Koi fish in my tiny little pond

After the first episode of Venice (OMG, you guys, how awesome was it???) I just had to make a bunch of icons and of course get myself a new wallpaper too. So I thought I'd share those with you ^^



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[ The icons can be found at my icon journal ]

The Episcopal Church has gone and elected another openly gay bishop - and it's happened right here in Southern California. The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is so big that we have two assistant bishops - called "suffragans" - in addition to the bishop in charge. Both seats were open, and this weekend the diocese filled one of them with the Rev. Canon Mary D. Glasspool, who has been in a committed relationship with another woman since 1988. If Canon Glasspool is confirmed, she would join the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire, as the only openly gay bishops.

Over in England, the Archbishop of Canterbury - theoretically the spiritual head of the Anglican Communion that the Episcopal Church belongs to - expressed dismay. The election, he says, "raises very serious questions not just for the Episcopal Church and its place in the Anglican Communion, but for the Communion as a whole." Since Bishop Robinson's election, some churches in the US have tried to leave the Episcopal Church. The media calls it a "split," which implies it's about 50-50, but it's really only a small percentage that wants to leave. Other Anglican bishops around the world, especially ones in Africa, have been trying to meddle in the Episcopal Church's affairs, and Bishop Robinson was actually blocked from attending the latest Anglican Communion worldwide conference in England.

Speaking of Africa, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said absolutely nothing so far about the law under consideration in Uganda that would make homosexuality punishable by death and failure to report a neighbor's homosexuality punishable by imprisonment. He won't speak out against that, but he just has to say something about who we want to choose for our own bishop? Give me a break.

The biggest problem I have with the debate over homosexuality in the church is the debate itself - people are obsessing over it far more than it deserves. Different denominations have all sorts of different rules. Catholics don't allow couples birth control - but they do allow drinking alcohol, which is banned in some other denominations. But whether or not you allow birth control or alcohol doesn't keep you from being a Christian. Likewise, if some people think they have to keep homosexuality out of their church, I may not agree with them, but I'm not going to say they're not Christian. It's just not a central tenet of the faith. Not even close.

The Apostle Paul once told us not to pass judgment on disputable matters. It's too bad more people don't take that advice.

So, I finally have the first of the three poll illustrations that I promised you all way back when finished. I love weekends for getting caught up.

This one (as I'm sure any Sarah/Cameron fan knows) is from inspectorboxer 's "More than a Mission."

I had a lot of scenes in mind for this fic even before it won the poll, but I couldn't resist Cameron's original introduction to sprinkles. I picked it both for the scene's inherent humor, and the way the fan's have really embraced this addition to Cameron's character. In John's words; "Cameron is a sprinkles kind of girl."

-Venice
-Ani/Gina
-Spoiler-ish for the first episode. One-shot.
-'If it were anyone else, she'd be over them by now.'
-PG
-Oh, sucked right in by JL's supreme hotness.




( what you get and what you see, there really isn't any secret... )

Title: Love Is In The Air
Fandom: NCIS
Characters: Ziva David, Abby Sciuto, Tony DiNozzo
Category: Drabble
Genre: Slash
Prompt: #62 Spring
Word Count: 100
Spoilers: Set in the spring of the seventh season. No particular spoilers, although there are so general ones for the season as well as season four and five.
Summary: Love is in the air.
Rating: G
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author's Note: Oh, you mean I haven't posted a fic for fanfic100 since January? My bad! But on that note, I do have my last fic that needs to be finished, completely written it's just in the editing process for now. The end is near! (And I've never been so happy to hear that.)


Follow the fake cut to the drabble.

TITLE: Train Tracks
AUTHOR: Wonko
PAIRING: Gina/Ani
WORD COUNT: 100
SUMMARY: If you need a summary for a drabble - it's the night before.

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Sins of the Child
Fewthistle
Olivia/Natalia
Guiding Light
Multi-Chapter, On-Going Story
Rating: Eventually R at least
Chapters 8: 4,167 words

Author’s Note: Given that TPTB did indeed manage to take an amazing storyline that they labored over with love and devotion for the past eighteen months and royally screw it up, I decided to write my own version of what I, and some good friends, felt would be a logical storyline in keeping with the overall arc of this relationship, in order to explain Natalia’s month long absence.

