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[wook77]

Final rec post from hp_yule_balls from me. I couldn't rec these before the reveals as I knew who the authors were and, in one case, I beta'd the story. I always feel a bit squirmy rec'ing a fic I beta'd. IDK why but I do.

Where the Dandelion Meets the Dirt. I helped beta this fic and, let me tell you, it got me from the beginning. The structure is unique and the story is interesting and grippy. You'll be at the end before you know it and you'll wonder where the time went. chaeldub does a wonderful job with Dean/Seamus and it's worth a look. There's a touch of het. Please leave some love for him if you enjoyed the story. :D.

The Fall (Teddy/James II) I'm not a big fan of Next Gen. Most of the time, they read like OCs (or mini H/D and why would I settle for mini H/D when I can have the adult version?) and not in a good way. This fic contains quite a few squicks of mine, as well. I'm really NOT into teacher/student. I really hate the teacher dom'ing the student. I'm not a fan of PWP and I'm obviously not a fan of next gen. But - this fic hits all the right buttons for me or was just what I wanted to read when I read it. There is a smidge of a plot that ties the PWP together in just the right fashion. The sex furthers the story instead of the story being there to tie the sex together. That's erotica done right and I found myself ignoring the teacher/student vibes and concentrating on the fact that they're friends outside of Hogwarts and from before they were teacher/student. Please leave some love for gryffindor_j.

In other news - anathema91 will be here soon omg. a;lsdfkjadsf;ljk I'm srsly all aflail over this development. I cannot wait until she gets here. PLUS - because my dad changed his departure date, she has to sleep with me for a couple of nights. *leers and plots on how to take advantage*

In other other news - I've been messaging back and forth with someone on okcupid. best_of_five made me sign up for it months ago. Since then, I've been messaged by an older couple looking for a threesome baby!machine, pervy old guys from India and Pakistan, people looking for a mama for their children and a wide variety of other ickysquicky people. However, this guy isn't all that unattractive (he's sort of cute in his photos. IDK, we'll see if I ever volunteer to meet him in person), thinks AZ Prop 102 was ridiculous and has an eduction that might just lead him somewhere. So, we'll see. However, he did admit to spitting in someone's drink when he was waiting tables and, um, ew.

In other x3 news, I've had rampant nosebleeds since last Tuesday. However, I bought a humidifier as the air has been so dry and now I'm congested (again) instead of bleeding. IDK which one is worse :/.

In fandom news - Sign-ups are still going on at hd_worldcup and we could use more artists and Epilogue lovers. Sign up Here! There are still plenty of spots available!

ETA: Um, I'm Sort of up for Story of the Year at The Quidditch Pitch for Memories as a Teacup. Huh. That's cool :D

Comments

[daddybear716.livejournal.com]

I've been told by friends who work in the food service industry that the greatest asset is the ability to hawk up a loogie on command. The moral of the story being, "always be nice to your waiter/waitress, they handle your food before you see it."

[wook77.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what we were talking about - how I didn't want to work food service cause people are jerks and that's when he admitted to spitting in a drink. It's just such a gross thing for me :/. Any body fluid is such a squick of mine. I'm still messaging him, though, so we'll see :D

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who swears the remedy to prevent nosebleeds (the ones that come about from dry air) is to dip a cotton swab in Vaseline and swab the inside of your nose. Now, I've never tried it, but it may be something to consider. Also, this is the woman who does such a fine job of treating her animals for various injuries and ailments that even her veterinarian is impressed.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

The problem is that my nosebleeds are in my sinuses so IDK that that would work :(. I'm more than willing to give it a try, though!

[waterbird.livejournal.com]

That's awesome about the Story of the Year nomination. Congratulations!

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's definitely very nice to see!

[the_rainbow_jen]

Congrats! It's an honor you most certainly deserve, and I hope you get it!

Hope the humidity issues sort themselves out for you. Nosebleeds are no fun! Though I will say while I was in Tucson, the air did very nice things to my hair, heh.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thanks muchly!

The air is much more humid than it was so that's helping. I'm still getting a bit but not nearly as much as I had been. I bought a humidifier but it sounds like a rattlesnake every once in a while so I don't run it too often.

<3

[drusillas-rain.livejournal.com]

re story of the year - that's fantastic *\o/* *\o/* *\o/*

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thanks muchly! I'm very psyched for it! What a nice treat after being so down.

[anathema91.livejournal.com]

she has to sleep with me for a couple of nights. *leers and plots on how to take advantage*

OMG dude, I have been plotting the exact same thing!!! ♥

If you're grossed out about OkCupid boy spitting, then I should prolly never tell you about what I did to my roommate from hell when I was living in Bondi.

Yay for story of the year! You are awesome!

Also....

3 MOAR SLEEPZ!

[wook77.livejournal.com]

TWO MORE SLEEPZ!!!!!!!

and omg. what did you do? You should share :D

[thescarletwoman.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. Remind me to tell you my okcupid story. There are... some real pervs and jackasses on there. Seriously.

♥

*headdesk* and as I forget the most important thing: Congrats on story of the year! *squee!*

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I will definitely remind you to tell me your story. Is it better than the older couple looking for someone to join their loving relationship so as to be bi-sexual, pleasure both of them in a D/s relationship and bear children for them? Cause I got that.

Thanks muchly!

Also - got your text and omg, way too much going on to tell you in a text. Next time we're both on chat, ping me nd I'll give you the highlights.

[auntpurl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recs!

Totally OT: you're still getting comments on a story of yours (http://community.livejournal.com/hp_springsmut/114113.html?view=2588353#t2588353) from the spring. :) Thought you might want to know (this is not a troll for a reply either! Heh.)

[wook77.livejournal.com]

You're quite welcome! And oh man! I'm not getting comment notifications for that post for some reason! EEK! I'm so sorry. I do my best to respond to comments all the time so I'm really sorry that I havent' done that! *scampers*

[auntpurl.livejournal.com]

Don't be silly, I wasn't the least offended, just wanted to make sure you knew. :)

OT: re: your OKCupid adventure - my husband and I met on an online dating site. So sometimes it does work. :D

[gryffindorj.livejournal.com]

OMG! I just saw this. THANK YOU!!!! Next gen really is good when done right, so much of it does read like their parents getting it on.