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I've decided I would like to watch the beginning and the end this friday night.

So if anyone would like to join me I'll be watching episodes 101, 102, 512 and 513. I will start around 8pm EST. I hope one or two of you will drop by and join me. It's not going to be very structured or as detailed as I get when I do the full series marathon. Just me taking a look at where everybody is when we first meet them and comparing that to where they are at the end. And no doubt some squeeing.

So if you like, stop on by. I'll probably be there most of the night!!

I can't believe I've only posted like 3 times this month (not including posts in the asylums). I don't think this has ever happened before except for when I first started a journal.

Champ continues to improve. His last test results were so much better and so much closer to the normal range that I cried a little on the way home. Plus, in one week, he gained 13 ounces. So, I've decided to go ahead with my vacation plans (which I sorely need at this point). My sister is planning something special for my 40th and a dear friend is coming into town. After that, we're heading out on a road trip ending in a spa for a couple of days in Vermont. From there, we'll part company and I'll continue on to my sister's for Reason's first birthday. I'll be a few days early, but we're going to celebrate anyway.

I can finally get excited because I found someone to stay with Charger and Champ on top of my sis checking in on them.

I also decided not to cook dinner this year for Thanksgiving. I cheated and bought everything pre-made and I'm so happy about it. I'll have time to do the things I want to do. Happy sigh.

On a fandom note, I want to know something. Tell me a scene that makes you melt. It has to be a scene that causes your heart to skip a beat every single time you watch it. Post about it in your journal...or here in comments. I can't wait to see what you've got for me. :D

I bring you some Thanksgiving fare - Brian and Justin style. To everyone celebrating, have a great holiday and to all others enjoy your Thursday!


Thanksgiving by Myrna - when Myrna gets it right, she gets it so very right and the end of this story makes me melt...just melt.

DAPHNE GETS A DOG by xie_xie_xie

TRYPTOPHAN by msjudi

Hi, everyone!

We've got challenges, icons, polls, picspams......and something very special!

Check out the love under the cut.

QAF Fandom News from InsaneJournal, for Nov 25th, 2009

Or coming and staying?

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Oh sweet words, how much meaning you carry.

I know it may not seem like it lately but I'm here to stay...just like Justin. ;)

I'm going to be home alone friday night and think I'd like to watch a few episodes.

Anybody want to join me?? I was thinking of doing 101, 102, 512 and 513. I like the idea of doing the beginning and the end back to back. I would probably start at 8pm EST.

:D Please let me know if there is any interest in this.

Wishing everyone out there a Happy (early) Thanksgiving because I'll be out of town for the next two days (Advanced education-lets just hope it will not be too boring!!) and I don't know if I'll get the chance to go online.

So.....



Lots of ♥ and hugs for my Flist!
I'm very thankful to have you!

Last night I was awoken by by a loud noise that sounded like something fell in the kitchen. Then a few minutes later I smelled what to me smelled like electronics burning. I woke Ray up from a dead sleep and we went exploring. It was then that I noticed the monitor button on my monitor flashing off and on. And the odor was really strong by the computer.

We unplugged it immediately and Ray took it to work today. We are hoping that it is just the power supply. All my graphic programs are on that computer, along with screen caps. I have screen caps saved on external hard drives and on Megaupload but that doesn't help me without the programs to work with them. Right now I am using my daughters laptop, and she has told me that I can download GIMP onto it, but I know nothing about that program.

If the problem with the computer is the motherboard It won't be until after Christmas, means that I will be limited in what I can do graphically for a while. Which sucks because I have the Friends and Lovers challenge over at qaf_challenges to do still. Unfortunately I might have to back out of that one. I will know more tonight.

If you are waiting for graphics from me, please be patient, I will get to them I promise, it just might take me a while.

Edited for Update: Ray just called and said that the computer is fixed. The power supply was the problem. He will be bringing it home later today. I would of went crazy without my graphics programs

Cross posted at pattysplayhouse and pfodge on LJ

Hello, this is Rebel. This is my first drabble since I went to heaven, because it took a long time to get xie_xie_xie (not her real name) to stop crying and start typing.

She was always a little slow about typing, to tell the truth.

She has been very sad and while even before she was sad she was, as I said, slow, and also sometimes took me to the veterinarian, I love her anyway and decided to write a new story about Rage the kitten to make her happy again.

Although now Rage is actually a cat.

So here is my first new Rage drabble. Happy Thanksgiving!

PS, heaven is very nice but I do miss all of you. And please stop xie_xie_xie from being sad and write lots and lots of drabbles.

Sincerely,

Rebel
( Rage the kitten grows up (Part 1) )

The 37 Days of Gusmas
A Queer as Folk Holiday Drabble Celebration

In honor of the Solstikwanzanukkamas (Gusmas for short) Season, qaf_drabbles  is having a party!

We're posting a prompt for every day from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day... 37 prompts in all. Some of the prompts are the holidays themselves, some are images, and some are words.

Here's how it works:

1. All the prompts are included at the end of this post -- there is no wait before you can start start writing or posting. :)

2. You can choose to be inspired by a prompt in any way, and you don't need to include the word in the drabble -- but there does need to be a connection between the prompt and your work.

