Is it just temporary insanity...?

Random meme alert! Stolen from a whole bunch of people...

YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know everything about each other. I really don't. You are obviously on my flist, so let me know with whom I'm friends!

( The questions... )

I really need to get my muse in gear, so hopefully this will help...

Stolen from carpesomediem  and sinandmisery 

For those unfamiliar, first you pick a letter. Then you pick a theme starting with said letter. Then you pick a fandom (or a crossover) and a character or pairing. For example, P is for Papa Joe's, Jill/Cindy (WMC). In turn you'll receive a drabble/ficlet of some kind.

A is for: Apple, Jill/Cindy (WMC) for trixter21 
B is for:
C is for: City, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for krumnut 
D is for: Doom, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for revolos55 
E is for: Entourage, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for splendid_it 
F is for: Fear, Lindsay/Cindy (WMC) for revolos55 
G is for: Gaze, Kate/Juliet (Lost) for anon
H is for: Hope, Jill/Cindy (WMC) for kauschi 
I is for:
J is for: Judgment Day, Sarah/Cameron (SCC) for charrua33 
K is for:
L is for: Love, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for kauschi 
M is for:
N is for:
O is for: Opportunity, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for baby_c15 
P is for: Porn, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for carpesomediem 
Q is for: Quilt, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for splendid_it 
R is for: Regret, Sarah/Cameron (SCC) for charrua33 
S is for: Secret, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for krumnut 
T is for: Threesome, Lindsay/Jill/Cindy (WMC) for wolfemeister 
U is for: Up against the wall, Sarah/Cameron (SCC) for wolfemeister 
V is for: Vulnerable, Sarah/Cameron (SCC) for revolos55 
W is for: Walkies, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for splendid_it 
X is for:
Y is for: Yodel, Sam/Brooke (Popular) for trixter21 
Z is for:

So... I meant to try to do some writing today. Somehow hasn't happened yet... *sigh*

BUT, I made a new header! And it's Leslie Bibb!

I'm not totally sure yet what I think of the new coloring I came up with for the layout... but I am pretty happy with the header. :)

Let me know what you think!

mysensitiveside 

It's been too long since I wrote a Popular fic. :)

Title: Dear Brooke

Fandom: Popular

Pairing: Sam/Brooke

Rating: R (here thar be sexin')

Word Count: 3,069

Disclaimer: Alas, characters don’t belong to me.

Summary: Sam comes home after a month away, and is surprised by who greets her.

A/N: This is NOT part of my fanfic100 series. Just a little one-shot, by special request ;)

A/N2: Um, so this may not make much sense at first, in terms of what’s going on and why... I promise that it’ll make sense by the end, though. Takes place when Brooke and Sam are in college, but are back living at the Palace for the summer.

 

 

( The brunette looks tired, but simply the fact that she’s there is enough to make Brooke’s breath hitch. )

Well, it's been exactly a year since I made my first post on LJ!

So, in honor of the "occasion," I'm going to have an informal "What-Should-I-Do-Next?" poll!

Now, already firmly on my to-do list is to move forward with the fanfic100 Popular series, and finish "Brick Walls." But beyond that, anyone care about what I try to focus on next?

Poll #1328696 What Should I Do Next?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What should Rebecca focus on, beyond the fanfic100 series and "Brick Walls"?

So, I have no plans to go see Bride Wars, the new Anne Hathaway-Kate Hudson movie that opens today. As much as I really like Anne Hathaway (and as much as I sometimes like your standard chick flick), this just looks really bad. (But hey, if you see it and love it... I judge not. ;)

Still, I decided to read the NY Times movie review today, and... the critic is totally a femslash shipper. She basically says that the movie really sucks, but the one semi-interesting thing about it is the idea that Anne's character (Emma) and Kate's character (Liv) totally wanted each other. ;)

And I quote...

"Since childhood, the two [main characters] have dreamed of getting married at the Plaza (alas, not to each other)..."

"The opener — a gauzy scene from childhood that finds Liv and Emma, dressed as a bride and groom, tenderly dancing with each other — and an adult catfight, which looks like a prelude to a kiss, suggest that there may be more to this friendship (and the fury underlying its rupture) than either the women or the movie can admit."

"[T]here’s no getting lost in a movie like “Bride Wars” — but it’s nice to pretend that they might lead somewhere else, say to San Francisco, where once upon another time two female movie characters, inspired by Harvey Milk (or maybe just Sean Penn), will take on the gay-marriage ban and say 'I do, I do' to something more than shopping."

