After much swearing and hairpulling: My Masterlist of fic and art is finally up to date again :D

MASTERLIST

Or in my case, working on the weekend. We didn't have our usual Friday "date" tonight, i.e. going out for dinner, partly b/c we both have work to do tonight, partly b/c we had to eat out so much last weekend while traveling.

I graded quizzes and reading responses and wrote up the last paper assignment for one class this afternoon; also finished/submitted an LIS assignment, and spent 1+ hour in the library looking up stuff for the other one (due tomorrow). Dictated some drabbles and posted one (link at end).

Juno was not good tonight; our neighbor-across-the-street J. was over talking with SO and brought his dog Luna, and the two dogs were playing pretty well in the back yard. I fed Juno when it was her dinner time, and then gave each dog a biscuit. Juno ate hers immediately, and when Luna didn't and dropped it in some leaves, Juno went after Luna's and there was a brief brawl. SO and J. managed to separate them quickly, but clearly they cannot both be given food in proximity, or else there will have to be very close supervision.

Okay, I have to work on this assignment. It's not conceptually difficult or anything, but substantial. Sigh. Not due till midnight tomorrow, but it would be good to get most of the content worked out tonight and then all the formatting etc. tomorrow - it has to be presented as both a paper flyer and a web page/site.

Have I said lately how glad I will be when this semester is over? All right, here's the drabble:

• Luck [Kirk/McCoy, general]: Kirk's in sick bay, again. Here at LJ.

So I have a completely silly question that is probably hypothetical for most of you since you're married. Say you went out to lunch with co-worker and sat at a table next to two men, like I did today. One of these men has an honest-to-god mullet like I haven't seen since high school. Seriously, all you have to do is type 'John Stamos mullet' into google images and 5/6 returns were the same pic.

Now this man wasn't bad looking; I'm 5'7" and he was several inches taller than me, medium to thick build, and a nice, average face. Except for the hair. He's polite and seems nice and doesn't give off any creepy vibes at all. I've seen him in the restaurant before - of course the last time was the week of Halloween and I honestly thought he was in costume. Apparently not.

Now. What would you do if said man asked you out? My co-worker and I had the best conversation about this and I'm curious what others would say.

Poll #4611 Mullet Man
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Would you say yes?

I report a happy accident of the kind the Muse she loves to arrange: I searched the Thesaurus for a better word than 'unique' for Ms. Odo, and it gave me 'curious' with this string of possible synonyms. I loved them all.

Thank you for all your wit and wisdom, blessings on you and your family for joy and abundance!

Title: Bloodlust
Author: eeyore9990
Characters: Bellatrix/Rabastan, Bellatrix/Rodolphus, Bellatrix/Frank, Alice
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Torture, Non-con
Themes/kinks chosen: symphorophilia: arousal by watching or causing destruction and/or death
Word Count: 1015
Summary: There was something so very powerful about holding another life in the palm of her hand, dangling it from the tip of her wand.
Author's notes: Not my usual fare, but it was a hell of a lot of fun to write this. :D Thanks to kathrynthegreat for looking this over and letting me know it didn't suck donkey balls. Heh.

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Title: Big Difference
Author: alisanne
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Challenge: Written for snupin100's prompt #235: The Pensieve
Characters: Remus/Severus
Beta: sevfan
Authors Notes: A continuation of fluff week. ;)
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Big Difference )

I only have two more holiday fest stories to write, and the only thing that's keeping me from diving into writing my Yuletide story is the fact that it would look pretty bad for the mod of Snupin Santa to be a slack-ass on her own fest. It isn't that I don't like my Snupin Santa story or that I'm not inspired. I am! But somehow, the Yuletide idea has grabbed me by the proverbial throat, to the point that I've had to open a google doc and jot down some lines and ideas so I don't forget them.

The one bad thing about writing for fests is that I can't ramble about the writing process for the stories, because they're anonymous, and by the time the reveal is up and I can talk about them, I've forgotten what I wanted to say. I suppose I could write notes in google docs and post them once reveals are up, though.

I haven't worked on my Snupin Santa story in longer than I'd like, but last night, I re-read what I've got so far to refresh my memory and get the creative juices flowing again. Looking at it with a fresh eye, I really am pleased with the idea, and I'm excited about getting back to work on it. I hope I can sneak in some writing this weekend, but I'm determined to finish the papers from my 10:00 class before I reward myself with fun writing. Or with Warcraft, because OMG I'm going into withdrawal from not having time to play at all this week, and the Pilgrim's Bounty holiday is supposed to start on Sunday.

I'm feeling better today, like I'm regaining some of my equilibrium, which I attribute in part to it being Friday and having all next week off and in part to the Starbucks peppermint mocha I had this morning. Coffee, chocolate, and peppermint: perfection in a cup.

This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/515583.html. It's cross-posted to LJ and IJ, and comments are enabled at all three journals.

Here are a few thoughts about Project Runway tonight:

Whoever made up Heidi in that pink must be shot. Also, she looked like she had eye work done. But I hope not.