It also embraces the over-riding theme of family and motherhood without resorting to the trite and clichéd, hack-writer scenario of making Natalia pregnant, much less having her leave Olivia without a word or note, a plot that beggars the imagination. This is a story that does deal with the past, with the struggle on the part of both these women to somehow be better parents than their own mothers were. And of how all of us, eventually, have to come to terms with our own pasts.

This is set post June 22, but does not include the events of the week of June 29, 2009. This timeline and story veer off forever from this point.

A/N: Thanks to darandkerry for the support, encouragement and friendship, as well for being a dedicated beta! Love ya, Tex-Ass! Thanks as well to Kelinswriter, who has offered advice and suggestions, and who lets her Liv come out and play with my Bossy one. Cheers!!

And a new addition to the Few’s Betas team, Senpai20, who has generously offered her extensive knowledge of Chicago to one whose entire store of information about the Windy City comes from sitting in the terminal at O’Hare. Thanks, dear!!

A/N 2: Warning: Chapter 2 does make a reference to Olivia’s past and in particular to an act of violence in her past. I did want to make certain that I made the reader aware of this discussion, due to its sensitive nature.

A/N 3: Well, since we know little to nothing about Natalia’s family and her past, I have taken some liberties. I know there is no reference to her having siblings, but my own personal experience with many Puerto Rican friends leads me to surmise that she probably does. Given the proscriptions of the church and societal expectations, it is rare to find Puerto Rican families with only one child. And, to me at least, there is a symmetry in Natalia having two older brothers, making her not only the youngest, but the only girl, a factor that would no doubt play a large part in the reaction of her parents to her unexpected pregnancy at 16. I have tried not to stray too far down the path of stereotypes in terms of sibling relationships, but clichés are clichés for a reason: they hold elemental truths. Thus, Natalia’s brothers. Chalk it all up to poetic license, if you will.

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Sins of the Child, Chapter Eight

Title: After All This Time
Author: Bella Taggart
Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy
Summary: 3 Years have passed since the day Erica Hahn walked out of Callie Torres's life. When professional life brings them back together, they must figure out how and if they fit into each other’s lives, after all this time…
What to expect: Angst, passion and most of all, love.
Pairing: Callie/Erica eventually...
Rating: NC-17 just to be safe
Feedback: Please :) You can reach me at bellataggart@gmail.com
Disclaimer: All characters, events, settings and situations mentioned in this work are sole property of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for profit, in constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context and are not intended to be defamatory or factual in anyway.

17th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/6653.html
16th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/6189.html
15th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/5425.html
14th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/5304.html
13th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/4975.html
12th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/4762.html
11th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/4470.html
10th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/4299.html
9th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/4076.html
8th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/3743.html
7th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/3475.html
6th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/3170.html
5th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/2822.html
4th part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/2299.html
3rd part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/1874.html
2nd part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/1543.html
1st part http://bellataggart.livejournal.com/1455.html

That's right ladies and gentlemen, the deadline of the Type-Moon lemon contest is rapidly approaching. If you're not going to write something at least read and vote. This year there's a stipulation for cannon pairings.

That's right, there cannot be any Shirou/Saber, Shirou/Rin, Shirou/Sakura or Shirou/Rider.

This is all about alternative pairings ladies and gentlemen, so hopefully we can see the Servants get some love this time. The male ones.

The link is here: http://tatari.110mb.com/TMLC3/index.htm

Submission deadline is December 19. Just in time for Christmas!

Title: Practical Girls
Author: Janine
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Pairing: Cara/Salindra
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don’t own them.
Summary: Cara is a girl who knows how to make the best of a bad situation.
Note: References to episode 2x05 “Wizard”. No real spoilers.

( “Oh, I don’t know,” Salindra replied, dropping her gaze down to Cara’s waist. “I think I’d greatly enjoy … handling you.” )

TITLE: The Least Exclusive Club on Earth
AUTHOR: Wonko
WORD COUNT: 100
A/N: An homage to the incestuousness of Springfield

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Title: More Than Words
Author: Red
Pairing: Emily/JJ
Rating: PG (I never manage to go past this. LOL!)
Disclaimer: not mine.. but certainly on my new Christmas wishlist. ;)
A/n: I finally finished putting jumbled-up ideas into one very long one-shot. :D It's a kinda sorta sequel for my previous one-shot(s). But I think you'd understand okay if you don't read the other two.
Ah, and this story is dedicated to addicted_mb . Happy birthday, dear (it's probably too early for you, but it is already the 6th in my country). I hope you enjoy this. Also for semerket , I hope you will think that this is enough. I don't make any 'cliff-hanger-y' stuff this time. ;) And finally, for my dearest dead_cute , you know I love you.

