I was inspired by End of Time to make a thing.

Possible spoilers.

( cue maniacal laughter )

Dear mysterious Secret Santa from Canada,

Thank you for the beautiful warm fuzzy corner hammock and huge pocket hammock. The girls (and I!) are thrilled - they're breaking in the pocket hammock right now. They'll be cozy and warm all winter.

Also, for the cute rattie note paper and adorable card!

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Fanfiction:

Complete:
They Still Tell Stories, Too by golden_d [Jack, Tosh | PG]
Allison by invisible_lift [Tosh/Ianto | Adult]
Electric Dreams by laurab1 [Jack/Martha | R]
Shadows Will Fall Behind You by solsticezero [Jack/Ianto | PG]
The Past is Like the Weather (it will come and it will go) by lionessvalenti [Jack/Ianto, Gwen, Mickey, OCs | PG-13]
Where There's A Griffin... by butterflycell [Jack/Ianto, OCs | PG-13]
Untitled by rawr_justme_x [Jack/Ianto | PG-13 | CoE Spoilers]
Broken Things by troygirl68 [Jack/Ianto | PG-13 | CoE Spoilers]
50 First Dates - Torchwood Style by hab318princess [Jack/Ianto | PG-13]
The Holiday (1/2) & (2/2) by missthingsplace [Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Owen/Tosh | PG-13]
Waiting For the Spark From Heaven To Fall by remuslives23 [Jack/Ianto, Gwen | PG-15]
Does Not Share Well With Others by remuslives23 [Jack/Ianto | Mature]
The Hub by cazmalfoy [Jack/Ianto | FRMT]
Trains, balloons and coffee beans (or 1,920 hours to circumnavigate the globe) by choccy_grl [Jack/Ianto | NC-17]

Crossover:
Obligation by redpearl_cao [Jack | PG | TW/Battlestar Galactica]
Collision by edibleflowers [Jack/Mal | R | TW/Firefly]
Home (10/?) by gkbgood [Jack/Ianto, DiNozzo/Gibbs, DiNozzo/Ianto | R | TW/NCIS]
Calm before the Storm by dune_drd [Jack | Unrated | TW/DW | CoE Spoilers]
running by amethyst__angel [Jack, 10th Doctor | PG-13 | TW/DW | CoE Spoilers]

WIP:
Crossing Back (12/14) by arwen_kenobi [Jack/Ianto | R | CoE Spoilers]
We Could Be Heroes (21/30) by anduria_trianys [Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, John Hart/OC | Adult]
Torchwood New Year Special (1/12) by everlongsplace [Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Tosh/Owen, OCs | 15]
Lazarus (1/?) by ladyreapermc [Jack/Ianto, Gwen | PG | CoE Spoilers]
These Lives We Lead (2/?) by omfg_yaoi_squee [Jack/Ianto, John Hart/OFC | NC-17]
Weekend Getaway (4/?) by sassysailorgirl [Jack/Ianto | R]
Conspiracy Theories (19/?) by nomdeplume13 [Jack/Ianto | PG-13]
But Time Didn’t Stop: Ianto- January 4th, 2010, Part Two by ericadawn16 [Ianto, Steven, Lucia, Jack, Jack/Ianto | PG-13 | CoE Spoilers]

Fanart:

Two by kath_ballantyne [Jack, Ianto | G]

Vids:

1941: The Year That Never Was! by cupidsbow [Jack/Tosh, Jack/realJack, Jack/Tosh/realJack | PG-13]

You can reach us in the comments or at torchwood.three@gmail.com

Because I truly love you all, I feel I must share with you the existence of my absolute favorite musical artist, Emilie Autumn--who also happens to be a rat enthusiast.



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEqnc7MMFQ

Looks awesome ♥

Fandom: TRANSFORMERS
TF Continuity: 2009 Movie
Pairing: none
Length: approx. 827 words
Author on LJ: saesama
Author website: Fic Masterlist
Why this must be read:

Kick in the Head / Glances Into a Spark is one of those epic serial WIPs that are strangely prevalent in this fandom. Twin-a-Twim is one of my favorite pieces of it.

Fans had a mini-meltdown during ROTF when a silver (not red!) Sideswipe appeared without his twin Sunstreaker. The original Autobot twins were replaced by Mudflap and Skids, and Sunstreaker fans were boggled: what happened to the twins?

Saesama answers it beautifully in this short story, and managed to make Mudflap and Skids characters we can empathize with. I would highly recommend all the stories in this series (found via the author's masterlist), but this one can stand alone.

