I've put an asterisk (*) by the stories that appear to be the most popular so you can hit the People's Choice highlights and I've put an (@) by Author's Picks just to broaden the selection for favored, yet overlooked stories. General categories are given to the stories, but angst doesn't mean dark and suicidal. Just kind of melancholy. And gen was the only explanation I could come up with for a story that isn't steeped in one overall emotion. It's just a story, if that makes any sense. Please read summaries for more details regarding a particular story.
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- Mood:
relieved
I'M GRADUATING...again.
There, that business it taken care of!
It's Master's #2, only because getting your teaching credential in Special Ed really racks up the credits, so it takes almost nothing to go a tiny step further to get a Master's.
Or two.
If school didn't take so much time and cost so much damn money, I'd probably stay on for a Reading Specialist variation, as well. But I'm burned out, so shall sit back and rake in the money *cough* for a while.
- Mood: pleased
Title: Twittertalk
Author: ZanneS
Genre: Gen/Crack
Rating: G
Characters: Dean, Sam, Bobby, Castiel, Lucifer
Summary: The Boys try to use technology to their advantage.
Author's Notes: Thanks to sulfuricfusion for beta-ing! This is loosely based on Hark the Herald Angels Tweet, my Castiel learns how to tweet tale. Kripke owns all.
- Mood:
bored
As with the rest of you, the gender discrepancy was what caught my attention immediately, and it got me thinking. Why did Kripke and Co. choose to portray nearly 100% fanboys rather than the more realistic fangirls?
I think by making the fans predominantly male, they were able to get away with more hardcore teasing than they could have if the con-goers had been mostly women. Overweight? Not conventionally attractive? Obsessive? Might be considered mean-spirited when directed at a bunch of women (not very politically correct, and you don't want to bite the hand that feeds you, right?), but turns into standard comedy gold by simply switching genders (every show on a major network starring a male comedian). Making them fanboys was the safer route, becaues it's easier to laugh at yourself when it's not so painfully obvious it's you that's the target of the teasing. We can laugh behind our hands while acknowledging the poke when it's not really "us" that's being laughed at.
Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed this show, and the teasing didn't bother me, but I recognize the double standard. It probably would've been far less funny (to me) had Kripke portrayed the reality directly as They (the all powerful SPN) see it, rather than holding it up to a carnival mirror to make it more comedic.
If that makes sense. And just my opinion, of course.
What are your thoughts? Do you agree? Disagree? Was the change from fangirl to fanboy purposeful or not? Or are there just more unemployed male actors than female ones in Canada? I'd like to know what you think....
- Mood:
curious
After the original kerfuffle over the Ackles/Harris merger, this is where my brain finally settled....
Let me start off by saying that, despite my soft, marshmallow outsides, I have a surprisingly apathetic core. What this means is that things like engagements, weddings, and y'know, babies don't get the usual reaction from me. Maybe a slow blink or, if I deem to acknowledge their existence any further, something along the lines of, "Huh...baby/engagement/wedding/whatever.
Then I go about my business, glad that required social response is done with, and hoping I don't have to feign further interest.
Some might say that makes me a cold-hearted bitch or maybe a borderline sociopath, but...hey...it's how I was hard-wired.
I know. It's awful, right?
But that's not even wat this is about!
As I was showering this morning - no, it's not gross, I promise, it's just the time when my brain is most zen as I try to force it on-line, and I get my strange thoughts of the day - this is the conversation my brain had with itself. No, it does not make sense, and all mathematical results are not accurate.
Zanne's Right Lobe (ZRL): God, Chicago Con is going to be endless congratulations. I hope people don't bring presents. That's just...weird. It was weird when they did it with Jared and Sandy, and look what happened there.
Zanne's Left Lobe (ZLL): I hope they get it out of their systems before LA.
ZRL: I know! Otherwise every question will start with, "Congratulationsblahblahblah...."
ZLL: *groan* That'll add like *tallies in head* four to seven and a half minutes to every question! What with the congrats and the thanks and the no problems and the resultant back and forth.
ZRL: Dammit.
ZLL: You do remember how much this Con cost, right?
ZRL: Don't remind me.
ZLL: How much is that per minute?
ZRL: DON'T REMIND ME.
ZLL: Use your skills, math teacher. Figure it out.
ZRL: Fuck off. It's 6:00 in the morning.
ZLL: Should I ask for a $275+ refund for lost time in writing, or will my amazing analytical skills be proof enough?
ZRL: You're crazy.
ZLL: I'm also right.
ZRL: Shut it, freak.
Yes, this is my brain before noon.
- Mood:
apathetic
ETA: It seems to be fixed, but I'm watching it with a wary eye.
- Mood:
annoyed
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- Mood: cheerful
Her Halloween wishes are late because, as you can tell by her fetching ensemble, she was trying to help The Boys on a case and got caught by the Fuzz. She used her one phone call to pass on her holiday wishes.
- Mood:
geeky
- Mood: nerdy
Author: ZanneS
Genre: Wincest (non-graphic)/transformation!fic
Rating: PG (language/content)
Pairings/Characters: Sam/Dean, Bobby
Summary: Sam and Dean stumble upon a fairy curse.
