Fic Of The Week - Week Twenty Nine
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Last week must have been Angst Week! I don't know if this week's fic will be more cheerful or not, though I suspect not... I'm blaming my choices on the dreary, cold weather!
Okay, only one fic this week, but the chapters are relatively long and the whole fic weighs in at around 45,000 words.
Potentiality (Or: How I Learned To Loathe The Quantum Bomb) is by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bjewelled and is yet another fic from 2008 - August this time. It's eight chapters and is Ianto-centric, which is always a plus for me!
Summary: Somewhere between “Countrycide” and “Captain Jack Harkness”, Ianto Jones went from hardly knowing how to hold a gun to be willing and able to use it. How did he get there, and what did he have to sacrifice in the process?
Sounds like a lot of Ianto-angst can be expected!
Part 1 is here: http://bjewelled.livejournal.com/40846.html and parts are linked.
Short but sweet post from me this week! Happy reading, everyone!
Okay, only one fic this week, but the chapters are relatively long and the whole fic weighs in at around 45,000 words.
Potentiality (Or: How I Learned To Loathe The Quantum Bomb) is by
bjewelled and is yet another fic from 2008 - August this time. It's eight chapters and is Ianto-centric, which is always a plus for me!Summary: Somewhere between “Countrycide” and “Captain Jack Harkness”, Ianto Jones went from hardly knowing how to hold a gun to be willing and able to use it. How did he get there, and what did he have to sacrifice in the process?
Sounds like a lot of Ianto-angst can be expected!
Part 1 is here: http://bjewelled.livejournal.com/40846.html and parts are linked.
Short but sweet post from me this week! Happy reading, everyone!
Re: Part 1
Date: 2012-07-20 09:52 am (UTC)Still not feeling great at the moment, having some dizziness which I don't like, it makes bending down or looking up rather hazardous because I lose my balance. I sometimes do get a bit of dizziness at the end of a migraine, and that added to my general feeling of crapness isn't helping anything. I need to book my rabbit in with the vet for his boosters, but I don't feel well enough to go anywhere, let alone deal with a wriggling rabbit. Hopefully feel better by Monday, if not I'll book a doctor's appointment.
Sorry you're still having welts etc. everytime you take anything other than Ativan and Benadryl. I hope the next mood stabiliser will work without the side effects. *careful hugs*
Oh, I'm a terrible procrastinator too, I put things off even when I WANT to do them. Makes no sense at all, I know! I'm weird that way.
Re: Part 1
Date: 2012-07-24 06:25 am (UTC)Sorry I have not written to you in a few days, I guess. Not doing well at all as usual. sorry..... Still can't take anything for pain. I won't even chance an Advil or Aspirin. It's awful. I feel all water-logged again too. The edema is not good and still see occasional welts and my skin is sensitive to heat again. Oh well. The worst part is the depression though it comes from the pain as well as my mood disorder. I didn't do zip today! I feel the worse for it. I meant to at least get some laundry done. Maybe tomorrow will go better.
Michael and his Mom (aka Nana) took Alex out to buy new clothes for him today. She always buys Alex's clothes and shoes when he needs them which is really nice of her. I don't know how we would make it without her help sometimes. Alex is growing like a weed! She just bought him some bigger shorts about a month ago and they are too tight on him now. All he had was 2 pair of regurlar shorts and 2 pairs of sweatpant type shorts that would fit him. His shirts are fine, but I was panicking! I was going to be washing the same two pair of shorts every night if we did not go shopping for him! They brought in a big bag of new stuff he tried on that will work so I won't lose my mind now. lol! I have a bunch of size 7 shorts to give to Goodwill now. He is in size 8's. Those last ones he grew out of were 8's, but they were cut wrong for him, also. They never looked good on him. I am afraid to blink!...he will be in size 9's if I do! He is only 7 years old. Wow! He is growing! He is getting taller fast! I didn't remember him growing out of his clothes practically over night before, but my memory sucks + he is more aware now when shorts/pants start getting tighter in the middle. And he will NOT wear anything if it is even a little too tight. lol! I don't blame him though. I want to be comfortable too.
