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So, I've actually been posting random crossovers on TtH, but not here. Due to lazyness.

Ahh... laze, I do enjoy it.

Anywho, since

noandwhere has been missing me, I've decided to go ahead a post my crossovers onto my journals. It will be several stories, but I hope you enjoy them.

EDIT: I didn't realize how many little doo dads I'd posted, so instead of clogging up everyones friends lists, I'll backdate the stories, then link them to this entry.

My ongoing series will be posted separately. Thus far, these are my completed stories.

Prepare for DOOOM!!!
An Invader Zim/BtVS crossover
Based on the wonderfully, delightfully twisted cartoon "Invader Zim," which was shown on Nickelodeon for 11 episodes before they realized that the wonderfully dark mind of Vasquez may not be child appropriate. This story was the genesis of my later series, "Slayers that Never Were... Thank God."

Tripping Wizards
A HP/BtVS crossover
Cordeila Chase, Power that Is, decides that some heroes need someone on their side. So she decides to take care of the heroes how get shafted, starting with Harry Potter.
Various pairings

Crossing Commercialism
Crossovers with commercials that annoy me. Really, that's the only reason they're written.
-The Pretty Men with a Song in their Hearts
Drusilla meets up with the guys from the Freecredireport.com commercials.
-Oh Yeah? Oh No!
While patrolling in Season 4, Connor comes across a strange demon that looks like, well, a giant pitcher.

A Tiny Bucket of Crazy
BtVS/Leverage crossover.
Written for the Andy Hallet memorial challenge on Twisting the Hellmouth, this story features features Parker visiting Caritas.

Seeking Solace
BtVS/Reaper
After Sam learns that the Devil is his father, he contemplates destiny and evil.

Every year, San Jose State University holds a contest for the worst opening line to a novel.

The full story is HERE, but below I post the first place winner and then two "runners up."

“Theirs was a New York love, a checkered taxi ride burning rubber, and like the city their passion was open 24/7, steam rising from their bodies like slick streets exhaling warm, moist, white breath through manhole covers stamped ‘Forged by DeLaney Bros., Piscataway, N.J.’” — Garrison Spik

“‘Toads of glory, slugs of joy,’ sang Groin the dwarf as he trotted jovially down the path before a great dragon ate him because the author knew that this story was a train wreck after he typed the first few words.” — Alex Hall, Greeley, Colo.

“Like a mechanic who forgets to wipe his hands on a shop rag and then goes home, hugs his wife, and gets a grease stain on her favorite sweater — love touches you, and marks you forever.” — Beth Fand Incollingo, Haddon Heights, N.J.

Yeah, I've been lame about this lately, but maybe if I post something about writing, it'll get my ass in gear....

And upon further review, I realize that I didn't post a damn thing during August.
Yes yes, I was quite lame.
Quite lame indeed.

But September I handled rather well, truth be told. I only posted three stories, but I've got two that are pretty much done though unbeta'd, and a couple others started. And one of my stories was 9,000 all posted in one day, which is good for me.

The first fic I did was "Counting Bodies Like Sheep," which was an angsty Spander entry for

fanfic_fiesta. I felt kinda bummed after I wrote it.

The next post was "A Sample Fantasy," which was a Bloodties Mike/Henry piece of PWP. I was rather proud at the lack of plot considering that my stories always wind up with one. Stupid plots.

Then the rest of the month was spent wrestling with my story "Andumbulu," another Spander. This one I did for

fall_for_sx, and I was rather pleased with the reception it recieved. It was over 9,000 words, about two thirds of which I wrote in about three or four days.

But I do have two other stories finished, and two others started, so yay me. I guess.

~Alice~

Okay, so someone on my F-list asked how many stories I've got going, and well, I'm scaring myself.
::nods::

I have nine, NINE WIPs at the moment, i.e. stories I'm trying to work on. Then I have four stories that I've started but that I've put on the back-burner for now. Then I have a story I need to work on for a ficathon. And to top it all off, I have about seven other story ideas that I want to write. I am so screwed. Or, as the french say, je suis le screwed. It's true, I looked it up.

Current Mood: screwed

Okay, so you don't like a story? Keep it to yourself!
I post a lot of my stories, even non-crossovers, on Twisting the Hellmouth because there are a few writers on there who like to read all of my writing, not just crossovers.
I recently wrote a story/ficlet called "Bleed for You," which was mostly about Wesley angsting about his attraction for Angel and all the ways he'd screwed things up.
But this is the review I got for it: How about you mark this slash so those of us who don't like OOC buttsecks can use the slash-block function to pretend it doesn't exsist.
On TtH, there is a function, a button you can check that will label it as a "Story contains sexual activity between two (or more) male characters."
But there wasn't any sexual content for christ's sake! It was angsting, which is why I didn't mark it as slash.
So I sent the following response to the person:
"I apologize for the fact that you inadvertantly were forced to read my "OOC buttsecks" even though there was no slash interaction or sex in the story.
I purposely chose not to use said function as it is to be used for "Story contains sexual activity between two (or more) male characters." It didn't. I dealt with sexual attraction on the part of one male, not both. However, I felt I more than made up for it in the fact that my description clearly stated that the story would be dealing with Wesley having loving feelings for Angel.
So apparently you'll just have to do what so many reads do: read the description and use it to decided whether or not you want to read the story, and if you'll agree with the pairing."

