I have spent the last few days in a field doing an archaeological dig near Frome. Sadly, we did not find a coin hoard. :o( I am a little sunburnt and really damn tired, so this may not be the most coherent post I've ever written.
1) White Collar kind of owns my soul right now. I love that show. I have watched S1, and now need to catch up on S2. I have also pretty much inhaled a very large quantity of fic.
2) I think I mentioned a bit of Pansy!Smut I wrote a while ago for
noeon, but I figured I should post it here, too.
A Life of Prayer
When all else fails, one can always fall back on the traditional methods. Having let her fear get the better of her discretion and, embarrassingly publicly, suggested handing the Boy Who Lived over to Voldemort, Pansy Parkinson was pilloried (more fun than it sounds), tarred and feathered (less fun than it sounds, but with potential for adaptation) and run out of town on a rail (don’t ask). A rundown of her options revealed them to be painfully few. An advantageous marriage, and at this point any marriage would be advantageous, was out of the question and Azkaban would simply be no fun at all.
Most extraneous daughters got packed off to the convents at age eleven, when the sons and more fortunate daughters went to Hogwarts. Some girls never knew what their destination was when they walked out of their house on the morning of September 1st. The point being that Pansy had ‘come to God’ rather later than most, which was proving to be an unexpected benefit.
“Shhhh,” she murmured to the young nun lying next to her on the awful cot thing that passed for a bed here. The girl’s eyes were wide with a glorious mix of passion and panic as she twisted her hips against Pansy’s hand (modestly under the nightdress, of course), apparently torn between trying to get away from her touch and trying to get more. Pansy mouthed at the girl’s breast through the thin cotton of the nightdress the girl couldn’t be persuaded out of. It tasted vile, but the gasp and the wanton arch of the girl’s back, from her hips to her head, more than made up for it.
She flicked her tongue rapidly over the hard nipple in her mouth and twisted her fingers just so. Above her head she could hear the girl begin to whimper, “Oh God, oh God, oh God…” Maybe a life of prayer, or at least assisting others in their prayers, wouldn’t be so terrible, after all.
3) I got tagged for a meme by
veritas03. Have some random sleepy answers to some questions.
What song/ songs are you currently addicted to? Feels like the End by Shane Alexander, Up the Wolves by The Mountain Goats, Glittering Cloud by Imogen Heap, Keep Yourself Warm by Frightened Rabbit
What's your favorite season? I don't have one. They all have things I love and things I hate.
What's the latest movie you watched? Um. I don't actually know. No, wait! I watched
Wild Target on the plane last month. I actually didn't think it was that bad, but I'd been in airports and on planes for over 24 hours at that point, so what do I know?
What is the one skill you wish you had? Too hard - I pass
What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction? White Collar is shiny and sparkly and happy-making, and H/D somehow just never gets old.
What's your favorite movie of all time? I love Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
What web sites do you always visit when you go online? LJ obvs, gmail... uhhhhh. I get a bunch of things as feeds on my f-list, so I don;t have to go check them. Hyberbole and a Half. Oh, and google reader, which has a bunch of other ones.
What was the last thing you bought? Dinner - fish and chips. For something that is supposed to be so very British, they sure are rubbish at it. :o(
If you win 10,000 bucks today, what would you do with it? Mostly sensible things like pay off my credit card and bank the rest. Maybe do a little shopping. I could make up something more fun, but this is probably wha I would do.
Last concert you went to? Roger Hodgson from Supertramp at Stowe. (Look, there was a thing, OK? And it was actually really good. Don't judge me.)
What could be one of the best things to happen to you right now? A well paid part-time job doing something I love. That would be awesome.
What's your favorite food? Cheese
Do you want to learn another language? Yes. It's been on my list of 'Things I Will Do This Year' for several years now. :o(
Five things you can't live without. Erm. The internet in general and the people on it in particular. My cat. A warm comfy bed. Sleep. I'm not entirely sure whether that's four or five, but the last two are calling me, so I am going to go sleep now. In the morning I have an appointment for a manicure. I think I will have breakfast in town. If I get up early enough.
Imma stop rambling now and go to bed. Good night all!