May 28th, 2011 
12:10 am VID REC: Death Note - Karma Police by acidragdoll
Just remembered that it was fanvid day!

Vidder: acidragdoll
Musical artist: Radiohead
Pairing: Gen
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] paperclipchains
Vidder's website: On Youtube

Why this vid must be viewed:
The song choice is fantastic. Paired with the maker's great sense of musicality, this fanvid is hard to beat.

Karma Police
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07:30 am VID REC: Shoot the Runner by boom_queen
Sorry about posting this a day late; I fell asleep on the couch last night after dinner and woke up this morning. *facepalm*

Vidder: boom_queen
Musical artist: Kasabian
Pairing: Ronon Dex and Rodney McKay with John Sheppard (Vidder's Summary: Rodney and Ronon compete for John's attention)
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] boom_queen
Vidder’s Website: YouTube Page

Why this vid kicks ass:
I adore the collected scenes of Ronon and Rodney interacting with John--the vid brings back so many memories of SGA and how much fun it was to watch it each with with fannish friends. Good times...

But it's also a reminder of just how stunningly gorgeous Ronon is. (Teyla and Ronon together are traffic stopping, seriously.)

Spoilers: Contains footage from seasons 1-5. If you've never seen the show, I doubt you'll recall the spoilery moments later because they go by so quickly.

Link to LJ post with DL and streaming (on YouTube and Vimeo) info:
http://boom-queen.livejournal.com/92163.html
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07:45 am The Sacrificial Mage by Leah (taste_is_sweet) (R)
Last rec: I've enjoyed my turn at the wheel. I selected stories with unusual pairings this month, but for the last few I returned to my John/Rodney roots and picked some favorites with that slash pairing. Here's the final one.

Fandom: STARGATE
Pairing: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard; Teyla/Kanaan; background Elizabeth Weir/Radek Zelenka
Length: About 65,000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] taste_is_sweet
Author Website: LJ tag - fanfiction
Why this must be read:
Written in 2009 for Stargate Atlantis Secret Santa, this is a magical fairytale AU. I don't usually go for such divergent AUs in this fandom, but I like the author's writing so I gave it a try and found it very enjoyable. Many SGA fans will have read this story, but since it wasn't rec'd on [livejournal.com profile] crack_van, I thought I'd share in case there are newcomers who haven't, or folks not in the Stargate fandom who like the fantasy genre with m/m elements. Plus, it's been a while, and maybe some of you might enjoy a re-read. :)

The main focus is the John/Rodney story; the other pairings are established relationships.

The Sacrificial Mage
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08:51 am Courting Fire by 221b Baker Street (PG-13/K+)
Fandom: THE MENTALIST
Pairing: Patrick Jane/Angela Ruskin
Length: 3,678 words
Author on LJ: Not sure if she has one
Author Website: On FFnet
Why this must be read:

The first of two fics I'm rec'ing today that concern themselves with a major Mentalist character we never get a chance to meet in the show: Angela Jane (nee Ruskin) is killed five years before the events of the pilot episode, but it's obvious in every episode that follows that her life (and by association, her death) profoundly affected Jane.

Courting Fire takes place in the early carnival years, and the author does a fantastic job showing how those seeds of ambition that so influenced Adult!Jane may have first started in Teen!Jane.

Courting Fire
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09:05 am Ses Lèvres Rouges by pensive1 (R)
Fandom: THE MENTALIST
Pairing: Patrick Jane/Angela Jane
Length: Approx 1,900 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] pensive1 
Author Website: On LJ
Why this must be read:

A slice of life at the Jane household before Red John enters their lives. It's completely sweet and very hot, and is heartbreaking simply because we all know where it's going to go.

[I'd also like to point out the awesome non-use of specific names. This fic was written before Jane's wife and daughter were ever named by the show (ya know, in season 3), and I have to applaud pensive1's approach to gracefully handling this missing information.]

Ses Lèvres Rouges
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06:44 pm Feel in Slow Motion by thisredrock (NC-17)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Irma Pince
Length: 2481 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] thisredrock
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:

This fic makes Hermione and Pince look so right for each other, that after reading it you may catch yourself wondering why this ship is so rare. The author does a great job of showing that intelligence is sexy. In fact, this is a very hot story. As it was written in 2004, there are several non-canon aspects to it besides the pairing. But this actually makes the fic more appealing, especially because the author's ideas do make sense within the HP universe.

Click here to read an excerpt )

Feel in Slow Motion
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