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So, my dad just got back from Nicaragua. (For the record, I kind of wish I could start every story like that.) He was down there shooting footage for a documentary aboard a Naval vessel (or so he claims. With his mild-mannered personality and the amount of wacky travel he does, it wouldn't surprise me if he were actually an International Man of Mystery), and as a present he brought me back...an MRE!

Obviously, for the sake of dorky fannish research science, I had to consume said MRE so I could report back on exactly what they contain and whether or not Rodney was right that they're actually pretty yummy. bmouse was kind enough to join me for this experiment, and to provide a second opinion—I am not necessarily to be trusted as, like Rodney, I also like airline food. So join us as we get as close as we can to the SGA field team experience...and take lots of ridiculous photos and generally behave like dorks. Woo!


( What lurks behind this humble exterior? Find out! )

Two other things, while I am being dorky:

1. Much to my delight, ( this was parked on my street the other day )

2. My dad also smuggled back from Nicaragua a pair of Cuban cigars. He and my brother and I smoked them last night, and it was one of the most pathetic things I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing/witnessing. All three of us couldn't stop hacking and coughing and having to stop and lean over and spit in the grass. OMG WE FAIL. Alternately, smoking cigars only makes you look cool if you are Barney Stinson/Robin Scherbatsky/my grandfather. It doesn't work for us mere mortals.

But MREs pretty much rule.

I can't believe it's been more than a month since I posted a story. I guess I've been working on a lot of things but NOT FINISHING THEM. Lame. Well, I finally finished one—here 'tis!

Title: A Yellow Wood
Rating: PG
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Spoilers: General S4
Length: ~4,000 words
Summary: In which two roads converge.
Author’s Note: Many thanks to bmouse, serialkarma, and siriaeve for looking this over.

( A Yellow Wood )

Finally! The fic that has been kicking my ass for weeks! Maybe now I can think about something else...please?

Title: Make the Man
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Castiel/Dean Smith (Dean/Castiel)
Spoilers: Let’s say to the end of the season to be safe, though the focus is 4x17
Length: ~9,000 words
Summary: He realized he was attempting a level of subterfuge for which he was unprepared. It was one thing to walk among humans. It was quite another to pretend to be one.
Author’s Note: Tremendous thanks to serialkarma, wychwood, bmouse, siriaeve, & ebrooklynw for their patience and effort in helping me revise this story. Some stories take a village; this one took a small city. Thanks, guys!

( Make the Man )

When I first watched this episode, all I could manage in the way of a response—as everyone from bmouse to aesc will attest—was cries of “AHHHHHHHHHHH!” and what Mouse calls “jellyfish fingers.” Now, after a truly sad number of rewatches, I have some actual observations. I’ve also highlighted what I consider to be some of the big questions that I hope the show will answer—or that we need to answer in fic. Some of this is general stuff, but I will admit that the whole post has a serious Dean/Castiel bent.

( Spoilers for SPN 4x20 ‘The Rapture’ and also a mention of something that was in the teaser for next week’s ep )

Okay, FOR REALS this time.

Title: Faraway, So Close
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Spoilers: Through 4x18
Length: 2,800 words
Summary: Castiel has seen Dean Winchester laid bare.
Author’s Note: A complete 180 from my last story (if you can call it that). With thanks to siriaeve, turtlespeaks, and wychwood for their help and suggestions.

( Faraway, So Close )

…and I know, when AREN’T we; but nevertheless, here’s my car magazine's contribution, as annotated by myself and Siria:

( Dean Winchester masturbates to my magazine )