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Saturday, November 28th, 2009

celandineb

7:23p Stuff of a stufflike stuffness As we say in these parts. Another pretty mellow day; got up late, and decided not to grocery shop today since we had sufficient milk etc. to hold us till tomorrow, and fridge space was still at a premium with various leftovers occupying it. (We ate up a few things for dinner tonight.) Ran an errand or two, though, and have done almost all the LIS reading (1.5 more chapters to go) and posted in discussion for one class. Also hung out in the front yard with SO and the neighbors for a while. Tomorrow I'll grocery shop, then make a whole lot of cranberry nut bread mini-loaves for gifting, and make mashed potatoes for dinner with leftover turkey & gravy and more leftover veggies. Turkey Sun/Tues/Thurs, gumbo Mon/Wed/Fri, I think. Easy. Will just need to make more veg eventually. We're going to throw a little holiday party in a couple of weeks and I'm starting to plot food for that. Fic-stuff: alisanne is modding adventdrabbles at IJ again this year; she posts a daily prompt from December 1-24, but it's not required to use it, and ficlets as well as drabbles are welcome, in any fandom. beren_writes mods adventdrabbles at LJ, although doesn't do the prompts. Less than 2 weeks until 3fan_holidays ficlets are due, and I put up the header template post for that today. And hd_holidays starts posting Tuesday, as will daily_deviant's Kinky Kristmas, and I believe also happy_trekmas. Whew - those are just the ones I'm participating in, too, and there are plenty of other fests kicking off shortly as well. current mood: excited

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alisanne

4:04p Drabble: The Appeal of Books Title: The Appeal of Books Author: alisanne Word Count: 100 Rating: PG Challenge: Written for snarry100's prompt #190: Flourish and Blotts Warning(s): None that I am aware of. A/N: Books can be quite arousing. Beta: sevfan Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only. ( The Appeal of Books ) current mood: sick

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faynia

3:34a So, you know what I did tonight? I had a date. :D This is seriously the only way to summarize how I'm feeling right now. Can't lie about it.

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alisanne

1:28a Drabble: Ready Title: Ready Author: alisanne Word Count: 100 Characters: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy Rating: PG Challenge: Written for hd100's prompt: Teeth Author's Notes: Draco is ready for anything. Beta: sevfan Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction which is presented for entertainment purposes only. ( Ready ) current mood: thoughtful

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celandineb

12:46a Wow Did online holiday shopping tonight too. Now have only a couple of minor gifts yet to find/buy, plus stocking stuff, plus sew waistcoat for SO (which won't happen till the semester is over, but also doesn't have to be shipped anywhere). And I think he's decided on and possibly ordered something for me already. So basically - we are done with gift organizing. Wow. Now, whether we can get in gear with cards/letter remains to be seen. It is, however, nearly 1 am so I think I'd better head for bed! current mood: impressed with myself

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Friday, November 27th, 2009

celandineb

7:07p Black Friday In the event SO and I did do a little holiday shopping today. Both of our cars went in to the dealer/mechanic this morning - I needed an oil change and tire rotation, and it turned out that I'd picked up a nail in one sidewall, so also ended up getting a new tire; SO had to get an underneath piece replaced. So that all took a while, and then we went and had a burger for lunch, and decided to check out a couple of galleries/shops in the art district afterward. We now have gifts for all parental units and siblings (although not my BIL and niblings yet). So go us! SO also went to the good local independent bookstore to pick up something he'd ordered, but there was no going to malls or anything of that sort. I've now written the last quiz for my lower-div class, so that means IIRC I have no more prep in either class to do, though I do have some reading and grading. Also have both reading and work to do for LIS classes, though, which I hope to get to tonight/tomorrow. I could have started on some of it, but I finished a novel instead. Also have started thinking about holiday cards/letters, though haven't gotten very far with that yet. Turkey breast is roasting and smelling yummy. I'll temp it shortly, and once it's done the dressing goes into the oven (my tiny oven will not hold both a bird and another dish at once). Then make gravy, and all the rest is leftover veggies. *mouth is watering* We had a very nice time with J., C., and F. yesterday, and good food, but I do like having leftover turkey of our own. current mood: mellow

