Fic Of The Week - Week Thirteen

[badly_knitted]

Amazingly, I didn't have any trouble getting through all 66,000+ words of Time Enough - probably due to feeling crap all week and not having the energy to do anything but read. Really great fic though, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Lots of angst, sadness and boys not communicating, but a real sense of the team picking themselves up and carrying on at the end.

Back to two fics this week - a recent reel_torchwood fic and a much older one.

The first is milady_dragon 's The Ghost And Mr. Jones , 7 chapters of The Ghost And Mrs. Muir done Torchwood style. I love the film, so I'm excited to read this, even though it's taken me so long to get around to it.

Here's the summary: After losing his wife, Ianto Jones and his son move to the village of Aberaeron and into the isolated Spitfire Cottage. Soon he's dealing with clinging relatives...and the ghost of Captain Jack Harkness, the original builder of the cottage. Little does Ianto know just how much of an impact the dead World War Two hero will have on his life. *bounces with excitement*

Chapter 1 is here:
LJ: http://milady-dragon.livejournal.com/87269.html
Dreamwidth: http://milady-dragon.dreamwidth.org/93064.html - Chapters are linked.

Fic number two for this week is a little 5-parter by lower_case_me , from way back in November 2006. It's called Containment and though it starts fairly mildly, by the end the author says it will be firmly in Adult's Only territory. The summary is short and to the point: A piece of alien tech causes chaos - but there's an important Author's note for Owen fans: Anything that might be construed as Owen-bashing is incidental, and will be made up for in subsequent parts. There's also no Ianto in Part 1, but the focus of the fic will be Ianto/Jack, so don't despair!

Part 1 is here: http://lower-case-me.livejournal.com/1982.html - Chapters aren't linked, but are in consecutive entries, so just click 'Next Entry' and you'll find the next chapter, or follow the links below...
Part 2: http://lower-case-me.livejournal.com/2177.html
Part 3: http://lower-case-me.livejournal.com/2348.html
Part 4: http://lower-case-me.livejournal.com/2644.html
Part 5: http://lower-case-me.livejournal.com/2846.html

Now that we've seen all that Torchwood has to offer, I find it great fun reading the early fics where little canon has been established and the writers can only speculate. There are so many things that could have been, but didn't happen on the show.

Comments

[debmommy22]

"The Ghost and Mr. Jones" Oh that is funny! Jack is dead in stead of Ianto and Jack is a ghost! This sounds so cute. I like the sound of this one.

They both sound interesting. :)

[badly_knitted]

I think they should both be fun - I read the first paragraph of Containment, just to see if I though I might like it and... Well, let's just say I was intrigued!

The Ghost And Mr Jones is definitely an Alternate Universe fic - Jack and Ianto, but probably no Torchwood or aliens. That's fine with me as I love reading the characters in other settings as much as I love reading about them doing Torchwoody stuff!

[debmommy22]

I also read a little bit of Containment and I'm not sure, but I think I may really like this one. Read only a little of The Ghost and Mr. Jones. Sort of reminds me of a movie made in the 80's or 90's called "Beetlejuice" where this married couple/ghosts want the new people who are moving it to leave.

[badly_knitted]

It's much gentler than Beetlejuice (which I'm fond of) more old-fashioned in feel - I just read the whole fic! I was only going to read three chapters today, but I got completely swept up by the story. I cried sad tears, I cried happy tears and I just completely loved it (and I was wrong, it's set very firmly in the Torchwood/Who universe. Well, more Doctor Who than Torchwood, though the Battle of Canary Wharf still happened. You'll know what I mean if you read it).

I'll read Containment later this week, possibly Wednesday, I think tomorrow I'll catch up with some short fics.

[debmommy22]

Oh, I had no idea. I will have to read it too....I say that all the time don't I?...I could stay up late and read I guess, but my eyes start closing on me. lol! Not enough hours in the day for a bipolar depressed person who sleeps too darn much! :(

I need see the dr who shows about the battle of canary wharf. I keep hearing about it, Ianto talked about being in it? Is that right? I have no idea what happened. Never seen the shows. I wish sometimes I could watch some Dr. Who shows. I don't have the money to buy many DVD's. Was Jack in the one or ones around it...or Ianto or both? Michael tried to find them to download; no way. The Internet police won't let us have them. LOL!

