Brain Flotsam V2.007

I've wanted to do one of these about you from the beginning, but I think I've been putting it off because I'm not sure what I'm going to write. It's not that I don't have anything to say about you, or that I don't have plenty of thoughts and feelings about you. But those thoughts and feelings are complex and multi-layered, and you're complex and multi-layered, and I'm not sure where to start.

Perhaps it's easiest to begin with the music angle, because I knew you as a musician before I knew you as a friend. I've always thought you were a very talented musician with a amazing voice. Over time I came to see the genuine love you have for it -- for the music itself, and the creation of it. I think you're one of those people who makes music because you just can't not make music; it's just an intrinsic part of who and what you are.

I'm grateful that I've had the opportunity to get to know you beyond that, however, because you're one of the most singular and original individuals I've met -- and I've known a lot of unusual folks. There's just no one else out there remotely like you. You're intelligent, diverse, witty, fun, loyal, determined, and about a zillion other adjectives I could list. But listing them is fairly pointless, because a collection of words can't adequately describe the overall sense of you that exists in my head. So, er, I might as well just stop trying and tell you that you're seriously awesome and totally one of the cool kids. ;)

If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.

( WriSoMiFu Day 22 - Part 2 Recs You Might Not Expect From Me  )

geri_chan asked how I got into Snupin and ended up as a mod for lupin_snape.

I think I've sort of told this story in bits and pieces in different places over the years, but to have it all in one place....

Once upon a time, I was a fandom lurker. I'd drifted into HP from XF and after a couple years of lurking, some LJ friends were pimping a new RPG on their journals...over and over again. I started to wonder if I shouldn't give an RPG a try. I wanted to write again and I'd been reading an RPG avidly, so why not try it myself? From my reading experience at my fave RPG and checking out a few others, I was sure putting in an application so late in the casting period would net me a super-minor, low-maintenance character like Hannah Abbott or Stephen Cornfoot (remember him?); a student character not close to the main action. I said I'd take anyone. I received back: Snape.

Severus Snape? Are you kidding me? I don't care about the adult characters?! Arrgh!

But I said I'd take anyone, so I went on a research bender for Severus Snape. O....k. You know, when you bother to look beyond the surface, there's something up with Snape. He's not just the year-long red-herring; he's Albus' right-hand, he's powerful, he sees through Harry and when Voldemort comes back, Albus sent him off to re-join the Death Eaters (this RPG started in the weeks before OotP was released). I came to respect Severus Snape while looking at the facts. I fell in love with him when I started reading the fan fic.

RPGs are all about the shipping, did you know that? (*snicker*) I started to wonder with whom I could possibly ship Snape (even in a longing, unrequited way in the RPG). I ruled out the kids right away (I didn't even know what "cross-gen" was back then, but I don't like unequal relationships), and I realised there were no developed women in HP that were Severus' age either. I'd just had the slash light turned on by Aragorn/Boromir -- surely I could slash Snape! There were at least a few candidates around his age. With those limitations in mind, I hit the Snape FQF archive.

I read several pairings for Snape, but the character that I kept going back to was Remus. I read some great stories in many pairings, don't get me wrong. But much of the Sirius fic was hatesex or I didn't recognize Snape or Sirius in them, and Harry fics bothered me as much as I thought they would. Albus usually involved power games, the Weasleys weren't really in play back then, Kingsley wasn't on the horizon, James was dead, Lucius was a married bad guy and I wanted my Snape to secretly be good, etc.

Severus had real history with Remus. They were the same age, had held the same job, had gone to school together, had darkness tinging their souls. Snape had followed Remus' gang around school, Remus had almost killed him and Snape still made him Wolfsbane. Severus and Harry have history, but it's convoluted and uneven at best. Same with Albus. And Sirius, not so much. In fact, I've always found it hard to believe that Snape/Lupin wasn't a popular ship right off the bat. Maybe it seemed too easy to some people, I don't know.

