LantisJournalIN
MEMORY OF LOST TIME SLACKING ON LJ.
by MK & Ana_grrl A
Stargate: Atlantis crack!fic, multiple pairings.
AN:
You'll
notice that
we're mixing first and second season characters and events
indiscriminately. Because
we can.
This came out of the mass of super-annoying LJ downtime on
November 4th. There are no major spoilers here. There's a
small
reference to The Storm/The Eye (season 1) but other than that and some
character names, it's spoiler free.
Blue links are fake! Red links or purple links are real and have additional content for your perusal. |

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When you transport a large body of nerds
to a different galaxy, you have to expect that they’ll miss
some of the comforts of home. Favourite DVD collections (even if they
did have everything downloaded to back-up hard drives), SciFi Fridays,
their book collections, figure collections, memorabilia collections
and, most of all, the internet. So obviously Rodney set up a local
AtlantisNet pretty quickly. Every person in the expedition had an
allotment of personal space and a large portion of space was dedicated
to various in-city net programs, including the bane of
Rodney’s existence: LantisJournal. “That is the single most moronic name I have ever heard. It was Ford’s idea, wasn’t it?” Sheppard had shrugged and Rodney had grumbled, set up some basic infrastructure and then refused to have anything more to do with it out of sheer disgust. Of course, it wasn't so simple. Rodney couldn't help it – he lurked on LantisJournal, reading the various bitching, moaning, and whining of the scientists. And then the military contingent got in on it too (he blamed Ford – it was always Ford), and it got worse. LantisJournal stopped being a place for whining about coffee, complaints about going off-world, and laments about being unable to keep up with the details of the upcoming Transformers movie. Suddenly the military personnel were starting up communities like Lurking. He was lurking. He was reading the posts from Unfortunately, from the beginning, he'd set up LantisJournal to reject anonymous posters. It kept the flaming down, he'd reasoned. And of course, of course, it was just coming back to bite him in the ass. Two weeks into the expedition, he caved. *****
Quickly, Rodney adapted what was probably the most efficient and effective use of the journal program. He made a few cursory, typified posts based on those of various members of his science team. They were designed to be average but witty, to have no content that could allow another reader to associate this He even made a Colleagues Only image of a ZPM for his top entry using ASCII. It was smart, clean, simple. And he could finally tear apart the logical fallacies, gaping oversights and incredibly flawed theories and thoughts posted on the journals and communities he perused most often. Some journals were easily or even openly associated with their creators— There were the occasional names that Rodney hadn’t been able to match to faces until he had hacked the user database. (He was technically still the administrator, so no one could argue against him.) Why Sheppard had decided on "I do not understand why you are obsessed with this electronic method of communication," Teyla said one afternoon, as Rodney (logged into as "It's a way to share ideas that we can't talk about in person," Rodney muttered, not really paying attention. "And we're geeks. We like the electronic interaction. Don't ask me why the military logs in. I think they just want to talk about bombs and guns and pathetic military yardsticks." "Perhaps I should further investigate this," Teyla said. "Be my guest," Rodney waved at free laptop. "You'll need a name." Fifteen minutes later, Absently, he friended back. "I wish to make a community," Teyla announced half an hour later. "I believe your people are woefully lacking in knowledge about the cultures in this galaxy. Perhaps if there was a community where we could discuss cultural encounters it would assist you in future missions." "Sure, sure," Rodney said, typing out a response to Ten minutes later, he received an invitation to join The next day, his collegue-page was flooded with explicit material. Of a very personal nature. Of a pick up kind of nature. It was alternately disturbing, hot, and annoying. Disturbing, because who knew that Atlantis personnel would be that quick to jump on an opportunity to talk sex? People were more hard up than he'd figured. Hot, because. Wow. Some of the posts. And the one from Mindblowingly hot. It was annoying because he couldn't act on them. Not without revealing his identity as He'd have to set up a new LJ. Or come out of the LJ closet. And also, he'd have to talk to Teyla about exactly why ' He wasn't looking forward to explaining things. *****
