The apparition of these faces in the crowd

So the concert last night went so amazingly well. Fucked up one little spot and of course I screwed up my face right where I did. I can get through concertos with a straight face no matter how much I screw up -- need to work on that for singing too, apparently. But it was a blast. I was nervous as hell to go out on stage which is so rare. I've performed SO many times in my life -- just never singing.

Had amazing feedback. Richard seemed shocked as HELL which is a really, really nice feeling. And I got a ton of compliments too. So tonight should go even better... and then I think I'm relegated back down to the pit for a while. But the singing on stage really was a blast.

We were talking after the show and a large group of playhouse staffers all agreed that it's harder to just get up on stage and sing instead of being in a show and singing. In a show you're someone else -- for these concerts, it's just you. I'm really thrilled. Thanks for all the good luck vibes!

Also -- so feeling the love with valentir! ♥ PLEASE -- let me know where yours are. I haven't been reading my flist much the past couple of days (the nerves were really getting to me...) so I want to leave valentines but going through skip=1000 doesn't sound appealing. Pimp yourselves. Seriously.



hpvalensmut! OMG -- I am STILL incoherent over this! I need to leave a proper comment that isn't just 'ads;fksadj;fljsdf;lkaj' but every time I try, I see the art and go gaga. It's Sirius/Remus and it's NWS. Check it out. Holy hell, Batman. Holy hell.

Lastly -- (maybe I should have done a numbered list...) *glares at hp_springsmut* Dude... you do not need to be epic. So stop evolving constantly into something massive.

And here we are again, on the cusp of a new year. All I have to say -- I hope to GOD that 2008 is better than 2007. I'm really getting tired of RL's constant obsession with continually kicking me in the proverbial balls. But as it is -- things are already looking up.

1. There might be a boy. Maybe. It's in the beginning stages and I'm not counting my chickens before they hatch -- but he's coming here for dinner on New Year's Day. So... maybe.

2. Have applied for a full-time (at last!) job working at the County Courthouse. So -- law stuff... on it's way. And also have a LSAT class starting towards the end of January.

3. Have made my peace with the theatre. Also had Almi actually TALK to me yesterday about Little Women. Well, the shocking thing was that she spoke to me in general as... the woman goes at lengths to avoid me. But basically said how good my callback was and what an amazing actor I am and how much emotion I put into my scenes and that I really should audition for the plays coming up. Which -- confirms my suspicion that I wasn't cast in LW because they wanted me in the pit. She also said my voice wasn't the strongest.
Me: That's because I'm not a soprano. Jo is in my range.
Her: Well, then maybe that's why you didn't sound strong as you're not used to really going for it up there.
Me: *headdesk*

4. Am sending in a CV to the Philharmonic and hopefully will get an audition. At least I can play there for a year-ish before going off to Law School.

Right now at 11am on December 31st, the New Year is looking to be a helluva lot better. And would look even BETTER if this three day migraine I've had would go the fuck away.

( Year-End Fic Wrap Up )

And I officially wrote more this year than I thought I did! Damn.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe New Year's. See you back here in 2008 with a new year and hopefully a new outlook on life.

And I hope to god a better 2008. 2007, you sucked.

Title: Lily's Eyes
Author: thescarletwoman
Type: Fiction
Word Count: 3200
Pairings: Snape/Lily
Warnings: None.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: No matter where Severus goes, he always is haunted by Lily's eyes.
Disclaimer: Lyrics taken from "Lily's Eyes" from the Broadway musical The Secret Garden. Some lines of dialogue taken from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone published by Bloomsbury/Scholastic.
Author's Notes: I have been wanting to write a fic where I could use the lyrics from "Lily's Eyes" as a jumping off point and consequently eagerly gobbled up this request. As a note, this is NOT a songfic. Merely a fic inspired by lyrics. Of course, a thank you to my wonderful beta, rose_whispers who keeps me from using those pesky repetitive words every paragraph. Written for snape_after_dh fest.

( Lily's Eyes )

The last fic before DH!

Title: Only a Memory
Author: thescarletwoman
Rating: PG
Character(s): Severus Snape, ??
Word Count: 3447
Summary: The memories of war are not always what they seem.
Author's Notes: I wanted to write one last fic before the release of DH. It was bunnied when reading OotP in that Snape always removed three memories. I'm guessing this comes into play in DH, so it had to be written now. As always -- to rose_whispers for the wonderful beta. I most likely will be reposting this after DH as there's one thing I want to tweak.

