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| Sunday, November 29th, 2009 | ||
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lupin_snape [ lore ] |
3:56p | Quickie Mod Post, lots of reminders! There is exactly one set of Snape/Lupin offerings in ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} hp_art_tales, and it's mine. Submissions close today (November 29).The first point has been awarded in Stuff the Stockings! Remember, you have to go back to the main post and leave a link if you've been advertising snupin_santa for the contest. Don't forget, there are fabulous prizes at stake, including your own copy of Chocolate & Asphodel, v. 2. (While you're waiting for the exchange to start, you might consider perusing C&A2 and offering some comments to the contributors)The Recipe Challenge is drawing to a close. November 30 is the last day for posts on the community. After that, it will be up to drusillas_rain's discretion if she'll accept e-mailed entries as she works on compiling the book. Be sure to read over McKay's "Coming Soon" post for Snupin_Santa. There's lots of good information there, especially if you plan on participating in Stuff the Stockings. There are some new holiday icons here from whitestar, but artists, we're still looking for more. In fact, Whitestar has offered to add her iconing touch to any art I can send her, so consider submitting some art soon if you want to see it receive the delux icon treatment. ~_^If you're involved in the Print Calendar project, your art is due December 15, don't forget in all the holiday madness! Speaking of calendars, I'm going to go ahead and remind you to switch to December's desktop calendar now. The art is by the very fun, very talented tripperfunster, and it should be very useful in such a busy month! Finally, I want to thank all of the members here for being such great, generous participants in the community. There's been lots of searches and requests lately, and I'm seeing many new and different members speaking up to help out or volunteer. I'll never stop saying this - you are the reason this community continues to be a warm and friendly place for Lupin/Snape fans, and you're each wonderful and invaluable. Thank you all! LJ-only users, please forgive me for not making a post with LJ links, but I promise you that all the posts linked here have a LJ equivalent post. I'm just super-rushed because company is on my doorstep! snupin_santa in less than two days! EEEE!love, lore |
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innerslytherin |
2:01p | Defeat I have just officially given up on NaNoWriMo this year. I can't keep going on this right now. I like the story, I like the characters, but it needs more than I can give it in two days. Mixed feelings on this, but mostly at the moment relief. Current Mood:  confused |
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scribbulus_ink |
12:10p | November Blogging: day 29 I've finally updated Takes the Cake with another chapter! Between grading, other work stuff, Snupin Santa, and preparing for the memorial service, I've had little free time in which I haven't felt totally exhausted and brain-dead, so the editing process on this story has ground to a screeching halt. I've been working on it as I can, though, so it shouldn't be too much longer before the remainder is up. Before anyone can pipe up to complain about posting WsIP in the first place: 1) the story isn't a WIP; it's complete. It just hasn't been edited. 2) I thought I'd be finished long before now! Normally, I either edit and post our collaborations all at one go or I edit quickly and post as I finish editing, which takes a matter of days at the most with a steady stream of updates along the way. Because of RL, things didn't work out that way, which happens. All I can say is, it's not our usual pattern to string things out this long without regular updates, which I hope our readers realize. Anyway, must zoom. I've got to get dressed and run out the door, but I wanted to post right quick first since I'm not sure when I'll get home tonight, and I didn't want to break my November Blogging streak this close to the end! This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/518 Current Mood:  rushed |
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lupin_snape [ scribbulus_ink ] |
12:02p | Update Takes the Cake by Arionrhod and McKay has been updated with another chapter. It's up to ~32,000 words. Non-magical AU, rated R. Note: I realize this story is being updated more slowly than our collaborations usually are. It is finished, but I'm the one who does the editing and posting of our collaborations, and I'm not withholding it on purpose to make people wait for more; I'm editing and updating as I can after being body-slammed by the usual end-of-semester grading madness plus an unexpected RL event that has eaten up what little free time I have at present. I promise I will get the remainder edited and posted as soon as I can. However, I'd appreciate understanding and patience, rather than pointed comments about withholding feedback/ratings/whatever because it isn't finished. Thanks very much! |
