screw you

It's so nice to see that some of my "lost" favorites are still here posting and responding. I'm still getting used to remembering that I can write longer/less unified posts; because, I'm not chained to being reblog bait here.

Things I need to do now that I am intending to be active on DW:

• Find some new user icons ( Mine are clearly from like 2012 or before, and I do still love this default from 2006ish but do I really need two icons from BBC Sherlock which I couldn't even get through the last season as opposed to any for Voyager?)
• Update my profile/interests.
• Search for communities to join/engage with.

Fanfic Projects (though there are always more I'm forgetting)

Partially Posted WIPs

• k'war'ma'khon, my Philippa Georgiou and the House of Sarek centric Georgiou!lives AU. Currently at 11,558 words with 5 of 13 chapters posted. Star Trek: Discovery
• *Stumbling, my messy angsty difficult post Endgame Janeway/Chakotay fic. Currently at 12,057 words with 4 of probably 7 chapters posted. Star Trek: Voyager
• Just Once, Five times Janeway and Chakotay were only going to kiss once (and the time they finally gave that pretense up). Currently only at 1,357 words and 1 of 6 intended chapters Star Trek: Voyager
• 5 Times John and Dorian Didn't Take Their Relationship to the Next Level (And What Happened When They Did)Currently at 4,206 words and 3 of 4 intended chapters. Almost Human

Intended Sequels to Posted Fics

• Intended sequel to The Smallest Twine my Janeway and Chakotay meet before the Cardassian Treaty AU, which pans out to include more characters from DS9, TNG, and Voyager, as the alternative timeline approaches where that treaty is set to cascade into the formation of the Maquis (things go differently obviously), which is then supposed to be followed by a third story that takes place around the date of Voyager's original launch.  Star Trek: Voyager, Deep Space Nine, and The Next Generation
• Requested Sequel to After Life which deals with the fallout of Jaime's return "from the dead" as he, Brienne, and Cersei sort out what that means in the wake of the relationship Cersei and Brienne developed in the first fic when they thought he was dead. A Song of Ice and Fire
• Follow up to Against a Wall in which Jaime and Brienne really do go on that quest to find a septon in the middle of the night. A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones
• Sequel to Becoming in which Sansa faces some real choices about just how like Cersei she is willing to become. Game of Thrones
• Part 4 of Balancing Act in which the fractures hinted at previously really come into play with the individual relationships of the triad of Logan/Weevil/Veronica outside of them having threesomes. Veronica Mars

Others

• Persuasion (Jane Austen) Janeway/Chakotay AU.  Pretty self explanatory.
• Greek Mythology/Homeric Epic Janeway/Chakotay AU:  Stylized fic in which Janeway pisses off Poseidon, has a lot of adventures, and matches straight down to the Underworld to get Chakotay back.
• Janeway/Chakotay pegging PWP:   Since this important motif keeps not actually making it into any more plot adjacent fics.
• Elementary/24th Century Star Trek(s) Crossover for magnetgirl. Sherlock and Joan consult for Starfleet and are investigating a string of murders/attempted murders of "man-made" officers.

• PWP Jack/Phryne Emotions and Smut:  Really I just have one moment that I need to write around. The one where she's focused on some kink/toy/technique more than in the moment and he's like "Just be here with me this once".
• Jaime/Brienne Doctors/Modern AU (with bonus wedding ring tattoo trope).
• Jaime/Brienne PWP for janie_tangerine :  Because Brienne needs to pick Jaime up a whole lot more, okay. This might combine with one of the other Jaime/Brienne fics on the list.
• Veronica Mars Season 3 AU:  Weevil is the one to "rescue" Veronica from the Hearst Rapist in the parking lot; because, there are a number of people who deserved the trust apology way more than Logan.
• Long planned epilogue compliant Harry Potter Luna/Harry emotional affair fic in which Harry and Ginny have to confront the gaps in their relationship once the kids go off to Hogwarts.

Finally gave up on trying to update the old masterlist.   It is all on AO3 now anyway. 

So far, April has been a pretty great month.

April 3rd was the first day of spring break and I held my most successful Seder to date. Pretty much everyone showed up, we had some great discussions, and the food turned out well.  I've been working on this for about five years, training a group of mostly non-jews in the tradition, working on the logistics, and I feel like it is finally paying off.  For once, I didn't get to that point in the middle of the seder where you regret having decided to do it and can't wait for it to be over.  That said, my mom and I did have a ridiculous argument at the end of the night, because we were both exhausted.

On the 7th, the husband and I departed for Hawaii on a belated honeymoon.  It was beautiful and warm and relaxing and I am looking forward to getting to a point in our lives where we can go on vacation on a regular basis.  I also finally started on Way of Kings. Needless to say neither of us wanted to go home when the time came on the 13th.  

