As seen on emungere's LJ:

Post the first line of a story here, and I'll write the next five. No context or prompts, just a line, and if I don't twig who it is then you'll get something slightly surreal back!

Went to get my nails done yesterday and discovered that I was really overdue for a new set. They were lifting off my nails and really needed to be redone altogether. Sadly, we did not have time for that yesterday, so I made an appointment to go back in a week.

But in order to save time next week and save my hands this week, my nail tech took off my nails and cut them all down. So now my hands feel decidedly odd and bare and I keep looking down to see short unpainted nails rather than the nicely manicured ones I've had for, oh, a year and a half.

I know, I know, first world issues. It's not even a problem, really, it's just...weird.

Have apparently lost my personal cell to the wilds of northern NJ, somewhere between the diner and the car. Have tried calling it multiple times, revisiting the diner, the parking lot, the car, the purse, etc. Phone has up and vanished.

I am sans personal cell for the next couple days, either until it turns up and I can arrange to get it back to me or until I buy a new phone. Email is the best way to reach me at this point.

Blarg.

My attempt to give blood was thwarted by my piddly iron count. I was just below the cutoff on one hand so they tried the other and that was lower, so...no donating for me.

Must. Take. Iron supplements. *sigh* And all the other supplements I'm supposed to take. I suck at vitamins.

You all have to read In the Moment by kelly_girl RIGHT NOW. It has Eliot! And Alec! And Abby! And Danny!

SO MUCH LOVE IT CAN ONLY BE EXPRESSED VIA CAPSLOCK OMG.

I've noticed a fair number of new people popping up around here so I wanted to say hi and stuff.

Basic things you should know when reading my journal:

1. I never mind being friended, but I do not automatically friend back (or grant access/subscribe, if you found me through DW). All the fandom stuff is unlocked so if that's what you're here for, you'll be able to see all of it.

2. Most fic on this journal will contain some semblance of porn involving two or more consensual adults of varying genders.
2a. Said porn may (and often does) include various elements of kink and/or BDSM. Note that I do not warn for specific kinks and I don't always warn for kink itself, especially if I feel it's fairly "light". I have and will continue to warn for harder scenes or content I think may upset some readers, but that's a judgment call. If you are awfully sensitive to this sort of thing then honestly I'm not sure what you're doing over here, but it's up to you.

3. While we're on the subject of warnings: I do warn for content I feel may be triggery, including but not limited to non-con, domestic violence, etc. However, as always, it's a judgment call. If you feel I've written something that deserves a better warning than I've given it, tell me.

4. If you have questions about fic, or about me, comment, email, IM me, whatever. I'm usually happy to talk to folks.

Title: Solace
Author: rebecca
Fandom: NCIS/Criminal Minds
Pairing: GIbbs/Reid
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Not how I thought I'd spend my weekend.
Notes: You can read all the stories in this...set? quartet? thing? under the Gibbs/Reid tag. Start at the bottom and work up. This one really won't make sense without reading the others. It also didn't go the way I was hoping for but have you ever tried to tell these two what to do?

*****
( Reid doesn't mean to fall asleep after lunch. )

Title: Out of Mind
Author: rebecca
Fandom: NCIS/Criminal Minds
Pairing: Gibbs/Reid
Rating: NC-17
Summary: There's freedom in this.
Notes: The morning after Aftermath. Short and maybe a little sweet? I don't know.

With love, as always, to sanders. If you like my writing, it's due to her. (If you hate it, blame me.)

*****
( Reid wakes with a moan on his lips. )

So this weekend I decided to make some grandiose plans of cooking and cleaning. Surprisingly, I actually managed to follow through on them.

( cut for boring domestic babble )

I am having a frustrating morning - every time I launch it, it says "downloading update". Which is fine. Except for the part where it quits after installing the update and refuses to open. I'm going to try rebooting my system, but I don't have much hope.

Any thoughts?

Update: I downloaded the new build from the site and that worked. I had to do this last time, too. Sigh.

Title: Aftermath
Author: rebecca
Fandom: NCIS/Criminal Minds
Pairing: Gibbs/Reid
Summary: You called me, remember? You came to me.
Notes: Sequel to Las Vegas and probably won't make much sense without having read that. In my head, this takes place both post-"Aliyah" and "To Hell...And Back", but there are no spoilers for either ep in the fic.

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( The phone rings and Gibbs curses. )

Did some trimming of ye olde LJ friends list - trying to cut down on dupe entries, so if you're crossposting everything between DW and LJ I have unfriended you on LJ. Note that I am also crossposting everything so if you'd rather read me on DW, feel free to unfriend. (I know some of you already have.)

Healthwise: The headaches continue to plague me. I am not convinced it's the aspartame though because I had some yesterday and did not get hit with a migraine. I have a doctor's appointment on Monday to discuss. My concern is less the headaches and more the fact that I'm running through my pain pills at a rate I'd really rather not be. I'm used to chronic headaches, I've had them for years, but since NSAIDs are off the table for me...you see my dilemna. Tramadol doesn't work at all so...what are my other options?

Chiropractic is helping but I missed acupuncture on Wednesday because I had a migraine and couldn't see to drive. Pisses me off because had I gone, the headache would have been much more under control, but I didn't trust myself to get there.

Insurance pays for massage therapy though so I have an appointment to get one of those next week. Maybe if I can release some of the tension in my shoulders and my neck I'll do better with the headaches.

Writingwise: I am really, really surprised in a good way about the reaction to Las Vegas. There may or may not be a sequel in progress. *tries to look innocent*

sanders and I finished the first draft of our bau_bigbang but haven't gone back to edit it yet. I think we need a break from the fic first. I'm still ridiculously pleased with how the first draft has turned out.

Other stuff: I bought How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman and I am in love with this cookbook. He explains everything including a lot of stuff I didn't know or always wondered about, like what different spices and herbs look like and how to use them. And he's all about minimalist cooking, so most recipes are ridiculously simple--like even I can't mess them up. I think this weekend I may try to make red beans. I also want to make chicken soup this weekend because I like having it on hand and it makes a great lunch. Really, I kind of want to go through this book and make one of almost everything. The plan for today is to clean out the fridge and the freezer and then do one hell of a grocery run this weekend.

Question for those more cooking-inclined than me - would there be a taste difference soup-wise if I roasted the chicken first, pulled off the meat, and used the carcass to make the soup rather than just putting the whole chicken in the pot and poaching it?

List the top ten things you want, right now at this very moment. Silly, serious, insane, it doesn't matter.

In no particular order:

1. To have all my debts paid off
2. A house with a yard
3. a dog
4. To not live so far away from sanders
5. To not live so far away from skripka
6. To win the lottery so I can make all my friends' lives happier
7. To lose another 15lbs (more would be good, but I'll take 15)
8. To have a clean apartment
9. A compliment from my boss
10. A hug from sanders