icarusinstatic

I should be studying for my finals that are later this morning...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:44:02 GMT

Instead I'm watching Kennedy giving his "Moon" Speech.

Hello F-List. Not Dead, just been incredibly busy with school.

XOXO, Enjoy some history.

Will try to be more active after this week.

Edit: Stupid Video, not embedding properly. ....There we go.

comments

My love letter to fandom (after I complain about it, of course)

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:33:22 GMT

Ugh! Grimm fandom, why are you so insistent on bringing me down.

I know, I know. I should just ignore the irritating parts of fandom I really should. But then, I wouldn't be me. ~~And almost do passive aggressive shit to other people, only to back off at the last moment because I don't want to be mean.~~

So, in order to not enter into any sort of discussion that might, might bring me into conflict with anyone on the kink meme, I've decided to do another list. Because I love lists.

Without further ado...

( Ten Things I love about (ANY) fandom )

Fandom, you stole my heart, so just take it already. ♥

comments

Passing Around Links

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:30:59 GMT

This is the link to the Kink meme: Enjoy. You know who you are.

And for the fic exchange

Archived Kink Post

.

comments

I feel really bad for saying this.

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:38:28 GMT

...But thank goodness I have a couple of weeks before the new Once Upon A Time to finish my August origin story.

I should be ashamed of myself. I know.

Why does this man spawn the craziest conspiracy theories, from me, for the whole show?

Oh hey. Yeah. I totally watch "Once Upon A Time."

Surprise!

I think I need to change out my icons soon. Another icon post, maybe?

comments

Five Reasons Moony & Padfoot are NOT allowed in Portland without at least giving two weeks notice...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:56:31 GMT

Here it is, the new and improved edited version!

Title: Five Reasons Moony & Padfoot are NOT allowed in Portland without at least giving two weeks notice to the Ministry of Magic, The American Department of Magic, and Sean Renard so that all three Governments can set up appropriate safeguards (and hide the good booze)
Author: icarusinstatic
Fandom: Grimm, Harry Potter, allusions to Warehouse 13
Pairing: Nick/Renard, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Harry Potter AU as of the End of Book 4, Nick as Harry Potter, Sirius Black’s immature humor, Hank’s dislike of country music.
Summary: Three Things are known. One: That Sirius Black and Remus Lupin are war heroes. Two: While being war heroes, they are also a public menace. And Three: they regularly blow through Portland leaving mayhem and empty bars in their wake. See: the Great Zoo Incident of 2012 wherein there was much confusion about certain zoo animals possibly escaping, but really was an illegal DA party sponsored by Messrs. Black and Lupin. As such, Black and Lupin MUST notify the proper authorities two weeks in advance of any planned visit to Portland, Oregon. ~~ Ministerial Decree No. 689
Word Count: 4335

( Sean Renard knew two things the first time he met Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. First, that they were the worst sort of people, scalawags, and second, he couldn't do a damn thing against them without upsetting Nick. )

.

comments

Tea Leaves: Fortune Telling for the Common Man

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:06:44 GMT

Title: Tea Leaves: Fortune Telling for the Common Man (Or 10 things you should know about the world Harry Potter left behind to become Nick Burkhart)
Author: icarusinstatic
Rating: pg-13
Fandoms: Harry Potter/Grimm/Warehouse13/Sherlock (see: end notes)
Characters/Pairings: Hanna/Neville, Bellatrix Lestrange, Bartimus Crouch Jr., Harry Potter, Luna Lovegood, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasly, Amelia Bones, Susan Bones, The Weaselys, Albus Dumbledore, Marie Kessler
Warnings: Harry Potter AU (as of end of book 4), Crossover
Summary: The past is the past, this is true. But in understanding the past, we understand the motivations of the present.

( Ten of the many things you should know about changes in Britian since the end of the second war. )

.

comments

WIP MEME

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:24:02 GMT

How awesome was last nights episode? While I'm working on an episode review, how about a meme?

WIP MEME: post snippits from any and all WIPs on your hard drive.

( I’ve got too many WIPS right now )

comments

The Secret Society of Reformed Blutbaden

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:53:42 GMT

Title: The Secret Society of Reformed Blutbaden
Author: icarusinstatic
Characters: Monroe, Nick, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Fandom: BBC’s Sherlock, Grimm
Summary: Is Monroe going to have to choke a bitch? Or that time that Nick and Sherlock were kind of bitchy alphas but not really and John and Monroe gossiped.
Notes:Moriarty is totally a Ziegevolk no one can convince me otherwise. For a prompt from the kink meme, BBC’s Sherlock and Grimm cross paths.