[badly_knitted]

The Battle of Canary Wharf was at the end of Doctor Who's 2nd season, but there was no Jack and because Torchwood the TV show didn't exist as such back then, there was no Ianto. We just know from Torchwood that Ianto survived Canary Wharf but his girlfriend Lisa got half converted.

Jack's Doctor Who episodes are in the first season and If you ever get the chance to watch, The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances are just brilliant. Then The Parting of the Ways (I think) is the one where Jack ends up immortal, though you don't know at that point that he is immortal, he's just dead them comes back to life and sees the TARDIS leaving without him. That's it for Jack until Torchwood, but then he's in the last three episodes of Season 3 of Doctor who, and the last 2 of season 4.

I understand about not having the money for the DVDs - Doctor Who DVDs are some of the most expensive, it seems.

[debmommy22]

Thanks! So we did not even know about Ianto being in The Battle of Canary Wharf until the TW show when they go back and show how Jack and Ianto met.

I have seen a clip from "The Empty Child" on YouTube with the Dr 11 I think it was and Jack and Rose that is hysterical with Jack and the banana. I died laughing at that one!
Jack: "Well in a pinch I got a banana and we could put up some shelves."
LOL! I think I got that qoute right. I have watch it a million times. I just LOVE Jack! I like that Dr. too. He seemed kind of dense at times, but very funny. :D

PS: what time is it there right now since we are talking in real time for once? Geez!

[badly_knitted]

Oh dear, can't answer your last question as I'd turned off before you sent the comment! My last reply to you was past midnight, if I recall though.

I have resheduled my Doctor's appointment and will hopefully be going tomorrow morning - I was lucky to get an appointment so quickly, I only ohoned up this morning. Means getting up at about 7.30 though, so not looking forward to that. I hope the appointment gets me somewhere this time, my stomach problems seem to be getting worse. No having a great time. Wish me luck for tomorrow!

*hugs* J xxx

[debmommy22]

I'd say good luck, but it is probably afternoon there.
How did it go? I hope they found out what was wrong and how to treat it.
:) I understand about getting up early. Just got up at 7:00 a.m. to get Alex off to school. It is 8:11 now.

I meant the doctor 9 in TW. I was half out of it myself when I wrote the post above or below. lol!

Well, I'm calling my OBGYN again today! Whoopie! Not over the yeast infection and not going the weekend in pain and itching. I need to wait two more days to see if my treatment worked and it goes away, but I want to have the appointment set up just in case it doesn't. I can always cancell. + They may need to know before I go to the hemorrhoid doctor. lol! Isn't this fun conversation?! o_0 :D I wish that doctor's office was open....probably not until 9 though. Now my throat is hurting this morning too. Just take me out back and shoot me. LOL!

Oh don't worry about the time thing. I was just trying to figure it out again since you are now on Daylight Savings Time too. I know you are sick of me. I am always rushing to talk to you when I know you are not asleep yet.
Poor thing I was talking your ear off and it was almost midnight again, last night.

[badly_knitted]

It's 1.51pm on Tuesday here right now, my doctor's appointment is at 9.40am Wednesday, tomorrow, so good luck wishes would be most welcome! I could really use some good luck. Feeling a bit (or maybe a lot) down at the moment, worried about tomorrow and that it might be serious. I just hope I don't get fobbed off this time, they need to do some tests because no one should have to live like this. I'm tired of not being taken seriously by doctors. *sigh* Everything is getting me down and I should be happy - it's another lovely, sunny day, but I just feel fed up.

[debmommy22]

Ok, had dinner, I'm back. lol!

