Sat, Nov. 28th, 2009, 05:50 pm
[i]leela_cat: FIC: The Signing (Severus/Harry ~ PG13)

Title: The Signing
Author: Leela ([info - personal] leela_cat)
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Word Count: 100
Prompt: [info]snarry100's challenge #190: Flourish and Blotts
Summary: Some things make Severus nervous.
Beta: [info - personal] the_minx_17
A/N: For [info - personal] alisanne. Hope this makes your week a little better.


Click to read The Signing )

Sat, Nov. 28th, 2009, 05:56 pm
[i]the_con_cept: Argh!

Damn Swap fic--every time I think I'm making progress, I get stuck. *kicks fic*

Sat, Nov. 28th, 2009, 01:34 pm
[i]melusin: back on line - sort of

have been computerless for several days - took pc to a nice chap who basically did a few checks and told me he could find nothing wrong with it - it started for him and behaved like a good little computer. Naturally, when I get it back, it freezes on the first attempt, but with a few kicks and a lot of swearing, it does at least start.

After being told by one boffin that the motherboard on my laptop was dead, I asked same chap to recover the data from it - which he did, only guess what? Laptop worked fine for him too. Unfortunately, the mains cable is rather dodgy and needs replacing - but that shouldn't be too much of a problem. So I'm 85 Euros down and not that much better off as yet.

Apologies to anyone whose birthday I may have missed, and to those who are poorly, best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Sat, Nov. 28th, 2009, 11:50 am
[i]shiv5468: Snerfle

I was just doing tech support over the phone to my parents, trying to splain about gmails spam filters being different to windows mail filters...

And Dad said: you're wonderful. You're stroppy and sneering but wonderful.

Hee, I am Snape.

It's a weekend of tidying and throwing things away, and I'm going to buy myself a book reader just because.

Fri, Nov. 27th, 2009, 10:56 pm
[i]torino10154: Drabble: In Vitro, PG, Harry, Kingsley, Severus

Title: In Vitro
Characters: Harry, Kingsley, Severus . . . after a fashion
Word Count: 100x6
Rating: PG
Warnings: Unexplained plot, vaguely creepy
Disclaimer: Not mine. They belong to JKR.
A/N: Originally intended for [info]snarry100 but it got weird. Too weird.

In Vitro )

Fri, Nov. 27th, 2009, 04:32 pm
[i]leela_cat: FIC: A Happy Memory (Bill/Neville ~ PG)

Title: A Happy Memory
Author: Leela ([info - personal] leela_cat)
Pairing: Bill/Neville
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Word Count: 3 x 100
Prompt: [info]neville100's challenge #97: Patronus
Summary: All it takes is a happy memory.
Beta: [info - personal] the_minx_17
A/N: For [info - personal] alisanne. Hope this makes your week a little better.

Click to read A Happy Memory )

Fri, Nov. 27th, 2009, 08:57 am
[i]leela_cat: At this time in the morning...

...after I've been up for the requisite number of minutes or hours (they were always as changeable and unpredictable as the mood of a cat), I'm supposed to have an annoying white cat trying to curl up on my work laptop. (Which, if this were a normal Friday morning, would be open because I'd be trying to get actual work done on it).

I'd be half-annoyed and half-amused, and trying not to give in to the urge.

On Wednesday, I gave into the urge and let the Luna-chick sleep with her head on the keyboard of my open laptop. Later that day, a vet gave up part of her lunch and we had Luna, our beautiful white cat, put to sleep.

We only had her for about a year and a half, but she clawed her way into our hearts and claimed space in our lives and our home.

Miss you, LunaTiCat.

Fri, Nov. 27th, 2009, 11:01 am
[i]fayzbub posting in [i]snapedom:

It's Friday morning here in Australia, and I'm reccing this essay:

http://randomneses.livejournal.com/479704.html

It's about the Snape/Lily pairing, and why there's so much Lily-bashing (apparently) that goes on in the Snapefen camp. I don't entirely agree with it, but it's thought-provoking,to say the least.

