Meanderings from Outer Space

Fake Memories

2008-11-05T21:59:33Z

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now,(even if we don't speak often or ever) please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me.

It can be anything you want - good or bad - BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE.

When you're finished, post this little paragraph in your LJ and see what your friends come up with.

Proud Mum Alert

2008-07-25T10:41:09Z

My son brought home all his school stuff home as it is the end of the school year.
In amongst it was this poem. Some of the lines/imagery are excellent.

Stepping out to the frosty field with tinkly lights of stars,
I could feel and hear rushing wind like racing cars following a track.
Ahead of me there is a sun rising,
Robins tweeting a song with my feet treading as they beat a rhythm.

In the air I could smell the cold and it took my breath away,
There is a snow carpet with an ice edge,
I could hear crunching sounds as like i'm on ice with it breaking apart.

I picked up some snow and made a snowman it looked alive,
There was a smokey smell in the air as if there were a fire,
I felt ice running down my hand as a river valley on my hand.

Warning sign

2008-05-26T13:47:55Z

LOOK OUT!
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jayne-perry is a radioactive squirrel!!

From Go-Quiz.com

Stalker

2008-05-26T13:39:00Z

jayne-perry's LJ stalker is nebbyjen!

nebbyjen is stalking you because you are really good at bowling. They are also in jail for murder!

LJ Stalker Finder
From Go-Quiz.com

Blog Update

2008-05-07T11:31:57Z

One of the things I was going to do when I started LJ. was to writing something down at least twice a month. For some reason never happened. Is it because my life is sooooo exciting? Um.....no. Though I must admit, I have written more short stories since joining LJ, because of flashfic, than I have in the last year. So that has got to be an achievement of some sort .

Near the end of June I am going to 'Meet The Hewletts' with a very good friend. Just hope she is still my friend by the end of the weekend and doesn't make me walk home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol, not that she'd do that to me really. She's not that cruel.
I am really looking forward to it, and putting faces to names. The other good thing about going with her, is that she will hopefully stop me being too quiet. In a crowd, I tend to sit on the outside looking in and not saying much. Though I will admit I am not as bad as I used to be. The 'me' that talks on the internet, is far more outgoing and bubbly. So which is the true me? The one who doesn't mind saying whatever comes into her head and typing it down, even if it makes her look a bit daft, or the one who's on the edge of the crowd and never the centre of attention?

Okay blog getting a bit too heavy. Where was I? Oh yes sitting at the computer typing.

It will be sooooooooooooo much fun to see David Hewlett in person and Kate too. Kate in her blog comes across as a bit zany. So it will be interesting and fun to see if they bounce off of each when they're on stage. Roll on June 28th :)

A Present for Sheppard

2008-05-07T11:06:25Z

I received a catalogue from Forbidden Planet and flicking through it I found -

Follow link to see what I found :)

http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=44796

When I saw it, my first thought was 'Wouldn't it be a good present for Rodney to give to Sheppard.'
As apparently, it also has in it - How to kiss your way out of jail.

How many times has Rodney called Sheppard 'Kirk' ? :) And no, that's not a serious question.

jayne_perry @ 2008-03-30T18:40:00

2008-03-30T17:50:11Z

I still haven't worked out if I love or hate challenges. See, the trouble with challenges are, they get me thinking.
But it doesn't stop at thinking. Thinking becomes sitting at the keyboard typing. Followed by my good friend going "When you going to put it on LJ?" When it was her who went "Have you seen the new challenge?" I give up! Here is my next rambling. At least challenges mean that the fics can stay short. Unlike the epics that Leesa tries to get me....... well that's another story. :)

In response to a 15 mins challenge on the Jumper Bay yahoo group that had to include the line: ‘The animal looked cute and harmless.’ Leesa's fault again!

Bookah
By Jayne Perry

The animal looked cute and harmless.

Teyla had to look away to stop the smile spreading over her face. It was so cute, that she wanted to go over and throw her arms around it, but knew it wouldn't be appreciated...

It was at that moment that John looked into the crude hut.

"Nearly ready to take Bookah out for a stroll?" he asked her. "Hope you've declawed him."

Bookah growled.

"I am sure I can find you a leash if you need one," he told her.

Bookah took a threatening step in his direction.

John exited quickly.

Teyla put a restraining hand on the animal.

Turning, she took its face in her hands and couldn't help admiring the fur and the markings on it.

"Remember, no scaring the children," she told it. "The story of the Bookah is an old one. And old stories should not be forgotten."

She watched the Bookah leave the hut and could hear the joyful screams of the children.

Poor Ronon, he would get so hot in that suit, especially as it was well made. She would have to ensure there were cold drinks for him and straws to drink through.

Unable to control herself any longer, she collapsed on the floor laughing at the thought of him lying on his back having his tummy tickled.

The End

A/N With apologies to anyone who plays GW Eye of the North. Follow URL if you want to know more about Bookah's http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Bookah

5 Minute Challenge!!!!!!

2008-03-25T22:24:20Z

One of the problems with being a beta, is you get asked to check stories for various challenges. Not mentioning any names *looks pointedly in Leesa's direction. So when she asked me to check one that she has done for Jumper Bay, it gets me thinking. Next I know, the plot bunny won't leave me alone, no matter how much I try kicking it out a window. So here is the result.

As usual, a title for one of my fics eludes me, hence the title Um.

Um...
By Jayne Perry

For a 5 Mins challenge on the Jumper Bay yahoo list, where you had to use the line "Which one is it? The red or the green?” somewhere in the story.
"Which one is it? The red or the green?" asked Sheppard from where he was standing against the wall.

