amplificathon

Mar. 24th, 2011

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NOTE: I know I am several hours late with this. >.> ...it's still the 23rd somewhere in the world? Maybe? SORRY GUYS! XD

For those not familiar with the term, "safety tab fic" (a phrase coined by

thefourthvine, I believe) is that favorite, feel-good comfort fic that you keep up in a tab when you're reading other fic, just in case you come across something in your new fic that is upsetting in some way. Wait, John is DEAD in this fic?! Dief got shot?! Dean is evil and doesn't recognize Sam?! No problem, just click over to your SAFETY TAB FIC, and BAM! Everything is right again.

While this is a great idea for sitting at a computer, READING fic, that's not how I listen to podfic. I listen to podfic when I am out and about, going about my day.

However, this gives podfic an advantage: unlike a computer and internet access, I always have DAYS worth of it just sitting in pocket, waiting to be whipped out at any time. Therefore, podfic can be used as "safety tab fic" for real life! You fell down and hurt your wrist? SAFETY POD! Your boss reamed you out for something totally unfair? SAFETY POD! Your favorite flavor of cream cheese is being discontinued? Yep, it's SAFETY POD TIME!

So, here are some of my favorite safety pods, helpfully sorted into level-of-emotional-emergency!

( Mmmm, comfort fic. Yummy. )

ETA: omg FAIL, have now added fandoms & ships. *facepalm*

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amplirecathon promo image cc celine nadeau

I have ten recs, split into three different themes. Consider this the Whitman's Sampler edition.

( Podfic recs thisaway! )

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I'm about as new as they come to all this podfic business. I've been vaguely aware of them for a while, but only listened to my first podfic (something by FayJay, I'm pretty sure it was Shift - not recced here, but a fabulous podfic, so please consider this a mini-rec.) on a random whim when I saw it turn up on

sherlockbbc . I knew that I had a rare boring day at work coming up, where I would be doing mindless, repetitive tasks and I thought I'd give one of these podfic things a shot. I was surprised to find myself getting rather involved in the plot and enjoying FayJay's excellent dulcet tones and I've been randomly sampling the various podfic on offer since.

I haven't bothered with reading rec posts (until this recathon anyway), but instead I've been enjoying just downloading something that looks mildly interesting from a fandom/genre perspective and allowing myself to be surprised by the reader. I adore discovering all the different accents and speaking styles and seeing whether there are added extras like music and effects... I think finding out what someone sounds like for the first time is really rather wonderful and while I already have a few favourite readers, I will keep sampling new ones, because it's such a delight every time. :)

So, enough rambling. Here's some... Podrecs from a N00b!

These got a little long-winded, so I hope that's okay. I kept typing up recs and then deleting, because I wanted to limit myself to five choices and I kept changing my mind. Ha! SO here are the SIX I had when I finally hit send rather than go insane. Enjoy!

( six podrecs in various fandoms )

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Title: Cosmos: 1; Jared: 0

Author: poor_choices

Reader: cookiemom6067

Fandom: J2 RPS

Rating: PG-13

Paring: Jared/Jensen

Length: 19:36

Story Here: Cosmos: 1; Jared: 0

At my journal, HERE

Reader's Note: This is a record for me. I read the story for the first time last night, obtained permission and recorded it this morning and here it is!! This is a VERY funny J2 take - I love Jared's voice here. This is literally a "spit liquids on your keyboard" funny story. I hope you love it as much as I do.

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