{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan","title":"Pretty Cravings","subtitle":"melagan","author":{"email":"glamean@gmail.com","name":"melagan"},"link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"service.feed","type":"application\/x.atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom","title":"Pretty Cravings"}}],"updated":"2026-01-01T11:54:08Z","entry":[{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:523374","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/523374.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=523374"}}],"title":"Happy New Year!","published":"2026-01-01T11:54:08Z","updated":"2026-01-01T11:54:08Z","content":"<img src=\"https:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/melagan\/8318352\/32888\/32888_original.png\" alt=\"happy new year 2\" title=\"happy new year 2\" fetchpriority=\"high\">"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:523219","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/523219.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=523219"}}],"title":"Happy December 25th! ","published":"2025-12-25T15:24:47Z","updated":"2025-12-25T15:24:47Z","content":"<img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/134018.jpg\" alt=\"Santa hats\" title=\"McShep Christmas\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:522783","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/522783.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=522783"}}],"title":"The longest night of the year","published":"2025-12-21T17:10:31Z","updated":"2025-12-21T17:10:31Z","content":"There's something magical about the longest night of the year.<br \/><br \/><center><img src=\"https:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/melagan\/8318352\/146038\/146038_300.jpg\" alt=\"no title\" title=\"no title\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><br \/><br \/>Happy Solstice!<\/center>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:522748","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/522748.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=522748"}}],"title":"Unconventinal Courtship 2025","published":"2025-04-01T15:02:09Z","updated":"2025-04-01T15:02:09Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"pimping"}},"content":"<center><img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/130972.png\" alt=\"cover art\" title=\"The Playboy and the Mountie\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><\/center><br \/><br \/>Sign ups are open for the 2025 Unconventional Courtship Fest! Damn, I love this challenge. <br \/><br \/>For more info click <a href=\"https:\/\/unconventionalcourtship.dreamwidth.org\/84559.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">This Link<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:522411","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/522411.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=522411"}}],"title":"*face palm*","published":"2025-02-20T15:27:26Z","updated":"2025-02-20T15:27:26Z","content":"I've been down and out with the Classic Head Cold. Consequently, I completely forgot to post any Romancing McShep reminders or even to post my two completed fic to the Romancing McShep community. Ugh. <br \/><br \/>Fixing that now. <br \/><br \/>Romancingmcshep is still ongoing and will be until the end of February. Please do check out all the fine offerings already posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/collections\/Romancing_McShep_2025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Romancing McShep 2025 Collection<\/a>. We hope there will be many more to come. Er. I meant...<br \/><br \/><br \/>fuck it. you know what I meant. <br \/><br \/>Meanwhile, enjoy! <br \/><br \/><br \/><center><img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/173358.png\" alt=\"Romancing McShep Banner\" title=\"Save the Date 2025\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><\/center>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:522087","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/522087.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=522087"}}],"title":"Romancing McShep 2025- info post","published":"2025-01-10T14:40:41Z","updated":"2025-01-10T14:40:41Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"romancing mcshep 2025"}},"content":"The info post for Romancing McShep is up.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/romancingmcshep.livejournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">Here at LJ<\/a><br \/><br \/>or <br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/romancingmcshep.dreamwidth.org\/108182.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here at DW<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:521769","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/521769.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=521769"}}],"title":"Romancing McShep 2025","published":"2025-01-05T21:34:47Z","updated":"2025-01-05T21:34:47Z","content":"<center><img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/173358.png\" alt=\"Romancing McShep Banner\" title=\"Save the Date 2025\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><\/center><sub><center>Banner created by cassiope25<\/sub><\/center><br \/><br \/><br \/>More information coming."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:521565","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/521565.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=521565"}}],"title":"Happy New Year!","published":"2025-01-01T21:09:07Z","updated":"2025-01-01T21:09:07Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"happy new year"}},"content":"<center><img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/31354.png\" alt=\"Happy New Year\" title=\"Atlantis New Year\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><\/center><br \/><br \/><br \/>Here's looking at you, 2025."