Somewhere Different Now

Hello, all!  I should probably make a longer post with actual content by me at some point, but not now.  This is just a drive-by entry to rec some things:

-First, The World on His Wrist, an extraordinary Sherlock fic where John Watson experiences parallel lives.  After he's shot in Afghanistan, his time fractures, leaving him alternating between a life in Afghanistan where he's never shot, a life as a doctor in Essex who never went to war, and two lives where he was shot and eventually moved back to London, but only in one does he end up sharing a flat with Sherlock Holmes.  The premise takes a little getting used to, but the story's construction is impeccable and the writing is gorgeous.  It's by bendingsignpost, who is also known in Who fandom as rallalon, which will give some of you an idea of how good you can expect this story to be.  :)  There's a lovely element of Sherlock/John UST and plenty of John being a BAMF.  Read it.

-Second, you probably aren't aware that you want to read Sally Sparrow/Amy Pond, but after you read Used & New by kaydeefalls you will realize that you needed this fic in your life.  There is an alien hedgehog and lots of hilarity but also a gentle wistfulness. 

-Third, on a completely different note, I've never read Lemony Snicket's books, but I approve of his observations regarding Occupy Wall Street.  For example, Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.

-Fourth, on a similar note to the previous item, an image:
( under cut to spare your flist )

-Fifth, completely unrelated to any of the above, I recommend the web series Husbands.  It's a comedy by Jane Espenson (squee!) set in a near future where same sex marriage becomes fully legal in the US.  Two men who recently started dating, one an actor and the other a professional baseball player, go out to celebrate in Vegas and end up drunk married.  Will they stick it out?  The series is really funny but also quite sweet.  There are 11 short (>3 min.) episodes, the full first series, so go enjoy. 

-Lastly, it's coming up on the time of year when many people set themselves insanely ambitious writing tasks.  I salute you all.  For myself, I'll be sticking with wrisomifu (Write Something, you Miserable Fuck), where the challenge is to write at least ten minutes a day.  Complaining about it endlessly on the comm is encouraged.  Given how my muse seems to have died, been buried under sediment, and turned into fossil lately, this should be a legitimate challenge to me.  If anyone cares to join me, sign-ups will be open on October 28-31.