Closer

One more week of school to go. I know I'm as ready for it to be over as the kids at my school are.

Enjoy the updates!

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 2 of Flowers for a Ghost by FindHope (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  DC Comics
  
• A Love with Intuition by shobogan (DCU Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Chapter 5 of Traumatic Love by Capt_Esq (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 3 of Joint Venture by K-Morgan (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Barring Complications by Blythe Rippon (Academy of Bards).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Chapter 3 of Xena & Gabrielle: A Turn of Fate by Ahkiken (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Chapter 3 of The Conqueror & Ri: A Twist of Destiny by Ahkiken (Academy of Bards).

Thursday Round Up

Another week slips by. Our new freezer is working great. Sunshine is our weather theme and it doesn't include too much heat. High 60s to low 70s is perfect in my book. Friday should be smooth sailing into the weekend. Here is hoping y'all have a splendid day and weekend.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 6 of Forging Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 06/13/13 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Once Upon A Time
  
• Chapter 9 of Toxic is the Unyielding Love by maggiemerc (Regina & Emma).
  
  
• Merely This and Nothing More by Dev (Clom 'n' Dev's).
  
  
• More Than True by mammothluv (GirlSlash).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 1 of Body, Heart and Soul by Melissa Good (her web site).

Radio Hype

Hope any of our readers in Colorado are well clear of the fires. Stay safe, folks.

The weather hear did indeed change today. It got cold & wet again. So I did pack in early. Which is to say I finished at my proper shift-end, and arrived home at my normal time rather than doing overtime. And I'm going to head to be early (early for me anyway) as soon as I've finished this. Which will be around 22.30 (10.30pm).

Info from Allaine :-

F4F Ends With Four Foursomes (Part 2)

www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine/2013/06/14/f4f-ends-with-four-foursomes-part-2

Now that F4F has not only marked its fourth anniversary of being on the air, but also entered its final month of broadcasting, we’ll be spending all of June celebrating that which made this program great. Don’t worry, no self-congratulation here, of course I’m talking about the guests. For each show in June, we’ll have on four (and occasionally five) guests who made at least one prior appearance to talk about what they’ve been up to since then. Maybe they’ve continued to write fanfic for the same television show. Maybe they’ve moved onto something new, and moved again. Maybe it’s original fiction now. Or maybe they’ve stopped writing altogether. We’ll also be returning to the show’s roots by hosting shows weekly instead of biweekly, so that’s sixteen former guests, each speaking for fifteen minutes at a time. Tonight we’ll begin with Adm_Hawthorne (who first appeared on F4F on 2/6/2012) at 10 PM EST, followed by Milk_and_glass (8/6/09) at 10:15, Ariestess and Shatterpath (9/10/09) at 10:30, and Mooncat (7/16/09) at 10:45 PM. Tune in, because really, someone just might be talking about whatever thing you love best.

Allaine
www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine

Enjoy your updates. See you next week. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.

Ze

Grey's Anatomy
• Chapter 9a of Calzona, D.C. by fluffycalzona (callie-arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 9b of Calzona, D.C. by fluffycalzona (callie-arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Chapter 11 of Secretions of Philathymna by kendralynora (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  Orphan Black
  
• Divergent Forms Consorting by fembuck (AO3).
  
  Skins
  
• Seeing Ghosts by ashadowonthewall (AO3).
  

Need Keynes

Too tired to have anything to say I'm afraid. Been doing a lot of overtime while the weather has been good. Bills to pay etc. I seem to be working harder than ever and having less to show for it these days. Pretty much in common with most of the rest of Europe I guess. Or at least those Europeans who aren't members of governments. When will they wake up & realise austerity measures will not work in a recession?? Where have all the Keynesians gone??

Looks like the weather is going to break tomorrow. Rain on the way. I might even get home early. Yippee. I'm at the stage where I don't care if I need the money - I need the rest more.

Ze

(The) Devil Wears Prada
• Part 3 of 30 Days, Nights Too by punky_96 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  
• Part 4 of 30 Days, Nights Too by punky_96 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  
• Part 5 of 30 Days, Nights Too by punky_96 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  Glee
  
• Agree to Disagree by slacker_d (Blondes Have More Fun).
  
  (The) Good Wife
  
• Part 11 of Lawyers, Swords and Secrets by Tamoline (GirlGay).
  
  Law & Order: SVU
  
• Alex's Heartache by Taijutsudemonslayer (AO3).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 4 of I Want You by cassanova33 (LotS Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• A Series of Cyphers by Phineas Redux (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• After They Are Gone by Wendy Arthur (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  Orphan Black
  
• Existence Most Delirious by fembuck (AO3).
  
