That's what I do

.Cut

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:30:14 GMT

I'm sorry I cut you guys but I'm not caught up on your lives, I don't feel connected to you anymore and I had to sort out my flist.

We had a great time together and I hope you all won't hold a grudge against me. I wish you all the best and everything shiny for your lives and hope, that when we cross paths in fandom we won't be strangers.

Take care.

I'm late with this but I'm gonna talk about it anway

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:18:30 GMT

And to quote Dean: Demons I get, people are crazy.

Most of you already heard about this and it's making me sick to see who's sypmathising with Polanski. Artists I respected.

Like, Salman Rushdie and TILDA SWINTON. Man, I loved that woman. Now I lost my respect for her.

So. Since rape isn't funny but very serious business and should never EVER be excused under no curcumstances at all - and seriously, I don't care how famous you are or if you saved the world or found a cure for HIV/AIDS - I ask y'all to sign the petition to NOT FREE POLANSKI.

Art does not excuse rape. Polanski must face justice.

Deutsche!

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:53:40 GMT

.

GEHT WÄHLEN!

Obama is my hero

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:55:04 GMT

Way too cheer me up in the morning, Mr President!

Obama calls Kanye a jackass

And with that I'm off to hunt down my immatriculation certificates!

One of those reasons to love Dreamwidth

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:11:28 GMT

So, Dreamwidth finally released the filtering page and I'm LOVING it already.

Let me show you why:

♥

PS: I got a few invites left ...

Patrick Swayze died

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:12:20 GMT

The guy was only 57 years old and died of cancer.

I think I need to rewatch Dirty Dancing tonight.

Fic: Warning Sign [Eliot/Alec] [1,541] [G]

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:14:34 GMT

Title: Warning Sign
Author: momotastic
Rating: G
Pairings: Eliot/Alec pre-slash
Word Count: 1,541
Beta: myloveshine
Warnings: I think I can really expect you guys to have seen the complete first season. Also? This is AU ever since S2 started.
Notes: It's the 6th installment of the Hiatus!Verse and follows You Still Do That To Me. Title stolen from Coldplay. It took me a while to get this done but hey, at least now it's Hiatus again and the verse's name is adequate ;o)
This is set at the same time as You Still Do That To Me but from Eliot's POV.
Disclaimer: If I actually owned Leverage or the characters, I really wouldn't have to write fic about them, would I? I'm also not making any money with this - even though it'd be cool if I were able to.
Summary: The truth was that Eliot needed some time to think about what had happened that day.

Warning Sign

.Cut

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:00:52 GMT

Yeah, it's that time again. I'm sorry guys but I just can't deal with all of my flist lately and those who got cut ... well, I had the feeling that we weren't talking all that much anymore. Mostly because I ignored you and you deserve better than that.

Take care.

More reasons to love Dreamwidth (the other DW)

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:38:16 GMT

From this weeks Development Announcement:

4. Reading Filters

The new "content filters" code is currently going into testing so that people can really bang on them and make sure they work. The reason it's taking so long - and I suppose I can spill the beans now - is that we added quite a bit of functionality to what you're used to.

In particular, we've made it so that when you create a content filter and add someone to it, you can now set options on which content, exactly, you want to see. For example, with the new system, you can do the following:

* Create a filter, name it 'Tech Stuff'
* Show posts by [info - staff] mark with ANY OF the tags: perl, code, computers, tech
* Show posts in [info - community] dw_dev posted by a community maintainer
* Show posts in [info - community] dw_biz
* Show posts in [info] randomstuff with Safe For Work content

What does this filter show you? Exactly what it says. Any posts I make that are tagged with one of the listed tags (you can also choose 'all of' and 'none of'). Plus, posts in the first community that were made by a maintainer. All posts from the second community. And from the third, posts that are flagged as Safe For Work (or have no flag set).

These options give you a lot of flexibility over what you see and don't see in your filters. If you know that someone posts things that you don't care about, and they always tag it "tmi", you can now make sure that those posts don't show up on your reading page.

The system is pretty flexible, too. As people come up with new and interesting filters they want to make, we can fairly easily add them. If you have any great ideas for filters that you'd love to have, let me know.

