Housekeeping
May. 30th, 2005 06:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
geovikiI read somewhere that obsessive-compulsive behavior and neatness are part of the same continuum. And sometimes I find myself closer to the scarier edge. Now that I'm done with the sequel, I'm finally getting back to RL chores. I finally finished the bloody garage-painting. That took 6 days. Moon landings were accomplished in less time. Just logged 3 hours in kitchen cleaning. Now it's Merlot time.
I admit today that I tested the comment function on Skyehawke to make sure it wasn't broken. I haven't had a comment on the sequel since last Wednesday. Not a peep. It's a good thing I have some self-esteem built up over my writing from my betas, because I'd sure be wondering WTF right about now. Scientifically analyzing the situation, the feedback rate is clocking in at 1%. If I estimate that each reader hits the prologue twice before finishing the story, that's 2%. Which means that 98% of the readers bugger off without saying a thing. Which is my own behaviour with fics I'm not all that enamoured of. Which also, in an odd way, gives me freedom to write the fics in alternate fandoms that I've got bunnying. I've got two plots percolating, one in a fandom that only God and I even read.
ETA: Hey, I didn't intend to make any of you feel bad about not having tons of free time and not reading the sequel. Really! I'm just pondering the thousands who did read it and tiptoed away. But I know that archives are notoriously bad places to gather feedback. I know this. The stupid fic just won't fit on my LJ, though. < / ETA >
There's an age-issue thing going around, and I find myself clueless. Don't know who, don't know how. I was relieved that it wasn't about those of us who might be too old for this sort of thing! So maybe one or two underage fans have wandered over here; if you look at the userinfo you'd have gleaned my age and scurried away by now.
Oh, right, I was going to say something about defriending. I updated my infamous and anal spreadsheet of who's who in my friends list. Here's my policy:
- I can't friend everyone back and still have a RL, dull as it may be.
- if I've friended you, I read your LJ all the time.
- if I haven't friended you back but you still have me friended, I sometimes read your LJ, too.
- I friend folks who interest me. I have lots of folks friended who don't have me friended.
- I'm looking for fandom stuff. If you only post RL topics, I can't keep up.
So here's the kicker: if you have me friended out of guilt, or I used to interest you but now I don't, or you're afraid if you defriend me I'll sic my minions on you or snub you or react badly - don't fret. I'm announcing amnesty: feel free to clean up your list and bid farewell, no bad feelings. I have no minions anyway.
I admit today that I tested the comment function on Skyehawke to make sure it wasn't broken. I haven't had a comment on the sequel since last Wednesday. Not a peep. It's a good thing I have some self-esteem built up over my writing from my betas, because I'd sure be wondering WTF right about now. Scientifically analyzing the situation, the feedback rate is clocking in at 1%. If I estimate that each reader hits the prologue twice before finishing the story, that's 2%. Which means that 98% of the readers bugger off without saying a thing. Which is my own behaviour with fics I'm not all that enamoured of. Which also, in an odd way, gives me freedom to write the fics in alternate fandoms that I've got bunnying. I've got two plots percolating, one in a fandom that only God and I even read.
ETA: Hey, I didn't intend to make any of you feel bad about not having tons of free time and not reading the sequel. Really! I'm just pondering the thousands who did read it and tiptoed away. But I know that archives are notoriously bad places to gather feedback. I know this. The stupid fic just won't fit on my LJ, though. < / ETA >
There's an age-issue thing going around, and I find myself clueless. Don't know who, don't know how. I was relieved that it wasn't about those of us who might be too old for this sort of thing! So maybe one or two underage fans have wandered over here; if you look at the userinfo you'd have gleaned my age and scurried away by now.
Oh, right, I was going to say something about defriending. I updated my infamous and anal spreadsheet of who's who in my friends list. Here's my policy:
- I can't friend everyone back and still have a RL, dull as it may be.
- if I've friended you, I read your LJ all the time.
- if I haven't friended you back but you still have me friended, I sometimes read your LJ, too.
- I friend folks who interest me. I have lots of folks friended who don't have me friended.
- I'm looking for fandom stuff. If you only post RL topics, I can't keep up.
So here's the kicker: if you have me friended out of guilt, or I used to interest you but now I don't, or you're afraid if you defriend me I'll sic my minions on you or snub you or react badly - don't fret. I'm announcing amnesty: feel free to clean up your list and bid farewell, no bad feelings. I have no minions anyway.
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Date: 2005-05-31 02:43 am (UTC)1)crawled out of bed after having gone to bed from fatigue at 9pm
2)read your post
3)decided, "o CRAP, the house is a mess"
4)is considering doing housework now
Skyehawke is probably the worst place to get feedback, I guess. Chapter by chapter by lj probably gets more in depth discussion, but less readers?
Though, I got, what I considered THE GREATEST review the other day. Stuck it in my userinfo for vanity.
5)now, if I toddle off and do housework instead of goof around and write pron, then, mimion status will be confirmed, no?
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Date: 2005-05-31 02:49 am (UTC)One of the sad, sad facts about my housecleaning is that I have to wear my reading glasses so I can actually see the dirt and grime. Other times, I can blithely ignore it all since I can't see fine details anymore.
Should I make "minion of geoviki" icons now? Maybe with the sign of the crossed mop and broom?
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Date: 2005-05-31 02:55 am (UTC)Bratty, manipulative Draco (in my mind) would deliberately break every dish in the sink, until Harry doesn't let him in the kitchen, if they had to do without a house elf.
Though I do complain to the husband when I have to carry one of the grocery bags that I'm just his houseelf. Sheesh. Of course he should carry all the grocery bags!
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Date: 2005-05-31 03:03 am (UTC)I've been known to use the "house-elf" comment quite a bit here, especially to my kids. And I posted a note at work reminding my cow-workers that we freed the house-elves, so we have to refill the coffee pot ourselves rather than sneaking away and leaving it empty.