*derides your truth-handling abilities*

Is there anything better than leftover Indian takeaway for breakfast? I really don't think there is. *noms* (And yes, it's 1pm, but whatever, still breakfast.)

So yeah, hi flist! I have returned from Europe. I actually got back last week, but then I had to move. Which was not so awesome, being pretty much the worst timing ever, but it is done now thank god. Ugh.

But my holiday! My holiday was very nice. Let's see... Scotland was wonderful and I loved it the most, even though it rained more there in three days than it does in like an entire year in Brisbane. (Although the other days were nice! Sunny even!) I drank Guinness in Dublin, explored Welsh castles, climbed Glastonbury tor, fed swans in Stratford-upon-Avon, and had the best freaking vegan sticky-date pudding at a veggie restaurant in Bath (seriously, OH MY GOD so good I think I DIED). I spent two thoroughly drunk and debauched days in Barcelona, any and all photographic evidence of which will never see the light of day.

Lots of other things happened, but probably I am already being boring so I won't waffle on. In short: It was awesome. Nothing bad really happened, except French taxi drivers, and a rather spectacular bout of food poisoning in London which resulted in me throwing up in a potted plant in the middle of Victoria station, fifteen minutes before we were due to sit down for Wicked that night. (To the people who were having coffee two feet away when this occurred: I AM STILL SO VERY SORRY.) But, you know, other than being completely mortified in public that one time, it was all really great.

I will do a picspam, but some other time when I have some idea where my camera stuff is. ('In a box' doesn't count.)

HI INTERNETS I MISSED YOU.

Well flist I am leaving early tomorrow for my big trip. Will be back at the end of September. Won't have regular internet access (...eek?) so I may or may not be checking in in the meantime.

BYE INTERNETS PLEASE DO NOT IMPLODE TOO BADLY WHILE I AM GONE!



(swatkat24 and hihoplastic, I think someone needs to close a certain fic fest and post masterlist etc. That someone will not be me, sorry! *is the best co-mod ever*)

Oh my god, this fic has been giving me an absolute conniption fit. *washes hands of it*

Title: Ill-Gotten Gains
Pairing: Sophie/Nate
Rating: adult
Notes: Episode addition for 'The First David Job', so, right after the team splits up for the first time. Prompted at nsficathon, for which this is really really late. 2700 words.

( He takes his time. )

Hee, Zoey. I would totally watch 'Nurse Zoey'. I would in fact watch the shit out of it. When she freezed out Victor Garber on the basis of him not liking cats I managed to fall even more in love with her which I did not think was possible. Also: Victor Garber! \o/

Flist, in like a week and a half I am leaving for a month overseas, to see my little sister who moved to the UK in January, and to have a good poke around that part of the world.

This is awesome.

But before I go I have to, okay, well I have to pack omgwtf. *makes approximately two thousand lists* I... am not a good traveller. And that's coming from someone who has travelled exactly as far as Melbourne, certainly not anywhere it takes twenty-three hours on various planes to get to. *stresses moar*

I also have various fic things I need to get done and ugh. It's not that I'm not writing, it's that I can't seem to finish ANYTHING. Three-quarters of a story seems to be my limit these days, at which point I go 'so okay I just need to write that part, no problem' and then my brain implodes under the weight of its own massive fail.

In other news, oh cuddy_fest, you were a beautiful dream...

Ep 2.05 - The Three Days of the Hunter Job

( Episode titles are getting longer this season... )

Things I did over the weekend:

- Some laundry.

- Watched 'A Very Potter Musical' like six times.

- ...No, that's pretty much it.

For the record, the girl who plays Draco is my hero. ♥♥♥

Oh Amy Berg! Marry me? I ♥ you so. This episode was adorable and hilarious and made of win from start to finish.

( you guys I love this show sooooo muuuuuch )

Why have my greasemonkey scripts stopped working on lj? They are working fine elsewhere, but not anywhere in livejournal. Even the ones specifically FOR livejournal are not working. WTH. *hates*

AAAAUGH SOME OF THESE CHOICES ARE CAUSING ME ACTUAL PHYSICAL PAIN

But you guys Cuddy made it into the top 64! I am so proud! Unfortunately, she is up against Scully and is getting creamed. D: OTOH it is SCULLY and voting against her just feels so WRONG ugh but then it is CUDDY and you know...

This whole thing is hard.

Like how am I supposed to choose between Liz Lemon and Laura Roslin. HOW.

Also if Granny Weatherwax doesn't win I am going to throw SUCH a hissyfit.

And Wendy Watson is not winning her division WHAT. (Sorry Faith but srsly WHAT.)

...So yeah everyone needs to go over and vote in cidercupcakes' fandom-wide female character smackdown. It will make you hate yourself, but in a good way!


ETA: VOTE GRANNY WEATHERWAX. NO THAT IS NOT A SUGGESTION.

EEEEESHOW!

( spoilery goodness )

Dear femslash09 writer,

( First of all, let me say I'M REALLY SORRY. )

Title: Five Times Stacy Wanted a Cigarette
Pairing: Stacy/Cuddy
Rating: teen
Notes: Set following the season two finale. 2400 words. My femslash09 fic, written for quasiradiant.

