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    Saturday, November 28th, 2009
    celandineb
         		7:23p
    Stuff of a stufflike stuffness
    As we say in these parts. Another pretty mellow day; got up late, and decided not to grocery shop today since we had sufficient milk etc. to hold us till tomorrow, and fridge space was still at a premium with various leftovers occupying it. (We ate up a few things for dinner tonight.) Ran an errand or two, though, and have done almost all the LIS reading (1.5 more chapters to go) and posted in discussion for one class. Also hung out in the front yard with SO and the neighbors for a while.

    Tomorrow I'll grocery shop, then make a whole lot of cranberry nut bread mini-loaves for gifting, and make mashed potatoes for dinner with leftover turkey & gravy and more leftover veggies. Turkey Sun/Tues/Thurs, gumbo Mon/Wed/Fri, I think. Easy. Will just need to make more veg eventually. We're going to throw a little holiday party in a couple of weeks and I'm starting to plot food for that.

    Fic-stuff: [info]alisanne is modding [info]adventdrabbles at IJ again this year; she posts a daily prompt from December 1-24, but it's not required to use it, and ficlets as well as drabbles are welcome, in any fandom. [info]beren_writes mods [info]adventdrabbles at LJ, although doesn't do the prompts.

    Less than 2 weeks until [info]3fan_holidays ficlets are due, and I put up the header template post for that today. And [info]hd_holidays starts posting Tuesday, as will [info]daily_deviant's Kinky Kristmas, and I believe also [info]happy_trekmas. Whew - those are just the ones I'm participating in, too, and there are plenty of other fests kicking off shortly as well.

    Current Mood: excited
    alisanne
         		4:04p
    Drabble: The Appeal of Books
    Title: The Appeal of Books
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Word Count: 100
    Rating: PG
    Challenge: Written for [info]snarry100's prompt #190: Flourish and Blotts
    Warning(s): None that I am aware of.
    A/N: Books can be quite arousing.
    Beta: [info]sevfan
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( The Appeal of Books )

    Current Mood: sick
    alisanne
         		1:28a
    Drabble: Ready
    Title: Ready
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Word Count: 100
    Characters: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
    Rating: PG
    Challenge: Written for [info]hd100's prompt: Teeth
    Author's Notes: Draco is ready for anything.
    Beta: [info]sevfan
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( Ready )

    Current Mood: thoughtful
    celandineb
         		12:46a
    Wow
    Did online holiday shopping tonight too. Now have only a couple of minor gifts yet to find/buy, plus stocking stuff, plus sew waistcoat for SO (which won't happen till the semester is over, but also doesn't have to be shipped anywhere). And I think he's decided on and possibly ordered something for me already. So basically - we are done with gift organizing. Wow. Now, whether we can get in gear with cards/letter remains to be seen.

    It is, however, nearly 1 am so I think I'd better head for bed!

    Current Mood: impressed with myself
    Friday, November 27th, 2009
    celandineb
         		7:07p
    Black Friday
    In the event SO and I did do a little holiday shopping today. Both of our cars went in to the dealer/mechanic this morning - I needed an oil change and tire rotation, and it turned out that I'd picked up a nail in one sidewall, so also ended up getting a new tire; SO had to get an underneath piece replaced. So that all took a while, and then we went and had a burger for lunch, and decided to check out a couple of galleries/shops in the art district afterward. We now have gifts for all parental units and siblings (although not my BIL and niblings yet). So go us! SO also went to the good local independent bookstore to pick up something he'd ordered, but there was no going to malls or anything of that sort.

    I've now written the last quiz for my lower-div class, so that means IIRC I have no more prep in either class to do, though I do have some reading and grading. Also have both reading and work to do for LIS classes, though, which I hope to get to tonight/tomorrow. I could have started on some of it, but I finished a novel instead. Also have started thinking about holiday cards/letters, though haven't gotten very far with that yet.

    Turkey breast is roasting and smelling yummy. I'll temp it shortly, and once it's done the dressing goes into the oven (my tiny oven will not hold both a bird and another dish at once). Then make gravy, and all the rest is leftover veggies. *mouth is watering* We had a very nice time with J., C., and F. yesterday, and good food, but I do like having leftover turkey of our own.

    Current Mood: mellow
    alisanne
         		2:29p
    Drabble: The Benefits of Rank
    Title: The Benefits of Rank
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Character(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter
    Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter
    Rating: PG-13
    Warning(s): m/m sex implied.
    Challenge(s): Written for [info]slytherins100's prompt #98: Art School
    Word count: 100
    Author's notes: Severus is always the teacher.
    Beta: [info]sevfan
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( The Benefits of Rank )

    Current Mood: calm
    alisanne
         		11:29a
    Birthday Greetings
    Happy Birthday to

    [info]triceybabe!