ANYWAY, the more I explored Snape/Lupin, the more in love with the idea I fell, until Snape/Lupin was all I wanted to read. The problem I had was that there wasn't a whole lot of Snupin out there. After I went through the FQF, I found lupin_snape, which, at the time, did not have much activity, and I scoured the journals and archives from there. Once I'd exhausted all the resources I could think of, I knew there was only one thing to do:

Go on an Epic Campaign to encourage more Snape/Lupin.

To Be Continued in the next post. I started this late for a reason....

love, lore

LOOK AT MY NEW JOURNAL HEADER ARTWORK! JUST LOOK AT IT! IT WAS DONE BY THE INCOMPARABLE MASTEROFMERCURY AND IT IS THE MOST AWESOMEST THING EVER EVER EVER! I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO USE IT AND TONIGHT I ASKED IF I COULD AND SHE SAID YES AND I AM HAPPY CONCEPT, HAPPY, HAPPY CONCEPT!

It is so awesome, in fact, that when she gave me permission to use it I promptly flailed and knocked over my tequila--three times.

I'm so happy it's not even funny. It's even better than seeing a house I liked. For serious. That says something about my priorities, but what the hell. It's so pretty it could even go with For a Reasonable Fee or Comes at a Cost.

This is the happiest day EVAR.

Now go read Naughty Girl. It's the teeny ficlet I did a few years ago for this pic. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Title: Too Good to Hide
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Word Count: 100
Genre: Humor
Warnings: None that I am aware of.
A/N: Written for centaury_squill, who correctly guessed which fic I wrote for the snarry_ldws. Her request was Snarry, prompt: Kilt.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Too Good to Hide

Title: Too Good to Hide
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Word Count: 100
Genre: Humor
Warnings: None that I am aware of.
A/N: Written for centaury_squill, who correctly guessed which fic I wrote for the snarry_ldws. Her request was Snarry, prompt: Kilt.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Too Good to Hide )

We need a pinch hitter! We're looking for someone who can write fluff and AUs/ARs. No dark!fic, sorry. The deadline for the pinch hit will be December 14.

If you're interested, email the Snupin Santa mods at snupin_santa @ yahoo.com. Thanks!

Finished the pathfinder, both paper and web versions, and submitted 4 hours before deadline. *does happy dance* Only one more major assignment, plus a final exam, for the two LIS classes, if I remember correctly. Will double-check tomorrow. Possibly a minor thing or two as well, not sure.

Also today took SO out to lunch, went to four stores for grocery and other shopping, and made a white-bean-and-greens dish that turned out pretty well (which is good since there's like 3 or 4 more meals' worth!). Watched part of ST:XI during dinner, SO's choice.

Tomorrow: walk Juno (hopefully) and/or do some yard work, work on resume and job apps, cook for the first half of the week, talk to maternal unit, and do some reading for classes.

Other things to do over the next week: start writing holiday letter/cards, make a lot of cranberry bread, possibly bake regular bread, write/edit some fic, work on last big LIS assignment, go to the art museum, cook a lot, clean the house, and do the last course preps for the term. I was really really clever and managed to schedule things so that I don't have any grading of substance to do over Thanksgiving, go me!

Happy Birthday today to

mom2enk!

and



phoenixsong71!

Many happy returns! ♥

One Shots
[x] alisanne: Unveiled [PG]
[x] celandineb: Unconventional [Adult] SS/HP HP/DM
[x] eriador117: Educating Harry [Adult] Chan
[x] faeryqueen07: Untitled [Not rated]
[x] katiebell_0408: A Rough Day [R]
[x] lilyseyes: At Last, a Kiss [NC-17]
[x] shadowess: Necessity [NC-17] SS/HP, SS/OMC, HP/OMC
[x] shadowess: Training [NC-17] Chan
[x] torina_archelda: Tribbles and Trilobites [PG-13]

Completed Chapter Fic
[x] the_con_cept: It Sucks to be Severus Snape is complete with Part 15 [NC-17]