Sorry I keep getting our days wrong. It is Tuesday here too, but for some reason I thought this was the day you went to the doctor. Ok, so Good Luck! :D
Oh my, I hope it is not serious. I was trying to joke and just read that. I hope they do the test too. That is the way I have been feeling too. I am tired of this hormonal/....stuff and I want to know what is going on and if they can fix me or help me. I cried last night in the bathroom. I don't know why; I guess it is just too much sometimes to try to hold myself up when I am having physical and mental problems all at the same time.

The Doctors don't take you seriously?! I think you said British medical care was not so good? Can you get a second opinion or another doctor if these treat you like that? In the states that is what we do! We don't put up with that crap! We get 2nd, 3nd, 4th, opinions if we have to.
Oh please feel better!

*many sweet hugs* :)

Sunny days don't always help I know. Sometimes I think it makes me feel worse like I need to be outside, but I am just too tired.

I had an awful day yesterday. I had what the doctors are calling "a rage episode"....luckily I started throwing things after Michael and Alex left last night. I was already feeling bad and mad about how Alex had destroyed the house and Michael didn't seem to think it was a big deal. Why am I the one who always has to clean up their messes? (I feel like Ianto did) I told them I feel like the maid. Oh well, enough about me. At least I am a little better today, not great, but better.

I want you to feel better. Don't let those Doctors push you around! You hear me girl! :D

{{{More Hugs}}} ♥ :D

[badly_knitted]

Thanks, I need the hugs and good luck!

I'm not good at sticking up for myself, but I'll do my best to get through to the doc tomorrow. This is the new doctor at the practice, I've seen her once before and she's okay (the two male doctors can be a bit patronising, they don't mean to be but that's how it feels). Anyway, we'll see how it goes. Had chronic indigestion last night, was still reading on my computer at 2.30 am. Hope tonight is better. It's 10.15pm and I have to get up at 7.30am, but I have indigestion again. Not as bad, but still there nonetheless.

Hope tomorrow turns out to be a good day for both of us! *hugs tight* ♥

[debmommy22]

I hope things go well. Indigestion too. Your poor stomach. Do you have IBS (Irritable Bowl Syndrome?) I have had it on and off most of my life at least by the time I married. I wonder why? *rolls eyes* (Michael drugs, he is off them now, enough said.)

Sometimes the female doctors can be more understanding. Most of mine are female though I did have one female doc. once and she was cold. I didn't go back to her again. I have gone to really nice male doctors too, just depends. The Psy. docs. are male, but very good! My Psychologist is very sweet. My meds doctor is so caring and wants to find something that will help me. We are all frustrated at this point. It is not like it was with your doctors. I really hate that!...but I must say I feel like giving up right now. I have NEVER had rages in my whole life and I don't blame my doctor. Bipolar II depression gets worse with age...without meds I would probably be in a hospital or commit suicide at this point in my life. I wish I could just throw all my pills right out, like you did, but I know I can't. I hope you understand and know that if I really thought they were trying to make me worse, I would change doctors or stop the meds. It has never been this bad in my whole life. I think this last medication caused the rages and as soon as I am off it, I will be fine. They didn't know that would happen; everyone of us have a different body chemistries. The same med. might really help someone else. I am reducing it slowly until I stop all together to be safe, withdrawl symptoms.

Oh well, sorry to go off blabbering again.

Again good luck I think, tomorrow! lol!

Love and hugs*

PS. Let me know how it goes.

[badly_knitted]

Doctor's appointment is over for now, but I have to go back in a week for blood tests and some other tests. For now, I have a whole new pile of pills to take, instead of the ones I was taking.

I was told many years ago that I 'probably have Irritable Bowel Syndrome'. No one seems to know for sure. If that's what it is, I must have it very badly because for me it's debilitating. I feel so bad most of the time I can't go anywhere and often I can barely eat. It's a pretty miserable existance and now it's severely affecting my sleep. I'll just have to see how I get on with the new medication, get the blood tests done next week and wait for the results. In the meantime, there's fanfic.

