Last Day of the Month

T and the kids leave tomorrow. Summer begins and I head back to work on Wednesday. Only kitties, Max and I for the next couple of weeks. Gonna be ready for them to all return.

Enjoy your updates. Ze is up next and per usual I am sure she will have some fun to say.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Comics
• Jane's World:06/30/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Devil Wears Prada
  
• Pecos Bill by jah728 (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 17 of Body Heart and Soul by Melissa Good (her web site).

Sad Doggie Eyes

I got the pitiful look. Max is missing his all canned dog food days.

Not much to read tonight so I'll let you get to it.

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 54 of Forging Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Part 6 of The Painter by devildream69 (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Once Upon A Time
  
• Chapter 23 of The Realms of Thrice by stringsonthisguitar (AO3).
  
  
• Part 2 of Good Clean Fun by Shatterpath (Shatterstorm Productions).
  
  Poltergeist: The Legacy
  
• Post-Dusk by A. Magiluna Stormwriter (Shatterstorm Productions).

Another Easy Saturday

We visited a dog park for Max and then Tamara and I got a few chores done. Overall a nice quiet day. Enjoy your weekend.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Marvel Universe
• Chapter 1 of Heart's a Mess by tearonthefire (Femmeslash).

On the Mend

Max underwent a teeth cleaning and mole removal procedure on Tuesday. The vet also ended up removing a diseased tooth so he had mouth sutures as well as sutures on the top of his head. He wasn't too happy the first night. He whimpered a lot of the night even with the pain pill.

Here we are though on day three and he's mostly back to his old self. Tomorrow he'll get his first taste of dry food since the surgery. I'm not sure he's going to be ecstatic about that. He normally gets a bit of soft dog food for the evening meal. The vet recommended three days of soft due to the sutures in his mouth.

We'll see if I get the pitiful looks when he sees just dry in his bowl tomorrow morning.

Tamara

Comics
• Jane's World:06/27/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Say Something by Geekgrrllurking (Shatterstorm Productions).
  
  Original
  
• Chapter 2 of Into the Furnace by Geonn Cannon (his lj).

Couple Days Off

I took Monday off to help get everyone (except me) packed and ready for OKC. Tuesday I load up the car and take them to the airport then come home to a very quiet empty house. It'll just be the dog, cats and I for couple of weeks.

On another note...a large thank you to Ze for continuing to update even through crappy wifi. It's appreciated and I hope her internet gets fixed sooner rather than later.

Enjoy your updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 14 of The Girl from Away by Aliceinwonderbra (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:06/26/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Fight or Flight by A. Magiluna Stormwriter (Shatterstorm Productions).
  
  
• Good Clean Fun by Shatterpath (Shatterstorm PRoductions).
  
  South of Nowhere
  
• Painkiller by Clom (Clom 'n' Dev's).

Snow Speaks

Ramadan begins this weekend, we wish our Muslim readers a good festival.

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

Snow spoke to me for the first time!!

Until now she's been silent. She's been friendly, rolling over to play. Standing on my foot with her front paws stretched up my leg to let me know she wants attention. But no noises.

This evening she heard me opening the back door to step into the garden and, as usual, rushed to her cage door to wait to be let out to play. When she saw me bend down to open the cage she hopped from paw to paw and made a "duk duk" noise several times.

Awww. So cute.

She was pleased to see me... left me proper choked up, that did.
........................

Still having wi-fi issues. Tried changing the frequency - no luck. I think the "hub" is on its way out, I expect Virgin will wait til it dies completely before replacing it though. Ah well. At least it still works some of the time.

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

Ze

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Oblivion by aavonlea (AO3).
  
  Arrow
  
• Chapter 17 of Oblivion's Light by Asilvermoment (AO3).
  
  
• Chapters 1 to 3 of The Princess and Her Canary by pleasanthell (AO3).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• Touch Me by MeGkAtHeRiNe (AO3).
  
  
• E is for Elle by 19CobaltStargazer69 (AO3).
  
