When has Plan A ever worked?

I looked up from my computer and, noticing the time, decided to nip out to the shop to pick up the jobs paper. And maybe some chocolate. I'm reaching for my shoes when there's a rumble of thunder and the heavens open. I swear the weather is out to get me, or at least to trap me in the house. Last week I got caught in two thunderstorms on the same day and slipped and fell in the Bigg Market. The giant bruise on my knee is now turning an interesting yellow colour.

I have a couple of things to share. First up we have Heart Arrhythmia by lavvyan. I've been very carefully bookmarking links to Season 5 fics without reading them, given that I won't have S5 in my hands for another month yet, so I'm not sure why I decided to read this one. It's set after The Shrine and I'm very, very glad I did read it. It's just... right.

Second thing is courtesy of Cute Overload: Cats 'exploit' humans by purring. It's not really news, if you're a cat owner; just an explanation.

The rain appears to have stopped. Time to fetch the Evening Chronicle.

Like, really hot! Apparently, hestia_lacey was inspired by Blow Job Friday. Oh, was she ever inspired! Emotion-filled scalding-hot sex = perfect! (AU McShep)

It appears that it's been some time since I made a meaningful post of any sort (or even a meaningless one, at that). So, here be list:

• Got made redundant at the beginning of the month. They paid me quite well to go away, and it turned out to be convenient because...
• I have a house full of builders for the next month and have spent the last 2 weeks packing up and shrink-wrapping my life to protect it from dust.
• I have a big hole where the partition between the kitchen and the dining room used to be.
• I also have a small hole in the brickwork leading to the attached outhouse. While this will become our new utility room and part of the indoors, it is currently still part of the outdoors and is letting in the equinox winds. Brrrrrr!
• I signed on for the first time this afternoon. I'm finding the whole job centre experience a little bewildering - it's not really designed for people like me.
• I have a job interview on the 3rd, for which I will have to do quite a bit of research first.
• I will be going to London at Easter, where I will meet up with lilithilien, which will be way cool :D
• If I get the job (and find out before going to London) I'm going to spend a lot of my redundancy money in Long Tall Sally. There may also be a new ipod. If I get the job.

In fandom, I am being slowly sucked into Merlin/Arther fics (and I need a few icons) but I am still totally hooked on the McShep. Speaking of which, you should read Cycle by Lavvyan. And then go here. It is truly awesome that a little AU fanfic can spawn its own sub-fandom *hugs fandom*.

I shall make an attempt to post in a more regular fashion. But I promise nothing :D

Hello, new friends!

atlantisslash is having a friending meme, so I added my comment and pretty much friended everyone else. *waves*

I am totally blaming auburnnothenna for my lack of time to post right now, as I am addicted to her 200,000 word epic SGA Big Bang fic, and cannot tear myself away.

I spent Monday and Tuesday off sick, so it was convenient that I'd discovered In the City of Seven Walls by Auburn the day before, via Necromancy for the Living, an alternative PoV for the story written by Icarus.

In the City of Seven Walls, with the additional PoV stories, comes to about 190,000 words of the most beautiful, heart-wrenching, powerful, vivid storytelling I've read in a long time. This story made me feel an amazing range of emotions, including hope and despair. I've spent most of the last two days thinking about it.

It's a slavery fic, and bits of it really ain't pretty, so you have been warned. But it is soooooo worth it. I think I'll be reading it again this weekend.

Many thanks to seleneheart for reccing Written By The Victors by written by Speranza. It's very long, and it takes a little while to get used to the style, but trust me, it is worth it! Sixteen pages of comments can't be wrong.

On a totally different note, we have The Schedule, which is (a comparatively short) 8000 words of amusing, sweet and very hot smut.

Go forth and read...