Wake the Sun

It's (Inter)National Ask An Atheist Day, apparently!

So if you've got a burning question about atheism* (or skepticism, we'll throw that in too), ask away.

Alternatively! Ask me to rec a song to fit your mood and I'll try to oblige.


* note: the only atheist I can speak for is myself.

I don't rec fanfic here much anymore (that's what delicious is for) but I finished reading two Avatar AUs over the weekend and folks, I am excite.

Huh. It turns out they're by the same person, I only just realized. Well.

Imagine the Ocean by Damkianna: Hakoda found the boy in the ice eight days before Kya went into labor. A 100,000+ word rewrite of Book One, with Katara as the Avatar. Amazing. Wonderful use of female characters, both canon and OC. Wonderful expansion of the Avatar world. Wonderful, wonderful look at Katara, growing up and growing into her role as Avatar. (Note: Yes, Aang's dead and it's sometimes hard to handle. Yes, he still plays a major part in the story.) In short: wonderful.

Big Damn Heroes by Damkianna: Katara pushes past the curtains that block off the bridge - they have got to get a new door fitted - and stops behind Toph's chair. "I take it we didn't drop out of hyperspace on purpose," she says. (Aka THE GAANG IN SPACE.) That last part is all you really need to know. GAANG! IN SPACE! It's not quite a crossover with Firefly, more Firefly flavored (or as the notes say, '"Firefly, but with Asians!" ... and Inuit, of course.'). I want a million more stories in this 'verse. Hell, can we swap just it for Firefly?


And now, the first half of my responses to the 15 'ships meme:

( The Pairings )

pseudo_tsuga:

( 2, 3, and 7 get stranded on a desert island. Who makes fire? Who finds food? Who stubbornly refuses to do anything beside prepare for rescue? )

( 3 have to collaborate on a school project. Do they get it done or just make out all the time? )

( 1 and 10 are babysitting. What horrors unfold? )

zanzando:

( 7 & 12 meet the Doctor (whichever incarnation you like) while he's on a much needed vacation. Naturally, they must team up and save the world (probably not Earth) from certain destruction! )

Now for something a little more romance-y (it's the day after V-Day, that totally makes it less kitschy)! Cobbled together from a couple recent memes:

I've got a list of 15 of my favorite 'ships - some are slash, some are femslash, some are het, one's a threesome! Ask me questions, or give me scenarios involving those characters (Like: What happens when 1 and 11 go on a double date? How do 9 and 15 handle an alien invasion? 3 goes shopping for sex toys.). I will answer them and hilarity will ensue.

(fandoms: Hayate x Blade, Runaways, Harry Potter, Ranma 1/2, Gunnerkrigg Court, Doctor Who, Howl's Moving Castle, Girl Genius, Blue Beetle, Gundam Wing, One Piece, Young Avengers, Community, Sanctuary, and The Losers.)

~*~

And another one, bonus! From all over (though I got the including snippits bit from cofax7): Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous.

* SSB*B - so gratuitous: Theme: 'Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers.' I can totally translate that into 'investigating botched fertility rites.'

* notgreenorblue - Blue Beetle/Young Avengers Crossover: "Dibs." Spiderman said, breaking the stunned silence. "So many dibs. I always wanted my own Young Avenger."

* Inception/HikaGo Crossover: THING THAT GOES WRONG THE THIRD: Akira goes after him.

* Losers fic - Suckers and Saints: “What, the Blow Pop?” Jensen asked, following his gaze. “What did it ever do to you?”

* losers flaffle: “This is Radio Free Jensen, coming to you from the glamorous upstairs library. Any of you folks have your comms on?"

* Dresden Files epic: The same two scenes over and over again, both with the sharp edges that marked them as true dreaming. (this is the only line in the damn document, what.)

* SoaT snippets - death hadn't done his sanity any favors. (SoaT = Strangers on a Train)

* hikago/xxxholic crossover: "I have a message for you," the shorter boy said, holding out a folded piece of thin rice paper, "from Fujiwara no Sai. He says he's very sorry but he's gotten into some trouble and could use your help. Only more flowery." He shook the paper slightly and the faint scent of sakura blossoms wafted onto the evening air.

Happy Thanksgiving, fellow USians! I am ensconced at my parent's ranch, hanging out and digesting the fantastic dinner my sister put together (18 separate appetizers, dishes, and desserts, NOM. Also, oof, full). I'm glad to be with my family (and that they're well enough to be here) and I'm glad for the friends that aren't here today and I'm glad for all of you (some of whom fit in the previous category - you get gladness twice over!).

