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One of those dreadful weeks again - the little one is still ill, vomiting for nearly a week now, so we went back to the doctor and we're hopeful he'll be better by Wednesday, when he has his 7th birthday. The bed we ordered for him as a present 10 days ago is still not here, so I shouted at the shop assistant today and I blackmailed him into free delivery if the bed is not here by Wednesday - it's only good customer service, in this Slytherin opinion. ;)

I went to pick up son no.1 today at school only to find him shouting hysterically - apparently he had gotten in a fight with five other boys, broke up their ice sculpture and smacked a boy - an innocent bystander at that - in the mouth and gave him a split lip. His father was absolutely livid when he phoned the school, apparently. How will this impulse-driven Asperger son of mine ever avoid jail in the future, it's anyone's guess. *sigh* We try to explain the working of the system to him - if he becomes uncontrollably or too impulsively violent, he's going to end up institutionalised one way or another - and there won't be a damn thing I can do about that once he grows up. Not a very optimistic thought, I reckon. :(

In fandom/Lj related news: after digthewriter 's post about LJ no longer sending out friend notifications, I went to check out mine, just to discover that I have 3 new friends I never added back. :( That was immediately rectified, however it's hard not to feel a complete and utter idiot after that, so dear new friends, here are my profound apologies. (And a kick in the butt to you, LJ!) Because of the younger son's illness I'm also awfully behind on my Ron/Draco entry - it's literally been going nowhere lately, so I hope I can pull it together in time - if this prolonged stay at home continues for much longer, I might have to ask for extension (hopefully, I won't embarrass myself completely and drop out).

I haven't watched the Inauguration, but the first moves of The Orange One is taking are not promising: Withdrawing from Trans-pacific partnership or the proposed bill to pull the USA out of the United Nations - not to mention the monstrosity that is The global gag rule he just re-instated - now, these developments are not something that fills me with optimism - but then again the Dutch are more than up to the job of cheering me up with this "welcome" to the most megalomanic president ever - it made me giggle out loud and because it has English subtitles, you'll be able to enjoy it as well. :) I suppose as long as there is humour in this world, there is some hope left. Never mind the gloomy ol' me, I'll get over myself. :)

Seriously, this fandom... it's just going to make me all bawl-y and sentimental, you know! *sniffs something silly*

So, the thing is, I'm not quite 45 yeat, but I'm going in that direction with the speed of light and it should happen in about another blink or two. But but but, the forever lovely capitu - who just happens to be the most considerate angel any fandom's ever had (capitu for fandom president! 100% in favour? Good, good!) - made me this absolutely lovely early birthday present, because she would be travelling on the "B"-day and won't be able to be around.

It's a banner for the first story of mine she ever read, called The Butterfly Effect and it's the a silly Ron/Draco story that brought us together as friends and shall be as such forever cherished by the awe-struck yours truly. Just look at this masterpiece:


Isn't this brilliant?! How is this not the loveliest thing ever?! :)))) *sighs happily, flailing around the room like a chopper* I love the dark skies as a contrast to two wonderful creatures of the night, chasing each other towards the moon... *swoons* It's so romantic and lovely I just want to go and live in that picture! :)

Darling capitu - words fail me, but thank you, so, so much for just being around (even if it's a couple of days early, who cares, beats being late by all means!) and choosing me as your friend! Clicking that "add a friend" button might have just been the best fandom thing that happened to me. :) *hugs you tight and refuses to let go*

Hey, y'all! I've got a question - and a bit of promotion - to do. I was wondering if any of you knew if there were any communities out there to post a lovely Neville Longbottom/Theodore Nott story. You see, a fandom friend of mine philharmony just finished her first fandom story (yey, everyone, this is where we throw our hats in the air! :D), and it's great, so I think more people should read it.

You think hp_fanfiction or hp_slash would be appropriate if there isn't anything more specifically dedicated to Neville? I wish I wasn't so damn clumsy navigating the LJ, so I hope someone of you, lovely, smart folks, might have some idea. :) A lot of work went into this story - it's over 90K long - and I really like all the colourful characters and the interesting plot, so I'm kind of hoping you'd be willing to help me out.

Anyway, not to sell you a cat in a bag - the story is called My cup of tea and it introduces us to Theodore Nott, working as an Unspeakable at the Ministry, caught in the daily routine of his rather solitary post-war existence. That is, until his world is turned upside down by a visting Neville, who only wanted to borrow a tea-bag, and managed to snatch Theo's heart away somehow. But you know what happens when you mix Slytherins and Gryffindors - a lot of action, that's what! :) This story has lovely scenery, adorable characters (old and new) and a very intriguing plot (with a proper villain and all!) and it's all the way hot and wonderful, so if you're up for a bit longer read, I'm certain you will end up appreciating it! And since everyone can always use a bit of help promoting their talent - that's what I'm up to today... :)

Any info will be appreciated and thanks heaps for your help! :)

There was an entertaining challenge posted this week by akatnamedeaster regarding drawing, and because it's Friday and I'm up to some fun I could do with some further embarrassing of myself, LOL!
Here's the banner to the challenge:





And here's my entry:

Well, yes, I'm aware that I'm on the other spectrum of talented, so this will definitelly call for subtitles: it's meant to be Scorpius Malfoy, enjoying his first morning coffee served by his lover. :)
LOL, giggle all you like, you know I am! :D This is fun! 

... don't forget!


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Art by anemonen, Banner by capitu


Uhm, that's it, carry on! :)

Hmmm... I just made a stupidly long London post, pic-spam and all, which I've been putting together since yesterday and I think I must have screwed up something - at one point it wasn't showing. Can someone please check if this link is working, before I kick this stupid punk of my lap top in its chip-y butt?! Thank you in advance, whichever good soul you are! :)