Technology changed the world around you. Rodney knew that. And he knows that after the start of pegasus_encounters, people started smirking when someone especially Teyla, mentioned 'cultural exchange'. "I believe we must concentrate on cultural exchanges," Teyla said to Elizabeth during a post-mission briefing. The mission had been what Rodney would classify as a complete disaster. "If we took the time to fully understand potential allies, there would not be such problems in the future." She glared at Sheppard as she spoke. "Many times it is not a question of one encounter. We need to be willing to spend several days and make repeat visits. Cultural exchanges do not take place within a matter of hours." "No," Rodney muttered to himself. "It can be a few minutes, if you're rushed." He looked up to find Elizabeth glaring at him, and Sheppard clearly fighting to keep a smirk off his face. "What?" he asked. "I agree. Cultural exchange contributes to um. Cohesion. And a sense of wellbeing. We should give it a lot of time and effort. Even during our off time." Beside him, Sheppard choked. Rodney was thinking about And he was wondering if *****
In addition to scorching hot cyber sex on his colleague-page, Rodney found his inbox suddenly inundated with a flood of comments from Resigned, he gave up on being anonymous only to be flooded with community name ideas from (surprise, surprise) Ford. |
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AST [no comment title] okay, what about a com for recipes? Like… melting_pot.lantisjournal.com. it’d be really cool, right? |
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Re: [no comment title] Are you trying to prove your stupidity? We’re light years away from Earth without access to precious commodities like chocolate! That would be an exercise in extreme masochism! |
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Re: masochism? and you’d know all about…. masochism? |
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Re: masochism? You’ve got the completely wrong idea. The man can’t even handle sleeping naked. |
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Re: masochism? !?! how do you know that?! what are you, some kind of space-slut? |
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Re: masochism? Uh, did you even look at my userinfo? Shared a body with him (extremely unwillingly and in a completely non-sexual way) for several days? I know more than most people want to about Rodney. |
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Re: masochism? so totally a space slut then. |
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Re: [no comment subject] What about censored_missionreports? Come on, that’d be awesome, Doc. |
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Re: [no comment subject] There are so many reasons that is wrong and, given your profession, I mistakenly assumed you would recognize them alongside the inherent dangers. Translation: That’s a really bad idea. |
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pegasus_encounters community
eventually moved from detailing fantasies to all out cybersex. Rodney
figured Elizabeth and Sheppard tolerated it because 1) they were both
posting and 2) it was good for morale. Rodney couldn't disagree with
the second reason, and the first reason made for some entertaining
reading. Still, he started to feel a little disappointed in
princesspeach's posts on the community. Where Sheppard had put some
pretty scorching descriptions of his various pre-Atlantis encounters up
there (including one that convinced Rodney – beyond all
reason – that hiding in a camel shed could actually lead to
some pretty hot sex), his actual ability to hold realtime cybersex
conversations was stunted. It was a crying shame. Rodney partially attributed it to Ford butting in and making wisecracks at annoying points that really lost the flow of the whole thread. Sure, he wasn't exclusive with And one afternoon, after a particularly loud argument with the botanists (no, the plants from P4X-019 were not, in fact, demonstrating their knowledge of basic physics equations), and an annoying and embarrassing mistake on his whiteboard (in his own hand writing no less), Rodney finished an exceptionally scorching exchange with The exchange had featured an off-world sex club with a suitably ridiculously named gloryhole (the Orifice of Devotion to the Gods – honestly, when would people in the Pegasus galaxy just own up to the fact the they were a little sex crazed, instead of pretending to be god obsessed?), an orgy in the background, and many rough-hewn tables specifically made with fucking in mind. The only thing that could possibly have made the mental image hotter would have been the inclusion of some hot, curvaceous, blonde scientists. At the end, Rodney wrote: |
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AST Subject: Re: Orifice of Devotion to the Gods …if I wasn't in a public lab right now, I'd be humping my desk. And wishing it were rough-hewn. |
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Subject: Re: Orifice of Devotion to the Gods Yeah? *Smirks* Off-world missions have their advantages. |
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Subject: Re: Orifice of Devotion to the Gods Until you get shot. |
