Stolen from rhienelleth...

( Here there be icons )

Clearly I need to continue to remind myself that reading the TWoP boards is an exercise in futility. Seriously, every time I venture there, I start to think I must be from another planet.

Case in point: the NCIS thread. Apparently, I am the only person in the world who doesn't think that McGee is the most awesome part of the show. I watch the show primarily for Gibbs and Abby, to a lesser degree for Tony, Ziva, and Ducky, and I resign myself to the fact that McGee is there. I don't find him funny, or charming, or attractive, or even interesting. It's not that I don't like geeks--I find the boys of The Big Bang Theory endlessly entertaining--and I'm pretty sure it's not that I'm so shallow as to dislike him because he's not as conventionally attractive as Gibbs or Tony. He just bores me. And frankly, you will never, ever convince me that Sean Murray got the role for any reason other than the fact he is Donald Bellisario's stepson.

But according to the posters at TWoP, Gibbs is a borderline abusive blowhard, Tony is an immature asshole of the lowest order (10 points if you can name that reference), Ziva spends all her time mooning over Tony, and Abby is an over-the-top annoying pain in the ass. Um, okay. I think I'll stay over here in my corner thinking none of those things. *sigh*

Needless to say, last night's episode was not one of my favorites. ( Meh )

Gossip Girl is back tonight, and I'm still loving it. ( The good, the bad, and the Bass )

Also, I totally have a sinus infection, so the fic challenge is on hold.

Title: 12 Days of Crossovers: Eight Hollow Point Bullet Slugs
Author: angel_grace
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Charlie Crew/Veronica Mars
Spoilers: Miscellaneous spoilers for season 1 of Veronica Mars. General series spoilers for Life.
Summary: Sometimes being an FBI agent in LA means working with the LAPD.
Disclaimer: Life and Veronica Mars were created by Rand Ravich and Rob Thomas, respectively. No profit is being made from the use of any of the recognizable characters.
Author's Note: Written for my own personal 12 Days of Crossovers fic challenge. Pairing and prompt provided by monimala.

( Eight Hollow Point Bullet Slugs )

Title: 12 Days of Crossovers: Seven Minutes in Heaven
Author: angel_grace
Rating: PG
Pairing: Casey Cartwright/Ryan Atwood
Spoilers: Vague spoilers for season 4 of The O.C.. Not much else.
Summary: Casey is trying to get home for Christmas, but weather and fate strands her at the airport with one Ryan Atwood.
Disclaimer: Greek and The O.C. were created by Patrick Sean Smith and Josh Schwartz, respectively. No profit is being made from the use of any of the recognizable characters.
Author's Note: Written for my own personal 12 Days of Crossovers fic challenge. Pairing and prompt provided by inkstainedskin.

( Seven Minutes in Heaven )

Two days late, but the flu shows no mercy.

Title: 12 Days of Crossovers: Six Days of Spring Break
Author: angel_grace
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Cappie/Cindy 'Mac' MacKenzie
Spoilers: Spoilers for season 2 of Veronica Mars. Not much else.
Summary: Veronica and Mac go on spring break in Daytona Beach, FL. When Veronica winds up out of commission, Mac finds herself in the company of a certain Kappa Tau.
Disclaimer: Greek and Veronica Mars were created by Patrick Sean Smith and Rob Thomas, respectively. No profit is being made from the use of any of the recognizable characters.
Author's Note: Written for my own personal 12 Days of Crossovers fic challenge. Pairing and prompt provided by fireflower314.

( Six Days of Spring Break )

Day Six will not be posted today, as I have been sick as a dog. I apologize for the delay, but I'm not sure anyone is reading the damn things anyway.

Yes, I'm cranky and ill. :P

I was totally getting twitchy that LJ wasn't going to come back in time for me to post this today. Phew!

