Scars And Skin Grafting

Rated: T

Pair: 3x2 at the end (with 4+3 and 1+2 implied at some point or another).

Warning: um.. angst, stream-of-consciousness, slashy kissing, strong language.

Note: GW500's "Your Hand" challenge. For Ederyn, who has a huge love for Trowa, and some interesting opinions about him. Not sure if this fic actually supports those opinions, but--well, if nothing else, it looks pretty! *pretends this fic comes with deep thought and pushes you on your way*

Summary: During the war, there was Quatre. After the war, there was Duo.


( Duo kisses like he wants to crawl inside my mouth and hide, and I'm holding onto so tightly his jacket rips underneath my fingers. )

From The Ashes

Pair: implied 2+3

Rated: PG-13 (or T)

Warning: ANGST! Not overly done (in fact, there's not one sob), but it's there. Contains death (old age), homelessness, awkwardness, very bleak in some ways.

Note: For motley_sis, even if I'm pretty sure she'll hate this, considering how depressing it is. Doh!! I'm going through a huge block right now, though, and this is the first thing I've been able to write in over a month, so at least it's progress! (Sorry Mot--I'll try for something happier once my muses stop being so emo!) For the gw500 challenge “your hand.”

Summary: Duo gets a call to identify the remains of someone he loves.


( A homeless man dies in a subway car. )

Heute möchte ich mal die Gelegenheit nutzen, mich über die Schwachmaten bei "Harry auf Deutsch" aufzuregen, die die deutsche Harry Potter Übersetzung so unsäglich fanden, dass sie ein Lexikon mit den "Gurken" der deutschen Ausgabe gemacht haben und sich darin in allerlei Klugscheißerei über die englische Sprache ergehen und Verbesserungsvorschläge machen.
( Klugscheißerei gefällig? )

Privacy / Legal Issues

For Gmail users (in case you haven't heard the news yet), a hacking tool has been introduced that automatically steals IDs of non-encrypted sessions and uses them to break into the accounts. The developer is planning to release it in a few days. You can protect your accounts by switching to SSL permanently. If you're unfamiliar with the procedure, blue_rose posted a step-by-step guide and also linked to a patch that would ensure that Gmail Notifier is still working afterwards. I'd like to include two off-site links, an article on HungryHackers.com which explains how Gmail and the hacking tool work, and for Firefox users there's the extension Customize Google, which can also help remove or block unwanted content, including ads and Google Analytics cookies.

skuf wrote a quick tutorial on how to block LJToys from tracking you on LJ/IJ/clones (Firefox only).

morgandawn mentions the RIAA’s Anti-Piracy Trade Agreement Wishlist.

Meta (posts are from the 15th and 23rd, but I don't want to pass them up -- my apologies for not including them earlier. I'm trying to change that, as stated in the previous entry.)

spacelogic: How Star Trek Made Me A Feminist, and Why I Don't Think STXI Is Going To Be Worth It: "I remember being freaked out by the first episode, being wary of the next several, and gradually being won over. And at some point during the entire process, I came to a shocking realization: Star Trek was more feminist than a lot of more modern TV/film productions."

the_willow: Watching The Show In Your Head (Pt 2): When You Can't: "I guess I feel like there probably needs to be respect for the fact that when you can't watch anymore, it means there's too much weighed on the side of dislike and disappointment. And those weights can be aspects of racism, sexism, classcism, national isolationism or just not enough plot ..." (talks about "Monk" and SGA as examples)

10prompts is a challenge community for fic writers. Right now there are 10 tables (10 prompts each) to pick from. All fandoms as well as slash, het and gen are welcome.
- stories should have a minimum length of 200 words. For further rules check out the rules post
- tables can be viewed here and I hope you find one interesting enough to join in on the fun.
- all questions can be asked in the rules post.

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harry_slash is for stories, art and anything else that features Harry Potter in a slash pairing. It's open for any rating and pairing (as long as it features Harry and is slash of course ;) ). Any questions left? Ask here

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stargate_xover is a place where you can post anything that's a crossover with either of the Stargate series. Any rating and any pairing is welcome.
Questions can be asked here

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dw_threesomes is for any and all threesomes for Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sara Jane Adventures.
Comment here for questions.

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dw_fest is a challenge community, inspired by slashfest @ LJ with the difference that this fest is limited to Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures (and any other show/movie/etc related to them)
- For questions, check out this post
- Rules can be found here

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fandom_caps is an asylum where you can post and/or request screencaps for any TV show, movie, you love. We're open to all fandoms!
Go here for the rules, questions and more

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icon_help is a place to share tips about making icons, post tutorials and questions. You're also welcome to share locations(!) of resources such as screencaps, brushes and textures you like to use.

