boxer_ferret

( The Candlelighter )

I took my kids out to Lebanese Taverna with me and miriya_b, who has gotten a job downtown and won't be able to meet me in Rockville at lunchtime any more. We had lots of fantastic hummus and shawarma and walked around a bit in the stores nearby afterward -- there's a new children's store in the former Tower Records building that has housed the fantastic Halloween costume store the past two years, woe! We stopped in Bagel City to get bagels for breakfast, then came home and I sent the kids to the pool to work off lunch.


( Local Animals, For a Change )

We put on Amadeus in the evening -- the director's cut, which is three hours long -- and though the kids were doing other things when we started, they both ended up coming in and watching, and we stopped it when it was time for them to go to bed so we can all watch the rest when they're awake tomorrow. We turned on the Olympics just as the balance beam competition was starting, so I got to see Shawn Johnson in the last women's gymnastics event of the Games.

25moments is another of the prompt table type of writing communities/challenges. This one is geared to those that are polyfannish and have more than one pairing of preference to write for. Of the 25 prompts provided, you can write in 25 different fandoms.

No claims, no hassles - just complete the table in a timely fashion.

25moments

These ordinary people -- like you, like me -- are capable of extraordinary things. -- Nathan Petrelli, "Powerless"

In toextraordinary, all of the events that occurred during the first two seasons of Heroes occurred. What is different is what comes after.

It is now August 2007. Anything is possible.

Elements from Season 3 may be worked in as they come (events from the first fifteen minutes that were leaked have already been worked in).

We're four months post season 2 and will be pulling in elements of Season 3 as they come. Canon only. Also: everything is written in first person. This is an intensive play and not everybody is going to be cut out for it. There are themes (not just slash, but it is there too, particularly Petrellicest--but don't worry: the boys keep it to a minimum and mostly it's not out in the open) that you might not be comfortable with. This is a setting based on psychology and motivation. If you are not a roleplayer who can delve into the depth and psyche of the character, I'm sorry, but we don't want you. Serious roleplayers only. We are also an 18+ comm, considering the subject matter.

There's no particular plot, but characters are doing their own thing.

Comm Rules

( We are in real need of the following characters: )

( Shells )

Another domestic day broken up by taking the kids to the pool, going to the post office, and various shopping chores. Both kids wanted to go out to spend the last of their birthday money on video games, since this is the last week they can play them on weekdays before school starts: Daniel wanted Final Fantasy IV, Adam wanted Petz Cats 2 which he apparently thought would be like a cat version of Nintendogs. It wasn't, and he was bitterly disappointed and spent the rest of the afternoon unhappy. I didn't know what to tell him, since I always tell them to check ratings and play demos before they spend their money on games. I'm wondering whether this particular game has glitches in it and that's why he can't make it do the things he thought it did, but I don't know enough about Nintedo DS games to have any idea!


( Air Mobility Command Museum Car Show )

I'm completely oversaturated on the Olympics -- we all are -- so in the evening we watched Deja Vu on On Demand, which was a much better movie than I was expecting...I'm not sure why I didn't expect to like it so much, considering it's a great cast and a neat sci-fi hook. ( Spoilers. ) I am worried, though, about the sea turtles that wandered into a restaurant and the baby whale that tried to bond with a yacht after its mother apparently abandoned it. At least there is good news for penguins who want to be knights.

Title: Miles To Go Before We Sleep, Part Six
Authors: innerslytherin and severity_softly
Pairing: Morgan/Reid
Rating: R/FRM this part (up to NC-17/FRAO for the entire fic)
Summary: After Reid goes off the rails in Texas, Morgan decides Reid needs a friend to support him through whatever he's going through. Several cases and "awesomely" bad sci-fi flicks later, they both realize "friendship" isn't exactly what they want...but sorting through the baggage that stands in the way of a closer relationship is more difficult than either of them expected. Starting immediately after "Elephant's Memory" and running beyond the end of "Lo-fi", this is a multi-chaptered, non-WIP fic.
Word count: this part, ~7,300; overall, ~130K
Spoilers: Entire series - specifically Profiler, Profiled, The Big Game/Revelations, Elephant's Memory, In Heat, Tabula Rasa, and Lo-fi. (This chapter specifically references The Crossing and Tabula Rasa)
Warnings: Overall: UST, references to past sexual abuse, drug use/references to past drug use
Notes: Written in RP format. Not currently AU, but it will be after season four starts, as we've written our own ending to Lo-fi. :) A million thanks to mnemosyne_1 for being an awesome beta! These chapter are going to start coming faster now, as we plan to plow ahead to get this all posted before season four begins! :D

Previous Parts: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five

Part Six

Well, I'm here to help!

I can answer all your questions. I may not have all the answers, but I sure know a lot!

How's the weather? Fine, thanks for asking!

Why is the sun yellow? Because it's happy!

Are there stars in the sky, or are those just fireflies? It depends upon how close you live to the city!