( The Secret Society of Reformed Blutbaden )

Edited: Because I first wrote this when I thought Monroe's name was Eddie. Had to go back and change that when I realized I hadn't properly edited the name to reflect the times.

This may indeed be considered part of a larger crossover... at a much later date and only on the bare fringes of it. If I do write more in this storyline, it will possibly be only Grimm/Sherlock, but another fandom might pop up and surprise you. Never know.

comments

guys, Guys, GUYS! FIC REC Time!!!!!

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:35:24 GMT

Some wonderful Anon-For-The-Moment Author wrote me an amazing story for the Grimm Exchange (every time I think that in my mind I can't help but laugh, because we are having a very grim exchange over there guys, it's serious business and proper attire is black business suites, though pin strip is also acceptable, and if you wear them black dresses, because we are very Grimm and Dreary and, okay whatever, I've had a long day, obviously I make no sense any more.)

But still, to whoever wrote my fic, THANK YOU SO MUCH, I LOVE IT! *bounces*

Here's the summary and link to it for anyone whose interested. It's awesome guys, y'all should go check it out.

Ma Moitié, My Half: Renard has had trouble figuring out how to approach Nick, as he is his Captain. However, a chance encounter between Grimm and King has given him the chance to win him over that he never thought he would have.

Nick/Renard, with Monroe&Nick friendship, and ensemble cast. 6,000 words.

http://grimm-exchange.dreamwidth.org/8189.html

.

comments

Things you should not say to your computer when other people are around.

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:52:25 GMT

Me and my computer have a checkered history. Maybe it's heard about how it's predecessors ended up. To be fair, they ran Windows and all things Window's usually die on me pretty fast. Er... Not My Fault! I hate the blue screen of death as much as the next person does, and probably more than the computer.

1. "Work motherfucker" - said as my mom walked passed. Awesome.

2. "Don't do this to me again!" as iTunes starts to randomly play Sexyback while I'm in the Starbucks

3. "Work or I'll whack you with a spoon." And now the lady in Luby's think's I'm a wierdo.

4. "Open. Open. Open!!!!" It was suggested that maybe I'd had a bit too much caffeine, am inclined to agree as I was working on my third venti latte' and it wasn't even 2p.m. Also, the fact that I was yelling. Yes, yelling at my computer, in the Hastings. The stupid page, never did open.

5. "I'm sorry, baby. I'll never do it again." And my mom think's I'm too fond of my computer, but she didn't see the five minutes previous when her cat spilled my tea all over the table and I'd only just gotten the mess moped up. I'm damn lucky the computer didn't die that day.

....Yes, I am still playing procrastinators bingo. As Russell from the movie UP says "This is hard!"

Wish me luck. And maybe an hour of sleep.

comments

Wait, WHAT? I need to get my priorities in order

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:00:58 GMT

Yeah... Totally just outlined a "Ten Things You Don't Know About Nichole Burkhart" Fic, and a sequel, even though I have to work on a math project that should have been done yesterday (because math is horrible and evil ~~not really, but I'm really bad at math okay?~~ and I need time to freak out about it because it's due tomorrow OMG! D:).

Procrastination, you're going to kill me.

Bright side: Fic looks like it's going to be fun to write. Though do I keep putting every single permutation of Nick that I write into vice before being transferred into Renard's department is beyond me. I guess it's just head cannon that Nick was in Vice first and then Renard ~~because Wu and Hank begged him and he liked Nick's brashness~~ got him transferred over to his squad. I know I'm going to be proven wrong at some point, but I think I'll hang on to this version of events for a while longer thank you very much.

I'll probably get to working on that fic ~~and a kink meme prompt if I can figure out what Nick's daemon would be~~ after I finish the math project from hell. (It's not that I don't like math, because I do. I'm just not any good at it. And really, I'm a history major, why are you doing this to me school?! I even minored in PolySci and that's not a number's game either. Let me out of your math loving clutches!)

*coughs*

That said, if your good at math, I have nothing but respect for you. Rock on and all that.

comments

So, who else is terrified/excited that the fics/art for the Grimm Exchange are coming up?

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:41:42 GMT

I keep swinging from one emotion to another with this Grimm Exchange people. Tell me I'm not the only one.

