swim through the fires to stay in this world

Some of you may recall that every January, I like to run through the fics that I've posted for the previous calender year. Yeah... that didn't happen, January 2012. In fact, I was so late that when I had several free hours during a weekend in May, I was like, 'Oh, no, don't post your fanfic masterlist now. Wait until June, that way you can be exactly six months late.' And then I did not get around to posting my fanfic masterlist in June. Seven months late just doesn't have the same ring to it, you know?

In other news, since I've been reading the majority of my fic on AO3 these days, I've reposted some of my more recent works (and will be posting some of my favs from 2011) at my AO3 page. I'm redbrunja over there as well. (And I'm still new to that archive, so if I'm inadvertently doing something against fannish etiquette or that makes my fics less likely to be read, let me know.)

Game of Thrones:

Solace (Dany/Jorah)
No More Dreaming Like A Girl (Sansa)

Haven:

Lobster Races (Audrey/Duke)
Heat Delusions (Audrey/Nathan)
Baby, You're A Lost Cause (Audrey/Duke)
There's Other Girls In The Sea (Audrey/Duke)
Rugburn (Audrey/Duke)

Justified:

Oh, No, You're Not The One For Me (Ava/Boyd)
Lovely In Her Bones (Ava/Boyd)
Dove & The Waterline (Ava/Boyd)
Life Is Uncertain (Tim/Rachel)

Misfits:

A Girl's Got Her Prerogatives (Alisha)
Your Words Don't Match Your Mouth (Kelly/Nathan)
So Say We All (Alisha/Simon)
Burn Your Whole Life Down (Caroline, Stefan)

Push:

My Heart Will Surely Fail (Cassie/Nick)

True Blood:

There's A Boy Here In Town, Says He'll Love Me Forever (Jessica/Hoyt)
Homesick (Jessica)
Lessons (Jessica/Tommy)

Revenge:

Don't Believe In Anything You Can't Break (Emily/Nolan)

Rookie Blue:

Hold Your Love Hostage (Gail/Dov)

The Vampire Diaries:

Paper Town In The Rearview Mirror (Caroline/Tyler)
Singing Songs On The Eve of Destruction (Caroline, Stefan)
Saints Can't Help Me Now (Stefan/Elena)
Family Matters (Damon, Caroline, Stefan)
Normal Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Caroline/Tyler)
Dark & Deep (Tyler)
Howl (Tyler)
Dish Best Served (Caroline/Tyler)

Title: Homesick
Fandom: True Blood
Rating: PG
Pairing: Jessica
Summary: There's not a lot to do after dark in Bon Temps.

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I slept eleven hours last night... and then went to read a book on my bed, forgot the book, and ended up taking a nap for another hour.

Tomorrow the job search begins in earnest. I've had a couple good interviews but no paycheck yet and to my mind, job searching isn't going well until you're no longer doing it. So wish me luck.

I am currently waiting for my roommate to wake up from the nap she's taking in the living room so I can wash dishes, take out the recycling, and officially declare today over productivity-wise.

I am trying to get motivating for stainofmylove 's True Blood comment fic meme but I can't even think up a good prompt. In very faintly related thoughts, if they were going to do a film/series of Johannas Cabal, I think Alexander Skarsgard could do a good job with the lead role. Tall, blond, detached from humanity. I mean, imagine Eric with much better taste in clothes and a penchant for raising the dead.

This happens to me all the time.

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Once again, on Pop Culture Happy Hour, Jeff/Annie fans were referred to as crazy. God, this pisses me off so fucking much. Over and over and OVER again (starting from episode nine of season one, people, if not arguably before) this ship has had kisses and UST-filled scenes and actual legit conversations about emotions. Just because Britta and Jeff have had sex doesn't mean that Jeff/Annie as a ship is non-existent. God, pairings are not a zero-sum game! And stop acting like the fanbase is delusional for seeing intentional subtext! Sweet christ. I'm not saying you have to like Jeff/Annie but just because you don't doesn't mean it's not there.

This is such an instant hot button for me. Seriously, I just hear the comment and I want to smack someone, hard.

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This True Blood promo is making me happy.

( Read more... ) ~~~ Also, I watched last week's Doctor Who. It was lame. I can't believe they thought this would be a good idea for a two-parter.

For the first time in months, I had a Saturday off.

A glorious, glorious evening to do nothing but relax and chat with my flist. Seriously, if you're in the mood to talk fandom, ask questions about shipping, share cute/sexy/funny/eye candy gifs, this is the post for you. (And I'm also going to be hanging close to the computer tomorrow as well, so if you're out having an amazingly fun Saturday night, come chat on Sunday. I'll still be in the mood to gab.)

Things that are going on in my life, to get the conversational ball rolling:

~I went and did this amazing self-defense seminar today. It was amazing and I am going to have some glorious bruises tomorrow. (Frankly, you can already see them.)

~I rewatched Tangled with my mom (she hadn't seen it yet). It was just as adorable as it was the first time and I think Flynn and Rapunzel make a fabulous couple.

