to write the unwriteable wrong

Yesterday was December 25th, and everyone knows what that means: Yuletide and Due South Seekrit Santa went live! I got lovely treats!

For DSSS: Sing Me A Winter Song, F/K watercolor, a super sweet and romantic and cozy vision of Fraser and Kowalski in their Arctic cabin post-COTW. Blankets! Guitars! Long underwear! New or transported chili pepper lights! Awwwwzheva.

For Yuletide: Ramona's Law of Reciprocal Actions, a futurefic showing the kids from the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary at ages 17+. I love futurefics of kids' lit; I mean, partially it's because I just love high school romances (which this totally IS, and a very sweet one, though I won't spoil the pairing). One of the things I love most about the Ramona series is following the characters over time, watching them grow and change and yet still remain fundamentally themselves. This author's Ramona (and her Susan, Daisy, Howie, Yard Ape, Davy, Beezus...) is very IC but also mature, romance-minded, and vaguely delinquent. It's delightful!

I hope your treats were just as satisfying, friends!

I haven't gotten my own personal Yuletart present yet - but here's a driveby rec: look how pretty are this mystery artist's Fraser and Ray!

After I posted my woefully limited TS top-few list, you lovely people gave me some recs of things I should have read ages ago. Well, I am reading them now!

( (instead of working. waugh) )

Speaking of presents, I totally forgot to mention that I got an ADORABLE Lorne/Parrish comic for sga_art_santa. Check out The Seed!

Much of what I do at work is routine, and I used to do things like fill in 10 lines of spreadsheet and then read a scene of slash, BUT I just downloaded some PODFICS and now I can *work and hear slash at the same time.* (a) Why did I not do this sooner? (b) I love technology.

So far have listened to cesperanza's MVP read by zoetrope, and it's just delightful (cliquez ici). I've read the story before and it's one of my favorites, and Zoetrope has a lovely voice and does a great job.

It'll be hours and hours before I'm out of Cesperanza stories to read, but I did listen to all of the Savage Lovecast archives in a matter of days (how comes everything I listen to at work features repeated uses of the word "cock"?) so if you have favorite podfics, feel free to rec them for me.

I feel bad about not staying current with mcshep_match thing, because it seems like a lot of people are losing interest and/or having a hard time keeping up (less comments on the newer stories, anyway). And I want to support my team! So here's my rundown of the stories since my last installment. Select whatever seems interesting to you, and don't forget to leave feedback (like I always do)! (Honestly, though, I feel weird about leaving feedback for my own team, because what do I do about my own story? So I just haven't been.)

( i can't believe i've missed so many that this warrants an lj cut )

I'll probably do another rundown-style post in another week or so, since I've still got moving to do. See you on the other side!

I have spent the last few days in an FF12 haze.

Finest Hour: Moments, Coming and Going: John, caught between life and death, recalls bittersweet memories. An introspective and extremely nuanced story.

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Homonculus: The gang has to deal with a John who is just kind of--off. And you have an inkling from the prompt of what's happening, but it's still really creepy.

Deja Vu: What Dreams May Come: I am still whimpering from this story. SOOO ANGSTY. Yay, hurting Rodney! Take that!

I forgot to do a mcshep_match rec post yesterday! One out of two ain't bad, right? I think you can still vote in previous day's stories? I hope so, because I probably won't be able to get to some of the stories on the day they're posted, since I'm going on vacation tomorrow! But I'm not allowed to vote anyway. So you should! Please enjoy these!

Anyway: Yesterday's prompt was Catch-22 and Team Angst's story was Iteration. Rodney is faced with a difficult moral dilemma when he's given the opportunity to save John's life at the expense of another. It's a clever story which explores Rodney's and John's ethics and honor. Whee, ethics and honor!

Today's is Correspondence, and up for the team is Rock, Paper (No Scissors). John and Rodney are stuck passing notes in a sort of alien jail with elementary school undertones. It's funny and brutal all at once. Whee, hurting John! Take that!

Here's my illustration for resonant8 and kassrachel's "Origin". I chose this moment because I think it represents something I really like about the story--the intense yet kind of unusual intimacy. Plus, blindfold. This time I researched the costumes carefully! I looked up what "chambray" was!



Super bonus: Line art outline, suitable for publication in your next Classic Slash Coloring Book.

My first vid in a year; my second ever; and my first using Virtual Dub and Premiere instead of Windows Movie Maker. Yay!

Song: "Easy to Love" from Anything Goes (1988 New Broadway Cast)
Source: The Sentinel season 1
16MB AVI, right click to save.

( Alternately, it's on imeem. )

ETA: I have been watching other people's Jim/Blair vids, and I can't even *BELIEVE* all the gay stuff that happens after season 1. CANNOT.

BELIEVE.

( short list, & recs )

ETA ETA: ( Everyone loves chat transcripts! )