Title: Mysterious Ways, part 15 of ?
Author: Aenaria/io_aenaria
Character/Pairing: Ten/Rose, Gemma (an OC), with appearances by Jack, Martha, Donna, and a bunch of other OCs
Rating: This is the part where the rating goes up to R - not very graphic, but still not something that should probably be read at work or in front of impressionable kids.
Summary: "She's been lost, found the key, unlocked the door to the universe, wandered about, took a detour, stopped, stopped some more, then started again. Now, finally, Rose Tyler is on her way home." The Sonnetsverse reunion. Still totally AU from 'The Unicorn and the Wasp'.
Disclaimer: Alas, no. All I've got is a kitten named Fortuna, but she's not for sale.

a/n: *coughs delicately* Okay, let's not get into how long it's been since I posted the last part. In any case, many months of life being an utter bitch, a good hard beta from earlgreytea68 and two glasses of wine later part fifteen is now finished. Please don't keel over from shock - it's my turn to pass out now. :)

( Love, lift me up out of these blues... )

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Sad, but oh-so-true.

Title: Lady Knights
Author: Aenaria/io_aenaria
Character/Pairing: Rose and Nine, and a few others...
Rating: PG
Summary: She's no guardian angel. Just another traveler trying to help her out.
Disclaimer: Alas, no.

( I strolled out here once before with my head held in my hands... )

Last weekend I got an e-mail from LiveJournal saying that someone had anonymously gifted me 6 months of paid time to my account. To whoever did that - thank you. It's an amazing gift. :)

As a further thanks, I put together a bit of a playlist for all of the songs used in Mysterious Ways. Some of these have lyrics featured at the top of the chapters, others have been musical inspiration for me while putting together the story, and others are from chapter that haven't been written yet. All of them are songs that I adore. Eventually I'd like to get this into a downloadable file for all of the songs, but until that point, enjoy the vids on YouTube.

( As one great man said to another great man: Play me something funky... )

Some websites have declared today 'A Day Without Cats'. In response, I am posting my favorite lolcat of late, in part because the one poking its head in reminds me of my own four-footed furball Fortuna, who is currently up to no good.


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So there. :)

So. Finally have recovered from Children of Earth. While I've got lots of thoughts running through my head about this, there's one thing that's striking me a lot about the whole thing. Don't worry, no spoilers here, except maybe general theme of COE...

...but did anyone else get the feeling that Children of Earth was really just a super-intense and very adult version of 'The Unquiet Dead'? I can't shake that feeling...

Thoughts, anyone?

So we got from an uber intensive episode of Torchwood (part 4, Children of Earth, holy crap this thing is terrifying the hell out of me) to a Cialis commercial. Way to kill my buzz. Sometimes I hate television.

Title: Tell Me Something True, a Mysterious Ways interlude
Author: Aenaria/io_aenaria
Character/Pairing: introspective Ten, Ten/Rose
Rating: PG
Summary: In chapter seven of Mysterious Ways the Doctor wanders off for a little bit. What does he see in those few minutes?
Disclaimer: Alas, no. And it really won't be a surprise at all where the title and end quote comes from. I'll happily sell this sunburn though...

a/n: Unfortunately, it's not the next chapter. Real life has been kicking me good and hard lately, so chapter 15 and everything else is taking a lot longer than I'd like to get down on the page. This bit, however, is helping me work through a stylistic issue I'm having with that part, so hopefully this is a good sign. Since I think it could stand on its own as a ficlet, I'm taking a chance and posting it here.

Previous parts of Mysterious Ways and the rest of the Sonnetsverse found here.

Thanks for reading!

( Tell Me Something True )

I have a cunning plan.

It's actually not really cunning, because having a cunning plan usually means that disaster is going to follow at an extremely rapid pace, no matter what time period you're in. But it's an idea.

First, I want to thank everyone who responded to the last post with their suggestions. They really were awesome and I took advantage of a lot of them. And I must remember that 'Write or Die' website for completing schoolwork. Because that'll be a hell of a way to get things done.

And I'm rambling again (and possibly stalling, because the school work isn't quite done, but it will be by tonight....see, rambling).

Anyway, my proposition is this to help shake this writer's block: I am offering up free drabbles (drabble-ish. I'm rubbish at sticking to 100 words). Give me a prompt, give me the characters, and we'll see what comes out.

Sound like a not-very-cunning plan?