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Subject: Re: Orifice of Devotion to the Gods …I'm free later. I can guarantee I'm better than your desk. |
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Subject: Re: Orifice of Devotion to the Gods Are you serious? |
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Subject: Re: Orifice of Devotion to the Gods Yeah. East Tower, Level 12, Room 14b. I think they used to do some woodworking in that section. Found it the other day. Work tables – they're wood. |
| Reading
the comment, Rodney's eyes
crossed a little. This was unexpected. And possibly stupid. Going would
mean crossing a line. Then again, he was having the hottest cybersex of his life with What the hell. |
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Subject: Re: Orifice of Devotion to the Gods I'll bring the lube. |
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wasn't like he'd be going into it with
a blind eye. If Rodney was patient and enjoyed a sense of mystery, he
wouldn't have bothered (weeks ago) to find out exactly who callmemajor
was. He would have just enjoyed the sex. But patience was for the
emotionally slow, and mysteries were made to be shredded to pieces. Major Lorne was pretty hot, and unlikely to be setting Rodney up. And if he did, Rodney knew where he lived. *****
There were communities for everything, including (unfortunately) both of Ford's ideas, and all of them were remarkably popular. The one community that had the most members (89.3% of the LantisJournal population), though, was |
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12:18 AST Subject: King of the Rock Sometimes I wonder if he will ever get any bigger in the head. But then I think this is not possible. It is not frustration. It is something more than that. [10 comments] [Reply] |
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Subject: Re: King of the Rock You sure you're not just jealous? Being king is pretty sexy. |
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Subject: Re: King of the Rock Nothing to be jealous of. Unless bad manners and receding hairline is something that we all should be wanting. I will show you sexy. |
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Subject: Re: King of the Rock Being jealous of McKay is like being jealous of Chuck's ninja knowledge. There's no point, doc! |
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Subject: Re: King of the Rock Am not jealous. |
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Subject: Re: King of the Rock Chuck is to ninja as McKay is to wormhole physics. |
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Subject: Re: King of the Rock Damn straight. |
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Subject: Re: King of the Rock Try not to flame our coworkers, please. This community is intended to be humourous, not cruel. Personal behaviours are fair game, but let's refrain from the digs at genetics. Some things can't be helped. |
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Subject: Re: King of the Rock Bad manners can be helped. Is not genetics. |
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Subject: Re: King of the Rock "I will show you sexy" Also, perhaps this train of discussion would be better situated at |
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Subject: Re: Pegasus_encounters Community |
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Subject: Re: Cultural Exchanges Who knew cultural exchanges could be so fun? ...or so kinky? |
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Subject: Re: Cultural Exchanges I believe that I know who you are, |
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Subject: Re: Cultural Exchanges Please refrain from threats of physical violence while posting in this community. I believe we have |
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Subject: Re: Cultural Exchanges My apologies. I find that your technology and this electronic journal format encourages me to ignore my boundaries and my good manners. |
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When it came to repeat encounters with
dangerous
off-world lifeforms, most of the expedition would probably only
remember "It's fuzzy -and- furry!" and die a painful, horrible death in
which their brains were leaked all over the dirty off-world ground. Rodney had, as usual, been the only one with enough foresight to make Elizabeth, similarly, had come up with a way to minimize the number of awkward conversations held in her office. She opened up It was the only community on LJ that allowed anonymous postings where only the Elizabeth or sys-admin (Rodney) could ping the mac address. But Rodney could ping any mac address. |
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06:32 AST Subject: Daydream Believer The last time I had a itch like this, I went to an anonymous, walk-in clinic. Obviously I don't have that option now (unless you count that Athosian witch doctor on the mainland, and I'm not quite that desperate yet) . Where can I get some black market medicated cream? [13 comments] [Reply to this Entry] |
