Here I Am

Hope everyone had a good holiday. Mine was quiet. I finally got to see Star Wars and I enjoyed it a great deal. Even my sister liked it, and she usually just rolls her eyes at me.

Yuletide is live and I got two really wonderful Losers stories (because is there ever enough Cougar and Jensen? Nope) and the person I wrote for seemed to really like the story I wrote.

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We've got another wonderful year of fandom_stocking underway and I went through today to start noting anyone I could try to write some stories for.  I tend to just go with the fandom/pairing/thought that clicks at any moment and fill a stocking that way, but if you're playing along, please leave me a link to your stocking in case I missed it.

If anyone is interested, mine is here.

Hoping to do some more writing this week as I'm off from work and not traveling around.  I decided to take some of my large number of hours off from work to sit around, catch up on all things movies & tv and such...


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I still read people's posts, but I'm terrible about writing or commenting.  The same with things like tumblr and twitter.  I'll read, but don't post that often.  It's like I'm just that lazy.

I just saw that fandom_stocking has gone live! Awesome! If you're taking part and your stocking goes live, please leave me the link. Get started as soon as I can on filling this year (or so I say every year and then two days before I rush around putting things together).

I'm sitting in the jury duty waiting room today.  lets see if my record remains of always making it to the juror's box before being dismissed.  well i hope im dismissed as i have too much to do rto serve on a jury.  i get that its important but so is my paycheck.

anyway im trying to entertain myself. i have my tablet, iphone and a few books.  hopefully it will pass quickly.

i hope y'all and everyone you love is safe after the horrible storms.

I kept meaning to do this after I completed my yuletide sign-up, but then I would get distracted and then last week when the assignments went out - hurricane hit and things were crazed.

So I apologize for the delay in getting this up. And, as always, use as much or little of this as you wish.

Dear yuletide writer:

First off, thank you so much for undertaking this. I hope you know how much I look forward to this every year and how it would be impossible to disappoint me as I love all the fandoms and characters and I know whatever comes about will be great. Second, again I apologize for the delay in posting this. Mother Nature and procrastination are hard things to overcome.

Anyway, please use as much/little of this letter as you would like. It's to help you, so if you find it's causing more issues than assistance, pay me no nevermind.

General things I love in fic: schmoop, hurt/comfort that leads to happy ending, banter (I love banter!), protective behavior (but not to crazy levels), characters that behave like the characters would/should

Things I tend to veer away from: non-con, rape, torture, death fic, AUs that are like "x & y in the 1800's", mpreg. I'm okay with dark if I'm left with hope at the very least.

Fandom 1 - New Girl
My request: I totally ship Jess and Nick and love both their friendship and the idea of it simply evolving into something more. I also love the idea of Jess/Schmidt that happens in a spur of the moment that leads to both Nick and Cece freaking out, Winston questioning life, and both Jess and Schmidt trying to make it something more than a random hook-up because they're friends. Mostly, I'd love anything with jess interacting with the boys.

While I do ship Nick/Jess, I mostly just love the dynamic not only between the two of them, but all the roommates. They all love and annoy one another in the most wonderful ways. And as I mentioned above, I think Jess/Schmidt could be so much fun so long as it's pretty obvious to everyone in the world that they would never last.

Fandom 2 - Common Law
My Request: I love Wes and Travis' relationship. I love that they begrudging go to therapy together, but seem to slowly get AHA moments out of it (usually followed up with lots of bickering like the old married couple that they are). I love that they both rip one another apart at times, but totally have faith that the other has his back (and I loved it when Wes said, "He's my partner. I can say that. You don't know him.") I would love them as a couple or just partners/friends/whatever.

Oh the love/hate, you're-sorta-the-most-important-in-my-life-and-why-god feelings that Wes and Travis have for one another. I loved them from the first few minutes of the pilot and that love grew throughout season one. Slash or gen with them is great (though I do ship them) as long as it's them. They should still bicker and get on each other's nerves, but always have each other's backs.

Fandom 3 - Mindy Project
My request: I love this show! It's so much fun. I love how much Mindy brings her love of romantic comedies into her life. I love that she is trying to create this new persona and her bickering with Danny, even though they both have this mutual frustrated respect for one another. And yeah, I admit it. I totally ship the idea of future Mindy/Danny, once they've both grown a bit more.

