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Dec. 22nd, 2009


[info]ink_on_velvet

Fic: Pity Us, We Wakeful (Willow/Spike/Angel) 18/? FRAO/NC-17

I am only posting one time this week (the holidays, after all), but I hope this tides everyone over.


Gabrielle



Title: Pity Us, We Wakeful (Chapter Eighteen)

Author: Gabrielle

Pairing: Willow/Spike/Angel (mentions of Spike/Buffy and Willow/Tara)

Rating: FRAO/NC-17

Summary: *Set during Season Six of BTVS and Season Three of A:tS* When Willow's addiction to magic destroys her relationship with Tara and results in grave injury to Dawn, Buffy decides that Willow's recovery will go better away from the Hellmouth.

Word Count: 3050

The Blue Pencil Crew: The absolutely stupendous [info]lilbreck and the outrageously awesome [info]purplefeen.

Feedback: Please.

Distribution: My LJ, my IJ, and my site only.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. It all belongs to Joss and a bunch of other people who are not now and have never been me.

Author's Notes: This is a very radical re-imagining of a long ago trilogy of mine which began with a story called Tangled Web. This story will differ in innumerable ways from that series.


( Pity Us, We Wakeful (Chapter Eighteen) )

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Dec. 21st, 2009


[info]atalantapendrag

I can finally mention it!

mood: calm
[info]doombuggie gave [info]rehd_fawx a hookah and a bunch of shisha for Christmas :) And of course she'll be getting some shisha from me, too. It smokes like a champ.

Today's "agenda" is looking to be Hoover's and then either going to the friggin' huge Asian supermarket or baking cookies, then hitting Epoch with [info]doombuggie in the late afternoon/evening with [info]red_fawx's hookah, my quicklight coals, and some of [info]doombuggie's shisha. Of course, that's just the plan ATM, things change. But I think the Hoover's is a sure bet.

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Dec. 20th, 2009


[info]angelskuuipo

RIP Brittany Murphy

mood: shocked
I just saw that actress, Brittany Murphy, died this morning of cardiac arrest. She was 32.

I liked her. She was a good actress and a good singer. We just watched Summer Catch the other night.

What the hell?
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[info]atalantapendrag

Just an observation

If someone believes only in science or only in religion, they are cutting off half their sense of wonder.

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[info]atalantapendrag

Lovely laid-back morning

mood: mellow
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<lj-user=rehd_fawx> and I are kicking back, smoking hookah and watching Black Books. Ice cream sandwiches were eaten. Later there may be Tim Tams, or we may be moved to cook something. In my house there is rice, eggs, and pasta. Not much more, but Things can be done. (UPDATE! as I was typing, we decided to get Chinese!)

Yesterday didn't go quite as planned, but we had fun. We went to Frank and ate delicious sausages, poutine, and a very tasty cookie. Then I deposited my checks and we took the bus to Fiesta and Sally. At Sally we got hair dye for both of us (different shades of red), and we browsed around Fiesta's Christmas stuff and imports. Didn't actually buy much (she got a bottle of tea to drink, I got a wee Christmas pudding and some bandaids) but it was enjoyable browsing. Then we took the bus again to Target. Target did indeed have Tim Tams (which is why we may be eating some later). We kicked back and read for a bit in the cafe area while waiting to hear from <lj user=doombuggie>; when we did it turned out our evening plans had fallen through.

So we went to take the bus home. Of course, it would have been a five-minute at most car ride, but it's never that simple with Cap Metro. We caught the 37 to get to Manor Road, but since I am not very familiar with that route and it was dark, we missed our stop and had to ride to the end of the route, wait for it to turn around, and get off when it hit Manor again. Well, at least we saw some pretty Christmas lights! And on the way back we made our connection okay. It was getting chilly by the time we were waiting on the 20 but we were able to talk and hang out and all. And <lj user=rehd_fawx> rickrolled me! We even chatted a little with the other people waiting for the bus. So eventually the 20 came, and we made it to my stop, and we stopped at the convenience store and bought eggs and Mexican Coke. Then we walked the rest of the way back to my place and were finally <i>home</i> for more hookah-smoking and video-watching and kitty cuddling (Anya and Molly <i>adore</i> <lj-user=rehd_fawx>!) and then there was sleeping.

