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Dec. 31st, 2029 @ 09:27 am Cataclysm

When Astronema was defeated, the Astro Rangers gave up more than their Powers. Reporters, fans, and long-lost relatives are coming out of the woodwork as the team struggles to adjust to it all. Bright Skies Universe.

01.Shine 02.News 03.Flashlight 04.Busted 05."Who knew?"
06.Monolog 07.Hello & Goodbye 08.Missunderstanding 09.Devotion 10.Small Talk
11.Paradise Lost 12.Scare 13.Dinner 14.Butterfly 15."Have you ever...?"
16.Peanut butter 17."Play with me" 18.Walk 19.Boredom 20.Headache
21.Beach 22.At First Glance 23.Slander 24.Sock 25.Evil
26.Back to you 27.Attack 28.Road Trip 29.Midnight 30.Pancakes
31.Nightmares 32.Jump for Joy 33."Hey that's my shirt!" 34.Colour Wheels 35.Sports
36.Birthdays 37.Fireworks 38.Forget Yesterday 39.College 40.No more Games
41.Chicken Soup 42."Don't lick it" 43.Horizon 44.Fast Food 45."To Escape what we've become"
46.Snow 47.Mix tape (or CD) 48."You can't be serious" 49.Tarzan 50.Heat


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Dec. 31st, 2020 @ 04:20 am A Darker Shade of Red
The legacy of Wesley Collins and Eric Myers didn't just affect the past - it affected the future. One thousand years after they became Rangers, one person is still struggling against the corruption of Time Force and the heritage he never wanted.

 

01.Mistakes02.Unwanted03.Fallen Hero04.No Choice05.Truth
06.Support07.What's Left08.Threat09.Memories10.Family
11.Acceptance12.Understanding13.Reunion14.Strategy Session15.Encryptions
16.Speaking in Code17.Ransik18.The Ultimate Betrayal19.Broken20.Realizations
21.Beware the Coffee22.A Life Unknown23.Proud24.Goodbye25.Rebellion
26.Confronted27.Home28.Finding Freedom29.Across Time30.Life on Trial
31.Secrets and Lies32.Altered Futures33.A Life So Tragic34.Exemptions35.Coming Apart
36.Wants37.Missing Time38.Work in Progress ...

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Dec. 31st, 2009 @ 02:31 pm Fractured Fates
When Andros put Zhane into cryogenic stasis, he didn't wake up until he was completely healed - twenty-four years later. Zhane finds a new team, and S.P.D. tries to deal with the aftermath.


01.loss02.thrill03.losing control04.photograph
05.commitment06.hallways07.warmth08.friendship
09.children10.dream11.public dining12.fire
13.peace14.kissing in the rain15.rock16.obsessive
17.safety18.atmosphere19.family20.laughter
21.animals22.watermelon

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And [info]purplestripe66, because she is cruel, evil, and doesn't seem to care that I have *enough* PlotBunnies.

-Glares in her direction and shakes a fist- Ruby, YOU SUCK, DAMN YOU! YOU SUCK FOR ETERNITY AND ANOTHER FIFTY YEARS ON TOP OF THAT! I BITE MY THUMB AT THEE AND WHATNOT, YOU EVIL, EVIL WOMAN!

Please blame all other stories being postponed on her.
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Dec. 31st, 2009 @ 01:41 pm Bright Skies

When Wes' life starts to fall apart, an accident gives him a chance at a fresh start in Newtech City, with Space Partol Delta. But even a new life has its ups and downs - and weird friends. Meanwhile, Eric tries to move on.