So yes... talk of femslashy subtext has totally made it all the way to the New York Times. :D

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Title: Brick Walls
Fandom: WMC
Pairing: Jill/Cindy
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,218
Disclaimer: Alas, characters aren’t mine.
Warning/Spoilers: Takes place post-finale.
Summary: The latest crime scene turns personal for Cindy.

I know, I know... I've been remarkably horrible about updating this fic. I'm soooo sorry! But lack of time and lack of a muse have gotten in the way.

Here are the previous parts: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

And without further ado...

 

( About last night... )

Another A/N: Okay, so clearly, I fail at the whole updating-in-a-timely-manner kind of thing. So, for any of you who care, I’m going to offer two options for how I should move this forward. A) I can keep just posting chapters when I finish them, or B) I can wait until I finish the whole thing, and then post the remaining parts in quick succession (I still don’t know exactly where I’m going with this, but it’ll be at least another two parts).

So if you have an opinion about it, let me know in the comments! Thanks for reading! :)

This floats around my f'list every once in a while, but I haven't done it yet before. Most recently stolen from grumpybear1031

2. Go to IMDB and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDB search functions. That's cheating and it ruins the fun. Bonus points if you know who said it

Note: If there's a / in the middle of the quote, it means that it's actually two people speaking.


1. Hello, David. I mean "sir." Shit, I can't believe I just said that. And now I've gone and said "shit" - twice. I'm so sorry, sir. Love Actually - wickedchaos , kauschi 

2. Is there any risk of brain damage? / Well, technically speaking, the procedure IS brain damage, but it's on par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - mercurychkita 

3. How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss? The Usual Suspects - kauschi , charrua33 

4. So what did I think? I'm holding out for something better. I figure fuck it, while I'm at it why not just shoot my buddy, take his job, give it to his sworn enemy, hike up gas prices, bomb a village, club a baby seal, hit the hash pipe, and join the National Guard? I could be elected president. Good Will Hunting - revolos55 , kauschi , carpesomediem 

5. Well, let's hang these flowers and get that jacket in some water. Imagine Me & You - kauschi , charrua33 

6. Forty years I been asking permission to piss. I can't squeeze a drop without say-so. The Shawshank Redemption - carpesomediem 

7. You're not a killer. That's why you're so good at it. Memento - carpesomediem , kauschi 

8. I think we've all arrived at a very special place. Spiritually, ecumencially, gramatically. Pirates of the Carribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - qbeck 

9. Correct me if I'm wrong, but your friend seems to be hitting on my friend. D.E.B.S. - theagonyofblank 

10. It's a shame you're not a girl. / The world's badly made. L'Auberge Espagnole (aka The Spanish Apartment) - qbeck 

Some of these probably wouldn't really make my all-time favorites list, but they were the first movies I thought of.

Heh. Stolen from grumpybear1031 and demeter94

Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! Last Thursday I caught a purse-snatcher who stole kauschi's purse (30 points). Last Monday I punched mercurychkita in the arm (-10 points). Last week I ruled Asscrackistan as a cruel and heartless dictator (-700 points). Last Tuesday I turned theagonyofblank in for running naked in the mall (3 points). Last Saturday I ruled Duluth, Minnesota as a kind and benevolent dictator (700 points). Overall, I've been nice (23 points). For Christmas I deserve a pony! Sincerely, mysensitiveside

Write your letter to Santa! Enter your LJ username:

Yay, a pony! :) And I love how I moved so quickly from being a dictator of Asscrackistan to being a dictator of Duluth, Minnesota. ;)

Fanfic100, Part 14/100 -- check here for the chronology of completed fics

Title: Hypothetically
Fandom: Popular
Pairing: Sam/Brooke
Rating: PG
Prompt: 082 If; written for the fanfic100  challenge
Word count: 651
Disclaimer: Alas, I don’t own the characters of Popular. They belong to Ryan Murphy, but hopefully he won’t mind if I borrow them for a little while.
Summary: Sam’s a little confused, so Brooke clears things up.
A/N: Takes place immediately after the last part, “Beginning of Something Different”
A/N2: Thanks muchly to my betas, theagonyofblank  and wolfemeister ! 

 

( if... )

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Another A/N: I'm going to try not to take forever in updating this again, but work + grad school applications have taken over my life, so no guarantees. Sorry!
 