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Re: Witch Doctor "and I'm not quite that desperate yet" I do not believe the term "witch doctor" is either flattering or appropriate. I trade in entirely safe and natural home remedies based on centuries of Athosian lore and medical practice handed down through the generations. And I offer a 10% discount to expedition members. |
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Re: Witch Doctor Sales pitches should stay in one of the classifieds/sales communities, please. |
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Re: Daydream Believer Storage closet, 42B, level 5, section G. Fifth box on the right, you'll know it by the ...label. |
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11:59 AST Subject: Herbal Essences P4X-891. I was high. And I think it was a plant (a really sexy plant with red petal/hair). The problem? It was good. Really good. And now it's all I can think about. I'm having dreams about green 'skin' and red petals. Daydreams, even. It's interfering in my work. What can I do? [69 Comments] [Reply to this Entry] |
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Re: Herbal Essences It happens to the best of us. Off-world experiences are intense and entirely alien (pun intended!) after what we considered "ordinary" life on Earth or Athos. You've discovered something new and not neccessarily bad about yourself. You might want to try channeling it into a more acceptable goal. Have you tried posting in |
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Re: Herbal Essences Please refrain from mentioning planet designations in your post in order to maintain your anonymity. |
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17:39 AST Subject: Thongs? I am new to this culture. Please explain to me the meaning of 'thongs' and why the mention of this word makes many of your marines act like small, naughty boys. [88 Comments] [Reply to this Entry] |
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Re: Rowr! On thongs, check out this article in But if you have to ask--the marines who act like small, naughty boys don't get out enough. The ones who give you the eye don't wear any underwear. |
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Re: Ultimate Wedgie I just hope that there's a reason that term sounds military. Rowr, indeed. |
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Re: The goods There's a person in |
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Rodney had created You just didn't get between a man and his maple Caramilk bars when the Daedalus made a delivery. |
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18:18 AST Subject: Caramilk bars WANTED: Full or large-size Cadbury Caramilk bar (original only, no dark choc/mint/maple/whatever.); please message [1 Comment] [Reply to this Entry] |
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Re: Caramilk ill second that, but i need the maple caramilk bars. pls message me on my colleagues-only post. |
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14:45 AST Subject: Power Source WANTED: AA batteries. Edit: See second comment below. [12 Comments] [Reply to this Entry] |
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Re: AA Batteries No reason specified? ^_~ |
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Re: AA Batteries ALSO WANTED: flexible lover interested in toys. |
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3:32 AST Subject: File Sharing FOR TRADE: Copy of music collection under the cut. [ I believe this genre is called 'boy band'. The collection contains music from many of your Earth nations. ] [54 Comments] [Reply to this Entry] |
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13:11 AST Subject: 10th Doctor WANTED: Doctor Who, tenth doctor. I know someone has these files, and I'm willing to pay well for them. Take your pick: an answer to any pressing scientific question, my body, or possibly taking my place on an off-world mission. [27 Comments] [Reply to this Entry] |
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10:03 AST Subject: Pants. WANTED: Pants. 34 inch waist. No questions. Edit: See fourth comment re: no questions. [113 Comments] [Reply to this Entry] |
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7:33 AST Subject: Spanking. WANTED: A spanking. Not for me. For someone else who needs it. Must be willing to sneak up on the recipient. [83 Comments] [Reply to this Entry] |
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AST Subject: Lynsay Sands Novels WANTED: Lynsay Sands novels (in hard or digital copy) in her vampire series, including but not limited to:
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At least if he had to retire at some point (yeah, right.) he knew he could make a fortune on Earth selling the journal program. It was so user-friendly that even neanderthals like Ronon could use it. |
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01:13 AST Subject: Bottoms up! WANTED: Male, 28-34, light hair, dark eyes, open to/interested in D/s relationship with spunky military professional. [1 Comment] [Reply to this Entry] |