We woke up at almost exactly the same time today. Which, pretty cool. <lj-user=rehd_fawx> even got a glimpse of Hecate again!

Oh, we saw two really sweet things on our bus travels! There was a cute little girl who gave a bus driver a candy cane, and a guy who gave a little boy a dollar and said "Merry Christmas" (he looked to his mom for permission before taking it).

So it was a good day, and our evening plans with <lj user=doombuggie> should happen tonight instead, and <lj user=rehd_fawx> and I have every intention of going to Hoover's one way or another, hopefully with <lj user=doombuggie>.

And now Black Books watching has ended, and we are watching Cosmos and smoking a new flavor of shisha, and it is almost timee for the Chinese place to open. Woo hoo!

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Dec. 19th, 2009


[info]atalantapendrag

Not sure why I'm awake...

mood: calm
Apart from having used caffiene to keep from crashing while going with [info]doombuggie to get [info]rehd_fawx.

The Section 8 meeting was, as I knew intellectually it would be, mainly just tedious. 22 pages worth of forms, people, I shit you not. And there were potential landlords and apartment-finders milling around with business cards and flyers. [info]doombuggie was even able to help get us out of there faster. So now I have my Section 8 voucher, and a check toward the cost of apartment application fees. One of the apartment complexes had sounded really promising, and the owner seemed like a really good guy, but his idea of 'right on' a bus line was a motorist's conception of 'right on'. It would be an ok stroll in nice weather when I was having a good day, but if my energy was running low, or if it was hot, cold, or rainy, or if I was carrying groceries, it would be just too far. I know [info]doombuggie will help me out whenever he can, but I want that to be a bit of much-appreciated and helpful assistance, not an utter necessity.

But after that morning of bureaucratic aggravation, we set out for Dallas. There was some pretty horrific traffic at one point, which pretty much ate up the lead time we'd gotten by getting out of the meeting earlier that expected. Oh well, things happen for a reason I guess. We had a little trouble tracking down [info]rehd_fawx's complex, but after a couple of phone calls all was well. The ride back was full of merry chatter. In a bit of synchronicity, [info]doombuggie's friend C. called him just as we were driving through her neck of the woods, and we stopped in for a little socializing. I'd only met her once before but she seems like a good person to hang with. We'd discussed visiting Epoch and Walmart, but we (especially [info]rehd_fawx) were pretty tired by then, so we snagged a couple of McRibs and some fries and [info]doombuggie dropped us off. We nommed our dinner and [info]red_fawx got loved on by Anya and Molly and then it was sleepytime. I have the sneaking suspicion that I am awake for good. As plans stand now, when [info]rehd_fawx wakes we will break out the mangosteen shisha, chill for a bit, hit Frank, stop at an ATM so I can deposit my checks, hit Fiesta and Sally Beauty Supply, then hook up with [info]doombuggie for our early orphan Christmas fest. C. may also be coming. That is the plan, anyway, who knows what will really happen.



And, because I am feeling a little old -

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Dec. 18th, 2009


[info]angelskuuipo

Stuff

mood: tired
music: Taps
I have my holiday cards addressed...I just need to put stamps on them and get them in the mail. Hopefully, that will happen by Monday.

Thomas passed out the cookies that I made and reported back that everyone was quite happy with them. Yay!

Thomas and I watched the AMC Miniseries of The Prisoner the other day. I felt like Gene Hackman in The Birdcage looking all befuddled and going, "I don't understand." Ian McKellen was brilliantly creepy, but that's about all I took away from it.

I am going to admit to a guilty pleasure and I don't want to be teased too badly about it. ::deep breath:: I like Antonio Banderas. I absolutely love him in Desperado and as Zorro. He has beautiful eyes and a very expressive face. I think he's quite handsome and could listen to him talk all day. He's also a very good comedic actor. We watched him in 'My Mom's New Boyfriend' tonight and quite enjoyed it. It's a fun little romcom and good for some light entertainment. Now I have an urge to watch Interview With A Vampire just so I can see Armand.

