No Place I'd Rather Be

So this morning I woke up to an onslaught of Instagram mini-videos. Apparently, the Backstreet Boys were releasing new music. Yeah, they teased it on Wednesday after their DNAuary video. But instead of releasing the video all at once, they decided to post a bazillion clips on their various social media accounts and then release the whole thing! I had just about pieced it together when Brian posted that it was finally up on YouTube. From the clips I had heard, I was fearing I was going to not be in the mood for the sap (just not feeling the whole lovey-dovey thing right now), but of course, these Boys always surprise me. Yes, I like it. Yes, I can't wait the three more weeks until the whole album is out. Yes, I will pre-order (once I get the PO Box situation figured out here soon, I hope).

So, yes, I am FanGirling this morning, hard! And yes, this post is out of color context. Sorry, their new album colors are black and red.

Apparently, my daughter does not like my music. So I am stuck using my "earbugs" (as she calls them) because otherwise, she starts singing "Baby Shark" at the top of her lungs. I have to put up with this in the car when we go anywhere. Now if the Backstreet Boys would sing "Baby Shark"... I wish I could order my mp3 player, but this again is another PO Box issue. I'm hoping to get the things I need here soon so I can get my PO Box set up in my tiny town with the big name. See, we don't get curbside delivery, so we get a free PO Box. Right now, our PO Box is in the town just up the road because I am waiting for the deed to the house to come to get things set up here. So it makes for delivering things really difficult. That is why I have not pre-ordered this album. I want it to come to ME, I just don't know where that is going to be at yet.

I am loving all the new things these Boys are putting out. Takes me back to years ago. Maybe that's what I need right now. Maybe we are starting over together.

The Orville

A new season of The Orville started on Fox last Sunday. I can't wait! I watched all of season 1 on Hulu and have already streamed the first episode of season 2. I had to wait a whole year for this show!

It is the brainchild of Seth MacFarlane. Yes, the guy who came up with shows like Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, and American Dad! Because of the humor on said shows, you would think The Orville wouldn't be something I'd watch, but you're wrong.

Yes, there's adult humor, but not like his animated shows. And it is set in space, on a spaceship. Oh, and he picked the absolute best executive producer to help him out with a show like this: Brannon Braga! Braga goes all the way back to Star Trek: The Next Generation, where he started as an intern. He's since had his hand in a bunch of Star Trek creations. And also, MacFarlane brought in Jonathan Frakes (William Riker on TNG) and Robert Duncan McNiell (Tom Paris on Voyager) to direct in the first season. So, I mean, obviously, the guy is doing something right.

The show is cute, has enough sci-fi/space elements to keep it moving and deals with things with humor. And then there is the long-term plot they have that Captain Mercer and Commander Grayson are divorced and he still loves her.

I cannot wait for more episodes of this to air. It's actually going to give me something to kick the kids off the TV for.

Works in Progress

Works in Progress

These are the current works I have in progress as of right now. I'm sure there will be more as I dive into my online archives and see what I want to come back to. But as of now, this is what I have:

Untitled (NaNo 2018) -- Supernatural BSB FanFic LGBT Erotica

Starting WC: 51,595

Howie is the leader of a clan of Day Walkers, half-human, half-vampires who are tasked with enforcing vampire law in Las Vegas. His clan is composed of his adviser, Kevin; his tracker, Nick; his messenger, Alex; and Brian, his new pet. They've been together for twenty-five years and things are just now coming to light. Having taken Brian as his pet, Howie is beginning to realize just how broken he is. He also realizes that Brian needs to reclaim his power over his past. But there are demons in the way; demons that seem to be coming back to haunt them. As the lawbreakers, or Gentri, seem to be growing in numbers, the leader of the vampires, Carson, is growing impatient with his Day Walker clans. He orders more clans be brought in to help with the problem. One of the new clans, however, has ties to Brian that threatens to undo all the work Howie has done with him.

Video that inspired this fic.

Untitled -- Realistic BSB FanFic

Starting WC: 1,125

Just a short story about meeting a guy at work and him taking me to see BSB.

January Goals

January Goals

My overall word goal is 120,000 words. So here are my goals for the month of January.

1. Write 10,000 words.
2. Read 2 books.
3. WriYe Blog Circle

I also plan to participate in the following challenges:

1. WriDay (1,742/2,500 words) FAIL!
2. 100 Word Consistency (1/1 days)
3. New Moon Challenge (000/900 words)

More challenges to be added later.

