Painted Dreams

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News + Spoiler
sg1_solutions: Stargate Friday (November 13, 2009)

Challenges
sga_lims: Eliminations 8/5
lantis_icontest: Challenge 72: Spoils of War
sga_icontest: Challenge 178 - SGA: The Doctor Who? Chronicles
sga_lfws: LFWS#3 ROUND 5 VOTE ROUND
sga_lfws: PIMP BANNERS
helen_stills: Week 3 winners
helen_stills: Reminder 2: Week 4
mcsheplets: Reminder for challenge #58 (Hindsight) and poll for #59
jf_dh_icontest: Challenge 111
jf_dh_icontest: Voting, Challenge 110

Meta
sga_rewind: Discussion: 1x04 Thirty Eight Minutes

Miscellaneous
jstaite_daily: Jewel with Ben Foster
wraithfodder: Stargate Conventions: Joe Flanigan, Jason Momoa, Paul McGillion (vids/blogs) 2/2
wraithfodder: Stargate Conventions: Joe Flanigan, Paul McGillion & more (photos) (1/1)
sgnovelreview: What Book are you reading?

Podfic
villainny: Belly by Nny

Fanart
scifan1: JT 4 cap Challenge Art - (Sheppard/Teyla) [PG]
scifan1: JT FanArt- Wallie and Calendar - (Sheppard/Teyla) [PG]
miso_no_tsuki: Sparkly!John NWS Fanart
miso_no_tsuki: Two Teyla Pics

Icons
saavick: Stargate icons, part # 6

Screencaps
keller_daily: The Kindred, Part 1
ronon_liz_daily: No Man's Land
jt_daily: The Ark
ronon_daily: Reunion
sga_ships_daily: Before I Sleep (Weir/Janus)
teyla_daily: Conversion
ronon_liz_daily: Adrift
sparky_daily: 3x18 - Submersion
hewlett_daily: The Darkside
sga_daily: Runner
daily_mcshep: FIRST CONTACT - (McKay/Sheppard)

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I joined up at An Archive of Our Own this morning, to see how I liked it. I can tell you right now that I like it a lot.

I do have most of my work archived at rsk_fiction, but wanted to have it out in an archive where non-LJ users could find it, as well. I like the tagging options and the easy way to identify warnings. I've only posted one story over there so far, and was pleased to find that I could post The Gift in its entirety, instead of hacked into chapters. The posting allows for 500,000 words, which is significantly longer than most other archives.

We'll see how it goes!

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Finally, i know! I wanted to go in order, but the Dawn/Connor prompt from menomegirl is eluding me, so i had to skip to the next one. Soon, though, i promise!

too_rational asked for several things, but a timestamp for Generation Landslide is what caught my eye.



( Billion Dollar Baby )

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Challenges
staitestills: Challenge 18: Voting
sg1_five_things: Prompt 84.05

Miscellaneous
sgnovelreview: What Book are you reading?
sgabigbang: Archive is open
gate_women: Holiday Open House
gate_women: 2010 Ficathon & Artwork Challenge Poll
teyla_daily: Promo Picture
face_of_joe: Double Whammy!

Fanfic Gen
everybetty _ kristen999: Long Ago (and far away) (10/10) - [PG15]

Fanfic Het
jt_vs6: Episode 4: Grounded (2/2) - (Sheppard/Teyla) [K+]
jt_vs6: Episode 4: Grounded (1/2) - (Sheppard/Teyla) [K+]

Fanfic Slash various
spooket: Coming Home - (McKay/Beckett) [PG]

Screencaps
hewlett_daily: Scanners II
jstaite_daily: Stargate Atlantis: The Seed
keller_daily: Broken Ties
daily_mcshep: INQUISITION - (McKay/Sheppard)
keller_daily: The Seer
sga_ships_daily: Remnants
ronon_daily: Tao of Rodney
jt_daily: Epiphany - (Sheppard/Teyla)
daily_flan: I'm cool.
lizabeth_daily: Home
sparky_daily: Conversion - (Sheppard/Weir)
sga_daily: Allies
hewlett_daily: Sanctuary

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Challenges
sg1_five_things: Five Secrets About Ronon That Only Amelia Knows
helen_stills: Week 4 Tie Breakers
sga_icontest: Voting Challenge 177
helen_stills: Week 3 Winners
helen_stills: Reminder 2 - Week 4
jf_dh_icontest: Reminder, Challenge 110
jf_dh_icontest: Results Challenge 109

