"I’ve had hundreds of kids thundering through my pub, Potter!"

[torino10154]

*unlocks the door and flips on the lights*
*puts out the appetizers and hits the music*

Ready? Ready....

Welcome to the 'It's 5 o'clock Somewhere' edition of firewhiskeyfic! We, your Mods - sdk and torino10154, are so glad you could make it. We love everyone today. Feel free to friend us on DW. We promise not to stalk you... much. :D

Putting this note at the top: This round is a bit different. A marathon rather than a sprint. The pace will probably be a little slower, less intense than our usual events. Hopefully, someone will be around when you arrive but don't despair if it's quiet at times throughout the day.

Your challenges for this month are:

Madam Rosmerta and/or Aberforth Dumbledore

Hog's Head

Marathon

Insomnia

Forced Proximity

One Too Many

Quick clarification for newbies: you don't have to use all the prompts--though that does make for a fun fic!--but since one of the categories for voting is "Best Use of Prompt" we do recommend using at least one. We try to have 2-3 prompts each round that are not HP-specific.

As you know, this is the Official Discussion Post. If you feel like chatting, and we hope you do, pop in here and let us know how it's going. Please do not discuss your fic/art. You can discuss ideas, drinks, how wasted you are, your favorite actors or musicians, the state of the world (a nice, safe topic LOL), or whatever floats your boat. Just don't discuss your fic/art. This is an anonymous fest until after the reveal, and we don't want hints being given as to what you're writing about. :)

And just so we're clear, you don't have to write pr0n, though it definitely makes for interesting reading when characters change right in the middle of shagging because you're too drunk to remember who you're writing about. ;) You can write for any fandom (including original), but though we're getting more diversity, we're still fairly HP-focused. Anything goes!

Once you are semi-conscious, send your UNBETA'D UNCORRECTED fic to this email: fwfdrunkmods@gmail.com Trust me, we can tell if you've messed with it, so don't do it, okay?

You will receive an email from us confirming that we got it. If you don't get an email, we didn't get it. Your fics/art will be due by midnight on Monday, July 4th. Voting will begin on July 5th and last until Saturday, July 9th.

HERE IS THE HEADER! You can put this in the email body or the fic body. Whatever!

(please fill this out to the best of your ability. If you're unable, we will try to complete it for you)

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Torino and Shelly both plan to be around for most of the day though we will be popping in and out as required by that dastardly fiend, Real Life. BOO! Also, to make sure we don't get alcohol poisoning. And perhaps for a nap. LOL

Let's get our drunk on!

Comments

[mywitch]

Oh wow, this really is an early start! I need this bad today - sadly I don't have any ideas. Hopefully I will find one in the bottom of a bottle!

[torino10154]

I am here. Currently having iced tea because I feel like I need a nap. LOL I suspect the drinking will begin for me a bit later in the day.

What's everyone up to besides drunk!writing?

Hello!

[oldtoadwoman]

I'm still on the clock at work, so no drinking yet, but it's also very slow so I'll be able to hang out and chat and cheerlead the rest of you.

Rah Rah! *\o/*

[lq_traintracks]

Yessssss! I'm on my way to work for a 5 hour shift, but I've got wine chilling in the fridge and I'll be raring to go once I'm home! I'm rubbing my hands at those prompts! See you later, friends! \o/

[sdk]

I am here, ready to eat all the appetizers!

[mywitch]

It's 9AM where I am and I need to go to the store and buy some booze. I just can't do scotch at this hour, LOL. But some mimosas might just do the trick!

[lightofdaye]

Hi all, I shall been on it 2-3 hours once i've had some dinner.

[lightofdaye]

Those prompts! How much aberforth/goat fic are we going to see?

[a_belladonna]

Due to the Tour de France starting in my country, I decided to not begin drinking until it was actually 5 p.m. here. And made an (unintentional) strong start because I wasn't aware exactly what my cocktails' measuring cup measured, so I made a double White Russian (or should I call it "White Magic"? A festival here decided to rename that and its sister drink to "White Magic" and "Black Magic")
Anyways, that means I've soon had three of them. Still no ideas for fic, though. Will have dinner (with water!) soon. I don't want to hit the wall before midnight, after all. There are drinks to be had!
(Because of the summer and the Tour, there are Skittles-shots and pre-mixed dark'n'stormy, gin & mango smash and mojito awaiting me)

music?

