I did not

[cornerofmadness]

drive to the library 12 miles away just to get to high speed to catch the limited edition Halloween dragon.

No I drove to pick up the Fruits Basket final book that was 6 weeks overdue (geez kid you could have bought the book in what you paid in fines) and then I stayed to play on high speed but their wireless was acting up. I could only catch one (I tried to get one for you too evil_little_dog.

I belatedly remembered I could also use last year's vampire dragon to kill another egg today so I hurriedly bred one, Nerevan & Scar who probably would breed a dead, rotten egg...(Nerevan is the villianess priestess in the novel I'm working on with evil_litle_dog

I also picked up Howl's Moving Castle figuring I'd reread it as a relaxer during Nano since i just finished the sequel and rewatched the anime a few times. Um...reading it now I'm pretty sure I have never read it at least not for many many years. I thought I did soon after the movie came out but I remember none of it. go me.

And I could use some help. Anyone want to beta a three page NCIS McAbby for me? Thanks














Well i'm off to haunt the theatre. Boo!

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[enemytosleep]

haha, and I did not stay up until 1am to catch a shitload of Halloween/pumpkin dragons. XD

except I did, and I still have 1 left if ELD wants it

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

oh i was up until then too but with dial up even 460 people were too many for me.

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

Howl's Moving Castle rocks! I went to a screening of the film where Diana Wynne Jones introduced it, and she said she still gets letters from readers who want to marry Howl. I can believe it. Despite the fact that he's totally high-maintenance, with the hair dye and the fussing and the ridiculousness. My favourite thing about that novel is how amazingly ordinary and Welsh his family are, so funny. Welsh culture = teh funny and awesome.

Have fun scaring the teenagers! Hee hee.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I loved the movie. I really thought i read this thing. I'm now sure i have NOT. I have read the other two. (didn't like Castles in the Air though

Right now i'm at the I'd throttle Howl in a heartbeat if I were Sophie stage but yes in the movie he was quite the sexy and a whole lot of fun

it was a great scaring night

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

Ha! I would probably throttle him too, and I remember that was Wynne Jones' response, she couldn't believe how many readers were happy to disregard that he's a big pain in the butt. Sophie isn't, though, that's why she's so ace. Are you at the hair dye scene yet?

Glad you had a great scaring night. And I like your NaNoWriMo icon, Roy looks cute and silly with a pen cap sticking out of his mouth.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yes Sophie is the perfect match for him. She doesn't put up with his nonsense.

Yes actually made it to where he goes to Wales (which was a surprise to me actually but it worked so well)

thanks. you'll be seeing permutations of Roy for a month

Since I can't find an email for you...and then changed and added several things...

[angelfirenze.livejournal.com]

Battering
by Angelfirenze

Disclaimer: NCIS belongs to Bellasario, et al. Fullmetal Alchemist belongs to Arikawa Hiromu.

Summary:

Notes: I came up with this a couple of days ago and didn’t want to let go of it. I don’t think I’m ready for NaNoWriMo but I can still attempt this, regardless.

Universes: NCIS, original recipe (it feels so weird to say that...), season one and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa.

Prologue: Post-Traumatic Stress

I guess Elysia and her mom came by... - Schiezka, to Winry Rockbell, before the grave of Brigadier General Mäes Hughes

Ed and Al watched in horror as a bedraggled woman they recognized far too well fell out of the replica of Al's suit, holding a sobbing little girl and an old bouquet of flowers that had obviously just been replaced. Before he could think, Ed dashed forward and pulled Gracia and her daughter up, babbling apologies before he could even discern the words that made them.

"H-how did you get in there?" Ed asked, pointing wide-eyed at both as Al kept his wits enough to help them to their feet. "It's bad enough Al snuck in!"

"We didn't sneak anywhere, Edward," Gracia corrected, helping Al brush the dust and grass off herself and Elysia's clothing and skin. "Unlike Alphonse and yourself, we have no idea where in the world we are."

"But we don't..." Ed trailed off and sighed, choosing instead to marvel at not just a familiar-looking face, but a real person from his real past. It felt like home and even though he knew what he'd given up, he knew he'd never stop missing that feeling.

Gracia looked at Ed, startled to see him after so long, and then automatically turned her attention to her little girl, rocking her close and shushing her before disbelieving eyes fell on Ed again.

"You...you're alive, Edward," she whispered, her eyes then landing on Al, a helpless laugh falling from her before she knew it. "I should have known you two would find your way back to each other. You're worse than Roy. You do sound different, though. Your accent's changed."

Ed resisted the urge to scowl at the mention of any resemblance to Mustang when he suddenly took notice of their true surroundings. There were military officers on all sides of them, but none of them were dressed in German militarial uniforms, nor were they speaking German, but their native tongue from Amestris.

"On order of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, you are hereby ordered to stand down," a brown-haired man was barking at Ed, careful to keep his gun trained away from either Gracia or Elysia. "Step away from the -- "

"DiNozzo, stand down," said a quiet voice that, for some reason, made Gracia's breath hitch.

"Boss, he -- "

"Agent DiNozzo, I order you to stand down!" the voice barked, causing Elysia to whimper in Gracia's arms and she held her closer. "She knows him, he's no threat. Neither of them are."

Gibbs' steady grip on his gun didn't falter but he'd lowered it himself, his eyes wide with disbelief as he inched closer and closer to the group before him. Elysia, Gracia could see, was staring at him, no longer afraid, her mouth parted slightly as if in fascination.

His heart was pounding so hard, he felt lightheaded but he couldn't allow himself to leave what had to be the best dream of all of them. Sure, she was talking to a couple of kids he didn't know -- he could read them from a mile away, they'd each served in some capacity somewhere -- and sure, she was dressed in a way that reminded him of photographs of his mother when he'd been a boy, but she -- they were there. He wasn't going to let this dream go for a second.

"Shannon," he murmured, feeling as though he were shaking all over. "Kelly," Gibbs forced himself to stop.

This couldn't be real. It couldn't.

Re: Since I can't find an email for you...and then changed and added several things...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

no problem. i'll look at this when it's not nearly 2 in the AM.

my email is connorswhip at yahoo dot com

Re: Since I can't find an email for you...and then changed and added several things...

[angelfirenze.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool, that's right. I had it saved in my Yahoo! account, but I don't think I have it for my Gmail account. Thanks on both accounts.

Re: Since I can't find an email for you...and then changed and added several things...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's a very interesting beginning. i wasn't sure though how Ed got sucked in with Elica and Gracia

Re: Since I can't find an email for you...and then changed and added several things...

[angelfirenze.livejournal.com]

In the movie, Ed left through the portal on the ship first, then Al jumped on at the last second and climbed into his suit replica. The explanation for Gracia and Elysia is going to be a bit more complicated, but it will involve the very physics Ed has been studying.

Because, you know, nobody believes Einstein.

Re: Since I can't find an email for you...and then changed and added several things...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

ah i see