I seem to be well and truly stuck on the next part of Mysterious Ways, which sucks big time. Especially since I have a damn good idea what's going to happen in this part, but nothing seems to be working. Does anyone out there have any tips as for how the hell to pull myself out of this slump? 'Cause believe me, I could use the help right now...I may be able to offer pay back for help in drabbles, if the muse hasn't abandoned me...

Beginning of the month, and I can breathe a little easier. So just a heads up, I'm going to try to respond to all of your posts tonight!

So the next season of Ashes to Ashes is coming out soon. What they've been saying about it is that it's going to take place six months after the last series ended, put them smack in the middle of the Falklands War, etc, etc... Once my math brain finally caught up with that statement, it smacked into me: six months after the last series ended would put the show taking place in April of 1982.

Crap.

It has now been officially declared that the year I was born in has been declared 'retro'. *facepalm* Happy April Fool's Day to me.... *headdesk*

On a funnier note, I'm having a good time laughing at drunken!Kitty. Not really drunken, but she was spayed yesterday and is still dopey from the anesthesia. It's surprisingly amusing.

Title: Mysterious Ways, part 14 of ?
Author: Aenaria/io_aenaria
Character/Pairing: Ten/Rose, Gemma (an OC), with appearances by Jack, Martha, Donna, and a bunch of other OCs
Rating: This part is PG, however rating is more than likely to go up by the end of it...
Summary: "She's been lost, found the key, unlocked the door to the universe, wandered about, took a detour, stopped, stopped some more, then started again. Now, finally, Rose Tyler is on her way home." The Sonnetsverse reunion. Has gone totally AU after 'The Unicorn and the Wasp'.
Disclaimer: Alas, no. All I've got is a kitten named Fortuna, but she's not for sale.

a/n: Why did my text-less Sonnets icon get hacked to be some warped, Transformers like thing? Ugh, I hate it when that happens. Must get rid of that somehow. Anyway, moving on - a month and a half later I've finally got this part done! I hope it lives up to expectations. ;) It's so weird though, I've had this chapter and the song that precedes it in my head for over a year now, since before I started writing out the story, and now it's finally here on paper. Kind of exciting, but also rather strange...Many, many, many thanks to anepidemic and earlgreytea68 for the beta job and giving this part the beating over the head it needed.

Previous parts of Mysterious Ways and the rest of the Sonnetsverse found here.

Thanks for reading!

( Fourteen: Last Chance on the Stairway... )

Permit me to rant for a moment. (If you're just here for the fic, no worries, you can tune this out. It's my form of cheap therapy.)

Dear life,

You know, just as soon as I manage to get some sort of order and steady ground with you, something has to come along and throw a whacking great monkey wrench into the works. I finally manage to get everything organized at work, and I realize that I've been neglecting my schoolwork to the point that I'm not going to be sleeping for the next week to get things done.

Then, I get the schoolwork under control, get some great ideas for my annotations and the creative piece I have to work on, and then Mom has to shatter that happy little bubble with "did you send your tax stuff in yet?" "what about that thing I sent you in the mail?" "what do you mean you forgot your grandmother's birthday?!"

Argh. Please, enough with the guilt. I feel bad enough that I apparently have the mental capacity of a grain weevil lately for remembering stuff, she doesn't have to drive the guilt in like a freaking sharp needle under the toenail. I actually managed to forget what day of the week it was last week. That was a real fine moment.

*see icon above*

At least the cat loves me. Until she tries to pull my TV off the stand by the wires again. Then I could swear she's one of Crowley's minions.

*headdesk*
*headdesk*
*headdesk*

*deep breath*

Okay, thank you for indulging me. I had to get that out of my system. Back to the schoolwork now. I think I can get most of the creative piece done tonight as I wait for 'Einstein and Eddington' to download. I need a Tennant fix.

Sincerely,
L.

Note to self: I will finish part 14 tonight, I will, I will!

Ugh. I thought I could use my sick day to get some good writing in (have been waylaid by a pretty gross upper respiratory tract infection) but alas, no. I slept. I hate sleeping, it's a waste of time. But I'm awake now, and I'm going to finish this part tonight even if it leaves blisters on my fingers.

Then I'll get to responding to everyone's responses to part 13, so I can reassure you that it's nowhere near as bad as you think it is. ;)

Title: Mysterious Ways, part 13 of ?
Author: Aenaria/io_aenaria
Character/Pairing: Ten/Rose, Gemma (an OC), with appearances by Jack, Martha, Donna, and a bunch of other OCs
Rating: This part is PG, however rating is more than likely to go up by the end of it...
Summary: "She's been lost, found the key, unlocked the door to the universe, wandered about, took a detour, stopped, stopped some more, then started again. Now, finally, Rose Tyler is on her way home." The Sonnetsverse reunion. Has gone totally AU after 'The Unicorn and the Wasp'.
Disclaimer: Alas, no. All I've got is a kitten named Fortuna, but she's not for sale.

a/n: Stairs. That is all.