Works In Progress
[x] SHaria: Eclipse of the Soul updated with Chapter 15 [M]
[x] aspenlight: A Family Like None Other updated with Chapter 20 [PG]

Drabbles And Ficlets
[x] aeryun: The Importance of Communication [PG]
[x] alisanne: Deserving [R]
[x] alisanne: In the Family [G]
[x] alisanne: Malfoy Mistletoe [PG] SS/HP/DM
[x] alisanne: Perfect Evening [PG]
[x] alisanne: Reminder [PG]
[x] alisanne: Shot in the Dark [PG]
[x] angela_snape: Rug Burns [R]
[x] fancypantsdylan: Angry Redhead [R]
[x] joanwilder: Dreams of Home [PG]
[x] lemondropseven: Accident [PG-13]
[x] lemondropseven: Wind [PG-13]
[x] lilyseyes: Bleak and Cold [R] Chan; another in the Erastes series
[x] lilyseyes: Breathe Together [PG] Another in the Breathe Series
[x] lilyseyes: Breathing Sweetly [NC-17] Another in the Breathe series
[x] lilyseyes: Sweet Kisses [R]
[x] shadowess: Correspondence [R]
[x] shadowess: Cursed [NC-17]
[x] shadowess: Gifts [NC-17]
[x] shadowess: Mirror [NC-17] Chan
[x] shadowess: Obey [NC-17]
[x] shadowess: Tutor [G]
[x] shoeboxes4all: Ouch [PG]
[x] snarry_ldws: The End..... Or Week 9 Drabbles [PG]
[x] sweetmelodykiss: Ewe [PG] SS/HP/DM
[x] torina_archelda: Cowardice [G]
[x] torina_archelda: Deserving [PG-13]
[x] torina_archelda: Trust [PG]
[x] torino10154: No Pressure [NC-17] DM/SS/HP

Art And Icons
[x] swtalmnd: Snarry Art [Not rated] two!

Miscellaneous
[x] severus_sighs: Interviews Accioslash
[x] severus_sighs: Interviews Gingertart
[x] severus_sighs: Interviews Jadzialove
[x] severus_sighs: Interviews RaeWhit
[x] severus_sighs: Interviews WhiteCotton
[x] severus_sighs: Interviews littleblackbow
[x] snarry100: Challenge 189 - Wizard Space
[x] snarry_swap: Reminds authors that assignments are due soon

This Newsletter
[x] Send your Snape/Harry news to sshp.prophet@gmail.com!

Title: Protective Heart
Author: lilyseyes
Characters: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Challenge: severus_sighs: canon!Severus – the one that lives in my (and Harry's) heart
Rating: PG
Length: 338
Warnings: *AU, EWE, Mpreg, and fluff*
Summary: Severus is protective of those he cares for.
Disclaimer: JKR owns the Potterverse – I just play in it. No money is made from these amateur works.
Beta: The wonderful the_minx_17 ~ Thanks, darling!

Protective Heart

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Title: Sweet Kisses
Rating : NC-17
Author: lilyseyes
Word Count: 100
For:angela_snape who guessed which fall_fantasia story I'd written! The word prompt was 'bond' ~
Warnings: * Implied forced-bonding*
Disclaimer: JKR owns the Potterverse – I just play in it. No money is made from these amateur works.
Summary: The morning after At Last, A Kiss.
Thanks to alisanne for the once over! *smishes you*

Sweet Kisses

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Title: Malfoy Mistletoe
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Lucius Malfoy/Hermione Granger, Severus Snape/Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Summary: A Malfoy always has a plan.
Word Count: 520
Genre: Humor, romance
Warnings: Potential threesome.
A/N: Written for for, who correctly guessed which snarry_ldws story was mine. Her request was for Lumione, prompt: Mistletoe.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Malfoy Mistletoe

Title: Sweet Kisses
Rating : R
Author: lilyseyes
Word Count: 100
For:angela_snape who guessed which fall_fantasia story I'd written! The word prompt was 'bond' ~
Warnings: * Implied forced-bonding*
Disclaimer: JKR owns the Potterverse – I just play in it. No money is made from these amateur works.
Summary: The morning after At Last, A Kiss.
Thanks to alisanne for the once over! *smishes you*

( Sweet Kisses )

OMG, they are naked!

