They got a new firewall at work. It blocks LJ, which really, really sucks. I don't post much, but I do read a lot and comment some. Now I'm stuck trawling FF.net, one of the few sites that isn't filtered out as 'adult content' or 'social networking.'

The up shot is I've found a few stories I absolutely love that I probably never would have tried based solely on the description if I'd had anything else to do.

Shadows in Starlight by Vathara - It's a Rurouni Kenshin/Star Wars crossover. I know that sounds like it has to suck, but it was surprisingly brilliant. She managed to make the crossover work perfectly. It was so good, I've actually taken to SW fanfic and I don't even like SW that much. I still haven't seen the last two movies and probably never will watch them, but this one fic has sold me on a serious attachment to Obi-Wan Kenobi.

I'm also really impressed with two WIPs by Marz1:

A Village Hidden in Hope - A Naruto/Star Wars cross that's very well written and quite addictive.

The Truth Decays - A Fullmetal Alchemist/Naruto cross that has nailed Edward's personality exactly.

After a long absense from FMA fandom, I'm finally getting back into it a bit. Yaoi is still my first love, but a couple gen fics I really like are:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3537350/1/The_Book_of_Truth
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3628620/1/Alchemys_Child

Anyone have good recs for me? I haven't been keeping up the last couple years. I'm sure there's some gems I missed and some old favorites that could stand a reread.

Roy/Ed is a favorite but, like with the two above, gen fic is good too. I'm willing to give pretty much anything a shot. Really good writing can sell me on an idea that made me cringe to start with. The only thing I can't stand in fic unrelenting misery that drags on for ages without any glimmer of happiness on the horizon.

It's been awhile since I posted anything, so I thought I should say something to show I haven't completely abandonned this thing. So a few things I've learned:

( Queer as Folk: One of the Best Shows Ever! )

( Book Mooch: Very Nifty )

( Bizarre, Yet Brilliant, Fic Recs )

Babbling about my current musical selections. Thumbs up on NIN's Year Zero.

( Read more... )

... well. I lied. I had every intention of finally finishing the story, but my assistant retired and her replacement is a really, really slow worker and actually pretty thick. I'll try for early September.

I hate posting these excuse posts. I always feel like such an ass.

In the run up to DH (which was not overly impressive) I did read some rather nice HP fic.

( My HP Recs )

Summer semester just ended. Yay! So I said to myself, "Self, it is time to finish that story you've not finished." There's only two chapters and an epilogue left to write, and I've already got them all planned out. It shouldn't be that hard. But, for some reason, it just is. I've got plenty of time to write the last couple installments, instead I just keep reading GW 1x2 fic and Smallville Clex-fic, with a small side order of TezuRyo from Prince of Tennis.

Since I'm a lazy bastard who can't buckle down and finish anything, I thought I could at least recommend some authors who're far more productive than I.

( Recommended Reading )

If you're one of the two or three people who actually remember Life in Progress and would like to see it finished, I'll eventually get it done. I haven't given up. I'm just very slow.