Your True Colors... sung.

It took me months to find out, that my beloved friend Uhyesplease, beta of Your True Colors, is not only the awesomest bestie ever, but also CAN SING! I mean really sing, as in, crazy good!

Believe it or not, this duet was made with just our PC's and eMail. We've never met in person by now. Magic? Yes! It's Uhyesplease starting with the first verse, then I join her for the chorus, and sing the second verse...

I made this little video to it... maybe in order to celebrate Kiddoward's epic cathartic breakthrough in chapter 17. Sorry if it kinda breaks your hearts, but oh.... swoon!

No backpack, just angst...

So. I really planned on writing the darn backpack's story for the Black Ballon Contest, but the rules got in my way... no outtakes of existing fics. So that story will be told in another oneshot, or in one of the YTC chapters. But thanks for all your encouragement. It made my day!

Ok. 

Instead decided to try my first canon. It is called "Angel". Check it out if you like. But be prepared to bleed. No fun!

Thanks to my beloved Uhyesplease who beta'd as if it was for her life, and to the adorable Onepushyfox who jumped in as her beta sidekick to pick the last grains. Follw them and give them some love at The Lemon Sisters!

Now I can turn my attention back to Annie and Kiddo and... Law!

Willow... unplugged

In chapter 10 ("Adrenaline Rush") I quoted a song by Joan

Armatrading, "Willow", one of my all time favourite tunes.

The only thing that bothers me about this song:

I didn't write it - LOL! Anyway..

I promised my friend Uhyesplease

to sing it for her as a Christmas present.

In order to come as close as possible to the idea of being with

her, like maybe sitting at her kitchen table with my guitar...

I sung it right into the computer's built-in mic, totes unplugged.

Well, I guess I could need a little more practice with the guitar.

But she liked it anyway, and allowed me to share it here.

This is how I quoted it in Your True Colors:

Thunder – don't go under the sheets

Lightning – under a tree

In the rain and snow, I'll be your fireside

Come running to me when things get out of hand

Running to me when it's more than you can stand

I said I'm strong, straight, willing

To be a shelter in a storm

Your willow, when the sun is out

“Willow”

Joan Armatrading

To Uhyesplease: Thanks for beta'ing some sense into my

silly little fanfic, and for your friendship which means so

much more to me than I can tell. Heart you!!

(In case anyone's interested in what some of my own music sounds like if it is recorded in a studio - here's an example. There's a few more at my Betti.Music.Twilight blog, if you check the "Listen to some Music (MP3)"-tag in the right sidebar...

I've been officially pimped!!!

Yay!!!  The fabulous Lemon Sisters made "Your True Colors" the star of their infamous, panty-dropping MMMMMMONDAY - how cool is that? I'm bursting with pride... click on the sexy Santaward above to go there and read their lovely review!! And while you're there, dont't forget to click that follow button... it's rewarding, especially if you like good fan fic. Promise!