001.Beginnings002.Endings003.Somewhere In Between004.First005.Dead Last
006.Sunrise007.Sunset008.Too Much009.Not Enough010.Sixth Sense
011.Uh-oh!012.Success013.A Real Big Problem014.Save the Day015.Villain (antagonist)
016.King017.Queen018.Joker019.Sidekick020.Evil is Fun!
021.What was that?022.Water023.Fire024.Earth025.Spirit
026.Air027.Just Passing Through028.Music029.Fixed030.Broken
031.School032.Shadow033.Fight!034.Destruction035.Shattered
036.Missing037.Light038.Hopelessness039.Blind040.Choices
041.Deaf042.Reluctant Hero043.Parents044.Life045.Attitude
046.Leaving it all behind047.Black048.Morph! (change)049.Keeping It Secret050.Strangers
051.Zords
(vehicles)
052.Red053.Blue054.Writer's Choice: Offended055.Robot
056.Time Warp057.Pink058.Green059.Hours060.Welcome to the Club
061.Yellow062.What cool toys you have!063.White064.Friends065.Teammates
066.Enemies067.Lovers068.Family069.Thank You070.What has gone before
071.Heart072.Writer‘s Choice: Traumatized073.Healing074.Writer‘s Choice: Unforgiveable075.Storm
076.Diamond in the Rough077.Agony078.Snow079.Sun080.Rain
081.Winter082.Writer‘s Choice: Recovered083.Moon084.Breakfast085.Lunch
086.Dinner087.Star088.Spring089.Summer090.Resistance is Futile
091.Against All Odds092.Fall093.A New Year094.Drink095.Birthday
096.You only Hurt the Ones you Love097.Lost098.Holiday099.Found100.Writer‘s Choice: Future

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Dec. 31st, 2009 @ 08:13 am Life Sucks: But That's OK
Current Location: Hiding from the sunlight
Feeling: pleased
Music: Still Good Charlotte's Hold On

This is an announcement: the LiveJournal community Life Sucks: But That's OK is now open! Feel free to see me rant once more as I hope to promote 'Honest Ranting' throughout the web.

http://community.livejournal.com/blow_smoke/


Anyone who wants a place to vent is more than welcome to join, post, or just read. I really hope it continues to help someone else has much as having so many wonderful friends here has already helped me.

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Dec. 4th, 2009 @ 07:38 pm Twilight makes me giggle for the wrong reasons.
Feeling: giggly
Music: Thinking of You, by Kate Perry
Anti-Twilight Sentiments ahead! )
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Dec. 4th, 2009 @ 12:12 pm Crossover Bunny Strikes Again!
Feeling: contemplative
Music: Various music vids
The Evil Crossover Bunny has attacked my ankle with a vengeance this morning. -Glances down at said ankle-

I love Harry Potter. I also love the Anime Gundam Wing. Thus, it stands to reason I have a strange fondness for Harry Potter/Gundam Wing crossover fics.

Unfortunately, there's a very select few of these fics that I'm in love with. (Ignoring the fact that they don't update *nearly* fast enough, of course. -Sulks-) My Big Baby Brother, by Kats323 is intruiges me. Protecting Family, by wolfspeaker01 is nail-biting. And of course, my personal favorites, Harry Potter and the Forgotten Heirs, and its predecessor, Harry Potter and the Secret Link, by Capricious Purple Clarity, which are ♥LOVE♥.

Obviously because I'm me, this lead to the thought that I should do my own Harry Potter Crossover. Because also obviously, I don't have enough plots to work on. -Glances at Harry Potter and the Ruby Destiny, then back down at Crossover Bunny-
Polls! )
Extra notes )
So. Comments, thoughts? Yay or nay? Suggestions? Talk to me, people!
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Dec. 3rd, 2009 @ 04:20 pm Resolutions Meme!
Feeling: amused
Music: Noisy bird in the bathroom - and no, it's not cute. >.
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In 2010, Tsukino_Akume resolves to...
Buy new thunderbirds.
Volunteer to spend time with power rangers.
Tell my family about fantasy stories.
Learn to play the slash.
Start a fluff fund.
Go to the arytras every month.
Get your own New Year's Resolutions:


I couldn't get the twelve days of Christmas meme to work - it just gave me last year's again - but the new resolutions made me laugh *so hard*. I TOTALLY SUPPORT THESE RESOLUTIONS.

