You might say that...

Torchwood

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:04:46 GMT

NO!!!!!!! IANTO JONES!!!!!!

Sorry. Just, oh, Ianto...

Oh my goodness...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:25:23 GMT

I know. Two posts in two weeks. Has to be some kind of record for me! I hope the New Year has got off to a good start for everyone on my flist. I'm fine, very busy but fine. Could do with more sleep, but that would mean less reading time and I just can't be having that!

I read some actual books again (I KNOW!), one of which was Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. It was brilliant. He has said that this is the book he's been wanting to write always but never felt he was quite good enough to do it justice; I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it. What was the first thing I did upon finishing it? Yes, I went looking for fics and actually found 2, courtesy of

femmequixotic. But I have no time for another fandom! I promised I would try to get over to Eskimo Kiss Project, where they tell me that wall-slamming is canon (and the boys are SO pretty), so I must do that first *is determined*.

The Masterlist is up at HD Holidays. That just flew past, didn't it? There were some outstandingly good stories in this year's round. My favourites, in no particular order, were:

For the Public Good by blamebrampton. A wonderful story which reminded me a little of Corridors of Power with its very Englishness and political detail. Harry is an auror, seconded to Downing Street after the July 2005 bombings, while Draco has been placed in the Communications Office. Draco is just how I like him to be, funny, sarcastic and charming. The main plot is about a 'terrorist' whose only aim is for the Muggle world to finally notice that magic is real. There's a wonderful scene with Lucius and Narcissa (‘It’s nice to see they’re not actively evil anymore,’ Harry said, reassuringly. ‘Oh they are,’ Malfoy corrected. ‘They’ve just narrowed their focus.’) and a lovely exchange when they finally get their act together (Malfoy: ‘What more were you waiting for? I felt you up in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury.’ Harry: ‘I thought you were being ironic.’) I can't recommend this fic enough. Read it!

Once Upon A Time, Yesterday by femmequixotic, in which Harry is practically an alcoholic when he meets Draco again and attempts to pick up the threads of their pre-marriage relationship (oh yeah, forgot. This is epilogue compliant.) It doesn't go smoothly, there are jealousies, accidents and misunderstandings. A really good, satisfying story.

Father of the Bride by novembersnow. Lily is marrying Scorpius (what? Isn't he always gay now?) and Harry's wedding planning coincides with his investigating the Malfoys in connection with potions smuggling or similar. I really, really liked this one, but my fingers are tired so I'll just say, again, read it!

There were more that I liked too, but I'm tired now! I did read some het(!) and have a rec from sshg_exchange for you. There's not much romance and what little there is is saved for the end, but what a cracking story The Proper Care and Feeding of Zombies is! There's a serial killer, a necromancer, a brilliantly written Hermione and Pansy/Ron which is FTW!!!

Thank goodness it's the weekend! We have to take the terrible twosome for haircuts in the morning, which I am dreading, but then I shall do as little as possible all afternoon. Mr Riss can take them out!

Happy New Year!

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:35:58 GMT

There are less than 30 minutes of 2008 left, so I thought I'd just say Happy New Year to everyone on my flist. It's been a funny old year, full of ups and downs, with a few fantastic bits squeezed in. I've met some super people, both here and on LJ, who have enriched my life this year. Every time I read my Friends page it lifts my spirits; I read the stories you wonderfully talented people write, look at the art you produce, hear about your lives and am thankful that I've found you all. God, I'm getting soppy now... and I've not had a drink yet!

I wish you all every happiness for the coming year!

And lilithilien- are you sure I have time for another fandom??? I should make that my New Year's resolution, to head over to Eskimo Kiss. I think I may do that! You, Shelly and Johnny can't all be wrong...

Autumn? Already?

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:17:38 GMT

Lord, it's been so long since I posted and I promised myself I would post at least once a week. Truly, I am made of fail. I really don't know where the time has gone!

The boys are back at school - wahey! - and I am back to providing the after-school taxi service as they attend various clubs and activities. On the plus side, it means I get.... nope, there's no plus side. I'm just constantly tired. But happy! I keep smiling. One thing that made me smile was a parcel full of chocolate and Lassy Mogs from the lovely Lilithilien. We can't get Lassy Mogs here and she's gone and got me addicted to them. Her trip to London in March, when she says she's only bringing carry-on? I'm going to try and persuade her to just bring the Lassy Mogs and buy new stuff to wear once she's here... I mean, who needs to pack clothes, anyway?

My elder boy Joe is making his First Holy Communion this year, and as part of the programme they insist that we attend Mass together weekly and he takes part in a sort of study group. I've always been a Christmas, Easter, hatched, matched and despatched mass attendee until now, but I'm finding the whole thing rather... comforting, I think is the word. I don't give a hoot about religious affiliations, you could be a practising Jedi for all I care, but I find myself drawing something from mass that I've obviously been lacking. Ooh, serious thinky thoughts - that's not like me at all.

