SGA Rec: Retromancy, Sheppard/Caldwell, NC-17

Retromancy by JiM, Sheppard/Caldwell, John/Rodney, NC-17

"Steven Caldwell, if he were being honest, didn't really think he'd planned on sex with John Sheppard." Then Rodney finds out.

Who can resist a Caldwell story where he refers to himself, obliquely, as "a controlling bastard with delusions of adequacy"? With steamy, lurid sex and videotapes? Not to mention the blackmail, lest we forget. Steven Caldwell's voice with his dry, strange combination of arrogance and self-aware humility pervades this story. He's a hard-ass, yet you get the impression that no one is tougher on Steven Caldwell than Steven Caldwell. Rodney finding out and the upshot is just icing on the cake. JiM's a great writer with a fantastic ability to make minor characters come to life. Go, go read!

Captain Snark

Everyone, I'd like to introduce captain_snark. Yes, dad's stories are now going into their own LJ.

The Warehouse Grill

Three pearls of wisdom.

Ganked from cofax7: Three pearls of wisdom about my not-so-chosen-but-wound-up-in-anyways chosen profession.

Do it now.
You're told no problem, we've got plenty of time, don't worry about it...? That's a signal to have it done yesterday. Always, always, always get the little things out of the way first. The "big projects" will usually drag behind, so the way to save time is to have all the details done up front. Trust me, I've shaved two months off of a six-month project this way, no kidding.

Take time to step back, look at the entire workflow, and change the system.
99% of all offices are dysfunctional and mindlessly continue habits that don't work. Usually the solution is obvious if you stop and think, "Why are we running around like chickens with our heads cut off?"

Talk to people in person. Answer your phone. Avoid email and voicemail if it's not routine.
Modern technology increases your work-load and undermines the relationships you could be developing. Think of it. If someone doesn't reach you in person, first they leave you a voicemail, then they send you an email, then they call your cell. You end up picking up the same message three times. Messages never give you enough information, so you always have to call -- at which point you end up leaving them a voicemail, then sending an email, and then... ugh.

If you just pick up the phone in the first place or walk ten feet to their office you can avoid all that. Also, in-person communication brings up questions, answers issues you might not have considered, and takes whatever you're working on a step further. Plus, conversation develops your relationships.

Plagiarized.

I've been plagiarized.

Skinny Dipping has been ripped off and posted on Fanfiction.net.

My story, Skinny Dipping, Harry/Percy, was written in 2003. So far as I can tell Cedric17 didn't change a word.

The reason I'd never posted it at Fanfiction.net is that the story is NC-17, violates the TOU, and it even includes underaged sex. Harry is 14 and Percy is 18.

What an S.O.B.

Thank you to Miranda who brought this to my attention.




ETA: I bet they thought they could get away with this because it's a lesser-known story, having had less play because of the chan issue.