How can I miss you when you won't go away?

[geoviki]

Listen to the above song with me: Personal Jesus (acoustic)

I've been quiet. Did you notice?

Mostly I've been either getting ready to go, gone, or recovering from being gone to Santa Fe. I trot off to a yearly workshop in water issues (or, more accurately, lack-of-water issues) in the Espanola Valley. Being there always reminds me of reading ajhalluk's The Kindly Ones, because two years ago, I held a sneak preview of that wonderful story in my hot little hands on the drive down. And reread it frequently throughout the week. Then there is the remodeling of our family room, which always takes way more time than planned.

So what do I have to tell you after more than two weeks of silence?

1) You can pass off any meal as haute cuisine if it's got a bay leaf in it. Okay, so this list isn't in order of importance.

2) yeats has written a lovely H/D fic: Late Edition. She wrote my wonderful merry_smutmas fic, and I'm in love with her style.

3) I have no fewer than four stories percolating in my brain, but I need to make myself stop faffing around on LJ and write the buggers. But then, you all are being silent, too. Who will even bother with the non-H/D ones?

I'm keeping my hand in, though, at hpshortfics:

Wild Oats - Snape and cereal was the prompt. I do the unthinkable for me.

My Favorite Things White dress shirt and a Weasley.

Untitled. Snape/Draco and corsetry. There are two parts to this one; mine starts after Goseaward's.

HP-Narnia Crossover . Snow - Draco.

4) The Brazilian singer, Maria Bethania, looks so much like Snape as to be his twin sister. But can he sing like this: Maria Bethania - Ambar?

Comments

[mtnjoy.livejournal.com]

I've been quiet. Did you notice?

I noticed. Welcome back.

Who will even bother with the non-H/D ones?

I will bother with anything you write.

*is ridiculous fangirl*

*hares off to read Late Edition, because you're in love with her style*

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Violet. Hope you enjoy Late Edition - also check out her "Boxing Day."

[mtnjoy.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, "Boxing Day" was hers? *hyperventilates* I loved that story! I read it when it was all anonymous and stuff.

And "Late Edition" is somehow both sexy and droll. Thank you for the recommendation.

Also went and read the short stories you linked. I didn't comment over there (because I wasn't sure of the protocol and should in any event probably try to keep my incoherent adoration relatively contained), but "Wild Oats" is--just--just *flails* incredible. Every word is so delicate and perfectly placed like a trail of pebbles leading you over a cliff. Amazing, truly.

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I have to admit, Wild Oats almost didn't get written - I saw the prompt and was coming up blank (we have 20 minutes to cough up a ficlet). Then something got triggered in that mysterious way of plot formation, and there it was.

[gilded-kage.livejournal.com]

I noticed, too. Thanks for the recs; Late Edition is hot of the hottest hotness. That bathroom scene!

I look forward to reading your stuff, too, as always. And...wrote some sexy poetry while you were gone, if you feel like checking it out. ;)

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Your poetry always leaves me speechless - you are so descriptive and full of emotion (and not maudlin or over-the-top emotion, either). I really liked the Falstaff one, too, though, because of the historical aspect. And of course, the sexy ones leave me breathless, and just a little curious about the people who trigger them. :-)

Thank you!

[gilded-kage.livejournal.com]

You really brightened up my day, here.

I like my Falstaff one, even though the actual Falstaff is more of a reprehensible character than my narrator here.

Some of my poems, like "Mermaid," are triggered by lovely people I see at the gym, and some by my imagination, and some...well, that would be telling. ;)

[gilded-kage.livejournal.com]

Wrote you a tiny poem http://gilded-kage.livejournal.com/36814.html

Cruising question

[luci0logy.livejournal.com]

The Alaskan trip that is, not looking for hot boys to have sex with. Did you sail up the western coast of Vancouver Island then back through the Strait of Georgia?

I saw whales off the west coast near Ucluelet and a sea otter playing on the sand at Half Moon Bay. It was all so amazing. I'm taking hubby next year for his 50th birthday.

Re the haute cuisine. It passes for that here if the sauce has pretty swirls in it.

Re: Cruising question

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Our Alaska cruise was a one-way trip from Seward to Vancouver, and we approached from the east side of V.I. We saw orcas, too, in the channel. It was a perfect trip, and I recommend it to anyone! We picked Holland America because it was touted as less frenetic than Celebrity or Carnival or the other megaships - although it was plenty big enough. One of the best things was that the water was so smooth the whole way. I am a dreadful sailor.

Re: Cruising question

[luci0logy.livejournal.com]

My whales were grey. It's the start of their migration up to Alaska so from the cliffs I saw 5 spouts in 20 minutes. I posted wpics while you were away and we only had one calm morning. Then again, I did go to that area to storm watch & oh boy! we sure got them. The sea was incredible.

[mooncharm.livejournal.com]

omfg. why isn't she playing snape in the movies!? :P

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know! My jaw dropped when I saw that picture.

[mooncharm.livejournal.com]

seriously. just-- wow.

[earth-magic.livejournal.com]

Maria really does look like canon!snape's sister.

Thanks for the links - I haven't heard of hpshortfics before and I could do with some nice things to read on a Sunday morning.

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

It's so amazing to see the resemblance.

HPshortfics is a community full of cool people (and me). I should have explained that a challenge is given based on the night's theme, and we have 20 minutes (plus or minus) to come up with something. Time to edit the ficlets is at a premium, so I'm always in awe of what everyone else comes up with. bethbethbeth concocted a whole poem for one of last week's stories!

[t-for-tati.livejournal.com]

Good lord, I almost died of laughing now!!! I'm brazilian and I love MPB but I had never noticed how Maria Betânia and Snape look alike!!! I will never hear her songs the same way again!!

By the way I just love your stories. "A Thousand Beautiful Things" and "Delicate Sound of Thunder" are two of the best fics I've ever read. Oh, I knew you had to like brazilian music! You have a fic called "The Waters of March"! It couldn't be just coincidence. ^^

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Isn't that funny?! I got the CD from our library and when I saw the picture I had to scan and post it.

Yes, I adore Brazilian music, although I'm American and don't have any real knowledge. I just look for music I like. I listened to lots of versions of Waters of March while writing that first story of mine, so I had to use the title and some lyrics.

Thank you for your kind words about the novels. I always appreciate knowing that people liked it.