British Summer Time?

[jadesfire]

If someone cancelled June without telling me, I shall be very cross.

I posted my last entries to amplificathon today, and am actually looking forward to doing some recording without thinking "How many points is this worth?" A prize would be shiny, but mostly, I've just discovered a new addiction. Because I clearly don't have enough to do.

Anyway, the entry is here, with three stories:

Silver Predator by becky_h [Download Link]
Terms of Payment by pwcorgigirl [Download Link]
The Oncoming Tongue by dark_aegis [Download Link]

I'll put them on the audiofic page once I have permanent links for them. And do keep prodding fic in my direction if you want it read - don't be shy! I'm loving reading things, but am not very adventurous in finding stuff, so all help gratefully appreciated, even if it's your own work. Especially if it's your own work, because then I don't have to go and get author permission! :D

Also, because I'm addicted to this too, the "Getting to Know You" meme, nicked from mad_jaks, under the cut below.



1. Real name and/or screen name:
2. Birthday:
3. Age:
4. Place of residence:
5. What makes you happy:
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last:
7. What do you like to read about in my LJ?
8. What would you like to read more about in my LJ?
9. An interesting fact about you:
10. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment:
11. Favorite place to be:
12. Favorite lyric:
13. Best time of the year:
14. Weirdest food you like:
15. Do farts make you laugh:

RECOMMEND
1. A film:
2. A book:
3. A band, a song and an album:

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me:
2. Two things you like about yourself:
3. Put this in your LJ so I can tell you what I think of you.

Comments

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

1. Real name and/or screen name: Dune, Seti, Hey You There
2. Birthday: 23rd august
3. Age: 24
4. Place of residence: Westphalia
5. What makes you happy: Getting Things Done
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last: BFBS radio (it's the only station getting through all the ferro concrete at uni)
7. What do you like to read about in my LJ? - All of it
8. What would you like to read more about in my LJ? - More awesome fic, maybe?
9. An interesting fact about you - There's a plushy Malaria microbe lying in front of me right now
10. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment: That guy who's the Doctor... obviously ;)
11. Favorite place to be: Anywhere with a great vista
12. Favorite lyric: I'll change the world / will finally make everything better / will start to get by / and laugh about myself sometimes
13. Best time of the year: SUMMER!
14. Weirdest food you like: Those obscure traditional German dishes
15. Do farts make you laugh: Sometimes, but usuall no

RECOMMEND
1. A film: K-Pax
2. A book: Flowers for Algernon
3. A band, a song and an album: I'll say anything of Revolverheld

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: You've got an incredible insight into all your fictional characters
2. Two things you like about yourself: Oh... er, I'm reasonably smart (sometimes) and my feet

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Plushy malaria microbe? You guys have all the fun...

Thanks for the recs - I know of K-Pax, but wasn't sure, so I'll check that out!

And thank you :)

[laurab1.livejournal.com]

Plushy malaria microbe? You guys have all the fun...

Go and see http://www.giantmicrobes.com/uk/ :)

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

1. Real name and/or screen name: miss_zedem
2. Birthday: 4th February
3. Age: 30
4. Place of residence: Cardiff
5. What makes you happy: Right now? Listening to the baby birds cheeping in our back yard. They're being very vocal cos we put some bread out, and their parents have been swooping down for it for them.
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last: Apart from the baby birds... um. Nothing. Myself singing - does that count?
7. What do you like to read about in my LJ? It's all good :)
8. What would you like to read more about in my LJ? Um. I could always stand to read more fic from you :)
9. An interesting fact about you: Hmm. I have slightly hyper-extensive joints, which means I don't tend to break bones, but I do get the world's most spectacular sprains.
10. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment: Yes.
11. Favorite place to be: In a cafe or a beer garden with my gf and our friends.
12. Favorite lyric: Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken.
13. Best time of the year: Autumn.
14. Weirdest food you like: Gherkins.
15. Do farts make you laugh: No, because I'm not twelve, and I'm not a boy.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
2. A book: Making History, by Stephen Fry.
3. A band, a song and an album: Ooh. A band: Panic at the Disco - guaranteed to lift your mood. A song: In the Sun, by Joseph Arthur. An album: American Idiot, by Green Day.

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: You're as ditzy as I am, and you make me laugh.
2. Two things you like about yourself: My eyes, which are a pretty hazel/green colour, and um... I guess I'm good at seeing the good in people.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I like gherkins! they're not weird.

Are they?