  (The) Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 1 of Watch Your Back, I'm Nobody's Girlfriend by fernwehh (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 19 of Things You Just Can’t Do by Brithna (dvlwears-prada).
  
  Elementary
  
• Chapter 5 of Roadtrips Usually Involve Less Murder by Bearzywrites(AO3).
  
  Game of Thrones
  
• Cinders by daughterofthorns (AO3).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 11 of The Running Back by LovelyMagickUnicorn (AO3).
  
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of Heist by mid_sweettalk (AO3).
  
  Harry Potter
  
• Dance by bluedragoninamber (AO3).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapters 2 to 5 of The World Not Reeling by lmPerrin (AO3).
  
  Lost Girl
  
• Chapter 18 of Out of the Woods by SpicyCheese (AO3).
  
  Maleficent
  
• Baby by Ravens_Are_My_Sidekicks (AO3).
  
  
• Innate Human Curiosity by Menzosarres (AO3).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Chapter 22 of Starting Over Again by Adm_Hawthorne (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 10 of Do You Wanna Build A Fairy Tale? by FallingAwakeSilently (AO3).
  
  
• But I'm the Savior by bananalestrange (AO3).
  
  
• How Did We End Up Like This? by tempewinchester (AO3).
  
  
• Different Here by MAYH3M (AO3).
  
  
• Enduring Love by Rosesdancinginmymind (AO3).
  
  
• Married by Magic by BabyKate006 (AO3).
  
  Person of Interest
  
• Chapter 11 of Natural Selection by kesdax (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 18 of Love, Hunt Me Down by Shadowkira (AO3).
  
  Rookie Blue
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of Staggering Along The Way:Act-II by Ana89mika (AO3).
  
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of I'll Stop the World and Melt with You by TWriter119 (AO3).
  
  
• Silhouettes in the Sunrise by recklessdeception (AO3).
  
  Stargate Atlantis
  
• The Dark is Light Enough by Innogen (AO3).
  
  Teen Wolf
  
• Chapter 11 of Somewhere Along the Way by melbopo (AO3).
  
  Tomb Raider (games)
  
• The Queen's Ronin by Private95 (AO3).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Chapter 8 of After the After by deathtodickens (AO3).
  
  
• But I Want To by SerrasAngel (AO3).
  
  
• Chapters 1 to 3 of I'd Stop the World and Melt With You by dealan (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 8 of Nevermore by SlowDripLizard (AO3).
  

Wi-fi Woes

Been having wi-fi problems this past week. We're with Virgin Media, using a "super hub", and the wi-fi keeps disappearing.

The hub's working, my cousin's tower PC (cabled connection) has no problems connecting to the web, but my laptop keeps losing the signal. It tells me there's no network, it can't find it. Even if I'm sitting right beside it, it's still not found.

No, it isn't the laptop - neither of our mobile phones can find it either.

The really frustrating thing is it will work for a couple of hours then suddenly vanish. It will work especially well when the engineer from Virgin Media calls - as he has done, twice!!

This has meant that I haven't been able to track AO3 daily as usual. (Believe me - it needs tracking hourly.) So I may have missed some updates there. I'll try and catch up with them if I can. I have been able to check a fair few, so you do have a decent amount tonight.

Ze

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Toughen Me Up by Thatoneloser_kid (AO3).
  
  Andromeda
  
• Part 19a to 20b of So Far from Home by Psyche_B (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  Arrow
  
• Chapter 16 of Oblivion's Light by Asilvermoment (AO3).
  
  Battlestar Galactica
  
• Alone in the Dark? by serene_ms_s (BSG Femslash).
  
  Brooklyn Nine-nine
  
• Do You Want to be With Somebody Like Me? by deereynolds (AO3).
  
  Glee
  
• Keep Holding On by kiarcheo (The Treasure Trail).
  
  
• Nobody Told Me by nagginggargoyle (AO3).
  
  
• Go To Prom With Me by AdamGrayson (AO3).
  
