EveKnight75

The stuff I've published in those by-kids-for-kids collections was under my real name because there was simply no way around it. I convinced them to leave my middle name out because I never use it. My middle name is a dead give-away to my gender, ethnicity, and the religion I was born into. Frankly, I don't want people to judge my writing based on those factors if those factors don't play into the writing. Everything I've done on-line is under EveKnight75. I had briefly changed it to Eve Knight, but that lasted less than a month before I switched back without leaving a trace.

I don't have to deal with mid-term exams. I just got a bunch of papers and the last of them are due next week. On the other hand, I don't get the papers back until after I finish writing my final exam for the course. Makes some sense because my finals are in mid-April, but the tension can kill because no one's ever really sure where they stand when going in. Sure it's only one paper out of 4/5 assignments out of which the lowest grade is discarded, but it's the one that counts for the highest percentage (outside of the final exam), and it's the most recent one. Do you want me to bake you some nice chocolate-chip cookies ZD? They might make you feel better.

My mom says that both of her pregnancies had lasted 10 months instead of the usual 9. Fortunately she doesn't know how to throw a decent punch or kick, she's not that fast, and her aim sucks. Earplugs were sufficient.

You mean you actually recognized a porn star's face? I'm at a loss on how to react.

Sexxx or Something else? It's a fun little quiz I've managed to stumble across when I was bored. You have to guess whether or not someone's having sex judging by their facial expressions.

I always take a quiz more than once just to make sure that a result isn't a fluke. I got the dungeons twice and the desks once. I like the dungeon. More things to work with. What I'm wondering is why we have to take turns. Why can't we just share each other? I like the desks, but there's no way I'd limit myself to McGonagall's. I'd make a list of teachers I want to get back at, teachers I'd want to shag, and teachers I'd want to be, then shag on all of their desks! Come to think of it, the dungeons may have been the appropriate result...

That I'm aware of. Law and writing are two of my strong areas. As far as I know, stating that others are free to do what they wish with their work but not adding "as long as you let me know first" does equate to giving up copyright in legal terms. People who state those things may not always be aware of giving up copyright, but in law wording can mean everything. I'd say that Amy did the right thing by asking anyway, but I'm also saying that it wouldn't have equated to plagiarism even if she hadn't because of that one statement. Oh well. When people who state "have at it" then either change their mind later or find out someone ruined their fic, they usually end up starting a petty flame war. Who needs that?

I'm going through a similar situation. There was this one fic that I loved but I didn't feel that it was thorough enough. The summary claimed "I'm not writing another one so have at it!" Either way, I contacted the author, pointed her towards my work in the same fandom, then got her express permission to write a companion fic and a sequel as well as a beta offer for them so that they'd match the first fic. You have a disclaimer. right? When posting your fic, credit the original drabbles and their author explicitly, no matter where you post it. If you want an extra safety measure, save the e-mails which prove you have permission. When an author states that anyone is free to continue, s/he is not only giving indirect permission to continue the fic, s/he is also giving up the copyrights to the fic. That's enough to avoid a plagiarism charge. If you mention the author and the first fic no matter where you post your related fic, you're innocent of plagiarism because you're crediting the source. The only one who can effectively bring up any charges after that is the author who wrote the drabbles (but that's unlikely), but the e-mails stating permission is enough to dismiss that as well. Really, the only way you could get in trouble is if the person who posted the drabbles plagiarized someone else and the actual author didn't want anyone to write another fic that related to them. Again, you're just going to have to weigh the odds on that matter. I'd say that this last scenario is highly unlikely.

If Snape sent me a Valentine, I'd try to track down the impersonator and torture him/her until I found out the reason for the deception, then help the real Snape fix his reputation as a snarky heartless bastard. Snape? Valentine? Hah! If he truly loved me, he'd set up an anti-celebration.

Study: Male Sweat Turns Women On According to recent studies, when men sweat they emit a specific chemical that arouses women. Or at least it makes them feel better. Of course, the scientists have no idea how it affects homosexuals of either gender because they chose to only test heterosexuals. I'm just a little (OK, very) shocked that it took scientists this long to figure out that humans emit sex pheromones. You'd think it'd be kinda obvious that we emit pheromones. Nearly every animal in existence does - why wouldn't that law of nature apply to us as well? Isn't that one of the reasons we created the concept of perfume/cologne in the first place? On the other hand, I can't say that the smell of sweat turns me on. I tolerate it well, and sometimes there's an attractive reason behind the sweat (came from the gym, works really hard). Still, the smell of male sweat doesn't make me react pleasantly (and I can say this safely because my sense of smell is much sharper than my vision). I dunno - the whole study makes me skeptical for some reason.

