I'm not hot shit in a wineglass, more curried goat in a paper cup

Yes, against all recent trends I seem to have commited fic.

Title: Stalker. Boring.
Author: derien
Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Characters: John, Sherlock
Spoilers: for Post Secret
Disclaimer: No intended infringement on the BBC and their Sherlock show. Also, no intention of implying that all Matthews are stalkers. ;)
Summary: If I write one my headers will be longer than the story.
Words: 252
Notes: In a completely unoriginal story, Sherlock is bored and John is trying to distract him. Sherlock's deductions are those Eor and I made, though it may have taken us slightly longer.

( Stalker. Boring. )

If anyone's interested in a good (but Loooong) House/Wilson fic, I recommend A Modest Proposal and its sequel Involuntary Commitment, by Ignaz.

I still haven't found that Jinjur story that I KNOW one of you mentioned receiving for Yuletide! Don't make me go back and read the whole week I was gone over again just to find it. *makes puppydog eyes* I beg you again, please leave recommendations for me to read?

I've been compiling a little roundup of recent fic readings, this morning:

Today's Yuletide reading...
The Adventure of the Expert Cracksman by Mary Crawford. A very acceptable (non-slash) Holmes mystery.

Today's non-Yuletide Christmas story reading...
Jeeves Makes a Move - Which was actually written three years ago by veronamay, and I probably mentioned it at the time, but I had completely forgotten it. Lovely and sweet Jeeves/Wooster first time revelation of feelings (no sex).

Yesterday's Yuletide...
Hamster's Long Weekend by tronella - well-written friendship fic about the guys from Top Gear. (I've seen all of two eps. :))

A Most Dreadful Christmas Eve by Traykor. Passable short hurt/comfort Holmes/Watson.

Sunday's Yuletide readings...
Bid Thee Welcome To My Heart by concernedlily (for Afrai) - quite well-written, but I'm sure I'm missing a whole lot by not knowing the source work, Susanna Clark's "The Ladies of Grace Adieu."

Secretly Lawyers by Scott (soda_and_capes) for entwashian - I don't know the source material on this, either ("Sugarshock"?), but I'm supposing that if one were a fan of it, this story would probably be true to it's source. I think it's probably well-written in it's particular genre, if that makes sense? I guess the point I'm trying to make is that this is a goofy, fun little story, and I'd probably find the source material unbearable. But if you like "Sugarshock" you'll probably find this delightful. :)

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Now I'd better get moving - much to do before Dr's appt and then work. :P Not least - eat! During which I'll probably read more. ;)

Memo to myself: Looks good - from Yuletide 2004, and I hadn't seen it yet! The Councils of Despair - Aral Vorkosigan/Simon Illyan

Title: Adjusting Perspective
See Ch 1 for full notes

( Adjusting Perspective Ch 2 of 3 )
Chapter 3

So, I've been reading those few Ivan/Byerly and one Byerly fic that I've found, and it occures to me...  Byerly can't really afford to have an open relationship with Ivan.  You'd think it would be the other way around, but consider - Byerly's usefulness as an information gatherer depends on people accepting him as a rather silly, useless wastrel of a Vor lordling.  Ivan, while not tremendously well-known, is still probably recognized as someone who's close enough to the Emperor that if he hears things he might repeat them to the right (or wrong, depending on your viewpoint) ears.  If Byerly spends too much time around Ivan people might get the idea he might be repeating things to Ivan.  Also, Byerly pretty much HAS to continue going out partying, and at least flirting with, other people all the time in order to gather information. 

I think, if nothing else, there's good potential for conflict in any budding relationship they might have, most of it on Byerly's side.  Because Ivan's not going to even think of this stuff.

It's been so cold that over the past few days the tree out front has developed a split I can put my thumb into, about a yard or more long.  This makes me very sad.  eor thinks I shouldn't call the city because he supposes they'll just take it down.  I'm thinking that if that paint was sprayed in there it might be saved.  eor thinks it's going over and won't park the car under it.  I think it's going to die but not fall.  Anyone have any ideas?  Barring that, anyone want to place bets? 

( The 'what science-fiction writer are you most like' meme... but, I don't know who he is. )

Since I'm here editing for something else anyway, I might as well add - When Gregory Benford himself took the above test it told him he was someone else. Arthur C. Clark, I think? I find that amusing. :)

( and what house paint I am! )

We have the Granada Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett, the second season!  Only on loan from one of eor's co-workers, which is kind of better because it means I can legitimately push for watching it just as much as he can stand, so that we can return it soon.  ( pacing uneven, but slash abounds )

I also have new music!  My brother Hawk sent me two CDs - One of Loose Digits, who I know he plays with, and the other is King County Hay Ride.  I don't know what his relationship to them is, exactly.  I feel bad that, although I recall him talking about them, I can't at all remember what he said. 

