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Rose:
It felt really odd to sing along to an NSYNC song at a event for Nick and AJ lmao. Like I didn't know that all I needed to enjoy NSYNC was having no Justin and Nick instead but apparently that's the case! Justin is a douche so, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Joey was hilarious, ran into him a few times at the after party when I was trying to get to the restroom lol. Lance was a total sweetheart and so was his husband. Both are pretty funny actually.

Rochelle was there and I went to thank her last night cause back in February she'd reached out to me about my dad's passing and it'd really touched me that she did that. When I went to explain she stopped me and goes "oh I know who you are Rose, I recognize your face!" then hugged me. I was pretty shocked she not only knew me, but knew my name before I could even say it LOL. Lauren's freaking awesome, ended up chatting with her for a bit. Then she asked what my name was and made sure to take a selfie with me. I ran into Nick multiple times, and after Nick took a selfie with me I ended up stuck in a corner with him as a crowd mobbed him lmao so we ended up chatting for awhile. Oh no...trapped with Nick, what a shame! Then later that night I got pulled into his cabana table at the club and he ended up taking another selfie with me. Which looks better cause he had the phone that time, but it's funny cause both of us were drunk in the photo LOL. And he kept hugging me because he loved my shirt (it said Nick Is My Favorite Four Letter Word) and the fact I came out from Vegas.

The event itself was pretty fun. For 50$ we were fed, played bingo, and got a free drink. And of course got a few songs out of it, not too bad. I wish the Boys had hosted bingo but oh well. Fun fact though, Nala from AJ's Love Song Love video was at my table so I made friends with her LOL. She's pretty funny. Basically it was a pretty good day and I have no regrets in going. It was just, freeing to be at an event, going crazy at an afterparty after the past year, you know?

RokofAges75:
Sounds like so much fun!  You got some great pics!  I love that you got to meet and talk to Rochelle and Lauren!  That's really cool that Rochelle recognized you!  I love her.  Glad you had such a great time!

nicksgal:

--- Quote from: Rose on June 19, 2021, 10:14:13 PM ---It felt really odd to sing along to an NSYNC song at a event for Nick and AJ lmao. Like I didn't know that all I needed to enjoy NSYNC was having no Justin and Nick instead but apparently that's the case! Justin is a douche so, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Joey was hilarious, ran into him a few times at the after party when I was trying to get to the restroom lol. Lance was a total sweetheart and so was his husband. Both are pretty funny actually.
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If you pretend Justin isn't in NSYNC, they get infinitely better. That is so true. (Although, I do love Trolls; I cannot help it... but I laugh harder than I should at "singing killed my grandma" every time. This is neither here nor there. Let's carry on.)



--- Quote from: Rose on June 19, 2021, 10:14:13 PM ---Oh no...trapped with Nick, what a shame!
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LMFAO!



--- Quote from: Rose on June 19, 2021, 10:14:13 PM ---The event itself was pretty fun. For 50$ we were fed, played bingo, and got a free drink. And of course got a few songs out of it, not too bad. I wish the Boys had hosted bingo but oh well. Fun fact though, Nala from AJ's Love Song Love video was at my table so I made friends with her LOL. She's pretty funny. Basically it was a pretty good day and I have no regrets in going. It was just, freeing to be at an event, going crazy at an afterparty after the past year, you know?

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I'm glad you had such a great time too! All your interactions sounded awesome. :) What a great way to have some fun after the past year. :) I'm glad you took some time for yourself and had a good day.

I'm clearing my calendar for Backstreet time for the foreseeable future and will crash next time, lol.

nicksgal:

--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 19, 2021, 06:34:18 PM ---You can do it!!
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I did not do it, lol. But I did write 4,192 words today and finished two out of three chapters (although at least some of that was finishing rewriting half of them to fix pacing, then they went easily for all the new new words). I hit a tired wall about an hour ago and kept refreshing my stats for about twenty minutes, hoping they would magically say I was done... they did not, lol. But I've only got a little less than 2,000 words to go total. I think I can do it tomorrow easy peasy lemon squeezy. :)



--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 19, 2021, 06:34:18 PM ---I must admit, the BackSync thing was pretty entertaining.  The BSB vs. NSYNC thing is still so engrained in me, it feels weird to find myself enjoying videos of them performing each other's songs together, but I did.  My inner fourteen-year-old's head was about to explode last night LOL.  But NSYNC songs are so much better with two Backstreet Boys instead of Justin and JC.  If I had to pick a favorite NSYNCer, it's always been Joey, and for as much as I've made fun of Lance over the years, he really does seem like a fun guy.
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I know! Every time they're like "We were fine. There was no rivalry," I want to scream a little, lol. It's really the no Justin that sells it. If every other NSYNCer was there, it would be fine. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say if BSB has to be in a boyband supergroup, BackSync is preferable to NKOTBSB. However, New Kids on the 98-Town BackSYNC is where I draw the line. lol. Although... Could definitely give BTS a run for their money. ;)



--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 19, 2021, 06:34:18 PM ---Chris seems okay too.  I guess Home Depot didn't give him the night off to join the others this time - too bad.
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LMFAO! It's just the "too bad" at the end, lol.



--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 19, 2021, 06:34:18 PM ---I have been writing slowly, but steadily this afternoon.  It's the first day I've had to myself since Tuesday, so I'm enjoying it.  I feel like I've been more productive than I actually have in terms of word count, but part of that time was spent looking at pictures of Kevin's old house and trying to figure out how the rooms are laid out.  I drew myself a little blueprint, and it helped.  Hoping to finish Chapter 21 today.

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Same here, first day to myself in a minute.