Ooh, thanks for the recs. I'm always looking for good suggestions and I trust you :)

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

1. Real name and/or screen name: smtfhw/Stella
2. Birthday: 12th January
3. Age: 49
4. Place of residence: Towcester/Cambridge
5. What makes you happy: All sorts of things. Food, running, photography, good writing, the cats, Lynne...
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last: The very wonderful "Dig, Lazarus! Dig!" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Proof of Cave's twisted genuis.
7. What do you like to read about in my LJ? Whatever you want to write about.
8. What would you like to read more about in my LJ? Anything you want to include.
9. An interesting fact about you: I have mismatched pupils, which tends to cause panic among medical pofessionals unless I mention it in advance.
10. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment: 27 years on, yes.
11. Favorite place to be: It varies. My favourite city is Vienna, though I'm quite fond of Monte Carlo too. My favourite race circuit is Monza (in Italy) though Spa (in Belgium) runs it a close second.
12. Favorite lyric: There are too many for me to choose just one. I like mt lyrics to tell a story, which is why I like Cave, but he's not the only one.
13. Best time of the year: Summer.
14. Weirdest food you like: There is nothing weird about food.
15. Do farts make you laugh: No.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: The Lives of Others (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lives-Others-Martina-Gedeck/dp/B000R342QS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1212493465&sr=8-1)
2. A book: In The Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Footsteps-Mr-Kurtz-Living-Disaster/dp/1841154229/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212493511&sr=1-1). Read it and weep.
3. A band, a song and an album: For bands, The Leningrad Cowboys (http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_b/203-7801820-8426345?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=Leningrad+Cowboys&x=14&y=17) always cheer me up, especially as they're really a wonderful example of something that started out fictional, but then developed a bizarre life all its own. My album of the year (and possibly the decade), though is the aforementioned Dig, Lazarus! Dig! (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dig-Lazarus-Nick-Cave-Seeds/dp/B000ZN258M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1212493746&sr=1-1).

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: Your sense of humour (and your ability to write a well-crafted sentence).
2. Two things you like about yourself: My sense of humour and my energy.
3. Put this in your LJ so I can tell you what I think of you.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

There is nothing weird about food
Definitely words to live by.

Thanks for the recs - I'm always on the look out for new stuff, and I've never heard of any of these!

[greyias.livejournal.com]

1. Real name and/or screen name: Grey
2. Birthday: Nov. 15th
3. Age: 24
4. Place of residence: Texas
5. What makes you happy: Writing, snark,
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last: Augustana - "Sweet and Low"
7. What do you like to read about in my LJ? - I'm biased, but I'm rather fond of your SGA fic
8. What would you like to read more about in my LJ? - Whatever's on your mind. It's usually pretty interesting
9. An interesting fact about you: I wasn't living with my parents when I graduated from high school
10. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment: Nah. Who has the time?
11. Favorite place to be: Glendalough in Ireland, barring that, I'm rather fond of our lakehouse view.
12. Favorite lyric: Oh so much for nothing; But nothing means so much; I know it's touching; But I've been out of touch
13. Best time of the year: Fall/winter; the air is crisp, cool, and each breath brings back a flood of memories
14. Weirdest food you like: I wouldn't say my tastes are vanilla as I'm very fond of Asian food... but none of it seems too weird to me.
15. Do farts make you laugh: No, they make me cry

RECOMMEND
1. A film: Without a Paddle -- hiLARious
2. A book: To Kill a Mockingbird
3. A band, a song and an album: The one I listed above is on my new favorites list, although I think it might be an older song

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: You're almost as bad an influence on my television watching habits as friendshipper. Evil Whovian temptress!
2. Two things you like about yourself: Sometimes, I crack myself up. I can also cook perty well when I take the time out of my day to do so.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I'm always on the look out for new music recs - this meme is a very cunning way of getting them. thanks!

And I always think if you laugh at your own fic, that's got to be a good sign :)

[avon-09.livejournal.com]

1. Real name and/or screen name: Janet/Avon
2. Birthday: 18 Feb
3. Age: 41
4. Place of residence: Epsom
5. What makes you happy: My kids, my love, chocolate, sometimes writing
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last: Radio 2 (yes I'm boring)
7. What do you like to read about in my LJ? You
8. What would you like to read more about in my LJ? More you
9. An interesting fact about you: I did Ann Summers parties and took church services.
10. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment: Yes
11. Favorite place to be: Tucked up in bed
12. Favorite lyric: Victoria Wood - something about being spanked with a Womans Weekly!
13. Best time of the year: Autumn
14. Weirdest food you like: I'm a boring chocolate girl really
15. Do farts make you laugh: I have a small boy in my house. I get no choice.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: The Princess Bride for fantasy
2. A book: The Catchtrap by Marion Zimmer Bradley for an excellent portrayal of two men in love
3. A band, a song and an album: Japan, Ghost, Tin Drum

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: You are so friendly
2. Two things you like about yourself: I am happy being me. Im always happy to chat.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Victoria Wood - something about being spanked with a Womans Weekly!
Hee - I know the song you're talking about, but had forgotten it. Must see if it's on YouTube.

