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Thank you for everyone's hugs and positive thoughts. What a strange day this was.

Long story short, my boss was fired and will probably be prosecuted. Apparently, she was stealing and had been for a while. According to some of the admins (who know everything, ya'll--if you want to know the office scoop, befriend an administrative assistant) we're talking about at least $30000, probably more. While I was there, I saw them finish cleaning out her office; they took everything out: file cabinets, computer, even her whiteboard. I guess the investigation is ongoing.

On the one hand, I'm surprised. She was a VP and she'd been there for 15 years; she must have been well compensated. Plus, she has a family to think of. Why do this? On the other hand, many of the things she did made me uncomfortable. She's too willing to cut corners, has (IMO) unethical staffing practices, and so on. I feel sorry for her, even though I think, perhaps, I shouldn't. Her life will never be the same after this.

Oh, and I did have to meet privately with a Senior VP and company legal. They had questions about the one and only business trip she and I took together. I wasn't very helpful. It was too long ago, and I had nothing to do with any expense reports she filed afterward.

Happier stuff: Pimping!

Voting is on for the first challenge at hpgw_ldws! Voting is sooo close, I'm facing a tie-breaker if someone doesn't pull ahead. Even if Harry/Ginny is not your thing, please consider going here and casting your vote. *bats lashes*

Round 2 has begun at pphp_ldws! This week it's Harry/Pansy with a guest appearance by Lucius (fwoar!). Go here to read the awesomeness and cast your vote.

January is rarepair month at dyno_drabbles, and I'm loving the variety of pairings we're seeing so far. Voting for prompt 2 is here. Vote, vote, vote!

Lastly, happy birthday to drcjsnider and happy very belated birthday to aigooism. For both of you, I hope your next year of life is full of blessings.

'Cause goodness knows I don't write enough drabbles.

The first TEN people to comment in this post get to request a drabble/drawing/icon (sorry, my art/graphics skills suck hardcore) of any pairing/character of their choosing from me. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their ability level. If you absolutely can't write, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to offer drawings or icons or something instead.

I'm open to writing Harry Potter, Buffy, and Angel, but no crossovers, please.

Taken from willowfaerie2 and kalina_blue.

Title: The Kissing Cure
Word Count and Rating: G
Summary: Scorpius knows what he wants for Christmas, and he as a plan how to get it.
Notes: Tied for 2nd place at crossgendrabs. :) Also for #15 green on my 100quills table and #22 Parting on my 25fluffyfics table.

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I'm sorry that I was eliminated from the ldws round at dyno_drabbles, but I'm quite proud I made it to the final 3. It would figure that I was eliminated on a challenge featuring those punk Marauders. :)

Title: In Knots Over You
Pairing: Draco/Hermione
Word Count and Rating: 449, R
Summary: She could stop this if she wanted to.
Notes: Warnings for breathplay. Also for my MI Unthemed table #5, prompt #06: breathless and my 100quills Dramione table, prompt #038: Knots.

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Title: You Must Remember This
Pairing: Ron/Hermione
Word Count and Rating: 250, G
Summary: It will be up to Ron to remember.
Notes: Also for my MI Unthemed table #6, prompt #07: Promise.

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Title: Father of the Bride
Pairing: Scorpius/Rose, Ron's POV
Word Count and Rating: 397, G
Summary: Sit back and do nothing while his daughter marries a Malfoy? Ron? Not as long as he has one weapon left.
Notes: Also for my 100quills Nextgen table, prompt #057: Young.

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Title: Don't Blame the Nargles
Pairing: Harry/Hermione
Word Count and Rating: 191, G
Summary: "The Snorkack did what?"
Notes: Also for my MI Crimes Table, prompt #04: Libel (substituted for abduction)

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Title: Winter Campout
Pairing: Harry/Luna
Word Count and Rating: 397, PG
Summary: Luna wants to share something romantic with Harry.
Notes: My favorite drabble from the round. :) Also for my 10themes Luna table, prompt 02: Forest.

