Format snaggled from unconfessed & modified by me. Each year I considered doing one of these, and so I figured I'd actually give it a go this year. chichak & I decided that 2009 should be a big year of epic proportioned awesomeness and so I hope to somewhat document that in this listy way.


TV

( list behind the cut minus the most recent episode )
036. NCIS: "Broken Bird"

Films

001. The Holiday
002. The Last Unicorn
003. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
004. Cloverfield
005. Zoolander
006. Men in Black

Music

01. Aimee Man
02. K's Choice

Readings

001. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JKR
002. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JKR (currently reading)

Writings

001. Untitled - AU Dean fic (WIP - co-writing with unconfessed)
002. Three People Impressed by Scars & One Person Who Isn't - Gwen/Arthur (being beta'd)
003. Moments - Gwen/Arthur Number 1
004. Alibi - Gwen/Arthur posted here
005. Confessions - Gwen/Lancelot unrequited, Gwen/Arthur OTP (WIP)
006. Fireside Conversation - Gwen/Arthur (WIP)
007. The Downfall of Guinevere: a Tale in Five Acts - Gwen/Lancelot AU (WIP)
008. Of Troubled Minds - Gwen & Merlin (WIP)
009. Untitled - AU NCIS fic (WIP - co-writing with tater_mae)
010. Working Title: Ruby Twisted - Ruby centric (WIP)
011. One True Lover with a Thousand Kisses - Gwen/Merlin AU future!fic posted here
012. Fruit for Thought - Gwen/Arthur posted here
013. Working Title: ficmix - Gwen/Arthur, Gwen/Lancelot (WIP)
014. "100 Fantasies" prompts x 4 - Gwen/Arthur (WIP)
015. Dangerous - Gwen/Valiant (WIP)

Travel

History-Making Events

01. Barack Obama's inauguration

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Henry David Thoreau

new layout! kepp0xy kepp0xy kepp0xy kepp0xy kepp0xy kepp0xy kepp0xy kepp0xy

I think I like it, but I may end up getting frustrated with the dark background/light text, but we shall see!

ETA: also updated sidebar blurb// blurb sources /ETA

Here's a cracky present: Arthur VS Simba by the hilarious pippopippo & found at the Merlin crack & cliche fest!

Lastly, meme from unconfessed:

Leave me a comment and I will give you a letter.
Then, write 10 things that you love* starting with that letter.
Post the list in your journal.
Give out letters to those who comment in return.

( she gave me F )

*totally did not read this direction when I wrote the list. Whoopsie!

Let me letter you!

Title: Gravity
Author: kepp0xy; graphics by la_esmeralda_
Rating: G/PG
Characters/Pairing: Arthur/Gwen
Warning: One fic may toe the line of R with mentions of sexual experiences, but even so, I would say the fic remains PG at most.
Summary: Seven ficlets about Arthur and Guinevere's relationship, from the beginning.

Author's Note: The idea of a Ficmix was introduced to me by papered a few years ago. The idea is to create a basic fanmix, with added fics to sort of explain the songs. This ficmix has 7 ficlets to accompany 7 out of the 8 songs - "Don't Forget to Breathe" is a bonus, meant to be for sometime around Arthur's death.

All graphics are by the lovely and obliging la_esmeralda_, be sure to take a look at her gorgeous works and shower her in the compliments she deserves. Thanks so much for your help ♥!

Comments are ♥ & concrit appreciated.

Disclaimer: Characters belong to BBC, images belong to BBC, songs belong to their respective artists & the lyric samples too. If I owned any of these things, I would be spending my weekdays very differently.


You hold me without touch, you keep me without chains... All my fragile strength is gone.

Title: Dawn Surprise
Author: kepp0xy
Rating: G, possibly PG
Characters/Pairing: Gwen/Arthur
Warning: Nope! Or, well, perhaps: copious amounts of fluff and romance?
Summary: Gwen always wakes before Arthur. But not today.

