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Jun. 1st, 2006 03:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
minxyPosting fic is good. Feedback is good. I, apparently, did not post any stories at all in May, which is funny because the Teal'c fic was posted right at the end of April (and nomm'd! YAY!) and the apocalyptothon Cameron & Sam fic was posted today. I have multiple fics, though, that are finished and drafted enough to have made their steady progress through beta-land at least once, and now I'm tempted to break out the rags and polish.
The incredible 7 fanfiction pieces nominated in the Stargate Fan Awards (seriously, thanks so much for the compliments) are so diverse in subject that none of them ended up seating themselves in even vaguely the same categories, and only two of the seven even feature the same pairing (it's Jack and Daniel, though. Awwww.)
You know what's wierd, though? Categorizing the threesome+femmeslash+crossover was much, MUCH easier than categorizing the Sam and Teal'c Watch Old Movies friendship piece.
ETA: These are the nomm'd fics:
Campfirelight, Campfire Stories. Calm little S9 team fic. Cam POV, gen.
One Day I'll Fly Away and Vanish. Jack/Daniel S9 NC-17 angst fic.
Like No One is Watching. Teamficathon action piece, Daniel POV, PG-13.
The Eye is not Satisfied with Seeing. For Taselby. Cameron/Teal'c NC-17 powerplay episode tag to Arthur's Mantle.
Perchance to Dream. Teal'c ficathon Sam and Teal'c friendship over old movies late at night fic. Teal'c POV, gen, PG.
Aliens Didn't Make Them Do It. Challenge response waaaay back when (it's something like the fourth thing I wrote) for Nialla. Jack/Daniel, S9 featuring Jack playing with Daniel's hands. PG-13 or R rated.
The Principle of Exclusion. Ah, the smutfic. Crossover with Atlantis, threesome, slash, femmeslash, multiple partners... good times, good times. In which Sam is not vanilla. NC-17. The easiest to categorize.
Picking a category iz hard, but at least I don't have to worry that they'll be competing with each other.
You all know you can find my fic under the fanfic tag or linked in the layout's left column, right? Good. Did I thank those of you who nominated all those fic? Thank you. It makes me happy.
I now present for you voting pleasure: WIPs! What would you most like to read?
Jack/Daniel mildly kinky fic. I started this as a comment fic and continued it a little for another challenge, then decided to keep going even farther but... lost focus. And zing. I have an idea, though...
excerpt: Daniel shifted his weight and slowly brought his hand out from underneath Jack’s shirt to wrap his fingers around the man’s other wrist. His thumb touched the tip of his longest finger as he twisted slightly, working his hand under the cuff of the jacket. Straightening and pulling Jack’s hand from its plant on his shoulder, Daniel deliberately pinned the second wrist to the wall. Jack’s breath hitched.
An orphan sexy bit that would stand alone as a Sam Self-love ficlet, with a little heavy petting. S7-ish, I think.
excerpt: Her hand began an unconscious soothing of the red thumbprint it left on her hip, a gentle petting just above the hair, in a half moon circular curve that mirrored the arc of her hip.
And wouldn't that have been appropriate to post last month? Being as how May was masturbation month? Oh well.
Cam and Teal'c, Courting. Oh, come on! You know these are old fashioned guys and you know they are planning dates with the goal of entertaining one another... courting! Specially tailored for a Southern Fanboy and a Patient Alien with a Subtle Sense of Humor. Also known as the fic where I finally use Taselby's ice cream prompt. And I think I should get points for contributing to the G-rated slash category.
excerpt: “We require spoons to drink a beverage?” he enquired, mildly perplexed as straws joined the spoons in each glass. “Does the ice cream not melt upon addition of liquid, Colonel Mitchell?”
“Not entirely, there’s this sort of crunchy outside around a hunk of frozen goodness,” Mitchell said, smiling, “although it does really help to have a hot day behind you to appreciate it, and I do not answer to Colonel Mitchell on my days off.”
What else is good: The Black Powder War arriving on my doorstep. How I love the UPS man.
Also also good: People. Friends are good. Friends help with that whole perspective thing and make lunch dates and offer to do the job the advisor will not do. Who offer hugs and let me off the hook for blanking on stuff. Who threaten to beat up mean people who make me sad, with a surprising variety of impliments. Yeah. Friends.
The incredible 7 fanfiction pieces nominated in the Stargate Fan Awards (seriously, thanks so much for the compliments) are so diverse in subject that none of them ended up seating themselves in even vaguely the same categories, and only two of the seven even feature the same pairing (it's Jack and Daniel, though. Awwww.)
You know what's wierd, though? Categorizing the threesome+femmeslash+crossover was much, MUCH easier than categorizing the Sam and Teal'c Watch Old Movies friendship piece.
ETA: These are the nomm'd fics:
Campfirelight, Campfire Stories. Calm little S9 team fic. Cam POV, gen.
One Day I'll Fly Away and Vanish. Jack/Daniel S9 NC-17 angst fic.
Like No One is Watching. Teamficathon action piece, Daniel POV, PG-13.
The Eye is not Satisfied with Seeing. For Taselby. Cameron/Teal'c NC-17 powerplay episode tag to Arthur's Mantle.
Perchance to Dream. Teal'c ficathon Sam and Teal'c friendship over old movies late at night fic. Teal'c POV, gen, PG.
Aliens Didn't Make Them Do It. Challenge response waaaay back when (it's something like the fourth thing I wrote) for Nialla. Jack/Daniel, S9 featuring Jack playing with Daniel's hands. PG-13 or R rated.