[debmommy22]

This is fantastic! I mean in that the Doctors are going to do the blood tests. I hope that means they are trying to help you. :)
I'm so sorry about the IBS. I completely empathize. I have never had it as bad as you have had it, I don't think. Though for 3 years I took half-a-pill of Imodium AD. every other night or I would have to (how do I say?)...go poop all day. lol! I went through a time of the constipating kind too, but upset stomachs are worse to me. I might as well just sit on the toilet and not go anywhere. If I didn't take the over-the-counter diarrhea medication early then I would wake-up sick and have to take the full dose + the next day! One doctor did not like me taking Imodium every other day, not my good ones, :OP on that one. What else could I do? I think, in my opinion and in things I've read that IBS is at least partially caused from severe stress and worry, usually very sensitive caring people...like you and me. :D ...and it happens mostly to women! There also is a very phyiscal side to it too. They have a medication in the states for women with the constipating kind...does me no good...but at least they are acknowledging the fact that it is a very "real" physical illness. I wish they could find a way to stabilize all of it.

Yes, when it is bad, I can't eat much either because it makes me feel bad and I am afraid I will have to go to the bathroom again. O_O ...and going out, forget it!...if I have not gotten it to stop.

You said it is affecting your sleep, does it make you get up in the night or does your stomach hurt?...just nosy me wondering? :)

Weird for awhile when M came home and he was off the drugs, my stomach went back to normal. I could eat cereals and other fiber foods again like fruit which I LOVE, but now with Alex in school, maybe some of the psychiatrict drugs, I have gone the other way again. I am taking stool softeners again! I don't get it....and isn't this lovely conversation on a message board?....LOL!...bad me....you sick yet?...or anyone else? O_0

I have to go shower and pick up Alex from school. I will be back later.
Oh, what kind of pills did they give you?....nosy nosy me....:D

[badly_knitted]

The nights are bad because of indigestion, heartburn, painful wind and nausea sometimes. I can't lie down because the windb gets trapped and then it really hurts. The pills I've got are an antispasmodic (next dose due soon) for the intestinal cramps and one to reduce the amount of acid in my stomach - I think that's what it does anyway. Not taken that one yet, it's twice a day, morning and night. Keep your fingers crossed that they help because I've really had enough. What with that and the hot flushes that often trigger severe panic attacks, life is really not fun right now.

[debmommy22]

I'm glad they have given you pills for your stomach. I hope they are helping. You are going through so much pain. I really understand....I mean I think I do. Your physical pain sounds horrible and to not be able to sleep because of it. :( It sounds so painful. And Yes then to have panic attacks on top of it. I somehow can really empathise.

I only have the 2 bothersome things, yeast infection and hemorrids, but that on top of my depression and mood swings suck! It is hard to keep going at times. I just want to cry.

I am very depressed right now. Alex left a few hours ago to go to Disney World with his Nana and Aunt Regina. They are picking up two little girls that are the same age as Alex in Birmingham, Al. They are related to Aunt Regina....then from there they will fly to Florida.
I already miss him so much. I want to cry and I know it is not all Alex. I am worried that I won't have much fun with Michael while we have some time for us. He is "obsessed" with this mega-router he has just bought and he does NOT give up when it comes to getting his toys/electronics/computers to work. He was up most of the night and still hasn't got it working, but he is relentless. He has always been this way.

We ate out at a place called Logans Steakhouse which was nice, but I was hoping we could watch our 2 NCIS shows tonight too; he still needs to download the last one. It is not likely that we will... I feel like I should be cleaning the house since we are not doing stuff together. He got me online using my smart phone! Who knew you could do that?! He is my McGee! It is very "slow" getting online, but at least I can now and post to you though it is past midnight there so I am sure I missed you again today. :(

Talk to you when I can.

[badly_knitted]

Haven't quite gone to bed yet - I was going to, but I forgot I have to take my last pills of the day at 12.30am and it's not even 12.15 yet. I have to take these 4 times a day, so I apaced the doses 5 hours apart. It works out reasonably well and gives me 9 hours overnight to try to sleep.

I hope Alex had a good time, but I'm sure you're going to miss him. I hope Michael will get his head out of his router and spend some quality time with you while it's just the two of you - boys and their toys though, they get obsessed. Take a bit of time for yourself while you're not having to be mom! Even if Michael is distracted by shiny things, perhaps you can still pamper yourself a little bit.