Of course, one thing to note is that this is mostly a paid user feature. Free users will have access to create basic content filters which are exactly what you're used to from other sites. Only paid users will be able to filter by tag, poster, etc.

I expect an early version of reading filters to be in the next code push -- late August/early September.

SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS ONE!

Because compromising is what grownups do [J²] [1,197] [PG]

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:03:22 GMT

Title: Because compromising is what grownups do
Author: momotastic
Rating: PG (I never seem to write anything else anymore)
Pairings: Jared/Jensen
Word Count: 1,197
Beta: myloveshine
Warnings: You mean other than the rating? Uhm, schmoopiness? (That's totally a word ...)
Disclaimer: Bla bla, LIES, bla bla, I don't make money with this and Jared and Jensen belong to themselves. I stole the OC names from existing people on my flist but I doubt that they mind.
Summary: They just can't agree.
A/N: Written for daisiesdaily as a THANK YOU for getting that Steve Carlson CD for silme711's birthday. It still means a lot to me and her that you did that for us. Sorry it took me so long to finish this. ♥

Because compromising is what grownups do

.Cut

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:28:38 GMT

Once again I cut a few people.

If you were among them and feel like I shouldn't have done that or talked to you first or something like that, tell me. I swear I didn't cut you because I hate you. You got cut because I haven't talked to you in a while, because I think we didn't really click in the end or have been out of touch for so long that I don't know anymore why I friended you in the first place.

I hope there aren't any hard feelins with any of you.

Take care, I'll see you around.

Dean Winchester appreciation

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:44:23 GMT

Because arabella_hope said so and because it's true:

★ He can kick anyone's ass seven ways to Sunday
★ He died for his little brother and would do it again
★ He was thisclose to stopping the apocalypse
★ He's prettier than anyone else
★ He loves his little brother more than anyone or anything else in the entire world
★ His lips
★ His bowlegs
★ His hair
★ His eyes
★ His freckles
★ His adoration for Sammy
★ His butt
★ His chest
★ His back
★ His smiles
★ His love for his baby brother
★ His manly love for cock rock *snorts* That's not gay at all
★ His love for Impala
★ His jokes
★ Did I mention his love for Sam?
★ His manly single emo tears
★ His torn jeans
★ He saves people
★ He kills evil things
★ His torture skills from hell
★ His leather jacket
★ He made Lederhosen look good. And he made me, for once, being happy about everyone's assuming that we Germans walk around in those all day long.
★ His way of wearing too many layers and losing them direct proportionally to his opening up toward everyone but his brother. Who he did and would again give his life for BTW.
★ Speaking of which: His love for Sammy.
★ His amulett
★ His love for food
★ His special love for pie
★ I think I mentioned that he loves his brother to no end?!

Also?

Please add more facts and pictures, clips and whatever you can think of to this entry. And show it around. ♥

.cut

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:08:00 GMT

Sorry guys but it just didn't work out or maybe I haven't seen you around in ages. I'm sure you'll have fun around LJ even without me. Take care and all the best. Thanks for the good times.

.cut

Thu, 21 May 2009 16:31:25 GMT

Teeny, tiny friends cut. If you got cut it's cause we haven't talked in a very long time (means at least more than a year) or not at all if you've been added during the last 6 months.

Take care.

Icons: Jane Pain Lingerie

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:38:43 GMT

[21] Jane Pain Lingerie [NSFW but not explicit either]

Teaser

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You know you want to look

2 Fics: Eliot/Alec [~1,000] [G]

Mon, 04 May 2009 19:58:01 GMT

Title: Memories
Author: momotastic
Rating: G (*sigh*)
Pairings: Eliot/Alec pre-slash
Word Count: 1,164
Beta: myloveshine
Warnings: I think I can really expect you guys to have seen the complete first season.
Notes: So this is the 4th part of the Hiatus!Verse and follows Here With me.
Title stolen from the Backstreet Boys.
Disclaimer: If I actually owned Leverage or the characters, I really wouldn't have to write fic about them, would I? I'm also not making any money with this - even though it'd be cool if I were able to.
Summary: They had moved to the new place five days ago, and were still settling in.

