So...the wandering lunatic Texan got a account.

I'm dealing with grad school and interning with the government (I don't even know how that one happened; well okay, I do, but I still don't know what the hell I was thinking anyway), and those two things are why my time is suddenly dwindling. I'm still an aspiring novelist/composer, but it's been relegated to a hobby and not an active career path. Unless my sanity miraculously decides to come back. I've successfully trained myself to write on a regular basis and not just for a day or two out of the month as the mood strikes, but the whole posting on a steady schedule thing is still being ironed out. It's a journey, but I've picked up some good company along the way. (Thanks for all the support, guys!)

My livejournal is @ http:///

My Ao3 account is http:///users/GildedOrchid/profile

My AIM is firelightmystic. I don't mind being messaged at all, but I have absolutely no qualms about blocking people that can't be civilized. Just saying.

Updates!!

07/4/14 - I'm Not Gone Yet!!! I Swear!!! I have been incredibly busy between work and school, and I just wrapped up my license exam, so that's one thing off my plate! There's still six gajillion things left, it seems like =_= Anyway, I'm not gone yet, and I'm angling to post before the end of the month updates to at least two of my fics, (if not all of them)!

Camaraderie's last part is 95% done, so that's a plus. Just some last little tweaking.

Trinkets chapter 8 and 9 are mapped out and in progress. 8 is coming along quickly, as is 9, but priorities are keeping them on the back burner.

Dysfunction and Won't Say Goodbye are at 80%, and coming along steadily. Still, I *will* see Camaraderie wrapped up before I post anything else for those two. They will also be updated together since they're intertwined; I just need to figure out if they or Trinkets gets priority!

The sequel to Touch is...a delicate little thing. It requires a lot of pampering and tons upon tons of crafting, so it's taking up the most time besides Secret-Keeper. I swear, I look at that fic crossways and it just fizzles. It's fragile, but workable, and I *am* working on it. It'll be finished when it's finished--I can't force things with that puppy.

Noir Reveries is being rewritten since I lost my muse for it, but a lot of the original elements will remain. I just had a more concrete idea of how to move the story along. And, of course, priorities dictate this one is at the bottom of my list. Not forgotten, just...not important.

Anyway, feel free to message me for any questions, suggestions, and even story ideas! I welcome it all, and I will definitely reply to any contact. Least I can do, really.

Most importantly: I'M NOT GONE YET!!! (Just busy _)