Title: Without a Word
Author: alisanne
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Challenge: Written for snarry100's prompt #187: Methods of communication
Warning(s): Fluffy fluff.
A/N: Sometimes words just get in the way.
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.

( Without a Word )

Last day of TV talk. I bet you're all relieved. I know this makes me sound like a serious TV addict, but you have to remember that many of these shows are not on at the same time, and some of them sit on the TiVO, waiting for the SO and I to have chunks of time to watch them. With the reality shows, especially, there's either fun chatting with friends during them, or the doing of Other Stuff while they're on. For example, I have football on now, and I plan on getting some fandom stuff done this afternoon. ^_^

Amazing Race
I remember watching the very first episode still, because they visited Victoria Falls and the camera shots were, um, amazing. I don't watch a lot of travel TV, so seeing a sight like that left a big impression on me. Also, the show has a low "evil" factor. Yes, some people on the race are evil, but the rules keep them from messing with the other teams beyond the rules. In fact, I see more acts of kindness, team work and camaraderie on the Race than on any other competition reality show, which is a refreshing way to end the weekend. Plus, host Phil Keoghan is adorable.

Desperate Housewives
Another one of those women shows...no, in fact, the only reason I keep watching this show is that it had been the only thing on Sunday at 9 in which I was remotely interested. If I hadn't started watching it in the age Before TiVO, I probably wouldn't have kept up with it. Now, well, I have been watching these characters a long time. This is a *shrug* show for me.

Brothers & Sisters
Another time-period *shrug* show. I didn't watch the first season, but a friend kept talking about it, so I gave it another try. I guess the second season was more compelling. I mean, come on, you can only resist Sally Field for so long.

Masterpiece
TiVO users, I hope by now you know that Masterpiece Theater has renamed itself to Masterpiece Classic, Masterpiece Contemporary and Masterpiece Mystery. You need to have all three programed in to keep up with Masterpiece anymore. Classic is for adaptions of older works, such as Austen and Dickens, and Contemporary is for modern-day dramas. Mystery explains itself. ~_^ Classic runs in the spring, Mystery in the summer and Contemporary in the fall. I live for the spring, although I also try to watch the summer and fall offerings. I find them hit-and-miss. I couldn't get into the Inspector Lewis series, but loved the Inspector Lynley series. Speaking of hit and miss....

Various PBS Offerings
I have Great Performances, American Masters, Austin City Limits, etc. on season pass and I'll scroll through the entire PBS line-up every few weeks. I'm not always interested in every episode of something, but the random topics I am interested in can make for lovely mid-week bonus shows.

Shows not on the air right now that I haven't yet mentioned
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Most unique, fun, interesting travel/food show on tv. Anthony is sex!
Drop Dead Diva - Wonderful show. Girl!power I'm unashamed to admit watching.
Better Off Ted - Witty, sharp, unique. Another of a few comedies I'm willing to watch.
Hell's Kitchen - Gordon Ramsey is evil. That's ok with me.
American Idol - Some seasons, I bail on it early. Ellen over Paula not sitting well with me. We'll see.
Robot Chicken - Hilarious or childish. Good thing it's only 10 minutes long.
Leverage - Really smart and funny, lost a little focus when a key player went on maternity leave, but expect a bounceback for round 3.
10 Things I Hate About You - Charming, if thin on plot sometimes. Lead male looks like he could be Joyce "Just One of the Guys" Hyser's son; really Gregory Peck's grandson

Shows I'm a little embarrassed to admit watching
Total Drama Action - Cartoon version of an evil reality show from Canada. Find myself pissed when people are "eliminated", wtf?!
Sonny With A Chance - Leave me alone, I like Demi Lovato.
Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice - I blame Megan
L&O: SVU - Started watching because it was the only L&O with a female cop.
the forgotten - Did I mention that Tuesday night is a wasteland?

Shows on the TiVO of which I haven't watched a single episode yet
The Good Wife
Vampire Diaries

love, lore

It's not so easy to make a post when you haven't posted in a while because suddenly there's all those things you've wanted to talk about, all those posts you never made because you were lazy/busy/sick/whatever, the ones you typed only "telepathically" (like, you know, the "telepathic" comments I suppose we all tend to make to other people's posts without actually making them, so people never know we did read their posts and had something to say. Erm. It's not only me who does that, is it?)

