I wish I was a mermaid and was friends with all the fish

I cannot believe my holidays are almost over, I have done literally almost nothing. Why do I always use my break to sign up for ficathons I know I'm not going to get finished early?

ANYWAY, THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING WITH MY BREAK.

1. REWATCHING ONE TREE HILL, WHAT IS EVEN MY LIFE? STILL LIKE CHRIS KELLER. STILL WANT TO MARRY DANNEEL. I cannot be the only person on the internet who loves her and couldn't care less about her husband, right?

2. Rewatching Farscape (currently on hiatus after S1, see above). Still awesome. Still love everyone.

3. Reading comics, Emma Frost is the best thing in my life.

3a. Watching X-Men: First Class, having my heart broken at how not awesome Emma was. Otherwise pretty cool; Mystique is consistently my favourite thing about the movieverse.

4. Watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two, ( v. brief super shallow nonspoilery reaction )

5. READING AWESOME YA LIT, WHICH IS WHAT I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IN THIS POST.

5a. HEX HALL. Seriously, if you're in the mood for a YA book that isn't all angst and depressingness and dystopias all the time, read this book. It is super fun! Plus, the main couple is actually friends first, it is really great, plus REALLY FANTASTIC (if disappointingly infrequent) MAKEOUTS, I AM SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. AND SHE HAS AN ACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HER FEMALE BFF, WHO IS GAY AND LOVES PINK, and I don't know what the general consensus is on Elodie but I loved her. There is also a sequel, Demonglass, and the third book is coming out in March. But don't wait until then, come read it now!

5b. DIVERGENT ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥. Okay, so this one actually is YA dystopia (it's very Hunger Games), but I'd still recommend giving it a shot even if you're sick of those, because I LOVED IT AND I NEED PEOPLE TO COME TALK ABOUT IT WITH ME. FOUR!!!! SERIOUSLY HE IS SO AMAZING, AND SO IS TRIS (WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER), AND I SHIP THEM LIKE CRAZY, AND BASICALLY IT IS SUPER AMAZING GO READ IT RIGHT NOW.

6. Updating my userpics, I FINALLY HAVE PARKS AND REC AND HAPPY ENDINGS AND GAME OF THRONES ICONS. Speaking of Game of Thrones, I may have to make a separate post about that later, this is already pretty long.

After having written nothing since March(!), I finally posted fic this month - six, to be exact, in five different fandoms, plus a crossover. I also updated As You Like It, which has been languishing since 2007, taking my total word count this month up to about 10,000 words - something I'm definitely not unhappy with.


Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning) (Dark Angel - Alec/Max - R - 1487 words) A little friendly competition never hurt anybody, right?

Homecoming (Doom - John/Samantha - R - 2216 words) He doesn't sleep.

Should Fall Apart (The End Is The Beginning Is The End Remix) (Firefly - Mal/Inara - PG-13 - 100 words) It isn't at all the way she imagined it. Spoilers for the entire series, including Serenity. A remix of Should Fall Apart by trialia.

Is There A Box For "I'm Totally Gay?" (The Cover Girl Remix) (Gossip Girl - Blair/Jenny - PG - 100 words) She thinks about kissing the gloss right off Blair's lips. A remix of Not Your Girl by sionnain.

Confessor (The Intergalactic Communication Remix) (Stargate SG-1/Farscape - Cameron, Aeryn - PG - 100 words) She is only a soldier. A remix of untitled by kernezelda.

Boredom Fades, But Infidelity's For Keeps (CW RPF - Alona Tal/Danneel Harris - PG-13 - 1348 words) She fucking hates these things, she really does.


Coming up: Doom meta! I know you're all really excited about that ;)

Title: Confessor (The Intergalactic Communication Remix)
Fandom: Stargate SG-1/Farscape
Character(s): Cameron, Aeryn
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG

Summary: She is only a soldier.

Notes: A remix of untitled by kernezelda. Written for remixthedrabble.

( Once more, for the record )

TV is back on! I haven't actually started watching it yet, but there's a new Legend of the Seeker I'm very excited about. And BSG comes back in a few days ...

All my holiday exchange fics have been finished and posted:

Summer In The City (Merlin - Arthur/Morgana - PG - 3173 words) In which there is a summer festival, Morgana indulges in a spot of matchmaking, and she and Arthur fight. A lot. Spoilers up to episode 1:8 - The Beginning Of The End. Written for breakingbeads for merlin_santa.

Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Farscape RPF - Ben Browder/Claudia Black - R - 3500 words) It's a good thing, he thinks, that John is supposed to be in love with Aeryn, or people might start asking questions. (aka. Five outfits Ben and Claudia wear, in varying degrees of ridiculousness.) Written for sugargroupie for yuletide.

Method Acting (Decipher Reflections From Reality) (One Tree Hill RPF - James Lafferty/Bethany Joy Galeotti - PG - 2694 words) Her life is measured out in almosts. (She almost took a risk, once, but it was only fiction.) Five times fiction and reality were almost the same thing. Written for sugargroupie for prettylightsfic.

So, yes, I ended up writing for the same person for Yuletide and Pretty Lights. And I could have written Ben/Claudia for both exchanges, but the Pretty Lights assignment came pretty much as I was just starting to rewatch One Tree Hill, so I decided to go for a little diversity instead. The Pretty Lights story ended up not being quite what I intended (it was supposed to be flirty and happy and fluffy, which it ended up being ... not so much), but I'm pretty happy with the way all my exchange fics turned out. And I'm very happy with what I received in return, so it was an excellent holiday ficathon season.

Even more exciting, apparently I've started writing Veronica Mars fic again:

Nice To Meet You Anyway (Veronica Mars - Casey/Veronica - PG-13 - 2462 words) Trust doesn't come that easily. Spoilers up to episode 1:9 - Drinking The Kool-Aid.

( General Veronica Mars fic + fandom ramblings )

So I'm feeling very happily and productively fannish at the moment. Not to mention a couple of other fics I should be writing in Weeds and Skins, because I may be a lot of things, but lacking in new fandoms I am not. (OMG Tony/Effy! falseeeyelashes, I blame you and your epic OTP picspam.)

So, I'm really not sure when I'm going to have time to get around to actually watching television, but I feel like I'm okay with that.

Fandoms written in 2008: Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dark Angel, Doctor Who, Farscape, Firefly, Firefly RPF, Friday Night Lights, Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl RPF, High School Musical RPF, How I Met Your Mother, Miss Match, NCIS, The Office, The Office RPF, One Tree Hill, One Tree Hill RPF, She's The Man, Smallville, Sports Night, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Supernatural, Torchwood, Torchwood RPF, The West Wing.

Number of fics: 92
Word count: 70,000
Total fandoms: 28
RPF: 7
Crossovers: 2

( The rest of the questions )

( 2008 fic masterlist )

Round 5 at remixthedrabble is over, and the archive is open. This time around, I wrote six fics, and had three written for me, which was awesome; there were over a hundred fics submitted altogether, in 47 different fandoms, and you can check out the master list here.


Fics written for me:

Burning Secrets by leni_ba (Veronica Mars - Ensemble - R - 1200 words) A remix of Sixteen Candles.

Coronado Bridge (Déjà Déjà vu Remix) by amory_vain (Veronica Mars - Logan - PG-13 - 179 words) A remix of Coronado Bridge.

Vindicated by ithilien22 (Dark Angel - Alec, Max - PG-13 - 100 words) A remix of Consolation Prize.


Fics written by me:

I'm Afraid I Think I'm (More Human Than Human Remix) (Battlestar Galactice - Boomer - PG-13 - 250 words) It's not like she was the only one keeping secrets. Spoilers up to episode 2:1 - Scattered. A remix of Five Things That Never Happened To Sharon Valerii (#3) by projectjulie.

This Is Not A Romantic Comedy (Nick And Nora Remix) (Gilmore Girls - Jess/Lorelai - PG-13 - 500 words) There are things Jess doesn't do. Like kiss Lorelai Gilmore. Spoilers up to episode 2:5 - Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy. A remix of No Sid, No Nancy by karathephantom.

Beauty Queen (Through The Looking Glass Remix) (Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy - PG - 200 words) Buffy competes in the Hemery High Beauty Pageant. A remix of Mirror Mirror, On The Wall by scribblesinink.

Picture Perfect (Life Imitating Art Remix) (Supernatural - Dean, Jess - PG - 1000 words) Dean doesn't mean to enrol in art history, exactly. A remix of Imitating Life by 2ndary_author.

Language Sex Violence Other (DNA Remix) (Farscape - Aeryn/Jool - PG-13 - 200 words) She's not as strong as she thinks. A remix of Learning Experiences by astrogirl2.

Loyalties And Marinara Sauce (Bizarre Love Triangle Remix) (Dark Angel - Logan, Alec, Max - PG - 250 words) "So what is this, a two man job or something?" A remix of Loyalties And Marinara Sauce by amory_vain.