Author's Note: Title shamefully stolen from Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love". I was looking through my old fic files and discovered a couple of almost-complete pieces like this one. I thought this was the sweetest (so sugary, it may hurt your teeth ;) but was rather in love with the concept. So I hope y'all love it as much as I do. Concrit appreciated & comments, as always, are ♥


The knock sounded gently at the door and Arthur started awake; glancing quickly at Gwen, he breathed a sigh of relief as a soft snore puffed from between her parted lips.

Merlin folks, help! Tell me why you liked Lancelot and thought him awesome.

Show related things only, if possible. I'm trying to write a chapter of a fic from his POV but am finding it... difficult. Feel free to ramble.

And you know what, tell me why you hate the guy, too, if that's your position on his character. At this point, anything may help!

Cheers & thanks!

One. I got the most amazing birthday gift from alias_chick in the mail today. Thanks so much dude! It's a selfmade woodburned box with my name on the cover, and then all my top fandoms on each side in their original logo form - explaining it doesn't do much, I really need to dig up my camera to be able to show you. But it's absolutely lovely, I adore it.

Two. I don't talk about it too much here, but I plan on hopping the pond next Spring to live in the UK because I want to work for the BBC. The majority of my money is going to a savings fund for that move, but I've been debating trying to have a small vacation either to the UK or NYC or somewhere beforehand just because I have that itch (and in the case of the UK, it would be a good idea to get a feel for London before I go). Anyway, my mum found a pretty good deal to London via Transat Holidays, which includes airfare, hotel, breakfasts, a few tours, etc for just over $1000 (incl. tax). I'm torn though, about whether all my cash should just go to the move in the Spring, or whether I should take this adventure (possibly with my father) to get to know the place a little, and take a bit of a real vacation. So what do y'all think?

Poll #1421299 England, y/y?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Should I go to England in September?

Three. Transformers tomorrow night hopefully!!! w00tw00t! I hear it's already sold more than Trek did in its first few days (which depressed me a little, but what can you do?) This summer really is for big blockbusters *_*!

Four. ♥!

ETA: Five. Watched SPN "Yellowfever" tonight. LOL. It's blasphemy but I think I may have forgotten how much I love this show. "I'll man the flashlight." Oh, Dean. /ETA

I went on a shopping spree at FutureShop! Only not really, as I set my limit at $72, but that still managed me three spectacular buys that make me want to cling to my television.

Disclaimer: A total lack of eloquence lies herein.

1. Roswell - Season 1 ( Roswell talk )

2. Star Trek Alternate Realities Collection ( Trek talk )

3. Shaun of the Dead - I would do a cut on this, but I somehow don't think it's necessary. ♥ you, Simon Pegg.

In other purchasey news, I bought two books about living in the UK as a foreigner (although one deals primarily with the vernacular differences between British and non-British english. It's a very interested read.) And told my coworker my plans for heading over there, and when I plan to do it. She suggested I aim to live in Camden Town. Brits on my flisty, what say you of that area? She thought it was a good place because it was aptly culturally interesting & lively and fairly reasonably priced for living accomodation. I have to do more research on it, obviously, but it's somewhere to start :]

Stoked that Merlin is starting on NBC/CTV (in Canada) tonight! I've been postponing doing my own re-watch because of it. I can't say it'll be the same, though, given it'll have commercial breaks XP! But what can you do? It'll be interesting to see if fandom explodes a bit with new American fans or if it will stay the same.

I'm picking lovespring up from the airport tomorrow (!!!!) It's been a long time, but I am certain, longer for her.

♥ you all!

I somehow neglected to pimp this here, although it's plastered all across the face of Merlin fandom otherwise...

Excalibur Awards The Merlin Fanfic Awards

The Merlin fandom is ever growing with authors scattered across many comms and journals that it's hard to keep track of all the fantastic fic out there. Excalibur Awards aim to bring together a collection of the best fic from all walks, at the same time having you recognise favourites!

