So, as you may remember, when livelongnmarry was having their auction, I offered up not one, but two years of ficlets for bid. The first year was snapped up (amazingly quickly; I was shocked!) by heeroluva. This is the first of her year o' fic.

Unfortunately, I had an idea for this fic, which means the muse laughed and decided to go in a completley different direction. Not to mention that for the longest time, I had no ideas, and no words at all to put to paper.

Anyway. Onward!

Title: No Apologies Necessary
Fandom/Characters: LotR/Boromir and Faramir
Rating: PG to PG-13 (for vaguely unsettling images) (and probably over-rated, as usual)
Warnings: Nil. Or gen, depending. ^^
Notes: Inspired by the prompt "hero" from heeroluva's list. Also, Faramir is about 13 or so in this; mature enough in some ways, but not in others.

Disclaimer: All characters from The Lord of the Rings belong to J.R.R. Tolkien, his estate and heirs, and to New Line Cinema.

( No Apologies Necessary )

Comments and criticism gratefully accpeted, as always.

current mood: nervous
current music: George Strait - So Much Like My Dad

So, the Friday before last, I finally did something that I'd been thinking about off and on for several months. I signed up to be a fandom sponsor at skyehawke. For those who may not have heard of it, skyehawke is an archive that is supposed to be specifically geared toward good fic. Authors who want to be able to post have to request an account at the forums and get approved by someone who is already a member/author (and sometimes it can take a long time to get approved). It's a multi-fandom archive, and also includes sections for original fiction and original non-fiction.

I requested to be the fandom sponsor for the Voltron and Gatchaman sections (I was so surprised to see they'd been separated out from the general "miscellaneous" fic), and discovered this morning I was approved. Whee!

Since I found out, I've been updating the character lists for each category. They're not complete yet, though; I'm still working on that part.

So, folks who write fic for Voltron and Gatchaman... come on over. There should be more than just a couple authors posting in each section. The forums are also available for discussion, and it may be possible to set up our own little sub-divisions... I'm still catching up on all the sponsorship things that can be done. But I'd very much like to see some more folks posting, and folks who already post to post more of their work. :D

current mood: chipper

I hope there never comes a time when I don't get excited about things like this. ^^




*squee!!!* And thanks so much to the FF judges, and especially to the lovely person who nominated my fic!

I think I'm just kind of stunned right now.

current mood: excited
current music: Kris Kristofferson - Paperback Writer

I have this theory, wherein eventually, the pinky toe will get whacked on enough corners/edges/bedposts/what have you that it will eventually devolve into nothingness.

Of course, the fact that I didn't whack my pinky toe just throws that theory all to shit.

I managed to walk into one of the bf's computer parts that lives on the floor in our living room (because he won't throw the extra parts away! and we have no where else to put it), and jammed my "ring finger" toe so hard that I think I broke it. It's swollen, it hurts to bend, walking is the torture of the damned (or very funny to watch, one or the other); self-diagnosis leads one to believe that the sucker is broken. I'm hoping the ice will help some, but it's more like water now than ice. I'll have to change it soon.

If it's still this bad tomorrow, I forsee an ER visit. Which will become just oodles of fun when the bf has to leave me there and go to w*rk. But unless it gets worse, I'll just limp along (*groans at unintentional pun*).

The clumsy, it must be catching. *SIGH*

Life, you can start improving. Really. Any time now.

current mood: sore
current music: Bertie Higgins - Key Largo

A long one. It got away from me a little. ^^;;

Anyway, this is one of the two chapters I wanted to get done for wip_out this month. The other one? Yeah. *blush* Not quite ready yet.

Previous chapters here.

Notes: Some dialogue shamelessly filched from Blood Ties.

Disclaimer: Not mine, all Joss.

( Chapter Ten )

Comments and criticism always gratefully accepted.

current mood: accomplished
current music: Nena - 99 Luft Ballons

Dear people at w*rk, who have been in their current jobs for well over a year:

( You're obviously not listening while I'm speaking. )

Argh. With repeated *headdesk*

And humidity? You can go away. ANY TIME NOW. You're really not helping matters.

current mood: hot and grumpy because of it
current music: Various Artists - Steve Wariner - Get Back

Another long-ish chapter, but, I hope, not too long. And I might have had some kind of commentary, but I can't recall just what it was now. So, look! Fic!

Previous chapters here.

Notes: Some dialogue lifted from Checkpoint.

Disclaimer: Not mine, all Joss.

( Chapter Nine )

Comments and criticism craved, as always.

current mood: tired
current music: Add - Take On Me

Many, many thanks to the lovely person who nominated And the Dream Will Set You Free at the Fang Fetish Awards.




... You know, even if I don't win, the thrill of getting nominated never really fades.

current mood: pleased
current music: The Pogues - Thousands Are Sailing

Snagged from eowyn315, because I played in her journal and wanted to return the favor...

The following are some first lines from my fic. If you want to play, pick whichever one tickles your fancy, write a ficlet or a drabble with the same first line and leave it in my comments. (And if the muse strikes, I might even drabble back at you.) Feel free to take as many liberties as you wish.

At least a couple from each of my fandoms (including BtVS, LotR, Gatchaman and Voltron).

( At least there's only 20... )

current mood: amused
current music: Dir En Grey - THE FINAL

The second half of Chapter 7. I am hoping to finish off the next chapter and have that posted today, too, so there may very well be more coming today after this. (Run. Run now.)

Disclaimer: All Joss, not me.

( Chapter 7 (part 2) )

Comments and criticism gratefully accepted.

current mood: accomplished
current music: Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar

Yay! More seasonal_spuffy!

Title: And the Dream Will Set You Free
Author: randi (randi2204)
Rating: PG-13
Notes: This chapter is long, and will therefore be posted in 2 parts. Some lines in this chapter have been snagged and altered or outright filched from the episode Into the Woods.
Summary: What if, at the end of Out of My Mind, it was Buffy who woke up from a dream?

Previous chapters can be found here.

Disclaimer: Not mine, all Joss.

( Chapter 7 (part 1) )

Comments and criticism gratefully accepted.

current mood: accomplished
current music: Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

Belated thanks to the kind person who nominated my fic at Round 4 of the Rogue Poet Awards! Mea culpa that I haven't posted this here before. I blame Real Life, personally. ^^;;;

In addition, my fic also has the great honor to be nominated in the Reader's Choice poll there. Folks, y'all are able to vote, as long as you're willing to leave a name and email.



Voting runs through April 29th.

current mood: happy but tired
current music: Thea Gilmore - Brother Can You Spare a Dime

O.M.G. (As I've been repeating to myself since I received the email notification...)



Thanks so much to the lovely judges at the Fang Fetish Awards!

I think I'm going to have a little bit of a lie down now...

current mood: giddy
current music: Within Temptation - What Have You Done