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    Saturday, November 7th, 2009
    raaven
         		2:07a
    From Twitter 11-06-2009


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    Friday, November 6th, 2009
    florahart
         		10:48p
    Star Trek Big Bang Fic: Diamonds, a Club, and a Couple of Hearts
    Title: Diamonds, a Club, and a Couple of Hearts
    Author: Flora ([info]florahart)
    Artist/Mixer: [info]elanorofcastile
    Beta(s): Several people have read bits and parts; [info]lauriegilbert has been the most involved culler of commas and shortener of sentences (half of which I defied her about anyway).
    Series: Reboot/ST XI
    Characters/Pairings: primary pairing is Kirk/McCoy; however, there is a Kirk/Gaila scene and Spock/Uhura and Pike/Number One are referenced.
    Rating: NC17
    Warnings: mostly just smut (het and slash), AU.
    Word Count: ~23,500
    Summary: Jim Kirk is a hotshot new shortstop in the Constitution League. His team is young, but they have a lot of potential, and oh by the way, the team doctor? Is hot.
    Notes: Written for [info]startrekbigbang. Baseball AU in which all the characters are human, and the setting is some nonspecific time between now and 2258. Lots of nods to various baseball movies mashed up with lots of moments from/rearrangements of ST XI. Lots of other nods to things from the Trek canon (of any timeframe/reality) and para-canon, such as character names and backgrounds. Concept is [info]inell's fault.
    Art: here
    Fanmix: here
    Saturday, November 7th, 2009
    faynia
         		12:35a
    Every Weeping Cock Has Its Day
    MY POST IS NSFW.

    But first, a Word Count update! \o/





    And now, because you've all been indulging me lately, a tasty snippet.


    "Malfoy…Draco? Your cock it's…" Harry smirked, swiping his thumb over the wet head. Malfoy's hips jerked beneath him. "It's crying. It's crying tears of sperm."

    A pillow smacked him in the face, and Harry fell over laughing.

    "I abhor you, Potter," Malfoy grunted into the mattress.

    Harry only laughed harder.


    Now, to cut this or not to cut this. That is the question.
    Friday, November 6th, 2009
    raaven
         		11:01p
    Today's Tweets

    15:39 My new favorite label? Vaginal-Americans. HA! Shakesville, and the writers & commenters therein, totally rule. is.gd/4P64R #

    16:21 delicious: Shakesville: Feminism 101: bit.ly/280ZNE #

    Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
    celandineb
         		8:51p
    Brain dead, and CSA
    Okay, I'm in not too bad of shape with this assignment, I guess, unless I've woefully misinterpreted what it's supposed to do. The instructions were... terse. But my brain is seriously shutting down, so I'm going to quit working on it for tonight and come back in the morning.

    CSA this week included: daikon, red radishes, turnips, a few little carrots, garlic, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, arugula, turnip greens (in addition to those on the turnips), dandelion greens, and purple beans. [Still around from previous weeks: cherry tomatoes, radishes, daikon, turnips, acorn squash, butternut squash, beets.] Turnip puree again, probably; cook some of the red radishes for SO; plain steamed beans; lettuce salad. I might turn the other greens into a tart (don't have that recipe online yet). I also have a recipe for shrimp with cherry tomatoes and feta (also not online) and have a pound of frozen shrimp, so maybe that (using last week's tomatoes, which are now about ripe).

    Other than that... Taught classes. Got prep done for Monday for both classes. Had a meeting. Dealt with work email. Dictated about 800 words each on two different fics; one for a fest, the other DD. Played some with Juno.

    Now waiting for SO to get home. He'd indicated he was going to try to get home early tonight, but that didn't happen; he decided he really needed to work out since he hadn't all week. Okay, fair enough, and I worked on the assignment meantime. But if he doesn't get back soon, we probably can't have our Friday night date since restaurants around here close pretty dang early even on weekends. So we'll see. There are some leftovers if we end up not doing anything tonight.

    Current Mood: exhausted
    faynia
         		8:46p
    Happy, Smiley Poems
    My toes are partially numb but I am in a ridiculously happy mood. Why? I went to see Poe Evermore at the PA Ren. Faire tonight.

    I spent a half an hour silently shipping Irving/Longfellow. Longfellow blew a cork into Irving's ear. Mary Shelly had a mental fit. And Poe cracked jokes about his own stories, and gave us the run down of Pit and the Pendulum and The Fall of the House of Usher in under a minute.

    He also insisted The Stylus would only involve happy, smiley poems.

    Yeah. Yeah, it just was that kind of show.
    the_minx_17
         		7:34p
    Oh, Minxie...
    ...you know better than to go snooping around prompt communities.

    *headdesk*
    snapenews
    [ bethbethbeth ]
         		5:55p
    Issue #779: Thursday/Friday, November 5/6, 2009
    Hello, and welcome to the latest issue of [info]snapenews. Thank you all for your continuing support and useful links! Feel free to comment (either below or at snapenews@gmail.com) and let us know how we're doing!

