Here, have a post all about me. ( me me me )

This is the long-mentioned, oft-avoided "Racetrack is a lycan" fic. I'm not sure how to classify it, because it's not meant to be comical, but... Maggie's a werewolf. *shrugs* By the way, I blame that Underworld movie that was advertised so frequently during the season 4.5 webisodes. "We can be slaves, or we can be... lycans!" That's what started this whole thing.

Feel free to write more of Racetrack's adventures in lycanthropy!

title: Call
fandom: Battlestar Galactica
rating and warnings: PG; family drama, people turning into wolves...
characters: Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson, Felix Gaeta
summary: Racetrack is a werewolf (yes, really)
spoilers: through the season two finale
beta-reader: daybreak777
word count: around 2200

( here be wolves )

Shall I make Christmas cards to give to my co-workers tomorrow? Or just continue to sit here like a lump? A really tired, getting over being sick lump. I was going to make fudge for them, but I'm tired and I figure that like everyone else, they're getting way too much sugar in their diets right now anyway. (Have I mentioned I'm trying to cut down on my own sugar intake? Apparently this makes me the sugar police for everyone else, too.)

Ah well. I actually have a couple of possibly amusing stories to post, so here goes.

1) I was peeking at the Sarah Connor Chronicles section at the Pit for the first time and I saw one of those stupid portmanteaux for fandom pairings: Jameron. And being the type of fan I am, I immediately wondered who would be writing a Cameron/James Ellison story?!

*laughs* (It's a John Connor/Cameron portmanteau, in case I need to clarify for any other Ellison fans.)

I miss Cameron and her crazy robot ways. *sigh*

2) ( vampires, religious symbols and vampire hair )

Endless streams of Doctor Who here this week, apparently. ( spoilery reactions for Doctor Who 4.08 and 4.09 (Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead) )

I have a few totally unorganized rambly thoughts about early season four of Doctor Who. ( spoilers through season four's 'The Unicorn and the Wasp' )

Ugh, I seem to be coming down with some stomach bug. So I'm going to stop typing and put myself to bed early. Here's to hoping I don't have to miss work tomorrow, 'cause getting lesson plans ready for a sub is generally far worse than any actual illness. *sigh*

These last few weeks have been busy--not in a bad way, just busy. But it's a bit sad to realize that I've only watched five episodes of Doctor Who season four in the last month, and I haven't opened my Farscape DVD's yet. I have a pile of four unfinished books next to my bed. Plus I haven't done much fic-writing, until today.

Current fanfiction status: about 4000 words of Settlement-era fic done. It goes over some of what I wrote before, from Mark the Two's point of view. At 4000 words, I'm guessing I'm only halfway done. If I can finish before the end of December, it will definitely be a record for number of words of fanfiction written in one year by me. (Um... in the three years I've been doing this. Heh.) Actually, I may be past 2007's total already anyway. Hm.

Oh, and I have a complete draft of the deadly serious "Racetrack is a lycan" fic. It may need more work still, but that's okay. Complete draft, yay!

Other accomplishment of the day: I made a second batch of the crockpot yogurt. ( a few remarks about that )

Final conclusion: this version of making yogurt requires some actual attention. But it will definitely save you money, if you eat a lot of yogurt.

Wow, how did it get this late? Oh yeah, I was writing fanfic and making yogurt. And not cleaning my home, which is now quite cluttered. Oops.

You guys! The world's most awesome fan-made video is here! It's a tribute to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, with dance clips from all of their movies. It is simply adorafabulowonderful! (Embedded livestreaming at the link; the downloaded version does have better quality, though.) Hm. Now I know what to ask for Christmas--some of those old Astaire/Rogers movies on DVD would be great.

The fic exchange at karathracelives has produced some awesome stories! I think I've commented on all of them so far; go and read! (I didn't participate. Werewolves and hybrid babies and ghosts were distracting me. Someday I'll be distracted by them again, and actually finish one of those stories. No time lately. *sadface* No time for reading much on LJ, either; thankfully the Kara gen stories have mostly been fairly short, so I could justify reading them.)

WIIIIIIIIDE awake. Don't know why. Except maybe it was the fact that I slept in until nine a.m. this morning. (I'm not even sure how I accomplished that.)

