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    Saturday, November 7th, 2009
    scribbulus_ink
         		9:01a
    November blogging 7
    Signed up for Yuletide, perhaps foolishly. EEK! Short post today b/c am using my phone to post. More tomorrow!

    This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/511088.html. It's cross-posted to LJ and IJ, and comments are enabled at all three journals.

    Current Mood: nervous
    Friday, November 6th, 2009
    daily_deviant
    [ gatewaygirl ]
         		8:38p
    6th November 2009 20:34 - Lost and Held
    Title: Lost and Held
    Author: [info]gatewaygirl
    Characters: Sirius, Peter
    Rating: NC-17
    Warnings: Castration, sex, cross-dressing, manipulation
    Themes/kinks chosen: Eunuchs/Castrati, Costumes
    Word Count: 5,317
    Summary: An accident gives Sirius and Peter a shared secret
    Author's notes: November prompts included the theme "eunuchs/castrati". It's listed in the tags as "castration", which would have been a rather different story. I have been as accurate as I could manage with the theme, but certainly do not guarantee all details are correct. ;-) Thanks to Clauclauclaudia for very short-notice beta work.


    ( Lost and Held )
    innerslytherin
         		8:22p
    Feeling Strangely Fine
    I've been bored, so I bought some hair dye today. *G* Nothing drastic, but I did that tonight and have been messing around making icons for [info] mcgarrygirl78.

    ( Clicky for pics of my new hair color )




    Current Mood: happy
    Current Music: Semisonic - All Worked Out
    innerslytherin
         		8:22p
    Feeling Strangely Fine
    I've been bored, so I bought some hair dye today. *G* Nothing drastic, but I did that tonight and have been messing around making icons for [info]mcgarrygirl78.

    ( Clicky for pics of my new hair color )




    Current Mood: happy
    Current Music: Semisonic - All Worked Out
    scribbulus_ink
         		10:34a
    November Blogging: Day 6
    drusillas-rain asked, "How long have you been writing? Have you written original fic? Can we expect to see more stories like Spooky Little Girl or was that a one-off? How do you and arionrhod collaborate together (the process)?"

    I've written about our collaboration process before here, and even though I wrote that in 2007, it's still pretty accurate regarding our process. The only thing that's changed in the last two years is that we've moved toward writing more single POV stories than the alternating RP style.

    As for more SNB next gen stories... We'd been kicking around the idea of writing one for a while, and we finally got around to doing it. "Spooky Little Girl" was a lot of fun to write, and we like the characters a great deal. Although we don't have concrete, specific plans for another next gen story, I'd say it's likely we'll write the kids again. Some of them proved to be quite... vocal about having their stories told, although I can't say when we'll get to it.

    I wasn't sure if the first two questions were for me alone or for me and Arionrhod together, so I'll answer both ways.

    I've been writing since I was old enough to hold a pencil. My earliest memories of writing is of writing what could be called Disney fanfiction. As I grew older, I branched out into bad hobbit, bad dragon rider, and bad wolf rider fanfiction, with a dollop of bad teen angst rhymed couplet epic poems thrown in for good measure. I've dabbled in original writing and had a few short stories published, and I got thisclose to getting a Regency romance novel accepted before the publishing company I submitted it to closed the Regency line. I've got a manuscript I've been tinkering with for years, and some day, I would like to finish it and try to get it published.

    Arionrhod and I have been collaborating since August, 2004, and we've actually toyed with some original writing. We've played with the idea of turning the "Blood Bathory" concept into a novel, and we've done some brainstorming on a steampunk idea, but I think we need to stop getting distracted by fanfiction if we want any hope of finishing some original writing, either together or separately. There are only so many hours in a day, after all, and we're both busy with our jobs and relatives (and knitting! *G*), so if we focus on fanfiction, the original writing goes by the wayside and vice versa.

    Maybe we'll get the original muses in gear after we finish all our holiday fest writing!


    Topic suggestions welcome here on LJ, here on IJ, and here on DW.

    This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/510955.html. It's cross-posted to LJ and IJ, and comments are enabled at all three journals.