"I thought I asked you to stay quiet, or better still, go and play with Ronon or Teyla," snapped Rodney at him.

"I still think it's the green we should be paying attention to," murmured Zelenka.

"The red is obviously attached to the timer. So I say we look at the red first."

"You sound just like Riggs and Murtaugh. You know, from the film Lethal weapon." John couldn't help saying.

"Please, they blew up a building and should never of gone near the bomb in the first place. We are the foremost minds on Atlantis, this should be easy."

Zelenka looked at Rodney worriedly as he touched the red wire.

Then the explosion came. They all ducked.

Lorne rushed in.

Turned the volume down.

"I see you've managed to fix Zelenka's alarm clock."

And nonchalantly walked out again.

The End

A/N Sorry the prompt reminded me of a certain film!!!!
It also made me wonder - Rodney and Radek are brilliant when it comes to ancient technology, complicated machinery/equipement, but what would they be like at repairing a simple alarm clock?

It happened at a Convention

2008-03-06T13:38:58Z

I have things happen in my life, which makes me believe things happen for a reason. And I promised a friend I would explain, so here goes ;-

I was due to go to a Sci-Fi convention, one that my pen friend was also going to. For reasons of embarrassment, I am not going to say who or which one, unless she wants to admit anything in the comments section.
Anyway, in the club newsletter, was a letter of someone going to the convention who needed a lift. She had been supposed to be going with a friend, who decided after it had been booked to drop out, but she still wanted to go. As she was in the local area, I offered to give her a lift, to what was to be her first convention.
We duly met, got on well and off we went. It turned out that her pen friend, who she also had never met, was due to be there too. Neither of us had made arrangements to meet our penfriend, just to keep a look out for them.
During the weekend she bumped into hers and standing next to him was a girl who went "you haven't seen anyone around here by the name of (insert my real name here)?" And there I was, standing right next to her. It turns out that her pen friend and mine were friends.
I don't know what the chances are of me meeting someone for the first time, and her penfriend and mine being friends are, but it can't be very high as the sci-fi club wasn't exactly small and the membership is scattered all over the country. It's not even at though I got my pen friend through a pen friend column either. It started when i bought a Zine frome her.

Kids

2008-03-05T15:05:29Z

I am sitting at my computer waiting for my kids to come home. It will only be the second time they have walked themselves home.

As a mum, it is sooooooo hard to let go and not be waiting at the gates for them. They are ready to walk home themselves and want to walk home themselves, so I don't want to stop them. It doesn't stop me worrying, or clock watching or think of the myriad of things that can go wrong and the roads they have to cross. Does it ever get any easier?

As I write this, they should be just leaving school. The temptation is to get in the car and rush to pick them up, except chances are i'd miss them. I know they will be home soon enough, I just have to wait for the hands on the clock to turn a bit further.

Scenes in my head

2008-03-05T13:28:00Z

I get scenes in my head that won't let go of me until they have been written down,
The only trouble with that is, I then think, do I add more? If I do will it spoil i? Will it detract from the scene?
Where can I take it? The last question is the main problem, because I then end up with soo many options
I don't know which road to take and end up taking none of them.

Follow the 'LJ cut' and you will see a good example of what I am talking about.

Be Warned - it has spoilers in it for Doppleganger.
I only write gen fic.

I've called it 'Nightmare', because I am sooo rubbish at titles.

Rodney woke suddenly, his scream still echoing in his head and his heart beating as though running a race. His sweat covered blankets entangled around him, offering him little movement.

"Breathe.... deep breaths," he whispered trying to calm himself.

His nightmares were getting worse. This time there was no John Sheppard trying to kill him, but also no John Sheppard there to tell him that everything would be okay, that he had to fight it, and keep rowing. This time he had been alone with the whale surrounded by the empty ocean, not even Atlantis or a coastline to give him a direction to row in.

His sense of isolation had threatened to crush him, which surprised him in a way. Before Atlantis he was used to being alone, isolated, no friends to speak of, just colleagues and acquaintances. He was never sure when that had changed, when Sheppard and Teyla, and even Ronon, had managed to sneak under his radar. But they were more than family to him, not that he would ever admit it to their faces.

Starting to feel more in control, Rodney slowly untangled himself and made his way to the bathroom and quickly showered. He could still feel the memory of the nightmare, unwilling to release it's hold on him. The shower reminded him of the rain that had battered against him.

Before the nightmare could replay itself once more through his conscious memory, he quickly dried himself and dressed as he knew that trying to sleep would be an act of futility.

What am I doing here?

2008-03-03T10:52:10Z

Hmmmmmmm..................... Good question, what am I doing here. Oh yes, now I remember...........

You see I have this friend and she had a nefarious plan to get me on here. Guess what.........It WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

I really like Stargate Atlantis, especially fan fics, so to be honest, it made sense me getting on somewhere like LJ.
Just means I probably won't be writting much blog as I'll be too busy wondering round having a good read.
This may also end up somewhere I put my plot bunnies that never get to grow into anything proper, just to get them out of my system.

You'll also notice that I tend to ramble a lot and go from one idea to the next.

My niece have introduced me to a band called 'Scouting for Girls', and I have the song 'Elvis isn't dead' stuck in my brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still there are worse songs to get stuck in your head.

My fingers also tend to get stuck on certain keys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Right, enough of my rambling, I have alot of LJ to explore. So sandwiches packed, check.......Cake.........check and musn't forget to take lashings of ginger beer (wonder if I can use Timmy as a pack horse?) (not that i've ever tried or tasted ginger beer, let me know what it's like someone)