12 fics this month, in 5 fandoms: Farscape, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Stargate Atlantis, and The West Wing.


Farscape

Dominating The Lesser Races (This Is Not The Way Home Remix) (John - PG-13 - 250 words) Sometimes John wonders what his father would think, what other life he might have led than this. Spoilers up to episode 4:11 - Unrealized Reality. A remix of Dominating The Lesser Races by lady_smith.

There Is Never Enough Food (We're All Going To Die Hungry Remix) (John/Aeryn - PG-13 - 1715 words) Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space. Spoilers up to episode 2:1 - Mind The Baby. A remix of There Is Never Enough Food by hossgal.


Gilmore Girls

Something Borrowed, Something Blue (Luke/Lorelai - PG-13 - 1095 words) "I hear west Nantucket is nice this time of year." Spoilers up to episode 7:22 - Bon Voyage.


One Tree Hill

I Need You Around (A Movie Script Ending Remix) (Brooke/Peyton - PG-13 - 212 words) There's absolutely no reason she should be jealous. Spoilers up to episode 4:17 - It Gets Worse At Night. A remix of It Comes Down To I'm The One Always Around by sinandmisery.


Stargate Atlantis

She Will Always Be A Broken Girl (Sam/Keller - PG - 703 words) She's not really any better than this, except it's better than rusted underground chambers and rope swings over bottomless chasms. Spoilers up to episode 4:16 - Trio.

Sleep Now In The Fire (John/Teyla - PG - 100 words) She's radiant when he sees her. Spoilers up to episode 4:8 - The Seer.


The West Wing

And I Think The Dress Looks Nice On You (Josh/Donna - PG-13 - 100 words) "You look like a doily."

Bright Red Star (Josh/Donna - PG-13 - 200 words) "Did you know the Manhattan was created in honour of presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden?"

Dressed In Cobras (Amy/Donna - PG-13 - 400 words) "I thought I saw a snake."

Exit Music (The Last Train From Mandyville) (Ensemble - PG - 1867 words) Some dance to remember, some dance to forget. (You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.) Spoilers up to episode 6:17 - A Good Day.

Losing My Religion (Ensemble - PG-13 - 1000 words) The Ten Commandments, as observed by West Wing staffers. Spoilers up to episode 7:18 - Requiem.

Staccato (Amy/Donna - PG-13 - 475 words) Amy's fingers tap out a harsh rhythm on the wood. Spoilers up to episode 4:8 - Process Stories.

Title: There Is Never Enough Food (We're All Going To Die Hungry Remix)
Fandom: Farscape
Character(s): Ensemble (John/Aeryn)
Word Count: 1715
Rating: PG-13

Summary: Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space.

Notes: Spoilers up to episode 2:1 - Mind The Baby. A remix of There Is Never Enough Food by hossgal. Written for remixredux08.

( Enter space capsule )

remixthedrabble authors have been revealed! I've reposted the fics I wrote to amidalashari: I Need You Around (A Movie Script Ending Remix) (One Tree Hill, Brooke/Peyton) for sinandmisery, and Dominating The Lesser Races (This Is Not The Way Home Remix) (Farscape, John) for lady_smith.

I ended up getting three remixes: Witness (The History Of Violence Remix) (Harry Potter, Neville) by sophinisba, Game Over (The Innocence Lost Remix) (Harry Potter, Harry/Hermione) by benebu, and Bad Day (The Slightly More Incestuous Remix) (Heroes, Peter/Niki/Claire) by sinandmisery.

In non-remixy news, I'm running a comment ficathon at onetreehillfic, so if you'd like to help me out, go over here and leave some prompts. Prompting is open until May 6th, and posting will be live from May 7th to May 31st.

Oh, and you can still guess which remix I wrote for remixredux08; there's a fic in it for anyone who guesses right, in a fandom of your choice (and maybe if you guess wrong, too).

The remixredux08 archive is live! I can't wait to go through some of the stories, but in the meantime, I received:

In His Father's House (The Teenage Angst Remix) (Farscape - John/Aeryn - PG-13), which is a remix of In Our Bedroom After The War.

If anyone wants to have a go at guessing which remix I wrote, I'll write you a commentfic in the fandom of your choosing if you guess right; comments are screened, so have at it :D

Also, re: Sports Night - if you loved me, you'd write me Dan/Kim. I'm just saying.