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Taking a leaf out of big_heart_june's lexicon - go read this right the fuck now!

The World Has Lost its Wonder.

Warnings: violence, strong language, angst-like-whoa, horror, non linear narrative
Author's Notes: I used a couple of prompts- the Richard Siken one, which I thought was beautiful, and the prompt about Dean and reapers. I hope you like this. Thanks, K, for the quick beta!
Summary: Sam and Dean are on a bloody, meandering road-trip post the Darkness. In a murderous world, the only way to get by is murder--and the only way it's going to end is in blood


Weirdly, I hadn't been looking for my gift-fic up till now, because for some obscure reason, I thought it had been posted right near the start. No idea why I thought that, but I suppose it saved me being disappointed up until now, doesn't it!! So it was a lovely surprise to see my name there, and an even better surprise to find my summergen author has written me the perfect fic. It just hits so many of my buttons it's unreal.

Thank you dear Anon. I have a couple of ideas as to who you might be, but as I'm notoriously bad at this guessing game I'll just sit back and wait for the reveals!
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Yesterday I got to meet the lovely chomaisky in person in London - how awesome is that? Even better, we are meeting up again on Thursday when cho is coming to mine to sample the delights of my little town. So clearly my cunning plan to bore her to death by taking her round the Magna Carta exhibition in the British Library didn't faze her at all.

large image under the cut )
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Finally I got to see Jensen sing! So happy after so many times missing it... For your delectation, here's my video. Oh and bonus Tim Omundson on harmonica. Is there anything Tim the Magnificent cannot do?


Oh lordy, what a day. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is SO fecking attractive!!! And he full on grinned at me over his glasses in my photo op - I think I might have melted. I spent most of the day in a state of nerves and excitement, running from one insanely gorgeous man to another. It was ridiculous. Of course everything was rushed and I was in such a tiz, I can't tell you - a trio photo with JDM, Jensen AND Jared? So much hotness in one room, it's a miracle any of us got out of there alive!

Added to which I got a coffee lounge with the fabulous Sam Smith, the meet and greet chat with everyone but the Js, Misha and Mark (they ran out of time so our table didn't get to see Mark and the others weren't included).

I actually feel the equivalent of jetlagged this morning - I've not eaten much for the last two days (no time!) and sleep is not coming easy for all sorts of reasons - BUT today we get Genevieve as a guest, and I managed to chat to Jim Michaels at the Jason gig last night, and told him everyone was so thrilled she was stepping in after JDM has had to return home to his sick dog, and that she should totally do the J3 stage panel in JDM's place. I reckon they weren't thinking of giving her a stage slot with her being so shy and all, but with Jensen on one side and Jared on the other to look after her? It would be awesomesauce. We'll see!

Now I need to count up my cash to see if I've got money for photos with her today!
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If someone had asked me how a porcupine would sound, this would not have been my first thought...
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spn_reversebang number 2 - did you all hear me squealing with delight when I saw one of my entries had been claimed by de_nugis AGAIN?! Two RBBs in a row - woot!
You will want to read this story more than once, I promise. Click on the banner to savour the deliciousness. Or HERE
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So - to the artings. (NB alternate art link on AO3)

This was the original prompt and starting point for the story
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I left it completely open as to whether Sam knew what was going on in his hair or not, and how those little critters got there. And what they might be!
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This became a divider, but this represents the first time Sam encounters the creatures.
Poor Dean isn't sure what to make of it all...
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Some detail from the pics
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bunker dragon square
This idea was blatantly stolen from Harry Potter's Mischief Managed Map...
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And the process part:
The original picture of Sam was drawn partly in pencil and partly in PS6, which was a tactical error because I never quite managed to blend the two parts properly. Basically the hair and the critters were in pencil, photographed then added to the rest of Sam in PS. The background is a photo of a Celtic gold-plated disc, from Auvers-sur-Oise, with a texture applied to give it those subtle colours.
The map was constructed from a plan of UIC Campus which I stretched and distorted using GIMP because I haven't worked out how to do that in PS yet, then laid over a texture called papyrus from www.wallpedes.com. I used that one in the jar of creatures divider too, because it it so lovely. I drew the footprints and the scrolls and wrote on those in PS, and I drew the wee dragon in pencil on paper and photographed him to add him to the overall pic. Dean, and the critters in the jars, were drawn in biro on paper then photographed, and the jar was a Soviet mayonnaise jar photo I found on an image search. Ta da!

