Warning: Discussion of death in the familyFebruary was a rough month, friends. Not gonna lie. My mother-in-law passed away somewhat unexpectedly. I say ‘somewhat’ because she’d been very sick for the last three years - dialysis three days a week, frequent hospital visits, rare blood disease, COPD, and on and on. But still, she was just going about ( Read more... )

February Recap & FIC ( Read more... )

In non-writing topics, I have used up this year's tax return. That didn't take long, I know. And while I did get some things I didn't need, like DVDs, I also got some clothes for me and the boy, new pots and pans, four new tires for my car, and new glasses for the both of us. Plus I paid off a medical bill and paid off the storage unit. I stretched ( Read more... )

::coughs pathetically ( Read more... )

There are some things happening around LJ, friends, that I thought I'd bring to your attention if you didn't already know.

romancingmcshep is kicking off the annual John and Rodney Romance Fest, for those of you in the SGA fandom. Right now the call for prompts has gone out. Cut-off for prompts is January 16th and fics are due the end of February. You DON'T need ( Read more... )

Another good bout of writing, and deadlines were even mostly made! LOL! Here's the list, if you're interested.

Title: Thank You, Bucky Barnes (for International Fanworks Day)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Marvel Cinematic Universe
Pairings: McShep & Stucky
Rating: Teen & Up
Warnings: None
Wordcount: 2,337

Summary: When John receives notification ( Read more... )

So, I managed to finish both the sga_secretsanta and Winter In Hawaii challenges, and on time! Whew!

Naturally, this means it's time to sign up for more. ::grins::

So I'm fully on board for picfor1000, which I participated in for the first time last year. It was a really good experience, so I'm looking forward to the next round.

It's also time again for romancingmcshep. Woot! I didn't ( Read more... )

It's finally finished!! Holy cow, I didn't think it ever would be. But without further ado, here is my romancingmcshep fic (which also fills an hc_bingo square, woo!).

Title: Man on the Ground
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: McShep

Prompt Used: Dotcom billionaire Rodney McKay has a crush on good-looking, intelligent John Sheppard who works for a rival company, whom ( Read more... )