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laurel_crown) wrote2014-01-02 02:18 pm
laurel_crown) wrote2014-01-02 02:18 pm
hello 2014!
So now it's 2014 and I'm officially halfway through my degree, with no idea what it's leading up to (but enjoying the ride). WOOT!
I'm making the most of this week to watch various TV shows (still continuing my Supernatural education, up to season 5 now!) and trawl through the Yuletide sea of awesome stories :D Next week it'll be back to my research project (no summer job this year, haha!) to describe a new genus and species of small brown beetle!
No, no, it's more fun than it sounds. I get to publish a full taxonomic paper in a scientific journal - if I can write it properly, that is :P Although said beetle IS ridiculously tiny (less than a millimetre long, dammit - thank goodness for microscopes!), it's kinda fun poking at one with pins to pull it apart without smashing it entirely (mixed success thus far).
Anyway, now the rest of the world is in 2014, Yuletide reveals are up and I can gush about my wonderful gifts! 2013 was my second Yuletide and even MORE awesome than the first because I got three treats as well as the most heart-wrenching-yet-hilarious S&A main gift!
Full of Promise and Potential (3615 words) - Slings & Arrows - OH GOD this fic is so incredibly true to canon. Beautiful snippets of Darren and Geoffrey being, well, themselves, finding their own styles by ridiculing each other's.
alike in dignity (1108 words) - Slings & Arrows - an immensely funny little treat from Darren's POV. I couldn't really imagine his headspace before, myself, but this is PERFECT.
Names, Rings and Under Things (1893 words) - Kingkiller Chronicles - I asked for Auri backstory and I got it, complete with her take on some of her and Kvothe's conversations! Helped fill in the gaps.
Conspiring for Happiness (100 words) - Italian Job (2003) - I adore this movie, and this cute little drabble managed to catch Stella's badassery admirably.
And finally, my own stories - didn't manage to do more than one treat this time around, despite best intentions! Must do better next Yuletide.
incertae sedis (2854 words) - Are You Alice? - yes, that is Latin, I couldn't resist :D I seem to have a weak spot for Alice-inspired fandoms, particularly when they come furnished with messed up Alices and arguments aplenty. And throwing in a tiny crossover I knew the recipient would like was tons of fun!
awake and unafraid (962 words) - Bourne Movies - I told myself this was a Madness fic (i.e. under 1k) and just managed to restrain it! My brain appears to be wired to producing Bourne crossover treats - this one's within fandom, a little Jason-meets-Aaron/Marta fun. Thanks tofahye, rescuer of missing bags, for the hasty beta!
I'm making the most of this week to watch various TV shows (still continuing my Supernatural education, up to season 5 now!) and trawl through the Yuletide sea of awesome stories :D Next week it'll be back to my research project (no summer job this year, haha!) to describe a new genus and species of small brown beetle!
No, no, it's more fun than it sounds. I get to publish a full taxonomic paper in a scientific journal - if I can write it properly, that is :P Although said beetle IS ridiculously tiny (less than a millimetre long, dammit - thank goodness for microscopes!), it's kinda fun poking at one with pins to pull it apart without smashing it entirely (mixed success thus far).
Anyway, now the rest of the world is in 2014, Yuletide reveals are up and I can gush about my wonderful gifts! 2013 was my second Yuletide and even MORE awesome than the first because I got three treats as well as the most heart-wrenching-yet-hilarious S&A main gift!
Full of Promise and Potential (3615 words) - Slings & Arrows - OH GOD this fic is so incredibly true to canon. Beautiful snippets of Darren and Geoffrey being, well, themselves, finding their own styles by ridiculing each other's.
alike in dignity (1108 words) - Slings & Arrows - an immensely funny little treat from Darren's POV. I couldn't really imagine his headspace before, myself, but this is PERFECT.
Names, Rings and Under Things (1893 words) - Kingkiller Chronicles - I asked for Auri backstory and I got it, complete with her take on some of her and Kvothe's conversations! Helped fill in the gaps.
Conspiring for Happiness (100 words) - Italian Job (2003) - I adore this movie, and this cute little drabble managed to catch Stella's badassery admirably.
And finally, my own stories - didn't manage to do more than one treat this time around, despite best intentions! Must do better next Yuletide.
incertae sedis (2854 words) - Are You Alice? - yes, that is Latin, I couldn't resist :D I seem to have a weak spot for Alice-inspired fandoms, particularly when they come furnished with messed up Alices and arguments aplenty. And throwing in a tiny crossover I knew the recipient would like was tons of fun!
awake and unafraid (962 words) - Bourne Movies - I told myself this was a Madness fic (i.e. under 1k) and just managed to restrain it! My brain appears to be wired to producing Bourne crossover treats - this one's within fandom, a little Jason-meets-Aaron/Marta fun. Thanks to
fahye, rescuer of missing bags, for the hasty beta!