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I love podfics. Seriously. See the hearts in my eyes? So, I decided to post a podfic-related meme. Let's see if I can find 30 podficcers worth rec'ing. You see, I usually download and listen to podfics by the same people whose voice I adore. And this meme will force me to broaden my horizons.

So, off to rec. In no particular order, just as I come across them on my HDD...

Day 1...

Reader: Fayjay

Fandoms: Sherlock, Supernatural, Merlin etc.

Reasons: Fayjay has an amazing voice. Seriously. I can listen to it for hours. Literally. Her podfics are loud and clear, with no background noises or annoying humming and buzzing. And she's willing to read LONG stories!

Rec: Speaking of long stories - "Student Prince", written and read by Fayjay. This is the fic that got me into the Merlin fandom. 15+ hours! Awesome!

( List of podficcers! )

I love setissma's SGA fic "Wide Open Ocean" which is AU where John and Rodney work at an aquarium. It's a beautiful fic and very sad at the same time too because John and Rodney are so desperately lonely on their own, before they get together.

I was so happy to find out that winkingstar turned it into a podfic. There is a low hum in the podfic, probably caused by turning up the volume on the original recording but winkingstar has a beautiful voice and except for the hum, the podversion is clear and very nice to listen to :)

I need to think of something else or I will keep getting more and more depressed...

So, good things!

a) There are trailers for the new Donald Strachey movies on YouTube! On the Other Hand, Death and Ice Blues. The movies are based on Richard Stevenson's mystery series about the PI Donald Strachey and his lover Timmy Callahan played by Chad Allen and Sebastian Spence respectively. Awesome!

b)zoetrope made a new SGA podfic! This time she chose "Ordinary Life", a McShep fic by Speranza and Astolat (aka Shalott). I just love the way she reads John and Rodney, she gives them such distinctive voices!

c) I bought a Duffy Duck and Friends DVD this morning. There's no funnier cartoon than the Looney Toones!

I spent the day just lazying around since my uncle and aunt are over for a couple of days. I also read some awesome SG:A fics!

Stargate: Atlantis fic recs:
SLASH --> "Existence As Interesting As Possible" by Wax Jism. McShep pairing. After being chased by a dragon, John and Rodney are stranded on a crumpling planet together. I loved this line: He would still think of them as deer, though, he decided. Dragons, okay. He drew the line at unicorns. Heh! Words: 10.000.

GEN --> "Detox" by Jane St. Clair. McKay and Zelenka are put through a detox. Words: 3.000+

Also, issaro finished reading the first fourth of dsudis' due South fic "Hawks and Hands". Over 7 hours of podfic and that's just the first 100 or so pages of the 400 pages fic! Awesome, simply awesome!

--> My boss "ordered" me to read Kim Harrison's books for evaluation. Oh, the hardship *strikes a dramatic fainting pose*

--> I need to start editing "Dragons of a Vanished Moon" today. Puh on that. I hate editing! X(

--> Since my Alphonse Mucha jigsaw puzzle is done and finished, I started to crochet once again while watching TV/listening to podfics.

--> Now that I finished watching T:TSCC, I need to finish Torchwood and re-watched the whole series of Stargate: Atlantis (before saidrifter chains me to my chair to make me do it XD).

--> Last night, I listened to the podversion of the SG:A fic "Catch 19" by mmmchelle (the fic itself is f-locked :( though the podversion isn't!) and I love it. John marrying Rodney to become a citizen of Canada, John calling Rodney "dear", "sweetheart" and "darling" to raise his hackles... XD

--> Also last night, I re-watched bits and pieces of SPN's Mystery Spot and I noticed one thing: You remember the first scene in the bathroom, Sam making a face at the toothpaste, then watching Dean gargle? Take a good look at Jared when gargling Jensen turns to look at him and smiles - Jared is grinning! I know that he's turned away, but look at his cheeks, how they totally dimple! XD

--> I'm still reading Camille Bacon-Smith's "Daemon Eyes". The book is very good - but it has almost 600 pages 8)

--> I find this icon *points* incredibly hot!

I'm still high on podfics! I have like a ton of them downloaded with no order whatsoever so I will have to listen to all of them and sort them out somehow, at least by fandom. What a hardship ;P

Last night, I listened to dodificus' podversion of sardonicsmiley's Wincest fic "Wings Wetted Down". The fic itself is so good - Dean with wings is always awesome! - and the podversion is great too! *rolls in the pretty*

And I stumbled across a SG:A fic with over 170.000 words. 19 hours of podfic, almost 1GB of .mp3 files. Wow!

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Also, House fic recs! H/W SLASH...
"Dr Hannibal Lecher" by hwshipper. Wilson gets sexually harassed by a creepy OMC. House blows a gasket! XD Awesome!

