Owie.

[elfie_chan]

My head hurts. Whine, whimper, whine.

Alex is playing Midevil on his PSPuny. It is hilarious. I would want to play it, but my head hurts. Did I mention that I had a headache? Owie. Ow, ow, owie. I still sit here and snicker at the funniness. Snicker, snicker, owch.

In other news, I now have one single-spaced page of Secret of the Single Sock typed. I need to do a little skipping about, I think, in order to get some of the scenes hammered out. I also need to figure out if my main character's great-great-aunt might have been a young woman during WWI. I think that would work out, but I need to get all of my history straightened out and the timeline set out in my head before I can be sure. Flashbacks are fun! Yay!

I am tempted to post the first paragraph of the story here, but it is short. Quite short.

Has anyone else noticed the trend in books of placing "a novel" after the title of novels? I mean, it's as if we, the readers, would never figure out that we were reading a novel without the authors telling us that we are. I have half a mind to title my first book "Insert Title Here: A Book." That'll get it on the best-seller list for sure.

I have almost finished Half-Blood Prince. If my head stops hurting, I may be able to finish the book tonight. If not, I shall lull myself to sleep with Mary Queen of Scots and see about finishing Half-Blood Prince tomorrow. I have my suspicions about who the Half-Blood Prince might be, but no spoilers until I finish the book. *shakes finger warningly at the world at large*

My entries lately have been short and, it seems, without much purpose other than to splatter my babblings across the internet. But, honestly, isn't that what LJ is for?

brightshadowsky, can we talk soon about formatting my LJ? I have some nifty ideas, but I'm not sure how to implement them without getting a paid account. If anyone else would like to chime in with tips and tricks for LJ programming, that would be charming. I've been to everything_lj, and I shall continue to peruse that, but if anybody knows some quick-and-dirty tricks for customization, I welcome those, as well.

Loki is mewing sadly. I feel sorry for him, as he is no longer allowed in the bedroom (we can't have one cat in there and not the other, as both litter boxes reside outside of the bedroom). When Mia goes, then Loki will regain his rightful territory, but until then, he must share in Mia's exile. Poor thing. Life is so unfair sometimes. And now Mia has taken over his chair. No wonder he's mewing. His throne has been usurped.

And that's pretty much it for the moment. Except for the fact that Alex made smoothies. We had some strawberries that needed to be used up, and he combined the strawberries in a blender with ice, a little leftover white wine (Gavi), and a little honey. Delicious. I'm going to sleep very well tonight.

A review of Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy will have to wait until morning. Night-night, all.

Comments

[brightshadowsky.livejournal.com]

What do you want to do with your layout and such? There's actually quite a bit you can do with a free account, you just have to know which layouts allow you to do what. Some don't allow background images, others only allow them in certian places, etc etc. So let me know what you want and i'll try to iorn it out. Send a sketch, if you like!

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

I want a title graphic across the top (my design) and a sidebar or so on the left. I have to figure out names for the sidebar sections ("Current Cases", "Closed Cases," etcetera). I have the sketch of how I want the basic layout to look on paper, so I'll see what I can do to get it scanned. ^_^

[brightshadowsky.livejournal.com]

That seems perfectly doable. So the sidebar is just text and such, like the way it is in my journals? Do you have the top art ready, or does it still need work?

As for layouts - check these ones out (This is from some research i did for Karin). If you change your layout without removing your customizations on it first, when you go back to that layout all your individual tweaks (ie changing colors of things) will still be there. So you can mess with other layouts without losing all your work on the one you currently have.

3 Column - allows an image to scroll with the page on the left side AND/OR allows an image to be on the top of the page
Component - Allows an image to be on either side or top of the screen, scrolling or not.
Digital Multiplex - Allows an image to be on either side or top of the screen, scrolling or not.
Flexible Squares - Allows an image to be on either side or top of the screen, scrolling or not.
Haven - Allows an image to be on either side or top of the screen, scrolling or not.
Nebula - Allows an image to be on either side or top of the screen, scrolling or not.
The Boxer - Allows an image to be on either side or top of the screen, scrolling or not.
Unearthed - Allows an image to be on either side or top of the screen, scrolling or not.
Variable Flow - allows an image to scroll with the page on the left side

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

I still need to draw the top art...I have a tiny sketch and a definite design, but I need to get it actually drawn up.

I still need a nifty background graphic, something Victorian wallpaper-y, I think. I also plan to draw up a couple of icons to go with the theme.

The sidebars will be mainly text, but they need to have some sort of title bar across the top (see buneater's journal for an example of what I mean).

I'll check out those layouts you suggested...thanks so much! *snugs*

[naelany.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better soon *snugs*

Aww, poor Loki! He lost his throne! And has been banished from "his" bedroom *scritches poor Loki*

Hey, come to think of it, how's your little book of chocolate coming along? ^_~

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

I feel much better this morning. I'm not sure where Loki is, though. I'm sure I can find him.

Meh. I've put the chocolate book aside, as it's going to require more research. It may wind up being more of an essay.

[naelany.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear you're feeling better ^_^

Ah, a shame, I was looking forward to reading it ^_~

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

Well, if I ever do the essay, I'll probably post it here.

[naelany.livejournal.com]

coolness

[lostcatboy.livejournal.com]

Has anyone else noticed the trend in books of placing "a novel" after the title of novels? I mean, it's as if we, the readers, would never figure out that we were reading a novel without the authors telling us that we are. I have half a mind to title my first book "Insert Title Here: A Book." That'll get it on the best-seller list for sure.

No, no, that's been done. What you need to do is sub-title it "A tomato." or "A waffle." Market it to the surrealist and post-modernist cliques. They will think it is very subtle, deep, and meaningful.

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

*nearly dies laughing* I like "A Waffle." Maybe "A Monkey." Monkeys are always funny. Or how about "A ClockWork Invention"?

Now I'm curious...who's titled their book "A Book"?

[lostcatboy.livejournal.com]

One of the Dadaists, as I remember. I remember hearing a comment on it in a lecture I went to a couple years ago, when I was still in the habit of sitting in on totally random classes around campus. I can't remember exactly; if I can think of it, I'll let you know.

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks!