All God's angels come to us disguised.*

[bending_sickle]

Nano: I'm nowhere near the scene, but when I get to it, I had the most brilliant idea of flashing back to Steven while Icarus bleeds out all over the backseat. *pets brain* And to set that up, a happy flashback when all three are getting in the car. Yesh, juxtapose the happy with the omgnoooooo, tha'sh good.

And and and omg because Icarus can't heal permanently, that's why he gets a drug addiction and- *screeching halt* and totally doesn't turn into Future!Castiel, nope, not at all. *sigh* Maybe.

Why can't I be writing that scene yet? Stupid long interview scene. Ic', be less cryptic or more urgent!

Nano, Later: Okay, it's nearly killed me, but I'm all caught up (after 2381 words omg) and then some (by all of 112 words, but hey). The never-ending questioning with tight-lipped Icarus is finally fucking over. Gaaaaah, that was painful. And next? Because I couldn't get Ic' to convince the dashing trio to leave with him for no-one-knows-where? He's going to stand outside and attract zombies. If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, yo. Now they'll have to go out (even though Chip's all, "no stupid heroics!") and then it's road trip again! And flashbacks, yay!

He sat like that for a while, his head in his hands, feeling Icarus’ heavy gaze on him, constant as the sun. He couldn’t bear to go any further with the conversation, couldn’t even think anymore. All he knew was that things were very, very wrong somehow, and he didn’t know whether that was due to that afternoon’s murder and mayhem with his vision going haywire, the miraculous recovery of Icarus and his cryptic answers, or the niggling realization that he was going to have to leave this cozy, homey apartment life he’d just been settling into and head back out onto the road. God, he hated the road.

“I guess you get your wish, son,” said Saunders.

Chip looked up at him uncomprehendingly, feeling utterly betrayed.

“You wanted Agatha and I to leave, didn’t you? Warned about the roof falling in, the food running out, the city’s perils in general.”

“Yeah, but – ”

“Well, that’s what we’ll do. We’ve got a car now, thanks to you, and Icarus is no longer bed-bound – ” Saunders turned to Icarus for a moment. “You’re welcome to do as you please, by the way, but if you want a ride or need anything, just ask.” He turned back to Chip, saying, “So we’re not tied to the place. Well…” Saunders looked around his living room, taking in all the familiar things and the memories they stored. “Leaving is now at least a possibility, thanks to you.”

“Oh, Clarence,” whispered Chip, and he didn’t know what else to say.

33434 / 50000 words. 67% done!


Meme!: Books most requested for banning between 1990-2000. Which have you read? Bold those read.

Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - Studied in school
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - Read to me in school
Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - Studied in school
The Giver by Lois Lowry
It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle - Read to me in school
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
The Witches by Roald Dahl - My favorite of his, besides Fantastic Mr Fox
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Goats by Brock Cole
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood - Considered for my IB Extended Essay
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Studied in school
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - One of the two I based my IB Extended Essay on. Also, ♥
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl - Whyyyy? Why would you want to ban this?!?
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding - Studied in school
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
Jack by A.M. Homes
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
Carrie by Stephen King - Watched the movie, will read when possible.
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - As summer reading for school.
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

Remember, there's this other "Guess what book that is" meme if y'all are bored.


Quote of the Day: Richard Siken, Little Beast, here

I couldn't get the boy to kill me, but I wore his jacket for the longest time.

Links of the Day:

Supernatural:
commodoresexual's on Fandom and the actors that peak into it, namely one Misha Collins - "...please don't come to my little house and stare at me and my laptop." Fascinating post and comments.
tracy_loo_who's moment of Supernatural Con faaaaaame at Misha Collin's panel ; Dean/Castiel: thematic rec lists, updated Oct. 23 ; Screencap review of "Changing Channels"
caffienekitty's Master Index - SPN, Dr Horrible, Random Fandom Fic and Recaps
missyjcak's look back at how other season’s have ended the run before the end of the year
danceof_flame's Supernatural Chicago Con Breakfast Icons
Video: Addiction Pils! ACure for SPN Withdrawl
iconaddict's Quote icons, "Changing Channels"

New Moon:
cleolinda's Thoughts on New Moon
obsessive24's looking forward to New Moon - of all the things in the world that one could "watch, and mock, and laugh... at", this particular tree bears fruit so ripe for the picking that one needn't even lift a finger before said fruit drops willingly into one's lap

Random Fandom:
brittania520's Michael Emerson in X-Files GIF
myrasis's Multifandom Icons - White Collar, Supernatural, Supernatural/Life on Mars Xover, Castle, How I Met Your Mother, Spaced, Misc
imaginary_lives's Icon Tutorial
fandomsecrets' Poor newbie with weak google-fu can't find fics for the most popular Doctor Who slash pairing ever. - Ah, the linkies!

Foooooood:
Framed's Guest Blogger Elise Howard: Pecan Bestseller Pie - Neil Gaiman's editor writes about - and the gives the recipie for -the pie she baked to celebrate The Graveyard Book's one-year stay on the New York Times Bestseller List
Joy The Baker's Dad’s Perfect Sweet Potato Pie

Random:
Bed Bug Registry - Where not to sleep in the USA.
jenni_the_odd's post Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance - In the past year, over 150 people* have been murdered for being themselves.
Photofunia - Wacky effects
Story in pictures: Eric by Shaun Tan (12 pictures)
Television Without Pity's British Shows More Americans Should be Watching
British comedian John Oliver gets his own show on Comedy Central

Music:
Remains - written by Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon
Lonely Ghosts - O+S
Freedom - Eliza Dushku & Jamie Lee Kirchner
Dollhouse Fanvid - We Didn't Start the Fire


* James Russell Lowell

Comments

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OH! And yeah. I admire your wicked wordcount. *shakes fist*

*twirls you around*
\o/

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[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

Weeeee! Twirling!

*sporfle* I bet that mood icon is pretty much what your Sam looked like for a few thousand words, right? Only without his big brother to make it all better, woe.

And the html's all fixed now. *facepalm*

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*grins* For tens of thousands of words ;) But that mood theme really is teh PRETTY! Also because in the actual episode it doesn't actually even look that hugg-y (yeah, right). But, apparently, it was! Which makes me very happy :D