Surfaces, takes a deep breath and...
First things, first:
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So, yes, Christmas happened. Shinzon is growing like the proverbial - he also has hair. Or an approximation of it. Photos to follow. Even so, it was good - there was food, there was family and there were Doctor Who (and book tokens - lots of book tokens!)
The Chrimbo Limbo also happened. I picked up a pinch hit for secret_mutant; tried that 'Life' thing everyone keeps talking about and watched not enough movies More on that when I do the December round up. So that's why I've been monster non-grata for a couple of days.
Something else that happened, as many will know, was yuletide. This year, to my astonishment, amazement and undying gratitude, I recieved not just one gift but THREE.
Yes, you read that right, THREE. I have no idea what I have done in the last year to be accorded such wealth but I would like to express my undying gratitude to those lovely folks who put pen to paper/fingers to keyboards for the following lovely stories:
Dreams, Many-colored (4183 words) by
boundbyspells
Fandom: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jane Eyre/Edward Rochester
Characters: Jane Eyre, Edward Rochester, St. John Rivers
Threads (1061 words) by
fresne
Fandom: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte, Destino - Salvador Dali/Walt Disney
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Jane Eyre/Edward Rochester
These two are borne from the same prompt - Bronte writes about Jane meeting Rochester in her dreams when they are apart and I asked for fic that deal with that. And these two jewels are the results. The first one conjures up all sorts of wonderful AUs for this paring (the Pirate!Rochester would suit the 2011 version down to the ground;)) not to mention it gives St John Rivers a fair hearing as well.
The second one is of especial note as it marries up Jane Eyre with Destino a collaboration between Dali and Disney. Which if you have never seen it, I do recommend that you take five minutes out to watch it as it is a thing of beauty. I love Dali's work and this marriage of these two wildly divergent canons is a beauty to behold.
My main 'gift' was this Oops! No, it wasn't! but it was still lovely!:
A New Normal (1434 words) by
Beatrice_Otter
Fandom: Superman Returns (2006)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lois Lane/Richard White
Characters: Lois Lane, Richard White, Clark Kent, Jason White
A lovely, sweet story, set post film that shows Clark, Richard and Lois coming together for the benefit of Jason to try and ensure that he has the best of both worlds. It's a lovely gen story that I recommend to all and sundry.
If any of my gifters are reading this - you are all awesome and I wish you nothing but a superb 2012 filled with lots of good things and helpful muses. Thank you again, you are all wonderful.
I cannot speak to my secret_mutant gift yet, as it hasn't been given yet but I am sure that when it arrives I will like it a lot. I haven't had much of a chance to read many of the other fics yet (see note above about trying to have a life. Not recommended!) but I am hoping that when everything calms down to a dull roar, I'll be able to finish going through both the yuletide archive and the secret_mutant collection to read All The Fics!
Needless to say, that as it's a new year, I have various 'housekeeping' tasks to do - such as setting up the Films Watched in...' list (now in it's sixth year!) and to post my yuletide story and make a few comments on it.
So in short - prepare to be spammed;) And I hope that everyone has a wonderful 2012!
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So, yes, Christmas happened. Shinzon is growing like the proverbial - he also has hair. Or an approximation of it. Photos to follow. Even so, it was good - there was food, there was family and there were Doctor Who (and book tokens - lots of book tokens!)
The Chrimbo Limbo also happened. I picked up a pinch hit for secret_mutant; tried that 'Life' thing everyone keeps talking about and watched not enough movies More on that when I do the December round up. So that's why I've been monster non-grata for a couple of days.
Something else that happened, as many will know, was yuletide. This year, to my astonishment, amazement and undying gratitude, I recieved not just one gift but THREE.
Yes, you read that right, THREE. I have no idea what I have done in the last year to be accorded such wealth but I would like to express my undying gratitude to those lovely folks who put pen to paper/fingers to keyboards for the following lovely stories:
Dreams, Many-colored (4183 words) by
boundbyspells
Fandom: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jane Eyre/Edward Rochester
Characters: Jane Eyre, Edward Rochester, St. John Rivers
Threads (1061 words) by
fresne
Fandom: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte, Destino - Salvador Dali/Walt Disney
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Jane Eyre/Edward Rochester
These two are borne from the same prompt - Bronte writes about Jane meeting Rochester in her dreams when they are apart and I asked for fic that deal with that. And these two jewels are the results. The first one conjures up all sorts of wonderful AUs for this paring (the Pirate!Rochester would suit the 2011 version down to the ground;)) not to mention it gives St John Rivers a fair hearing as well.
The second one is of especial note as it marries up Jane Eyre with Destino a collaboration between Dali and Disney. Which if you have never seen it, I do recommend that you take five minutes out to watch it as it is a thing of beauty. I love Dali's work and this marriage of these two wildly divergent canons is a beauty to behold.
My main 'gift' was this Oops! No, it wasn't! but it was still lovely!:
A New Normal (1434 words) by
Beatrice_Otter
Fandom: Superman Returns (2006)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lois Lane/Richard White
Characters: Lois Lane, Richard White, Clark Kent, Jason White
A lovely, sweet story, set post film that shows Clark, Richard and Lois coming together for the benefit of Jason to try and ensure that he has the best of both worlds. It's a lovely gen story that I recommend to all and sundry.
If any of my gifters are reading this - you are all awesome and I wish you nothing but a superb 2012 filled with lots of good things and helpful muses. Thank you again, you are all wonderful.
I cannot speak to my secret_mutant gift yet, as it hasn't been given yet but I am sure that when it arrives I will like it a lot. I haven't had much of a chance to read many of the other fics yet (see note above about trying to have a life. Not recommended!) but I am hoping that when everything calms down to a dull roar, I'll be able to finish going through both the yuletide archive and the secret_mutant collection to read All The Fics!
Needless to say, that as it's a new year, I have various 'housekeeping' tasks to do - such as setting up the Films Watched in...' list (now in it's sixth year!) and to post my yuletide story and make a few comments on it.
So in short - prepare to be spammed;) And I hope that everyone has a wonderful 2012!