And the snow,
and the snow came
we were always out shovelling.
And we'd drop to bed exhausted.
And we'd wake up... and it's snowing.

Mum came home and said "You could have shovelled the path while making snow things" and I said "I did. Two hours ago. Then we lost it again."

Britain is officially starting to freak out a bit. The roads have gone crazy, grit is running out (a branch of my mum's office in Scotland had some but had it commandeered by the council for public use), and everyone in the office who CAN has been told to go, work at home.

And I keep making snow-things.

( Cut for pictures )

And still the snow keeps falling.

Title: Shall We Dance?
Author/Artist: almond_joyz
Pairing(s): Harry/Ginny
Summary: Tonight, we tango!
Rating: NC17
Author Notes: I had SO much fun writing this for ginevrawp and while I didn't get to everything you asked for, I really enjoyed working in the tango because of your love for it. I hope I did justice to the seductive dance.
Thanks to r_becca for running smutty_claus year in and year out. This is the ONE holiday exchange I absolutely MUST do and it's due to you, Becca.
Special shout out goes to queenb23more, luvscharlie and paukenfrau for their great beta work.


Shall We Dance?

( Read more... )

So, after Dr Who, what I said was that I wanted the Silver Cloak to be the next spin-off. And Jennie made encouraging noises which is really all it takes, and you got this. It may or may not be part of a series, depending on how much the idea makes me laugh.

Should "people older than your parents think about sex" be a warning? I'm still not sure.


Title: The Silver Cloak
Author: googlebrat
Fandom: Dr Who/Torchwood
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Humor, Gen
Spoilers (if applicable): Very small The End Of Time spoilers
Summary: After all, something had to replace Torchwood One.
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: No-one is mine, and if someone made a series with the concept I would throw a party.

( The Silver Cloak )

The nomination post for the 2009 hpgw_otp Awards is open....HERE.

And don't worry about that reveals haven't gone up for smutty_claus yet...They'll add author names when reveals go up this Thursday.

 

So, Vigu was hospitalized with Menengitis. Fun! that kinda shoved aside everything else. (He's fine now, don't worry)
Poor Yair, he was so confused about what's going on. He stayed at my parents for a few days and I ran from the hospital to my parents to make sure he'll see a bit of me. He probably missed me, cause I got tons of kisses from him, and usually he's not a very kisses kid. Hugs yes, pats also, but kisses...

Anyway, because of that I had to postpone some projects. I had 2 papers to submit in 2 courses and the Prof. was kind enough to let me submit it late. And, I had a H/G story to write for the Puffy Sub Secret Santa Gift Exchange Extravaganza, I think I'm 3 weeks late on that one. I've sent it last night, finally! That story got so long...

So, hopefully, we are back to notmal.
Very late, I'll wish happy new year to everyone :)

Laura: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/shewhoguards/Snow3rdjan10#
Kat: hiii
Kat: It's a snow... oh god, what is it?
Laura: I BUILT A SNOW PENIS MAN
Kat: wahahahahahaha
Kat: THAT WAS WHAT I WAS THINKING
Laura: Mum called me over partway through to ask in a whisper why I was building a giant penis in her front garden
Laura: I explained I was going to add a head and she said "..I think that might make it worse"
Laura: Hence, snowman has victory arms
Laura: To distinguish him from a penis with a hat on
Kat: IT IS A SNOW WEEN
Laura: I called him William
Kat: WILLY!
Laura: \o/
Laura: ...except now he's kinda developing this slight lean forward
Laura: Which is uh
Laura: Most unfortunate viewed from the side
Kat: wahahahahahaha
Laura: You know that daily mash article about the blue cat people?
Kat: yes
Laura: There's this point where you stand back and go "No, no it's got arms and it looks nothing like... oh god, I just spent my morning building a giant penis, didn't I?"

(And then we went out to steal grit. But that is another story for another day!)

Title: Glad to be Wrong
Rating: PG
Pairing: Ron Hermione
Genre: Humor, Fluff
Word Count: 500
Summary: Hermione has never been so happy to be wrong.