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:521292","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/521292.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=521292"}}],"title":"Merry Christmas and the best of Holidays to everyone!","published":"2024-12-24T18:20:10Z","updated":"2024-12-24T18:20:10Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"love who you love"}},"content":"<site-embed><lj-embed id=\"126\" \/><\/site-embed>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:521030","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/521030.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=521030"}}],"title":"SGA Secret Santa sign ups.","published":"2024-11-10T13:13:15Z","updated":"2024-11-10T13:13:15Z","content":"<img src=\"https:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/melagan\/8318352\/98911\/98911_300.jpg\" alt=\"no title\" title=\"no title\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><br \/><br \/><br \/>It's the last day to sign up for SGA Secret Santa. *bats eyelashes*<br \/><br \/>Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/sga-secretsanta.dreamwidth.org\/44552.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:520846","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/520846.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=520846"}}],"title":"SGA Secret Santa","published":"2024-11-03T12:35:58Z","updated":"2024-11-03T12:35:58Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"pimping"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"secret santa"}}],"content":"<img src=\"https:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/melagan\/8318352\/98911\/98911_300.jpg\" alt=\"no title\" title=\"no title\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><br \/><br \/>It's that time of year again! How did time fly by so fast? <br \/><br \/>For anyone unfamiliar with the challenge, SGA Secret Santa is a secret-santa style exchange open to all pairings and genres (gen\/het\/slash\/femslash\/multi) for the Stargate Atlantis fandom.<br \/><br \/>You can find out more about the rules, signing up, and all that fun stuff <a href=\"https:\/\/sga-secretsanta.dreamwidth.org\/44552.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:520624","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/520624.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=520624"}}],"title":"Stargate Anniversary Fest","published":"2024-06-20T15:54:12Z","updated":"2024-06-20T15:54:12Z","content":"The first episode of Stargate Atlantis (Rising) was shown on July 16, 2004, twenty years ago.<br \/><br \/>and October 28, 1994, will be the 30th anniversary of Stargate, the original movie. <br \/><br \/>My goodness, would you look at that? Someone made a Stargate Anniversary Fest Bingo.<br><br \/><br \/><center><img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/40394.gif\" alt=\"Stargate gif\" title=\"Atlantis Stargate\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><\/center><br \/><br \/><br \/>More info here: <a href=\"https:\/\/stargatefests.dreamwidth.org\/8143.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stargate Anniversary Fest<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:520290","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/520290.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=520290"}}],"title":"Bot 9 \ud83d\udc96 \ud83d\udc7e","published":"2024-05-04T11:39:23Z","updated":"2024-05-04T11:39:23Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"recs"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"bot 9"}}],"content":"I love these short stories by Suzanne Palmer, an author I discovered via a rec from Martha Wells.<br \/><br \/>All of these stories were published in Clarkeworlds Magazine and are currently available to read online. Even if sci-fi isn't your jam, if you like stories about the unexpected and underappreciated hero, give it a try. I hope you'll come to love Bot 9 as much as I do.<br \/><br \/>Listed in story order:<br \/><br \/><br \/>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/clarkesworldmagazine.com\/palmer_09_17\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> The Secret Life of Bots<\/a><br \/><br \/>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/clarkesworldmagazine.com\/palmer_06_21\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Bot of The Lost Ark<\/a><br \/><br \/>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/clarkesworldmagazine.com\/palmer_05_23\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> To Sail Beyond the Botnet<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:519984","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/519984.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=519984"}}],"title":"Ep.2.25: \"Stargate Atflanigan\" with Joe Flanigan","published":"2024-04-11T15:00:01Z","updated":"2024-04-11T15:00:01Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"flanigan"}},"content":"What was I doing at 4:44 am this morning?<br \/><br \/>Being entertained by Joe. This isn't how I usually start my day (or as early) but it was well worth it. <br \/><br \/><lj-embed id=\"125\" \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:519845","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/519845.