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Re: Bottoms up? Cadman, stop scaring the new recruits. We made a deal and I know the pudding cup guy. |
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then came the inevitable day when
LantisJournal crashed. Rodney had been expecting it to happen
eventually, but not so quickly. The storm meant everything had to be
shut down, that was fine. But then the Genii had screwed around with
some of the core databases before Sheppard had conveniently dealt with
them. He'd never forgive that son of a bitch Kolya. The knife had been bad enough, but the hours of headaches trying to get LantisJournal up and running again? The dirty looks from Cadman and Lorne? The disappointment all over Ford's face? It was even worse than some ridiculous knife wound. Rodney held grudges. He held them for a long, long time. When LantisJournal was finally back online (along with 'gate control, though no one really seemed to care too much about that), people posted en masse to Rodney resolved to change the message at status.lantisjournal.com. In the future, instead of giving helpful updates, it would just read: I'm doing the best that I can, probably while critically injured, so keep your pants on and talk to each other face-to-face for once in your pathetic lives. ![]() THE END
List of Characters and Communities by Username and Icon: |
| The anon_advice com, run by Elizabeth. The only com with allowed anonymous posting! | |
| Taptapboom: Everyone's favourite tap-dancing explosives/bomb expert, Cadman. | |
| Callmemajor: Major Lorne, King of Lower Level Cultural Exchanges and Rough-Hewn Tables. | |
| Caveman: Ronon's little-used but witty LJ. The tag under his username (Rocks fall, everyone dies) has some people kind of freaked out. May or may not have offended the pudding cup guy by not knowing his name. | |
| The Anonymous User Icon, only for use in Anon_Advice. | |
| elvi$: Peter Grodin. You don't want to know anything else about this. | |
| A_Ford, AKA Aiden Ford. | |
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Homeopathic: The Athosian Witch Doctor. She offers a 10% discount to expedition members! (Off of the 50% increased fee for assholes in the expedition.) |
| Ninja:
Chuck the Canadian Gate Technician. Also one of six members
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| P90AOK: Markham, who is also possibly a twelve year old girl. | |
| Weir: Elizabeth's only public/non-secret journal user. All entries are carefully constructed to be bland and non-offensive. Her real journal is non-networked and exists as a text file on her pocket PC. | |
| _mod: Elizabeth has a com-name_mod username for every community on lantisjournal and does her best to keep people in line. | |
| pantyraid: Carson Beckett's secret LJ identity as a lesbian who enjoys vampire romance novels. Badly disguised, but with a cute icon. | |
| physics_god: Rodney's original and unfortunately now "public" username. Has frequent hook-ups with callmemajor. | |
| princess_peach: John Sheppard. No one knows why he chose to be represented by the extra-girly Princess from various Mario games. | |
| physicshairofdoom: Radek Zelenka. Hangs out mostly on lantis_wank making fun of Rodney and hitting on various expedition members for fun. | |
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tasteslike_not-chicken: A genderless, random Athosian. Probably the only person with an actual secret identity as even Rodney doesn't care to look and see who this is. |
| treble-clef: Rodney's actual "secret" LJ for anonymous posting now that physics_god is pretty publicly known. | |
| sexual_chocolate: Bates. 'Nuff said. | |
| fights_with_sticks: Teyla. She worries that she's been corrupted by the medium though, since it makes her more aggressive and forgetful of her manners. | |
| Communities | |
| Tips and tricks from the best of the off-world teams for coming back alive. | |
| Step-by-step guides, information, Q&A on the use of firearms in the Pegasus galaxy. Often features "stupid" questions. | |
| The sexual hook-ups com formerly intended to be about cultural exchanges.something | |
| For ranting about anything wacky, weird or wanky. | |
| Primarily hosts sex stories about offworld missions, some real, some fake. | |
| Terran, Athosian and Lantean recipe community. Strangely popular. | |
| BDSM/physical abuse community. | |
| Photos of cute but deadly offworld creatures. | |
| Originally a place to post flames without moderation, it quickly became a homoerotic blind date com. | |
| Elizabeth's Dear Jane column/com, where people can ask all sorts of embarrassing questions anonymously. | |
| Rodney's classified ads com. | |
| The Atlantis Wikipedia site/com, including articles on other Pegasus Galaxy stuff. | |
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Updates on changes, upgrades, new templates, etc for LJ. |
| Rodney's alternative to deadlycuddly_offworld | |
| Elite ninja appreciation com. |