Anyway, no point talking at once about all the things I wanted to post about in the last ten days or most likely couple of months, it would just make for tl;dr. So I'll just stick to something I've been thinking about today, prompted by something accioslash said about her OTPs in her post here: "With an OTP I go in convinced of the rightness of the pairing and fully expect to love the fic." The post is actually about reccing but I was thinking about that particular statement and how for me it's usually the opposite. Although... it depends.

( Read more... )

Anyway. This was just my thoughts in a jumble. So I'm not sure if there was somewhere I was getting at with all this. But anything anyone might have to say about your reading habits regarding your favourite pairings/OTPs - like, if you're a more or a less picky reader when it comes to pairings you like or anything else you want to say - I'd love to hear it. This subject would probably make for an interesting poll if only I had an idea what kind of options to include. ;)

You are just so full of awesome and cool! You're absolutely one of the most spirited, enthusiastic, upbeat, and energetic people I've ever met, both in and out of fandom. I feel like you're uniquely you, always, regardless of what anyone else thinks, and that sort of frankness of self draws people into your orbit. I want to thank you for sharing many details of your life with me. I admire how openly you speak about your experiences, and how you're able to make them interesting. I don't comment on your posts enough. I also don't comment on your fic enough (bad Rowan, no biscuit), but your writing is gorgeous and your storytelling is captivating.

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

If there is anyone out there not up to their necks writing and beta reading, countesszero has posted asking for a beta for her harry_holidays fic. Here's her post.

I forgot to link last night!

Title: Up to So Much No Good
Pairing: This is a little complicated. Harry's involved, and there are mentions of Charlie, Percy, Ginny, Snape, Kingsley, McGonagall, George, Hermione...
Theme: Costumes
Warnings: faux, or possibly real, sibling incest; anonymous sex
Words: ~1400
Rating: Quite NC17

I originally posted this at http://florahart.dreamwidth.org/998398.html. Comments may be left here or there; you can comment there with OpenID even if you don't have an account.

This past week I felt a real return to functionality.
One of my lost priorities has been the gym, and I am happy to report that I worked out 4 times last week and am now sore, tired and signed up with a trainer for more abuse fun.
And, hmmm, not a coincidence? My libido is back! I hadnt' really noticed it had gone missing, er, as my virtual playmates don't complain when I am distracted, at least, not often. But looking back I can see my interest in teh pr0n has been feeble for a little while here. No doubt many of you shall help me with my recovery. ;-)

• Ok, who else blubbered their way through Dirty Dancing this afternoon? #dirtydancing #patrickswayze

Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter any damn time it pleases. *scowl*

Fic 2 done and off to beta. OMG, I feel like I'm actually on top of things right now. Scary, huh?

So tomorrow I start Fic 3 and hopefully will finish that Monday (seriously, it shouldn't be a difficult fic to write--which means I'll likely be whining all over the place about how slow the progress is on Tuesday).

But for now I get to splash around in the happy feeling of "yay, fic completed!!"

And six days early, too. Whoot!

I believe this calls for wine.

At least one person can't see the comments on the Baseball AU fic most of the time.

Even if you don't want to read the fic, it'd be nice if I could know if it's just her, or if there's actually a problem to report.

Fic is here. It's long, but at the moment there are a handful of comments. If you don't mind clicking, could you let me know if you can/can't see them, and if not, if there's anything unusual about your browser/viewer/whatever? If there's any common thread, I figure that's something the support folks need to know.

I originally posted this at http://florahart.dreamwidth.org/998084.html. Comments may be left here or there; you can comment there with OpenID even if you don't have an account.

Title: Looking Great
Author: alisanne
Pairing: Neville Longbottom/Bill Weasley
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Warnings: Fluffy fluff!
Beta: sevfan
Challenge: Written for neville100's prompt #94: Neville and his women
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
A/N: Neville has the perfect day.

( Looking Great )

Saturday is a TV wasteland. It's pathetic, how the networks have basically abandoned the night to reruns of stuff we watched during the week. Luckily, there's still off-network syndication and the TiVO....

Legend of Seeker
Remember Xena and Hercules? Well, this show is from the same team, only it's 9 years later, they have more money and they're taking the story-telling much more seriously (probably because Terry Goodkind is still alive to kick their asses if they mess up his Sword of Truth book series too much). Oh, don't get me wrong, there's still a layer of fine fromage over the proceedings, but the show is definitely more exciting and dangerous than its roots. The SO and I love it, and we try to get it on Saturday (syndication means we can get it Sat. or Sun.) because the day is so empty.