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=519845"}}],"title":"Fic recap","published":"2024-04-07T12:11:26Z","updated":"2024-04-07T12:11:26Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"fic"}},"content":"It's been a busy couple of months writing-wise. I wrote the following for various challenges. <br \/><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/works\/54162403\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Timeless Hearts<\/a> for <b>whatif_au<\/b><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/works\/54225637\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Radek Writes Fanfic<\/a> for <b>SGA Saturday<\/b><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/works\/54295531\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">John the Dragon Slayer<\/a> for <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"story_works\" lj:user=\"story_works\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/story-works.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=915\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/story-works.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>story_works<\/b><\/a><\/span>.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/works\/54786253\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">By No Means<\/a> for <b>insert_title_here<\/b><br \/><br \/><br \/>I also wrote a couple of stories for <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"romancingmcshep\" lj:user=\"romancingmcshep\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/romancingmcshep.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=915\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/romancingmcshep.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>romancingmcshep<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/works\/53966395\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Coloring Outside the Lines<\/a> <br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/works\/53790787\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dial 'd' for De-ascended<\/a> <br \/><br \/>The next things on my list are to write something for unconventional courtship, my whatif_au bingo card, and the newest Sga Saturday prompt challenge. (work\/sweat)<br \/><br \/>At least it's keeping me out of trouble."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:519515","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/519515.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=519515"}}],"title":"Romancing McShep 2024 Masterlist","published":"2024-03-02T18:32:12Z","updated":"2024-03-02T18:32:12Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"romancing mcshep fest 2024"}},"content":"Romancing McShep has come to a close for another year. <br \/><br \/><br \/>My contributions this year were:<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/collections\/Romancing_McShep_2024\/works\/53790787\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dial 'd' for De-ascended<\/a><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/collections\/Romancing_McShep_2024\/works\/53890951\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">By Your Side<\/a><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/collections\/Romancing_McShep_2024\/works\/53966395\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Coloring Outside the Lines<\/a><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/collections\/Romancing_McShep_2024\/works\/54162403\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Timeless Hearts<\/a><br \/> <br \/><br \/>You can find the masterlist (with many more stories, art and podfic) here: <a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/collections\/Romancing_McShep_2024\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Romancing McShep 2024 collection<\/a> on AO3."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:519359","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/519359.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=519359"}}],"title":"Random Acts of Kindness Day","published":"2024-02-17T18:35:37Z","updated":"2024-02-17T18:35:37Z","content":"<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldaycalendar.com\/national-day\/national-random-acts-of-kindness-day-february-17\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/161024.png\" alt=\"Be kind heart\" title=\"Be Kind\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/><br \/>What a perfect opportunity to say I appreciate each and every one of you. <br \/><br \/><center><img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/161717.gif\" alt=\"ghost hug\" title=\"Ghost hug!\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/center>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:519146","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/519146.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=519146"}}],"title":"Insert Title Here community","published":"2024-02-13T18:12:49Z","updated":"2024-02-13T18:12:49Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"pimping"}},"content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/fandomcalendar.dreamwidth.org\/1039378.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> This looks interesting<\/a><br \/><br \/>As someone who has a devil of a time thinking up titles @insert_title_here immediately caught my attention. <br \/><br \/>I did sign up. Hard to do with my fingers crossed. *g*<br \/><br \/>I submitted five titles. Each inspired from words found around my desk. I knew that litter of  grocery receipts would come in handy.<br \/><br \/>Just a reminder- the <a href=\"https:\/\/romancingmcshep.dreamwidth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Romancing McShep fest<\/a> begins tomorrow!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:518816","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/518816.