Miscellaneous
geekysaml: Ryan Robbins Convention Pictures
pavaneofstars: Los Angeles Con 2009 Full Report
the_scary_kitty: Preview: Restoration
auburnnothenna: Know How to Fall - SGA BigBang Preview
tielan: The Astonishing Persistence of Memory - Present Tense - SGA BigBang Preview
kyizi: The Deconstruction of Falling Stars - SGA BigBang Preview
sarah09irish: Fanmix "Stargate: Atlantis" (Teyla/Michael)

Fanfic Gen
everybetty - kristen999: Long Ago (and far away) (10/10) [PG-15]

Fanfic Het
sarah09irish: A Unique Sense of Comfort (Beckett/Keller) - [G]
moaningminnie: Home - Part 2 - (Sheppard/Weir) [PG]
tielan: Five Times John And Teyla Were Interrupted And One Time They Weren't - (Sheppard/Teyla)

Fanfic Slash (McKay/Sheppard)
tex: CHEAP TRICK - [NC17]
kyuuketsukirui: The Fourteenth of Green [R]
rosiepaw: In Hindsight's Laser Vision [G]

Fanfic uncategorised
sgatlantislight: : So True a Fool Is Love (No Precious Time Series, 2/28 - [NC17]
jansma: A Savage Road, Part 16.

Fanfic various (RPF & non-SGA roles)
madly_love: If You Need Me (Helen/James)
madly_love: Shadows of the Past (Helen/Will)
madly_love: The Way to Your Soul (Helen/Will)
madly_love: Two Lonely Hearts (Helen/Will)
madly_love: Color of My Life (Helen/Will)
madly_love: Stay Close to Me (Helen/Will)
madly_love: Angel of My Dreams (Helen/Will)
madly_love: If You Need Me (Helen/Will)
madly_love: Shadows of the Past (Helen/Will)
madly_love: The Way to Your Soul (Helen/Will)
madly_love: Two Lonely Hearts (Helen/Will)
madly_love: Color of My Life (Helen/Will)
madly_love: Stay Close to Me (Helen/Will)
madly_love: Angel of My Dreams (Helen/Will)

Fanart
danceswithgary: Two Covers for Checkmate Verse by beadattitude - (McKay/Sheppard)
skinscript: Cover: Joyriding

Screencaps
hewlett_daily: Traders
daily_mcshep: THE PRODIGAL - (McKay/Sheppard)
brendan_vincent: Wicked Wednesday!
daily_flan: Baby Boy
keller_daily: Identity
ronon_liz_daily: Sunday - (Ronon/Weir)
lizabeth_daily: The Real World
jstaite_daily: 2007 Collectormania 12
sparky_daily: Conversion
lizabeth_daily: Home
daily_flan: I'm Cool
jt_daily: Epiphany
ronon_daily: Tao of Rodney
sga_ships_daily: Remnants
teyla_daily: Promo Shot
jstaite_daily: Black Dress Glenn Campbell Photoshoot
keller_daily: The Seer
sga_daily: Allies
sparky_daily: Letters from Pegasus
hewlett_daily: Sanctuary
ronon_liz_daily: The Hive

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Title: Beast with Two Backs
Author shinodabear
Fandom: Merlin
Characters/Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur
Rating/Warnings: NC-17 (to be safe), PWP, explicit sex, frottage, language, Modern-day Teenage AU
Wordcount: ~900
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Prompt: This has got to be my favorite image yet. Gorgeous. So I wanted to write something gorgeous to go with it. But then a little muse an ocean away hinted from some arthur/merlin pwp, so … it turned into gorgeous pr0n (I hope). I twisted the hair into tangled jeans and clothing, twisted bodies, and warm golden honey background into a sort of blissful, warm emotion. Young love, hm? Isn't everything perfect?

( Twisted they were on the floor just beside the bed. )

Notes augmented

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Product tweaks and bug kill

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New FCK fixes rich text editor!

1. We've updated our RTE (Rich Text Editor) to FCKeditor version 2.6.5
2. When switching from the RTE to HTML editor, links for syndicated feeds are no longer broken
3. RTE now functions properly in Safari 4.0
4. An extra line/space will not be auto-inserted whenever you switch from RTE to HTML editor
5. The insert image link now works correctly in all browsers

LiveJournal Cares

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Photos of the week

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You can see a sample of this week's gorgeous photos and check out spotlight communities and awesome user content after the jump!

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