kriadydragon | Die, no one and nothing in particular, die!

I apparently seem to be in one of those "really needs to go outside and scream my lungs out" moods. Which, obviously, I dislike and find annoying, as there's not rhyme or reason to it. I'm not really angry, nor am I really angry at anything in particular. I'm sort of like nitroglycerin - fine one minute, then going off at the slightest (and dumbest) provocation (Seriously, why do people insist on playing the piano while other people are trying to sleep?) I don't act on it, of course. It's just the way I feel that's frustrating, and how easy it is to get agitated over nothing.

I blame it on stress, and the way my stress seems to have momentum. Saturday and Sunday were full of all kinds of screw-ups on my part, most especially Saturday, and one screw-up in particular really, really got to me (in that I was feeling guilty about it for two days). So the way I'm feeling now - the aftermath of it? Well, whatever it is, it's annoying, so I'm going to try to focus on the positive, now.

1. Finally got a long fic outlined. It's an amnesia fic, with, er... some slave!fic leanings. But please, please, please don't let that deter you from reading. I've always wanted to write an amnesia fic as I feel it a trope that's never really been deeply explored. That's not to say there aren't any good amnesia fic, but that good amnesia fic is rare. The slave portion of the story is only a drop in the ocean and set-up for the rest of the story. And no worries; there will be no emaciating of our poor Sheppard :D

2. Two people answered my Wing!Sheppard prompt in the

sgahcchallenges comment fic challenges. And both were delicious :D Just what I needed to help counter the way I'm feeling.

3. Book two of my original story is finally coming together.

4. I don't have a headache, which I also didn't help matters Saturday and Sunday.

5. I will now begin edits to the hard copy of my original fic, whether I like it or not.

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I understand. My moods swing from end to end, sometimes for no reason. I have been prone to irrational fits of irritation and anger, back to feeling pretty good. I'm trying to be more positive in my outlook this year.

Sometimes running around it shouting to get that negative energy out is cathartic.

Glad to hear your muse is in full swing and that you're making head way on your original stories. The main issue with the amnesia trope is that it has been done to death in the same way. You’re always very creative, so I'm positive you'll explore in in a whole new light and go outside the box. :D As long as writing it makes you happy, that is all that matters.

Good luck editing!

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It such an odd mood, especially the way it comes and goes. Most especially the way it seems to sneaks up on you. It does help to think positive, though. As does getting your mind onto focus on other things and staying away from what you know is a trigger for the mood. I'm starting to feel a lot better, now :D

"The main issue with the amnesia trope is that it has been done to death in the same way."

This is why I've been wanting to write amnesia fic, as there's so much potential there for viewing and writing the characters in a whole new light. I'm really looking forward to writing Sheppard, as I'll be writing him in a way that I've never really written him as, before - dark and dangerous. So it should be interesting :D

And thanks :D

I'm the same. I'm either really really up or morbidly depressed. There never seems to be an inbetween.

I had a few of those days last week myself and it's so frustrating to feel that way when I'm normally energetic and (reasonably) cheerful. I've learned to get through those few bad days by hunkering down and taking care of myself - maybe even backing off doing anything complicated or needing a lot of concentration. Fiction gifts always help!

"I had a few of those days last week myself and it's so frustrating to feel that way when I'm normally energetic and (reasonably) cheerful."

Yes, exactly. I'm normally a very content and easy-going person, so it boggles me when I'm in a mood like this since there doesn't seem to be a reason for it.

Hunkering down, definitely. One thing that's a must when I'm in a mood like this is to avoid people - social interaction only makes matters worse. Finding a good fic to read helps (though there's a bit of a risk to it if I happen upon a story that isn't my cup of tea or does something I don't like, then it just makes matters worse), as does watching a favorite movie/show (preferably by myself).

When I'm like that, I either 1) don't answer anything, or 2) make the strangest comments to things...

I try very hard to avoid social interactions... outside of the computer, I mean :P I also seek out pictures of kittens (seriously, that actually helps).

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