*sigh*

[minxy]

Methinks the dog catcher is overly sympathetic to the Bastards mendacity (yay for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). Me also thinks, however, that my parents are awesome. We continue to pursue action against the Bastard despite his attempt to avoid all responsibility or change in behavior or financial penalty by destroying the animal, and despite being stonewalled by the Overly Sympathetic and Lazy dog catcher, who does not wish to do work.

I love my parents. File that under 'Things I assume you know about me.'

I am successfully, I think, squelching any guilt I actually feel for my part leading to the death of this dog. Unfortunately, I also have a persistant stomach ache, usually indicative of stress. And, yes, I think they're related. I also think I shouldn't feel guilt (intellectually), but I'm a HEALER, dammit, and some instincts run deep. Like preserving life. Or, you know, being responsible. Or, licensing and taking care of one's DOGS, and by extension, the people those dogs come in contact with....

I'm stopping. Stopping now.

There are a number of great fics floating about LJ today. I am excited about these:

Visitation by Graculous at All Daniel Fic. S9 long distance Jack/Daniel. Sometimes I seriously want to get clingy about S9 J/D authors or make them sign binding contracts that they won't leeeeeaave me!

I'm beginning to think there should be a whole new slash category in my world for J/D slash that recognizes other team members. A beautiful example of this is jenlev's newly released Just Another Quiet Night At Home at fic4martha. ETA: this is some of the most evocative, beautiful, lyrical writing I've seen. The presence of the team is, omg so amazingly touching and the description of Sam and Teal'c sitting by the fire, done in, what, two sentences, is absolutely breathtaking. This is gorgeous, gorgeous work.

Some marvelous looking Teal'c fics:

thassalia wrote Teal'c/Vala for rydra_wong, and it's PWP and I mean... who'd have thunk? snippet. *guh* I kinda love Vala's interaction with anyone because it never, never has to be emotional and it is almost always snarky and I am growing to ADORE the fanon development that she talks during sex. I don't always buy people talking during sex. But Vala? Oh gracious yes she does.

Teal'c/Sam friendship, which I'm a big fan of. If not for Cameron and Teal'c's obvious UST, I would be a bigger proponant of Sam/Teal'c romantically. Anyway. Friends is good. Tag for S6 'The Changeling'. Another Sleepless Night by vl_majel. Lovely Sam helping Teal'c adapt to needing to sleep.

By Her Light by lovellama. I am totally subscribing to tealc_fic now. I didn't even know it was there! Lookit the TREASURES! *realizes that Teal'c needs his own rec list here*

Also, surrealphantast = Jennghis Khan wrote some amazing Sam/Daniel smut. I'm not usually really into the het smut, but I might have to be more openminded about that in the future, because this was some pretty damn good smut. And marvelous Aliens Made Them Do It, too. The characters remained true throughout! Imagine! The Rites of Hedona. LOL. You'd think Daniel would've suspected when he learned the name of the place was Hedona.

Also, resonant8 has a kewl discussion going on in her journal prompted by her rules for How to Write a Sex Scene. So far are 1. Make Me Yearn, 2. Pick a Zing and Stick to It, and 3. Make the Sex Fit the Characters, and Not the Other Way 'Round. Seriously cool discussion with a charmingly slashy viewpoint.

And finally, I am totally crushing on Jake Gyllenhaal lately. His responses to Brokeback Mountain questions and interviews is gracious and open minded and not TMI and well spoken. Plus, he's hot. And, I say this before even seeing the movie and despite the fairly ridiculous Day After Tomorrow. I'm *guh* for that boy. That is all.
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Comments

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

wow, thank you for your incredibly lovely complements. ::::is stunned:::: and thank you for the fic links, it's perfect rainy night at home to read all the delightful fic you've recced.

about the dog- i'm sending you many hugs. it sounds like a very difficult conundrum. i hope that the it resolves well and quickly. *hugs*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

*tsk* Silly muppet, I just wrote an ESSAY in the comments of that fic about how much I loved it. You can't really be surprised that I'd yell it from my little ficrec pulpit too, can you?

*pets you* S'okay, you can be surprised that people respond well to your beautiful writing. It's a very becoming blush. *hugs*

As for the dog situation, it cannot resolve well. I love dogs. LOVE them. And this man... I want his attitude and behavior towards and about his animals to change. That is the only good that can come of this. *hugs again*

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

i'm feeling very appreciative. i've only written three stories, so the process is still a bit anxiety provoking. er, 5 if i count the really odd dream i had about daniel at the pearly gates annoying st. peter, and jack and daniel being accosted by a bunny. huh, dreams are strange sometimes. hee! ;)

but thank you, writing is a strange experience to say the least. *g*

as for the man with the dog.... certain folks make me think people should have to take courses and get a license before they take an animal home. *sigh + more hugs*

ps. now i'm pondering the joys of being a muppet if i get to roam the corridors of moya. in honor of mupppets everywhere i'll use the rygel icon. *veg*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

I am shocked to find that I have no muppet icon. This must change.

And, I was about to be really shocked that you'd only written 5 things, but then I realized that I was counting the stories about your horse that you told me and pretty things I've read in your journal entries and that's not the same thing, I guess.

Still, I've only written slightly more so I sympathize with how lovely feedback can be when you're starting out. I recommend writing a PWP and posting at Area52, because man, are they appreciative of the smut over there or what? Crazy. *g*

You done good with the writing, lil' lady. You just keep that up, now, you hear?

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

everyone should have their own rygel/muppet icon. *bg*

and thank you for thinking of those other things as stories. i suppose because they're my life, they feel less like storis and more like ponderings. it's something to consider how the stories of our lives take on a certain patina as the years go by. thank you again. :)

ps. i'm much better at reading smut than i am at actually writing it. hee!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

The idea of beautiful, layered, metaphoric, lyric prose applied to smut made me laugh and clap my hands. *glee*

Me, now, I have this deep fear of getting too clinical with the smut, so when I first posted p0rn at Area52, omg, I was biting my nails, but it went over quite well, as you may imagine. The other, wierder perspectives of odd POV ones were significantly less popular, though I love all my fics the same.

I'm still a much better reader, though.

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

good! and it's true you know.

i'm thinking that the reading is part of what keeps the writing happening. :)