| Theme 13: Snowbound #4 |
[21 Dec 2009|04:19pm] |
Title: Snowfall
Author: ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) frantic_quest
A/N: non-betaed and last minute but I’m just trying to get back on the horse here, so it is what it is, you know? Thank you to those who encouraged me to try again, you know who you are ;)
( Snowfall )
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[21 Dec 2009|04:03pm] |
After a weekend of puking in my house and the realization that gift exchange submissions are due tomorrow, i've abandoned porn. I'm made of fail.
But I'm surprisingly ok with that, because the submissions we did get for Theme 13 at ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) bj_actionwere oh so good. :D And those authors are made of win. AND the amnesty wasn't in vain, because someone else did submit one, and i'm going to post it now!
Now if you see me around between now and midnight tomorrow, yell at me kthnx. I'm supposed to be working on my gift exchange :D
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[21 Dec 2009|03:37pm] |
Happy Yule!! (-or- Happy MidSummer!)
And for the rest of you, Happy First Day of Winter (or Summer!)!
I started the day with some french toast--eggs for fertility and therefore, hope; bread because well bread is something good to share; and I cooked it on a cast iron pan for luck (is iron good for luck? I think I read that somewhere...) And then I went to the altar and did the rite. It was fun.
And the cake was amazing!! A tad heavy, but I expected it to be heavy. And the wine was good--not too strong or anything.
It was a good way to welcome in the season and the turn of the planet back toward the sun. At least on my side of the hemisphere...
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I finally got the last bit of my shopping done. I'd forgotten to get a present for my sister and needed to pick up the one thing I forgot to get my mum. And I sent out the last bit of requested tea and my sister's and grandparent's stuff.
Yay! Holiday stuff is done.
Now I just need to wait for Christmas itself...and it's only in four more days!! :excited: :santa:
Are any of you this excited? I hope you are!!
I also got another present today. Yay! Socks. Quite a bit actually--more than I expected. And they're fun looking. And--and--and....a few pairs are Slytherin-esque!!! :excited:
I did have a dentist appointment today. Luckily the headache stayed at bay, but just...icky. And my dentists are idiots--we told them when I went in for my cleaning that all the fillings need to be filled because I'm loosing my insurance at the end of the month. Yet I still have fillings that need to be done and they don't have anything open until January. So maybe I'll ask them how much it would be, but they could have had these filled two weeks ago when I wouldn't have had to pay.
And laying on the dentist chair, body taunt because this one dentist doesn't numb the gum enough for the novacaine shot and I can fucking feel it...things hurt. I mean my muscles were hurting a bit this morning from yesterday's shoveling, but now all the places I did bruise from the fall fucking hurt. I don't want to move kind of hurt.
And the fucking housing authority people won't turn up the thermostat on our boiler because of the dangers posed to kids on a thermostat turned up too high. Fucking shits--we don't have kids here, we won't be having kids here and oh yeah--it's not their place to tell us how high our thermostat can be! And if they're fucking worried about being sued, make each tenant sign a fucking paper that says the housing authority can't be sued if something does happen!
What I mean is...because of that bullshit, I can enjoy a super hot bath that I need. Instead I must drink :pout:
And...did you know that wine you are drinking may have high fructose corn syrup?? Seriously? Sugar in wine? What is this world coming to? I shouldn't have to check the label on my wine!! And I'm not kidding--the wine I picked up for my Yule celebration had that icky stuff in it. I just...what the fucking hell?? Sugar in my wine??
The vet's office who did the test for my kitty for diabetes back in October made a donation in my kitty's honor (we had to put my kitty down because he did have diabetes) to a vet school. Yay! Sweetness...now I just need to get that paper from my mum...
Lastly...I have a question for some of you. A rather odd one, but still. I'd like a serious answer:
Now, I was a lazy arse and didn't make the right calls and so now I either can choose to go to Planned Parenthood for birth control (free or a discounted price, I've gotten various answers when I discuss this with some people) or just not be on birth control. I had wanted to find out if the state insurance would cover me to have the non-hormonal IUD put in because frankly? The side effects from birth control scare the shit out of me and I know it does alter the body (especially in my family...). I don't want to put up with that.
Now yes, there are condoms. Lovely things and all that. But given my family's high fertility rate (course, I do have to mention that most of my family has had trouble with birth control and some haven't bothered with either birth control or condoms), condoms are only one of the two fold protection I wanted for myself. But I'm more scared of birth control than I am of getting pregnant.
So now my question...I'm all for going ahead with just using condoms and if I do get pregnant, having abortions. Does this sound...well, sound? I mean it does sound okay to me, but I still have the tendency at times to think like a teenager and I just need some feedback. So...what do all of you think?
But it's almost Christmas! I get to pet sit on Christmas eve, I have a waffle maker and therefore can make waffles for Christmas breakfast, I'm not working Christmas eve and there are presents under the Christmas trees!! And I got to celebrate Yule with a dear friend and I have brand new socks. Oh, and I get paid on Christmas!