Written for aloemilk for Checkmated's Holiday Secret Gift!Fic Drabble Exchange

*~*

( Glad to be Wrong )

Why do words order themselves wonderfully for fic, but refuse to order for talking to people without sounding like a robot? WHHHHY? It is like getting Moss in the IT Crowd to post this stuff. (PS: Is there Moss in HP fandom fic out there? And if not, why not?

It is particularly hard when, for Thief of Eddis stuff, what I WANT to say is "Oh my god, you like Thief of Eddis stuff too? THAT MAKES YOU AWESOME! Let us be friends and you can write me stuff and I will write you stuff and we will be happy ever after and oh god, I sound like a stalker." I DO NOT LIKE THIS PART OF SOCIAL INTERACTION WHERE I HAVE TO TALK.

PS: If you got here through my Eddis stuff I really mean it.

PPS: I am not a stalker.

And finally, a NYR fic, completed after I finished King of Attolia. The same as the last entry applies, as regards spoilers, except this time you really should not be touching unless you've finished King of Attolia. Order it. Order it now.


Title: The Five Ways In Which Eugenides Visited The Queen of Attolia
Author: googlebrat
Fandom: Thief of Eddis
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance
Pairings: Gen/Irene
Spoilers (if applicable): King of Attolia spoilers
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Not mine

( Summary after the cut, as even that is spoilery )

What can I say? I'm in love with these books. You should know that by now, considering how much I've been raving about them. This was written while I still didn't have a copy of Book 1. (I started with Book 2, ordered Book 1 and 3 from Amazon, and when Book 3 arrived first could not bear to wait to read).

That said, if you have not yet read the Queen of Attolia, please do not read this and spoil yourself. Vicky, this means you! This is a fandom where spoiling yourself actually does make a difference.



Title: Orange Blossom
Author: googlebrat
Fandom: Thief of Eddis
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Pre-romance
Pairings: Gen/Irene
Spoilers (if applicable): Queen of Attolia spoilers
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Not mine
Summary: The party was full of people who wanted to dance with her, and Irene did not wish to be near any of them.


( Orange Blossom )

This was actually the fic I worried over most. You know, I never actually read the book, so I sat through a good half of the film thinking "Wow, it's brave to make a kids' film about abusive relationships". When, uh, it did not quite end how I expected for that I had to go back and rewatch, but it still feels like a very dark film to me. With that in mind, while I was happy with the story, I worried a good bit over whether it was what the recipient wanted.


Title: Where The Wilderness Ends
Author: googlebrat
Fandom: Where The Wild Things Are
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Gen
Pairings: Carol/KW, Max/OFC
Spoilers (if applicable): None
Warnings: Some dysfunctional/mentally abusive relationship discussion
Disclaimer: Not mine
Summary: The island viewed through adult eyes may not seem so easy to fix.

( Where The Wilderness Ends )

I think the recipient of this caused me more giggles than anything. See, I don't really know zortified  but I have occasionally bumped into her while commenting in foofasaurus 's journal. When I realised she'd requested a fandom I had a plotbunny for there were disproportionate amounts of glee, and emailing Lysa to demand she get her reaction for me.



Title: Some Say..
Author: googlebrat
Fandom: Top Gear
Rating: G
Genre: Gen, Humour
Pairings: None
Spoilers (if applicable): None
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Not mine
Summary: "We've got a problem. The Stig called in. He's got the swine flu."

( Some Say.. )

So, my boss was ill. And my exclusively-male co-workers were discussing suitable gifts when they came up with a toy helicopter, and while the situation, as such, was not funny the suggestion set off a plot bunny.

For added hilarity, my uncle's partner then got him a remote control helicopter inside a toy truck for Christmas. I was vastly amused (and, of course, could not explain why.)

Title: The Helicopter
Author: googlebrat
Fandom: Top Gear
Rating: G
Genre: Gen, Friendship, Humour, Angst
Pairings: None
Spoilers (if applicable): For Top Gear? No. But consider this to be directly after Richard's accident
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Not mine
Summary: "We should get him a gift," James said decisively. "Flowers or something. Chocolates."
( The Helicopter )

Kat was totally to blame for this one as she held us down and made us watch all four of the Aliens films, even the third one, which we will no longer acknowledge even exists.