Memories

Followed by:

Title: You Still Do That To Me
Author: momotastic
Rating: G (*sigh*)
Pairings: Eliot/Alec pre-slash
Word Count: 1,039
Beta: myloveshine
Warnings: I think I can really expect you guys to have seen the complete first season.
Notes: It's the 5th part of the Hiatus!Verse and follows Memories. said she'd kill me if I didn't write/post those two together.
Title stolen from Chris Cagle.
Disclaimer: If I actually owned Leverage or the characters, I really wouldn't have to write fic about them, would I? I'm also not making any money with this - even though it'd be cool if I were able to.
Summary: Alec had no idea what just happened.

You Still Do That To Me

Re: DW

Fri, 01 May 2009 14:38:42 GMT

Alright guys, we gotta talk about this.

It's longish but I'll love you forever if you'll take the time to read and hear what I'm saying. And it makes me sad to read all those "I got one just so I got one" and "I got one that I won't use EXCEPT everyone else is going there, too" comments. Doesn't mean I don't love you guys but ... yeah. Just maybe hear me out?

I got the impression that for most of you DW is just the new "in thing" ... and I'm not blaming you 'cause I was thinking just like that a couple weeks ago when I first started getting into the topic.

Thing is though: I love DW by now. Didn't take me all that long to get do that either. Spent a few hours reading a lot of things and lookin' around and by the time x_pixel_x got me an account I was already in love.

I purchased my Premium Paid Account (PPA) for one year a few hours after DW opened their shop last night. I won't get a seed account. Not because I don't have the money (which I don't but this is not the point here) but because I plan on supporting that site with more than just a one-time 200 bucks payment. PPA costs $40 now and will cost $50 after six months of Open Beta. Which means: Next year I'll be paying $50 for my account. And thinking that I plan on not abandoning the world of LJ/DW anytime soon, I hope to be providing DW with more than $200 with time.

What I'm trying to say is: DW is something I put my faith in. So yeah, I have been buying Paid Accounts at LJ for years, too. And I love LJ. I do. It's the place where I met amazing people who I love even more and who I feel I can trust. Guys, I met silme711, wiccaqueen and kohaku1977 here - who are dear friends to me in RL. I met myloveshine who's another important person to me by now. And I could continue that list 'cause there a lot of people I met because of LJ and who I love and don't wanna lose.

So, yeah: I love LJ. But I love DW more.

I'm not gonna abandon LJ because I know a lot of you guys won't any time soon either. But if everyone of you keeps on thinking that they're going to move when everyone else is ... well, no one's ever going to march forward.

But honestly? I think DW is worth it. Because DW is a place for people like us.

I'm not saying that LJ is all bad. Think I made my point about loving LJ. But LJ's owners aren't people who like guys like us. Guys with strong opinions and guys who're in fandom.
LJ's owners don't like the fandom-aspect of LJ and that's a fact. They love their Russian base and don't care all that much about their Non!Russian users. (This is NOT me bashing Russia, this is me bashing LJ!bosses.)

DW on the other hand. Well, one of the DW owners (Denise, to be precise) is in fandom (SG I think) and GETS fandom. She's a Lesbian so I'm pretty sure she gets even the Slash!Part of fandom. And this? It's huge.
So maybe DW is not able to support fandom all the way because - let's face it - RPS/RPF isn't exactly what celebrities like to see from their fanbase and the whole episode!piracy isn't helping either but DW is not against fandom!creations as a whole. Actually, DW is a place for people who create things (says so everywhere)!

So, DW is the future of fandom - and don't tell me you don't care about that! Most of you are in one fandom or another and I bet you wouldn't be thrilled if LJ were to shut down fandom some time. And that's what they wanna do.

Another thing that's really cool about DW: So many cool features and improvements. They took the LJ basic code alright but they cleaned it up and made it better and are working on making it even better than that.

Look at the list of things that are going to be/already are different between LJ and DW. And let me quote a few things I like especially for one reason or another.