Fanfic100, Part 13/100 -- check here for the chronology of completed fics

Title: Beginning of Something Different
Fandom: Popular
Pairing: Sam/Brooke
Rating: PG
Prompt: 001 Beginnings; written for the fanfic100  challenge
Word count: 619
Disclaimer: Alas, I don’t own the characters of Popular. They belong to Ryan Murphy, but hopefully he won’t mind if I borrow them for a little while.
Summary: Brooke tries to deal with some new feelings.
A/N: This is an extension of a drabble I wrote a while ago.
A/N2: Thanks muchly to my betas, theagonyofblank  and wolfemeister !

 

  

( beginnings... )

My first video!

Yeah, the video quality kind of sucks, and I only sort of know what I'm doing, but I attempted to put together a WMC fanvid. So, voila!

Fandom: Women's Murder Club
Song: "Flying High"
Artist: Jem
Pairing: Lindsay/Cindy
Summary: Lindsay is falling for Cindy, but she worries that bringing dangers like Kiss-Me-Not into Cindy's life could be too costly.




youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzAahWYyvdI

ETA: Mediafire download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?imnjbxlmmkx

( But she’s afraid to open her eyes, she doesn’t think she’d be able to smile even if she tried, and her body is telling her loud and clear that everything is not okay. )

Yes, instead of being productive, I'm looking at videos on youtube...

But Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel? Are kind of adorable together.

Well, it's a big day for this country...

This is the first election where I've actually voted in person (as opposed to using an absentee ballot), so that was exciting. Here's to hoping for a better direction than the last 8 years.

And no matter who you support, go VOTE!

Title: Don’t Be Scared
Fandom: Gossip Girl
Pairings: Serena/Georgina; Serena/Blair
Rating: R-ish
Challenge: written for the P&P Halloween Challenge
Word count: 2,502
Warnings: The rating isn’t really for sex (though there’s a bit of that too), so much as semi-graphic descriptions of things that go bump in the night.
Disclaimer: Alas, I don’t own the characters of Gossip Girl. They belong to Cecily von Ziegesar and various other people, but hopefully they won’t mind if I borrow them for a little while.
Summary: Don’t be scared. It’ll hurt at first, but then I’ll make it feel better, I promise.
A/N: Happy Halloween, everyone!

 

( Read more... )

An actual update?? Shocking, I know. Somehow, I just had a really hard time with this part. Sorry for taking so long!

Title: Brick Walls
Fandom: Women’s Murder Club
Pairing: Jill/Cindy
Rating: R (eventually)
Prompt: Written for aubztastik , who prompted with the lyrics to “Skyway Avenue” by We The Kings.
Word count: 2,077
Disclaimer: Alas, characters aren’t mine.
Warning/Spoilers: Takes place post-finale.
Summary: The latest crime scene turns personal for Cindy.

And to refresh your memory, here are the first two parts...

Part 1 | Part 2

 

( Jill took a deep breath and forced herself to resist the urge to panic )

 

*sigh*

So after finishing my VS episode, my muse has apparently gone on a long vacation. Seriously. Part of the problem is that things have been super-busy at work. But even when I have time to get some writing done, and I try to get some writing done...nothing good comes out of it. Either I write something that I end up not liking, or I can only eke out a few sentences at a time. It's annoying. I've been working on "Brick Walls," mostly, but it's moving really, really slowly. Gah. I hate writer's block.

Hopefully soon I'll have something to post, but who knows.

Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man 70% Wonder Woman 63% The Flash 60% Catwoman 60% Supergirl 58% Robin 55% Green Lantern 55% Superman 55% Hulk 50% Iron Man 50% Batman 40%

You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...


I don't know a ton about superheroes, but a top 2 of Spider-Man and Wonder Woman? I'll take it. :)

Ok, now time to be a good little employee again and get some actual work done.

Yep, it's finally just about time for my VS episode to air!

This Friday, don't miss the all new episode, "In God We Trust," on wmc_vs...

ETA: The gorgeous episode banner by grumpybear1031 now added below the cut!

( Banner and teaser below the cut! )

After this week, we're going on a bit of a hiatus, but don't worry, new episodes will be back at the end of the month, so make sure you stick with us! In the meantime, keep an eye out for some fun challenges to get everyone involved in the Virtual Season! More details will follow, after episode 4 airs.