CPR, AED, Cats, And Rec Pages

by tag Posted on November 13, 2004

Just general posting here… Had to do a CPR refresher & AED training course today, for work (AED: basically the public defibrillators that are in malls, rec centres, municipal buildings, etc.). The trainer kept things interesting, and I actually didn’t mind taking time out of my day to do it.

Got home, and figured it was very definitely time to trim the cats’ claws. Mitzy was, as usual, fairly complacent about it (well, as complacent as she ever gets about my hands manipulating her paws). Aspen (the newest: two-year old stray acquired from the Toronto Humane Society on July 30th), whose last claw trimming was the week I brought her home, and took two days and four attempts, objected semi-violently to me doing her first paw. After that, however, it went surprisingly smoothly – especially considering that Aspen is not a lap cat. So I have reasonable hopes for the next time I have to do it.

I then found out that my long (most likely novel-length) Harry Potter WIP, Harry Potter and the Sensitive’s Gift, has been added to a rec page of Snape/Harry Mentor, Guardian, Father/Son, Master/Apprentice, etc. stories, with a rating by the site owner of 5 chocolate frogs (her highest)! Found myself extremely flattered by that. If anyone’s interested, the rec page URL is Potions and Snitches, and my story is available at my Fanfiction.Net account – t.a.g.0, or directly at Harry Potter and the Sensitive’s Gift.

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More on Books & Weather

by tag Posted on November 11, 2004

Get the weather rant over and done with quickly: It’s getting colder! *Wail*

Re the book: Finished The Fairy Godmother on the way home from work. I was right – wonderful, engaging book. It even has a small Q&A with Misty Lackey at the back.

Lovely story. It’s a fantasy-romance; but unlike a few others I’ve read, where the romance plot is the main storyline, and it seems the fantasy element has just been thrown in to try to increase the appeal, The Fairy Godmother is a real fantasy (written by Mercedes Lackey, how could it be otherwise?) that just happens to also be a romance (PG-17/R-rated for het lemon, I’d say).

And now that I’ve finished, I’ve giving it an even stronger recommendation. If you like fairytales, Mercedes Lackey’s books, and/or romance with strong women (who don’t suddenly become weak and let the hero handle it all), I’d say there’s a very good chance you’ll enjoy this.

Title: The Fairy Godmother
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Luna

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More Wacky Weather & Books

by tag Posted on November 11, 2004

Well, the weather’s definitely wacky – was reasonably balmy this past night (all to the good when I’ve got to be outside doing patrols). Didn’t even need gloves or a scarf – and this was after midnight!

Picked up a copy of Mercedes Lackey’s new novel The Fairy Godmother yesterday morning… Almost finished reading it. It’s proving to be quite an interesting and entertaining read, quite different from her Elemental Masters series (though both contain fairytale elements, romance and magic). Very engaging characters and some delightful twists on various fairytales. Highly recommended. And the perfect antidote to the technical problems being encountered at work… (Note: Current Mood is determined by said technical problems.)

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Corralling the Musae

by tag Posted on November 9, 2004

AKA: I have too many stories in too many fandoms on the go right now, and am having difficulty focusing…

HELP! Suggestions for assistance in focusing would be more than welcome, particularly as some of said stories have rapidly approaching deadlines…

*Hiding at the far end of the Plot Bunny Corral and trying to gag Saito and Methos while getting Liam and Heero to focus on telling me what’s going on (as opposed to discussing ‘what defines one as normal/human’ with each other)…*

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How Clear The Night…

by tag Posted on November 9, 2004

Answer: Very clear. Could see the stars (Orion in particular) and the space station very clearly tonight. It’s one of those very cold times when the sky is mostly clear (just a few wisps of clouds) and everything seems sharp-edged and bright. Beautiful… except, of course, for the temperature. That could definitely be better.

Well, rather than turn this into another rant about the weather, just going to say that yes, the sky looks absolutely beautiful tonight. Even the city lights don’t manage to obscure everything.

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Winter, Definitely

by tag Posted on November 8, 2004

Well, it is very definitely winter here now – windchill temperatures have reached below 0 (Celsius). Gods, I’m not looking forward to going on patrol outside tonight…

Mom & Dad, if you’re reading this, you’d better have brought up warm clothes…

Later!

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Wacky, Wacky Weather…

by tag Posted on November 5, 2004

Well, Toronto’s living up to its reputation for weird weather today. It’s currently sunny with a few dark clouds, but over the past 8 hours, it’s been 1) dark clouds everywhere with a bit of sunshine coming from somewhere; 2) raining or wet snowfall; 3) windy as all get out (as in howling past my 4th floor window); 4) sunny, bright blue sky, practically cloudless. Each of them more than once.

If Mom & Dad are reading this, I sure hope you’re prepared for the weather…

Later, all!

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Fic Snippet – Stargate SG-1

by tag Posted on November 4, 2004

I’ve got a snippet of an SG-1 fic that I’ve had sitting on my hard drive for several years now, and I’ve never gotten around to actually doing anything with it. Figured I’d post it here and see what people (if anyone’s actually reading this, that is…) think of it.

In essence, it’s a missing scene for “Torment of Tantalus” and an epilogue to the movie – mainly has Catherine and Jack, but its focus is Daniel.

The Pendant

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Jack Frost nipping at your nose…

by tag Posted on November 4, 2004

Well, it seems that after a cool summer and weird autumn, winter is finally here in Toronto (not that that’s a good thing, mind you!). Frosty, cold weather everywhere… ugh! At least we haven’t had snow (crossing my fingers and knocking on wood).

Think I managed to see the space station while on my exterior patrol tonight… It definitely wasn’t a star, and it wasn’t moving, and I think I could vaguely see two of the arms… yeah, it’s a surprisingly clear night tonight.

Later!

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