Finally....

Our busy week is over in in terms of work and school. Our weekend is pretty full, however, with a Diwali party for the kids on Saturday and Cal's belated birthday party (with school friends) on Sunday. Pumpkins will need to be carved some time this weekend. I'm due to pick up my comics.

Tonight I'll take the kids to the Ridgecrest Elementary Fall Carnival. E will stay home in front of the fire and enjoy the peace and quiet. I think I'll try and find an out of the way place to read. No matter how much noise or commotion is around me I can always read.

Y'all have fun whatever your weekend holds.

Tamara

BtVS

• Chapter 9 of The Meaning of Dreams by Hayley (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of Song Fic by Bobbi (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 2 of Opportunities for Eternity by evanevieveblack (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 7 of Birthright - Part 1 by thedawn (Lots Femslash).
  
  
• Part 15 of Broken Chains by chickinwhite (Lots Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• New Tricks by Geonn Cannon (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 6b of Intuition by sinjenkai (Saffic).

Leaves

The trees are starting to drop those leaves. Autumn is here in full swing and we, unlike Ze, have not been having much rain at all. Cold mornings with some fog that clears off to beautiful sunny afternoons. However we are once again are losing our light in the later afternoon as winter slips closer.

Pumpkins will hopefully be carved this weekend as well as other adventures.

Now back to your updates, enjoy 'em.

Peace, Health, and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS

• Chapter 1 of Song Fic by Bobbi (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: Reality Cheick by Paige Braddock (AfterEllen.com).
  
  Harry Potter
  
• Cliche by holyfant (Saffic).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 2.5 of And Then They Knew by fortunata13 (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 6 of Birthright - Part 1 by thedawn (Lots Femslash).
  
  
• Part 1 of Opportunities for Eternity by evanevieveblack (Lots Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Thanks by J. Greene (Academy of Bards).

'Tis Raining Cats...

First - it's Diwali/Deepavali - so to our Hindu readers Shubh Diwali.

................

'Tis raining cats, 'tis raining dogs,
'Tis pouring from the skies,
'Tis fun for fish, 'tis fun for frogs
But not poor butterflies!!

To get the full effect of that you really need to hear it spoken by an elderly farmer, in a thick Devon accent. As I did today. Nice old boy, must have been well into his eighties. Took pity on us poor workers and brought us tea & bikkies (rich tea fingers to be precise).

That rain we've been desperate for all summer?? Turned up this week. Torrential downpour and gale-force winds on Monday. Torrential downpour Tuesday. Torrential downpour today. Half the county's on flood alert. The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness has become the season of monsoons and muddy waterfalls. It's almost as if Mother Nature is trying to give us three months rainfall in a single week. My boots haven't dried out since about 11am Monday. They stink!! If you think trainers (sneakers) smell bad you haven't smelt work-boots that have been sodden for three days solid!!

I was soaked through to the skin, through a waterproof - hah!! that's a laugh!! - jacket & overtrousers, a fleece, a shirt and a t-shirt. Every day. I was also filthy. I cadged a lift home in the works van because there was absolutely no way that I was going to be allowed on the bus in that state. There was just about enough of a glimpse of cloth through the mud that proved that yes, I was wearing jeans and they were blue not brownish-red.

The ground is getting too sodden to dig. (If it rains again tomorrow the site manager said not to bother coming in as we can't do anything.) And yet a few centimetres below the (total mud that was soil) surface it's still bone-dry. We really need about another three weeks of this. By which time I'd have evolved webbed feet, and gills.

I wonder of I've got enough wood in the shed for an ark?? The measurements don't seem that as if it would be very big. No bigger than our (fairly small, terrace) house. I'm sure I could run one up over the weekend.

Stay dry folks. See you next week. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.

Ze

Glee

• Chapter 13 of Serendipity by author18 (Girlslash).
  
