Well, I've been thinking to myself that aside from rants and bitch-fests that I haven't shared a whole lot of personal 'me' information here. Mostly because it's all bleak and depressing as is my life so I just decided to leave it blank til now. Life is certainly looking up and I just thought I'd let it out and share.
So, firstly my birthday was last month. It came and went with little fanfare. However, Nibikko, generously sent me a copy of Diana Gabaldon's 'Outlander' as I had never heard of it. Upon turning the first page, I was effectively sucked into the crazed world that is 'Outlander'. I have to admit, that I don't want out. I can't get enough of Jamie and Claire. This novel (which was written as practice) is 850 pages of action, adventure, turmoil, politcal unrest, time travel, lust, betrayal, perversion, and good old fashioned love. And did I mention Scotland? Yeah, I recommend this book to everyone. It is stunning in it's origionality. For anyone who's never read a historical romance I say start here. This should be the standard. Set your bar high and encourage others to reach for this level of quality.
Secondly, my best friend has decided to abandon me and move across the country where I have been effectively replaced by another. I'm not naming names but Heidi know's who she is! Anyway, adrift in my loneliness I have started to read fanfiction again for the first time in years. I must say that I've enjoyed what I've read so far. I'm a snob, being that I require a substantially believable plot before I can even attempt to read a story. So, of course, I have a hard time finding fanfiction that makes me want to read more or even to admit that I read it in the first place. However, I've stumbled across a few gems (again, by way of Nibikko) that I feel I should mention. These are Stargate SG-1 pieces and are mainly Sam/Jack centric.
To save a life: janissima
Seven Days: dietcokechic
And really, anything by Sally Reeves
Thirdly, and this has been the most pressing lately, my mom left her husband yesterday and has filed for divorce. Okay, long story short, my step-father is mentally and emotionally unbalanced. He is verbally abusive and controlling. In the last 18 years he has effectively cut my mother off from her family, belittled her to the point that she didn't believe herself capable of handling her own life and had threatened to kill us both repeatedly since I was 10. He is a very scary man that I fear with every core of my being. I spent all day yesterday, in the rain, frantically packing her up and hauling her to a town 40 minutes away. We made it and nobody but a select few know where she is. I, however, am still living 5 minutes from this man and am fully aware of what he is capable of. So, though I've made it through the first night with no incidents and will be moving myself in a few weeks, I am still on edge.
This wasn't something that I really wanted to discuss but I figure maybe there is somebody else out there that might be in the same situation or at least a similar one and should be told that it is possible to get out. I haven't seen my mother this happy, or self-possessed in nearly 20 years. It's like a breath of fresh air after years of barely supressed hostility.
In short, my life is looking up and I'm feeling more relaxed than I have in years. I'm even starting to write again. So, although my best friend is across the country, she has been checking up on me regularly and informing me about all the exciting bits occuring in her life. I'm hopeful that I'll have some good news to share with her soon as well.
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