I am not human.

Happy birthday alwaysasnapefan!

I have read the latest chapter of Bleach, and omg! :-)

( cut for possible spoilers )

On the cover of this months' Details magazine:

A stunning photo of Daniel Radcliffe, and the headline:

"Harry Potter Wants To Wear A Dress"

And the fic writers reply:

This is news?

hp_grad is a community for both current and former grad students who also happen to be Harry Potter fen - so it's open to profs, too, in all disciplines, and anywhere in the world. Medical students, law students - anyone working on or who has finished an advanced degree of some ilk is welcome. Even if you're no longer an active student, you can contribute to discussions, dispensing advice on ways you found worked in the great school-life balancing act.

The mods are magnetic_pole and snegurochka_lee; the community hasn't been tremendously active for a while, but they're trying to revitalize it and Maggie has set up a post for folks to introduce themselves today. Go, join, say hello!

I don't remember if I ever mentioned in my journal that I fell in love with a pair of shoes some months ago.

I've been inside the shoe shop a few times since I first saw them... and have been standing outside, drooling, more than once. I've tried them on, on two occasions. And really, really wanted these expensive and not very practical shoes... like, a lot!

I don't think I've ever fallen in love with a pair of shoes like that ever before!

But, I thought they were too expensive. So, I never bought them. But last time I was there, I told my mum that if they're still there next time I walk in, I'm meant to have them, and I'll buy them. Today, we passed the shop, and I stopped, trying to see through the window if they were still there. Couldn't see them. :( But mum has been looking for new shoes for autumn, and so we went inside.

I looked at a few other pairs. Tried them on... they were nothing like the ones I wanted. But on a whim, I looked over in the corner, where they usually only have snake skin shoes (real and fakes)... And guess what! My shoes! They were there!11!!!1one! :-D

... and there was much rejoicing.

Tried them on. My size. They're still gorgeous. The shop clerk asked if I hadn't been there before to look at them, and said she thought she recognised me when I nodded. Ooops? *g*

This time I tried them both on, so I could walk in them. And they are a dream! I mean, they are very high heeled, but you don't notice it! So comfortable, and so easy to walk in. My feet were so light! Apparently, it's some kind of copy of an YSL design, due to offices of designers being next door or something like that... Well-made, in Italy, I think, so no hasty Chinese product, this.

Umm... so, since I had said that if they were still there next time, and this actually was the "next time", I had to buy them. :-D And, a few days ago, I found a coupon for 10% off for this particular shop! It was an omen, y/y?

And OMG! aasdfghjkllhfd!!!!! *hugs them* My shoes! So... ( My shoes, let me show you them! )

I sent four Word docs of NC-17 CM fics to the WRONG EMAIL ADDRESS.

aoibhe, there is a reason you didn't get the fics. *headdesk*

So shayheyred just issued a challenge for somebody to write a Due South/Sarah Palin crossover, and I...well, maybe I did it and maybe I didn't. :)

( In which Ray Kowalski has political opinions / 270 words )

So, as I mentioned, I'm going away to New Hampshire and Maine for the weekend, with Geordie. As always, before a trip, there's a long list of Things That Must Be Done At The Last Minute.

Clean up the whole house - throw out all the trash, wash all the dishes, straighten the beds, clear up in general. Don't forget to leave the bins out for the trash pick up on Sunday night.

Pack. (This is an important one...)

Make Merrie pack. (Another important one.)

Pack my knitting. (Possibly the most important thing.)

Post about going (I'm doing this, yay, one thing to check off the list.)

Finish the books I've made as gifts; at the very least, sign the backs. (I'm bringing too many, so that people can choose... but this means I can't decorate the fronts too much.)

Build a dresser for Merrie. (Odd thing to do before a trip, but she needs a place for her clothes and she's wanted a dresser...)

Paint my nails. (I spent two and a half years unable to paint my nails - Starbucks doesn't allow painted nails - so I'm damned well making them pretty now!)

Shower, dress, eat. (The usual daily things.)

Am I making dinner? What's going on with that - we're leaving very late at night, but... dinner? (I have no idea - spaghetti, maybe?)