The "friends" concept has been split into its two functions - "subscriptions" for the journals you read (these appear on your reading page), and "access" for people you allow to read your locked posts. (Access filters are currently in place. Reading filters will come shortly after open beta.)

This sounds confusing at first but really: It's not!

Increased length-limits on usernames, entries, comments, and polls. Removed word count limit on interests. Poll creator also has more sensible defaults.

I always disliked the length-limit on interests ...

Addition of another option on the "gender" field: instead of "female, male, unspecified", the choices are now "female, male, other, unspecified".

\o/ Just me being happy about SOMEONE acknowledging that there are more things than male, female and no answer.

Allowing users to describe why they chose the particular adult-content setting they chose, so you can (for instance) say "NSFW for image of naked people" or "18+ for violent content", etc.

\o/

The ability to upload more than one user icon at a time.

\o/ \o/ \o/

Community maintainers will be able to make certain changes to posts made to their communities: adding an to a post that doesn't already have one, selecting a more restrictive security level (changing public to members-only, etc), selecting a more restrictive adult-content warning (none to 14+; 14+ to 18+)

I think that's handy.

And more stuff to come. That list is way longer, too.

So, uhm ... now that I talked a lot I hope you'll dedicate some more time to read a few of the things that helped convincing me.

Like:

How DW is gonna be financed and stay ad-free

Updates about the DW status

What type of accounts are there and what can they do?

PS: If you - for any reason - wanna link back to this, it's public and will stay public so you can tell your friends to read my strong love!opinion about DW as well ;o)

More fic recs!

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:42:58 GMT

Have been neglecting those for a while, haven't I?

2 J² recs ... and they don't go under the cut just 'cause!

I'm with stupid [PG-13]
by splashpink

Jared has a plan so cunning it could outfox a fox that teaches cunning at Cambridge University.

SO HILARIOUS! Post!Aussie-con fic FTW ♥

Underneath The Weight Of It All [NC-17] [31,000]
by _mournthewicked

Jared stopped trying to fit all the broken pieces of himself back together a long time ago. But then he meets Jensen, and he thinks it might be time to try again.

I'm gonna tell you this 'cause it's not REALLY a spoiler. Jared has Dissociative Identity Disorder. That's multiple personalities, you guys. AND THIS FIC IS AWESOME! You'll LOVE it! Even if you don't read anything else anytime soon: READ THIS ONE! It's the kind of fic that sticks for a while. It'll linger in your brain just as it did in mine! Also? It has MISHA COLLINS AND I LOVE HIM!

Now, on to some other pairings, okay?

Karma [PG] [2,689]
by blazon_paradox

Eliot Spencer had never been so grateful to work on a crew as he was in this moment now.

Angsty. And Hurt/Comfort. What's not to love? (There's one paragraph I didn't relaly understand 'cause it seemed a little off ... but other than that: ♥ )

You put the wow in WoW [NC-17] [2,410]
by eboniorchid

Hardison's discovery of Eliot's gaming habit turns out to have more ramifications than he'd ever considered.

Geek!porn and just so cute and funny!

You've Got Questions, We've Got Backhanded Compliments [PG] [923]
by notthebigspoon

Eliot has a type.

THAT IS SO ADORABLE!

And by blue, I mean... [R] [1,750]
by facetofcathy

For the geteven_getfic kink fic challenge, the prompt was Alec/Eliot - arguing leads to kissing. Set right after The 12-Step Job.

Hee, more adorableness! R is a little overrated, it's more like PG-13 but still cute.

A LOT by dea_liberty.

Love's Not Times Fool [R]

Chris turns up on his doorstep, easy as you please: hair longer, that damn cowboy hat tipped low over his eyes, cocky smirk on his lips.

♥

Christian Kane's Guide To Saying "I Love You" [PG]

1. Bring him breakfast in bed.

SUPER schmoopy and just SO MUCH LOVE!

A Fool Hiding In Another Town [PG-13]

When the FedEx guy gets Chris to sign the slip and hands him the package, it doesn't even occur to him that it's Steve's new CD.

OH GOD I CAN'T EVEN SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS!