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=518816"}}],"title":"Happy New Year!","published":"2024-01-01T15:48:36Z","updated":"2024-01-01T15:48:36Z","content":"<img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/31354.png\" alt=\"Happy New Year\" title=\"Atlantis New Year\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:518525","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/518525.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=518525"}}],"title":"Announcing the Romancing McShep Fest 2023 (Feb 14th - Feb 29th)","published":"2023-12-29T16:58:49Z","updated":"2023-12-29T16:58:49Z","content":"<center><a href=\"https:\/\/romancingmcshep.dreamwidth.org\/98287.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/153819.png\" alt=\"Romancing McShep Banner 2024\" title=\"Romancing McShep 2024\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><\/center><center> click the banner for more info<\/center><br \/><br \/>Yep, it's time to pimp another year of Romancing McShep! And this year, because it's a leap year, everyone gets an extra day to post.<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:518376","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/518376.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=518376"}}],"title":"2023 Secret Santa masterlist","published":"2023-12-26T15:09:13Z","updated":"2023-12-26T18:51:28Z","content":"The Secret Santa list for 2023 is up!<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/collections\/sga_secret_santa_2023\/works\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here<\/a><br \/><br \/><b>Anagrrl<\/b> wrote me an absolutely wonderful Lorne\/Parrish fic <a href=\"https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/collections\/sga_secret_santa_2023\/works\/52198123\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Obliviousness Before the Storm<\/a><br \/><br \/>and it makes me SO Happy!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:518074","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/518074.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=518074"}}],"title":"Merry Christmas! ","published":"2023-12-24T20:07:26Z","updated":"2023-12-24T20:07:26Z","content":"<center><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/melagan\/8318352\/1472\/1472_original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/melagan\/8318352\/1472\/1472_300.jpg\" alt=\"no title\" title=\"no title\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/a><\/center>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:517736","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/517736.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=517736"}}],"title":"Happy Thanksgiving!  (and a tiny SGA team story for you)","published":"2023-11-23T15:51:19Z","updated":"2023-11-23T15:51:19Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"thanksgiving"}},"content":"<center>***<\/center><br \/><br \/>Rodney gave the job of finding the perfect turkey to Ronon. It took some convincing, but once he'd explained the deep fry method of cooking a large bird Ronon had agreed with enthusiasm. So much so that Rodney just hoped he'd bring back something that would fit in the deep fryer.<br \/><br \/>He'd assigned gravy-making John. And, no. He shouldn't have had to explain the importance of gravy, but John was an American and hadn't grown up with poutine. Sadly, John's main experience with gravy only went as far as mashed potatoes and turkey sandwiches. <br \/><br \/>Rodney shook his head. A brief lament for all those who had missed out on that perfect, delicate balance of French fry to cheese to gravy combination. <br \/><br \/>Teyla, he'd put in charge of the seating arrangements and everyone including Teyla had sighed in relief. <br \/><br \/>Lorne had offered to handle the miscellaneous food items. He'd been grinning when he promised to talk with the cooks and see what Pegasus foods came closest to replicating a Thanksgiving meal. \"The kitchen will do you proud, McKay. Everyone is looking forward to this feast.  Although, I'll make no promises on the color of the cranberry sauce.\"<br \/><br \/>They'd all gone their separate ways to prepare, and now everything was almost ready. Rodney rubbed his palms together in happy anticipation. There'd be no excuse for lemon meringue pie to darken their table today. For Rodney had designated himself in charge of pies!<br \/><br \/><center><img src=\"https:\/\/melagan.dreamwidth.org\/file\/152581.png\" alt=\"Rodney with pie\" title=\"Happy Thanksgiving Pie\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><\/center>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:517411","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/517411.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=517411"}}],"title":"McShep","published":"2023-11-18T20:22:09Z","updated":"2023-11-18T20:23:18Z","content":"<img src=\"https:\/\/ic.pics.livejournal.com\/melagan\/8318352\/110176\/110176_original.gif\" alt=\"no title\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><br \/><br \/>I just needed a little of this today."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:melagan:517286","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/517286.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/melagan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=517286"}}],"title":"Pillow Talk: Masterlist","published":"2023-09-06T00:58:51Z","updated":"2023-09-06T00:58:51Z","content":"The Pillow Talk Masterlist is up. You can find it here.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/story-works.dreamwidth.org\/202641.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pillow Talk Challenge<\/a>"}]}