Thanks to all who commented to tell me what a cute li'l doggie Fizzgigg is. To answer some questions, yes, he is a toy poodle. Weighs about 7 lbs. And he does get those nasty red tear stains under his eyes but they don't really show up in that picture, and they're not as bad as they used to be. I don't know what his groomer uses but she always manages to get rid of them. If you think I'm not really the tiny white high-maintenance poodle type, well, you would be mostly right. But he's totally my baby. You can read the full story of how we ended up together here. 'Tis a sad tale, but it has a happy ending.

I suddenly feel very queasy. I think it's because I need to eat. Tell me, am I the only freak who gets nauseated when I'm really hungry or is this a more general phenomenon?

Now I have nachos, and I'm not hungry no' mo'. Mmm, nachos. Anyway, last night I wrote 597 words of the actual novel (599 if you count "Chapter One" at the top of the page). That amounts to about two pages. I ran out of steam before I could finish the scene, though. That was frustrating. Though that gives me some time to figure out the beta situation, since I don't want to submit anything less than a whole scene. But I have to figure out who (besides the two who are pretty much a given) I want to show it to, and even if it will be more hurtful or helpful to show it to anybody while it's in progress. Though with fic, that's always been helpful in keeping me motivated, so I'll probably end up doing it that way.

I have a small Yahoo group where I originally intended to post it for betas and general cheering on (alongside the work of the other members), but nobody uses that list, ever, so I'm not convinced that the list is going to be my best method of getting useful feedback as I go. Plus I hate Yahoo. Oh well. I'm sure I'll figure something out.

New Buffy tonight! Squeeee! Alas, tomorrow I have to actually show up to class, then I have to go to my Internship site all afternoon, so if I have anything coherent to say about the ep it'll have to wait until I get home tomorrow evening. I'm sure you're all so very disappointed. Yes, in case you missed it, I am being facetious. But tonight after the new ep (and Smallville, and possibly a rewatching of the new ep) I'll be all about the chat. At least until James shows up on Kilborne or I have to go to sleep, whichever comes first. Woo!

Spot of randomness: Has anybody made a Spuffy video to Lifehouse's "Hanging By a Moment?" If not is there anybody out there who would like to? 'Cause that would be cool.