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The Heavily Warded and Secret Diaries of Scorpius Malfoy, aged Eight and A Half

Prompts 18-22 : champagne, winters solstice, snowman, mistletoe, wreath

Also, missing 8-10: Christmas tree, Santa's Lap, Christmas Crackers - oops


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And fukingprole has done some delightful little illustrations of Scorpius to go with my fic. Just how I saw his little face. He's brilliant, and I am very very squeeful about them. ( Read more... )

Feathered-white branch dips low,
Hydrangea blossoms snowballs,
Mist-breaking stark trees.


Also, aching bones.

It took a lot longer than I expected. And technically I haven't really started moving in yet.

I smell. My eyes are burning. I've been up all night. And ... fuck it. I might be dead.

And I'm knackered. Oh yes. Half way, I reckon. And still lots of stuff to throw away, and the unpacking to come.


And in the meantime I went to see Sandi Toksvig's Christmas Cracker - I could see why it got the bad reviews, but on the other hand if you went there to enjoy yourself, you could suck some enjoyment out of it. Rather like an old fashioned Variety show.

And also the Misanthrope with Damien Lewis and Kiera Knightley. Persons in the seats behind us left at half time because it was full of stuff about art and boooooring. ~shakes head~

It's had mixed reviews. Kiera has come in for a bit of stick. I'm not sure that the timing in some of the exchanges are quite right in places, so they're still at about 90-95% of finished, and it is true she is painfully thin and perhaps not the most accomplished stage actress you've seen.

OTOH, I adored the production. Mostly because it accorded entirely with my preoccupations of the baroque, the postmodern, and the political. The Guardian were sniffy about the adaptation and said it was hard to see its relevance and I'm surprised, because I had no difficulty in seeing it.

This review of another production in Dublin strikes closer to the play I thought I was watching.

(ETA hthe adaptro's own take on things http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/dec/16/martin-crimp-moliere )

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I might go again, towards the end of the run and see how the performances have changed.

Also, critic was wrong about the highest price of the tickets, which is £65 actually.

We were promised heaps of it, and a day off work.

And there isn't any at all. Bugger.


This week has been rather pressured, what with moving, a bit of a deal going down at work, trying to get all the work done before Xmas that needs doing..... writing Scorpius, trying to finish the Snapely Holidays piece which is now hugely over due.

I enjoyed the opportunity to hold forth on the three month LIBOR rate and whether it represented market value these days; thanks to reading the BBC's business pages, I know it doesn't, and I sounded all authoritative.

Someone dumped some work on me. I've decided I don't like her. It's little things, like her ignoring me at a conference we were both at rather than introducing me to her contacts, and she expected me to come down and collect the work I was doing for her as a favour rather than her bringing it up to me. Clearly she thinks she's more important than me. Which turns out to be slightly true. She's certainly not brighter though. Sniffs. You have to keep the talent happy, especially when you want a favour, and especially when the talent is me. For some talent is easy going and placid, and not that invested in hierarchy. Coughs and hides green and silver striped scarf. Some talent.

Also, I want a payrise.

Having been in the new flat for a couple of days, I still can't find out where to turn on the heating. I think it's built in. Which means so are the bills.

The Heavily Warded and Secret Diaries of Scorpius Malfoy, aged Eight and A Half

Prompts: Red Robin, Reindeer

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I get the keys tonight, Mumsy arrives to sit in and wait for deliveries, deliveries are all scheduled for tomorrow bar the spifing bed which will turn up whenever they get their arses into gear.

So that's the New Year then.

I've got to wash everything and pack it by Saturday evening, with a trip to the panto on the afternoon. And we're going to see Kiera Knightly in the Misanthrope on Friday night, though actually I'm going to see Damian Lewis.

And... yeah.

And this is assuming the heat and light etc is on in the new flat. Still got to tell the old suppliers I'm moving out. Need to finalise cable at the old place. Buy new kettle so Mumsy can have tea tomorrow. Because tea and biscuits is vital to the smooth operation of everything.

Wish me luck.

I may be a little slow in replying to comments as you can imagine. ~snogs internet with tongues and everything. I'm going to miss you. Don't let anyone break you while I'm gone~

Also, point me at any Lumione, or ot3 porn.

~dashes~

The Heavily Warded and Secret Diaries of Scorpius Malfoy, aged Eight and A Half

Prompts: Christmas ball, naughty or nice, holly and ivy


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Find it on you tube.

Find me the tea towel.

I've run out of bad language. Internet crashing in mid sign up was last straw. Will have no internets in new year for the first week.

The Heavily Warded and Secret Diaries of Scorpius Malfoy, aged Eight and A Half

Prompts: Gingerbread house, angel


The Heavily Warded and Secret Diaries of Scorpius Malfoy, aged Eight and A Half

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Albino Hedgehog on a diet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8409188.stm


Bald Hedgehog gets massage

When he curls up.. well it looks like she's stroking a pet turd. Giggles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/8344733.stm


I want a pet hedgehog!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8300124.stm

And I'm thinking ....

what are my kinks?

Banter, long blond hair, silk dressing gowns, huge amounts of style, coaxing Snape into realising he deserves love...

It's all a bit vanilla really.

Unless you think threesomes are kinky. Snort.

(Also, am being fairly shit about meeting fest requirements these days, which is bad of me, but moving ...meeps)

If I came with a warning label, what would it say?

Due to a slight oversight - it being a big day here in tax - I've left my actual drabble at work. (Not so big a day I couldn't sneak in a bit of writing)

So, instead, I give you linkies

Harry Potter

Title: The Practice of Literary Erotica towards the Amelioration of Boredom
Author: iulia_linnea
Pairings: Lucius/Severus, implied Narcissa/Kingsley, Lumionus
Rating: NC-17


Good Omens fic

Title: Control

Gift For: Vic

From: Secret Author!

Pairings: Aziraphale/Crowley, random/Crowley

Incentives Warnings: D/s themes, bit of BDSM, bit of het, lots of slash

Rating: NC-17