Title: 12 Days of Crossovers: Five Rules
Author: angel_grace
Rating: R, for some profanity and sexual situations
Pairing: Dean Winchester/Taylor Townsend
Spoilers: Miscellaneous spoilers for the S4 premiere of Supernatural and S4 of The O.C..
Summary: One night stands might come without strings attached, but that doesn't mean there aren't rules.
Disclaimer: Supernatural and The O.C. were created by Eric Kripke and Josh Schwartz, respectively. No profit is being made from the use of any of the recognizable characters.
Author's Note: Written for my own personal 12 Days of Crossovers fic challenge. Pairing and prompt provided by halfway2home. This one turned out to be insanely fun to write...I hope it's not too cracktastic. Many thanks to monimala for helping me come up with Taylor's rules.

( Five Rules )

Title: 12 Days of Crossovers: Four Shots Taken in a Game of 'I Never'
Author: angel_grace
Rating: PG
Pairing: Abby Sciuto and Angela Montenegro, Abby Sciuto/Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Spoilers: Spoilers for Bones 3.9 "The Santa in the Slush." General spoilers through S6 of NCIS.
Summary: During a girls' night out, Abby and Angela end up playing a game of 'I Never.'
Disclaimer: NCIS and Bones were created by Donald Bellisario and Kathy Reichs/Hart Hansen, respectively. No profit is being made from the use of any of the recognizable characters.
Author's Note: Written for my own personal 12 Days of Crossovers fic challenge. Pairing and prompt provided by monimala. Despite the crossover-y-ness, it was mostly an excuse for some Gibbs/Abby. :)

( Four Shots Take in a Game of 'I Never' )

Title: 12 Days of Crossovers: Three Broken Laws
Author: angel_grace
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Tim Riggins/Veronica Mars
Spoilers: Miscellaneous spoilers for season 3 of Veronica Mars. Not much else.
Summary: Poor judgment and bad navigation strand Veronica Mars in Dillon, TX. Tim Riggins is no knight in shining armor, but he'll do in a pinch
Disclaimer: Friday Night Lights and Veronica Mars were created by Peter Berg and Rob Thomas, respectively. No profit is being made from the use of any of the recognizable characters.
Author's Note: Written for my own personal 12 Days of Crossovers fic challenge. Pairing and prompt provided by mrs_boyscout. This...didn't end up quite the way I saw it in my head. Bit longer and a shade darker than I had planned, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.

( Three Broken Laws )

Title: 12 Days of Crossovers: Two Exorcisms That Just Didn't Take
Author: angel_grace
Rating: PG-13, for one some profanity and sexual situations
Pairing: Brooke Davis/Sam Winchester
Spoilers: General spoilers for season 5 of One Tree Hill. Not much else.
Summary: Sam and Dean Winchester are very good at what they do, but not even they succeed every time. One night, after a painful failure, Sam meets Brooke Davis, who is having a crisis of her own.
Disclaimer: One Tree Hill and Supernatural were created by Mark Schwahn and Eric Kripke, respectively. No profit is being made from the use of any of the recognizable characters.
Author's Note: Written for my own personal 12 Days of Crossovers fic challenge. Pairing and prompt provided by monimala

( Two Exorcisms That Just Didn't Take )

Dear Yuletide Writer,

This is my first year participating in the exchange, so I'm very excited--and nervous. I sincerely hope that my requests aren't too
headache-inducing.

A few things about me and my history in fandom... I first started reading fic around 1999, for JAG, of all things. That quickly set me on a path of UC 'shipping, as I was sucked in by Mac/Clayton Webb stories (and then it happened on the show, and TPTB ruined it, but I digress). After doing a lot of reading and lurking, it was Gilmore Girls that drew me into the more 'interactive' parts of fandom. I started participating in discussions of and writing fic for the show in 2001, I think, and I've never looked back. GG and Veronica Mars have been my biggest fandoms from a fic standpoint, but I've dabbled in quite a few others.

When it comes to writing, I stay almost exclusively on the het side of the fence (mostly because I don't think I'd have the first clue how to write anything else), but my reading tastes are more varied. Slash is fine. Incest isn't my cup of tea; neither is BDSM. I prefer my angst with a happy ending, and don't read many 'dark' fics. I mostly read stories in which couples find their way together, rather than being in established relationships. Any rating is fine.

