It's been a surreal week, and I picked up a few quotes to add to my list:


"I don't know why I'm crying. I hate babies. Don't they look like earthworms?"
~ Amanda, upon seeing a picture of her friend's newborn

"Well, you know what they say, pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional."
~ Completely unhelpful comment from a friend (who shall remain nameless) after my visit to the ER


More quotes here.

Title: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Genre/Characters: Gen, Teyla & Cadman friendship
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Takes place during Allies. Spoilers for that episode.
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis and its characters belong to people more creative and wealthier than I.

This was a pinch-hit for the Teyla ficathon at teylafen. The request was, “Teyla and one of the women in Atlantis (Laura Cadman by preference): music and the sea.”

(  Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea )

Title: Vices to Live by
Fandom: Without a Trace
Characters: Samantha, with bits of Jack and Danny
Category: Gen
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: none
Disclaimer: Without a Trace and its characters belong to people more creative and wealthier than I.

For delgaserasca’s ficathon. Prompt was the quote: "Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once." ~ Tallulah Bankhead

( Vices to Live by )

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Lara Ford, with a bit of Sheppard and mentions of Ford
Rating: PG
Prompt: For the sga_flashfic Earthside challenge, and the psych_30 challenge - #30, Denial (My table is here .)
Spoilers: Mild for Intruder
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis and its characters belong to people far more creative and wealthier than I.

Note: I got Lara’s name from the Gateworld transcript of Intruder.

( The news had been insane all week, like something out of a sci-fi novel. )

I've had a few more additions to my quote collection...


"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so."
-Mark Twain

"Evil is never as simple as you'd like it to be."
-Me (inspired by a discussion with my mom)

"Real friends are those who, when you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel that you've done a permanent job."
-Source unknown, from the book Apples of Gold


I've added them to my quote list here...

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Teyla, with brief appearances by Halling and Sheppard
Rating: PG
Spoilers: mild for Critical Mass
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis and its characters belong to people far more creative and wealthier than I.

A/N: Three Teyla ficlets, because tielan nudged me, and I opened a bottle of red wine tonight.

( Natural Wonders: Gimmer, Chill, and Whisper )

psych_30 challenge - my claim is Stargate Atlantis, General Series

In keeping with the psychological theme, a trend seems to be evolving that I think I'll stick with. Each fic will be from one character's POV - more or less a trip through his or her head...

1.	Transference	2.	Daddy Issues	3.	Addiction	4.	Ego/Id	5.	Multiple Personality
6.	Inferiority Complex	7.	Nature vs. Nurture	8.	Phobia	9.	Sociopath	10.	Approach-Avoidance
11.	Castration Anxiety	12.	Collective Unconscious	13.	Delusion	14.	Fixation	15.	Halo Effect
16.	Fetish	17.	Group Think	18.	Instinct	19.	Separation Anxiety	20.	Learned Helplessness
21.	Rationalizaton	22.	Libido	23.	Vicarious	24.	Skinner Box	25.	Placebo Effect
26.	Obsession	27.	Catharsis	28.	Free Association	29.	Repression	30.	Denial

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Mostly Cadman, appearances by McKay and Sheppard
Rating: PG-13 for language
Prompt: For the sga_flashfic exhaustion challenge, and the psych_30 challenge - #29, Repression (My table is here.)
Spoilers: Mild for Duet
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis and its characters belong to people far more creative and wealthier than I.

A/N: Just made one minor change since I posted this at sga_flashfic – Lt. Parrillo is now Lt. Capelli. The name Parrillo reminds me of someone I knew, and Lord knows why that name popped in to my head when I was writing this (I think I just had the idea that the Lt. was Italian), but, yeah, on further thought I decided I wanted to change it.

( Lieutenant Laura Cadman was on control room duty, but she shouldn't be. )

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Teyla’s POV, mentions of the rest of the team
Rating: PG
Prompt: For the psych_30 challenge – #3, Addiction (my claim is Stargate Atlantis: General Series)
Spoilers: Seasons 1 and 2, especially The Gift, The Lost Boys, and The Hive
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis and its characters belong to people far more creative and wealthier than I.
A/N: Sort of a post-ep for The Hive. I was thinking that Teyla might have been affected a bit differently than the others...

( Devil in the Details )

Title: Marked by Violence
Fandom: CSI: Miami
Characters: Calleigh, Horatio (friendship)
Prompt: For the writers_choice challenge – quiet (#153)
Rating: PG
Summary: Quiet, peaceful lives are not for them.

A/N: Well, not what I had planned on doing on my day off, but bits of this have been kicking around in my head for a while, and the prompt pulled them together. My love for Emily Procter has kept me watching CSI: Miami sporadically, and surprisingly enough this turned into a kind of post-ep for Urban Hellraisers...

( Marked by Violence )

As I mentioned in my bio, I love quotes and little bits of wisdom that we find in daily life. So I'm flipping through my quote journal and thought I might post some of the more random ones that I've jotted down in the past year, and I'll keep adding to them. If you happen to stop by, please feel free to reply with your own favorite quotes. I love collecting them.

( Intriguing quotes and assorted musings )

So, here I am, giving this LJ thing a shot. I'm hoping this will be cathartic, since I've spent a little too much time trapped inside my own head lately. I'm working up the nerve to post some fiction and assorted drabblings, fan-based and otherwise. We'll see if I actually manage to post anything interesting here...