Jack- November 6th, 2009

Title: But Time Didn’t Stop
Characters: Jack, Rhi, David, Mica Jack/Ianto
Rated: PG-13 ANGST COE Spoilers MPREG
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: Jack has tea with Rhi and family.
Author's Note: Starts after COE.
Previous Segment: October 29th, 2009
Masterlist: http://ericadawn16.livejournal.com/63337.html

( November 6th, 2009 )

Day 14 → A non-fictional book

Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America by Jonathan Gould



This was the last non-fiction book I read and I had a lot of fun with it. Since the 60s were more than a decade before I was born, I had no idea about a lot of it and other stuff that I thought I knew pretty well, like the Beatles...it felt almost like I didn't know anything at all!

Gould is very thorough in his dissection of the Beatles and their fandom. He covers all cultural elements that play their part in their popularity, the childhoods of their parents and even several pages on how Wales and other places helped in making the Liverpool accent. I admit it was a little dry at first, but once the Beatles became the Beatles, it was incredibly interesting for the quotes if nothing else...Yoko Ono even suggests that World War 2 could have been averted if she had just been around to bed Hitler...

Now, I've been a bit curious about Nowhere Boy because it's Thomas Sangster as Paul McCartney, but now that I know more about his meeting John Lennon and John Lennon's home life...I kind of want to see it...

Day 15 → A fanfic

Now, I could use one of mine, but I've been posting from the Torchwood one just about every day and I don't want to have to pick one from my FList which could make everyone else feel bad..
So, there's only one solution...

Harry Potter and the Eagle of Truthiness by Christine Morgan

While only being three years old, this is one of my favorite fanfics ever. It's Harry Potter AND Stephen Colbert!!!

Dumbledore cleared his throat, but Professor Colbert was not finished. "You can forget your werewolves, your publicity hounds, your one-eyed imposters. I've got something they didn't have. Something that this school has, no offense to the Headmaster here, been lacking. You know what it is? I'll tell you. Balls."

Hilarious the whole way through!

http://www.eskimo.com/~vecna/truthiness.html

Christine Morgan has her own professional website, too:
http://www.christine-morgan.org/

Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

The Baby by Blake Shelton

Unfortunately, that is a a live video because Warner Bros. will not allow me to embed the good one. For the good one, you will have to CLICK HERE

After going to college, I started to lose track of country. I had other things to do than listen to the radio for hours and I didn't like some of the newer stuff it was producing. This song came out in 2003 but I didn't hear it for the first time until I started working at Whataburger in 2006.

This song makes me cry EVERY SINGLE TIME, like a baby. It could be a bit embarrassing at work.

I was the youngest child,
so I got by with more.

I guess she was tired by
the time I came along.
She'd laugh until she cried,
I could do no wrong.
She would always save me,
because I was her baby.

I am the baby and very close to my mom and it just speaks to me...
It wasn't until I saw the video this year that I realized he also has some of the most incredible blue eyes bred this side of the Atlantic, hehe.

Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)

Sticks of Fire



It's located in Plant Park at my alma mater, the University of Tampa. Tampa is an indian word meaning "Sticks of Fire". You can see it a little bit in this photo but at the right time, like sunset, the metal surface makes it blinding to look at. It reflects the orange sky and looks just like sticks of fire.

Huge gratitude owed to phantomsgyrl for helping me find this pic. I couldn't find any of mine...I know they have to be in the house.

Jack- November 6th, 2009, Part Two

Title: But Time Didn’t Stop
Characters: Jack, Rhi, Johnny, Gwen Jack/Ianto
Rated: PG-13 ANGST COE Spoilers MPREG
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: Jack goes to visit with Gwen.
Author's Note: Starts after COE.
Previous Segment: November 6th, 2009
Masterlist: http://ericadawn16.livejournal.com/63337.html

( November 6th, 2009, Part Two )