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froda_baggins @ 3:24pm: Ficlet: Music (idek), Spock/Uhura, G
Another Academy snapshot. In the same reality as this random thing I wrote. Except this one is 471 words. Feedback is lovely. And Merry Christmas once again!

( This late at night, the only sound... )

tw_babiez @ 1:21pm: Happy Holidays!
Hey kiddos!

spastasmagoria and I would like to wish everyone out there in Internet World a very Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. I managed to squeeze in a quick doodle.


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It's been an interesting year, and hopefully, 2010 (!) will be better.

May you be blessed by the Holiday Dalek with celebration and jubilation and not extermination, may you stuff your faces with a delicious feast, and may you not be disappointed by this year's Holiday Special!

I'm going to go eat a cheeseburger.

♥,

spastasmagoria and jigglykat

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jigglykat @ 12:58pm: Happy Holidays!
I managed to squeeze in some free time to doodle out something Whoish (because that's all I seem to draw nowadays) and Christmasy. To all of you, have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!


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May the Holiday Dalek bless you this season with tidings of joy and extermination celebration.

technophile, posting in fandomsecrets @ 3:47pm: [ SECRET POST #1084 ]

⌈ Secret Post #1084 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

101.

( More! )

Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 059 secrets from Secret Submission Post #155.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - ships it ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

andymydear, posting in thefridayfive @ 3:26pm: Friday Five - 25DEC2009
This week's questions were suggested by sensual_blossom

Childhood.
1. What one food most reminds you of your childood?
2. How old were you when you learned how to ride a bicycle?
3. How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus?
4. What was your favorite television show/cartoon when you were little?
5. What is the youngest age you remember being and do you have a specific memory of when you were that age?

Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers.

If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so here
Old sets that were used have been deleted, so please feel free to suggest some more!
Remember that we rely on you, our members, to help keep the community going.


I hope everybody has an awesome holiday!

shizlo, posting in new_wonderland @ 12:22pm: icons
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neadods @ 3:00pm: Some recipes
archived for future reference; open for anyone who's interested:

Crockpot Chai Latte recipe

Also, a bento/tea party idea (thus the new tag "bentea"): thin-slice a seedless cucumber and serve with a scoop of hummis on top. A roasted pine-nut garlic hummis would be divine on this, IMO.

Other healthy nibbles:
- dried dates stuffed w/cream cheese and an almond
- dill harvati/snow pea (mangetot) skewers
- clementines (satsumas), already peeled and sectioned. (people eat more if they can just pop 'em in and not have to peel them)
- (stolen from suricattus) prosciuttos wrapped around a dried fig

wyo_lynn, posting in tennant_love @ 12:53pm: Some DT goodies from the American side
I haven't seen these links posted yet, so in the spirit of the season I'd thought I'd share if anyone's interested.

First up a snippet from MTV about DT's view on Doctor Who comics. There's no spoilers here, as it only about comics, and the video was obviously done the day of the DW panel at Comic-con. Alas the video I believe is only viewable by those of us in the USA (if I knew how to change that I would. If someone more computer savvy can do it, please do), but there's a full transcript of what's said word for word below it.

Up next is an interview with New Jersey Star-Ledger tv critic Alan Sepinwall. This interview is also spoiler free though it's all DW related and he asks for the comments to remain spoiler free.

Finally the transcript of the interview behind last weekend's LA Times story. Also spoiler free, except for a link to the clip from The End of Time that was released during CiN.

Merry Christmas to everyone, and thanks to everyone who's shared David Tennant goodies here, especially as I'm from the wrong side of the pond and wouldn't see or know about them otherwise.

matociquala @ 2:45pm: my baby turned around and started up again
It's a December Non-Denominational-Gift-Giving Day miracle! Two much-delayed checks have arrived today, along with a copy of the Russian SF magazine Esli, with truepenny-n-my space pirate story "Boojum" innit.

woot!

And now time to start that haaaaaaaaaaaaaaam. As soon as I find the recipe...

padawanpooh @ 7:35pm: 4 and a half hours to go!
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eowyn_girl @ 7:22pm: Fic: "Silent Night" (Daniel/Betty), PG-13
Title: “Silent Night”
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,008
Characters: Daniel/Betty
Spoilers: Everything up to 4.09 “Be-Shure”
Summary: It’s Christmas Eve when Daniel suddenly realises his true feelings for Betty.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine, just borrowing. All ABC's and Silvio Horta’s. I am playing, so do not sue me, please.
Author’s Notes: So this came out of a discussion over at daniel_betty about how Detty could potentially get together.

