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pensnestIn case anyone was wondering what occasioned the bellow of inarticulate wrath and despair that was my previous entry, it was the realisation that I was going to be running a rehearsal minus five (of nine) principals, a musical director and, as it turned out, a pianist. Yes, the show does open on the 20th.
To restore my composure, I meme. Sadly, though, it just depresses me to see how long it is since I managed to write anything creative that wasn't A Little List. But here are the first lines from my 21 most recent stories—popslash of Glambert or a crossover between the two, unless otherwise stated. (At least, I think they are - although I put things up by date on my website, there is some slack in that particular system.)
"It's great to be back on a bus," JC said. "Dude, what are you doing?" It's Cool, It's Hot, It's a Relationship, It's Not
It wasn't much of a dressing room, but at least there was a good-sized mirror over the cluttered table, and light enough to check out his makeup. Wanna Tell Me About It?
Our eyes meet, and he makes me gasp, so full of love and lust and everything I want him to be. The Oddly Glitchy Interface remix
"I'm—we're not doing anything." just because
Lance's christening gift was a pile of books considerably higher than the baby was long. Oh, the Places You'll Go
Chris awoke with his heart pounding in his chest like an twenty-one gun salute in overdrive. Cake
It took Nick a long time to figure it out. Wings would be cool
Once upon a time, there were five princes. Fairy Tale
Ho, bandmates all, arise! and quit your games. As You Like I Love You
"Tough cookies, Lance. Looks like you get to spend more time with your favorite Backstreet Boy." Different Harmonies
"You know, if those ever get on the internet, I'm cutting you off for a year." Picture Perfect
The bass thumped, and sound reverberated around the club. The Pussycat and the Porcupine
The dogs were enjoying themselves, happily chasing one another and the rubber ring they'd occasionally bring back to him to throw again. The First Step
"Happy day-after-your-birthday." Ribbons, Bows and Beads.
"So, um, Adam, I've been wondering." Lance slid down onto the couch and patted Adam's knee. Feast
Small clothes. Shirts for a week, with two spares, just in case. Neckcloths. Stockings. Riding dress, shooting clothes, morning dress. Evening clothes… Sparrowhawk and Beeswax
Sitting in the cramped seat of a cheap but direct flight from Vegas to Duluth, Adam fretted. Checking for Titanium
"So. Chris is having a Halloween party." The Adam Lambert Experience
"Is Chris having problems?" JC asked Lance as they wandered onto the stage for soundcheck. Hooked on the Sensation
The morning alarm sounded, and Adam groped blindly for it. Photoshoot
"Hey, baby."
Adam opened one eye. "Hey." Switch
Looks as though I have a tendency for shortish opening sentences, which mostly aren't that memorable, just utilitarian introductions to the story. I wonder if that would have been different with the first twenty-one stories I wrote. Probably not.
And here are my favourite ten opening lines from the omgeversomany stories I've written.
My favourite opening line I've ever written:
Anybody who thinks they have a hard life should try shovelling dragon shit for a living.
If You Want To Fly
My second favourite (and I have to use the whole paragraph, because yes):
Perez Hilton was dead. He had been shot between the eyes by a hired assassin. He had been slowly and carefully eviscerated like a laboratory rat. He had been sliced and diced in a meat factory, smashed by a thirty-ton truck, starved to death in a basement, drowned in a jacuzzi, and burned at the stake. He had been eaten by wolves. He was, one way or another, very, very dead. The Christmas Tree Conspiracy
This needs no explanation, I feel sure. This is one enticing opening paragraph!
Other contenders:
JC was holding up a pair of Y-fronts that were surely too big for AJ's skinny frame, and looking indignant. "What's with the baggy underpants, man?" Free Range
Woke up this morning and couldn’t find my vibrator anywhere. These Galaxy class starships really do keep themselves squeaky clean. Buzz (ST:TNG, Data/Ensign Sue)
"Aargh!" Chris shrieked, as the entire contents of the medicine cabinet showered down onto his hapless head. Shiny Teeth
This is the story of how I lost my favorite shoe. A Night at the Palace (I like this one for being perfectly concise. It's the set-up for a Cinderella story.)
There's an elephant on the bus, but Joey doesn't think Lance has noticed. Pink Elephants
Somebody shrieked in JC's dream, and woke him up, so he's not dancing with Michelle Pfeiffer in a werewolf club after all. Frosty (This one's just so weird, but it's a great start for an entirely inconsequential ficlet.)
They didn't all five get together very often these days, so it was at dinner one night in LA with Lance and Joey that JC announced he was in love with a swan. The Swan
Did not mean to make first entry into newdiary journal a complaint, but Justin did not need to cut me off four—four—times in interview today. Reindeer Games (the Like a Lightbulb Remix)
To restore my composure, I meme. Sadly, though, it just depresses me to see how long it is since I managed to write anything creative that wasn't A Little List. But here are the first lines from my 21 most recent stories—popslash of Glambert or a crossover between the two, unless otherwise stated. (At least, I think they are - although I put things up by date on my website, there is some slack in that particular system.)
