Birthday wishes and calculations

             How do you count your birthday?   Historically, the Chinese count age from the day of birth and every year afterwards on the seventh day of the new year as the communal birthday for everyone (you add a year on that date).   An individual’s birthday is not celebrated until the ripe age of 60, with a festive occasion marked every ten years.               In both the Jewish and Chinese tradition, there are birth ceremonies: the 30-day ceremony when the Chinese baby is officially... read more

Title: The Sheikh and the Servant Author: hickorynut (arrogantwarden@yahoo.com) and sileya (sileya@yahoo.com) Type: LOTR RPS AU Rating: R Disclaimer: We don’t know them, and we don’t claim to. We just like their faces and names. We made it all up. And then some. Beta: arieltachna, namarie120 and willowwing (our harem!) Pairings: The Sheikh (Karl)/The Servant (Craig) Archive: OEAM, Urban Reveries Notes: AU. Similar to our world, but not. Just enjoy the ride. Meda'in Saleh was actually an ancient Nabataean...

Title: THE LOVE BOAT Author: dazedizzy Rating: M (will be NC17 later) Show: Dark Angel Genre: ROMANCE/HUMOR Type: Multi-chapter WIP Pairing: M/A Summary: Max and Alec go on an EO Mission that requires them to go on a tropical honeymoon cruise.   DISCLAIMER: Dark Angel isn’t mine. I’ve prayed to Tom Cruise…but apparently, he’s not a god nor a genie, and can’t grant me my wishes.   A/N: Due to popular demand and threats from readers, *cough*Sonam, Sheila, Yoyo, simonvip...

People: Vezdia and Kethlor Place: The Beach! at Fort Weyr Plot: Vezdia comes across a vaguely familiar face. Hot at Fort is, sadly, not as hot as Ista, or even Boll, but that said it's pleasant enough for most residents to be escaping to the lake and its small beach when they can. Most of them congregate at the cliff's end, where at this time of day there's just a small sliver of shade. Those more used to hot weather might make it to the more exposed part of the beach,...

Rating: NC-17 overall Pairings: Snape/Lupin, Ash/Tsubasa; also a little Theodore/Blaise, Dylan/Hermione, and Aric/Takeshi Author's note: {} Indicates character's unspoken thoughts. Disclaimer: Based on the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part. Warning: AU. This story contains a character from Half-Blood Prince, but does not follow the HBP storyline. Sequel to: Always, Summer Vacation, For Old Time's Sake...

For: giving_ground Title: The Fantastic, Amazing, and Awe-Inspiring Voyage of Pirate Ship Rikkaidai Characters: Rikkai ensemble Rating: R for violence Summary: In which there are pirates, mutiny, daring escapes, and Yukimura in a very fancy hat Warnings: AU, violence, and a monkey Disclaimer: Konomi owns and abuses all. I just borrow things. A/N: I tried my hardest to work your various Rikkai friendships into the ensemble piece while still maintaining a somewhat IC-if-they...