Come on over, have some fun. What do you say?

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Wanna save the world?

The premise// Taken and held// Rules// Application


Most needed characters
Jo Harvelle,anyone from supernatural
Beth,Mick,anyone from moonlight!
Scully or mulder
Clark Kent,lois lane,arthur curry/aquaman,green arrow,the flash,lex luthor,anyone from smallville.
Any of the cullens(bella and edward need plot!),Jacob black?
Anyone from x-men..

..And loads of others!
Apps are accepted on a first come first serve basis.

Welcome to grangerenchant. We are the IJ mirror of the LJ comm of the same name. valady and ellaselenelupin are your maintainers and we will report daily any new or update stories on the GrangerEnchanted archives which include:

Enchanted
Granger Enchanted Welcomes you to the first Hermione Centric Fan Fiction Archive on the net. We only accept stories where Hermione is the main character!! We allow all ratings, all genres and all characters!!!
Pure Arrogance
Pure Arrogance, a Malfoy/Black Hermione Centric Fan Fiction site. We welcome all genres and pairings and have several 'others' categories for the non Hermione inclined.
We Solemnly Swear…
We Solemnly Swear...that we are up to no good is a Marauders Centric Archive. Focusing on the MWPP era featuring, Remus Lupin(Moony), Peter Pettigrew(Wormtail), Sirius Black(Padfoot) and James Potter (Prongs) also with Severus Snape and Lily Evans. This site caters to those that are over 17 years of age.
Elysium
Granger Enchanted Welcomes you to Elysium, the only moderated Slash Archive on the net. We only accept stories of the SLASH variety meaning Male/Male. We allow all ratings, all genres and all characters!!!

( Vers de Société )

We talked about maybe going downtown today to see the exhibit on China's lost fleet at National Geographic or the one on Afghanistan's treasures at the National Gallery of Art, but laundry and getting organized ended up winning out. So I have nothing really exciting to report, not even on our neighborhood pool's dessert party, which was scheduled for tonight but apparently got switched at some point while we were out of town. The kids swam anyway and played with Adam's good friend, and I got some photos cropped and answered a pile of e-mail.


( Dover AFB B-17 )

I love that version of the Exodus music that Anna Pavlova uses for her gymnastics floor routine at the Olympics. Does anyone know who did the recording? And whether Pavlova has ever commented on why she chose it? I can't believe her coach, the Russian team coordinator and Pavlova herself (is she related to the dancer of the same name?) are all unaware of the music's origin or what the film and the book it's based on are about.

selective_six

A new six word story/RP community for fandom and original characters. Complete details and rules for this community can be found on the userinfo here!

scarce.

Place to pimp your or for lesser played characters, PB and celeb.

Title: Cold Night on the Job
Fandom: The Sweeney
Characters: Jack Regan/George Carter
Prompt: 031. Sunrise
Word Count: 882
Rating: PG-13
Author's Notes: Late night nattering. Thank you to QueebBamfie for the beta! All errors are mine. I'd love to know if you enjoyed it. Constructive criticism is welcome. Flames are not.

**Disclaimer**
I don't own George & Jack, I just play with them. Remember People, this is fantasy. You should be over 18 and not offended by two boys in love to read this.

Cold Night on the Job
by Tauna

Follow the fake cut

Title: Endogenous Opioid Polypeptide Compounds
Rating: PG-13/FRT
Fandom: Criminal Minds
Pairings: Morgan/Reid
Word count: ~2,000
Spoilers/warnings/author's notes: Spoilers aren't overt, but fic includes references from The Big Game/Revelations up through Elephant's Memory, and (vague-ish) references to drug use. Beta'd by the wonderful innerslytherin. :)

(You didn't need a genius to tell you that exercise releases endorphins into your body that make you feel good, but he tells you anyway, and in much greater detail than you'd previously understood it.)

( No Road )

We're home after a relatively easy drive -- very little traffic approaching or going over the Bay Bridge despite the accident earlier in the week -- and a nice afternoon in Dover. I convinced Paul to stop at the beach after we checked out, so I got to stick my feet in the Atlantic one more time, and Adam was excited because there were piping plovers running up and down the sand looking for crabs the big waves were churning up. Then we drove to the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base, where in addition to the historic planes and exhibits on the Berlin Airlift, Operation Nickel Grass, refueling in midair and the lives of enlisted men among other displays -- there was a World War II veteran talking about his time as the tail gunner on a B-17G that was shot down by the Germans, leading to the entire crew being taken prisoner, though all of them survived the war -- the museum was hosting a historic car, truck and cycle show. We ate lunch in the canteen, then drove into the center of Dover, the capital of Delaware. We visited the Biggs Museum of American Art, which has art both by Delaware artists and related to Delaware history, and toured the 1791 Georgian Old State House.