-Hurries off to buy Thunderbirds and spend time with Power Rangers-

Now if I can just figure out how to *play* the slash ...
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Nov. 20th, 2009 @ 01:03 am Memes and Babble
Feeling: cheerful
Birthday Babble )

Verdict on the movie 2012 )

News on the Worker's Comp front )

My region leader posted a few writing tools on our NaNoWriMo form, and I happened to check out this site, which offers a free program called StorYBook to help with organizing your novel.

OMG I AM IN LOVE.

♥ StorYBook! ♥ )

As for *my* NaNo, it's both good and bad. -Amused-

This is my progress for this year's NaNo:
5465 / 50000 words. 11% done!

However, my full progress for the story itself is actually at 20040 words. Which, considering I've been developing this story/universe for twelve years now, this is seriously *AWESOME*.

PROGRESS IS GOOD.


Stolen from [info]challon86.

Slap, bang - here we go again! Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
• Turn to page 23.
• Find the fifth sentence.
• Post that sentence and post these instructions.
• Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST book.


"I don't like seeing you sulk like this."

The full paragraph is actually: "I'm serious, Wes," he insisted. "I don't like seeing you sulk like this. It's - " He hesitated. It's wrong.

-Grins- Anybody recognize Storm, from Bright Skies? This was my first attempt writing it, actually. Complete with little doodles of faces and the back of people's heads in the margins. -Squints- And what seems to be the mane of a horse, drawn in the style of My Little Pony. No, I don't know why. That's why it's a doodle.

Hey, the meme never said it couldn't be a *notebook*. And the closest was either my notebook, or my sketchbook, which would have been slightly less helpful.


Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever music player you have on random.
Step 2: Post a line/stanza from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Bold the songs when someone guesses correctly.


1. I can see clearly now
(Jimmy Cliff, I Can See Clearly Now) Guessed by [info]anzupeach! ♥
2. And now I wonder

3. 'Cause I don't care

4. Everything is wonderful now
(Everclear, Wonderful) Guessed by [info]anzupeach! ♥
5. Always be inside of my mind

6. Just wait for us to say it

7. I guess I don't expect that you could understand

8. The sun it shone so bright

9. And I was crying every time I need you, that I didn't want to see you

10. And I be all alone

11. But these tears are getting cold inside

12. You say that I'm different, I'm special, it's true

13. All i really need is love

14. I know it might be wrong

15. There's magic in your every thought

16. Our lives are our own

17. I see the world when I look in your soul

18. Thought i'd take a chance

19. A ray of hope in the darkness

20. Imagination, life is your creation
(Aqua, Barbie Girl) Guessed by [info]y2jdingo! ♥
21. Recreate your state of mind

22. Alias and bright colors, so bright

23. I just want to be myself

24. Because I'm all about value
(Barenaked Ladies, One Week) Guessed by [info]y2jdingo! ♥
25. I wonder why


... I rather like that, actually.
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Nov. 16th, 2009 @ 01:16 am (no subject)
Feeling: meh
Okay, this is *technically* what I've written for this month.

2130 / 50000 words. 4% done!

I wrote 4005 words yesterday, but it was for fanfics that wouldn't leave me alone. -Glares at Hunter and Adam-

But this number makes me much happier, if I ignore the fact that this is based off my *entire* NaNo project, including where I started from last year instead of just the point I'm continuing it from now.

15415 / 50000 words. 31% done!

Now I'm trying to get my characters to talk about family, which is hard because my main character is very touchy on the subject, for many reasons that have yet to be brought up. -Frowns at her- Also, I have several characters trying to develop at future points in the plot. Which is not now. -Pokes them- Stop that.

Also, I need Adam and Hunter to stop distracting me. -Glares at them again- And to stop trying to convince me to post their fics now, despite the fact that Adam's isn't finished, and Hunter's is technically a chapter for a story I've barely started and the chapter comes later. -Bangs head on desk-

-Wanders off to look at pictures and catch up on fanfics-
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Nov. 9th, 2009 @ 06:41 pm Emo Sam vrs. 'No Chick Flick Moments' Dean
Feeling: thoughtful
Music: Hero, by Skillet (Apparently Bird likes it too. Hee!)
I have a question for fans of the Supernatural universe ... and anyone who may offer random thoughts on the subject.

