early mornings are all alike

Woke up this morning, was feeling quite weird,
Had flies in my beard, my toothpaste was smeared
Over the window - they'd written my name,
Said 'So long we'll see you again!'

Hey, Mr Spaceman!
Won't you please take me along? I won't do anything wrong!
Hey, Mr. Spaceman!
Won't you please take me along for a ride?

Don't ask where it came from. (I don't even know what the music sounds like, but I've made this tune for it in my head!) Don't ask where my sleep went, either. I woke up at 5am. It's better than 3:30, but not by much.

I have answers to neither of these questions.

Angel fic: The Max Factor - the long version

( The Max Factor - the long version )

Angel fic: "The Max Factor"

FANDOM: Angel the Series / Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TITLE: The Max Factor
SUMMARY: It's the-good-old-times-that-never-were-in-Sunnydale...
RATING: PG-13
AUTHOR'S NOTES: This was written for the Fluffathon, at amberwaves2's request. She wanted Buffy and Faith friendship with black eyeliner and Mexican food, and didn't want to see Andrew, Angel, or Wood.

I wrote the request. (Sorry it's late!) Then I added a scene from a fic I'm presently writing and tucked it in at the end. The scene involves Angel. (Right at the very end, he has about two lines and makes a minute-long appearance!) Of the whole fic, I like this last scene best. However, the requestor didn't want the big Broody in the pic, so this is the short version for the Fluffathon. The long version is here.

Oh, and just a note. And while you cannot (yet) purchase Angst Kitten backpacks anywhere in the world, I'm sure that someday you will be able to get them in a lovely gothic style (maybe with lace edging to hide the zipper) and with the pissed-off angel glaring out behind you as you walk down the street. Hey, I like the idea, so someone else surely must! I'm sure wyntyr would if he read my LJ...

( The Max Factor )

Mostly the UK is up in the air...

I'm in the UK from the 16th August to the 24th of August.

So far, the only person I know I'm seeing is Sesa who I'm visiting up in Bristol - probably from the 20th-22nd.

Linz and Keels are slated meetups at some stage, Jahncie was interested, and E expressed a momentary flicker in meeting up. Lyd has expressed an interest in travelling to London in August, but I don't know when she'll be there. Possibly she doesn't, either!

Anyone on my friends list (or off it) who'd like to meet up in London or Bristol or a reachable part of the UK?