to hear my attempts at a Welsh accent. Ever. Ianto, I can never figure out, so I don't even bother. It's really just so I can figure out where the emphasis goes on a line, but I probably sound absolutely ridiculous.

I don't know, apparently it was important for everyone to know that.

I'm just gonna go back to hacking up my lungs now, I think.

Comments

[armageddoni.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

*offers soup?*

[allfireburns.livejournal.com]

Thank you. *Snugs* It is very unpleasant and I want it to stop. *Curls up*

[lionessvalenti.livejournal.com]

For what's it worth, for the few days between writing it down in my notebook and typing it up, I repeatedly said "I'm covered in slime, Jack!" out loud in a Gwen-voice. Because that line, I could hear her in my head so well. Including that little pause in between "slime" and "Jack" that doesn't quite grant and ellipses, it's not like that kind of pause, but that's light little jump in the line, it's all Gwen.

[allfireburns.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD, YES. That line. Is just... inherently funny in Gwen-voice. I love your Gwen. LOVE HER.

[lionessvalenti.livejournal.com]

Gwen is the only part of that fic that I'm 100% happy with. So, it's all Gwen-fic from now if I venture into the Torchwood again. Because I apparently can at least write her. Except for the random early 90's Jack/Roger crossover fic I started playing with... having an on-hand English Roger is really handy for such things.

Now that I have it in my head, since we discussed it, I'm really falling fond of the idea of Gwen/Ianto.

[allfireburns.livejournal.com]

I will never object to Gwenfic. There's not enough of it. The poor girls are so neglected in Torchwood fic. I NEED TO SEE THIS FIC.

I adore the idea of Gwen/Ianto. I haven't ever actually written it, or read any fic about it, but the idea makes me happy. Then again, Doctor Who/Torchwood is one of those fandoms where I will ship just about anyone if you give me time to figure out how it works.

[lionessvalenti.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she is. And I'm not always the biggest fan of Gwen, I go back and forth on her, but she did nothing to deserve what the fandom does to her. It's still scribbled ideas in my notebook right now, but you will be the first to see it once/if it becomes something more.

Yeah, the major issue with Gwen/Ianto for me is my love of Rhys. I'm not going to squash or disregard him for the sake of shipping. But I'll see what I can do. I can be creative. Or something.

[alligatorade.livejournal.com]

Gwen/Rhys is pretty much the be-all-end-all of my personal canon of Gwen-relationships, but I love Gwen-Ianto friendship stories more than ... cookies. And I do love cookies. I'd love to see more G-I friendship and oh christ it just occurred to me that G-I stands for gastrointestinal. That's not what I meant. ANYWAY. Too much Gwen-bashing and/or Rhys-bashing in fandom. I shall keep an eye out for your fic that does neither.

[lionessvalenti.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, Gwen and Ianto are seriously the most underused friendship in the fandom. There seems to be this weird idea that they're "competing" or something for Jack. Does not compute. Sometimes I wonder if people actually watch the show.

Mmmm... cookies.

[alligatorade.livejournal.com]

I share your pain with regards to having 1,000,001 awesome ideas for starting stories. I need to write a computer program to complete stories I've started so that I can be free to continue starting shit with my Brilliant Idea du Jour.

[trekkiepirate.livejournal.com]

*Raises hand* I knda hear the attempts at a Welsh accent. Can't be worse than mine, can they?

Try not to hack up your lungs as then I'll have to send Wilson over to help House shove them back in and right now he's playing tennis with Amneris (he's teaching her apparently...) The people in my head frighten me sometimes.

(And Oh my Collins, I'm reading your journal!)