  Person of Interest
  
• Part 6 of An Item of Mutual Interest by Tamoline (GirlGay).
  
  Pitch Perfect
  
• Chapter 6 of Smells Like Strawberries by sophiesaurus1 (AO3).
  
  Stargate SG-1/Atlantis
  
• Part 3 of The Better Part of Valour by Tamoline (GirlGay).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 2 of The Conqueror & Ri: A Twist of Destiny by Ahkiken (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 2 of Xena & Gabrielle: A Turn of Fate by Ahkiken (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 18 of Princess of the Realm by WarriorJudge (Royal Academy of Bards).
  

Home Appliance Hell

We've had quite the evening. I came home from work, rushing because I needed to get Duncan to a dental appointment (wisdom teeth are coming in). I pulled some rolls out of the freezer and discovered the light was off. I squeezed my rolls...soft. Not good. The big bucket of homemade ice cream for Wednesday's graduation...also soft. Our freezer had gone tits up.

I took Duncan to the dentist while E went freezer shopping. Did I mention we have a large freezer and it's full? An hour later and we're done with the dentist (a visit to an oral surgeon is in Duncan's future). During that same hour E found a freezer at Lowe's.

I'm really glad they had what we needed. And I'm also glad the seats in my van can be easily removed. E pulled up with a large freezer and we spent the next few hours getting it installed. I can honestly say we weren't looking to spend our evening that way. But...I'm glad we did. The food is saved and, as luck would have it, our neighborhood is having a free "recycling" event on Saturday. Freezers are happily accepted. Looks like the seats in my van will be coming out again....

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 5 of Forging Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of Sacrifice by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  
• Chapter 52 of Whatever Doesn't Kill Us by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 14 of Just a Fool by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 3 of Burned the House to the Ground by IceRose92 (Brittany & Santana).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 26 of A Little Evil Comes a Long Way by raug_moss (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 8 of You Saved Me by fortunata13 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Once Upon A Time
  
• Not A Happy Ending by just_liv (Regina & Emma).

Where Does the Time Go?

The weekend is over and yet it feels like it just began. I hated school and would not want to return to those years, but without a doubt I miss summer off. On the other hand I'm glad to still have a job.

Enjoy the updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Glee
• Chapter 11 of Affection Appreciation by iamabicorn (Brittany & Santana).
  
  Original
  
• Part 3 of Never Forget Me by Orhea the dreamer (Academy of Bards).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Anatomy of a Breakup by Fortunata13 (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Coffee and Saving the World by kjaneway (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Chapter 1 of Xena & Gabrielle: A Turn of Fate by Ahkiken (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Chapter 1 of The Conqueror & Ri: A Twist of Destiny by Ahkiken (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Xena and Amazon Children’s Field Trip: Of Aphrodite's Potion by Perverted F.O.X. (Academy of Bards).

Fun Saturday

Fun was had by all at the NW Pinball and Arcade Show. The teenager even managed to get out of bed in time for us to leave by 9am. Not without a lot of bitching but the important fact is he made it!

A bit headachy today. I think it's because we're having a lot of hot/cold weather...plays havoc with my sinuses. I'll let you get to reading.

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 1 of Flowers for a Ghost by FindHope (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 8 of Calzona, D.C. by fluffycalzona (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Chapter 9 of Healing Scar by MissLaamaa (Fictionpress.com).
  
  
• Chapter4 of Hoosier Daddy by Maxine Redwood (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Three Hours in Hell: The Ricki Warbeck & Jessie Sanders Story by Norsebard (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 2 of Joint Venture by K-Morgan (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• The Seduction by Stein Willard (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 5 of Deception (Conclusion) by Stein Willard (Academy of Bards).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Carry On My Wayward Bard by Ri (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Xena and Amazon Children's Field Trip by Perverted F.O.X. (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Xena's Field Trip of the Bet Won by Perverted F.O.X. (Academy of Bards).

Weekend Awaits

Today I got off early and went to the park to meet up with my daughter's class as they celebrated the end of the school year. Tomorrow I am excited to finally get to go play some pinball. The Northwest Pinball and Arcade show is in Tacoma. We have tickets, so we will scoop kids up nice and early and travel down the highway.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Comics
• Jane's World: 06/07/13 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Glee
  
• Tiny Dancer by worldoftilt (Brittany & Santana).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 6 of Calzona, D.C. by fluffycalzona (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 7 of Calzona, D.C. by fluffycalzona (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Once Upon A Time
  
• Chapter 8 of Toxic is the Unyielding Love by maggiemerc (Regina & Emma).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of Ricochet by regalish (Regina & Emma).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• For Bering & Wells by Fortunata13 (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Instinct, or Social Pressure to Conform? by dkscully (Meet at Gunpoint).

