FMA. Winry (Ed/Winry): Believe

..., he'd laughed and called her a chicken. In front of their whole class. Twenty minutes later, Ed was hollering again - in pain. And Al, half-afraid half-amused, had offered her his best pickings. - When she was nine, Winry had been afraid of cows. Last summer she'd been walking down to town when she saw a man being trampled by three scared animals. What had spooked them so, nobody ever knew....

[fanfic] SPN, "Comeback" 1/1

..., but he wasn't about to tell Josh that. "Got word that he's been delayed, so...we wait. Besides, it's not like I have a car to use, to haul something home like a big ol' tree." "Slim pickings, waiting this long," Josh offered neutrally. He regarded Dean over the rim of his mug as he sipped at his cocoa. "It's fine," Dean snapped. "It's just a tree, so..." "Yeah, but the tree sets the tone for ...

Rocket Man, Part XV

..., but it still happens.” “Aye, it does.” “What was your part in it?” A flicker of pain, perhaps even self-loathing, snaked across Hart’s face. “I gave him a few tips on … easy pickings. Colonies overrun, refugees – that sort of thing. Pointed him in the right direction.” Ianto felt nauseous. He’d turned a blind eye within himself to John’s loot. He always seemed to have a fistful, even when ...

Chuck vs Working on Christmas (fic exchange gift)

.... I even got my Jedi days.” “Light saber practice at the beach?” “'Course. Plus some surfing and checking out the layyydees.” “Santa Monica?” “Dude, Malibu.” Lester whistled, “After some rich pickings, huh?” Jeff's mouth curved into a horny smile, “Some of them get real lonesome over the holidays.” Chuck overheard the tail end of this conversation, “Some of us guys get lonesome too...

...it just doesn't make me like Sarah Jessica Parker any more than I already do, which is not much. But whatevs. It just doesn't help that we went out to Hastings afterward and after I had had my pickings of several CDs I had not had any success finding back in my hometown Wal Mart, we were waiting in a long line to check out. Me and Sarah got stuck behind some people with late DVDs rentals and then...

Christmas has come early! + Group Auction Updates!

... them sometime after the holidays! TOMY Group Auction: Still taking bids until the end of Christmas Eve! There are a few left without bids, and many of the figures are rare. Click here to see the pickings and try your luck! Aaaand...would anybody be interested in giving a brand-new Jakks Mew a home? There's a little wear on the package, other than that it's pristine. I'm taking offers. If ...

Blessed Yule!!!

... grown-ups drink it. Fresh sugar cookies, shaped like trees and decked with colored frosting. Dad had been laid off, but we managed a lot of cheer. They told us Christmas would be "slim pickings." Joey and I smiled bravely when Mama brought home that spindly spruce. We loaded down our "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" with every light and ornament it could hold. Popcorn and cranberry strings for the ...

Happy Solstice!

... grown-ups drink it. Fresh sugar cookies, shaped like trees and decked with colored frosting. Dad had been laid off, but we managed a lot of cheer. They told us Christmas would be "slim pickings." Joey and I smiled bravely when Mama brought home that spindly spruce. We loaded down our "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" with every light and ornament it could hold. Popcorn and cranberry strings for the ...

Gonzo: 10, Squirrels: 0. 1280g. (cold @ 33F)

... Helped her get it under control and put it down, then traded her off for the rest of the quail. She got a bonus squirrel hind leg as a reward on the way back to the car. Spotted several more easy pickings on the way back, but Gonzo had a full crop and, while interested in them, didn't seem terribly eager to do anything about it. Definite sign that trying for a 4th was not a good idea, so we didn'...

Sunday reflections

... the smorgasbord and discovered the party was pretty well over. A lonely blowfly I went to the local flea market this morning. I knew from experience gained in past years that there are never very good pickings to be had in the final week before Christmas. It was no different this time. Even the number of sellers was down by about a third. Prices were generally high. There were quite a few...