  
• Chapter 19 of Standing on a Precipice by thelastpen (Glee Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 20 of Standing on a Precipice by thelastpen (Glee Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 21 of Standing on a Precipice by thelastpen (Glee Femslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Spirit Day by englishstrawbie (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 6 of Beautiful Whisper of the Goddess by shinara66 (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Part 5 of Roommates by pens_co927 (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Part 6 of Roommates by pens_co927 (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Nothing Can Hurt Me Here by worldwnomirrors (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Sofia's First Halloween by mak62184 (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Once Bitten, Twice Shy by metriosity (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Flip 'er by clanket (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 10 of Dangerous Play by sinisterkid8 (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Night of the Hunter by majincammy (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Following My Yellow Brick Road by usofcalzona (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Part 5 of Elevators and Roller-coasters by neolithicdream (callie_arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 5 of Birthright – Part I by TheDawn (LotS Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Silver by Nell Stark (Her blog).
  
  Private Practice
  
• Denial by cleo2584 (Saffic).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• A Trip by adm_hawthorne (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Part 7 of I Want To Kiss You All Over by eponinesghost (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Each In Our Own Way by snuffnyc (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Xena Warrior Princess Episode 25: Lyceus and the Myths by Bard (Royal Academy of Bards).
  

Upon St Crispin's Day

This day is called the feast of Crispian:

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

Yep. Today is indeed St Crispin's Day. And yep. It is the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt.

And my inner Shakespeare-nerd loves this fact. *g*

And loves that speech.

Along with the God For Harry one earlier in the play (that's the one about the siege of Harfleur not Agincourt - non-Shakespeare-nerds in England tend to confuse the two).

I think my favourite Shakespeare rousing-type speech is the This England one from Richard II. Though I tend to take that one slightly out-of-context when I quote it and omit all of the speech after This England. Because the quote up to that point (and for about another paragraph) is very stirring & patriotic. But if you add the bits I (and pretty much every other English person) miss it's not at all flattering.

I love Shakespeare. So do a great many other British people. And a lot of them aren't too happy about the new film. In fact there have been protests. Very British and very restrained protests, but protests nevertheless. I won't be seeing it.

I did, however, go to the pictures this past weekend. I decided I felt like seeing something that didn't need thought, something light, something that was total escapist rubbish. So I went to see Johnny English Reborn. Because it is total rubbish. But I liked it anyway mainly because I loved the Barclaycard adverts that the character is based on.

I don't think I'd recommend it to most of my friends though...

Ze

Criminal Minds

• Chapter 87 of Lead the Way by Lady Rashida (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Chapter 88 of Lead the Way by Lady Rashida (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Chapter 89 of Lead the Way by Lady Rashida (Women in Kevlar).
  
  Criminal Minds/X-Men Crossover
  
• Chapter 19 of City on the River by Alsike (C M Femslash).
  
  CSI
  
• Chapter 31 of Mistakes by txltosfo (Women in Kevlar).
  
  Doctor Who (and Spin-offs)
  
• Part 1 of Love's a Roller-coaster Ride by blackheart3110 (The Second Time).
  
  
• Part 2 of Love's a Roller-coaster Ride by blackheart3110 (The Second Time).
  
  
• Kiss and Tell by purple_bug (D W femslash).
  
  
• An Exercise in Vanity by wishfulaces (D W femslash).
  
  
• More Than She Thought by kwanboa (D W femslash).
  
  
• A Maze of Ashy Days by neveralarch (D W femslash).
  
  
• Deuteragonists by livii (D W femslash).
  
  
• Lost in the Maze by lyssie (D W femslash).
  
  
• The Dating Lives of Aliens by hafital (D W femslash).
  
  
• Remember Me by crumpledquill (D W femslash).
  
  
• Safe From Harm by glinda_penguin (D W femslash).
  
  
• Scratches by se7ensecrets (D W femslash).
  
  
• The Case of the Wandering Parcel by calvinahobbes (LizardLadyLove).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 12 of Serendipity by author18 (Girlslash).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 4 of Birthright - Part 1 by TheDawn (LotS Femslash).
  