End of the School Year Fun

The school year is winding down. Little e's last day is tomorrow. The boys and I have two more weeks.

Tonight we're going to see the orchestra at Cal's school perform. Last week they performed Annie Jr. Cal did a fantastic job as Rooster on Thursday night and as a Warbucks servant on Friday night.

My little school continues packing up. Our last two weeks will be chock full of fun things, however. The biggest will be a field trip to the Woodland Park Zoo. I've worked at this school for 5 years and every year we've wanted to do a zoo field trip. Finally we're getting one. It should be a blast.

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 4 of Forging Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  
• Chapter 13 of Just a Fool by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 51 of Whatever Doesn't Kill Us by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Widdershins by Valyssia (Femmeslash).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:06/06/13 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Original
  
• Cry Wolf by Geonn Cannon (his lj).

Not In My Name.

It was another gloriously sunny day today. I'm trying to hold on to the beauty that is the English countryside in sunshine and not dwell too much on the awful, depressing, or downright evil things happening in the world.

I'm trying but not quite succeeding.

Things like the fact that a bunch of evil racist bigots burned an Islamic community centre in London, (set up for Somali refugees), to the ground last night. And that those racist scum were probably wankers associated with the bigots who call themselves the English Defence League. Well, I may be half-Irish but I'm 100% English. Totally, completely, sometimes even obnoxiously, English. And those bastards aren't defending me, my beliefs, my way of life, or my Englishness. They are a disgrace to the word "English" never mind the actual state of being English. I love my country. Those pieces of trash don't.

Our old Empire did a lot of nasty things back along, but it also did some pretty good stuff. Some of that good was introducing new cultures, philosophies, beliefs, foods, and people to this little island of ours. We marched into their countries, took them over, told the people that they were all part of the British Empire - told them they were British. Spoke of the UK as "home", as "the Mother Country", so we shouldn't be surprised that they feel British and want to come here. And as far as I'm concerned - if they feel British, want to be British, love this country - then let them come here. We owe them. And they've enriched our society immeasurably.

And it's not as if the English - or Scots - or Irish - or Welsh - weren't originally immigrants to these islands themselves once. We've just been here a bit longer is all.

I love our multicultural society. I love that in the past we've been accepting - welcoming even - of different peoples, different religions, different cultures. I pray that we remain that way.

There'll always be an England,
And England shall be free,
If England means as much to you
As England means to me.

Rant over. Have a good week folks. Stay safe. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.

Ze

BtVS
• Chapter 34 of You Can't Hurry Love by Really-an-angel (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  (The) Devil Wears Prada
  
• Falling by whitedragon1988 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  Glee
  
• Maybe Next Time by kiarcheo (Glee Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Conclusion of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Geonn Cannon (His blog).
  
  Pitch Perfect
  
• Chapters 1 to 5 of Smells Like Strawberries by sophiesaurus1 (AO3).
  
  
• The Thing About Miracles by sophiesaurus1 (AO3).
  
  Twilight
  
• The L Word by Pixiestick_cc (AO3).
  

Tired. Very tired.

First - I hope all our readers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and The Czech Republic are safe and well. The floods you're having are terrible.

Next - tomorrow is Lailat al Miraj, we hope all our Muslim readers have a good festival.

Here the weather is brilliant. Warm, sunny, temps up to 20c, for the past two weeks.. What with that and the light evenings as we head towards midsummer's day there is plenty of overtime on offer. So I've been working 10 hour days since last week. And Saturday. I'm shattered already. And I'm due to work ten hours for the rest of the week - and Saturday. I'm starting to doubt the wisdom of this. And to wonder if I'll make it. But I need the money.

Ze

Criminal Minds
• Chapters 1 & 2 of Teaching JJ by katecholamine (AO3).
  
  (The) Devil Wears Prada
  
• Part 1 of Thirty Days, Nights too by punky_96 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  
• Part 2 of Thirty Days, Nights too by punky_96 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  
• Lone Clocks Tick by whitedragon1988 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  
• Writhe Drabbles by pdt_bear (dvlwears-prada).
  
  Doctor Who Universes (SJA)
  
• Chapter 5 of Heaven, Hell, or Someplace In Between by faedevil (The Second Time).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Life Imitates Art by nerdfightergirl (callie-arizona).
  
  Lost Girl
  
• Ghosts of the Past by JoonyMoon (AO3).
  
