titti

Insta- Rec

2009-10-14T18:12:32Z

Title: Stay
Author: ?????
Prompt Number: 18
Rating: NC-17
Main Pairing: Sirius/Draco
Summary: War is coming, and Narcissa is scared for Draco. So she turns to the only person she can think of – Sirius Black.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction set in the Harry Potter universe – all recognisable characters and settings are the property of J. K. Rowling and her associates. No copyright infringement is intended. No profit is made from this work. Please observe your local laws with regards to the age-limit and content of this work
Warnings/Kinks: Dubious consent; may be considered underage (Draco is 16)
Word Count: 23,589
Author's Notes: This fic takes place immediately following OotP. It’s AU in that Sirius didn’t die; otherwise, it’s compliant with OotP canon. Some lines are taken directly from HBP. Many thanks to my always-excellent beta, without whom I would be completely lost at sea.

I absolutely love this fic, so much so that I was late for work this morning. It's not even hard to see why. It's long, it's Sirius/Draco and it's pace is just right. The characterization for Sirius and Draco is faithful and believable as the story progresses and there are never WTF moments. There is a little Snape/Draco shut out that made me smile.

It's set right OotP and as the notes say it's AU since Sirius 'almost' dies, and doesn't go past that summer.

If I had to pick one thing I don't like with the fic, it's the Warning. I'm one of those who believe that this is consent or there isn't, and in this fic, there is. No matter what the situation is that drives Sirius and Draco, they both consent to what happened.

There seem to be lots of good fics at hp_cross_fest. If I have time with work, there'll be more recs.

Thursday on TV

2009-10-02T15:01:21Z

- SPN: A Ben Edlund episode I liked. The end of the world must be near

- Fast Forward continues to be very interesting.

- I might just have to give up on Grey's or leave it for reruns because it's just meh. I wonder what the ratings will be after the record numbers for the premiere.

titti @ 2009-09-28T22:34:00

2009-09-29T03:28:49Z

There's a new picture of Tom Felton. The original is here, but chinae asked for a lighter version, and I thought I'd share with all the Draco lovers on my flist.

titti @ 2009-09-25T09:37:00

2009-09-25T13:42:26Z

I haven't written on LJ for ages, but TV season has started, so I figured I might as well start writing again.

- Flash Forward is amazing. I loved the preview at Comic Con and the fact that they said they will give us answers in year 1 gives me hope that it's not going to turn into another Lost. I really don't have the patience for a 5 year mystery.

- Grey's Anatomy was just... meh. There were good parts, but I guess I stopped caring about this people a while back.

- The Fixer: this is an UK show that I just discovered and it has violence, sex, it's depressing and generally speaks of the worse in human society, which is pretty much why I love it so much.

- Sons of Anarchy: see the Fixer. No really, I love these shows. No fluffy crap anywhere in sight. It's perfect.

- Supernatural: I'm staying away from fandom because it's really the only way to enjoy the show, but now I want to go back because I want to read some Sam/Lucifer porn. Really, they are much more interesting than Cas and Dean. I didn't even dislike their scenes as much as I thought I would. I just found them contrite and boring.

I'm Back

2009-07-29T20:33:12Z

- OMG, two cons are just too much for me. I like NY, hell I love NY too much to be away for so long. I came home and it's hot, muggy, humid and raining, and I'm telling my sister just how much I love it. San Francisco is way too cold for me, and San Diego is still too cold. I like my summers to be hot. More than that, I missed home with my caffe latte in the morning (and not that cheap, horrible Starbucks lattes), the pasta with fresh seafood at night. Really, I should never leave NY for more than a week at a time. I go in withdrawal.

- Azkatraz - I didn't register, which gave me plenty of time to see people. I won't mention everyone because I'd mention half my flist, but it was so awesome to see all them again. The downside of it was that the hotel sucked ass. I haven't had time to call the fire marshal yet for the negligent way they dealt when they fire alarm went off. If this is how the act in a real emergency, everyone on that floor would be dead.

- Comic Con - How much do I love this Con? There are no words for it. sabershadowkat and I have this down to an art. We got there on Monday night. Tuesday, we went grocery shopping for the rest of the con, and then we went to Tijuana (it's just 6 stops away on the trolley). When the con started, we made food every day - lunch and dinner - so we could stay in the panels and not stress. We also had enough practice in getting passes and doing what we needed to do without losing our seats. I came home with about 30 free books, some signed, some not, and some from sabershadowkat. Most of them are young adults and my kids will love them (and so will I). My nephews got an autographed book of GI Joe v. Cobra. Stephen was in love with it, and almost hugged me for it, before thinking better of it, because he's 15 and hugging isn't cool. There's a rumor that next year, preview night will be capped to 13,000. I don't know if it's true, but I've already registered, so no worries there.