  Nikki & Nora
  
• Part 12 of Round Robin by 1shinyboat, nemodoryismyido, & Pprbckwrtr (Ladycops).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Part 6 of I Want To Kiss You All Over by eponinesghost (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Parts 1 to 4 of Hankering: The Extended Version by aturtleback (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Part 6 (conclusion) of Dimming of the Day by aturtleback (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Part 9 & Epilogue of Little Black Book by anamatics (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapters 8 & 9 of Come On In My Kitchen by snuffnyc (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapters 3 & 4 (conclusion) of Criminal by crackinois (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Enough by ivorygeek (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• This Didn't Happen by looks_the_same (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Last Kiss by seriousfic (Girlslash). *
  
  
• {art 1 of Not Just a Dream by redlyre (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 2 of Not Just a Dream by redlyre (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Parts 6 & 7 of Artificer & 'Phile by anamatics (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 4 of The Curious Case of Atalanta's Elixir by heartsways (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 5 of The Curious Case of Atalanta's Elixir by heartsways (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Warehouse Security by athena_mou (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 4 of Watchman, What of the Night? by winter156 (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 2 of Girls With Accents by iCitall (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Surrender by racethewind10 (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 5 of Ghosts of a Future Never Meant to Be by athena_mou (Meet at Gunpoint). *
  

Busy

We have all three kids with us and it's looking like a jam packed week ahead. One or both of us has something to take a kid (or kids) to five days out of seven. Normally our weeks aren't like this, thank goodness. We're lucky. I know plenty of parents who are on the go all the time. And, of course, next week we'll have a quiet, slow time with no kids. Time to recuperate at least.

Tamara

BtVS

• Chapter 2 of Before They Bury Me Alive by flyingdahlia (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 4 of Iron Sanctum by evanevieveblack (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 3 of Birthright - Part 1 by thedawn (Lots Femslash).
  
  
• Part 3 of The Scars of Your Love by synergyfox (Lots Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Part 2 of New Quarters by K-Morgan (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 1 of Slam Dunk by Mickey Minner (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 14b of Life in the Fast Lane by sinjenkai (Saffic).
  
  Sanctuary
  
• Cradle Robber by Geonn Cannon (his lj).

Chores

The day seem to be filled with them. And I have a few more to do tonight. Hence enjoy your updates and have a great week.

Peace, Health, and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS

• Chapter 12 of Guilty Secret by Really-an-angel (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 11 of Nothing Left to Lose by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of Before They Bury Me Alive by flyingdahlia (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Your Turn by madame_denna (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Part 10 of A Light that Never Went Out by fembuck (Lots Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Part 15 of Partners by Melissa Good (her web site).
  
  
• Guardian Angel by D (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 1 of Beauty and the Bigfoot by K. Lucas (Academy of Bards).
  
  Sanctuary
  
• Do As I Do by Geonn Cannon (his lj).

Plenty to keep you busy....

You have a lot to read and I must get busy with my online Safe Schools test. You'll be having more fun than I will....

Tamara

Birds of Prey

• To Be in Motion by WastedOn (Passion & Perfection).
  
  BtVS
• Chapter 13 of Finding Home by SMunoz24 (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  CSI: New York
  
• Parts 8 -14 of Eden Ashley Chronicles by EdenAshley (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• A Simple Note by Racethewind10 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Part 1 of Take My Hand and Show Me the Way by mel (Passion & Perfection).
  
  The Facts of Life
  
• All Shiny and New by Blitzreiter (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• The Argument by BuffyTheSlayr (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Los Hombres de Paco
  
• Bring Me The Head Of El Gordo by roge (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Mass Effect
  Six Degrees of Separation Series Book 1:
• Parts 1 -6 of Tangled by Firedancer (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Original
  
• Part 6a of Intuition by sinjenkai (Saffic).
  