Last weekend I had a really nice afternoon with my dad and siblings on Saturday and then Sunday I had a very fangirl day.  I had another great multi hour brunch with hamsterwoman where we talked a lot about education as well as various book and tv series.

Then I saw Kate Mulgrew at her SF book event! Words cannot describe how amazing she is in person (though I would not be the first person to try).  I was really glad my sister ended up going with me.  We both were just struck by her presence, her graciousness, how she manages to seem to elegant and yet approachable at the same time.  She has such a way with words,  in every sense.  It's her syntax and diction as well as her delivery. Also, my brain might have short circuited when Kate Mulgrew called ME a beauty, not once but twice! Fangirl down.

I also have made a lot of character development/outlining progress on my urban fantasy book (I think I am almost ready to start actually writing it) and made the decision to write a romance novel this summer. That is not to say I don't have a lot of fanfiction also on the horizon (I also need to make a post covering everything I've written in the last 6 months to a year).

TV wise, I haven't watched Daredevil yet, but I am really enjoying izombie and its familiar rhythm.  I'm still watching Castle, Elementary, Arrow, and The Flash.  Nothing is really gripping me (at least nothing from this year, I'm still intensely in a Voyager space and having a bit of a Veronica Mars renaissance).   I haven't even watched any of my comedies this year. Actually that's a lie... I was really into Selfie and then they fucking cancelled it.

I have six and a half weeks left of work for this school year.  It's been sort of an anticlimactic work year. I guess that's a sign I'm no longer a newbie.  I also will get permanent status after my first day back at work next year, so yay to that.

I made a fanmix. Well, to be more accurate, I finished a fanmix I'd mostly created over the summer. The original idea was to have all the songs be from the timeframe where Voyager was airing, but I broke that rule on a couple of the songs eventually... because I am weak willed.

Redacted from lodessa on 8tracks Radio.

Thanks to hamsterwoman , I was able to read Foxglove Summer last week, which (like the other Rivers of London novels) I quite enjoyed.

So I've been thinking a lot about perspective and desire objects and the psychology of it all. Mainly, I guess, I have been thinking about how my wiring, so to speak, has changed over the last few years when it comes to what/who I find attractive (especially in terms of objectifying actors etc).
( Actual Discussion Under the Cut )

Not sure who (if anyone is) still around here at the journal sites, but I was missing them recently and decided to post an update.

I am still alive and almost a quarter of the way through my fourth year of teaching.

I also have had a fannish resurgence. Apparently I just needed to watch a 19 year old show (Star Trek: Voyager) and get super obsessed with a ship who I will never get to see kiss outside photo manips (Janeway/Chakotay).

So that's what I have been up to.

On the other hand it means I have been writing again. Obviously a lot of Voyager fic, but also some other fandoms... and even some cowritten stuff:

Stark Trek: Voyager

Like the Real Thing, Janeway/Chakotay, Explicit
Janeway and Chakotay both resort to extreme measures in trying to address the unspoken attraction between them. It backfires.

All That's Steel and Stone, Janeway/Chakotay, Teen
Scorpion meta-fic. Chakotay's experience of the events of Scorpion, Parts 1 & 2.

No Match for the Air, Janeway/Chakotay, Explicit
Post- Scorpion Smut. Follow up to "All That's Steel and Stone".

Not Alone, Janeway/Chakotay, General
One of many things Janeway wants but doesn't think she can have on board Voyager.

Starfleet and Maquis, Janeway/Chakotay, Explicit
Janeway and Chakotay decide to switch up a little bedroom roleplay.

Why Janeway and Chakotay Can't Share the Couch, Janeway/Chakotay, Explicit
Five times they slipped up.

Kathy Loves Chuckles, Janeway/Chakotay, Explicit
Q decides to take a turn at playing matchmaker.

Politically Incorrect, Janeway/Chakotay, Explicit
Being mistaken for a couple by an alien race causes Janeway to re-evaluate her relationship with Chakotay.

Waterfall, Janeway/Chakotay, Explicit Cowritten
Shameless PWP

Ever Fixed Mark, Janeway/Chakotay, Explicit Cowritten
Pre-Endgame fix-it fic. You can read this as an AU or as something that happened and then was hidden by Janeway and Chakotay when the Admiral showed up right afterwards for strategic reasons.

Voyager High, Ensemble with Janeway/Chakotay leanings as well as other ships, Teen Multi-Chapter WIP: 6 / 14 Chapters Complete
Under the leadership of Principal Kathryn Janeway and Vice Principal Chakotay, the teachers of Voyager High and Maquis Charter Academy are faced with the difficult challenge of integrating into one school staff. High School Teacher AU

A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones

Against a Wall, Jaime/Brienne, Teen
Jaime's attempts to court Brienne are misinterpreted.