On the one hand, I'm totally excited to see all the entries into the exchange, because more fic/art is good fic/art. But on the other, what If people hate my entry? And then I go back to the thought of, yay more Fic, and maybe give myself a bit of whip lash.

Bright side, I do this every fic exchange I'm involved in, so at least I know what to expect.

Fics/Art will start being posted on the 20th so at least there's not much longer to wait.

...

OT: And can somebody please explain to me why I'm so damn excited to see the Hunger Games movie when I haven't read the books yet? (It looks like it's going to be epic.)

comments

Nick, your Princess is in another castle

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:46:25 GMT

Review for "Plumbed Serpent"

Going to stick with the list format for reviews for now. Beware of spoilers for next week near the end of the review.

( Read more... )

comments

Fic: Fashion is just a state of mind.

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:10:50 GMT

Review for last nights episode will be up in a couple of hours. In the mean time, I've been on the kink meme, and I'm reading joec's story Kätzchen and the latest installment got me thinking that Renards Coat, if it were a legit character would be the most badass coat of all time. y?/y? And so:

Title Fashion is just a state of mind
Author: icarusinstatic
Pairing/Characters: Nick/Renard, the casts coats and Jacket's, mention of Hank/Wu.
Warning: Jacket OT3 (er... yeah. Trust me on this. Nothing graphic though)
Summary: ...In a universe where clothes talk to each other Renard's coat would be king.
Word Count: 520
Authors note/Disclaimer: Obviously, I don't own Grimm and for the first time in ever I'd like to assure people that I totally approve of Nick's Jacket/Hoodie combo choice.

( Read more... )

Edited: to add a couple more paragraphs.

comments

Just Saw last episode Of Grimm

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:02:51 GMT

...AND I HAVE DEFNIITE OPINIONS, OMG.

But.

I'm really tired. So, I'll get a review up sometime tomorrow. But I'll just leave you with this question.

Did anyone else think that this was one of the most poorly written episodes of the season, or is that just me? (That said, there were definitely things I enjoyed, but I'll talk about that tomorrow).

comments

I swear I get misty-eyed every time I watch this movie.

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:53:14 GMT

Also, I'm officially on spring break. Fanfiction ahoy! Maybe I can get caught up on all the fills I want to finish.

comments

Now for something a little more serious. KONY 2012

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:57:36 GMT

Watch the video HERE

Support the effort to stop this terrible man.

comments

er... opps, why does this always happen?

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:34:50 GMT

So, I'm writing the next section to "Learning to Think" and I think that it might turn into a one-sided thing between Mia and another character (whom I won't name) as well as Mason/Mia, um... WTF dude? Mia's not even interested in this person and augh! Anyways, I'm pretty sure, that yeah, that story line's going to happen, which was just, not how I originally planned it.

Also: does anyone have any info about Mason: did he have family mentioned in the episode he was in, or do we not know? (Or should I be asking this in General Discussion over on the kink meme? it's too late over here for me to really be thinking clearly, but eh...)

Am going to catch a couple hours of sleep before classes,
Stay cool, kitty cats!

p.s. I just spent the last week obsessing over what Mia and Masons different apartments look like, does anyone else doe this with their characters, or am I just being weird? (Also, Renard's apartment and Nick's House, if he didn't live with Juliette and Hank's swag place. Though clearly, Wu's house/nest ~~because he's a magpie, prove me wrong~~ tops them all.)

comments

Grimm Review - 3 Coins TEN REASONS TO LOVE IT.

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 07:42:44 GMT

First off, let’s get the disclaimer out of the way first. I haven’t done a proper TV review since, way back, when I was into Supernatural and the world was filled with fake apocalypses and Dean and Cas were Dean and Cas. So, this may or may not be up to my usual standard.

Bright side.

You guys have never seen any of my TV reviews so y’all won’t know if I’ve actually gotten worse at these things.

Click past the cut for my ramblings on tonights Grimm Episode. SPOILERS AHOY!

( Read more... )

comments

Pickled Pot Pies and other things.

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:09:25 GMT

...Yeah, I have no idea what I was thinking with that title... whatever.

Somehow, I managed to pass my tests, even though I was out sick for the week before I was supposed to be taking them and then when I was taking them, I was probably sorta high on cough medicine. Also, the Supreme Court is very confusing, someone quick, go tell them to start making sense!

RE: fandom news.