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New! tv_icontest is a multifandom icontest. Every challenge will be centered around a different TV Show.
The first challenge is about the CSI episode "Big Middle" and entries are due on 29 August (Friday)! To enter the first round, go here
So far there are no entries and I'd really love to see some!

A vidding convention is heading to Milton Keynes on 24th-26th October! We're talking vid shows, panels and workshops. Come for High Tea, stay for three days of fannish love and all things vidding - whether you're a vidder or a vid watcher, good times are the plan.

For more information, check out the site at VidUKon.co.uk or take a look at vidukon, where they're currently finalizing their schedule.

and if you cannot attend, they do have supporting memberships that will get you a copy of the convention DVD.

We need leaders once again who can tap into that special blend of American confidence and optimism that has enabled generations before us to meet our toughest challenges, leaders who can help us show ourselves and the world that with our ingenuity, creativity, and innovative spirit, there are no limits to what is possible in America......


John McCain says the economy is fundamentally sound. John McCain doesn't think that 47 million people without health insurance is a crisis. John McCain wants to privatize Social Security. And in 2008, he still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work," Clinton said.

With an agenda like that, it makes sense that George Bush and John McCain will be together next week in the Twin Cities. Because these days they're awfully hard to tell apart......


I’m a United States senator because, in 1848, a group of courageous women, and a few brave men, gathered in Seneca Falls, New York, many traveling for days and nights to participate in the first convention on women’s rights in our history. And so dawned a struggle for the right to vote that would last 72 years, handed down by mother to daughter to granddaughter, and a few sons and grandsons along the way.

These women and men looked into their daughters’ eyes and imagined a fairer and freer world and found the strength to fight, to rally, to picket, to endure ridicule and harassment, and brave violence and jail.

And after so many decades, 88 years ago on this very day, the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, became enshrined in our Constitution.

My mother was born before women could vote. My daughter got to vote for her mother for president. This is the story of America, of women and men who defy the odds and never give up.

So how do we give this country back to them? By following the example of a brave New Yorker, a woman who risked her lives to bring slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad.

On that path to freedom, Harriet Tubman had one piece of advice: “If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.”

And even in the darkest moments, that is what Americans have done. We have found the faith to keep going.....In America, you always keep going. We’re Americans. We’re not big on quitting."

Dude, guys. hesitate, then move forward, by prettykitty_aya. Girl!Spencer/Ryan, you guys. GIRL!SPENCER/RYAN.

I might be incommunicado over the next two days: going to housesit for my half-sister. *waves*

http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1175743.html

Once upon a time in the magical land of YouTube, there was a Scottish Youtuber who got bored one night . Turning on her camera and pressing the record button, she sat on her arse to praise the latest work of the almighty Stephenie Meyer, the next best thing since JK Rowling.

(Read more ...)

Posting this for my friend murielperun

Room Service
by murielperun
6473 words (NC-17)
(RayV/Fraser)

When Fraser and Vecchio take on a difficult undercover assignment at the
opulent mansion of a Chicago don, they know they'll be in danger of
their lives.  But what about the danger from within?  As Ray's hidden
talent for undercover work becomes obvious, Fraser feels more and more
isolated.  Placed under stress, the delicate balance of their friendship
tilts, and their different temperaments push Ray and Benny towards a
fate they could never have imagined.

This story first appeared in the fanzine

"Hawk & Handsaw" Feb. 2004 and is still in print.

remember that super sekrit copyright trade agreement I mentioned during Vividcon's Town Hall: Vidding & Visibility? We're still not getting all of the info, but look at what the RIAA is pushing for as part of their lobbying efforts behind closed doors. Not pretty. More here

-Copyright crime czars with federal level enforcement units
-ISPs to verify every audio and video file you upload - spying on you
- worldwide 'three strikes' and you're offline (forever??)- with no judicial hearing.
-hold ISPs liable for their customer's infringement - ditching the DMCA

coming soon (possibly by the end of this year). World-wide (or at least to any members of the G8 trade group)

Title: Bonds of Trust
Author: ldybastet
Pairing: Ukitake/Hisagi
Rating: Wild (NC-17)
Summary: Curiosity and longing can bring stronger ties. Strong ties and bonds can bring trust and closeness. With trust, no bond is frightening, and curiosity awakes again.
Warning/content: Bondage, shibari/kinbaku, ropes
Disclaimer: The world and characters of Bleach belong to Kubo Tite. I'm not him, alas. I just play with his creations, making them do uncensored things with each other.
Notes: ~2240 words. Fourth of my Kink Bingo fics. Much love to my beta nishi_shinji who has to put up with my run-on sentences and Brit spelling! ♥

Bonds of Trust

our oldest cat Cyrano is ill - he suddenly developed bloody diarrhea. Our vet put him on steroids last week because he had inflammatory bowel disease (he was holding steady but not gaining weight) and now after one week this..... xlorp is taking him to the vet this morning.