I look forward to hearing what other members think!

Alison

Thu, Nov. 26th, 2009, 07:52 am
[i]torino10154: Happy Thanksgiving

To all my dear friends celebrating Thanksgiving I hope you have a wonderful holiday!

Photobucket

"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you', that would suffice." ~Eckhart von Hochheim

Wed, Nov. 25th, 2009, 11:23 pm
[i]lilyseyes: My Son ~ Part 8

Title: My Son/Part 8
Author: [info]lilyseyes
Prompt: thematic_hp - Round 7 – Vows and life debts, Prompt #30. Severitus – Snape knows he is Harry’s father, but his desperate attempts to gain custody fail. He vows that even if he cannot tell Harry who he is, he will always protect his son.
Pairing: None
Rating: R for the warnings
Word Count: +/- 5200
Warnings: *Mentions of child abuse and child selling, manipulative!Dumbledore*
Author's Notes: This story took off on its own journey, choosing its own way – this is a WIP that will be updated as real life allows.
Betas: [info]whitecotton and [info]the_minx_17

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

Part 8 )

Wed, Nov. 25th, 2009, 02:22 pm
[i]torino10154: Sweet Potato Recipe

I thought I'd share my recipe for sweet potatoes with everyone. They are always a favorite at our table.

Apple Pecan Sweet Potatoes )

Tue, Nov. 24th, 2009, 06:24 pm
[i]odogoddess: gobble gobble

The spouse and I are almost done getting ready (& packing all my extra meds) for the long drive North to our Thanksgiving gathering. Gluten-free noms here we come! ;)

We'll only have intermittent net access for a week, so a Happy (early) Turkey day to all! *sends warm wishes and blessings to my flist*

Mon, Nov. 23rd, 2009, 07:23 am
[i]leela_cat: Another week begins

It's not quite 7:30 on Monday morning. I'm sitting in our office/library/spare room/box storage room at my desk, reading email and surfing the the net, drinking tea and trying not to watch a cat attempt (and eventually fail) to expel a hairball, and occasionally checking my work laptop to make sure nothing new has arrived while I wasn't looking, because I'm not the only one up this morning.

IOW, it's a normal Monday morning for me.

There were times last week when I thought 'I should write something about that' but the time passed and I no longer remember what seemed so interesting.

We're continuing to work on getting Luna to eat (having completely given up on the kidney diet food after she refused to eat for two days when we tried to feed it to her). Like Ozone before her, she's more than happy to eat strained turkey baby food (but doesn't care for strained chicken).

And now I should get up from my desk and get ready for work, completely ignoring my inner 5 year old, who keeps whinging but I don't wanna.

Have a great day, ya'll.

Mon, Nov. 23rd, 2009, 08:15 am
[i]torino10154: Drabble: Recompense, PG-13, Severus/Harry

Title: Recompense
Word Count: 100
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: PG-13
[info]snape100 Challenge 309: "Wikipedia, Redux!"
Warning: Reference to homophobia/verbal abuse.
Disclaimer: Not mine. They belong to JKR.
A/N: I wouldn't even believe me, but I swear this was the first thing that came up. :) Pornophobia.

Recompense )

Sun, Nov. 22nd, 2009, 06:22 pm
[i]leela_cat: FIC: At Spell's End (Severus/Harry ~ PG-13)

This is the story I wrote for [info - personal] iulia_linnea in the [info]fall_fantasia fest on InsaneJournal.

Sometimes when I'm assigned a prompt for a fest, I look at the recipient's likes and dislikes and realise that any story and/or pairing they're going to really enjoy is going to be out of my comfort zone. That's definitely the case with this story. Still, that being said, I'm very proud of this story and hope that I did justice to its themes and to those who have gone through and are going through something similar to what I put Harry through.

Because, just as there must be queers in the Harry Potter universe, so must there also be transgendered people and those who struggle with gender identity.

