I only use it for fandom. But I also have a faves account. For, umm. Stuff I don't want EVERYONE to know I'm reading. *cough*
(Which is to say, appallingly bad, chock full o' UK or Australianisms, OOC, heternormative Dark Angel crap. I mean, okay, everyone knows I'm reading it. I just... don't want to tell people WHICH specific stories I am madly in love with for their strange window into an entirely foreign mindset.)
(Really, this is healthier than that period of time where I would go to WalMarts in the middle of the night in search of America.)
I can't use the random link, because I'm afraid a FNL story will come up, and I've only seen one ep of this season yet.
I made it up to the Animaniacs going A to Z and up to SCC going Z to A though!
My method of going through the archive was to open the list of stories by fandom and bookmark all the stories in fandoms I am familiar enough with to 'get.' I'm now going through randomly fandom by fandom.
So far, my favorite is this one from "The Departed." Fabulous Dignam voice and hot and twisted as hell.
Also, both Twin Peaks stories in the archive were written for me, which tickles me for some reason. Both are excellent, but this Maddy-centric one is breathtaking.
I'm seconding amych's rec for this Bull Durham story: [link]
It's my favorite so far I think.
Calvin and Hobbes rec [link]
damn allergies
eta: On the off chance that you are on this thread, JZ, DO NOT READ THIS.
Seriously.
eta again:
This made people cry. Reader Beware!
not true
not true
Hobbes was just sulking and will talk any minute now.