To my shame, I still haven't seen "The Princess Bride". I shall have to work on convincing the other half that it's a good plan...

And thank you :D

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

1. Real name and/or screen name: Genie (RL nick)
2. Birthday: May 7
3. Age: let's leave it at 20s. ;)
4. Place of residence: Melbourne
5. What makes you happy: Food. Good food. And music. Good music. Buying a CD and find that you love every single song on it. Yeah.
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last: Currently have "Spider-pig" stuck in my head cos I just watched the Simpsons movie on DVD...
7. What do you like to read about in my LJ? Oh, anything really.
8. What would you like to read more about in my LJ? Fics! What else? Yeah, those make me happy too! :D
9. An interesting fact about you: Umm... I'm pretty boring really. *thinks* I speak several Chinese dilacts?
10. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment: Nope, much to the disappointment of my mother who is on a matchmaking mission. *sigh*
11. Favorite place to be: Home! In bed!
12. Favorite lyric: Smile like you mean it/And let yourself let go/'Cause it's all in the hands of a bitter, bitter man/Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in
13. Best time of the year: WINTER!!! WHEEE!!!
14. Weirdest food you like: I'm Chinese. We pretty much set the definition for weird! By western standards, I guess it'd be something like deep fried squid tentacles. But I like plenty of other weird stuff as well, like braised and thinly sliced pig's ears.
15. Do farts make you laugh: No.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: Grosse Pointe Blank
2. A book: Moab is my Washpot by Stephen Fry
3. A band, a song and an album: Eskimo Joe, Kellswater by Loreena McKennitt, Waking Hour by Vienna Teng

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: Your accent. :D
2. Two things you like about yourself: My ability to BS about anything and make you believe it...and then completely ruin the whole thing by cracking up laughing. Umm... The ability to see the bright side of most things while at the same time, plan for the worse.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I love Grosse Pointe Blank, although our VHS copy died recently. Must get a new one...

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

1. Real name and/or screen name: Crystalshard, Chrys, Blue (old nickname)
2. Birthday: 19th April
3. Age: 23
4. Place of residence: Just outside Portsmouth.
5. What makes you happy: Being with friends, playing games, dancing, writing, finishing a story, reading something well-written . . . I'm gonna run out of space.
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last: Er . . . I tend to make up my own compilation albums. Probably the Les Miserables soundtrack.
7. What do you like to read about in my LJ? Anything you want to write.
8. What would you like to read more about in my LJ? Er . . . anything?
9. An interesting fact about you: I love the Japanese manga series 'Case Closed'.
10. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment: Nah. Live alone and like it, that's me.
11. Favourite place to be: My room. It's my safe haven, albeit a bit of a mess right now!
12. Favourite lyric: And we'll raise up out glasses/ Against evil forces/Singin' "Whiskey for my men/ And beer for my horses."
13. Best time of the year: Autumn. It's nice and warm and it's stopped raining. *glares out of window*
14. Weirdest food you like: Hmmm. Not very weird, but cottage cheese.
15. Do farts make you laugh: No. Although there's an in-joke we've got going on at work about the air freshener being the fart deodoriser for one particular lad who tends to let off smelly ones.

RECOMMEND
1. A film: Hairspray. It's pure cheese, but I defy anyone to not end the film smiling.
2. A book: Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold. Tightly plotted, pacy storytelling, individual and likeable characters, and an overall excellent read. I recommend the rest of the series as well.
3. A band, a song and an album: Mark Wills, "Universe," Loving Every Minute.

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me: You're always willing to take on work - look at what you're doing for tardis_bigbang!
2. Two things you like about yourself: I have the confidence to make friends with total strangers, and I like the way I look.

[fish-echo.livejournal.com]

ooh, speaking of amplification.... I found various of your fics on amplification, which I quite liked, so I've added you :)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the late reply - I'm still catching up on the holiday backlog!

Thank you so much! really glad you enjoyed and have fun with the back catalogue :)

[fish-echo.livejournal.com]

Wheee! Back catalogue! I do so love finding new authors! Now I just need the time to work my way through it :)

(And no worries about the reply time, I thought it was quite punctual.)