The wrong person won.

There was a costume-heavy line. Rosy was right when she said in chat that the hats made the models look like penises.

Tim Gunn spazzing out was adorable.

I wasn't so pissed off that I won't tune in come January, but it's a close thing.

*****
Good friend had a birthday today. We managed a small gift and short visit, and I'm glad because this friend isn't celebrated enough.

That's all I have for now. Maybe I better keep this up in December, just to get to all the topics I'm not hitting on yet.

love, lore

P.S. See the Bones icon? It needs help, but I'm not sure what....

You've been a fixture around the fandom for ages, and the place would feel terribly empty without you here. You have so much enthusiasm for fandom and put so much into it, from writing to reading to reccing to running fests. It's really fantastic and inspiring to see.

Of course, I love seeing your posts whether they're fandom-centric or not. They're always interesting, and I'm impressed by what an intelligent, diverse, and involved person you are. In addition to all of that, you're nice, friendly, caring, and approachable. You're one of the people who helps to make fandom feel like a community to me, and I appreciate that more than you can imagine. Thanks for everything!

Happy Birthday!!!

If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.

Also, OMG, two-thirds of the way through the month! I can't believe I've lasted this long...

Title: Perfect Evening
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Summary: Severus learns to deal with distractions.
Word Count: 100
Genre: Romance
Warnings: None that I am aware of.
A/N: Written for sweetmelodykiss, who successfully guessed which fall_fantasia fic was mine. Her prompt: Starry night
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Perfect Evening )

Title: Reversal of Fortune
Author: unbroken_halo
Pairing: Severus/Bill, others
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 1,251
Summary: Severus and Bill make an agreement.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and company belong to JKR Rowling. This piece of fiction was written for entertainment purposes only and makes no monetary gain for the author.
Highlight for Warnings: * BDSM, Doms playing together, blowjob, wall!sex*
AN: For irana! Ask and ye shall receive, love. *smoochies* I hope you had a fantastic birthday! Much thanks to eeyore9990 for the beta and the slash chat darlings for their help. Directly follows Wheel Of Fortune, so if you haven't read that you might be a little lost.

( Happy Birthday, darling! )

Christ in a crock pot, Cel, I wish I were half as together as you. It seems like you spend nearly every waking hour being productive in some way, and damn, I admire and envy that. You're one of the most motivated and down-to-earth people I know, and clearly a force to be reckoned with. You're also one of the most bold. You rarely hold back from stating your position on subjects in the most direct terms, and while I might not always agree with what you have to say (although I probably do at least 80% of the time), I appreciate your courage and honesty. You seem to have the same sort of confidence in your writing. You're probably the least likely person on my f-list to wibble about whether a fic is up to par. The confidence is entirely appropriate, though. You're a talented writer who write some of the most entertaining and captivating fics I've read.

Beyond all of those things, though -- or perhaps in spite of them -- you're genuinely nice, friendly, and a lovely person to be around. It's unfortunate that's I've been a little out-of-it and brainless on the occasions I've been able to see you. I hope I have another opportunity to prove I'm not always floating around in outer orbit. ;)

If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.

I finished editing and submitted two fest fics today. Which leaves yuletide and 3fan_holidays yet to go, for which I don't have bunnies quite yet (and am still reviewing source material for Yuletide anyhow). So I'm in good shape there, yay! Have some drabbles to work on in the meantime so my commute will be sufficiently occupied.

Did do some LIS work, some reading and beginning on an assignment, but will need to finish that up after dinner and turn it in. The other assignment I'll be working on tomorrow and Saturday, oh yeah. That's a big one - creating a pathfinder aka finding guide, in both paper and online versions. My other task this weekend, Sunday, will be to finalize my resume (and send it to my various recommenders) and see if either of the jobs I was looking at is still open, and write letters if so.

Took Juno to the dog park and also picked up some beer for SO, as he'd been out for a week. It was warm enough that I had the back door propped open this afternoon, and our neighbor dog Scruffy (Juno's best bud/playmate) escaped his own yard twice and came visiting, once even coming upstairs with Juno. I returned him and I think they've located the escape point and fixed it now.

I have salmon casserole in the oven for dinner and it smells yummy already. SO should be home soon...

Title: Probed
Author: alisanne
Rating: R
Word count: 100
Characters/pairings: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Challenge: Written for dracoharry100's prompt #140: Pulsating
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
Beta: sevfan
Authors Notes: Silliness, just like the prompt. :P

( Probed )

Once I finally had my snapelyholidays fic submitted, I turned to helping ragdoll sort out assignments for wizard_love. WOW, that was quite a task. Nearly everyone requested a range of pairings, so it wasn't really a matter of matching the Snermione people together or the Luna people together; we had to look for specific pairings in common and make sure the types and degree of kinkiness were a good fit and and and. Yeah, it took a while.

We got all 67 assignments sent out yesterday evening and on time, though. Of those, 43 have already reported back to let us know they've been received. So far everyone sounds happy (some of them very, very happy) with their assignments, which is awesome. One person felt that they didn't get a good match, but we did some juggling and fixed that problem right away. So all is well on that front.