I know it will just make it worse, but seriously, they're supposed to be reading fic, so is it that hard to read a description and use their brain?! So, in an attempt to clarify this for my own piece of mind, and because I don't actually want to break any rules, I posted a question on the forum, and according to one of the moderators:

"Sounds to me like your interpreting everything correctly. A simple rule of thumb is: if the pairing was girl/boy would you tick the hetero sex warning box?"

So I feel validated, although now I wish I could delete that comment.

At first I was pissed, but I'll admit it. Now I'm just damn smug.

Current Mood: accomplished

Wow.
You know how sometimes you stop and consider the monumental, impressive actions you've completed, and then stop in awe-stuck silence and reflect: "Yes, I am awesome."
Well I'm having one of those moments RIGHT NOW.
I am so awesome. Just, the amount of writing I've done, it's so impressive. It's enough to make the most prolific of writers drop to their knees and weep.

Or not.

So, the first story I wrote in May was "A Universe of Yes," a one-shot bit of drunk!Spander sex. It got pretty damn long, but I blame that on the two sex scenes. What can I say? I'm a perv.

Then, I posted part two of my Firefly/BtVS crossover, "Serenity's King." There was confusion, humor, and Illyria threatening bondage. Ya know, a normal day.

And the last thing I posted was an original blurby thing called "On Display." It was based on an analogy I gave to a therapist when I was severely depressed and trying to express how I felt.

Current Mood: I Suck

Okay, so there's all this chatter about LJ and I just gave blood.
So I'm sleepy and pissed and WAY confused. So, I've drawn some conclusions based on what I've been able to figure out.
1. LJ is trying to get rid of journals that support pedophila, incest, etc. So because of that, I think that maybe certain interests are being searched for and deleted. This ends up deleting journals for people who like fictional incest pairings, and according to one friend (meaning that the source can't be verified as a concrete source and is merely hearsay), communities that support groups for survivors of pedophilia and incest are being deleted as well.
2.

frk_werewolf had a wonderfule idea. She f-locked her journal and deleted all of her interests, replacing them with the single phrase "free speech."
3. This leads to a difficult issue of rights versus censorship. A lot of censoring starts out with a reason, to protect the innocent. This is what LJ is apparently trying to do. But because of that, innocent parties are being injured. This all leads back to "what is art? What can be allowed under the name of art? When does it stop being art and start being offensive?"
4. Did I mention I just gave blood? I'm sleepy and now my brain is getting all melty, and not in a "ooh, hot slash," way, but a "damnit, there was a reason I didn't philosophy," kind of way. Damnit, I need more coffee.

Current Mood: confused

Okay, so I've been working on a story in response to a prompt from

fanfic_fiesta. But the thing just won't end! It keeps going and going and if I stop it won't end right.
ARGH!
I'm already at 5711 words. Oye vey.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!!!
::whimpers, hides under desk, squeezed talking Aflac duck::

Edit: It's probably the porn I keep adding. I personally think it's cruel to insinuate that there is sex without describing it at least somewhat, but maybe I'm just a pr0n obsessed perv. I don't know. Although if I skipped around the whole pr0n issue, I could finish the story.
Curse my dirty mind!

Current Music: Dashboard by Modest Mouse

Okay, so I suck this month, I haven't really posted much. Because I suck!

But here's what I did:

My first piece was a continuation of my BtVS/NCIS crossover. In it, we see Abby in London, doing the training, hitting on Spike. Because she'd totally dig him.

Then I posted a pair of drabblish writings, titled "Watching Stillness" and "Watching Life," which is a seriously angsty bit of Spandery sadness. I started it way back when, but never finished it because it was so damn sad. But I found it and finished it. So go me! They were based on prompts from the community fanfic_fiesta.

Then I wrote a bit of naughty femmeslash for angelicvampyre because she was feeling down. She requested "The Education of Dawn" as a Faith/Dawn. I don't write femmeslash, but I promised and this is what she wanted, so she got it.

Then came part four of five for my story "Capitalism and Syphilis," this one title "In Which the Immortal Four Get Suspicious...er." Good times.

Then in retaliation against the angsty doom that was my last post for fanfic_fiesta, I write two more drabbles for two fanfic_fiesta, this group titled "Dreaming in Color." It was filled with good, old-fashioned Spandery pr0n. Good times.

Then on the 16th I posted chapter 3 of my story "Five People Sam Winchester Should Have Dated," in which I pair Sam Winchester with various characters from television and books, and then tell my version of what would have happened that fateful night the demon returned. This chapter was called "Trembling Before God."

Okay, so I guess I did some pretty good work for a couple of weeks, but I haven't posted ANYTHING since then. That's two weeks! I am a bad panda.

Current Music: Everything for Nothing by Dmanufacture via iTunes Radio

Okay, if I write a story and post the pairings, is it wrong to get three reviews from people saying they don't like one of the pairings?
Sometimes I hate people.

