This is Me

I have got to stop breaking things. I just dropped and broke my scales. Argh. Can't bake without scales! Memo to self... be more CAREFUL.

A few years old, but the message is the same. Never forget.

Any tecchies here? My laptop just gave up the ghost. Thankfully, I already have a shiny new one, but I hadn't quite finished my backups and I'd really like those last few files. Windows (XP) won't load at all and the message is: < windows root > \ system32 \ ntoskrnl.exe is missing or corrupted. Is this something I can overcome long enough to grab my files?

Thanks. :)

I just slipped doing the washing up and broke my 'Rumil Lives' mug. It was my favourite hot chocolate mug. :(

Yes, I am up late. lol. But it's ok - It's half term, so Neal has taken Aedan off for a few days.

Went to a birthday party today, Natalie's little girl turns two next month, but they're moving back to Poland in two weeks, so she had the party early. The party was held at the play centre we've been to before and the kids had a great time. :)

( Party and cake pics )

I do put off these updates, lol.

I am a student again! I've just started a Saturday course in cake decorating at a local(ish) college. I had my second class last week. It's fun, but hard... I think many of the ther students have more experience than me, so they can work faster, but I'll get there. I can practice at home too, once I get my equipment. I definitely think it'll be worthwhile in the long run.

Went to the Festival of Fishkeeping on Sunday, which was very enjoyable. You get to see some truly rare fish, as well as the very best of the more common ones. There's also some fantastic bargains to be had - unfrtunately I don't have room for any more tanks! :P

And because it's not always good news... Aedan gave me the fright of my life yesterday. I opened the stairgate to carry the laundry down and he rushed ahead and fell from top to bottom. :( Thankfully he's fine... found a little bump this morning, but no other signs of injury, much to my relief. I screamed the house down... never been so scared.

Yay, I wrote something! :P

Title: Small Mercies
Author: Tuxedo Elf
Rating: G
Word count: 300
Summary: The aftermath of battle

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Somehow, they had won. Despite being greatly outnumbered and losing many warriors to injury and death, they had prevailed. Now at last there was peace again, though the scars would leave their mark for many years to come. Many would not remain on these shores long enough to see them healed.

Yet they would try. Trudging through the churned mud that now surrounded the Golden Wood, the three Elves dragged Orc corpses into a pile and retrieved Elven weapons as they walked, a slow trek round the entire perimeter.

“What a mess,” Orophin sighed softly as they walked around a felled mallorn, the glory of the tree now long gone, its branches bare and silver trunk dulled to grey. “I never thought I would see a war so ugly as this one.”

Haldir paused, squeezing his brother’s shoulder lightly. “It is hard to see so much you love fallen and desecrated,” he agreed. “Yet we must be grateful that we won and have the chance to put things to rights. It could have been a lot worse.”

Rúmil looked sceptical. “How so?” he asked, hardly believing his ears.

Haldir looked away from the wood then, across the horizon. “There was talk of sending us to aid the Men… of sending a whole army to fight at Helms Deep. We must be grateful that Celeborn and Galadriel saw the folly of that idea and we remained here, to defend our own borders.”

“You really think that would have been worse?” Orophin queried.

Still not looking at his brothers, Haldir nodded.

“What makes you think that?” Rúmil asked. “Surely numbers and defences would have been more favourable.”

Tearing his eyes away from the skyline, Haldir turned back to them, looking at his brothers with a troubled expression. “It is just a feeling.”

END

Reply to this post by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.


The words meme with words from minuial_nuwing

She gave me:

1. Rumil
2. Archery
3. Aedan
4. Fish
5. Celegorm

1 - Rumil. My number one Elf... there are many others I love but ultimately, I always come back to him. I remember being in a large AIM chat and there was a lot of 'Elf-claiming' going on. All the 'cool' Elves were taken and I liked Haldir, so it seemed logical to pick one of his brothers. I chose Rumil and well, the rest is history! Apparently, the *really* cool Elves were hiding. ;) In my world, Rumil isn't the youngest, but the middle of the three. He's also the rock, the one the others rely on, as Haldir's too busy being important! :P I usually like pairing him with Lindir or Thranduil... I think he's hoping for a threesome one day!

2 - Archery. Believe it or not, I was into Archery almost a year before I got into LOTR. We went to stay with some of Neal's family and they had a bow they used as part of charity events. I only tried it once but that was it - I was hooked! I've recently gone back to it after life got in the way for three years! I'm *really* glad to be back shooting and maybe in a few months I'll be ready to compete again!