    Current Mood: working
    daily_deviant
    [ didodikali ]
         		2:55p
    The Greater Goodzilla and the Doomed Gingerbread Castle of Doom.
    Title: The Greater Goodzilla and the Doomed Gingerbread Castle of Doom.
    Artist: [info]didodikali
    Media: pencil.
    Characters: Albus, Gellert.
    Rating: NC-17.
    Warnings: Haha. No.
    Themes/kinks chosen: costumes, symphorophilia

    ( Rarrrgh! Rahhhr! Graaahr! Arrrrhahahahahaha! )
    Thursday, November 5th, 2009
    innerslytherin
         		7:55p
    FIC: Cementing, Hotch/Reid, Prentiss/Rossi, PG-13
    Title: Cementing
    Pairings: Hotch/Reid, Prentiss/Rossi
    Rating: PG-13
    WC: 1400
    Summary: Certain members of the team deal with the changes in their midst. Coda to "The Eyes Have It".
    Notes: Betaed by [info]resolucidity and [info]severity_softly. SPOILERS for "The Eyes Have It".

    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 )




    Current Mood: content
    Current Music: Sleepthief - Kiss To Savor (Featuring Jody Quine)
    scribbulus_ink
         		5:06p
    November blogging: day 5
    A quick one, because it's been a long and busy day, and I'm running low on brain cells.

    Lore asked, "I know you love Johnny Depp, but what made you pick that particular quote and title for your journal?"

    This refers to my Insanejournal only, because I haven't transferred the title/quote over to LJ or DW.

    For those who haven't seen it, the title is "Upsetting All the Buffalo", and the profile quote is "The story opens on these mysterious explosions. Nobody knows what's causing them, but it's upsetting all the buffalo", which is from Ed Wood.

    I have a fondness for Ed Wood and his movies (ditto William Castle, king of the gimmick), and I went to see the bio pic (Burton directed; Depp played Wood) when it was released. A while back, I realized it had been ages since I'd seen it, and I was in the mood for it, so I rented it from Netflix.

    There's a scene where Ed Wood is poring over random bits of stock footage, including a scene of a buffalo stampede and a scene of bombs going off, and he makes up a story on the spot about what he's watching and starts thinking about how to turn it into a movie script. I was vastly amused by the sheer badness of the story, but also impressed that Wood was such an enthusiastic storyteller, he'd make something up about anything and try to make it work, no matter how crappy the end results were. He wasn't a good writer, but he had passion, so it was the juxtaposition of something that's awful and funny and pathetic and yet somehow inspiring that struck me enough to preserve the quote.

    It serves to remind me that passion and determination trump talent. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't use it, it's wasted and no good to anyone. Meanwhile, someone who's utter crap can get things done if they have enough enthusiasm and drive to do it. The mere fact that Plan 9 from Outer Space is still available, aired, and watched attests to that.

    It serves to remind me that I need to get off my ass and upset some buffalo while I still can.

    This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/510718.html. It's cross-posted to LJ and IJ, and comments are enabled at all three journals.

    Current Mood: thoughtful
    lupin_snape
    [ snupin_santa ]
         		4:41p
    Pinch hitter needed!
    We need a pinch hitter! We're looking for someone who can write romance, smut, and light kink, preferably someone good with threesomes. No dark!fic or heavy kink for this one, sorry. The deadline for the pinch hit will be November 30.

    If you're interested, email the Snupin Santa mods at snupin_santa @ yahoo.com. Thanks!
    Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
    lupin_snape
    [ azure_rosa ]
         		10:44p
    Standing Outside the Fire, part one
    Title: Standing Outside the Fire
    Pairings: Snape/Lupin (explicit) and Harry/Hermione/Draco (implied only)
    Rating: NC-17 eventually. Brought to you by Dizilla who convinced me I could write porn, Thanks Diz!
    Author: azurerosa
    Summary: How does a Gryffindor court a Slytherin until he wants to be part of his life?
    ( Standing Outside the Fire part one )

    Current Mood: anxious
    Thursday, November 5th, 2009
    daily_deviant
    [ alisanne ]
         		12:00a
    Fic: Required Relief (Neville, NC-17)
    Title: Required Relief
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Characters: Neville Longbottom/?
    Rating: NC-17
    Warnings: BDSM.
    Themes/kinks chosen: Clamps
    Word Count: 1850
    Summary: There are some nights the Neville just needs a break from being in command.
    Author's notes: Thanks to [info]sevfan and [info]eeyore9990 for their assistance.
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( Required Relief )