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Title: Ghosts of Christmas Past
Pairing: Ginny/Remus
Word Count and Rating: 499, PG
Summary: All the usual joys of Christmases past were gone, and this was their new normal.
Notes: Warnings for AU and dreariness. Also for my 15pairings table, prompt #13: "Live to the point of tears."--Albert Camus

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Round 5 at dramione_ldws has come to a close, and I'm the winner! This round was done in "rumble" format where we competed for points instead of facing eliminations every week. My final tally: 76 points earned over 8 weeks.



Title: Runaway Bride
Word Count and Rating: 499, PG
Summary: When she ran away, she never thought he'd follow.
Warning: Previous Ron/Hermione
Notes: Challenge location: Mumbai, India. Also for 100quills prompt 005: Destiny and my MI liquids table, prompt 03: Tears.

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Title: Curse of the Medicis
Word Count and Rating: 499, PG
Summary: Much to Draco's dismay, Hermione's "adventure thing" makes it hard to have a relaxing holiday.
Notes: Challenge location: Florence, Italy. Also for my MI Unthemed table #5, prompt 03: Fall.

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Title: To Catch a Thief
Word Count and Rating: 497, PG
Summary: When you're in Magical Law Enforcement, it's a little inconvienient to have a boyfriend who is a criminal.
Notes: Challenge location: Lyon, France. Also for my MI Crimes table, prompt 07: Theft.

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Title: Two Truths and a Lie
Word Count and Rating: PG-13, 375
Summary: Just a romantic getaway with the man of Hermione's dreams.
Warnings: Hermione/Ron
Notes: Prompt "There's no place like home." Also for my MI Unthemed table #5, prompt 07: Bed.

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Wow, I won this week's challenge at sortinghatdrabs. I'm very surprised because this is my first time writing this pairing and I struggled with the prompt right up until the deadline.

Title: Just Business
Pairing: Draco/Rose
Word Count and Rating: 497, PG-13
Summary: Rose is taking this personally.
Warnings: Crossgen, Adultery
Notes: Also for my 100quills Nextgen table, prompt #06: Accusation.

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Speaking of drabbles, drcjsnider wrote me the sweetest Snuna drabble based upon the prompt "butterfly kisses." Her Luna is terrific--compassionate and a little otherworldly, just as she should be.

I hope my fellow Americans have recovered from Thanksgiving--at my house, there's still no end in sight to all the leftovers--and I hope we're all starting to feel a little of that holiday spirit.

Now, few questions for all of ya'll. :)

First, if you like romance novels, or if you're like me and you're not sure you like romance novels but you can't pass up a free book, Harlequin Books is celebrating their 60th anniversary by making 16 ebooks available for free download.

Second, have you seen this plot? *holds up milk carton with fanfic on the back* I'm looking for a story that revolves around one of the characters secretly writing romance novels. I know I've read it, and I think the character in question was either Severus, Remus, or Draco. It may have been slash, but then again, maybe it wasn't. I have a plot bunny, one that keeps nibbling at me and making me giggle inappropriately, and it sprang into my head so fully formed, I'm having a hard time believing I thought it up on my own.

Third, drcjsnider made a post about a yucky purple-headed, bulgy-veined penis description in a novel, and it has me wondering. How do you choose to write about the penis during a sex scene? Does the opening of a character's pants trigger a tasteful fade-to-black in your writing, or do you plunge right in *snerk* and go for the veiny, leaky, purpley mushroom head approach to penises? What words do you like? What words do you hate? As a reader, what really turns you off?

As for me, I'm conservative and rather prim in my word choices. I don't blink at erection, cock, or penis, but please spare me from "throbbing staff" or "cum-spouting fountain of love" (Yes. I've seen it, and now I can't ever un-see it...and neither can you.) On the other end of the spectrum, I don't particularly care for terms straight out of a textbook, such as "corpus spongiosum" or "epididymis," either. I know rarely write explicit sex scenes, but when I do, I think I focus more on the mechanics of sex than descriptions of anatomy, especially male anatomy, and I wonder if my writing suffers for it.

May all your wishes come true!


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