The Underworld had nothing on Macy's [Holly-Daze Challenge] (tag: Eros) [December 15, 2009 @ 4:51pm] deities_dot_com [apollo7] Christmas. What was his mother thinking? Not Solstice, but Christmas. Celebrating the birth of the son of God... He rolled his eyes thinking about it. God? There were plenty of Gods around. What made this one so special? But his mother wanted to learn about such things so he was helpless to fight it. She argued that it was the religion of so many people on Earth, he would be wise to at least pay attention to it. This Jesus Christ was just a MAN who had the good fortune of a wonderful PR department, Apollo argued. She countered that more people followed the Christian faith than they did the Greek Gods. That stung. ( . . . )

Fa la la la la la la la la [Holly-Daze Challenge] (tag: Nergal) [December 15, 2009 @ 4:37pm] deities_dot_com [njord] Njord paused on a street corner, waiting for a the light to turn, and checked the bag hanging over his arm. He had gifts for his children and something small for Skadhi. Ex or not, he got her something every year, because it almost seemed like a celebration of her season, given that it was plopped smack in the middle of December and snow. He wondered if he should get something for Harmonia. ( That was a sticky question. )

Near Miss (tag: Rowan) [December 15, 2009 @ 4:35pm] into_the_woods [royal_amphibian] It was a perfect day for a ride. The weather was crisp, but not too cold. Too much of a chill in the air would prohibit letting his horse run too far or too fast. An over-warm horse on a cold day was a recipe for an ill mount, and Robin always took great care to treat his animals right. After all, he had a better idea of what they went through than any other person could possibly know. ( It was a perfect day for a rid for other reasons as well. )

The herald is back! [December 15, 2009 @ 9:59am] pantheon_dot_co [hermestheherald] Hey Everyone, Its the new guy Ian with a second character. This time instead of being a love deity or something mushy and squishy like that I chose Hermes my favorite of the 12 Olympians. I probably told some of you about picking Hermes up from the needed list or I probably only told Ali and imagined myself telling other people. So without further ado: If you had important interaction with this character in the past, please reply to this post and tell me about the history of those interactions. And someone correct me if I'm wrong but aren't Hermes and Peitho married? Talk to me about plots people! Yay second character! 14

Special Delivery [Holly-Daze Challenge] (tag: Hera) [December 15, 2009 @ 1:58am] deities_dot_com [artemis_hunter] An office party celebrating a Christian holiday is not where Artemis thought she would be spending the night. But there was a mortal woman who had called to her. The woman was nine months pregnant and had been taking very good care of herself and the baby the entire time. Until tonight. The woman had gone to the Christmas party her office was throwing and accidentally started drinking alcohol. The mortal woman was a bit a lightweight apparently, and it didn’t take too many cups of spiked eggnog before she started calling on goddesses to help her and the baby. Artemis wasn’t sure this woman really believed that she was going to get the help she called for, but the Huntress hadn’t had anything else to do that night, so thought she’d drop in. This late in the game, Art didn’t think a little booze would hurt the baby. But it was hard to tell with mortals. So she could have a bit of nog for herself and keep an eye on the woman. Provided she could stand the holiday music playing loudly in the office. And the lack of any actual fun. ( Deck us all with Boston Charley ) 1

Dear Santa [Holly-Daze Challenge] (tag: Dionysos) [December 14, 2009 @ 9:51pm] deities_dot_com [winged_passion] Dear Santa; please bring me a pony and a plastic rocket... Okay, that was just silly. He never should have said that he had never written a letter to Santa Clause when he was a child. He had been hanging out with his buddies on the beach when they started talking about Christmas. While they might be more inclined to celebrate the Winter Solstice on Olympus, Pothos was still familiar with the basics of the mortal holiday. Including the fat man in the red suit that brought gifts to the children. When he had said he had never written to Santa to ask for what he wanted, Poth’s friends acted shocked. They told him to go right home and write one A.S.A.P. It was better late then never, they had assured him. He had promised he would do so and they then demanded to see it when he was done. There was no way he could get out of this now. ( But what could he ask the big guy for? )

