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1. I had my interview for promotion to full professor yesterday. I feel really good about my application. Obviously, nothing is certain, but I am not anxious about it at all. Now to wait until April. :)

2. I listened to this NPR interview with Rhiannon Giddens about turning her ballad "Build a House" into a children's book, and you should, too. You should also listen to the song. It's an unflinching look at the African American experience, beginning with slavery, that highlights black resiliency and strength.

3. You should also watch the music video for Harry Styles's Music for a Sushi Restaurant. Holy shit is this a bit of homoerotic, monsterfucking gloriousness. Thanks to nyctanthes for the heads up.

4. You should read Experimental Protocol by anagrrl. It's a Rodney-centric AU of the SGA episode "Mortal Coil" that is full of the kind of creeping dread that's perfect for a Halloween read.

5. If you'd rather spend Halloween giggling, check out this political attack ad we received in the mail. I don't think it had the desired effect. I would love to live on planet Stacey. *g*

When your promise is a temple, and the roof caves in by china_shop
Guardian
Summary: The Envoy is seriously injured by the explosion of Lin Yusen’s remains. Chu Shuzhi must protect him while he recovers -- and make sure no one finds out.
This gives me the warm fuzzies of found family. :)

Elegy to the Windings of the Sea by havocthecat
SGA/Vampire the Requiem AU
Elizabeth/Teyla/Kate
This is very cool. I don't know anything about Vampire the Requiem so that is not necessary to enjoy this story; I really like the worldbuilding here, and I really like this take on Elizabeth a lot.

After making my last post about Rodney McKay, I got a hankering to re-read some of the McShep classics.

( Discussion of Freedom's Just Another Word and Written by the Victors )

Vids

This Will Always Be My Home by ManticoreEscapee
DS9
This vid features a shot from every single episode of DS9 and reminds me exactly why I love this Trek franchise the best.

Not Alone by LariGevaerd
NCIS
I just watched the episode where Tony tells Ziva she's not alone as she goes to bury her father. This vid feels like that moment but stretched out for the whole team. I love family of choice, *hard*, and this vid showcases that family dynamic.

Fic

Never Morning Wore by Blue Moony
HP
Remus/Ron; adult; long
In the aftermath of Hermione's death, Ron despairs. This is a deeply angsty fic, which y'all know I love, so don't go looking for a happy ending.

An Amiable Hock by executrix
Firefly
Simon/Inara; Adult but not explicit; short
Executrix has a gift for witty dialogue, and this fic is no exception. One of my favorite lines: Simon knew he would never be seventeen again. He was growing to believe he would never be twenty-seven, ever, so he felt all the more disposed to take advantage of whatever declining sexual powers remained to him. I also appreciate this story for the sharp character insights.

No Kidding by pir8fancier
SGA
McShep, Keller/McKay; Adult; long
John has a surprise!kid, and she sets Atlantis on it's head. I love kid fic, but you don't come across a lot where the kid's basically grown. I like surly, teenage Sheplet, and I love the way that she changes everything between John and Rodney.

Captain Trips Is Not the Name of an Air Force Officer by infinimato
SGA/SG-1 fusion with Stephen King's The Stand
What if some of our favorite Gateverse characters survived the superflu and converged on Boulder. I wish this had more than just the two parts. It's a fascinating idea.

I hope you all enjoy the wonderful fanworks posted for this fest. I am so excited that so many people participated in so many creative ways. Thanks to everyone who played in the Gateverse sandbox this past month. Please let me know if I have inadvertently left anything off the master list, and everyone remember to leave feedback for these amazing works. :)

Fic

Hallmark Occasions by sallymn; SGA/SG-1; greeting cards for all your Gateverse occasions

Second Chances and its sequel A Year in the Future by tamoline; SGA; Kate/Elizabeth; reincarnation

One Big Happy Family by mific; SGA; McShep; OT4 Team; Everyone/Everyone; Warnings include character death and rape

Five Children Daniel and Hathor Never Had by lunabee34; SG-1; Daniel-centric gen; 500 words; drabble set

Here at the quiet limit of the world by cirque; SG-1; Cassie-centric gen; canonical character death

The Better Part of Valor Part 1 by Louisa; SGA; Teyla/Vala; Negotiation is just a more subtle form of thievery

Untitled Rodney-centric fic by sallymn; SGA, SG-1; response to the off-world festival prompt