- Infinitus - After this year experience, I've decided that there is no way that I can go to Infinitus. As much as I'll miss seeing everyone, there's no way that I can be in Florida from July 15 to the 18 and then in San Diego from the 21 to the 25.

- NYC Con? - Which brings me to the last point? I know we've talked about it a lot, but how many people would seriously be interested in coming to NYC the weekend of July 9-11? Depending on the numbers and interest, we might do something, it would be totally unofficial, a la Wincon, and probably numbered capped, because big hotels mean big money and registration, blah blah, and this wouldn't be an attempt to compete with HPEF, but just getting a lot of us together so we can have a good time.

titti @ 2009-07-11T08:35:00

2009-07-11T12:35:19Z

This has kept me up all night, and I know a show shouldn't keep me up, but it was driving me crazy. I kept reading reactions about episode 5, and the difference on how Jack's actions were received is amazing between the people with no children and the people with children.

I think what put me off Torchwood, more than Ianto's death, was Jack willingly sacrificing his grandchild.

Many people on my flist have said that it was the only solution, and poor Jack will suffer, and blah blah, blah, however this is a view that I've seen only from people who don't have any children.

My reaction is that Jack is effectively a monster. I despise him after what he did. The one job you have as a parent is to protect your child above all. If you can pick anyone, even the entire world, over your child or grandchild, then you are a despicable being. Frobisher made the right choice. He saved his children the only way he knew how. I can respect that a lot more than what Jack did. Sure, they could have taken Stephen anyway, but he should have objected, should have fought them. He should have protected him even if it meant sacrificing 10% of the world's children. To do anything else is just wrong.

Now, if you're a parent and you want to argue differently, I'm all ears, but the fact that you have a brother/sister/cousin/nephew/niece/dog/cat isn't the same thing.

titti @ 2009-07-10T18:44:00

2009-07-10T22:44:45Z

I'm done!

I'm so tempted to delete all of my episodes, because I can't imagine ever rewatching. This is just gut-wrenching, and nothing like the Torchwood I loved.

Torchwood 304

2009-07-09T22:48:47Z

OMG, I should have been prepared for this. There had been rumours and the radio play had so much foreshadowing. If that weren't enough, we had the spoilers today, but I was still hoping (hell, I'm still hoping that they'll fix it tomorrow, although I know better).

Now, I'm sitting here, crying for a fictional character, and I don't think I've ever done that. Like, ever.

Torchwood was always about Ianto for me. I loved all of them, even Suzie, but I loved Ianto. After tomorrow, I can say goodbye to this show, because there's no way I can watch without Ianto.

Someone please write me some good fic with his coming back from the dead.

RIP Ianto Jones

titti @ 2009-07-07T19:20:00

2009-07-07T23:20:50Z

- CNN really needs to stop sending me emails about Michael Jackson. No matter what they think, it's NOT vital news. I've got like 4 of them. Coffin is there, kids are there, people are crying. WTF, CNN, don't you have anything better to write about? I'm sure there are plenty of problems in this country and in the world that could use a good analysis.

- Torchwood is killing me. I'm so in love with all of the characters, even Gwen. It's really sick that I stop watching and start the countdown for tomorrow at 5 pm EST.

Torchwood

2009-07-06T20:34:41Z

OMG, I need a torrent. Now!!!

Refresh some more.

Adventures in Physical Education and more

2009-07-04T22:27:34Z

First off, Happy Fourth to all Americans!!!

***

I've come to the conclusion that communist trained athletes and trainers are sadist. I don't mean Italian communists, which the new BMW in their backyard, I mean real communist countries. I've had plenty of experience with them to know by now.

1. My ballet teachet. It was the 70s. He had defected in Paris in the late 60s while on a tour with the Bolshoi. He could not understand why parents of six years olds complained that their daughters went home with blisters and bloody feet. He told them and us, repeatedly, that if we couldn't take the pain we shouldn't do ballet.

2. My gym teacher in high school. She had defected from Romania in the late 70s. She started teaching in my school in my first year. We didn't have much in the gym, but we had uneven bars. She taught us a routine and it didn't matter if people were afraid or not, if they had done gymnastic before. A school year, multiple sprains, one dislocated knee and plenty of fake doctor's notes later, she managed to teach the routine to the surviving class members.