"It's great to be back on a bus," JC said. "Dude, what are you doing?" It's Cool, It's Hot, It's a Relationship, It's Not
It wasn't much of a dressing room, but at least there was a good-sized mirror over the cluttered table, and light enough to check out his makeup. Wanna Tell Me About It?
Our eyes meet, and he makes me gasp, so full of love and lust and everything I want him to be. The Oddly Glitchy Interface remix
"I'm—we're not doing anything." just because
Lance's christening gift was a pile of books considerably higher than the baby was long. Oh, the Places You'll Go
Chris awoke with his heart pounding in his chest like an twenty-one gun salute in overdrive. Cake
It took Nick a long time to figure it out. Wings would be cool
Once upon a time, there were five princes. Fairy Tale
Ho, bandmates all, arise! and quit your games. As You Like I Love You
"Tough cookies, Lance. Looks like you get to spend more time with your favorite Backstreet Boy." Different Harmonies
"You know, if those ever get on the internet, I'm cutting you off for a year." Picture Perfect
The bass thumped, and sound reverberated around the club. The Pussycat and the Porcupine
The dogs were enjoying themselves, happily chasing one another and the rubber ring they'd occasionally bring back to him to throw again. The First Step
"Happy day-after-your-birthday." Ribbons, Bows and Beads.
"So, um, Adam, I've been wondering." Lance slid down onto the couch and patted Adam's knee. Feast
Small clothes. Shirts for a week, with two spares, just in case. Neckcloths. Stockings. Riding dress, shooting clothes, morning dress. Evening clothes… Sparrowhawk and Beeswax
Sitting in the cramped seat of a cheap but direct flight from Vegas to Duluth, Adam fretted. Checking for Titanium
"So. Chris is having a Halloween party." The Adam Lambert Experience
"Is Chris having problems?" JC asked Lance as they wandered onto the stage for soundcheck. Hooked on the Sensation
The morning alarm sounded, and Adam groped blindly for it. Photoshoot
"Hey, baby."
Adam opened one eye. "Hey." Switch
Looks as though I have a tendency for shortish opening sentences, which mostly aren't that memorable, just utilitarian introductions to the story. I wonder if that would have been different with the first twenty-one stories I wrote. Probably not.
And here are my favourite ten opening lines from the omgeversomany stories I've written.
My favourite opening line I've ever written:
Anybody who thinks they have a hard life should try shovelling dragon shit for a living.
If You Want To Fly
My second favourite (and I have to use the whole paragraph, because yes):
Perez Hilton was dead. He had been shot between the eyes by a hired assassin. He had been slowly and carefully eviscerated like a laboratory rat. He had been sliced and diced in a meat factory, smashed by a thirty-ton truck, starved to death in a basement, drowned in a jacuzzi, and burned at the stake. He had been eaten by wolves. He was, one way or another, very, very dead. The Christmas Tree Conspiracy
This needs no explanation, I feel sure. This is one enticing opening paragraph!
Other contenders:
JC was holding up a pair of Y-fronts that were surely too big for AJ's skinny frame, and looking indignant. "What's with the baggy underpants, man?" Free Range
Woke up this morning and couldn’t find my vibrator anywhere. These Galaxy class starships really do keep themselves squeaky clean. Buzz (ST:TNG, Data/Ensign Sue)
"Aargh!" Chris shrieked, as the entire contents of the medicine cabinet showered down onto his hapless head. Shiny Teeth
This is the story of how I lost my favorite shoe. A Night at the Palace (I like this one for being perfectly concise. It's the set-up for a Cinderella story.)
There's an elephant on the bus, but Joey doesn't think Lance has noticed. Pink Elephants
Somebody shrieked in JC's dream, and woke him up, so he's not dancing with Michelle Pfeiffer in a werewolf club after all. Frosty (This one's just so weird, but it's a great start for an entirely inconsequential ficlet.)
They didn't all five get together very often these days, so it was at dinner one night in LA with Lance and Joey that JC announced he was in love with a swan. The Swan
Did not mean to make first entry into new
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Date: 2013-04-14 10:25 am (UTC)sorry so many people are being flaky about the mikado - does indeed so like a situation in need of wordless rage. hope all goes ok.
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Date: 2013-04-15 08:49 am (UTC)I'm so disappointed in my MD, who was brilliant last time we co-directed a show.
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Date: 2013-04-14 10:36 am (UTC)Great opening lines! I like it when they set the scene that way. The Perez Hilton is dead one is the best though. *g*
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Date: 2013-04-15 08:51 am (UTC)Perez Hilton being dead in many fabulous ways is fun to read even without the rest of the story!
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Date: 2013-04-15 02:44 pm (UTC)Sorry about all the hassle with rehearsals :(
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Date: 2013-04-16 04:46 pm (UTC)In another couple of weeks the show will All Be Over. I'm quite looking forward to it.
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Date: 2013-04-16 11:23 am (UTC)I'm sorry rehearsals have been wrath-inducing. With any luck it'll all fall into place before opening night!
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Date: 2013-04-16 12:04 pm (UTC)I think the *cast* have fallen into place - still a stumble here and there in the dialogue, but basically it works, and some of it is really good. The MD, however... well, we shall see.