love and joy and hijinks

Those of ya'll who've read my journal for awhile should find this familiar...

::waves to new people:: here's the thing, I tend to pimp stuff like whoa, and I've been finding myself very distracted and distanced from fandom for a long time. In fact, it's really really hard for me to consider myself participating in fandom unless I'm pimping something. (For the past half-year or more this journal's felt like more of a blog than anything else, it felt highly *weird*)

But it's winter break now! ::GLEE:: And I have FREE TIME.

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SGA fic (assume McKay/Sheppard unless stated otherwise)

Caffeinated by Frostfire - Wherein there is coffee and John Sheppard as Angelina Jolie. Reads like the warm burble of a percolator in the morning.

Wedding Day by sdraevn - Wherein Elizabeth wants to cry at a wedding and John and Rodney PANICS LIKE WHOA. There is a reception and a hilarious Ronon and *great* use of SG1. Reads like being drunk on a hella lot of high quality spiked egg-nog.

Charting The Motion Of Planets by dasha - Oh, this is just *neat*, it's Rodney's characterization done very interestingly in a high-pressure situation, definatly sometime pre-Epiphany but in a very specific way, ditto with John. Reads metallic, a muted shine.

Equilibrium by lyndac - Rodney watches with doubled-vision and wants. Reads like a breath held high in the throat.

Reality TV by Ruby101 - "The Ancients had excellent screen resolution, John thought darkly." ::gigglefit:: it is cute and delightful in all sorts of ways. Reads like a weekend morning. (and GOD I want that machine for vidding...)

Doctor/Patient Confidence by custardpringle (second part of harlequin challenge fic, first part linked to in the notes) - oh god, but this is beautiful, I love the first part for scratching my harlequin itch, I love the second part for how splendidly it connects the first part to a plausible AU. And just ::flails:: it hits all sorts of my AU hot!buttons. Reads like sleep-warm sheets and tumbling slowly awake.

And I Would Be by Brighid (season 1 spoilers) - great intertwining of two timelines for a view of John Sheppard, just lovely. Reads like chain-links and metallic lace.

Flush by Shaye (SPOILERS: Up through "Critical Mass" 2.13) - beautiful characterization all around which is remarkable for it being an ensemble fic, I smiled throughout reading this. Reads like puttering through a full kitchen, after the booze is passed out, in the bustle before dinner is served.

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Other fic

Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell is the biggest fanboy in the UNIVERSE by Frostfire (SG1, unrequited Mitchell/TeamSG1) - It's fannishness and panic and denial and Mitchell being just a little screwed. ::gigglefit::

Love Songs and Ladies by maldoror_gw (Naruto, gen) - a princess fangirls Sasuke's ninja-ness to his consternation, hilarity ensues.

I Am Not That by lalejandra (Grey's Anatomy, Burke/Cristina, "Burke is asleep when Cristina wakes up.") - characterizations done awesome and just...eee. I am all happy and satisfied with pairing!love. =D

Untitled by lalejandra (Care Bears; non-con, incest, bdsm?) - read the fandom, read the warnings. If still intrigued, read ahead, but don't say I didn't warn you.

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Vids and Vidding

Moya's Ride by kazbaby - A Farscape vid, but you really don't need to know the source. Very awesome, very shivery, good use of internal motion and attention to mood.

vidding to drum machine tracks - vidding discussion. The vid that resulted from the discussion (by obsessive24) is found here.

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Fannish Things

A Gift to Fandom: Doylist and Watsonian Explanations by fairestcat - useful terms when meta-ing. Myself, I find to be very much leaning on the side of the Watsonian.

cathexys has been gathering fic with interesting narrative structure. There's some really cool fic there!

SGA related:
- Zero-point energy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Photographs of Antarctica

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Cool Things

- obsessiveicons: nice icons!

- ljArchive and LJBook (Turn your blog into a PDF Book) - so I get into spastic bouts of fear that I might someday accidentally lose my LJ; these, in turn, are a GODSEND.

- Prisoners of Bullshit by plaidder - awesome rant

- The straight dude’s guide to ‘Brokeback’ - lighthearted and funny

- Professor Loses Weight With No-Diet Diet - which might or might not explain my weight, despite my complete lack of exercise. (Well, that or a tapeworm.)

- Anglo-Saxon Protestant Heterosexual Men, Wendell Berry - awesome poem

- linaelyn points out Production Survey would like you to participate in a poll regarding adult films. Every felt that porn could be better? Here's how to let some people in charge know.

- Random Vin Diesel Fact: Top Thirty Facts - this just never stops being funny to me XD