asylum of the furry hat

I just wrote 3 pages of Gibbs and his Starbucks barista.

It turned out way less cracky than I had intended, and my OC decided to take on a life of her own.

I'll try to get it betaed soon. :)

Does anyone know what kind of wood Gibbs is making his boat out of? Does the show ever specify?

If the answer's 'no', then does anyone have a suggestion for the best kind of boat wood?

Have the Winchesters ever been to Vegas? Alone, together or pre-series?

I want to know so I can nip a persistent plot bunny in the bud. Cause nothing kills my plot bunnies faster than canon contradictions, or somebody else writing something similar, first.

Got tagged by strangevisitor7 to list my top five fav stories (that I wrote) and decided to take this on, if only to remind myself of what I've written over the past 12 months.

Top Five Favorites:
1)The Vala Chronicles - SG1/M7 - The majority of this has been written in the last year, and it was such fun to write Vala and Ezra together, despite their plane load of baggage, that I will definitely keep going. I love everything about this universe, mostly because Vala and Ezra are some of my favourite characters.

2)When Dark Meets Night - My dark Numb3rs AU. This is the universe I write when I'm stressed and bordering on the edge of insanity (which I'm sure everyone can guess). I loved writing a deeply dark Don who draws people to him with a single look, and even though you know you probably won't survive it, you get as close as you can. And I adore the Don/Megan dynamic that is coming out of this (more disturbing and insane than anything else, really). Yet, no matter how bloody and violent and disturbing I make the well-loved characters, I still want to see how much further I can go.
(PS - there will probably be loads more of this universe as I'm writing and defending my thesis, so be prepared. :) )

3)Familia Infortunium - SPN/DA AKA 'The one where Sam's a god'
This story hit me like a fricking freight train. The plot bunny hit, I wrote it all down over the next few days, sent if off to Casey for a beta who then practically exploded with glee (I'm not even joking - I have the email to prove it). It was posted practically a day later, and I have since had only the vaguest of urges to write a prequel/sequel. They don't usually last long. I still love this story, though, mostly because I didn't have to alter either show's timelines to make it work. I was very proud of that.

4)Black Market Favors - Burn Notice/M7 - This one I love because I think it has the best Michael-voice that I've ever done. And it has Ezra. Facing off with Michael (sort of). I'd just discovered Burn Notice, and I had mainlined the entire season in a single weekend, and spent the next week re-watching the episodes a gazillion times until this fic popped out. This story also started my whole 'Ezra as a spy' thing that's going on in my crossover100 table.

5)In Another Life - BtVS/Numb3rs - While this one is not yet completely posted, the majority of it was most definitely written and betaed in 2008 (as Casey and Kat can both attest to). I love it because it made me think hard about characterization and how to get pairing that on the surface seems all wrong, but would be totally great if it ever happened. I put a lot of time and effort into creating a believable Willow/Don relationship, and I think it's paid off. Also, this fic has a theme that seems to be recurring in a lot of my Willow-related plot bunnies: Big Magic has Big Consequences, and that Willow can be awesome as just Willow.

So, that's it. I won't tag anyone, because I think most people are either busy now that the holidays are over, or have already done this.

Later. :)

[Poll #1099352]

So, this is apparently how I'm making decisions these days...

[Poll #1020048]

Okay, so I've tried this several times before in several different ways, and I've gotten nothing, so I'll try again.

I need a beta. At least one, preferably more, because I seem to be branching out into a variety of fandoms (eg. 50_smutlets - both of them) I've tried this over on several of the beta communities, but haven't really gotten any responses - probably because I mainly write crossovers.

I'm going to post this over at TtH when I get around to posting the next part of Connections (tth100), but I'd prefer someone from LJ as well.

What I need them for specifically?
Topics: grammar, sentence flow, missed typos, plot, characterization, general flow, dialogue inconsistencies (ie Brit-speak for when I get into DW and TW more)

Stories/Series:
Connections - I'm starting to lose steam on this one. I usually get a lot of my ideas by responding to feedback, so I need someone to either bounce ideas off of, or for them to go 'I'd like to see-' or 'wouldn't it be great if-'. I also need them to make sure I'm still being as true to both shows as I can be (soon I'll be bringing in more of the Buffy crew, and I'm not as comfortable writing them).

Buffy/Stargate - I have a few more ideas, and a few sequels I want to write.

50smutlets (DW) - I need someone who knows Doctor Who, knows smut, and can tell me if I'm being completely insane in ideas/characterization/logistics (yeah, you read right, 'logistics'!!!)

Buffy/Magnificent 7 - Cat's in the Cradle - I need someone familiar with M7 to help me write the guys.

In case you can't tell, a lot of this is characterization and 'does this sound right/real?'.

If anyone is at all interested, please either comment or email me (theemeraldspider AT gmail.com).

Also, if I post the Prologue for the Willow/Dresden Files crossover I started a while ago, will someone(s) please kick my ass until I write some more. I actually have the first half plotted out, but not written (6500 words, and I'm barely starting the plot).