    Current Mood: okay
    Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
    snegurochka_lee
         		9:43p
    Fic: Office Boy (Harry/Draco, NC-17)
    Title: Office Boy
    Author: [info]snegurochka_lee
    Pairing: Harry/Draco
    Rating: NC-17
    Word Count: ~2,500
    Warnings: EWE, probably. Also, see theme.
    Summary: Harry watched the single bead of sweat slide down the side of Malfoy's face, slipping behind his ear and disappearing into his hair, and Harry's body gave a shiver at the thought of what was causing Malfoy's tension.
    Notes: Written for the November theme of 'nipple clamps' at [info]daily_deviant. Also, this is for [info]marguerite_26, who was the most insanely tireless cheerleader and beta for my [info]hd_career_fair story last month when I turned into a whinging snowflake of epic proportions and was wringing my hands over ever having been mad enough to sign up for an H/D fest. :) She suggested Harry/Teddy, actually, when I insisted on writing her a reward, but that shall have to wait for another day, because lo, now it seems my brain is all LET'S WRITE MOAR H/D OKAY. :/

    ( Office Boy ) - over at daily_deviant

    Current Mood: relieved
    daily_deviant
    [ snegurochka_lee ]
         		8:39p
    Fic: Office Boy (Harry/Draco, NC-17)
    Title: Office Boy
    Author: [info]snegurochka_lee
    Characters: Harry/Draco
    Rating: NC-17
    Warnings: EWE, probably. Also, see theme.
    Theme chosen: Nipple clamps
    Word Count: ~2,500
    Summary: Harry watched the single bead of sweat slide down the side of Malfoy's face, slipping behind his ear and disappearing into his hair, and Harry's body gave a shiver at the thought of what was causing Malfoy's tension.
    Author's notes: This is for [info]marguerite_26, who was the most insanely tireless cheerleader and beta for my [info]hd_career_fair story last month when I turned into a whinging snowflake of epic proportions and was wringing my hands over ever having been mad enough to sign up for an H/D fest. :) She suggested Harry/Teddy, actually, when I insisted on writing her a reward, but that shall have to wait for another day, because lo, now it seems my brain is all LET'S WRITE MOAR H/D OKAY. :/

    ( Office Boy )

    Current Mood: relieved
    scribbulus_ink
         		11:33a
    November Blogging: Day 4
    Purplefluffycat asked, "If you were to meet Snape in real life (canon Snape or 'your' Snape, as appropriate) how would you react to one another? Do you think you could become friends?"

    Recently, I saw an online discussion about Sheldon** from The Big Bang Theory in which a lot of women chimed in, "I love him!", and a guy asked something along the lines of "Why do women love Sheldon so much, but not me? I'm like him, but I can't get a date!"

    My first thought was, "Because he's fictional, and we don't have to live with him." I think the same applies to Snape, whether canon or fanon.

    Also, I think I'm too much like Snape in certain, fundamental ways - especially if we're talking about meeting "my" Snape - and we'd clash. I suspect we could spend a few hours swapping horror stories about our respective teaching experiences and making fun of particularly idiotic students, though. On that topic, we'd probably be in full accord!

    But for a long-term, sustainable friendship, I need a Lupin-type - a yin to my yang - which is, I suspect, part of why Arionrhod and I have gotten along so well for so long. We balance each other out nicely, and she's patient with my quirks.



    **For those who haven't seen BBT, Sheldon is an anal retentive, arrogant genius geek who has no social skills and doesn't care that he has no social skills because everyone else is less intelligent than he is and therefore not worth his time and attention anyway. Things must be done a certain way Or Else, and despite everything, he somehow manages to make everyone around him conform to his quirky demands, probably because giving in is easier than arguing with him. He lives in Sheldon World and is quite happy there.

    Current Mood: busy
    Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
    scribbulus_ink
         		1:25p
    November blogging: day 3
    Shadowycat asked, "How about pets? Do you have any? Have you ever?"

    Yes. My very first pet was a black cat named Peter (as in Peter Pan, my favorite Disney movie when I was a Very Small Child). I was less than six years old at the time, so I don't really remember him well. My mother had 3 poodles and 1 shih-tzu (consecutively, not concurrently) while I was growing up, but while I played with them, they weren't really mine.

    I didn't have a pet of my own until I was in my late 20s, when I adopted a tortoiseshell cat from the Humane Society, and she's still with me. There was some question about how old she was when I got her; the Humane Society people said she was around 6 months, but the vet said she was at least a year old. At this point, I can't remember whether I got her in 1996 or 1997, so I generally just assume she's 14-ish and leave it at that.

