Migraine attack!

At work right now, trying to get some stuff done. Came in earlier to start and then went out to Mosman for a facial before returning.

It just occurred to me that I may miss Dr Who tomorrow... as I am coming to work too! Or I could just come in later and catch it!!!

Just as a heads up to those of you not from Melbourne going to Armageddon, it's the weekend of the Spring Carnival ie book now for accommodation as they're pretty scarce!

derry667, yokiem, starrlizard and I just found something but we're still looking for alternatives! I think that the only time I could ever afford an executive suite in a hotel is when I'm sharing with someone else! If anyone knows of any hotels in the Melbourne CBD with empty rooms (twin share), let me know!

I saw the line up for Gen Con and I think that that's this weekend... oh my David Nykl, Alan Tudyk and Paul McGillion! Looks like fun! :D

Oh and HAPPY 4TH OF JULY to those who celebrate.

I forgot to mention HAPPY BELATED Canada for 1st July. My trainer took the day off to go drinking and I teased him about curling :)

Enjoy!

Yup, Sheppard and Rodney are dragooned into the celebrations!

 

Title: What Comes Around
Author: busaikko
Characters: OCs mostly - there *is* a canon character in there, but revealing their identity would be a spoiler
Summary: Imagine Médecins Sans Frontières. . . the Pegasus version.

Why rec'd? Told in the form of culling reports, letters and other documentation, this is a lovely glimpse of Pegasus Galaxy society and international relations -- brief glimpses of the aftermath of a culling as revealed by the paperwork it generates. This is a brilliant, between-the-lines peek at Pegasus Galaxy life, and there *is* a canon character involved in the mess, but that's revealed subtly and carefully.

News + Spoiler
gateworld: Sanctuary to premiere October 3
jmallozzi_blog: June 3, 2008: Uh, basically, yknow

Challenges
sgcascadeicons: RESULTS!
mcshep_match: Guess the writers for the prompt: "Place in the sun"
sheps_atlantis: Weekend Challenge - Last Man

Miscellaneous
anything_ucando: Ideas Post: Let's Bottle That Squee and Sell It!

Fanfic Gen
kriadydragon: The Fine Art of Diplomacy - [PG]
rhymer23: After the First Death - [PG]
busaikko: What Comes Around - [PG]

Fanfic Het
lovetheboys: We're Close - (McKay/Sheppard/Ronon/Teyla)
facetofcathy: Obsidian Ink - (McKay/Sheppard/Ronon/Teyla)
mcshep_match: The Corps - (Teyla/Ronon) [R]

Fanfic Slash (McKay/Sheppard)
alyburns: Aliens Need Not Apply - [PG13]
lovetheboys: We're Close - (McKay/Sheppard/Ronon/Teyla)
facetofcathy: Apt Pupil
facetofcathy: Please Post All Warning Signs in a Conspicuous Location - (McKay/Ronon)
facetofcathy: Obsidian Ink - (McKay/Sheppard/Ronon/Teyla)
sheafrotherdon: Rodney McKay's Fourth of July - [R]
sageness: Spin and Parity - [PG]
nickespix: Out Of The Fire... (McKay/Sheppard/Beckett) - (McKay/Beckett) [NC17]
mcshep_match: A Ribbon at a Time - [NC17]
mcshep_match: The Corps - (Teyla/Ronon) [R]
hazelthewitch: Desperate Measures - [NC17]

Fanfic Slash various
lovetheboys: We're Close - (McKay/Sheppard/Ronon/Teyla)
facetofcathy: Please Post All Warning Signs in a Conspicuous Location - (McKay/Sheppard) (McKay/Ronon)
facetofcathy: Obsidian Ink - (McKay/Sheppard/Ronon/Teyla)
ellisedesade: Naughty or Nice part 4/5 (Ronon/Kavanagh)
nickespix: Out Of The Fire... (McKay/Sheppard/Beckett) - (McKay/Sheppard) (McKay/Beckett) [NC17]
slybarian: First Responder - (Sheppard/Lorne) (McKay/Lorne) [PG13]
miera_c: Risks (Sheppard/Lorne/Mitchell) - [NC17]

Fanfic uncategorised
shaddyr: Filk: John's Song - [G]
everybetty and kristen999: Exhuming McCarthy (16/22) - [T]
tielan: Spaces Of Belonging - [PG13]
soapbox_solo38: Physician of the Mind Diseased - [PG13]

Fanart
mella68: Love is.... - (McKay/Sheppard)
stella_polaris: Lt. Col. Errand Boy & Wraith Bait
gnome781: Fanart

Icons
heliotitans: cut/icons
xsacrifice: Hammond Icons
d_l_c: Icons

Songvids
nobodys_damsel: SGA Courage Is Rodney McKay
shoemoney2night: The West Wing Theme

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I just reread last year's 4th of July entry. hee. This year reads pretty much the same so far. M is actually away for the weekend (gone to see family) so it was the boys and I. My friend came over to help me out.  We did the hike up to town  for parade and massive crowds thing.

