Grateful for the NHS

It's that once-in-four-years day today. I always felt sorry for the girl at school who only had a birthday every four years, but at least she could lie about her age now - especially on those forms which say "age last birthday". *g* We have an elderly lady in a care home, here in the UK, who is 89 years old - and celebrating her 21st birthday today. How cool is that??

I have lots of good painkillers. And an anti-emetic because one of the painkillers (diclofenac) makes me feel nauseated when I take it. I am feeling slightly out of things but otherwise I'm well. Healing nicely.

God Bless the NHS. (National Health Service). Don't know what we'd do without it. We Brits like to grumble about it, of course, (just like we love to grumble about our weather), but we love it. We wouldn't want to be without it. It looks after us, it's cost-effective (much more so than most others - the WHO says our system is one of the best, in that way, in the developed world), and it's ours. You wouldn't believe how proprietary we Brits can get about things like that - our things - like the NHS, The Last Night of the Proms, Wimbledon, the BBC (currently celebrating 80 years of the World Service).

The current government is trying to destroy the NHS of course, (Conservative governments always do - and in this our government is a Tory government not a coalition). Chiefly because it doesn't make a profit for private industry. And Tories are all about profit for their city friends. But healthcare shouldn't be about profit.

What do they want?? A system like the USA - where the costs are enormous and the name of the game is make a profit, deny treatment, charge huge prices, drive people into bankruptcy, allow people to die??

A couple of blog entries by a US American ex-pat (and excellent author) Fletcher Delancey have reminded me just how lucky we are. (Well, that and the fact that I've had multiple operations on my shoulder and it hasn't cost me a penny at point-of-service). Without a Safety Net and Without a Safety Net, Continued

I am so, so very glad for our safety net. And I wish that my US friends had something more like it.

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

Ze

BtVS

• Chapter 1 of Summer by Hayley (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 7 of Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes by slayertash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Glee
  
• Prologue to Hell is Empty by way_to_the_end (Glee Femslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Part 3 of How We Met by pens_co927 (callie-arizona).
  
  
• Laying Low by gauzepaws (callie-arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Chapter 13E of Intuition by sinjenkai (Saffic).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Part 2 (conclusion) of New Perspectives by aturtleback (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• The Big Test by sunsetwriter (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Chapter 1 of Dear Diary by kendralynora (Meet at Gunpoint).
  

Can't Think

Too many painkillers. Let's see. What to say...

First - my fandom - Lucy Lawless is awesome!! Gotta love a woman who stands up for her beliefs. (Whether you agree with her or not, you have to admit that she's got the courage of her convictions - she's doing something not just saying something should be done.)

Next - remember that website I mentioned a while back in an Uber Etc. post. The one that was archiving fanfic (and original, copyright stories) without permission. Seems they're still neglecting to ask permission.

But (according to a rumour I've read on a couple of groups) in addition to that they're gambling with the law. They are taking those stories and (in some cases) offering ebooks of them. This is foolish because a number of those original stories have been published. Commercially published. (Sometimes with revisions but sometimes not - just tidied up and edited). They are for sale.

And publishers don't like it when you take books which are copyright and for sale and you offer them for nothing. This is called theft. Book piracy. And it is against the law. Publishers tend to do nasty things to people who steal their income. They get the law on you. They issue take-down notices and get your website closed. They sue you. They demand damages.

It would be a very good idea to stop doing that before a publisher gets stroppy with you.

Finally. Yes, I did need an operation. Yes, I had the op. Yes, I am off work this week. I'm not doing much except reading because even typing is difficult as my range of motion is extremely restricted right now. (Finally managed to buy Georgia Beers latest book, 96 Hours. Cute isn't she?? *g*) Plus it hurts. But it should be a lot better in future.

They did wind up putting little plastic tubes in, to train the nerves down. The tubes were tiny. So thin. I had been expecting something a bit like a drinking straw, but these were more like a piece of hollow fishing line.

And I am on some very good painkillers. They do tend to turn what's left of my brain into cotton-wool though.

Ze

BtVS

• Chapter 3 of Meant To Be With by Give_Us_A_Kiss (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 19 of The Three of Us by crash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Glee
  
• Part 5 of Under Peaceful Conditions, The Warlike Attack Themselves by seriousfic (Girlslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Part 3 of Beautiful Siren by MsCrazybird (callie-arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 13 of Another Statement of Causality by maggiemerc (callie-arizona).
  