You do realize that by spelling "peek" wrong you've given the statement an entirely new meaning that made me burst into laughter, don't you?

I know SJ. That's why I used the past tense. I think she might have read celeb fics about herself back when she was alive. For all you know, one of us might be a celeb, but if we are, obviously we're not gonna tell. I can confidently state that I am not a celebrity. I do have a few famous relatives (but only one of them is known world-wide and that was about 40 years ago), and my own name had been published when I was a kid thanks to the fact that a few of my stories have ended up in those "by kids, for kids" collections. That means that I am most definitely not famous. Does that ease your mind at all?

I'm with DA. If I ever ended up becoming famous and people wrote celeb-fics about me, I'd read them. I'd also comment on them under my public pseudonym. (I do like my real name because it's unique, but I'm not sure if I'd stick to it as an author, musician, or actress). Just to take it a step further, I'd probably write celeb-fics about myself and post them under my public pseudonym. I'd be writing out my own fantasies starring myself, posting them online for the world to see, and no one would be the wiser. Of course, I'd have to be careful about what I save on my hard-drive so that no one finds out . It'd be a measured form of insanity, but a great way to strike a balance between hiding my private life from the media and sharing it with the world at the same time. As for which celebs read about themselves, it's tough to guess. I think that if anyone ever wrote fanfiction about JK Rowling instead of HP, she'd read it. There's this one actress named Ashley Leggat, who stars in a show called Life with Derek, and on her MySpace, she has admitted to reading fanfiction for the show. Apparently, the majority of her fans kept asking about something called "Dasey". They wanted to know if the show planned on creating a romantic relationship between her character (Casey) and her step-brother, Derek. A search on the term led her to FF, she started reading the Dasey fics, and she hasn't given it up because it helps her keep up with the questions she gets. I think that if she ever reaches the point where she's famous enough to warrant celeb-fics, she'd read them and admit it, if only to claim that it's "for research purposes". Now for the celebs who have warranted fics about themselves. I think Paris Hilton might, simply because she strikes me as the type of person who'd love to hear about other people fantasizing about her. I think Anna Nicole Smith might have as well. Who else? I think every celebrity who experiences a slump and feels like a has-been would be tempted to read fiction about themselves in the interim for the sake of remembering the glory days. I think celebrities who go overboard in their attempts to maintain a specific rep would scour the net and attempt to sue everyone who wrote celeb fiction about themselves. Of course, they'd have to read a few to start presenting a case.

I have actually seen that second pic somewhere before, so I wasn't shocked. Come to think of it, I hadn't really reacted the first time around. I just kinda went "meh" and moved on. The first pic didn't really affect me either. Maybe I've become way too desensitized.

Hear, hear! NightScribe has just helped me figure out why I like movie-Lucius but can't feel anything for book-Lucius. It hadn't occurred to me before that the actors breathed life into the characters in a way the books lacked. The qualities Isaacs breathed into Lucius were just more apparent to me when he played Captain Hook, which is why I was more interested in him as Hook. Fred and George - all that's true but they just don't float my boat. They're too wholesome for my taste despite the mischief factor. Now, if I managed to create evil but equally loyal versions of them who were willing to double-team anyone and perform with each other ...

