Arrant Nonsense

I bring...ICONSES!!!

I've really liked what I've been doing, icon-wise, lately. They're not winning anything, but *I* think they're shiny. I've got 22 to post today, from various icontests, some alternates I was inspired to do by icontests, a couple of sorta-blanks, and nine (rather scary) Plot Poodles.

Without further ado:

Teasers:


( More this way... )

Also, I'm working on a Kaylee-gives-Jayne-a-backrub ficlet. Today (I'm sure you understand if you've been watching this space) has been one ginormous distraction, but I've managed to get a little done on that front, and might post it tomorrow, or tonight, if I can get my eyes off Bret Favre's ass long enough. Heh. *is shallow*

I'm creating a "House, MD" drinking game. Need suggestions. Here's what I have so far:

Take a drink every time:

• House says something about Cuddy's boobs or other body parts
  
• Chase says something that reveals that his sex life is *cough* less-than-orthodox
  
• A patient exhibits less-than-orthodox sexual behavior
  
• House pops a Vicodin
  
• House or Cuddy uses clinic hours as a bargaining chip
  
• House and Wilson bicker like an old married couple
  
• The Ducklings break into someone's house
  
• They get a diagnosis wrong
  
• Something about a clinic patient gives House a light-bulb moment when dealing with the POTW
  
• A patient dies or goes into some sort of arrest
  
• They bring him back
  
• House lies or commits some subterfuge in order to get a patient the treatment he thinks they need
  
• Someone goes up the stairs to avoid House
  
• House uses his cane in a non-cane way
  
• Race is brought up in relation to Foreman
  
• Medi-cam!
  
• House or one of the Ducklings gets bodily fluids on them somehow
  
• Cameron makes doe eyes at House
  
• Someone walks into the room uninvited when House is with a clinic patient
  
• House asks Wilson for a consult on a non-cancer patient
  
• Chase sulks or pouts
  
• Wilson has a "non-date" with a woman who isn't his wife
  
• House bullies a patient into a treatment
  
• Cameron gets unnecessarily close to a patient
  
• House snarks at her about it
  
• Misdirection at the beginning on who the POTW is going to be
  
• House plays with his Gameboy or watches a soap opera
  
• House injects someone without an alcohol swab
  
• They try a treatment JUST to see if they're right about a diagnosis
  
• Some sort of wager is made
  

Please feel free to modify, add suggestions, etc.

Why, no, I'm not going to use it as a jumping-off point for a Spike&Angel snarkfest. Really. Would I do something like that?

A whole crapload of icons, in fact, from back when I was actually entering icontests and not concentrating on whedon100. So, multifandom iconage ahoy!



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No fic today. But more icon spam! I know, just what everyone wanted, right? These feature our favorite curmudgeonly doctor...





Plus this week's quotage_icons icon.

Ugh, yes, I hate this drabble--because I hate this ship.

Title: Allison Quixote
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: House
Rating: PG
Length: Drabble (100 words)
Disclaimer: Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, David Shore, and Brian Singer are the geniuses behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Written for: tv100's "Lost Causes" challenge
Notes: Okay, for the record, House/Cameron squicks the hell out of me, for several reasons. This drabble explores her motivation for wanting a date with him. I guess.

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"Why do you like me?" he asked. Oh, Greg. I like you because you try so hard to be disliked. Do you think I don't see how you and Dr. Wilson get along, under all the snark? That proves it can be done.

So, I tilt at the windmill of your heart. I'll probably wind up with a broken lance, rolling over and over in the dirt, "sorely damaged."

But maybe I won't. Maybe, just maybe, you'll let me in, if only a little.

Maybe I'll be able to soothe that wounded spot on your soul that you can't quite hide.

Title: Internal Confession
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: House, MD
Rating: PG
Length: Drabble and a half (150 words)
Disclaimer: Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, David Shore, and Brian Singer are the geniuses behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don’t sue me.
Written for: More “inspired by” the “aloof” challenge at wordoftheday100.
Notes: Doesn’t qualify for WordoftheDay, because, hey, drabble and a half, here. But I’m not going to stick the Muse in a box when she’s giving me stuff. Deal.

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Taking her to the monster truck rally was a mistake. If I’d known, I would have asked anyone else...hell, I would have asked Cuddy first. Taking Cameron sent her the exact wrong message.

No, Cameron, I don’t like you. I don’t like your naivete, your optimism, your firm belief that if you hug me enough, I’ll turn into a fluffy Newfoundland puppy. I’m a cranky old curmudgeon and I like it that way. And now you’re being all noble and quitting and your hand hangs there between us like some horrible metaphor for the good manners I don’t have and never will. I hold myself aloof, steel myself against the hurt in your eyes, and watch you walk out of my life.

I don’t like you, Cameron. But I might have loved you. And the God neither of us believes in help us both if you ever found out.

I decided to animate the Duckling icon:



And then I wrote a drabble in honor of it. My first "House" drabble. *pets it*

Title: Counting the Cost
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: House
Rating: PG-13
Length: Drabble (100 words)
Disclaimer: Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, David Shore, and Brian Singer are the geniuses behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don’t sue me.
Written for: wordoftheday100’s "Antipathy" challenge.
Notes: Wilson reflects after the events of "Babies and Bathwater."

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The irresistible force met the immovable object, and the resulting explosion left walking wounded throughout the hospital. Greg has a strong antipathy toward change, and Vogler wanted people to say “Sir, yes, sir, how high, sir?” when he said “Jump.” And Greg was just as determined to keep his gimpy damn leg flat on the floor. A battle of bullies.

Who knows if Cameron will come back...if Lisa will want to go to the mat for him again? Our friendship will survive, because, God help me, it’s all I have left. He must realize what it cost, though.

Right?