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THE FANFICTION LOVE MEME

Heh. So one of my friend and I were lamenting one day over missing GSR. I told her I'd gotten into Criminal Minds, and the new awesomeness that is Rossi/Prentiss. Well, we made a deal that I would read her favorite author if she would watch Criminal Minds.

This is the message I get from her from Friday:

I spent the day on my couch, and in your honor, I watched a Criminal Minds marathon all day. And now I'm hooked. Thanks alot!! I had only seen Mandy Patinkin episodes before, but Friday's were all with Rossi and Prentiss, and me likey!

Heh heh heh...got one.

Because of my money plights, she asked me to write her a fic for Christmas. Now I was going to write her a GSR fic, but yesterday I made a slight...suggestion, and asked if she wanted a Rossi/Prentiss fic instead.

She squeed and said yes. She said she wanted a fic where they get assigned on a trip together and realize they have feelings for each other, and get together. I also get this: And I don't like the stories where they portray him as a "player." In my brain his feelings for her are nothing but true.

Whoot! Whoot! Because that means she has read more fic and I have a partner in Hopeless Romantics Anonymous.

So yeah. I got another fic to write. The idea came surprisingly easy to me.

We're slowly reeling them in...

Title: Methods of Communication Part 2
Rating: FRM or R
Pairing: David Rossi/Emily Prentiss
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything or anyone in regards to Criminal Minds; the show and its characters belong to a bunch of people who aren’t me. I am merely borrowing the characters for my own amusement. Dance puppets, dance.
Summary: Emily worries it's over between her and Dave when they stop speaking with each other.
Author's Note: I’ve never written a smut fic before, and this idea sort of hit me and wouldn’t leave me alone. I decided to go for it, and this behemoth came out. I hope you enjoy it, and if you have time, please leave a review. They make me smile :) All constructive criticism is welcome.
I should pretty much dedicate this to Mingsmommy, who went above and beyond in helping me with this fic. She let me bug her at every turn, and pushed me to make this better. Thank you for being a fantastic beta and an even better friend.

( Methods of Communication Part 2 )

Title: Methods of Communication Part 1
Rating: FRM or R
Pairing: David Rossi/Emily Prentiss
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything or anyone in regards to Criminal Minds; the show and its characters belong to a bunch of people who aren’t me. I am merely borrowing the characters for my own amusement. Dance puppets, dance.
Summary: Emily worries it's over between her and Dave when they stop speaking to each other.
Author's Note: I’ve never written a smut fic before, and this idea sort of hit me and wouldn’t leave me alone. I decided to go for it, and this behemoth came out. I hope you enjoy it, and if you have time, please leave a review. They make me smile :) All constructive criticism is welcome.
I should pretty much dedicate this to Mingsmommy, who went above and beyond in helping me with this fic. She let me bug her at every turn, and pushed me to make this better. Thank you for being a fantastic beta and an even better friend.

( Methods of Communication Part 1 )

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Living at home has certainly been a challenge. It's hard to go from living on your own to being with family again. I lost a great deal of my independence, but I am grateful my parents let me come home. I pretty much had no where else to go to.

Because of room limitations, I sleep on an air mattress in my middle sister's room. My dresser is on the landing and my clothes are stuffed under her bed. There's no space that's really "mine" so I feel a little displaced.

On top of that is the fact my two sisters and I don't get along. I'm pretty introverted, the geek, the bookworm. Both of them are girly girls, into clothes, shoes, jewelry. The two of them get a long great; add me to the mix and it can sometimes get volatile.

I guess I'm a little jealous because they're more friends. They hang out and talk and laugh. When I'm with one or the both of them, we get along for the time being and then go our separate ways or end up in fight; whichever comes first.

It's hard for us to relate to each other. Part of it has to do with me being at home. I know the middle sis is upset at having to give up a part of her space for me. And I'm sure they didn't like having me around on their days off when I didn't have a car or a job. It still gets to them now because I'm working 10 hours a week and sometimes less.

But the other part of it has been because that's the way things have always been. We just...are not friends. And that kinda sucks. I'm just not sure how to reach them.

I will say I've learned how to keep my mouth shut. When I was younger, I used to keep going and going and going with my sisters until we were all screaming at each other. Now we have our moments, and when we start our digging, I remember to pull back. I'm not proclaiming to be the perfect person in this situation. Heh. Far from it. I'm still constantly learning to keep my anger in check.

I'm sure me and the two sisters will probably remain polar opposites forever, and maybe we'll never really be friends. I'd just like things to be better than they are now. But that may have to wait until I move out.

As Calvin once said, "I'm related to people I don't relate to".

So I feel, really, really, really, really bad about this, but I won't be able to get the Secret Santa assignments out until later tonight.

I am so, so, so sorry everyone.

My work just called and they needed someone to come in and I said yes.  For those that don't know, I was struggling for about a month and half with trying to find a job.  What I have now is seasonal work so I'm not sure how long it will last and truth be told, I really need the extra cash.

Which unfortunately means I have shirk on my responsibility to you guys until later tonight.  Again, I am so sorry.

I do PROMISE to get the assignments out as soon as I get home.  You WILL have them tonight.

I owe the group one big fic for this.

Hey guys!  It's the last day to sign-up for the Rossi/Prentiss Secret Santa Exchange.  If you haven't signed up, you should!! It will better your karma :)

From snowydragon1776 ...

* Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile."
* I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can satisfy my curiosity
* Update your journal with the answers to the questions
* Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions

And here are her questions:

1. Would you be willing to move anywhere, if you got your dream job?
For the most part, yes, I'll be willing to work any where.  There are certain parts of the country I won't move to like New York City and some parts of the south.  But for the most part I am willing to get back in the UHaul.

2. Tell me about someone you really admire.
My good friend, ellipsesbandit .  I really admire her for her ability to not care what others think.  She doesn't herself because of what others do or say about her.  I really wish I could be more like her in that regard.

3. Name your five favorite foods.
-Potatoes.  In any way, shape, or form.
-Pizza
-Pumpkin Cheesecake
-Burritos
-Hamburgers

4. What is your middle name?
Marie.  No embarrassing family names passed down

5. Something or someone you miss the most from childhood?
I miss after school snacks; Kool-Aid and Oreos or something of the like.  I eat those things now and they lost some of their magic.

So I have a question for y'all.

Is it fair for me to participate in a fic challenge I'm organizing?

As many of you know, I'm organizing the Rossi/Prentiss Secret Santa Fic Exchange, and I was thinking about participating in the exchange myself, but I was just wondering if that seemed...I don't know, ethical?

I can already guarantee people that I will be handing out assignments the old fashioned way: picking names out of a hat.  Well in this case hats.  One hat will be for giver and one will be for recipient, just so it will be as fair as possible for everyone.

And I also realize I might end up writing more than one fic in case someone drops out and I'm okay with that.  Everyone has really great prompts so there are plenty of ideas.

I don't know...maybe I'm overthinking things.  But I have no problem stepping aside if that's the right thing to do.  But I'm fairly confident I can handle a recipient and any other fics that need to be written.

Thoughts?  Opinions?

Seasons greetings!  Yes that time of year is fast approaching.

And what better way to ring in the holiday season than with a little fan fic.

The good folks at 1hour2write  are hosting a challenge I'm organizing.  It the first ever annual Criminal Minds, Rossi/Prentiss Secret Santa Fan Fic Exchange!

Rules are fairly simple.  You write a fic for someone, and you get a fic in return.  Pretty good deal, right?

Just sign up here with four prompts featuring the loverly Emily Prentiss/David Rossi pairing for your Santa-To-Be-Named; just a couple of things to feed the plot bunnies of your writer.  And in return, you'll be responsible for writing a fic for another person.  It's a no lose deal!

Than posting begins from December 17-31 and we'll all get to bask in the glory of some truly great stories.

Complete set of rules are found with the link above.  If you're interested, please sign up.  We'll have a lot of fun!!

Because I loveth the pumpkin...

You Are an Orange Pumpkin

You are a bit average and ordinary, but that's a good thing. People appreciate you for who you are. You believe life's too short to not forgive and forget. You try to let the small stuff slide and focus on what's important. You appreciate the ordinary things that most people ignore - good friends, a warm home, a tasty meal. There's so much to be thankful for in your life that you would feel wrong to complain too much!

So there's this really interesting thread at criminalxminds on head canon facts; the little factoids on characters that are true in your head outside of stated canon.  It spawned a HUGE response, and many people came up with some really great stuff. 

I wanted to bring the idea over here and ask my f-list the head canon for their fandoms.  Any and all, it doesn't even have CSI and CM. Tell me those little things you know about the character.  Like what's Grissom's favorite breakfast food?  Why did Rossi get divorced from his second wife? Even shippy head canon, like who does the laundry in the Grissom household?  And like I said, tell me about some of your other fandoms.  Inquiring minds want to know!  I'll get the ball rolling...


( CSI )

( Criminal Minds )

It is official.  I am part of the working force again.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have gained seasonal work at Best Buy.  I just got word my background check and drug test cleared, so I start orientation tomorrow night,

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

Of course everyone is asking me what kind of discount I get.  I don't know yet, but I'm sure everyone will be getting DVDs and CDs for Christmas ;)

I can't tell you how happy I am.  It'll be soooooooooooooo nice to work and get paid again.

WHOOT!

I found a piece of my childhood when I saw this on YouTube:


I also had a fan fic image of Grissom or Dave singing this to their kids, as having becoming a victim of having to listen kids songs all the time

A few weeks ago I got the shock my life when I found out I had been nominated for not one, but three of my stories in the CSI Fan Fic Awards.  I felt like a dog when they look you with that sideways glance.  Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

They even more surprising, I found out that my story "The Pack" won for the character study of Hank/Bruno.  Squeeeeeeeeee!!!

I'm actually pretty jazzed by this.  I mean I never really win awards.  Through elementary, middle, and high school, I came out with a handful of awards while I knew people who won that same amount in one year.  It's one of those "This stuff never happens to me" kind of things.

To all of the people who nominated and voted for my stories, thank you so very much.  I know I end up repeating my self when I reply to reader's comments, but I really do appreciate you guys taking the time out to read and review my stuff.  When I first started writing fan fic, I hadn't written anything in probably ten years.  And now this had turned into such a fun hobby.

Okay, the red light is doing the rapid "Get the fuck off the stage" blinking so I must go.  Thanks again everyone!

So today is my graduation day which means in about two weeks or so I'll be getting my degree in the mail.  Those last two years flew by in a whirl; it's hard to believe I finished my Master's degree.

I wanted to come up with something poignant to say about the whole thing, but I really don't have the words for it.  Instead, I will borrow a quote from the 1995 film version of Sabrina along with some pictures.  I think it sums everything up nicely. 


( Once upon a time... )