As many of you know, I long ago embarked on the journey of genealogy research. Part of that journey has provided me with many gifts, the least of which is the letter I'm going to share with you today.

Thanks to the good work of my late Cousin Ruth and her mother, my dear, dear Great Aunt Callie, before my Great Great Grandfather was laid to ( Read more... )

A pretty tame update from me. Darth Real-Life has been doing a number on me lately, and I just haven't had as much time as I'd like for writing.

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I just got some really bad news today. My godsister is fighting for her life. She's battling a a rare condition which we have just learned is going to require a large scale & life altering surgical procedure. She had gone to John Hopkins in attempt to find an alternative treatment to this surgery, but the size & scope of her condition is beyond the ( Read more... )

TITLE: Reichsadler Reprise
AUTHOR: LosingInTranslation (losingntrnslatn, Jennifer)
DISCLAIMER: Don’t own anything associated with the show… I just like playing with the characters in it from time to time. Dance Monkeys! Dance!
RATING: T - Teen
FANDOM: Crossover Fic between Criminal Minds & The West Wing
PAIRING: CM = General Team & light Prentiss/ ( Read more... )

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In honor of her birthdate... “I've been a wicked girl," said I: "But if I can't be sorry, why, I might as well be glad!” -Edna St. Vincent Millay 1892-1950

( And other favorite quotes... )

Okay then, I've been playing in the kitchen again. This time it's something for my fellow landlocked-seafood lovers. This recipe calls for Lump Crab meat, which we all know is not always easy to find. A company called Blue Star makes a bag of Claw Meat available to to the Kroger Family of grocery stores which works just fine for this recipe. You ( Read more... )

Haven't been doing a whole lot on the FanFic front. I do have an almost epic crossover fic playing itself out in my head (and on the keyboard), but I want to write the whole thing before I post it. And I've been spending a lot of time in the Criminal Minds fandom, thanks to a couple friends who have been giving me the Kool-Aid on a central line ( mingsmommy  ( Read more... )

I was tagged by mingsmommy

A. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
B. Tag seven people to do the same.
C. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it."

I don't follow the rules when I don't feel like it. :D

1. I have a bony knot on my forehead, same as my mother, though not as big. However, it is the same size hers ( Read more... )

Did you know that there is a place for all writer's (original, fanfic, etc.) to get together with other writers for support and encouragement and all it takes is a 1 hour+ commitment once a week and an AIM login?

1hour2write  is the LJ Comm devoted to helping writer's put aside one hour a week (plus a little more for conversation) for your writing. We meet at ( Read more... )