So I had this really weird dream last night, in which Callum Keith Rennie was living at my parents' house. At one point I was explaining to him how bricks were made. I DON'T HAVE ANY EXPLANATION FOR THIS except random inexplicable manifestation of my CKR crush. And apparently my inherent desire to tell everyone lots of stupid trivia.

I should go read bsg_bigbang fics while I'm not sleeping. Instead I'm looking at all the pretty rings that I waaaaaaaaannnnt ("Dear Santa, I have been very well-behaved this year. Even in my dreams.")

( sweet church story about prayer )

( a religious Christmas rec )

eta: Awww, I have a snowflake cookie on my profile from Sbabe!
eta2: I guess Saint Nicolas likes cookies! There are two more now waiting for him! Thanks, everyone! ♥

Why, why must I actually do grown-up things like balance my checkbook and pay bills? Why?! And why didn't I do this last night? I want to work on fic, but I'm not allowing myself to touch the fic notebook until I'm done. *grumps* Nor can I watch more Doctor Who. Off-limits, I say!

Speaking of TV I need to watch, in case you procrastinated on buying the complete Farscape series when deepdiscountdvd.com had such a great price, you're in luck for a few more hours. Amazon.com has it for $57.99. I already have it from the first offer, so... too bad. Such is life.

I'm behind on reading fanfic as well as writing it. But I do have a few recs.

Everyone who likes stories for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has probably already seen this, but halcyon_shift has an excellent series, Out on the Wire. It works well as a possibility of how season three could have been.

Battlestar Galactica/Doctor Who crossover: Through the Looking Glass, by karate0kat. Goes with the idea that the Demetrius got stranded and eventually encountered Mal and his crew. Some Kara/Sam content, lots of the Firefly team. I haven't left feedback there yet. Ooops.

More BSG bigbang stories: merrykk's Meet Your Storm is an AU for season three, post-New Caprica. What if Kacey really were a hybrid, and Kara's daughter? Some Kara/Sam content, lots of minor characters making guest appearances.

I've only read part of lizardbeth_j's next section of her "Not All That We Are" series, The Thread of Ariadne, but it's awesome, as always, and I can't wait to finish. Though it's killing my Kara/Sam-loving heart! Oh, the angst! (You really will need to read the previous parts; it starts here. Kara, Sam, cylons galore...

I already mentioned lls_mutant's story The Space Between Us, but I thought I'd reiterate that it's worth the time to read. Hoshi/Gaeta, Two/Eight (and baby, yaaaaaaayyyyy!), nearly everyone else who has ever been on the show. Works well as an alternative for season 4.5.

Not a bigbang fic, but daybreak777 wrote a beautiful, creepy crossover story: Blessed Be The Fruit, which mixes BSG and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

Not a fic rec, but cleolinda has her Movies in Fifteen Minutes recap of New Moon, if you want a good giggle.

In addition to finishing/leaving feedback on some of these stories, merrykk and lyssie both have stories I haven't started yet. And I'm pretty sure I'm missing another rec I meant to make. *sigh*

Okay. Off to pay bills, balance the checkbook and NOT watch Doctor Who.

Christmas wish list, year two. As with last year, I'm rushing to finish this because I don't know what else to include.

( the rules )

( my list )

I have returned, alive, from the fields of battle from watching New Moon. ( slightly spoilery recounting of number of times I giggled )

On to other topics. MY DOCTOR WHO SEASON FOUR DVD'S HAVE ARRIVED! I SHALL WATCH THEM THIS WEEK! WHEEEEEEE!

Relatedly, I'm curious. What does the Doctor say about religion? Has he ever expressed any belief/knowledge of a higher power? Would he be likely to do so? How about ghosts--any actual ghosts ever encountered during the show's history? I want to write a Doctor Who/Battlestar Galactica crossover, and there are reasons to delve into the religious content we've seen on BSG, and to hear the Doctor talk about it... but I'm not sure what he would say. Hm. Anyone have any thoughts?

I feel like I'm echoing emmiere now: I only have three episodes left of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Woe!

( short, slightly spoilery thoughts on mid-season two )

I really hope my Doctor Who season four DVD's get here soon, so I'll have something after this is over. *sniffles*

This has been lingering on my hard drive long enough. I want to move on to werewolves and ghosts and hybrid babies! (Um, not all in the same story.)

