Assorted Ramblings...

I've just read a fic over at doctor_donna that I enjoyed so much that I had to rush to pimp it - and you can find it here. We know that the Doctor has, at some point told River about Donna. What if he confides in someone else as well, someome who has also had to live with the fact that an important woman in his life had forgotten him? It' s a lovely read - and may induce the odd sniffle.

I’m at home again today and really should be working, but at the moment I’m procrastinating, so here’s a very quick fic round up.

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I’m not a great reader of fic in other fandoms, but just occasionally, I spot something, or have something rec’d to me and I decide to give it a whirl, given the dearth of decent fic out there in my fandoms.

A while back imperviousness pointed me in the direction of michellek’s 30 Rock fic, and I’ve been meaning to spread the word.
She writes mainly Jack/Liz, and the voices are spot on, so if you liked the show and aren’t averse to that pairing, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Then today, I was going through my f-list and found this Heroes fic rec’d at crack_van. The little snippet included in the summary intrigued me, so I read it. It’s the first piece of Heroes fic I’ve read, and although I doubt I’ll be delving much into that fandom, I’d definitely give anything else by selenak a second look, because this one is very good and very funny. (There are spoilers for the rest of the season if you’re watching it on BBC2!)

On a complete tangent - while wading through a mountain of ironing yesterday, I stuck on the TV and watched The Hudsucker Proxy, which I haven't seen in ages. I know it got a bit of a mixed reception critcally when it came out, but I really liked it (and I'll watch practically anything with Tim Robbins in) - it's worth watching for Jennifer Jason Leigh's fantastic Katherine Hepburn/Rosalind Russell impression alone!

Oh, and I finally got around to reading the latest (?) Terry Pratchett while I was away - Thud!. Fabulous as ever; he's one of those authors who just seems to keep getting better. The last half dozen or so books in particular have really impressed me, with the way he tackles quite serious subjects (this latest one dealt with fanaticism and fundamentalism of all things!) with humour and a large dollop of common sense. I'm looking forward to the next one which is out just in time for my birthday so at least I'll be able to think of something when I'm asked what I want!

Right, well now I'm off to take the kids bowling by way of a belated birthday party for Elinor.

I've been meaning to get my ass into gear and do this for a while, so finally...

I’m sure most of you have seen most of these fics, as the majority of them have been posted at LJ over the past few of months, but there might be some you missed and in any case, it can’t hurt to have the links in one handy place, can it?

As usual, this isn’t a list of everything that’s been posted – just a list of the fics I’ve read and enjoyed (and that haven’t made me want to wash my brain or poke my eyes out with a sharp stick!)

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I realised I hadn't done a fic update in a while - which is probably because, sadly, there's not a lot of J/D fic being posted these days. Well, not a lot that's worth reading. God, I do sound like a grumpy ol' bitch...

( I'm sure you've all read these, but here are the links in one handy place! )

I was trying to get this list finished before Christmas, so that you’d have something to read (if you wanted) before you passed out from too much turkey and pudding, but what with frantic Christmas preparations and writing porn (does that count as a Christmas preparation?) I got a bit behind on my reading and didn’t get this finished.

But anyway, in case you want something to read over New Year, before you pass out from whatever it is you’ll be eating and/or drinking then, here’s a round up of new fics.

( here you go... )

Right, well, if you get any free time over the next few days I hope you find something to enjoy out of that lot!

And given that this is going to be my last post of 2006 (blimey! - where'd it go?? *blinks*) - I just wanted to wish all of you out there in LJ land a very
Happy New Year!

I've had great fun here this year, met a lot of fabulous people, made a lot of new friends and it's been a blast! Here's to more in 2007!

gatsbyfan asked me to point in the direction of some Seasonal fics. Never one to turn down a request from my friends, here’s a short list of some of the better ones.

( Jingle Bells... )

I was looking through here and realised I hadn't done a "real life" update for a while.
( the boring life stuff... )

And speaking of fic, I've been keeping track of the Studio 60 fics I've enjoyed so far. As with all the other stuff I recommended, it's only my personal opinion, so you might hate them, but here you go anyway. Of course there's a LOT of slash being written about the boys - and that's fine, it's just not really my cup of tea, but if I come across anyting particularly awesome, I'll let you know!
( the interesting ficcy stuff... )

No long lists of fanfic recs this week, because there hasn't really been a lot going on, but here are a couple of things which have appeared recently that made me jump up and down for joy!

The Blessings by thestickywicket. It's a post-ep for ED1 (non-smutty), and it's fabulous to see her writing Josh and Donna again, so make sure you send her some feedback!

And by dianora2 a really nice J/D friendship piece set during the first Bartlet campaign - Drop in the Ocean.

Give yourself a Sunday treat and go read them NOW!

So, yadda, yadda, yadda, ( more J/D fic recommendations… )