Glances Into a Spark: Twin-a-Twim

Fandom: PRIMEVAL
Pairing: Nick/Connor (mentions Nick/Stephen)
Length: 2500
Author on LJ: deinonychus_1
Author Website: None – see LJ masterlist
Why this must be read:

If you want angst and pretty boys broken, then read deinonychus_1's fic! The Substitute is the beginning of her 'Need' series, which spans series 2 and 3 from the breakdown of Nick's relationship with Stephen to the appearance of Captain Becker. The story stands on its own very well, but if you want to read the others, they're on deinonychus_1's masterlist. Be warned: This is a dark series and not for everyone! But it's a scary and compelling glimpse into the characters' minds. deinonychus_1 gets way beyond Connor as the comedy geek and shows us a bleaker side to him.


The Substitute

David Tennant icons from:
- Doctor Who
- Nan's Christmas Carol
- Doctor Who: Tonight's the Night
- Cbeebies Bedtime Stories
- Catherine Tate Comic Relief 2007


1. 2. 3.

More HERE

I've just heard some people on Facebook are changing their default profile picture to one of John Simm. How silly.

Thank you so much for the toys, angii!

The girls love playing in their new tube, and the hammock is great! I have to keep watching Sadie when she plays with that ladder; she keeps trying to get her head stuck, hah! ♥

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Completely unrelated, but I'm going to try and switch my girls from bedding into a litter pan and fleece. How hard is it generally to litter train? Pretty easy from what I've heard, but my girls are such slobs! And, what type of litter should I be looking for? We use a wheat-based litter for our cats, but I think the rats would much rather eat it than poop in it.

full image at my journal:

http://mezzopianoforte.livejournal.com/7333.html#cutid1

http://sue-denimme.livejournal.com/193851.html

Not dialup friendly.

here at ohfreckless.

I just had this really silly theory re: Wilf and the Doctor. ( cut for spoilers )

I'm usually wrong about these sorts of things, but it is a fun thought, isn't it?

Yay, the crew and I got our package from Texas! ---->

A very pretty hammock
A cute little treat jar with a rat engraved on it!
Treats in the jar (which my little squeaks love)
A little rattie-size dish (the perfect size for my old man Remington)
And a little rattie comb

Thank you!!!

Also p.s. My package was an international one, hoping it got to recipient OK?

my Martins R-690 just arrived!!! I had JUST checked FedEx and found out that it was on the truck to be delivered today... I swear, right when I closed the window, the truck showed up!

aieeeeeeeee!!! *happydance*

now I have a date with my pliers!


I am SOOOO looking forward to having a cage that is easier to clean. When we first got the girls, my husband built a bookshelf cage. We didn't know what we were doing, and several of the design features make it impossible to keep the shelves clean, so... ugh, I decided we needed to cut our losses with that one.

Just got back from the vet with Ianto snorting like a pig. She's on Doxy now for the next 21 days but something bothers me.

The vet said she needs to lose weight (she's 1.5 years old, weighing 366gr = 0.804lb) because added belly fat pressures her lungs. However, nothing in her diet changed between her last checkup three months ago when she weighed 20gr (0.04lb) less. I have no idea what makes her fat: she lives with six other rats in a larg four-stores cage inside a big playpen with tuns of tunnels and a wheel (which they don't use...) and is generally a run-about little girl. They eat TH, a quarter of dried banana and a small piece of Jerhigh dog snack a day. Other than that, they get cucumbers, carrots and apples a week and share amungst themselves one of those rodent canes and that's all the food they get. What do I need to reduce?

Fandom: TRANSFORMERS
TF Continuity: Armada
Pairing: Starscream/Unicron, Starscream/Megatron
Length: about 68,000 words
Author on LJ: i_stalk_piccolo
Author website: on FF.net
Why this must be read:

This has the distinction of being the only Starscream/Unicron fic I have ever heard of, and I will admit that the pairing curiousity drove me to read a story set in a continuity I knew nothing about.

I have no idea how it holds up the actual events of the Armada anime series, but this fanfic is intense. It is dark and inventive and it sucks you in. It starts out disturbing, turns wierd, goes sideways, then upside down. And everything builds to a satisfying whole.

Warning: This story is posted on AFF instead of FF.Net because of the very adult rating. be aware of non-con, abuse, torture ahead when you read

Ambrosia

Sorry for being a slight postwhore but I decided to make some EOT part 1 Icons, it's only from the first 30 minutes or so , I shall do some more later (I'm tired and I want to go to sleep)

they're under the cut,so don't look if you haven't seen it yet because of possible spoilers etc etc

also this is my first go at making icons.
( ICONpicspam...mainly of the master )

I have a local vet who has been seeing my girls regularly but my oldie just popped up a tumor(?) and I don't really trust him for surgery. I'm aware of the FL Ratlist but I was wondering if there were, specifically, any Florida vets skilled in tumor/mass removal? Maybe even southern Georgia vets because I live in northeast FL.

