There was no insulation. There was only a wood stove for heat. I feel like this would be giving in a little.

Well, I guess this also serves as my intro post to the community, so, um... Hi!
I started writing a fic inspired by a combination of the... first page, I guess, of Chapitre 198 and the awesome splash for Chapitre 201, where everyone's a kid, over the weekend, and I've now got the first chapter written. I usually post fiction without a beta, but I wanted to have someone check this over before I post it to make sure that it's relatively easy to understand and that I haven't messed up on any major grammar rules.
Any takers? (oh, and, it's roughly four pages in length, in case anyone was wondering, and is told sort of from Kurogane's point of view).

Thanks!

...well, her "voice" that is...
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Does anyone know who Bijou played after Nishiura and if they won?
Or didn't the manga address it yet?

This is how it happened, in summary:

tori: Have this link! Because I love you and want to distract you from life!
mei: *listening* Oh I remember this remix. Yay, now it is all clear and awesome! :D
tori: SORRY SORRY ANSWER IS SO GOOD.
mei: IA VERY MUCH.

mei: *emails people about the remixes!*
mishy: *emails mei about the remxies at the same time!*
mei: Great minds think alike!
mishy: I like the ending!
mei: Me too!

*then mei actually gets to the ending*

mei: OH GOD THE RAP
mei: OH GOD DONGHAE
mei: OH MY GOD I THINK I JUST
mei: DIED
mishy: Donghae rapped?

mei: OH MY GOD
mishy: OK. BREATHE.

OMFG HOTTEST HYUKHAE RAP IN THE WORLD. SLAY ME, WHY DON'T YOU, KPOP? I don't ship this! Except I so do! Fuck the shipping, just give me Donghae rapping all breathy and sexy and low for the rest of my life. alsdkghdj

Also, I love that there is finally a sexy hot clear version of the It's You remix 'cause, unf, straight out of Super Show II and that shit was hot. Arms abound! Jackets being thrown to the ground! ♥

This is why the holiday season is best. SSII concert album out soon! Aaaand hd_holidays continues to pwn my face. As do finals. Does anyone still believe I'm on my hiatus? I'M ON MY HIATUS GODDAMMIT.

Nobody wants to cross paths with their old high school flames, at least that's what I've heard. I think there's an exception to that rule and this doesn't apply to people who might've been heartbroken over the split between their "first loves". So, the story starts more than twenty years after the relationship, and considering that the two love birds in question were adolescents, they've changed dramatically in their appearance so much so that neither one could be expected to recognize the other. Nevertheless, by happenstance, the two cross paths.

The heartbroken of the two thinks that he recognizes her, yet he doesn't acknowledge nor seek affirmation that she is her by simply asking "do I know you from somewhere". It is really moments after this encounter that the protagonist conflict is revealed. The backstory, however, must convey sexual frustration for this character because it was a result of his unfaithfulness to his gf that causes the break-up way back when. Even though he's been in and out of very few relationships since then, because nobody seems to meet his expectations, he won't even try to pursue anything more meaningful than casual sex.

On the other hand, the catalyst of his lost love's menopausal behavior upon learning that her high school sweetheart is still hung over her, gives credence to the idea that their encounter at the beginning of the movie was not coincidental. How do I convey a backstory for the protagonist as someone who's transgression transformed him to vow never to fall out of love with the girl whom he's out to prove was not a figment of his imagination after seeing her double twenty+ years later?

I made the first homemade mince pies of the season today. Made with homemade mincemeat and homemade pastry. I feel so Christmassy and wholesome! Recipes over at AnnaintheKitchen.

Title: The Only One For Me
Summary: AU KuroFai one-shots *it's been on FF.net for a while now*
Rating: T
Chapter Summary: Kurogane asks for Yuui's help to get Fai a White Day present.

All that glitters is not a real cut...

It truly is a little detail, but one of those things that can be fairly important.

Anyway, I have Googled my brains out, as well as dragging a few books down off the shelves, and been directed to a book at Amazon that might actually be helpful, only it won't be available until January... And basically have gotten nowhere.