In other news, we've started getting a few things in for daily_deviant's Kinky Kristmas, and OMG! December on the comm is going to be awesome. I know there will be tons of holiday fests happening, but you all really want to watch Kinky Kristmas. Trust me.

I'm so looking forward to the holiday fests this year!! …Is it too early to switch to my holiday default icon..?

Title: In the Family
Author: alisanne
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: G
Challenge: Written for snape100's prompt #308: The other family
Word Count: 100
Warnings: AU. The prompt was 'to imagine what might have happened if, at some point - probably before Severus started at Hogwarts, but possibly later - Tobias and Eileen Snape were no longer in the picture (for whatever reason) and Severus was taken in to be raised by another family.' This is what I hope would have happened.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( In the Family )

I'm exceedingly grateful that I'm off for Thanksgiving Break next week, because I need the time off badly to rest and catch up on grading, which has ground to a screeching halt for the time being. I've got to finish this batch of papers by November 29, though, because I'm taking up their last papers on November 30.

Things I Want to Accomplish Over Break:
- finish grading paper #3
- edit and post the rest of "Takes the Cake"
- work on Snupin Santa story
- upload Snupin Santa gifts to the archive
- put up Christmas decorations
- work on knitted Christmas gifts
- sleep a lot

This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/515081.html. It's cross-posted to LJ and IJ, and comments are enabled at all three journals.

Some of my favorite authors/artists were interviewed and now severus_sighs is posting them. joanwilder and accioslash are two of the people they've interviewed so far. I love seeing how different people approach their craft and fandom in general.

Here's the interview tag although of course there is lots of lovely fic as well.

I think I need to apologise in advance to my readers for what I'm about to do in my Daily_Deviant fic.

So, I'm sorry.

The fic will be posted in a bit at (Insane Journal's) Daily_Deviant and I'll provide links here.

Here is the repost of my final Snarry_LDWS submission.

Title: Shot in the Dark
Author: alisanne
Challenge: Written for the snarry_ldws week #9 submission.
Genre/Cliché: First Time, Humor, Angst/Flangst, Romance.
Phrase prompt: 'A shot in the dark,' OR, 'shot in the dark.'
Summary: Sometimes you need to take a shot in the dark to get your true rewards.
Rating/Warnings: PG/ None
Word Count: 100 x 5
Notes: Heartfelt thanks to my fabulous beta reader, sevfan, to eeyore9990 for her hand-holding and support, and to the slashchat girls for cheering me on for the nine weeks of this challenge.

( Shot in the Dark )

Still not feeling the love for writing any tonight, so I thought I would go ahead and repost the fics I wrote for fall_fantasia. This is the first.

Title: 'Meta' Carpus
Author:unbroken_halo
Pairing: Harry/Charlie, others
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 1,132
Summary: There's just something about a man's hands.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and Company belong to JK Rowling. This fiction was written for entertainment only and makes no monetary gain for the author.
Highlight for Warnings: *bi-curiosity, innuendo, men having hawt sex! *
AN: For the participants and watchers of fall_fantasia. Last year, alisanne, eeyore9990 and I all collaborated on a fic for the fest. It fit in with the posting schedule and was well received so I decided to do it again this year; only I didn't bother to inform them I was doing so.

(  'Meta' Carpus )

You're a bit of an irregularity on my f-list in that you're one of the few fandom people I think I came to know personally before I was really very familiar with your writing and art. Our "usual" pairings don't have much overlap, so I don't think I'd seen a lot of your stuff before we met at Sectus. I've made a point to read quite a bit more of your work since then, though, and I'm glad I have. You're a great writer, your characters are complex and interesting, and you do dark and creepy just as well as light and warm-fuzzy. You have a lot of talent and a huge amount of motivation, and absolutely deserve to be ridiculously successful. On a more personal note, though, you're a lot of fun to spend time with, and I hope we'll get to see each other again eventually. I don't keep in touch like I should, but you come into my mind a lot. You are made of 100% pure awesome.

If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.

Here's a quick summary of good news, for Dark of the Moon:

• My leave-of-absence has been extended until after the new year, and most of that will be with salary!! **happy dance**
• Making progress on my many late projects; Darkfest and Severus_Shorts finally completed!
• Working on a few barter commissions for design work that make me feel useful, and are pleasant work. **feels like hope!**
• Going to the gym almost every day for some kind of (vigorous) workout, and I am sleeping ALOT.
• I love my critters! just sayin'
• I've applied for a job, a wonderful fun close-to-home job that is exciting, but a BIG drop in salary. Will interview in December. **crosses fingers**

Tomorrow: dog to groomers, a pedicure for me, and some art museum time, a belated birthday artist's date.

Ever since Glee 1x08 aired here, I wake up every morning and go to YT to watch Puck's cover for Sweet Caroline. I am so in love with this scene!

I wish Puck/Rachel gets more canon, but I'm not holding my breath. :(