(in chronological order)
Only extremely vague spoilers for anything, unless otherwise stated in the stories themselves. All pairings Janto unless specified.

Once Upon a Time, I loved Jack.

The Uncomfortable Realizations Series (the first stories):

Title: The Uncomfortable Moment in Which Jack Realizes He Has Tasted a Grande Soy Latte From Starbucks, and Others.
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen, with a dash of humor
Summary: Jack realizes, after decades upon decades, what his real problem is, and it wasn't what he would have thought. (Companion piece to Ianto's uncomfortable moment.)

Title: The Uncomfortable Moment in Which Ianto Realizes He Does Not Want to Clean a Litter Box, and Others.
Rating: PG
Genre:  Gen, with a dash of humor
Summary: Ianto has a problem or two himself, and he sure wishes he didn't. (Companion piece to Jack's uncomfortable moment.)

Incomplete (and a touch OOC for Ianto these days), but readable.
Title: Drowning
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen, with a touch of romance and adventure
Summary: When Jack calls him to help him secure and artifact, Ianto finds much more than he expected.


Then there came a time that I was MAD at him.

Title: The One Who Doesn't Actually Exist
Rating: PG-13 - R (language)
Genre: angst (though nothing too dark)
Pairing: Ianto/Jack, Jack/Gwen
Summary: Ianto is free to be himself and only himself.
Notes: Blame the angst on Jack for being a total prat about Gwen and, in a round-about way, the bitches at my tennis drills.

Title: The Silence In That Place
Rating: NC-17
Genre: angst
Summary: Gratuitous sexin'.
Notes: 'Tis smutty and hot, but not happy. Inspired by that one conversation in "Reset."


So, I Forced Myself To Get Over It.

Title: When Accessories Do Not Make the Man
Rating: G
Genre: fluff (but nothing gaggy)
Summary: Jack likes Ianto. You know, likes him, likes him.


And It Worked.

Title: What Happens In a Hundred Lifetimes, Part I: Michael  (4 parts in total)
Rating: R (overall, primarily for language)
Pairing: Jack/Ianto, Jack/5 OC
Genre: Well, a little angsty, actually. But, if you can believe it, it's angsty Jack, not Ianto.
Summary: Ianto reminds Jack of someone else he knew, a long time ago.
Notes: Four-part story (complete). Follow the links at the bottom of each part. Approx. 12,000 words.

Title: The Truth I Chose for You
Rating: R
Genre: Romance
Summary: "When he kisses Ianto for the first time, Jack knows he's been lied to."

Title: The Dreams of Captain J. Harkness
Rating: G
Genre: Fantasy
Summary: When Jack sleeps,  he dreams.
Notes: Yes, Jack sleeps.

I nicked this link from osprey_archer  because everyone needs to know there is a whole alien world right here on Earth.

Can you honestly say this doesn't just BLOW YOUR MIND? AMAZING.

Your result for The Classic Dames Test...

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1) Back from Germany. Literally, 1000 pictures to sort through. Will be slideshow extravaganza of the most beautiful kind. Alps big. Also lovely. So is most of Bavaria and Austria. Oktoberfest = Good Frackin' Times. (Also, many, many beers were harmed in the making of this vacation.)

2) I won something. A skiffy for Best Jack - Gen fic. Feels cool. Also 3rd in category Best Jack - Romance fic. Am moved (I think I actually blushed when I saw the results).

3) Still have of the Jet Lag. Also, confirmed development of new fear of flying in the wake of two ungodly bad flights last year (wherein screaming and crying on those planes -- by the rest of the passengers, not me -- happened. I get very, very quiet and still when I am scared. Does not make for good Fight or Flight response. Does make for good passenger response, as I cannot help by driving or screaming). This is most inconvenient. I will need to look into vallium if choose to go to Hong Kong next year. Or even Chicago at the end of this month.

4) Am still pondering Chicago at the end of the month. Need new gutters and snow tires, which will all come out to about $2000. Ouch.

5) I think my flist needs to provide me with fic highlights from the time I was gone. What was your favorite fic of past two weeks?