:excited: So who else is ecstatic about this week??
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| QaF Christmas ficlet - There is always the new year |
[21 Dec 2009|06:17pm] |
Title: There is always the new year
Author: sannea & kari77
Disclaimer: QaF belongs to Russell T. Davies and QaF US to CowLip. We're just doodling.
Summary: How does Brian spend his first Christmas after Justin left for NY? And where is Justin?
A/N: Two years ago the ever so lovely sannea wrote a beautiful vignette about the Liberty Avenue family at Christmas and Brian in the very middle of it. My muse couldn't help but get inspired by her wonderful words and so I took it from there and added the (fluffy) part with Justin.
I asked her whether I could repost it here on IJ, and she agreed.
( Here we go )
HAPPY HOLIDAYS everyone!!!
I don't know whether I'll be much online till Christmas Eve, so I'd like to wish everyone a good time and a few peaceful and cozy days with your loved ones.
*loves f-list*
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| metafandom and its discontents |
[20 Dec 2009|10:33pm] |
There's been a big discussion going on in Greater Fandom over the community/asylum metafandom, which puts out a list of links to interesting meta discussions across all the journaling sites every few days.
Nutshell: They aren't linking to much meta lately. Why?
I found a lot of interesting people to follow by reading metafandom, and read some truly thought-provoking discussions. And I used to submit my stuff to them from time to time, and they would link to it, which I enjoyed.
But the last three or four times I submitted a link, either mine or someone else's, either QAF-specific or "big picture" fandom meta, it was just ignored. I never knew if they just didn't like it, or didn't get it, or what the problem was.
I have nothing profound to add. I just assumed its moderators were in an echo chamber and didn't want minor fandoms, or maybe just didn't care for what I had to say, or possibly that moderator interest had waned and people's submissions were not being looked at anymore. I'm not an insider in that world and honestly can't say what happened, or why, or really, even when.
But I do miss how it used to be, and miss seeing my stuff get linked to. I hope all this discussion results in a more diverse and vibrant metafandom experience for us all.ETA: Just checked, and the last post of mine linked to from metafandom was last April... this one.
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[21 Dec 2009|12:02am] |
Q: For which episode do you have the most icons uploaded to your userpics?
eta- Before I counted, I would have thought 122 or 513, since both have happy & romantic and sad moments, revolving around more than just BJ. Think of the iconning gold mind those eps are and all of the emotions we see! But in actuality, 314 is in the lead (tied with 122). I was surprised.
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| Ummm...I'm just saying |
[20 Dec 2009|08:35pm] |
WHY am I drabbling alone??
*raises eyebrow, taps fingers*
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| The 37 Days Of Gusmas |
[20 Dec 2009|08:29pm] |
Title: The Short(s) Of It
Author: vl_redreign
Prompt: Yes Gus, There Is A Santa Claus
Notes: 3 for tonight. Brian is granting Gus's wish. Lindsay is going to kill him. Mel is going to make it painful. If she finds out.
( The Short(s) Of It )
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| Message from _ie_ie_ie |
[20 Dec 2009|08:13pm] |
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I have worn the "X" off my keyboard.
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[20 Dec 2009|10:35pm] |
"I got it off a BLANKET!"
I so wasn't expecting to see this and it made me laugh.
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[20 Dec 2009|07:54pm] |
The recipe first...
I feel as though I should do something to acknowledge Yule (which is tomorrow!) so I found a blush wine that has a cranberry twist to it and I also found an awesome recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cranberry-Wheat-Bread/Detail.aspx The only thing was...it was for a bread machine. Which, yes, I have (well technically it's my mum's but she doesn't bake), but I prefer to not use it because I feel like that's cheating.
So I went and modified it so it's become a no-knead, no-yeast, "quick bread".
Cranberry Spice Yule "Cake"
1 cup dried sweetened cranberries
1 1/4 c water
2 cups all purpose flour*
1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour*
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cloves
2 tbsp baking powder
3 tbsp sugar
1/3 cup honey
2 tbsp melted butter
In a glass or metal bowl, soak the berries in simmered water (that is, simmer the water and pour it over the berries). In a separate small bowl, sift together the flour, spices, baking powder, and sugar; set aside. In the cranberry bowl, add the butter and honey, using a spatula to mix all the ingredients together. Once mixed, pour the flour mix into the wet and stir with a spoon, adding water by the tbsp's as needed to make a moist dough. Once the dry ingredients are mixed completely with the wet, pour into an 8 by 8 inch pan (or casserole dish) and bake at 350F for 30 to 40 minutes or until knife or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clear.
Cut and serve.
*I used King Arthur flour. Not sure if that makes a difference...
I've not cut it, obviously since I plan to cut into it fresh for tomorrow's Yule rite, but the small itty bitty piece I broke off to taste...it tastes very good. And I'm sure the sugar could be cut out, but I like sweetness and so does the Goddess so everyone wins.
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Now for the other things..
