My cool ass friends

I am a little slammed with end of term papers and projects at the moment. I am reading you all and will get with the comments and things soon.

But...

I'm gonna have to really enforce a week off the journaling services. I have to use what I have of my "holiday break" for getting a foothold before some of this stuff eats me alive. All days will be study days, with the exception of Thursday in which I stuff myself with free turkey and other om nom noms  at mom's house.

I hope you all have a good week. Keep up the good journaling. I will need some non-textbook reading for when I come back! ^_^ v

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Monday November 16, 2009 "All this would have been enough to recognize the craft as a pirate-—but it displayed the universal device of pirates as well, that parody of the Yin-Yang: all Yang, declaring allegiance to imbalance. In a yellow circle, two round black dots stared like unblinking demonic eyes; beneath, a black semicircle leered with empty, ravenous bonhomie."
"Biographical Notes to 'A Discourse on the Nature of Causality, with Air-Planes,' by Benjamin Rosenbaum" Benjamin Rosenbaum, _The Ant King and Other Stories_ Published: 2008 http://www.feedbooks.com

***To Pillsbury House for their Harvest Festival. (Basically, an early Thanksgiving dinner.)

In the lobby was a Health Fair; a conventional medicine/alternate healing hybrid. I learned that I was at high risk for heart problems unless I lost about 20 pounds.

Ate the dinner. Pillsbury House staff and volunteers gave better service than many restaurant workers provide.

After which I got a back and shoulders massage.

There was also an arts fair in the lobby, with live music.

geri_chan asked how I got into Snupin and ended up as a mod for lupin_snape.

I think I've sort of told this story in bits and pieces in different places over the years, but to have it all in one place....

Once upon a time, I was a fandom lurker. I'd drifted into HP from XF and after a couple years of lurking, some LJ friends were pimping a new RPG on their journals...over and over again. I started to wonder if I shouldn't give an RPG a try. I wanted to write again and I'd been reading an RPG avidly, so why not try it myself? From my reading experience at my fave RPG and checking out a few others, I was sure putting in an application so late in the casting period would net me a super-minor, low-maintenance character like Hannah Abbott or Stephen Cornfoot (remember him?); a student character not close to the main action. I said I'd take anyone. I received back: Snape.

Severus Snape? Are you kidding me? I don't care about the adult characters?! Arrgh!

But I said I'd take anyone, so I went on a research bender for Severus Snape. O....k. You know, when you bother to look beyond the surface, there's something up with Snape. He's not just the year-long red-herring; he's Albus' right-hand, he's powerful, he sees through Harry and when Voldemort comes back, Albus sent him off to re-join the Death Eaters (this RPG started in the weeks before OotP was released). I came to respect Severus Snape while looking at the facts. I fell in love with him when I started reading the fan fic.

RPGs are all about the shipping, did you know that? (*snicker*) I started to wonder with whom I could possibly ship Snape (even in a longing, unrequited way in the RPG). I ruled out the kids right away (I didn't even know what "cross-gen" was back then, but I don't like unequal relationships), and I realised there were no developed women in HP that were Severus' age either. I'd just had the slash light turned on by Aragorn/Boromir -- surely I could slash Snape! There were at least a few candidates around his age. With those limitations in mind, I hit the Snape FQF archive.

I read several pairings for Snape, but the character that I kept going back to was Remus. I read some great stories in many pairings, don't get me wrong. But much of the Sirius fic was hatesex or I didn't recognize Snape or Sirius in them, and Harry fics bothered me as much as I thought they would. Albus usually involved power games, the Weasleys weren't really in play back then, Kingsley wasn't on the horizon, James was dead, Lucius was a married bad guy and I wanted my Snape to secretly be good, etc.

Severus had real history with Remus. They were the same age, had held the same job, had gone to school together, had darkness tinging their souls. Snape had followed Remus' gang around school, Remus had almost killed him and Snape still made him Wolfsbane. Severus and Harry have history, but it's convoluted and uneven at best. Same with Albus. And Sirius, not so much. In fact, I've always found it hard to believe that Snape/Lupin wasn't a popular ship right off the bat. Maybe it seemed too easy to some people, I don't know.

ANYWAY, the more I explored Snape/Lupin, the more in love with the idea I fell, until Snape/Lupin was all I wanted to read. The problem I had was that there wasn't a whole lot of Snupin out there. After I went through the FQF, I found lupin_snape, which, at the time, did not have much activity, and I scoured the journals and archives from there. Once I'd exhausted all the resources I could think of, I knew there was only one thing to do:

Go on an Epic Campaign to encourage more Snape/Lupin.