    Many happy returns, sweetie! :)

    Current Mood: recumbent
    Thursday, November 26th, 2009
    alisanne
         		10:05p
    Drabble: Past Time
    Title: Past Time
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Word Count: 100
    Rating: PG
    Challenge: Written for [info]snupin100's prompt #236: Teeth
    Characters: Remus/Severus
    Beta: [info]sevfan
    Authors Notes: Just once I wish we'd seen this side of Remus in canon.
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( Past Time )

    Current Mood: calm
    celandineb
         		3:18p
    Wanted - one drabble/ficlet prompt!
    Resulting drabble/ficlet to be posted sometime in December.

    Usual request - pairing or character, plus a 1-to-3-word prompt. Any fandom you know I write/have written is fine.

    Thanks!

    [If I get multiple prompts, I will write more than one if the muse is cooperative.]

    Current Mood: creative
    celandineb
         		2:42p
    Happy Thanksgiving!
    To those who celebrate - and a happy Thursday to everyone else!

    We're going to our neighbors' for the evening in about two hours; pretty much all we've done today is take Juno to the dog park (where there were a handful of other dogs), have brunch, and cook stuff to take tonight. SO's worked a bit on his window. So yeah, definitely a holiday.

    Tomorrow I'm actually going to roast a turkey breast, just for us, because otherwise there would be no leftover turkey. There were fresh ones in the store yesterday when we stopped to pick up some milk, so I made the decision partly on impulse. I'll make dressing and gravy too, but other than that, it'll be some of the near-infinite supply of leftover veggies, nothing special. Probably won't make mashed potatoes, at least not for tomorrow. Possibly for with leftovers though. I contemplated making rolls (my sister having called about that recipe this morning) but I think maybe will wait and make them at Christmas instead.

    Current Mood: nostalgic
    celandineb
         		2:34p
    Happy birthday!

    Many happy returns, [info]snegurochka_lee!

    alisanne
         		11:22a
    Yay, Birthday!
    Happy Birthday today to a fabulous writer and reccer

    [info]snegurochka_lee!

    Many happy returns, my dear! :)

    Current Mood: thoughtful
    alisanne
         		11:04a
    Happy Thanksgiving!
    To all my friends who celebrate this holiday, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

    Photobucket


    I am thankful that I have all of you wonderful people in my life.
    *hugs everyone*


    Current Mood: grateful
    Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
    alisanne
         		11:47p
    Drabble: Gratifying
    Title: Gratifying
    Author/Artist: [info]alisanne
    Character(s)/Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter
    Challenge: Written for [info]harry100's prompt #59: Quidditch
    Rating: PG
    Length: 100
    Warnings: None that I am aware of.
    Summary: There are parts of Quidditch that Severus actually enjoys.
    Beta: [info]sevfan
    Notes: It's been a rough week, so you get silliness. This is dedicated to [info]unbroken_halo. You know why. ♥
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( Gratifying )

    Current Mood: touched
    Thursday, November 26th, 2009
    dark0feenix
         		1:52a
    The Rec Post Of DOOM, Part 2
    hd_career_fair may be over but I've still got some excellent recs to make. These fics are so varied from one another that there's something to everyone's liking. My only wish is that Harry and Draco would continue having diverse and imaginative careers outside this fest. After all the fun and unusual scenarios I'm not sure I'm ready to go back to the compulsory, more than plentiful Auror!fics quite yet. :D

    ♥ Little Red Courgette (H/D, PG, WC: ~31,000) featuring Cartoonist!Harry and Assistant Junior Under-Secretary in the Office for the Volumetric Standardisation of Edible Wizarding Greengrocery Produce!Draco by [info]blamebrampton, art by [info]raitala
    Summary: When this season’s purple courgettes are woefully thin, Draco Malfoy thinks it amounts to small beans. Next thing he knows, the Department of Standards is over-run with leeks, Brussels sprouts all sorts of legislative difficulties, and somebody appears to have put a roquette under Harry Potter. Can Draco seize a marrow victory? Or will his plans for peas be squashed?

    Draco smiled slightly; he knew the feeling. Of course, he was partially responsible for the dark circles beneath the Minister's eyes these days. His last report, all four-hundred-and-twelve pages of it, had been a detailed summary of the desirable diameters of lettuce varieties, from hearting to non-hearting. Shacklebolt had read it, too, as the three red circles around mis-spelled words proved.

