HA! Evil Angel LIVES! Take THAT you cooperate sons of bitches!

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So, copyright claim victories aside, I’m going to California this Monday. The plane ride itself should give me plenty of time to wrap up that little Blitzwing/Optimus fanfic for I had planned to post four days ago. Why the wait? Because I decided that it wasn’t long enough. I’m hell bent on writing one more scene to make sure it runs smoothly. I’m either an overachiever or just plain stupid. You can all be the judges.

Aside from that, I’m a little sour about going. The news of Proposition 8 passing and being upheld were bad enough while I was on the opposite side of the country, but knowing that I’ll have to set foot in a state that allows discrimination on the bias of love irritates me. When I go, I’m going to boycott EVERY restaurant and business that supported the “Yes” campaign if/when they donated to pro Prop 8 groups like Protect Marriage or some other similar organization/cult. Bleh. My father, siblings, and I will be staying in a hotel in Los Angeles. The sole purpose of the trip is to attend a wedding of a family member. At least I don’t have to wear a dress. Then the actual wedding reception is in the hotel we’re staying in, so that’s a plus for me in case I get bored and want to go back up to the hotel room. It should be fun. I hope the hotel isn’t one of those businesses that I would boycott… But even if it is, well, at least its warm outside at night. An alleyway would suffice nicely for sleeping in, right?

Some of you might have also noticed that I’ve been updating more art now after my little hiatus. I figured that I needed to stop being lazy and get back on the posting horse again. I still have tone of photographs that need to go up. Expect more at least everyday (with the exception of this upcoming week, as I might not have internet at the hotel) during the course of the summer.

Another thing that I want to quickly note: Insomnia. I have it. I’ve been having a VERY difficult time getting to sleep as of late, and just the other day I remember tossing and turning before I bothered to look at my clock. It was four in the morning and I STILL hadn’t gotten a moment’s worth of sleep. At least I stay asleep once I get there. I woke up at twelve in the afternoon this morning and I had finally fallen asleep the night before at two. It’s not very fun at all. I’m beginning to wonder now if it’s linked with another physical problem I’ve been having… Meh. Hopefully it’s not anything I need to worry about. I’m due for a physical at the doctor’s office anyways.

Does anyone who ever bothers to read these entries do gardening aside from me? If so, I need to know if there’s any sort of (safe) pesticide to use against slugs. Either that, or I need a way to kill them. After all the heavy rain we got up here in New Hampshire for the past three weeks, they’re swarming all over the place and they’re killing my flowers in the Pet Cemetery. The one’s out away from the woods seem to be doing fine, but it’s the ones towards the back that are getting hammered with the nasty buggers.

SOMEONE DENTED MY CAR… At least, they dented the front license plate. I only noticed it the other day, but it should be easy enough to fix. Poor Shockshell wasn’t pleased either. He and El Guineaoso (the guinea pig ordainment/stuffed animal that sits on his dashboard) are conspiring against me again. Damn Decepticons (and stuffed toy, but he has the heart of a ‘con to be considered one).

All things aside, I totally need to PM me at some point before Monday so I can exchange information with her!

Also, I need help! Anyone who wants to offer to help beta read “The Emerald Angel” (which is the ‘sequal’ to my other two Terrorsaur/Waspinator centric works, “The Little Details” and “The Scarlet Star” ) when it nears completion would be greatly appreciated! has already offered her abilities and as has my normal beta Evelyn/UltimateEvilPerson, but it was agony for just Eve and I to do it by ourselves. Considering this is undoubtedly going to be even longer than the first two in the trilogy, assistance would be greatly appreciated. Its not for the faint of heart of course. Try to beta read over two hundred pages of nothing but mindless slash and I gaurentee you'll loose your mind. GAURENTEE.

Its not anything that I need to worry about yet because I still have six months to complete it before its due to be put up but, if anyone likes challenges, this is something you might be intrested in. I also don't need a lot of people to do it. When it comes time for me to actually e-mail the story out for the betas, I'll double check with everyone who offered their help to make sure that they're still up for it. On top of that, I might only assign people certain parts. Who knows.

Anyways, off to the (golden, but certainly not as rainbow friendly as I would’ve liked,) state I go! Until I get back, this is Shockbox signing off!

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