  
• Winter's Role by Jarlel (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Sanctuary
  
• Not Alone by Firedancer (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Sanctuary/Indiana Jones
  
• Gunslinger Swagger by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Glittering Hosts by mel (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Making the World Slow Down by mel (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• A Pirate's Life for Me by Racethewind10 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Dream of What Might Have Been by Racethewind10 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• And They Lived... by Racethewind10 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Happy Halloween by Racethewind10 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Sparring Partners by Racethewind10 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Small Memories by Racethewind10 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• A Simple Note by Racethewind10 (Passion & Perfection). by Racethewind10 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Clark's Three Laws by winter156 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by winter156 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Grief by winter156 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• I used to believe in forever, but forever is too good to be true by winter156 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Nihility by winter156 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Ten thousand saw I at a glance by winter156 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Parts 1 -2 of Watchman, What of the Night? by winter156 (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Reflections in a Cage by sammysam (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Caged Bird Sings by sammysam (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• High Kicks and Pillow Cases by sammysam (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• One Thousand Good-byes in the Beat of a Heart by sammysam (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Behind These Walls by sammysam (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Mad World by Firedancer (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Parts 17-19 of Infamia by Vivian Darkbloom (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Closer than Blood Bonds by maggielassie (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Circle in the Sand by maggielassie (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• What Matters Most by maggielassie (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Love Plans by maggielassie (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• The Love Potion by XV’s Lady Wife (Passion & Perfection).
  
  

Relaxation

That is my hope for the weekend. I have a few things I want to get done chore wise but over all, relax. Perhaps even sleeping in would be nice.

Peace, Health, and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS

• Chapter 25 of Someone Like You by lizardmm (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 9 of Operation Slayers & Non-Essentials 2: Second Coming by SMoftheApocalypse (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 3 of Iron Sanctum by evanevieveblack (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• A Question of Respect by madame_denna (Lots Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Part 1 of Beyond Always by Carrie Carr (Academy of Bards).

Hmmmm....

I have nothing constructive to say. I'm warm by our fire, my Farmville farms are all caught up and I'm contemplating watching something on Hulu while I fold clothes. Exciting I know. Y'all have a good night.

Tamara

Comics

• Jane's World: Jill and Chelle: The Fallout by Paige Braddock (AfterEllen.com).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 3 of Apocalyptic Lovesong by decayee (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Part 2 of The Scars of Your Love by synergyfox (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Part 2 of Iron Sanctum by evanevieveblack (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Part 27 of Her Hand Brings Sorrow by vanchidel (Lots Femslash).
  
  
• The Quake by fortunata13 (LotS Femslash).
  
  Sanctuary
  
• Until We Meet Again by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  
• Background Noise by Geonn Cannon (his lj).

People Are Not Things

Minor grammar nit-pick ahead...

I've seen this frequently (almost to the exclusion of the correct form) in fan-fiction written in American English. I've seen it quite often in proper printed books written in American English. Now it's starting to gain a toe-hold in fan-fiction, websites, etc. (even the BBC news website) in British English.

"The woman that gave me the book." "The man that jumped from the train." "The man that I saw yesterday." And it throws me every single time. It's not correct. People are not things.

The woman who gave me the book. The man who jumped from the train. The man whom I saw yesterday. (Man is object not subject of the sentence in this.)

Who not that.

Inanimate objects are "that". The book that was on the table.

Animals are "that". The dog that barked. (Although since I'm a) English and b) horribly old-fashioned I tend to say "The dog which barked.")

People are not. People are "who". Thank you.

And on the subject of people. Tomorrow is Spirit Day. Blimey, is it really a year since I froze my wotsits off in a t-shirt?? It's 3c at the moment and forecast to reach the lofty heights of 11c tomorrow, so I don't think I'm going to be wearing that particular t-shirt again. But I might pick up a purple sweat-shirt on my way to work. (There's a market stall near the bus station that has a wide range in some startling colour combinations.)

Whatever colour you choose to wear tomorrow have a good day. See you next week. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.

Ze

BtVS

• Chapter 6 of Bloodletting (The Final Cut) by Valyssia (Femmeslash).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 19 of Seeing You Again for the First Time by dottiep_20 (Glee Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 16 of Standing on a Precipice by thelastpen (Glee Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 17 of Standing on a Precipice by thelastpen (Glee Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 18 of Standing on a Precipice by thelastpen (Glee Femslash).
  
  
• Prologue to Ignite the Fire in my Eyes by t8kmybreathaway (Glee Femslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Part 3 of Roommates by pens_co927 (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Part 4 of Roommates by pens_co927 (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Ours by kennedysbitch (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Say You Don't Love Me by worldwnomirrors (callie_arizona).
  
