Hi Everyone, quick note... Zoe Taylor's alive and OK ishk. She's stressed and coping with it, and hopes to get back into the swing of things soon, but isn't sure when that will be.

-HuGgLeS-
-P/KAF/PT

Plans right now are that Piper and I will combine our business interests into a company to be called QnEZ, LLC. I will provide capital and Piper will provide contacts and expertise to operate CyberBrats Hosting as a division of QnEZ. Doppler Press publishing and BigLittleUs marketing will be other divisions, most likely. (QnEZ is a name I own with a non-registered trademark.)

And her favorite way of dealing with stress tends to be by giving stress to someone else. For example, when my mother woke me up in a panic shortly after I had gotten asleep yesterday to ask me what to do about the dog, and I suggested a vet and went back to bed, Apparently I was supposed to go with her, despite needing my sleep for my night shift. This led her to say there isnt much feminine about me, either now or in the past. Somehow the fact that I held down a job as a nurse's aid for 10 years doesnt count. Ah, well

Well, my dog had to be taken to the vet today, and it turned out she had an infection in a gland in her rear. She's stuck wearing the cone thing, and will need pain meds for the next ten days, but it could have been worse.

Some advice that was sent to me recently which explains itself succinctly.

From a Teacher

In the world of hi-tech gadgetry and communication, I've noticed that more and more people who send text messages, and emails have long forgotten the art of capitalization. For those of you who fall into this category, please take note of the following statement...

"Capitalization, is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse." Is everybody clear on that?

I am working on Ch 2 of "I am NOT Mystique" and I need a beta tester.

Someone who knows Lilith's CRU and can spot my CRU continuity violations before they Jump the Shark.

Someone who also plays a MMORPG would be good too.

I'm torn on this one because someone who doesn't play might have trouble understanding the story and I want even a non-player to get it.

Any takers? :)

Who REALLY cares?

A few months ago one of the "writers" on this site asked if anyone minded if he rewrote their stories and published them under his name.

I stated flatly I didn't want him to go near mine and to my knowledge he hasn't. Of course I don't read his stories all that often so . . . when a tree falls in the forest????

However -- a whole gaggle of authors told him they didn't mind at all if he doctored their stories. To a confused person what sort of license did that provide for "rewriting"?

I can't seem to be able to sign in.

Portia

Just spent $2300 for purchase of four servers to be new homes for BigCloset, Stardust, Fictioneer, Sapphire's Place, TGFiction.net, TG LIbrary, Tuckerspawn, Storysite and at least a dozen more sites. These servers will be the new homes for the next few years of these sites and will also be a lilypad for as many of Bob's sites as we can get moved before Lani has to shut down Bob's internet accounts.

Just wanted to let everyone know that are following Andrews Dilemma that part 20 is finely done and I have sent it out to be edited. It still may be a couple of days before it's posted but it will be worth the wait, at least I think so...lol

Cain129

Spotted in a comment by edinjapan to Chicago Water Torture 2 - a story about a group of cosplayers who portray gender-reversed Justice League members.

"One night, we were all hanging out and I said how funny it would be if we had a whole Justice League with swapped sexes."
(one member of the group: Tallest Silver)

Well, I think my hair has become the ideal symbol for my in-between gender status. See, I wear a wig when I go out as Dorothy, (although, sometimes, at work, I sweat enough under it to wish I didn't have to) so I don't pay a lot of attention to my natural hair. But, sometimes, I do have to deal with it, as I simply cant seem to manage long (natural) hair, and it ends up looking horrible. But then there comes the quandary - what kind of style and cut should I get? I really hate having a super masculine cut, but can I pull off a more androgynous look around the ex?

Interesting, and somewhat sympathetic, article in the NY Times today:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/movies/new-roles-for-trans...

Discuss.

Has anyone, ever, written a slime/goo girl story that isn't just fetish fuel but actually has a plot? If someone knows of one could someone give me a link?

This is, I guess, a continuation of that previous blog of mine, "Hoping for some help, or Grrrrrr." (See http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog/29554/hoping-some-help-or... )

Originally, I planned to just respond to the comments, but when I found my response more than already several paragrahs long, I decided to post another one...

A link to a story about fanfiction that contains a link to a site run by a lawyer for fanfiction writers: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9257767...

I guess I'm having some problems standing it anymore.