Gonna be some changes made

[minxy]

svendra and mmmchelle are running what looks to be a bloody marvelous challenge: the femslash cliche challenge. Seriously, has this never been done before? SERIOUSLY??? Because now I really want a satirical, over the top and yet strangely sexy, undeniably arousing, FEMALE SLASH FIC. I leave the cliche up to you, but I'm thinking Aliens Made Them Do It and then got bored with how much foreplay was involved and went away whilst our heroes (I dislike the word heroine, sue me) get on with it and enjoy themselves. alien_altars, people. I hope to see you all there.

I was outside today doing plumbing work (outdoor) when I wasn't sorting out a problem with the bracing in the wall frames and covering up a little oops with a failure to sink the bolts properly into the concrete foundation (there really isn't a way to go back and fix that.) And that's after I sewed the other arm on my Mother's wing chair that she wants a slipcover for (*patterned*, God help me, again. She never makes it easy) and found half a dozen apartments I wouldn't mind living in from Craig's List in the New City.

So you may imagine why my hands are tired I thought I had nothing of note to post.

But I was wrong, because I have this cheeky new browser! Yay! That is much more compatible with my del.icio.us account! YAY! So I've been marking things with the tag ReadMe and then going back to change that to RecMe (are you guys interested in this? I know I have librarians on this list, and so, I *organize* and assume you care.) Right, so you are so more than welcome to peruse the del.icio.us account (me=minxy) but be aware that it's a hold-all place for things I intend to read, and are not necessarily recommendations. There is a link in my sidebar now, though, because it's working pretty well for me.

Also, I would just like to say that despite the subject line, I am *so into* Mary J. Blige and Amy Winehouse at the moment. I believe I can blame my flist for pointing me to Amy Winehouse.

But yes! RECS! There are 10 in my RecMe tag! Because that's what I do, and I have a sneaking suspicion that while I'm technically writing and stuff, the fact that my mostest trustedest betas are having wonky health and head issues means... you may or may not see those for a while. And if you do see them? It might just be smoke and mirrors for the fact that I'm all distracted by the imminent move.

But, recs:

synecdochic writes my very favorite versions of Cameron and Sam ever: in the long slow friendship with amazing benefits, where Sam is adopted into Cam's family since forever and he wants to take care of her and is the only, ONLY one she doesn't hold at a distance... this is Cam dropping by like the old friend he is, to find Sam in the recovery aftermath of a mission she absolutely can't tell him anything about, and it's so heartbreakingly Everything It Should Be. Comfort(able), Sam/Cameron, ca: S1? R rated.

princess_bunny wrote a cracky, hilarious John/Rodney that is marvelously funny and flamingly gay. Reminded me a little of Dr. Jackson's Diary in the 'really not your canon characters, but we love their queeny ways anyway' way. And also, you just have to overlook how clearly *nothing ever gets done* in Atlantis, but people are fine with it. Glitter and Lube. NC-17, cracky.

For your genderswitch reading needs (there were a remarkable number of remarkable genderswitch stories lately,) I suggest you begin with spike21's Teyla: Maybe Oracle, gen, genderswitch. Really interesting contrast in losses and gains and a remarkable Teyla voice. (Also, if you read the next fic, her reaction is so interesting compared with John's.)

Chase that with John and Rodney, in a series of changes that takes them so far into each other that heterosexual identification becomes so very irrelevant and limited. Remarkable femslash, but it's the journey towards wanting each other that made the story for me. Always Should Be Someone You Really Love (links to part 2, this series is complete), NC-17, John/Rodney, genderswitch and discussions of het, slash, femslash and use of toys. It runs the gamut, really well. From thingswithwings. Also, Ronon and Teyla are distinct presences.

from princessofg, a Rising tag for Jack and Daniel, a first time and a happy: Evenings of Barbeque, Evenings of Chess. It's PG, Jack/Daniel, but a marvelous baby-steps/talking/just-so-we're-clear way to approach changing a friendship.

