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I'm Feelin':: awake

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Sinfest
Tatsuya Ishida

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billet: to quarter, or place in lodgings.

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Fandom: Naruto

Characters: Sasuke/Naruto

Title: cord of life

Rating: R

Genre: Drama

Author:iluxia

 

Warnings (if applicable): violence and a little gore, some sexual implications

Summary: When Sasuke finally offers to return to Konoha, Naruto turns him away. Picks up post-Itachi/Sasuke battle.

 

Why Must This Story Be Read?

This story takes what canon has introduced and weaves a well-crafted bittersweet, angsty, angsty tale of what happens in the aftermath of Sasuke’s actions, when he finds that he wants to go home and the one person he thought would welcome him back doesn’t, and when he realizes that what he wants he can never have again.   

 

Sasuke is fantastically characterized in this story; he’s lost, aimless, and dealing with his unfurling emotions, desperately grasping at moments to fill the emptiness inside him and the void in his life.  

 

Fic Link: http://iluxia.livejournal.com/104428.html

 

 

 

Please remember, the only way authors know how awesome we think their works are is to tell them so :D

 

Also, feel free to let me know if you like my recs, it’s the only way I know if I’m actually being helpful for the rec comm. XD

Tags: naruto, naruto/sasuke, sasuke/naruto

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Your prompt of the week will be: "initial".

The beginning of something or the shortened version of a name; whatever it is that "initial" inspires, you are hereby challenged to write and post.

Please report back by midnight on Friday, November 13th.

Tags: 290 - initial, admin
I'm Feelin':: cheerful
I'm Jammin':: None

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Cliche: Surprise Wedding Parties That For No Reason Seems To Get People Together, Best Friends Comfort Scene, Alcohol-fueled PWP Lemons.... etc. cliches.

Summary:
Sally is in love with Wufei and frustrated with his dancing about. Heero is secretly in love with Wufei (who is straight). Duo is hopelessly in love with Heero... so jealousy causes him to play pranks on Wufei in revenge despite Wufei being innocent.

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Sinfest
Tatsuya Ishida

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abeyance: suspension; temporary cessation.

- Hottest 2009: Final Preliminary Poll. Vote!

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Title: Preliminary Report
Author: lil_1337
Pairing/Characters: Heero, mention of Lady Une, Duo, Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 456
Warnings/Kinks: None
Summary: For the gw500 prompt pagan.
Disclaimer: Beta: Much love to Anne

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Tags: 289 - pagan, heero yuy
I'm Feelin':: creative
I'm Jammin':: The Dishwasher

http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/11/final-reminder-for-bookshops.html

A quick reminder (as I was just asked) that today is the day that the bookshop Graveyard Book party reports have to be in to Harper Collins. By 9 pm PST.

http://files.harpercollins.com/Mktg/HarperChildrens/PDF/GraveyardContest_rules.pdf are the rules and info for those who lost them.

Hi Mr. Gaiman,

I was disappointed today to read you won't be part of the judging for The Graveyard Book contests. My not-wealthy, middle-of-nowhere bookstore just sent in its entry, and something we're concerned about is the fairness of judging.

For example, independent bookstores like Powell's (I'm sure you know) easily have enough money and are in a convenient enough location to ask you to come at one time or another. Against stores like that, who were able to put more money into their parties, we stand little chance.

I don't think that it's a lost cause for us; we were very creative. I'm just nervous to know you won't be judging. Can you tell me whether you think the judges will take things like size and location of bookstores into account? It would make me sleep a little easier until the results are announced.

Tusen takk,
Allison

Well, per the rules, the judging is based on:

(i) Overall creativity of the Party, as demonstrated by the invitations, signage, decorations, activities, entertainment, and refreshments.
(ii) Customer attendance and response (i.e., enthusiasm, costumes, participation).
(iii) Ability to capture and represent the spirit of The Graveyard Book.
...specifically to reward creativity, and not the ability to outspend other shops. (That was also why the party had to actually be at the bookshop, and not at another location.)

I asked my editor, Elise Howard, and she said,

Gosh, yes. Here's what we think is happening. We are looking at all the entries. On Monday, we'll send you the best 11, from which you will choose the Grand Prize Winner. The rest will get the first-prize package. So the short answer is that you ARE helping to choose.

The longer answer is that we will be very fair and will consider creativity, which includes work done with available resources, along with pure execution. (Don't you think? We haven't done anything yet; still waiting for more entries to come in.)

...which means that

a) I was wrong and will be the ultimate judge, from the shortlist. (Damn.)

and

b) everyone's on a level playing field.

Does that help reassure you?

PS -- Widgett's Graveyard Book Dessert competition winners have been announced over at http://www.needcoffee.com/2009/11/06/graveyard-book-dessert-challenge-winners/.

This one had NOTHING to do with me at all. But lor' the winning desserts look tasty...

Here’s a week’s worth of learning packed into a few hours.  :) 

Next step is continuity fixes, so I’ll skip that.  Moving on to step 3, wheel wells.

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Okay – I temporarily (maybe permanently) upgraded my journal account to use this crazy plus advertising to see if I can get livewriter to work with pictures getting attached without headache.  I use firefox with adblocker – so I never see advertisements anyways, so hopefully this doesn’t irritate anyone.  I’m going to try and start updating on occasion, to help me keep on track with my homework assignments and perhaps share a little of what I’m working on.  :)  Let’s see – if this works fine, you guys can see a piece of my Aston Martin 3d project that I’m currently four weeks behind in!  XD  

Wheel and rim first – may get some additional details added if I can get moving on the car body…

 

Anyways, this was a quick test post to see if all went well with the silly upgrade.

edit – I’ll be damned, it worked.  lol…  I was so skeptical, because …  anyways.  Whatever, it worked.  Expect to see more randomness from me, now that this picture posting and blogging bitch has gotten stupidly simple.  :P

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Today's XKCD got me thinking.

Oh, there's a wallpaper of this one. Hopefully there will be wallpapers and prints of other recent comics as well, but we'll see.

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Sinfest
Tatsuya Ishida

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felicitous: apt or appropriate; also, delightful.

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