3. My current personal trainer, Skifter, was part of the Albanian olympic team. He came to the US after Enver Hoxha's death. He doesn't understand just how much I despise that Stair Master. Really, he doesn't.

Now, I know that all of these people grew up in regimes that as Skifter eloquently put it 'sent you to jail for life if you didn't compete well', but really, I joined the gym to make my husband happy, not because of any masochistic tendencies.

***

I was looking at temperatures for California to decide what to bring in terms of clothes. Here is the forecast:

New York 80°-63°; 81°-65°; 77°-63°; 78°-65°; 80°-67°; 85°-70°; 83°-70°; 81°68°; 79°-68°
San Francisco 60°-52°; 60°-52°; 58°-52°; 60°-53°; 62°-55°; 64°-56°; 64°-57°; 65°-58°; 63°-56°
San Diego 73°-63°; 72°-64°; 70°-64°;70°-64°; 71°-65°; 71°-66°; 72°-58°; 72°-66°; 72°-66°

There are no words for how wrong this is. San Diego should not be colder than New York, and nothing should be this cold in the summer.

WTF BBC

2009-07-03T14:40:46Z

No, really, what the hell is going on? We had the first two radio downloads available outside the UK and now the last one is up, which might impact the show and we can't download it. I hate you BBC. Really I do.

EDITED: Legal (?) download from http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com

titti @ 2009-06-20T15:42:00

2009-06-20T20:04:28Z

I'm sitting at a sport complex for my daughter's birthday. The kids have been skating for hours, and I've been sitting here with my computer (thank God for free wifi) or I'd have blown my brains out.

So what did I do all this time, you ask? Okay, so maybe you don't care, but I'll tell you anyway.

happy_trekmas - This is what I've been doing, because it's never too early to think about Christmas.

Now, there is a big bang planned before this and sometime in Feb/March we should have a Fuh-Q Fest. It's been so long since the fandom had one of those and considering that the first Fuh-Q Fest was Spock/Kirk, it's only right that we return to the basics.

Really, Star Trek owns me.

More Comic Con

2009-06-17T22:34:16Z

From SciFiWire:

BBC America announced that it is bringing the cast and creators of Doctor Who, Torchwood and Being Human to Comic-Con International in San Diego next month.

Doctor Who star David Tennant will appear alongside writer/executive producer Russell T. Davies at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, BBC America announced. They will take part in a Doctor Who panel, along with executive producer Julie Gardner and director Euros Lyn, July 26 at 10 a.m. PT.

The stars and makers of Torchwood will also make an appearance 48 hours after the last episode of Children of Earth airs on BBC America, with a panel featuring star John Barrowman, writer/executive producer Davies, executive producer Julie Gardner and director Lyn, July 26 at 2:15 p.m.

Being Human's creator and writer, Toby Whithouse, plus lead actors Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow and Aidan Turner, will appear at the same panel to talk about the inspiration for the show and what it's like to play three twentysomethings with secret double lives: a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. All four panelists will be signing exclusively at the BBC America booth on July 25 at 3 p.m.

I can't wait for ComicCon.

titti @ 2009-06-03T11:44:00

2009-06-03T15:44:25Z

Lots of birthdays this week.

glitter-graphics.com

June 3 - bewarethesmirk, kattiya and gwionfawyr

June 4 - kristen_mara, djin7, and ptyx

June 5 - primroseburrows, fanfromfla

June 6 - karasu_hime and ziasudra

June 8 - ioio10, tasogare_n_hime and redbitez

June 9 - madam_minnie and ms_katonic

June 10 - book_choco_loco

titti @ 2009-06-01T15:00:00

2009-06-01T19:00:11Z

New DW layout. It's Star Trek!!!

Now that I've finally found a DW layout I like, I've added everyone from my LJ flist that I could find. You know, in case LJ goes down for about 20 minutes and we need a place to bitch about LJ being down. You know you can't possibly stay without some journaling system for a grand total of 20 minutes. It's not like your RL friends will show any sympathy.

Also, azkatrek. It's Star Trek, it's Harry Potter, it's the Best of Both Worlds (or that might be Hannah Montana).

titti @ 2009-05-26T19:23:00

2009-05-26T23:23:39Z

It's been way too long since I've posted. I keep saying that I will post, and I have meta posts in my mind, but then I get tired and it gets pushed off and never gets done. So things I've done:

1. Last Thursday, I had dinner at Il Cortile in Little Italy. Not only the restaurant is fantastic, but the company was even better. midnitemaraud_r, ziasudra_fic, bethbethbeth, lauriegilbert, marksykins, and cedarlibrarian were all there and we talked for hours. I'm pretty sure they wanted us out by the end of the night.