I haven't had a chance to listen to them, yet, because my CD drive is still acting up.  Read: not doing much of anything.  The lights flash, but nothing else happens.  And I'm inclined to think that if the lights flash it can't be completely unplugged, but I have to get the case open and see.  Which I can't do until I turn it off, which I can't do until I post this post.  So I'd better get crackin'. 

Quickly, then, on to the big Fic Roundup of the week of 01/14 - 01/20! 

First up, daegaer's Schwartzkinder Drabbles of Wrongness - I'm going to rate these as a group ♥♥♥♥:
Winter Break
Expeditionary Preparations
Cleared For Lift-Off
Dining With Disaster

skyblue_reverie's Mr Wooster and the Birthday Gift - ♥♥♥ quite hot and definitely not work-safe. ;>

worblehat's If I Might Say So, Sir - No hearts here.  Sorry.  Perhaps with a good, harsh beta it might be made into something.

There were a couple of other things I read, of course, but they're locked down so there's no point linking to them. 

ETA! anima_mecanique's From the Journals of Dr Dawson has come unlocked! ♥♥♥♥ and a yay!!

And now I think I'm too tired to open my computer, tonight. 

Oh, I did want to mention - though this is of interest to nobody but me, I'm sure - ( we went out and opened new bank accounts )

Damn, this is the post from hell, even with all the cuts.  Must stop now, even though I just thought of a little work story I had wanted to tell.  Maybe tomorrow.

Well, I've posted it up on citynextdoor.  I feel... embarrassed.  Partly because, even though I've lived here 15 years I'm really not a native like lemondropgirl, so I almost feel that I have no right.  But, there you go.  Robert Frost wasn't much like the people he wrote about. ;)

Title: Port Omens
Authors: Derien and Eor
Fandom: Good Omens
Characters: Aziraphale, Crowley
Notes:
1) Many of the best ideas were Eor's, and he did the beta read, so I think he deserves equal billing.  And then I changed a bunch of stuff after he betaed, so don't blame him for the suck. 
2)For the November challenge on CityNextDoor - "Home Sweet Home."  Aziraphale and Crowley as they might be in Portland, Maine.  I'll entertain any suggestions for a better title.  Of course they can't really be natives because they're not really natives anywhere, but they've changed their edges a little.

let me shuffle you off to a city next door to the real Portland

I just noticed that it was two years ago that acchapin posted a random comment on my LJ.  I had been trying to locate her page of stories which, I believe, was my introduction to Jeeves and Wooster slash for... several years, and had finally tracked her down and wrote to her through her school account, but she couldn't write back to me, her email wouldn't go through, and she therefore tracked me down on LJ and gave me the correct url for her stories.  And there, two years ago, is me saying that I would try to drop a note to anyone who had her old, incorrect url.  I don't think I've done it.  Meanwhile, I could have been reading her LJ for two years, but did not.  I didn't friend her because I didn't want to be rude and stalkerish.  And now she's done with LJ and doing flickr, which is just photos as far as I can see.  Beautiful photos.  But still.  On her fanfic site she indicates that she's not going to write anymore.  What a bummer.  It's just another one of those reminders that I can't pay attention to everything at once, and that stuff doesn't just stand still and wait for me to get around to it. 

I'm a bit odd, today, because I slept way too soundly the first part of the night and then woke up at 3:30am.  And lay there and stared at the ceiling until the alarms went off some two and a quarter hours later.  I have to get to the Post Office, now, and send out things.  Hm.  And sign up at the gym while I'm in that neighborhood.  And then I should go the other way and fetch my dress at the dry cleaners, only that seems like kind of a long walk to carry a dress.  Maybe it'll wait until tomorrow.

I forgot to mention; my Dad sent me a book on witchcraft and physics.  Possibly as a birthday present, although he had already sent me money, so maybe it was just a random book-sharing thing.  He wrote in the front of it that he got some amusement out of the book, but if I didn't like it I could throw it away.  *chuckles* :) 

Again in the my how time flies department - some of you may remember the Chewbacca & Honoria Glossop story I started over a year ago.  Well, on vaca I committed more of this atrocity.  Anyone feel like beta reading part two of a ridiculous WIP I may never finish?  Or should I just post it unbetaed? 

In Chapter Thirteen of Pirate Vindaloo, after more triple-X pirate sex, they get into this big philosophical debate and start citing Locke and Hobbes.  I'm finding it quite amusing.  :)