Could someone please explain to me these two things?

One: What has happened to an abundance of decent Catherine/Grissom fanfiction?
Two: What do people see between Grissom and Sara?

For the past few months, I've been trying to see from the other point-of-view, from the perspective of the GSR 'shipper. I've read GSR fanfiction, tried writing for the relationship (even if it had the intent of stealthily hopping aboard the good ship GCR), and read opinions on why Grissom and Sara compliment each other and go together like peanut butter and the ever-loyal jelly.

Well, let's just say this: I still don't understand it.

Why is it that the majority of 'shippers watching CSI find this couple to be the most appealing? Is there some crucial element to this to which I am blind, some sort of chemistry embedded in the plot of the show that eludes me? From what I've seen in nearly six of the seven seasons -- discounting the finale for season six -- is a woman forcing herself upon a man and the said man showing little to no interest in the aforementioned woman. Granted, there have been a few moments -- such as when Sara first reacquaints herself with Grissom in "Cool Change" -- where they were relaxed and, hell, even romantic, with each other. (The only other scene without seemingly strained chemistry that I can recall is the one in "Nesting Dolls" where Grissom comforts Sara, and even that is arguably paternal, not romantic. And maybe the "tie me up" scene in "Pledging Mr. Johnson.") Other than these, however, the rest has been unbearably unnatural.

Take, for example, when Sara tells Grissom to "pin [her] down" in "The Accused Is Entitled." While it may be the basis for many a GSR fanfiction, it is a mind-numbingly uncomfortable scene (in the opinion of this writer). Not only does Sara make a blatant (and unwanted) advance, but she also manages to fail at making Grissom understand about what she is talking (the "relationship" between them).

Okay, okay -- I'll end that on a coherent note.

Still, this situation irritates me. One, because I see these astounding authors supporting this couple and have to wonder what they see in it. Two, because I see these pitiful writers sailing upon the good ship GCR and defecating all over it.

And this brings me to my next point.

What happened to all of the good GCR authors/stories? I mean, while there are still the authors, such as lemonjelly_, who write GCR almost professionally, there are these new writers who make nothing but out-of-character garbage.

I understand the motive behind the general lack of GCR fanfiction; obviously, with the loss of any interaction between Grissom and Catherine in the past three seasons (five, six, and seven), who wouldn't lose some inspiration? Still, what is with all of these relatively new writers producing only undiluted crap? My vote is for a preexisting correlation between the quality of the Catherine/Grissom interaction in the show and the decency of the fanfiction inspired by it. Hmm...

Then, though, how do you explain such "flukes" as lemonjelly_'s Zwischenzug, missparker85's, "Only Something in Me Understands", or Caroline's,"How Hard It Rains Now", all written during this time of lost momentum?

I'll honestly tell you that it's discouraging to see your "ship" held afloat by mostly immature writers with nothing better to do than kill whatever remains of the relationship. An obvious paranoia is talking when I think that maybe GCR appeals to a juvenile group rather than a more...sophisticated?...one.

I know that this is just a TV show; that they're only fictional characters who will die when the show ends; that none of this constitutes as "important" in the "sensible" mind.

Still, if anyone can answer any of these questions, I'd be happy to listen. :)

Thanks for your time. Have a good morning.

For all readers of my fanfiction, you might take interest in this note. It’s just a bit of a declaration. That’s all.

Okay, have not updated in more than two weeks -- sixteen days to be exact. Anyway, that wasn’t the
"hiatus" of which I spoke. I don’t know when that will be. Maybe when schools starts. Trust me, I’m going to be busy. (All Honors’ classes. This ought to be quite a laugh for God. I’m going to be doing more juggling than, well, a juggler, really, if I must use a weak simile.)

Hark, though, because I bear an article…which some of my friends may not like. *blushes* Sorry, but I do agree with it. I’m just...eh, the article says all.

( The Cheapening of the F-word (Not for Avid Users of the Aforementioned Word) )

Notes to Friends

angelfirenze, I’m sorry to hear about your college troubles. (You do actually have an excuse to use "the F-bomb".)

blushingsigh, I'm going to miss you. You are such an amazing person -- talented, spiritual, loving -- and did not deserve whatever happened to you. If you ever need (or want) to talk to me, don't hesitate to drop a line. I'm here for you. I might not be the best at my timing (which is why I'm leaving you a note now), but just...if the urge strikes, send me an e-mail or leave comment, and we'll talk.