*hugs gently*

(I really am going to bed soon, honest!)

[debmommy22]

Oh, I have missed you somehow, I mean if you came back and I wasn't here. I left to rest for awhile, but probably didn't check my mail figuring you were gone...though with my memory. Everything is just crazy right now.

I hope the pills helped you sleep.

I miss Alex, but I did hope Michael would spend time with me, maybe he will later.
I have to go out anyway and get catfood. Just gave them the last of it and it isn't really enough for these two big Fat Cats! lol!

Maybe I will try to do something for me; I am still having a hard time of it though.

Michael's angry at me and thinks I am not in my right mind because of my depression and because I got very upset at him last night and went "balistic" again. I didn't want to; I just wanted him to understand. Maybe I'm not in my right mind like he thinks, I don't know? Sorry shouldn't be bothering you with this stuff. We just had another argument when I was in the middle of posting to you. Things will be ok.

Going to take a shower soon and we are going to go out and walk, eat, and I guess I will get the catfood then. Need to go to the grocier store too, but may have to do that on my own.

Michael said when we get back that he would hook just my computer up to an old router while he works on his new one that is very difficult to set-up.

Thank you for caring and being so positive. I need that right now. Still using my phone to talk to you, but he didn't tell me I could be on it too long last night. I think the battery is fried so I am not sure why it is working. M said he had another battery we can put in it. The phone is fine, the tether wouldn't hurt it which is what it is called getting online this way "a tether" don't ask me, I don't understand it either.

Thank you for the Hugs!

I hope you are having a good day. :)

[badly_knitted]

Hey! *hugs* Hope you're having a better time. It's not even 9pm yet but I'm sleepy. Seems to have been a busy day, but I'm not really sure why, I don't seem to have done anything much. I do have word processors on my computer now - both Microsoft Works and Word - Collin helped me get them installed because my brain wasn't really cooperating today. I can install software easily usually but I guess it's because I'm sleepy.

Spent some of my Birthday money on some more crystals - had a hard job choosing though, so many I would have liked. Can't have everything though. It's been cooler today, we're losing the good weather, Never mind, it will come back soon.

Going back to reading soon, my brain is just too tired to do anything that requires thinking.

[debmommy22]

I hope you are having fun reading fanfic. Hey, do you know of any authors that have wrote a really good COE. fix? I would love to read one.

Am I better? Don't ask. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day as we both say.

I'm so glad you got your word processors installed on your computer now and that Collin helped.

Oh it is funny, we were going to walk...got outside and the sun had gone and it is rainy and cool. I think we have the same weather all the time! lol! No walk. Michael or I will go back out for catfood before the store closes.

I understand about the brain. Mine is just gone right now.

{{{hugs}}}

If you are in bed. Talk to you tomorrow. :D

[badly_knitted]

Oh, one of my favourites is 'Miles To Go Before We Sleep' by teachwriteslash

http://teachwriteslash.dreamwidth.org/156677.html

And the sequel, 'Promises To Keep'
Part 1:
http://teachwriteslash.dreamwidth.org/158364.html

and Part 2: http://teachwriteslash.dreamwidth.org/158548.html

Really lovely!

Half an hour until I take my last pills, then I can go to bed. So sleepy *hugs*

[debmommy22]

Oh! Thank You! I will look at these. I've never read a fix-it for COE. and I really want to. I bet a lot of authors have done them. :D

I did go out and walk by myself afterall after I picked up the catfood. It did me good just to escape all the drama around here last night and today.

Sleep Well!

[badly_knitted]

Glad you got your walk and it did you good. I ha a reasonable night, but I still feel exhausted. It will take a while to catch up on sleep and adjust to my new schedule.