I've been doing a lot of reading, but I think I shall do a separate recs post or I won't do them justice. However, those of you that like the PWP should head over to

pushdragon's journal and read the sequel to Tale of Horns, Mating rituals of the winged predator - how Mr February got everything he wanted . She says it begs the question - can there be such a thing as too much porn? The answer is no, not when it's as well-written and character-driven as this. You need to read it. Now.

I'm rather jealous of Omarandjohnny's costume that she's making. I wish I had some sewing skills, I really do. The work that's gone into it is just unbelievable and I can't wait to see the end result. It's been fascinating seeing it come together step by step.

Another thing I'm jealous of is that certain people got to go and see Dan!cock, sorry, I mean Equus, in NY. BUT did you see that interview he did, " I lost my virginity to a much older woman"?? Come on, own up. Which one of you was it?? *glares suspiciously at Flist* 'Cos it sure as hell wasn't me or I'd be shouting it to the F-locked roof tops. Who said jailbait? Was that you, at the back?

Right, I'm off to collect all my recent recs together so I might get round to posting them soon. Maybe. Fingers crossed!

PS - I watched the first of the new season of Supernatural. Wonderful. I need those Winchester boys now, please. Preferably naked.

Busy, busy, busy

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:51:50 GMT

Another busy week in the Riss household. I feel like I've never stopped rushing about this week - work, kids, school, family, doctor...

My back is much better this week so I've taken less drugs and am more mobile. Just starting a week of holiday now, so hopefully I'll feel loads better by the end of this week. It was our Wedding Anniversary on Saturday (I was a child-bride, honestly, I'm not old!) and my lovely parents volunteered to take the kids for the day. It was so nice! We went out for the day and it was so nice not havng to keep tabs on the boys all the time. We haven't had a whole day alone together since our first Demon was born 7 years ago. God, I'm getting all soppy, but it made me remember why I married him all over again. *blushes with embarrassment at sheer soppiness*

So, it's almost time for BBTP. I'm really looking forward to it! As a relative latecomer to IJ's proverbial party I managed to miss it completely last year, so I've been reading the 2007 masterlist in preparation for this year's event. I might even have managed to write some porn myself... If you start running now you might just manage to avoid my dreadful attempts. There's no shame in blatant PWP, is there? *sniggers* Only, there's a distinct lack of any sort of plot...

I have started my Christmas Shopping!!!! I love being Santa, spend ages planning my boys' stockings, and they're almost done. You can get so much more cool stuff now than you could when I was a kid. Today's purchase - Indiana Jones dress-up costume, complete with sound-effect whip. Fantastic. I had to take it away from Mr Riss, he was having Far Too Much Fun with it. I love Christmas. Can I put my tree up yet?

In other news, I'm almost at the end of my Buffy marathon. The Body made me cry again. Spike and Buffy having hot wild rough sex and almost knocking the house down made me...well, you get the picture! God, I love James Marsters. 'Compact and muscular', to quote Xander, and those cheekbones... 'Out. For. A. Walk. .... Bitch.' made me laugh myself silly again. Oh, Joss, how I hope Dollhouse is as well-written...

I'm having a Buffy-fest...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:32:32 GMT

God, the week I've had. Work has been a complete nightmare, home has been hectic and to top it all off I've been in pain all week, which really hasn't helped. I have a fairly serious back problem, have had for 11 years, and most of the time the pain is low-level, I don't really feel it anymore. Huge amounts of physio have helped me to build columns of muscle either side of my spine to help support me and I usually don't bother with painkillers. This week, I sneezed once and that was it. Massive muscle spasms, pain in my arms, my neck and what felt like a lead-weight at the base of my spine. It hurt more than natural childbirth. Needless to say, I reached straight for the meds. Aren't opiates wonderful things?

I've worked part-time from home this week but the phone has never stopped. It's been "Larissa, sorry to disturb you, but..." So to keep me occupied and away from the phone, my wonderful husband declared the whole week to be my Buffy-fest week. (Last time it was this bad, I worked my way through every series of The West Wing.) I'm just starting Season 5 tonight, having watched them all in order. I had forgotten how truly bad season 4 was, even allowing for Spike. Surprisingly, though, they haven't dated too badly and definitely bear watching again.

It's my beloved's birthday today, he's now the same age as me and thus unable to torment me about being his older woman. I swear, he enjoys those 2 months of every year more than the others put together! We had a gorgeous chocolate birthday cake....mmmm...chocolate.... which reminds me - I have some Bournville chocolate here for a certain lady who should mail me her address sharpish before the chocolate mysteriously disappears.