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

( He loves her. Loves his best friend, confidante, some time saviour; loves that irrepressible girl from Queens who’s taught him so much without really trying. )

rude_not_ginger @ 2:29pm: for tm_aurora: Careful What You Pack
FOR THE DRABBLE MEME.

• The known, the unknown, and the underknown
Look at what she found
Digging all around by the goldfish pond
She's going to get in trouble now
Shaking up the bees, swinging from the tree
Doesn't understand
She's in trouble now
. •


"Why are you here?"

It's not the most pleasant way he's spoken to someone, and he shouldn't be too surprised that Jeanne-Marie looks offended. The offended look is brief, though, flickering quickly on her face before settling into pleasant surprise. She likes the Doctor, she hasn't seen him in a while.

"It's a party," she says. "We only meet up at parties."

She takes a step towards him, and he takes a step back. She looks a little offended again, but she shakes it off. It's been a rough year for mutants. He's not surprised she's learned to shake off little offenses.

"I'm talking to a reporter from the Sun about what happened to my brother," she says. She looks around the room in disgust at the anti-mutant members of Parliament giving her glares. There are so many of them here.

The Doctor touches the detonator in his pocket. He came here for a very different reason.

"You need to leave," he says, and there's no warmth to his voice, no pleasantries. None of the kind, friendly man she knew, or thinks she knows.

"But---"

"Just go," he says.

She's not offended this time, she's just confused. She thinks she knows him, but she only knows part of his story, the part he spends on Earth, the part where he's had a few glasses of champagne and can't dance properly to save his life. She doesn't know about this part of him.

He doesn't want her to.

But she wants to. She crosses her arms and stands her ground. She's much shorter than he is, but she's a presence in and of herself.

"What if I don't want to?" she demands.

He thinks about what he left in the basement, thinks about the things he's doing now, and thinks about the one innocent life standing before him.

Three years ago, when he first met her, he wouldn't have been here. There'd have been no other choices but to save the one life.

Now, he weighs the loss.

Muse: The Doctor (The Valeyard)
Fandom: Doctor Who
Word Count: 326

rude_not_ginger @ 2:19pm: for brigadiertardis: Pretty Things
FOR THE DRABBLE MEME.

• Pretty things, so what if I like pretty things
Pretty lies, so what if I like pretty lies
From where you are, to where I am now
I need these pretty things, around the planets of our phase
Everything's a sign of my astrology
From where you are, to where I am now
Is its own galaxy. •

The Doctor taps his foot impatiently, but that only makes Martha smile. It's good, him waiting for her for once. And, besides, it's not like she does this sort of thing all the time.

"We'll be late," he says, irritably.

"I'm just fixing up my hair," she tells him.

"You've been trying on clothes for a half hour, Martha! We need to get going!"

She sticks her head out of the door, half of her hair up in curlers, the other half out and fluffed. "I've seen how long you spend on your hair, mister," she says. "You're not allowed to start talking about how much I like dressing up or not."

She goes back in and continues to work on her hair. "Besides, just because I work as a doctor and like running about with you, I'm still a girl. I still like pretty things!"

"I noticed," he replies, still grumpy.

Martha sighs and pulls out the rest of the curlers. Her hair is in a perfect 60's bob, just right for the party the Doctor wants to go to. She straightens the skirt she's found in the wardrobe room and buttons up the jacket. The outfit is a little loose on her hips and shoulders, but she looks damn good, if she does say so herself.

Not that he'll notice, of course.

She steps out and gives a little spin. "What do you think?"

He actually starts at her appearance, and she thinks, just for a moment, that he's impressed. That somehow he really likes the pink skirt and jean jacket combination on her with the slightly-too-loose pink high heels, and he's seeing her for the first time.

But his expression settles quickly, and he's all masks again. She's done something wrong, but she hasn't the faintest idea what. It's so frustrating with him. She thinks she's done something right, but it's never right. Never what she expects.

"It's fine," he says, and he turns away.

And no, no, he didn't see her again. But she'll lie to herself, just for a little while, because it keeps her from turning around and going back home. She has 1960 to see. She can't miss that because she's hurting.

