| The 37 Days of Gusmas |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|11:44 am] |
Title: Ski Jumping
Author: ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) frantic_quest
Prompt: Ski Jump Image
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| The 37 Days of Gusmas |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|08:21 am] |
Title: First snow
Author: Xie
Prompt: First snow
Justin felt Brian lying against his back. There was just enough light that he could see snow falling outside their bedroom window, sugaring down onto the bare branches of the trees.
"The first snow," he murmured to Brian, then drifted back to sleep.
Then he woke up. He lay there for a long time, his eyes closed, but the dream was gone.
The floor felt cold as he walked to the window. There was a tree between his apartment building and the one next door; its leafless branches traced dark lines against the other building's brick wall.
It wasn't snowing. |
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| The 37 Days of Gusmas |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|05:22 pm] |
Title: The Most Important Rule
Author:wavingcat5
Prompt: ski jump image
Notes: 2 drabbles, one piece.
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| The 37 Days of Gusmas |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|11:41 pm] |
Title/Series: Cyber Monday! (A Thanksgiving Visit, part V)
Author: BookGirl
Prompt: Bah Humbug
Brian woke up to the sound of typing. A one-eyed squint revealed a naked blond snuggling with his laptop. “What in the hell are you doing?” He asked roughly, “It's 4 AM.”
“It's Cyber Monday!” Justin whispered excitedly.
Brian furrowed his brow, or at least tried to. It was a little early for facial expressions. “Unless that has something to do with porn, you and the laptop need to get out of my bed.”
“You always say Christmas is really all about commercialism, I'm just trying to prove you right.”
“Well Bah Humbug,then.” Brian muttered, slapping the laptop closed and diving on Justin. |
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| The 37 Days Of Gusmas |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|08:13 pm] |
Title: Old Friends
Author: vl_redreign
Prompt: Bah!Humbug!
Notes: Same timeline, shift in POV. And mention of an old, much missed friend. This thing took off on me, and I had to cut out almost 40 words. So, unbeta'd.
Lindsay stood at the backdoor and stripped each child, wrapping them in terry robes and leading them to the kitchen table, where hot chocolate awaited.
Marie entered, carrying her youngest, followed by Mel.
“I’m so glad you guys are here,” she said. “Dusty loved the holidays.”
“Do you remember that year when she and I were insane enough to do the Black Friday sales?”
Marie laughed. “That was a nightmare!”
“I told her she was nuts to go,” Mel added.
“I miss her still,” Linds said softly.
“Well, she’d want us to enjoy ourselves. No ‘bah humbugs’ in this house.” |
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| Calling NY |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|11:12 pm] |
Hey not_yet_defined! I think you promised me an anonymous icon for the current blue theme over at ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) qaf_icons. Since you're home alone tonight you can certainly find the time to make one itty bitty icon, right? RIGHT?
*taps foot impatiently*
I probably won't post the anonymous icon voting for a couple of days so GET TO IT. :D |
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| How I spent my Saturday... |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|10:55 pm] |
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Friday I ventured into the wilds of Black Friday shopping, which was back to normal shopping by the time I got there, and bought myself a present at Lowe's. Saturday, I spent the day hanging my present. As usual, it ended up being a bigger task than I imagined, especially with having to clean off the top of my computer stand. But I'm very happy with how it turned out.
This is what I got...
It's a 2 foot x 2 foot light. :D Hanging right above my computer stand. And I put it up all by myself. :D |
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| Icon Theme #34: Couples - Winners |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|10:29 pm] |
So sorry for the long delay in posting the last anonymous icon winners. Our winners this time around are circadia & besamislabios with all 5 icons correctly guessed! Congrats ladies!
Honorable mention goes to qafmaniac & pfodge who correctly guessed all the icons that they didn't submit.
( Makers revealed ) |
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| Icon Theme #35: Blue |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|09:24 pm] |
My contributions to this months theme can be found @ my journal.
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| Icon theme - Blue |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|09:18 pm] |
Just under the wire....here are my totally uninspired icons for this months theme over at qaf_icons. I seem to have lost my icon groove and it doesn't seem like it'll return any time soon. I had actually picked out close to 50 scenes I wanted to iconize and ended up with only 16 completed. Two months, 16 icons....yeah, not good.