The reveals are up in the AS/S Fest over on LJ, confirming that the lovely Blamebrampton wrote Snatched, which I rec'd a few weeks ago. It's a wonderful story with a hint of H/D goodness at the end. There have been some great fics in this fest; well worth a tootle over for a peep at the masterlist.

There are loads of memes flying about as usual and I've been tagged several times with the 'You make my day' one. I'm pants, can't choose and most of the people I would tag have already done it anyway. So I'd like to say that all my Flist make my day. You are all wonderful and all special in so many ways. You've all helped IJ feel like home to me - it's so much friendlier over here. So thank you all. *snuggles flist*

I could keep talking all night for some reason, but I shall go and find some porn to read instead. That always helps... ;-)

Well hai thar

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:41:55 GMT

I haven't been around much lately; the hard-drive failed on my laptop (it sounded like a bag of spanners! Thank God I had everything backed-up...) so while I was waiting for a replacement I had to beg Mr Riss for time on his computer (which he uses for work)...
I ended up actually reading a book, OMG!!! Heh. So, I've not been commenting much due to lack of time on-line. I will catch up, I promise!

ANYWAY I come bearing recs! Or one, anyway. Nightlife by Reginawren is a lovely little fic, with Vamp!Draco and Harry with a Captain Jack-type secret in the middle of a murder investigation. You know I love Auror-fic. Her Draco is lovely, really nicely done. Read it! It's nice and shortish and really enjoyable. And not too heavy on the vamp, for those of you who have squick.

I'm so jealous of Certain Members of My Flist who get to see Brideshead before me. Oh woe is me, it has an October release in the UK, so I shall have to *cough* locate a decent d/l *cough* just so I can lust after, sorry, admire Matthew Goode's, um, acting skills... until then, I shall have to rely on the lovely omarandjohnny to keep posting the delicious pics.

Keep the porn coming, people. I know I can rely on you!

Randomness...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:39:11 GMT

A random post of rambling.

1) I had my hair cut today! It was waist-length, thick blonde hair. Now, it skims my shoulders, has choppy layer things at chin length and a side parting. And I have blonder highlights! My head feels lighter! I never realised how heavy my hair was... I feel like a different woman. It's good.

2) Hello new friend omarandjohnny !!! I like making new friends and you seem like fun.

3) I was pointed in the direction of some new icons by lovely lilithilien. Look at my saucy witch!

4) Dr Horrible. How good was that?! My new super sekrit crush is NPH.

5) Tom Felton at the London premiere of Batman. So cute and blond and lovely. With a Very Fetching Lady Friend. Lucky man indeed. She is quite lovely and so is he. Oh, and Batman! Just a brilliant film. Heath Ledger just OWNED this film. Brilliant performance by him.

6) Over on LJ, my friend blamebramptonhas posted a series of punctuation and grammar tutorials. She's brilliant, Brammers. I feel strongly that they should be required reading for many who post HP fic at FF.net.

7) Ummm....

OK. I've run out of randomness. I could tell you that my new, matt black handcuffs arrived in the mail this morning, which threw my husband slightly. I was like, "Um. Surprise?" He just rolled his eyes at me... this is why we've been married for 14 years. Lots of eye-rolling. But I am rambling now. So I shall go and make coffee, possibly eat chocolate and hunt down something to read.

DRUNKEN POST PARTY

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:13:55 GMT

What a great idea Shelly! My Husband and I had THE MOST ENORMOUS FIGHT earlier tonight. I cried. We've made up now, but I felt it necessary to Drink The Wine. It's now Very Late Indeed and I am mostly drunk, although I did have a packet of crisps earlier.

How YOU doin'?

DR WHO!!!!!!

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:46:16 GMT

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod!!!!!!

Thoughts as I watch....

He didn't regenerate!!!!

Ooh! Mickey and Jackie! Heave a sigh of relief as they rescue Sarah Jane.
Wahey! My lovely Ianto is safe! So is Gwen. You can't have everything.

Martha goes to Germany with the Osterhagen Key (whatever that is)!

No! Don't take the TARDIS! Evil daleks! The doctor has surrendered with Rose and Jack. Donna is locked in the TARDIS...oh my god she's made another Doctor. He's human. Eh? Now he's wittering about destiny....oops. Jack's dead again.

Poor Dr. Thinks his tardis and Donna have gone into the crucible. That dalek Khan is a nutter, isn't he?

A bit later... oh good! Mickey and S-J have escaped from the daleks. Oh! So has Jackie! Oh, poor people, disintegrated!
Bernard Cribbins.

Big bad Martha threats! Yay! S-J! That's fighting talk!

Flashbacks to all the dead people. Sniff.