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Dear Universe,
I was not trying to get a swelled ego or inflated sense of self-deserving nor was I trying to tempt you or make you want to strike me down when I realized I had many blessings to count.
But since you saw fit to make me slip and fall on the ice this morning, I did take the message to heart.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
humbled
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...it snowed last night. At least a good foot if not foot and half. Which is awesome. I love snow...it's peaceful and beautiful.
But I did have to shovel it since despite the warning to not drive your car, I had to be at work come hell or high water or the apocalypse. I was fine getting a path from my door to the car. It was nice and fluffy snow so it was rather easy to move. Only when the plows go by, we get in deep trouble and the snow gets compacted. It's a bitch to move and today it was worse because of how much snow there was.
So as I'm going along, digging out behind the car...my shoes get a layer of snow on the bottom and there's snow I'm not able to get up because it's just completely packed down and it's getting pretty smooth because of me walking over it to get the snow to the yard and the shovel itself.
And...down I went.
Plop.
Gracefully, too--my legs went right out from under me and I fell straight on my butt so that when all was said and done, I was sitting on the ground with my legs straight out in front of me and the shovel to the side. As though I had done it all on purpose.
And it wouldn't have been too bad...except some years ago when I was middle school (think at least ten years back) I slipped on concrete and did the same thing. Only worse because concrete isn't as forgiving as anything else. I bumped together two of my spinal disks and ever since that spot has been bothersome, especially since that's where my bra strap sits and where the worst stress is on my back from my breasts.
So when I fell today, I could feel the pain go from my tail bone (which remains bruised from all those years ago) to the very top of my head and then back down to settle on the old injury. I told my mum later that I was surprised that she didn't come running out of the house because as soon as I had my breath back, I screamed out "FUCK! That hurt!"
But just little the little worker bee I am, I got up, got my shovel and finished up the job. Mainly because I knew the other cashier was not going to show up (she's on her way to being fired for the way she's been treating her job) and I was needed to be on the register even if we only had a mere handful of customers.
Luckily, work understood and I only did a five hour shift instead of the eight I was scheduled for. So I went home, ate a little something, took a pain pill and a bath. Mind, my back is still hurting so I'm probably going to take two of those pills before bed and the rite tomorrow is going to be a bit of a problem, but trust me it isn't as bad as it was all those years ago.
I still have to write up tomorrow's rite too...I have no idea what I'm going to do, but it's going to have to be done early given that I have a dentist appointment at four. Luckily I won't have to work.
So how did the rest of you weather the storm??
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| One of my faves: Jingle All the Way |
[20 Dec 2009|03:27pm] |
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It's just not Christmas without Rizabeau's:
JINGLE ALL THE WAY
Let's see, we've got: Justin in tights! ~~ Evil!Craig ~~ Special Jingle Bells ~~ Not!Justin, but I love him nonetheless ~~ Christmas!Hating!Brian ~~ Silly!Ted
AND SO MUCH MORE!
ENJOY! I plan to spend plenty of time worshiping at Rizabeau's altar this afternoon. :D
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| IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT |
[20 Dec 2009|11:49am] |
I have changed my default icon to reflect my obsession with both Brian and Justin and the giddy gloriousness that is the holidays the season.
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| Just a short update on ma boys' health |
[20 Dec 2009|04:06pm] |
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because some people wanted to know how they are doing:
They are doing great!!!
We started Ronny on his heart medication eight weeks ago,which started out with a lot of vomiting and diarrhea on his part,until the vet finally found the right medication.During this time he had to see the vet three times a week and he wasn't really happy about it. ;)
Sometimes his heart was beating too slow,and then it was beating too fast, but just yesterday the vet said that now his heart is beating regular and that it sounds really good..so YAY!!!
And with all the test the ved had done he found out that Ronny's blood pressure is a bit too high.So now he is taking medication for that,too.
Giving him his medication was a pain in the ass for the first few day,but now he's used to get his liverwurst first thing in the morning...;D
Remember Benny and his fat tumor right above his left shoulder joint?
Well,turns out that it isn't THAT big anymore and that he doesn't need to have surgery.
So that's YAY too,right?
Right now he's outside,playing in the snow and digging holes into the ground.Ronny is sitting right beside me on the couch.He hates the cold and the snow and Benny loves it as much as he loves the sand on the beach...;)
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[20 Dec 2009|08:14am] |
I really really think someone, or multiple someones ought to write a fic or drabble inspired by this icon.
In case you have bad eyes it says: "Later, Brian blamed the spiked office party punch. And Justin."
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[20 Dec 2009|01:23pm] |
"It fills the void."
Always loved that one.
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[20 Dec 2009|01:09am] |
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I don't read a whole lot any more, so it can take me a while to read things after they've been posted. But I can't sleep. And there was all this porn to be read at bj_action. And suddenly I've found a new appreciation for all the snow in my front yard. Although its so hot in here after reading the fics for the Snowbound theme that I think the snow in my front yard might have melted clear to the street from the heat radiating out my living room. Yay Snow! is all I gotta say.
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