    Sweetie is anti-social, only wants to be touched on her terms, and is very vocal about what she wants when she wants it; she's definitely not a lap kitty.

    In May, 2008, I got a shih-tzu puppy whose name is Min-mei but whom I call "Ham Hock" because she's big (bone structure; she's not overweight) and heavy with muscular thighs. She's stubborn, vocal about what she wants when she wants it, and a born care-taker; she seems to know when people are sick and "hovers" over them.

    ( Pet photos )

    Current Mood: busy
    lupin_snape
    [ snupin_santa ]
         		1:09p
    Reminder!
    This is a reminder to all RETURNING participants in Snupin Santa that your deadline is November 15! You must have your story or art OR an extension request submitted by that date.

    All necessary submission information is in your assignment email, in the rules post, AND on the rules page of the Snupin Santa archive, so please reference one of your THREE resources for header guidelines, formatting, etc.
    snegurochka_lee
         		9:25a
    Remixes for me!
    First of all, happy-making thing of the day (so far): There is a guy in my building who I often see walking his two dogs that look just like him. Heh. They're all sort of burly and stuff but the dogs look really nice. I like seeing them because they seem like a happy family. Lately, I've only seen him with one of the dogs, though, which made me assume... bad things about the other. :( But! This morning I saw both of them again! It just made me super happy that the second dog was okay and back and they were all strutting down the street together again. All is right with the universe. :)

    Second of all, recs! So, back in the summer, my co-mod, [info]dracofiend, had this cool idea of doing a Remix mini-fest at our infidelity comm, [info]hp_unfaithful. So we did. :) Anyone who signed up had to offer two of their fics for remixing, and then the other participants could go through that post and just pick anything from the links that they wanted to remix. Not everyone's stories got remixed under this format, alas, but it was a nice, low-stress way to do it.

    At any rate, we're all done now, and the masterlist is up, if you're interested in perusing. The remixes are all short and easy to digest over a coffee break. :) I posted my own remix last week, and then when I checked back at the comm over the weekend, I saw that both my proposed stories had been remixed by others! *dancey* And they are both super cool:

    The Wedding Bell Blue Balls Remix by [info]gryffindor_j (Remus/James, NC-17, 3,600 words)
    While Sirius is off on an errand for the groom, Remus does his best to help the groom out in other ways.

    *cackles with glee* This is a remix of my old Sirius/Lily fic, Nice Day for a White Wedding, which features blatant wedding day infidelity. [info]gryffindor_j turned it around to show us just what the groom and his other groomsman might have been getting up to while the best man was having a turn with the bride. *glee* Sexy and funny and a wonderful complement to the original.

    To Love, in Six Words (the Slow Drown Remix) by [info]dracofiend (Remus/Bill, PG-13, 1,100 words)
    Remus oughtn't be awake, but he is—because of Bill. Always because of Bill.

    *clutches heart* This is a remix of my post-DH, angst-trainwreck of a Remus/Bill fic, Fifty Words Unspoken. [info]dracofiend did amazing things not only with Remus's POV and the emotions of all the characters, but also with the weird structure I had in the original. I love how she's chosen six of the title words from each segment and woven them into a new form. Really beautiful and haunting.

    Thank you so much, both of you! It was wonderful to read such cool remixes of my stuff. Eeee! If you read and enjoy, be sure to leave a few words of feedback for my lovely remixers. :)

    Current Mood: impressed
    Monday, November 2nd, 2009
    scribbulus_ink
         		5:42p
    November blogging: day 2
    Keeping this one short because it's been a long, busy day, and I'm wiped.

    World of Warcraft added a new holiday this year: Day of the Dead. My Blood Elf Death Knight was turned into a Mariachi skeleton and, after baking Bread of the Dead, earned a wee "macabre marionette" companion. Unfortunately, it sounds like the marionette is only active during the 2 days of the holiday. Alas.