Teleported! The Daleks transported all the companions to the crucible. Bet it's all down to Donna.I love Donna. Davros=ugly.
Oh! Here's the TARDIS! Nasty dalek hurt Donna. Other Dr caged.

Donna! You are fantastic! Wahey! Doctor Donna! Jack, your thoughts are just plain rude!
Dalek Khan is a traitor?? Woah! Lots of dead daleks.

K9!!!! Genius. Now they're towing earth home. Ianto again! Oh sweet. All's well.
Aww, bye S-J, Jack and Mickey?!
Happy ending-ish for Rose and a doctor. Snog ahoy!

No!! Donna! Don't die! You can't die!!! Oh thank god. Poor Donna, he wiped her mind! All alone now.

Poor Doctor. From a full tardis to being all alone. Awww....

Preview for Christmas special - Return of the Cybermen!!!!!

So there you go. Squeeeeee!!!!!! Fantastic!!!!!! I need to talk about this.....

Brooding

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:25:18 GMT

A response to lilithilien's drabble, inspired by the photo of brooding Draco, whom I want to lick.

BROODING

It is quiet and dark in the alcove. This is where he comes to brood, to be alone when the pressure is too great, the burdens too heavy.

Potter. It's always Potter. No matter what he does, Potter is there, his very presence an irritation. Why does he let Potter get to him so? Why did he try to reach out to him? Draco should have known he would refuse his hand again. Why did he even bother?

He feels like a failure. He won't try again.

~ *~

Look at the pretty!!!!

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:38:27 GMT

Have you seen those new HBP promos of Tom as Draco???

*drools*

He's 21 now. I'm allowed to.

Link is to Tom Felton Daily LJ Comm.

Another rec!

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:40:55 GMT

I don't know if any of you are reading the ASS Fest over on LJ, but I just read the most amazing fic, which was posted yesterday. It's called Snatched and I love it to bits. It's an anon fest, but I'm pretty sure I know the author of this little gem; if I'm right, then I stalk her already; if I'm wrong, then I have a shiny new author to stalk. Win-win situation!

What I love about this story is that the Albus/Scorpius relationship is not in-you-face; it's an awkward, natural, evolving relationship. The set-up is unique - Al as a TV news editor, Scorpius as a botanist, the Weasleys scarily en-masse, Kidnapped!James... It even has two of my favourite things - Auror!Harry and Auror!Draco, with just a tiny hint of H/D at the end - just enough to satisfy my Drarry-cravings. Even if AS/S is not your OTP or even not usually your cup of tea, please give this fic a go. It's 31,000 words, but I could have read more from this world easily.

You can find it here: Snatched .

In other news, I am still squeeing madly over Dr Who. Leaving me hanging like that. For this I pay my license fee???

Aaarrggghhh!!!!

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:18:17 GMT

OH MY GOD!!!!!

I JUST WATCHED DR WHO!!!!!!!

Just, wow. Oh. My. God.

Daleks moving the earth, the underground army. Harriet Jones, former Prime Minister, I salute you. (Daleks: 'Yes. We. know. who. you. are.')
I liked that Ianto was jealous when Jack said he met a soldier in a bar ("strictly professional") but then Jack went and left without even so much as a kiss! Even Gwen was almost tolerable. She did phone Rhys, btw. Sarah-Jane was marvellous, as usual. Martha was brilliant and absolutely stunningly beautiful. And Rose...poor Rose. But....

REGENERATION?????? WHAT'S ALL THAT ABOUT????!!!!!!

One can only hope that, like his 'daughter' he regenerates and keeps his current very sexy form!

Thank you for your time.

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:09:27 GMT

Lovely lilithilien asked if I had any more Beltane recs. The answer is, hell yes! There are, below the cut, several recs for your viewing pleasure, not just from HDS Beltane.

First rec is Silver Tongues by Tkp. In which Harry speaks Parsel-tongue, but parsel-tongue also speaks Harry...
" what if, tempts the dark, what if this is what I’ve always been, before him, this monster, always? " A fantastic story and at just over 2000 words a manageable read if your time is limited. I loved it; loved the darkness, loved Harry's inner-turmoil, loved Draco.

Pheremones, Friends and First Times by Sesheta-66 is a lovely read. It has a Wheeze gone wrong, Potions Genius!Draco and Slob!Ron. I particularly liked the club scene and our boys' first kiss.