3 - Aedan. LOL how long have you got? My not-so-little bundle of joy has changed my world into a far brighter place. Watching him grow is wonderful and with every day that passes more and more individuality shines through. He loves to swim, play outside, eat bananas and annoy the cat - but he hates nappy changes, vegetables and being told off for using the cat as a pillow. It's a little scary really, how fast time time flies... in a couple of months I need to be thinking seriously about his second birthday party! He'll be in school before I know it, how scary is that?! But it's all good, because we have a great time together... swimming, toddler group, going to playdates. Sure, there are times when he's naughty and frustrating... but I can never stay mad. He's just too damn cute and cuddly! Some of my friends already have second children, but I'm happy to wait... my little boy still needs all my attention and I like it that way! :)

4 - Fish. I've kept goldfish on and off all my life, but when we moved here I got a new desk with a shelf that just seemed ideal for a fishtank. I bought a second-hand tank from ebay and decided to give tropicals a go. The first few months I made a lot of beginner's mistakes and lost a lot of fish. I almost quit, but in a last attempt to suceed I bought another tank. This one ran perfectly and my confidence returned. Then my neighbour offered me her old 125 litre tank that she didn't need, free and for nothing. I set it up in Aedan's room and it was another success. Shortly after that I discovered bettas - and as a result I now have 6 tanks up and running! One day - marines! :D

5 - Celegorm. I've never been the biggest fan of the Feanorions, but I first got into his character while playing in an RPG. The pairing was odd - Celegorm/Orophin - but it was fascinating enough to make me read more into this Elf. Although the person that played Celegorm is no longer around, my fondness for him has remained, maybe even grown. I am fascinated by how different he seemed from his brothers and in my humble opinion, seemed to have lost more than most to the Oath. I love Celegorm/Orome as a pairing and have an odd desire to write Celegorm/Luthien too!

It's been aaaages since I last posted Aedan pics, so here's a few from the past couple of weeks... plus a video - Aedan dances to 'Grease Lighting!' :D

( Lots and lots of pics )

Title: Once Around the Sun 5/6
Author: Tuxedo Elf
Rating: NC17 (Eventually)
Beta: enismirdal
Pairing: Lindir/Namo
Summary: Namo answers a challenge to live with the Elves and learns a lot about life - and love.

( Winter )

Title: Once Around the Sun 4/6
Author: Tuxedo Elf
Rating: NC17 (Eventually)
Beta: enismirdal
Pairing: Lindir/Namo
Summary: Namo answers a challenge to live with the Elves and learns a lot about life - and love.

( Autumn )

I am bored to tears and yet utterly unmotivated to do anything.

Not really a good cobination...

Blah.

Title: Once Around the Sun 3/6
Author: Tuxedo Elf
Rating: NC17 (Eventually)
Beta: enismirdal
Pairing: Lindir/Namo
Summary: Namo answers a challenge to live with the Elves and learns a lot about life - and love.

( Summer )

Title: Once Around the Sun 2/6
Author: Tuxedo Elf
Rating: NC17 (Eventually)
Beta: [info]enismirdal
Pairing: Lindir/Namo
Summary: Namo answers a challenge to live with the Elves and learns a lot about life - and love.

( Spring )

Today was a difficult day. Will post about that when I get my thoughts in order. For now, I'll just post my AinA fic. For the sake of neatness I'm just going to do a chapter a day.

Title: Once Around the Sun 1/6
Author: Tuxedo Elf
Rating: NC17 (Eventually)
Beta: enismirdal
Pairing: Lindir/Namo
Summary: Namo answers a challenge to live with the Elves and learns a lot about life - and love.

( Once Around the Sun )

So, I think by now everyone knows that RTD killed off Ianto in the 4th episode of Children of Earth.

Since then he has dismissed his angry fans, labeling us as 'nine hysterical women.' (Why 9? No idea.)

And yet, we've mananged THIS:

http://www.justgiving.com/iantojones/

Just nine women, RTD? I think not. At least some good will come of it all. :)

Grumpy today.

That is all.

I'm thrilled to say I *loved* my AinA gift fic! It was written by Ignoblebard and is called 'So Beautiful, So New'. It's Celegorm/Orome and is set just as Celegorm is reborn. It's beautifully written, I highly recommend giving it a read!

It can be found here: http://slashysanta.com/eFiction/viewstory.php?sid=138

I do intend to post my fic here, but after I'm sure the recipient has seen it. But until then... I wrote this as a very last minute pinch-hit that thankfully wasn't needed, so it's not on the site. (I might put it up at some point though.) But seeing as it's written I might as well share!

Title: A Hasty Assumption
Author: Tuxedo Elf
Pairing: Rúmil/Elrohir
Rating: PG13
Summary: Long-distance relationships can be complicated...

( A Hasty Assumption )

If someone says to you 'why don't you ever come with us when we go out?' and you tell them it's because you never get invited - not nastily, just a matter of fact - would you accept any subsequent invitations?

I just finished my AinA fic.

To say it got away from me would be an understatement.

Now I just have to go through Eni-the-Super-Beta's suggestions.

But after I've had some sleep.

Oi.