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I'm really not sure my recipient is going to like the story I've written her. I've, er, sort of gone off topic with her choices.

I think I'd better give her two stories, just in case she hates this one.

Oops.

Meme is: please comment to tell me, If I came with a warning label, what would it say?

Flora's addendum is: please, feel free to build upon other people's answers and generally be ridiculous. I has the snot and lung-ick, and require entertaining.

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So far, I have a list.

That's about it.

And it's not even all that impressive.

But, I figure it's better than doing a whole lot of nothing for the week of vacation I requested this week.

It includes such gems as:

Returning my rented movies and borrowed books (all good, by the way)

Looking up directions for the volunteer thing I have to be at 8 AM tomorrow morning

Physically transferring money between my two accounts

Finding needed clothing items

-- and --

Possibly looking for a job

Yep.

I'm on fire all right. ( Done and done. )

I've not done one yet, and I'm not sure I will, but I was curious if any of you did them. If you did one, can you link me to it in comments to this post?

ETA: Sorted!! *snuggles volunteer*

Is there anyone willing to look over/beta the fic oconel and I wrote?

Dear inspiredlife was wonderful enough to offer a SPAG but we'd really like to have someone else look it over as well.

It's the monster!fic I've been writing about, btw.

Merlin (Arthur/Merlin), AU and with 9 chapters it's a big one (over 80,000 words).

You wouldn't even have to do it in one go - chapter by chapter would be fine.

Please? *winning smile*

I had the most lovely surprise in my in-box today. Several thoughtful and generous friends sent me some virtual gifts. I can't tell you how touched I was by that. And how very surprised.

Know that I think of you all often. Nearly daily, truth be told. I still write stories in my head; I just can't seem to get them down on paper – how sad is that. One day, soon, I'll give you all a more detailed update, one that better chronicles my ups and down of the last year. It’s been…interesting.

Happy holidays to all.

With love,

TTT

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Title: Best Seat in the House
Pairing: Kirk/McCoy
Rating: PG
Words: 400
A/N: One of today's Bridge2Sickbay teenyfics. Prompt was Best seat in the house.

( Best Seat in the House )

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Just watched the latest Merlin.

Oh, the dragon is not as patient as I expected.

( If only Merlin had read the Lord of the Rings. )

Bring on the fanfic bunnies.

Choooooocolate.

Completely wheat-free.



Flourless Chocolate Cake
(Recipe source The Gourmet Cookbook)

Ingredients:

8 ounces good quality bittersweet (not semi-sweet) chocolate, roughly chopped
2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 1/2 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease a 9 or 10 inch springform pan and line the bottom with wax or parchment paper (cut into a circle to fit bottom of pan). Make sure to grease the liner as well.

In a double broiler or in a large bowl over a pan of simmering water, add chocolate and butter. Stir constantly until melted. Remove bowl from heat and whisk in sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Last, sift cocoa powder into mixture and whisk until just combined.

Pour batter into prepared springform pan and bake for 35-40 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out with moist crumbs and top should have a thin crust. Cool cake in pan on a rack for 10 minutes and then remove sides of pan. Invert cake on a plate and then back onto the rack to fully cool before serving.

Yield: 10-12 servings

Ah. My transcripts finally arrived from Seattle Central.

I've dug my SAT scores out of the boxes.

I have the transcripts from UW.

Time to wave it all in front of the state of Maryland Dept of Education to see what I need next to teach.

Listening to the soundtrack from Out Of Bounds.

And snow has frosted all the trees. I think this is going to be a snowy Christmas.

This summer my husband, knowing my hatred for all things Twilight (sparkly vampires? SRSLY???) bought me a shirt that says "...And then Buffy staked Edward. The End." And then today I found this linked by annakas on LJ: Buffy vs. Twilight.

YES!!!!

(No intended disrespect of anyone who likes Twilight... Everyone likes/hates different things, so to each their own. :)

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Now you can call me an idiot, or just shake your head over so much clumsiness. I fell again. Slipped yesterday over a rain (and what the hell else) soaked snot rag. Hope the arse who threw it on the pavement gets some. What a fucker!