Also, is the decision of whether or not a rat would have a good chance of surviving surgery one made by the vet?

Thanks for any help.

Fandom: ENTOURAGE
Pairing: Vince/Eric, mentions of Vince/others, Eric/others
Length: 1,730
Author on LJ:lordessrenegade
Author Website: none
Why this must be read:This fic is a big ole' tease. Just when you think it's gonna descend into angst, it pulls back with a quick grin and a 'no worries mate'. It's the guys being the guys for every second of it and it works perfectly.





A Heritable Lack of the Sportfucking Gene

Hi, everybody!  Long time watcher, first time poster.  Please excuse any mistakes I may make! 

Anyway, I have been wanting to knit a TARDIS using the pattern that can be found on the internet.  However, I wanted to get some advice from people who have made one before.  What size needles did you use?  Did you use an intarsia technique for the coloured parts, or did you duplicate stitch it on afterwards?  What size did it turn out to be in the end?

Thanks for all the help!

Vidder: SE
Musical artist: Amanda Ghost
Pairing: Various
Vidder on LJ: sol_se
Vidder's website: fannish.flux
Why this vid kicks ass: Today's vid is a gorgeous journey into a surreal dreamscape, in which sol_se's editing matches up echoing images from different source texts. The result will linger in your mind for a long time.

Filthy Mind

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Fandom: EUREKA
Pairing: Mentions Jack Carter/Nathan Stark
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ: kristories
Author Website: kristories
Why this must be read: "For the last time," Nathan bites out. "He is not a Zombie." Restrained on the bed Fargo moans 'braaaaaaaaaiiiiiinssss' and reaches for Nathan.

I began this set of recs with blowing up the entire canon, so the only appropriate way to end it is with another apocalypse. This story is priceless! Zombies in Eureka! It could be an episode! It has the perfect mix of fantasy cliche and skientific explanation! So many lines made me laugh-out-loud, especially:

Nathan stares at him like he's stupid, which, come to think of it, is Nathan's default expression where Jack is involved.

and

"Oh come on, Carter," Nathan says. "It's more of a guideline really. The DOD says 'bad scientist, no lab time', GD says 'but we need to finish project X and the DOD says 'okay fine, but bad scientist, remember we can take away your lab time'".

Have a Happy New Year!

The Un-cool Kind of Zombie Apocalypse

Fandom: EUREKA
Pairing: Allison Blake/Nathan Stark, but no more than in canon
Length: 700 words
Author on LJ: jedibuttercup
Author Website: Jedi Buttercup
Why this must be read: A wonderful character study of Allison:

She knew she'd hurt and confused him in the months leading up to the wedding-that-hadn't-happened; she still wasn't sure how to explain it to him in words that didn't sound selfish and condescending, but in a strange way it had been Jack's strong, supportive nature and unwavering appreciation for her that had given her the confidence to accept Nathan's second proposal. Without his catalyzing presence, she didn't think either she or Nathan would ever have reached a place where they could have made those sorts of promises to each other again, and mean them.

jedibuttercup's writing always shows such an insightful understanding of these characters.

Woman, Wondering

Thanks very much! I love the stockings and the painting you did! Now I just need to find a nice frame for it. Thanks so much for the yogies too!

Fandom: GLEE
Funeral

Fandom: GLEE
Pairing: Kurt Hummel/Noah Puckerman
Length: 9000
Author on LJ: mildly_obsessed 
Author Website:  Not found

Why this must be read: It's future!AU, it's smut and it's. So. Fucking. Wonderful.

It's perfect. I lovelovelove how there's no easy fix or quick break, there's no rom com kiss that makes everything alright or angry storming out of the room that causes more drama. It's just... real. Very, very real.

The top/bottom dynamic really worked. It didn't seemed cliché at all, which it often does in Kurt/Puck fics, it slid very easily into the rest of their character traits and what they wanted. Now that I've read them like this (10 years in the future and grown up), it's the only way I can really imagine that they would fit together on a long term basis.

Very Sexy Veteran

Hey all
I discovered what i originally thought was a cyst (because she had one almost like this on the opposite side of her body) but now I believe it may be a tumour. It is on her right side about one centimeter away from her shoulderblade. It is very hard. It is very small though, but i have noticed some growth.
I'm gonna take her sweet rattie butt to the vet, but in case it is a tumour, has anyone had any luck with "alternative" methods? As in, other than surgery?
Thanks

'ello all! these are the first icons I've ever attempted, but figured someone might see one that they liked or something



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screencaps are from potthead's marvellous download :)

There have been some excellent moments for the Tenth Doctor over the past few years and it's a pity we couldn't have had one full season with Tennant under the supervision of Moffat and the new team to see how they take it forward.

But hey ho.