The prequels: Obvious , Denial and a Shade of Jealousy


And the 'quel' @ my journal.

Title: Until The Break Of Dawn, Season 2, Parts 13-18
Author: Demeter
Fandom: Women's Murder Club/Dollhouse
Pairing: Lindsay/Cindy
A/N: Dollhouse is back, YAY!
And don't let yourself be fooled by the username, it's really me, demeter94, this is just the fic journal ID.

All earlier parts and more info are to be found here.

Part 13: Forgive Our Sins
Summary: You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

Part 14: Smokescreens
Summary: Claire is worried about Cindy, not without reason.

Part 15: Apocalypse
Summary: Some nightmares are coming true.

Part 16: The Waiting Room
Summary: A few days before the worst case scenario happens, Lindsay still struggles to make the right decision.

Part 17: Fever
Summary: Alpha wants to erase every mind that Echo has been imprinted with, but there's more than one way to accomplish it.

Part 18: Sammi
Summary: Meet Sammi Weller, angry, terrified, 17 years old.

Title: Burnt Sugar
Author: xenalvr
Fandom: Original/Otalia influenced
Pairing: Kristen/Frances
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: I own these characters, yeehah! Comments are love.
Summary: This is an ongoing story set in Sydney, Australia. Centered around Taters, a small restaurant with character, Burnt Sugar is a concoction of love, drama, food and angst.
Acknowledgements: Thanks to soulpilgrimage for beta-ing this part!

Parts 1-3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13
Part 14
Part 15

A STATE OF GRACE 7
SyrenSoul_Red

Pairing: Gabrielle/Xena (Classic)
Fandom: Xena: Warrior Princess
Rating: This part M(15+) for coarse language and violence. Overall, NC-18.
Summary: Set about a year-and-a-half post-finale. Gabrielle is back in Greece after her time in Egypt. She's headed to Thebes to watch Sappho perform. Xena, as always, is at her heels. A guest appearance is made. This is NOT a ghost story.

A/N: We are still in the world of the FLASHBACK. (Again, I avoided using italics for this entire section due to worry of neck-kinkage, but thoughts are still in italics.) We;re in the middle of a bumpy ride, folks. Once upon a time…

~ Always open to concrit and very grateful for feedback. ~

Part I is here.
Part II is here.
Part IIIa is here.
Part IIIb is here.
Part IV is here.
Part V is here.
Part VIa is here.
Part VIb is here.

Onward: ( It was the strangest feeling - Though she had woken up alone every day since Xena had died, always there had been this sense of... not. Not alone. )

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Title: Various Venice Icons
Author: grumpybear1031
Pairing: Various
-Please don't edit these.
-Credit if you use.
-Comments are love.
-NO HOT LINKING! People are eating my bandwidth at photobucket.

Preview:


(more at my journal)

Fandom: Women's Murder Club
Pairing: Lindsay/Cindy
Rating: G
Summary: AU The build up & break down of a relationship. "She knows Lindsay cares about her but knows she also somewhat of a trial run as to what Lindsay can and can’t live with about herself." C/L
A/N: really i'm not all that sure where this came from, any mistakes are mine, hell all the mistakes are mine, any feedback would be appreaciated, it's a lot more angsty than i usually do, i usually always give my girls happy endings but all you angst bunnies will probably be disappointed and the fluff babies won't be happy with me either. if people like it that's great if they don't well that's not so great. it doesn't really follow any cannon events at all so there's no spoilers.

http://hynotic-n-crazy.livejournal.com/2363.html

Well I'm not going to make my five days, but I will post the other two later. If it counts any, I'm going to be away from my computer so it's not that I don't have the inspiration. For those of you who did comment if you want I can update any fic of your choosing. You know who you are, so send me a comment and let me know, even if you don't read this pairing. :]

Olivia/Natalia

PG-15

AU: Based off Lunar Soul setting, an extra part. It wouldn’t have made it but I figure it would be better to tease you all just a little. Gives away plot that is coming up.

( Beware of new beginnings )

The video is pretty self explainitory. This video explores Scribbs' crush on Ash, which may or may not be requited (though I like to think it is ^_^ ). Thank you to the_girl_20 for letting me raid her photo gallery and for taking the time to get requested pictures for me.

Erin