This is (sadly) a WIP, which I didn't know before I started reading, but I need to rec it anyway, even as a place holder. It is marvelous writing and extraordinary Daniel voice, complete with philosophical asides, pettiness, liguistics, and random lateral jumps in thinking. The Continuation of Life (Not Quite San Souci). Crossover with SGA, slash, from ethrosdemon. She promises to finish soon, so I'll rerec (OMG wips kill me.)

While we're on crossovers, this is John on Earth, not quite sure why he's accepted an invitation to road-trip with SG-1. Loved minervacat's deft understanding (and clear love) of basketball, how John and Cameron bond so easily over the game, and how it becomes a platform for seeing how many other ways they can connect. Multileveled growing connection is seven levels of awesome: minervacat's Steal The Thunder From The Sky, John/Cameron, NC-17, SG-1 with John Sheppard.

Lessee, what else I got? (I'm loving the timing of starting this whole del.icio.us rediscovery thing just when my comment notifications are on the fritz).

Oh, a series tag from niamaea, and one of those gen fics with a partnership *also*. This is Sam and Teal'c POV (the Teal'c is particularly lovely) as the team is given a chance to live and die quietly, no fanfare. Cameron/Sam in there, but it really is a nice little story about our heroes finding their own ways to live like normal people (or not, as the case may be). A Million Years Into the Sky, gen, Cam/Sam, PG, finalefic

Two S10 Jack ficlettes, one slash or Jack and Daniel friendship, and one pre- or post-het. The first is a drabble from teand: Half Crazy, PG and the second is a long, slow, gentle connection between people who loved and hurt each other once: Something Old, PG, Jack and Sara, in one of the most wonderful relationships our show ever gave us, from moonshayde.

For those of you who were involved in pimping me in to Supernatural, this section is for you (I can quit at any time I can quit at any time I can quit at any time I can quit at any time I can quit at any time.)

angstslashhope (in hopeful_fiction) wrote a fantastic Sam and Dean having a prank war related to laundry: socktacular socktacular. Gen, PG-13 or R (brothers fight dirty).

onelittlesleep wrote a lovely last trip before Sam went to school, and it's got great slightly-younger voices and topics and Dean learning about Sam in great ways. But I Never Could Sharpen No Blade, Quite the Way He Say. Gen, pre-series, PG.

And in conclusion, runpunkrun is writing oodles of wonderful happy John/Rodney this... month I think? I don't know why, I just know it's consistently happymaking and possibly too much to rec individually, so we shall just fangirl Punk in general. *fangirls*

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This is all your fault. *whimper*

I should have a new apartment lined up by April 12th, and then we can pick a date for road trip, if you're up to it.

We'll need a really kick-ass soundtrack though, you realize that, right?

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SOUNDTRACK. YES.

Hm. Apart from the obvious stuff from SPN, which I guess would be nice to hear, I'm kinda cheesy: REM is my poison of choice, and I like to listen to Avril Lavigne's "Mobile" when I'm, uh, mobile. That's two examples off the top of my head. But I'm open to all and any possibilities. Except maybe hip-hop.

What equipment will you have? Shall we need CDs? Tapes? MP3s? Separate audio device with speakers?

And guhh, I so hope I'll be up to it by mid-April. I really do.

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We'll be in a rental van, so I suspect a radio and tape-deck will be our main options there. I have a mini-iPod with a FM station output and charger, thought, so if we load a buncha stuff on there we ought to be good for days and days of musics played through the radio.

I have very eclectic musical taste, even a little hip hop in my collection, but would you object to soul? R&B? Jazz? Blues? Bluegrass? Various and sundry alternative bands?

We could always call on the flists for assistance too.

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I shall arm myself in (with? huh, English is confusing) lots of MP3s then.

I'm very much into the types of music you mentioned, because it's beautiful. And I guess it depends on the artist anyway, so we'll see.

How about mainstream? REM? U2?

Also, I must confess to a little hip-hop myself, in the form of a certain drop-dead gorgeous German singer (yes, GERMAN. WHAT?)

*is yay*