Formerly Elyra 'Darkwynde' Halliwell

Alright, nobody really reads these things but I'm going to write a short one anyway. I'm a college student whose favorite subjects include both history and english, neither of which are my major. I don't like meat that much but I do occasionally eat it. I can't live without: water, oxygen, music, Internet, books, my art and drawing (and writing) materials, sweat pants, chocolate, and i think that about it. I dislike: Prejudice, Lack of Freedom/Slavery (in any way, shpae, or form), Discrimination, Coffee, Pollution, (the human kind as well), spiders, prejudiced/narrow minded people (in any way, whether for race or for homo sexuality), soda, smoking, alchohol (this will still be in my stories however), wannabe rebels, copiers, plagiarists, fakers, being held down, gossips, backstabbers, drugs, nail biting, jocks, and popular wannabe’s. I love nature, traveling, music, writing and reading.

Some of my favorite authors (currently) are: Anne Bishop, C. E. Murphy, Charles De Lint, Diana Marcellas, Robert Jordan, Melanie Rawn, O. R. Melling, Dorothy Parker (poems), Kelley Armstrong, Ann Aguirre.

Favorite Pairings:

Harry Potter: lily/james, occasionally I like to see a lucius/lily, remus/lily, sirius/lily pairing, but it must almost always end up as lily/james (or Sirius/Lily - i have a weak spot for padfoot). harry: draco, girl (or boy) blaise, tonks, severus, remus, lucius, hermione (rare), luna, well-done Fleur or Gabrielle fics, Bill, Charlie, Fred and/or George and i think thats all for harry (well except for BTVS crossovers. Then it's Harry/Faith, or Harry/Willow. Or X-Men crossovers, then it's Harry/Rogue) if it's really well done Harry/whoever I'll give it a go, i;ve read well done harry/Katie, Harry/Angelina, Harry/Padma, and I'd be willing to try others. remus: severus, sirius (this one is rare, i think of them more as brothers, so the fanfic has to be done really well), Tonks (but only if it;s a side included in a fic. I don;t really read it by itself). sirius: mostly single. severus: mostly single. Neville: Luna, Ginny. Charlie: single, Tonks. Bill: single, occasionally Fleur. Fred or George: Angelina, Alicia, Katie (I can never remember who is with who). I think that just about covers it.

Dark Angel: max/alec, max/zack, max/zane and sometimes OCindy/transgenic.

Tamora Pierce : Alanna/George, Daine/Numair. I liked Aly, but it was just complete where it was in the series. Anything added is just superflouous. She is my fave character however.

Gilmore Girls: Rory/Tristan, (if included in Trory fic, then luke/lorelai or chris/lorelai, those two pairings just have so much chemistry...), PDLD (Rory/Finn), Literati (Rory/Jess), Lorelai/Alex (although I never see this done, which depresses me to no end), very occasionally Rory/Dave.

Pirates in the Caribbean: Jack/Elizabeth and I often like Annamaria and Elizabeth as friends.

Stargate SG-1: Sam/Jack, Sam/Daniel, (and rarely) Sam/Mitchell (recently became a huge fan of this one. Go read Recovering the Satellites by Synecdochic. Look it up on google. Read it now. It is bloody awesome!), Sam/Ba'al, some Sam/Vala. Sam/John (Sheppard), Sam/Ronon. If it's well written Sam fiction that's not a big puddle of angst I'll read it. Exept for Sam/Pete or Sam/Fifth or Sam/Replicator (any replicator). I have limits.

Stargate SGA (this is very recent as in I will only really read one of the following pairings. period.): Ronon/Jen (Keller) (Awesome awesome pairing. i wish there were more fics out there with this pairing. Nika Dixon (on ffnet) is a fantastic writer for these two. She kept me really entertained), Sam/John, Sam/Ronon, Sam/Lorne.

X-Men: Romy (Rogue/Remy), Rogan (Rogue/Logan but only in the movie universe), Rogue/Jean, Rogue/Scott, Ryro (Rogue/John once again only in the movie universe...), Rogue/Angel, Rogue/Ororo, Rogue/Piotr, Rogue/Erik (rarely), Rogue/Joseph (rarely), Rogue/Avalanche (rarely), Rogue with a very well done OC...basically a very big fan of Rogue. Rogue relationships, friendships, Rogue as a teacher... the whole deal. (for crossovers: Rogue/Faith (BTVS), Rogue/Willow (BTVS), Rogue/Harry (HP), Rogue/Sirius (HP)) The only Rogue pairing I seem to really ahve a problem with is Bobby. I'll even read her with Kitty, but something about her and Bobby strikes me as off.

Sailor Moon: Serena/Darien, Serena/Seiya (though I AM a bigger fan of Darien...), Serena/Haruka(Amara). Serena/Lita friendship stories, Serena/Rei friendship stories.

Inuyasha: Sesshomaru/Kagome, Inuyasha/Kagome, Miroku/Kagome (Is anyone else seeing a pattern here?)

House MD: House/Cameron, Wilson/Cameron, Chase/Cameron

Some sites people should check out: Elfwood, Deviant Art, Nuns with pens, Shadowscapes, Fictionalley, Randomleaves (SG-1 fanfiction among other shows/books)...

