| Yuletide writing drawing to a close... |
[Dec. 24th, 2009|07:20 pm] |
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One official Yuletide story already in, and today two Yuletide Madness drabble-ficlets completed and uploaded. Think I'll call it a night!
(This was much more fun than wrapping presents.) |
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| Graphics card and logic board aren't speaking to each other. BABIES. |
[Dec. 23rd, 2009|08:39 pm] |
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| | Monster (is this ep 18? I think) | ] |
Jusso y'all know, the components of my laptop have had a hissy, and it's in the shop. Which means I'm computing on my four-year-old iBook, bless its pre-cambrian heart, and which means every time I want to open a browser tab it's two minutes of Spinning Beach Ball Of Death. (Y!M won't even work, the version's so old.) So I won't be disappearing but my communication will be..let's say select until I get the laptop back.
Work on writing is not hindered. I continue! |
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| Let it snow COOKIES! |
[Dec. 8th, 2009|05:58 am] |
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| | still haven't watched The Waters of Mars! argh! | ] |
Oh, my! What a beautiful snowstorm of cookies on my userinfo page! You guys are the best. Thank you so much, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) the_flic, accioslash, glockgal, cluegirl, tbranch, titti, ziasudra_fic, cordelia_v, karasu_hime, midnitemaraud_r, goseaward, tartanshell, chinatree, bewarethesmirk, alice_montrose, iscaris, jenna_thorn, shezan, bookshop, hpstrangelove, ella_bane, not_sally, annephoenix, djinn, painless_j, and the anonymouseses. *MWAH!*
I want to reciprocate with content--can I write you guys drabbles? Give me a pairing and a prompt, any of the fandoms you know I write in or squee about. And anyone can ask for a drabble, not just those people on the list above! I won't promise to do them all but I'll try to pick some that will please the maximum number of people on my flist, especially those in the above group. |
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| Don't eat while reading this. Eeesh. |
[Nov. 28th, 2009|12:52 pm] |
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By the way, hearkening back to my earlier post--this doesn't spoil anything, since you can see on the Yuletide list of requested fandoms that no one asked for it--I did not get assigned to write for Richard Adams's The Plague Dogs. I decided, when I accidentally included it in the list, that rather than redo my list I'd just go read the book once and for all, even before the assignments came out, so I got it from the library.
I got through Ulysses easier than this. This is...guys, I have written some interesting metaphors myself in my time, some of them admittedly more purple than should be seen outside of crackfic, but this takes them all:
...Rowf's rump slid suddenly forward as smoothly as a turd from a healthy anus...
I can't even facepalm. It's too squicky. |
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| Also, being by myself, I got to watch anything I wanted on tv, not football. Anime yaoi, ho! |
[Nov. 26th, 2009|10:07 pm] |
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| | hikaru no go, ep 70 | ] |
I had to work part of the holiday, so I just counted the time I did have off as a good thing, and took it easy rather than make plans with others. I did make time to make a yummy dinner for myself from scratch:
Chicken with sun-dried tomatoes in dijon-riesling-cream sauce
Sesame noodles
Spicy peanut butter soup
Tart green salad with proscuitto and asiago and warm balsamic dressing
Warm butterscotch-maple pudding
I love mixing cuisines. |
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| Yuletide biz. |
[Nov. 15th, 2009|05:35 pm] |
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| | the year without a santa claus (on vhs, no less) | ] |
Ooh, I like my assignment for Yuletide lots. I thought I might get this one last year; it's something I've loved for a long time and am thrilled to have the motivation to write for it.
Regarding my own request,
Dear Yuletide Santa/Kringle/Hanukkah Fairy/etc.:
Everything I had to say about the specific fandoms, I think I covered in my request. If you'd like to hear more details about my fic likes in general:
Yes, I love slash. I discovered I liked m/m slash at the same time I dove headfirst into fanfiction; it was not a coincidence. Three of these four fandoms that I chose for Yuletide, I chose because I cherish the slashy possibilities of the two main characters. Having said that, I also like friendship fic, pre-slash hints, femslash, humor, crack (I adore well-done crack), Alternate Realities... I love NC-17 smut, but I won't be sad if the fic chooses not to go there, not if it doesn't feel right to you.
Please don't feel you have to write an epic. Short fic is often the most rewarding. I eat up even drabbles. Write me 5 200-word drabbles to make the word count minimum; I'll still go ape.
Thank you so much! |
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| Dirty, dirty AU non-con fic. NOW. |
[Nov. 13th, 2009|08:35 pm] |
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| | The Brak Show | ] |
So I finally got around to seeing Transformers...
Megatron: "Is it fear or courage that compels you, fleshling? Give me the Allspark and you may live to be my pet."
Me: *pants* Oh, F**K. I need fic. |
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| It's called a stuffing cage. |
[Nov. 8th, 2009|06:03 pm] |
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| | RSC 1998 The Winter's Tale | ] |
First thing I said when I saw this in the Bed Bath and Beyond flyer was, "There's gotta be porn of that somewhere." |
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| Exchange fest musings |
[Nov. 8th, 2009|02:10 pm] |
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I filled out my Yuletide form, and when I saw that I'd messed up on one I'd volunteered to write--picked Richard Adams' The Plague Dogs instead of Watership Down--I thought, fudge, if I get stuck with that one, I should just suck it up, go read the book and write the damn thing. S.O.'s been telling me for years I should read it.