This show is one of my new favorite things. I love Mindy. She's an awesome character. And I love her interactions with everyone, especially Danny. I totally see Mindy/Danny happening in their future, but I'm not sure how it would work now. It could also be really fun to see them make those steps from the sorta-friends they are now to more - I picture lots of freaking out from both of them.

Fandom 4 - Cal Leandros - Rob Thurman
My request: I love these books. Mostly, I adore the relationship, in all its co-dependent dysfunction that makes up Cal and Niko's sibling relationship. I love that they both know it's not necessarily the healthiest, but it's what they know and trust. Anything around the two of them, based in what's happened in the books or just a random scene from their lives would be great.

Not much more to say than above. I love Cal and I love Niko. I lvoe their relationship and how they would do anything for one another, whether the other one would want them to or not. If you want it to be Cal/Niko, that's fine, but I love their devotions just the way they are in the books. And I have to admit, it would be fun to see Niko's perspective on some of the things, especially during Blackout.

Please remember, all of these are suggestions. Go with what inspires you and I'll be happy. I mean it when I say you can't go wrong. I know I will love whatever is written (as there is nowhere near enough fic for any of these fandoms. If you're looking for examples of my writing, I have it posted to my livejournal (storydivagirl) and dreamwidth (tommygirl) - just look to the tags - and I've started to archive it at the Archive of Our Own as well - http://archiveofourown.org/users/tommygirl. I also post recs at polyfandomrecs if that will help you with the type of things I tend latch onto.

Thanks again! I hope you have fun with this! Now I shall bid you adieu in order to catch up on emails and begin plotting my own yuletide response as the annual moment of panic sets in.

Lots of love!

TommyGirl/Mare

This looks fun! And to find others to squee with about this show other than poor larah33 getting my random emails, might be a good idea!

I'd been meaning to do this all last week but kept getting distracted. since I just saw that I received my assignment and pinch hits have started, I realized I better get this letter up.

Dear yuletide author:

Hi! Thank you for undertaking writing in one of these fandoms. There isn't a lot of fic in most of them and I will love anything that you make. I know that some authors love more ideas and some authors don't - so take as little or as much of this into account as you need to. I know I will love whatever is written because each of these fandoms is amazing and wonderful and filled with characters that I love. And that you offered to write them means you are awesome.

General things I love in fic: schmoop, hurt/comfort that leads to happy ending, banter (I love banter!), protective behavior (but not to crazy levels), characters that behave like the characters

Things I tend to veer away from: non-con, rape, torture, death fic, AUs that are like "x & y in the 1800's", mpreg. I'm okay with dark if I'm left with hope at the very least.

Fandom 1 - New Girl
My request: I would love a fic that involves all the roommates in some manner. I'd also love a fic that has Nick/Jess or deals with the obvious attraction between the two of them.

So yes, I would love Nick/Jess. I think they're full of possibilities and they obviously care about each other even if neither of them gets that yet. I'd love them figuring it out with the help of Schmidt and Winston. But again, I'm just a huge fan of the dynamic between all the roommates. I love that Jess exasperates them and yet they are completely charmed by her. (And they've got the coolest apartment ever).

Fandom 2 - Against the Wall
My Request: I love sibling fic and these siblings are so much fun. I would love the brothers all being overprotective and worried about Abby in some way.

I have a huge love of the sibling relationship, especially when it involves protective older brothers. And this show is so perfect with that...I love Abby - she's strong and smart and does what she knows she has to, even if it's not what other people want for her. And I love her brothers, who might be pissed with her, but also have her back. So yeah, sibling fic would be fun - whether it's Abby getting into trouble on the job or her dating someone or whatever, I would just love to see Steve, Donnie and Richie going into full-on big brother mode.

Fandom 3 - Switched at Birth
My request: I would love Bay/Emmett. I think they're adorable and fun together. Basically though, I would love an Bay-centric fic as I love her.