Podfics

Podfics of 5 short fics: Here Is a Secret that Everyone Knows by Sabinelagrande, Slip the Surly Bonds of Earth by thedeadparrot, Booty by Arduinna, Quartet by GloriaMundi, and The (Almost) First Defenestration of Atlantis by Telesilla by mific

Rec Sets

SGA Kids, School, College, Pirates, Cowboys, Other Historical Settings, Dragons, Crossovers, and Sholio's Long Road Home Rec Set by leesa_perrie

Banners

Banners for the fest by mific

Art

and Teyla never, ever asked him to babysit again by busaikko; SGA; Radek babysits Torren

Custom Greeting Cards by leesa_perrie; greeting cards for those SGA occasions

Icons

SGA, SG-1, and Hallmark Occasions inspired icons by sallymn

Three SG-1 Team icons by mfirefly10

Tok'ra icons by roeskva

We're also helping to promote tokra_kree / tokra_kree which is holding signups beginning tomorrow through June 15th. Tok'ra Kree! is a Stargate challenge for Tok'ra-centric fanworks. Fic, art, and videos welcome as long as the focus is on the Tok'ra. Fanwork can be gen or any pairings. Any rating, any category including crossovers/fusions. Theme for Round Two: Rewrite an episode (SG-1, SGA, or SGU) to include Tok'ra.

The fest is over, but the prompts remain. LOL Please don't hesitate to use the prompt posts (DW Prompt Post / LJ Prompt Post) for inspiration at any point in the future. The more Gateverse, the merrier.

Random fills since my last progress report include:

One Big Happy Family by mific; SGA; McShep; OT4 Team; Everyone/Everyone; Warnings include character death and rape

Podfics of 5 short fics: Here Is a Secret that Everyone Knows by Sabinelagrande, Slip the Surly Bonds of Earth by thedeadparrot, Booty by Arduinna, Quartet by GloriaMundi, and The (Almost) First Defenestration of Atlantis by Telesilla by mific

and

Tok'ra icons by roeskva

I am writing about Daniel and Hathor's babies! It is glorious! LOL We still have more than half a month to create some awesome fanworks for the Gateverse, so join your fellow fans who have already filled a prompt.

Prompts located here: DW Prompt Post / LJ Prompt Post

More exciting prompts are coming in every day. Don't forget to check back and see what your fellow fans are requesting! DW Prompt Post / LJ Prompt Post

Random fills in the past week include

Second Chances and its sequel A Year in the Future by tamoline; SGA; Kate/Elizabeth; reincarnation

SGA Kids, School, College, Pirates, Cowboys, Other Historical Settings, Dragons, Crossovers, and Sholio's Long Road Home Rec Set by leesa_perrie

Custom Greeting Cards by leesa_perrie; greeting cards for those SGA occasions

and

Three SG-1 Team icons by mfirefly10

We're also helping to promote tokra_kree / tokra_kree which is holding signups beginning tomorrow through June 15th. Tok'ra Kree! is a Stargate challenge for Tok'ra-centric fanworks. Fic, art, and videos welcome as long as the focus is on the Tok'ra. Fanwork can be gen or any pairings. Any rating, any category including crossovers/fusions. Theme for Round Two: Rewrite an episode (SG-1, SGA, or SGU) to include Tok'ra.

FAVOURITE CHARACTERS: THE turn it on its head EDITION

Name a fictional character and I'll tell you three reasons I wouldn't want to date them.

Getting the Hang of Thursdays by Hayseed
HP; Severus/Hermione; long
I find this story extremely disturbing and uncomfortable to read. It's a version of the Groundhog Day trope (Snape and Hermione are forced to re-live the day she dies over and over and over again), but what I think I like the best about this fic is that the author is not afraid to make difficult choices and put the characters in situations that her readers are likely to rail against.

A Marital Education by yahtzee
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Elizabeth/Darcy, Jane/Bingley, other canon pairings
This is a lovely story, witty as you'd expect of Austen at her best, and also deeply human. Sometimes I think of Austen as the eroticizer of the mundane, and this fic fits right into that oeuvre. The basic premise of this story is that Elizabeth finds herself experiencing far less conjugal bliss than she'd imagined when she accepted Darcy's proposal. They work through it.

Five Have a Wonderful Time by verity
SGA; Ronon/Sheppard/Teyla/McKay; mpreg
I love the puppy!pile Team Fics of the Gateverse, but add in mpreg a trip back through the Gate to deliver the news to Jeannie, and you've got a recipe for Lorraine love. This made me tear up in the best way.