I could not be more late to the party on this one, but the look on Gwen's face when Jack calls her fat is effin' priceless.

I just watched the first episode of "Lost In Austen," and I LOVED it! Love, Love, Love It!

Kali, per our earlier conversation re: the suckiness of Austen rip offs, I can only say that this falls directly into that category, but I LOVE IT anyway. I am ALL-CAPS CHARMED.

I cannot wait until Wednesday! Woo-hoo!

Some of you will appreciate this more than others.

Ok, so we lost this weekend, which kind of sucks. I hate 2nd place, especially when I know I can play BETTER than that! Still, we put in a good showing and got a trophy anyway... and an insanely kitschy, tragic trophy it is. Nothing like the Tiffany crystal tennis ball I won for singles last year, but whaddya gonna do? I love *all* my tennis trophies equally, as is only natural.

What is not natural is how beautiful James Blake is, regardless of how many times he breaks my heart by pissing away his chances at semifinal -- I'm not even asking for a Slam WIN... just a semifinal, James. But, I love you anyway... how can I not? LOOK AT HIM, PEOPLE!

Dude! How did they know that? It's all TRUE.

Take the brutally honest quiz yourself. (Snagged from kel_reiley  )

I am only doing this because I have never been "tagged" before, and I want to keep up with the young people. And because this people on this list do, quite often, make my day.

K, here we go:

Pick 10 people and give them the "you make my day" award, in no particular order. If you're picked, you are charged with picking 10 of your own (unless you've already done it.)

Tagged by kel_reiley

bodlon
antelope_writes
coffe_kris
marginaliana
kalichan
demotu
kenazfiction
kel_reiley
invisible_lift
skellerbvvt

Ok, so those who are familiar with these people will spot a red flag, but said herring makes my day twice as much as anyone else. And there's an entry that's not personal, but the woman is such a mad genius of crazy hilariousness that I cannot help myself.

This is a strange and wonderful world we live on: this footage of cuttlefish is probably the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life. Do yourself a favor and watch "A Dazzling Show" all the way through because it is, indeed, dazzling.

Extraordinary.

1) I was reading an article on animal sentience in an old (March 2008) issue of National Geographic, and I still find it extraordinary that science needs to be convinced of this. Observation alone is not science -- I understand that -- and proof is something different altogether, as is anthropomorphising. BUT.

Today I debut my latest and greatest (and I do mean greatest) personal icon.

While there has been a long-standing need to create a "Sensitive Teeth" icon to convey my sincerest emotive moments (Lifty, I'm looking at you), the need for porn seal of approval was so much greater (Lifty -- still looking at you).

Are you telling me you would not want this gracing your work?


No, I didn't think so.

For those of you who don't have kenazfiction  on your flist (why not? she's perfectly wonderful) and also love Buffy, this may be of interest to you.

I would LOVE to do it, but that deadline is coming up awful fast...

The Dread Mistress of All She Surveys and Who Knows Where Everything Is does not know where her iron is. This pisses off The DM of ASS&WKWEI.

Also, the Dread Mistress does not giggle. She does NOT.

Edit: You'll notice that at no time did I suggest poor, slandered Lifty took it. All of that came from his so-called friends.

*shakes head. walks away*

Nice. Real nice.

Prepare for massive jealousy, interwebs... for invisible_lift has come to visit and we are about to turn this mutha out.

I must be getting lazier than I thought. Really, all I need to do is ask xtricks for a graphic, but I don't need the pressure of a jbs_teeth TW House icon, thank you very much.

Anyway, where was I? Oh, yeah. This is a truly great fic by veronicaluv . It has it all: romance, adventure, tenderness, true love, villainy, heroes and a ridiculously happy ending.

Sadly, there is no potato to lure you with, but I do have two words for you: John. Fucking. Hart.

K, three.

If you are a fan of hilarious things, you have no other option than to read this ridiculously freaking witty story by skellerbvvt . This is just funny, I don't care who you are. It's hilarious. Hysterical. Seriously screwed up and even a little bit sad, but one of the best things I've read in years.

OMG, the potato.