The drawings:
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We've just spent the last few days visiting my parents and today had an unplanned trip to Liverpool to see my favourite aunty who was rushed into hospital on Thursday with severe breathing difficulties.Read more... )
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Ok this is well late but better late than never right?
31st Dec: For septembers_coda
If you could change one thing about your culture or country, what would it be? <3

Read more... )
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Damn, now if they'd had naked rowers at my uni I might have been tempted to take it up. Or at least spectate.... Thanks to siennavie for alerting me to these boys!
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INSTA REC!!!! GO CHECK THIS OUT RIGHT NOW - never mind Christmas, this is SPN fanworks at their finest!

Originally posted by [livejournal.com profile] justmep2 at Gift for amberdreams
Vidder: [livejournal.com profile] justmep2
Pairing/Characters: Sam & Dean. Gen, can be viewed as Wincest.
Music: Imagine Dragons - I Bet My Life
Rating: PG-13
Length: 2.47m
Warnings: Dark/evil boys. Show level violence and blood.
Spoilers: Up to 10.09

Summary: Are you under the impression that family's supposed to make you feel good?
"I know I took the path that you would never want for me, I gave you hell through all the years. So I, I bet my life, I bet my life, I bet my life on you"

A/N: Gift for the lovely [livejournal.com profile] amberdreams, a talented writer and artist and an incredibly nice person I was lucky enough to meet in this Fandom. I was thrilled to make a gift for you, dear and hope you'll enjoy it. Merry Christmas!
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I finally got round to putting the lights on the tree and stuff today so here's the obligatory festive fireplace photo - yay, it alliterates (phonetically anyway).pics under the cut )
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EXCUSE ME WHILE I CAPSLOCK FLAIL AT THE NEWS THAT JDM IS COMING TO BIRMINGHAM AND I HAVE A FRONT ROW SEAT!!
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so frigging excited I can't even...
jj1564 have you seen the news????
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I should be doing my art for the fabulous dollarformyname's Dark Angel Big Bang, but I got distracted looking for reference pics of Alec and Ben so now I HAVE to share the pretty. Because Alec and Ben were so very, VERY pretty. Wounded, broken boys covering all that hurt with cocky bravado. So? I think we've already established, I have a type, okay?
Lots of LARGE pics under the cut )
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A quick drive-by post because I just had to thank my flisties for the discussion we had the other day about Sam and Dean's relationship. It meant when the boys were in the Bunker discussing Jody's case, and Dean turned the patented Puppy Dog Eyes on Sam - I actually cheered and shouted "role reversal!!!"
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Got to say, Sam does them better. But I suppose he's had more practice!

So that aside, what else. Donna is ace, I love her so much - how she's trying so desperately to be jolly so people will like her, how she is visibly hurt but hides it, how she's (like Dean) a LOT smarter than she looks, and occasionally she's brave enough to show it. Jody is brilliant and the two of them together were a perfect storm of kickass womanhood combined with comedy and a dash of angst. I REALLY want to see the SPN spin off being the Sheriffs Mills and Hanscum show (going by the writer's spelling for that one). Of course it won't happen because a) women b) middleaged women c) lack of imagination.

Oh another cheering out loud moment - the coroner was that hilarious woman from Stargate who had hiccups and was brilliant. Under used here I thought, but still, made an impact. And of course, the fake badges...
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And I laughed when the dumpster ate that bloke.

Musical moments of note - they played the Family theme music not only while Dean and Sam were talking at the end but for Jody and Donna too, and I loved that implication. And of course - The Weight!


Both gifs are by fiercelynormal
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I just want to have a massive squee of delight about de_nugis picking one of my RBB artings AGAIN! How could I get so lucky twice? IDK.....but this was me when I saw she'd put my Sammy pic top of her list. Jackpot!
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Plus my other two pieces then got snapped up by chiiyo86 and souslelys, so I am well happy. Understatement... :D
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I am so chuffed, siennavie has produced a glorious line drawing for my J2 romance, The First Law of Holes!! It's so lovely...I'm still bouncing, and my sofa may not stand the strain.
Click on the small version to see the picture in context in the story on AO3 - or click here to see it on LJ. NB the picture appears in Part 2!
First law by siennavie for me
Isn't it wonderful?! Like Christmas come early. You can and SHOULD leave love on her art post here.
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I was totally a Dean girl until I met Jared, then I became a Dean!Sam!J2 girl.
Jared let me feel his chest in Chicago. Yum. I can testify - those pecs were ROCK HARD, ladies. Read more... )
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Blame the J2 Non AU Renaissance Boathouse thingy Here. Not strictly for a prompt, but tebtosca did mention the zip line so...
Teaser
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large NSFW image under the cut )
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I made a gif! Woo hoo! Ok, it's a bit jerky but - it moves! And I made it.
Wotcha think?
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In theory this is Day 5 and the final day of this meme, but just like the Happy posts, I reserve the right to randomly post happy things! *throws imaginary hat in the air and shouts huzzah!*Read more... )

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