( Delaware's Capital )

Driving out of Dover, we discovered by accident that Dover has a terrific Pagan store, Bell, Book & Candle, where I demanded that we stop and find a parking space. Then we drove back across Kent Island and the Chesapeake Bay, electing not to stop for dinner till we were home because we knew we'd need a grocery store trip. Paul and Daniel had Jerry's pizza; Adam and I had sushi, really excellent spicy tuna rolls. The cats look like they can't quite figure out what we're doing here and why perkypaduan isn't here, but as long as they have bags to climb in and food in their dishes, they don't seem too stressed out! And yay for Michael Phelps!

If everyone knew 1984 was when everything was going to happen, why was no one prepared?
Hexennacht is an alternate universe MWPP game set in 1985; a world where Gellert Grindelwald is now the Minister of Magic for all of Europe, and Muggleborn wizards live in fear of the Black Caps, Grindelwald's personal army, charged with keeping the Muggles and wizards alike in line. Hexennacht begins with the latest decree restricting magic allowed by Muggleborn wizards to the simplest forms of magic, while the purebloods are allowed to get away with murder. With the Death Eaters on the run, Voldemort in Azkaban with no hope of getting out, and the Order in hiding, along with the remains of their single ally, a former terrorist organization, is there any hope of restoring Europe to a land of tolerance?

Full information can be found in the moderator's info.

Game can be found here.

Wanted Characters: Death Eaters (Rosier, Karkaroff, Crabbe, Nott, Selwyn, Travers, et al.) Narcissa Malfoy, Antonin Dolohov, Peter Pettigrew, Weasleys, Prewetts, Bones, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Malfalda Hopkirk, Sturgis Podmore, Severus Snape, Heathcote Barbary, Merton Graves, Orsino Thruston, Donaghan Tremlett, Gideon Crumb, and others.

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NO SUCH PLACE: nosuchplace

“ . . . All that was left in Pandora's box was hope.”

No Such Place is an original character role-playing game. It is action-oriented drama which caters to various genres. Though the setting is fantasy, this is merely to incorporate more aspects of game play and further possibilities beyond the realm of the real world. Whether you prefer action, drama, romance, or horror — this game allows you to play all and pick your favorite to explore. We actively incorporate various game-wide plots that involve everyone in one way or another. Your objective is to create your own story. However, beware the setting. Everything affects everything, and like a domino effect, No Such Place will affect every character and player with things beyond their control.

Go ahead, take refuge in the land of Elysium. We promise you'll be safe.

MAIN COMM | HISTORY COMM | OOC COMM | MOD JOURNAL

The following are COMPLETED fandom asylums that I own and moderate, so feel free to join and start posting!

All asylum rules and other important details are located in each completed asylum's user-info.

BATMAN general fandom (comics, films, cartoons, etc) gotham_gazette 

FINAL FANTASY general fandom (all titles) phoenixdown 

FINAL FANTASY IX fandom asylum finalfantasy_ix 

PAN'S LABYRINTH general fandom asylum bethmoora 


Fandom Asylums that are works-in-progress, but are still open for joining; but have the same rules and guidelines for the asylums listed above (don't join with a sockpuppet account, no hit-and-run advertising, etc).

Final Fantasy VI finalfantasy_vi 

Vagrant Story vagrant_story 

Pirates of DarkWater octapon 

P.S: I accept affiliates, so just leave a comment on one of the WIP posts, or comment on my personal journal. Sorry, but no RPGs!

In the year 2008 at Ravenhurst University located in the Malvern, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, strange things have been happening. People have been reported disappearing, and several lives have been lost already. But people keep going about their normal routine, not thinking they would be next. It keeps happening. Friends, lovers, family...The disappearances keep happening, the number of murders rising, unusual for such a small college town.

Are you going to be next? Who are you willing to trust; willing to protect?

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The year was 2007. Lancaster College, a private school for A-Level students in Oxford, began having a problem with their students. Many were failing their exams, deciding they didn't have the time or motivation to focus on their courses and studies. Parties began happening every night, teachers lost control, and the students began cutting, being disrespectful, and violent. The needle that broke the camel's back, however, was the library fire. It's still debated whether it was an act of violence, or if someone just left a cigarette burning, because practically everything in it was destroyed, but something had to be done, but what?

It was the Headmaster who decided that it might be best for everyone if the students began boarding at school. It would give the professors a better idea what the students were like, allowing them to focus and improve on their classroom tactics. If they were able to approach the subjects in a way that the students could grasp, then the students would surely benefit.

So, the school was closed down that December, and the Headmaster called in construction crews to build another building- a four story dorm. After several months, Mullen Hall, Lancaster College's newest addition, was ready for use. A few students weren't exactly happy with the idea of a sixth form boarding school. To them, it severly limited freedom. But to most, it gave a good idea what University would be like. So a handful of teens signed up.

It is now 2008 and the new school year is just beginning. Will the Headmaster's idea prove successful? Will the students finally buckle down and learn or will they continue to fail their A-levels?