Both these can be found at Beltane

I also have two recs from HD Inspired's animagus fest. I'll start with Calanthe's Crup-tion of the not-so-innocent. I chuckled my way through this story of animagus Harry at Hogwarts, coping with becoming Draco's dorm-mate and pet crup at the same time. I was hooked from the first lines: If anyone had predicted to Harry Potter that within ten weeks of offing Voldemort he’d have a forked tail and open permission to fondle Draco Malfoy’s naked buttocks (albeit generally not at the same time) he’d have called them ‘bonkers’. That said, Harry was not known for being the sharpest goblin-forged sword in the bank vault, and a similar prediction that he might eventually kill Snakeface with a simple Disarming Charm would probably have been greeted with the same level of gravity as any one of Trelawney’s many visions about his untimely demise. Which was to say ‘not much’. It's a cracker.

Getting There by Sans Pertinence is my final fest rec for tonight, 'cos I'm tired. This was one of my favourites of the whole fest. The summary is In which Scorpius Hyperion temporarily Misplaces his temper, Harry learns to Hate His Mobile, and Malfoy cultivates the Elusive. The Albus and Scorpius sub-plot is amusing, the work/friend relationship between Harry and Draco is wonderful and there is snark by the bucket-load. It's beautifully written and also has a goat. Oh, and Ginny has run off with Katie Bell. What more could you ask for?

Find those recs here: Animagus

It's Saturday! Dr Who tonight!!!
I caught another trailer for it, and bugger me if I didn't catch a glimpse of Davros!!! Takes me right back to when I was 6, watching Dr Who with my Mum. Can't wait for tonight. Squeee!!!!!

Well hello thar...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:58:24 GMT

It's raining heavily, again. This depresses me, but on the plus side it gives me more time to read and talk. The children have gone with their dad to the Church Funday, which is being held indoors for the 6th consecutive year due to the weather. If I'm lucky they may bring me back cake...

I've read an awful lot of H/D this week. Lots of it good, some of it outstanding. Now, I'm not normally one for drabbles - they frustrate me. I always want MORE. So I'm surprised to find myself actually reccing one, even if it is by one of my favourite writers. Decline and Fall by blamebrampton was written for the Serpentlion Drabble mini-fest over on LJ. It's written from Ginny's POV; a Ginny who is so suspicious, so wary that she really doesn't need any evidence or help to poison her marriage. Beautiful.

My other rec is Bound Skerry by Frayach, with beautiful art by djinniyah. It's also short, but not one word is wasted. A Beltane fic, it really gets to the heart of the Draco/Harry relationship, which is essentially all about power. It's gorgeous.

"The sand on these islands works itself into every crack and crevice, clinging to the weave of a jumper and collecting in the bottoms of unused teacups in shut cupboards. Bemusedly, he watches as it pours from first one shoe and then the other. Every time he steps on the floor he’ll think of me. A grain of memory working itself into the flesh of his heart.

And thus the irritant becomes the pearl."

Ooh, anyone see Dr Who last night?

Russell's last hurrah, I think. The last 3 episodes of this season are going to tie up all the loose ends from all four seasons of New Who. Rose is back, travelling across parallel universes to warn the Doctor. The trailer for next week shows Torchwood (Jack! Ianto! Gwen...well, there's always a downside...), Martha, Sarah-Jayne plus irritating teenage sidekicks...I really can't wait. I need a Bad Wolf icon now.

Poor Donna - I was actually starting to quite like her. When she chased the wagon carrying her friends to the Labour Camp ("England for the English", they said) screaming, "Where are you taking them?" it really strikes you how brave she is. Her Grandad's face was devastating ("It's happening again..."). I was astonished at the way that, once convinced, she threw herself into changing that one moment in time, even down to her sacrificing herself in front of a lorry.

I treated myself to a paid account this week. I've never bothered before, but I thought, why not? Now, I just need to find myself something pretty to customize it!

ETA: This link for the fics should work - serpentlion!

Gosh, thanks...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:53:54 GMT

So, it was my birthday yesterday and lordy, am I getting old.

HOWEVER...(prefers not to think about age just now)...I would like to say thank you to all the lovely people who sent me birthday greetings, gifts and fics. You brightened my day no end, and I count myself truly lucky to have friends like you.

I LOVE YOU ALL....

yes, I may have had a couple of glasses of wine.

I aten't dead...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:14:00 GMT

God, it's been ages since I last posted. RL has been a bit hectic, then when I have 5 minutes to myself I spend them reading. There's been so much good stuff to read lately, I don't know where to start. I've enjoyed reading the World Cup fics, for the most part. There were a few stunners and a few surprises when the reveals went up. One of my particular favourites was Breaking All The Rules, by frayach. This was SO different from her usual stuff; fantastically written crack. The thought of Harry, Hermione et al being members of a swingers club had me in fits. And any fic which has Draco in pink knickers...well, that's fine by me.

I could go on for hours, but have no intention of turning this into a fic rec journal. There are other people who do that so much better than I would! I shall only mention ones which I find outstanding...