So, my question is: Would blackout restrictions have still been in effect in New York City, December 1944? What I have found is that these restrictions continued in London until 1945, but I'm wondering if they might have been lifted earlier for the East Coast of the United States. My story works either way, if they were still in blackout mode or not; it's just a matter of hitting the right atmosphere.

Thanks!

My story is set in New York City, in the very near future, but the abduction took place in California (specifically the Inland Empire) in the mid-nineties, between 1995 and 1997 (haven't settled on a year yet).

My character Olivia was a victim of parental kidnapping when she was eleven. She hasn't had any contact with her father since. Now, I can find lots of information on international child abductions and on parental abductions post-divorce, but Olivia's parents were still married at the time (ie, her mother had custody) and she was taken across state lines, but remained within the US. I know that California has a law against parental child abductions, but I can't find out when it was enacted or whether it covers cases where the parents were still married.

So. My gut feeling is that what Olivia's mother did is very, very illegal. However, I don't know how illegal it is, or when it became illegal (when her mother kept her away from her father past a certain number of days?). Any information would be helpful.

Searches tried: "parental child abduction," "interstate child abduction," "child abduction facts," "child abduction California," and various combinations of the phrases "parental", "interstate" and "abduction."

I woke up today and saw it on the SuG communities, realized that it hasn't been posted yet so, here you go!

As we have reported before, next year on January 27th, popular Visual-kei band SuG will celebrate their Major Debut with their new single "gr8 story". Now it has been revealed, that the song will also used as the ending song for the popular Anime "家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN!/ KateiKyoushi Hitman REBORN" aired on TV Tokyo.
This song, which is thoroughly expressing SuG's HEAVY POSITIVE ROCK style and their fun way of looking ahead, seems like a perfect match for this anime.

About the tie-up the members of SuG said [We are extremely happy about the fact, that our Major Debut single will reach a wider audience under these circumstances. Anime and Visual-kei are certainly the things in Japanese culture which have spread into the world the most recently!!]

The anime "家庭教師ヒットマン REBORN!/Kateikyoushi Hitman REBORN" which will feature SuG's new single will be aired every week between 10:30am and 11:00am on TV Tokyo starting on January 9th in 2010.

SOURCE: MUSIC JAPAN+

SuG is, personally one of my favourite bands, and with this single release, they're going major. So I'm quite happy for them that it'd also be use for REBORN!'s opening. :"D

It’s time to register!

The organisers are me and teh_feeny so any questions go to either of us via PM or email (addresses are beneath the cut)
Registration runs until 11th December and the full details are beneath the cut :D Have fun!

( Kurofye Secret Santa! )

• 00:05 Down to the wire! Half an hour left on all the naming rights auctions for TAFF! Doctorow, Stross, Bear, Hopkinson+! bit.ly/8WT7e1 #
• 00:07 Am safely home after a lovely weekend in Ann Arbor celebrating my birthday with family and many peeps. Thank you all! #
• 08:12 @vielmetti Happy Birthday! #
• 08:14 @EAMain I did, thanks! I even spent a short while teaching a friend how to do some bellydance. :) #
• 14:22 @Catrambo around 1:30 am this morning I ...realized it was 1:30 am. Naps got me, I think. Plus an engaging idea. #
• 14:23 @mitten OMG indeed. #
• 17:04 @gnat are you liking Google Chrome better? #

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Title: The Distance Between Us
Writer: Everlind
Wordcount: 12 780
Pairing: Ohtori/Shishido (Silver Pair)
Rating: PG
Warnings: Shishido's language. Lots of introspection.
Summary: When Shishido Ryou loses his regular spot on the tennis team, he turns to Ohtori Choutarou for help. This is where they started, but not where they will end.
Disclaimer: The Prince of Tennis belongs to Konomi Takeshi. This story is based on characters and the universe of The Prince of Tennis, no money is being made from it.
Author's Notes: This is the Silver Pair when they weren't the Silver Pair. This is them when they were Shishido Ryou and Ohtori Choutarou.


The Distance Between Us