Spinning Circus On A Wheel [PG]

He was expecting Chris to be drunk. He's spent the two hours telling himself it was a mistake - a drunk dial - and the last few moments reminding himself that only intoxication could possibly bring Christian Kane to his doorstep when he hasn't seen or heard from the man in six months.

I love THIS JUST AS MUCH!

It's Okay (Dream Away) [PG-13]

Something had been changing between the two of them over the last few months. Steve hadn't been able to pin it down, didn't know what it was but it was fluid, natural, so easy - it was him and Chris - and he hadn't worried.

Angsty!Steve FTW!

Good Morning (Sunshine) [PG]

They have a routine for the mornings they wake up together...

I whimpered by the time I finished it. It's not even LONG.

Introduction To Composition [R]

Chris can't remember how it started, just remembers a phone call, I need you, man and I'll be right over. He can't even remember who said what.

Chris/Steve AU but not really. Just, read, okay!?!?

/dea_liberty

Heal The Scars And Change The Stars [G]
by imwalkingalone

Chris and Steve have friends over for dinner, but Chris isn’t so thrilled about it.

More Angsty!Chris. I just have a thing for those guys being angsty. IDEK.

PS: Just saw the 17 Again trailer on TV. In German. No fun!

Icons: 25 J²

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:08:07 GMT

[25] J² AHBL Australia Convention

Teaser

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[HERE]

Of course I couldn't help myself!

FUCK YOU AMAZON!

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:37:57 GMT

YOU STUPID HOMOPHOBIC ASSES!

I read a comment to the above linked entry that said the following:

the first result when you search for "homosexuality" is a Parenting Guide to Preventing Homosexuality.

and I tried the same for Amazon.de (German branch) ... IT DOES THE SAME THING!

Seriousyl guys, DON'T EVER BUY AT AMAZON AGAIN UNTIL THEY CHANGED THEIR BEHAVIOR!

pimpage

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:33:18 GMT

Shut up, it's a word.

by facetofcathy

Working Without A Net [Eliot/Alec][NC-17]

When they're not off on a job, Eliot and Parker drop by a lot, and by some secret code or psychic connection or the alignment of the stars, usually at about the same time.

Basically PWP but the good and funny kind. The banter is awesome!

by blazon_paradox

It was supposed to be a walk-away [Eliot/Alec] [R]

Missing scenes- A season long introspective piece from Hardison’s POV

It follows the order of the episodes as they were in TV but it's still great to have those little missign scenes and sentiments 'completing' the season. Very nice.

by fools_game

It's All So Clear To Me Now [Implied Sophie/Nate, Eliot/Alec] [PG]

Parker sees more than some people think.

This is almost!gen and then again not so much with the implied pairings but I love Parker's POV.

by wyomingnot

Tick Tock [Video][Team][G]

Just watch it already!

by notthebigspoon

Insomnia [Eliot/Alec][PG-13]

Eliot doesn't sleep much.

Soooo perfect!

Also by notthebigspoon

Differences [Eliot/Alec][PG-13]

There's a lot of things they don't have in common and a lot of things they do.

I wanted to crawl inside this fic. Still do.

by astolat

The Crown Of The Summer Court [NC-17]

"The king sent me to get you," Merlin said, with a tone that implied strongly that he wasn't rolling his eyes where Arthur could see, but just wait until his back was turned. "He said you're to get changed into formal clothes and meet him in the Great Hall, there's a delegation coming from the Summer Court."

I couldn't NOT read and rec this.

by seperis

Privilegs Of Rank [NC-17]

Arthur's biggest problem to date, Merlin thinks darkly as he carries yet another load of suspiciously not-really-dirty clothing down the stairs, is an unaccountable fear of anyone, anywhere, suspecting he's capable of being other than a complete and utter prat.

Yeah, probably one of my A/M favorites already.

Only one Chris/Steve and it's NOT going under a cut.

by imwalkingalone

Just Know I'm Right Here [G]

He doesn’t bother asking himself what Steve’s thinking, sitting outside in the rain and cold.

To this applies the same thing as to bloody___recet's Differences. I want to crawl inside and never leave again.

And a little bit of J²

by enablelove and earthquakedream

Jensen has had the worst day EVER.

