Miss Cellaneous

Who, without irony, puts "Latin" in the "Languages" section of an on-line dating agency? I'm all for pretentious entries, y'all be my witness, but unless the guy is a classicist who actually speaks or works with it on a regular basis, I reserve the right to LOL laugh. Out loud.

( An aside, if asides are allowed to be rambling )

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Fannishly, I followed links on the flist and came across a fabulous interview with Mary McDonnell talking about Battlestar Galactica and girlslash goggles, among other things, and an essay outlining the ideology of Mormonism in BSG.

(I didn't read all the way through because I'm a wuss who hasn't seen all of BSG yet, finding it too hard to bear in my dark pre-Exam days, but what I saw was fascinating.)

In a similar vein, why not join majoritython, the Majority Rules! community?

"To celebrate the possibility that (at long, long last) either a woman or a person of color will be the next American president by producing fanworks about people of color and women in positions of political power. This could include:

1. Slash, het or gen fic about a woman and/or person of color in any fandom who holds elected or appointed civil office, or who governs or rules a country, planet or federation.
2. RPF about a historical or contemporary person of color and/or woman who holds elected or appointed civil office, or who governs or rules a country or sovereign territory.
3. Icons, graphics and vids about any of the above."

Feeling more decompressed now. V. good. Even found valuable outlines. Yay.

Here you go, as promised, icons: ( SGA, Spooks, House, The West Wing, Supernatural, BSG, CSI, Lost, & Dr. Who )

A few are already assigned to people whom I knew and who gave me specific screencaps, but the rest -- feel free to take any for you & yourself alone (and tell me so, of course, so I can mark 'em accordingly).

I'll go out on a limb and say if you're not watching Dexter, you're missing something.

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In other news,

a) new default icon! Danny icons so well (among other things. Talented guy). I identify most with Zoe, quite obviously, but I have yet to finish her icon.

b) ( all the wackos bother me at home. )

c) ( PT )

d) I wrote a little drabble for angela8675: ( Rita & Kara Thrace - Dexter & BSG, PG, no spoilers )

e) NEW SGA. I CAN'T WAIT. I just must, since I have to study for an hour more and will talk to Auburn afterwards. That's okay.

I'd have posted this earlier, but I got a call.

For the_grynne, a drabble: ( Six & Dexter - BSG & Dexter, rated PG, vague spoilers up to BSG 3x03 )

( Brief reactions to Spooks/MI-5 so far )

Annnd exercises now. And then bed. Brief, brief evenings.

For witling, a 560 word-ficlet: ( Starbuck & Lorne - BSG & AtS. Rated PG. No spoilers. )

LJ is still slow as molasses and wonky. *miffed* We Europeans – and Asians, and Australians – All of us lost a whole frakkin' day.

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For solvent90, a drabble: ( Teyla & Zoe - SGA & Firefly, PG, spoilers for Serenity the movie )

For _bettina_, 800 words: ( Sharon & Sheppard - BSG & SGA, PG, no spoilers )

For shrewreader, 500 words: ( Krycek & Mal Reynolds - TXF & Firefly, PG-13, spoilers for Tunguska/Terma )

Just a few lines for 3x01 & 3x02

( of VM )

( of BSG )

Made a cover for lallybroch's I hear the Bells series – McKay/Cadman and now McKay/Cadman/Sheppard; what more can a girl want?*

( Cover )

* Yes, yes, okay, there ARE a few things. But this, it's a good start.

...for little sis to come down so we can head off together -- rare and precious, to have the two of us in one place at one time, so we'll make the most of it.

Still, since most of you aren't here for my touching and/or thrilling family tales, how about two or three recs?

( 1 x BSG )

( 3 x SGA - Cadman! )

For angela8675. With, you've guessed it, love.


BSG. Spoilers for Pegasus. Rated R for allusions.


( That they doubt him, maybe hate him, don't understand him )

Public announcement: kskitten and selenak are awesome: The rest of BSG S2, respectively Old Dr. Who, with Ace (whom I adore)! And liquorice from Finland, half of which I have already consumed as I type this.

Okay, gotta run. Date with red wine, after six weeks, oh my God Daniel.

Now with 100% less whining -- and indeed, why should I be; still had this fine laptop all night and could, with the excellent screencaps provided by angela8675, make some icons.

( 3 x Scotland Icons -- photos courtesy of grundbuch -- and 12 x BSG Icons )

Hey, look, this day did shape up, after all...

1.
a) Scheduled skiing weekend with nice surgeon-in-training
b) Found myself a most affordable car pooling ride Down South for that trip
2.
a) Had successful study date with a fellow OSG girl today, wherein we practiced for tomorrow's presentation, among other things
b) Fellow OSG girl* watches SGA and BSG. We're gonna have a BtVS/AtS night at some point in the near future.

* db2305, gamiila, witchsis? She's another check in the Dutch(wo)mem Are Cool column.

Today's li'l five-hour exam? Went swimmingly -- in that Hobbit-Not-From-The-Shores-Of-The-Brandywine way. I have no LOTR icon. Why do I not have a LOTR icon? ...ah, rectified.

Writing this my Faith drabble, I realised that there don't seem to be any BtVS Drabble communities on LJ -- only challenges, which FORBID independent entries (pfft. See me not join).
Now, can that be right? Or did I just miss the place where one posts BtVS drabbles these days?

BSG fans, explain to me why everybody's quiz result seems be Gaius Balthar? Love to loathe him. ( But I like whom I got. ) So true, at least in the sense that I Have A Job To Do -- or two, actually, one till Friday and one till Monday, both lengthy. Later, folks.


PS: auburnnothenna, you're such a tease. Or at least your fraying internet connection is. Teasing me, I mean.

was one of the core folks who left the brewery last; first night out with the whole course was a success.

But before I forget, thassalia gives us "a rant, not a rallying cry" about "the umpteenth article that declares a love for BSG and a disdain for other scifi, by whatever moniker."

1. Happy(ish) St. Nicholas Day!

2. Seen on my flist more than once, and thank you very much for that: MICHAEL VARTAN AS A FRENCH CHEF ON KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL WITH BRADLEY COOPER? My two favourite Alias boys and food and snark? I must've been very nice this year, indeed...

3. Speaking of Alias, the_grynne wrote a drabble for me. Read it first, then read my prompt. *eg*

4. BSG fans among you might like this tiny offering.

5. Into SGA? You'll want to check out murron's little comic strip.

I hate filling out forms with the passion of a million Spike and Buffys...Buffies...oh, you know what I mean. So:

( My reaction to BSG 1x07 )

Can I just say...Starbuck love?

( Okay, a little more )