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- THANK YOU FOR SPAMMING MY INBOX WITH YOUR FUCKING USELESS COMPLAINING ABOUT NEWPORT. *grumble*

- anyone who has ever ridden in my car can attest to the fact that I'm an aggressive driver (the best defense is a strong offense!). but living here in Jersey City? I am now, like, SUPER-aggressive driver. I manage to even shock myself at times with the way I drive. yikes. I might have to work on that.

- and OMG I TOTALLY FORGOT (how could I have forgotten?!!?!) BUT I AM GOING TO FLANVENTION THIS YEAR. EEEEEEEEE!!!

- some of the lists from this post.

5 Greatest Videos in Hair Metal History, for [livejournal.com profile] spacedye_vest

no particular order because it was hard enough picking out five.

1) "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi - years before nsync, the Jersey boys learned the true meaning of 'No Wayne, no pain'
2) "Cherry Pie" by Warrant - yes, it was crude and crass and blah blah whinecakes, but that's what hair metal is all about.
3) "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns 'n' Roses - it's a *pretty* video. I love the way it was shot and put together.
4) "Looks That Kill" by Mötley Crüe - this video is NUTS. one of the best examples of 80s videocrack EVER.
5) "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister - it has Neidermeyer in it! plus, it's just such a classic.



5 Ways Dean Babies His Car, for [livejournal.com profile] babyofthegroup (aka, cathy knows nothing about cars)

1. The first time he slides the key in and revs her up, she growls and shudders a little, shooting a streak of excitement through his body. He smiles and names her Nadine.

2. He never takes her through a carwash because those fuckers always end up scratching the paint job (nevermind the numerous times Dean has done it with his rather free-form style of driving). Instead he does it by hand, with a hose, a bottle of Zymol Clear, and mitts and chamois, rubbing her down and rinsing her off until she's gleaming, sunlight sparkling off the chrome like a smile.

3. It costs him nearly twice as much, but he only ever uses synthetic in her. Changes it himself, too, because it gives him a chance to really get in there and see that everything's running okay. Feels up the belts, runs his hands over the engine block, checks to make sure everything is tight and in place. He knows that if anything were seriously wrong, she'd tell him, but sometimes he just likes the chance to take a good look at her.

4. After a particularly nasty incident with a gang of imps, Dean gets Nadine blessed regularly. It doesn't always work (case in point: that fucking bitch in white) but it makes him feel a little better, knowing that maybe she has her own guardian angel.

5. In the seven years that he's had her (and, yes, outside of his family, that's the longest relationship Dean has had), he's only ever let one person drive her. Nadine's his baby, his own flesh and blood shaped in steel and chrome, and if he can trust Sam with his own life, he guesses that he can trust him with hers.



5 Other Secrets Sam Is Keeping from Dean, for [livejournal.com profile] mellafe

1. When he was twelve, Sam borrowed Dean's favorite t-shirt, a faded grey Led Zeppelin t-shirt that he'd rescued from the Salvo. Sam pulled it over his head and stared at his reflection in the mirror, frowning at the way it hung loosely over his frame. Turning to the side, he pulled the shirt tight across his chest, sneering at his reflection. Turned again and he narrowed his eyes, trying to imagine what he'd look like at Dean's age - taller, stronger, fearless. Another quick turn and his feet slipped out from under him, sending him facefirst into the floor. When he sat up, blood flowed from his nose and without thinking, he grabbed the bottom of the shirt and used it to staunch the bleeding. Once it stopped, he peeled the shirt off, took one look at the crimson-stained fabric, and shoved it into the trash.

A few days later Dean asked him if he'd seen it. Sam focused on the book in front of him and said no.

2. Dean knows about the dreams. Or, he knows about some of them. Sam had told him that he'd dreamt about Jess's death for days, and that sometimes there are other ones, about people he's never met and prays that he never will, their screams and terror tasting slick and dark in the back of his mind. He gets shit about it from Dean now and then, but other than the initial shock of it, Dean seems to be okay with Sam's 'lameass Miss Cleo impersonation'.

Sam doesn't think Dean'd be so cool with the other dreams, the ones that burn the back of his eyes and light up every dark place within him whenever he looks at Dean.

3. Sam had spent his 21st birthday in the hospital. He'd been driving home from work - late shift as usual - and his vision had flickered, just for a moment, but it was long enough for him to miss the curve in the road and plow into a tree. He woke up in the hospital, ribs swathed in bandages and a cast on his left leg. When the cast finally came off, he had a long scar down the side of his thigh. He'd laughed at the time because Dean had a similar one, a gift from a chupacabra they had fought when Sam was fifteen.

Now and then he catches Dean eyeing the scar, mouth drawn tight over unasked questions, but he never says anything and Sam never explains.