To both of you: *HUGS*

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Well, folks, I'm going on vacation for a week (hence the update), and then I'll be starting school. (Anyone want some of my "Goody-Goody Gumdrops"? There's way to much sarcasm sweet, sweet sugar in them.) Updates will be sporadic -- more sporadic? -- and the fanfiction juices might not be a-flowin' for the first few weeks. (Why do I have a sense of approaching doom?)

Well, I need to perform basic, human tasks to satisfy my basic, human needs, so I shall see everyone later. (Oh, and don't forget if you haven't already: free "You're Pitiful" downloads!

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A Couple of Questions

Everyone knows that "The End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) is by REM, right? I just couldn't fit the entire thing in the space provided.

Does anyone have any clue as to when the new season of evil!CSI is starting? I haven't a clue, nor have I seen any commercials to answer my question.

Best Song/Album of the Week: "Don't Drink the Bathwater" by Placebo. Okay, I need to say this now: I am not referring to the band from the UK; I'm referring to Leslie Feist's (or just Feist's) high school band. Yes, I do own their first (and only) official release. It's such a fantastic album. If you see it anywhere (and actually like Feist as an artist) grab it and hold it for dear life, because it's rare.

(Why can't it snow? It's too hot! *jumps into a vat of ice cubes*)

...stolen my music-loving heart, and I don't care if I get it back. Really, the man is a genius.

And why, you ask, is he a genius? Because of what he has on his homepage, of course!

As you may or may not know (and I'm guessing it's the latter), "Weird Al" created a parody of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful". Unfortunately, even though Blunt gave Yankovich "his blessing" ("Al" always gets the artist's "blessing" before making the song), the suits working for Blunt's production company wouldn't allow "Weird Al" to put the song "You're Pitiful", the harmless remake of the century, on his upcoming (and already finished) album "Straight Outta Lynwood". But, hey, loopholes are God's way of saying "Screw the suits", so...

If you go to his homepage (yes, two links people), and click on any of the numerous "here" links, you will be able to download "You're Pitiful" for free. It's hilarious -- especially for people like me who truly hate the original song. (I do. It's unoriginal vocally and instrumentally, and it's my personal opinion that the order in which he makes songs into music videos depends on the quality. That's why "High" came after "You're Beautiful". It starts with the worst and becomes better as he keeps making videos.)

But to each his/her own.

Anyway, regardless of the title, this post is more about my fanfictions and now they're coming.

( Fantastically Fictional: How I'm Doing with My Works )

Spare the lj'er, use a cut. That's my logic.

(On a random note: Sister Cameron may be getting a makeover soon. I may turn her into "Sista Cameron: 'Hood Nun". It's a weak joke -- you know, like hoodlum? -- but hey, I want to see my creation with a sideways Yankees' cap, bling, and a car with major hydraulic advantages.

Well, good night, folks. I'm going to do...something.

*walks away awkwardly*

Best Song/Album Title for the Missed Weeks: "The Best of Talking Heads" by (obviously) Talking Heads. It has all your basic Talking Heads' needs, from "Psycho Killer", "Once in a Lifetime", and "And She Was". It's...too great for words.

LJ didn't save my post! *sighs* Eh, whatever. I would've irritated the crap out of all of you anyway with my notes. Anyway, to the story. All the important (and not important) information is under the cut.

( I Am Not Converting! )

Comments (and concrit) are much appreciated, while flames will be used to burn the "Way to Go" script. :)

Okay, so I have a lot of time on my hands (which means I'll be able to work on the e-mail, Jade, huzzah!), so why not search LJ and the Internet for random things you should read? (It started out as "read/see/etc.", but this post is already three-thousand miles long.)

Fanfiction Recommendations (House for this post, mostly relationship with some non-relationship tossed in the mix):

LJ: House-o-licious Lovin' People

"We Have Dreamed Too Little" and "Your Hand Would Be With Me" both by the ingenious he_dreams_awake (Both House/Cuddy and both rated T/M)

I described this as "Holy Hell in Huddy Heaven". It's....I died when I read them, several times, actually. It's practically indescribable euphoria.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Light to moderate spoilers for "Who's Your Daddy?", dialog-wise, but not too heavy as a whole. One line of House/Chase slash -- one line, people! -- and some Stacy/House.

