sometimes, like right now, it feels like my life's on hold. Sorry for my absencityness (what? It totally is a word!) and my weirdness lately.

S&B Awards banners are being made right now (I'm here to finalise some details on the winners before completing them and posting them tomorrow). AVA BotB awards are waiting entirely for me to get my act together and get my final list to thedothatgirl. I wholeheartedly apologise to everyone for the delay in this. I have reasons, but they're not excuses. Sorry.

I read over the fic I wrote in my stupor at the weekend and with some tweaking it's not too shabby. In fact, it kinda needs to be longer and have a full 'case' feel to it, rather than the quirky vignette it is at the moment. So, I'll be working on that some more once my other obligations are out of the way.

Speaking of obligations, and knowing this is probably a mistake*, Dark Angel fic fans - can you rec me some Logan Cale fics? Any/no pairings, any genre, any style. I's just like to get a feel for how other writers tackle him in fic since I've previously focused on the X5s. Thanks!

* a mistake in the sense that reading too many other writers' take on him has the potential to make me doubt my own take on him.

sometimes, like right now, it feels like my life's on hold. Sorry for my absencityness (what? It totally is a word!) and my weirdness lately.

S&B Awards banners are being made right now (I'm here to finalise some details on the winners before completing them and posting them tomorrow). AVA BotB awards are waiting entirely for me to get my act together and get my final list to thedothatgirl. I wholeheartedly apologise to everyone for the delay in this. I have reasons, but they're not excuses. Sorry.

I read over the fic I wrote in my stupor at the weekend and with some tweaking it's not too shabby. In fact, it kinda needs to be longer and have a full 'case' feel to it, rather than the quirky vignette it is at the moment. So, I'll be working on that some more once my other obligations are out of the way.

Speaking of obligations, and knowing this is probably a mistake*, Dark Angel fic fans - can you rec me some Logan Cale fics? Any/no pairings, any genre, any style. I's just like to get a feel for how other writers tackle him in fic since I've previously focused on the X5s. Thanks!

* a mistake in the sense that reading too many other writers' take on him has the potential to make me doubt my own take on him.

So I have an admission to make, I didn't watch Doctor Who when I was a kid because I really did hide behind the sofa. Not at the show, but at the closing credits. I don't even really know which era it was, but I remember there was a POV of spinning through space with stars and other asterological *things* flying past the camera. It freaked me the hell out. So much so that when I started using a computer (Windows 3.0...) I couldn't even look at that particular screen saver because of the childhood traumas!

But now I'm a fan, and I'm going through and watching old episodes when I can find them.

Yesterday I spent a huge amount of time watching season 17. The Tom Baker and Romana II era.

Even with the dodgy special effects and some of the more interesting mysogyny going on in the scripts, that show rocked.

I even got a hold of the unaired episode Shada which is incomplete. The version I have has an older Tom Baker filling in the gaps where footage is missing with narration and some voiceover work. It's fantastic. And not just because it was written by Douglas Adams.

So my Whovian nature is coming back, nice timing for the new episode due on Saturday!

In other fandom news, I have some reactiony things for SPN 4.16 & 4.17 which I 'composed' whilst watching them at the weekend. Unfortunately they're on my pen drive which is currently plugged into the USB port on my computer. That's in my house. I'm in the library. I'll post 'em when I get a chance later this week!

Sweet Charity rocked - I didn't get any of the people I bid on because my budget was so limited but the people who won me have given me awesome prompts so far. One Dark Angel fic, one Angel fic and as yet undefined graphics. *mock glares at graphics buyer* *realises she hasn't responded to emails about the prompts from any of the winners* *looks suitably ashamed*

Dollhouse gets better - I'm definitely a fan now, not hard core yet. But I like it.

Speaking of things of which I am a hardcore fan - Leverage. Rocks. LOVE that show. (although, I've been having conversations with myself about the pronunciation. I automaticaly say it to sound like 'leave-arage' but shouldn't it sound like 'lev-erage' (as in 'left')? How would Sophie say it? *g* Could still live without the apparent need the writers have to pair off the characters with each other, but it doesn't detract from the awesomeness so I can deal!

Please to be remembering that I'm a little behind others in the rate I watch the shows and I don't want to be spoiled. I'm not expecting you to feel guilty about using icons or whatever from an episode I haven't seen because that would be ridiculous of me, but my current rate is:

Supernatural: 4.17 It's a Terrible Life
Dollhouse: 1.07 Echoes
TSCC: 2.13 Earthlings Welcome Here
Leverage: 1.13 The Second David Job (season finale)

So I have an admission to make, I didn't watch Doctor Who when I was a kid because I really did hide behind the sofa. Not at the show, but at the closing credits. I don't even really know which era it was, but I remember there was a POV of spinning through space with stars and other asterological *things* flying past the camera. It freaked me the hell out. So much so that when I started using a computer (Windows 3.0...) I couldn't even look at that particular screen saver because of the childhood traumas!

But now I'm a fan, and I'm going through and watching old episodes when I can find them.

Yesterday I spent a huge amount of time watching season 17. The Tom Baker and Romana II era.

Even with the dodgy special effects and some of the more interesting mysogyny going on in the scripts, that show rocked.

I even got a hold of the unaired episode Shada which is incomplete. The version I have has an older Tom Baker filling in the gaps where footage is missing with narration and some voiceover work. It's fantastic. And not just because it was written by Douglas Adams.

So my Whovian nature is coming back, nice timing for the new episode due on Saturday!