  NCIS>
  
• What Might Have Been, Too Late by olivia_j (NCIS Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Part 7 of Slam Dunk by Mickey Minner (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Imitating Fiction by Geonn Cannon (His blog).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Chapter 6 (conclusion) of Tilting at Windmills by crackinois (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapter 18 of Come On In My Kitchen by snuffnyc (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Chapter 11 of Here She Goes Again by kendralynora (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Part 1 of I'm in the Dance, and it's a Chance by iCitall (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Xena Warrior Princess Season 2 Episode 36: Destiny by Bard (Royal Academy of Bards).
  

Tired

Going to take me a bit to get back into the routine of work. Tonight I feel totally tired. Off to bed early for me.

Enjoy the updates and I will ramble at you later in the week.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS

• Chapter 1 of Figments by FindingMyself (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 7 of Life's Disastrous Winds by Jaywriter (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 20 of Guilty Secret by Really-an-angel (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 02/27/12 by Paige Braddock (GoComics.com).
  
  DC Universe
  
• Lucky Charms by Salmon Pink (Femmeslash).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 39 of Serendipity by MJ Duncan (GirlSlash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Part 1 of Enough is Enough by Propgirl1 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 17a of Scar Tissue (Part Two) by kennedysbitch & livelovelearneg (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Part 11 of Life in Technicolor by leonhart_17 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Law & Order: SVU
  
• Part 7 of Second Chances by scarletbunny63 & bcharmer23 (Alex_Liv_Lovers).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Search for Pleasure, Search for Pain by Fortunata13 (LotS Femslash).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Part 6 of Not a Fairy Tale Romance by seriousfic (GirlSlash).
  
  Original
  
• Chapter 7 of Slam Dunk by Mickey Minner (her web site).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of Blue Distraction by reawakenedhope (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  South of Nowhere
  
• Part 6 of First Time by dev0347 (Clom n Dev's).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Chapter 8 of Watchman, What of the Night? by winter156 (Meet at Gunpoint).

Reality

Mom made it back to Oklahoma today. The boys are in Bellevue. It's just three of us tonight and the house is damn quiet. It's also not crowded, which is nice. Back to school and work for everyone on Monday. Time to get out of the lazy vacation groove.

Tamara

BtVS

• Chapter 63 of Following the Clues (Complete) by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of The Beast Within by Squeewockle (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 6 of All I Ever Wanted by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 1 of Whatever Doesn't Kill Us by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 2 of Blood on the Moon by Jamiexh (Glee Femslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Part 2 of How We Met by pens_co927 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 12 of Another Statement of Causality by maggiemerc (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 7 of Over My Head (My Confessions) by brittlovesher (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Favors of Fortune Part 3: Behind Closed Doors by D (her web site).
  
  
• Part 2 of Haven by Knightales (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 1 of The Ghost and the Machine by Zipplic (Academy of Bards).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• The One Where They're All Randomly Superheroes by redlance_ck (Meet at Gunpoint).

Home

Our last night with Tamara's mom and we are watching The Mighty Macs. We will be off to the airport early tomorrow morning.

So enjoy these updates. I am off to watch the movie.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

All My Children

• Parts 9a & 9b of Escape by fab_fan (GirlSlash).
  
  BtVS
  
• Chapter 4 of Mobius, Stripped by NoSuchAnimal (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 3 of Disappear by Hayley (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  DC Universe
  
• Order by rijsg (DCU Femslash).
  
  Glee
  
• What's Wrong with You? by relax_o_vision (Glee Femslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 11 of Another Statement of Causality by maggiemerc (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Part 10, Part 2 of Life in Technicolor by leonhart_17 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 1 of A is for Acquiesce by individual_68 (GirlSlash).
  
  Original
  
• Resolutions by Jennifer Jackson (Academy of Bards).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Traditional Valentine's Day by aolurker (Rizzoli & Isles Femslash).
  
  
• Strange Bedfellows by snuffnyc (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Forbidden Emotions by JSam St. James (Meet at Gunpoint).

Hype!

Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 1st....

