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August 28th, 2013
05:46 pm [Link]	List o' fics I'm jumping on the ficlist bandwagon fairly late on, but if you're interested then read on... (Mostly) in order from oldest to most recent. Read something in here you love? You hate? Are passionately indifferent to? Feel free to comment - doesn't matter how long ago I originally posted it, you'll make me happy that someone's reading. Will always appreciate constructive criticism and tips for improving (no really). Blanket disclaimer: Someone else owns anything you recognise, I own nothing of any worth - just doing it for fun not profit. ( Pirates of the Caribbean (by character/pairing) ) ( Others - Dracula, Neverwhere, Mythology, Crossovers and Remixes ) Current Mood: pleased Tags: comment fic, crossover, doctor who, drabble, dracula, fic, good omens, my fic masterlist, mythology, neverwhere, not a drabble!, potc, remix, torchwood (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
December 18th, 2011
10:23 am [Link]	Snow! It's been threatening it for weeks now (we normally get a good snowfall in November, but just had the bitter temperatures, ice and roaring wind this time round. Lucky us!), but we had our first flurry yesterday. It didn't lie (but handily turned the roads to ice which, as I live at the top of a hill, made venturing outside... interesting), but I woke up this morning to find deep snow outside. Huzzah! Now it's festive :) Went to a Christmas concert last night. The older I get, the more irrationally emotion I find myself getting. Especially at Christmas time. Stick me in a large building, lit by candle light and wheel on some small children singing Christmas carols in little wobbly falsetto voices and I'll be blubbing into my mulled wine before you can say Humbug. I managed to be stoic last night, relying on only a quick eyedab at the end of Oh, come all ye Faithful. Today however, I'm off to see the Nutcracker. Then home to wrap presents, write cards and eat mincepies. I'll probably be in inconsolable hysterics by about 4pm. Sigh, I love the holidays! :) Current Mood: festive! Tags: holidays, let's talk about me!, ramblings, real-life (Leave a comment)
October 4th, 2011
09:02 pm [Link]	Happy world animal day! I have one of those diaries - it mentions every possible holiday out there. Want to know when the Queen's birthday is in Australia? Have a favourite religious festival? Mother's Day? Father's Day? Best goldfish day? More public holidays than you'd know what to do with? All you have to do is ask. Most of these I've never heard of, but today is (apparently) World Animal Day. Happy World Animal day world. In celebration the cat has spent most of the day unconscious. Why waste valuable sleeping time in celebrating? Actually, seems like a sensible plan... Current Mood: sleepy Tags: cats gone wild, holidays i didn't know existed, random, real-life (Leave a comment)
September 19th, 2011
10:12 pm [Link]	Yo ho ho! Happy Talk like a Pirate Day - a quality holiday if ever there was one :) Current Mood: groggy (pint of) Tags: funny, ramblings (Leave a comment)
August 31st, 2011
05:38 pm [Link]	Comment fics and impromptu Norrington fic fest I forgot to post these before so, for the sake of completeness etc etc Title: Where's the justice? Rating: G Prompt: Mythology (Egyptian Greek), Set Hades, (modern era) bonding through bad reputations Title: Differences Rating: G Prompt: Greek myth, Hades/Persephone, "We're not so different, you and I." If I can have a moment of irrational prejudice, comment_fic uses delicious.com for their prompts. I cannot stand delicious - 99% of the time it crashes my computer, the other 1% it makes it run slightly slower than glaciers. Back in the days of my elderly laptop it was understandable, now I have a newer, sprightlier laptop I cannot understand this. Grrrr... In (much, much) happier news, check this thing of beauty out if you haven't seen it already. A Norrington fic fest over at raise_the_dead - squee! Current Mood: working Tags: comment fic, fic, mythology, potc (Leave a comment)
July 8th, 2011
03:59 pm [Link]	Rec and thanks! romankate recently called for summer related prompts, as I have a one track mind you'll never guess what I asked for. She filled my request beautifully with a lovely little ficlet with sunburn, parrots, tropical island shennigans, sunburn and hot springs. With added sunburn. Go and read it and smile like an idiot, I did! Thanks romankate! Title: The Sun, The Water and All the Bloody Parrots (R) Author: romankate Prompt: Sparrow and Norrington. James doesn't think he'll ever get used to the full heat of the Caribbean summer. Jack isn't helping. Also I got a surprise kiss from porridgebird! N'awwwwwww - consider me feeling both surprised and loved :) Pressie!love Current Mood: excited Tags: fic-rec, loot, potc (Leave a comment)
June 13th, 2011
11:04 am [Link]	Random question is random Since I find myself missing remixthedrabble a ridiculous amount, does anyone know of any remix challenges that are a) current and b) based on lj? My google-fu has let me down and I am suitably ashamed :( Current Mood: curious Tags: enquiring minds, fest/challenge, random (Leave a comment)
June 7th, 2011