~I may go get ice cream. In fact, I think I shall.

~I have been looking at upfront trailers for the upcoming fall season and frankly, I have only seen two that even look worth checking out:



This look funny but also distressingly close to what my life could be this fall.



No idea what this is about but I'm actually intrigued.

All the rest, frankly, look various flavors of boring.

~But that's okay, because in the next two months BURN NOTICE, HAVEN, AND TRUE BLOOD ARE RETURNING. Sing hallelujah.

~In fact, I'm so excited about the new season of TB, that I'm rereading Dead Until Dark. Which, frankly, I have a suspicion I can no longer recommend as a qualitatively good vampire story, even though I retain a lot of affection for it. Your thoughts, flist?

Things that are making me happy:
( Justified, True Blood, Haven, & The Sarah Conner Chronicles )

Alice In Wonderland:

Inept Translations (Alice)

Avatar:

The Nature of Fire (Katara/Zuko)

Black Lagoon:

Making Good Choices (Rock/Revy)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer:

Belief (Anya)

Burn Notice:

Shotgun (Michael/Fi)

The Black Jewels Trilogy:

That Teenage Feeling (Saetan/Silvia)

Castle:

I Wouldn't Stop For Red Lights (Beckett, Alexis)

Community:

In The Blazing Offense (Jeff/Annie)
B– (Annie)
Campfire (Jeff/Annie)
Your Wake-Up Call Is Too Old For You (Jeff/Annie)
We Crashed Her Party (Britta, Abed, Troy)
History Of Film 201 (Annie/Abed)
Bad Metaphors (Jeff/Annie)
Leaving Home (Britta)
One Man Leaves (Jeff/Annie)

Criminal Minds:

Armor (JJ, Emily, Penelope)

Doctor Who:

Purple Toast (Amy/Doctor)
What Dreams May Come (Amy)

The Fall of Ile-Rien:

Progeny (Tremaine Ilias)

Glee:

Dramatic Irony Sucks (Jesse/Rachel)
Ain't Too Proud To Plead (Jesse/Rachel)
A High-Toned Woman Will Make You Walk The Line (Jesse/Rachel)
Life After High School (Rachel)

Harry Potter:

Wake-Up Call (Hermione/Ron)
Dreams (Luna)
Unspoken (Neville/Ginny)

How I Met Your Mother:

Moving Sideways (Ted/Robin)

The Hunger Games:

Adjusting (Katniss)
Once We Were Warriors (Haymitch/Johanna)
Peeta, After (Peeta/Katniss)

Iron Man:

High Voltage (Pepper/Tony)

Legend of the Seeker:

Different Names For The Same Thing (Kahlan/Richard)
Seahawk (Cara)
Fecundity (Kahlan, Cara)
Blessings (Richard/Kahlan)
Warmth (Richard/Kahlan)

Leverage:

First Time Diving Off A Building (Parker)

Nikita:

White Noise (Thom/Alex)

The Old Kingdom Trilogy:

First Time (Sabriel/Touchstone)

Percy Jackson & The Olympians:

Fragile Tough Girl (Luke, Annabeth, Percy)

The Queen's Thief series:

Everybody Rolls With Their Finger's Crossed (Attolia)

Questionable Content:

Heaven In A Cup (Faye/Angus)

The Sarah Conner Chronicles:

Baby, Baby, Ain't It True I'm Immortal When I'm With You (Sarah Conner/Derek Reese)

True Blood:

Starvation (Jessica/Hoyt)
Drink Up Baby (Tommy/Jessica)
You're An Animal, Too (Jessica/Tommy)
A Dead Girl's Guide To Dating A Shifter (Jessica/Tommy)

The Vampire Diaries:

Love Is A Blood-Sport (Damon/Elena)
Your Childhood Home Is Just Powder-White Bone (Elena/Damon)
Smashed (Damon/Elena)
The Most Joyless Time Of Year (Damon/Elena)
The Only Shape I'll Pray To (Damon/Elena, Damon/Katherine)
Another Flashing Chance (Damon/Elena)
21st (Damon/Elena)
Get Thee Behind Me, Temptation (Elena/Damon)
You Take The High Road (Pearl, Katherine)
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Caroline, Damon)
If Amber From Teen Mom Can Get A New Boyfriend So Can I (Caroline/Tyler)
Debatably First Date (Tyler/Caroline)

Multi-Fandom:

Text From Last Night Ficlets (Community, Glee, HIMYM and The Vampire Diaries)

Two of my human/vampire ship icons are keyworded using phrases from the exact same scene in Romeo & Juliet.

That's not even one of my favorite plays.

Day 01 - What is your current favourite ship
Day 02 - What was your very first ship?
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?

Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?

Anything with Jason Stackhouse.

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I'm really excited for the premier of The Vampire Diaries tonight.

I really should work on lowering my expectations so I don't become terribly disappointed.

Babies with saggy diapers.

Maggots. 

ETA: Also, I loathe google's new system and iTunes' latest update. Updates are supposed to make things BETTER not worse.