Domino's journal

5:22PM

I'm eeevil
i'm going to burn in heeeelllllll

Greed:	Medium
Gluttony:	Low
Wrath:	High
Sloth:	Medium
Envy:	High
Lust:	Medium
Pride:	Very High

Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz

10:40PM

I danced in the rain today...
An bicycled in the dark, with drops in my eyes

and wrote this:

So... Bellatrix's thoughts for Lord Voldemort...
Next, if I am inspired, his thoughts for her

6:28PM

Whoah, haven't posted for ages...
so here's a chance to tell you guys everything...

So yeah, if you just read all that I now advise that you go and find yourself and asprin...

-Dommy-

9:22AM

WOOOO!!!
YAY!
I was supposed to be revising this weekend, but instead I finally wrote Chapter 14 of Names!
Let's hear a cheer!

Anyways, please go and read it... it's quite a sad chapter I'm afraid, but there.

8:35PM - YAY

Oooooh, I'm dead thrilled!
Nearly finished chapter 14 of Names! (finally)
and here's a teaser for all of you out there who may be interested....

I was shaken. Was this true? Had the Dark Lord struck to the very core of the fragile family unit that called itself The Order of the Phoenix?  

And on another note:

The Golden man

 

In a distant land far, far away,

And across the raging seas,

There lived a man in a forest glade

Surrounded by old oak trees.

 

This man was a man with a terrible curse;

A gift from mistreated friends.

His touch was jinxed and much, much worse

His fingers were gold at the ends.

 

The poor man’s curse would last forever

And made him both grey and old.

And touch another he knew he could never,

For his touch turned people to gold.

 

Because of this curse the forest glade

Was filled with a radiant light.

From golden statues his fingers had made

Of people frozen in fright.

 

His wife she stood, all stiff and cold

And his little girl by her side.

Both were gleaming all of gold

And neither could move if they tried.

 

Not a day went by, he did not lament

The terrible curse on his head.

And I am told it only went

Away when he was cold and dead.

The randomness!
Anyways, the ending is weak but otherwise I quite like this.

8:59PM - Demands

Randomness - all my usual websites have logged me out... Anyone know if this is the sign of deadly hacker activity or something?

My room is SHAKING! Turned the music up so loud. I can actually feel the beat shaking the walls.

I'm tired, and I'm running out of me to give. At the moment most of my friends are going through similar - Junior Drama (demanding, but yes, ultimately rewarding) and these assessments coming up (no, I haven't revised yet)

Everyone currently wants some of my time - and to cap it off my parents are commandeering my entire Sunday to go and have lunch with a business partner of my Dad's. Well I'm sorry, but I WILL be taking my laptop and I will be working there. I simply can not spend an entire Sunday in 'leisure' (yeah, I forgot to mention, it's a 2 hour car journey both ways). The car - ah, the perfect place to do my essay (if I can find my setbook which Helen conveniently lost in T10).

Siiighh

I am trying, and I'm not really particularly upset with anyone at the moment for making unfair demands - I do understand. Still, I'm really being stretched thin - I had to cancel driving today because of Junior Drama, and they still charged my Mum for it, so she's not happy. Stupid driving people.

My whole body aches, and I'm going through that boring 'tired but not sleeping' phase. Guess its the stress... 

And I haven't had time to read properly for weeks - seriously, that's what upsetting me most. I have NO leisure time, because I'm so busy that I feel I have to spend my free minutes with people I've neglected. I'm currently reading this old book of Robin Hood legends and going at a rate of about 20 pages a day if I'm lucky.
That's pathetic.
And stupid teachers keep setting me more and more work. Seriously, if I was also revsing I just would be up for seven hours each night studying.

The only good thing is that stress is always good for my health - I NEVER get ill when I'm under pressure. Apart from understandable headaches - thus have not encountered a single cough, sore throat or cold this entire winter. Touch wood my luck continues.

Sniff - just spent two hours on my biology and got two pages written up. This does not bode well...

Yeah - random rant there. Just as an excuse as to lack of updates here and on ff-net. I really want to work on Names, but the next chapter is a really hard one to write and finding the time and motivation is really really hard. 

Sorry to bore u all.

3:39PM - OOH

Oh oh, new Harry Potter fic alert!!
Hermione puts it best...

'It has been revealed to me there is more purpose to this fanfic than a parody about fandom crossovers and our relationships'

The blurb: Sick of confusing crossovers, predictably unlikely relationships, OOC charactars and chronic incontinuities? Here be the fic for you.
For this to truely emulate the fics we all despise, I would have to add poor spelling and vile grammer. I have decided not to, simply because they render a fic unreadable.
Chapter one features an Artemis Fowl crossover. Meant with respect and love for all charactars concerned (except maybe Ron W.)

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3317859/1/

Please, please R&R

11:52AM - New Year

Happy New Year's eve all!
2007 - wow!

And to celebrate this monumentous occasion (lol Mooks), I have updated Names:
Revelations of the Black Family, and the discovery of a new Horcrux... Never a dull day at 12 Grimwauld Place! Chapter Thirteen up! Please R&R!