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lupin_snape [ alicebs ] |
4:41p | Looking for fiction May I ask if anyone has on file the story "Revelations" by Adrienne? It is the third part of her (unfinished) trilogy, "Perdition", "Redemption" and "Revelations", one of the best early Snupins I've ever read, in spite of the depressing themes it addresses (incest and child abuse). I thought I had saved it, but have recently discovered that in last year's computer crash, it has been lost. Current Mood:  anxious |
| Saturday, November 28th, 2009 | ||
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scribbulus_ink |
9:12p | November Blogging: day 28 The holiday fest season is almost upon us, and along with it is the eternal question: "How do I give feedback on fest gifts?" The answer is, there is no right or wrong way. The exception to that statement is when the fest in question has specific rules about feedback. The standard rule most fests have is "no flaming", which I think is a rule we can all get behind for obvious reasons. "No con crit" is another rule I've seen popping up in fest rules lately, but I know that issue isn't as clear-cut as the flaming issue. Some people say gifts shouldn't be criticized while others say just because it's a gift doesn't mean it's exempt from critique. I don't really want to get into the pro/anti concrit argument, so we'll leave it at that. So, yeah, as long as you're following the rules of the fest, there's not really a right or wrong way to give feedback. Now, that isn't to say that people won't complain or react negatively in other ways. For example, there are a few authors/artists who disdain squeeful comments and lament the lack of lengthy, "meaty" commentary, but they are in the distinct minority. The vast majority of authors/artists love feedback in any form they can get it, and "OMG that was awesome!!!" is just as welcomed as a 2 page treatise. I think that more than any other time, fests - especially holiday fests - are a time to celebrate the joy of giving and to share in the pleasure of receiving. It's a time to be happy for the gifts being shared, not just with the recipient, but with everyone. Yes, that story/art was created for someone specific, but the rest of us are getting to enjoy it too, and I think that's part of the collaborative fun that fests generate. They give all of us more of what we want most, and I think we ought to express our thanks for that with a simple, "I enjoyed that. Thanks!" comment. It'll make that author/artist's holidays a little brighter. With that in mind, I hope people will take the time to leave a comment on the gifts they enjoy in whichever fests they follow, especially people who are inclined to lurk the rest of the year. Fest authors/artists have been waiting for weeks, perhaps even months for their work to debut, so any feedback is a gift to them in return. As long as your response expresses your enjoyment, then there's no wrong way of expressing it. There's no such thing as too short or too simple, and you don't need a degree in English to leave good feedback. All you really need is enthusiasm! For myself, I intend to do more reccing and commenting in December once things calm down at work and in RL, and I intend to continue into the new year, especially since I'm going to rec at crack-broom again in January! This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/518 Current Mood:  tired |
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innerslytherin |
6:39p | Saturday Had a good day today. Mom and I drove up to Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area to see the sandhill cranes. At the height of fall migration (which is October) there are something like 30,000 sandhills there. Today there couldn't have been that many, but I'm guessing there were a few thousand. It was incredible how many of them there were, and how wonderfully noisy and gorgeous and awkward yet beautiful they were. On the way home we stopped quickly at JC Penney, where I bought a pair of brown dress boots (I had JUST BARELY given up on the brown dress boots I've been wearing for at least 5 years), a black wool men's peacoat (because the women's didn't have inside pockets WTF?!), and a pair of Levi's (men's, because those also fit me better) for like $170 total. I'm incredibly happy that Black Friday sales now extend to Saturday. LOL I also got a couple of new nail polish colors because Sally Beauty is right next to Michael's, where Mom and I also stopped. Of course, I have only gotten about 400 words written so far. You guys, I might not make NaNo this year. *sigh* Current Mood:  crazy |
| Friday, November 27th, 2009 | ||
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lupin_snape [ bronze_ribbons ] |
8:29p | Moonshadow update Stories added to Moonshadow, the Snape/Lupin archive, during the past two months: Title: Alpha Male (29 K) Author: sweetmelodykiss Title: Back (4 K) Author: astopperindeath The archive is located at http://www.ssf-moonshadow.com Also, the Crack Broom masterlist-by-author is now current. Current Mood:  busyCurrent Music: Muppeteers, "If Just One Person" |