08:51 pm [Link]	Prompts open for claiming at smallfandomfest. Since recently throwing a bit of a fanfic wobbly I've rather lost track of the challenges and fests on my flist. So, I've only just discovered that Fest09 is now open at smallfandomfest. As ever there's a shedload of prompts across a shedload of fandoms including (rather excitingly) some Neverwhere and Ultraviolet prompts (not even submitted by me, but by a real person! Huzzah!). Check them out here. Claiming open until July 31, when the Fest officially closes. Current Mood: non-wobbly Current Music: Cat still snoring Tags: fest/challenge (Leave a comment)
07:59 pm [Link]	Superstition It's been a while, but I just couldn't resist the prompt! Title: Superstition Author: lilfluffykitten Rating: PG Prompt: Superstition Word count: 100 words Characters: Norrington and Sparrow Disclaimer: Disney owns all these characters, I own nothing of any worth… I'm just doing it for fun not profit! Summary: Compromising positions without point Author's notes: For the Superstition prompt at potc_drabbles. It was thought that pouring wine on the deck would bring good luck on a long voyage as it is a libation to the gods. Can be found over here Current Mood: chipper Current Music: Cat snoring Tags: drabble, fic, potc, rtd (Leave a comment)
May 22nd, 2011
09:30 pm [Link]	Day 7 - my week has finally ended (Spoilers) From corrielle and potc_discussion originally and various friends more recently. Day 1. What were your first impressions of PotC back when you first saw CotBP? Day 2. What's a cool/interesting/favorite piece of pirate/navy/PotC stuff you own? Both here Day 3. If you make fanworks, link to a piece of your work that you're especially proud of. If you don't make fanworks, link to a piece you're especially proud of finding. ;-) Here Day 4. What are your hopes for the new film? What are you most looking forward to? Day 5. If you could bring one character from the first three movies back for OST, who would you choose? How would you write him or her in? Both here Day 6. Tell about a favorite/funny/happy memory of your involvement in the PotC fandom. Here ( Day 7. I'm assuming we'll all see the movie somewhere around here… Describe your initial reaction in <strike>100</strike> 400 words or less. Here be spoilers ) Current Mood: chipper Tags: meme, movies, potc (Leave a comment)
May 20th, 2011
09:48 am [Link]	Day 6 - further dispatches from the time warp From corrielle and potc_discussion originally and various friends more recently. Day 1. What were your first impressions of PotC back when you first saw CotBP? Day 2. What's a cool/interesting/favorite piece of pirate/navy/PotC stuff you own? Both here Day 3. If you make fanworks, link to a piece of your work that you're especially proud of. If you don't make fanworks, link to a piece you're especially proud of finding. ;-) Here Day 4. What are your hopes for the new film? What are you most looking forward to? Day 5. If you could bring one character from the first three movies back for OST, who would you choose? How would you write him or her in? Both here ( Day 6. Tell about a favorite/funny/happy memory of your involvement in the PotC fandom. ) Day 7. I'm assuming we'll all see the movie somewhere around here… Describe your initial reaction in 100 words or less. In keeping with my blatant disregard to the laws of space and time, my day 7 will actually be happening in two days time. More excitingly (not to mention a little unbelievably) I'm thus far spoiler free. Current Mood: nostalgic Tags: meme, movies, potc (Leave a comment)
May 18th, 2011
09:42 pm [Link]	Day 4 & 5 - my week has a different number and order of days than yours From corrielle and potc_discussion originally and various friends more recently. Day 1. What were your first impressions of PotC back when you first saw CotBP? Day 2. What's a cool/interesting/favorite piece of pirate/navy/PotC stuff you own? Both here Day 3. If you make fanworks, link to a piece of your work that you're especially proud of. If you don't make fanworks, link to a piece you're especially proud of finding. ;-) Here ( Day 4. What are your hopes for the new film? What are you most looking forward to? ) ( Day 5. If you could bring one character from the first three movies back for OST, who would you choose? How would you write him or her in? ) Day 6. Tell about a favorite/funny/happy memory of your involvement in the PotC fandom. Day 7. I'm assuming we'll all see the movie somewhere around here… Describe your initial reaction in 100 words or less. Ok, I’m starting to get quite excited about seeing it now. This meme has officially worked! Current Mood: nostalgic Tags: meme, movies, potc (Leave a comment)
May 16th, 2011
10:16 pm [Link]	Day 3 From corrielle and potc_discussion originally and various friends more recently. Day 1. What were your first impressions of PotC back when you first saw CotBP? Day 2. What's a cool/interesting/favorite piece of pirate/navy/PotC stuff you own? Both here ( Day 3. If you make fanworks, link to a piece of your work that you're especially proud of. If you don't make fanworks, link to a piece you're especially proud of finding. ;-) ) Day 4. What are your hopes for the new film? What are you most looking forward to? Day 5. If you could bring one character from the first three movies back for OST, who would you choose? How would you write him or her in? Day 6. Tell about a favorite/funny/happy memory of your involvement in the PotC fandom. Day 7. I'm assuming we'll all see the movie somewhere around here… Describe your initial reaction in 100 words or less. Current Mood: nostalgic Tags: fic, meme, movies, potc (Leave a comment)