Did the last migraine go away. Haven't posted to you in so long, you may have had another one by now. 0_O
Have you gotten your rabbit taken care of yet? :) I need to put that flea medicine on my cats. Being sick, I have procrastinated and I don't want them to get fleas on them and in the house. I hate those things! Evil blood suckers that torture my kitties.=P
Love ya!
Deb. ♥
Re: Part 1
Date: 2012-07-24 09:29 am (UTC)I did get another migraine =( It's gone now though. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning (Wednesday) because I'm still having stomach pains and bloating up like I've swallowed a balloon. it's not fun. The last NCIS is tomorrow night, so hopefully I'll get to see it if the doctor's appointment goes well. I've booked Misty the rabbit in for boosters on Thursday morning, so I'll have to get up early two mornings running. Ah well, if it gets things sorted it will be worth it.
We have better weather here right now, it's sunny and hot - wonders will never cease! It has improved my mood somewhat, though I'm still spending all my time sitting on my bed with either laptop or cross stitch. Don't feel up to doing anything else.
*hugs* loads of love, J xxxx
Re: Part 1 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-07-26 06:09 am (UTC)How are you doing? Did you get Misty all fixed up at the vet?
The three of us went and had our hair cut today. Long overdue, especially for the boys. I was going to be able to put Alex's hair in a ponytail soon! LOL! My hair is a horrible mess! I need to dye it, but with the "contiuning saga of my edema/rash!"...I am scared to put any kind of chemicals on my scalp yet. I have a bunch of brown and gray grown out at the roots and the rest is blondish and slighly curly from the growing out perm. I need a perm too. No way! Not doing that until I am sure it is ok. Bad thing is that Linda, my hairstylist, will be out of town on vacation the whole month of September! So I would need her to do it in Aug. or wait until October. I will probably just look crappy until Oct. I would be surprised if this mess cleared up before the end of Aug. anyway. :(
Oh well, who cares! I just stay at home mostly anyway. I just had her cut the bangs out of my eyes and trim the layers and ends so I at least don't look so shaggy.
Michael has had some really bad days lately. He is having an awful time with his Mom & Dad. He had an argument with his dad awhile back and his parents...or Dad mostly..."expect" an apology from Michael and Michael doesn't feel he needs to apologize for anything he said to his dad. His dad is "very" stubborn and when he thinks he's right, he's right. No one can tell him he is wrong. He is acting very childish and will not even acknowledge or talk to Michael when they are in the same room together now. Michael has only met up with him once at his dad's shop, but his dad would only talk to Alex, not Michael. I wasn't there, but Michael came home and told me and was extremely upset. Just too many awful things happening to us at once. I am very worried about Michael. I am so scared if I don't try to keep myself out of despair + all the hell his dumbass family is putting him through, he might have a psychotic break or try to hurt himself. He said he felt like he was going psychotic tonight and at least two times in the last three days he has thought about killing himself and that freaked me out! I'm scared and worried about him. I keep wondering if things are ever going to get better for us. We had a good part of last year that wasn't too bad. In-fact, we were quite happy a lot until late Feb. 2012 when my problems got worse and then I think that caused him pain, then our expenses on the house and now his father is being a total jerk! You don't treat your kids like he is treating Michael. Nana says he is hurt, but he is also refusing to act like an adult and sit down and talk to his son who he should love no matter what! They did not believe in unconditional love like my parents did unfortunately. :(
I hope you are feeling better by now. Is the weather still sunny or did it turn on you again?
Deb*hanging out in her nuthouse*
Re: Part 1 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-07-26 12:02 pm (UTC)Oh NCIS! Poor Jimmy, nearly got choked by the Port-to-Port killer, EJ survived (not sure how I feel about that, lol! McGee and Abby had a heart-to-heart sort of (so sweet, he really cares so much about her), Mike Franks' funeral was very military, Ziva and Ray are back together and who is Tony investigating? Guess that's something I'll find out when NCIS returns over here early next year!
Aaarrrgghh! Got up early yesterday, went to the doctor to be prodded and poked, he can't find any reason for my stomach pains and bloating (I look like I've swallowed a beach ball!), so thinks it's just an IBS flare up despite my meds, probably caused by stress. I've stocked up on a type of Yogurt that works well for bloating, so keep your fingers crossed. Then this morning I had to get up early for Misty Rabbit's vet appointment. He's had his first booster, but has to go back next wednesday for dental surgery again, then a week later for his post-op appointment and his other booster. All in all, it'll cost around the £200 mark, not as bad as it could be. The surgery gets cheaper each year as there are less teeth to deal with, lol! He's still eating like a pig! Moulting all over the place too - George (the vet) and I ended up covered in white fluff.