( Only a Memory )

Title: Yeah, But What You Do After?
Author: thescarletwoman
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Fred/George, Hermione/Ginny, Lupin/Snape, Sirius/Hand
Word Count: 3758
Summary: Hermione brings a computer to Number Twelve. With... some very interesting results.
Warnings: Masturbation, Voyerism, Incest, Cameo Het, Underage (but consensual)
Author's Notes: Written for pornish_pixies The Internet is for Porn challenge. A special thanks to femmequixotic for giving me an extension on getting this in for the "Internet is for Porn Challenge" due to personal reasons and as always -- to rose_whispers for the wonderful and fast beta.

( Yeah, But What You Do After? )

I'm currently working on fic. ZOMG.

Just got my celebrate pr0n back from my beta and it should be up today or tomorrow. :D

And also? I'm working on fic for hp_funnyfest

All I have to say: Snape in spandex holding auditions for a new production of Cats. Totally killing myself with laughter.

In other news -- helping mom out with costumes tonight down at the theatre. The show? The Full Monty. *cough* sad that the guys wearing the g-strings aren't THAT attractive... Woe.

One other side note? I did a small flist cut -- which really isn't major, but more my deleting some journals that have been inactive for a couple of years. I mention this only because if you do still use your journal to read, just let me know and I'll put you back on. It's... really the first time I've ever deleted inactive journals. (and really only those who have been gone more than a year...)

Prompts! Dude -- you guys ROCK my world. I have bunnies a plenty in my head now. So this weekend I'm definitely going to be doing some hardcore writing. Totally rock my world. ♥♥♥

And now, a letter:

Dear assholes who cannot drive,

Hi. This is Erie. We get around 170 inches a snow a year. And while it hasn't snowed much yet this year and because it is snowing like a bitch out, and has been for the past 24 hours or so -- that does not mean you need to drive at five fucking miles an hour.

You do that and you make me quite late for work.

No love,
Me

Hey! It's the first monday in october. Half tempted to watch said movie tonight. Yay Supreme Court. XD

Bah. Hellish weekend and I really don't want to talk about it. Now that it's monday, surprisingly things are better with all the crap that went on. I really hate my extended family sometimes. And that's all I'll say about that.

On the work front, I start teaching this week. Tomomrrow morning, actually. OMG. I am SOOO freaking nervous. I'm a performance major... and yes, I've taught privately. However, teaching in a class setting is going to be different and it's my first time doing this and... yes. *wibble*

I think I'm getting my muse back. HUZZAH and it's about damn time. Have the entire plot of merry_smutmas all worked out in my head. And I think I know the ending to a certain potfic that was brought on by dramaphile.

In other news? Yes, I finally did it. I signed up for Nanowrimo. I've sworn I'd do it once I graduated... so... here we go. If anyone around here is going to do it this year... my username shouldn't be surprising: thescarletwoman. *g* How many saw that one coming?

Prolly am going to use a separate LJ for posting of my writings. So if you're interested in reading original fic by Lia, just say something. :)

Well, I've had the first migraine coming off the topamax. Yey.



Though, I suppose I should be happy this was the first considering I've been coming down off the drug for 2 weeks now. Prolly shouldn't look the gift horse in a mouth and all that rot. But it's amazing how much better one feels after seeping for roughly 12 hours. *shifty* It's down to a dull headache which I can deal with -- or heavily medicate.

*takes motrin*

In other, happier news? Thesis is going well. 2 chapters through the revision stage (and still being revised); 2 more turned in. Dr H is happy with me.

Now -- if I could have a nice writing jag for hp_springsmut; I'd be ALL set.

I'm slowly getting up and around. I'm majorly behind on comments right now, and I realise that. But they'll be answered soon. But instead; I offer fic. And it's being posted here because I'm too lazy to toss it up in the other journal. It'll be archived there in a little bit. :)

Title: Summer Heat
Author: thescarletwoman
Pairing: Charlie/Hermione
Rating: NC-17
Summary: It's hot... and Hermione searches for a way to cool off.
A/N: A gift fic for inell that she requested from me a while back and I finally wrote and also the posting of happily coincides with her anniversary of fic writing. She requested a Charlie/Hermione fic that was "post-Hogwarts, summer heat, lemonade with ice, thin sundress and a dragon tatoo". Hope you like it hon, and thanks to Rose for my beta.

( Summer Heat )