Patron Saint of Falling Over Things

I'm still trying to catch up on posting fic to my Dreamwidth. As I go, I'm trying to post to a comm or two as well, because that's where DW falls down a bit, I think - there aren't as many active comms as there were on LJ. Some really, really active ones! But not as many.

Speaking of which, is there a place I could post my Black Tapes genfic? A general fandom genfic comm? I couldn't find a specific Black Tapes comm, but in searching, I did find that there's an option for DW to add that topic to your interests. (Which is awesome.) And then through that, I found addme_fandom, which is like addme, but fannish.



Meme with me? (as seen everywhere, probably because it's a good meme!)
Ask me:
1. the character I least understand
2. interactions I enjoyed the most
3. the character who scares me the most
4. the character who is mostly like me
5. hottest looks character
6. one thing I dislike about my fave character
7. one thing I like about my hated character
8. a quote or scene that haunts me
9. a character I wish died but didn’t
10. my ship that never sailed



Also, from yohijideranged, a music meme!

1. A song you like with a colour in the title.
I have three, because how do you choose these things?
( Under this cut: Birdy, Lorde, David Bowie )

Youtube, why do you do that massive gap thing with your embeds? Why?

( The rest of the topics )

First up, I got a treat in Yuletide Madness, yay!

Tinseltown
Signing an air-tight contract that greenlights a biopic based on his life just might be the worst one yet.
So funny, so adorable and very, very Indiana. It's like, Hollywood AD for Indiana Jones.


Other recs under the cut.
( Yuletide recs: Miss Fisher, Killjoys, Dig, Cornetto 40-Love, IWC Portofino A Sparkle to the Wrist Commercial, Belgariad/Mallorean series, Ballet Shoes - Noel Streatfeild, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, We need to talk about Annika - Simon Stålenhag, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lucky - Britney Spears (Music Video), Ms Marvel, Ladyhawke, Jane the Virgin, Pushing Daisies, A Knight's Tale, Sense8, Selfie, Supergirl, Bad Blood (Taylor Swift) )

1. The talk to the diabetes support group went well. It wasn't the diabetes group, in the end, it was the chronic diseases group, but "We're not called that anymore because it's too negative." Nobody knew what the group is called now, though. Still. It went well, I think? The messages boiled down to "Fish oil is a blood thinner. Those sections on A Current Affair and Today Tonight are actually paid advertisements. Get a Webster Pack; they're full of jelly beans." People seemed happy.

I pushed myself through an educational unit on managing diabetes (since I assumed I was talking to the diabetes group), which involved bracing myself for all kinds of fat-hate, body-shaming, doctor-monster bullshit. But it wasn't too bad, on the whole. The most pervasive thought I came away with was that maybe we should eat more oily fish in this household. Any favourite recipes people would care to share?

This is mine, for tuna patties, which we made yesterday for lunches this week. I've never written this recipe down before - we usually just throw whatever into the mix with the potatoes. But I'm trying to keep a record of things that we make, so that when we come back to them, I can remember what to do.

( They're kind of a scratch meal, but nice. )

Give me tuna recipes! We need the oils of the fish.



2. Missy, our elderly cat, started looking poorly on Saturday: fussing with her mouth, off her food and all her fur standing up. lilacsigil took her to the vet yesterday, and she has gingivitis again, with some nasty ulcers at the front of her mouth. (Gingivitis is a complication of her kidney disease.) She's had a shot of antibiotics and a steroid to help with the inflammation, and overnight she's doing a lot better. She lost 200g (relevant when you're a tiny kitty), and the vet suggested that she might have started losing weight last week before she started showing symptoms, so we're going to weigh her weekly. It might give us a chance to get her to the vet earlier, before she loses condition. It's nice to see her perkier and enjoying her dinner so fast though. And now that I think about it, to have only lost 200g at the end of winter is actually a pretty good outcome. We can plump her up again through this summer.



3. Operation Walk the Cat proceeds apace.

( Open the door, get on the floor /embarrassing eighties reference )

He really enjoys the walks, but rather than burning off energy, he has the idea at the moment that we'll let him outside at any moment. He gets really excited whenever lilacsigil goes near the place where his harness is kept. I'm hoping he settles down. I don't think I can handle him strutting around the house bellowing at full volume. For hours.



4. The Great British Bake-Off! Buns! ( Cut for spoilers? Sandwich or toast? )

5. Sleepy Hollow was awesome! This show isn't perfect, but at the same time, it just gallops on and on without looking back, and I have a certain amount of respect for that kind of story telling.

( This entry is all spoiler cuts. Oh, and some icons. )

Links!

- antarcticsue posted a troll under a bridge at McMurdo Station

- imadeathing has another round of posting for fannish handcrafts. Go and see the fantastic things!

- Sleepy Hollow screencaps for 1.02

- the official Phryne Fisher pinterest board Costumes, locations, props and accessories, behind the scenes photos.