    COMMUNITIES

  • [info]snupin_santa is looking for a pinch hitter. For more info, click here

    CHALLENGES/CONTESTS

  • This week's challenge on [info]snupin100 is The Games We Play.
  • This week's challenge on [info]snarry100 is Methods of Communication.
  • This week's challenge on [info]quiz_sshg is Save our Snape
  • Sign-ups for [info]wizard_love (the het art and fic exchange) remain open for five more days. For more info, click here.

    REC LISTS/ARCHIVE UPDATES

  • The [info]hgss_digest has been updated here.

    DISCLAIMERS: The warnings listed here are those given by the artist/author/poet. Please pay attention to all ratings and warnings when following links.

    We aim to bring you the latest Snape-centric items in the fandom but some might slip through the net! You can help to ensure this doesn't happen by sending us links via email to snapenews@gmail.com. There are submission guidelines in the [info]snapenews user profile, but for the 'Today in' sections we just require the basic title/creator/rating/warnings/link info.
    • the_minx_17
         		4:28p
    [info]qafmaniac is made of awesome!
    Seriously. *points to header*

    Her delicious header and tweaked coding to make it work properly.

    *smooches [info]qafmaniac*
    snakeling
         		9:46p
    News of me

    I've got internet! I'd like to thank my new ISP SFR, who managed to give me internet access a whole 10 days before the estimated day, yay!

    My new address is available in friends- or access-locked posts on DW, IJ, and LJ. If you want to send me a card and can't see any of these posts, let me know. Speaking of cards, have you signed up for your Holiday Card?

    This entry was originally posted at http://snakeling.dreamwidth.org/156823.html [comment count unavailable comments]. You can reply there using OpenID.

    stele3
         		11:23a
    Save the Bunnies!
    sunsetmog has declared Bandom Appreciation Day, airgiodslv has declared WIP Amnesty (with one of the most chilling stories I've read in a while), so I'm gonna get in on the act by declaring this my own personal Save the Bunnies Day.

    For today and today only, I am willing to write a drabble, a snippet, or a page from one of the many bunnies I have thrown at you guys over the years. I can't make any promises about length - I might only get out a 100 words or I might take off and write the full story.

    I've tried to keep track of all my many bandom bunnies through Delicious, but there are also some unsaved ones under my "bunny" tag on IJ. If I've talked about a bunny with you over email, those are fair game too (as long as you don't mind me referencing personal email correspondence). And, well, there's always the Black Parade AU, but I think the less said about that the better.

    So CHOOSE. But CHOOSE WISELY. >>>:)
    justhuman
         		2:28p
    New Year Thoughts
    For those of you confused by the subject line, the Celtic Pagan New
    Year, Samhain, just occurred on Oct 31 :-)

    I mentioned briefly in another post that the celebrations I attended
    were lovely - a good gathering of people to renew our friendships and
    enrich our spirits. Friends Misal and the Pyrate wrote a great ritual
    for Samhain, with interesting food for thought that I felt was
    especially thinky for the writers out there; especially considering
    the time of year it is for us. With NaNo and all the variations
    inspired by NaNo and with Yuletide and the other holiday fic exchanges
    looming, this is in a way, the New Years for fan writers.

    The metaphor they used was seed planting:

    There were seeds you planted that flourished and produced a good crop
    --Was that because you were diligent and found the right seed,
    watered, weeded and checked with your local extension service for
    advice on pests and diseases? (Or in our terms, researched your source
    material, kept up with your word counts, ruthlessly edited and took
    the advice of your betas.)

    or
    --Was it because you picked something easy to grow that would come up
    whether you watched it or not? (or in our terms, did you dash off a
    flash fic or a PWP that were bound to be crowd pleasers.)

    There were seeds that were planed and failed.
    --Was it because you chose something challenging and lost interest?
    --Was it through no fault of your own and the elements (or real life)
    worked against you?

    There were seeds that you did not plant at all
    --Did you think that there were already too many things to do?

    It doesn't matter all what the answers are, because another year has
    past and the harvest is in. No way to improve the word counts for this
    year. All that's left is to think of what you want the coming year to
    be like.

    Namaste!
    --
    faynia
         		12:35p
    R.A.D and Tom Riddle
    I don't often think meta thoughts on HP, but when I do they tend to not leave me alone until I share them. Funnily enough, this thought dawned on me as I was showering today. I'm also just as certain someone else thought of this long before I even knew what it was, but Tom Riddle has classic R.A.D. And it has flipped my view of him as a character upside down.

    For those who don't know, R.A.D is Reactive Attachment Disorder and it is a diagnosable syndrome. R.A.D is often mistaken for ADHD or even ODD, but it differs in the fact that its onset is during infancy to year two. R.A.D is caused by a number of different things including lack of affection, touch, eye contact during infancy.

    Is it hard to imagine that in a run down orphanage Tom was not held enough as a baby, or even touched enough. Remember all those incidents that Mrs. Cole said were strange and how no one wanted to really be near him?