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scribbulus_ink |
8:23p | November Blogging: day 27 Here's a piece of advice for anyone who is participating in any kind of LJ/IJ/DW based fest at any time of the year: when you email the mods, include your journal user ID, especially if your user ID isn't the same as your email address. If your email address is the same as your journal ID, it makes things a little easier, but it would still be nice to include your ID nonetheless. Here's the thing. Unless you communicate via email with the mods outside of the fest enough that it's reasonable to assume they know to associate that email address with you, chances are the mods will have no clue who's emailing them and will have to take the extra step of consulting a spreadsheet in order to figure it out. When a fest mod is juggling 30+, 40+, 50+, or more fest participants, they are not going to remember who everyone is. They might not know you, they might not interact with you outside of the fest, or they might not remember. There are people who have participated in Snupin Santa just about every year, and I still wouldn't know them from an email address alone, much less know all the new people who rotate in and out each year. So if a fest mod asks you to include your user ID and/or the name of your recipient in your emails, please try to remember to do it. It's not just a busy-work request; it can save the mod a little extra time (and let's be honest: a little extra irritation) if they know who they're dealing with straight-away instead of having to look it up. Trust me, trawling through a spreadsheet and looking for one person's email address out of 50-60 (or more) names is a pain in the ass. This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/518 Current Mood:  exhausted |
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lupin_snape [ drusillas_rain ] |
3:04p | Recipe Project: Easy Brownies Title: The Way of the World Author: McKay ( scribbulus_ink)Commentary: McKay's "Way of the World" contains some wonderful domestic scenes between Snape and Lupin in the kitchen, where, for example, Lupin teaches Snape how to cook (and survive) in the muggle world. McKay already posted a great recipe from the story, so I hope no one minds that I'm posting one for brownies inspired by this delightful scene: Excerpt: "Laugh at me, will you?" Severus snarled. "You'll pay for that!" And suddenly, Severus reached into the bowl, scooped up a huge handful of batter, and advanced on Remus. "No -- Severus, you wouldn't!" Remus stared at him, wide-eyed, as he began backing away. "Oh, wouldn't I." Severus' voice was a silky purr now, but his smile was pure evil. ( Remus couldn't help but think that batter-covered Severus would have been even better. ) ( Easy Brownies recipe ) |
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lupin_snape [ jin_fenghuang ] |
10:16p | ART: Smooch, PG Title: Smooch Author/Artist: jin_fenghuang Rating: PG Pairing(s)/character(s):Snape/Lupin Summary: Just a sweet little kiss Warnings: none Notes: This drawble is for r_grayjoy , who writes the most awesome limericks ever XD( Smooch! ) |
| Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | ||
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ponderosa121 |
9:51p | oh hell yes, I have a Snuggie We went down to Salinas to J's sister's new place, and holy crap is it huge. It's got a nifty layout, and infinitely more space than their old house. We hadn't seen Natalie since before she was walking so it took a while for her to stop giving J and I the suspicious eye, but by the end of the night it was lots of carry-me arms, and where Sophie is usually all about her Uncle J, somehow this time I ended up with her hanging on me more often than not. I suspect it was that I was wearing a pink shirt so that boosted my coolness rating. It's interesting to see the ways her personality has changed now that she's a big sister. Sometimes I wish we lived a bit closer in order to visit more often. Anyway, we hung out, ate food, played with dolls, tried to devise a plan to steal their adorable pug, and at the end of the evening I got the bonus of belated b-day gifts. See subject. I have also increased my fuzzy scarf collection by one, so I should probably put out some of the ones I don't wear often out onto the curb. The drive was nice, and J and I talked a lot about the ways in which we'd like to focus on our projects for school and general creative things. I'm back to having a solid idea of where to go with my current assignments so I'm feeling very rejuvenated about them. Which is good, as I need to be doubly-focused this weekend, since I didn't actually get any extra days off, and the lab is closed tomorrow which is typically my dedicated time to go in and work all day on my homework! Current Mood:  touched |
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scribbulus_ink |
