TW and BTVS Recs and Chatter

[suki_blue]

Recs first.

Compromise by sam_storyteller -- Jack/Ianto

After the Beacons, Ianto's inner censor is offline and Jack refuses to go home. German expressionism ensues.

Post Countrycide fics are among my favourites in this fandom and this is the one I feel I've been waiting for all my life. As always with this author, it's beautifully written with perfect character voices, bouncing dialogue and interesting narrative. Plus, it proper hits the H/C buttons.


Children of Time is a relatively new Doctor Who/Torchwood fic archive run by our very own shannon730. Clear, well orgainised and thought out, it rivals and, in my opinion, betters A Teaspoon and an Open Mind.


It's Spander comm bloodclaim's 5th birthday coming up (tomorrow?) and in celebration of this, the gorgeous and talented literati has posted a big batch of Spander icons. Lit is a good friend of mine, but putting that aside for a brief moment, these are the best Spander icons I've seen in a very long time.


Now on to the chatter.


I took my iPod to work yesterday and I have now therefore listened to John Barrowman's new album, Music, Music, Music twelve trillion times. Along with the two tracks I mentioned last time, What About Us? and I Know Him So Well, I am now completely in love with the grand campness of I Am What I Am and the quiet Angel which I'm positive will make me cry if it catches me at the wrong/right moment.

Does anyone else find this news story about Gay Penguins Stealing Eggs absolutely heartbreaking?

And speaking of eggs:

Comments

[kitty-poker1.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I haven't read any sam_storyteller for a little while. Must take a look at that. Thanks for the rec, hon.

Children of Time is lovely, isn't it? Yay Shannon!!

Happy 5th birthday, bloodclaim. What would we do without it? Lit's icons are gorgeous, I totally agree. This is one I nicked from her years ago, and I loves it.

Hee! The smitten with JB continues. *g*

The eggs look great! They're sooo close to popping, and then you'll have your own pretty little hatchlings. Aww.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I hadn't read any of his either recently and I knew he'd written a new one and while I was looking I came across this other recent one. So good.

I remember that icon! I had the matching banner. Hee!

I can't wait for my hatchlings. I'm so excited!

[miniminkie.livejournal.com]

The gay penguins story is so sad! I nearly cried.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Me too! I welled up. Those poor little gay penguins. Let them keep the eggs!

[neptuneskisses.livejournal.com]

Or the zookeepers could give them some other random egg?

I'm seriously impressed with the planning that must have gone on though! Penguins are more intelligent birdies than I thought! Bless them :-D

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I clicked your eggs.


Gabrielle

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Thank you, luv!

[literati.livejournal.com]

I've clicked on your babies! So, Draco#1, Draco#2, Draco#3 and Merlin's slashy dragon for names? :P

Thanks for the pimp, sweets! *smishes* ♥

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Hee! I think the white one should be a Malfoy, definitely!

No worries. OMG, your Spike Christmas icon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOA!!! Brilliant!!!

[jasonsnene.livejournal.com]

*whimpers* I'm so jealous of the CD! I want it! I'm often made fun of for the frequency of my listening to Another Side. :D

Those Spander icons are awesome! *g*

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

LOL, you'll have to continue the trend with the new one!

[kimalis.livejournal.com]

w00t!! doing the dance of TW recs, oh yeah.

Very sad penguins.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Hee!

Those poor penguins. Meeep.

[laazikaat.livejournal.com]

Oh the poor penguins!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Sad, isn't it!!?

[laazikaat.livejournal.com]

At least the keepers are letting them stay together. Even without an egg to call their own.

Why do I keep thinking of a Xander penguin with a Spike penguin? The Spike penguin arrived at the enclosure from a foreign land. The Xander penguin was zoo bred and never bonded and didn't think he would until the Spike penguin entered his life.

And now they have to console each other. Someone should write a story

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

LOL! AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUW!

Penguin fics are quite popular in the SGA fandom. John and Rodney penguins. HEE!

[laazikaat.livejournal.com]

OMG! Completely OT. Did you see this article (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a137190/bbc-sorry-over-barrowman-exposure.html)? He really is a bad bad boy!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, poor John! So blown out of proportion. I feel really sorry for him!