"I can't believe you said that! Apologize to the entire continent of England!"

Oh, lord. I just found my plans for the first story in my Gallowsverse. And maaaaan, I just... I dunno. First of all, Ryan's name was originally Ryan Lake, and then I changed it to Eric Lake for a while. I don't think I settled on Ryan Galloway until I wrote the second story (which intro'd Adessi).

Other amusing differences:
- Max was named Miguel, because of my crazy Oz love (Ryan's middle name was Alvarez).
- Tina didn't exist, and instead there was a bowling team of people named Trey, David, Matty, and Sam.
- Tyler (who doesn't really appear in my stories, but I have a very good view of him) is named Aaron; meanwhile, Tyler is the name of Ryan's dad, his eldest brother, and his eldest brother's eldest child.

And the title I eventually came up with for that first story? BÊTE NOIRE: Or, How Benjamin Grant Saved the Day and I Mostly Stood Around and Made Faces At Him.

Gawd, the memories, guyz.

Also, why do I so enjoy the prospect of Lindsey/Tara? I'm sure there's about fifty billion things wrong with it, but I love it like I love Jonathan/Anya

( Before I fully realized it, it was time for the first real day of school. )

( In Which There is a Brief Interlude Involving Zack and Oly. )

So, if you eat AquaDots they turn into GHB.

...this is hilarious. Srsly. I am laughing my fuckin' ass off over here.

In honor of the lazy children's product of the year being a date rape drug, I give you the second installment of my Nano!

( In Which There is Freshmen Orientation... And a Surprise! And Yet More Footnotes. )

( In Which Footnotes Abound )

( The Characters, so far )

( The Mix )

( Read more... )

Warning: random POV change! Underage drinking! Boy kisses! You've been warned!

( Behind here. )

( JanNo Update the First )

Title: Snow (Hey Oh)
"Series": N/A
Prompt: #067, Snow
Word Count: ~800
Rating: PG
Summary: In which there's a snowstorm, and enough fluff to choke on.


( Look, look, snowing! )

As I think I might have mentioned, but then again probably not, I'm participating in JanNoWriMo (http://www.ymakadomain.com/janno/phpbb/index.php). And I'm sure you'll all be glad to know that I'm writing a sequel to my 2006 Nano, Gallow's Humor! Here's the synopsis, as I just wrote it up three seconds ago:

"JOKE & DAGGER"

Former cop Ryan Galloway has been working for Phoenix Investigations for a few months now, and things have settled down. He and Max have gotten into a routine, caring for Ryan's son Zack and their foster child Kit, and he's even managed a three-month streak of not getting put in the hospital (a personal best!).

This all gets shot to hell when Ryan goes on a trip to Washington D.C. and becomes convinced that his old nemesis, CIA Agent Benjamin Grant, is involved in a plot against the American government - or possibly just against Ryan, as he keeps getting arrested for murders that he's pretty sure he didn't actually commit.

Title: Night Drive
"Series": The Friend, 1/2
Prompt: #001, Beginnings
Word Count: ~1700
Rating: PG, for coarse language (gasp!)
Summary: In which Kit takes driver's ed, which takes a turn for the worse.


( That's it, I'm cursed, I refuse to ever drive anything ever again in my life. )

Title: There Goes the Neighborhood
"Series": The Girlfriend, 3/3
Prompt: #058, Dinner
Word Count: ~1800
Rating: G
Summary: In which it's like Meet the Parents, only not at all.


( It was nearly seven o'clock and Melissa was having the first of many heart attacks. )

Title: No Way Out
"Series": The Girlfriend, 2/3
Prompt: #027, Parents
Word Count: ~800
Rating: G
Summary: The parents find out the kids are dating.



( So what's her name? )

Title: Who Are You?
"Series": The Girlfriend, 1/3
Prompt: #025, Strangers
Word Count: ~500
Rating: G
Summary: In which Kit makes an idiot of himself in front of a stranger.



( Kit was currently very pissed off. )

001.	Beginnings.	002.	Middles.	003.	Ends.	004.	Insides.	005.	Outsides.
006.	Hours.	007.	Days.	008.	Weeks.	009.	Months.	010.	Years.
011.	Red.	012.	Orange.	013.	Yellow.	014.	Green.	015.	Blue.
016.	Purple.	017.	Brown.	018.	Black.	019.	White.	020.	Colourless.
021.	Friends.	022.	Enemies.	023.	Lovers.	024.	Family.	025.	Strangers.
026.	Teammates.	027.	Parents.	028.	Children.	029.	Birth.	030.	Death.
031.	Sunrise.	032.	Sunset.	033.	Too Much.	034.	Not Enough.	035.	Sixth Sense.
036.	Smell.	037.	Sound.	038.	Touch.	039.	Taste.	040.	Sight.
041.	Shapes.	042.	Triangle.	043.	Square.	044.	Circle.	045.	Moon.
046.	Star.	047.	Heart.	048.	Diamond.	049.	Club.	050.	Spade.
051.	Water.	052.	Fire.	053.	Earth.	054.	Air.	055.	Spirit.
056.	Breakfast.	057.	Lunch.	058.	Dinner.	059.	Food.	060.	Drink.
061.	Winter.	062.	Spring.	063.	Summer.	064.	Fall.	065.	Passing.
066.	Rain.	067.	Snow.	068.	Lightening.	069.	Thunder.	070.	Storm.
071.	Broken.	072.	Fixed.	073.	Light.	074.	Dark.	075.	Shade.
076.	Who?	077.	What?	078.	Where?	079.	When?	080.	Why?
081.	How?	082.	If.	083.	And.	084.	He.	085.	She.
086.	Choices.	087.	Life.	088.	School.	089.	Work.	090.	Home.
091.	Birthday.	092.	Christmas.	093.	Thanksgiving.	094.	Independence.	095.	New Year.
096.	Writer‘s Choice.	097.	Writer‘s Choice.	098.	Writer‘s Choice.	099.	Writer‘s Choice.	100.	Writer‘s Choice.

For 100_original

Title: Flat Horizon
Prompt: #086, Choices
Word Count: ~1000
Rating: PG, for rice-related near death experiences.
Summary: In which Ryan turns into a teenage girl and Max pisses him off humors him.


( We need to have a song. )

( The Final Update )

( Almost there! )