Wee! I like Special Projects. And, I wanted to get a jump on it this week, since I'm always waiting until the last second lately...

Step 1: I chose Nash Bridges. Why? Because just about every other show I watch, I’ve either read fanfic from them and/or I’ve written fanfic there. And, for some reason, this show's been on my mind lately, so I figured why not? So, without further ado…

Step 2: It was a very interesting experience. Out of the four stories I read, it ended up that two were written by the same person (not on purpose, they were just the four that caught my attention). The fandom has about 80 or so stories total on ff.net, and most of those are written by the same people. Additionally, and somewhat surprisingly, these are some of the most prolific authors I’ve ever seen. Ever.

I don’t think I’ll keep reading for this fandom, mostly because the last time a story was updated or published was back in April of this year, so there’s not that much that’s new. I also don’t know that much about the fandom, because I haven’t seen the show in years, but I do remember that Nash is a smart a**.

I was slightly surprised and definitely caught off-guard by the pairing of Harvey (one of Nash’s partners) and Cassidy (Nash’s daughter). I know it’s not that much of a stretch considering she was engaged to one of Nash’s partners on the show, but Harvey was a lot older than her fiancé, so it was kind of weird.

Step 3: Okay, I went for a Supernatural/Gilmore Girls crossover. Because I could.

Step 4: So, the story I read was, “The Reasonable Doubt of the Crazy Lady of Stars Hollow” by E4 Blonde. I think it goes without saying that the story involved Lorelai, but also Sam and Dean. And the basic premise is Lorelai walks into a random coffee shop and runs into them.

This story was pretty good. It was funny, set mostly around Lorelai’s POV, and was as crazy as you would expect if someone from Stars Hollow were to run into Sam and Dean. I loved that the author didn’t draw it out, but they also didn’t get right to the punch line of, “I’m not Dean, I’m Sam, and this is my brother Dean.” It was a good story.

I'm sorry! Our power went out for the WHOLE of yesterday (weirdly massive storms), and I didn't get around to this because, of course, I didn't have any internet (and the public library actually isn't open on Sundays. Man, does that suck). But, alas. I will get 'round to it once I stop freaking out about this English.

*dies*

Again, I’m jumping into this while I still have the chance… haha.

Okay, so my first fandom that I read and wrote for was actually NASCAR, so this will be interesting.

The first story I read was “Clue: NASCAR edition,” by bamagurl. The story was written in October of 2006. It was an interesting story of a cruise, Halloween, and murder. But, after years of reading and writing CSI and other crime drama stories, the murder mystery was somewhat… it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t one of the best. But, like I said, that’s because I’ve read so many crime drama stories that were really good case files. It was an interesting and entertaining story, though.

The second story was “When You’re Gone” by needforspeed. It was written in May of 2007. It’s a songfic, and is short, but gets to the heart of the matter. It’s emotional, it’s well written, and it’s a very beautiful story.

The third story was “Starts With Goodbye” by Emily. It was written in March of 2006. I have to admit, this story tricked me. The entire time, I thought this was going to end so sadly, and then it ended very, very happily. It was awesome. Many kudos to the author on that one. She totally had me going there. It’s a really good story, though, and very well written.

The fourth story was “I Thought You Hated Me” by Vickersette25. It was last updated in November of 2006. It’s a story of two sisters who own a race team- one is the driver, and the other is the crew chief. They have a love/hate relationship with two of the drivers that includes making out and face slapping. It’s an interesting piece, but I found that I got lost a lot of times. Between “oh, we’re making out” and “oh, I want to kill you” is exactly where these sisters are in relation to the drivers, and it’s hard to keep track of which is reigning supreme at the moment. I feel like their point is to make it that they’re actually in love and hiding behind hate, but it’s really just one confusing blur to me.

The newer story I read was “Second Chance” by Princess_sara400. It was last updated yesterday. It’s about a girl who is pregnant and just starting to get things back together in her life after her husband dies, and her friend is helping her to do just that. It’s a very interesting read and a pretty good story.