Title: At Spell's End
Author: Leela ([info - personal] leela_cat)
Pairing: Snape/Harry
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~9,500
Summary: After killing Voldemort, Harry discovers that Dumbledore kept one last secret. And this one requires him to make a decision that affects everything.
Disclaimer: These characters aren't mine. I'm not making any money from them or this story.
Highlight for Warnings: *EWE, considerations of gender and identity*
Beta(s): [info - personal] eeyore9990, [info - personal] the_minx_17, [info - personal] batdina
A/N: This isn't a story that I ever considered writing, until I was called on to answer [info - personal] iulia_linnea's ad for [info]fall_fantasia. I tell it with much love and respect for those, both friends and strangers, who deal with these issues every day.


Click to read At Spell's End )

Sun, Nov. 22nd, 2009, 12:21 pm
[i]swtalmnd: Sunday Meanderings

In the form of a list!
  • Deadline to sign up for a holiday card from me is December 7 -- that's when the art supply place claims it will deliver my blank cards, heh.

  • I launched my fine art site and totally forgot to tell y'all -- Antemortem Arts is open, and I've even put stuff in my Etsy shop.

  • I have exactly 3 pieces of fan art left to do, and then those commitments are fulfilled. Since they're all due for Xmas (2 HP Holiday Card Exchange cards, and my own HP Xmas card), I'll be all done by the end of the year. Weird!

  • I found betas for [info]accioslash's LLM fic, and it will be posting in [info]santas_lap along with the Sirius/Neville I still have to finish, oops.

  • I've been making some quiet writing progress on various things, including a certain person's incredibly belated prize fic (one more scene and it's done!), a chapter of the no-longer-New Thing that I probably ought to post to [info]swtalmnd_nano, and little dribs and drabs to my other three WiPs that aren't for any fest or person or anything.

  • Coconut Cocoa Tea ftw.

Sun, Nov. 22nd, 2009, 01:13 am
[i]odogoddess: *snicker*

Love the new behind-the-scenes HBP pics!

Naturally, it's caption time )

Sat, Nov. 21st, 2009, 09:07 pm
[i]the_con_cept: WOO-HOO!

LOOK AT MY NEW JOURNAL HEADER ARTWORK! JUST LOOK AT IT! IT WAS DONE BY THE INCOMPARABLE MASTEROFMERCURY AND IT IS THE MOST AWESOMEST THING EVER EVER EVER! I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO USE IT AND TONIGHT I ASKED IF I COULD AND SHE SAID YES AND I AM HAPPY CONCEPT, HAPPY, HAPPY CONCEPT!

It is so awesome, in fact, that when she gave me permission to use it I promptly flailed and knocked over my tequila--three times.

I'm so happy it's not even funny. It's even better than seeing a house I liked. For serious. That says something about my priorities, but what the hell. It's so pretty it could even go with For a Reasonable Fee or Comes at a Cost.

This is the happiest day EVAR.

Now go read Naughty Girl. It's the teeny ficlet I did a few years ago for this pic. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Sat, Nov. 21st, 2009, 03:47 pm
[i]lilyseyes: Sweet Kisses ~ SS/HP ~ R

Title: Sweet Kisses
Rating : R
Author: [info]lilyseyes
Word Count: 100
For:[info]angela_snape who guessed which [info]fall_fantasia story I'd written! The word prompt was 'bond' ~
Warnings: * Implied forced-bonding*
Disclaimer: JKR owns the Potterverse – I just play in it. No money is made from these amateur works.
Summary: The morning after At Last, A Kiss.
Thanks to [info]alisanne for the once over! *smishes you*

Sweet Kisses )

Sat, Nov. 21st, 2009, 01:26 pm
[i]torino10154: Someday I may post fic again . . .

. . . but until then, more random posts.

[info]severus_sighs posted their interview with [info]jadzialove, who just happens to be my beta. *squishes her*

I must point you especially to her answer to number #5, "What is it about Severus you find sexy?" because OMG it's a great answer (in under 100 words).

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