  
• See Me Somehow by flickism (AO3).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Part 8 of Long Way Around by zenparadox (callie-arizona).
  
  Maleficent
  
• Little Beastie by NaTChakram (AO3).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• For the First Time by hunnyfresh (AO3).
  
  
• Heart's Desire by Jaina (AO3).
  
  
• Silences by PayItForwardYo (AO3).
  
  
• Let it Go by unrequitedexistence (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 21 of The Realms of Thrice by stringsonthisguitar (AO3).
  
  
• Words of a Drunken Fairy by Layla Aaron (ShatterStorm Productions).
  
  
• Chapter 6 of In the Velvet Darkness by Dev (Clom n Dev's S-O-N Fan Fiction).
  
  Orange is the New Black
  
• Chapters 1 to 3 of Déjà Vu by MsJade (AO3).
  
  
• Pure Heiress by likeiloveyouforpussies (AO3).
  
  Original
  
• Part 14 of Two For One by K-Morgan (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  Orphan Black
  
• Chapters 3 & 4 of Barking Up the Wrong Tree by puppyniehaus (AO3).
  
  
• A Call For Help by maslanygavaris (AO3).
  
  Person of Interest
  
• Chapter 10 of Natural Selection by kesdax (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 17 of Love, Hunt Me Down by Shadowkira (AO3).
  
  Rookie Blue
  
• Wet: The First Night by BlueRookie (AO3).
  
  The Silmarillion
  
• Chapter 13 of A Time To Love by Solanaceae (AO3).
  
  Star Trek:TOS
  
• Invite Me In by IKTWABrokenBone (AO3).
  
  Teen Wolf
  
• Chapter 10 of Somewhere Along the Way by melbopo (AO3).
  
  Tomb Raider (game)
  
• Chapters 1 to 3 of A King's Duty by sniperct (AO3).
  

Cleaning, Cleaning and More Cleaning

You're getting me again tonight because E is off doing focus group fun.

I got a good start on tidying today. The throw rugs are nice and clean and drying outside. Tomorrow holds more vacuuming and mopping of the floors.

In the morning I get to take Max to the vet for teeth cleaning and a mole removal. Hopefully he'll do well and the mole will turn out to be a benign growth.

You have a decent amount to read tonight. I'm sure Ze will have even more for you tomorrow.

Tamara

Battlestar Galactica
• The Value of Patience by lucywritesfic (Shatterstorm Productions).
  
  BtVS
  
• Chapter 5 of A Thousand Miles of Broken Arrows by invalid_reality (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 06/23/2014 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  DC Universe
  
• Sweet Things by ToaR (Passion & Perfection).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Possession by Logan Wolfe (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• The Tree by Silverie (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapters 1-5 of Done Pretending by Jennifer Lee (Passion & Perfection).
  
  ST: Voyager
  
• Slippery by Odon (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• If Only by Clom (Clom 'n' Dev's).
  
  
• Sick Day by CrimsonCat (Passion & Perfection).

Break Begins

We had a nice, lazy Sunday.

Tomorrow I'll take Cal to get his hair cut then over to his dad's for the week. Little e is at her other house for the week. We'll see both of them again next Monday and then fly to Oklahoma on Tuesday.

Until then, I'll be doing some house cleaning.

Y'all enjoy the updates!

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 7 of Everything Is Different Now by Declan4 (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  Light, Water, Muses Universe
  
• Greet the Sun by Shatterpath (Shatterstorm PRoductions).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Morning Kisses by A. Magiluna Stormwriter (Shatterstorm Productions).

Easy Day

We had a good day. Cal is off with friends geeking out with their computers. That left Emory, Tamara and myself, so we just finished watching The Monuments Men. A very enjoyable day all around.

Here's hoping the weekend is going well where you are.

Enjoy the updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

The Devil Wears Prada
• Part 4 of Siege by punky_96 (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Law & Order: SVU
  
• Love Letters by Mapsnika (Shatterstorm Productions).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Chapter 20 of The Realms of Thrice by stringsonthisguitar (AO3).

