Happy Pi Day

Yesterday was all 1's and 3's and today is Pi Day. Numbers are splendid aren't they? Here is hoping your week is going well. Good news for many of us...tomorrow is Friday. Enjoy those updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 6 of Broken Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  
• Chapter 25 of You Can't Hurry Love by Really-an-angel (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Bones
  
• Sexually Alluring by slayergirlkal (GirlSlash).
  
  
• Explanation by slayergirlkal (GirlSlash).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 03/14/13 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• To Tell the Truth by seriousfic (GirlSlash).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Ex-Girlfriend by slayergirlkal (GirlSlash).
  
  
• Chapter 18 of Winds of Change by hollyhwrites (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).

Cold.

I got hailstoned this morning. There I was, freezing, standing in a bitterly cold wind, when pow - hailstones. I was not amused. Yesterday snow, today hailstones.

It is March. This is South-west England. There should not be snow, hail, or below zero temperatures. There should be sunshine, and daffodils. and the feeling of imminent spring. Definitely not amused.

We have a new pope. Good choice of name. Not the one I was hoping for but it could have been worse. At least this one might actually remember that the church is supposed to be about caring for the poor, the sick, the weak, and not about covering up your scandals and trying to consolidate political power.

Not a choice that fills me with any hope that the church might be even a smidgen less misogynist and homophobic. But you can't expect miracles.

Have a good rest of the week. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.

Ze

BtVS
• Across Seasons: Crossing the Rubicon by Valyssia (Femmeslash).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of The Last Prophecy by Leia (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• Untitled by mozzdi (Women in Kevlar).
  
  (The) Devil Wears Prada
  
• Kneeling in Supplication by Gun Brooke (Her blog).
  
  Doctor Who
  
• The Sexy Question by swan_secrets (Saffic).
  
  Harry Potter
  
• Chapter 16 of Entangled by md_kiryu (HP Girlslash).
  
  Law & Order: SVU
  
• Part 14 of Second Chances by scarletbunny63 & bcharmer23 (Alex-Liv-Lovers).
  
  Original
  
• Chapter 3 of Lessons in Cartography by Geonn Cannon (His blog).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Part 11 of Play the Game by e-dog (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapter 16 of Chance Encounters by aturtleback (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  

Newspapers. Bah.

Well, I've a few links for you but still not that many really.

I was pondering on the values of various newspapers today, after seeing the front page of one of our right-wing, very old-fashioned, hidebound tabloids. It gave the entire from page over to the headline "What's Really Wrong with the Queen". I looked at it for a bit and thought, "with all that's happening in the world, that was the only thing you could find for your headline??"

Not the millions of refugees in Syria?? The hundreds of thousands dead?? The dreadful situation we've left behind us in Iraq?? The child-soldiers of the Congo?? The fact that North Korea is sabre-rattling again - and might just be reckless enough to plunge the world into war??

None of that is as important as a minor stomach bug??

Last week my personal choice for tabloid reading had a front page devoted to the news that the UK might repeal the Human Rights Act and withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights. Which considering the UK was one of the main backers of the project originally seems pretty daft. Not to mention worrying for British citizens. It also had a very small pic of HM and a note, "Queen in hospital with gastroenteritis" to one side of the page. On that same day one of the tabloids had a front page almost entirely taken up with the screamer "Sick Queen Rushed to Hospital."

The Queen has a stomach bug - she is still performing her duties within the palace - giving out medals, attending the Privy Council meetings, signing stuff, etc. but she's cancelled any appointments for outside tasks. Understandable - with stomach bugs you like to be as close to your loo as possible.

Lots of people get mild stomach bugs. Lots of people get serious stomach bugs. We've got a problem with norvovirus in this area at the moment. There are restrictions on visiting at the hospital, several people at work have been off with it.

So why the hell are the papers acting like she's on death's doorstep??

Tossers.

There's a reason that the satirical magazine Private Eye calls the press (usually known as "Fleet Street" after the street where all the newspapers used to have their offices) The Street of Shame.

Ze

(The) Devil Wears Prada
• Chapter 9 of Saving My Daughter by devildream69 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  
• Beyond the Call by duwinter (dvlwears-prada).
  
  (A) Game of Thrones
  
• Queen by Storms (GirlGay).
  
  Glee
  
• I'm Not Over You by icicle33 (brittana).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Phone Calls - Early Birds by neolithicdream (callie-arizona).
  
  Law & Order: SVU
  
• Holiday Short – Peace Corps Day by sunsetwriter (Alex-Liv-Lovers).
  
  Merlin
  
• Kissing Death and Losing My Breath by A Girl Named Truth (Ladies of Camelot).
  
