Okay, guys, here's the thing: About two weeks before I was scheduled to return from my hiatus,I got pregnant. My muse then fled in abject terror of my hormonal imbalance. There's also the fact that I couldn't sit up longer than twenty minutes without vomiting (morning sickness my ass. They should call it don't-move-to-quickly-or-even-think-about-food-sickness). As a result I haven't written anything of value or quality in the past thirty-three weeks. Trust me - even if I had forced myself to update any of my stories they would have been so horrid that you all would have run screaming for the hills. But, do not despair! The closer I get to my due date, the more inclined I am to start plotting again and plotting leads to writing and writing leads to updates! So, keep your fingers crossed for me :)

TBW: I'm almost finished with the next chapter. If it's not posted by next weekend, I give you all permission to shoot me at least once.

LDB: I had to re-plot some things after the events of chapter 9, but I'm finally writing again! I had some big decisions to make, and I'm putting some words to paper at last.

Resurrection: I just posted a new chapter, and I'm working on the next, but I really want to update my other stories before I devote much time to it for now. It won't be too long, though. Thanks to everyone who reviewed!

I am now seriously doubting if there will be a "Curiosity: Part II". The particulars have been worked out, I'm just not feeling it. If any readers really had their heart on a second part, PM me and let me know so I can try and get it written.

I'm working on a Pansy/Hermione friendship fic for Magdalena2122. I had begun it, but realised, again, that I'm pants at writing anything nearly as lighthearted as she expected and have decided to go with my natural inclination towards the dreary, darker side of things. I've also added a bit of plot (because I'm an addict and can't help it) so it will probably end up being about three chapters. Hopefully I'll actually be able to get into the story now and get it written. crosses fingers

"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I would not brood. I would type a little faster."

~Isaac Asimov.

"Ninja-kick the damn rabbit!"

"A wise man say: Forgiveness is devine, but never pay full price for late pizza."

~ Michaelangelo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1991)

Casey: Whoa, whoa, whoa... uh, what's all this about staying the night down here?

Donatello: You're a claustrophobic.

Casey: Do you want a fist in the mouth?

Donatello: Uh-uh.

Casey: I've never even looked at another guy.

April: What he means is that you're afraid of enclosed spaces.

~Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1991)

"There's something good about unpleasant memories: they make you think you're happy when a moment before you were convinced of the contrary. Happiness is a question of degree. When you know that, you're seldom completely unhappy."

~The Night in Lisbon by Erich Maria Remarque. (An absolutely, fanstastically amazing book. You should read it.)

Okay, I dont' usually copy and paste out of other people's profiles, but this was just too perfect:

You're a 90's kid if:

You can finish this 'ice ice _'
You remember watching Doug, Ren & Stimpy, Pinky and the Brain, Bobby's World, Felix the cat, The Tick...AAAAAAAH Real Monsters!
You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"
You just cant resist finishing this . . . "Iiiiiiin west philidelphia born and raised . . ."
You remember TGIF, Step by Step, Family Matters, Dinosaurs, and Boy Meets World.
You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
You remember reading "Goosebumps"
You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence . . . not
If you remember seeing hot tub bubbles make bubbly sounds before every music video on VH1.
when everything was settled by rock paper scissors..or bubble gum bubble gum in a dish...eeny meeny miney mo...and even better daddy had a donkey inky binky bonky.
You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time.
"Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?" was both a game and a TV game show.
Captain Planet. He's a Hero.
You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green ranger, were meant to be together.
You remember when Super Nintendos and Sega Genisis became popular.
You always wanted to send in a tape to America's Funniest Home Videos . . . but never taped anything funny.
You remember watching Home Alone 1, 2 , and 3 . . . and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"
You remember watching The Magic School Bus, Wishbone, and Reading Rainbow on PBS.
You remember when Yo-Yos were cool.
You remember those Where's Waldo books.
You remember eating Warheads.
You remember watching the 1st Batman, Aladdin, Ninja Turtles, and 3 Ninjas movies.
You remember Ring Pops.
You remember drinking Surge, and Tang.
If you remember when every thing was "da BOMB!"
When they made the new lunchables so that you could make pizza AND tacos.
You remember boom boxes vs. cd players.
Making those little paper cootie-catcher things, and then predicting your life with them.
You played and/or collected "Pogs"
You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet, or Nano and brought it everywhere.
. . . Furbies
Saved By The Bell was the coolest show ever!
You haven't always had a computer, and it was cool to have the internet.
And Windows 95 was the best.
You watched the original cartoons of Rugrats, Power Rangers, and Ninja Turtles.
Michael Jordan was a king.
YIKES pencils and erasers were the stuff!
All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.
You remember when the new Beanie Babies and Talking Elmo were always sold out.
You collected those Beanie Babies.
Mortal Kombat was awesome--the game and the movie
Carebears
Gak was the coolest stuff invented.
Lambchop's song never ended.
The old dollar bills.
Silver dollars, which were cool to have.
You remember a time before the WB.
You collected all the Troll dolls
You had to read Weekly Reader's in class.
If you even know what an original walkman is.
You remember wanting to sit on the orange Nickelodeon couch.
You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
You know the Macarena by heart.
"Talk to the hand" . . . enough said
You always said, "Then why don't you marry it?!"
You remember trying to collect all 150 original pokemon cards but never could and if you did you thought you were all that!
You remember Highlight's magazine.
You went to McDonald's to play in the playplace.
You remember playing on merry go rounds at the playground.
Before the MySpace frenzy . . .
Before the Internet & text messaging . . .
Before Sidekicks & iPods . . .
Before MIKE JONES . . .
Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX . . .
Before Spongebob . . .
Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.
When light up sneakers were cool.
When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.
When gas was 0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was The new thing.
When we recorded stuff on VCRs.
When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off of our walkmans.
When gameboy was a brick.
You did MASH to figure out your future
When you weren't cool unless you had a Starter jacket.
Way back.
Before we realized all this would eventually disappear.
Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!
Post this in your profile if you remember these days . . . .
or if you smiled at one of these things.