Finally I am writing fic where the boys are undressed in less than 5000 words. 

Kisses both boys soundly, and gives them chocolate and Firewhisky to share.  Kisses Muse too, even if she gives inspiration and whole paragraphs while I am in the shower and have 15 minutes to get to work after.

The boys are naked!!!!!!

Title: Malfoy Mistletoe
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Lucius Malfoy/Hermione Granger, Severus Snape/Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Summary: A Malfoy always has a plan.
Word Count: 520
Genre: Humor, romance
Warnings: Potential threesome.
A/N: Written for for, who correctly guessed which snarry_ldws story was mine. Her request was for Lumione, prompt: Mistletoe.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Malfoy Mistletoe )

Urf. I am in writing lockdown until smutty_claus is done, because *draws hearts around story* but also *stabs it with a fork* a;slkjdfs.

But! Had to reappear for a moment to point out that the first-ever Harry/Scorpius Last Drabble Writer Standing competition at harryscorp100 just started. Yes, I have a soft spot for Harry/Scorpius, although no, I'm not in this competition. Just an interested observer. I only recently figured out a.) what LDWS things are, and b.) how they work, so now I want everyone to do them. :)

So, there are 15 writers in it, and each week they get a prompt, and then they write a drabble (defined here as under 500 words or so, I think or, in any case, not 100 on the dot), send it in, and they are all posted anonymously mid-week. Then readers vote for their favourite, reveals happen on Sunday, and a new weekly round begins, with one less person. Fifteen weeks later, we have a winner. Fun, yes?

Maybe I'm just addicted to reality TV shows wherein voting for favourites occurs? Hm.

Anyway, I point out this week's Week One drabbles because they are all super good. The first prompt was 'Age Disparity,' so all entries have something to do with the age difference. Scorpius is underage in some but not in others, so read the warnings and go with whatever floats your boat. I had a great time over coffee the other day reading through them and trying to decide on a favourite. No, I'm not always in favour of competitive stuff in fandom, and yeah, it sucks that someone has to be eliminated every week, but hopefully all the participants are okay with that and know not to take it personally. Anyway, if it appeals to you, go have a read through over there and vote!

In other news, I just read through a super awesome story for snupin_santa this morning that made me fall in love with Snupin all over again. Swoon!

*runs back to smutty_claus* Hope all your holiday fest stuff is in and you lot are having a relaxing weekend!

Title Rug Burns
Word Count 100
Rating R
A/N written for alisanne, who correctly guessed my entry into fall_fantasia

Rug Burns

Following the men on Twitter, not even trying to pretend I don't care, since with ( what just happened ) even though every logic I know tells me Johnny's in the Finale, I'm paranoid he somehow won't be. As for ( pairs and ice dance )

I went in to school this morning so that I could get ready for next week.  I left yesterday without making copies of the test I am giving Monday.  I did my copying without any problems as far as what the school copier is currently capable of doing.  To make a double sided copy you have to run the first side through and manually move the copy to the paper tray while flipping it to copy on the other side.  The stapler no longer functions so after running three versions of the test I still had to staple and collate the versions.  If course I am old enough to remember making dittos in my first years of teaching and getting high on the ditto fluid fumes so it's all relative.


I ordered the rolls and desserts for our family's Thanksgiving dinner to be picked up next Wednesday morning.  I am going tp the grocery soon to finish shopping for next week and Thanksgiving.  I need to inventory first and possibly clean out my refrigerator before I go to the store.  Then it is back to THE PLAN -- and finishing decluttering and then actual cleaning.