Many, many, many thanks to anepidemic and earlgreytea68 for doing especially quick betas on this part. They've helped me out so much, and it's always appreciated. Also, to lady_mage, for her inspiration making me get this post out without delay. And to Paige. She knows why.

Previous parts of Mysterious Ways and the rest of the Sonnetsverse found here.

Thanks for reading!

( Thirteen: If You Wanna Kiss the Sky... )

So I'm sitting in the middle of Coffee Depot trying to do homework (It's a great coffee shop - if you're ever in RI I highly recommend giving it a visit) when all of a sudden a variant of the Top Gear theme starts playing. Now, maybe it's the original version, but I don't care. It still will forever remind me of Top Gear. And that makes me giggle.

Okay, must get a refill and then back to RL writing.

update: And the song right after the Top Gear theme is 'Paperback Writer'. Highly appropriate. :)

I am a 'Cool Nerd Queen'. Go me.





And for those of you who are here for the important things in life (i.e. fanfic) I'm thinking the next part of Mysterious Ways will be up somewhere between the 9th and 14th of February. Schoolwork is kicking my ass into the ground, and that has to get done first (five pages due by Monday, twenty-five by the 8th. Joy.). But luckily I've got most of the next chapter handwritten out, it's just a matter of getting it onto the comp and fine-tuning it.

...and the cat's staring at me as I type as if I'm an alien. Gotta love it.

Title: Mysterious Ways, part 12 of ?
Author: Aenaria/io_aenaria
Character/Pairing: Ten/Rose, Gemma (an OC), with appearances by Jack, Martha, Donna, and a bunch of other OCs
Rating: This part is PG, however rating is more than likely to go up by the end of it...
Summary: The Sonnetsverse reunion. "She's been lost, found the key, unlocked the door to the universe, wandered about, took a detour, stopped, stopped some more, then started again. Now, finally, Rose Tyler is on her way home." Has gone totally AU after 'The Unicorn and the Wasp', so is safe for people avoiding spoilers for the end of s4.
Disclaimer: Alas, no. All I've got is a kitten named Fortuna, but she's not for sale.

a/n: Okay, so Friday morning turned into Friday night, but at least I'm getting this out. :) However...cliffhanger ahead. Major one this time. Good thing I'm posting this from a hotel and not my home so you guys won't be able to find me. I've known exactly what was going to happen in this chapter for nigh on a year now, so I'm rather eager that it's finally out there. Still hiding from you guys after this chapter though, make no mistake! *veg*

Many, many, many thanks to anepidemic and earlgreytea68 for doing especially quick betas on this part. They've helped me out so much, and it's always appreciated. And, as always, to Paige, for putting up with my insane rambles about this. Love ya, hon.

Previous parts of Mysterious Ways and the rest of the Sonnetsverse found here.

Thanks for reading!

( Twelve: Reel Me In... )

Title: Mysterious Ways, part 11 of ?
Author: Aenaria/io_aenaria
Character/Pairing: Ten/Rose, Gemma (an OC), with appearances by Jack, Martha, Donna, and a bunch of other OCs
Rating: This part is PG, however rating is more than likely to go up by the end of it...
Summary: The Sonnetsverse reunion. "She's been lost, found the key, unlocked the door to the universe, wandered about, took a detour, stopped, stopped some more, then started again. Now, finally, Rose Tyler is on her way home." Has gone totally AU after 'The Unicorn and the Wasp', so is safe for people avoiding spoilers for the end of s4.
Disclaimer: Alas, no. All I've got is a kitten named Fortuna, but she's not for sale.

a/n: Two days after the end of the year, that's not too bad, is it? I seem to be operating on relative time...this one's not quite as bad as the last piece when it comes to cliffhangers, however I'll still be over here behind the bulletproof glass.

Many, many, many thanks to anepidemic and earlgreytea68 (I spelled it right this time!) for doing the beta on the next few parts of this. They've helped me out so much, and it's always appreciated. And, as always, to Paige, for putting up with my insane rambles about this. Love ya, hon.

Previous parts of Mysterious Ways and the rest of the Sonnetsverse found here.

Thanks for reading!

( But the World is Full of Zanies and Fools… )