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I've been having some problems sleeping, so I decided to shut my cat out last night in order to prevent her pouncing on my legs and waking me up completely (and giving me pain). She doesn't bother me while I'm asleep, but when she senses that I'm even sort of awake she attacks my legs. It hurts. And totally wakes me up. But when I heard the scratching at the door I couldn't do it. I got up and let her in, and she meowed and shoved her face in my face and curled up next to me. It's worth the pain and the scars and the inability to go back to sleep, right?

I've been ignoring the upcoming royal wedding in general, but I couldn't help but read an article in today's newspaper because it concerned what Kate Middleton's title will be. I recently looked up the whole Peerage thing thanks to all the GH reading, so the topic interested me. The title will be determined by the Queen. As Prince William doesn't really have a title title yet, it is speculated that he'll probably get a Dukedom or an Earldom so she'll be a Duchess or a Countess. She could end up as "Her Royal Highness Princess William of Wales," which would be rather sucky. It reminded me of how the annoying sister-in-law in Slyvester was Lady Henry Rayne and how odd it sounded. Looking for an article to link to, I came across articles about changing the rules of succession so that it doesn't privilege the male children before the female children (and exclude Catholics). While I don't really care as I'm not a citizen of the country, I hope they bother to do it. Surely they can overcome any lame arguments by asshole sexists. Japan seemed so ass-backwards back when there was talk of changing their stupid law which doesn't allow females to become Empress. (But then I didn't pay too much attention to that either. Once again, not my country. ^^;)

More fanfics:

Just How by Lovelikethemovies, Generation Kill, Brad/Nate, Nate and Brad one fine morning. Sweet and short.

A Matter of National Security, Sherlock, J/S, Mycroft meddles. For everyone's sake.

Lab Book by sam storyteller, Sherlock, S/J, Chrismas Eve, lots of cute moments on the way to the two getting it on. Loved the freaky deduction by John! He's been around Sherlock too much.

Autopsis by spikeface, Sherlock, S/J, Sherlock is kinda nuts. There is violence and sex. (Not sure I like it, but I want to remember it and so it goes into an LJ post. I just don't bother with bookmarks for some fandoms, posting in LJ is my substitution for bookmarking. ^^;)

Reversal of Fortune by mad_poetics, Merlin, Merlin/Arthur modern AU in which Merlin is the rich boss and Arthur is the assistant. So sweet!

Bunch of pornathon request fics by mad_poetics, Merlin, mostly Merlin/Arthur, the tentacles one is pretty good but the second challenge that can not be described is too awesome for words.

The Play's the Thing (or, The Lady Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks) by shinybug, Merlin/Arthur, just plain hilarious. I love this kind of "one person is slightly off-balance and the other is totally not but it's not some awful power thing" fic. XDXD

I just spent many hours this morning going through the archive reading fics. Luckily I wasn't in much of a mood to read fandoms I don't know and I don't know many of the fandoms in this set, so I skipped A LOT of them. Still, it took a LONG time to get through the list. I seemed to have been in a light and fluffy mood because most of the fics I particularly enjoyed were light and fluffy (though some were leaning towards sappy and others were mostly funny). The ones that moved me to tab them:

A Storybook Story, The Princess Bride, what happens afterwards.

Wearing the Sod Gown, Laputa Castle in the Sky, what happens afterwards.

Souvenir, Crest of the Stars, Jinto gets Lafiel a souvenir.

Four Lessons on the Alcione Order, Elenium Tamuli series by David Eddings, slash I can actually believe in from this series (though not necessarily because I thought the characters were slashable--I don't remember enough from canon to say. It's all the author's skill in making this couple work in this fic).

This I Promise You, Demon Diary, fluff!

In Which Howl Adjusts HIs Crooked Heart, Howl's Moving Castle, title says it all.

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Cat finds home at the Castle.

Apple Vines, Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Cat finds his place.

Ten Hats and a Gallon, Fake, I love this because of Ryo's extended rant about his completely irrational hatred of Santa hats.

Cartography, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Ram Dass contemplates London, his life, his master, the little girl in the attic next door.

Evermore, Gankutsuou, it has a lovely lyrical sex scene--no clue if it's even remotely IC. XD;

As Close as Hands and Feet, The Incredibles, big sisters take care of their little brothers.

Junjou Christmas, Junjou Romantica, how the three couples spend Christmas--with one of the worst cliches ever (love the argument the Terrorist couple have in particular).

Lucid Dreaming, Kuroshitsuji, Ciel dreams dark things, of the past and (possibly?) of the future...

The Most Beautiful Woman of His Acquaintance, Anne of Green Gables series, Gilbert at one moment in Anne of the Island.

Invincible Summer, Nightrunner series, a sweet first time.

Wind in the East, Mary Poppins, Bert waits for the wind in the east.

Five Kindnesses Charles Emerson Winchester III Performed (But Would Never Acknowledge), MASH, Charles, ever pompous yet with flashes of secret kindness.

Like Love in the Movies, The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Kyon finds himself stuck in a really bad indie romance movie (complete with soundtrack).

Turn the Tables, Merlin, tables are turned more than once.

Worth Every Moment, Temeraire, odd slash pairing but some fun dialogue and lots of awkwardness.

In Dreams, His Dark Materials, short and lovely fic about a very odd couple...