Saturday Night Live
I've been watching since I was a kid. Why stop now?

Dollhouse
Usually, we watch this on Saturday. It's a Joss Whedon show, which means, 1. It won't be on much longer and 2. It's smart and slick and above the average TV viewer's head. I won't even ask you to watch it, even though it rocks, because you'd just be letting yourself in for heartbreak. But if you have a huge jones to watch a show where people's memories are stored away in order to allow new memories to be reprogrammed into them over and over again, allowing them to be anyone or have any skill, then go ahead, tune in. I dare you. ~_^

Dr Who
New special next week! Maybe it's sad, but I could never get into the series until they updated it. I guess I can only stand modern cheesy production values.

Being Human
A vampire, a werewolf and a ghost rent an apartment together...and what follows for all of 6 episodes is much more than the punchline to a joke. There's a second season we're looking forward to from the BBC, and SciFi is going to do an American version next year. We'll see how that goes when the time comes....

Merlin
Yes, we watch it. It's fun. But I have a heck of a time making myself watch it. We tend to go in spurts. It's probably because it's damn hard watching Anthony Stewart Head play a character that's anti-magic. ~_^

True Blood
...cannot get back on the air fast enough. The show is silly, illogical and even stupid at times, but the SO and I can't get enough of muttering "Sookie" at it.

How I Met Your Mother
This is another show I didn't get into until after the first season, but that should tell you how charming and engaging all the characters are, that I picked it up in later seasons.

House/Lie to Me
or, Shows With Fascinating Leading Men. I picked up House in season 4. Huge Laurie, once he caught my eye, was mesmerizing. Plus, I think I'm the only person alive that likes 13. Lie to me is MUCH better this season than last. The show is about Tim Roth's character, and that's where it should stay focused.

Chuck/Lost
COME BACK, SHOWS, COME BACK! I don't disagree that maybe network television would benefit from BBC-like shorter seasons and constantly new material, but it still sucks having to wait almost a year to see shows I adore again.

Ok, anything I'm forgetting, I'll pick up tomorrow.

People were married today and we got to watch live, via satellite on the internet. There were a lot of tears, so if you experienced any network outages today, it's probably because a few key wires were rusted in the process. ~_^ Anyway, it was sweet and a little disturbing (did those people in the back row wander in??), but overall, an interesting experience. Good luck to the shappy couple!

love, lore

Hmm, where to begin with this one..? I first knew you in HP fandom through your fics. You're a fantastic writer, and if I had to describe your writing in one word, I'd use "witty." (If I was allowed a second, I'd try to get away with "monitor-melting-smutty-hotness-OMG.") Then I discovered that you're an absolute blast in person; funny, friendly, smart, gorgeous, and blessed with pretty much the Sexiest Voice Ever. Your one-of-a-kind cards are way original and cool; getting mail from you is so much fun. Also, your "welcome to the U.S." gift for Ari was just hilariously awesome! I hope we cross paths again one of these days.

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

Guys!!

You all know that fall_fantasia has been posting for like a week now, right? Well, guess what?! The gift for me posted today!

How awesome is that?!

I urge you all to run out and read The Proper Incentive. The pairing is Snape/Bill and a surprise pairing that will make you squee and want to hug the fic to yourself. :D

Go. Read!

There is now a Draco Big Bang and a Percy Big Bang, both of which will be taking sign-ups soon.

There is still no Neville Big Bang. This makes me sadcakes. At this rate, Stan Shunpike will have his own Big Bang fest before Neville does. This should be rectified, y/y?

Therefore, a poll, open to both authors and artists!

Poll #4569 Neville Big Bang?
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

I would participate in a Neville Big Bang.

I'd like anyone who might be even remotely interested to vote, so feel free to link this to others!

( In which the LIS work is overwhelming )

( Teaching stuff )

Also did the grocery shopping today, though SO did a couple of other errands (picking up dog food, for instance). Now going to go start working on the Greens and Herbs Tart we're having for dinner, since it takes a while. It's going to be more a side dish than a main dish this time, along with turkey sausage for SO and pulled pork for me, plus pureed turnip/potato/carrot, and pomegranate for dessert.