Another Door Opens - "The Closer" and Brenda/Sharon

www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine/2012/03/02/another-door-opens--the-closer-and-brendasharon

Having recently spent a highly successful hour discussing "Rizzoli & Isles", F4F Radio looks to continue that success by remaining with the same genre, the same network, and even the same NIGHT. "The Closer", an award-winning police drama that wraps up its seventh and final highly-rated season this summer, stars Emmy/Golden Globe winner Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Southern belle who just so happens to be a CIA-trained interrogator who heads the Major Crimes division of the LAPD. For several years, "The Closer" remained under the radar for the LGBT fanfic community - that is, until the arrival of Captain Sharon Raydor (two-time Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell), head of the Internal Affairs division responsible for investigating the use of force by police officers. Over the last three seasons that has meant Brenda and Sharon frequently butting heads over whose investigation takes priority. It's also meant dozens of Brenda/Sharon fanfics, thanks to the tension and friction generated by the evolution of their relationship from enemies to allies. Tonight we will have three guests to discuss their Brenda/Sharon works - Rahleeyah, author of the epic "Where You Least Expect it"; I-Love-Capn-Raydor, who wrote the equally epic "Synchronicity"; and Toomanycats, who created the ongoing series "Physics/Chemistry". We'll discuss our favorite ladies, whether Brenda's marriage makes writing more challenging, and what impact the end of "The Closer" and the upcoming Sharon Raydor spinoff "Major Crimes" will have on the fandom.

Allaine
www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine

E is a big fan of The Closer so I'm very familiar with these two characters. I can honestly say I've never imagined them as a couple. I am looking forward to seeing the spin-off series featuring Raydor. She has certainly become more likeable as the series has progressed.

Tamara

BtVS

• Chapter 9 of Omega Rising by FindHope (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapters 12-14 of The Three of Us by crash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 02/24/12 by Paige Braddock (GoComics.com).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 1 of Blood on the Moon by Jamiexh (Glee Femslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 10 of Another Statement of Causality by maggiemerc (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Blossomed by Neolithicdream (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Part 1 of How We Met by pens_co927 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Where's Sofia by pens_co927 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Part 2 of Beautiful Siren by MsCrazybird (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 3 of Take It With Me by individual_68 (GirlSlash).
  
  Original
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of Unearthing the Past by Maarten Buitendijk (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• The Inmates by Geonn Cannon (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Push/Pull by Geonn Cannon (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• After the Damage Was Done by Wendy Arthur (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• The 'Kimi' Quandary by D.J. Belt (Academy of Bards).

Late on Thursday

This will be our last night in Bellingham. Tamara is off swimming with the kids while I am here doing the update. We leave tomorrow for home. I look forward to sleeping in my bed. We've had a good trip and saw some really great things.

One in particular today was outstanding. If you are ever in this neck of the woods do not miss SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention (formerly the American Museum of Radio and Electricity)

This place was truly awesome. I got a ton of pictures and will try and get an album put together this weekend. If interested in seeing them holler.

Okay enough babbling, it's late and I'm tired. Enjoy the updates!

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS

• Chapter 14 of Beauty and the Beast the Faerun Way by Wispr (Rebelrsr's site).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of Meant To Be With by Give_Us_A_Kiss (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 11 of The Three of Us by Crash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 02/23/12 by Paige Braddock (GoComics.com).
  
  CSI: Las Vegas
  
• Silly Fluff: Who Loves Satin Sheets? by Listener15 (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Romantic Fluff: Gatorade Fantasy by Listener15 (GirlSlash).
  
  Glee
  
• Three Can Keep A Secret by merelyplaying (Glee Femslash).
  
  
• When Secrets Come Out To Play by ljam86 (Glee Femslash).
  
  
• Part 5 of Under peaceful conditions, the warlike attack themselves by Everyone's lost but me! (GirlSlash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• 10pt1 of Life in Technicolor by leonhart_17 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Part 5 of The Story by roughian (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• LL Ficlet by raug_moss (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Librarian and the Stripper by raug_moss (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Rare Moments by raug_moss (LotS Femslash).
  
  Nikki & Nora
  
• Part 5 of Disparity by Design by 1shinyboat (Lady Copys).
  