So I decided to do this again because it makes me feel so accomplished.
MARCH:
"Jumping the Gun While Getting Jumped by an Old One," part 5 in my paranormal 25 stories.
"Botched Spell 2/?" (see blurb in Feb.)
Then I got all crazy over "Invader Zim," so I wrote a ficlet that is a BtVS/Zim cross of crazyness, "Prepare for Dooom!"
Then, cuz I suck a lot, I started another series. Created out of my love for happy endings, Cordelia Chase is a Power that Be and she goes around making things the way she wants them. Part one is a HP crossover called "Trippng Wizards,"
Then I did another story for my SGA/BtVS story, this one called "Their Entrails Were Not Appealing."
Then there was another NCIS/BtVS story, a continuation of "Nightmares," this one called "Running in Place to Save the World."
This was followed by a small ficlet from the same 'verse, just written because it haunted my very soul, called "NCIS + Scoobies = Doom," chapter one titled "Poor Gibbs."
Next was part 3 of my Highlander story, called "Capitalism and Funny Syphilis: In Which Anya Makes a Friend."
Then came a non-cross taking place in SGA, called "Lip Balm," inspired by my lip balm. It's all McSheppy of course.
Next post was for a story called "Five People Sam Winchester Should Have Dated," featuring a Buffy-verse character as Sam's S/O, and how that would have changed things.
Then, in my dumb ass wisdom, for my Paranormal 25 stories, I realized that I didn't have time/space for dealing with the Winchesters or their pairings, so I created a side story called "Seeing the Colors Between Black and White," for which I wrote two chapters.
And then I started thinking about Firefly, so I started another crossover called "Serentiy's King," because I didn't have enough stories going. God, I'm so stupid! *smacks self*
Then I posted another chapter of my coauthored story "Botched Spell." Chapter three is HERE
Then I wrote a story called "Ride the Broom." As you may or may not know, I'm continuing my Siring by Spike 'verse, in which Spike turns a terminally ill Xander. I opened it to fans of the first parts, allowing for x-over suggestion. In this story, they goes to Hogwarts. This one has pr0n!
Then I wrote some more pr0n, for chapter six of "When the Dead are Your Only Friends." I titled this bit "Who Ya Gonna Call? Not These Guys..."

So I have a problem. But the first step is admitting I have a problem. Uh, is there a self-group anyone knows of?

Current Music: Listening to German Radio Online

Okay, so some of you all are doing this thingy where you post an entry with stories that you've posted so far this year, so I figured what the hey.

JANUARY:
My paranormal table part two, "Of Crazed Spirits and Similies"

FEBRUARY:
My BtVS/SGA crossover, part one "It's Not an It"
"Little Ghost, Little Ghost" from my paranormal table
My psychotic script "Do Not Meddle in the Affairs of Slashies"
"Paranormal Bling-Bling," part four of my table
Another SGA/BtVS bit called "Who Would You Rather?"
"Nightmares," a BtVS crossover with the show NCIS, because I love me that crazy goth scientist.
"Captalism and Funny Syphilis: In Which Anya Gets a Job," my Highlander cross.
"Capitalism and Funny Syphilis: In Which the Immotal Four Get Confused," part deux in my Highlander series. Cuz I'm nutty.
"Botched Spell 1/?" coauthored with cinderella81, is a silly bit of Spandery fun. No crossover or anything.

MARCH:
"Jumping the Gun While Getting Jumped by an Old One," part 5 in my paranormal 25 stories.
"Botched Spell 2/?" (see blurb in Feb.)
Then I got all crazy of "Invader Zim," so I wrote a ficlet that is a BtVS/Zim cross of crazyness, "Prepare for Dooom!"
Then, cuz I suck a lot, I started another series. Created out of my love for happy endings, Cordelia Chase is a Power that Be and she goes around making things the way she wants them. Part one is a HP crossover called "Trippng Wizards," because god damn did those characters get shafted.
Then I did another story for my SGA/BtVS story, this one called "Their Entrails Were Not Appealing."
Then there was another NCIS/BtVS story, a continuation of "Nightmares," this one called "Running in Place to Save the World."
This was followed by a small ficlet from the same 'verse, just written because it haunted my very soul, called "NCIS + Scoobies = Doom," chapter one titled "Poor Gibbs."
Next was part 3 of my Highlander story, called "Capitalism and Funny Syphilis: In Which Anya Makes a Friend."
Then came a non-cross taking place in SGA, called "Lip Balm," inspired by my lip balm. It's all McSheppy of course.
Next post was for a story called "Five People Sam Winchester Should Have Dated," featuring a Buffy-verse character as Sam's S/O, and how that would have changed things.

Wow, lots of crossover type stuff. Hmm... I should get back to my Spandery roots....

After writing one silly little crossover for Suki, I got on a roll and can't stop. Damnit. So I went and joined Twisting the Hellmouth and have written several Buffy crossovers, cuz I suck like that.

Anywho, my stories, should you desire to read them, are located HERE

I really didn't need anymore WIPs..