Automated Attack Monkeys, Scalpel Mines, & Acid

My Entry for the WhoAt50 April Fanfiction Challenge

2013-04-13T01:50:03Z

Title: Maxil in the Genesis Ark
Prompt: Monsters
Characters/Pairing(s): Maxil, daleks
Rating: PG for some mild swears.
Word count: 1087
Spoilers: very slight for Army of Ghosts/Doomsday and even slighter for Arc of Infinity
Warnings: none
Summary: The daleks were never alone in the Genesis Ark...
Disclaimer: Doctor Who is not mine, but I am eternally grateful to the creators for making such an amazing sandbox for me to play in.

Author’s note: It always seemed odd to me that the timelords would put all those daleks in the Genesis Ark, running around loose without a guard. This is me retconning that, and has been heavily contributed to by thasceles, in that we tossed ideas for it about in bed and giggled lots.

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My Entry for the WhoAt50 March Fanfiction Challenge

2013-03-14T12:44:45Z

Title: A Meeting of Mechanics
Prompt: Other Doctors
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Mickey Smith, AU Sixth Doctor, AU Bessie.
Rating: PG
Word count: 1757
Spoilers: none
Warnings: slight veiled references to bisexuality and trans people.
Summary: Mickey thought he was settled in his classic car repair shop. Then he got a new customer...
Disclaimer: Doctor Who is not mine, but I am eternally grateful to the creators for making such an amazing sandbox for me to play in.

Author's Notes: AU, set between Age of Steel and Army of Ghosts (from Mickey’s perspective) or between Mindwarp and The Marion Conspiracy (from the Doctor’s point of view). This was meant to be a little ficlet, but has grown out of all control. I may or may not be adding to it, and if other people want to join in they’d be most welcome. Thanks to ponygirl72 for a brainstorm with plot bunnies.

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The Blood is The Life 28-02-2012

2012-02-28T09:00:10Z

Pixar finally do a film with a female protagonist
(tags: feminism film )
The Racist Tree
(tags: fic racism )
FBI Turns Off Thousands of GPS Devices After Supreme Court Ruling - Digits - WSJ
This is going to affect the plotlines of NCIS, Bones, Castle, etc...
(tags: )
What Happens to the Coke in Coca-Cola?
Interesting factoids about a drink I can't even drink
(tags: )
Meet the Governors Behind "State-Rape" Transvaginal Ultrasound Laws (It's Not Just Virginia) | | AlterNet
(tags: )
Aggressive Secular Workplace Discrimination? | Sarah Brown's Blog
Auntie Sarah punctures the myth of aggressive secularism as pushed by certain religionists.
(tags: religion )
BBC News - Fresh legal challenge on badger culling
Hurrah!
(tags: badgers )
BBC News - DNA reveals Neanderthal extinction clues
YAY Science!
(tags: Science )
Gender-swapped Doctors are our new favorite form of Doctor Who cosplay
?Bookmarked for the pictures; needs moar six, though
(tags: cosplay feminism DoctorWho )
weekly_food_challenge | Recent Entries
There's been a couple of entrants for challenge #1 - anyone else fancy having a go?
(tags: food )
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - A Review
Could be tempted by this, but not necessarily on the big screen.
(tags: film )
Liberal England: Sarah Teather and the "educated liberal elite"
I don't agree with Jonathan Clader on everything, but sometimes he just has a way of putting things...
(tags: libdemmery )

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The Blood is The Life 27-02-2012

2012-02-27T09:00:11Z

On Ken Livingstone's Alleged Tax Avoidance.
This is EXACTLY how I feel.
(tags: epicfail labour )
First female ascent of The Angels' Share
Climbing Awesomeness :)
(tags: climbing )
Natalie Portman with a tache.
I miss my BeardOfEvilTM now :(
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LOL I loved this cartoon
(tags: funny )
Teller Reveals His Secrets
Penn is louder, but Teller is cooler.
(tags: )
Doncaster 'is part of Scotland' after 900-year-old administrative error comes to light - Yahoo!
(tags: awesome )
Doctor Her » Women in Doctor Who
"To my mind, the problem with Dr Who is not the women that appear in the series, it’s the necessity of using peril as a plot device to drive the stories. At its most simplistic, Dr Who is a show about a semi-omnipotent being who gets into a difficult situation and extracts himself from it using his extraordinary brilliance, resolve and courage. To illustrate the danger of the situation, the (usually female) companion gets into trouble and has to be rescued." I'm really enjoying reading Doctor Her of late; I mean, a feminist Doctor Who blog! Who came up with that idea?
(tags: DoctorWho )
Transubstantiation
Fabulous fiction
(tags: fic )