Some thoughts on the specific fandoms I requested...

( Cupid )

( Friday Night Lights )

( Life )

( Some Kind of Wonderful )

And now I've probably rambled on far too long. Feel free to ignore as much of this as you see fit. If you're looking for more insight, my LJ is mostly unlocked, but my posting is sporadic at best. All my fic from the past several years is tagged as 'fanfic,' regardless of the fandom.

Thank you in advance for whatever you come up with--I can hardly wait to read it!

Gracie

First and foremost, Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! The stockings were hung and all that, and mom is cooking breakfast as we speak. Yummo.

My first Yuletide was a smashing success, as I loved both my main story (What Happens In Vegas) and my Yuletide treat (Pink Cupcakes). Friday Night Lights and Cupid FTW!

And one last ado before the without further ado of my first 12 Days fic...2 prompt slots (conveniently, 11 and 12) still remain in my personal fic challenge. If you'd like to get in a last-minute request, act now by going here.

And now, without further ado...the fic!

Title: 12 Days of Crossovers: One St. Jude's Tie
Author: angel_grace
Rating: PG-13, for one use of profanity
Pairing: Julie Taylor/Chuck Bass
Spoilers: No show-specific ones, I don't think, for either Friday Night Lights or Gossip Girl.
Summary: A small-town girl in the big city. To Chuck Bass, that's pretty much catnip.
Disclaimer: Friday Night Lights and Gossip Girl were created by and are owned by people other than me. No profit is being made from the use of these characters.
Author's Note: Written for my own personal 12 Days of Crossovers fic challenge. Pairing and prompt provided by leobrat.

( One St. Jude's Tie )

Yuletide is finished! Written, checked, and uploaded today.

Man, I hope my recipient likes it. Eek.

Calling all fic prompts! Three slots remain in my 12 Days of Crossovers fic challenge! Even if you have already requested a pairing, the challenge is now open to you again. My only completely arbitrary and possibly unfair rule is that the pairings you request now must be different than any you already posted previously.

Please go here to post your prompt!

Nicked from chrysalitron...

( So much TV, so little time )

THIRTY-FOUR PAGES for the latest Gossip Girl recap?! Seriously, TWoP? That's practically a transcript.

And yet you couldn't even catch the John Hughes shout-out last week. Lame.

Huh. Tonight's episode of Gossip Girl was...interesting. ( In loving memory )

I realize that the portion of the Internet devoted to analyzing TV is still on the 'bash Grey's Anatomy bandwagon' and that it's still trendy to hate on Private Practice. I don't really care. I'd turn in my Cool Card, but I've never been cool, so there you go.

First up is PP, which I think has greatly improved since S1. The Addison I grew to love at Seattle Grace seems to be back, which is a key point in my enjoyment of the show. (The fact that they have--at least temporarily--abandoned her chemistry-less flirtation with Pete helps too.) ( In which Dell is both hot and opinionated )

I really do think that GA has experienced a resurgence this season, regardless of Dead Denny. ( Going Solo )

Is it bad that I'm totally ready for the TV doldrums known as December? I need a break, people. In the meantime, though, some notes on Monday night...

I still find Gossip Girl entertaining, but much like The O.C. before it, Josh Schwartz has created a lead couple (or non-couple, as the case may be) that is simultaneously boring and annoying. ( The simplest terms and the most convenient definitions )

Meanwhile, I'm so over Heroes that I have no idea why I'm still watching. Seth Green and Breckin Meyer were the only redeeming aspects this week, and they're guest stars. Every sixth episode feels like a giant do-over. There's no continuity. There's no plot progression. No one ever dies (except recurring characters that I actually like). The integration of storylines is practically nonexistent--it's like four separate shows that happen to share an hour.

So why can't I stop watching?

Also, if you have not already done so, please feel free to request a fic for my 12 Days of Crossovers Fic Challenge!