December 24th, 2009 
12:48 am The Lesser of Two Train Wrecks-Black Eyed Girl(T)
Fandom: ENTOURAGE
Pairing: Vince/Ari kind of, Eric/Vince maybe
Length: 1000 wds
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] black_eyedgirl
Author Website: Fic Masterlist
Why this must be read:I love epic fics just like the next greedy little fangirl but this story is like a hard jab-quick, short and still a knock out. One of my favorite Entourage fics--this offers a great Ari pov and it captures everything frustrating, intoxicating and addictive about Vince.


“Not if the romance doesn’t sell.” Ari really is going to kill this guy. A string of bad career choices have in no way affected Vince’s ability to moisten every pair of panties in the room. Danby looks Vince up and down. “He doesn’t look like he could be gay.”


The Lesser of Two Train Wrecks
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05:42 am Songvid Oddities: Multi-fandom meta - Metaphor
Vidder: Speranza and Seah & Margie
Musical artist: Sparks
Pairing: None... or many and various
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] cesperanza and [livejournal.com profile] flummery
Vidder's website: Speranza's Fiction and Vids by Flummery
Why this vid kicks ass: To wrap up meta week, I leave you with this serious meditation on the fannish use of metaphor. *serious face is serious*

Metaphor
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08:24 am The Social Climb by custardpringle (G)
Fandom: LORD PETER WIMSEY
Pairing: None
Length: 1,400
Author Website:None that I know of
Why this must be read:


One of the great pleasures that fanfic gives us more of is the meeting of characters who, in canon, may not even know of each other's existence. In this vignette, the Viscount St George finally learns his lesson about climbing over the walls of Women's Colleges, when a night time escapade results in a memorable encounter with Hilary Thorpe. The conversation between the two is a delight, and as a bonus it's peppered with wonderful little insights into the trials and tribulations of being Peter's nephew.

The coast seemed clear enough, so St. George ambled back into range of the streetlamp and switched on his most charming smile-- which, he was reliably informed, was very charming indeed. 'Seeing as I've been trapped here by pure unfortunate accident--'

The girl nodded tolerantly. 'Naturally.'

'Naturally,' St. George echoed without missing a beat, 'I was hoping to find my way out with a minimum of fuss, and therefore with a minimum of damage to--' he bowed, slight but entirely sincere-- 'the virtuous reputation of your distinguished College.' Enough long words in there, he thought, to satisfy just about anyone.

The corners of her mouth twitched up into a smile that was dangerously close to genuine. 'If you didn't look like such a nice young man, I'd say you were trying to blackmail me.'


The Social Climb
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11:17 am There's Always a Duckie by ozmissage (PG13)
Fandoms: LOST
Characters/Pairing: Miles/Juliet (one-sided)
Length: 1340 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ozmissage 
Why this must be read: Miles is such a fun, snarky, real character, and ozmissage writes some of the best Miles characterization out there. His hopeless crush on Juliet during the early days of the Left-Behinders time in Dharmaville is so believable and this story would be a little bit sad if it weren't for the fantastically entertaining and sarcastic POV voice. Juliet is also incredible in this, showing that playful, joking side of herself we got to see every so often. If you want a laugh and a smile, this is the fic to do it.

Excerpt:
Miles Straume does not fall in love. He has sex, he has lots of sex in fact. And sometimes he has sex with the same girl more than once. But he doesn’t have relationships. He doesn’t buy flowers or write fucking love poems and he sure as hell wouldn’t stand outside of any chick’s window holding a boom box over his head blasting a crappy pop ballad. Mostly, because who the hell would want a chick who was that into Peter Gabriel anyway?

There's Always a Duckie
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11:30 am Pink Umbrella Drinks by anonymous_sibyl (PG)
Fandom: EUREKA
Pairing: Gen
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] anonymous_sibyl
Author Website: Her fanfiction can be found in her memories or her Account at An Archive of Our Own.
Why this must be read: The Jo-and-Zoe-run-away-and-get-drunk-fic of joy! We also learn Important Things, like Jo practices running in hot boots!

Pink Umbrella Drinks
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12:04 pm Friday Night Drive-In
Attn. Drivers: Tomorrow is the last Friday of the month, which means it's time for Friday Night Drive-In, a.k.a. Fan Vid Recs! Reccers may post 1 vid rec for their fandom, formatted as follows:

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04:51 pm Connor and Caves by Odsbodkins (18)
Fandom: PRIMEVAL
Pairing: Connor/Stephen, Stephen/Ryan, Connor/Stephen/Ryan
Length: 1300
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] odsbodkins
Author Website: None
Why this must be read:

It's Christmas Eve, you've got three presents still to buy, a feast to prepare and Uncle Albert's been at the cooking sherry already… So trust me, what you need is funny, smutty fanfic in the shape of Odsbodkins' Connor and Caves where Connor gets more than he bargained for when he's stranded in a cave with Stephen – with Captain Ryan on the other end of the radio. The fic's full of lovely lines, including my favourite I’m trained in covert wanking!

Happy Christmas, everyone!

Connor and Caves
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07:24 pm VID REC: The Avengers -- You Really Got Me
Vidder: kellygarrett312
Musical artist: the Kinks
Character: Emma (some Steed/Emma)
Vidder on LJ: unknown
Vidder's website: her YouTube page
Why this vid kicks ass:

I hope no one minds me doing this a day early, given that tomorrow is Christmas and I won't have time, and seriously, this vid needs to be shared. There is a reason Emma is considered one of the sexiest TV heroines ever, and it has never been put better than this. kellygarrett312 sets a delightful mix of fight scenes, ship tease and general gorgeousness to the Kinks' "You Really Got Me," which both for the lyrics and swinging '60s' rock 'n' roll vibe is a perfect choice. Even if you're not familiar with The Avengers, this vid is a must-see. Watch Emma kick ass and look amazing doing it. Your eyes will pop along with Steed's.

The Avengers: Emma Peel and the Kinks
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07:47 pm Advent Tarot II -- The High Priestess by InaMac (PG-13)
Fandom: THE AVENGERS
Character: Emma
Length: 264 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] inamac
Author Website: her IJ
Why this must be read:

Since we're on about Emma and kinks, here's an extra treat in the form of a hilarious little ficlet. Remember 'A Touch of Brimstone,' a.k.a. the episode with the very kinky Queen of Sin costume that was actually banned in the US? Well, InaMac does, and this ficlet is from the point of view of the lucky bureaucrat handling Emma's resulting expenses claim. I'm not going to include an excerpt because the fic is so short, but seriously, is that concept not enticing enough?

Advent Tarot II -- The High Priestess
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