After I took Misty home I had to drop a specimen off at the doctors. one of my neighbours was just setting out for the shops so I gave her a lift to the supermarket, drove to the doctor's then went back to the supermarket to grab a few things myself and gave my neighbour a lift home as she was still there. She's 79 and her husband broke his hip so doesn't drive much now. It was nice being able to help out.
I hope everything sorts itself out for Michael. I think as parents get older they behave more and more like children. Love and hugs to you both, and to Alex of course. I hope eveything gets better soon. Love, J xxxx
Re: Part 1 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-07-31 07:11 am (UTC)Michael is still having a very difficult time with his Dad. His Dad is giving him the silent treatment which is very cruel, not to mention very imature especially coming from a man in his late 70's! O_O
For sure you just finished Season 8. Yes, I was not happy about EJ. either! lol! Yeah and Ziva went back to dating Ray...but just hang on until Season 9, things will change. That's all I will say and I can't remember right now who Tony was investigating. I know they made a big deal of it and I think it was shrouded in mystery to keep us watching, but I will have to go back and watch the shows again. You know my memory!=P I couldn't spoil much for you if I wanted to! Well, it does make watching re-runs more fun for me sometimes. lol! Yeah, I think Tim does care about Abby a lot. I think they are all a super close family. They even argue and pick on each other like a lot of families do. lol! I forgot the part about Jimmy too. ? He's a sweet guy too. I hate how they always keep us hangang from one Season to the next. They have left us hanging on Season 9 too. It won't be long though until the new shows start. I can't believe how close we are to Sept. already. Alex will be back in school in August. We will have to start getting the stuff he will need for school soon. He's still got a fairly new back pack and lunch box from last year. We had no choice but to buy him a few new clothes last week. He grew out of his shorts it seemed like overnight! He has graduated to Boys 8-20 sizes now. I can't believe how fast he is growing! I cleaned out all his size 7 shorts and will be giving them to Good Will or a family at our Church, not that I have atteneded lately.
How is your stomach? You have been doing so much better with the pills they gave you. I have been so happy for you. I hate this has happened. I have had IBS. problems for years so I know about the bloating and pain. I go back and forth between being so clogged up I have to take laxatives/stool softeners to go to the bathroom... to where I seem to be right now the fun-filled diarrhea kind. Both NOT fun! The d kind always makes my stomach bloat up like I'm pregnant though it has not got quite that bad this time. I have started taking Imodium AD. again which I have not taken in over a year and a-half at least. Pain, worry, and stress can really do a number on me and well a lot of women I think. I hope you are better now. :)
Continuing this on next post.....
Re: Part 1 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-07-31 10:59 am (UTC)Oh dear, kids grow so fast! They grow out of things before they've had a chance to wear them, I remember that with my nephew. Not so much with my niece as she's still only 5 ft tall. I think boys grow faster.
Love to you all *hugs* J xxxxx
Re: Part 1 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-08-01 05:23 am (UTC)Yeah, I will turn around and Alex will be all grown up!
love back!
Deb. :)
Re: Part 1 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-08-01 11:49 pm (UTC)Crazy Deb. :/
Re: Part 1 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-08-02 08:33 am (UTC)Anyway, give ctivia a try if you can, there are lots of different fruity flavours and it really does help my bloating with just one tasty yogurt a day, maybe it would help you too.