  
• For the Better by a_windsor (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Your Boy by walking_weapon (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Part 4 of Elevators and Rollercoasters by neolithicdream (callie_arizona).
  
  
• Parts 1 to 5 of Beautiful Whisper of the Goddess by shinara66 (callie_arizona).
  
  Law & Order: SVU
  
• Part 16 of These Are Days by author18 (Alex_Liv_Lovers).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 1 of Iron Sanctum by evanevieveblack (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Part 2 of Birthright by thedawn (LotS Femslash).
  
  Merlin
  
• Thief in the Night by angelqueen04 (Ladies of Camelot).
  
  Nikki & Nora
  
• Chapters 5 & 6 of You Know It's Going to be a Shitty Day When... (aka Round Robin) by Pprbckwrtr, Whedonist and Docwho2100 (JS Odds & Ends).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Part 3 of The Curious Case of Atalanta's Elixir by heartsways (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Strength and Hope by wndrlndbby1123 (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Xena Warrior Princess Episode 23: Lyceus and the Great Caper by Bard (Royal Academy of Bards).
  

Autumn's Here.

Warehouse 13 - same warnings apply as last Wednesday.

It's turned right chilly today. They're forecasting overnight temps of 4c (that's about 39f) so it's definitely Autumn now. It's dark of a morning, too. I hate getting up in the dark and getting back home in the dark. And in less than a fortnight the clocks will go back and it will get darker even earlier. Which means my hours will be cut (we're not far enough along in the site preparation to justify the expense of floodlights and night shifts just yet) and that's a pain. Ah well, at least I've got a job.

Ze

BtVS

• Chapter 9 of Prodigal Daughter by Nark Warren (The Hellmouth Revisited).
  
  
• Chapter 12 of Brave Words And Bloody Knuckles by rampantjake (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• Chapter 85 of Lead the Way by Lady Rashida (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Chapter 86 of Lead the Way by Lady Rashida (Women in Kevlar).
  
  Doctor Who
  
• Space Tourism, High Explosives and Unexpected Sex by jhonny777 (D W femslash).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 10 of Serendipity by author18 (Girlslash).
  
  
• Chapter 11 of Serendipity by author18 (Girlslash).
  
  Jennifer's Body
  
• Part 5 (conclusion) of Love on the Run by fembuck (Girlslash).
  
  Law & Order: SVU
  
• Admire by alkaklis (Alex_Liv_Lovers).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• The Lake by tequilajuju (LotS Femslash).
  
  Nikki & Nora
  
• Part 11 of Round Robin by 1shinyboat, nemodoryismyido, & Pprbckwrtr (Ladycops).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Chapter 22 of Jealousy by crackinois (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapters 1 to 5 of Dimming of the Day by aturtleback (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• She Blinks and You Remember by looks_the_same (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Tonight I Wanna Do Some Drinkin': Hot Chocolate by Angie/the_girl_20 (Her blog).
  
  
• Part 7 of Wedding Capers by insanityonline1 (jane_maura ff).
  
  
• Part 5 of I Want To Kiss You All Over by eponinesghost (jane_maura ff).
  
  Smallville/Secret Circle Crossover
  
• Just A Little Touch by shadowglove88 (Girlslash).
  
  Star Trek:DS9
  
• Chasing Shadows by oparu (Where No Woman).
  
  
• Mutual Attraction by oparu (Where No Woman).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Prologue & Chapter 1 of Raven's Edge by lostnfoundcause (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of Artificer and 'Phile by anamatics (Meet At Gunpoint).
  
  
• Chapter 5 of Artificer and 'Phile by anamatics (Meet At Gunpoint).
  
  
• Retribution by heartsways (Meet At Gunpoint).
  
  
• Reliquary by tearingasunder (Meet At Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 1 of The Curious Case of Atalanta's Elixir by heartsways (Meet At Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 2 of The Curious Case of Atalanta's Elixir by heartsways (Meet At Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 3 of Watchman, What of the Night? by winter156 (Meet At Gunpoint).
  