  Once Upon A Time
  
• Part 5 of Not A Fairy Tale Romance by (GirlSlash).
  
  Original
  
• Part 13D of Intuition by Sinjenkai (Women in Kevlar).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Submission by (Meet At Gunpoint).

The Musings Litter Leads To

Cat litter that is.

My cousin was late for work this morning (she forgot she had an early start and got up at her usual time - which was half-an-hour later than she should) and so I said I'd see to her cats (she has four). It doesn't take long. Dish up four bowls of cat-food and clear out the litter trays (3) while the cats eat breakfast. I emptied the trays into a rubbish sack (you do not want details - trust me) and put that sack into a second one, and then into the wheelie-bin. Rinsed the trays out with soapy water and then re-filled them. And it was as I was re-filling them I started wondering.

What exactly is cat-litter. And is it eco-friendly. A quick read of the packet didn't tell me a lot. It said fuller's earth clumping cat-litter. Well I sort-of knew what fuller's earth was, but as for where it comes from and what it actually consists of, I hadn't a clue.

Oh boy, I was going to be off on one of my info hunts again, I just knew it. You know the sort of thing. You look up a word in the dictionary, and that leads you to an entry in an encyclopaedia, and another, and another. And before you know it three hours have gone by, you've learnt half-a-dozen new things about five different subjects, none of which was the one you began with.

It niggled at me all day and sure enough, as soon as I got home I started investigating. I didn't like the sound of things. Fuller's earth is not just clay. It's clay with aluminium oxide, silica, and iron oxide in it. And it's not just dug up it's mined. A non-renewable source with a heavy impact on the environment. Not eco-friendly at all.

I also found out a great many things about the wool industry in mediaeval England, the methods of shipping it to other European countries. The types of sheep that make the best fleeces, and where the Rare Breeds Farm is. Not to mention some interesting details about the founding and charters of the Tailors', Haberdashers', and Mercers' Guilds... Did you know that the Tailors' Guild should properly be called The Guild of Merchant Taylors of the Fraternity of St. John Baptist in the City of London. I didn't until today.

Eventually (a couple of hours later) I got back to the subject of cat-litter and decided to check for alternatives. And I found this Website. Lots of good eco-friendly cat-litters. She's going to try the wood pellet one first and if they don't like that she'll try the paper one she said.

If they don't like it?? They're cats. They don't get to choose!! If they're gonna be that fussy make them use the garden. A bit of nice, muddy, compost between their claws, in the pouring rain, and they'll be begging to use the wood one!!

She told me I don't understand cats. Cats aren't like dogs. Cats rule, humans obey. I told her I'd rather have dogs. Dogs are simple. Dogs love to do what you tell them to!! I think the cats understood me. I'll swear they're glaring at me and plotting my demise.

See you next week. (If the cats let me live). Goodnight and may your God/s go with you

Ze

BtVS

• Chapters 7 to 9 of The Three of Us by crash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 94 of So Damn Domestic by Salix (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of Where Do We Go From Here?: A Choose Your Own Fuffy Adventure by UltimateCollaboration (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 31 of It's About Sex & Saving Lies by emdha (callie-arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 15 & Epilogue of You And Me, Let's Take a Risk by looks_the_same (callie-arizona).
  
  
• Did You Hear? by a_windsor & roughian (callie-arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• The Guilty Party by Fortunata13 (LotS Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Push/Pull by Geonn Cannon (His blog).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Part 10 of The Beautiful Lie by kd_williamson (jane-maura-ff).
  
  
• Enchanted by diav (Rizzoli-Isles LJ).
  

Pancake Day

It's Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day here in the UK. I've blogged about it in previous years so I'm not going to bore you all with it except to say that as usual I've eaten too many and now feel a bit bleah.

Today is also (in the two-thirds of the world that write the date as day/month/year) a palindromic date 21/02/2012 reads the same backwards. I love dates like that, big kid that I am.

I'm posting tonight's updates a little early because I want to go to bed early (with some heavy-duty painkillers) as I'm in a fair bit of pain and I'm so tired I can hardly see straight. My shoulder is killing me. I am always aware of it, there is always a kind of dull, background ache to it. There always will be. The docs tell me I'll never be completely pain free. I can live with that. But for about six weeks or so the pain has been increasing from "dull ache which needs painkillers sometimes" into "hurts like hell and can't sleep without strong painkillers". And this past week (since about Thursday) it's reached "bloody agony and even high-strength codeine won't touch it and I'm not sleeping".