Make one last book, this one for Kid A. (He likes folded books, so I'm going to use one of my biggest sheets of paper and make the twistiest and most complex foldy book for him.)

Call Fred to see how the kitties are doing. (He's babysitting Buttercat; he says she's up on the shelves and hasn't come down and is growling and mad... poor kitty.)

...

Okay, time to start.

Stasia

ETA: This means I'll be away from a computer and not checking my f-list or email all weekend. If you NEED me, call.

(*cough* that title is a lot more appropriate on lj)

It's about 4:10 in the AM. I spent three hours trying to sleep, and got nowhere, and now I've been up for over an hour and I'm not tired yet. So I'm sitting here, not sleeping, and not fully awake. All my knitting things are in the bedroom and I'd wake the husband digging for them. (I started a new scarf in autumny colors, and am experimenting in embellishing a little bit with a few beads. Scarf is pretty--thick rusty orange yarn knitted together with thick grey/green/brown yarn--but I'm not sold on the beaded parts yet.) There's shit on TV and my CM dvds are also in the bedroom. I don't feel like watching much else. Maybe Spaced. Ah, fuck it. I think I might try forcing a few words of fic out, and we'll see how loopy and strange it is tomorrow morning/afternoon. Or I guess that would be later this morning/afternoon.

*sigh* Oh, this is ridiculous. My cat is snoring extra loudly. I think he's mocking me.

Good thing I don't work tomorrow. I'd normally be getting up about two hours from now.

So, dianamoon wants showers, does she? Needs to cool down from all that sunshine?

She should see out my window.

Title: Shower
Rating: G
Summary: Dripping wet Snape and Lupin
Warning: very very drawble. As in, I'm rushing to work but I'll spend five minutes to be grumpy about the weather. Here!

( I'm not sure this is what she meant... )

Title: Blind
Author: alisanne
Characters: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger/Percy Weasley implied
Rating: R
Warnings: Er, not much porn *cringes*
Themes/kinks chosen: Confessions, Frottage
Word Count: 3420
Summary: Men can be so blind.
Author's notes: Thanks, as always, to sevfan for the use of her beta-reading skills and to eeyore9990 for letting me bounce ideas off her. And I can't believe I have to follow Lee! *CRIES*

( Blind )

Dudes! You should totally check out the awesome drawing venturous made for my drabble Family Obligations: Prince Family Portrait, 1975! She and I were paired up in the snapedom Summer Fest, but I wound up withdrawing due to an excess of suckitude. Still, she went ahead and did this anyway (which was posted as "gift to fest"). I am so taken with everyone's expressions. Severus is clearly not enjoying things (which was the point) and his uncle (Eileen's brother) looks like a serious piece of wizard. Even at this size the little details in his grandmother Prince's eyes are amazing.

I am marrying some good friends of mine this weekend in New York.
Don't burn down the interwebs while I'm gone (you know how well fire travels through tubes.)

Hello and welcome to today's issue of snapenews. Thank you all for your continuing support and useful links! Feel free to comment (either below or at snapenews@gmail.com) and let us know how we're doing!

COMMUNITIES
•hgss_digest posted an update

•slashfest posted prompts, including several Snape prompts for Round VII

CHALLENGES/CONTESTS
• shiv5468 posted Twenty Random Facts about Hermione/Lucius/Severus

TODAY IN FIC

Het
•Long Way Down by leakywitch (Hermione/Severus, NC-17, 1/?)

Threesome/Moresome/Other
•Chapter 50 of Severus Snape Revealed, Part I by bamachick73 (Severus, M)

•Test Kisses by alisanne (Severus/Harry/Draco, NC-17)

GRAPHICS/ICONS
•lidi has posted a set of Hogwarts House icons, including many Slytherin icons


DISCLAIMERS
The warnings listed here are those given by the artist/author/poet. Please pay attention to all ratings and warnings when following links.

We aim to bring you the latest Snape-centric items in the fandom but some might slip through the net! You can help to ensure this doesn't happen by sending us links via e-mail to snapenews@gmail.com). There are submission guidelines in the snapenews user profile, but for the 'Today in' sections we just require the basic title/creator/rating/warnings/link info.