Follow the link and leave me a review for the New Year!!

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3204811/13/

Love you all
Dommy

5:04PM - Razzle

His name is Razzle
He is my baby

8:24PM - Happy

I'm HAPPY!

I have the world's most amazing friend. We've had our problems in the past, but I'm starting to feel that I can actually rely on her now, that I can actually trust her.
I don't know... all my life I've held back from friendships. I've never really had a best friend before (strange, ne?), just because I've never trusted anyone enough before. I've always kept these protective walls up, just in case.
I used to need those walls. 
And I'm guess i'm just trying to say
Thank you

because a part of me still says

i don't deserve this.
what did i do?
why is this for me?

Thank you
for fixing me

Thank you

10:31PM - Best christmas ever!

I'm so happy! Everything has been absolutely perfect!

Firstly, I was allowed to drive for the very first time to church, going on a B-road!! It was very scarifying but also thrilling and I didn't kill anyone!

Christmas lunch was good - for once I didn't over eat!

And I got an ipod!! And loads of great books!

Finally, the very wonderful Shaitanah wrote me a simply fabulous story!!! And I'm not just saying that - I am truely in awe when it comes ot her talent. Thak you so much - you make the sun shine!
The link is right here - go and read it and gape!

SHAPESHIFTER

Also, a very merry christmas to all of you people out there. May your New Year be filled with happiness! 
ps - great Youtube video below! Curtesy of my bro, who directed me to it.

11:11PM - Names

YAY!!!
Chapter 12 of my ongoing Harry Potter fic 'Names' is finally up! And I'm pleased with this chapter - I think it worked really well.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3204811/1/
Go and have a looksee - reviews make very good christmas presents...

7:22PM - Tagged...

...by
rainofthenight

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your livejournal along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to.

1. A-Ha: The Living Daylights
2. Diana Ross: Touch me in the morning
3. Diana Ross: Aint no mountain high enough
4. Mendelssohn: Wedding March
5. ?: Someday
6. Linkin Park: Breaking the habit
7. Dire Straits: Telegraph road

Tagged by me:

1.
shaitanah (again, I know)

2.
xxmookinexx

3.
amicablecrayon

4.
dune_master

5.
sarky_devil

and I have not got 2 other friends!! For I am still new to LJ, and I need people to come and talk to me!

9:28PM - Because we can smile and smile until our faces ache

The past is harsh. He really said this to me, and it really made me feel like I was torn in two.
Thank you, all my friends out there.

7:47PM - Colourful world

'You must pay me a price,' the old man said. 'I will take your eyes or your feet.'
'Take my feet,' I cried, 'for what use is going somewhere if you can not see it when you arrive?'

RED

1. Closest red thing to you?: my very funky mouse

2. Have you ever cheated in a relationship? No

3. Last thing to make you angry? One of my friends shut me out

4. Are you a fan of romance?: Yes, but all things in moderation

5 . Have you ever been in love?: In love in love? Do film stars count?

GREEN

1. Closest green thing to you?: the flower stalks of the flowers on my desk

2. Do you care about the environment?: yes

3. Are you jealous of anyone right now?: hmmm. no, not specifically

4. Do you like being outdoors?: definately - trampolining!

5. Are you Irish?: Non, je suis un part francais

PURPLE

1. Last purple thing you saw?: a vase on my desk

2. Like being treated to expensive things?: oh yes

3. Favourite type of chocolate?: guylian seashells (num!) - christmas idea, guys...

4. Ever met anyone in royalty?: no, but my parents have

5. Are you lonely? occasionally, until i remember to snap myself out of it

YELLOW

1. Closest yellow thing to you? siscors

2. Favourite holiday?: Iceland!!

3. Are you a coward?: in some situations. when i think i'm going to look foolish

4. Do you want children?: yes, but not for a while

5. What makes you feel warm and safe?: my bed (I have 3 different blankets to make it snuggly), my excellant hoodies (lol mookine). My family.

BLUE

1. Closest blue thing to you?: my jeans (lol - they're very close today)

2. Are you good at calming people down?: not great. I'm not a calm person myself, so don't have the whole aura thing

3. Do you like the sea?: Love it. Terrified of sharks, but love the sea

4. What was the last thing to make you cry?: i don't know... an arguement with my parents probably

5. Can you sleep easily?: No. it has to be a bed. in fact, it has to be MY bed.

PINK 

1. Closest pink thing to you?: a Clanger soft toy (if you don't know what a Clanger is go out and educate yourself)

3. Do you like punk music?: Yeah, some

4. What is your favourite flower?: dunno. I currently have some gorgeous pink and yellow carnations on my desk

5. Does someone have a crush on you?: hmm. Not a direct crush (I've kind of squashed that), but if i asked him out he'd def say yes

ORANGE

1. Closest orange thing to you?: orange ornamental bottle

2. Do you like to burn things?: yeah, there's soemthign fascinating about flames

3. Dress up for Halloween?: not often. tis fun tho

4. Do you prefer the single life or the security of a relationship?: Right now? Well none of my relationships have been particularly secure, so i'd rather be sexy single