No Longer the Maid of Tarth, Jaime/Brienne, Explicit
Wedding Night PWP

After Life, Cersei/Brienne, Explicit
Cersei comes to Tarth looking for asylum following Jaime's death and Danaerys' ascent to the throne.

Veronica Mars

Bathroom Tile, Logan/Weevil, Explicit
Logan and Weevil find themselves back in the Neptune High bathroom together at the reunion.

Getting in Character, Veronica/Weevil, Explicit
Veronica needs some help practicing an undercover role. Weevil is happy to help.

One Last Gift, Veronica/Weevil with some Logan/Weevil and Logan/Veronica, Mature
Bodyswap fic.

Dresden Files

5 Times Harry Dresden and Karrin Murphy Were Interrupted Making Out, Harry/Murphy, Explicit
... and one time they weren't

The Smallest Closet in the World, Harry/Murphy, Explicit
Harry and Murphy are trapped together in a closet...

Almost Human

5 Times John and Dorian Didn't Take Their Relationship to the Next Level, John/Dorian, Explicit
... And what happened when they did.

Arrow

Yom Kippur, Chanukah, and Purim Felicity/Oliver, Teen
Often Felicity fails at celebrating Jewish holidays, but eventually she succeeds accidently.

RPF

It Was Only A Kiss, Robert Beltran/Kate Mulgrew, Explicit Cowritten
Kate's decision to host a party for her costars goes in a direction she didn't expect. Voyager-filming era fic.

Got Me Losing It, Robert Beltran/Kate Muglew, Explicit Cowritten
After a night of passion, Kate has to face reality as her brand new affair quickly spirals out of control. Follow to to "It Was Only a Kiss".

Timeless, Robert Beltran/Kate Mulgrew, Explicit Cowritten
Robert stops by Kate's to congratulate her on her Emmy Nomination

Caretaker, Robert/Beltran/Kate Mulgrew, Explicit Cowritten
Post 2014 Emmys Comfort Fic. Follow up to "Timeless"

After an incredibly long and stressful four day work week, this weekend is going pretty well.

Yesterday I met up for a long overdue multi-hour chat session with hamsterwoman dominated by conversations about Babylon 5, the Vorkosigan Saga, The Dresden Files, and the general state of urban fantasy. As always, meeting up with hamsterwoman was great and the weather was crystal clear, beautiful, and mild. Sorry to everyone who is not in California. Then I headed out to the East Bay to meet up with my siblings, only to have my brother have forgotten we were hanging out and therefore be in my area hanging out with friends instead of home. As a result, I had to wait around for a while for my sister to get off work from her job as a "Magic Princess" (which resulted in painting my nails blue for the first time in over a decade) and then we had Mexican food, while I convinced her friend to come play Warhammer 40K with my husband.

Today, my brother was supposed to make up forgetting our plans by helping me clean out the TV studio at work and figure out some of the finer points of Final Cut this morning, but of course he overslept and by the time I managed to wake him up by calling repeatedly, it was time to start my food plans for tonight. (I have decided it is high time I start trying all the great looking recipes that I pin on Pinterest. Especially since no one in my household can get enough of the Mexican Stuffed Shells I tried a few months back off of there.) As I type I am waiting for my rolls to rise.

Today's menu consists of Parmesan Breaded Chicken, Scalloped Sundried Tomato Pesto Potatoes ,
Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole, Homemade Crescent Rolls, and the dark chocolate cake from The Weeknight Cook (Which is a great cookbook I want to give everyone now!)

I also am planning on making Chicken Tikka Masala and Homemade Naan for dinner tomorrow and Roasted Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Alfredo with the breaded chicken from today and steamed asparagus on Wednesday. (Our friend/roommate generally cooks Tuesdays and Thursdays.)

(Hurray for therapeutic stress cooking!)

Things I have been watching:

(all of)
White Collar
Dance Academy

(some of)
Teen Wolf
Downton Abbey

(that are new)
Perception
Major Crimes

Title: This is How it Works
Fandom: Law and Order: UK RPF
Characters: Jamie Bamber, Freema Agyeman
Pairing: Freema Agyeman/Jamie Bamber
Rating: Adult
Word Count: 5,155
Author's Notes: It was July 24th, 2008, when I first claimed I was going to write this fic.
Disclaimer: This whole thing is LIES.


Another long shower was a good time for Freema to try and convince herself that it was for the best, that she wasn't a romance novel heroine, that she didn't wish Bamber was in the shower with her.