To Be Continued in the next post. I started this late for a reason....

love, lore

Oh you guys, I was not sufficiently inebriated for that. I did have some nice raspberry cider before going in, but only one pint and with a big calamari steak sandwich, and the buzz wore off about 15 minutes into the movie. Fail.

( New Moooooon )

Before that, we went to the library's big book sale-- $5 a bag (brown grocery store size). I got quite a few things of dubious use. I got Desroches-Noblecourt's Tutankhamen, although I recall it being controversial or something. W/e, it's good to complete my collection. I also got Pritchard's The Ancient Near East Vol II because I've had Vol I for ages. I got The Man in the Ice, which I read part of for my dissertation and I've always meant to read the whole thing. I got Mary Renault's The Nature of Alexander, which should be fun, and a pop-up anatomy book. I got a "vintage" edition of The Decameron, and if you think I will not read it, I'll remind you I've read all of The Divine Comedy and Canterbury Tales in the original. Because I'm crazy. I also got a book on Florence for the Poppet, and The Namesake because I really liked Lampri's short stories but never got around to reading that. Mum got a few things too, and it was all in one bag. Can't beat that. \o/

Title: Too Good to Hide
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Word Count: 100
Genre: Humor
Warnings: None that I am aware of.
A/N: Written for centaury_squill, who correctly guessed which fic I wrote for the snarry_ldws. Her request was Snarry, prompt: Kilt.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Too Good to Hide )

So, I've been working on Directions today.... it's so good to feel the fic flowing again. :)

I am going to try to finish it this weekend and send it for beta, although I may need next weekend to get it done. I should probably wait until after the Thanksgiving weekend to post it, shouldn't I?

In other news, I have bunnies for a Xena/Gabrielle fic, a Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer fic, and a Michael/Ben fic, and NO ONE but me really wants to read any of those things. It makes me sad, yo.

Although I also have a Drew/Emmett bunny and I know at least Travis likes to read those!

and what we did: we did do the grocery list, which turned out to be a fairly short i.e. inexpensive list--less than $40!

This afternoon we all played a beautiful new board game Cat'r had bought called Tobago. As Cat'r was reading the rules, and at the beginning of the game, I was thinking, "This sounds soooo complicated--argh!". But as the game went on, it started making sense and being fun! In fact, I managed to win!

We followed that up with a couple rousing games of Cosmic Wimpout, the first one being probably the shortest game we have ever played! Cat'r rolled a Freight Train (5 fives--instant 500 points!) plus 30 points beyond that. And we were suddenly at Last Licks (last round of turns)! Of course he won! So we played a second time, and I won that one. :-)

We never went to Cat'r's--B. and he will be working on stuff over there tomorrow. And I never got any knitting or crocheting done today. I'll do some of that tomorrow while the guys are gone.

I did manage to give all three of my ukuleles some love and attention while the guys were at the grocery this evening. :-)

Happy Birthday today to

mom2enk!

and



phoenixsong71!

Many happy returns! ♥

Phoenix's Universal Laws of Computing:

1) Your computer is stupid, but completely obedient. It will do exactly what you tell it to do, whether or not that's what you actually want or, indeed, what you thought you were doing.

2) Your computer is out to get you. It hates your guts and wants you dead. You cannot let down your guard even for a moment. Save early, save often, and back up everything regularly.

3) Your computer can tell if you're afraid. It will do everything in its power to keep you that way. You have to show it who's boss, and that had better be you.

OMG, they are naked!

Finally I am writing fic where the boys are undressed in less than 5000 words. 

Kisses both boys soundly, and gives them chocolate and Firewhisky to share.  Kisses Muse too, even if she gives inspiration and whole paragraphs while I am in the shower and have 15 minutes to get to work after.

The boys are naked!!!!!!

Title: Malfoy Mistletoe
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Lucius Malfoy/Hermione Granger, Severus Snape/Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Summary: A Malfoy always has a plan.
Word Count: 520
Genre: Humor, romance
Warnings: Potential threesome.
A/N: Written for for, who correctly guessed which snarry_ldws story was mine. Her request was for Lumione, prompt: Mistletoe.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Malfoy Mistletoe )

OMG I LOVE LJLOGIN!

It's got cross-platform support that includes DW! I can easily and lazily switch between main and rping accounts on both sites now! :D

In other news, my apartment looks like a bomb made of boxes went off and I'm still about halfway done with packing. (I need to get the junk in the closets and the kitchen.) OMG OMG OMG

I also made an RP account for Uran after going through a million Youtube videos because I can't get screengrab for free from the DVD player. XD Can't wait to chuck her at people. (At this rate I'll end up tweaking things since I haven't completely finished the 2003 series she's drawn from and I know I'll probably want to screw around with icons. The Girl and I have a pact to watch Astro Boy together, so I can't cheat and watch ahead even on Youtube. Darnit.)