A couple of months ago, I read a story on Hex Files called Standee. It was superb. The author, Dracontia, has now posted a sequel called Variance of Gravity. Get over there now and read it. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

lilithilienwrote a fantastic story called "Of Eros and Dust" . I actually dreamed about this one - and it kept me awake thinking about it before that! Fantastic, epilogue-compliant Harry/Draco with a relationship that evolves naturally and is completely in-character.

Nlow, you know that I worship Draco, but - gasp! - I found myself reading SNARRY today! Normally, that squicks me. I read "Of Cabbages and Kings" by jadzialove and I may have been converted. It was a great story, EWE, and I LIKED SNAPE. Omg. I may never recover.

In other news, my two young demons caught head-lice from someone at school. Such fun. Of course, we all started itching after that, so treated everyone, just in case. My goodness, that stuff stinks. Plus, my other half has waist-length blond hair, which took huge amounts of combing. He's such a baby, too. Whinged the entire time. Men. I'm off to read an actual book now. Maybe. Oh, look, another HD Inspired post to read...

What a day for a daydream...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:39:57 GMT

I had things I needed to do today. There was a list involved. Yet today turned out to be a day of idleness. My fatal mistake was sitting down with my trusy laptop. So much to read! So much to comment on! My list kind of went out of the window.

I think I may be suffering from fest-overload. There are just so many happening right now; H/D worldcup, HDS Beltane, HD Inspired, Wankfest, Snarry Games... Just had to chuckle at pushdragon today, with a list of fake-fests that I'd gladly read for the crack. There's a distinct lack of crack in fests, although they are providing me with probably more than my recommended daily dose of porn. So I'm not really complaining. Just sayin'. I do love the crack. Just don't get me started on the vegetable porn.

It rained and rained all day here. Boo.

Last night I watched the latest Dr Who.

It was good. The story was fun, Bernard Cribbins survived and there was Martha/Donna love. I'm beginning to seriously warm to Donna. David Tennant was awesome, as usual, as was Freema. Shame lovely Ross had to die though. He was obviously too cute to live. I loved the ending, with the TARDIS out of control, taking the Doctor, Donna and Martha with it. Also, did anyone notice the glimpse of Rose's face earlier on the TARDIS monitor?

In other news, my new sofas are still very comfy. I am inordinately pleased that Boris Johnson is the new mayor of London. And having read so much porn today, I'm now off to jump my husband. Number 1 Son asked me today why I shared a bedroom with his dad. "Is it because you like to wrestle?" he asked. Tomorrow's list has 'lock for bedroom door' right at the top.

The rain it raineth every day...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:21:30 GMT

It's pouring down here. Again. That means I can't kick the kids out into the garden to play. Curses.

First things first. I has new icons! Thank you to the brilliant, wonderful Lilithilien for these. I love you, Lil. You are the best.

I'm up to date with my H/D Worldcup reading now. I've read 'em all, voted and in some cases actually commented! There've been some crackers this week, I've really enjoyed them all. My favourites, though, were from Teams EWE and Canon. They were Beneath Boundless Skies;, Of Geysers, Unexpected Rain and Icelandic Sheep; No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy and Still Life in Wood and Parchment. My personal favourite has to be Beneath Boundless Skies. The author painted such a vivid picture of Australia and Australians that I could almost see it. The dialogue is sparkling and witty, the writing elegant and spare. I found the evolution of the relationship between Harry and Draco to be very believable and the use of minor canon characters is brilliant. No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy is an interesting twist on the forced bond theme and an entertaining read. Of Geysers.... is a really nice story with a nicely written young Teddy Lupin and Still Life is a look at a past H/D relationship through old (and new!) letters. I really enjoyed them all.

Dr Who. Last night.

Martha Jones is back! I'm so full of envy at the fact that she is SO beautiful. I must admit that she is on my If-I-ever-had-the-chance-I-would list. (I'm not THAT fussy, any good-looking human/almost human/alien can apply. Just mail your CV and a photo..)
ANYWAY, it was great. There was UNIT, men in UNIT uniform (imagine Ianto in that), clones, a troubled boy-genius ('Been a LONG time since anyon said no to you, hasn't it?'), Clone!Martha (hot, even covered in green goo), half-decent Catherine Tate (I may be warming to her, slightly) and last but by no means least, BERNARD CRIBBINS! I love him. Have done ever since Jackanory.

I need not mention my David Tennant Love agsin. I'm sure you're all aware of it.

It's a two-parter and I cannot wait for the next episode.

On a personal note, I has new sofas! Two lovely, shiny, chocolate brown sofas which now reside in my living room. They are fantabbyhooby. I love them so much. So comfy and of course I needed to buy new cushions and throws to match, so I did and they are all just full of win! This is how I plan spending the rest of my life, reclining on my sofa.