    Here is just a small list of noticeable traits children with R.A.D have:
    1. Weak Crying
    2. Extreme resistance to cuddling
    3. No reciprocal smiles
    4. Superficially engaging or charming
    5. A strong need for control
    6. Indiscriminately affectionate
    7. Destruction of self, other people, or objects
    8. Cruel to animals, friends, or siblings
    9. Poor peer relations
    10. Demanding
    11. Steals and lies
    12. No conscience
    13. Poor impulse control
    14. Preoccupation with blood, gore, other nasty things
    15. Abnormal speech


    As I said, I'm sure plenty of people have already thought of this, but it was pretty illuminating to me.

    Thoughts?
    the_con_cept
         		9:32a
    It Sucks to be Severus Snape (Part 11)
    Title: It Sucks to be Severus Snape, Part 11
    Rating: PG-13
    Disclaimer: Belongs to J.K. Rowling.
    Warnings/Enticements: *EWE, WIP.*
    Betas: Unbeta'd from here on out, 'cause I'd rather post than edit while I have momentum. I'm open to making edits though, and if anyone can keep up with me (ever day, sort of thing) I'm up for it.
    Summary: Crazy initiations, people out to kill them, and really biting sarcasm--it's just another day in the life for Snape and Harry.

    Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11
    ( Read more... )
    faynia
         		11:57a
    Because I told [info]eeyore9990 two days ago? yesterday? that I'd spam the heck out of my flist with word count updates, you all get to be subjected to a lovely screencap of my comp screen as visual proof!

    *mad cackling*

    I've changed my mind about updating every 100 words. Instead, you're getting this every 1000 words. Since I was still at 6000 words yesterday, I haven't had the opportunity to update until now.

    Behold!

    ( WILL YOU LOOK AT THIS? )
    ptyx
         		1:56p
    Les Misérables 5 (Final Post)
    ( Cut for spoilers! )

    Current Mood: contemplative
    the_minx_17
         		9:48a
    So... about yesterday.
    As some of you know, yesterday included a trip to the vampires and some of the usual testing. So, yeah, that tires me out anyway. But then, one of my closest friends called upset and in tears.

    Let me say, cancer sucks.

    Five years ago, she had to have a hysterectomy because of cancer. This past summer she finally hit her 5-year clear mark. Then yesterday she found out she has breast cancer.

    Talk about a slap in the face. *sighs*

    So, anyway. My mood still sucks. I can hold onto pissiness like nobody else. But, for Michi, I'm trying to let it go and be upbeat and what have you. We'll see how that works out.

    Thanks for the emails. I didn't respond to them all, as some of you told me not to and for once I listened. But they did mean a lot. So, yeah, thanks for that.
    celandineb
         		7:53a
    Happy birthday!

    Many happy returns, [info]highlyeccentric!

    the_minx_17
         		8:44a
    QAF Fall Contest Master List
    The master list for [info]qaf_scavenger's Fall Contest is up. Lots of icons, headers, vids, and fic... even a few from me. ;)

    Go read, look, watch and leave everyone some love!
    the_minx_17
         		8:31a
    FIC: One More Dance ~ Brian/Justin ~ G
    The master list is up for the QAF Challenges weather/vacation challenge. So, yeah, I can claim my ficlet. *g*

    Title: One More Dance
    Written By: [info]the_minx_17
    Timeline: Early S2
    Rating: G
    Author's Notes: Thanks to [info]leela_cat for the beta. Boys and all their baggage belong to Queer as Folk and are the property of Russell T. Davies, CowLip Productions, Tony Jonas Productions, Showtime Networks Inc. and others. No copyright infringement is intended. Written for the QAF Challenges weather/vacation challenge.

    ( Whoever said sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain… )


    Can real life please sit down and shut up so I can go and read the other posts. *headdesk*
    gueneiriol
         		7:58a
    Happy Birthday Sesame Street!!!
    Sesame Street turns 40 today!! WOOHOO!!!



    Current Mood: amused
    hpstrangelove
         		5:51a
    How to view another journal with my layout
    I'm terrible about posting here, but I'm trying to get better.

    I have a techie question though about Insane Journal.

    On LiveJournal, I can click a setting to view other journals in my layout.

    Does anyone know how I can do that here on InsaneJournal?  I'm having trouble reading a comm journal because of the colors.
    raaven
         		2:08a
    From Twitter 11-05-2009


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    Thursday, November 5th, 2009
    stele3
         		10:07p
    Guys, can you send some prayers or good vibes or whatever the fuck my way? One of my childhood friends, who I've known since age 3, might have been at Fort Hood.

    She's a nurse and I know she was heading down to Texas sometime soon to re-deploy - which means she might very well have been in the readiness center where the shooting took place.

    I called her parents but they weren't answering their phone. I've emailed her sister, also a soldier. Haven't heard back yet.
    eeyore9990
         		10:27p
    Speaking of voting...
    I am utterly disappointed in all of you. Well. All but thirteen of you!

    Thirteen is a good number, but fifteen beats it. Why is that significant? Because fifteen of you voted to allow [info]lilyseyes to beat me in my utterly fair and balanced poll.

    But fear not, my brave thirteen! [info]leela_cat wrote us a fic ANYWAY! Because we are obviously awesome. *nod nod*

    Deathfic! Yay!!!

    Go forth, ye fabulous ones, and read There Had Been a Plan.
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