My head's getting to be a crowded place. Perhaps I should start charging rent

[ultranos]

1) I am dithering about Yuletide. I'm not convinced about my ability to be inspired enough to write anything to completion in a month. I don't even know what fandoms I'd request or offer. Mostly because I haven't looked at the list yet.

2) I made mushroom pasta for dinner. This makes me exceedingly content.

3) I considered going home for Thanksgiving, but before I could make a decision, the really good deal on tickets sold out, and I'm reluctant to pay $350+ for 48 hours home. Especially when I'm going home in a month and three days. I feel bad I got my mom's hopes up, but she said she totally understands and would have done the same thing. But I am Very Good at guilt. On the positive side, I don't have to deal with TSA four times in less than 2 weeks.

But I'm seeing who else in the area is a Thanksgiving orphan and semi-hosting a Thing. Although I'm itching to make a beef tenderloin or leg of lamb instead of a turkey.

4) A friend of mine showed me a video last night that has since become the craziest earworm EVER: The Complete History of the Soviet Union, Through the Eyes of a Humble Worker, Arranged to the Melody of Tetris

YOU'RE WELCOME.

5) Another reason I'm dithering on Yuletide is that I should probably spend my energy generating ideas and the basic plot structures for this tenday I'm writing. I haven't had to work my gamewriting chops this hard since Centauri, and in terms of writing, I'd say Synchronicity (our tentative title) is a level above at least. Oh god, this thing is going to be crazy. Hopefully also awesome. If we're really good, it'll be crazy awesome.

6) This is having no mention of the crazy 'gateverse AU that popped into my head today and that abyssinia4077 has, of course, totally encouraged. I blame Darker than BLACK, actually.

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[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

6) BECAUSE IT IS AN AWESOME IDEA! I MEAN, C'MON! (I bet others would agree)

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

I admit it is! It's making me giggle lots! I'm debating on if Daniel is part of the supporting crew, or is an oblivious prof who sometimes has coffee with this unassuming post-doc in another department, and wonders how she knows a UN diplomat. :P

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

I love it lots!

And, as you know, I am always a fan of Daniel as supporting crew. Age-wise it might make more sense for him to be an oblivious post-doc in another department, who shares Sam's favorite coffeeshop. And then there's some hijink where things will be easier if Sam has a distracting man on her arm, so invites him along. And, of course, this is Daniel. So everything goes pear-shaped

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was thinking post-doc or young lecturer. (No, this is not at all inspired by Professor Daniel Jackson in the CS department...) But yes! I'm torn, because usually, I'd put him in supporting crew in a flash, but it's a small operation, and Elizabeth already works the linguistics.

I also see Elizabeth playing the face as well as handler.

OH GOD, IT'S GROWING.

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no, I think he works way better as supporting oblivious friend rather than part of the actual support crew. Young lecturer (like first year level) could work, yeah. I'm just loving the image of Sam, I don't know, having to go to a fancy dinner party, and she'll stick out less with a date, so she brings him, and then things go sideways and she has to fix things AND keep him oblivious.

*shrugs*

Elizabeth would rock this thing with her pinky finger

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

See, in the fancy dinner situation, I keep seeing this:

Elizabeth: "The target will be at this charity dinner. We need to get the information before we terminate him. So one of us will have to chat with him."
Sam: "..."
Zelenka: "..."
Elizabeth: "Right. Radek, you're in the truck. Sam, you're on waiter duty. I'll do the talking."

[gabolange.livejournal.com]

On the positive side, I don't have to deal with TSA four times in less than 2 weeks.

This? Is a major benefit. I'm contemplating just showing up at the airport naked. Four times in four weeks!

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

Oh man, tell me about it. The active millimeter-wave scanners are really creepy. And going through security is always a pain in the ass for me, because I always travel with a laptop, and I don't use my TSA-approved briefcase on a regular basis.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

3) Not having to deal with the TSA is sounding better all the time.

6) Details, please???

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

3) I know, right? Except I'm going to have to deal with them in roughly a month anyway, since I fly home for Christmas. Goddamn if a 27 hour train ride isn't sounding more appealing than dealing with the TSA. *facepalm*

6) In a nutshell: in a slightly dystopian near-future, assassin!Sam and handler!Elizabeth vs. crime-lord!Goa'uld/Wraith crime syndicates.

[baniszew.livejournal.com]

On of the fandoms on the Yuletide list is "The Complete History of the Soviet Union, Through the Eyes of a Humble Worker, Arranged to the Melody of Tetris". You know you want to. Join us. ;)

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

Oh god, really? Dammit, Beth! (I am so obsessed with this song.)

[baniszew.livejournal.com]

The list has so many things, it's crazy. I offered to write Ben & Jerry's flavor fic or Robot Unicorn Attack fic.

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

I noticed. I'm staring at it and trying to make it work, but I'm finding it's not giving me the complete character list. *frowny face* I'm getting tempted to give up.