    ( Mariachi Blood Elf )

    Current Mood: exhausted
    daily_deviant
    [ unbroken_halo ]
         		2:23p
    Fic: Detention, Severus/Harry, NC-17
    Title: Detention
    Author: [info]unbroken_halo
    Characters/Pairings: Harry/Severus
    Rating: NC-17
    Kinks/Themes Chosen: Costumes
    Other Warnings: wall sex, role playing, bottom!Snape
    Word Count: 1,100
    Summary/Description: Severus supervises Harry's detention.
    Author's Notes: Err… I chickened out of the clamp/torture fic I had planned, so you get Snarry instead, yay! Thanks to [info]eeyore9990 for the encouragement and the superfast beta! *mucha smoocha* darling.

    ( Detention )
    daily_deviant
    [ dd_mods ]
         		11:05a
    Kinky Kristmas 2009 Banners!
    Kinky Kristmas begins posting in one month! Is everyone as excited as we are?? We don't want anyone to miss out on all the fabulous art and fic that will be posted here in December, so we have banners to remind everyone to keep an eye on us. Feel free to snag them and advertise if you'd like!

    This year's fantastic banners are courtesy of [info]hollyboo2001. :D







    ( Lots more behind the cut! )
    lupin_snape
    [ lzqsk ]
         		4:47p
    Drabble: Waxing Gibbous
    Title: Waxing Gibbous
    Author: [info]lzqsk  (Doris)
    Fandom: Harry Potter
    Paring: Snape/Lupin
    Rating: G
    Word count: 205
    Disclaimer: I own nothing but love to our heroes
    Summary: Halloween before the full moon

    Snupin Drabble: Waxing Gibbous

    Sunday, November 1st, 2009
    lupin_snape
    [ wolfiefics ]
         		11:07p
    Recipe: The Perfect Cup of Tea
    Title: In the Night Kitchen

    Artist: Karasu Hime

    Excerpt: Um, I have no idea how to do a thumbnail, so here's the link = http://www.ssf-moonshadow.com/art/archives/InterludeinKitchen.jpg

    Commentary: I always pictured this as an exhausted Severus avoiding Hogwarts and sneaking into Grimmauld Place instead. He goes to the kitchen to relax in the quiet, gather his thoughts while nursing a strong cup of black tea. Now tea isn't just throwing the bag in hot water straight out of the microwave. To really enjoy tea, you have to do it right and have the right tea! For this, I imagine Severus going for a black tea, slightly biting to wake his senses up and loaded with caffeine to keep him going just a little bit longer.

    Source: Alton Brown's Perfect Cup of Tea Recipe @ http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/perfect-cup-of-tea-recipe/index.html

    Ingredients:
    4 heaping teaspoons loose tea
    4 cups water

    Instructions:
    Place loose tea leaves into a warmed tea kettle. Pour heated water over loose tea leaves. Let steep. Strain tea and serve.
    *Note: For Oolong and Green tea, water should simmer at 200 degrees F. and 180 degrees F.
    *For Irish and English tea bring water to a full boil.
    *Black tea should soak for 3 to 5 minutes. Oolong tea should soak for 4 to 7 minutes. Green Tea should soak for 2 to 3 minutes.

    Submitted by: wolfiefics (Bagoas Alexandros or Wolfie, whichever you prefer)

    Current Mood: busy
    lupin_snape
    [ wolfiefics ]
         		10:41p
    In desperate need...
    My Co-Ed Naked FanFiccing Slytherin stainless steel travel mug from Fiction Alley aeons ago broke last week. It wobbles. I need a new mug, preferably something Harry Potter. It has to have a lid too, per work's requirements on liquids in the office. I would like my fellow Snupiners to let me know if there are any Snupin, Snape or Lupin travel mugs somewhere that I can snag up for my morning tea drinking enjoyment. I am most desolate and hate my boring, unadorned cheapo from KMart. The nasty thing. It has no niftyness, durn it!

    Mayhap we should do one for the group? Some nifty Snupiny setup? It must be work safe, of course...

    Thoughts? Advice? Help for the pitiful?

    Wolfie/Bagoas Alexandros

    Current Mood: sad
    innerslytherin
         		10:13p
    Home again home again
    I'm back from vacation and will try to get some pictures up this week. Of course, that will be complicated by the fact that:


    (graphic by [info] fairytaleaddict)



    But I'm not totally going on hiatus, just slowing way down.

    Current Mood: tired
    innerslytherin
         		10:13p
    Home again home again
    I'm back from vacation and will try to get some pictures up this week. Of course, that will be complicated by the fact that:


    (graphic by [info]fairytaleaddict)



    But I'm not totally going on hiatus, just slowing way down.

    Current Mood: tired
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