Eternal Refuge

Over the last few months I have been gradually working through my OTPs from some of the shows I watch & re-watch. This month its the turn of Stargate Atlantis ... and despite what some people think, I am a fan of John Sheppard & Elizabeth Weir. In the end I wrote a finale to the show to resolve the fact that they were separated!

Themes

Stars	Hot & Cold	Card Suites	Covered in Text	Complex & Vibrant
Half Face	Song Lyrics	Full Body	Adoration	Rain Effect Texture

Category - Video Inspiration *

Category #1	Category #2	Category #3	Category #4	Category #5

Artist's Choice

AC #1	AC #2	AC #3	AC #4	AC #5

As ever, all are snaggable, but credit would be appreciated. The credits are available over at my icon journal - d4s_icons



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I did watch the video, and got my inspiration from the lyrics.
Cat 1 - Don't give up on yourseff
Cat 2 - I won't leave till I understand
Cat 3 - Pull me close
Cat 4 - Tell me you need me
Cat 5 - I'll be right there

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Challenge #10: Big Mood (Board)

CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU LOVE AND CREATE A MINI MOOD COLLECTION OF THREE (or more) ITEMS THAT EVOKE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT IT. You don’t have to limit yourself to visual media, or collect the items into a special format like a square (though you can if you’d like).





I have never thought about doing something like this, so hope that I have managed to capture the story of John & Elizabeth on Stargate Atlantis

That was a hard challenge - finding full body images, which is this month's prompt over on monthlyinspo .

I ended up doing about half from Blakes 7, and about half from Stargate, both SG1 & Atlantis.

1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20

As ever, all are snaggable, but credit would be appreciated. The credits are available over at my icon journal - d4s_icons



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Challenge #11

In your own space, share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.



Most of the fandoms that I re-watch over and over again have a similar theme ... unrequited, unrealised love.

In my top 4 shows with this theme, there are other pairings that do get together, and some even stay together.

But I am obviously a sucker for a love that doesn't work out, or maybe it's that the people I choose as my OTP are just not meant to be together. All I can say is thank goodness for Fan Fiction. I then realise that I am not the only person on the planet who wants those pairings to work.

My first fandom that got me involved with LJ (& DW) was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And, look at my username. Yes, I wanted Buffy & Spike to get together. But we all know how the final episode finished ... and that's how I ended up in fandom, by writing a fix-it fic!

Some years later I watched Stargate SG1 ... and I so wanted Jack to end up with Sam. By the end of season 8, it suggested that they were together ... but there were 2 more seasons of the show to go!

I then got persuaded to watch Star Trek, Voyager and it was a similar story. Military rules not allowing for Kathryn to end up with Chakotay. However the writers decided that Chakotay needed someone, and he was taken down a completely different path in the last few episodes.

My friend nagged me until I watched Stargate Atlantis ... and I immediately wanted John & Elizabeth to get together. This time, although John was military, Elizabeth wasn't. However the writers decided other things for her ... and they were separated before there was any relationship openings.

So, yes, I love the shows ... but love the fan-fiction writers more. AO3 and I are good friends ... and the filters are set ... and there's plenty to cheer my fandom heart.

This set of icons is from "Your Favourites" over at DW .... with a theme, of favourite nti-Hero.

I chose Scarlett O'Hara, from Gone with the Wind, and Capt Jack Sparrow, from Pirates.






I have 2 sets of icons I made for It's A Battlefield.

The first set was for a theme of "New Show" ... I did half of them from "Unforgotten" and the other half from the latest season (and latest Doctor) of Dr Who



This set has a theme of "Rainbow" .... I did each colour on both Stargate SG1, and Atlantis





As ever, all are snaggable .... and credits are found over at d4s_icons

I ended up having a slow start to the day. I have had a couple of days of feeling really tired, although luckily it has always been as evening has progressed, so work, etc has not been affected.

Anyway I walked to Tescos, and did some shopping, before catching the bus back and having a late lunch. Now I am here, and as promised I have photos of my new fence (and the old one!)















