Chapter Four of Dreamchain by erimthar.

A Buffy poem by kairosimperfect.

Take deird1's new Watcher's Council poll .

Spike wallpapers and icons by okdeanna.

"Homecoming" avis by moscow_watcher.

Buffyverse and AtSverse icons by darkyet.

Holiday Spike icons by dontgetanyolder. And Holiday Giles icons by kungfucarrie.

Tea at the Ford is back! And Three Deep will be coming. Thank you superplin for the good news.

The latest issue of The Journal of Popular Culture has a couple of Buffy-themed reviews which are certainly an interesting read. You need to sign up / be a member of Wiley InterScience to read the whole articles, but can get the gist from the abstracts.

Buffy Goes Dark: Essays on the Final Two Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Television and Buffy and Angel Conquer the Internet: Essays on Online Fandom and The Truth of Buffy: Essays on Fiction Illuminating Reality Which is by our very own makd .

Michigan State University is offering a class in "Major Themes in Popular Culture". "This course illustrates a variety of sci-fi themes: utopian and dystopian societies, relationships between humans, alien contact, post apocalyptic futures, female heroes and the metaphor of the vampire and the zombie. We will look closely at Aliens, The Terminator and Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

BBC America will be showing "Demons" starting on January 2nd. "Demons is a return to classic, monstrous vampires (as opposed to the current trend of romantic vamps). Christian Cooke (Doctor Who) plays Luke, a teenager whose life is interrupted by the arrival of an old family friend, Rupert (played by Philip Glenister, Life on Mars). Rupert reveals that Luke is the great-great grandson of vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing and must carry on the "family business."

Title: Entrapment
Summary: Annie enlists Jeff's help, but as usual, it backfires.
Fandom: Community
Characters/Pairing: Ensemble, Jeff/Annie
Word Count: 6,800

( It's super late on a Tuesday night. How many people are even around to read this? )

Well, I promised you guys that you would have an update soon so an update you shall have, but since I'm almost too exhausted to type you'll have to bear with me if it turns out completely incoherent. ;)

The reason I've been away -- and the reason I'm tired now -- is that I've been working over at the stables. The stable manager's mother is ill with terminal cancer and she had to travel out of state to be with her, so she asked if I would mind taking care of the horses on the days when her employee (a college student) is in class. Of course I said yes and because it has been raining I have had a lot of stalls to clean. Luckily, the horses are all well-behaved and know the routine, so feeding them and turning them out is easy. I've also discovered that mucking stalls is a great way to lose weight. I dropped two pounds on the very first day. A girl could get used to this!

Chance has finally settled into his new home, but it has been reported to me that he still whinnies whenever my truck pulls into view (his stall window faces the driveway), which is nice. I want him to like everyone at the stable, but I wouldn't want him to like them better than me. ;) His foot has finally healed and I took him for his first ride at his new home yesterday (the only sunny afternoon we'll have this week). I've been riding Sugar and I know the trails pretty well by now, but it's very different exploring them with Chance. Sugar is the ambling, stop-and-smell-the-roses type of girl, but Chance had two months' worth of energy stored up and he was ready to run. I went with someone else from the barn and it was funny, because although they live at the same facility our horses stay in different paddocks and don't know each other at all. Chance was afraid of Hank, at first, and then once he got used to him he was impatient with the other gelding's slower gait. I'll be glad when the ground dries out (if it ever stops raining!), so we can let the horses really run without having to worry about them slipping.

In lj news -- because I know not all of you are interested in the horsey stories -- I have received two holiday snowflake cookies, one from an anonymous sender and one from the lovely calturner. Thanks so much to both of you. I feel like I've been such a terrible friend over the past few months, and it means a lot to me to realize that I haven't been forgotten during my many absences. (((hugs)))

And speaking of things which bring holiday cheer, there are only two days left until the deadline for Christmas cards. If you want to receive one from me please be sure to leave your address in this entry. Thanks!

Rhubarb Pie , Season Six Dawn/Spike by enigmatic_blue. "Momma's little baby loves rhubarb"

Seasonally Appropriate , AU post-"Chosen" Spike/Buffy/Giles/Xander by brutti_ma_buoni.

Looking for Hookers , Season Six Buffy/Anya by gabrielleabelle.

The Truce , NC-17 AtS Season Five Spike/Angel by shapinglight.

Spikeid III , Spike/Buffy in Verse by quinara.

Chapter Eighteen of One Glorious Summer by dawnofme.

Chapter Thirty Three of Thought You Should Know by angearia.

Chapter Eighteen of Finders, Keepers by hello_spikey.

stormwreath puts all his meta in chronological order .

Buffyverse and AtSverse icons by kimcullen.

Buffyverse and AtSverse icons by reebeecaa.

More fandom Christmas icons (and a few Hanukkah ones (Note to sweet_ali) by iconseeyou.

PremiumHollywood.com offers their favorite Joss moments. Includes : The Body, Shiny Happy People, Chosen, Not Fade Away & Once More With Feeling.

BoxSetShop is offering BtVS Seasons One - Seven for $99.99.

AD has been cast in Pretty Little Liars . "Liars," based on Alloy Entertainment's series of novels, revolves around four teen girls -- Aria (Hale), Emily (Mitchell), Spencer (Bellisario) and Hanna (Benson) -- who begin to receive mysterious messages, seemingly from a girlfriend who disappeared three years before.

iF Magazine interviews the wonderful EG.

ShockTillYouDrop reports that the Johnny Depp/Dark Shadows project is now on the burner.

How Can Something So Cool Make Me So Hot? and subsequent chapters , NC-17 Spike/Buffy by slaymesoftly.
A Christmas Gift for the Vampire who (Claims He) Wants Nothing , Season Six Spike/Buffy webcomic by kallysten.

Poetry , Season Seven by deird1.

Red and the Big Bad , NC-17 Season Four Spike/Willow by musicbitch.

Buffyverse and AtSverse icons by xclaire_delunex.

Lilah icons by julie_izumi.

Fandom Santa letter icons by my_icon_lj.