Round 75, Hour 8

[naemi.livejournal.com]

Good morning, rushers *waves* I brought coffee, as usual, so why don't you sit with me and share tales of words?

Round 75, Hour 14

[lolmac]

It's the diamond round!  Are you around?  Are you a diamond?

The round I am singing this hour of the round is "A Yawning Round":

'Tis humdrum, 'tis mum-mum, what, nobody speak?
Here's one looks very wise, and another nods his eyes, then stretches, yawns and sighs,
Heigh, ho, hum.

Feel free to join in.  Or tell me what splendid things you are doing this hour!  Especially if they're round.

Round 75, Hour 9

[naemi.livejournal.com]

It seems I'm all by myself again … I haven't heard of words nor have I produced any myself. I have more coffee, though. Come get some before it's gone again :o)

Round 75, Hour 15

[lolmac]

The round for this hour is "Fie, Nay Prithee, John":

Fie, nay prithee, John, do not quarrel, man, let's be merry and drink anew.
You're a rogue!  You cheated me!  I'll prove before this company! I caren't a farthing, sir, for all you are so stout!
Sir, you lie!  I scorn your word, or any man who wears a sword! For all your huff, who gives a damn?  And who cares for you!

(Lines 2 and 3 fight, Line 1 tries to calm them down; but since the parts rotate, you end up quarreling with each of the other two singers in turn, then trying to calm them down, then getting pissed off and fighting again.  When I originally learned this one, it took us ages to get it down, because we kept breaking up in howls of laughter.)

Are you fighting with your words this hour?  Are you winning?  Do you need some ale to calm things down?

Round 75, Hour 10

[naemi.livejournal.com]

Succesful knitting was reported. Yay. On my part, theoretically remodeling my apartment took place. This is my last hour modding for the day; maybe we will get some words? Not me, though … I know … But you? Anyone? A three-sentence-fic? A note on the fridge? Anything?

Round 75, Hour 15

[lolmac]

The round for this hour is "Hey, ho, to the Greenwood":

Hey, ho, to the greenwood now let us go, sing hey and ho
And there shall we find both buck and doe, sing hey and ho
The hart, the hind, and the pretty little doe, sing hey and ho

I am not, alas, about to go to the greenwood.  I wish I were!  But I am going to lunch and a movie.  Lunch will include green things.  I hope the movie will not include any wooden acting.

Does your writing flourish, yeah, like unto the greenwood?  Are you hunting the words?  Or possibly hunting the snark?  Hopefully you are not hunting snipe.

Round 75, hour 11

[lullabymoon]

Hello 'rushers! I'll be your host for the next few hours.

How has your hour been? Surely it has been better than mine, where I managed to oversleep and then made my tea wrong and nearly tripped over the dog. *sigh* Well things can only go up can't they?

Round 75, Hour 17

[xandromedovna.livejournal.com]

*dives in front of moving Fic_Rush* I'M HERE!!

Happy Diamond Anniversary, Fic_Rush! It's so weird to me that we've had this many rounds already, and I wasn't even here for all of them!

How've you been? What's happening in your corner of the galaxy? Any words??

Speaking of rounds, here's one of my favorites we did in my Music History I class: (pretty sure it's about goat farts iirc)

Svmer is icumen in
Lhude sing cuccu
Groweþ sed
and bloweþ med
and springþ þe wde nu
Sing cuccu

Awe bleteþ after lomb
lhouþ after calue cu
Bulluc sterteþ
bucke uerteþ

murie sing cuccu
Cuccu cuccu
Wel singes þu cuccu
ne swik þu nauer nu

Round 75, hour 12

[lullabymoon]

Tea has been drunk and food hunted down. Has it been a successful hour for you?

Round 75, Hour 18

[xandromedovna.livejournal.com]

I was hoping to get some writing done today, but it seems the Fates have conspired against me. Luckily, we're still less then half-way through the Rush! There's still plenty of time for more words, so keep on writing :D I believe in you!

How's that going, by the way? Any fun updates?

The round of the hour: "Will I" from RENT
Will I lose my dignity?
Will someone care?
Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?

Round 75, hour 13

[lullabymoon]

Food has been accomplished! Has anyone had a successful hour?

Round 75, Hour 19

[xandromedovna.livejournal.com]

I'm all showered and ready to start my day! I'm having a baking party in a few hours so I need to get the apartment ready :P What about you? What deeds-- glorious or mundane-- will you accomplish this round? Or have you already accomplished?

Round 75, Hour 21ish

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

I hereby usurp this hour in the name of silliness! Evidence to follow:

Round 75, Hour 22

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

Watching all the lovely Vincent Price movies today. I do love me some Poe and some creepy terror tales! Makes me miss writing short stories!

I know there is writing going on out there! I can hear you all... thinking. Tell us what you're up to!

Round 75, Hour 23

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

So I am sitting here, drinking up old Vincent Price movies, in all their spectacular monstrosness, and I realize that something inside me must be broken. Mr. Price can't make me flinch, but I watched the last half of the final Hunger Games movie a few weeks ago, and I'm still having nightmares about it!

The horror... the horror!


Drop a line here and let us know how goes the writing. All responses go toward wordcount! *crosses fingers behind back*

Round 75, Hour 24

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

I like what I'm hearing! Writing happening, also food and rest being taken. Keep up the good work. We're at the half-way point;plenty of good Fic_Rushing to do!

Now for something completely different:

Round 75, Hour 25

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

These few hours of Fic_Rush seem kinda slow... but I know that there is creativity flaring out there. I can see it, I can smell the ink. I can hear the whistle of the teapots and scraping of cookie-jar lids, which is most necessary for feeding muses.

Enjoy the rest of your Fic_Rush weekend! I'll be lurking here and there. Beyond the looking glass and behind the fading smile...

Round 75, Hour 20

[ylla.livejournal.com]

I wasn't supposed to be here, but since I am I will do some extra usurpy usurping!

I've had a lovely almost-fandommy day going to see a Georgian house with Age of Sail people, but words about it will probably have to wait until Monday. How about the rest of you?

Round 75, Hour 26

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Diamonds are forever, and so is the fame brought about by your writing. What are you doing to secure your place in history this hour?

Round 75, Hour 27

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Ah, good old hour 27. It always feels very cuspy to me. Are you on the cusp of a brilliant breakthrough with your work? Or just rolling that stone on up the hill in a sisyphean battle with the blank page? Are there any more metaphors I can mix? Stay tuned to find out.

Round 75, Hour 28

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Super quiet around here. I bet it's quiet enough that the words are all soft and dozy like a sleeping cat, and you could probably sneak up on some and bag them for any little old work in progress you have going on. What do you think?