Blueprints are super productive on top of writing! I'm impressed. Also, I want to see them, lol. That's great that you've made it to Chapter 21! Sending you lots of good vibes! I take it the long Nick chapter went well? I'm half caught up, lol.

nicksgal:

--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 13, 2021, 02:56:56 PM ---LOL Yeah, jeez... reading all that would probably make him some paranoid hypochondriac!  He already said in his book that he is a little bit of a hypochondriac (aren't we all?), so yeah... stay far, far away from the fanfics, Nick!

LMAO That's a good point; Kevin would have had to have come across multiple stories where he and Nick hook up to say that.  I think after Frick/Frack, Kevin/Nick is probably the second most popular pairing.  Speaking of Frick/Frack, I would pay the most money to watch Brian's face as he reads those tags... hahaha!!!
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A paranoid hypocondriac constantly fearing being stabbed, killed, or kidnapped... among other things, lol. You should stay far away, Nick, it's better for your health!

Speaking of stabbing Nick, I tossed this line into my writing today because it made me laugh:

Nick pushed toward the staircase, his feet sinking against the ground with each step. Guess I can’t go one fight without getting stabbed…

I feel like this is good thing to do while drunk, google yourself on the internet. I'm sure Kevin could have afforded mobile on cell phone when it first started being a thing and just browsed the internet on the bus. Not sure that's what he expected to find while googling himself, but... it is what it is when you're a celebrity. I would be pretty surprised if fanfic about me existed, though. Yes! LOL! I would also absolutely pay the most money to see Brian's face. Do we just aggregate tags or put certain stories in order so he can read them as the tags get progressively more graphic? lol.

At least we could hand SAMS to Howie so he doesn't feel left out. Or maybe he would be happy to be left out?



--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 13, 2021, 02:56:56 PM ---Same!  I always feel the need to tell the whole story instead of just showing a slice of it.  I read a one-shot the other day that was just Nick sitting by Brian's hospital bed, reflecting on their relationship as he waited for him to wake up.  It was a nice piece of angst, but of course I would like to read the moments leading up to that one and know what happens next.  But I guess that works well when you have an idea for one vivid scene and want to write it without messing around with the build-up or follow-up.
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I guess when I write out of order, that's the same concept as writing a one-shot, but it's generally never enough for an entire scene on its own (since as I've mentioned, it's usually just chunks of dialogue without any actions or clear tags) and definitely belongs to a larger narrative that I'd rather tell in full.

That is angsty, but how did Brian end up in the hospital? What did they do after he woke up? I didn't even read it and I feel like I need more context, lol.

I guess those vivid scenes are how I'm thinking of "Nick is Brian's guardian angel" right now, but it feels like an idea that would be wasted on short one-shots. Not that they wouldn't be awesome, just like you said, I always feel like I have more story. Until my next decade-long hiatus, I suppose, lol. Kidding! (I hope.)



--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 13, 2021, 02:56:56 PM ---I also thought it was going to be about a penguin, but it's about a magpie named Penguin!  It's still very cute, and they used real magpies in the movie!  They had a whole list of their names in the credits.  It was definitely right up my alley, but sometimes I am disappointed by movies like that because they turn out to be cheesy.  I watched one last week that was also right up my alley, 2 Hearts, and it was cheesy.  This one was touching, but well done and not too cheesy.  I loved it!
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Aww, magpies. Adorable. I love that all the magpies were credited! Do they have SAG cards now? lol I guess I never mind too much if they end up cheesy. I tend to assume movies like that are cheesy, so when they're not cheesy, I'm pleasantly surprised. I have some movies to catch up on here in the next week or so, lol.



--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 13, 2021, 02:56:56 PM ---Yeah, it's definitely easier to stay in the writing groove to some extent if I already have a project going.  The last two years haven't been as bad because I was very into A Heart That Isn't Mine in 2019 and Bethlehem last year.  I expect to still be writing MBK when I go back to school, so that will help.  Otherwise it's easy to just focus on school and stop writing from August until Christmas break, and then I spend half my break trying to get back into writing.  I'll probably take a break from setting Nano goals after July though, so I don't have that added pressure in August.
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That makes sense. I think that and writing every day was what made it fairly easy to keep going after November NaNo last year. I get how easy it is to get sucked into focusing on school, so I'm glad you'll have a project to give you some breaks. Don't give yourself unnecessary pressure in August unless it feels fun and exciting! August is hard enough. I'll probably also be a little more lax after July, unless I'm chugging along on something new. I added 26 words to my "blep2" document today, so who knows!



--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 13, 2021, 02:56:56 PM ---That's a good idea for a July goal.  I wish you could leave it open-ended and just see how many words or short stories you can write, but I guess you have to give it an arbitrary number to make it a goal.  Some of the challenges have a word count limit, so maybe you could pick out a few you want to try and base it on that.

Hm, what if you wrote a short story using only epithets and no character names?  See if readers can figure out who's who LOL.

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I would have also loved something more open-ended, like "Chapters" which is actually my goal at the moment. But, I get it. Word count is the easiest way to track the length of a novel (it being "National Novel Writing Month" and all) when you think about what industry standards are. I'm probably about two times too wordy for YA novels, so I have some soul searching to do as I rewrite, lol.

Oh, funny story. I was excitedly telling hubby that I only had a little less than 3,000 words to write before being done with the story during dinner tonight. He knows a little more about it now in general including some spoilers, so he says "It's only 3,000 words? That doesn't sound like a novel. Especially one with [spoilers]." And I was like, "Oh, no. It's probably around 200,000 words total. I have about 3,000 left." "200,000 words? That's a lot. You should take a nap when you're done." lol :)

If I'm going to write an entire short story, I think I'll need your advice on epithets, since you know so many of them, lol. I should probably start with "The one with the frosted tips" in honor of Nick's recent projects, lol.

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