Sometimes, I thoroughly abhor being a girl. ohmygodmyabdomeniseatingitselfIknowit.
That being said, I wrote a bunch yesterday and now have coffee, a bagel, a need to procrastinate in studying for my Modern Ideologies final, and incapacitating pain that eliminates the incentive to ever move from my current position. yaylife!
Alrighty, don't say anything mean about me, cos I'll be around ;-P.
Love,
Jules
P.S. Arthur Weasley has officially made his cameo.
Sorry you are morning the loss your potential child... that process sucks. I'm glad Arthur Weasley is in the chapter! Hope finals go well! :)
ReplyDeleteArthur Weasley = win
ReplyDeleteEverything else = lose. Ah, the perils of womanhood....or, you know...something....
In other news, I finished the first season of Dr. Who. Loved it. Started watching season two, and was like, oh, hello Barty Crouch Jr. ;)
As my friend would say, "Not the children! No!" You just can't seem to get better, can you? Might I suggest watching some Gilmore Girls? (That ripping sound was the noise of my limbs getting torn off by my fellow readers for encouraging you not to write.) That always gets me through the uterus rebellions. That and mochas. Feel better (again), poor dear.
ReplyDeleteP.S. @Kelsey David Tennant is MY doctor. He's amazing. Scratch that, he's beyond amazing, he's David-fucking-Tennant. Just you wait until he says the words "timey-wimey" and "alonse." You'll be in love forever.
ReplyDeleteDavid Tennant is my Doctor as well, just putting it out there. Also, Jules, we have the same time-of-the-month! Yippee for us. What helps me is eating those disgustingly delicious dill pickle potato chips. Weird that I crave things like that when I'm the opposite of preggers...
ReplyDeleteI love your writing, thought I'd mention that...
LOVE DAVID! OMG! "Rude and not ginger" was when I was completely sold for him =P
ReplyDeleteBTW, Gilmore Girls always makes me want Chinese food. Even the rare episode when no one even eats Chinese food makes me want Chinese food.
ReplyDeleteThis has nothing to do with anything. I'm wasting your time.
Really? I always think of pizza and candy when I watch Gilmore Girls. And then I get all happy inside.
ReplyDeleteyay! looking forward to the next chapter.
ReplyDelete(please don't think i'm creeper..i just found your story this weekend and followed the link here.....)
Lol, I don't think you're a creeper. The blog is here to be read =)
ReplyDeletePSH: coffee and stinky Indian food is Gilmore Girls :-))
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ReplyDeleteI find that laughing always takes my mind off things, and this will most definitely make you laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tytOwMLqufg
ReplyDeleteFucking epic.
ReplyDeletejules, what is your nationality?
ReplyDeletei can't figure out if you're a brit, american, or canadian.
I'm a Canadian!
ReplyDeleteIrrelevant, I know. :D
I think she's british, though... Unless she's just very good with the british vocabulary and expressions.
American, actually. In fact, I'm so American, I'm Californian. =)
ReplyDeleteHah! So it's not just me who thought you a Brit. See? SEE???
ReplyDeleteDamn it! I need to not tell people things about me... clearly you all think I'm way cooler than I am.
ReplyDeleteOBLIVIATE!
Wait... I don't think that works in type...
Sometimes I try to read the fanfic in a british accent in my head. It sounds really odd. So now I just read it in my normal Canadian accent thoughts.
ReplyDeletehaha, no way. wouldn't have guessed you're from the west coast. i guess i have an image of a totally chill pothead type when i think californian, cuz of my roommate. you sound more boston-ish. or maybe the stress of finals is making me imagine things.
ReplyDeletekudos for the dialogue in the story then :S
@chubbypotato, I'm sure you mean no disrespect, but California's a big state and the potheads among us are kind of... well. Let's just say that it's a big state and leave it at that.
ReplyDelete@kneelb4todd: Don't worry, I totally less than three David as the Doctor. I think I was sold when he started quoting circle of life and then was like, no, wait, that's Lion King ;)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Jules, I figured out you were from the west coast by how the times show up for me on the blog...and that time you said you're basically the last person Tuesday happens to<---meant to sound detective-y, but mostly just sounds stalker-y....oops.
ReplyDelete@kneelb4todd
ReplyDeletethat was supposed to be a compliment! but yeah i guess i shouldn't generalize.