Holiday felicitations aside, it's important to remember that the myths we tell ourselves about Thanksgiving are just that, myths. Inaccurate and damaging myths.

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And for something completely different (via crossedwires) - name a character from one of my fandoms/shows/anything and I'll give you:

(a) Three facts about them from my personal fanon.
(b) A reason he/she sucks.
(c) A reason he/she is amazing.
(d) Five things that I'd like to see happen to them.
(e) Five people that I can't ship that character with and why.

C'mon, we're about to watch the new Karate Kid, Jaden Smith is cute but not so cute I don't need a distraction.

~*~

I still don't have any food icons.

Internet, I am bored. So, a meme! Two memes, even! Ganked from poisonivory.

1: Ask me my Top Five Whatevers. Fannish or otherwise. Any top fives. Doesn't matter what, really!

2: Comment with two characters I'm familiar with (like these or these, and I'll tell you how they first kissed.

From zanzando:

1. Comment to this entry and I will pick 7 of your icons.
2. Make an entry in your own journal and talk about the icons I picked!


zanzando asked me about:



Eddie/Kid Devil from Teen Titans (although this particular story is in Blue Beetle), creating a distraction at the (non-existent) Houston Space Center's launch facility. This is my go-to science/tech icon and I <3 it lots. Made by morgicons.




Reno! From Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children, looking all coy and quoting Monty Python (he does not actually do this in the movie, alas). I use this one for all sorts of things - sexual innuendo, flirtatiousness and, of course, conversations about underwear. Made by ciceqi.




Image and quote from XKCD - sometimes I use this icon as encouragement in situations that aren't too serious, sometimes I use it to mock situations that aren't too serious. Made by halcyonjazz.




Ha! This is my gratuitous Axel/Roxas icon (part of my gratuitous [pairing] icon series!) and also my ridiculous!emo!LOVE SONG! icon. Axel's good like that. Made by ace_van




I'm not a big fan of team sports - I understand the rules for most of them and can follow the games, but it's just not my thing. Curling is the exception to this. I have no idea why. Made by winterlive.




Oh, Donna. This icon is for standing firm in the face of adversity; for the times I need to remember to hope. Made by dollowayward.




Taken from scans of the Super Dictionary, which is an actual thing. A wonderful, cracktastic thing. Icon is obviously for times Batman needs to be serious. Made by sluggirl


And I'll copy Zan on this bit - I'm adding a free-for-all option: ask me about any of my icons in a comment, and I'll explain those, too.

So! Anyone want to play?

* I am sick, but not sick enough to stay home from work. This is the worst kind of sick (you know. of the petty illnesses. it is not as bad as being sick sick).

* On upside, I was also not too sick to go on a date last night. It went well!

* Holy cheese but the energy bill is high this month. Have we really been running the heater that much?

* I've been watching TEDtalks on my ipod on the ride to work (I <3 my ipod) - Ryan Lobo: Photographing the hidden story was especially good.

* The more I think about it (and listen to his recent podcasts), the more I think I should take Dan Savage off my top 10 favorite internet people I don't actually know list. I like the frank way he talks about sex and relationships, but the guy has some seriously unexamined male privilege going on.

* I'm doing research for the PRINCESS project (which, seriously, needs a better codename) and could use some assistance ( finding articles/blogs on North Africa (Jasmine), Chinese-american communities (Mulan), street culture in NY and DC (Aladdin), etc. ) Ahaha, and this is just the tip of the research iceberg (also looking into: the FBI, Library of Congress, DC police department, Latin (cimorene, did we decide where Blanca was from?) cinema, LP activist groups, the diplomatic community in DC, professional investigators, opera, organized crime, and on and on).

* And a meme, ganked from poisonivory: Ask me one fandom-related question in the comments. This can be fandom specific, general, or about fandom/lj stuff/fic writing/etc. in general. Favorite character, favorite moment, unpopular opinion, something about a fic of mine... whatever. Wackiness encouraged.

Totally ganked from bookshop.

( 100(ish) female characters that I absolutely freaking love: )

From suaine:

5 questions. 5 chances. 5 honest answers. You get to ask me 5 questions - any 5 questions. I promise to answer them truthfully.

Anything. Fandom related, real life stuff (though I reserve identifying information), kinks, peeves, writing, anything you want to know.

Because, hell there are only a couple of you reading this, you can't do all that much damage, right?

Right?

I'd say something about how I didn't want to do this, except I totally did and NOW I HAVE AN EXCUSE. Stolen from nekokoban and chirachira, in that order.


( The Pairings )

( The Questions )