  Original
  
• Part 14 of A Chance Encounter by Bobbie Halchishak (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 1 of Lessons in Cartography by Geonn Cannon (His blog).
  
  
• Part 2 of Lessons in Cartography by Geonn Cannon (His blog).
  
  Pitch Perfect
  
• It's Not Really an Age-Old Rivalry by theagonyofblank (GirlSlash).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Winds of Change by Holly H. Harrigton (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Part 6 of Ours by a_windsor (Meet at Gunpoint).
  

Blink and you'll miss it....

I apologize profusely for such a tiny update. I know Ze will have more for you tomorrow.

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 13 of Who to Blame (Conclusion) by Leia (BuffynFaith.Net).

Far too fast....

Once again the weekend has flown by. Tomorrow brings forth another splendid day of work. Until then y'all have a great evening. I will be taking my daughter to her other mom's place and then perhaps stopping by the grocery store for some basics before another week begins.

Enjoy those updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 21 of Across the Universe by Fallenredeemer (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 12 of Who to Blame by Leia (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 37 of The Three of Us by crash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Glee
  
• I Kissed a Girl by kiarcheo (Glee Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• "Opening Acts," Laura Cowan, Radiation Canary by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  
• "I Hate Radiation Canary," by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  
• Birthdays on Squire's Isle 1 by Geonn Cannon (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Birthdays on Squire's Isle 2 by Geonn Cannon (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Birthdays on Squire's Isle 3 by Geonn Cannon (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Birthdays on Squire's Isle 4 by Geonn Cannon (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Episode 5 of The Dylan Morgan Show by Jenny Frame (Academy of Bards).

Basketball & Books

Tonight we're off to watch a few games in the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament. I will, of course, be taking something to read. Not that I don't enjoy basketball. I do. Cal and Duncan are with their dad since I had them on Mike's weekend for ECCC. Little e and her friend won't need any real supervising. It'll be nice to be able to focus on the game and reading.

Sadly a light night. Go out and do something fun.

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 5 of Broken Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  
• Chapter 20 of Across the Universe by Fallenredeemer (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Chapters 1-17 of Winds of Change by hollyhwrites (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).

Another Week Flies By

This one seemed to go very quickly for me. Next week will be a bit tougher as those clocks will lose an hour for us on Sunday. Here is hoping your week went well and your weekend goes better.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 14 of Disappear by Hayley (Electra's Fanfiction).
  
  
• Chapter 1 & 2 of First Day of My Life by Hayley (Electra's Fanfiction).
  
  
• Chapter 9 of Date Night 2 by lizardmm (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 03/08/13 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Original
  
• Episode 25 of Hollywood Dreams by Fiur & Vlamme (Academy of Bards).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 3 of Written by WarriorJudge (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 1 of Something Missing by Mikaeli Hooper (Academy of Bards).

Hype!

Up now for your listening pleasure....

Everyone Wants to "Kiss Her I'm Famous"

www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine/2013/03/08/everyone-wants-to-kiss-her-im-famous
F4F Radio kicks off March with the latest installment in a series of bimonthly appearances by producer/writer/director Christin Mell to talk about the latest production to premiere on Tellofilms.com, the site she co-founded. And the site which soon will be merging with OneMoreLesbian, creating a single entity even better positioned to provide high-quality online entertainment designed to appeal to lesbian audiences. This month Tellofilms will debut "Kiss Her I'm Famous", the new webseries directed by Rolla Selbak ("3 Veils") and starring Tracy Ryerson and Ilea Matthews as two best friends whose desperate pursuit of celebrity leads them to create a fake lesbian sex tape. Rolla, Tracy and Ilea will all be joining us this evening, as we discuss the new series and what to expect from it. We'll also get updates on how other recent productions have fared, and perhaps what we'll see in the future.

Allaine
www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine

Sorry it's late. Lots of stuff to do tonight. Have at it!

Tamara

8 Women
• Falling by green7silver (Saffic).
  
  Artemis Fowl
  
• Jasmine by green7silver (Saffic).
  
  BtVS
  
• Chapter 11 of Who to Blame by Leia (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 03/07/13 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Part 28 of USS Calzona by fluffycalzona (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Law & Order: SVU
  
• Part 10 of Something for You for Me by aolurker (Alex-Liv-Lovers).

Remembered Again.

Remembered for the second night. Doing well. *g*

It's Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day) in the UK this Sunday. Don't forget to get a card.

Not a lot for you tonight I'm afraid. Here's your chance to re-read some old favourites.

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

Ze

Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Ice and Daggers by storms (GirlGay).
  
  BtVS
  
• Across Seasons: Lines Crossed by Valyssia (Femmeslash).
  