1. I need to beta my finished Kink Meme fills and post them here. (Self, get off your backside and get to it!)

2. Probably going to work on "Learning To Think" and "The Examined Life" this weekend. I'm hoping to if not finish "The Examined Life" at least to get a second part up on the kink meme (writers block, you suck). "Learning to Think" is sorta mostly planned out, though I did just think up something to add into the October segment so I might need to switch things around. Coincidentally did the show say if Mason had any family? If not, I'll just make something up, but if it did and any of y'all know please drop a line.

3. the Grimm Exchange due date is coming up - Um... I've been working on my bit for it, and that's all I'll say, except to ask if anyone is willing to beta a fic for me. I don't want to say the pairings here, but I can do private message (if i ever figure out how to do that on DW) to talk about it.

4. Grimm's kink meme needs another love thread or something. All the negativity over there is kind of getting me down. ~~It's not like it's overwhelmingly bad, but still~~.

5. I should probably make another batch of icons sometime soon too. There've been some pretty awesome episodes since I last did an icon post.

6. Renard is a BAMF. That is all.

comments

Am sick, wanted: caring blutbad

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:35:47 GMT

Yeah, I totally have bronchitis. Not cool man, not cool! And I'm writing this while under the influence of cough syrup. Just warning, ya. And if I had a Monroe of my own to take care of me, I'd totally feel, maybe like 5% better about this whole thing.

( Read more... )

comments

Oh and I like to do meme's too...

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:17:12 GMT

Type these words into your music library and post the name of the first song that appears.

Run: All I want is you - Vitamin String Quartet
Dream: All I do is Dream of You - Michael Buble
Blood: Amsterdam - Coldplay
Home: Ain't Got Time - BRS-49
Night: All Souls Night - Lorrena McKennitt
Day: Above the Northern Lights - Mannheim Steamroller
Kiss: Drops of Jupiter (The Voice Performance) - Justin Grennan
Kill: Bodies - Cee-Lo Green

I refuse to speculate about what this might mean for my taste in music.

comments

And Wu is apparently Portland PD's Den Mother

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:32:30 GMT

Yeah, because that makes so much sense.

So, I'm filling the "Textsfromthetrailer" prompt on the kink meme and somehow Wu's turned into Portland PD's Den Mother. He's protective over his detectives, even though their really Renard's detectives. He glares and threatens terminal loss of coffee ~~and possible destruction of favorite coffee mugs~~ if you mess with Nick. ~Sorry Renard. And I'm pretty sure that he's going to smack a bitch if a suspect gets one over Nick or Hank.

Wu is snarky and scary and awesome - Even Renard has to respect the Sgt.

~

I'm watching the first Season of the Addams family - Gomez is adorable and I really wish I was part of that family. Best Christmas present ever. Anyways, I prompted the "Nick was raised by the Addams family" over in round 1, but now I sort of want to write it myself. Later. After I've finished all my other prompts. I don't know though, because The Addams Family is wonderful and amazing, and you'd have to handle that sort of crossover/fusion with a bit of care. I'll wait and see if some other amazing anon will fill it first.

--

Adalind should totally be in more episodes, does anyone have any info about that? She and Nick need to snark at each other ~~and be frenemies~~.

comments

Grimm Icons

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:17:19 GMT

Here are some Grimm Icons that I made for my own amusement . I needed some Icons for my own journal and I figured I might as well share with the rest of y'all. Below the Cut.

( Read more... )

And If any of you know of a comm I can link this to let me know in the comments.

comments

Will be posting my Fanfic to this journal after Christmas

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:30:08 GMT

Hi!

First off, hello new friends! *waves*

Secondly, just wanted to warn you guys, that at the very least I'm going to be posting my Grimm Fic to this journal after Christmas. I'll try not to make it all at one time to spare your "Friends pages?" I'm still new to DW but I'm assuming it's just the same as LJ in that regard at least. I don't know if I'll post my SPN fic that I did under my other account. I know a majority of it was lost after I deleted my previous LJ account before the icarusinstatic account, but I do still have some of it and I didn't delete the Journal because of Fanfic related issues. *ponders* I'll think about it.

( Read more... )

To everyone: Stay safe on the road. There will likely be a lot of people (if your driving past a certain time) who may or may not be driving under the influence. Wear your seatbelt, and if you feel tired, don't hesitate to pull into a parking lot and take a quick break.

Much Love!

comments