Demented'verse by hells_half_acre
HP/SPN XOVER; extremely and deliciously long; canon pairings
I am besotted with this series. It remains true to the canons of both sources and draws a variety of interesting parallels between the character casts. I cried some several times and also giggled and totally wish I was gonna get more. LOL

Up next, vid post! :)

Stargate Atlantis

Still Shine Bright by havocthecat
Elizabeth/Kate; Big Bang length
I adore this story more than I can say. It features a strong Elizabeth who is willing to sacrifice everything to keep her people safe (or, you know, just Elizabeth LOL) and a romance that transcends time. I love the world-building here; Havoc's interpretation of the Ancients is very, very cool. I also got the most amazing drabble written FOR ME! BY HAND! ON A GORGEOUS NOTECARD! that is a timestamp of this fic. It is tacked up on my bulletin board now, so I can look up at it and squee from time to time. Srsly, read this story. So very, very good.

Five Things that Happened When the Women of Atlantis Grew Wings by havocthecat
Kate/Elizabeth, Cadman/Lorne
Just what it says on the tin, y'all. The dialogue here is spectacular.

Videos

How It Should Have Ended
I am not linking each of these individually, but I particularly enjoyed the Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Aliens, Beowulf, and Lord of the Rings videos.

Darcy Lewis: Not My Name by Trille Always

The Star Wars that I Used to Know by Teddiefilms

Avengers

Valhalla Blues by PlotDotOh
Phil/Clint, Peggy/Steve
This is one of the best fics I've read in a long, long while. The premise is that Phil dies before Clint and realizes that they won't be able to find each other in the afterlife unless he takes Valhalla in hand and wrests it into some semblance of order. This fic features an amazingly characterized Loki, Peggy being a badass and a half, and all the glorious angst you can dream of capped off by a happy ending.

Five Times Steve Knit Something and One Time He Refused To by kaitou
Steve/Tony, Steve/Peggy

A Very, Very, Very Fine House by wanttobeatree
Tony/Pepper, Tony/Steve
[This appears to be the first installment of a series, so keep your eye out for more even though this piece stands alone.] I love stories about how the Avengers become family; this is a good one.

Under Fire by busaikko; SGA; Dex/Mitchell, Mitchell/Sheppard, Dex/Mitchell/Sheppard, Teyla/Kanaan; Adult; medium
In this AU, Sateda controls Atlantis as a superpower of the Pegasus Galaxy. Earth doesn't get to call the shots and must recognize that its concerns aren't necessarily relevent to Satedan and Pegasus interests. I really, really like this story. It's from Ronon's POV, and his reactions to the Earth people (I say that like Cool Keith) are very interesting to me.

Work in Progress by ariadne83; H50; Danny/Rachel but mostly gen; PG; medium
I do not watch this show. I know nothing about this show. But I loved this story. It's based on the premise of coming out to a family in which your siblings have come out as queer long ago. It's very much about bisexuality and the issues that gay and straight people both have with it. It's about family, and it's about finding identity. Very good read.

Hermione Granger and the Amazing Outfits of Luna Lovegood by likeadeuce; HP; Hermione/Luna; PG; short
I love Luna far beyond the telling. She is strange and sometimes off-putting, but she speaks truths that are sometimes uncomfortable and sometimes just what one most needs to hear. She is unconventional and beautiful and comfortable with herself in a way that teenagers (hell, people in general) rarely are. This is really a character study of both girls, and it is finely done.

Five Women Who Hate Fleur Delacour by snegurochka_lee; HP; Fleur/Bill but mostly gen; PG; medium
Oh, man, I wish I had written this story. It is brilliant. Fleur is such an interesting character in canon. She's clearly magically superior or the Cup would not have chosen her for the Triwizard Tournament. She is clearly very brave as she Polyjuices into Harry along with everyone else, and she fights at Hogwarts. She also very fiercely loves Bill. One of my favorite scenes in all the books is when she tells Molly that all those scars on Bill's face mean is that he is brave. *chokes up just thinking about it* And yet, Fleur is kinda off-putting. She *does* put on airs and complain, and I detest reading dialogue so that part of her appearance in the books is tedious. This is a story about many of the unfortunate reasons women hate each other, and the author brilliantly undercuts them all. I think Tonks's vignette is the most thought-provoking and interesting. Also, more Luna! Whooooo!