[oldtoadwoman]

puts out the appetizers and hits the music

What's on the playlist?

[torino10154]

I just opened up the FWF mod account and discovered we'd missed a very important email!

My name is Ms. Reem Ebrahim Al-Hashimi, I am the Minister of state
and Petroleum also Minister of State for International Cooperation
in UAE....

[paulamcg]

Hello, and thank you for arranging this, dear mods, and thank you all for being around so early! I'm one of those who've usually been ready for bed by the time most people arrive, and here I am – one hour late! Just poured my first drink: ouzo. Haven't quite found my way to Hogsmeade yet :D

[torino10154]

Long story short I just overheard my mom say to my son, "It's 5 o'clock somewhere." ROFLMAO I mean I'm not even drinking yet, that was just in the midst of their conversation.

[ride_4ever]

Not off to a good start. I've been trying to post to the comm since FWF opened about an hour ago. Got several crash-dumps in a row and lost the comments I was writing every time.

Looks like this time it's going to post.

Off to mix my first cocktail of the day. Back soon!

[torino10154]

Anyone managing to write yet? LOL

Rum

[lightofdaye]

So I've had dinner, done the washing up, got the clothes off the line and got the rum out of the cupboard.

Actually got less than i realised but enough for this evening at least.

Now what to mix it with? Lemonade or dr pepper. Dr pepper would be nice but also caffiene and even more sugar. And i'd have to open a bottle. hmmm.

soooooon!!!

[oldtoadwoman]

All my students are gone! I just need one last instructor to wrap up her notes and leave and I can clock out and DRINK!

It begins!

[oldtoadwoman]

First shot is in me! Blank file opened, pasted in prompts and header! Second shot poured! Snacks acquired! (bowl of peanuts) Ready to go!

[sdk]

I'm still very, very sober but I'm cheering y'all on!

235 words written

[oldtoadwoman]

I have started though I haven't gotten much of anywwhere. I keep thiknking I'll just catch up on comments reall quick. I have 8 unread comments... reply to a few ... I have 21 unread comments ... quickly read and delete a bunch ... I have 17 unread ... nvm now it's 23. (I've got it back down to 20.)

[lightofdaye]

i have some words! they may not be correctly spelt or make sense in the technically sense but they exist!

I could use a time-turner to go back a few hours

[ride_4ever]

Where did the morning go...oh yeah, it's ironic that one of the prompts is "insomnia" because I couldn't fall asleep until 5:00 AM this morning...which led to waking up just a few minutes before 11:00 AM local (Chicagoland) time, the start of FWF today. Well, being a Very Faithful FWF Participant, I did start drinking right at the beginning of FWF, but I still have barely touched fellow-participant comments and I have not started ficcing (although yays for already having a plotbunny, and amazingly for having an idea about the HP-centric prompt before the other prompts...for as most of you know, HP is not my primary fandom).

mod question re: deadline

[ride_4ever]

I thought the time limit was 48 hours from 12 Noon EDT (11:AM my local Chicagoland time), but if the deadline is midnight EDT on July 4th that's actually a bit longer....

I'm not always good at these time zone conversions, and the alcohol does NOT IMPROVE that.

[a_belladonna]

There was talk about playlists earlier. You can always go with Korpiklaani, they have a lot of (fairly jolly) songs about alcohol/partying. (Steer clear of some of their other songs, unless you want to feel the Finnish-Ugric melancholy to its full extent)

In chronological order (oldest to newest):

- Beer beer
- Happy little boozer
- Let's drink
- Nordic feast
- Shall we take a turn?
- Vodka
- Juodaan Viinaa
- Bring us pints of beer
- Tequila
- Viinamäen Mies/A man with a plan

I guess Ievan Polkka also is quite festive. And song 1-5 on Tervaskanto are bound to make a party (at least if you like folk metal...)

There's also Alestorm with songs such as Keelhauled, Drink, Magnetic North, Mexico, Alestorm, Fucked With An Anchor, Shit Boat (No Fans) and Pirate Metal Drinking Crew.

All of the above is metal, I should probably add (but definitely of the lighter kind)

Still haven't written one single word of fic tonight, haha

[mywitch]

Snape has already come by to yell at me for not getting to the "good stuff" yet. What a prikc.

CHugging a between drink water right now and then I guess I'll get ti the :good stuff". :D