9:50p | Further Thanksgiving Festivities It's the Pilgrim's Bounty holiday in Azeroth, with food-related daily quests and themed garments offered as a reward for fulfilling the quests. Why, yes, as a matter of fact I do bring my penchant for cross-dressing to Warcraft. ( My Blood Elf Death Knight in a dress: ) I did get a turkey caller as a quest reward, which I assume lets you summon a turkey to kill in order to help you make the required turkey meals for one of the quests. However, when you summon the turkey, it arrives with a great big heart over its head, which promptly shatters when it realizes you aren't a prospect turkey paramour, and it's labeled "lonely turkey". I couldn't kill a lonely turkey! I just let it wander free and haven't used the turkey caller again because I felt so guilty. This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/517 Current Mood:  full |
| Friday, November 27th, 2009 | ||
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daily_deviant [ ghot ] |
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| Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | ||
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innerslytherin |
10:37a | FIC: About Last Friday, Hotch/Reid & Rossi/Prentiss, PG Title: About Last Friday Pairings: Hotch/Reid, Rossi/Prentiss Rating: PG WC: 1759 Summary: After Foyet. Notes: Thanks to ![[info]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small} resolucidity for a quick beta. SPOILERS for "100".Series: This is part of a series of Season Five episode tags I've been writing. 1. Not So Alone 2. Weeping Endures for a Night 3. The Blink of an Eye 4. Trust and Regret 5. Something Pretty Wonderful 6. Hope and Bourbon 7. Shaking Things Up 8. Cementing 9. Life Goes On 10. Reeling ( 11. About Last Friday ) Current Mood:  tired |
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innerslytherin |
10:37a | FIC: About Last Friday, Hotch/Reid & Rossi/Prentiss, PG Title: About Last Friday Pairings: Hotch/Reid, Rossi/Prentiss Rating: PG WC: 1759 Summary: After Foyet. Notes: Thanks to resolucidity for a quick beta. SPOILERS for "100".Series: This is part of a series of Season Five episode tags I've been writing. 1. Not So Alone 2. Weeping Endures for a Night 3. The Blink of an Eye 4. Trust and Regret 5. Something Pretty Wonderful 6. Hope and Bourbon 7. Shaking Things Up 8. Cementing 9. Life Goes On 10. Reeling ( 11. About Last Friday ) Current Mood: tired |
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lupin_snape [ mailroomy ] |
8:33p | the invisible line Title: the invisible line Rating: R Pairing: Snape/Lupin Warnings: unbetaed, post-DH. Word Count: ± 2,050 words. Disclaimer: Not mine, I'm just borrowing them for my twisted means. Summary: maybe one day we won't need to stay in the dark. ( the story ) |
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scribbulus_ink |
7:31a | November Blogging: day 26 Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate it! Happy almost-the-weekend to those who don't! Real post later, if time and family allow. Count one fly-by, lore. ;) This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/517 Current Mood: rushed |
| Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 | ||
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lupin_snape [ scribbulus_ink ] |
9:56p | Search Arionrhod and I are looking for a story that's Remus/Severus/Regulus, but it starts off with Remus and Regulus together, not Severus/Regulus, and Severus was brought in later. Remus hated the way Sirius was treating his brother, and he and Reg got involved. Marauders Era, not very long (we think). Any help would be appreciated! |
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lupin_snape [ real_life_rosy ] |
8:13p | Fic Search Oh my dearest Snupineers, I don't do this often... but it is driving me (and Zephre... who I've bugged) CRAZY. I'm looking for a fic where Remus is confined to a wheelchair, and Severus is forced to care for him. Dark!Harry, who is clearly trying to both keep Remus secluded and get Severus thrown into Azkaban. Help??? Pwease? |
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daily_deviant [ lesyeuxverts ] |
7:04p | Fic: Le Ténébreux (Severus Snape, R) Title: Le Ténébreux Author: lesyeuxvertsCharacters: Severus Snape, Lily Evans Rating: R Warnings: character death Themes/kinks chosen: symphorophilia Word Count: 1,095 Summary: " Je suis le ténébreux,- le Veuf, - l'inconsolé, Le Prince d'Aquitaine à la tour abolie: Ma seule étoile est morte, et mon luth constellé Porte le soleil noir de la Mélancolie." Author's notes: Huge thanks to bewarethesmirk for the beta, and thanks to the folks at the ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} slashretreat_dc for the brainstorming help! I was heavily inspired by Nerval's El Desdichado, and this work owes a great deal to that poem (although I was very nearly distracted by the fact that he kept a pet lobster … but I managed to finish this in spite of that, so all credit goes to Nerval!)( Le Ténébreux ) |
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scribbulus_ink |
6:26p | November Blogging: day 25 I feel pervy for finding Adam Lambert, who is young enough to be my son, sexy and hot, but when he releases music videos like this one... Well, I'm only human! This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/517 Current Mood:  hot |