3. You can post a drabble for a prompt anytime -- you're not tied to the date of the prompt. And yes, that means you can post a New Year's Eve drabble on Thanksgiving and vice versa, or post drabbles for all 37 prompts in one day. Ask anyone -- we're easy!

4. You can post any number of drabbles for any number of prompts (including one!), and you can also post multi-drabble stories of any length. You can let a single prompt inspire the whole story, or use multiple prompts for one story.

5. Drabbles must be about the characters from Queer as Folk. All canonical pairings, friendship, gang, and ensemble fics are fine. AUs are fine. Humor, satire and crack are fine. Crossovers are fine. No MPREG, no Michael/Brian, no RPS/RPF. Must warn for major character death and put behind a cut.

6. If you have more than one drabble, please use a cut.

7. For each drabble, include the following:
Title:
Author:
Prompt:
Notes (optional):

8. Tag each post with the "Gusmas" tag. Any untagged post may not be counted for purposes of awarding prizes, although we'll do our best to tag any that get missed. But please, if you don't know how to tag, ask, and if you forget, please go back and add the tag.

AND THERE ARE PRIZES!

Prizes include: QAF mugs o' love, gift cards for Amazon, Netflix, and other retailers, DVDs, and many many other wonderful things.

1. Anyone who posts at least one drabble for each prompt will win a prize. You can post the 37 drabbles any time before or on New Year's Day up until midnight Eastern (New York) time.

2. The person who posts the most total number of drabbles gets a special prize. (Every drabble in a multi-drabble series counts.)

3. Anyone who actually posts one or more drabbles for each prompt on the date of the prompt itself -- in other words, one drabble or more per prompt per day of the celebration -- will get a super wonderful big prize.

4. The biggest prize of all will go to anyone who manages to post a 37-part series of drabbles that forms a coherent story using each prompt in order.

5. And finally, I'll donate $1 for every drabble written for this celebration to the Ali Forney Center for Homeless LGBT youth, up to $200. So start writing -- queer kids need us!

That's it! Ask your questions below, and have fun!

I'm on vacation this week.

Tomorrow's a big family holiday.

I READ FIC LAST NIGHT AND IT ROCKED!

Yup, life is good for the moment.

*does happy dance*

Sign-ups for the Friends and Lovers Challenge have now closed. However, it's never too late to join in the fun. Late sign-ups will be accepted by commenting HERE!

This challenge is open to graphics makers (icons, headers, wallpapers or colourbars are accepted) and vidders as well as fic!

Submissions are due on December 13, no later than midnight, US Pacific time.

Important note: Please read all the information on the profile page HERE to ensure that your work meets all the criteria. Don't forget to include the header information and html coding.

For graphics and vids: Please format and host your own work, and send me the links. Try not to upload your work somewhere with your username on it, to help maintain anonymity. Please use the following header;
Fanwork: Specify icons, vid, header etc
Made By:
Timeline:
Artist's Notes:

In order to help maintain anonymity, please do not name your betas.

When your submission is ready, email it to me at alicesprings2@gmail.com

Thanks!

As you all know, Wednesday is normally the day for our prompt change but, instead, we have a special treat coming from xie_xie_xie.

Keep an eye out tomorrow for her announcement.

I'm really excited about it and I think you all will be too.

Title: Bedtime Story
Author: cryforwhat
Notes: This idear just popped in my mind, I can't help it. No beta.
And the Condom Goes To: Deb


"Do you think I'm too old for a bedtime story?"

"To me, you are alway my Sonny boy."

"Okay, then go ahead. I want a bedtime story."

"Um...and don't you think I'm a little too old for that?"

"You are never too old to tell a bedtime story."

"Sure, Sonny boy. Once upon a time, there was a little bear."

"C'mon, that's for kids. Try a more creative one!"

"Okay. Um, once upon a time, there was a laser bear..."

"Hey! Can you be a little maturer?"

"Okay, okay. But you should promise you would never tell Lindsay."

"Why would I tell her? Okay, I promise."

"Alright, once upon a time, there was a leather bear..."

"Oh, you are such a kinky geezer."

"That's why you love me so much, Sunshine."


BTW
I made a graphic version of this story, you can read it here.
http://cryforwhat.livejournal.com/9947.html

A bit late but nonetheless I wanted to wish you a...



Hope you've had a great day!

♥
M.

I know I'm a bit late BUT I hope it's still ok to wish you a....



I hope your special day was great and full of happiness and fun!

Hugs and ♥,
M.

I got it off a blanket

E:What happened to the fiddler?

M:He fell off the roof

*happy sigh* Best. Scene. EVER!

Just a random thought:
In your opinion, what relationship represents the core of the show? When I say relationship, I don't (necessarily) mean a romantic one. Rather, I'm defining it as bond between two or more characters – be it romantic, platonic, or familial. This is less an "what's your OTP" question than "if you strip everything else away, what relationship remains?"

I've heard a lot of different answers to this kind of discussion over the years, but I don't know that I've ever come up with a definitive answer on my own. For me, there are three main possibilities:

( Under the cut! )

What do you think? What represents QAF's core relationship to you? Is it one of my choices, or something else completely?

outlander,

I miss you so very much. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

xoxo