Preview:
  
( Blue is the old orange ) |
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[Nov. 30th, 2009|06:57 pm] |
It's like I forgot how to multi-task. LOL
I'm rushing around trying to get ready for my vacation (I leave on Sunday). Eventually, I'll be at this fabulous spa for a few days before heading to my sister's.
I CANNOT WAIT.
However, before I can go, I have so much to do. All the presents have to be wrapped and packed for them for xmas and my nephew's first birthday. I have to get the pet sitter in here so I can show her what she needs to do with Champ.
I have to finish laundry, pack, finish decorating the house for the holidays (so it's all done when I get home) and somewhere in all that, I MUST get my hair done. Oh and did I mention that I have to work too?
So, instead of focusing on all of this, I ordered myself a bday present, the BLACKBERRY CURVE 8330 and I got it in red...to match my car. ROFL. I'm just kidding, it was either that or orange and since I'm a diva, I went with red.
WOOHOO my enhanced license came so I can easily cross the border into Canada and back, so it's official, I've got all I need for the trip. |
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| Thankful |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|08:51 am] |
Title: Thankful
Prompt: Thanksgiving Day
Notes: I know I'm being glib about Thanksgiving, but it's a very Australian trait, so plze forgive! Tweaked very slightly from the original posted at qaf_drabbles for the 37 Days of Gusmas drabble challenge. There's lots of good stuff going on over there. Check it out!
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“Happy Thanksgiving!”
“Hey, Sunshine. You too. Or was that yesterday for you?”
“It would have been, but Australians know nothing about Thanksgiving, and care even less. Besides, it’s too damn hot here for turkey.”
“Poor Justin. Suffering for your art.”
I snort. “Shut up. I know I shouldn’t complain; the weather's great and I’ve sold three pieces already. I just wish I was there.”
“No worries, mate!” Brian says in a god-awful Australian accent. “I’ll stuff your turkey when you get back.”
I laugh. “Maybe I’ll stuff yours too.”
He lowers his voice. “Well, there’s something to be thankful for.” |
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| Must Read! |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|08:25 pm] |
The lovely and amazing fansee posted a wonderful fic from the equally amazing chering This fic is the definition of a "must read". It is little conversations full of teh love that were omitted from the show-it reads like it was originally there and was simply edited out.
So go now and READ IT! |
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| I win! |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|11:48 am] |
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I win!
Sort of...
First...yesterday I had a customer who accused me of not being trustworthy and slippery and that I would somehow steal his identity (the last bit he didn't actually say but that was implied).
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We're supposed to be signing people up for the credit cards Sears offers (which I fucking hate btw because honestly...I can sell a person on something if I know it'll be helpful somewhere in one's life...but credit cards? Not helpful.) and I make sure to tell my customers that the promotion for the cards right now is $15 off the first statement. I don't say today's order like my co-workers because if the customer isn't approved, that $15 isn't taken off (which actually might be the reason why I don't get the credit card applications like my co-workers...you know, cuz I speak honestly?).
I had a customer yesterday who said yes, he would like to apply. But! he didn't get approved. Tore up the privacy agreement and told me to throw it out. When he saw that the $15 wasn't taken off, I reminded him that I had said "statement" and he said I hadn't said that. And then, you know the top portion of a credit application that the store has to keep for records? He wanted to tear that up and when I told him that he couldn't and why...he said he didn't trust me because I was a "fast talker" and "slippery".
This is why I hate selling credit cards--because it's fucked up and some customers don't trust their cashiers.
On top of that...I forgot to give him back his I.D. It happens to us all once in a while. For me, it just happened to be for this customer who made me upset. So I told my manager what happened and that I forgot to give back his I.D. because I was upset and I just knew that if I didn't say something first, the customer would get his side in first when he came back for his I.D. and would also most likely accuse me of forgetting to give it back on purpose.
Fucking customers.
Anyway...
I finally got around to cleaning house!