This time I twisted my right ankle and THEN fell on my left knie. The knie just was recovered enough for me not to walk around like somebody with a wooden leg - i.e. I could bend it again - now I can't. It doesn't look this black and blue like it did three weeks ago, but it it hurts worse. No wonder, a contusion over a contusion oughts to hurt like hell, doesn't it?

Do you know what is super wrong with my response to this item from regretsy?

Go look; I'll wait.

It's that when I glanced at it, after observing the title "This is how we love," the silhouette I saw was Jar-Jar Binks on the right, and my immediate problem with this as a representation of love was that Padme's hair is never all stringy like that, and Anakin's is never long enough to be like that.

BRAIN.

WHAT THE.

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The candle made shadows like lace on the wall. The low, omnipresent buzz of electricity was gone.

The kitties cuddled close in confusion. Just because they can see in the dark doesn't mean they like to.

The laundry silenced halfway through its cycle.

The baking had to stay in the fridge.

Eastwick was on ... somewhere else.

The streetlights vanished.

Then the whole world restarted again.

An interesting article about dating.

My favorite points --

Values vs Interests: Having the same values as your partner is truly a must. Its the glue that keeps you bonding, growing together and connected. Interests are different. For example if you VALUE a family, a belief in a higher being or power, or a fit and health conscious lifestyle your partner should equally believe these are significant in his/her own life. Interests like playing soccer, dance, rock climbing, fishing, fashion or shall I say YOGA, don’t determine compatibility. You don’t have to share every single interest with your partner to make it work.

So true. I've been noticing on online dating sites that people go on and on about interests.

Individuality within a Couple: WHO ARE YOU? Do you know what you desire? What are your dreams? Being an individual is probably one of the more difficult things to hang on to within a relationship. We can get lost in another’s own view and dreams. Staying true to our own desires and dreams is equally important. It makes us happier because we are living our desires and growing from that place. You can’t grow living to please another or gaining approval from another. You are then living another person’s life, and that eventually manifests into resentment, hurt and pain.

I confess, I relied a lot on WG's advice when we were together. He had a knack for seeing straight to the heart of the matter (which holds true regardless of how he's treating me right now). It's fuzzy now how much of that meant he was steering the boat.

Please STOP HIDING who you are! Be yourself, completely. From date one present your authentic self. If you don’t usually wear make up or dress a certain way, then don’t do it for the first date. If you don’t like sports than say so and don’t pretend to be the “sports chick or jock”. If you absolutely dislike smoking than don’t pretend to be ok with that habit in another if you really aren’t. What you are is what you are. Being proud of that is really the first lesson to learn before even attempting to find a date. Pretending to be someone you are not, is not only difficult to maintain but a lie you have to live. How fun is that?

This is so tempting. I'm such a no-makeup, misplaced my comb a week ago kind of gal. But I'm thinking of trying out a different look, playing with a new hairstyle, wearing more makeup than I have been in school. But that's for me though, so I think it's not a pretense.

Funny. I've never dated. Guys have always found me.

Title: Again
Author: irana
Pairing: Snape/Neville
Rating: Smut
Wordcount: 614
Summary: Neville finds himself serving detention with Snape once more.
AN: So, I was in the mood for abuse of authority smut, and I thought about the last bit I wrote for the_minx_17 and decided to write another in the same vein. You can find it here if you want to read it. No beta so you spot something let me know.

( ~*~*~ )

Title: Stop to Think
Character: Amanda
Words: ~950
Rating: PG or so but gen
Warning: risky pregnancy issues, which may be painful to some. In case you need outcome information in that regard: *it's all fine in the end*
A/N: Initially posted here for Where No Woman's current drabblefest. The prompts this time are quotes from movies, and the prompt I used was (Your scientists) were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

( Stop to Think )

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A very happy birthday to three of my favorite people whose birthdays are coming soon or are already here: cluegirl, goseaward and spiderine. ♥ to you all. You shine like ★s.