  BtVS/Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Chapter 3 of I Met A Girl by zigpal (rebelrsr's site).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of Broken Bonds by rebelrsr (rebelrsr's site).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 27 of USS Calzona by fluffycalzona (callie-arizona).
  

I Remembered

I remembered I had to update tonight. *g*

I can't believe I was such a tosser last week - forgetting like that. I was just so tired. Partly because I was working a lot of overtime.

I've been trying to save enough for airfare to get to Dallas, in theory to attend the GCLS Con, but mainly to see some good friends there that I haven't seen for years.

I finally accepted that I couldn't do it. The cheapest airfare I managed to find was around £860. That's something like $1300. Even working all my Saturdays I still can't make it. It's a shame, they were originally supposed to be in Dallas next year - I could have saved enough by then - with this year in Portland. But the hotels couldn't work out so they switched them. Gutting.

Ze

BtVS
• Chapter 16 of Myths by Michele (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  (The) Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 4 of It Only Takes a Moment by obsidiana402 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  
• Chapters 4 to 8 of Saving My Daughter by devildream69 (dvlwears-prada).
  
  
• {Part 1 of The Lord of the Nile and the Lady of Grace by xenavirgin (dvlwears-prada).
  
  
• Run Like the Devil by Gun Brooke (Her blog).
  
  Game of Thrones
  
• Flowers for the Sun by storms (GirlGay).
  
  (The) Good Wife
  
• Trouble Wears a Red Dress by Tamoline (GirlGay).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 18 of A Little Evil Comes A Long Way by raug_moss (LotS Femslash).
  
  Lost Girl
  
• The Only One by dhamphir (GirlGay).
  
  Merlin
  
• Shadows by lovepb (Ladies of Camelot).
  
  Original
  
• The WASP and the Honeybee by Geonn Cannon (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 4 of The Dylan Morgan Show - Season 2 by Jenny Frame (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  Sherlock
  
• Some Girls by storms (GirlGay).
  
  Stargate SG-1/Sanctuary/Farscape
  
• Part 9 of Heaven Haven (Breach) by Ten9 (Area 52).
  
  Teen Wolf
  
• Life's Too Short to Even Care at All by lunarwolfik (GirlGay).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Parts 19 & 20 of To Mend A Wild Heart by Mikaeli Hooper (Royal Academy of Bards).
  

I survived ECCC 2013.

I'm back from my weekend ECCC fun. And boy was it fun. After last year's overcrowding they were smart and spread out. That meant more walking but fewer peoplejams. I'll take the walking.

The boys went with me again this year. I picked up our passes on Friday (took the day off work) and then brought the kids back to the con for a few hous after school was over. All three of us spent a long tiring Saturday watching panels and browsing through the dealer's room and artist's alley (spread over two huge rooms this year). Sunday Duncan putzed out on us choosing instead to sleep in. Cal and I made it to the bitter end.

One thing that's been nice to see about the Emerald City Comicon is they've grown but have retained a small con feel. Even with the increased number of movie and television show celebrity guests they've kept a focus on comics and comic creators. Their comic line up is always stellar. They've also been adding more voice actors and I really enjoy sitting in on their panels.

The best thing about ECCC is their continuing commitment to making sure there's a lot of stuff that will appeal to kids. They always have a low flat rate for kids...one price gets a kid in for all three days. All ages comic creators are spotlighted. Pretty easy with the success of Boom Studios all ages line. This year they even had a ECCC Kids area complete with an astronaut to sign autographs and tables with folks to explain cool science facts and hands on activities. They also had their own track of programming.

I do love this con and can't wait for next year's show.

Tamara

Alice in Wonderland
• To Love a Queen's Champion by Lori A. Meyers (The Athenaeum).
  
  BtVS
  
• Chapters 8 & 9 of Who to Blame by Leia (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Glee
  
• My Favorite Things by kiarcheo (Glee Femslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Part 26 of USS Calzona by fluffycalzona (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Part 1 of Dancing in the Rain by J.L. Gaynor (Sapphic Voices).
  
  
• Dinner Time by Amy (Sapphic Voices).
  
  
• Parts 4 & 5 of Sun, Sea, Sand And... by Amy (Sapphic Voices).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Part 10 of The Courtship of Maura Isles by snuffnyc (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Stargate SG-1
  
• Forever Lost by Dhamphir (Area 52).

Weekend Wrap Up

Yeah! Another Nifty announcement....

Announcement from Ylva Publishing:

From March 3 until March 9, Read an E-Book Week will be celebrated.