Except for the bathroom, but I want to take my shower first so I don't dirty the stall right away.
I washed my sheets and then tossed in some clothes I wore this week to make a full two loads (my bed sheets and such don't fit in one) so now it smells like the fabric softener upstairs where they are drying.
The floors have been swept.
The kitchen has been mopped (the floor was sticky >.<)
The counters cleaned.
The burner rings are soaking.
My room has been organized.
New sheets have been put on the bed.
Clothes that needed hanging up are hanging up.
I am exhausted, but now I can enjoy my day off because it's only noon. And the house is clean!!
*happy sigh*
This was a good way to end the busy weekend I had at work xD |
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| The 37 Days of Gusmas |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|10:00 am] |
Title: Christmas is Bullshit
Author: frantic_quest
Prompt: Bah!Humbug!
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[Nov. 30th, 2009|09:27 am] |
Q: What is a photo uploading/sharing site where I can host naughty, naked icons? I know we've talked about this before but I forgot the answer. Thanks and sorry for not remembering.
I am happy to be home from our Thanksgiving visit to the in-laws and ready to jump back into making Gift Exchange goodies while I do ignore the laundry. Wheeeee.
A Monday pick me up:
I love this cap. The look on Brian's face, and his delicate fingers gently taking Emmett's hands off of Justin. And the look on Justin's face. Hee. It makes me squishy inside. I miss their carefree joy from the early seasons.
Here is a list of fics written years ago for a dare challenge. I just found it and thought I would share. Some fics I had read before, but others were new: Dare Fics. |
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| The 37 Days of Gusmas |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|06:14 pm] |
Title: Bah Humbug
Author: wavingcat5
Prompt: Bah Humbug
Notes: Of course, Brian is the cynic in this drabble.
I also wanted to post a B/J ice skating story, but it's not working out. Can I pimp my need for a beta here?
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| *The 37 Days of Gusmas* |
[Nov. 29th, 2009|10:43 pm] |
Title: Where It’s Snowing
Author: noteverything
Prompt: First Snow
Notes: Unbeta’d...all mistakes are mine. This is for the amazing fun_demented, for more reasons than I could ever say. &hearts
I took the idea from a drabble I wrote last year for the 100 drabbles jule1122 and I did for the 100th prompt in qaf_drabbles. Sort of a prequel, if you will.
“George! You have to come see!” Emmett’s voice rang through the room as he hurried in to rouse George from his easy chair near the roaring fire. “First snow of the season!”
Emmett, dressed all in white right down to his fur-topped boots, was grinning from ear to ear as he handed George his coat and mittens. “It’s so beautiful,” Emmett exclaimed.
George let himself be pulled out into the yard and spent the rest of the afternoon with the love he never thought he’d find, building a snowman with a red scarf and a pickle for a nose. |
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| 37 Days of Gusmas |
[Nov. 29th, 2009|10:39 pm] |
Title/Series: Missing You (A Thanksgiving Visit, part IV)
Author: BookGirl
Prompt: Holidays on Ice
Note: Quick, dirty and unbetaed. I apologize for any mistakes.
“How is it possible you've been here for 8 hours and my dick has yet to make contact with your ass?” Brian asked sliding the loft door closed behind them.
“Poor baby, next time I'll just let you fuck me right on the table. We can use the gravy as lube. I'm sure Deb won't mind a bit”
“She's seen worse I'm sure. Someone need a drink.”
“What I need is you naked, but I'll settle for a Christmas Ale.”
Brian snorted. “Christmas Ale are you kidding me?”
“Yeah, it's like the holidays on Ice.”
( Parts II and III ) |
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| Random stuff |
[Nov. 29th, 2009|08:05 pm] |
I've been crazy busy this weekend with all kinds of family stuff but I kept sneaking away and checking in on fandom on my phone. Looks like lots of good stuff has been going on and hopefully I'll have time to catch up this week. I'm especially happy to see all the drabbles!
I've been waiting to find out the release date of my first original fic at Torquere Press and I finally got the email today. July 21st 2010... I was expecting it to be sometime after the first of the year but I was shocked that I will have to wait that long. |
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