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Am sick. Again. It's possibly my father's fault, ugh (he's been sick for the past week).

My shiny, almost new mobile is DEAD! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!! :( (It won't even turn on or off. IT'S DEAD *weeps*)

I have a fest deadline for Monday. No, the fic is not written. Maybe tomorrow? (I write crack when I'm sick, this should be fun).

I HAZ BOOKS! *flails* Currently trying to get through "The "Frodo" Franchise: The "Lord of the Rings" and Modern Hollywood". It would be silly to mention that am rewatching everything LOTR related, yes? :)

*hides under duvet*

Last night I was working on icons for queer_as_xmas and was able to get quite a few done for submission. You will be able to see those once they are revealed in a few weeks. I was inspired though and kept going this morning.

Comments and Credit always appreciated. Please do not alter in any way
Upload icons to your own computer/server NO HOTLINKING!!!
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( Icons under the cut )

OMG PEEPOLL,mpreg is real and I have the evidence!!!!

*iz a dork*

(Don't be afraid to look under the cut.It isn't THAT bad.REALLY!!)

( So,to make a long story short.... )

Talking about Xmas...have you been naughty or nice? *giggles*

If you would like to get a Xmas card from good old Germany with lots of teh love on it/in it, all you have to do is to PM me or email (qafmaniac@googlemail.com) me your address.



If you gave it to me last year I still have it BUT if you've moved to a new place I totally,as in TOTALLY NEED your new addy. ;)

*pokes vl_redreign♥ and not_yet_defined♥*

*goes back to play with my new mpreg!ass!baby*

ARRGHH,see?He really needs a name!

We are starting this years InsaneJournal holiday sale. From now until the end of the day Friday, November 27 we are going to be holding a sale on Self-Committed[paid] accounts and Extra Userpics.

The prices are be as follows

Self-Committed[paid]
1 Month -> $5
6 Month -> $15 $10
12 Month -> $25 $18

Extra Userpicx
6 Month -> $10 $5
12 Month -> $20 $15

Then on Friday November 27th from 8am until 4pm (Eastern US time) we will be running a very special sale on Permanently Insane accounts.

Master, bless.

My most precious ones,

I have a number of things to share with you today...

First, I want to thank you for your loving counsel and understanding (re: yesterday's poll about my enabling comments on my livejournal).

I have decided I would do as follows: I shall enable comments at my discretion. I shall frequently enable them when I am discussing day to day matters, posting photographs and so on; I shall seldom enable them when I am writing more contemplative entries. I shall not enable them when I am feeling weary or reclusive. At times when I am feeling distressed, I may not enable them. Thus this journal will remain a serene, peaceful refuge both for you and me, and at the same time allow interaction now and then, which I know delights you, and is a blessing to me. I believe this is a wise and beneficial course of action.

Due to the evolving nature of my vocational work, I am endeavoring to acquire greater social networking skills. I have therefore joined My Leaky; you can find me here.

All of this is giving me courage.

I have yet more wonderful news to tell you about... The red martyr gown and princely cassock reached my doorstep yesterday. I shall model them for you in the hopefully near future, but in the meantime, I took photos of them so you could see what they look like.

The red martyr gown, also known as the Infinitus nightgown, is nothing short of breathtaking. It is like a combination of Snape's coat and robes and a very elaborate medieval cassock that a cardinal might wear:



Bear in mind that the front goes all the way down to the floor when I am wearing it. The hem rests upon my feet (my measurements were correct! 52 inches from the top of the shoulder). The designers at Kambriel did a masterful job in creating the garment I had imagined...



And here you have an idea of the train, which is symbolic of flowing blood, offered for Love's sake. The sleeves are floor-length. This gown will be my evening wear and help me rest from the weight of the black robes.

( This way to the princely cassock... )

Unfortunately, the photos do not do justice to how beautiful and finely tailored this coat is. I shall wear it during the ball. I am so happy to be doing something special for you at Infinitus, most beloved. My better half, who has seen the garments first hand, was very impressed.

I live to give you joy.

Your devoted
Logospilgrim, the quiet professor

For anyone importing fic to Archive of Our Own:

I'm still fiddling with the uploader, namely because I haven't decided if I want to upload via LJ html - with all my icons - or not. The icons that came with comments on the original posts seem cluttered to me (on the archive) when I preview.

What do you all think?

Eta: I think, and this is the opinion of a luddite, that I'm getting all comments and icons attached because some of my url's come with cut tags, i.e. the #cutid tag. Weird.

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