So yesterday I phoned the doc and said, "I think what you told me might happen has happened."

When I was injured, the very first emergency repair job they did on me required that all the nerves in my shoulder were severed, and some of them had chunks removed. The second and third operations required further cuts/removals, because nerves grow back. (Did you know that?? I didn't before that.) And they were growing slightly skew-whiff. After my final operation they said that they'd tried to set it so that the nerves would re-grow and join up over the plates in my shoulder, but that there was a possibility that they might grow under the plates. The first was more desirable but the second was acceptable.

There was, however, a remote chance that they would attempt to grow between the plates. This would be a bad thing as every movement I made would crush the nerve between the plates, resulting in nerve-ending shredding, reducing the chances of re-connection, and also in incredible pain from the nerve endings. If this happened I would need another operation and thin plastic tubing would be inserted in my shoulder, partially covering the nerve endings, so that they could be "persuaded" to grow along the tubes and re-join that way. Why the hell they didn't do that right from the start God only knows.

It looks as if the remote chance wasn't that remote. Or my nerves are as ornery as the rest of me and deliberately grew through the worst possible path. So I'm in for a scan on Friday, to check if they have done what the doc, the surgeon, and I, all think they have done. I've been told to act as though I'm having an op - don't eat in other words, because if they are between the plates then they'll do the surgery asap as a day-case. (They booked an appointment for me just in case).

If they do then I'm off work next week. Which since no work = no pay isn't improving my mood at all. Ah well. Can't be helped I guess. At least they've given me some really strong painkillers (Tramadol) so I might get some sleep tonight.

Ze

BtVS

• Chapter 6 of The Three of Us by crash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 1 of The Beast Within by Squeewockle (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• Chapter 1 of When is a Good Time by wickedtwin (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of When is a Good Time by wickedtwin (Women in Kevlar).
  
  Devil Wears Prada
  
• Part 1 of Displaced by Gun Brooke (Her blog).
  
  
• Part 2 of Displaced by Gun Brooke (Her blog).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 9 Part 2 of Life in Technicolor by leonhart_17 (callie-arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of I Can Explain by MsCrazybird (callie-arizona).
  
  
• Thirteen Drabbles by roughian (callie-arizona).
  
  
• Chapters 27 and 28 of : Beautiful Whisper of the Goddess by (callie-arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Part 20 of Partners by Melissa Good (Her website).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• A Long Lunch by heygeniusbox (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Forget Me Not by winter156 (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Xena Warrior Princess Season 2 Episode 35: Destiny by Bard (Royal Academy of Bards).
  

From the Hotel

Decent Wi-Fi and the kids say the 4 f.t deep pool is a bit lame but we are all here happy and safe. Tamara got the birthday dinner of mediocre Mexican food.

Tomorrow we start hitting up the museums and other fun places.

Until then, enjoy those updates!

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS

• Season 2 of Walk The Line by Electra (her web site).
  
  
• Chapter 3 of Mobius, Stripped by NoSuchAnimal (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 17 of Something Blue in Vegas by nukeyl (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 5 of All I Ever Wanted by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 21 of Operation Slayers & Non-Essentials 2: Second Coming (Conclusion) by SMoftheApocalypse (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapters 4 & 5 of The Three of Us by crash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:02/20/12 by Paige Braddock (GoComics.com).
  
  Glee
  
• Part 38 of Serendipity by MJ Duncan (GirlSlash).
  
  
• Part 5 of Under Peaceful Conditions, the Warlike Attack Themselves by seriousfic (GirlSlash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Step by Step by majincammy (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Part 5 of Be Great by A. Windsor (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 3 of A Little Drop of Poison by randomflores (LotS Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Chapter 6 of Slam Dunk by Mickey Minner (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Shell Game by Zipplic (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• What She Said by Zipplic (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Whipped by Zipplic (Academy of Bards).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Chapter 9 of Of Arias and High Sticking by crackinois (Rizolli & Isles lj).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• To Break The Fetters of Her Mind by missm1897please (Meet At GunPoint).