Title: four conversations Martha Jones never had in nineteen thirteen, and one that she did
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating/Warnings: PG; entrenched racism, references to show-related character death
characters: Martha Jones, Tenth Doctor, Jenny (servant), Tim Latimer
Summary: just what the title says
Spoilers: 3.09 "Family of Blood," new Doctor Who
word count: under 1400
beta-reader: jashyr; also thanks to daybreak777 for feedback and moral support
Notes: I haven't seen season four yet, and am trying to maintain blissful ignorance until the disks arrive.

( She didn't think the TARDIS would have listened to her anyway. )

I'll just say it right now: I can be picky about food. Not in a taste sense (well, that too sometimes), but about the ingredients. I don't buy only organic, but I do pay a certain amount of attention to how many unpronouceable things are on any product list.

Flavored yogurt is often one of the worst offenders, so I buy plain yogurt and mix in a bit of sweetener (usually a spoonful of maple syrup) and jam. Since I also try to avoid dairy products that have been made with herds fed growth hormones (to stimulate more milk production), I've ended up paying a lot more for yogurt than I used to--not just in the actual price, but by going out of my way to the specialty grocery store to find the yogurt I like best.

So I decided to make my own. I've done so before, but it's been several years. Last weekend I tried it and forgot one of the cardinal rules in yogurt-making. This weekend I succeeded again, yay!

( supply list )

( the steps )

I didn't mention my mascara-induced almost-meltdown last weekend, did I? Well, let me tell you... Max Factor is my favorite brand of makeup for mascara and lipstick, and it was suddenly gone from the grocery store megacorp where I usually shop. (Evilly, of course, since it is an evil megacorp.) So I stopped by another grocery store megacorp (one that has apparently been deemed less evil, though I'm not sure why), and no luck there. Getting a bit panicky, I went to two different pharmacies and still no Max Factor. After I came back home I went online and the company website tells me that number one evil grocery story store megacorp is supposed to have their brand. But they don't, at least not in my city. But wait--another grocery store chain is also on the list! Hallelujah! So I drove there late at night and bought the three remaining packages they had of black 'Lash Perfection.'

So what's up with that? Don't these people realize how important mascara is?!

On a completely unrelated note, if the yogurt-making process goes smoothly today, I'll write a post about it, maybe tomorrow. (I've made my own yogurt before, but that was several years and a different heating pad ago.)

Okay, I'd better go run a few more errands before I sit here at the computer again. Things to do then:
-read over other person's fic
-read over my current draft of Martha fic; maybe send it to beta-readers?
-start thinking about a livejournal wishlist
-leave feedback on lls_mutant's big bang fic
-turn off the computer in time to see that play with my students in it this afternoon

I was going to write a whiny post about a work-related thing, but you've been spared that.

Amazon.com is having a sale: seasons one through four of new Doctor Who are $32.49 each. That's the lowest price I've seen anywhere.

Deepdiscountdvd.com is selling the complete Farscape series for $74.38.

So. Looks like I need to get my credit card out and do some quick internet orders before going out tonight. Oh dear. What to buy?

As soon as I started watching episode 2.09 of The Sarah Connor Chronicles and saw Sarah's dress, I thought of this painting by Andrew Wyeth. It's not as close a match as I thought (different sleeves), but still...
Who me, stay up way too late to watch more show? Hah.

Okay, so maybe I do need a Sarah Connor userpic.

( Sarah Connor ficlet, spoilers for 2.09 )

Okay, so I 'watched' a lot of TV today while cleaning and doing sewing-related things. (Making a couple of skirts shorter. 'Cause I got legs and I know how to use them. Er, sort of, anyway. Mostly the skirts were just way too long.)

( two-sentence reaction to the pilot episode of 'V' )
I'll probably watch more under similar circumstances--which is to say, if I'm busy doing a mindless chore and would like some pretty people on my TV computer screen.

( Flash Forward--my problem with the premise (becoming clearer after episode seven) )

In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Callum Rennie played a creepy, shady character (with a giggle-worthy 'history').

More of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. ( spoilers for season two, episodes 5-8 )

( a few final thoughts about Terminators and what might come next )

This show makes me want to go buy a big-screen TV. Until now I've been too cheap and lazy to bother.