Summer Break

Yay! The last day of school finally arrived. E and the kids are off seeing their sad movie. I was good and went out to lunch with my co-workers. Since I'm incredibly antisocial that was a big thing. Given the choice I always lean toward heading home.

Next week I plan on tidying the house to get ready for my mom's July visit. Even though it's several weeks away, for most of that time it'll just be E and the pets at the house. She won't be making any big messes.

Tamara

Comics
• Jane's World:06/20/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• Little Red by Temari778 (GirlSlash).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• The Art of Survival by vivianny4 (Devil Wears Prada).

Thursday Evening

Ze, sorry about the football loss. I've got very few words tonight because I'm a bit tired and looking forward to Friday and the weekend.

Tomorrow the kids and I will be seeing The Fault in Our Stars. I've got my tissues ready.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Comics
• Jane's World: 06/19/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Part 8-9 of Is Sorry Enough? (complete) by cmhepple (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• The Law of Gravity by raug_moss (Callie-Arizona).
  

More Football

Solstice this weekend - Good Solstice to our Pagan and Wiccan readers.

Blimey, summer's barely started for us here in the north, and from next week the days will be getting shorter and the nights drawing in... and isn't that a downer.

And Spain are out of the World Cup - that's a shocker. I was expecting them to make it to the final.

Snow's current favourite toy is an empty cat-litter bag. All those expensive ferret toys and she plays with that!! It's like those kids on Christmas morning who ignore the horrendously expensive present their parents splashed out on, and play with the box it came in.

England play tomorrow, against Uruguay. If Suarez doesn't play we're in with a chance. If he plays... don't want to think about it!!

Come On England!!

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

Ze

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Chapters 1 & 2 of A Breath of Fresh Air by jemsimmons (AO3).
  
  
• First and Foremost by Proz_milo (AO3).
  
  
• 101 Ways to Say I Love You by Phoebmonster (AO3).
  
  Battlestar Galactica
  
• Movers and Shakers by Singerdiva01 (AO3).
  
  (The)Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapters 5 & 6 of Is Sorry Enough? by cmhepple (dvlwears-prada).
  
  Glee
  
• On My Own by kiarcheo (The Treasure Trail).
  
  
• Damaged by LovelyMagickUnicorn (AO3).
  
  
• In The Summer Light by fierybeams (AO3).
  
  
• Make It Harder To Be Near You by poetzproblem (AO3).
  
  
• Sister Knows Best by LovelyMagickUnicorn (AO3).
  
  (The) Good Wife
  
• Office Buzz by schwarmerei1 (AO3).
  
  Harry Potter
  
• What Was Missing by bluedragoninamber (AO3).
  
  Idomeneo (Mozart)
  
• Chapters 1 to 4 of Lily and Ida by Inyri (AO3).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• The Law of Gravity by raug_moss (LotS Femslash).
  
  Maleficent
  
• Feather and Quill by Dis_connect (AO3).
  
  Nikita
  
• Dark Horse by GunBunnyCentral (ShatterStorm Productions).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Not Getting Married Today by celaenos (AO3).
  
  
• Chapters 16 to 19 of The Realms of Thrice by stringsonthisguitar (AO3).
  
  
• Accidentally in Love by inkheart9459 (AO3).
  
  
• The Storybrooke Connection by ABSedarian (AO3).
  
  
• The Word You're Looking For Is Horrifying by CrazyTaraWitch (AO3).
  
  
• Bonded Beyond the Veil by ByTheDawn (AO3).
  
  
• Comfort and Conversation by sultrysweet (AO3).
  
  
• Three Days, and Maybe Longer by dustywords (AO3).
  
  
• For The First Time by OfEndlessWonder (AO3).
  
  
• Day After Day by inkheart9459 (AO3).
  
  
• The Truth of the Matter by sultrysweet (AO3).
  
  
• All of Me by Geekgrrllurking (ShatterStorm Productions).
  