That is all! Have to get up at sparrow's fart tomorrow for the personal trainer. Time for zzzs.

Work is supposed to have slowed down by now! Who are these people and what are they doing in my town? *wears curmudgeon hat*

I haven't recovered from working the huge, huge holiday rush yet. (So tired. So, so, so tired. Will I ever not be tired? Feels doubtful right now.) Yuletide reveals are up, though, and I wanted to post the one I wrote, and the two I betaed. (Especially the two I betaed because they are awesome!)


Me first:
Staying Afloat in the Tunnel of Love (2842 words) by st_aurafina
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Phryne Fisher/Jack Robinson
Characters: Jack Robinson, Phryne Fisher, Hugh Collins
Summary:

Trapped in an amusement park ride, Phryne and Jack are after the same thing. Unfortunately, so is every criminal in Melbourne.

It was lots of fun to write, especially since I had a lot of research already done on the development of Luna Park and had resources to find out what rides were there in the late twenties. (The Giggle Palace!)

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By resolute:

In Kind (3459 words) by resolute
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: War for the Oaks - Emma Bull
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: Major Character Death
Characters: Phouka (War for the Oaks), Original Female Character, Original Male Character
Summary:

Jazz Age prequel for War for the Oaks. Ruby Kind comes to Saint Paul looking to get away from life in Hibbing. She finds the Wabasha Street Speakeasy, Miss Winter, and Mr. Pook.

Dear Daisy Ninja Girl,

I dithered mightily about giving you this present. I dithered. But you said you appreciated that quality of Ms. Bull's works, in that they soar while they cut you. So. It's winter in Minnesota as I write this. It's beautiful. It also kills people.

(Heart-felt thanks to St. Aurafina, Lilacsigil, and Likeadeuce for assistance, hand-holding, and beta-reading.)

Such a perfect prequel to War for the Oaks! This is so visually vivid - I have a clear idea of what Ruby looks like, the caves, everyone in their fancy clothes. This is one of those fics you want to print out and tuck in the cover of the original book, it relates so well and connects so tightly to the original canon.

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And from lilacsigil:
To End All Wars (4890 words) by lilacsigil
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Warehouse 13
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Irene Frederic/Helena "H.G." Wells
Characters: Irene Frederic, Helena "H. G." Wells, William Wolcott
Summary:

Paris, 1920. H.G. Wells is unexpectedly awoken to assist in a Warehouse emergency: new Caretaker Irene Frederic is missing.

Okay, I admit I've got a pretty heavy bias, but I don't care: I LOVE THIS FIC. At our house, it went like this:

Lilacsigil: I hope you don't mind - I want to watch that Warehouse 12 episode.
Me: Like that's a big burden. Let's watch it every day!

*time passes*

Lilacsigil: I think, in my fic, I want to wake HG up before her time.
Me: THIS IDEA IS CLEARLY BRILLIANT PLEASE WRITE IT NOW SO I CAN READ IT.

Lilacsigil: *watching enticing videos of the Charleston and the tango*
Me: Watcha doing?
Lilacsigil: Trying to figure out what kind of dance HG could do in a nightclub in the twenties so she can dance-interrogate Irene
Me: PLEASE WRITE THIS FIC AS FAST AS POSSIBLE

Lilacsigil: I think they're going to kiss
Me: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

So, anyway. Read this fic, it is brilliant and there is kissing.

We watched Cocaine Blues, the pilot episode for the Phryne Fisher murder mysteries. It was heaps fun! SO. MANY. WOMEN. So infinitely femslashable. Hot lady doctor in trousers! Surprise Miranda Otto! Miriam Margolyes! (Not in trousers, but still amazing!) And was that Rippon Lea that I saw? There's, like, two posh houses we see on Melbourne TV, one is Rippon Lea, and one is Werribee Mansion. Which is a shame, because there's lots of really pretty houses out there - Como House is gorgeous - but maybe it's easier to use those two? Anyway, it's going to be so much fun spotting Melbourne settings.

It's also super pretty.

( Quick picspam of Phryne Fisher and friends )


If you're interested in watching a clever period murder mystery with lots and lots of ladies, pm me or lilacsigil, we can hook you up with a source. Here's the ABC's official site: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.


Speaking of female private eyes, it's all over the interwebs Lucy Liu has been cast as Watson in the US version of BBC's Sherlock. I think it could be good or bad depending on the writing, but it's the writing I have no particular hopes for. One good thing about all the debate is that I am thinking a lot about how wonderful it would have been if they'd cast Lucy Liu as Holmes. THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE. I WOULD WATCH THAT FOREVER AND EVER AMEN.


Um. lilacsigil has a scan next week. Nothing is wrong, it's routine follow up to 2011's medical adventures but we're super stressed about it, in that flash-back panicky way. Just wanted to say that it's happening, and we're okay.