5. What would your superpower be?: To be able to freeze time for short periods for everyone else other than me

WHITE

1. Closest white thing to you? sheets of paper

2. How do you imagine your wedding?: Sunshine. a church. Me in a dress. Haven't really given it much thought.

3. Do you like to play in the snow?: Absoltutely, but there's never enough

4. Are you afraid of going to the doctor or dentist?: no, apart from the time i went to the dentist to have my mouth sealed

BLACK

1. Closest black thing to you?: sunglasses

2. Ever enjoy(ed) hurting people?: occasionally, if they've upset me first

3. Are you sophisticated or silly?: Both, but probably more able to be sophisticated in adult company than most

4. Would you like to go to space?: What's the point? Cold, dark and hostile.

3:17PM

Wow! Saw Casino Royale yesterday! It was amazing! Really, really good (although very unlike all the other Bonds)
Daniel Craig was quite thuggish though. I miss Brosnan's style...

11:41AM - Upon the lonely road

Upon the lonely road

The angel came to me on the road
And with the angel came no light.
And he leant down and lifted my load
For he said it was a miserable night.

Tthe darkness is coming,' the angel warned,
'And we need you to keep it at bay.'
Around him the blinded bats swarmed,
and he fled from the light of the day.

The angel had a gilded tongue, and teeth
With points that gleamed by the stars.
And he wore golden shackles beneath
The blackened, flowing arras.

'Get back, Angel' I cried. 'To your master, return
GO!' His beauty faded, 
and the Darkness glowed
As the angel cursed that I could spurn
The gift of darkness upon the road.

10:43PM - A justification of slash

5 reasons why we should be allowed to write (good) slash.

1. Anyone can write charactars. It takes real literary genius to put charactars in seriously unusual positions which J.K never dreamed of, and still make it interesting/good/funny/heart rending.

2. Writing slash shows a healthy tolerance and acceptance of gay love. If we can imagine our created charactars experiencing it, we should be able to empathise with real people who do.

3. Good slash is sadly hard to find when sifting through the pages of junk out there on the web. There is seriously a shortage of actual sympathetic slash that isn't either banal, improbable or both. We must even the balance.

4. Why shouldn't Harry have feelings for guys? Assuming that just because he is a hero means he can not experience gay urges is very narrow minded. Besides, the books only write about him up to age 16. There's still plenty of scope for gay tendancies to kick in at a later age.

5. Is there actually a more popular pairing out there than Harry/Draco? Seriously. We-who-write-slash are not alone.

Slash should not be:
1. Too graphic. These are teenagers we're talking about.
2. Too improbable. Draco Malfoy is not going to polyjuice himself into a girl's body just to get Harry
3. Explained by simple lust. Slash is out of the norm. Give the charactars a motive, people!
4. Simply handed to you without reasons. Exactly why are these charactars agonising over each other?
5. Too yicky. What is the point of reading fics where Deatheaters rape little boys? Yuck.
6. Simply about the fact that two guys/ girls (if femslash) are together. Yes... and where's the story?
7. Too degrading. Treat the Harry Potter charactars with respect, you horrible lot!
8. Involving Snape and Harry together. Sorry, but they would never do that. YUCK. It just would totally lower Snape's street cred.

Thus, whilst I say I am a fan of slash, I guess in truth I am a fan of moderate tasteful slash. *surevys limited options sadly*

6:36PM - Our Future

Yeah, I'm definately going through a depressing war stage. Anyways, here we are. It's entitled 'Our Future', which is kind of ironic because it isn't a future at all, it's an end...

Darkness rolls across the sky;

The land is black and ill.

We’ll fight and fight until we die,

‘til men and guns lie still.

 

‘Never again,’ our fathers cried.

‘Wars cause too much hurt.’

Would it hurt their forgotten pride

That we don’t heed their words?

 

World War Three, World War Three,

Our world is torn by war.

No hope for man, no hope for me.

I’ve seen the whole world fall.

 

‘In the future there should be no fear,

We’ll be free of death and pain.’

But our future’s now, our future’s here,

We won’t see one again.

 

Darkness fills our unlit sky;

All earth is dark and ill.

We’ll fight and fight until we die.

‘til men and guns lie still.

I don't know why I'm so damn depressed.

7:00PM - The war horse

I was talking about War with a friend recently and this just came out. Set in the Napoleonic Wars.

Do you remember the bugles?

And the war cries of men.

And the feeling of fear and

Your hand on my neck and then 

 

‘Forwards, on for England

And her King’, they cried.

‘You only live once’.

But so many died.

 

And we fought as one

As we have for so long

Though my heart was sickened

And I knew it was wrong.

 

The horse and his knight

One beast, one thought

To hurt and kill, as we

Fought and we fought

 

And you were there

The whole war through

And into the hell

I plunged just for you

 

Blood and dirt and pain

And shock and cries

As horses fell

As our men died

 

And I felt you falter

And I felt you fall

And I saw you curled up

All huddled and small.

 

Now, dragging steps over

The dirt roads.  Alone.

Two of us went to war

But only one comes home.