I'm not obsessed with Rickman anywhere near the point the fan-club here is, but he's got his appeal factor. To start off, I am not a fan of fanon Snape for sure. If anything, fanon reduces and degrades his character by attempting to change him into something he's not just to make him more palatable to the audience. Damn fanbrats! Don't you get that Snape is appealing just the way he is? These people are the ones who find Rickman hot but don't like book-Snape. If I want to delve deeper and risk being erroneous, I'd say that thanks to the movies they see Snape in a more positive light because the camera has a way of filtering Harry's bias but they can't reconcile the two versions in their head so they try to replace Snape with Rickman in the book and to do that they have to apply Rickman's genial qualities to Snape in a way that doesn't fit right. If a fan manages to keep Snape in character and writes him without tainting it with the bias of a Gryffindor, it's canon and everyone likes him. Not that hard a concept to grasp. That being said, I can't decide between Rickman and book-Snape either. There's an issue in that Rickman is attractive where Snape is supposed to be repulsive. Once you get past that point, it's hard to imagine anyone else playing Snape as effectively as Rickman does. Rickman manages to play Snape to the letter, which is one of the very reasons JK had ever approved him in the first place. Shockingly enough, I have managed to separate the versions of Snape in my head. I don't see Rickman when reading, but I can't relate to Harry despite the fact that he's the protagonist, effectively shielding me from the bias blinds. Rickman just manages to reinforce the objective vision of Snape. So in the end, you can chalk me up as another one who can't decide between Rickman and Snape but knows for sure that fanon is not an option. For me, the problem is that even though I can separate the actor from the character 100%, the two play off each other too well for me to prefer one over another.

