Podfic for andeincascade!

[luzula]

Happy birthday, Ande! I wish you many good things today and in the year to come. *hugs you tight*

I hope you like this! I even did stealthy research (via Aka) to see if you were a fan of crossdressing. : )

Title: Volcanic Geranium
Author: zelempa
Reader: luzula
Fandom: due South
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski
Rating: R
Length: 2 h 21 m 36 s
Author's summary: Fraser raised his eyebrows thoughtfully. "Lipstick colour names can be rather obscure. I assume it's a metaphor to describe something fragile and lovely but also dangerous and potentially capable of raining hot destruction upon an unsuspecting citizenry. On the other hand, it may refer to the fact that this particular coral shade is common to molten lava and geraniums. Don't lick it."

"It tastes like Jujubes," Ray reported.

"Nevertheless, resist the urge."

Notes: Oof, this one was a challenge. The very thing I love about this story--the comedy and the snappy dialogue--was what made it hard to record. I don't think I've ever done so many retakes. Still, it's fun to stretch yourself and try something new. Thanks to the author for letting me record it!

Download at Sendspace.

Comments

[andeincascade]

Oh Luz, so perfect! This is one of my favorite stories ever and I am so excited to listen to it. Thank you so much. I'm bouncing here!! ♥

[luzula]

Oh yay, I'm so glad you're pleased with the choice of story! I love it, too. I hope you enjoy the podfic. &hearts

[zelempa]

OMG OMG OMG!!! :D I'm about halfway through listening to this now and just popping by to say how much I love this. You have an amazing voice and I love the way you read this. It doesn't seem like something I wrote - it seems like something real, if that makes sense. You nailed a lot of the things that I was hearing in my head, like the way Diefenbaker says, "Dude." And Amy's defiant childishness. And probably more stuff that will come up in the second half. :)

Thanks, also, for smoothing over all the typos.

[luzula]

Eeeeee, thank you! I was kind of insecure about this podfic given how much of a struggle it was to record (seriously, retakes all the time). But maybe that's not a good indicator of how the podfic turned out.

I actually loved doing Amy's dialogue! It was so much fun trying for that rebellious spoiled teenager tone. Stella arguing with Ray was also a lot of fun--it felt very natural, because Ray really is being stalkery and she must be so tired of it.

It doesn't seem like something I wrote - it seems like something real, if that makes sense.

I've totally felt like that when I've heard other people reading my stories, too!

yay!

[vsee]

Ande called me the other night to tell me this was here, and to glory in our wonderful birthday bounty. We agreed that

1) You're the best

and

2) You spoil us terribly, for which we're so grateful.

Thanks for both of our gifts! I'm trying to tempt Ande into listening to the M&C one even if she doesn't really know the characters, and your reading might be enough inducement.

Love to you, hon

V

Re: yay!

[luzula]

Awwww! *hugs*

I do it because I love you both and enjoy making things for you. And you always appreciate it, too. : )

[butterflyghost]

I went to download this, and the file has disappeared. Is it anywhere else?

[luzula]

Yes it is! All my podfics are up at the Audiofic Archive (http://www.audiofic.jinjurly.com/), and you can just search for the title.

Or, well, that should work, but I'm not getting any hits for it. Weird, the search must be wonky somehow. Well, one thing that will always work when you want to find a podfic of mine is to go to my podfic index (linked in the sidebar) and click on the podfic there, and it'll take you to the amplificathon post, where there's a permanent link in the comments.

Here you go: http://www.audiofic.jinjurly.com/volcanic-geranium

[butterflyghost]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are aces.