Hope you enjoy the fix-it - it gets Ianto back to life and back with Jack. There are loads of different kinds of fix-its, from ones where Ianto dies but gets brought back somehow (like this one which involves the Doctor), to ones where Ianto didn't die, to ones where the whole of CoE was rewritten (like the one by veronicaluv that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago in my Fic of the Week post), and everything in between. Some are short stories, some are long series, there are so many and I've only read a few.I hope to read them all eventually. There are even some very funny ones that make fun of all the idiotic plot holes in CoE. The problem these days is tracking them down.

[debmommy22]

Oh these fics sound so good. I would really like to read them if I ever can......*says bad words*...lol!

Oh! I forgot about the one you mentioned weeks ago! That I would like to read too where COE is re-writtened!....Time to take notes again!...or at least go back and look at my short-cuts.... O_O

I will see what I have and if you post anymore about the short stories or long series I will be putting them away to read. If you find some of those fics in your stuff, can you send me those links too? :D...but only if you can, I mean you don't have to make a special effort to send me some...I mean look how long it takes me....well? Have I even read all of one yet? lol! I used to read fic every night. I liked to stay up late and read it while Michael was asleep; that was during my obession mostly with "Lord of the Rings"...especially Sam & Frodo, I wish there had been some about Faramir and Eowyn. I also read some X-files fic with Mulder & Scully and they were good. M&S of course was het. fic. I guess it was easy to write fic about them because everyone, or a lot of us shipped them + there was so much material to go on from the TV shows. I wish there were more good het. fics. I think we talked about that one before, but you know my me!....taking notes again...I want some about NCIS. Oh well.

[badly_knitted]

If I stumble across any more good fix-its I'll let you know. I know I've read several (though there are even more I haven't got around to reading yet), but I've read so many fics I can rarely remember titles or authors. I'm still reading though, so there's always a chance I'll read a good one!

I have wind tonight - probably through swallowing air along with my pills - I swear I slosh when I move from the amount of water I'm supposed to drink with each lot of pills. It's ridiculous! I still have one more lot of pills to take tonight, but not for 90 minutes, so maybe I'll be less windy by then. It's a bit uncomfortable! Ah well, I'll live.

[debmommy22]

Oh I'm sorry. You sound like you feel terrible or did...been awhile since you wrote this. I hope you are sleeping now and comfortable. Goodness all that water; I had to take a drug for my bipolar one time where I was suppose to drink 8 glasses of water at one time usually before they drew my blood to look at my blood levels or how the drug was working. I was lucky to get down 4 or 5. I think I got down 6 glasses one time and I had to pee every 5 minutes! lol!...no, not funny really, not at all!...and of course that drug didn't work either! We both seem to have so much fun with our problems! (I was being sarcastic, but then I'm sure you knew that.) :/ Oh the drug was Lithium, a salt that has helped a lot of bipolars...not ME! Nothing does! Sorry. Tired need to go to bed. It is 2:33 in the morning here. Just got back from my parents. Everyone was late getting there tonight. My brother and family were there. Long story. I'll probably bore you more with it tomorrow. lol!

Thank you about the fix-its.

Goodnight or it is probably early morning for you right now. If I got up at 5:00 a.m. every morning we could talk on and off all day. lol! Nope! *grin*

I'm sorry about the wind too. Well, we may live, but we're not always happy about it...who am I kidding...we never are.

[badly_knitted]

Last time I had wind like that, I was up half the night, but last night it went away quite fast. Must be thanks to the new pills =)

I'm tearing my hair out this morning, LJ seems to be down. What a nuisance! I can't read anything on there this morning - well, afternoon now, but I've been trying to connect for about 90min. Grrr! I'll just have to make do with what I've got - Dreamwidth and fanfiction.net. Better than nothing, but not really that helpful. *sulks*

Tired and grumpy today - I was looking for something for my sister's birthday, found some lovely pendants, showed them to mum and she said she thought they were ugly. Typical mum, picks fault with everything. Probably end up sending my sister money. Again. Might buy a couple of pendants anyway - they'll make lovely presents for someone. *sigh* Can I sell my family on ebay?

[debmommy22]

PS. Dammit woman! Stand up for yourself! :D

They are just people too and they don't live in your body, I don't care about their bloody degrees!

They may think they know it all...but they don't!=P to them!