I know what you mean about the bullying thing. I was teased for a very long time because I have unusual coloring and I was a bit on the chubby side. Things started coming together at 17. The pounds started coming off at the waist and I happen to have a large chest. The very boys who had teased me throughout high school started catcalling at me. I took pleasure in being frigid toward them. Once I started university, things really started to take a brighter turn. I had a relatively good figure, and my coloring put me in the "exotic" category. There's also a huge difference in that being intelligent is considered attractive in university if not in high school. I still have self-esteem issues when it comes to looks, but I have friends who remind me of my good qualities and having the few straight guys on campus check me out is a nice boost. In the end, the people who care about you make the difference, and what they say is what truly matters. Screw the bullies because you'll get the last laugh. Now to get back on topic: Lupus never actively joined in teasing Snape or Peter. I think I'd forgive him for not stopping it. If you think about it, Lupus didn't exactly trust James or Sirius for a long time. If he had, he wouldn't have hid his werewolf status from them for as long as he did. I think that on some level he understood that he'd end up on the receiving end of their taunts if they did find out, and chose to avoid incurring their wrath. The guys didn't find out until later, and by then they didn't tease because they had finally grown up a little. Some friendship that turned out to be. It took a war to cement it. On that same note, Peter is one of the reasons I admire Neville all the more. Considering the way Peter's "friends" had treated him, is it any wonder he joined the Death Eaters, killed James, then blamed Sirius? I can't say that I blame him - he deserved to get that revenge. Although I can't say whether Lily had deserved it. If Neville had gone down the same path as Peter and ended up worshipping Harry and deluded himself into thinking that they could be close friends, he would have ended up with extra baggage that he really doesn't need. On the other hand, if he managed to continue developing his skills at the same rate regardless, he could have also ended up like Snape. I've just managed to compare Neville to both a Slytherin and one of Voldemort's higher lackeys in a reasonable manner - I'm not sure how I did that. Speaking of which, that right there is another reason I don't like Harry that much. At first, I was OK with him because he was humble despite being a Stu. As time went on, he became cocky (He hasn't displayed much ability outside of dumb luck and what Tom ended up passing to him), and started to come off as a jerk. His fame and luck are getting to his head, making him more of a Stu. The hero complex is not attractive. I get that his life sucks big time thanks to a stupid prophecy. He's got a right to angst about it. I get that he's under a lot of pressure and that being a teenager is hard. But for the love of Merlin, he needs to get over himself! Others have to suffer just as badly as he does if not worse. The world isn't black-and-white just because Harry thinks so (honestly, I'm even more appalled that Sirius holds the black-and-white view). You'd think that he'd have a little more common sense because of the danger fraught in his life. But nooo.... A villain not being able to love is not a new concept. I've seen it done hundreds of times before. As for seduction - he was a confirmed hottie in school and power is seduction. Bella and Narcissa are both Blacks, so that's part of why they serve him. Sirius is actually an exception to the family rule, which is why he was struck off the tree. I'll talk more about them in my post about female characters because I find them both intriguing. RANT AND CHARACTER BASHING AHEAD! When comparing the Dark Lord to Harry, Voldemort and Tom become two separate entities to me. Tom Riddle is the other side of the coin. The similarities between him and Harry are deliberately uncanny. They start off the same way, then diverge because Harry's just plain luckier than Tom. Harry ends up on Dumbledore's good side and in the "popular" house. His reputation precedes him, allowing him to get the best of the wizarding world experience. He doesn't really have to make an effort at anything. Tom's never had good fortune in his life. He starts out in an orphanage during the Oliver Twist era. He can't get along in the muggle world because he's poor, he's jeered, and he lacks the means to get a decent education. Then he enters the wizarding world, starting out just as hopeful as Harry. The whole thing starts out as a means to escape the horrors inflicted upon them in the muggle world for both of them. Only, Tom starts off on the other foot. He ends up in Slytherin and he doesn't debate it. (Harry's special - he gets to argue the hat and win ). Because the headmaster's a Gryffindor and the majority of the staff have issues with Slytherin, he's screwed. Because he's forced to admit that he's not a pureblood, his own house hates him and he's even more screwed. But that's OK. You know why? Because he's tough and he's smart and he's willing to do whatever it takes to make it. He's dealt with jeering peers and hateful teachers before and he'll do it again. He finally has the means to get a good education to sate his hunger for knowledge and power and damned if he's not going to take advantage of it. He used his brains to their full extent and worked hard at everything he did to get where he is. What Tom and Harry have in common is their Muggle histories, their determination to win, and an unwillingness to admit to any emotion that weakens themselves or their agendas. They're also both self-centered in their own way. Tom's self-centeredness arose out of a sense of self-preservation, but Harry can't quite lay the same claim in the same way. Harry does need to watch his back, but he's got an army backing him as well. Tom had no one, to the point where he'd have to watch his own back in his sleep because he didn't have a "roomie Ron" or a "ward tied with blood" to protect him. Voldemort is the result of Tom going over the edge. Tom was someone you could sympathize with, but not Voldemort. Voldemort is too cold to even feel hate unless he's dealing with "Boy Wonder". It's no longer about self-preservation or proving that he could be somebody. It was about taking the ultimate step, getting revenge on everyone that had ever stood in his way. The muggles offered him nothing and beat him down, so now he'll eliminate them. The purebloods were just as bad, but at least he got something out of them. I'd say Voldemort despises his house but respects his ancestor (Salazar might have been the only one to have remotely cared about him). So what does he do? He honors the wishes of Salazar by using the mates of his former house as lackeys. The descendants of those who looked down on him now worship him. In the grand scheme of things, he gets revenge on absolutely everyone in one form or another. In terms of the great Harry Potter, Tom Riddle is an effective foil but Voldemort is simply the cheesy bad guy. Tom Riddle is the unlucky Harry Potter, but Voldemort is the one who ruined Harry's life for no reason, and keeps trying to kill him simply because he finds Harry annoying. Once you take Harry out of the equation, Tom/Voldemort is a complex character who could stand on his own, but the protagonist prevents the audience from experiencing the full impact of the antagonist. Come to think of it, I have been working on a really long fic about Tom Riddle's life outside of Harry Potter. I have to turn Voldemort into a clearly separate entity, but it'll be worth it if only because I get to reverse the roles of hero and villain without actually bashing Harry yet getting to vent my frustration. I won't post it until it's done and after the final book is out because I'm trying to avoid a rep as one of those ficcers who always starts a fic but never finishes. I know what you mean. There's just something about a bad boy that is undeniably hot. I don't prefer Slytherin as a rule, but in general, I'd pick them over Gryffindor any day. Gryffindor is portrayed as the best house of all which everyone worships, but the overall attitude shows that they're full of themselves, are condescending towards Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, and downright malicious towards Slytherin. They're not that great. Harry's a great representative for the house despite what the hat thinks. Any Gryffindor who can negate that image effectively is in my good graces. (Yet another reason why I like Neville so much). Slytherin may be a group of elitists, but they're honest in that they don't try to portray themselves as something they're not simply to satisfy others unless they have an extremely good and valid reason. They are who they are and if you don't like it, that's your problem. It leads to them being misunderstood and having a reputation for being frigid, but why should that present an issue? Gryffindors are honest, Slytherins are cunning. But if you look beneath the surface, Slytherins are also honest and Gryffindors are also ambitious. They just don't make it obvious for the whole world to see.