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snegurochka_lee |
5:00p | Random things, and art recs FACT: When you are used to writing antagonistic pairings, writing friendship pairings is hard. And features way too many OOC fights before the sex. :/ FACT: I heard some old Heart song on... IDK, a bathroom cleaner commercial or something the other day, and now I can't get it out of my head. Also, it has now become the soundtrack for my smutty_claus story. I... don't know if this is a good thing or not. ... but man, those chicks could rock, riiiight? *air guitar* FACT: The S.O. and I just heroically got out, by exploiting a technicality, of a horrible Thanksgiving dinner we were supposed to go to tomorrow, hosted by the distant relations of a pseudo-acquaintance. Yes! *fist pump* Pyjamas and bacon sandwiches on the couch by ourselves, here we come. Thank God. Americans, I love you and appreciate that you love Thanksgiving so much, but honestly, I usually have better things to do FACT: Fabulous art recs are fabulous! Before I head back into writing lockdown, here, have some art! Till Death Do Us Part by Anon at hp_darkfest (Harry/Ginny, Harry/Draco, R: blood, character death [Ginny])Mind the warnings, please: this is a very dark piece, thematically. It stunned the breath right out of me with its implications. It made me super uncomfortable and want to weep for humanity, in a way, but it's also an astonishing piece, both artistically and conceptually. Very highly recommended, but not easy to take in. Pensive by stellamoon (Draco, G)Utterly stunning. a;lskdjf. I cannot even put into words how gorgeous and erotic this portrait is. As You Witch by Anon at radish_love (Harry/Luna, PG)Yeah, ANON. *coughcough* Just about as anon as the first piece up there. :D There is no reason in the universe for this piece not having about 8 times as many comments as it currently does. It's fabulous. Teddy and Victoire by ericahpfa (both PG)Erica is drawing next-gen portraits!!! *runs around flailing* "Looking for these, Potter?" by tbranch (Harry/Pansy, R)Because I never, ever get tired of tbranch's Pansy, or Harry/Pansy. *purr* Lily/Lorcan/Lysander by _aurora_sky_ (NWS LIKE WHOA OKAY. Also, incest)Because this post did not have nearly enough porn in it. :D Well, this isn't just porn. It's actually really gorgeous, with the positioning and the lighting and things like that. *nod* It's also hot like burning, okay, and I don't even care what you think of the next-gen characters or who Lorcan and Lysander are or whatever. HOT LIKE BURNING. See something you like? Leave a bit of feedback for a talented artist today! *runs back to writing* Current Mood:  productiveCurrent Music: Heart - Alone |
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daily_deviant [ wallflowergirl ] |
5:25p | Art: All for you by Wallflower girl (Remus/Sirius NC-17) Title: All for you Artist: wallflowergirl@IJ kath_ballantyne @LJMedia: Photoshop Characters: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black Rating: NC-17 Warnings: nudity Themes/kinks chosen: clamps Artist's notes: Sorry I missed my original posting. I contacted the mods and they said to post it today. ( All for you ) |
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lupin_snape [ scribbulus_ink ] |
12:10a | Recipe: Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake Title: Takes the Cake Author/Artist: Arionrhod and McKay Excerpt: [Remus admired] the large photographs of cakes which decorated the corridor. They were all winning confections from past shows, and he couldn't help a small feeling of pride at the sight of his own two winning creations. He always did his best to create cakes which tasted as good as they looked, and he rather thought that his own specialty, which was fondant, made his compare quite favorably to the other winners... ...When Severus entered the conference room in the wake of his network liaison, Pansy, he swept his gaze around the room, curious to see whom he'd be competing against since the network had kept the participants list hush-hush. He'd only competed against one of them - Potter, whom he considered an arrogant little snot - but he knew the other two by reputation. It took considerable will power not to roll his eyes at the sight of Trelawney, whose works were praised as being "avante-garde", but which he called "artsy-fartsy". He'd take great satisfaction in seeing her eliminated, especially since he could scarcely believe she'd scraped a win to qualify her to be here in the first place. He was better pleased by the sight of the third competitor; he'd never competed against Lupin, but he'd seen the man's work in other competitions, and he could - albeit grudgingly - admit that Lupin had deserved his wins. Severus himself had two photographs of winning cakes hanging on the wall of fame he and Draco had passed on the way in, which put him ahead of Trelawney and even with Lupin, if he remembered correctly. Commentary: Well, it's cake! Granted, it's not as cool or as fancy as those created by the competing chefs in the story, but still... cake! Source: Hershey's Classic Recipes cookbook ( Hershey's ) Current Mood:  tired |