Oh, and I shall pimp again the 3fan_holidays ficlet fest! Signup post is here; so far there's only 3 folks signed up, plus me. *makes puppy dog eyes* C'mon, you know you want to write a holiday drabble or ficlet for someone and get one in return!

Ooops!
I missed a birthday several days ago. *sheepish*

Happy Belated Birthday to

demonkitty03! on the 3rd

and

Happy Birthday today to

gin_tonic!

and



jaxinny!

Many happy returns to you all! ♥

Title: Rays of Sunshine
Author: alisanne
Rating: G
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Summary: Severus and Harry prepare for the inevitable.
Word Count: 100
Genre: General
Warnings: Mpreg implied
A/N: Written for prayer_at_night, who successfully guessed which of the snarry_ldws week 7 fics was mine. Her prompt: rays of sunshine. I hope this makes sense. ;)
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.

( Rays of Sunshine )

Why is it taking so LONG for the Star Trek movie to come out?!?!?!

WHY!?!?!?

I WANT THAT DVD, DAMMIT!

Dear Snupin Santa gift that I'm doing,

Stop being a pain. I have less than a week. You need to end NOW.

Sincerely,
me.

I just finished reading the most exquisite Neville/Draco fic, and now I'm sending all of you off to read it too. It's raw and gorgeous and features misunderstandings and lack of communication and happy endings and...baking. Definitely one of the best Neville/Draco stories to come out this, or any other year.

Theft of Assets, Destruction of Property by helenish, (Neville/Draco, AU, NC-17). Summary: Surely it is a mistake to allow a single youthful indiscretion to cloud an already promising career.

Go! Read! *shoos you off*

Signed up for Yuletide, perhaps foolishly. EEK! Wish me luck! Short post today b/c am using my phone to post. More tomorrow!

This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/511088.html. It's cross-posted to LJ and IJ, and comments are enabled at all three journals.

Title: Diamonds, a Club, and a Couple of Hearts
Author: Flora (florahart)
Artist/Mixer: elanorofcastile
Beta(s): Several people have read bits and parts; 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 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 inell's fault.
Art: here
Fanmix: here

It's like...if you stay home on a Friday night, you must have eclectic tastes. Right? It's certainly not Loser TV for Losers, nooooo. ~_^

(I am kidding, really!)

Ghost Whisperer
I didn't watch the early seasons of this show, trying to tell myself I wasn't interested, but I have a hard time resisting supernatural anything. I mean, I watched Charmed for a few seasons, for gawd's sake! Plus, I have to admit, Jennifer Love-Hewitt is awfully...Lush. It's actually not a bad little show. Usually, the ghost is put to rest at the end of the episode, and any mytharc the series flirts with fits into the regular episode. Ok, the husband's not bad either.

Ugly Betty
Bright, colourful, wacky, fun! I'm a little sad that more people don't watch Ugly Betty. I love the entire cast; I can't think of one character I don't adore. *clings to it*

Medium
This show is smart, the family and characters are real, and NBC is staffed by fools. The End.

Monk
The first half of this last season, the show was cruising hard. The cases were almost nonexistent, and the "bits" were tired. But now that we're into the second half, it's like a light went on and the people involved realised that they only have a few episodes left to say goodbye to one of TV's most original characters. If you watch The Mentalist or Numbers, you have Mr. Monk to thank.

Psych
Oh. How. I. Love. This. Show. Shawn and Gus are a great team, and I love the premise, of a man so observant that people wouldn't listen to him until he began doing his psychic schtick. It's funny, it's fun, it's smart. I actually like Corbin Bersen for once. If you have no idea what Psych is about, then ask me more, because this is a show you should be watching.

White Collar
Jury's still out on this one. The SO likes it, but I have a hard time cheering for criminals.

Sanctuary & Stargate BSGUniverse
Um, we have bazillion episodes sitting on the TiVO. Does not bode well. The first episode of Stargate Universe was a huge downer, and people keep telling us it finds sub-levels from there.

So, who's home with me? ^_^

love, lore

This evening the lovely alisanne was in town, so we met up for dinner and tea and much chatter of fandom and other topics.  It was quite a nice time. 
Now I must prepare for my weekend adventure in Austin, plus try to make some progress on my art coming due.