I've been hideously absent of late, but I had to share this... it's a Vorkosigan/Tortall crossover. The possibilities are endles.....

Firstly, of course, I have to rec my two (TWO!) gifts....

Pancakes Day is Whites fic. Whites is a UK sitcom in the style of The Office and it's ilk - quiet, observational, awkward, character based hilarity. It is set in a restaurant in a country hotel and deals with its chefs, waitresses and managers. The fic is just perfect, missing episode perfect ( Read more... )

The UK cannot deal with the snow. In the last 5 days, I have spent 4 of them off work, because of the snow.

I went sledging. I made a snow pig. I baked wintery goodies and made a vat of soup. I visited friends with walking distance. I did all my Christmas shopping, and wrapped it. I cleaned the flat. I caught up on sleep. I watched a fair chunk of ( Read more... )

Shiny new icon! Courtesy of iconomicon , home of bizarre stock.

One of the best things about discovering a new book, film or tv series is the cat's cradle of other work that ties into it. For instance; I have recently enjoyed the film Inception; as such I rewatched Juno and discovered Whip It, via Ellen Page (oh dear heaven, I want to have a go at Roller ( Read more... )

I have been dipping my toes back into the treacherous waters of fandom again. Looks warm, look safe, then all of a sudden something grabs you and whoomph! you're dragged under.

Let me explain.

I went to see Inception last week. Then I went to see it again. What an amazing film! Fic was needed, so off I prowled. My favourite so far is Autoimmunity by ( Read more... )