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My friending policy is thus: if we like the same things, know the same people or you just think I'm kind of cool, then feel free to drop me a comment here and I'll probably friend you back.

( In case there wasn't enough in the profile... )

Merry Christmas, lovely f-listers!

I've had the loveliest, loveliest day filled with presents and family and oh-so-much food. Oy, I am STUFFED.

I am half-watching Captain America, half-putting songs on my new iPod - a classic one with tons and tons and tons of space (160gb). XD

I shall update properly later in the week, I just wanted to wish you and all yours a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and many many hugs for the festive season! I hope you've all had a blast! XD

I don't often do this but I figure it's for a good cause, so what the hell!

I'm participating in the 'Race For Life' on Sunday as I've mentioned a couple of times on here. I've been raising money in various ways through work and the darling family and whatnot but I may have done myself a great disservice because being the internet freak that I am? I forgot ALL about LJ, Facebook and Twitter...

Y'all know me. Y'all know that exercise and I don't mix. I'm not telling you this so you'll take pity and hit the donate button (no, really!) -- the cause itself is enough to warrant anything you can spare, be it cheering me on silently from whichever part of the world you inhabit or a donation, as big or as little as you can afford.

My official fundraising page is here:

justgiving.com // Christie Baird (Me!).

There is an option to pay via PayPal too if y'all should wish!

Any donations would be particularly awesome but... Please leave a message to let me know who y'are!

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Title: Walk on Gilded Splinters
Author: Christie
Summary: Cordelia wakes up before YW in S5. She leaves Wolfram and Hart and Angel behind to fight the good fight and is joined by Wesley and Spike. Halloween comes round and they’re invited to a bash at W&H…
Spoilers: Everything up to S5. If I get something wrong, forgive me, I haven’t seen much of S4/S5.
Disclaimer: Truly, truly not mine. They all belong to Joss Whedon (unfortunately).
Authors Notes: Extra-special thanks to the lovely, fantastic, ever-so-sweet Debs for the tireless and fabulous beta. And to the lovely Gabs who requested a Halloween Party at Wolfram and Hart, Cordelia/Spike working together, Angel not being happy about it and Smut-on-a-desk.
Authors Notes 2: I’m shifting lots of S5 around in this so… Just ignore Joss’ timeline.

( Part Four )

Title: Walk on Gilded Splinters
Author: Christie
Summary: Cordelia wakes up before YW in S5. She leaves Wolfram and Hart and Angel behind to fight the good fight and is joined by Wesley and Spike. Halloween comes round and they’re invited to a bash at W&H…
Spoilers: Everything up to S5. If I get something wrong, forgive me, I haven’t seen much of S4/S5.
Disclaimer: Truly, truly not mine. They all belong to Joss Whedon (unfortunately).
Authors Notes: Extra-special thanks to the lovely, fantastic, ever-so-sweet Debs for the tireless and fabulous beta. And to the lovely Gabs who requested a Halloween Party at Wolfram and Hart, Cordelia/Spike working together, Angel not being happy about it and Smut-on-a-desk.
Authors Notes 2: I’m shifting lots of S5 around in this so… Just ignore Joss’ timeline.

( Part Three )

Title: Walk on Gilded Splinters
Author: Christie
Summary: Cordelia wakes up before YW in S5. She leaves Wolfram and Hart and Angel behind to fight the good fight and is joined by Wesley and Spike. Halloween comes round and they’re invited to a bash at W&H…
Spoilers: Everything up to S5. If I get something wrong, forgive me, I haven’t seen much of S4/S5.
Disclaimer: Truly, truly not mine. They all belong to Joss Whedon (unfortunately).
Authors Notes: Extra-special thanks to the lovely, fantastic, ever-so-sweet Debs for the tireless and fabulous beta. And to the lovely Gabs who requested a Halloween Party at Wolfram and Hart, Cordelia/Spike working together, Angel not being happy about it and Smut-on-a-desk.
Authors Notes 2: I’m shifting lots of S5 around in this so… Just ignore Joss’ timeline.