Re: Part 2 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-07-31 07:19 am (UTC)You sound like you are doing very well taking care of your rabbit. I hope you and George got all the white fluff off. lol! My cats should see the vet more, but it is just too much money. I just make sure we keep flea med. on them like I've said before. I am more worried about Alex's stomach problems and his teeth. We badly need to set up an appointment with his dentist to have them cleaned. I've done very bad by him in that the years Michael was messed up on drugs, I didn't get Alex into a very set routine of brushing his teeth. Once a day is all he does now and that is not enough! He had bunch of his baby teeth capped last year and has not had a cleaning this year. I can't get him to floss either. We flossed them for him for awhile, but Michael got tired of doing it. We gave up. I wish I could find a way to encourage him to do it. He hates brushing his teeth and we tell him all the time that he will lose his teeth if he doesn't take care of them. I'm letting my own problems get in the way of making sure Alex is taking care of well enough or at least that is the way I feel. It doesn't help that Michael has not pushed to get his teeth checked out more othen either though I know he cares. Michael didn't brush much as a kid either and got a lot of cavities and lost teeth too I think. I am so the opposite about mine. I even had braces on mine when I was 16 years old. I wanted pretty, straight, healthy teeth, so that is why I kick myself so hard about Alex's. His extreme Vickery stubborness about not brushing doesn't help either. I'm in worry mode again, I need to stop it or I will never stop itiching.
I have no idea what is going on with my freaked-out body/brain! My stomach has been upset for days. Also, I have been swollening air or something, I have all these gas pains in my chest and I can't burp it all out! LOL! It really hurts though. I have had it in the past at times where it hurt when I would breathe in. This air just sits in my chest mostly, stomach or back sometimes too. I took "Tums" but I am not sure they helped. Finally most of it worked its way out, but right after it was over I started itching and breaking out in some welts again. I think all this is stress related now because I am still not taking any drugs that could cause this insanity. I am in a constant state of some kind of upsetness (is that a word?) about myself all the time it seems. I have got to work on the relaxation, I know. :( I took a Benadryl, but I think it is pointless, maybe it helps some and I just don't realize it.
That was really nice that you helped out your 79 year old neighbor. I am sure she appreciated it. :)
Long post again! YES! They cut me as you know by now! LOL!
Love you and I am sorry I have not been writing you sooner. I am going to work on that. I miss talking to you and think about you everyday even when I can't seem to push myself to type or if I have to go out and don't feel up to posting when I get home. Write me anytime. I do check my mail everyday and I will push myself to write you back if I have to, I mean if I am feeling bad ya know. I always "want" to write to you! I hate being me sometimes....whine, complain.......
{{{Hugs}}} & Love
Deb*long lost sis aka mental patient* ♥
Re: Part 2 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-07-31 11:10 am (UTC)Had a crazy few days - mum dozed off yesterday and fell out of her chair. I heard a thud, went downstairs and found her in a heap on the floor. I've told her so many times not to sit hunched forward in her chair but she doesn't listen. Maybe now she'll be more careful. I worry because she weighs about 3 stone more than I do. If she falls there's nothing I can do, I just don't have the strength!
Misty goes in for surgery tomorrow. He's having another tooth out. He's a gummy bunny!
Love & hugs J xxx
Re: Part 2 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-08-01 05:36 am (UTC)Oh your mother really needs to be careful. She could really hurt herself at her age. I know our bones get more brital with age and especially after menopause. If she fell and broke something, is there anyone you can call that could come help?!
I will be thinking of poor Misty and of you tomorrow. I hope things go well with the surgery. :) Poor little toothless thing! :( ...how does he eat his carrots? lol! Just kidding! I know you buy him rabbit food. :D
Good Luck tomorrow or rather today now.
Love Deb. ♥
Re: Part 2 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-08-01 08:14 am (UTC)The doctor told me if mum has a fall I should call the ambulance - I guess that's in case she's done any damage. This time she didn't, just pulled a few muscles. She was lucky!. Okay, gotta go, talk to you later (I hope!) *hugs* Love J xxx
Re: Part 2 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-08-01 11:56 pm (UTC)I'm glad your mum is ok and I hope never hurts herself bad enough that you have to call an ambulance. Silly woman! lol!
hugs Deb. :)
Re: Part 2 NCIS & stuff
Date: 2012-08-02 08:37 am (UTC)I was lucky yesterday, it started to rain a little just as I was loading my car with the supermarket shopping before going home, but it was only a few spots, I didn't even need to use my wipers. I got home, unloaded the shopping, put the car away and was sitting upstairs with my computer on before it really rained. Such a relief!
I found a John Barrowman CD in one of the charity shops, haven't had time to listen to it yet but maybe tomorrow I will. I have to phone the vet soon to see what's going on with Misty... Talk to you later *hugs*