4. Dean knows that Sam knows about Sue Mellinger, the first girl Dean had ever slept with - how could Sam not have known, with Dean bragging about it every fifteen minutes? Dean doesn't know that Sam also knows about Sue's brother Tom, who was four years older than Dean and gave Dean his first blowjob.

Sam knows - and Dean doesn't - because Tom was his first, too.

5. Once upon a time, Sam wanted to grow up to be just like Dean, to live in his skin, see the world the way Dean saw it. Sometimes, when it's late and Dean's curled up on his side, one hand tucked under his pillow and sleeping peacefully, Sam still wants that.

Date: 2006-01-14 01:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spacedye-vest.livejournal.com
Ah I loved those old Bon Jovi videos *blushes* And Motley, that video was so bad :)
"We're not Gonna Take it" is the best video ever, though it probably should share the title with "I Wanna Rock" :P

Date: 2006-01-14 03:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
it was so bad that it was good! it was a toss-up between that and 'Smokin in the Boys' Room'; 'Looks That Kill' won out just because it had evil Motley Crue as the oppressor of women everywhere, and the flaming pentagram at the end. so cheesetastic!

Date: 2006-01-14 01:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teinte.livejournal.com
Your list for the 5 Greatest Videos in Hair Metal History put a massive, cheesy smile on my face and I thank you for it. Alas, the Supernatural talk elludes me.

I really want to know what it's all about since several people on my flist have been talking about it. Perhaps this weekend I'll look it up.

Date: 2006-01-14 03:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
YES!!! everyone all over the world must see the show. if you need to dl eps, go check out a couple of posts back.

Date: 2006-01-14 01:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mellafe.livejournal.com
*pushes slashiness out of brain* *reads* Ohhhhh, I like those answers, woman. VERY MUCH. Specially the image of little Sam wearing Dean's shirt. :D

*goes back to slashy mode*

Date: 2006-01-14 03:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
I just have this idea in my head that even though Sam was not into the whole hunting thing, he still kind of worshipped Dean, y'know?

Date: 2006-01-14 02:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mellafe.livejournal.com
Well, he IS his older brother. I see your point. :D

Date: 2006-01-14 01:48 am (UTC)
ext_21342: I dream of Jeannie as Djin7 (Randy_Rhoads_Scroll_02 by mephala)
From: [identity profile] djin7.livejournal.com
Dude. As much as I applaud your choices of Hair Metal Videos, you must have forgotten about Skid Row and their classic Youth Gone Wild number. Which should pop Warrant right off the list. *nods sagely*

*g*

Date: 2006-01-14 01:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spacedye-vest.livejournal.com
Word. Youth Gone Wild is fabulous, some wonderful headbanging going on that video. So many memories *sigh*

Date: 2006-01-14 03:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
dude, I so could never forget about Skid Row (if this were a list of Videos That Make Cathy Cry Like a Baby, 'I Remember You' would have been number one), but see, I'm not a big fan of performance videos, not unless they have a little something to make them interesting.

Date: 2006-01-14 03:14 am (UTC)
ext_21342: I dream of Jeannie as Djin7 (Default)
From: [identity profile] djin7.livejournal.com
Yeah...but. The synchronicity of their hair WHILE peforming was a thing of beauty, man. THAT was hair metal at its best. 3 guys, 3 heads of massive hair, banging at the same time? Top shelf. *nod nod*

I remember. /bad pun

Date: 2006-01-14 02:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] babyofthegroup.livejournal.com
...can I get a metallicar icon with "Nadine" on it somewhere? Because your five car things are brilliant and ring so, so true.

Date: 2006-01-14 03:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
hahahaha, that would be fabulous! I don't think I have any caps of the car at the moment (although I have a hell of a lot of reference photos for '67 Chevy Impalas, none of them are the one from the show) but that is definitely an icon I want to see made.

Date: 2006-01-19 06:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] babyofthegroup.livejournal.com
Well, it took me a while and I was indecisive. Want one? I've still got one more (it's a different angle).

Date: 2006-01-20 12:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
oh, that is gorgeous! and, man, I kind of want one, but I also think I'd feel really weird about using it (same reason why I don't have any icons of my own art).

Date: 2006-01-20 12:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] babyofthegroup.livejournal.com
Well, if you do decide to use it, here it is:



but I'm not going to get mad or anything if you decide not to :D

Date: 2006-01-14 03:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] loveflyfree.livejournal.com
it's weird but all of a sudden I felt this strange compulsion to comment on your 5 secrets thingy. ;p

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. dude. so good! I love them all!!

Date: 2006-01-14 09:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
you spoil me.

:P

Date: 2006-01-14 04:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apetslife.livejournal.com
Oh my god. Dude. You just totally made me 'ship Dean/Nadine.

With a side of Sam, for spice.

*grin*

Date: 2006-01-14 09:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
You just totally made me 'ship Dean/Nadine.

ha ha! score one for me.

