Do you need to smile?

I'm putting this behind a cut because I guess it's potentially spoilery (but it's nothing serious and nothing my icons haven't spoiled anyone for), and you people who've seen BSG all the way through? You're safe.

( You'll put your eye out, kid. )

For the last few years I've enjoyed halfamoon during the first two weeks of February. To help spread the love of fictional ladies, here's a meme:

Comment here with the name of a fictional female I know and I'll list three to five of my favorite canon moments for her.Old favorites and unexpected challenges are equally welcome, and I'll let you know to pick ( Read more... )

We just got back from celebrating Christmas with family, so I'm behind on gushing about my Yuletide gifts. I can't not do it, though; I kind of made out like a bandit again this year and got three fantastic stories.

In the order in which their notifications arrived to my inbox overnight on Christmas Eve:

And Then the Phone Rings - 30 Rock. Liz ( Read more... )

I'm actually not late!

( Dear Yuletide Author )

Despite my grand love affair with writing, I don't think I take that much comfort in words. Does that make sense? I use them for entertainment and escape, I'm moved by phrases that feel right, I'm the type of person who gets swept up in song lyrics, I roll around in fiction like a cat with catnip, and I hope to eventually be able to go so far as ( Read more... )

This week's episode is You Can't Go Home Again. The usual guidelines apply.


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I've got a fever and the only cure is more BSG?

This week's episode is Act of Contrition. The usual guidelines apply! Series-wide spoilers are likely in both questions and comments. For interested newbies, we could always arrange some white-texting for spoilers; all you need to do is let me know in advance.


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This week's episode is Bastille Day, the first appearance of Tom Zarek.

The usual guidelines apply: series-wide spoilers can be expected in the post and its comments, and you can feel free to reply to whatever you want or ask questions of your own.


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Tonight with dinner I made rosemary flatbread. It was crisp and satisfyingly flaky, and the rosemary and sea salt were delicious together. It didn't require many ingredients, was surprisingly simple to make, and made a lot of flatbread. In the comments on the entry at SK someone suggested using a pizza stone, so that's what I did. It worked so ( Read more... )

Today's task was root beer float cupcakes.

I just had one. They're delicious.

I'm not much of a cook, really, but this year I've been baking like a fiend thanks to the internet.