Man--i think there were even more people there this year than last year. Crazy crowded. We got there a lot earlier this year and had a great spot on the curb picked out--only to have a boat load of people show up 15 minutes before the start to sit in front of us in the road! I managed to get our blankets down in a decent spot for the boys though. We stayed there until D started to lay down and cover his face with his hat. I figured that was a sign he was done baking.

Wandered the 'square' bought expensive food and visited our favorite bookstore (it is air conditioned!). Now I'm home (terribly achy) and  enjoying the arctic temps I cranked the air conditioning down too. Watching first season NCIS (is there anything more patriotic?) Oh and trying to eat a quart of boiled peanuts. D wanted peanuts from the 'wild west' wagon. They were out of roasted and he INSISTED he wanted some anyway. So...he took one look and won't touch the things. Thus I've got an entire quart of boiled peanuts all to myself. rah.

Just watched a cool SGA- Rodney vid on LJ but it had a massive SPOILER for season 5 in it. Darn it. I'd heard reference to the spoiler but...grrr.  Oh well. One more week. I will hold out. I will make it.  I will do my best to avoid any more spoilers.

Tonight---friend plans to return and take us to the big fireworks. We've never taken the boys before because D always seemed to sensitive to the sounds and well...M and I sort of hate crowds. K and I are going to try to find a good spot NOT in the main mass of cars and people though. We'll see how it works. It'll be an adventure.

Tomorrow--I plan on doing NOTHING!
NOTHING at all!!

I need a nap.
:)
A happy 4th to all (cause hey--everyone deserves a happy day whether its independence day or not:))

Bored? Okay, then waste a few mintues watching a chipmunk harrass Sheppard and McKay from Stargate Atlantis. Hey, at least these action figures are getting some action! ;)

For the story behind this, check out Jurassic Atlantis.

 Seems that July is just too full of waiting...

For the SGA Season 4 DVDs to come out.
For the Season 5 opener.
For "Continuum."
And don't forget the X-Files movie (although the clip I watched last week was pretty lame. Scully: "This is about your sister, isn't it?" Oh, God, can we just move beyond that? BTW, Scully's long hair? Lovely.)

Today I'm frizzing over the Dr. Who finale, which airs tomorrow night in the UK. Am now a total fan of Catherine Tate. Who knew she'd make Donna such an Everywoman, with lumps and bumps just like mine?

All hail Torrent, God of Cyberspace!

Some more pics from various places on the net!

( Under the cut )

I'm sure several of you have heard about livelongnmarry, the fandom fundraising effort to support marriage equality. After a bit of waffling (with the helpful prodding of trystings and friendshipper) I decided to go ahead and sell my ficsoul make an offer to write a custom fanfic. If it sounds like your kind of thing, or something you want to support, or if you really just want to make the Greyias write weird and wonderful things, I wholeheartedly encourage you to go check it and the other offerings out. It all goes to a good cause.

After all, think of Sulu.

Title: Physician of the Mind Diseased
Author: soapbox_solo38
Characters: Kate Heightmeyer
Rating: PG-13
Summary: There is a reason they call her "Doctor."

Why rec'd?: It is short but very well written and a great look into an often forgotten character. I have to admit, Kate is not one of my favs, but every so often a fic like this comes along and makes me love her just that little bit more. And yes, shock horror, I'm not rec'ing a fic with Rodney in it!!!

I have no pets at the moment, so when this morning around 5 am something relatively big and furry nudged my hand right in my bed I was understandably concerned. Right off the bat I'm going to brag that I did not let out a blood-curling scream, thus waking the whole neighborhood at that ungodly hour, no, I only let out a sort of strangled gasp and started flailing.

Something, on four silent paws, streaked right out of the open window. It's very hot here, and leaving the windows open at night and letting the air circulate is the only way to keep the temperature inside in bearable parameters. As I was getting up to close the damn window I realized that the furry thing had been making a sound when it nudged me, only my brain hadn't registered it immediately.

It purred.

As I was staggering, still half asleep, towards the window, the neighbor's cat jumped back in, still purring. This is a big kitten of about five months called Pelè (even thought it's a girl; the owner is a crazy old lady, and when I say crazy I mean crazy) and she's been peeking in our windows and taking strolls around our garden ever since she got big enough to jump the walls. I nudged her right back out and went for the blinds. The cat attempted another home invasion, clearly not getting the message. Again, I evicted her and lunged for the blinds. The cat peeked back in, only her little head, and I decided that it was smart enough to duck back out on her own if I managed to close the blinds before it could get back in. I was right. About a minute after I heard the unmistakable sound of padded feet jumping down the wall and landing on the shed, her personal way out.

I had a strange morning.