In other fandom news, I have some reactiony things for SPN 4.16 & 4.17 which I 'composed' whilst watching them at the weekend. Unfortunately they're on my pen drive which is currently plugged into the USB port on my computer. That's in my house. I'm in the library. I'll post 'em when I get a chance later this week!

Sweet Charity rocked - I didn't get any of the people I bid on because my budget was so limited but the people who won me have given me awesome prompts so far. One Dark Angel fic, one Angel fic and as yet undefined graphics. *mock glares at graphics buyer* *realises she hasn't responded to emails about the prompts from any of the winners* *looks suitably ashamed*

Dollhouse gets better - I'm definitely a fan now, not hard core yet. But I like it.

Speaking of things of which I am a hardcore fan - Leverage. Rocks. LOVE that show. (although, I've been having conversations with myself about the pronunciation. I automaticaly say it to sound like 'leave-arage' but shouldn't it sound like 'lev-erage' (as in 'left')? How would Sophie say it? *g* Could still live without the apparent need the writers have to pair off the characters with each other, but it doesn't detract from the awesomeness so I can deal!

Please to be remembering that I'm a little behind others in the rate I watch the shows and I don't want to be spoiled. I'm not expecting you to feel guilty about using icons or whatever from an episode I haven't seen because that would be ridiculous of me, but my current rate is:

Supernatural: 4.17 It's a Terrible Life
Dollhouse: 1.07 Echoes
TSCC: 2.13 Earthlings Welcome Here
Leverage: 1.13 The Second David Job (season finale)

As some of you know, I'm a judge on the Art of Vidding Awards (run by thedothatgirl). We're currently setting up for the Best of the Best Round - the return (this time it's personal... okay, enough with the cliches!). Only we have a teensy tiny problem, one of the vids has vanished from t'web and the vidder does not have a back up. So, on behalf of myself, AC and the vidder (Dooski) does anyone have a copy of the Dark Angel vid:

Walking With Ghosts by Dooski?

If you do and would be able to send it to us, contact me or thedothatgirl as soon as possible so that we can make sure it is included in the BotB round.

Thank you!

And since I'm pimping sites out - BtVS/AtS fen should check out spring_of_cordy. There's a fair few days left to claim and CC needs to feel the love too!

(also? New layout! mara_sho, check it out! It's got multiple header images - hit refresh a couple of times.)

As some of you know, I'm a judge on the Art of Vidding Awards (run by thedothatgirl). We're currently setting up for the Best of the Best Round - the return (this time it's personal... okay, enough with the cliches!). Only we have a teensy tiny problem, one of the vids has vanished from t'web and the vidder does not have a back up. So, on behalf of myself, AC and the vidder (Dooski) does anyone have a copy of the Dark Angel vid:

Walking With Ghosts by Dooski?

If you do and would be able to send it to us, contact me or thedothatgirl as soon as possible so that we can make sure it is included in the BotB round.

Thank you!

And since I'm pimping sites out - BtVS/AtS fen should check out spring_of_cordy. There's a fair few days left to claim and CC needs to feel the love too!

(also? New layout! mara_sho, check it out! It's got multiple header images - hit refresh a couple of times.)

Niece is out of hospital as of yesterday - she's still teeny but she's put on some weight and is no longer jaundiced so that's got to be good.

I'm... not able to concentrate on any one thing right now (hence my failure to send back smhwpf's betas, I think they deserve my full attention Sam and I haven't been able to give them that over the last few days) I did manage to make animated icons over the weekend, mostly because although it's fun, it's also very time consuming and slightly mundane so it helped to keep my mind on one thing at a time. They're all from the SPN finale and are posted over at fandomsbitca.

And, mostly thanks to x5vale and iyalode I'm getting into the Dark Angel thing. To the extent that a song I had earmarked for a potential future Xander/Buffy vid has now taken on deep Max/Alec overtones. *shakes head* (vid bunny free to a good home...)

Today I shall be mostly taking a half day so that I can get myself caught up with things at home. Yes, it was a bank holiday weekend but I've been babysitting for most of it so my sink is full of dishes and my laundry basket is a little full... and that's before even getting into the missing meta essay, the missing betas, the missing stories for fic_variations (why is one of them insisting on being porny? Why dammit?), the missing graphics, the missing new site, the missing Sunday reports from Asylum...

Why do I always take on more things when I'm already working at maximum capacity?

Niece is out of hospital as of yesterday - she's still teeny but she's put on some weight and is no longer jaundiced so that's got to be good.

I'm... not able to concentrate on any one thing right now (hence my failure to send back smhwpf's betas, I think they deserve my full attention Sam and I haven't been able to give them that over the last few days) I did manage to make animated icons over the weekend, mostly because although it's fun, it's also very time consuming and slightly mundane so it helped to keep my mind on one thing at a time. They're all from the SPN finale and are posted over at fandomsbitca.

And, mostly thanks to x5vale and iyalode I'm getting into the Dark Angel thing. To the extent that a song I had earmarked for a potential future Xander/Buffy vid has now taken on deep Max/Alec overtones. *shakes head* (vid bunny free to a good home...)

Today I shall be mostly taking a half day so that I can get myself caught up with things at home. Yes, it was a bank holiday weekend but I've been babysitting for most of it so my sink is full of dishes and my laundry basket is a little full... and that's before even getting into the missing meta essay, the missing betas, the missing stories for fic_variations (why is one of them insisting on being porny? Why dammit?), the missing graphics, the missing new site, the missing Sunday reports from Asylum...

Why do I always take on more things when I'm already working at maximum capacity?