Wrapping Things Up [Holly daze challenge] (Hebe) [December 14, 2009 @ 1:28am] deities_dot_com [loveavenger] [ music | Christmas music ] Since he had spent the majority of his time living in the mortal world, Anteros was quite familiar with the traditions and beliefs of Christmas. There were some things that he enjoyed like mistletoe and the giving of gifts to those you cared about, but the whole commercialization and worst of all the decorating of the stores before Halloween were annoying. The crowds and loud repetitive playing of the same 6 songs were large reasons why the erote had done his shopping early and would be avoiding the malls this holiday season. Unfortunately many of the stores had eliminated the free gift wrapping, and since he was avoiding the rush, he wouldn't be able to have one of the local charities wrap his packages for a small donation. He stared at the pile of boxes and bags in the corner. He knew he had to do something with them, and the sooner the better. He supposed he could just use the holiday gift bags, but they weren't as fun to open. Anteros knew that he preferred ripping the paper off a box to opening a bag, so wrapping it was. Who knew that wrapping could be so hard? Anteros looked at the floor next to him. There was one present wrapped, and that had taken him almost an hour and it looked like a child had done it. He was almost ready to give up and ask one of his mother's attendants to help when there was a knock at the door. Anteros walked slowly towards the door. There was tape and ribbons stuck to his shirt, and somehow a bow was stuck to the side of his head. "What do you want?" he growled as he opened the door. 3

Death and a Snowman (Holly-daze challenge. Selene) [December 13, 2009 @ 10:50pm] deities_dot_com [blessed__death] Many people called it the most wonderful time of the year, but Makaria knew that was good things about the holiday season as just as many bad things as well. A lot of people died during this season, but then there were just as many babies being born. A balance. It made her think of Harmonia. But tonight out in the cold the only thing on Makaria's mind was the snow that was everywhere. No matter where she went, even the strangest of places had snow. Texas had snow. How weird was that? ( Canada nearly always had snow.. ) 4

Every God for Herself [Holly-Daze Challenge] (tag: Odin) [December 13, 2009 @ 2:44pm] deities_dot_com [callipygos] It was a little known fact that Aphrodite loved winter. She could not recall any of the paintings of her depicting her all bundled up against the cold. While she truly appreciated the way they all accented her finer attributes, there was more to her than boobs and sex. Though she did have the most spectacular breasts ever, that did not mean she spent all her time showing them off. Besides, she looked very sexy in tight sweaters. She had gone to some little town in New York to find some nice winter weather. She could have gone to one of the more Northern countries, but she did enjoy how the people in the small American towns decorated for the winter holidays. All the lights and the wonderfully tacky yard decorations were just so much fun. There was the place in Virginia that had the limousine tours around the houses with the tack lights, but that city usually lacked snow. And snow made it all oh so much better. ( Love was walking through the snow. )

Secret Santa [Holly-Daze Challenge] (tag: Zelos) [December 12, 2009 @ 6:22pm] deities_dot_com [philotes] Lottie loved this time of year. Everybody was all about peace and love and giving, nominally, and they tried extra hard to be better people in general. While she might wish that they’d do that year round, and she fully understood that there were a good deal of negatives during the holiday season as well, it was still nice to see people making an effort. Plus, this was a time for family and friends, and she was all about that. ( And it wasn’t like shopping was exactly a hardship. )

Calculations (tag: Nergal, later Enyo) [December 11, 2009 @ 2:45pm] deities_dot_com [hera_teleia] Timing was everything. Hera had learned that lesson early and applied it deftly and to her advantage many, many times over in her lifetime. It would stand her in good stead now as well, though the matter at hand was not nearly as all-encompassing as some in the past had been. Still, it would be best to gauge when she should make her move, when it would have the most impact. When it would do the most damage to Dionysos’ revoltingly resilient ego. She already had quite a good list of things she could do to him, things that ranged from mere annoyances to utter demoralization. As she sat in her private rooms, sipping her tea and happily snacking upon dainty cookies, Hera had been crossing things off her list. Mostly the former. Annoying was not her goal. Though some of them were very amusing and she thought she might start with those and work up to the utter demoralization then go right into the absolute crushing of spirit. ( All in all, she was having an exceptionally pleasant afternoon… )

Laughing laughing laughing [December 11, 2009 @ 11:07am] deborak The Browns beat the Steelers last night. :D :D :D :D As one fan put it, "that's kind of like having your 10 year old kid kick the 15 year old bully in the crotch." Wouldn't want to be a Pittsburgh fan today.