I think that'll do. I have promised myself I shall update more frequently, if only because the fabulous Mr Riss (Love of my life, Solid Lump of Comfort (sorry, wrong fandom), my one and only) has offered to buy me a permanent account if I promise I'll use it. This is due in large part to my squeeing over other peoples' beautiful customized layouts etc. Just sometimes, husbands are the win, too.

Goddessrissology

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:10:05 GMT

It's a lovely, quiet Sunday and I'm waiting for the new H/D Worldcup fics to be posted, so...

Copy and paste the questions and name the entry Yournameology.

TECHNOLOGY
Q: What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A: This week, it's a row of tiny fairy houses with snowdrops for streetlights. Next week, I dunno...

Q: How many televisions do you have in your house?
A: Two.

BIOLOGY
Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A: Right-handed.

Q: Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A: An ovarian cyst

Q: What is the last heavy item you lifted?
A: My 5 year-old, after he fell over and scraped his knee

Q: Have you ever been knocked out?
A: Yes, if you mean anaesthetized, when I had my miscarriage

BULLSHITOLOGY
Q: If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A: No! I'd rather be blissfully ignorant

Q: If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
A: Hmmm. I think I'm quite happy with the one I have!

Q: What color do you think looks best on you?
A: Blues and greens

Q: Have you ever swallowed a non-food item?
A: Um. Define non-food!

DAREOLOGY
Q: Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A: Well, of course!

Q: Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A: No. Eew.

Q: Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A: Probably. There must be a way round that!

Q: Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
A: Yes, but it would be the lowest-selling issue ever.

Q: Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
A: No, thanks.

Q: Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A: No. Too much Catholic guilt.

DUMBOLOGY
Q: What is in your left pocket?
A: I'm only wearing underwear...

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A: Don't know. Never seen it.

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A: Both.

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A: I stand. I prefer baths, though.

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A: Two.

LASTOLOGY
Q: Last person who texted you?
A: My husband, did I need wine from the shop. I mean, honestly...he should be trained well enough just to BUY it without asking by now...

Q: Last person who called you?
A: My lovely Dad

Q: Person you hugged?
A: My 7 year-old, just because.

FAVORITOLOGY
Q: Number?
A: I quite like 15...

Q: Season?
A: Summer. I'm always cold.

Q: Color?
A: Pink

CURRENTOLOGY
Q: Missing someone?
A: Not really

Q: Mood?
A: Relaxed

Q: Listening to?
A: The kids. They sound like a herd of stampeding elephants has taken up residence in the bedroom.

Q: Watching?
A: Nothing. I was hoping for some peace, but see question above.

Q: Worrying about?
A: Work. It's stressful at the moment.

Q: Wearing?
A: Matching bra and knickers

RANDOMOLOGY
Q: First place you went this morning?
A: To buy a newspaper

Q: What can you not wait to do?
A: I have a week's holiday at the end of May that I am really, really ready for.

Q: Do you smile often?
A: Yes. 'Cos I look miserable when my face is in repose.

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A: I try to be, but I can be shy in a large group of people.

I don't care if Monday's blue...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:26:01 GMT

Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too.

I have the Flu. Obviously, because I'm female, my flu is not even close to being as bad as Mr Goddess's, so in addition to feeling crappy I have to listen to the Whinge of the Terrible Patient. Remind me, someone, WHY did I marry him?? Apart from the penis-thing, obviously.
That's right, I DO love him but at the moment, like the song says, it's Friday I'm in love. 'Cos hopefully, please God, his flu will have gone by then and we'll be back to business as usual.

I've caught up on all the H/D Worldcup fics so far. My favourite from Sunday's batch was the Team Epilogue fic, An Interpretation on Justice. This had Assassin!Draco (yes, please!) and Auror!Harry (Oh, all right then, if you insist!). A beautifully written story, with a fair amount of angst and a hopeful ending. I've read it twice now and it improves with a second reading. I really enjoyed it, despite the hints of Harry/Teddy which was a bit of a squick for me, but helped me understand better what poor Albus was feeling. Oh, and there was Assassinated!Ginny, which can only be a Good Thing.

It's still snowing. Weardale looks picture-perfect, but it's a bugger getting to work in this weather. It's a good job they've renamed Global Warming as Climate Change, that's all I have to say. Keep warm, people.

My first fic

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:31:41 GMT

This is the first fic I've ever dared to post. It's only a small thing, not much, really.
Dedicated to Pushdragon, for encouraging me to post and because no-one does PWP better..

Internal Memorandi - Private and Confidential

Title - Internal Memorandi
Author - Me!
Pairing - H/D
Disclaimer - I don't own 'em. Wish I did...
Summary - Cyber-sex without computers...wizard-style

-So I told her that if she DARE owl me from Portugal just to rub in how gorgeous and hot it is, I will send her back the following: 'Am currently shagging your favourite maintenance man. Kindly piss off.'

