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Fandom: DC Comics, dystopian/end-of-the-world AU
Title: Simple Gifts
Characters: Cass Cain/Kon

Notes: Toast said she had an exam, but that she just wanted to read fic. I promised her that if she stopped procrastinating, she could poke me after her exam for some giftfic. Takes place in the same 'verse as this ficlet that she wrote.

Summary: Birthdays are important, even after the world ends. Maybe even doubly so. But gifts are hard to come by when the everything's gone to hell, so all Cass has are words.

Read it @ galacticmoxy on livejournal, dreamwidth, or on AO3.

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This is Aaron Space. He is a former space cop who now works with the JSA. His civilian name is Aaron Spacey. He is an alien trapped on Earth. One day, he will find his way back home.

(or, Megan had no idea what to call this.)

Bridal shower was a success. Although, by success I mean that Lauren loved it. Becca and I were the only two members from the bridal party that showed up. So we had to do all of the setting up and then had to pick Lauren up. Matthew was supposed to bring her, but his mother was in the hospital. And then pretty much everyone from his side of the family didn't show up. Lauren loved all of her gifts (Becca and I got her some Pyrex).

Afterwards Becki and I had a ~serious~ talk about how Lauren is now in a different phase of her life and that even though we feel awkward with her right now we will just have to find our feet again and then things will be okay. Then she came over and we had delicious chili and watched Infested!

Yesterday was supposed to be bingo for my H_E badgers but no one showed up. I'm going to plan a chat for Friday, but idk if I'll try bingo again. Several people had expressed interest, but I don't feel like wasting another afternoon waiting around for people to show up.

Afterward that big ol' failure of an in-house activity Mom and I went to see MI: Ghost Protocol. I really enjoyed Pegg and Renner in it but I really wish that Paula Patton's character had more of a role besides "emotionally compromised agent who keeps screwing up who's sole role is then to seduce a rich businessman." She really didn't do anything and then got shot (but survived) in the last major scene so she didn't even get to take part in that.

I mean, I was expecting as much. But it still sucks when it happens.

I did have to close my eyes several times when Cruise was doing the stunts on the Burj because I literally almost threw up since I'm so scared of heights.

I loved the music, but since it was composed by Giacchino, I sort of walked in expecting that.

Although I am now totally on the William-Brandt-is-Hawkeye train and nothing you say can convince me otherwise. (Also, that scene before he jumps down that big ol' shaft and he's doing all of those stretches in that suit? UNF.)

Then I came home and commented on Becca's FIRST EVER LJ entry (awww my baby is growing up) and then promptly went to bed because migraine.

Woke up this morning and I was wheezing and felt like I had several cats perched on my head and shoulders so I cancelled my plans to run errands. I think I watch yesterday's Once Upon a Time and Pan Am and then move on to Alexa Vega movies. And then depending on how I feel I may start Adventure Time because Becki keeps bugging me to watch that.

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I brought a book that I wanted to read, but go figure--as soon as I opened it, I did not want to read it.

Leave me prompts and I will fill them with something (a fic or a youtube mix).

So, like I mentioned earlier I now have a second job watching a twelve year-old boy. Basically, I sit on my butt watching tv and make sure he doesn't burn his house down. Pretty easy job.

I may also be starting a third, which will basically involve sitting around on my butt with one of my mother's friends who needs someone to look after her since she gets seizures.

On top of all of that my boss wants me to start working one day during the week regularly because she's been super busy and needs someone here to handle residents' inquiries while she does paperwork. I've already worked two days for her so far this month, plus I was called in today at the last minute because she had a family emergency come up.

This is all on top of the fact that I've got Lauren's wedding crap going on. She has turned into a major bridezilla, which is the last thing I would have expected from dear sweet Lauren.

Becca mentioned she may move to California, which bummed me out for all of two seconds until I realized that there was no point in being sad about it because she really wants it and I really want for her to be happy.

I'm just going through a slump right now. All I've wanted to do is curl up in bed and eat sweets. I've been really pushing myself to keep busy doing things, because I know if I do that I'll end up feeling even worse. I made a layout for my personal LJ with a magically appearing-if-you-mouse-over-it sidebar and started working on a Powerpuff Girls mix. I'm also trying to finish a (very very very) belated Christmas gift mix. I've been reading quite a bit more than I have in the past and I'm doing a lot of stuff for Hogwarts Elite. I've also been talking to Beth as much as is possible because she always cheers me up. Most of the time forcing myself to do these things keeps me from feeling like I'm in a pit of despair, but sometimes it just makes me feel worse.

January is just a shit time of year for me. I'm not even sure why.

The good thing about actually having all of this (paying!) work is that I will be able to go back to saving for a new (well, new for me) car. I basically burned through all of my savings during that one year I was unemployed, and now every time I've started to save up a little more my truck breaks down. If I am able to juggle all of these jobs, I should be able to get a decent used car within the next year/year and a half. I am super excited for that.

Bernard has once again forgotten where the litter box is and is now holding his business until he absolutely can't anymore and then he just goes wherever he happens to be standing. So now Mom and I have to carry him to the box every half hour. I'm kind of worried because we're not sure what's triggered this. Last time it happened was the first time he met the Grandmother. He got so upset a stranger was in the house that it kind of just...fried his already damaged brain. He didn't know what to do with the change in routine. I thought he had gotten better, the Grandmother's been and gone several times since and Lauren even visited without any event. I...actually think it may have to do with me working more, in which case I guess we just have to cross our fingers and hope he adapts.

Actually, now that I think about it we recently switched our wet food to a new brand. That was...a bit ago and the other cats are fine with it, but Booboo's always been really picky about his eating--he has to eat in total silence, and if you're in the same room as him you have to move really slowly and carefully. If you so much as breathe too loudly he spooks and won't eat for the rest of the day.

I love my specialcat, but sometimes I wish he were the normal level of crazy for a cat and not extra crazy. Or at least able to speak English so that I could work out his thinking a little better.

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This is exactly the sort of thing that gets me all kinds of excited.

Had a bad case of the sads so I decided the best remedy for that was to eat ice cream while making a Powerpuff Girls mix. So far the plan is working awesomely.

It looks like it is going to storm and I am so happy because we need some fucking rain. It is going to be almost 80 this week. So much DNW.

Right now Bernard is staring out the window. He is always mesmerized by wind.

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Guys, I need stuff to do while I'm at work, because now I have a second job and it is actually even more boring than the first (believe it or not).

Here's the catch though, I want these shows to be AWESOME for the ladies. I'm sick of seeing potentially amazing characters relegated to the back burner, destined to only be the love interest with no active role in the story. I'm okay if the female characters are part of the supporting cast, but I'm just really sick of watching things where the chicks have no power.

Children's shows would be even more awesome, because I love watching kid shows. But I will take anything.

Things that I love that kind of fall into the vein I'm looking for:

• Powerpuff Girls
• Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
• My Little Pony Friendship is Magic
• Thor
• Uglies
• The Hunger Games

(...and now I am sad because this list was so hard to pull together.)

I'm not picky about genre, but I do have a tendency to shy away from hardcore fantasy. If you know me, then you know I love superheroes, outer space, and women who choose their paths solely because they whole-heartedly want to do that rather than because they are trying to purposely conform/not conform to what everyone expects of them.

I also love endings where the greater good wins (even if that isn't the hero and it isn't happy) and realistic treatment of character's injuries. I really don't like when a character gets shot in the stomach and then is running/jumping/climbing/whatever the day after like nothing happened.

It doesn't have to tick all the boxes, I'm mainly just looking for something that has awesome ladies for me to fangirl over.

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