Muse: Martha Jones
Fandom: Doctor Who
Word Count: 369

sodoesrachael, posting in criminalxminds @ 1:03pm: some christmas icons
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moar here.

chainofironrose, posting in 9_movie @ 1:59pm: 9 Sue Litmus Test
I'm in the process of putting together a 9 Mary Sue Litmus Test.

For exactly what a Sue Litmus Test is, please refer to the Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test.

With the fandom having been around for a few months, surely most of you have witnessed some Sueish OCs. I'm looking for suggestions for what I might add to my 9 exclusive test. I don't want to get all personal here, though, and offend somebody, so let's keep it general.

Suggestions for anti-Sue traits are also welcomed!

sassygirl, posting in lillard_fans @ 6:24pm: Matthew pays tribute to his two time co-star Brittany Murphy.
Like countless others, Matthew Lillard loves and misses his three-time co-star more than he can say
“I loved her,” Matthew Lillard, who co-starred with Brittany Murphy in Summer Catch, The Groomsmen, and the upcoming Shrinking Charlotte, tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively in a statement. “She was effervescent and lit up the world while she was here. [She had] a sweetness and honesty that will be sadly missed. It’s tragic another incredible actor has left us way too early.”

Matthew is the latest in a long line of friends and co-stars that dearly miss the 32-year-old actress, who died on Dec. 20 from unknown causes.

Source here
- It's not true that they both starred in Shrinking Charlotte as it wasn't due to start filming until the end of January, so hopefully they can find a decent replacement to take over Brittany's role and filming will continue.

nonlinearmusing, posting in tennant_love @ 1:09pm: DT: An insightful article
It's so rare that you find an article that truly gives you the inside scoop on what it's like on the other side of the cameras. What a lonely life indeed surrounded by a crowd of people.

"When I saw people who were famous, and people whispered and pointed, it felt as though a very powerful individual had walked by. And actually, once you are that person, it just feels scary. All the time."  -- David Tennant

sweetrapture82, posting in new_wonderland @ 12:58pm: Icons
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tencrush @ 6:43pm: Obligatory...





Have a good time, peeps.
*mwah*

seeinglife @ 12:33pm: Christmas. Non-white. Emphatically.
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etherealtb, posting in tennant_love @ 9:31am: GM:TV Interview Postponed
I wonder if this means that he is filming Rex up until the last minute he leaves to go home for Xmas?

http://tennantnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/gmtv-interview-postponed.html

cleolinda @ 11:08am: The Day of the Eve of Giftmas
Pleasantly busy day, it looks like. Howling winds outside, actually, but sunnyish, so that's fine.

Have to wrap presents later. I hate wrapping presents. I mean, I do an okay job of it in the end, and I like presents to be wrapped, but it usually involves me wrestling with a large, fragile sheet of shiny paper for about fifteen minutes.

Still have to take certain pictures. TLB went missing earlier this morning, but was eventually located. I would rather not discuss how the tableshelf ended up covered in maple syrup.

Lizzie's McAfee trial ran out, so I was like, the hell with this, I'm putting AVG on. So now I'm having to do all the scans and setups and whatever, but I hear it's better anyway.

(I am really glad it has a rootkit scan, because isn't that what Sony put on its CDs for a while there?)

For those of you keeping track on the Aromaleigh front, Wish is really pretty with Damask. It's a similar look to Chloe/Amelie, but more pink and less peach.

My feet are killing me, which suggests to me that I need new/better shoes, or some kind of comfort-inducing insert (although those "I'm Gellin'!" commercials make me want to slap someone). I actually want to go buy me some Chucks with my next round of book money, although I doubt those will have any kind of support. Hm. I just want some of those because I rarely get more formal than sneakers, but Chucks are an ever-so-slightly more sophisticated aesthetic than scuffed tennis shoes, you know? And you can customize them! I kind of want to make a purple plaid. I do not see any way to order a foot massage, however.

nonelvis @ 12:05pm: In honor of Patrick Stewart's impending knighthood, Andrew Sullivan has been linking clips of Stewart's guest role on Sesame Street. This excerpt should be especially relevant to the interests of fellow Hamlet fans on the flist.

clau019, posting in pd_proximity @ 1:41pm: Issue #198 Part II
Let's see if it works now...


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