  Original
  
• The Raid on Alesund by Phineas Redux (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 13 of Two For One by K-Morgan (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  Orphan Black
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of Barking Up the Wrong Tree by puppyniehaus (AO3).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Foreign Bodies by Rizzoli66 (AO3).
  
  RWBY
  
• Shot Through The Heart by CourierNinetyTwo (AO3).
  
  Thor (movies)
  
• Chapters 1 to 7 of Lady Sif by Adaobi (AO3).
  
  Tomb Raider (game)
  
• Chapters 1 to 3 of Breakdown by sniperct Adaobi(AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 1 of Nearly There, Keep Moving by karkatroasting (AO3).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Chapters 1 to 10 of Evolution (and a little intervention) by XenaFan74656 (AO3).
  

The Wee Bit of Sense

So... everybody watching the World Cup??

No??

But, but, but... it's the World Cup

OK - not everybody is a footy fan - but still it is the World Cup.

Though I think even I'll be fed up with football by the end of it. Especially since England (who I thought would probably make it through the group stages and go out in the next round, or maybe in the quarters - on penalties) look like not even making it out of the group!!

She's football crazy, she's football mad, that football it has taken away the wee bit of sense she had...

Ze

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Superpowered by Phoebmonster (AO3).
  
  Arrow
  
• Chapter 14 of Oblivion's Light by Asilvermoment (AO3).
  
  Doctor Who
  
• Candid Apologies by spiritofgray (AO3).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 1 of The World Not Reeling by lmPerrin (AO3).
  
  Maleficent
  
• The Faerie And The Queen by SlaughterhouseLilly (AO3).
  
  
• Chapters 1 to 4 of Welcome Home by gfiasco (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 1 of Rest and Let Go by hydra34 (AO3).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Chapters 1 to 5 of Waking Up and Returning Home by Rosesdancinginmymind (AO3).
  
  
• The Lies We Tell, Or Do Not Tell At All by ByTheDawn (AO3).
  
  
• Break In by OfEndlessWonder (AO3).
  
  
• Chapters 2 & 3 of Witchful Thinking by BladedDarkness (AO3).
  
  
• Jack Daniels of the Silver Tongue by ByTheDawn (AO3).
  
  
• Tis But a Scratch by inkheart9459 (AO3).
  
  
• Well, This is Awkward by deemn (AO3).
  
  
• Don’t Ask If You Don’t Want the Truth by brokenmimir (AO3).
  
  
• Truer Words Have Never Been Spoken by inkheart9459 (AO3).
  
  
• Free Falling by inkheart9459 (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 14 of All I Wanna Do by raug_moss (AO3).
  
  Orphan Black
  
• There's No Sweeter Innocence by backtoblack101 (AO3).
  
  Percy Jackson and the Olympians
  
• Chapter 3 of The Three of Ogygia by fabiosisalert (AO3).
  
  Person of Interest
  
• Chapter 9 of Natural Selection by kesdax (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 16 of Love, Hunt Me Down by Shadowkira (AO3).
  
  Pitch Perfect
  
• Chapters 1 to 6 of Reunited? by accioyana (AO3).
  
  
• Chapters 1 to 6 of You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone by KM_Rune (AO3).
  
  Poltergeist: the Legacy
  
• Pre-Dawn by A. Magiluna Stormwriter (ShatterStorm Productions).
  
  Rookie Blue
  
• Forward Momentum by Clom (Clom n Dev's S-O-N Fanfiction).
  
  RWBY
  
• Freedom by a Rose by A_rav (AO3).
  
  (The) Silmarillion
  
• Chapter 12 0f A Time to Love by Solanaceae (AO3).
  
  South of Nowhere
  
• Chapters 9 & 10 of In A Handbasket by isawsparks (AO3).
  
  Star Trek:DS 9
  
• Signal Fire by Raven (singlecrow) (AO3).
  
  Teen Wolf
  
• Chapter 8 of Somewhere Along the Way by melbopo (AO3).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Packard by apparitionism (AO3).
  
  
• Pain's a Bitch by GunBunnyCentral (ShatterStorm Productions).