The Cougar's Lair

Title: How to Fail Spectacularly in Love and Lust
Author: blucougar57
Summary: Gwen lusts after Jack and touches alien tech. Chaos ensues.
Rating: T / PG
Warnings: Borderline crack-fic; definitely not Gwen-friendly; possible interspecies intimacy at some point.


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I have discovered squishables. Big ones, mini ones... Basically, big/little round balls of squishable fluff, waiting to be hugged!

I'm not sure how I discovered them. I think, like most things, I stumbled across them while doing a bit of random googling. All I know is that I fell in love, and that was it. Sadly, no Australian retailers stock these squishy bundles of joy, and postage costs are pretty high for something that big. But find the right one, and they are soooo worth it!

I have a mini squishable Phoenix, Henry - also known as Henry, the Mythical Fire Chicken. I also have a mini Android, and I was lucky enough to get a full sized squishable wolf before the Squishables site sold the last of them. Now, I am awaiting the arrival of a full sized squishable snail - my new muse, perhaps, given that I am so slow in updating my stories!

Lord, I really am just a big kid at heart. I'm happy to admit that I love these things, though, and I fervently believe that having something to hug when life gets to be too much can be a real life-saver. A little bit of comfort can go a long, long way, and squishy inanimate objects that don't expect anything in return is truly something to be treasured.

Thank you so very much to everyone who has tried to help me out with my problem in locating a copy of the book "Once Were Warriors". I really do appreciate the efforts that have been made to help me out, and I will make sure my nephew knows what wonderful people are out there, too.

In the end, I scrolled through the ebay listings, found a seller based in Melbourne and made arrangements for quick postage of the book. It was paid for this morning, posted this afternoon and I hope to get it in Monday's post. Mind you, knowing first hand what Australia Post can be like, I won't panic unless it hasn't turned up by Wednesday. Regardless, the seller will be getting a fully positive rating from me, because of his fast response to my questions, and his quick action after I purchased the book.

I will also be having a little chat with my nephew, and advising him not to wait until two weeks before the due date of an assignment before telling us he can't find a copy of the book he needs to read.

Again, thank you all very, very much, and I promise to get cracking on typing up more of "Different Shades of Darkness", as promised.

Title: A Different Shade of Darkness
Chapter Four: On The Move
Author: blucougar57
Summary: In the wake of his untimely death, Ianto Jones accepts a deal that will change his life forever.
Rating: Strong T, for now.
Warnings: Spoilers for The Series That Never Was (AKA, Children of Earth).
X-over: Torchwood/Doctor Who/Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter books.
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood, Doctor Who or any aspect of Sherrilyn Kenyon's awesome Dark Hunter universe. This is purely for entertainment purposes only.


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..And not of the American Football variety. I've landed in London, after an epic 19 hours in the air. More travel time in total, if you count from the moment I left home to when I actually arrived at the YHA. I can't say exactly how long it's been, because the time differences have screwed my head around a little.

I've had a wander around the place that is home for the next 11 days, until I move on to Cardiff, and so far I have just one complaint. Two convenience stores right next to each other, and not one has a hairbrush for sale. Seriously, WTF? I tell you, I'm going to look like Cousin It's weirdo sister tomorrow until I can find somewhere that does sell them. I'm kicking myself that I didn't buy one at Melbourne Airport yesterday. Or the day before. Whenever.

On the bright side, I am showered and refreshed and feeling considerably more human than when I got off the plane at Heathrow.

Tomorrow, I intend to either do a basic London tour on one of the tour buses, or make my way to Camden. Or both. I need to get to Camden, to the place that sells Dr Martens, because I only brought my sneakers with me and I need a nice, shiny pair of shoes or boots for going out. Initially, just for the concerts, but I scored a ticket for Wicked on Wednesday night courtesy of the hostel, and I can't go looking tacky in my scuffed old sneakers.

I've been pleasantly surprised so far with how much more affordable basic necessities are here, compared to back home. A bottle of Pepsi here costs the equivalent of about $2.40, as opposed to the average $4.50 back home in Melbourne. BIG difference.

Restaurants so far don't seem any more expensive, either. Just the ones I've seen so far seem to be pretty reasonable. I think I am not going to have any trouble keeping to my budget.

Tomorrow - shopping, hairbrush, Oyster card, and not necessarily in that order.

The concert is a week away, so I have plenty of time to psych up for it. I think I'll be sufficiently pumped by the time it comes around. Right now, I am still trying to stave off any degree of jetlag. I think I will be in bed nice and early tonight. Like, within the next few hours.

Signing off for now from London... And I am sure that will sink into my tired brain eventually.

Well, in just two days' time, I will be on a plane on the first leg of my journey to the UK, and my very own Great Big Adventure!

And can I just say right now how glad I am that I'm flying Singapore Airlines, rather than QANTAS?

Everything is packed... well, mostly. One last going through tomorrow, and I have to sort out my vital documents and finances, and then I'll be ready to go. Strangely, I am not feeling particularly nervous or even excited. Somehow, though, I reckon that will change tomorrow night, or Sunday morning at the latest.

I am very much looking forward to the trip, and to finally seeing John Barrowman performing live. I'm especially happy that my first (and possibly only) experience of seeing him live on stage will be for one of his own concerts. I reckon it would be a pretty thrilling experience to see him in a West End musical, but I'm ecstatic that I'll get to see him on stage, being himself. I've heard about the incredible bundle of energy that is John in a live performance so many times. Now, it's going to be my turn to experience that.

I'll try to write down as much of my experience as I can, and post it for those who are interested, but I probably won't post a detailed report until after I get home, which will be November 22nd. I have, however, promised some sort of update - my good friend here at home made me promise before I went on holiday, so I can't let her down!

In the meantime, I will endeavour to post a third chapter of Futurus Redemptor before I leave on Sunday. As usual, I have it all handwritten, but making myself type it up proves to be a challenge.

Now, I shall return to typing that chapter, and letting my mind wander towards all the things I have to look forward to over the next few weeks.

Also, if there is anyone out there going to either the London or Cardiff concerts, I would love to be able to say hello! I am already meeting up with a couple of friends in Cardiff, and it would be an absolute pleasure to see other online friends at the concerts.

Here's to Big Grand Adventures!