one week to Marvel Bang excerpts

So, seeingcolorcomm threw me off-balance with the timing - a fic I thought would be easy turned out more difficult. I ended up rewriting it entirely, and then took on a PH.

I have rarepairfest and the story is half-written, the other half of which is still a little fuzzy. I kind of have an ending but...

There was the next story in the neighbours AU, the next chapter in the Bucky/Sam fic, and the 2nd half of Maria & Pepper Pacific Rim AU.

And then I have marvel_bang, a minimum of 8K of which is due in a week. Which, yes, I can do 8K in a day when the characters aren't stalling me. The plot is all laid out, but the actual words are eluding me.

Plus, the physical issues are beginning to aggravate again.

I may need word wars. Encouragement. And a bit more sleep would certainly be nice, even if I've worked out how to 'drift off' once I wake up after about 5 hours of sleep.

Also: looks like I might have next work from next week. Or possibly the week after, if we can get anyone to actually sign on the dotted line...

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I guess I've also been a little distracted: my quilt group is putting a quilt into the show next year - it's a medallion quilt, and I'm the one doing the centrepiece.

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Etiquette Hell: bouquet toss hell

Wedding Wednesday: You Will Catch This Bouquet

Wow. OP is a single woman who's facing 'wedding season' and wants to avoid being pressured into the bouquet toss. She's asking for advice on how to do it, since the last wedding she was at, the bride stopped the party to pressure her into joining the bouquet toss.

Stopped the party.

STOPPED THE PARTY.

What. The. Everloving. FUCK.

And a whole bunch of the comments are "but it's tradition!" and "I can't believe you'd make a fuss over what's a silly little thing and spoil the bride's day". (To be fair, a lot of the comments are "whoa, hells to the no, bride was outta line", but still...)

I posted the suggestion that she not only say "No, thank you," but also point out that her pleasure in the day will be materially spoiled by being forced to do something she doesn't want to do. That's probably the best one can hope for - some people will simply keep pushing because "it's tradition", although I personally think it's because they're control freaks who can't stand the idea that not everyone wants to do the traditional thing.