Title: Survival of the Fittest
Author: rhymer23
Characters: John, Rodney (plus some Ronon)
Summary: Sheppard, McKay and Ronon are stranded in a cold wilderness without warm clothes or any supplies, and days away from rescue.

Why rec'd? Very enjoyable h/c and character dynamics. I've always loved wilderness survival stories, and this one has some interesting insights into the various relationships of the three guys on the team.

I saw this on pavane's lj and since I can't access you tube, I can't see the comment!

All I know is that apparently Joe Flanigan checked out David Hewlett impersonating him in London...!

http://pavaneofstars.livejournal.com/108378.html

But I can't see Youtube at work. Can someone pls check this out and let me know???

(curious and supposed to be working!)

EDIT: I got the story; apparently Joe Flanigan found a clip of David Hewlett on youtube doing an imitation of him at cons! Hahahah, too cute! As mamoru said, he's either googling himself (cute!!!) or googling David (even cuter!).

This is the you tube vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g11JsF6RKG0

Title: Physician of the Mind Diseased
Author: soapbox_solo38
Rating: PG-13
Character: Kate Heightmeyer
Summary: There is a reason they call her "Doctor."
 


  

Title: Desperate Measures (First Aid Challenge)
Author: hazelthewitch
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Words: 6,178
Summary: They're trapped on a volcano planet. Things get worse from there.
Notes: My first SGA fanfic. Takes place mid-season 2, vaguely post-Hive. I suppose I should also put a warning here, as cliches abound.

Title: First Responder (First Aid Challenge)
Author: slybrarian
Rating: PG-13
Characters: gen-ish with implied Sheppard/Lorne, Lorne/McKay
Words: 2000
Series: Dramatic Exit, but reading the rest is not required.
Summary: Five times Evan Lorne gave (something almost, but not entirely unlike) first aid.
Notes: Very tiny spoilers for 4x20, so small they're barely noticeable.

( It's just a flesh wound! )

Title: What Comes Around
Author: busaikko
Rating: PG for medical stuff; Gen (or should I say Genii?)
Summary: S2 AU. Imagine Médecins Sans Frontières. . . the Pegasus version.
A/N: Why, yes, there *is* a story that comes after this. . . *hunches over keyboard*

(  The first Homeworld First Response (HFR) teams arrived at dawn + 13.2. This response time is <strike>excellent</strike> average <strike>poor</strike> )

News + Spoiler
jmallozzi_blog: July 2, 2008: A Disastrous Dinner and a Deepening Discussion

New Communities
anything_ucando

Challenges
lantis_icontest: Challenge 4 Reminder
lantis_lims: Round 4 // Challenge 5 Voting
sgcascadeicons: Voting extension
artword: Ch012: Admin.
reel_sga: MASTERLIST 2008
sg_onesweetlove: Community Header Challenge - Vote!
sga_lims: Round 6 - Challenge 3
sageness: More Joy Day Multi-Fandom Kissing Fest!

Miscellaneous
naye: Meet the Hewletts con report
anything_ucando: Intro Post: Let's Get This Party Started!
malesofatlantis: Community Ponderings of the GenConOz kind
sg_awards: WINNERS!

Fanfic Gen
xparrot: The Only Thing - [PG]
tatsumaki: Healing - [PG]

Fanfic Het
hannah554: Crimson Night 29 - (Sheppard/Weir) (Teyla/Ronon) (Beckett/Cadman) [PG13]
doylefan22: The Apprehension of Commitment - (Sheppard/OFC) [K+]

Fanfic Slash (McKay/Sheppard)
crownglass39: The Dusty Desk - [Adult]
dremint: Untitled (SGA/Doctor Who) - [G]
alena_malfoy: Guilty Pleasures, The SGA Remix 2/3 - [R]
pixiequeen10thk: Rodney and John's Special Day - [PG]

Fanfic Slash various
thefrogg: Irredeemable (Todd/Lucius Lavin) - [Teen]
hunterofshadow: Promise - (McKay/Beckett) [PG]

Fanfic various (RPF & non-SGA roles)
celievamp: Sanctuary Pt 1
celievamp: Sanctuary Pt 2
celievamp: Sanctuary Pt 3
celievamp: Sanctuary Pt 4

Podfic
freemountin: Tanlines & Dogtags by Icarus

Fanart
tdancinghands: By the Waters of Babylon
pentapus: Kissing meme: Teyla/Amanda, HL/SGA
pentapus: SGA art: John/Rodney, kissing meme - (McKay/Sheppard)
pentapus: SGA art: John/Iratus, kissing meme
tdancinghands: Some pritty, nasty pics of my favorite Males
pixiequeen10thk: Rodney and John's Special Day - (McKay/Sheppard) [PG]

Screencaps
mella68: McShep cap from The Seer
violettavalery: Weir pic from McKay and Mrs. Miller
violettavalery: Weir pic from Sateda

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