  Marvel Movieverse (Iron Man trilogy)
  
• Corporate Espionage by forthegreatergood (AO3).
  
  Merlin
  
• Salacia Neptuni by A Girl Named Truth (Ladies of Camelot).
  
  NCIS
  
• All Out of Faith by olivia j (NCIS Femslash).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Chapters 1 to 8 of Be the Change by thewriteday (AO3).
  
  
• Cabin in the Woods by snarkysweetness (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 7 of Toxic is the Unyielding Love by maggiemerc (regina-emma).
  
  Orphan Black
  
• Arms Around Your Love by fembuck (AO3).
  
  Original
  
• Part 8 of Chronicles of Darkness Book Two - Heart of an Angel by Fiur & Vlamme (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 4 of Traumatic Love by Capt_Esq (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  Parks & Recreation
  
• Jealous, Jealous Ann by Bowlsohard (AO3).
  
  Stargate SG-1/Atlantis
  
• Part 2 of The Better Part of Valour by Tamoline (GirlGay).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 17 of Princess of the Realm by WarriorJudge (Royal Academy of Bards).
  

Hype!

Yeah, hype night. Allaine has a new show coming up this Thursday, June 6. Tune in!

F4F Ends With Four Foursomes

www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine/2013/06/07/f4f-ends-with-four-foursomes
Now that F4F has not only marked its fourth anniversary of being on the air, but also entered its final month of broadcasting, we’ll be spending all of June celebrating that which made this program great. Don’t worry, no self-congratulation here, of course I’m talking about the guests. For each show in June, we’ll have on four (and occasionally five) guests who made at least one prior appearance to talk about what they’ve been up to since then. Maybe they’ve continued to write fanfic for the same television show. Maybe they’ve moved onto something new, and moved again. Maybe it’s original fiction now. Or maybe they’ve stopped writing altogether. We’ll also be returning to the show’s roots by hosting shows weekly instead of biweekly, so that’s sixteen former guests, each speaking for fifteen minutes at a time. Tonight we’ll begin with Harper (who first appeared on F4F on 7/9/2009) at 10 PM EST, followed by Demeter (9/3/09) at 10:15, Harriet (12/20/09) at 10:30, and Chris Dee (10/27/11) at 10:45 PM. Tune in, because really, someone just might be talking about whatever thing you love best.

Allaine
www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine

There you have it, now back to regularly scheduled programming.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 3 of Forging Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  
• Chapter 12 of Just a Fool by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 50 of Whatever Doesn't Kill Us by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 8 of Within a Mile of Home by rampantjake (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Chapter 18 of Chance Encounters by Colleen (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapter 15 of Play the Game by e-dog (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).

End of the School Year

Tomorrow the boys and I have the day off. We don't have much planned. It's time for them to go to their dad's. I'll drive them to Bellevue around lunch time then stop at the comic shop on my way home.

This week at work we'll start graduation planning. Since my little school is closing we're also packing up everything. I'm ready for the school year to be over but this one will be bittersweet.

Tamara

Glee
• Santana vs. Disney World: A Midnight Snack Story by worldoftilt (Brittany & Santana).
  
  The Good Wife
  
• Parts 6-Conclusion of Expanding Radius by Ana_khouri (GirlSlash).
  
  Original
  
• Part III of Rock Paper Scissors by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  
• Parts 6 & 7 of Sun, Sea, Sand and... by Abi B (Sapphic Voices).
  
  
• Part 5 of The Girl Playing Tennis by Abi B (Sapphic Voices).
  
  
• Profiler: Street Kid by Jess Adams (Sapphic Voices).
  
  
• Part 6 of Damned Woman by Foreigner (Sapphic Voices).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Seasonal Passion Series, Vol. 6 - Sapphic Night Fever (Conclusion) by maggielassie (Sapphic Voices).

A New Month

May came and went not fast enough. Here is hoping June can bring a bit more Peace. We got a good start as the whole family went and saw Star Trek Into Darkness...another great installment. The movie was just plain fun. Tomorrow we actually have nothing planned and that makes me smile.

May your Sunday be as splendid.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Comics
• Jane's World:05/31/13 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 7 of You Saved Me by fortunata13 (LotS Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Part 17 of Winds of Change (Complete) by Melissa Good (her web site).
  
  
• Part II of Rock Paper Scissors by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  
• Part 1 of Joint Venture by K-Morgan (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 4 of Deception by Stein Willard (Academy of Bards).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Chapter 1 of Things that Turn Maura Isles On by aolurker (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Carry On My Wayward Bard by Ri (Academy of Bards).