    ♥ Blood and Brimstone (H/D, NC-17, WC: ~42,000) featuring Inquisitor!Harry and Prodigal!Draco by [info]calanthe_fics (Set in Ginn Hale’s Wicked Gentlemen universe)
    Summary: The Inquisition claims it reforms and cleanses Prodigals of their demonic heritage, but Captain Harry Potter learns that the Church has lost its way and is worse by far than the devils in Hells Below.

    Harry thought that if more angels looked as compelling and dangerous as Draco he'd have worked a lot harder at praying over the years.

    ♥ Silhouettes in Sunsets (H/D, PG-13, WC: ~23,000) featuring Day-time Accountant/Night-time Luthier!Draco and Owner of Hedwig's Owl Emporium!Harry by [info]potteresque_ire
    Summary: Draco Malfoy is a Gringotts accountant by day and a luthier by night. Harry Potter is the owner of Hedwig’s Owl Emporium on Diagon Alley. Music and scheming owls will bring the two men back together.

    It will be a long night. Draco has never worked on a harp before -- how can a heart so open, so candid need so many strings to speak?
    Harry's reasoning is simple: because it's talking to you.

    ♥ Normal Does It (H/D, NC-17, WC: ~26,400) featuring Captain!Harry and Druidic Warrior!Draco by [info]lotus_lizzy, art by [info]cydienne
    Summary: On his deathbed, Lucius gives Draco an almost impossible task that will hopefully salvage the reputation of the Malfoy family. Draco finds himself in need of a magical ship called the Wave-Sweeper, but finds one Harry Potter standing in his way. This "new" Harry Potter, with his strange obsession to be "normal", assigns himself the task of being Draco's watchdog. Together, with a motley crew of Hogwarts alumni, they fly both sea and air following an ancient map that leads them to an unknown island and strange creatures, but both Harry and Draco are harbouring secrets that threaten the tenuous relationship that grows between them.

    'Ron's not lying. Voldemort's body is really gone. My father thinks the Unspeakables stole the body to run tests on his skin. His body secreted a natural sun block, keeping his body free from melanoma.'

    ♥ Wrong Side of Dead (H/D, R, WC: ~30,000) featuring Scout!Harry and Model Member of the Force!Draco by [info]sirra_scribbles (A Zombie Apocalypse!)
    Summary: "Zombies reached out their grey-green fingers stained purple and red at the tips, their mouths open in groans."

    "Unscrew the fuel tank cap, here." Draco dropped one end of tubing into the green tank. "Now start siphoning."
    "What?" Harry sceptically eyed the tube in Draco's hand and the petrol tank.
    "Get down and start sucking."
    His eyes widened and a faint flush came to his cheeks. "Beg pardon?"
    That was queer, Draco thought as he felt his own face warm. "You poofter. Now you have the job of lifting the moped."

    ♥ Light as Iron, Singed as Pearl (H/D, NC-17, WC: ~13,800) featuring Commissioner!Harry and Club Owner!Draco by [info]snegurochka_lee
    Summary: The owner of the elite BDSM club M had not gained his reputation as the most coveted Dominant on the scene by taking on just any riff-raff submissive who asked. It would take an unexpected letter to convince him to accept a new client, but it might turn out to be the biggest mistake he ever made.

    Quick as lightning, Draco's hand shot out and he curled his index finger under Potter's chin, his thumb digging into the side of his face. He squared his shoulders and shifted his voice, making his new persona plain. "What did you say to me?" he said quietly.
    He held back a grin of triumph when Potter crumbled. Casting his eyes down, his shoulders curved and his arms fell limp. Draco stared. Remarkable. After a heated pause, Potter took a shuddering breath and murmured, "Not here."
    "You don't decide that." Draco shifted his hand so that his thumb slid over Potter's lips. Despite himself, Potter parted them and swiped his tongue up the pad of Draco's thumb, a flash of heat creeping up his face. With his own blood rising, Draco threw caution to the wind and leaned in close to Potter's ear. "I decide what happens here. If I want to bend you over this desk right this second and fuck that grin off your face, that's my decision, not yours."
    Potter whimpered.

    ♥ Scratching the Itch (H/D, NC-17, WC: ~10,000) featuring Model!Harry and Model Agency Owner!Draco by [info]tray_la_la
    Summary: Draco Malfoy is a homophobe who's allergic to gay men. He's also the owner of a male modeling agency. Go figure. Harry Potter is a model for hire who may just prove to be the cure to Draco's ails.

