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

Title: If You Can't Stand The Heat, Don't Set Yourself On Fire
Fandom: Psych
Pairing(s): Shawn/Juliet
Word Count: 2515
Rating: PG

Summary: A heat wave hits Santa Barbara. A crime wave isn't far behind.

Notes: Written as a yuletide New Year's Resolution for soleta, at the request of a third party via Sweet Charity.

( I'll play it real cool )

I'm back from hiatus! Did y'all miss me? I was in Byron Bay for the weekend visiting my dad, which was a lot of fun, but it also means I'm totally behind on stuff that's been going on for the past few days. So, if anything totally important or exciting has happened, let me know!

Sweet Charity is open for bidding! I really, really want to buy a vid this time - it's really not in my budget (which is nonexistent), but. It's the last auction ever, and I want.

I'm offering to write fic - you can find my listing here (at the bottom of the page), and bid here; if you want more information, you can ask questions about it here.

More BSG post-finale reactions coming soon, possibly including (but not limited to) meta, picspams, and fic. I kinda miss my show already :(

My Sweet Charity fic is finished and posted!

Ask Me No Secrets And I'll Tell You No Lies (Stargate SG-1 - Sam/Vala - NC-17 - 2724 words) Vala isn't easy to figure out, but Sam's a quick learner. (Or, four times Sam and Vala were nearly caught, and one time they weren't.)

Established relationships aren't usually my thing, so this was interesting to write, particularly for a pairing I'd never written before. In the end, I think I'm reasonably happy with it; Sam/Vala was one of those pairings I'd thought about writing a few times but never really got around to, so I'm glad I finally did. And it means my most pressing fic deadline has been taken care of, which only leaves a couple of holiday ficathons and my long-overdue Fall Fandom Free-For-All fic that need to be finished before the end of the year. Which is totally do-able, and means I might actually have time to clear up some more overdue or half-finished fics, get a start on my birthday fics, and maybe even write something that's just for me.

Speaking of birthday fics, give me your requests here. It's my birthday-slash-holiday season gift, and gives me something fun to do for my birthday, so please ask for something!

1) My paid account expired, oh noes! I might have to think about renewing it as a birthday present to myself - I know I can't really afford it, but I really don't want to lose my icons :(

2) My birthday is in less than a week! I think I'm officially having one of those "what the hell am I doing with my life?" moments, because, yeesh. Why can't I magically know what I want to do when I grow up? (And why can't that day be very far in the future?)

3) More fic:

You And Me, We're A Front Page Story (Smallville - Clark/Lois - PG-13 - 4300 words) Top secret research. Undercover investigations. Close encounters of the physical kind. Just another day at the office. Spoilers up to episode 8:5 - Committed.

Written for svgurl for the 12days_of_clois exchange, for the prompt "Clark and Lois previously avoiding their feelings and are forced to confront it; maybe they're trapped in a small space or something?" Which I basically used as an excuse to unload a bunch of cliches, because, hey, it's Smallville. And, okay, I may have stolen the 'posing as a temp' thing from an episode of Prison Break, but it makes me happy, and Lisa Lawson was a minor recurring character on Greek, which, again. It's Smallville, it can be crack if I say it is.

4) Progress is being made on the Sweet Charity fic. Which is due on my birthday, so I really want to get it finished early so I can relax and get wasted do nothing.

5) I have another new show! You guys, if you like fantasy shows at all, you should totally go watch Legend of the Seeker. It's not quite as crack-tastic as Merlin (well, not yet - it's produced by Sam Raimi, so it's really only a matter of time), but it's pretty and awesome and kind of epic in a cheesy sort of way. It's based on Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth novels, which I've never read, but it's perfect stock fantasy fare, and I really love Richard already. And it's got shippiness, and Bruce Spence, and Jay Laga'aia (who has serious thoughts on Play School, and is made of awesome), and if you ever watched Xena or Hercules, you should definitely check it out, because it's a lot of fun.

Oh, and if you need more convincing (or even if you don't), you should definitely watch ladymajavader's vid I Love Rockin' Rahl, which is what convinced me to have a look at the show in the first place. Seriously shiny!

1) Sweet Charity bidding has officially begun! I've offered to write fic, which you can bid on here (I'm listed as Zhailei, at the bottom of the page), or check out some of the other awesome goodies offered. For more details about what I'm offering, or if you have any questions, see here.

Unfortunately, I've already been outbid for the things I wanted, but maybe I'll get lucky and find something I can still afford. (If I'm being completely honest, I can't really afford to bid on anything, but it's for charity.)

2) Belated episode reactions for last week:

( Grey's Anatomy )

( Smallville )

( Stargate Atlantis )

3) Finished watching Burn Notice, and I'm totally in love. I can't wait for it to come back!

4) Yes, I have started watching Prison Break. I'm still on season one (also known as the non-crack, non-Mahone season), but I'm really liking it so far. YES, I HAVE BEEN SUCKED INTO THE FANDOM. I have absolutely no willpower, okay?

OMG. New Kids on the Block! I'm having (probably misplaced) nostalgia. Also, It Won't Last = The Cruel Sea, in beige. Trust me.

And yay, my Sweet Charity fics are finally posted:

Decent Days And Nights (Friday Night Lights - Jason/Tyra - PG-13 - 2634 words) Scenes from a new life (in no particular order). Spoilers up to episode 2:9 - The Confession.

Your Boyfriend Sucks (One Tree Hill RPF - Chad Michael Murray/Hilarie Burton - PG-13 - 435 words) She needs a shower, and now.

Both written for random00b - the FNL fic was what she commissioned me for, plus a bonus ficlet because she was so incredibly patient with me. Yes, I wrote Chad Michael Murray. I don't know, either.

Title: Decent Days And Nights
Fandom: Friday Night Lights
Pairing(s): Jason/Tyra
Word Count: 2634
Rating: PG-13

Summary: Scenes from a new life (in no particular order).

Notes: Spoilers up to episode 2:9 - The Confession. Written for random00b for Sweet Charity.

( Friday on my mind )

Taken from penknife

The Six Degrees Of Separation Meme:

Give me no less than two and no more than four characters from any of my fandoms, and I will write you up to six ficlets connecting them to each other somehow. (e.g.: 'Six Degrees Of Separation From Dean Winchester To Chloe Sullivan', 'Six Ways Susan Ivanova Doesn't Know She Knows John Matheson', or 'From Dana Scully To John Winchester In Six Steps Or Less'.) Obvious or not, your choice. Crossovers or not, your choice.

I'm sure you all know my fandoms by now, but if not, there's a list here.

Also, bidding for Sweet Charity is still open (my username is Zhailei) if you want to bid on me or any of the other awesome volunteers. If you're thinking about bidding on me and want to check that I can write exactly what you want, ask me here.

Sweet Charity Auction

So, I signed up for Sweet Charity, even though I'm afraid that no-one will bid on me and I'll have to live the rest of my life in shame. But it's for the WGA strike-affected people, which is something I support. Hopefully it'll be fun; I'm looking forward to seeing what happens, anyway.