See, I've had this not-quite Plot Bunny nibbling on my big toe for awhile now. It hasn't developed into a full Bunny yet - though I have no doubt that it eventually will - but it has been bugging me in the form of a question.

Dean, as we know, is rude, abrasive, macho, and refuses to have 'Chick Flick Moments'. John, as we've seen, is the same way. Yet Sam is sensitive, emotional, and constantly wanting to talk about what's wrong or what's bothering someone.

So ... if Dean and John raised Sam, why is he so completely opposite of the two of them on the emotional adjustment scale?

It's not something that just developed while he was at Stanford; Dean always knows from even the pilot when Sam's about to start a Moment and exactly when to cut him off, and he makes it pretty clear that Sam has always been the 'girl' of their relationship. So it can't have been a result of his time with Jess - although to be fair, it's possible she brought it out of him even further. But if Sam has always been the 'sensitive' member of the family, how did that happen when his two prime examples are so incredibly masculine and anti-emotion? He hasn't, as far as we know, had an influence that would tell him things like 'it's okay to cry' and to talk about when it hurts, which is something Sam usually does. (At least the later. Not so much with the crying unless something's *REALLY* wrong.) For that matter, it isn't until he's on his own after losing Dean in Mystery Spot and the end of Season Four that he becomes so emotionally withdrawn and hiding his true thoughts himself.

So ... did Dean secretly mother Sam as a kid and tell him it was okay to show how he feels? And if that's true, why is he so 'against' it now? Sam doesn't seem at all surprised by the way Dean reacts to emotional situations, even though it's completely different from his own reaction. So again, where did that part of Sam come from? *Why* is he like that?

-Takes a deep breath from pondering semi-rant- Any thoughts or theories? I'm really curious to know if anyone else has thought about this, or has any ideas as to how it happened.
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Oct. 31st, 2009 @ 10:32 am MY MRI REPORT LIVES!!!
Feeling: in pain, but cheerful
I ... am a cripple.

-Beams-

Okay, not really. It's not a permanent condition. Yet. -Glares at Worker's Comp peoples-

The official summarized report from my MRI that was done on my birthday last year - a year ago next month - FINALLY came in the mail last week. (Apparently the doctor's office never received the MRI to begin with. It took them EIGHT MONTHS to call me back to tell me this. I had it faxed to them in a day after three hours of hunting down people to send it. Then they took another three months to actually DO the report. -Fumes-)
But the results are in! -Bounces- )

So, in summary, there's still a lot to be done. And I'm still not any better. Point of fact, last night I couldn't sleep because I was in so much pain. (Winter and my knees do *not* mix. >.<) But I can now say that I have PROOF something is wrong, and that people owe me for it.

Now just wish me luck on getting people to actually *fix* it!



* Added a tag just for this subject, because using the tag 'rant' is getting a little too broad on this journal. c.c;;
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Oct. 31st, 2009 @ 09:58 am My Birthday/Holiday Wishlist
Feeling: meh
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Snagged last year's meme as a base for my wish list for this year. I'm posting it now, since my birthday is this month and the holidays are next, and in the meantime my net access is limited.
PRESENTS! ... Please? )
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Oct. 19th, 2009 @ 11:52 am Ramblings of the Drugged Sick Person
Feeling: sick and miserable
I officially have The Sinus Cold from Hell.

I thought it was gone two days ago. It's not. It came back with a *vengeance*. I'm drugged to my pores, *still* coughing and sneezing my head off, swallowing cough drops like they're candy, and I managed to go through an entire box of tissues in one night.

I *HATE* being sick. >.<+++

While reading fics in an attempt to feel slightly less miserable, I came to the conclusion that I want a Charmed/Supernatural/Thunderbirds crossover. Possibly including Mike and Leo from Power Rangers. *Maybe* Hunter and Blake. Namely I want to see my favorite overprotective older brothers - Wyatt, Dean, and Scott - and their trouble-magnet younger brothers - Chris, Sam, and Alan. Because the power of pissed off older brothers and freakishly smart younger brothers is *deadly*.