    Draco rolled his eyes. Fucking Paris. He’d been to Paris: everyone wore black and nobody gave a damn.
    Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
    alisanne
         		2:47p
    Drabble: True Sincerity
    Title: True Sincerity
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Rating: PG
    Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
    Summary: Draco masters sincerity, with a little incentive.
    Word Count: 100
    Challenge: Written for [info]draco100's prompt #68: Giving Thanks
    Warnings: Fluffyness abounds.
    A/N: Yay fluff.
    Beta: [info]sevfan
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( True Sincerity )

    Current Mood: working
    alisanne
         		2:08p
    Pimpety Pimp
    As Advent approaches, I'd like to draw your attention to [info]adventdrabbles, a multi-fandom drabble/drawble/ficlet com. We operate all through Advent.

    So if you're looking for a low-pressure com to write or draw for in the holiday season, do check out my 2009 Welcome Post, and come and play with us (that may not have come out right...) *g*

    Current Mood: working
    alisanne
         		12:20p
    Drabble: Always Hungry
    Title: Always Hungry
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Prompt: Written for [info]harryron100's prompt: Hungry
    Rating: PG
    Word Count: 100
    Category/Warnings: Romance, schmoop.
    A/N: Yes, I like to use this last line to poke JK in the eye, why do you ask? *g*
    Beta: [info]sevfan
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( Always Hungry )

    Current Mood: working
    Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
    celandineb
         		7:22p
    Lazy day
    Walked Juno, did 6 loads laundry, took Juno to the vet (time for a vaccine & also more heartworm med), and read a couple of novels. Now cooking beets (for me)and radishes (for SO) for dinner. Maybe will also make the little bit of broccoli; we've had the beans-and-greens 3 days running, so even though there's still lots, time for a break from those. Also have leftover baked chicken and noodles.

    So, yeah. Basically a lazy day, in which no work for either teaching or school got done. I didn't even check those email accounts.

    Have some fic to edit, and am gradually developing an idea for my Yuletide fic. Oh, and thanks to [info]cruisedirector for the AO3 invite - of course now I have tons to upload, but that's the way it goes.

    Current Mood: content
    alisanne
         		5:28p
    Drabble: Wand of Pleasure
    Title: Wand of Pleasure
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Rating: PG
    Word count: 100
    Characters/pairings: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger implied.
    Challenge: Written for [info]dracoharry100's prompt #141: Wand of Pleasure
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
    Beta: [info]sevfan
    Authors Notes: Apologies for the unimaginative title. *g*

    ( Wand of Pleasure )

    Current Mood: calm
    alisanne
         		11:36a
    Drabble: Opposites Attract
    Title: Opposites Attract
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
    Rating: PG
    Challenge: Written for [info]snape100's prompt #309: Wikipedia redux I got this. *eyeroll*
    Word Count: 100
    Warnings: None that I am aware of.
    Beta: [info]sevfan
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( Opposites Attract )

    Current Mood: working
    dark0feenix
         		12:33p
    New Moon
    Yesterday I saw New Moon at the cinema, and there really isn't much I can say about it other than RPattz is still very sparkly Taylor Lautner is surprisingly hawt. Me and my shallow reasons to see movies - let me show you them. :P
    Monday, November 23rd, 2009
    alisanne
         		9:19p
    Drabble: Cracked
    Title: Cracked
    Author: [info]alisanne
    Rating: PG
    Pairing: Severus Snape/Kingsley/Shacklebolt
    Summary: Dark and scary meets dark and lovely.
    Word Count: 100
    Genre: Humor
    Warnings: None that I am aware of.
    A/N: Written for [info]prayer_at_night, who correctly guessed which [info]snarry_ldws fic was mine. Her request: Snape/Kingsley, prompt: contrast
    Beta: [info]sevfan. Thanks to [info]mordyn4 and the slashchat girls for their help.
    Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

    ( Cracked )

    Current Mood: working
    alisanne
         		9:15p
    Birthday Wishes
    Happy Birthday today to

    [info]mimiheart!

    Many happy returns! :)

    Current Mood: working
    celandineb
         		4:04p
    More *thud*
    Read online discussion comments, wrote a recommendation, taught two classes, met w/ two different students re: research paper, revised lecture, wrote up lesson plans for all next week, read two chapters in source reader, wrote up two sets of discussion questions, dealt w/ both work and student email, checked on LIS classes' readings/assignments/due dates (some reading & discussion to do this week and should work on last big assignment).

    It's now 4 pm, I'm incredibly stiff and sore from yesterday's gardening, and I'm gonna go home and drink tea and edit ficlets (or else read Yuletide canon). *nods firmly* I can write a quiz and another recommendation at home later this week, also grade a couple of reviews and do a last bit of reading for one of the classes I'm teaching. So yeah. Outta here...

    Current Mood: sore
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