If I Know I'm Insane, Am I Still Insane?

...I’m making a note here, huge success! Well, sorta. So I’ve been more or less absent from the world for several days - between recurring gastric distress, a host of technical issues, and anxiety... tumblr dawt com wasn’t exactly the first thing on my mind at the moment.

But it is as if I have survived the Rite of M’al Sharran. I emerge alive, pure of mind, and inspired. Just a quick summary of the visions I have been sent:

* Essentially the back half of the Construct of Yisk WIP.

* The last quarter to third of Homeward Bound, integrating character and worldbuilding segments.

* Words! Malrissian words! I’ve got ideas for the vocal structure and root Earth inspirations for how to flesh it out - nothing too fancy, I’m not Tolkien... yet!

* Several chapters in Tales of the Tribal Era which will need more fleshing out.

* A damn near perfect alignment of myriad ideas from other stories into a way that ties back into the greater whole.

* More ideas for Rygo’s Journey.

* A story flow for the Star Wars OC fic I’ve been playing out in my head.

* More Treknobabble than I can list for a bunch of different things.

I also found a pocket rulebook for tabletop games, so I can finally learn poker and shit and have scenes with characters playing cards properly!

So, once I’ve made sure my keyboard is 100% sorted, I’m going to run it into the god damned ground, and y’all are gonna see some of it! I’ll post rough drafts of chapters of some stories as I finish them - mostly leaning towards posting my Star Wars stuff, plus one-offs when I burn out on being a productive member of society. These will probably be mostly SG-1 as I do a pick-and-choose rewatch, or Atlantis as I steam through my first viewing of Season 2.

I am entirely open to requests for one-off fics, just drop me an Ask, use the Submit box if I have one, send me a message, tag me in a post, I giveth no fucks how good inspiration comes to me - if I get enough, I’ll outline a full set of request guidelines, but basic rules are easy: 1: I don’t write what I don’t know, so try to either request an IP I’m familiar with (I have a sample in my bio - you can always ask if I’m familiar with something and I’ll happily discuss the matter) or provide me with reference and research material. 2: I reserve the right to reject a request for any reason, or none at all. I’m a shitposter, a gamer, and a young able-bodied adult male in a house with a pair of aging grandparents - one an Army vet, the other of questionable fitness at times. So I get busy. And I sleep a lot. And I forget Tumblr exists for a day or two. --2a: I will always try to respond to a request as quickly as possible. If I have to delay it, I’ll let you know. If I decide I’m not interested, I’ll tell you why. You can try and convince me otherwise, so long as the next rule gets followed. 3: Keep it civil. Everyone likes something different. I will happily discuss why I don’t like a fic idea, or a part of a canon, or a specific ship. I can even get a little hot-headed. But I will never judge you for what you like. Long and short of it. I could be diametrically opposed to the very idea, and give you an earful as to why. But I will never think less of you for liking it. (Within reasonable limits, of course - no kid stuff, no non-consensual... Keep it R-Rated.)

Crux of the keyboard issue is simple: It seems like sometimes it doesn’t detect when I’ve pressed a button. Most of the time, it’s in a game where I handle combat with a jury-rigged controller, so it’s more of a nuisance than an issue. But it will rarely crop up outside of that - I’ve had to fix a few of the errors its caused while typing this. Could be my big ol’ sausage fingers, could be the keyboard (it’s generic Dell from a decade back - they were old when I used shit like this in school, and I was told that while it should work fine, don’t be surprised if it kicks the bucket.

But further, I have a pair of interconnected issues. I’m overweight, and I have a near-sighted astigmatism. Text at distance gets blurry and hard to read. But I’m 6′3″, my monitor is stationary, and while it’s good size (27″), I can’t get close enough to read the screen at the font sizes I prefer without a headache. On top of this, the keyboard is wired, so I can only go so far anyway, so I tend to sit cross-legged and hunched over - not good for my back or my unpleasant and inconvenient gut. And since I got my stimulus, I’m looking to go on a peripheral splurge. A new mouse - mine’s kinda had it, but it works alright and it is at least wireless - a wireless keyboard, a wireless headset with a working microphone... and a new set of glasses. Don’t think I’ve had a new pair in four years now.