Any takers? I will love you forever and ever and give you cyber brownies and praise your name. I would totally write this myself, but I haven't actually seen season 6 of Charmed. Most of what I know is from fandom and a couple video clips. c.c;;

Speaking of which, anyone know where I might be able to watch and/or download episodes of Charmed, so I can actually see it? I only managed to find the first four episodes of the first season before the links stopped working. And YouTube's versions weren't in English. -Sulks- I wanna write Chris and Wyatt fics, damn it! (Also, would *really* love to actually see the explanation of Whitelighters instead of just reading it.)

Also, my internet access is going to be sporadic for awhile, unfortunately. Life issues and trying to find employment. I'll be on here and there, just not as much as I usually am. So updates will be lacking for a bit. -Snuggles Friends List- But I'm still around, so if you get a random comment from an old post, that's just me catching up.

-Sneezes-
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Oct. 14th, 2009 @ 09:07 am Cataclysm (Tsukino Akume, Drama/Friendship)
Feeling: sick
Music: Carrie38's Goodbye to You YouTube Vid
And the trend continues:

I'm sick, I write. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing ... not sure. But there's snuggles.

Title/: Cataclysm
Author/: Tsukino Akume
Relationship/: Andros/Ashley, Zhane/Karone, mentions of Cassie/Phantom
Rating/: K+
Warnings/: emotional trauma, mentally disturbed people, depression
Disclaimer/: If I owned the Power Rangers, this universe would exist. We would have known who the Phantom Ranger was - and it *would* have been a girl because I'm weird like that - and team snuggles would be mandatory every episode. As none of that is cannon, it's safe to assume that I don't.
Summary/: When Astronema was defeated, the Astro Rangers gave up more than their Powers. Reporters, fans, and long-lost relatives are coming out of the woodwork as the team struggles to adjust to it all. Bright Skies Universe.
Argh! Cassie yelled, yanking the curtain closed over the window. )
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Oct. 12th, 2009 @ 05:08 pm ABC Meme
Feeling: bored
Music: Decode, by Paramore
Tags:
Stolen from [info]phantom_blue.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ )
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Oct. 4th, 2009 @ 08:36 pm The Illusive 5 Things Prompt
Feeling: sleepy-ish
Music: EstelKenobi's This Ends Now YouTube Vid
Does anyone know where to find the actual location of the 5 Things Prompt Challenge? I tried searching for it, but all I can find is people who've *used* it, not ... it. I think it's on LiveJournal somewhere? Does anyone know?

Please?
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Oct. 3rd, 2009 @ 08:58 pm How to Blow Up Time Force in Eight Easy Steps (Time Force/Multi - Season Crossover/Power Rangers, K+
Feeling: annoyed with LiveJournal
Music: Go the Distance, by Lucas Grabeel
And the conclusion ... -Glares at LiveJournal-


Fandom/: Power Rangers Time Force, crossover with S.P.D. (In Bright Skies universe)
Characters/: Eric, Vanessa (O.C.), Chip, R.J., Zhane, Taylor, Justin, Wes
Pairings/: Wes/Eric, R.J./O.C., Alex/Jen
Rating/: K+
Disclaimer/: Seriously. If I owned it, this would have happened in cannon. Because Time Force is evil, the Newtech Rangers are awesome, and I want to see them face off, because it would be cool. And because the Newtech Rangers have somehow unintentionally become my Power Rangers Dream Team. -Pauses- I blame the muses, for making them so awesome.
Summary/: Eric is tired of Time Force taking what's his. The Newtech Rangers decide it's time for some payback. Wes was expecting a rescue mission, but this wasn't quite what he had in mind.
How to Blow Up Time Force in Eight Easy Steps: Steps 5-8 )
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Oct. 3rd, 2009 @ 08:53 pm How to Blow Up Time Force in Eight Easy Steps (Time Force/Multi - Season Crossover/Power Rangers, K+
Feeling: gleeful
Music: Say (All I Need), by One Republic (Fic was written to MANY others)
Remember, if you will, a post that quoted this lovely conversation between [info]starandrea and [info]marcicat:

*Andrea: It's like--I think it was Tommy who was like, "Willful ignorance is the best way to handle Wes and Eric. The strategy sometimes backfires when he looks up and realizes they're on the verge of destroying the world, or at least the west coast of the United States, but most of the time it's much less stressful not to know what they're doing."

