As Always, Dancing In My Chair

Only CLex / KaLex /McShep in these indexes and ALWAYS together in the end.

All completed stories also at Archive of Our Own.

All works in this journal are not for profit - mine or yours.

( 2006 Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2007 Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2008 SGA Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2008 SV Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2009 SGA Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2009 SV Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2010 SGA Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2010 SV Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2011 SGA Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2011 SV Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2012 SGA Fiction Index - Order Completed )

( 2012 SV Fiction Index - Order Completed )

Fics completed in 2012: 1 (Plus 00 drabbles)
Total words for completed fics in 2012: 1263 per A03

Total fics completed since start (Sept 2006): 179 (Plus 289 drabbles)
Total words for completed fics since start (09/06): 1,042,985 per A03


All completed stories also at Archive of Our Own.

I'm seeing an increasing number of 'Black March' images from reddit campaign being posted/reposted on my flist. I am interested in the SOPA/PIPA issue, so I decided to do a little research before passing on the message.

What I found that made sense to me was a blog post from postcardsfromspace (warning: NSFW title).

Another blogger, karenhealey pointed out a Wikipedia list of companies supporting/opposing the proposed legislation, which could be used for a targeted boycott.

My opinion based on a few hours of research?

The proposed legislation is a 'bad thing.' A youtobe link to a TED talk shared by syble4

Piracy is also a 'bad thing,' especially when it negatively affects the income of the performers/writers/creators and their support structure. There are also times when piracy is a 'good thing' and can positively affect their income by increasing the visibility of a movie, book, song, etc.

Unfortunately, a complete boycott could also end up being a 'bad thing' for the independents and the companies opposing the legislation.

In my case, there will be no boycotting (or financial boosting) simply because our current budget has no allocation for books or magazines, CDs or DVDs or videogames. There have also been no movie tickets purchasd for years due to the risk of infection, but that too would be verboten financially. I don't deliberately download or upload pirated material (that I'm aware of), but I'm pretty sure I've managed to bend laws along the way with my fanworks, so I'm no angel in that regard.

Our internet connection (Time Warner) and Netflix streaming have been our sole media indulgences for the past year, and will be for the foreseeable future, but I'm not going to be shutting down my internet connection for a month because Time Warner is on the list of companies supporting the legislation. So much for my support on any front - targeted or complete. :-/

Yes, you may repost, although I question the coherency of this post due to the meds I'm on.

No, I'm not interested in debate on this. I've just used up my very limited mental spoons for today, which means I now have zero words left for my WIPs. :-(

I'm signed up for art and will be making a few pieces. Check out the info post and sign up to make pretties or maybe leave some prompts!

As part of the Fandom Snowflake Calendar, kate mentioned she'd like a cover for her story, Kinky Boots. I thought I'd give it a try.

( Check it out behind the cut (NSFW) )

Art: The Making of 'Gravitas' for crysothemis

Title: Gravitas
Medium: Digital Manipulation
Pairing or characters: John Sheppard
Rating: G
Summary: John carries the complicated weight of his past.
Artist's notes: I used screencaps from 'The Lost Tribe' with a variety of fractals and clouds (my profile contains my various sources).


I picked up a pinch hit for this year's sga_art_santa, and I have to admit I was a little intimidated at first glance because I really admire anyone who can draw or paint, especially someone as talented as my assignment.

Here is your assignment for the SGA Secret Art Santa.
You are creating art for: crysothemis
Their request is: I'd really love some kind of John-centric character piece (with or without additional characters, as you wish). It could be funny, angsty, goofy, or sexy -- it's all good. Basically, if John's in there somewhere, I'll be happy. If you'd like a more specific prompt, I'm particularly fond of images of John with his eyes closed or looking down. He could be sleeping, embarrassed, looking at something, whatever -- I just like him with his eyes downcast. In general, I enjoy different media and styles of art, but I'm not in need of icons or headers, and my taste in music is painfully idiosyncratic, so fanmixes are probably not a good fit.

Thankfully, crysothemis supplied terrific preferences I could work with, and I do enjoy creating character pieces, so I dove right in and started sorting through the thousands of screencaps I've collected to find the right John with downcast eyes. I had a general idea of what I was looking for (angsty), so I focused on Season 4 and 5, with the exception of Progeny.

( Click to see what happened next.... )

I wish everyone a happy and healthy new year.

Unfortunately, the latter part of 2011 was rough for me and mine and all too many on my flist. My sympathy for everyone's losses and tough times.

Gary and Molly and Tessa helped keep me going through the toughest spots, especially the last three months when:
I barely weathered one respiratory infection after another *sniffle/hack*,
lost my voice again,
had my chronic fatigue kick into high gear so that I often spent 12-16 hours a day dozing in bed,
and fretted about my ailing daughter who lives too far away for me to coddle.

There were few positives outside puppies, a summer visit from my niece, and the holidays with my family. The mud pit that was once my yard wasn't one of them.

I won't be doing my usual end-of-year roundup because my writing output was dismal (~62,000 words/13 stories/hella lotta drabbles). I did, however, hit my one million words in completed fics this year.

I managed to complete most of the writing challenges I committed to - sorry, romcomorama - sending off the last one this week. I also participated in a number of big bangs/challenges as an artist. I've even almost caught up on my backlog of reading and commenting.

As my energy levels permit, I plan on re-posting my challenge pieces to my journals and AO3, along with a few 'making of' entries for some art pieces. In addition, the frequently promised but never delivered puppy movies are still waiting for editing and posting of the cuteness.

Looking forward to the new year!

The posting is complete at SGA Art Santa Exchange and you should check out all the beautiful pieces.


My gift was a wonderful John and Rodney wallpaper, which I immediately made my background.

I wonder if anyone can guess which piece I created?

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Title: Final Order
Author(s): velocitygrass
Artist(s): danceswithgary
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Type: Slash
Rating: G (for artwork)
Characters/Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Summary: In the 1960s the world is struck by a zombie outbreak. In the midst of it, it falls upon Major John Sheppard to make his way in a helicopter from Greenville, SC, to Colorado Springs to save the man who could save the world.

Artist’s Notes: This was a fun piece to research and pull photos from Google - from old helicopters and how US military orders were formatted to helipads overlooking cities. John and Rodney are from my own screencaps.

Link(s) to Story Master Post/Chapters: Final Order


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Title: Sometimes You Might Find
Author(s): melonbutterfly
Artist(s): danceswithgary
Fandom(s): SGA
Type: Slash
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard (for art) Rodney McKay/John Sheppard/Jennifer Keller (for story)
Summary: Rodney and John have been in a relationship for years, despite all the difficulties that arise when two subs with no dominant tendencies try to have a relationship. When Jennifer Keller arrives on Atlantis, the two of them decide that things are going to change.

( Artwork behind cut - NSFW )

My apologies for the delay, but better late than never?

Title: A Mixed Bag of McShep Treats - Part Two
Author/Artist: danceswithgary
Pairing: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Rating: G to PG-13
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Word Count: 6x100
Summary: A set of unrelated drabbles created based on prompts for Halloween 2011.

1. ( For timespirt )

2. ( For tarlanx )

3. ( For paraoptomistic )

4. ( For qzee )

5. ( For ameshinju )

6. ( For goth_clark  )

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Standard Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters herein. The characters of Rodney McKay and John Sheppard as well as any supporting characters are the property of their creators and MGM Television/Sony Pictures Television/Associated Production Companies. Any deviation (or deviant behavior) from the originals, however, is mine.

Feedback is both welcome and appreciated.