HP Beholder

Pairing:Remus/Severus
Warnings: slash, bottom Snape, mention of character death, child abuse/chan mentioned, voyeurism, wip
rating NC-17
Word count: 3800 +/-
Summary: The months following Voldemort's disappearance are a time of adjustment for Severus and Remus.
A/N: this segment was inspired by various posts about alternate lifestyles. I am exploring some of these in the course of this fic.


( boys will be boys )

Thanks to the_minx_17, I have not experienced helium hand and volunteered to pinch hit. blame it on the phase of the moon...I volunteered.

I spent this afternoon writing on my Nano attempt.

7948 / 25000 words. 32% done!

I looked over what I had, scrapped a section, did a rewrite and my goal will be 25K by the end of the month. Anything above that number is a bonus at this point.

I keep seeing pleas for pinch hitters. Somebody stop me from volunteering. Seriously, there's enough going on around here....

For the last 24 hours my nephew has been in Emergency with a serious flare-up of Chrohn's disease. He's managed to control this pretty well for years with diet, and now they're trying to decide whether there's a medical solution, or whether they're going for surgical (surgeon seeing him tomorrow). WTF went wrong? Until this happened he was in tip-top physical shape, despite occasional poor patches (martial arts instructor, and beautiful to look upon – and I'm his aunt).

We have bush fires all over the shop – NSW, Vic, SA, Qld (but not here in the ACT). Specifically, there's a major fire just the other side of the road we take to Mudgee on Tuesday (to attend a concert series every year). Tonight they are expecting two changes of wind direction. I wonder what tomorrow will bring? When I think about that road running through deep isolated bush, I really don't want to meet fire. We're trying to keep on top of the fire incidents advisory.

And it seems fair to say I'm in some kind of self-destructive mode, in that I'm still having terrible trouble writing the fest fics I committed to, this season.

I've wanted to do one of these about you from the beginning, but I think I've been putting it off because I'm not sure what I'm going to write. It's not that I don't have anything to say about you, or that I don't have plenty of thoughts and feelings about you. But those thoughts and feelings are complex and multi-layered, and you're complex and multi-layered, and I'm not sure where to start.

Perhaps it's easiest to begin with the music angle, because I knew you as a musician before I knew you as a friend. I've always thought you were a very talented musician with a amazing voice. Over time I came to see the genuine love you have for it -- for the music itself, and the creation of it. I think you're one of those people who makes music because you just can't not make music; it's just an intrinsic part of who and what you are.

I'm grateful that I've had the opportunity to get to know you beyond that, however, because you're one of the most singular and original individuals I've met -- and I've known a lot of unusual folks. There's just no one else out there remotely like you. You're intelligent, diverse, witty, fun, loyal, determined, and about a zillion other adjectives I could list. But listing them is fairly pointless, because a collection of words can't adequately describe the overall sense of you that exists in my head. So, er, I might as well just stop trying and tell you that you're seriously awesome and totally one of the cool kids. ;)

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

It's me, doing things and having culture and stuff!
that is the entrance to Jones Hall from the underground parking garage that spans the underbelly of the entire Theater District. Cool art, for an underground lair. :D

Brahms was excellent. Mahler was odd. It was a great night.

the_minx_17 wrote a wonderful post yesterday about bdsm. Her post inspired irana to write a post on consent.

I'd like to add a few thoughts on Polyamory.

My name is sg. I play in an organization that expects its members to behave in a chivalrous manner and show respect to all who attend their events no matter their orientation. As a result of this, I have met folks who practice Polyamory.

( rough draft, subject to change with discussion )

After months and months of not touching the keyboard, thanks to mini_nanowrimo, I'm back to writing daily. Each day in November (so far), I've managed to write at least 100 words. Go me!

But that's not the object of this post.

I've been thinking about what to do when Mini Nano is over. How to kick my butt and stay with the writing daily? And I've come up with an idea:

Is there anyone who'd like to open up a writer's group, so to speak (via email or whatever), where we can report our word counts, keep each other on track, and squee about our writing? I was thinking maybe we could give out prompts if someone fails their target or some such. What do you think, anybody for it? *puppy eyes*

I went to the supermarket yesterday.  There were fairly long lines with the pre-Thanksgiving crowd and the cashiers were hauling whole turkeys over the scanners. 

 

I was very grateful not to be working in a supermarket anymore. 

 

In fact, the market was always open on Thanksgiving and I started working there in September of 2006 so this is going to be the first Thanksgiving since 2005 where I won’t have to go to work. 

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: Ewe
Author: sweetmelodykiss
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus/Harry/Draco
Time Line: Post War
Word Count: 361
Summary: Severus gets punched in the nose on his wedding day.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters herein. J.K. Rowling owns all the characters. No profit is being made from this story, and no copyright infringements are intended.
Written for severus_sighs spur of the moment challenge.

Ewe

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...

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.

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..?

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.

LONDON IN EARLY JANUARY, YAY! HAVE FLIGHTS AND PEOPLE TO MEET. SO ECSTATIC! *dances*

Okay, on a slightly saner note: apparently you can forget how to write porn. It's painful to admit, but it is so - I've become rusty with the writing. On that note I ask that you rec me your favourite quick-and-dirty PWPs (HP, SPN, CW RPS, Merlin)! Please? *puppy-eyes*

Also, I can haz more triumph today: for my BA I have to attend this stupid course Pronunciation and Intonation - British English. Now the first time I was there the prof asked me whether I'd spent a year in England, which in itself is very much "!!". She was quite surprised when I told her I've spent four weeks in London, yo. Then she told me I might get an exemption from the course, I'd just have to send in a few mp3-files and then she'd judge. I got my course mark today: 1.7, which is an A-, which is pretty fucking fantastic - I don't have to attend the course any longer. HAH, take that! :P

Title: A Pensieve Moment
Author: sweetmelodykiss
Pairing: Lupin/Snape
Rating: R
Word Count: 100 x 2
Summary: Remus leaves his Pensieve on the table and Severus can't resist looking into it.
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters herein.
snupin100 Challenge #234: Pensieve

( A Pensieve Moment )

Get Your Sexy Name

The snapelyholidays Fic That Ate My Life has been submitted!!! \o/

I ♥ My Betas!!!

They pointed out lots of great stuff and made some fantastic suggestions. It took me three days to edit and revise the beast. LOL

I'm looking forward to seeing this one posted. :D

...Did I mention that I ♥ my betas??