I did not expect to love this show. I watched it because I was bored and it was on...and I loved it. I especially loved Bay and Emmett separately and then they got together and it was so cute and awesome. I love them together. I think they're both good and bad for each other in all the ways that teenage love should be. I would really love some happy, fun Bay/Emmett fic, but I'd also be cool with a Bay story that involves her relationship with her dad or either of her moms or Toby. i'm not a huge fan of Daphne, so as little of her as possible would be great.

Fandom 4 - Falling Skies
My request: The family dynamic. It would be interesting to see how the boys react to what happened in the season finale. Or a fic that deals with the early days of the invasion or even before the invasion.

Another summer show that I loved and adored and I can't believe we have to wait until next summer for more. I'd be up for a lot of different things with this fandom as long as it includes the family dynamic and how much they all love and take care of each other. I love that as hard as it is for Tom, he lets Hal and Ben do the things they need to because the world has changed for them. I'm intrigued by Ben's abilities and how that scares both Tom and Hal. I'm curious about what their lives were like before the invasion or right after the initial invasion but before we meet them in the pilot.

Please remember, all of these are suggestions. Go with what inspires you and I'll be happy. if you're looking for examples of my writing, I have it posted to my livejournal and dreamwidth (tommygirl) - just look to the tags - and I've started to archive it at the Archive of Our Own as well - http://archiveofourown.org/users/tommygirl

Thank you in advance! I can't wait! And now i'm off to begin the annual yuletide routine of rewatching canon, panicking and writing.

Lots of love!

TommyGirl/Mare/that girl with crazy love of schmoop

We have survived Hurricane Irene in my neck of the woods in South Jersey. Somehow, my little part of the state has managed to avoid losing power and flooding ::Knocks on wood:: but a lot of my area is deluged with flooding and road closures. My house has a little bit of a leak in the sun room's roof, but considering what was possible and the preparing we had to do, I'm very grateful. Maybe it won't be such a bad birthday today!

I hope everyone else is okay out there!

I ended up skipping around on the kiss drabbles as one of them (::coughsMEDIEcoughs::) has sent my brain spinning into a huge story. I tried to go back and do something smaller and different, but that just seemed to all occur in my head in the same world. So, first up is the one for celli, who asked for Alias, Syd/Weiss.

( Onto the ficlet because I don't know how to write drabbles anymore... )

Seriously, where do my weekends go and how do they pass so fast? I mostly accomplished errands and things I had put off - doing my taxes. Sadly, yesterday morning I watched the movie Bride Wars, not once, but twice, while doing a few other things. It's not even a good movie, but I watch it. I have these weird movies that I didn't particularly like the first time I saw or ever think it's good, but I will watch it repeatedly. One of the many ways I waste a whole lot of time.

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We attempted to bathe the baby kitten, Katniss, as we tried to switch her to a covered litter box as she liked to toss her litter everywhere. Well, she seems to be having issues with lifting her tail up enough not to get the poo stuck to her. The bath did not go so well. We found her when she was only like a week or two old outside, but sometimes, the feral in that monster (cute as she is) comes out. And this is one of those moments where, as I clean off my cuts, I wonder why I'm so anti-declawing. OUCH.

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They have all of season three of In Plain Sight for view on Verizon On-Demand. I somehow missed the last season, in the midst of other shows and such, so I'm slowly trying to catch up on that. Also, as I said in last post, rewatching season four of BSG. My sister keeps asking me questions that I can't really answer without giving stuff away. My new answer is, "You'll see" or "well..."

Any of you watch the Biggest Loser? Last week's episode...oh red team, what were you thinking? And it was so upsetting because I love both those girls, but I love the one who was able to stay a little more. Still...oh red team. And yeah, I was really hoping Black would fall and Rulon would be gone.

Also, keep seeing previews for this singing show with Carson Daly (oh TRL time of years yonder) and Christina Aguilera. So watching. Because I need more reality television in my mix now that Teen Mom 2's finale aired.

So much television, so little time.

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I need to get back to writing things that aren't epic stories that might never see light of day or get finished. So provide me with characters and a first line and I'll write a drabble of sorts.

Let's limit it to these fandoms: Supernatural (less season six), Glee (no Finn or Quinn), Chuck, Castle, Criminal Minds, Veritas, Numb3rs, Haven, Sports Night