I tried to recreate a chicken dish from a Moroccan Restaurant that we like going to last night. It came out pretty close. The secret is in the marinade, which is made up of mustard, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, and spices. If anyone is interested I will post the recipe.

I did a homemade deep conditioning treatment today using [info]emeraldswan's recipe of mayo and avocado. My hair feels squeaky clean. Thanks Em!

I don't know if I mentioned it, but one of Thomas' co-workers has invited us over for Christmas Dinner. I'm doing a vegetable side dish, but I don't know what one yet. I gave her some options and I'm waiting to hear back. I think I'm also going to make a Spice Cake. I had to toss the one I made the other day. It was...flat and not of the good. I was disappointed, but not discouraged. I'm going to get Buttermilk this weekend and try again.

I am...indifferent to Christmas this year. I haven't been out much, so I've not been bombarded by Christmas music in the stores, which is good. On the other hand, all I've got at home is what I've got on the computer, because I'm not digging through the boxes upstairs to see if I can find our music, and most of that is Bob Rivers and I kind of want to listen to the actual songs and not the parodies. Although, I really do love the parodies. We have our little tree decorated...kinda. It's got pretty new blue LED lights strung around it and a new lighted silver star on top (which doesn't want to stay up straight and couldn't actually be put on the top, but more top adjacent and then tied with a twist-tie to keep it from toppling off), but that's about it. I couldn't really be arsed to try and find our decorations.

I miss L, and J, and E in Texas.

I think that about covers it for now. I hope y'all have a great weekend. {{hugs}}
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Fic: Pity Us, We Wakeful (Willow/Spike/Angel) 17/? FRAO/NC-17

Hello, everyone. Hope your holidays are going merrily and that you like today's chapter.


Gabrielle



Title: Pity Us, We Wakeful (Chapter Seventeen)

Author: Gabrielle

Pairing: Willow/Spike/Angel (mentions of Spike/Buffy and Willow/Tara)

Rating: FRAO/NC-17

Summary: *Set during Season Six of BTVS and Season Three of A:tS* When Willow's addiction to magic destroys her relationship with Tara and results in grave injury to Dawn, Buffy decides that Willow's recovery will go better away from the Hellmouth.

Word Count: 3284

The Blue Pencil Crew: The absolutely stupendous [info]lilbreck and the outrageously awesome [info]purplefeen.

Feedback: Please.

Distribution: My LJ, my IJ, and my site only.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. It all belongs to Joss and a bunch of other people who are not now and have never been me.

Author's Notes: This is a very radical re-imagining of a long ago trilogy of mine which began with a story called Tangled Web. This story will differ in innumerable ways from that series.


( Pity Us, We Wakeful (Chapter Seventeen) )

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[info]atalantapendrag

A few more hours...

mood: scared
In six hours I'll be in the Section 8 orientation meeting. I know it will be both intimidating and tedious. All my nerve-endings are jangling. I've been getting lots of needed kitty-snuggles.

I'm trying to just take lots of deep breaths and concentrate on the coolness ahead.

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Dec. 17th, 2009


[info]atalantapendrag

Tomorrow is a big day

mood: excited
music: Sick and Wrong - Sick and Wrong Podcast 57
In the morning is the Section 8 meeting, which is intimidating the hell out of me but will probably just be tedious. [info]doombuggie is taking me and going in with me, for which I am as always profoundly grateful. The notice I got said it could take up to three hours. Good lord.

But after that bit of terrifying officialness/i>, we are going to hit a drivethru for lunch and head up to Dallas to fetch [info]rehd_fawx for a visit! There will be hookah-smoking and kitty-cuddling and Cosmos-watching. Frank will be visited, and Hoover's. It is very, very good to have something awesome to look forward to. It should make the meeting easier to have something great waiting right after.

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