Anyway, the fanboy in me wouldn't let the impending regeneration go by without me drawing and posting up a portrait of the out-going Doctor, and since today is my last day at home before going back to work (albeit for 2 days):




Image ©2009 Bryan Lea

The picture was sketched in pencil, scanned and then worked on in Paint Shop Pro. I could have carried on fiddling, but I wanted to keep some atmosphere to the picture and I have a tendency to over do it if I don't tell myself to stop and stand back...

Hope you like it.

You may or may not remember my picture of the Fourth Doctor as a Lemming from last year. Well, I've started work on the rest of the Doctors now - See if you can guess who's up next.

( This way to phase two of the Doctor Who Lemming Project )

David Tennant and RTD were on Radio 2 this afternoon talking about Doctor Who. It's available on iPlayer for 7 more days!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pclt6

There are a few audio clips on there and one in particular from The End Of Time, so I'd advise not to listen if you don't want ANY spoilers at all.

The clip from The End Of Time was pretty slashy. RTD loves this pairing. It's of The Master & The Doctor talking to each other, in very hushed tones. I wrote it down for those who can't tune in to iPlayer. The clip starts at about 13:40.

( Doctor & Master - Possible 'End Of Time' Spoiler )

Hello  , My names Jo , I'm 17 and I've been an avid watcher of DR WHO
since it re started in 2005  ,I have watched some of the older episodes but I prefer the newer ones with Eccleston and Tennant ,you can probably guess by my icon who's my favourite out of the two :)
even though I feel like  a slight traitor because Eccleston's from round my parts xD

( End Of Time Stuff )

A couple of friends of mine have a tradition in which we get together before Christmas and make various fandom-cookies, then use them to make a story. This year's hilarious crack-fest can be found here at my journal.

( Preview )

The theory is here, and it makes me want to cry.  Spoilers abound at the post, so read at your own risk.



(Also, in trying to tag this, I realized there's a tag for obituaries.  What the flip?)

Found this on a website I frequent:

Doctor Who Bingo: "It is Returning" Edition

Basically a bingo card for you to check off as you watch The End of Time part 2 (contains spoilers if you haven't seen Part 1, so be warned!) How many do you think we'll get?

Starting January 1st at Midnight (ET), BBC America will be playing every 10th Doctor episode from The Christmas Invasion to the End of Time Pt 2.

So from Midnight at January 1st to 8:30 PM the next day. Is there a better way to celebrate the new year? :)

BBC fails to mention David Tennant and Doctor Who for one hour : Shropshire Star::

BBC executives today apologised after a mistake meant there was no mention of the actor David Tennant on radio and television for at least an hour.

Success! I just found Oxbox Regal Rat at Hohl Feed & Seed in Downtown Bellingham, WA! Now I dont have to pay shipping!!!

Fandom: HOUSE
Pairing: Kim/Judy
Length: 1750 words
Author on LJ: shadowbyrd
Author Website: Author's Fic Tag
Why this must be read:

Kim and Judy didn't make it. Fics about Patients of the Week are relatively rare in House fandom so it is a real treat when one this good comes along. This fic features Kim and Judy, parents of Baby Boy Chen/Lupino in "Maternity."

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In the mourning

Thank you secret santa! I just got your gift today, Monty+Po are happily shredding the wood blocks, and I am shredding the jelly beans <3

Fandom: TRANSFORMERS
TF Continuity: 2009 Movie
Pairing: Sam/Mikaela, Sam/Mikaela/Bee
Length: about 13,000 words overall
Author on LJ: sakon76
Author website: on FF.net
Why this must be read:

One thing the 2007 movie created is the AllSpark!Sam genre. There is a LOT of that kind of fic floating around, churned into a frenzy when the 2009 trailer came out to support it. This is my favorite take on the AllSpark-enabled Sam. Sakon76 has a deft hand with story telling, and it is beautiful. She makes all the plot holes in ROTF forgivable because it gave us this.

In chronological order:
By the Pyramid
The Language of After
Simulacra - adult rating in some chapters!
Stigmatic - OT3 warning, extremely adult rating!
Antartica

My buddy Ian took care of my boys while I was out of town for the holidays, which is incredbily sweet of him since he's slightly afraid of them. Last night we were hanging out at my house and I had d'Artagnan on my shoulder. d'Art proceeded to climb down, run along the back of the couch, and climb into Ian's hood.



Awww, look at him cringe!

Ian froze up, smiling nervously, and kept repeating "Tell me if it looks like he'll attack, tell me if it looks like he'll attack..." Then I absolutely had to get out the camera, and the flash startled d'Artagnan, making him jump slightly, which then caused Ian to emit a short scream and me to laugh until I almost pissed myself.

What wonderful friends I have.