Birthday Alphabet Soup!

[sg_fignewton]

Because my flist is nearly as awesome as SG-1, they sneakily arranged the most delightful birthday present for me: sg_fignewton Alphabet Soup. Even the "_" got a ficlet! :D

Be aware that there is a very nice and extremely tasteful largeish image included... :)

Thank you to holdouttrout, stargazercmc, zats_clear, traycer_, eve11, abyssinia4077, pepper_field, randomfreshink, shutthef_up, maychorian, crazedturkey, and supplyship for my birthday fic. And Abyssis, don't think I'm unaware

Comments

[shutthef_up]

It was such a pleasure to do this for you, Fig. Despite my difficulties settling down to writing lately, I was confident I could muster it for your birthday.

Many happy returns, Fig!

[sg_fignewton]

Thank you so much! I loved what you wrote and I know you're really busy now, so it was doubly appreciated!

[maychorian]

You're very welcome! It was a lot of fun, though I was getting very antsy toward the end, afraid that it wouldn't get up in time. (Yes, I'll admit it, I was refreshing Abyssis's blog every ten minutes or so.) I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[sg_fignewton]

It's that ficathon feeling... :)

Thank you SO MUCH for your hilarious contribution!

[thraesja]

These were all excellent. What a nice early morning teamy-goodness read.

Happy Birthday.

[sg_fignewton]

Thank you! :)

I'm so lucky to have such a fantastic flist.

[abyssinia4077]

EEEE!

I'M SO GLAD IT MADE YOU HAPPY!

I'm also still so relieved we managed to pull it off (and you need to thank Aurora for super sekrit agent reasons)

Abyssis (who gets extra smooches!) wrote me marvelous teamwork in G is for Gravity. Sam talking Daniel through crisis, Jack and Teal'c as the very literal lifelines, and squee! the suggestion of a prequel to Eroding Away the Mountains!

Oh, god, I've got to finish the *sequel* first! :)

I don't know which book Teal'c had in mind, but I immediately flashed on Sam Gamgee in LotR. Can't see Janet lending that to Teal'c, though!

Oh, I was definitely thinking of Samwise - wasn't sure if I was too vague or not. As for Janet...it was going to be Bill Lee or one of the other scientists and then I realized this was EARLY before we really met any of them and I flailed and...picked Janet out of a hat. I bet she's at least aware of them.

YAY YOUR BIRTHDAY!

*smooches back*

[sg_fignewton]

Organizing these things is a lot more complicated than it looks, I know! ::hugs:: to you, and to Aurora for her super sekrit agentry!

And, heh - I meant that your ficlet is, itself, a prequel. But I wouldn't object to another longer one, nope...

Aha! So it was Sam! Now I'm going to have to twist my perception of Janet - not just that she reads LotR, but that she'd suggest it to Teal'c. Hmmmm. Isn't it great what last-minute changes can inspire? :)

Thanks again, sweetie. You made my whole week.

[traycer_]

So glad you liked these fics. I haven't had a chance to go through all of them yet, but your thoughts on them made me squeee. I can't wait to read them all!

Traycer wrote the very thoughtful F is for Freedom. Early team, still coming to terms with one another (I do love that era!)

Me too!!

I love how they're learning new things, and accidentally (metaphorically) stepping on one another's toes, until they find the true common denominator, and the promise for the future: the freedom to choose.

Oh my gosh! How is it you can make even the most mundane scenario sound so stimulating? You have so many wonderful talents. :)

And you are so very welcome! I'm glad that you had a fantastic birthday. :D

[sg_fignewton]

I've found that authors often don't even realize how much they're pouring out onto the page. Random, for instance, often discovers underlying themes when she betas for me - things I didn't even recognize were there!

Thanks again for a great ficlet, and helping make my birthday wonderful. :)