Author's Note: Thanks to saintsghost and brigid_tanner for beta-ing! Kripke owns all. Partially inspired by this naughty woodcut.
( Where the Wild Things Are )
- Mood:
sleepy
Genre: Wincest (non-graphic)/transformation
Pairings or Characters: Sam/Dean, Bobby
Type of beta you'd like: grammar/spelling/plot/Dean,Sam,Bobby-voi
Length: 5,432 words
Short Summary: Sam and Dean stumble on a fairy curse, and they don't emerge unscathed.
This story is weird. I wrote it so randomly that it's all over the place, and I need someone who can help me beat it into some kind of cohesive shape. Tell me where I need to smooth out the rough edges, add description/explanation, whatever. I also could use help with a decent title and summary. I'm not sure how to describe it except to say Sam gets turned into a satyr, and Dean gets turned into a nymph.
I know. You can see my problem, right?
There were no nibbles on spn_betas, so I decided to post it here, as well.
Kidding...maybe.
- Mood: cheerful
Is there some kind of medication, maybe an antibiotic to fight infection, something that The Boys might be given if they'd been injured or sick, that is high in estrogen or some other female heavy hormone? Or promotes female hormone production? Or quells male hormone production? I'll take anything at this point, because I want some kind of "realistic" (and I use that term extremely loosely) basis for what happens.
Thank you for the help! If you want, I'll even name a character after you!
- Mood: sleepy
Author: ZanneS
Genre: Humor/Gen/Crack
Rating: PG (mild bad language)
Characters: Sam and Dean
Summary: Dean gets into trouble with a woman, and Sam's going bananas dealing with the consequences.
Author's Notes: Thanks to
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immortal_jedifor beta-ing! Since the series is covering the angst just fine on its own, this is yet another silly Dean Transformation!fic. I just can't leave the guy human. Kripke owns all.( Going Ape )
- Mood:
crazy
I just saw an icon of Priestly and it hit me.
SMACK.
I want to write a story with Dean, Priestly, Ben, Alec and maybe even Jake and Eddie and Tom, with the Angels trying to cultivate the perfect body for Michael. *eep* It would be so awesome if I could do it. Then I could do the flip side for Lucifer and Sam. Ha! Thomas Kinkade as the potential Devil.
It requires much mucking with the timeline, but...BUT!
Eddie -> Jake -> Tom -> Dean -> Priestly -> Ben -> Alec
And the kicker is, they all could conceievably still be alive at the same time, though Eddie would be super OLD.
- Mood: drained
Poll #1466166 Caution: Bored Zanne At Large
This poll is closed.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 41
Zanne needs guidance, or a good kick in the pants. What should she be writing?
Tag-nabbit! You KNOW what you should be doing right now!
4 (10.5%)
I refuse to enable your slacker-tude. 1 (2.6%)
Billy. I want that story to finally end! 11 (28.9%)
Dean gets turned into a chimpanzee. 'Nuff said. 4 (10.5%)
Sam=satyr, Dean=nymph, and it's NOT Wincest. But it could be, and there are a lot of goat jokes. 11 (28.9%)
Sam is mute, which must be a sign of the Apocalypse. Or not. Wouldn't you like to know? 9 (23.7%)
The Wonderfalls xover is probably never going to happen, right? 6 (15.8%)
J2 Hairspray? Remember that one? 8 (21.1%)
This intrigues me. Tell me more.
Jared is gay, & is ostracized. He has a crush on Jensen, the lead dancer on The (Jeffy Dean/Chris Kane) Show, who is partnered with Danneel Harris. Jared’s best friend is (CMM/Sandy), and s/he falls for Misha, the head of the school’s GLAAD club. 8 (19.5%)
“He’s the Anti-Christ, Mom. You sure you want him coming over for taffy apples?” 20 (48.8%)
Dean tossed a balled up piece of paper at his brother, who didn’t even twitch. “Don’t take this the wrong way, Picasso, but people generally have eyes on their faces, not their chests.” 8 (19.5%)
"Thing is, they’re near impossible to find; they know how to stay under the radar, set up their own little hideaways. Without the worshippers, they’ve still got power, but they ain’t nearly the omnipotent powerhouses they used to be.” 19 (46.3%)
He shifted Dean’s weight on his hip, and Dean – the bastard – continued to pick at Sam’s hair, stuffing his fingers into his mouth as he groomed him. “He’s not a pet. He’s a…service animal.” 12 (29.3%)
“Look who’s talking, Edward,” Sam mumbled. “My knees bend in the opposite direction; how in the hell am I supposed to put on pants?” 6 (14.6%)
- Mood: curious
Title: As We Sow, So Shall We Reap (PG Interlude Ch. 9)
Author: ZanneS
Genre: pagan gods series/slash/Wincest (non-graphic/implied)
Rating: PG
Characters: Dean/Sam (non-graphic), Ellen, Bobby, OMCs
Summary: Oz is fitting right in with Sam and Dean, but Bobby's not so sure anymore.
Author's Notes: Thanks to kliqzangel for betaing! Kripke owns all.
- Mood: cranky
- Mood: curious
- Mood:
creative