With a side of Sam

I'm thinking more like a big ol' topping of Sam. *nudgenudgewinkwink*

Date: 2006-01-14 05:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mneiai.livejournal.com
I don't know which I like better, though I love the quirkiness of the Dean-and-car one, especially the last bit where it's like MAYBE Sam can be trusted with it ^.^ I love both the lists, though, because they seem possible, if not exactly probable. Great job! Very fun!

Date: 2006-01-14 09:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
aww, what a cute icon!

and thank you!

Date: 2006-01-14 11:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mneiai.livejournal.com
Thanks, his name's Remus and, no, he's not normally pink/purple ^.^

Date: 2006-01-14 05:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karabou.livejournal.com
What flanvention!?

I love your Supernatural drabble answers! Especially #2 and #5 for the car ones. :D

Dean seems to be okay with Sam's 'lameass Miss Cleo impersonation'.

LOL!

Date: 2006-01-14 09:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
FLANVENTION!!! (http://www.boosterevents.com/Conventions/FlanventionII/tabid/308/Default.aspx)

*smooch*

Date: 2006-01-14 05:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] robanybody.livejournal.com
Oh, I am flailing over Dean and his car, and Sam and his secrets. It all just fits, y'know? *claps happily*

Date: 2006-01-14 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
oh, thank you! I had a lot of fun with these.

Date: 2006-01-14 07:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] imogenics.livejournal.com
Dean touching that car is porn. Dean standing within 10 feet of that car is porn.

Sam doesn't think Dean'd be so cool with the other dreams, the ones that burn the back of his eyes and light up every dark place within him whenever he looks at Dean.

I love this, and I squirm because I've wondered occasionally if/when Sam will start having dreams about Dean's death on the show.

Date: 2006-01-14 09:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
well, Dean *is* porn.

I've wondered occasionally if/when Sam will start having dreams about Dean's death on the show.

oh, the angstcakes that episode will be. hopefully it'd lead to manly hugging and groping.

Date: 2006-01-14 07:31 am (UTC)
ext_16720: (Default)
From: [identity profile] gigantic.livejournal.com
Oooh, I'm all over those Supernatural lists. Dean blessing his car, Young Sam wearing Dean's t-shirt and pretending he didn't know where it went -- perfect, all of it.

Date: 2006-01-14 09:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
thank you, m'dear.

Date: 2006-01-14 09:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cosmic.livejournal.com
Dean/Nadine 4evah, man. And I *loved* Sam's secrets.

Date: 2006-01-14 09:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
Nadine is his one true love.

after Sam, of course.

:P

Date: 2006-01-14 05:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] glockgal.livejournal.com
OMFG I LOVE YOU. These read like stories! You wrote pointform fic! *explodes*

Also, I'm currently kinda happy that I know 4 out of those 5 metal videos. Yay for me!

Date: 2006-01-14 09:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
hahahaha, I wrote them out and then I stared at them and thought, 'wtf I wrote fic?'

which one did you not know? the motley crue one?

Date: 2006-01-14 05:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ethrosdemon.livejournal.com
uh. I think I have crossed the line with this show because the car porn was hotter than most actual sex fic in this fandom to me.

NADINE! God, I love him.

HO-LEE shit, the t-shirt thing! You really own both of these guys. So the question becomes, why drabbles and not a fifty page epic?

Dean doesn't know that Sam also knows about Sue's brother Tom, who was four years older than Dean and gave Dean his first blowjob.

Sam knows - and Dean doesn't - because Tom was his first, too.


Um ? yes? *dies*

#5<----me crying.

Date: 2006-01-14 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
because the car porn was hotter than most actual sex fic in this fandom to me

hahahahaha, BEAUTIFUL.

So the question becomes, why drabbles and not a fifty page epic?

the answer would be: because I am lazy. I do have ficlet requests to do, though, so, y'know. not quite epics, but they're a start.

Date: 2006-01-16 01:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] monkiedude.livejournal.com
Nadine; brilliant. You rocked these, lady. Mooooore!

Date: 2006-01-17 01:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
thank you, dear! and I still have a few more coming, plus those ficlets people requested.

Date: 2006-01-18 12:45 am (UTC)
ext_32263: (Artsy-fartsy)
From: [identity profile] darlita.livejournal.com
You break my heart, LAMMO!!! The Sam/Dean is so wonderful, so great! OMG TOM OMG I can totally imagine it in my head! And awwwww scar and YAY Dreams!

I wanna be Dean's car!

Date: 2006-01-18 05:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cathybites.livejournal.com
you just want Dean to give you a lube job, don't you?

Date: 2006-02-18 05:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aisling12.livejournal.com
I love both the lists, but the #3 secret that Sam is keeping from Dean is really well done. It's amazing how much can come across from so few words. There's something powerful in the way they don't talk.

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