No, no offense taken. It's just kind of weird that people think of Californians like that because all the ones I live with/go to school with/am friends with are all anal overachievers or superartistic. Seriously. I have never met a dumb blonde cheerleader (I know a lot of blonde cheerleaders) or skateboarding loser. I blame Hollywood for the false representation.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Northern California and Southern California are like completely different states. Having lived in both, I can say this =). Both have their merits, too, and while the stoner/bleach-blond-babe/surfer-dude stereotypes are nowhere near universally true in either region, there are definitely parts of Southern California where it seems more prevalent. But I really wouldn't say its very accurate, because the very few "Surfer Dudes" that I know are NOTHING like the stereotypes... they have the accent, I suppose, but every single one I know is like... eerily intelligent. It's quite amusing. Furthermore, it's been my experience the Hispanic influence is much more relevant in Southern California than the "90210" culture. I mean, it's just a fact--Southern California (and, really, most of California) has kickass Mexican food, and most southern Californians that I know (again, really, most Californians on the whole) know at least a little Spanish, regardless of ethnicity.
ReplyDeleteNorthern California is more... redwoody. And sometimes the sun isn't out, and Tahoe is a thing. And the furthest north you're probably gonna find a warm beach during the AVERAGE summer day is Santa Cruz, and it might even be cold there, so I would keep driving south. Surfing, not so much. Bodega Bay does not have a problem with birds, but they have excellent salt water taffy and clam chowder, and you probably should bring a winter coat, even if it's fucking July. And if you call San Francisco "Frisco," a native will literally shoot you. And no, they will not go to the Cliff House with you, although they will probably go to Ghirardelli's, because that is so worth it. N. Californianers are usually Giants or A's fans, for obvious reasons, but a few are Dodgers fans, just because they want to annoy the shit out of Giants fans.
And, yes, there is a lot of weed in California, and if you go into the average Starbucks, there will probably be at least one person stoned. But, most Californians are not "stoners..." that is, people who use marijuana on a regular basis.
San Diego and Santa Barbara are amazing, and Hollister is NOTHING like the store chain named after it. It's not really a surf town. And not all Californians shop there. Southern California is MORE Hollister/Pac-Sun-ish in style; Northern California is more Forever 21-ish. Okay, in general, northern California is just a bit more hipster. Not that all N. Californians are hipsters, but, c'mon, there's Berkeley, so naturally there's gonna be some Hipster influence.
And you'll probably have more luck seeing a movie star in NY than LA, and most people don't live next to one. Although my dad knows Jon Voight.
Not everyone in California is rich. Not everyone in Marin County is rich. Not everyone in Newport is rich. Although, most people in Newport are rich. My point is, not everyone anywhere is rich.
And we have In n' Out. If you've heard a stereotype about Californians going crazy for the fast food chain In n' Out.... well, I think it's pretty much true. Most people here fucking love In n Out. And if you're visiting and only planning on going there once, get your fries animal style, and get grilled onions on your burger.
ANYWAY, that's me saying how much I adore my state. =)
Lol, I hope none of this sounded aggressive. I'm not really offended by California stereotypes, because all the ones that I've experienced are like "You're rich and fashionable and have access to higher grade marijuana!", and I like to pretend that I am at least fashionable. So rock on, stereotypes. Feed that delusion.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I can only imagine living in Washington State, where teenage girls everywhere assume you're a vampire or attend high school with one...
What she said.
ReplyDeleteThought of the second: I went to Catholic school. A crucifix-fearing Vampire would have died in like 30 seconds there. But Robert Pattinson would have looked quite attractive in the boys' uniform.
ReplyDeleteI had you clocked as american from the very first chapter. Or, maybe chapter two. By the third at least.
ReplyDeleteThe words 'jerk' and 'mom' and 'ass' set my word detector off. And recently I noticed a geographical error. I can't remember what it was, nor in which chpater... but I think you referred to Manchester as in the south? Or something?
But overall, I honestly think that this is the most accurate fanfic I've ever read language-wise by an american author. And it's only because I've been a Brit-picker for a few stories that I've noticed; I'm sure that most your readers (including the British ones) haven't picked up on it.
Oh great author. Favorite author of fanfiction.
ReplyDeleteYour nickname is Jules... mine is too :) But my friends spell it Jewels. Your story is incredible. and I agree with the ^anonymous^ reader above.
and your comment regarding Washington State. I live in Europe (I'm American though... EAST COAST FTW, sorry Julees :P ) near Transylvania (4 hours away actually). Every school we athletically compete again shout out to us: Where's Edward to help you? or my personal favorite: "Tear of their heads" because our Mascots a vampire and our teams are "The Vampires"
We scream back that our skills 'shine' more than theirs do. It's quite entertaining actually. Especiaally when we draw fangs on your faces :)