I'm Ba-ack

Yes, I have returned. Safe, sound, relaxed and ready for almost anything (except not being able to proverbially see my desk for the ammount of work - which sucks).

Will do a vacation round up later, along with news of how well (or not) I'm doing with NaNo and the acquisition of two new plot bunnies.

For now, though, here's the quote of the vacation:
Me: I think he was in Mad Max
Vanessa: Not all Australian actors were in Mad Max - Mel Gibson wasn't.
Me: Uh, Mel Gibson *WAS* Mad Max.

Soooo...that Vacation Thing And Other Stuff

So. I'm no longer at work (and pretending I'm reading a brochure for holidays in Southern Africa - don't ask), here's that vacation thing I promised (or threatened - one of the two).

( A Really German Adventure )

So that was my vacation. Much fun and much learning :)

And, of course, I couldn't go anywhere without picking up a couple of plot bunnies. While we were walking Xanten's Roman remains, 'Nessa innocently remarked that it might be fun to see what the PRTF rangers made of Roman times and vice versa. Before either of us knew it, I had a plot bunny that featured Wes going back to Roman times looking for Eric who'd landed himself in a bit of a mess: He was a Gladiator and one they called Spartacus...

And then there's the bunny that I got while watching Revenge of the Sith for a MAAAAAAJOR SW AU, in which Anakin doesn't fall, but someone else does and Padme dies in childbirth, leaving Anakin to bring up their child (or children - I haven't decided whether I'm going to take that bit AU or leave it as twins). It was a sufficiently big bunny that I had to write down a conversation that immediately presented itself between Anakin and Yoda there and then. Though I'm not planning on doing MUCH with this one until after NaNo - for obivous reasons!