( Part Two )

Title: Walk on Gilded Splinters 1/4
Author: Christie
Summary: Cordelia wakes up before YW in S5. She leaves Wolfram and Hart and Angel behind to fight the good fight and is joined by Wesley and Spike. Halloween comes round and they’re invited to a bash at W&H…
Spoilers: Everything up to S5. If I get something wrong, forgive me, I haven’t seen much of S4/S5.
Disclaimer: Truly, truly not mine. They all belong to Joss Whedon (unfortunately).
Authors Notes: Extra-special thanks to the lovely, fantastic, ever-so-sweet Debs for the tireless and fabulous beta. :) And to the lovely Gabs who requested a Halloween Party at Wolfram and Hart, Cordelia/Spike working together, Angel not being happy about it and Smut-on-a-desk. ;)
Authors Notes 2: I’m shifting lots of S5 around in this so… Just ignore Joss’ timeline. ;)

Walk On Gilded Splinters
ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR

( Walk on Gilded Splinters - Part One )

Title: Downward Spiral
Author: Christie
E-mail: frittee82@gmail.com
Summary: The Gang go out to investigate a case, much to the chagrin of Cordelia who was supposed to be on a date. She goes - unwillingly - and winds up locked in a room with Angel.
Spoilers: Everything up to but not including Disharmony in S2. Also? I've fudged the timelines about a bit for BTVS/ATS and where Cordelia's birthday falls. I cheat. Mercilessly. :p
Disclaimer: Truly, truly not mine. They all belong to Joss Whedon (unfortunately).
Authors Notes: Written for the Stranger Things Halloween Ficathon 2009.

Not beta-ed. All mistakes are mine.

Dedicated to Livvie for the awesome prompt of: A haunted house, pumpkins and Cordy dressed up as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.

Okay, some of the parts of the prompt were only in passing. Brief word mention, in fact. But I tried, Liv. :) Hope you enjoy.

And to my lovely fanartist, nikkiwawa79. Who made me such a pretty, pretty ficpic! :) And who has had to put up with me being the worst author in the world and saying 'I don't know what I want, anything's fine, really!' *cuddles her up*

( fic and pretty ficpic under the cut )

:: T E A S E R ::



67 Multifandom icons including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel the Series, Supernatural, The Mentalist, Lie to Me, FlashForward and Criminal Minds. :)

All over here @ my joint-media journal beforethecalm.

*beams*

My Sophie - my beautiful 13-year-old niece sang Taylor Swift's 'Love Story' in her School Talent Competition tonight and she was awesome. There I was, back in my old school, cheering the niece on...

The same niece who, I reminded one of my teachers (Ms. Page) tonight, that I HOUNDED her in my Business Studies class to phone my Mum every five minutes to see if Le Soph was indeed born. And here she was tonight. SINGING.

Sophie - Singing

And Christie. In the background. Squeeing. And wooting and making everybody laugh while Sophie blushed terribly and made my heart squeeze with pure joy.

My girls, man! I <3 my girls. They make me so proud! And I am full of aunty-type-squishy-love for them because--AWWWWWWW.

If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

I'm 27 today.

Three years off 30.

Wow. (It's strange to be surprised about something you've known was coming for the last 26 years, LOL.)

Thanks to for my gift! *points* :)

Happy birthday to meeeeeeeee, eh?

I have a shiny new fandom to play in!

I blame an offline friend for this, considering she was the first one who showed me how good Criminal Minds was.  :D  And, indeed, the hotness of Morgan (aka, Shemar Moore *points to icon*).  Now, I'm in love with Morgan/Garcia...my new OTP de choice, for every fandom must have one daaaahling.  ;)

I have three posts over at beforethecalm - taken up by things that've been lying on my HD for weeks and weeks and weeks.  :p
All available for snaggage, download, etc.  And apologies to anyone who sees posts like this 3000 times today.  I am whorey, yes.