I've just come over from the In-a-Box thread and this seems like a good question. Which character brings out the fanboy or fangirl in you? It can be either the book version or the movie version (including the actor). Which character makes you drool or squee? Which character brings out the romantic in you or makes you horny? And to stick with the topic description, which character do you find attractive because s/he appeals to your mind? Obviously, we have an entire cult devoted to Rickman and Snape here. Snape is one of my favorite characters in the series because he's one of the few who's 3-dimensional. Rickman managed to do an amazing job portraying Snape. It's hard to properly communicate all of Snape's complexities, but Rickman does so beautifully, even if he's slightly too attractive for the part. At first, I drooled over Tom Felton for a bit. He was such a cute kid and anyone who sees the appeal in playing the bad guy but is nice in real life can catch my interest. I also like the way Draco is developing in the later books. He's becoming more complex and believable. I'm not attracted to Jason Isaacs physically, but I like his eyes, his personality, and his talent. He loves to play the bad guy, but he also enjoys working with kids and teens and seems like a genuinely nice guy. He's proved this both in HP and Peter Pan. Can't say I see the appeal in Lucius Malfoy. He's a bit too typical as far as bad guys go. I like Remus Lupin. Werewolves aren't one of my favorite mythical creatures, but the quiet strength of Remus' character resonates with me. He manages to expose discrimination in a new light, and he's patient, understanding, and sweet despite the shit he's had to deal with his entire life. The movie version of him also manages to bring out this fun side of him in the classes that I don't really identify with in the books. I don't drool or squee over him, but he never fails to bring out the romantic in me. Because I'm one of the young-uns here, I'll stray towards the younger cast. Daniel Radcliffe never did it for me, but that may change with Equus. I've never really liked Harry's character that much because he's a bit too Stu-ish for my tastes. I drooled over Rupert Grint in the second movie. He really filled out nicely, his eyes are the loveliest shade of blue, and that deep bass did me in. I like his sense of loyalty and humor. Ron Weasley can be infuriating at times, but I can easily see why someone like Hermione would be attracted to him. I've always liked Voldemort's character. But then again, I like bad guys. He's just as clichéd as Harry, but he's intelligent and worked hard to earn every bit of his power and he has good reason to hate the world. Teen Voldemort in the movie only made it worse in both a good and bad way. (Good in that he's hot enough to cement my attraction, bad in that he spawns too much badfic due to his looks). Neville Longbottom has been one of my favorite characters from the start and will likely remain so. He starts out as this bumbly, awkward, chubby kid. Slowly, his appealing qualities start to show. He's proven that he knows the true meaning of friendship. He keeps growing braver and more skilled, but it takes a lot of practice and self-examination. He does have a haunted past, same as Harry, but he doesn't let it define or control him or call attention to it, which makes all the difference for me. His life sucks but he manages to come out on top and remain sweet, loyal, and honest while maintaining this quiet strength which people don't see easily because he doesn't see it in himself. It would have been so easy to turn him into a major tragic figure, but it doesn't happen. He avoids Stu-dom somehow, not an easy feat. He's got a tragic past and he sees evil everyday. Yet he's still innocent without having this annoying naïveté or hero-complex or combination of both that is so irritatingly present in Harry Potter and Superman. Later, he manages to avoid falling into a pathetic wannabe side-kick or overbearing fan role. Then we have Matthew Lewis, the guy who plays Neville. He starts off looking the part, with the chubbiness and the dopey expression. Then the fourth movie came along. He loses a lot of weight, he's tall, and he has broad shoulders. He's got muscles, but they're not overly defined, so he still doesn't look like a warrior. He also loses the dopey expression but retains an innocent expression. So basically, he appeals to the romantic side of me and he turns me on. He also has a much smaller fanbrat following, so it's easier to avoid badfics (the first steady flow of badfic came after GoF, because I'm not the only one who noticed how good he looked) Judging from the amount I've written about Neville, I can safely conclude that he's my favorite male character in HP, and having him become a strong warrior or kill Bellatrix isn't going to change that for me because I feel that he'll always retain the intrinsic good, the quiet strength, and the ability to not draw the limelight for too long, no matter what. Besides, there'll be actual explainable character development drawn over a sufficient time frame present either way. In another post, I'll go over some of my favorite female characters.

And the link is where? ETA: It's been added now. Well, they've managed to get the female orgasm right, but if that's what male orgasms are like, no wonder there are so many women out there who are willing to give up sex for clothes. Brushing cool silk against your skin is erotic and lasts longer.