"Six Random Thoughts in the Course of an Injection" by cincoflex (House/Cuddy and no rating given)

It's short, but for the love God, it's brilliant, like all of her House work. If you ever have the chance, check out the Tempered series (NC-18)and her other work over at www.cincoflex.net. Drop her a line at her guestbook.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Light spoilers for "Who's Your Daddy?"

"Confidentiality" by rwyrter (House/Cuddy and NC-17)

So good, like all of her work. She writes regularly -- daily almost -- and friend-ing her writing journal is welcome. If you like great House fanfiction (she does House/Wilson slash, too, along with CSI slash), please, I really do recommend friend-ing her writing journal. If I had to recommend her all of her great fanfictions, I'd have an even more gigantic post. But go see for yourself.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The aforementioned "Confidentiality" contains spoilers for "Who's Your Daddy?" (it was a Huddy-filled episode, people!) and her other works contain spoilers as well (not all, though). (But it's so good!)

"One Fine Mystifying Dance" by angelfirenze (House/Cuddy and no rating given)

Right. If House and Cuddy had a kid, by the love of God, I'd leave it up to angelfirenze to create him. This story is...wow. I highly recommend it.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: No spoilers, although the inspiration was probably taken from *drum roll please* (you guessed it!)"Who's Your Daddy?" (More Huddy airtime = more fic'age people! We rule!)

"Wants" by insanityonline1 (House/Cuddy and K+)

This is the seventh part of the fanfiction, but she has the links for the earlier parts posted in the post, though. Read those first. [insert "d'uh!" here] It's brilliant, the dialog especially. It's a load of Huddy Lovin' Snark and Goodness.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: No spoilers, I believe, and if there are, they're from earlier episodes.

"Udderly Disturbing" by ticcyyy (House/Cuddy and T)

Oh, so random, so Huddy, and so funny. One-shots rule.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Spoilers from "Sex Kills". (Pretty light, because it just references a Clinic patient and his "ailment".)

"So This Is Your Holy Sacrifice" by hihoplastic (House/Cuddy, Wilson/Cuddy, and Vogler/Cuddy (the mechanics involved in a night spent with those two together would be mind-boggling) and T)

She apologized for writing this, which was insane. Really. It's fantastic. I mean, really great.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: One-line spoiler from "Role Model" in Season One.

Anything in rest_your_bones, the creative journal of wench_for_hire. The brilliance goes from fanfiction to icons, with a smudge of original fiction. Please, take a look. She does House/Cuddy for House, and she has a few CSI-CGR stories in there.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Her work contains spoilers from Season Two House.

And much, much more here at LJ. Take a look for yourselves. Search around for fanfictions and make your own list. :)

Off-LJ: House Love Floating Round the Net

"Three's a Crowd" by shadowfood -- Oh yes, it's finally time I recommend this fanfiction. I'm several chapters behind and have been skipping around the story (I just read chapter twenty), but that's okay. I'll catch up. It's like my story with the same basic plot (which translates to "Cuddy becomes pregnant by House"), but there's a world of difference. It's hugely popular among the people in house_cuddy, and that's not the least bit surprising. Witty dialog, in-character-ness, and much more.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: T, not a lot of spoilers, first (posted) fanfiction for the author, work-in-progress, romance/drama, House/Cuddy, is updated fairly regularly.

"Grief" by earthdrago -- It's short, but by God, man, it's bloody freaking excellent. And check out earthdargo's other works, too. So wonderful.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: K+, drabble (complete), real tragedy, no pairings, no spoilers.

"Sins of Indifference" by whoswho718 -- Holy Man of Mighty Indifference, this is a must-read. It's factual, intelligent writing jam-packed with in-characterness and cunning thoughts from the mind of Rowan Chase, who is, you guessed it, Chase's Father. And, if you click into the reviews, you'll notice that I didn't leave one under my cool pseudonym "Review1234" or even my real pen-name "Phrenology of a Waffle". Well, that's because anonymous reviews are not accepted, and also because the site was being a huge bum. So I sent one through a PM that was five-hundred plus words. :) (You still have my longest for praise, Jade.)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: T, one-shot (complete), general, no pairings, no spoilers -- unless they're almost transparent they're so light.

