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Firefly, Manners Kaylee/Inara ficlet.

SGA, Tango
"I am not your personal wind-up genius!" Rodney said. "Keep your hands to yourself!"

SGA, Consilience Sometimes Rodney's brain scares him.

SGA, Contraindicated
"My people have been telling me children's tales of men with the strength of the Wraith," Kolya said. "Yesterday, I saw them myself. Something gives them that power."

SGA, bit of WIP "How the hell did a pregnant cat get aboard the Daedalus?

SGA, Jack + John = BFF 4 EVAR, pt 1/2 On December 17th, Stargate Command got a surprise data transfer from Atlantis that, couched in strictly military terms, essentially said, "Oh my God! We found four ZPMs! It's the best ever! Come over and we'll make brownies!"

boys kissing picspam

Canadian actor picspam. (Molly Parker is pretty. So is Sandra Oh.)

The Sentinel is coming out on DVD.

Meg Cabot's blog is now available as a syndicated lj feed!

"Combining food additives may be harmful, say researchers New research on common food additives, including the controversial sweetener aspartame and food colourings, suggests they may interact to interfere with the development of the nervous system."

From Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens, Aziraphale and Crowley's New Year's Resolutions. Written by the authors(!), because of the new 2006 edition of the book.

A fan-made doll from Neil Gaiman's short story "Snow, Glass, Apples."

Muppet Christmas Carol quote icons! I love this movie. I need to rewatch it sometime in the next few days.

And then we've got HP badfic quote icons!

From the webcomic Something Positive, comic book geeks. Snark.

Drunken Santas run riot in Auckland Really, the headlines says it all.

Some more on the ALA and speaking at conferences, ALA, relevance, and the almighty dollar.

And the RL babble component of today

As of 4:45 yesterday, I now have seventeen days off. Yay for schools and Christmas vacation! Of course, I have a million errands to run today.

Got Christmas cards this week from mimisgrotto and guyindkny and tekenduis and placidia! (All on the same day. Which was also the day I got about three more cards from other people.) Thanks, guys! And, um, I still have to finish my Christmas cards. (In the mail before Christmas at very least! Really! I promise!)

I have read the Polar Express and How the Grinch Stole Christmas at least seventeen times each in the past two weeks. And The Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco about half a dozen times, to the older kids. Hmm, maybe I should post some Christmas book recs. Yesterday, I got several presents from kids, including a penguin pin! (Penguins, yay! I've got it on my winter coat.) And candy canes and chocolate. And the one grade threee class was taking sugar cookies around to all the teachers and staff. (When I picked it up, a whole spoonful of sprinkles slid off.)

We've been watching Grey's Anatomy. I'm not usually big on medical dramas (I watch House for the snark), but am enjoying it thoroughly. Tone-wise, it falls in between Dead Like Me and Six Feet Under. I think I need to go hunting for some fic recs.

And I need an appropriately seasonal icon.

But! Not now, for I need to get up and moving and go shopping for stocking stuffers and new tires and pick up my holds at the library. Onward!

My usual state of fine organization

Okay, I can be organized. It's not the organization. It's the procrastination that does me in every time. So. Um. Just doing my Christmas cards now. So, if you want a card and haven't already given me your address, lemme know! Comment or email me at ophelia at the purplebuffalo dot net. Especially if you're mimisgrotto! (Amy! I need your (relatively) new Australian addy!)

We are pimping Grey's Anatomy to queenzulu tonight. There is eggnog with rum. Mmmm. However. I have had as much eggnog as troutkitty and queenzulu, and they are a wee bit beyonnnnd tipsy. (queenzulu + rum + internet = usually a bad idea *g*)

But now we need to watch some more Grey's Anatomy. Yay!