"Rough Justice" and "Tender Mercies" by daasgrrl. Wilson makes a deal with Tritter to save House from prison. Non-con!

You know, Jared's been talking about how much he loves the episodes where Sam and Dean fight against each other. I mean physically. That's why he loves Skin or BUaBS so much. And he says that he would like to see Sam and Dean do that in future episodes too, that he would like to see what would make the brothers choose opposite sides and fight against each other instead of side by side.

Err, no. Please, Kripke, don't go there. This brother-against-brother horse has been beaten to death in tons of other shows already. And I hated it every frickin' time. Sure, it's fun for one ep or two or in fanfics but as a longer arc or even as a whole new direction... Just don't. Please.

I would like to see Sam get his powers back and become all mighty and powerful and go all demonic and dark against Lilith, but only if Dean stayed by his side, trying to restrain his... err, "urges" - not that way, sheesh! - trying to be his conscience but at the same time doing his best to protect Sam too. That would be awesome, but Dean vs. Sam - definitely no!

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Oh my, I fell under the spell of House MD fanfics once again! And that thanks to wihluta's podversion of "A Modest Proposal" by ignazwisdom - 56.000 words of an awesome House/Wilson fic! *rolls in the pretty*

And since I'm already talking about House/Wilson, there is a cute vid over on YT: 10 best House/Wilson moments XD

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And, it's my mother's birthday today, so I gave her books! \o/ Dean Koontz's "Odd Thomas" and "Forever Odd", "The Face" and "Velocity", Amanda Quick's "Ravished", Catherine Coulter's "Evening Star" and Steven Barnes' "Blood Brothers".

Also, I went to the mall and had a lunch with the twins today and I bought more books... Rebecca Hagan Lee's trilogy "Once a Mistress", "Ever a Princess" and "Always a Lady" and Sharan Newman's "Death Comes as Epiphany".

And, if that wasn't enough, I bought DVDs! The miniseries The Secret of the Sahara with Michael York and Andie MacDowell, the old Czech comedy with Vlasta Burian Když Burian prášil (which is hilarious!), the Hong Kong movie Infernal Affairs 2 and The Contractor with Wesley Snipes and Lena Headey. So yeah *dead*

Yay, I finally received Richard Stevenson's "Death Trick", the 1st novel in the Donald Strachey Mysteries *does the victory dance* And I know why it took it so long to get here: one little book -> a huge box. And I mean huge! Sheesh! *shakes head*

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Continuing my Persuaders marathon! Two eps last night. And my favorite one? Five Miles to Midnight, the one with young Joan Collins. It was so funny!

Danny: "How is it that you're always clean?"
Brett: "Because I think clean."
Danny: "Oh, dear dear dear dear dear..."

*giggles* So funny! XD

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If you haven't yet, go and download and listen to issaro's pod version of Ridley C. James' Supernatural AU fic "Growing Pains". It's an awesome story and issaro does little Sammy so well! I need to listen to it again today and leave feedback! *makes a mental note*

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And what shows do you plan to buy on DVD this year, my dear friends? I'm definitely buying...

Supernatural (well, duh!), Blood Ties (Vicky! Henry! Mike!), Psych (Shawn!), Eureka (yes, I admit it, I have a crush on Sheriff Carter XD), Chuck (that show is a must!have)... at the least!

And that's just the new ones! Ouch! My poor bank account. Hehe... :)

You know what rills me up? When fans say what other fans must do. If they said that fans should or could something, fine. But this... It makes me feel like a bad fan when I don't agree with them and don't do what they consider "necessary" *sigh*

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Hey, you know what? Now that the writers are striking and the actors soon won't have anything to do, they could make lotsa ep commentaries for future DVDs. Wouldn't it be awesome if Jared, Jensen, Kripke, Manners and others made a commentary to each and every ep during the strike? I mean, it would be better than to just put the actors etc. on hiatus, right? There could be some behind the scene stuff with all the crew members, not just the actors, to give the crew something to do too. I think that fans would be delighted!

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And now to podfics...

Whenever I feel down, I listen to zabira's audio version of Speranza's due South fic "Juggling Act". The masturbating parrot gets me every time! :D

And if you want to have a good cry, then listen to zabira's audio version of another due South fic by Speranza, "Passion". This one made me actually cry and hurt for Fraser *sniff*

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And some fic recs, of course! *beams*

GEN --> "Seeds of Vengence" by isolde13. Beware, there is some Sam/Dean non-con and it's MPREG! The YED possessed Sam, raped Dean and left him with a little something... This fic is nonetheless very gen after the... act. One of the best SPN MPREGs out there!

WINCEST --> "Demons Made Me Spill My Guts Like a Little Girl" by walkawayslowly. A demon possessed Dean and killed everybody the Winchesters knew. And then the demon simply left and Sam and Dean had to pick up the pieces. Very, very good.