Any genre or pairing is acceptable for nomination (gen, het, slash, femmeslash, OT3/4/5, RPF...) except for Merlin/Arthur (in this round) as there have already been awards specific to this pairing (Merlin/Arthur Fic Awards) A note on possible exceptions is included in the Nominations and Guidelines section.

Guidelines, Categories & More Information

Timeline

Nominations are open from May 30th until June 30th.
Voting running until July 30th.
Winners announced beginning on August 5th. (Possibly spread out, depending on how many nominations are received)
* Dates subject to change


That's all! Start nominating!

Title: Thirteen Kisses Before the End
Author: kepp0xy
Rating: PG13
Characters/Pairing: Merlin/Morgana, mention of others
Warning: Kind-of, not-really speculation? Some fluff, some angst.
Summary: Thirteen kisses before Morgana leaves Camelot.

Author's Note: Beta'd by the ever indulgent tater_mae. First time writing & posting Merlin/Morgana, so concrit is definitely appreciated! No ficlet exceeds 200 words. Comments, as always, are ♥

He tasted like lightning.

Comment to this entry and I'll pick three of your fandoms. You must then update your journal and answer the following questions:

01: What got you into this fandom in the first place?
02: Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
03: Favourite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
04: Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
05: Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

trystan830 gave me Supernatural, Doctor Who & Merlin.

( Answers behind cut! )


I think this past month has been Movie Month with tater_mae. Anyway, Friday night I went with Cait, her sister & my dad to see Star Trek... One word: Epic. Seriously, it's awesome. I've come to the conclusion that JJ Abrams + movies = better than awesome. Can't say I care too much for his TV (I know, blasphemy to most of you, I'm sure) but his movies are always great. This is a movie for anyone who considers themselves a sci-fi nerd. Honestly. It most definitely delivers. Moar plz.

Also saw Wolverine week before last. Was fairly good; a little overblown but then again, it's X-Men and Hugh Jackman is great, so I guess that balances it out in the end. Essentially, it's simply entertaining. I don't think it will change anyone's life, but you don't get bored.

Monday is a holiday in BC and I could seriously throw a party in relief. It'll be so, so nice to have a day off in which I have nothing to do! I'm going to see if I can convince my mother to saunter off for a few hours so I can loll about the house in absolute freedom. Bwaha!


ETA -.-; How is it possible to have 177 icons and not fancy any of them for this hobnob post? I feel ridiculous.

Title: Three Times Merlin Walked in on Arthur and Gwen
Author: kepp0xy
Rating: PG-13, fairly fluffy
Characters/Pairing: Merlin, Arthur/Gwen
Warning: None!
Summary: I think the title explains it :]

Author's Note: I'm still trying to be on hiatus but these scenes were bombarding my brain. Initially, I wasn't going to post, but I really like how it came out. As always comments are ♥ & concrit appreciated.

He expected a tongue-lashing. Merlin anticipated his eyes would be tired by the end of it, having rolled more times than he'd ever imagine possible in response to Arthur's exaggerated and overwrought complaints.

♥ sara (lovespring!) found (made?) me awesome dinosaur icon of awesome; vikki (unconfessed!) linked me epic manip of epic. ♥


Is it pathetic to go to bed at 9:30? Y/N?

Supernatural fic

Title: Barbed Wire
Author: kepp0xy
Rating: PG13
Characters: Dean, Sam
Warning: Spoilers for Sex & Violence.
Summary/Author's Notes: Beta'd by nibzy, who I adore. All remaining mistakes are mine. While I have much love for Bobby, I was a bit disappointed that he showed up to save the day. This is basically what I was hoping would happen. Dean can see through the Siren's venom, and goes through it all just to find out the truth of what's up between he and Sam.

"Tell me again how weak I am, Sam," Dean bit out, staring harshly down at his brother, still prone and shocked on the floor.

& a Merlin fic!