The Principle of Exclusion. Ah, the smutfic. Crossover with Atlantis, threesome, slash, femmeslash, multiple partners... good times, good times. In which Sam is not vanilla. NC-17. The easiest to categorize.
Picking a category iz hard, but at least I don't have to worry that they'll be competing with each other.
You all know you can find my fic under the fanfic tag or linked in the layout's left column, right? Good. Did I thank those of you who nominated all those fic? Thank you. It makes me happy.
I now present for you voting pleasure: WIPs! What would you most like to read?
Jack/Daniel mildly kinky fic. I started this as a comment fic and continued it a little for another challenge, then decided to keep going even farther but... lost focus. And zing. I have an idea, though...
excerpt: Daniel shifted his weight and slowly brought his hand out from underneath Jack’s shirt to wrap his fingers around the man’s other wrist. His thumb touched the tip of his longest finger as he twisted slightly, working his hand under the cuff of the jacket. Straightening and pulling Jack’s hand from its plant on his shoulder, Daniel deliberately pinned the second wrist to the wall. Jack’s breath hitched.
An orphan sexy bit that would stand alone as a Sam Self-love ficlet, with a little heavy petting. S7-ish, I think.
excerpt: Her hand began an unconscious soothing of the red thumbprint it left on her hip, a gentle petting just above the hair, in a half moon circular curve that mirrored the arc of her hip.
And wouldn't that have been appropriate to post last month? Being as how May was masturbation month? Oh well.
Cam and Teal'c, Courting. Oh, come on! You know these are old fashioned guys and you know they are planning dates with the goal of entertaining one another... courting! Specially tailored for a Southern Fanboy and a Patient Alien with a Subtle Sense of Humor. Also known as the fic where I finally use Taselby's ice cream prompt. And I think I should get points for contributing to the G-rated slash category.
excerpt: “We require spoons to drink a beverage?” he enquired, mildly perplexed as straws joined the spoons in each glass. “Does the ice cream not melt upon addition of liquid, Colonel Mitchell?”
“Not entirely, there’s this sort of crunchy outside around a hunk of frozen goodness,” Mitchell said, smiling, “although it does really help to have a hot day behind you to appreciate it, and I do not answer to Colonel Mitchell on my days off.”
What else is good: The Black Powder War arriving on my doorstep. How I love the UPS man.
Also also good: People. Friends are good. Friends help with that whole perspective thing and make lunch dates and offer to do the job the advisor will not do. Who offer hugs and let me off the hook for blanking on stuff. Who threaten to beat up mean people who make me sad, with a surprising variety of impliments. Yeah. Friends.
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Date: 2006-06-02 02:16 pm (UTC)I want all three fics next. But I'll vote for the Sam one, because it sounds like it doesn't take much work to finish, and then the Teal'c/Mitchell, because it sounds like it'll be the smoothest and most enjoyable to finish (and you said the Jack/Daniel needs the most work).
::hugs you just 'cause::
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Date: 2006-06-03 08:15 pm (UTC)*hugs you back*
I think hugging is an art form. I was teased the other day (probably a few weeks ago, actually) for instinctively putting my arms underneath other people's when I hug them. Apparently the equible way is to offer one arm (usually right arm, dominant hand) up and one down, and if you are little, either in size or age, you might put both arms up to ask for support, and I guess it's odd for a woman to offer both arms low, because it offers support, and it's more of a stronger hug...
From my point of view, though, I'm bending down anyway (I'm tallish) so it's strange to bend and tilt, and I am strong, so it feels wierd to wrap my arms around someone's head if I put both arms up. Around the ribcage is a firm, warm, full hug. Balanced. And I have shoulders enough that wrapping arms around my shoulders is a good stable things too.
I must decide whether this warrants reconsidering. One up, one down is so TILTED, though, specially if you love petite people.
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Date: 2006-06-04 03:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 06:08 pm (UTC)Kisses, now -- those are hard to negotiate. I mean the cheek kisses between friends or family. Whose head goes which way? This can get muddled and very silly, and really, somebody sensible ought to make up a rule, like both heads always turn to their own right, or something. (Then of course people from one country would somehow wind up always turning their heads to the left instead, and there'd be serious collisions. *g*)
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Date: 2006-06-04 06:39 pm (UTC)I'm looking at your icon and dissecting it now, because Janet hugs like I do, though she's small as opposed to tallish, and Daniel's doing the hugging of the head thing (which also looks like a cuddling of a teddy bear hug) so now I'm wondering if there isn't a personality aspect involved. I've learned to pick people up, not when hugging, but when caring for, so maybe it's a bit of a 'here, let me hold you up' sort of hug (not to be confused with 'here, let me transfer you onto that exam table')
Oooooh! Teal'c/Sam hug. Discuss.
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Date: 2006-06-04 08:00 pm (UTC)Here, have a hug or two on me.
:::hugs:::
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Date: 2006-06-04 06:42 pm (UTC)In heels, I don't mind so much. Support is always helpful.
But hugging, you know, is full body interaction with another person, so of course you're going to have different lifestyle choices, it's just not as high pressure as some other full body contact sports. Lower expectations, maybe?
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Date: 2006-06-04 07:57 pm (UTC)Maybe. But hugs are used to communicate so many different emotions and can be subject to such a wide variety of interpretations that you would think that we would be much more aware of what we're doing when we hug another person. But then, that would take all the joy out of a spontaneous hug, wouldn't it? And they're the best kind. So I think I need to stop thinking about it, and just get out there and hug some people. I know for a fact that my roommate could use a hug right now. So I'm going to go do that. Thanks for reminding me.
Oh, and while I'm at it, take that:
:::hugs:::
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Date: 2006-06-12 05:48 pm (UTC)Don'cha just love self-pimping?