( The gum really wasn't working. )

AAAAAAAH SHOW I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

( episode spoilers )

Am right now trying to tell myself that I am not allowed to watch Leverage until I have finished my femslash09 story.


...We'll see how it goes. (OMGWANTSOBAD)


+20 minutes eta: So I totally caved and went looking for torrents only to find they are not even up yet. What is up with that? It's like the universe wants me to be productive or something. WHATEVER.

Awesome things:

cidercupcakes is hosting HOME TEAM: the 2009 matches, which is like the HBIC thing or the fandom cage match from a while ago, only without all the fail i.e. exclusively female characters.

Also there is a femslash kinkmeme going on and all I have to say is who knew so many people would want to read about Amanda Tapping getting it on with her fictional daughter?

Also in case you weren't aware LEVERAGE IS BACK TOMORROW FLAIL OMG YOU GUYS YAAAAAAY.


Now for some Half-Blood Prince stuff:

( Movie spoilers I guess? )

It keeps getting better, omg I love it. I especially like how entire scenes pass where no men speak or are even mentioned. Because women are talking about important things, like each other, or their jobs, or whatever. And it is interesting and funny and GAH SO GOOD. Edie Falco is gorgeous and her character is so complex I could cry and Zoey/Dr Elenor is my OTP. (Don't judge me.) This show is so good in that way that makes me nervous because obviously it will be cancelled. Because women are boring or something. Sigh.

Actually, I have two problems with the show which I need to mention:
1. (Trivial) I massively dislike the title sequence.
2. (Not Trivial) Anna Deavere Smith is awesome but they need to do more with her character than just have her be either the comic relief or the evil overlord. It's not like she doesn't sell it but IT'S ANNA DEAVERE SMITH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. SHE IS BETTER THAN THAT.

But other than that my love is pure and if someone could get right onto the Zoey/Elenor fic that would be grand.


The only other thing I have to say in this post is that Leverage is coming back next week and I don't think you guys understand just how excited I am. SO. EXCITED. I make high-pitched noises every time I think about it. LEVERAGE! EEEEEEEEEEE!

This was written for Kutner Fest over at kutner_love. Which you should go see now. Big thank you to swatkat24 for the insta-beta. ♥


The Mysteries of a Rapidly Expanding Universe, House gen, Kutner + Rachel Cuddy
All ages, 250 words.

( Kutner has always thought that babies are kind of cool, actually. )

Ugh.

Dear Fandom, you need to warn for dubcon, noncon, and rape. Yes, you do. Seriously, just do it, I thought we'd been over this. Oh, you need a reason? Fine. Have several.

Reasons to add a warning when posting your rapefic:

1. Because if you don't, you will look like a tool who cares more about people being stunned by the brilliance of your writing than whether you might actually hurt someone who has probably been hurt enough, frankly.

2. Because if you are relying on shock value to make your rapefic effective, you need to write better rapefic.

3. Because 'Character A/Character B' might be enough information in some cases, but not in all of them, and certainly not when it comes to your rapefic.

4. Because common decency that's why.

5. Because we should take better care of each other than that.

So, you know. Use a freaking warning, ok? And if it bothers you that much, the whole common decency thing, then find out how to white-out text, so that only people who need or want warnings can spoil themselves about the content of your no doubt brilliant, awe-inspiring rapefic.

No love,
(not without your explicit consent anyway,)
Me.

P.S. Yes, you should probably warn for a few other things, like extreme violence/torture/darkfic, too. But we are talking about sexual trauma here and just, why do we even need to have this conversation? Seriously, it is beyond me.

I am:

- Sitting here eating chocolate icing with a spoon. That's valid, right?

- Happy because I just sketched out my femslash09 story. Hooray!

- Really liking 'Nurse Jackie' so far. It's kind of fantastic. Also am in the market for some other shows to pick up during hiatus. Recs?

- Stupidly excited that Leverage is coming back in four weeks you guys I might explode from glee.

- Feeling a little sick now. But the icing is still so yummy. DILEMMA.

- Pissed at The Closer for tossing Daniels and keeping Gabriel who used to be awesome but now is kind of a dick. I really liked Daniels and she was never in it enough. Although, am hoping they plan to keep the tough, ass-kicking new cop from the recent ep around - is she the rumoured lesbian character? Is that still happening? If that is her then I REALLY HOPE IT IS HAPPENING. (Also: WAH! Kitty!)

- Cold. Ugh, winter. Pls go and die.

- Spending part of August and most of September travelling in the UK/Ireland/France. Have not mentioned that here yet, I don't think.

- Stopping with the icing now, omg.

One of two fics written for the porn battle. Because assuming the team splits up after the fade-to-black, then the only way I want to think of them is spending their free time randomly hooking up in exotic locations all over the world.

Also to shore up my multishipper cred. I think this might be the only Sophie/Hardison fic out there. In which case: FIRST. Hee.


Far from the Madding Crowd, Leverage, Sophie/Hardison
Set post-Second David Job. Adult, 1352 words.

( They got these spy satellites now that can zoom in on a pimple. )