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

Okay, so, I actually do remember saying I wasn't going to up and vanish again this year. But! Technically I haven't been gone, just not posting a lot, I'm still up to date on my friends list etc. So, since I haven't been active enough to post one of these in a while, here's a roundup of everything I've been up to since January (hint: not a lot).


Under Covers (Covert Affairs - Annie, Auggie - PG - 3058 words) Auggie's sick (but not if you ask him). Annie's playing nurse (but not if you ask her).

Dictionaries For Dummies (Sexicon Remix) (Glee - Brittany/Santana - R - 1341 words) Four words Brittany doesn't know (and one she kind of does).

Set Fire To This Town (The West Wing - Josh/Donna - NC-17 - 4657 words) What's a girl like you doing in a place like this? Spoilers up to episode 6:15 - Freedonia.

Space Invaders (Wizards of Waverly Place - Justin/Alex - PG-13 - 16,945 words) Justin was right. (Of course.) Which sucks for Alex. Especially since it means aliens are now on their way to Earth, and, oh yeah, they want to destroy the world. So, someone should probably stop them? Spoilers up to episode 4:1 - Alex Tells The World.


... and a vid:

Don't Stop Movin' (Primeval, Ensemble) Team ARC = awesome. (Mostly.)


Firstly: OMG West Wing fic. No, I'm not going through a fannish resurgence, just posting fic I wrote ... three or so years ago? I have no idea why I didn't post it at the time, but oh well, it's done now. (I actually have more of these somewhere, I think, but since they're just comment fics I'll probably leave them.)

Secondly: Accomplishments, yay! For a while there I legit wasn't sure I'd actually finish my apocabigbang fic (the horrors!), but I pulled through. Note to self: procrastination does not work on big bangs. I also managed to get my helpbrazil2011 fic done, which is of the good; I actually had a bit of a mixed experience with charity auctions this time around, since my qldfloodauction bidder never got back to me, nor did one of the people whose fic I won, but I guess that kind of thing happens. The fic I did end up getting, however, was fantastic - lotus0kid wrote me Better Off Ted fic, and you should totally read it if you're into that kind of thing (aka. the kind of thing that is amazing).

And I wrote a pinch hit for remix, which was fun, since I talked myself out of actually signing up this time around (disappointing, but realistically a very good idea). I'm totally doing apocalyptothon, though.

Thirdly: I signed up for femslash11! Which should be okay, since I have holidays coming up in a few weeks, and I really love this ficathon. Also, if there's anybody out there who shares my fandoms (*cough* Sonny With a Chance) and wanted to maybe sign up too, that would be okay. Or whatever.

I have not watched ALL the vids, because that would be insane (there are 174 vids!), but I did watch a lot, and they are all awesome. Since (unfortunately) I can't rec every single vid, here are a few of my very favourites:

( 25 recs in 22 fandoms )

superduperkc said she'd like vid recs, but not tailored to her interests - as she said, "because vidding is one of my interests, I will watch almost anything in almost any fandom." And that struck a chord with me, because increasingly, so will I. When I first started watching vids, I stuck to fandoms I loved, and then to fandoms I was familiar with, and have got to the point now where I love watching vids even - sometimes especially - in fandoms I know nothing about. (And I'm sure I'm not the only person who has discovered, or rediscovered, love for a fandom via watching vids.) So, with that in my mind, I decided to put together a themed rec list - vids from shows I had never seen, or had watched a bit of but wasn't really fannish about. And somewhere along the line, this morphed into a fantasy playlist of vids for fandoms I'm not in (or wasn't, at the time of first viewing).

For superduperkc: I hope there are vids here you haven't seen, and that you enjoy your recs as much as I enjoyed putting them together.

( Vid recs: Unfamiliar fandoms )

Want your own vid recs? Just ask me.

I wanted to rec my favourite fics from femslash08, but there were a lot of them, and I'm still not done reading, so they should be up sometime later this week. In the meantime, however, I wrote five ficlets for International Day of Femslash, and one fic for femslash08:


Dark Angel

Consolation Prize (Original Cindy/OFC - PG - 230 words) "She is so checking me out."


Doctor Who

Supersonic (Rose/Sarah Jane - PG-13 - 100 words) There are many uses for a sonic screwdriver (or sonic lipstick).


She's The Man

Token (Olivia/Viola - PG - 130 words) She tells herself it's for charity.


Torchwood

Fitter Happier (Gwen/Martha - PG-13 - 2859 words) After Martha joins Torchwood, she and Gwen land themselves in a series of sticky situations. Spoilers up to episode 2:13 - Exit Wounds.


Crossovers

Dead Man's Party (Studio 60/Sports Night - Jeannie/Kim - PG-13 - 297 words) Just another Studio 60 wrap party.

Sunset Boulevard (The West Wing/Studio 60 - Ginger/Jeannie - PG-13 - 300 words) Sam's already complained twice about being offered jobs in development, and Ginger's not even sure what that is.

Title: Sunset Boulevard
Fandom: The West Wing/Studio 60
Pairing(s): Ginger/Jeannie
Word Count: 300
Rating: PG-13

Summary: Sam's already complained twice about being offered jobs in development, and Ginger's not even sure what that is.

Notes: Written for talumin for International Day of Femslash.

( Please please please )

Title: A Script Written By Committee, Drunk
Fandom: The West Wing
Pairing(s): Sam/Ginger
Word Count: 3594
Rating: PG-13

Summary: "You can have the party here."

Notes: Mild spoilers up to episode 3:20 - The Black Vera Wang. Written for sorkin_fest.

( This is Halloween )

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: Bright Red Star
Fandom: The West Wing
Pairing(s): Josh/Donna
Word Count: 200
Rating: PG-13

Summary: "Did you know the Manhattan was created in honour of presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden?"

Notes: Written for writing_game prompt "so quick bright things come to confusion, so we grow together like to a double cherry."

( All would be clear then )

apocalyptothon is having another ficathon round :D If you're interested, or even if you just like reading the stories that result, please go votes for fandoms - these are votes, not nominations, so even if a fandom has already been mentioned, go vote for it again! (I'd really, really love for West Wing to be eligible, but there are no limits to what fandoms you can suggest.)

I was about three days late to sign up for the last round, so I'm really looking forward to this one, and to reading the fics that come out of it.

Title: Staccato
Fandom: The West Wing
Pairing(s): Amy/Donna
Word Count: 475
Rating: PG-13

Summary: Amy's fingers tap out a harsh rhythm on the wood.

Notes: Spoilers up to episode 4:8 - Process Stories.

( The lights and the buzz )