dangerously overeducated

Daughtry. Out of my head. Though maybe this is better than Papparazzi.

Fic Rec #1: I'm a lucky girl. I bought three drabbles from sabaceanbabe in help_haiti's second lightning round, and I (predictably) asked for Kara gen (read: Kara/Awesomeness), Kara-Helo, and Kara/Sam. With no other prompt besides "please don't make them too depressing, 'cause this week has been kicking my ass. Oh, and if you could have Kara and Helo patch things up after IIASOS, that would be swell." Well, she wrote them and they are gorgeous. Go read them, I'll wait.

Fic Rec #2: I also won a full-length story from lls_mutant in the big auction and oh my god, it's already more than I was even hoping for. I actually can't tell you what my prompt was, because it spoils the end, but the genesis of the idea was that someone on my flist had mentioned something they would have loved to see in the finale involving Dee and Cally, and when I read it I wanted to WEEP for the FORSAKEN AWESOMNESS. And having already read one fabulous, tightly constructed AU of hers, I knew if anyone could make that awesomeness a reality it would be lls_mutant. Lesson learned: Fanfiction beats the hell out of crying about it. ;) Let me just say that if you're a fan of Dee and/or Cally,and/or female characters who got a raw deal getting their own back, you will love Not Where I Belong. Kind of appropriate given recent discussions, too. Now this is the kind of subversion of the narrative I can get behind.

Funny rec #1: Also also, on the off chance anyone hasn't seen this yet, Michael Trucco is a funny, funny man. Have his take on filming sex scenes (snerched from greycoupon and taragel, from this interview:

It's always awkward man. It's a choreography, it's a dance. Depending on who's directing it. Whatever level of interaction you have with the director. If it's Eddie Olmos he's right there going, "There you go, yeah. I'd move her hair; slide your hand down. Nice." You're like, "Dude, you're creeping me out. You need to stand away." Eddie just gets into it. It's an awkward situation to be in.

HEE!

And a meme: Comment with the name of a (or some) female character(s) and I'll tell you why I love her. In return, you can do the same in your journal. :D

Ficlet

So I wrote femslash! Very short, G-rated, implied femslash. ;) I really have no excuse for myself here: I blame the porn battle for putting the idea in my head and twelvecolonies for making me write it.

Relief, Cally Henderson/Tory Foster (yup, for real!), rated E for everyone:

( Suicide had been her first thought, but Cylons were hard to kill. )

Fic Meme

Snerched from about a quarter of my flist, most recently taragel

Pick a paragraph (or any passage less than 500 words) from any fanfic I've written, and comment to this post with that selection. I will then give you a DVD commentary on that snippet: what I was thinking when I wrote it, why I wrote it in the first place, what's going on in the character's heads, why I chose certain words, what this moment means in the context of the rest of the fic, lots of awful puns, and anything else that you'd expect to find on a DVD commentary track.

All my stories are archived here.


And speaking of fic, am I just lazy, or is three weeks to write a 25,000 word story from scratch a little - what's the word - IMPOSSIBLE?? Sigh. :(((

Ugh. I'm back in school on Monday, but tomorrow I have an all-day orientation to that ... extra-curricular thing I may have mentioned. *g* HOW it takes 9 hours to orient someone to... that... I don't know, but apparently it does. It's funny how just a few quick trips to the library over the week can make those feelings of worthlessness and despair kick right back in. I mean, of course I'm exited to be going back! :D! Anyway, it's been kind of crazy with me lately - both good and bad - so I'm sorry if I seem to be ignoring anyone.

ON A HAPPIER NOTE - Would anyone be interested in doing the appreciation post for Hermione Granger this weekend? *bats eyelashes*

ON A MUCH HAPPIER NOTE: 10 more fannish five. I'm skipping around, only because some of them seem like the answers should involve pictures. ;)

For nicole_anell: ( Top five underrated characters )

For artemis_90 ( OMG I do so have favorite male characters! )

Fic Rec

ONE thing I will say for the finale? It sure has inspired some amazing fic. The "let's throw all the trappings of civilization into the sun; it'll be great" bit has been particularly inspirational, it would seem. If you want a real, thoughtful look at what life without technology might actually be like, you need to go read rose_griffes's Settlement. It's about a few of the unnamed civilians trying to make a life for themselves, about the awkwardness of cylon/human cohabitation, about the cylons' struggle with mortality, about loss, and how we survive it. If you're interested in Leoben, you will LOVE this, because it's also about him; if you hate his squirrely ass (like me), you will probably love this too, because Rose understands him and his limitations so well.
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FYI, I added a little disclaimer footnote to my finale poll.

( yeah, more on that )

ON A LIGHTER NOTE:

1. Reply to this post with 'Icons!', and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.

( Come play! )

1. Comment and I will give you 3 people for a fandom I have some idea you are interested in (if I know the characters).
2. Post this meme with your answers.
3. Provide pictures and the names of three people.
4. Label which you would marry, shag, or throw off a cliff.
( You can also just answer in the comments. )

Screencapps by Galacticabbs and cujoy

Bleh. I'm sick for the first time in forever and I think my car just died for real this time. And Grey's Anatomy was nominated for an Emmy. Please amuse!

Give me either - (1) A fandom, and I'll tell you at least three unpopular opinions related to that fandom, or, (2) Three characters, and I'll tell you which I would shag, which I would marry, and which I would throw off a cliff. Meme one swiped from pataka02, Meme two from everybody and her dog. :D

*makes more tea*

From ohhellsyeah

a. Post a list of 15-20 TV shows you love (current or cancelled)
b. Have your friends list guess your favorite character from each show.
c. When guessed bold the line and write a little bit about why you like that character, or your favorite quote. (include a picture if you want!)

( see_my_list )