Title: Camelot Enterprises 1/4: Please Don't Stop the Music
Author: kepp0xy
Rating: PG-13, UST
Characters/Pairing: Gwen, Morgana, Merlin, Arthur; pairings are eventually Gwen/Arthur & Merlin/Morgana
Words: 1877
Warning: Cracky AU!
Summary: Morgana and Gwen head to the Avalon Nightclub to dance the stresses away and Gwen ends up with a surprising dance partner.

Author's Notes: This is a cracky AU in which Camelot is a computer business owned by Uther Pendragon. Arthur Pendragon is a Junior Executive in the company, Merlin is his PA and a computer whizkid; Morgana Le Fay, Uther's neice, is in charge of Marketing and Gwen is her PA. This series is in 4 parts; 3 written by me and 1 by tater_mae. She and I have had fun playing in this 'verse, so there may be more fics forthcoming, but for the time being, we hope you enjoy these! Comments are ♥ and concrit appreciated!

Gwen pushed through the bodies to reach Morgana's side.


In other news, tonight at the theatre, my coworkers suck :( I am working with almost all the slackers - including slacker manager. Slacker Manager is presently sitting on the steps and chatting with Flirty Coworker, and actually ordered Stoner Coworker to go check on something while chatting with Flirty Coworker - meaning Flirty Coworker could easily have done it. And Stoner Coworker actually had to walk between Slacker Manager and Flirty Coworker to go do what he was ordered to do. -.-; I just feel lucky that I have some sort of automatic immunity because I'm in the box office. Gosh, people. Who'd've thought there would be politics working in a movie theatre with literally 15 employees? *facepalm*

I have not done one of these in ages. Snagged from writeangel1

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me!"
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will post the answers to the questions (and the questions themselves) on your blog or journal.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions. And thus the endless cycle of the meme goes on and on and on and on...

writeangel1 gave me theeeeese questions:

What is your favorite food?
Probably Malaysian. To be fair, I've only ever had Malaysian from one restaurant, but my dad and I go there literally every week, and I'm not sick of it, so that has to stand for something, yeah?

Who is your favorite musical artist?
Almost impossible to answer really. Right now I listen a lot to Bitter:Sweet. A few weeks ago it was Pierces & Lady Gaga (I know D:) who I still listen to, but I prefer B:S (LOL sucky acronym ftl). Sara Bareilles is someone I'll always put on... Murray Gold & his Who OST is always good. The list goes on and on...

Who is your favorite DW companion?
Donna. Rose is a very close second.

What is the name of your top fandom ship of all time?
I don't really have one... There's not really any two characters that stand out in eternal loving glory to me. Although, Will/Lyra might be up there T_T

Who is your favorite SGA character?
Teyla. Easiest question of the lot ;D


okay. your turn. I WANT TO QUESTION YOU!

and in this, a flash update. Two fics!

Title: Trip
Rating: G (possibly PG)
Characters/Pairing: Gwen/Arthur
Warning: None
Summary: Arthur reflects on the limitations of a relationship held in secret.

Author's Notes: Written for 100 Fantasies hosted by camelot_love, prompt was "Leaving a mark".

He had vowed to himself when he first convinced her to take this chance that he would preserve her honour.



Title: Three People Impressed by Arthur's Injuries and One Concerned by Them
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairing: Ultimately Arthur/Gwen; OFC, Morgana, Gaius
Warning: Spoilers for Le Morte d'Arthur.
Summary: Three people who are impressed by Arthur's injuries. And Gwen, who is concerned by them.

Author's Notes: beta'd by the lovely writeangel1, any remaining mistakes are all mine. Comments are ♥ & concrit appreciated!

Arthur was fifteen, having several days past returned from his first battle.


The first posted today, the second about a week ago.

Wooooo-ow.

and love.

Disclaimer: It's pure, unadultered crack. And there are some cuss words.

I'm on a Boat by The Lonely Island [feat T-Pain]




... \O/!