Get Your Free Hugs Here [PG]

Everyday Is The Start Of Something Beautiful [PG]

Everybody Else Just Fades Away [PG-13]

Go! Read now! SOOOOOOOOOOOO adorable. I promise it will make you smile!

Also: Two SPN!vids:

Sex-O-Matic by deirdre_c who has ninja skillz. [Mild R? IDEK]

And even more importantly:

So Damn Good by the always gorgeous and amazing proofpudding. She has even better ninja skillz. ♥ [I'd say mild R for the implied Wincest ...]

<lj

Here With Me [Eliot/Alec] [1,421] [PG]

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:25:40 GMT

Title: Here With Me
Author: momotastic
Rating: PG (For swearing but see? I'm already dialing higher!)
Pairings: Eliot/Alec pre-slash
Word Count: 1,421
Beta: myloveshine who sacrificed her break for beat'ing this. ♥
Warnings: Really none except for the implication of what happened at the end of episode 1x13 so if - for any reason - you haven't seen that yet, don't read any further. (Also: WTF? WHY HAVEN'T YOU FINISHED WATCHING YET?)
Notes: So this is a sequel to To Where You Are and Home To Stay.
Title taken from a Dido song. Josh Groban had nothing to offer this time ;o)
Disclaimer: If I actually owned Leverage or the characters, I really wouldn't have to write fic about them, would I?
Summary: It was all Eliot’s fault really.

Here With Me

rps comment!fic party!

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:11:15 GMT

So, a few people and I were terribly bored.

And we figured that a comment!fic party was the best cure for boredom.

That's why we're having exactly that.

Rules:

o1 Comment with any RPS pairing and prompt you want - and any rating you want (that means that there probably IS going to be adult content. You've been warned!)
o2 Hope that someone writes your prompt
o3 Browse the other prompts and start writing
o4 One prompt can receive more than one response so don't worry if someone else posted comment!fic to the prompt you had your eye on. You can still sho off with your solution, too
o5 ONLY RPS. There are probably going to be comment!fic parties in the future for show!fandoms, as for now: RPS only
o6 Only one prompt per comment. You want to prompt more fic, leave more comments ;o)
o7 Pimp
o8 Have fun ;o)

OMG my first comment!fic party!

Also? It says RPS but it can be RPF, too. I just always forget there's something as non-slash out there, too.

Home To Stay [Eliot/Alec] [G] [985]

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:56:15 GMT

Title: Home To Stay
Author: momotastic
Rating: G (OMG! AGAIN!)
Pairings: Eliot/Alec pre-slash
Word Count: 985
Beta: myloveshine
Warnings: Guys, it's rated G! (that's probably the only thing I actually should warn for!). Also: implies what happened at the end of episode 1x13 so if - for any reason - you haven't seen that, yet, don't read any further. (Also: WTF? WHY HAVEN'T YOU FINISHED WATCHING YET?)
Notes: So this is a sequel to To Where You Are and takes place a few days later.
Title taken from a Josh Groban song. Again.
Disclaimer: If I actually owned Leverage or the characters, I really wouldn't have to write fic about them!
Summary: And then, suddenly, Hardison was there.

Home To Stay

To Where You Are [Eliot/Alec] [G] [711]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:15:53 GMT

Title: To Where You Are
Author: momotastic
Rating: G (OMG!)
Pairings: Eliot/Alec pre-slash
Word Count: 711
Beta: myloveshine
Warnings: Guys, it's rated G! (that's probably the only thing I actually should warn for!). Also: implies what happened at the end of episode 1x13 so if - for any reason - you haven't seen that, yet, don't read any further. (Also: WTF? WHY HAVEN'T YOU FINISHED WATCHING YET?)
Notes: I really, really should be working on my Big Bang but this just wouldn't leave me alone! Also: I got the feeling I'm going to write more of this. Dammit.
Disclaimer: If I actually owned Leverage or the characters of this fic, I really wouldn't have to write fic about them!
Summary: It took him about three weeks to find her, and when he did, he realized that she wasn’t the one he wanted.

To Where You Are