The blood etc started while xlorp was at his doctor's yesterday afternoon - so when the vet asked us to bring Cyrano to the hospital I couldn't reach him (plus the vet called 30 min before they closed expecting me to round up a sick cat that I cannot lift and drive to their hospital in rush hour traffic). And while xlorp was getting poked and prodded, I  was cleaning up blood and stuff *and* dealing with a washing machine that overflowed and flooded the garage *and* a cat who kept trying to tell me loudly that something was *very very wrong* but I  couldn't figure out what so I clearly fail as a Pet-Owned Human because I never mastered Meow Speak!  When xlorp finally got home (after being at the doctors for 3 hrs), he found his own personalized gift: his co-worker had left for the evening without completing work, so he had to stay up until 1am.

It's about 7:30am (EST) and apparently LiveJournal's been down for about 5 hours so far?

No update on status.livejournal.org, which was last updated 4:44 am GMT (Tuesday, July 15).

Why did LJ die? :(


edit: LiveJournal never finishes loading, and nothing will display. On my status bar, it just shows that it's stuck on "Transferring data from p-stat.livejournal.com..."

I'm using Firefox v2 (Windows XP), and I'm in the states. It also won't load in IE.

I wonder why no one's said anything in so many hours...

edit x2: ~10:40am EST, LJ seems to be back up again. That was a lot of hours of downtime!

Title: Sensations
Author: ldybastet
Pairing: Ukitake/Hisagi
Rating: Hot (R)
Summary: In the presence of trust there is no fear, and new sensations brings new feelings to the surface.
Warning/content: Temperature play, wax play, blindfolds
Disclaimer: The world and characters of Bleach belong to Kubo Tite. I'm not him, alas. I just play with his creations, making them do uncensored things with each other.
Notes: ~950 words. Third of my Kink Bingo fics. Love to my beta nishi_shinji! ♥

Sensations

1. http://eloise-bright.livejournal.com/108590.html

TITLE: Conversational Winchester for Trolls
RATING: PG13 (gen)
CHARACTERS: John, Dean, Sam. And troll.
SPOILERS: pre-series and Season 1 generally
DISCLAIMER: The troll is mine.
NOTES: 1850 words. Narrator POV. Crack!fic, people, seriously. Oh, there be spoilers for the story of 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'. And gratuitous Angel and Matrix references.

Me: Old fic, but freaking hilarious and eerily accurate, considering that it was written in 2006.

2. http://stephanometra.livejournal.com/233958.html

Title: Bruised
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Rating: Porn. Seriously, NC17.
Summary: Dean is forcibly reminded of a particular kink. Sam spends the next few minutes staring out the window and idly fingering the bruises, and for fifty miles Dean is so hard it hurts.
Warnings: Incest, obviously. Breathplay of the choking variety. A bit of violence, but really, it's Winchesters we're dealing with, so that's only to be expected.

Me: breathplay. PWP but in character (I thought) so I'm reccing it. It has a prequel (linked in the post) which features Sam/Jess pegging, which I know at least one of you will be excited by. (You know who you are.)

3. http://eighth-horizon.livejournal.com/42169.html

Loved And Put Aside
©2007 b stearns
Gen, horror, 3688 words, PG for language and content. Sad, mean content. Nothing small and cute - or large and dimpled - was actually harmed during the writing of this tale.
My summary: "Demons I get; people are crazy."

Me: I'd throw in a warning for violence toward children (nothing on the page, but implied). There are no spoilers that I can remember. Also no sex, but read it anyway; it's good.

4. http://dark-reaction.livejournal.com/150058.html

Title: Ruined For All That Follow
Author: dark_reaction
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Word Count: 2,279
Rating: hard R
Summary: Pre-series, Sam is 17. Sam thinks sex isn't fun, Dean decides to show him otherwise.

Me: Very bittersweet. Has a sequel:

http://community.livejournal.com/wincest/1874442.html

Part of a 'verse which the author says will continue, but neither reads like a WIP so you're safe as far as that goes.

I am posting this for my friend murielperun

Topsy-Turvy
by murielperun
6473 words (NC-17)
(RayV/Fraser)

It seems to be an ordinary night, with Vecchio and Fraser sitting around
eating pizza and watching TV.  But the pair have just lived through the
trauma of Victoria and gunshot wounds, and something seems to be
bothering Fraser.  When Ray tries to get Benny to talk about it, he
finds out just how much trouble leftover pizza can cause.

This story first appeared in the fanzine

"Hawk & Handsaw" Feb. 2004 and is still in print.