I also have just entered 4 icons over at Dreamwidth in your_favourites ... with the theme of "Favourite team", so thought I would share them here, as I am sure the are a couple of Stagate fans ... yes, SG1 is my favourite team




Now I wnt to get a bit of my shen totally sorted ... well, I aim to just do a bit, not much, but at least if I make a start I shall feel positive about that!

Then tomorrow, as it's Sunday, I won't be on-line.

On Monday I am going to do a shift in a new area - on main reception ... so if you come to the hospital it will me that answers your questions (or not!!). So I shall see how that goes. I am booked for another couple of shifts next month, so that will be both a new challenge, as well as some pennies in the bank.

But before I disappear today -


28. What songs have your completely memorized?
Quite a lot of hymns ... as some I have sung so many times over the years you automatically learn it, except the sad thing is some modern hymn books have slightly different words, which is frustrating.

29. When people come to you for help, what do they usually want help with?
People don't often ask me now ... but am happy to help in any way I can, if needed.



Right that's me up to date ... I may be able to catch up with you all later, but don't want to push the tiredness too much, so may wait till Monday.

Have a great weekend x

This set of 13 icons is made for somein30 .... for Round 08: Relationships being the theme.

I did them under the basic mode and opted to make (mostly) 2 icons from some of my truly favourite pairings.

Buffy & Spike - BtVS
Captain Janeway & Chakotay - Star Trek Voyager
Avon & Cally - Blakes 7
Hawkeye & Margaret - M*A*S*H* (the series)
Jack & Sam - Stargate SG1
Dr Mike & Sully - Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman
Hercules & Zena - Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13

As ever, all are snaggable, but credit would be appreciated. The credits are available over at my icon journal - d4s_icons

Well I did say I was going to try to teach myself how to make banners, so although I am not happy overall, I am happier than I have been with some in the past ... Jack/Sam from SG1, for those who don't watch Stargate





And. of course -

26. What’s your favorite breakfast food?

I love a cooked breakfast if I am actually staying in England, and in a hotel (which is rare!). I tend to eat the smae cereal every morning - Honey-Nut Shreddies ... but if having a late breakfast it's Frosties ... and all served with ice cold milk, and at least a couple of mugs of tea.

This set of icons from season 8 was made for the Big Battle #16 of itsabattlefield ... with the theme being colours & techniques ....




       

       



Black & One Eye
Blue & Full Body
Brown & Decorative
Green & Upside-down
Orange & Profile
Pink & Levels
Purple & Duplicate
Red & Close-up
Silver & Negative Space
Yellow & Centre crop

The winning icon was -

As ever all are snaggable - and credits are avai;lable over a my icon journal - d4s_icons

Day 3

In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Good thing we can lose a day - work went on longer than normal yesterday ... which is good for paying the bills, but not to keep Blogging!!

One thing I love about the few shows that I watch, re-watch and love, is that they are sci-fi/fantasy! So in each of them there are the "what-ifs", which is a favourite of mine, and one of the reasons I love fan-fic so much.

So, I am going to say Stargate SG1, Season 1, Episode 19 - There But For The Grace Of God.

It is where there is a "quantum mirror" that allows Daniel to pass into an alternate reality. it shows how things are similar, and different, with only small changes in the choice of the individuals. For example Daniel isn't part of the programme, as he hadn't met up with Catherine, and so she was in charge of setting things up. Sam hadn't joined the military, so it meant that she and Jack could be in a relationship, and still work together. Because the first mission had gone differently they had never met Tealc and he hadn't become an Allie.

So showing that one, or two, small changes can vary a story ... for better or worse.

(I actually picked this episode to icon recently)



However if you want a film, you can't beat the meal scene at the end of Carry on Up The Khyber ... where the English garrison in India is under attack by the locals. Now this is loosely based of history, and I am not posting about that, but during this attack the English diplomat, and high ranking soldiers, and missionary and an Indian princess sit down for a meal. For those who haven't seen it, here is part of what I mean ...