| Belated Entry for Challenge #234 - Take Back the Song Fic |
[May. 18th, 2008|06:09 am] |
Challenge #234 for Sentinel Thursday: Take Back the Song Fic
Title: “When Knuckles Drag…”
Author: Roslyn
Content: PG for adult content - not that this represents anything adult in nature! Beta’d by the ever-patient Arianna with my thanks! Remaining errors are mine alone. Approximately 4,000 words.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to actual events or real people is strictly coincidental. Well, almost. Characters of ‘The Sentinel’ belong to Pet Fly Inc. and are borrowed strictly for entertainment purposes. No money is changing hands and copyright law, while somewhat bent remains unbroken.
Song Lyrics: “I’m Still a Guy” by Brad Paisly (see record label for all pertinent ownership information).
http://roslynsmuse.livejournal.com/25674.html#cutid1 |
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| USA |
[May. 18th, 2008|11:00 am] |
Ich fliege im August die ehemalige Gastfamilie einer Freundin besuchen (die Freundin kommt auch mit). Diese Familie ist stinkreich und hat für uns alle ein Haus an der Küste gemietet, ich weiss leider noch nicht genau wo (vielleicht Cape Cod die Gegend???) Wirklich keine Ahnung.
Nun meine Frage, ich habe schonmal ein Jahr als AuPair in den USA gelebt und wollte nun wissen ob ihr vielleicht noch Läden kennt die man unbedingt mal besucht haben sollte (also Vintage Stores, Läden wie Delia*s, oder ähnliches).
Vielleicht gibt es ja noch neues zu entdecken.
Hurra ich freu mich schon so! |
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| (relatively) non-lethal bullets |
[May. 18th, 2008|04:07 pm] |
I've been playing with the idea of a cyperpunkesque wuxia sort of setting, and I came up with the concept of someone shooting non-lethal bullets to primarily hit pressure points, as opposed to kill. (Which, uh, is kind of ridiculous and not really plausible as far as laws of physics and logic and all that go, but the genre gives a little leeway for the illogical.)
I've mostly been thinking of using rubber ones, but there seem to be a significant amount of cases of those puncturing/causing serious injury/killing etc. I've looked up "rubber bullets" in Wikipedia and Google, along with "rubber bullets impact", "rubber bullets force", "rubber bullets injuries", "handguns rubber bullets" and "pistols rubber bullets". Also tried plastic.
All shooting would be done from a fair distance, through pistols or handguns. I do understand that using guns and bullets of any kind pretty much means there's a high chance of somebody being killed, but I'm looking for something that if used properly would only, for the most part, cause superficial damage. It's a futuristic setting, so even a material that couldn't be used in modern times but would be feasible in a few hundred years would be cool. Would anybody have any suggestions? Should I stick to rubber? |
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| I REGRET NOTHING! |
[May. 17th, 2008|11:47 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | rl | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  currently playing smash | ] |
| [ | music |
| | I fought the lulz and the lulz won | ] |
Dinner in Little Tokyo: $15 dollars.
Karaoke downtown for 2 hours: $75 dollars (split by 6).
Chance to Rick Roll all your friends by singing "Never Gonna Give You Up"?: PRICELESS.
There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's PWNED!
(Even if I did have to sing the entire song by myself, damnit. I REGRET NOTHING!!)
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| The Long Haul by Joolz, R, 1/1 |
[May. 18th, 2008|12:12 am] |
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Title: The Long Haul Author: Joolz Genre: Slash, Hurt/Comfort, First Time Pairing: John/Rodney Rating: R Word Count: 3,500 Season/Spoilers: Season 3-ish, no major spoilers Summary: John’s slipping away, but Rodney’s not about to let him go. Notes: Written for ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) winter_elf (tearfall), who bid generously in the Sweet Charity Auction. Prompts used: H/C, John hurt, blood, first time Sincere gratitude to ladyra and tenaya for all their help getting this into shape! Disclaimer: Not my lovely characters, just playing with them. Warnings: non-graphic m/m, ubiquitous Monty Python references |
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| History of reckless endangerment law |
[May. 17th, 2008|09:21 pm] |
The setting in question is a Steampunk world based roughly on 1890s Europe and America, the heroes come from the Britain equivalent, but they are familiar with American laws. I am assuming that they won't see anything wrong with risks and behaviours we would consider outrageous, but even they would draw the line somewhere.
My questions are as follows:
When did the first reckless endangerment laws come about?
In what way, if any, did they differ from modern reckless endangerment laws?
Are there any other laws that could be used against someone who has placed another human being in very grave danger?
I have tried googling it but I couldn't find anything useful that way.
EDIT: Removed the example since it only confused the issue. |
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| Cage fighting |
[May. 17th, 2008|10:59 pm] |
I'm trying to write about a cage fighter, but he's not a professional by any means, and wiki only seems to have information on the Ultimate Fighting Championship. This guy is trying to stay under the radar, so he won't be doing anything very highly regulated. I'm wondering- what are the basic rules? What kind of money can he expect?
Thanks!