02:05 am [Link]	Piratey goodness Sooooo, I've seen this meme pop up on my flist a few times and ~~love a bandwagon, especially a pirate one~~ feel it's about time I started getting into the swing of Pirates 4, so here are my answers. I am, as ever, late to the party (and will doubtless be late to the film too, I'm hoping to go on Sunday so will be sitting with my fingers in my ears lah lah lahing to myself to avoid spoilers this week), so here are days one and two in a oner. From corrielle and potc_discussion originally and various friends more recently. ( Day 1. What were your first impressions of PotC back when you first saw CotBP? ) ( Day 2. What's a cool/interesting/favorite piece of pirate/navy/PotC stuff you own? ) Day 3. If you make fanworks, link to a piece of your work that you're especially proud of. If you don't make fanworks, link to a piece you're especially proud of finding. ;-) Day 4. What are your hopes for the new film? What are you most looking forward to? Day 5. If you could bring one character from the first three movies back for OST, who would you choose? How would you write him or her in? Day 6. Tell about a favorite/funny/happy memory of your involvement in the PotC fandom. Day 7. I'm assuming we'll all see the movie somewhere around here… Describe your initial reaction in 100 words or less. Current Mood: nostalgic Tags: meme, movies, potc (Leave a comment)
May 7th, 2011
09:43 pm [Link]	A blast from the past I've just spent the day helping a friend make wedding decorations. I'm feeling warm and fuzzy and arts and crafty. Actually it was a nice way to spend my Saturday, I ended up having a bit of a stressful week (deadlines - pffft) so came home last night, slumped on the sofa, fired up the magic 'things I've recorded' box and refused to move. One of the gems I recorded was a real blast from my past, Red Shoe Diaries - a histrionic overwrought genius film that spawned a dodgy soft-core porn TV series. Back in the day a friend and I had a bit of a thing for David Duchovny and genuinely thought this film was the height of brilliance. Cheesy? Yes. Dated? Yes. But I still loved the ~~guilty pleasure~~ stroll down memory lane. Much more recently Doctor Who Vs Pirates (or if you want to be pedantic 'The Curse of the Black Spot') was disappointing, although ( cut for guest star spoiler that probably really isn't if you saw the trailer ) Current Mood: accomplished Tags: doctor who, hormones, movies, random (Leave a comment)
April 17th, 2011
12:40 am [Link]	Note to self Due to both insomnia and realising I'd actually managed to fill up the memory of my Sky+TiVo thing, I've spent far too many hours watching a rather eclectic mix of films. Just finished Legion, a fairly rubbishy and shouty Paul Bettany/Dennis Quaid vehicle. If I was making an Apocalyptic End of Days epic, I'd have Famine trading in his black horse and being an ice-cream seller in a quaint little ice-cream van with a creepy tinkling tune... Current Mood: tired Tags: insomnia - less fun than you'd think, movies, one-line pitch, ramblings, random (Leave a comment)
April 6th, 2011
04:02 pm [Link]	Smelly unmentionables - coming atcha (if you have access to the BBC) I've waxed lyrical about the rather wonderful Dan Snow before. After fiddling around on various boats and battlefields, he's now fronting a new three part series on the mucky history of, well, muck in Filthy Cities. I was aiming to watch this last night (the health and hygiene of medieval London), but was actually feeling quite queasy after an unfortunate piece of fish for dinner (possibly TMI, sorry) so only lasted 5 minutes before having to give up and record it. Needless to say it gets a little full-on - sewage, butchering animals, unmentionable smelly things and probably much, much more. As I say, I lasted approximately 5 minutes. Still, I hear it was interesting and I might even be able to face watching it in the next few days! If you are based in the UK, and want a fully (ahem) immersive experience, you can get a special scratch and sniff card to play along at home with. Nice. Dan Snow blog on series here. Bed bugs and lice - double nice. Current Mood: okay Tags: gimmicks, real-life, tellybox (Leave a comment)
March 16th, 2011
06:43 pm [Link]	Yeeeeahhh - that blur of motion? A fest deadline disappearing... So, I got terribly excited and signed up for dark_fest. Then resolutely failed to actually do anything. It's official, I've lost my mojo :( On the plus side, as this is the second fest in quick succession I've bowed out of, I now know not to sign up for any more for a wee while. On the plus plus side, a shedload of people managed to actually fill their prompts, so go check them out. Posting is staggered from yesterday until the comm runs out of stories. As mentioned before do check out the warnings - it's not called 'dark' for nothing. Nasties and horror and ewwww HERE. Current Mood: annoyed Tags: fest/challenge, let's talk about me! (Leave a comment)
06:20 pm [Link]	Good causes I'm sure everyone has already seen this, or some variation, but check out help_japan HERE. Also, if you have a spare thousand pounds, get Charlie Brookered for Comic relief. HERE. Vitriol for a good cause. Tags: charidee (Leave a comment)
March 2nd, 2011
07:50 pm [Link]	Today's comedy moment It may just be that I am a child at heart, but this is probably the funniest thing I've seen all day. Enjoy... Current Mood: amused Tags: funny, random (Leave a comment)

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