-I'm not sure I like the idea of you shagging the maintenance man. I thought I was top of your list for illicit shagging, if there was any shagging to be done.

-Harry, you are, of course, number one on my list. It's just that Julie really likes that particular bloke...are we flirting today? 'Cos I really like flirting and we haven't done it in ages...

-Huh. You always say we'll flirt, but it's always me that does the flirting and you never say much...

-That's because you always say something so utterly outrageous that it renders me speechless and makes me as giggly as a convent school girl. And I didn't even go to convent school.

-Shame. I'm picturing you in the uniform now...

-Imagine away. I do hope your office door is shut. I'd hate for someone to see you getting all hot and bothered.

-At least I have an office to myself.

-Yes, true, but my desk is at back, away from everyone else. I could do ANYTHING and no-one would know. Think about that, why don't you?

-God, yes.

-Would you like to know what I'm imagining?

-Yes. Tell me now.

-Impatient, aren't we?

-HELL yes

-I'm imagining us...up against a wall...hot, fast, hard...

-Am I behind you or are we face to face?

-Face to face. I like to have my neck bitten and sucked. I have my hands in your hair, directing your head...then one hand moves down...

-I imagine that our first time would be frantic, no time to take off clothes, all just pushed aside.

-Frantic, and you push me up against the wall..

-God I'm hard.

-Really?

-I bet you're hard for me, too...gods, I wish I could taste you...

-I wish you could. I want to taste you, bet you're all bitter and salty...my favourite...I'm kneeling in front of you...

-I'm so hard I'm leaking.

-....oh?

-I'm panting, my heart is pounding.

-So hard and desperate for me to suck you...

-Oh my god. We have to stop this. I have to stop this while I still have the balls to, no pun intended.

-You are very right.

-Oh god. What have we done? This has gone way too far. We're not telling anyone about this, are we? I can't do this to Ginny.

-God, no. Asteria would never forgive me.

-Thankyou.

-See, this is why I don't flirt. I'm too good and it always leads to trouble.

-Meet me for lunch?

-I could be persuaded....

FIN

Please be kind...

Tennant madness

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:35:56 GMT

I have just watched the first Dr Who of the new series...it was good. The aliens were a bit stupid, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the return of Donna as the new companion. (Warning for spoilers!)
The first 20 minutes were a comedy of errors, with them always missing each other by a few seconds. The scene where they find each other, miming a conversation through windows in front of the Baddie-of-the-week, was completely hilarious. At the end, when she unpacks her luggage from the car for him to take into the Tardis, David Tennant's face is a picture of bemusement. The "I just want a mate," "You WANT TO MATE???" exchange had me giggling like a loon. And right at the end, who do we see watching them? Rose....who vanishes as she walks away.

Also headed over to the H/D Worldcup today to look at the art. It was all good, but oh my god the Team Canon entry, Well of Memory, is one of the most beautiful H/D pictures I've seen. Absolutely gorgeous. I would definitely tell everyone to take a look at these - your time will not be wasted.

Day from hell...

goddessriss@insanejournal.com — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:22:35 GMT

I have had the day from hell at work. New manager, new way of doing things, change for change's sake = One very annoyed Larissa.

Don't get me wrong, he is a very nice man, but some of his ways of doing things are a little...I'm struggling to find the right word here...shonky. Insurance is an industry which takes utmost good faith seriously, insists on full declaration of risks by policyholders on fear of invalidating claims etc. Which is, I know, VERY BORING. Also highly regulated in the UK. He Who Shall Not Be Named doesn't exactly lie to put business on the books, but he equivocates, bends the truth and rides rough-shod over everyone. All we can do is document everything to the umpteenth decimal point and I am SO TIRED of having to cover my arse in this way! Rant over. Sorry.

I watched the final Torchwood of Season 2 tonight. It was a nice to see James Marsters again, with his lovely sharp cheekbones and undefinable accent. I was always a sucker for him as Spike; I see no reason to change my ways now! Spoilers under the cut So sad when first Owen and then Tosh died. I'd rather they'd got rid of Gwen, frankly. They saved Cardiff from disaster, Jack was buried alive for the best part of 2 thousand years by his psycho brother until he was rescued by scary Victorian Torchwood couple. Still, at least there'll still be plenty of Ianto-lovin'. He really is eye-candy.

Have been reading the H/D World Cup fics. Read 'em all. My favourites so far were both Team Epilogue fics, which surprised me as I don't normally swing that way. I'm more of a EWE girl normally. So get youself over there, read and vote. It's worth it!