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The Blood is The Life 30-01-2012

2012-01-30T09:00:01Z

Women in comics should be Stephanie Brown.... - This is what women in superhero comics should be
I love this post so much. I miss Bryan Q Miller's run on Batgirl like you wouldn't believe, and I say this as a Gail SImone fan.
(tags: comics )
Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice
How long ago was it that JSMill said "Not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives"?
(tags: racism )
Strip Magazine UK
More signs of life in the British comic industry
(tags: comics )
The Shakespeare Code: A Short Story
A rare fic rec from me, for anyone who is a doctor who fan, but particularly those who liked The Kingmaker.
(tags: doctorwho fic )
Stumbling and Mumbling: On Hester's bonus
"'Management' functions rather like witchcraft. It’s a set of rituals which are wrongly supposed to have effects on the outside world. When, by happy chance, those effects materialize, the witchdoctor takes credit. And when they don’t he blames external malevolent forces."
(tags: economics )
Welfare Reform Bill's Assault on Disabled People - Why I Protested This Weekend
How in God's name are we allowing this to happen? :(
(tags: disability )

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Hello, Oh Fic Writers on the F-list!

2011-05-16T22:11:11Z

I have signed up for pod_together, but only as a reader/podficcer, not as a writer (really don't have time for the writeyness at the mo). So, any of you who write stuff, and would like it read out in my dulcet tones, do feel free to go sign up:

Open for sign ups May 16 to May 27 on LJ and DW

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Newsnight Porn - Scary Stuff

2010-03-09T22:08:41Z

So, in adding Steph Flanders to They Really Do Exist I decided to google for her to see if she had a website other than her Stephanomics blog. Among the top ten google results for her name is some rather tame* smutfic.

The smut itself mayn't be that fabulous, but the disclaimer? The disclaimer is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. I hereby demand that ALL fic disclaimers henceforth be written in the form of open letters to Vince Cable.

* your definition of rather tame may differ from mine.

My March Sponsor is Mark Reckons, and my laptop is still buggered. Just so you know.

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Very silly Drabbles/Flashfic

2009-09-29T01:53:08Z

Two of these don't count as drabbles, as I went over 100 words. Sorry. I hope Ponygirl and Finmagik can forgive me. :/ Some of these were a lot easier to write than others...

For Vert: ( Rocky Horror/Who crossover with Ten ) (for extra bonus here's my first Rocky/Who crossover drabble)

For Ozzy: ( Six/Peri, Victorian era, featuring a Vincent Price character )

For Ponygirl: ( New!Trek, Kirk/Spock/McCoy, Tarsus IV: <q>I never wanted to see this place again</q>. )

For Tez: ( Sam Tyler/Servalan )

For Finmagik: ( Six/Peri <q>I can be cruel but let me be gentle with you</q> )

For Grouchy: ( Davros in the three bears cottage, genre: mystery, including the phrase <q>penis bearer</q> )

This blog is proudly sponsored by Andrew Hickey, who will get a pretty logo when I have time to arse about with the graphics prog.

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Fic mojo

2009-09-27T01:20:29Z

For the first time in maybe three years I have fic mojo. The thing is, I haven't written for so long, I wouldn't know a plot bunny if it stood up and bit me... Give me prompts, people. Give me prompts, and I'll give you drabbles. Would prefer a fandom I'm familiar with - Who, Blake's 7, SGA, BSG, dodgy old horror films, etc - but am not averse to a bit of research. Happy to do crossovers.

Pls to be providing:

Fandom(s)
Genre
Characters to be included
Any particular phrases or scenarios you'd like me to work in

... and if you do I promise you a drabble. A proper one. Not one of this 103 words malarky. First come first served.

ETA: I should mention, I don't do Real People. Will have something for you guys when I get home from work,though.

This blog is proudly sponsored by Andrew Hickey, who will get a pretty logo when I have time to arse about with the graphics prog.

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