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First Hour Meme
Where are you reading from today?
I'm at home and probably won't stray too far from the couch, other than to update the blog or take care of necessities.
3 facts about me …1) One of my first childhood ambitions was to be a reader when I grew up ( Read more... ) -
And we're off...
It's 4:55am and I'm about to start the 24-hour read-a-thon. I left the poker game last night $50+ up so I could get home in time to get five hours sleep, but I was too keyed up to doze off. Sleep deprivation may be my ultimate downfall.
I'm off now to make some hot chocolate, select my first book and settle down on the sofa. -
Read-A-Thon
First seen at thefreshchuff's page - thanks for bringing it to my attention!
One of my first ambitions as a child was to be a reader when I grew up, so Dewey's Read-a-Thon looks like just about an ideal Saturday for me. It means bailing on a film at the Film Festival, but I haven't been organized enough to buy a ticket anyway. I'm also not organized enough to ( Read more... ) -
Fic: Fall Line
Title: Fall Line
Author: Mer
Characters: Wilson, House, some Chase
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2430
Summary: It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.
Author's Notes: Set pre-series (June 2004). Written for one of the Camp Sick!Wilson fic challenges at sick_wilson - I combined ACL on the prompt table with a summer activity. All mistakes are ( Read more... ) -
New Fic: Calling the Moon
Title: Calling the Moon
Author: Mer
Characters: James Wilson, Greg House, Lisa Cuddy
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~4100
Summary: Wilson has always kept secrets from House.
Author's Notes: Set in August 2001. Written for hannahrorlove, who generously supported the help_chile campaign. She wanted a particular universe, which she has already given her own brilliant stamp to in ( Read more... ) -
Baaaa.... Meme
Everybody else is doing it, and it seems like a nice record of where I've been (especially since I had to go and track down an old journal/calendar to confirm a couple of the states I'd gone through).
( Maps of Canada and the United States ) -
Fic: Piece of My Heart
Title: Piece of My Heart
Author: Mer
Characters: Wilson, House, Sandy
Rating: PG
Prompt: #65 - Scream 100_situations
Word Count: ~2000
Summary: House deals with Wilson's reaction to Tucker's decision to go back to Ashley.
Disclaimer: All rights belong to David Shore, Heel and Toe Films, and Bad Hat Harry Productions, in association with NBC Universal Television ( Read more... ) -
Survival Strategies - Big Bang 2010
Title: Survival Strategies
Author: Mer
Characters: Wilson, House, Cuddy, Chase, various OCs
Rating: PG
Prompt: #25 - Cancer 100_situations
Word Count: ~22,300
Summary: A hard week leaves Wilson struggling to cope, while House does his best to support his best friend.
Disclaimer: All rights belong to David Shore, Heel and Toe Films, and Bad Hat Harry Productions ( Read more... ) -
Is longer better?
One of the books I've loved since I was a teenager for its cheekiness is Shrink Lits by Maurice Sagoff. "70 epic tales & heroic myths, dense theories & windy texts, oral traditions & really long novels - all reduced to 34 minutes reading."
In response to the thread that I couldn't help replying to over at hw_reqs (mostly because the longer=better ( Read more... )