the sky above us shoots to kill
I woke up this morning, turned on my laptop, and the first webpage I saw was the BBC coverage of the earthquake in Haiti. How awful! The pictures are enough to make you want to cry - in fact, made me want to jump up and go there, to help. I know that I don't have any useful skills to give them, and that it is irrational of me. But that was my first impulse. If anyone else was looking for a way to help, I've donated money to the relief fund being raised by the British Red Cross - they seem to be one of the most 'useful' places to put it, if you know what I mean. Not preaching, just thought I'd provide a place to go if you wanted one.
Today we got off lightly here in MK snow-wise; persistant but light, and it didn't really stick to the roads, just to the other snow, which is manageable. We still only had about 50% attendance today, but that's a vast improvement on last week. I think people must be getting sick of not doing things, and so are struggling in to the hospital despite the weather. It saved me from going out of my mind with boredom, unlike last week, anyway, so despite the fact that this means I have to do work, I'm actually happy about it! (I know, I'm surprised too.)
Today we have two recs, since I forgot yesterday: today's theme is His Dark Materials fusion-fics. I love this genre, because it provides a unique insight into how a writer perceives a particular character's inner landscape - not only is there the all-important choice of daemon, but the way the character and their daemon interact and what they talk about and don't talk about is so revealing. I would read them all day if I could.
The Importance of Souls by jlupinfic. Summary: Snatches of Dean's life through an infusion with His Dark Materials.
(Not spoilery for season five.)
Tags: supernatural, dean/castiel, slash, fic, fusion:hisdarkmaterials, fusion:supernatural, cliche:daemons, a:jenniferlupin
Another World by gnimaerd. Summary: Four Merlin vignettes set in a world where everybody has daemons.
Tags: merlin, gen, fic, au, crossover, fusion, fusion:hisdarkmaterials, fusion:merlin, crossover:merlin, crossover:hisdarkmaterials, cliche:daemons, a:gnimaerd
Today we got off lightly here in MK snow-wise; persistant but light, and it didn't really stick to the roads, just to the other snow, which is manageable. We still only had about 50% attendance today, but that's a vast improvement on last week. I think people must be getting sick of not doing things, and so are struggling in to the hospital despite the weather. It saved me from going out of my mind with boredom, unlike last week, anyway, so despite the fact that this means I have to do work, I'm actually happy about it! (I know, I'm surprised too.)
Today we have two recs, since I forgot yesterday: today's theme is His Dark Materials fusion-fics. I love this genre, because it provides a unique insight into how a writer perceives a particular character's inner landscape - not only is there the all-important choice of daemon, but the way the character and their daemon interact and what they talk about and don't talk about is so revealing. I would read them all day if I could.
The Importance of Souls by jlupinfic. Summary: Snatches of Dean's life through an infusion with His Dark Materials.
(Not spoilery for season five.)
Tags: supernatural, dean/castiel, slash, fic, fusion:hisdarkmaterials, fusion:supernatural, cliche:daemons, a:jenniferlupin
Another World by gnimaerd. Summary: Four Merlin vignettes set in a world where everybody has daemons.
Tags: merlin, gen, fic, au, crossover, fusion, fusion:hisdarkmaterials, fusion:merlin, crossover:merlin, crossover:hisdarkmaterials, cliche:daemons, a:gnimaerd