"The People" was a name arrived at after discussion with Vicky, and partly inspired by a line in Pratchett's The Carpet People.

Title: Aliens: Evolution
Author: googlebrat
Fandom: Aliens
Rating: G
Genre: Gen
Pairings: None
Spoilers (if applicable): None, but consider this to be after the third film
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Not mine
Summary: Given a specimen to dissect, the obvious question must be asked -- what causes a creature to evolve into this?

( Aliens: Evolution )

For the record, writing kiddie chick-lit is MUCH HARDER than it looks, for the record. I think I managed it, but I have a new respect for Meg Cabot and co.

Title: Painting the Chair
Author: googlebrat
Fandom: Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants
Rating: G
Genre: Friendship
Pairings: Tibby/Brian Lena/Bridget
Spoilers (if applicable): None
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Not mine
Summary: Lena's first art show leads to her drawing her friends, but what cannot be hidden if she is to draw a true picture?

( Painting the Chair )

I spent the first two days going "Ahahaha, the B fandom is totally getting most comments because people read alphabetically!" And then, you know, it kept getting most comments so I guess folk just liked it.

Title: Peace on Earth
Author: googlebrat
Fandom: Blackadder
Rating: G
Genre: Gen/pre-slash if you squint
Pairings: pre-Darling/Blackadder
Spoilers (if applicable): None
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Not mine
Summary: Somewhere out in the scarred earth of No Man's Land someone had produced a football, and there had been a half-hearted sort of attempt to form proper teams before everyone just defaulted to kicking it about. The tale of the Christmas football game.
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Drabbles/Ficlets (100-999 words) 
Total Words=7,171

It's Time (Harry/Ginny)
Deception (Harry/Ginny)
Rest in Peace (gen trio)
From Harry, With Love (gen, tribute to Hedwig)
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble (Harry/Ginny)
Always Stay Free (Harry/Ginny)
Preparations (Harry/Ginny)
Invisible (James Sirius/OFC)
Didn't Pay Attention, Did You, Dad? (gen)
Defying Logic (Ron/Hermione)
The Capricious Pomoxis (Ron/Hermione)
Chilly Willy (Sirius/Remus)
Taking the Erumpet by the Horn (Neville/Ginny, Neville/Hannah)

One-Shots (Including unrevealed smutty_claus entry)
Total Words=33,318

A Decade to Remember (Harry/Ginny)
Magic Fingers ADULT (Harry/Ginny, written for weasley_fest )
Touching You, Touching Me ADULT (Harry/Ginny, written for Song Lyric Challenge at hg_silverlining )
Troll Poker ADULT (Harry/Ginny, Ron?Hermione, Dean/Luna, written for wizard_love )
Worship ADULT (Harry/Ginny)
Sultry ADULT (Sirius/Remus)
And Then He Kissed Me (Harry/Ginny)
I Wanna Know (gen)
smutty_claus entry.... (which no one has guess yet, by the way!!)

Multi-chapters 
Total words=29,823

Reconstructing Draco (Draco/Asteria)
chapter 1
chapter 2
chapter 3
When You Figure Out You, Come Back to Me (Harry/Ginny, Harry/OFC, Zacharias/Ginny, written for takingitinturns )
chapter 1
chapter 2
chapter 3
chapter 4
chapter 5
chapter 6
epilogue

Total Words Written in 2009 = 70,312
Total Smut Words Written in 2009 = 20,246

In 2010, I hope to write more.

These are my writing goals:

1. Post two fics a month
2. Complete Charlie and Luna Sitting in a Tree
3. Complete Reconstructing Draco
4. Write more Ron/Hermione
5. Try a new pairing
6. Write more drabbles

Please, where is my hover-car and sentient robot?

r_becca has posted the last smutty_claus entry.

So, to follow her example, WHICH ONE WAS MINE?

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