I wanna have my cake and eat it too! Well, OK, I may be a virgin and I do have certain periods where I love to buy clothes (especially after cleaning out my closet to donate half of my old clothes), but in general I have a high libido and I hate shopping and being forced to spend hours trying on clothes. So really, I wouldn't give up for clothes once I started getting it. Frankly, I don't see why I can't have both at the same time.

I was starting to pine for GAFF, but this thread has made me feel a lot better with the way it's wandered. Thanks guys!

I haven't had vaginal intercourse with a man, so I'm a virgin in that sense. Of course, very few people actually believe me on that score for some strange reason. I've never been a steady dater and I'm constantly busy. Maybe because it sounds like I know a lot about sex and I'm not afraid to be frank about the subject. I voted "Not to myself". TMI: I usually masturbate at least 3 times a day. Curse my libido!

It can't be the water. I average 20 bottles' worth a day. Can you beat that? You didn't happen to answer "Canada" for anything, did you? I'm aiming to become a lawyer too. Wait a minute... I remember there being certain questions where 2 answers tied for the top choice. I went back and picked the other answers, and this is what I got: I mixed it up again twice with different combinations of my top choices, and I got the following two results: That's funny - my psychologist didn't spot a single symptom of illness. No MPD, no bipolarity, nothing. I only get nasty mood swings during my period but who doesn't? Either my psychologist sucks and there's something wrong with me, or this quiz is faulty.

I've finished my last list already. I can't remember how long ago that was. Irish Tales was a bit of a let-down, but I am so glad that I finally got to read Carmilla. I think it does a much better job exploring the lesbian angle than the more romanticized versions of the vampiric tales about Countess Bathory. At the same time, I don't feel that Mircalla is overly romanticized because she manages to keep this unsettling, gory, and evil air about her. There is one book I would recommend. I've just finished reading The Courtesan by Susan Carroll about two weeks ago. I just couldn't put that book down because I loved it so much, and it has been years since I could truly say that about any book. I'll try to get my hands on the rest of the Dark Queen trilogy. I think the only issue is that it's often categorized as historical fiction. The historical basis is very loose, and anyone who read the book expecting that would be disappointed. It's more of a romance, but not necessarily Harlequin-esque despite the number of sex scenes. The main character's a courtesan - what do you expect? What I loved about it is that all of the characters are strong and realistic (my only issue is that they all prescribe to the view that rape is the fault of the perpetrator rather than the victim despite the fact that it's the 1500s), and though the settings aren't historically accurate, they're believable. An all-around good read. I probably won't get much reading in until official Reading Week. Thankfully, it's coming up later this month, and I've been told that the profs avoid giving out assignments during that time. On the other hand, I have to help organize a Hispanic book fair and there's a French book fair going on as well. We're allowed to read whilemanning the tables, so I can read books written in Spanish while working my shifts, and I'm one of the people advertising the French fair, so I get to read the books without buying them whenever I visit. The rest of the time I can kick back with a book in English. An all-around promising Reading Week.

When it comes to my fandoms, I do have certain biases towards certain characters. There are characters I like, characters I dislike, and characters towards which I am neutral. But in the end, I don't think I have an issue with holding a character sacred. Well, not yet. I'd probably be more inclined to bash a character, but I monitor that inclination. For me, it's important to keep someone in character no matter what. I try my best not to let my own feelings for a character seep through to the point that my biases affect my readers. Obviously, it's not possible for me to write a character and not have any of my emotions affect it. So far, nothing has ever prevented me from harming or killing a character no matter how much I favor him/her, whether in fanfiction or originals. Come to think of it, the first time I harmed a favorite character, I was 8 years old. It felt odd but it didn't hurt. If anything, I second-guess harming a character I don't like, because I have to question whether I was fair about it. If it turns out that it was necessary to the storyline and doesn't seem out of place or uncalled for, I can relax and continue writing. By the same token, I'm careful about having luck favor the characters I like. It's allowed to happen, but if it's too often, highly unbelievable, or at the expense of a character I don't like, then I have to re-examine things. Despite all that, I don't make it a rule to hurt the characters I love and have nice things happen to the characters I hate. That would require me having a guilt complex about my characters, and I don't. I just try my best not to let my personal preferences get in the way. That which is necessary must be done and I won't have qualms about it. It's cold but it also means I can write more effectively.