  
• Chapters 1 to 5 of Ghosts of a Future Never Meant to Be by athena_mou (Meet At Gunpoint). *
  
  
• That Which Endures by sakuracorr (Meet At Gunpoint). *
  

Ramble from UK

Our lives are filled with all the things that we find to be essential parts of "A Good Life". We work, we play, we eat and drink, have sex, read, sleep ..... There is no room in our lives for ... waiting! We don't count on being kept waiting, it's not on our schedule and when it happens we get uncomfortable because waiting is an unknown factor, something that we cannot control.

Nevertheless we are kept waiting .... for the man who is coming to install the phone .... he will arrive sometime between 8 am - 4 pm (!), for the new washing machine with an estimated time of delivery 3 - 5 days (!), on the phone queuing to talk to Support about the black screen on the new PC ... "You are now number 5 in line ..... ".

The companies we pay to deliver the consumer goods that we cannot live without has incorporated our waiting in their business plan! But while we wait, we think! Think about all the things that we cannot do while we wait. We might even think about how we can avoid the waiting .... do we need the phone, can another company deliver the washing machine ... today ? Those who count on us for their livelihood mights think about the power they give us .... by giving us time to think!

While I wait I think about the things that I don't have to wait for. I think about the friend that I know is always on time for our get-together, the gf who will give a hug whenever its needed ...... an update from the ladies of The Uber Ect.!

I am happy to say that You ladies are not only my most valuable and reliable source of information on the going-ons in the fan fiction Universe. You are also among the very few things in life that don't keep us waiting, I am impressed by your ability to keep up with the regular posting!

And that was really what I wanted to say. I am sorry if I kept you waiting for the point of this Ramble ;-)

UK

Okay, what can be said here other than Thank You (I say it with smile on my face)! You made my day. Back to it, y'all enjoy!

Peace, Health, and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS

• The Best Part by Hayley (Electra's Fanfiction).
  
  
• Chapter 14 of Snapshots by Hayley (Electra's Fanfiction).
  
  
• Chapter 7 of The Meaning of Dreams by Hayley (Electra's Fanfiction).
  
  Doctor Who/Tomb Raider
  
• A Thing for Guns by swan_secrets (Saffic).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 1 of Birthright by thedawn (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Part 1 of The Scars of Your Love by synergyfox (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Part 16 of Uncertainty by misanagy (LotS Femslash).
  
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• New Tricks by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  
• Part 1 of New Quarters by K-Morgan (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Sandcastle by Erin O'Reilly (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 14a of Life in the Fast Lane by sinjenkai (Saffic).

Hype Update!

Allaine's latest blogtalkradio.com show, Fall and Rise of Soaps - "The P@ssionate & the Privileged" (www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine/2011/10/18/fall-and-rise-of-soaps--the-passionate-the-privileged), has been postponed to Monday 10/17. If you thought you missed out by not catching this one last Thursday, you're in luck!

Tamara

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• Defensiveness and Weird Mixed Signals by Squiz (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Cara and Kahlan: Beauty and the Goth by greatshow (Legend of the Seeker Femslash).
  
  
• Palace of Athania by madame_denna (Legend of the Seeker Femslash).

Reality

Our kids are getting older. Of course we aren't. Today at the pumpkin patch farm it was the first year where it hit me, that the kids are starting to age out. Today may have been our last trip to the Farm, but hopefully we have one more. Time will tell.

We had a good time and once again we (Tamara and I) reaffirmed that they are the best one around in our neck of the woods. Fun was had by all. We got there nice and early beating out the crowds. We were able to pick out some nice pumpkins and then take the rest of the day to play.

Hope you all are having a great day/weekend!

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS

• Chapters 1-3 of Across the Universe by Fallenredeemer (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• And Then They Knew by fortunata13 (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Part 9 of A Light that Never Went Out by fembuck (LotS Femslash).
  
  Sanctuary/Sargate SG-1
  
• Best of Both Worlds by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 5 of My Lord Conqueror: Taking Chances by Kennedy Northcutt (Academy of Bards).