Well most of the USA is in a bit of a heat wave and I got to chatting with fellow snupiners over the weekend about how looking at some snupin shower scenes would be just about loverly. There tends to be a bunch of bath art & fic but little fic and very little art of them in the loverly shower. So with almighty lore's permission, here's your mini-challenge should you choose to accept it:

Snape & Lupin in the Shower

It could be as innocent as them washing each other's back, to as naughty as them washing each other's....loofahs. ^_~ This challenge goes to all artists, writers, iconers, list compilers. Know there's been some juicy shower scenes in previous snupin fic? Make a list and post it, just incase some of us may have missed it. I think we could all use a bit of drippy, wet, nekkid Snape & Lupin. ^_^ That and I'd rather be melted by your works than the blasted sun. XD

Please have fics/art/icons/lists done by next Saturday, September 13th.

Despite the headache, which persists in defiance of Tylenol, I:

( The list )

In other words, I basically got minimum stuff done to survive tomorrow. Since I'm doing the stand-in thing for my colleague, I'll be there until close to 4, then pick up CSA, then come home.

SO finally got home about 20 minutes ago (he worked out after class) and is now eating, but he offered me a head rub so I will read a bit more of the stuff for Monday's class, then collect on the head rub and then go to bed. *fwump*

Someday I'll have more cheerful stuff to post... seems like lately it's been a lot of whinging. Sorry about that.

Title: Miles To Go Before We Sleep, Part Eleven
Authors: innerslytherin and severity_softly
Pairing: Morgan/Reid
Rating: R/FRM this part (up to NC-17 for the entire fic)
Summary: After Reid goes off the rails in Texas, Morgan decides Reid needs a friend to support him through whatever he's going through. Several cases and "awesomely" bad sci-fi flicks later, they both realize "friendship" isn't exactly what they want...but sorting through the baggage that stands in the way of a closer relationship is more difficult than either of them expected. Starting immediately after "Elephant's Memory" and running beyond the end of "Lo-fi", this is a multi-chaptered, non-WIP fic.
Word count: this part, ~10,000; overall, ~130K
Spoilers: Entire series - specifically Profiler, Profiled, The Big Game/Revelations, Elephant's Memory, In Heat, Tabula Rasa, and Lo-Fi
Warnings: Overall: UST, references to past sexual abuse, drug use/references to past drug use
Notes: Written in RP format. Not currently AU, but it will be after season four starts, as we're writing our own ending to Lo-Fi. :) Also, we're beta'ing this ourselves now, so if you find any glaring errors, feel free to point them out! :D

Previous Parts: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven 1/2, Part Seven 2/2, Part Eight, Part Nine, Part Ten

Part Eleven

Title: Miles To Go Before We Sleep, Part Eleven
Authors: innerslytherin and severity_softly
Pairing: Morgan/Reid
Rating: R/FRM this part (up to NC-17 for the entire fic)
Summary: After Reid goes off the rails in Texas, Morgan decides Reid needs a friend to support him through whatever he's going through. Several cases and "awesomely" bad sci-fi flicks later, they both realize "friendship" isn't exactly what they want...but sorting through the baggage that stands in the way of a closer relationship is more difficult than either of them expected. Starting immediately after "Elephant's Memory" and running beyond the end of "Lo-fi", this is a multi-chaptered, non-WIP fic.
Word count: this part, ~10,000; overall, ~130K
Spoilers: Entire series - specifically Profiler, Profiled, The Big Game/Revelations, Elephant's Memory, In Heat, Tabula Rasa, and Lo-Fi
Warnings: Overall: UST, references to past sexual abuse, drug use/references to past drug use
Notes: Written in RP format. Not currently AU, but it will be after season four starts, as we're writing our own ending to Lo-Fi. :) Also, we're beta'ing this ourselves now, so if you find any glaring errors, feel free to point them out! :D

Previous Parts: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven 1/2, Part Seven 2/2, Part Eight, Part Nine, Part Ten

Part Eleven