Read an E-Book Week is an annual international celebration of e-books. This year, it will be celebrated for the eleventh time. For one week, publishers and authors from all around the world offer e-books for free or at a discount to encourage readers to give e-books a try.

To participate in Read an E-Book Week, we're offering all of our e-books at a 25% discount on Smashwords from March 3 until March 9.

Important: Use the code REW25 at checkout to get a 25% discount on our e-books!

If you're not familiar with Smashwords yet, check it out. They offer DRM-free e-books in multiple formats (mobi, epub, and pdf).

Check out our Smashwords site and the Smashwords Read an E-Book Week site.

Happy reading, everyone!

The Ylva Team
www.ylva-publishing.com

Thanks for coming by, Ylva and to the rest of you check it on out! Enjoy the updates and have a great week.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 24 of You Can't Hurry Love by Really-an-angel (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Glee
  
• Fast by turtlevenom7 (Glee Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Part 24 of Hollywood Dreams by Fiur & Vlamme (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 6 of Afterglow by Stein Willard (Academy of Bards).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Part 9 of Blood & Bronze by Katy (Meet At Gunpont).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 2 of Princess of the Realm by Warriorjudge (Academy of Bards).

Hype Night

Happy to report Claudia has come by with an announcement.

Sometimes a story is so special that it’ll stand above the crowd. Or in the case of the novella Bottle Rocket by Ann McMan, there’s the staggering around on top of a table belting out “My Way” to the beat of “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” without the benefit of a karaoke machine and then getting pitched into Barry Manilow purgatory for butchering, not one, but two classic songs kind of standing-out-in-a-crowd story.

Ann McMan seems excited about it…

“LOOK! Up in the sky...it's a bird...it's a plane...it's BOTTLE ROCKET...all grown up and ready for prime time! If you've been trying to find it, here it is at last. The standalone novella has finally been released in eBook and paperback -- just in time for [insert holiday]. Saddle up with the CLIT-Con 13 and take a wild ride into lesfic legend. This special edition features a sneak preview chapter from BACKCAST, the full-blown sequel.”

When book critic, Kate Winston, deems the best-selling novel by debut author, Shawn Harris, “Simply Offal,” things get out of hand quickly. Shawn’s angry fans keep crashing the online magazine that Kate works for, and Kate’s fans retaliate by spamming Amazon with toxic reviews of Shawn’s book. It’s a pissing contest of epic proportions until Shawn’s publicist gets the brilliant idea to pit them against each other in the plenary session of the biggest lesbian fiction conference of the year. Sparks and fists fly as Shawn and Kate and their legions of loyal fans descend upon San Diego for a legendary literary throw down.

Bottle Rocket is the centerpiece of Ann McMan’s award-winning collection of stories, Sidecar.
Visit our Bottle Rocket page for links to your favorite booksellers and to read an excerpt.

nuancebooks.bedazzledink.com/nuance-bottlerocket.html

Claudia
www.bedazzledink.com

There you go, thanks for coming by and sharing, Claudia. The book sounds fun and interesting as well (I may have to invest in this one). Now to the rest of you enjoy the updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Bad Girls
• Parts 1 - 7 of Fresh Start by EdenAshley (Passion & Perfection).
  
  BtVS
  
• Chapter 18 of Vanashing by Valyssia (Saffic).
  
  
• Chapter 24 of You Can't Hurry Love by Really-an-angel (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 10 of Who To Blame by Leia (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Real Season 3 by SMoftheApocalypse (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  CSI: NY
  
• Parts 24 - 27 of Eden Ashley Chronicles by EdenAshley (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Guiding Light
  
• Part 78 of Once Upon a Dream by Kelinswriter (Burning City).
  
  Last Resort
  
• A New Day Dawns by JetGrrl (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Original
  
• Sergeant Valentine by Cheyne (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Parts 1- 4 of Confessions by D.Torres (Passion & Perfection).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Champion by Kamouraskan (Passion & Perfection).
  
  
• Champions by Kamouraskan (Passion & Perfection).

Quiet Weekend

That is what my weekend holds. Resting up, while Tamara and the boys are off with the other geeks at the Comic Con. She got a nice early start today so hopefully they are enjoying their evening. This will mean y'all are stuck with me for a couple of boring update days.

Hope you enjoy them!

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 3 of Broken Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:03/01/13 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Original
  
• Part 7 of A Parcel of Trust (Complete) by Kerry McNair (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Season 2, Episode 3 of The Dylan Morgan Show by Jenny Frame (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 12 of Beyond Always by Carrie Carr (Academy of Bards).
  
  Warehouse13
  
• Chapter 5 of Our by A. Windsor (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 1 of Princess of the Realm by Warriorjudge (Academy of Bards).