OH MY GOD YOU GUYS.

YOU GUYS, SERIOUSLY.

READ THIS!

(I need someone to geekily pretend I'm an English major with.)

A few weeks ago, visiting my grandfather in the hospital, I ran across this man at the entrance. One of his eyes had gauze taped over it, poor guy... but what struck me was his pissy disposition. His frown looked like one-half of the McDonald's arch, jutting out from his chin, his upper lip stiffly obscuring his lower one. I think I will wonder all my life what he was so angry about. I mean I know he'd just lost an eye or something, but it seemed more than that. It seemed like he had a vendetta against someone, probably the someone who poked that optic out.

Or maybe he was just mad he didn't get a super-cool pirate eyepatch. I know I would be.

Like I said, poor guy.

This is your one-stop shop for all the chapters of my My So-Called Life fanfiction, "Staring Down The Sun". Currently I have eight chapters posted, but the last two need work. The other six have been edited TODAY (6/21/08), and I've made some major changes, so be sure to check them out!

Chapter 1: "Worst. Day. Ever."
Chapter 2: "And The Irony Award Goes To..."
Chapter 3: "It Was All A Dream"
Chapter 4: "Swallowing The Universe"
Chapter 5: "Possibly Beautiful"
Chapter 6: "Haiku For Her"

Because I had to reward myself for doing absolutely nothing all day! Woohoo!

leobrat asked me five questions in her meme. ( Answers here, complete with a Shakespeare quote! )

Comment to the post and I'll ask you five, thought-provoking questions.

A meme I just thought up: Since I love to ramble about philosophy and symbolism and metaphors, ask me a question (fandom-related or not) that I can pick apart and analyze. Hopefully this will lead to some intelligent conversation! ...Or maybe not.

Sooo... I know I haven't posted in like, forever, but I just had to squee at the awesomeness of the TV show Damages! Got done watching the finale a few minutes ago.

( Rose Byrne = Hot--spoilers )

So yeah. That is all. I shall start posting edited chapters of Staring Down The Sun soonish. Right now, they're at a fanfiction forum, called DRtv. With songs for each chapter (three are currently up), and a small spinoff called "The Secret Diary Of Sharon Cherski, Age 15 1/4". Which is, like, a total ripoff of Adrian Mole. *loves that book*

Lotsa bad shit happening with boyfriend, don't really wanna talk about it though...

Experience the crappiness.

( It's heeere... )

Chapter Title: "Lobotomized"
Fandom: My So-Called Life
Pairings/Characters: Rayanne/Sharon, Angela, Rickie, Amber and others.
Rating: PG-13 for "it's a kissing story", drug use, swearing, mentions of sex and teenage-brand humour.
Word Count: 3747
DISCLAIMER: Yeah yeah yeah.

Summary: Angela has news, Sharon has a proposition, and the prodigal mother returns.

Past chapters here

( Note to self: do not get too close to Doomsday Device. Do not flirt with Doomsday Device, even though it may take all your strength to resist. )

Aka the two challenge fanfics I've finally gotten around to posting after, like, ten years. D'oh!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own either of these shows.

Title: "Jordan and the Brain"
Fandom: My So-Called Life
Characters: Jordan Catalano (full name required) and Brian
Rating: G
Prompt: "Television" at msclfanfic
Word Count: 534

Summary: Brian returns home from a long day at school and finds the unlikeliest of people watching cartoons in his living room.

( One is a genius, the other's insane... )

Title: "Spit Brothers"
Fandom: Friday Night Lights
Characters: Landry and Matt
Rating: PG
Prompt: This picture at panther_mania
Word Count: 992

Summary: Landry tries to forget everything that's happened to him, but memories flood in as he spends an afternoon with his best friend. Set between episodes 2.09 and 2.10.

( You think anything ever changes around here? )

YESSS!