2. On Saturday, ziasudra_fic invited us to her new sparkly apartment. I had a chance to see midnitemaraud_r, , paranoidsistah, and bethbethbeth again. This is the most I've seen them in such a short time. We were joking (not entirely) that the next time we see each other, we'll be in San Francisco. BTW, I've bought the Mario game for the Wii. You people keep getting me addicted to things.

3. Speaking of San Francisco, I just got my tickets. NYC-San Francisco-San Diego-NYC for a grand total of $385. Using my miles, I end up paying $85.

4. st_reboot is going strong with over 1100 members. I'm also one of the editors at trek_news. I still can't get myself to write Star Trek though for a few reasons. One, Spock was my first (and probably only) TV boyfriend. I mean as a kid, I had entire time traveling adventure where I would grow up and marry him. The Mary Sue factor is high. Two, it's even worse because these are NOT the Spock and Kirk we know. They are the same and yet different. Mmmm, I have to get myself motivated.

5. I'm actually writing fic. I'm writing two fics. One for apocalyptothon and the other for smallfandomfest. I can't say what I'm writing for the first, although OMG, I can't believe I am writing that. I'm writing the Fast and the Furious for the second one.

6.
glitter-graphics.com

to ;amelia_eve.

titti @ 2009-05-17T21:17:00

2009-05-18T01:18:01Z

I couldn't resist posting this since it's so true.

Your result for The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?)...

The Rarity (QTAF)

Quirky Traditional Alpha Female

You have an unusual and unbelievably precious combination of traits, especially in a woman. Not only are alpha females extremely rare, but traditional ones with nerdy/geeky interests are even more scarce. Unlike the other types, I can't give you a description because I'm not sure if you actually exists. I know this is not a compatibility test, but you are the girl of my dreams. (Assuming, that is, that you are also in your twenties and live in New England). Please, oh please message me!

--Bookwyrm85

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<a href="http://dragcave.net/view/9RQB"><img src="http://dragcave.net/image/9RQB.gif" style="border-width: 0" alt="Adopt one today!"/></a> I couldn't resist posting this since it's so true.

Your result for The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?)...
<h3>The Rarity (QTAF)</h3>Quirky Traditional Alpha Female<img src="http://cdn.okcimg.com/php/load_okc_image.php/images/0x0/0x0/0/9065764327319332283.jpeg" width="500" height="620" /><div>
You have an unusual and unbelievably precious combination of traits, especially in a woman. Not only are alpha females extremely rare, but traditional ones with nerdy/geeky interests are even more scarce. Unlike the other types, I can't give you a description because I'm not sure if you actually exists. I know this is not a compatibility test, but you are the girl of my dreams. (Assuming, that is, that you are also in your twenties and live in New England). Please, oh please message me!
--Bookwyrm85

<style="margin-left:5.3pt;line-height:16.8pt;margin-right:5.3pt;">You are more QUIRKY than NORMAL
<style="margin-left:5.3pt;line-height:16.8pt;margin-right:5.3pt;">You are more TRADITIONAL than LIBERAL.
<style="margin-left:5.3pt;line-height:16.8pt;margin-right:5.3pt;">You are more DOMINANT than PASSIVE.
When picking a date, consider: Lord of the Misfits (QLAM), The Late Bloomer (QTAM), The Snowball's Chance in Hell (QTBM), or The Manga Geek (QLBM).
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<a href="http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/the-social-persona-test-what-kind-of-manwoman-are-you">
Take The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?)</a> at <a href="http://www.helloquizzy.com/">HelloQuizzy</a>

titti @ 2009-05-16T11:50:00

2009-05-16T15:50:14Z

glitter-graphics.com

to cordeliadelayne, skylark97,

fuschia, paddies, and kissmythistle

New Comm

2009-05-09T14:58:13Z

Since omizu and I want Star Trek fic, we got our asses into gear and created:

st_reboot

st_reboot is a community for the posting of fanwork pertaining to Star Trek TOS, books and the new movie. Fiction, icons, art, meta are all welcome.

omizu is still fixing the layout and graphics, and next, I think a fest is a must.

titti @ 2009-05-08T14:11:00

2009-05-08T18:11:30Z

So last night I went to see ST in IMAX. I went with midnitemaraud_r, ziasudra_fic, paranoidsistah, bethbethbeth, cordelia_v, and <amelia_eve.

I loved it, and I can't wait to see it again. I admit I was afraid to see it, because JJ Abrams can be hit and miss with things, but I really, really loved it. Spock, you're still my favorite.

So the question comes up: where's the fic?