Hm...what's there to say? I happen to believe the moniker speaks for itself. ; ).

Actually, you may attribute the nom de plume to my friend Christie, all-around righteous bitch and unapologetic ball-buster; she keeps my ego in line, and she badgers me into being less of a lazy asshole. She called me a talentless hack as a joke in 2005 or 2006, when I began writing fanfic, and because I'm a deeply perverse person, I decided it would be the perfect effeffdotnet pseudonym. And so here we are. Hi there friend. How are you? : )

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Interests: Inuyasha, Full Metal Alchemist, Rurouni Kenshin, for now. I have a "secret" love of Bonanza that no one's supposed to know about, and I may indulge it at a later date (you're probably safe, but never say never right?). There's also a yen to write some OG geekery for Star Trek (TOS for now; DS9 is my favorite iteration, and I will fight you if you malign my captain) that may or may not see the light of day, and some Criminal Minds ficcage that will probably see the light of day before the ST stuff does.

Homepage: if you head on over to the ElJay, you can totally find me there (http[backslash]hack001[dot]livejournal[dot]com), and perhaps occasionally be informed of my progress (or lack of the same) on my fanfics.

*UPDATE* There was a long, seven year silence that I recently broke January 29th, 2019. If any of the folks who started with me when I began on here go there, not only is that still active (literally amazing), but I explain that 7 year silence, both there and to some extent here. So if you're wondering where I was, the answers can be found there. *UPDATE*

Personal Info:

• 34 next December

• Currently living in Florida, where I was born & raised, and hoping to GTFO one day before Jesus comes back

• BA in English (Class '08, word) & MA in History (Class '13...also word)

• Journalism teacher & yearbook adviser at a public high school in Miami-Dade County

I'm finally attempting to finish something original with an eye toward publishing, so the plan is to continue to do the fanfic thing to both exercise those writing muscles and have fun. Being an adult is bullshit, so fanfic helps. I'm an unrepentant dirty hippie socialist with Beatnik tendencies. My outlook on people is mostly informed by a Hobbesian perspective of humanity. I'd like to be optimistic, but I think humans are trash and animals should be our overlords, because they can't possibly be worse at this than we are.

I'm pretty honest, so feel free to AMA, but only if you want the truth; lying takes too much work, and I'm too lazy for that bullshit.

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An all-purpose disclaimer, should I neglect to place one in my stuff (and I probably will, absentminded as I am): I own nothing, not even my soul--that was signed over to the College Board during my sophomore year of high school.

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August 30, 2006: In the mood for a good laugh? I direct you to this blog, by a personal favorite of mine, Dave Barry. And yes, that's exactly what it's like before every single hurricane. Which makes me laugh until I remember that I live here. Then I just cry.

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The "saw-in-the-head" shot, as promised in Chapter 38 of Captain Miserable Finds the Greener Grass (just scroll down a tad: it's black and white and basically un-miss-able).

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A Long Over-due Note:

The response to "Pieces" continues to amaze me. Sure, I hoped people would like it, but I was not prepared for how many of you actually would. As of this writing (03.27.06), it is on FOURTEEN favorites lists (and counting; people add it to their lists pretty often), has garnered eight reviews, and is a resident of three C2 communities. And all I can say is, but damn people, you sure know how to make a gal feel as talented as Shakespeare (I realize there are people who are going to take issue with this, but whatever, I'm feeling under the weather at the moment--just go with it). So this is just a note to say: you guys are awesome, and I appreciate all of you who've taken the time to review "Pieces" (and my other junk too, but "Pieces" is the one that surprised me the most); everyone who put it on their Favorites list/ C2s; and everyone who's read it and/or re-read it. You guys are the reason I keep posting stuff, and it means a lot to me that you like my stuff at least as much as I do, if not more (kinda doubt that though). Thanks again guys, and keep letting me know if I'm on the right track. : ).

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"They're More Like Guidelines, Anyways..."

So. Some of what I've written are series or trilogies, and rather than be found all together, they're on their lonesomes. A few are neighbors, but others are separated by a different 'verse or two, and it can get hairy for some folks to find them. So in an effort to make them more easy to keep track of, I give you...Guidelines! Yay for Guidelines! :D

FMA:

"Pieces"

"Home"

"The Pocketwatch"

"Unforgiven"

RK:

"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" Trilogy:

"And I Dream About Somewhere" (Part One)

"A Smoke Will Fill The Air" (Part Two)

"Stranger Things Have Happened" (Part Three)

"The Office" Series:

"White Day" (Part One)

"Secret Santa" (Part Two)

"New Year's" (Part Three)

"Star Festival" (Part Four)

"Misery Loves Company" (Not technically a series, but a kind of helpful guide to the order these particular--and apparently much-beloved--stories might be read in if you want to be all linear and stuff):

All The Small Things

"Love Is Evol"

"Reply Day"

Captain Miserable Finds the Greener Grass

"Rurouni Kenshin Sketches" Series:

"Paradox" (Kenshin & Kaoru)

"Gray" (Sano)

"Blood" (Saitou, by way of Tokio)

"Bushido" (Yahiko)