I've googled "Cage fighting" and "Bare knuckle boxing", and wiki'd the same. |
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| Million dollar idea |
[May. 17th, 2008|10:48 pm] |
I was having a conversation with widdledragon when an idea came up. Something that would tip the reality TV garbage onto its ear. Something that would make millions of dollars and something that I have to share with everyone. It's entertaining, amusing, and (I think) a step away from the trash that they've been churning out nearly a decade after the first episodes of Survivor began polluting our tv airwaves.
I'm talking about a revolutionary new show called What now?
The premise is simple: Take some rich, snobby, spoiled people who have had everything handed to them on a silver platter. Now... take away their money and set a camera crew on them.
I admit, it's just making a spectacle of people. No better than the shit that's out there and its taking advantage people when they're in a vulnerable situation, blowing things out of proportion to create tv drama, but... it's still a fun idea to think of. |
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| Challenge #242: Little White Lies |
[May. 17th, 2008|06:02 pm] |
I was shocked the other day to realize it's been 14 months since I posted anything here. How sad is THAT?! But then I saw Jane's post today, and all my intentions about being good and waiting until my very last paper was finished flew right out the window. Oh, well! *g*
Title: Little White Lies
Author: Aouda Fogg
Slash
Pairing: J/B
Rating: a very, very soft R?
Word Count: 937
Notes: Jane, thanks for letting me write a kinda response to the incredible snippet you posted a bit ago.
Warnings: I'm pretty rusty at this! And it's not betaed.
( hope I remember how to do this ) |
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| FIC: Ars Dramatica (Dean/McBain - Thoughtcrimes/Where the Heart Is) Crossover NC17 |
[May. 17th, 2008|08:18 pm] |
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Title: Ars Dramatica (Part of the Art 'verse)
Author: Yin
Pairing(s): Brendan Dean (Thoughtcrimes)/Jimmy McBain (Where the Heart Is)
Rating: NC17
Warning(s): Me – which may or may not be a good idea. Seriously, I’m an attention whore and I don’t want to wait to post it. I have no shame.
Notes: This story is for wyomingnot, in exchange for both a generous donation to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) fire_fic and for having a ton of patience. |
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| Deal with the Devil (Kamen Rider Hibiki) |
[May. 17th, 2008|11:38 pm] |
Title: Deal with the Devil
Genre: Gen
Series: Kamen Rider Hibiki
Characters: Kabuki, Nishiki
Rating: G
Length: 1289
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be, etc.
AN: Spoilers for the Hibiki movie, but set in the contemporary Hibiki timeline
( Deal with the Devil ) |
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| Sentinel fic 'Set You Free' Jim/Carolyn |
[May. 17th, 2008|06:38 pm] |
Title Set You Free
Pairing Jim/Carolyn
Rating R
Length 450 words
Spoilers Pre-show.
Written for the 'little white lies' challenge at sentinel_thurs
( Set You Free ) |
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| Challenge #242 Little White Lies |
[May. 17th, 2008|06:35 pm] |
Title Set You Free
Author janedavitt
Web page Jane's Stories
Pairing Jim/Carolyn
Rating R
Length 450 words
Spoilers Pre-show.
( Set You Free ) |
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| Deadlines and guidelines |
[May. 17th, 2008|10:39 pm] |
Time is going fast, so here's the plan from now until the McShep Match deadline on Sunday 15th June.
We're going to have three challenges that everyone can join in with to keep our teams motivated as the deadline approaches. Hey, it's more fun than just nagging them about the deadline!
Wednesday 21st – Wednesday 28th May Home vs. away picspam battle – get your favourite screenshots ready and waiting to support your favourite team.
Wednesday 28th May – Wednesday 4th June Silly poll time – feel free to make suggestions in the comments if you have a fun poll idea.
Wednesday 4th – Wednesday 11th June With less than a month to go until the start of S5 we'll be looking for your predictions – and don't worry, there will be chance for both the spoiled and the unspoiled to take part.
Deadlines
If you're participating in this fest, your deadline is Sunday 15th June. Please, we're begging you, take this as the actual deadline, and not the date where you start wondering if you can get an extension. In fact, we strongly recommend aiming to get your story in early to avoid those last minute disasters.
This is because not only do we need to post both stories for the same prompt on the same day, making extensions difficult to grant with this format, but also the posting schedule cannot be moved for any reason as it takes us from the day after the deadline right up to the start of S5.
Given the tight schedule we're on we cannot promise that any extensions will be given, although we will do what we can to help if you're having real problems. All extension requests must be accompanied by a partial draft of the story, no exceptions will be made to that.
This is the important bit: If we don't receive either a completed story, a draft with an extension request, or a notice of dropout on the deadline day we will start looking for a backup to take your place. Once a backup has been assigned to replace you they will take your place on the team, although you will still be welcome to have your story posted to the community at the end of the fest.
Also please note that it's a good idea to check that an attachment (whether completed or draft) is actually included before you send the mail.
If at any point you are sure you won't be able to complete your story for the fest please comment here or email us at mcshep_match@refugeeblues.com to let us know.
( Submission guidelines – please read before submitting your story )
Still have questions?
Please comment here or e-mail us at mcshep_match@refugeeblues.com. |
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| Ngggghhh. |
[May. 17th, 2008|04:28 pm] |
I'm not a smoker, but after writing comment porn with thegrrrl2002, I need a cigarette!
And hi, how cool is melagan, drawing merman John for my smutty fantasies ah, inspiration?
*wheeee* |
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