Quotes:

Congratulations! You have purchased an extremely fine device that would give you thousands of years of trouble-free service, except that you undoubtably will destroy it via some typical bonehead consumer maneuver. Which is why we ask you to PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU UNPACK THE DEVICE. YOU ALREADY UNPACKED IT, DIDN'T YOU? YOU UNPACKED IT AND PLUGGED IT IN AND TURNED IT ON AND FIDDLED WITH THE KNOBS, AND NOW YOUR CHILD, THE SAME CHILD WHO ONCE SHOVED A POLISH SAUSAGE INTO YOUR VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER AND SET IT ON "FAST FORWARD", THIS CHILD ALSO IS FIDDLING WITH THE KNOBS, RIGHT? AND YOU'RE JUST NOW STARTING TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, RIGHT? WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST BREAK THESE DEVICES RIGHT AT THE FACTORY BEFORE WE SHIP THEM OUT, YOU KNOW THAT?
-- Dave Barry, "Read This First!"

"But even wizards have their own fanatics, those who study the Dark Magicks wanted to use their knowledge to bring themselves into Power, or alter the normal course of Nature or Time. Others used it for petty things, like maintaining your youth. To do that, you have to kill seventeen virgin girls and drink their blood." The wizard snorted derisively. "No matter if we are the bearers of Magick, we could not consider ourselves superior to the normal humankind. For God did not give us the gifts so that we could escape, from love, life, sorrow, pain and death. Our fundamentals are still those of a human, suffering from the same diseases and illnesses, suffering from the same emotions." His eyes twinkled gently in amusement. "And we are the kind of people who find it easier to become imbalance mentally."- fanfiction: Purpose, by: Firesword

The world seems to think there is a very clear line between good and evil. Here's a bit of news for you: the world is wrong.- some fanfiction, can't remember

After the war,
you thought you'd be a hero,
after all that you survived.
If hell was meant for heroes,
then surely you've arrived.
(Gary Moore, After the War)

The road to hell is paved with good intentions

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person
is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. - Dennis Wholey

Murphy's Law:

Nothing is as easy as it looks.
Everything takes longer than you expect.
And if anything can go wrong,
It will, at the worst possible moment.

That's Not My Job
By Author Unknown

This is a story told about four people named, Somebody, Everybody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was one important job to be done.

Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about it because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it. Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

You who are rich and whose troubles are few
May come around to see my point of view
What price the crown of a king on his throne
When you're chained in the dark all alone?

--Alan Parsons Project, The Cask of Amontillado

When the earth was young,
I witnessed the final battle of gods and titans.
Since both sides of this war were alas immortal,
No abiding casualties were possible.
Finally, however, the gods did triumph
With the aid of arcane powers
Only the earth did suffer
As mountains crumbed,
And the world held on pillars fell,
Torn apart by rings of fire,
Lit by the radiance of falling stars.

~ Apollodorus

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
- Mary Engle Frye

"Shini van nussa mes anima
Vermile et angui saviouri du.
Demoni et genst monoc occul ave
Et oncha tes etorai conpertu"

Translation:

"I pledge to you my dying soul,
Blood and tears are your salvation.
All evils now must turn away
And face their cruel damnation"
"Songs of the Shaman" -Gronston Magragoc

That's it. Now that I have sufficiently bored you all to death, either please read my stories (and review if you please), or read the news to check on progress updates.

News:

Lo and behold I actually updated. Admittedly I updated the story no one ever ever reads, but nevertheless and update at all is progress. I sincerely appologise for the lack of updates. I'm now in college and much much busier than I used to be. I'm taking 8 courses this term, just to give you all an idea. I'm also working on original projects so it doesn't leave much time to write fanfic. I'm osrry but updates will be sporadic at best. I've forgotten where I'm going with most of these stories, which will make them take even longer. Worst of all I can;t guarantee any will get finished. Do I intend to? Yes, I intend to finish at least one of them but intentions can mean very little. The best advice I have is to put me on an alert list. Real life has to come first. Thank you for your understanding, and I'll try to do what I can.

Challenge: To write a Lily and James fanfiction based along the lines of the movie: The Notebook. Yes, this would mean it's AU. If anyone wants to try this please let me know. I'd love to read it!

Fanfictions of the Month: Down With The Tyrant, by: TwoFour-SixZeroOne

Story of the Month: Working For The Devil, by Lilith Saintcrow

My Stories:

Dying Roses, Broken Dreams:WIP. Working on chapter 14. It's about if Max had realized she had feelings for Alec first and what would (might)have happened.

Justice Vs. Right: WIP. SG-1/JAG crossover. Working on the third chap. Jack and Sam are drawn up on charges of fraternisation. There's evidence, lots of it...but they actually didn't do anything! Temporarily put on hold.

Unconquerable Soul: WIP. JAG/SG-1 crossover. Working on the second chap. Sam, the Admiral's niece, is on down time visiting her uncle. That's all shot to hell when she is targeted, her friends and the crew at JAG are going to have to pull together or she might not make it through this latest ordeal alive. Temporarily put on hold.

Darkness and Light, The Lost Years:Being redone. (A dark angel/harry potter crossover set in the era of Lily and the Marauders, and later on in T.C.)

Winds of Time, Winds of Change: Being redone. (A DA/HP crossover the sequel to Darkness and Light, The Lost Years and set in Harry's era about 17-18 years after Freak Nation.)

Webs of Glass: Prologue and first chapter currently up. Second chapter will be worked on and completed as soon as exams are over.

From the Ashes, We Rise Again: Being redone. (an HP/elemental masters crossover idea set in Harry's time that I might drop.)

And We All Fall Down...: An idea I'm working on. Supernatural/Charms crossover- very odd.

I'm also working on a BTVS/DA crossover as well as two VERY different BTVS/HP crossovers, so I'm pretty busy.

The Duvessa Challenge: Write a future fic, of Duvessa (Read Heat Encounter Epilogue to find out who she is), and how Alec deals with her when she is a teenager. Can be serious, and deal with stuff on many levels, but please include some humour. Can be completly humourous. He could be trying to chase boys aaway from her, etc... If anyone accepts this challenge I'd love to read it, so please let me know.