Chapter Title: "Complete(ly Miserable)"
Fandom: My So-Called Life
Pairings/Characters: Rayanne/Sharon, Angela, Rickie, Amber and others.
Rating: PG-13 for "it's a kissing story", drug use, swearing, mentions of sex and teenage-brand humour.
Word Count: 4575
DISCLAIMER: Still live with my parents.

Summary: On a field trip to the art museum, Rayanne's reading Angela's unsent letter when she overhears a fight...

This one's for you, lalagirl33 (aka beta extraordinare)!

Past chapters here

( Seeing this painting, which a four-year-old drew of his two mommies, has made me want to maul you with unrelenting lust. )

For the longest time I thought the Joni Mitchell/Counting Crows song, "Big Yellow Taxi", included the lyrics, "Hey paradise, put up the fucking light." I was confused as to why the radio didn't bleep it out.

I still like my version more.

( Now for Sims pics! (Image Heavy) )

I come bearing Christmas presents! Drabbles and a ficlet for mah bud. Fandom for both is My So-Called Life.

Titles: "Candles"; "Carols"; "Charity"
Pairings/Characters: Brian, Jordan, Rickie; Rayanne/Sharon; Angela and Danielle
Rating: G-ish (slight femslash in the middle)
Prompt: Holiday Cheer atmsclfanfic
Word Count: 5 x 100
Disclaimer: Don't own, don't own, don't own.

Summary: 'Tis the season for the MSCL kids: the boys play with fire, Rayanne tries to distract Sharon, and Danielle gets Angela a gift.

Drabbley goodness.

PLUS!

Title: "The Gift Of Giving"
Characters: Rayanne, Angela (mentions others)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 543

For lalagirl33, who wanted a Raynie Christmas special. Merry Xmas dudes! (I still need to edit this one, sorry if it's a tad rough.)

( But as she's heading down the food aisle, she gets an idea. A wicked, fantastical, splendifirous idea. )

He'll ask, "Are you married?" We'll say, "No man. But you can do the job while you're in town!"

I have no clue who Parson Brown is, but I love that song.

ANYWAY, check it out! I come bearing gifts. Er, a gift, anyway. My first published vid since... well, Halloween. It's not really Christmassy, but everyone digs Jordan Catalano, right? So, presenting "Not Another Catalano Movie"! Featuring Red and Angela Chase! (Who, contrary to popular belief, are not the same person. One's a car for Chrissakes!)

( Vid, Lyrics and Notes )

And now, for fun timez: Christmas Watching List!

( I'm a Jew, a lonely Jew, on Christmas... )

So.

I'll pretend this entry isn't just an excuse to show off my nifty Dexter icon... well, it's not. It's also an excuse to show off nifty memes.

Anyhow, Dexter. Is. God. He's the cutest little serial killer ever. And the show's funny, too. And the lighting's real pretty. And... it's deep, sorta. Makes you question right and wrong. Makes you want to be buds with a sociopath. Oh, and lotsa killing of bad guys.

I COMMAND YOU ALL TO WATCH IT. COMMAND, I SAY. (I totally need to get the books.)

Now for a fun So-Called meme... ( Twenty Things In My MSCL Pseudo-Canon )

Oh, and also:

Name three fics you think I will never, ever, ever write. In return, I will attempt to write a snippet of one of them.

Comment here and ask me ANYTHING about any fandom I'm involved in/have been involved in. Controversial or innocent, silly or serious, ask and you'll get my honest opinion on the subject [to the best of my knowledge/ability].

Fandumbs: My So-Called Life, South Park, The Simpsons, Dexter, Battlestar Galactica... hell, why not Buffy? Haven't written about that in a looong time.

DOOO EEET.

So I finally made a Rickie icon. I needed one. Sensitive guys ftw! ANYWAY...

Fandom: My So-Called Life
Pairings/Characters: Jordan/Rickie, Katimski
Rating: PG, swearing
Prompt: Hospital at msclfanfic
Word Count: 1881
Disclaimer: I only own the stuff that I own. (Which is not the show.)