Return

I am returning to this blog, though I'm not entirely sure why. Maybe it is just to get my thoughts out right now. I'm not sure. I'll be editing it to add graphics and whatnot, but that will come with time.

I think the biggest thing I just want to get out right now is about books.

It sure is something when you go into the little library in your new town (which is only open 2 days a week and literally the size of my living room and dining room put together!) and you check out books. Not that I had gotten used to the "new system" (RFDI tags) a whole ton, but now when you go back to literally finding books on the shelf and taking them to the desk, it's a little bit of a shock to your system. I used to be able to run into the library literally ten minutes before work, snag the book that came in off the hold shelf, check it out and be out the door and to work on time. So I guess it's just a little culture shock.

The other thing about it is when you are sitting there reading a book that was entered in 2017 but feels like it's never been opened, it really kinda makes you think. Then you start thinking about the whole bookshelf of books you had. There were so many on that shelf I hadn't gotten to read yet. So many I was getting ready to read. So many I'm not sure I'm going to be able to find again.

I guess I'm a recovering book collector. I want to collect books but I don't want the clutter anymore. Yes, I have three books on my nightstand right now. All three are library books. At some point, all three will be returned. There's also this weird feeling when I go into my GoodReads account and see my "owned" shelf and those mixed in with the "To Read" shelf. I guess some of those books need to be put on the "To Find" shelf.

I'll update more here later. This is just kind of a rambling book blog post.

March Goals

So I figured I should probably do a goals post for this blog. I'm not entirely sure all that I'm going to put on it, but okay, here goes nothing:

1. Finish watching "The X-Files" Season 10. This HAS to get done this month, or else I have to wait until it is released on DVD. It actually has to get done before my daughter's birthday. That's when all the episodes disappear from OnDemand.

Currently: 2/6 watched

2. Read. I'm currently reading Deck Z. I've been reading it for a while. I just need to actually finish it! Plus it's a library book, so it will eventually need to be returned to the library. I HATE that I have to "abandon" books because they are due, but sometimes that happens.

3. Post here a little more regularly. Yeah, I haven't posted a whole lot in February, okay, once. I really want to change that. I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to post about at this moment, but finishing season 10 would help, that's for sure!

4. Keep up with my Bullet Journal. Yes, I have started Bullet Journaling. I actually like it! It allows me to keep everything all in one place! I hope to post about it soon!

5. Reread and prep for Camp! I signed up to do CampNaNoWriMo for April. I have no idea why. Maybe because I REALLY would like to finish SOMETHING! I'm going to be working on my NaNo from 2014 and hopefully finishing it.

That's about it for here, I think.

Perfect 10!

I know I've been talking a lot about The X-Files on this blog. Kinda hard not to when they have a 6-episode event going on! But two of the other things I "geek" are gymnastics and the Florida Gators! The great thing about this is that the University of Florida has a gymnastics team!

Here's a few cool things about collegiate level gymnastics:

1. They still use the old 10.0 rating scale.
This makes my little gymnastics loving heart happy. Now, not all collegiate level gymnastics still use this scale. For some reason, the men's gymnastics uses the new (confusing) scale. But not women's gymnastics. So this means that the gymnasts can be "perfect."

And this is what happened THREE TIMES this past week when Florida went up against Alabama!

Photo from the Gator Gymnastics Twitter: @GatorsGym

2. The gymnasts come from ALL over!
Point being: Bridget Sloan. She's a former Olympian and a World Champion! This year, Bridget's Senior, and final year as a Gator, is looking like it will be her best one yet! She's won EVERY All Around competition she's competed in so far this year!

3. National Championships!
Their National Championship is called the "Super Six." It's kinda complex in the way that it works out. Definitely NOT like the whole bracket system basketball (and now football) uses. But essentially, this is what it is (for the teams anyway, there's also individual all around and event specialists in the mix):

• 36 teams total will compete in 6 regional competitions, each competition consisting of 6 teams. They are chosen by their regional qualifying score. (CRAZY weird to figure out, but there are rankings involved and all of that too!)
• The top 2 teams at each of the regional competitions will advance to the 2 day National Championship. So from 36, down to 12.
• Two semi-final rounds are held on the first day of competition. The top 3 teams from each semi-final advance to the final day of competition, the "Super Six." And then it's based upon the cumulative scores from the top 5 scoring gymnasts per team per event. School with the highest total at the end of the night wins.

So those are my biggies about gymnastics. Oh, and speaking of National Championships: Florida has won the LAST THREE!

Yes, you will see things OTHER than The X-Files on here. Just thought I'd throw that out!

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