Marci: Wes and Eric. The ultimate in dysfunctional relationships. And that's even without the romantic entanglement!

Thanks to this wonderful post, I have decided that the Newtech Rangers should attempt to blow up Time Force. At least half the team would totally be on board with this idea, and the rest could possibly be swayed to the other side with a minimal amount of effort. Hey, I needed them to go rescue Wes from the future anyway, right?

I should make a Wes/Eric icon while I'm at it. I can't believe I don't already have one.

-Wanders off to help Eric be destructive, whistling cheerfully-


Now at long last, after much hard work and rewrite and debate, I ...

Have blown up Time Force.

And it was good.

*ETA: LiveJournal is a whiny little bitch today, so this was forced to become two posts. Many apologies.


Fandom/: Power Rangers Time Force, crossover with S.P.D. (In Bright Skies universe)
Characters/: Eric, Vanessa (O.C.), Chip, R.J., Zhane, Taylor, Justin, Wes
Pairings/: Wes/Eric, R.J./O.C., Alex/Jen
Rating/: K+
Disclaimer/: Seriously. If I owned it, this would have happened in cannon. Because Time Force is evil, the Newtech Rangers are awesome, and I want to see them face off, because it would be cool. And because the Newtech Rangers have somehow unintentionally become my Power Rangers Dream Team. -Pauses- I blame the muses, for making them so awesome.
Summary/: Eric is tired of Time Force taking what's his. The Newtech Rangers decide it's time for some payback. Wes was expecting a rescue mission, but this wasn't quite what he had in mind.
How to Blow Up Time Force in Eight Easy Steps: Steps 1-4 )
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Oct. 2nd, 2009 @ 02:42 pm Strangely appropriate icon, actually.
Feeling: indescribable
Music: I'm Not All Right, by Sanctus Real
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I believe I may be experiencing the psychic equivalent of PMS.

It's not the physical version, I'm fairly certain. For one, I don't really *get* that. That, and it's something entirely tied up in emotion and energy and sensation and all sorts of things I can't really express, let alone put a name to. I'd almost be concerned it's a nervous breakdown, but ... it doesn't feel quite the same. I'm not thinking about the same things I do when that happens.

It's not a pleasant sensation. For instance, I found myself seriously contemplating using the steak knife I was holding to silence Brother's bird a little while ago because people have been working on the roof for yesterday and most of today and HE WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT IT. I love animals. I'm even moderately fond of the little shit, depending on my mood of the day and his level of annoyance. (He deliberately makes sport of trying to piss me off, and I know he's doing it on purpose. He's not subtle.)

It's just ... too much emotion and feeling and thought and sensation, all wrapped up in one tight bundle and I just want to *SCREAM*. But I'm not a screamer. And I'm not sure what else I can do right now. The only other thing I want to do is make the entire world go away and leave me alone while I curl up in a bawl and cry. I'm not much for crying either, but I'm working on that.

I need to find a way to isolate myself and focus on something simple and mindless for awhile, but I've got things to do before we head over for house-sitting tonight so I really can't. I'm also exhausted, since I didn't sleep well yesterday because of the earlier mentioned roof work, and I didn't sleep last night at all because I can't seem to get whatever's bothering me to settle down. I don't know what it is exactly, but I know the only way to find my center again is going to be finding peace of mind, which would be difficult at the moment.

-Bitter sigh- I used to want to be different when I was a kid. Special. Now that I understand that I *am*, it's more aggravating than anything. I wouldn't give it up for the world, but there are times when I just don't know what to do with it anymore.
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