Summary: Jordan visits Rickie in the hospital. Complete with Katimski's coffee obsession, weird elevator music and ironic parking lots.

( There's music playing somewhere. The kind that sucks. )

Three steps towards a brighter future:

1. Bask in the hotness that is my icon.
2. Watch Mulholland Drive.
3. Bask in the hotness/creepiness/smartness that is it.

( Oh yeah, BSG and FNL are swell too. )

Edited 6/25/08.

DISCLAIMER: Don't own MSCL. Don't own Bruce Lee. Unfortunately, don't own Rayanne Graff. Catch my drift?
Title: Staring Down The Sun Chapter 6: "Haiku For Her"
Author: ikilledkennym/ikilledkennyandjr
Fandom: My So-Called Life
Pairings: Rayanne/Sharon mainly
Genres: Romance, Humour, Drama, Alternate Universe
Rating: PG-13 for "thar be girlies kissin' each other", drug use, swearing, mentions of sex, and teenage-brand humour.
Word Count: 5483

Beta'd by my good friend and favourite Minnesotian (did I get that right? Probably not.) lalagirl33! Couldn't have done it without ya, either.

Chapter One|Two|Three|Four|Five

( My lady is an orange... )

Okay, I totally shoulda posted this, like, a millennium ago. But I didn't. 'Cause I'm stupid. Behold: TINO!

Author: ikilledkennym
Characters: Tino and: Graham, Brian, Rickie, Sharon
Rating: PG-13, maybe? Drug use and swearing.
Word Count: 1971
Prompt: Tino at msclfanfic
Disclaimer: My So-Called Life is owned by Bedford Falls. For entertainment purposes only. Copyright infringement is not intended.
Summary: Four Tino scenes, shown from the perspective of four other characters, that lead into one another and interconnect in various ways.

( This manboy had long, dark, tangled hair and untrusting eyes that combed over Graham in an instant. )

Simpsons! FUCK yeah!

( Spoilers for the movie and extreme fangirlism )

Okay, seriously. Who here thinks Aslan is way cooler than Jesus Christ? Think about it. He has that big, kingly mane and those soft eyes, what a perfect kitty cat. And what does Jesus have? Long hair that's probably not washed very frequently. I mean, I know he died for our sins and all, but in the immortal words of Kyle Broflovski: "Did God send Jesus TO die, or did Jesus just get kind of screwed over?" Aslan fought the White Witch completely by choice. Aslan is kickass.

In conclusion, that big furry kitty can be my saviour any time. And Jesus, buddy? Lose the robe and sandals. That is so 30 B.C.

(I am struggling with the other rivalry of Satan and The Witch. Though Lucifer's great lakes of fire are hotter than the Witch's purty-but-small ice castle (pun intended), Jadis' (yes, I did just wiki her name. I haven't read the book in ten years, okay?) fashion sense is clearly the winner here. Plus, Tilda Swinton rocks the casbah. Luce's lover Saddam Hussein? Not so much.)

Standard disclaimer: Not meant to offend, take it as a joke, blah blah blah.

Edited 6/21/08.

DISCLAIMER: Don't own, blah blah blah.
Title: Staring Down The Sun Chapter 5: "Possibly Beautiful"
Author: ikilledkennym/ikilledkennyandjr
Fandom: My So-Called Life
Pairings: Mostly Rayanne/Sharon
Genres: Romance, Humour, Drama, Alternate Universe
Rating: PG-13 for "thar be girlies kissin' each other", drug use, swearing, mentions of sex, and teenage-brand humour.
Word Count: 5355

Summary: Rayanne Graff is a fifteen-year-old slacker with few possessions: two best friends and a mother who's never home. Then Something More walks through the public bathroom door and into her life. Will she run or stay and face the sunlight?

Chapter One|Two|Three|Four

( Who the hell is Mary Quant? )