"A Taste of Salt" by PWCorgigirl -- Holy. Crap. Such a fantastic House/Cuddy fanfiction, one of the first I ever read, and the first one I did read from her. She can also be found here at LJ under the name pwcorgigirl, and some more of her fanfictions can be found here. It's short, but so amazingly incredible. Anything by her is. I recommend everything she has written.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: K, drabble-ish (complete), general, light House/Cuddy, mild spoilers for "Three Stories".

"The Snark of St Gregarious" by bardvahalla -- READTH IT. LOVETH IT. COVETH IT. OR THY POWERTH OF SAINT GREGARIOUS WILLTH SMITETH THY PERSONTH! (By the way, a new "Profit" is needed to continue the story, so pimpth yourselves in the review section. I shallth be leaving her a reviewth soonth enoughth.)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: K+, multi-chaptered (complete...for nowth *sobth*), humor, mentions of pairings that happened on the show, spoilers for several episodes.


And anything by Gomes, also known as wench_for_hire at fanfiction.net.

I know, I know: Some of my other amazing author friends were not recommended, but when I come around to doing CSI, they will be. But, for now, savor the snark of House. And...

NOTE: REVIEW WHEN YOU CAN, PEOPLE. I NEED TO GET UP ON MY REVIEWING, TOO, SO WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER. RESPONSIBLE READERS REVIEW ANYWAY POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.

There you have it. Two hours of code-crunching -- I have a little website I use for my HTML codes, and here is the link -- for your enjoyment. So, please, try to enjoy. Thank you, again. *eyes fall out of head*

I'll give you the key information: House/Cuddy. Fluffy ending. Random because written on impulse. Light spoilers. Unbeta'd. More information behind the cut.

( Fanfiction Dreamin'/On Such a Rainy Day! )

Comments are appreciated. Say what you wish. Thank you for reading (or at least looking into the entry). :)

I know. It's amazing. Three updates in one week. What a crazy lady I am.

Okay, so I'm not going to be able to update until next Saturday after this update because I'm going on a bit of an exile with the happy-yet-slightly-dysfunctional family. So yo, ho, ho and a bottle of fun (and chances are my parents will need the rum). We're flowing across the sea on a boat that just happens to be called a ship and weighs a ridiculous amount.

And, because you are all such great people, I decided that, because while you are all good people I am a bum and haven't updated "The Land of Qualms" in almost two months, so why not post a sneak, un-beta'd preview? Sounds just as great as U2. :)

( Chapter Twelve: Meeting the Shore )

So there is your preview. I had to do it. I know people have been waiting patiently for an update, and I thank them. They're all very wonderful people.

Well, that's about it. Bye for now.

(Oh, my good-bye kicks Porky Pig's in the butt!)

Okay, so here's my submission for the House Het Ficathon in palmaceae's ElJay. :)

Summary: "Instantly, you remember: You left the door unlocked, which is unusual for you. You’re a person who likes to protect your possessions and like your possessions – some of them, anyway – to protect you. Now if only you could protect you from yourself, from your emotions and dirty habits."
Pairing: Wilson/Stacy
Rating: PG-13 for reference to cigarettes, alcohol, sex (more like infedelity), and mild swearing in the dialogue.
Word Count: 2,654 words.
Spoilers: Probably. Maybe 1.1 - "The Pilot" and 1.21 - "Three Stories". Very light, anyway.
Disclaimer: *laughs* Oh, that's a good one!
Other Important Information: The godly beta of this story is bemorechill, who deserves all the "thank you's" and cookies in the world, and it was written for animagiblender. My requirements:

- Pairing: Wilson/Stacy
-Three things included in the fanfiction: Must be Post-Infarction but Pre-Breakup, Guilt, Hurt/Comfort.
- Three things that cannot be included in the fanfiction: "PWP (porn with plot is acceptable though), a complete lack of House, um....rape? I dunno, I'm running out of limitations, so I might as well throw in 'midget porn'." <--- Oh, I had such a hard time getting around that last one. ;)

I hope I wrote to please. :)

( Fingering the Keys )