Fire Juggler

This morning, the plan was to come home and record fun podfic. But then Wednesday happened: I inadvertently deleted (never to be seen again) half-a-day's work, I had a long meeting in which nothing was accomplished, a piece of my back tooth broke off (I kid you not), my train home was late, meaning that I then missed my connecting bus, and my refrigerator is empty. Suffice it to say, it's not to be. On days like today, I am saved by comfort podfic, and since I'm not up to recording, I thought I would rec a handful of my comfort pods to you.

I require very specific things from comfort podfic. They are the podfics that I dig out when I desperately need a smile and a hug. Therefore, they tend to fall into the following categories:

1) They are not epic. I love epic!podfic, but when I'm stressed or down, my attention span dwindles to that of a gnat. Generally, my comfort pods are 10 minutes to 1 hour (very rarely there may be one that is a couple of hours, but never a long, long, long one).
2) They have a degree of lightness to them. The angst, if there is any, is short-lived and easily remedied, and they always, always have a happy ending. NO TEARS HERE.
3) No slow build-ups. See above about attention span. These are quick to capture me and don't lag. No meandering tales here (much as I love them).

So...if you're in need of a bit of a pick-me-up...

( look no further )

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Happy Day!!!! It's Valentine's Day today. But, the thing is, I don't celebrate V-day. I don't hate it. It doesn't make me ragey. I've just been single for so long that it's a null holiday for me. But, it's the middle of February, and if ever there was a month in which we needed to celebrate something to get us through, it's February. Therefore, I present the Not-Valentine's Itty-Bitty Podficlet Anthology. 23 podfics of ficlets and drabbles (no more than 1000 words each) from 11 fandoms. They range from angst to PWP to fluff to humor. There's femmeslash, gen, het, and slash. What they do have in common is that they are all brilliant little snippets that build a whole world in just a few words.

My very great thanks to all the authors for the permission to record these fics. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it, and how much fun I had recording! Blanket permission is a godsend for projects like these and everyone has been so wonderful! Also, as always, thanks to teas_me and takola for the uber-fast beta job.

You can download the entire anthology from the links below the cover art, but go under the cut and you'll find individual download links and live streaming for each podficlet. You can also find information on each podficlet and links back to the original text.

Happy Day everyone!!!



Length: 01:23:04
Full Anthology Download Links (right-click and "Save As"): mp3 | m4b
Alternative (Mediafire) Anthology Download Links: mp3 | m4b

( Individual downloads and Live Streaming )

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First podfic of 2012!!!! So...let me take you back to New Year's Eve. I was curled up in bed at about 11:30pm and thinking that I was completely lame if I couldn't make it to midnight, and perusing my flist. And I came across this fic. And...It just... Well, I made it past midnight. This is an amazing magical realism BBC Sherlock AU, that creates this incredible world and then incorporates the canon events beautifully. And the descriptions of the stones, and the colors, and the overall ambiance just made me insanely happy. I'm fond of fics (and books) with lush writing that sucks you into the world so deeply that you have trouble finding your way back out.

Suffice it to say, on New Year's day, I emailed machshefa, who was so amazing and got back to me ASAP and I recorded it that day! Happy New Year to me ♥

I would like to say a big thank you to machshefa! Your fic just filled me with such wonder and happiness, and your enthusiasm for the podfic process made me so happy! And, as always, thank you to takola and ladydeth12 for being dragged into yet another foreign fandom, and not even complaining once about it! ♥


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Ok. So…as one of the mods for hp_podfic_fest, I feel like it's not my place, nor is it really appropriate for me to rec any of the podfics coming out of that fest (though I will say GO NOW and listen!!!! And if you rec, let me know so that I can point the podficcers in that direction). However, I'm in the mood to rec. I've been listening to podfic like crazy recently, so what you're going to get is recs in the way that I listen to the stuff on my iPod.

It goes like this. I'm listening to podfic A that has some feature or theme of ABC which makes me think of podfic B, which also has some feature of XYZ, which then makes me think of podfic C, and so on. These leaps tend to cross fandoms and pairings, so, for a weird little look into the way FJ's mind works, and some completely, freaking awesome podfics, here we go. As always, I encourage you to branch out from your fandom/pairing ruts and give new things a try. If you're not familiar with the fandom, just think of them as original fiction, you won't be disappointed. A CHAIN OF RECS…..

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Today is Day 2 of Pod_Aware!!!! The theme is Blanket Permission. I can say, as a podficcer, that I am absolutely thrilled when authors give blanket permission to podfic. I think it's especially great for brand new podficcers, who (if they are at all like me) are rather terrified of asking an author for permission to podfic, because it can be scary to approach an author that you may have never spoken with before to ask if you can podfic, particularly if you have never done it before (I talk about this a little here). This is especially true in HP fandom, where podfic hasn't achieved the same liftoff as in other fandoms. A lot of authors in HP fandom don't even really know what podfic is (though hopefully that is changing). I encourage you to click on the link below, where people a whole lot more knowledgeable that I hold forth on what Blanket Permission means and why it is so awesome! Also, here is a masterlist of all the awesomeness done for Day 1. In the meantime, I am going to continue with my sub-par participation (*continues to be shamed*), by recommending outstanding podfics I have come across. ♥

Blanket permission is a way for fan artists to let other fans know their comfort with others playing with their works. It's particularly helpful to podficcers when authors give blanket permission for anyone to podfic their works without having to ask first. To find out more on blanket permission with regards to podfic check out pod_aware on LJ or DW.

Recommendation

Title: Entirely Covered in your Invisible Name (Link to Text | Link to Podfic post mp3, m4b)
Fandom: Sherlock BBC (No, don't turn away because it's not your fandom.  Read on....)
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Author: wordstrings
Reader: pandarus (FayJay)
Cover Artist: cybel
Summary: In which John experiences surges of jealousy and protectiveness, Sherlock experiences terrifying levels of boredom and takes rather unwise measures to deal with same, and sanity is not notably in evidence.



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Title:The Heart of the Whole (Link to Text | Link to Podfic-mp3 | Link to Podfic-m4b)
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Author: verityburns
Reader: verityburns
Summary: Events after The Great Game leave Sherlock dependent on his best friend and colleague. But John has a secret of his own...



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Hi all! Well, after a very long week of busy days and a weekend with relatives in town, I realized that I barely skimmed my flist in the last....about.... week and a half. So.... "hi!" *waves sheepishly*

This is randomy updating post:

1) I am about to spam you with a couple other posts. Could I include them in this post and save your friends pages? Yes. But I have made the executive decision that these are each worth their own posts, so your friends pages will have to deal.

2) The list-of-men-I-would-be-straight-for has doubled from 1 to 2! But...I'm not sure it counts. The thing is, man number one is Alan Rickman, who I have been halfway in love with since I was about 12. I can't help it. It's the voice. The voice just kills me. Would it be better if the voice was walking around in a female body? Maybe. But...really, I don't think it matters. Then.... I discovered that the voice exists in another body!!!!!!!! Hello, Benedict Cumberbatch! *waves* So, I am now A) wondering if it is possible to be in love with a voice and not care what body it happens to be walking around in, and B) realizing that I don't care. *is in love*

3) Remember when I said I was editing podfic? Ummmm....yeah. I'm still editing. It's those long days, relatives visiting thing. And a small crisis of confidence. BUT, I am back on the horse and I think that one of them will be ready in the next week or two *crosses fingers*

( cut for small fandom wankiness that I am probably going to regret putting into writing )

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