I had this chatty post about my everyday life half-finished, and then thought, “You know, who cares?” Let me sum up: We finished watching Carnivale. I liked it. Saturday we found some neat stemware on deep discount at Pier One. Sunday we took my mom to lunch, and then I made […]
Archive for June, 2008
Fic: Tradeoff
Posted in Fic on Jun 22nd, 2008
Stared blankly at my CYA story all weekend without making any progress. Vaguely depressed for no particular reason. Therefore I drabble.
Double drabble, 200 words:
Tradeoffs
By Barb C
Disclaimers: The usual. All belongs to Joss and Mutant Enemy, and naught to me.
Rating: G
Pairing: B/S
Distribution: Ask and you shall receive, I’d just like to know where […]
I got some fairly good news at work today - every three years, our division does a compensation study to see if salaries are in line with the marketplace at large. They were doing one the year I was hired, and at that point my position didn’t qualify, so I wasn’t expecting much to […]
Fic: Like Father… (drabble)
Posted in Fic on Jun 15th, 2008
A slightly different kind of Father’s Day drabble.
Like Father…
by Barb C
B/S, Clem/OC - PG
Buffy leans over the crib - it’s hard to tell the baby from the blanket. “Wow. She’s really… wrinkly.”
Clem beams. “Isn’t she? Her name’s Clementina. We’re going to call her Tina for short.”
“Compliments to the […]
Fic: Paterfamilias (drabble)
Posted in Fic on Jun 15th, 2008
A little Barbverse Father’s Day drabble.
Paterfamilias
by Barb C
B/S, PG-13
He’s not the world’s greatest father. He drinks and smokes and swears and steals and cheats at cards. He’ll spoil them rotten one minute and explode the next, demon’s temper flaring way too easily. More than once she’s found him in the basement, […]
Even those who remember history are doomed to repeat it
Posted in Other fannish, Writing, btvs/ats, meta, people are weird on Jun 15th, 2008
Apparently I missed approximately 3/4 of a kerfuffle while I was gone - it had started, so far as I can tell, several days before I left, but didn’t reach its full glory until several days after. Sigh. I didn’t bother to go over and look at the forum where it all went […]
Viva something or other
Posted in Personal on Jun 14th, 2008
Let me say at the outset that Barb and Vegas are not particularly mixy things. I don’t gamble, I very seldom drink, and I don’t have a lot of extra money to go shopping with. Window shopping is fine up to a point, but past that point, it’s just frustrating because I CANNOT […]
I baked a strawberry-rhubarb pie tonight. PIE FOR EVERYONE! (Seriously. This is a monster pie. If you’re in Phoenix, and you knock on my door, I will totally give you a piece of pie! Offer available while pie lasts, void after nine PM, some restrictions may apply.)
I think I just […]