Vacation

We're off to Bellingham tomorrow morning. I hope I've remembered everything. Usually I make a list but I winged it this time. I may come to regret that.

Plenty to read tonight, have at it.

Tamara

BtVS

• Chapter 12 of Earth to B (Conclusion) by Cara Cal Ipsofacto (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• A Slayer's Essence by Cara Cal Ipsofacto (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Want, Take, Have by Cara Cal Ipsofacto (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 6 of Life's Disastrous Winds by Jaywriter (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of Walk the Line Season Two by Electra (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 3 of The Three of Us by crash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  DC Universe
  
• Vines by Jason (GirlSlash).
  
  Doctor Who/Torchwood
  
• Three Fics by se7ensecrets (Dr. Who Femslash).
  
  Glee
  
• Distance and Destiny by majorrogue (Glee Femslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 9 of Another Statement of Causality by maggiemerc (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• 18 Drabbles by emmer23 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 9 of Life in Technicolor by leonhart_17 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Don't Look Back by simplesetgo (LotS Femslash).
  
  
• Part 13 of Rarely Resisted by dylanxtra_x (LotS Femslash).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Hidden by dexstarr (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Original
  
• Part 1 of Haven by Knightales (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Parts 13 & 14 of A Guardian's Eternity by Stein Willard (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Chapter 6 of Slam Dunk by Mickey Minner (her web site).

Easy Saturday

Very few chores or projects had to be completed today, it was nice. A slow day all around. Exactly what weekends should be. Tomorrow my daughter joins us as we prepare for our trip to Bellingham.

Elisa

BtVS

• Chapter 6 of Afraid of the Dark by Micktrex (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of The Three of Us by crash (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• Chapter 14 of A Sense of Self by Dr. B (Criminal Minds Femslash).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapters 19-21 of Shooting the Rapids (Conclusion) by Sio & Maura (Glee Femslash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 5 of A Letter and a Phone Call (Conclusion) by graceoverfire (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Part 9 of Diary of a Lost Girl by Mscrazybird (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Spelling It Out by anamatics(Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapter 14 of Long Way Around (Conclusion) by aturtleback (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of The Sound of Silence by sleeplesslyrad (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapter 7 of So Many Days Later by heygeniusbox (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  
• Chapter 1 of New Perspectives by aturtleback (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).

Question for y'all....

Anyone have word on what's up with The Athenaeum?

Tamara

All My Children

• Parts 8a and 8b of Escape by Fab_fan (GirlSlash).
  
  BtVS
  
• Chapter 8 of Omega Rising by FindHope (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 02-17-12 by Paige Braddock (GoComics.com).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Part 8 of Life in Technicolor by leonhart_17(Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 8 of Another Statement of Causality by Maggiemerc (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Weep Not for the Memories by fortunata13 (LotS Femslash).
  
  Lost Girl
  
• Not This Time by owelpost (Bo/Lauren LJ).
  
  Original
  
• Words Unspoken by Cam Taylor (Academy of Bards).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Chapter 5 of New Beginnings by gainesm (Meet at Gunpoint).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of Blood and Bronze by Katy (Meet at Gunpoint).

Vacation on the horizon....

One day left and then one full week off, I like it!

Enjoy your updates!

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS

• Chapter 2 of Disappear by Hayley (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World: 02-16-12 by Paige Braddock (GoComics.com).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 6 of When Secrets Come Out to Play by ljam86 (Glee Femslash).
  
  The Good Wife
  
• Fortune Favors the Bold by Janine (GirlSlash).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 2 of Listen to Your Heart by lmc10 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Part 4 of Be Great by A. Windsor (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 26 of Beautiful Whisper of the Goddess by Shinara66 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Mirrored Belonging by green78 (LotS Femslash).
  
  Nikki & Nora
  
• Chapter 4 of Disparity by Design by 1shinyboat (Lady Cops).
  
  Original
  
• Sundays on Squire's Isle: Born to Run by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Eurydice by ea_phoenix (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
  
  Sherlock
  
• Not a Love Song by crabwise_son (GirlSlash).
  
  ST: Deep Space Nine
  
• Survival by sophia_gratia (Where No Woman Has Gone Before).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Happy Valentine's Day by racethewind10 (Meet at Gunpoint).