Storming the Castle [Elle, later Harley] [December 11, 2009 @ 8:15am] we_coexist [i_sauntereddown] Crowley stood at the base of the castle with an expression on his face that might have been interpreted as a smile were it on anyone else. On him it just appeared predatory. In a way, he supposed, it was. This castle, this entire experience was like prey to him. He and Elle had come here with the explicit purpose of causing trouble. Big trouble. Epic trouble. ( They were going to take on a building whose base was strong. ) 3

Spreading the Plague [December 10, 2009 @ 5:30pm] pantheon_dot_co [namtar] Doctor Unheimlich has diagnosed me with Namtar's Disease Cause: poor dental hygiene Symptoms: bendy arms, slow heartbeat, urinary pain, extreme flatulence Cure: drink lots of water Enter your name, for your own diagnosis: 46

I Saw Trouble Kissing Santa Claus [Holly-Daze Challenge] (tag: Dysnomia) [December 10, 2009 @ 1:27am] deities_dot_com [tepy_dju_ef] Anubis wasn’t sure what he was doing. Christmas was not a holiday his people celebrated. But he knew that any holiday meant that Bast would be expecting a present. A good, expensive present. At least she was always nice about returning the gesture. But after all these years and all the various gift-giving holidays, he was running out of things to buy her. Which is how he ended up in one of the countless shopping malls that were everywhere on the mortal plane. The Egyptian Embalmer was not that fond of the extra crowded shopping centers. He didn’t mind the people as much as the fact that they were all in a hurry and would constantly bump into him. He wasn’t as fond of physical contact as his adopted sister was. But he would face any trial to make Bast happy. Life was always safer when she was happy. ( He was looking at a gold statue. ) 1

Feed the Birds [open] [December 09, 2009 @ 7:18pm] we_coexist [i_jump] Betty's hand traced along the stone of the castle wall. Castle. In the City. This was really the strangest place she'd ever been to, and she hadn't even gotten her voluntarily. Sure, the journey had been voluntary, but the end result, not so much. ( Even so, she wasn't unhappy. ) 3

Reflections (tag: Fred) [December 09, 2009 @ 12:56am] into_the_woods [big_bad_wolf] He was just walking along the street, trying to get use to the feeling of being upright. He stopped walking when he saw something out of the corner of his eye. He stood in front of the glass window of the bakery, blinking at what he saw. He was looking forward so intently most people passing by him thought he was trying to decide which sweet treats to purchase. In actuality, he hadn’t even noticed the pastries or breads. He was staring at his reflection, trying to see something he could recognize. Bartleby Wolfe. That was the name he was using now. It was so human. Before, there was no real need for names. They all knew each other by their scent. Some of the other wolves had called him Big Bad; his mother used Big Boy. But they were just words. It was his scent that his family and friends recognized. It was his scent that made him who he was. But that was then. Now, he had to learn names. They were much more important than scents. ( Now everything was different ) 1

Back [December 09, 2009 @ 10:03am] lucentstreak From the depths of birthday festivities and a weekend full of scotch I cannot promise sobriety through this month but I will try to reply to you all. :) Happy drinking!

[December 08, 2009 @ 8:33pm] grapecase One down and ten thousand to go. The Project of Many Parts and Many Years that Despise Me Long Time is now completed. Yay! To celebrate a meme that I don't have to do much work on. With the funny story of, while concentrating on doing the project? I totally didn't hand in a paper. Yay! That's why I can't stand papers assigned at the last minute. wtever. I'll hand it in super late if they are still taking it. Okay. Done now. Do me a meme! Nicked from ladyorla You can answer all or some or one or however many are applicable to YOU. Friends, ships, enemies, family, etc. Any relationship goes. (01) Which of our pairings is the earliest you can remember? (02) Which of our past pairings is your favorite? Why? (03) Which of our past pairings took you by surprise? Why? (04) Which of our past pairings, if any, do you regret? (05) Which of our past pairings do you miss the most? (06) Which of our current pairings is your favorite? Why? (07) Which of our current pairings should we work on more? (08) Which of our current pairings have we not explored, but you would like to? (09) What kind of pairings do you prefer to play with me (family, friends, lovers)? (10) Which of our pairings ever best describes our (the players') relationship?

What the Hell [tag: Jeannie] [December 08, 2009 @ 8:25am] we_coexist [i_haveahoard] Sweeney woke up initially with a pounding headache. He wasn't quite sure what had happened at all. There was something oddly familiar about the stench of his locale. Given that in his time in the City he'd taken care to clean himself up a bit, this was not comforting. It helped that everything he wanted was at his fingertips. Thankfully the City provided where necessity was. He'd gone and gotten himself a flat. The only trouble being that from day to day it became difficult to find it. That was given the City's propensity for moving things around at whim. Normally he found it after a few hours. That was unless he was so blue-blind paralytic drunk that he couldn't make his way around decently. ( Where Sweeney found himself, though, was not in his flat. ) 3

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