It finally ligit snowed at my house!! And it's cold out so it won't melt and I can finally go cross country skiing and sledding and stuff. YAY! I've been waiting for this for soooo long, I'm so happy it came at last. Just in case you couldn't tell.  I think we got...maybe six or seven inches, but the drifts are almost up to my knees, so yeah. I live on Windy Lane, East Coast, USA. Not actually my address.

I found out this morning that one of my closer acquaintences basically did some anonymous back-stabbing, and I'm happy about it.  Not that I'm particularly mad about it, more along the lines of extremely disappointed and hurt. It does take a good deal to get me really mad so that's why I'm not steaming about this. That, and I've kinda come to expect this from people.  The situation is, me and another friend of mine were "writing" this story online. We are a fandom for Buzz Lightyear of Star Command(property of Disney/Pixar) and we love what we do.  Anywho, dear lovely instigator seems to think that our story is Mary-Sue-ish and wishes that we would keep "religion" out of the whole thing. Now, granted that was the way that Disney made it and I'm all for straight-up canon, but you can't expect everyone to stick to that. What is imagination for if not to take an idea and run with it.  Yes, I and my dear writing partner are Christians. Yes there is a difference between religion and Christianity. Sorry if you're offended by this by I'm the kind of person who takes or leaves the whole thing on this subject. For everthing else there is at least one compromise.

To me, when writing or looking at someone elses writing, you should take the good and appreciate it. All personal prefrences aside; critique things that you think need critiquing and do it in a MATURE, PROFESSIONAL manner. Please!!! I have no problem with someone pointing out an "error" in my work, as long as they don't do it "cheaply".   I have read several pieces that I don't necessarily totally agree with, but they are well done works. So I tell the author that the piece is well done and then in an unbiased way as possible(without compromising my values) make a few other points. It's NOT a HARD thing TO DO!! I'm not even a good/professional/ameture/writer. I'm hardly half-way to being okay by my own standard.  But I understand the concept of basic courtesy.

And then there's the fact that this individual actually took part in writing the story. With us!! For a good long while too! And then they seeming just turned around and wrote this. We hadn't heard a word out of them of a long time until now, and what a rude reintroduction it has been.

*huff of air* I'm done venting now, but I'm still frustrated that someone I called a friend did this. I should be mad, but I can't be mad at someone for having their own way of looking at things. It's just they way they said it that bothers me. They could've at least talked to us in private instead of pulishing something on the 'Net and waiting for us to find out.  On top of that, half of what they said was totally, completely irrelevant and/or a personal slight without a real name.

Okay, I'm done making everyone else miserable by writing this, but it was bound to come out sooner or later. I'm fine now, moving on until this requires addressing...in private. 

I hope everyone has a truely awesome day!!
God Bless,

~Kj