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the_minx_17

5:41p This and That * Hope all who celebrate Thanksgiving had a wonderful time spent with family and friends. * The Girl Child went to the Black Friday sales this morning. At 4:49, while I was doing some serious sleeping, she texted. Scared me to death. Why did she text at that unholy hour, you ask... because she spotted John Travolta at the mall. Jesus. She's a freak. * The Boy Child had to work today - so no shopping for him. Instead, he gave the Girl a list and his debit card. He gave his sister his fucking debit card. When she was going to a mall. The boy is an idiot. Honestly. * It's chilly here in the Sunshine State tonight. Lovely thing, that. Right along with the Criminal Minds marathon on A&E. * And, on a Criminal Minds note, this week's episode killed me. Dead. *pets the CM team*

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alisanne

2:29p Drabble: The Benefits of Rank Title: The Benefits of Rank Author: alisanne Character(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter Rating: PG-13 Warning(s): m/m sex implied. Challenge(s): Written for slytherins100's prompt #98: Art School Word count: 100 Author's notes: Severus is always the teacher. Beta: sevfan Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only. ( The Benefits of Rank ) current mood: calm

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faynia

1:23p [Fic] Venus' Nipples (PG-13) HP: HP/DM Title: Venus' Nipples Author: faynia Prompt: #305 (first prompt) by marguerite_26 Rating: PG-13 Pairing(s): Harry/Draco Summary: When Private Investigator Harry Potter is hired to investigate the strange behaviour of his client's wife, he stumbles into the last person he expected to find. Warnings: n/a Word Count: 10,000 Author's Notes: Oh mods, how I love thee, let me count the ways. Without you, and your patience and gentle (and encouraging) prods, I might never have finished this thing. ♥! And a special thank you to both leemarchais and aislinntlc for taking the time to read through this and point out my many flaws. You're both the greatest! Venus' Nipples is now posted over at hd_career_fair! GUYS, LOOK, IT GOT POSTED. FINALLY. Awesome.

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alisanne

11:29a Birthday Greetings Happy Birthday to triceybabe! Many happy returns, sweetie! :) current mood: recumbent

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faynia

3:41a I finished a fic IT IS ONLY TWO MONTHS BEYOND THE DUE DATE. ONE MONTH SINCE THE END OF THE FEST. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT IS DONE! I FINISHED THE HELL OUT OF THAT hd_career_fair FIC, AND IT IS DONE. EDITED AND SPARKLY AND DONE. :D The capslock was necessary. Sorry. current music: Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) | Powered by Last.fm

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Thursday, November 26th, 2009

alisanne

10:05p Drabble: Past Time Title: Past Time Author: alisanne Word Count: 100 Rating: PG Challenge: Written for snupin100's prompt #236: Teeth Characters: Remus/Severus Beta: sevfan Authors Notes: Just once I wish we'd seen this side of Remus in canon. Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only. ( Past Time ) current mood: calm

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celandineb

3:18p Wanted - one drabble/ficlet prompt! Resulting drabble/ficlet to be posted sometime in December. Usual request - pairing or character, plus a 1-to-3-word prompt. Any fandom you know I write/have written is fine. Thanks! [If I get multiple prompts, I will write more than one if the muse is cooperative.] current mood: creative

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celandineb

2:42p Happy Thanksgiving! To those who celebrate - and a happy Thursday to everyone else! We're going to our neighbors' for the evening in about two hours; pretty much all we've done today is take Juno to the dog park (where there were a handful of other dogs), have brunch, and cook stuff to take tonight. SO's worked a bit on his window. So yeah, definitely a holiday. Tomorrow I'm actually going to roast a turkey breast, just for us, because otherwise there would be no leftover turkey. There were fresh ones in the store yesterday when we stopped to pick up some milk, so I made the decision partly on impulse. I'll make dressing and gravy too, but other than that, it'll be some of the near-infinite supply of leftover veggies, nothing special. Probably won't make mashed potatoes, at least not for tomorrow. Possibly for with leftovers though. I contemplated making rolls (my sister having called about that recipe this morning) but I think maybe will wait and make them at Christmas instead. current mood: nostalgic

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celandineb

2:34p Happy birthday! Many happy returns, snegurochka_lee!

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