For exchange fests like these I get more excited thinking about what I'd like to write. What I request is a bit bewildered-feeling, half-hearted. Is that what everyone feels? When I click with a fandom, I usually think about the story that comes to me, which means it's a story I want to write, not a story I want someone else to write.
What I want from other authors are the stories I can't think of. |
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| Comic update and an arrrgh. |
[Nov. 7th, 2009|02:18 am] |
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| | im in ur comic pages lookin at hot boyz | ] |
*smacks head*
Good news: Starfighter has been updated!
Bad news: I FORGOT ABOUT IT WHEN YULETIDE NOMS CAME AROUND. And it didn't make the list from anyone else either. Arrrgh. |
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| Yuletide noms. Omnomnoms. |
[Oct. 18th, 2009|08:01 pm] |
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| | Defying Gravity eps. Too much soap opera, not enough SF. | ] |
Made my Yuletide list. I asked for 4 fandoms already on the list:
BlackJack
Ginn Hale - Wicked Gentlemen
Kuroshitsuji
Sunshine (2007)
And I added two that weren't:
Arturo Perez-Reverte - Captain Alatriste series
Michael Manning - Androgyne series (The Spider Garden/Hydrophidian/In a Metal Web)
I was surprised those hadn't been on there! For those who are curious about the latter, it's graphic novel erotica, and as intricately visual as it is, it's got a fascinating plot that was cliffhangered in the last volume, so it screams for fanfic. Check out the author's lj at metalweb. Note: Manning's stuff is very NSFW and he doesn't hide his art behind cut-tags, bless him. |
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| From starchy sticks of bitterness to 300-proof rotting slime in ten seconds flat. IT HAPPENS. |
[Sep. 16th, 2009|08:49 pm] |
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Me: I hate that I've become so picky about bananas. They've got to be at the exact stage of ripeness and not beyond or I won't eat them.
S.O.: I know what you mean, I'm the same way.
Me: You watch them like a hawk: too green, too green, too green, not quite yet, a little more-- and then you take ONE bathroom break and suddenly, oh, f**k, I missed the window!
S.O.: Took yer eyes off 'em just long enough to inhale. And it's all over.
Me: Yeah, sometimes you hit them in that twelve-hour time span when they're edible. And just one day beyond that...
S.O.: ...it's time to call in John Constantine.
In other news, I watched the first episode of Ouran High School Host Club twice tonight, once in Japanese with subtitles and one with English, and, damn, I have to say, that's a great English dub. Think I'm gonna go with it. |
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| Kuroshitsuji icons |
[Sep. 1st, 2009|08:21 pm] |
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| | Hans Christian Andersen | ] |
The S.O. and I watched all the episodes of Kuroshitsuji together and, of course, MSTied the hell out of them (like you do). The end credits for the later episodes got a lot of jokes made by both of us, so I made icons for 'em.
Preview:
  
Take, enjoy, credit or not, it's all good.
( Twelve Kuroshitsuji icons below the cut ) |
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| AVATAR FIC: An Immodest Proposal (G, ~1600 words, shippy) |
[Aug. 11th, 2009|08:00 pm] |
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| | MST3K, "Racket Girls" | ] |
GUYS GUYS FINISHED WATCHING AVATAR TODAY
I BRING FIC
(and now I can join communities and look at wikipedia pages and stuff wheeeeee)
Title: An Immodest Proposal
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Summary: His second official act isn't as well-received.
Rating: Very very G.
Words: ~1600
Author's Notes: A little scene I imagined as the last episodes approached. Something to flesh out the denouement, for the incorrigible multishipper in me. Spoilers for the series.
*****
( His first official act... ) |
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| Bits and bites |
[Aug. 1st, 2009|12:11 pm] |
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| | Freeze (Korean vampire miniseries) | ] |
-I have no proper con report for Azkatraz, as the gist of it goes, "Glomped this person, glomped that person, glomped those people," and has no anecdotes of crazy doom to entertain you. Plain, delightful fun that does not make for clever blog posts. Not that I'm complaining in the least. Those of you who made my weekend awesome, you know who you are.
-I did remember that it was Harry's birthday yesterday. But when it came time for cake, I was craving an egg tart. If I sang over it, that counts, yes?
-In my travels I saw some in-flight films, among them Monsters vs. Aliens. There were some joke-went-on-too-long, they're-pausing-too-long-for-audience-reaction flaws, but it was still oodles of fun and my favorite new oath is Hugh Laurie as Mad Scientist Cockroach Guy (still the consummate gentleman) crying, "Hawking's Chair!"
-Anime series I am currently giving a try: Monster. Tortured ethical protagonist. Ristorante Paradiso. Cute gentlemen waiters of middle age in glasses. Variety is important.
-Why I have not yet finished watching Avatar: Because there's a large joy-post coming shortly to celebrate my love for it before I reach the end. |
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| So much shiny today! Must keep posting! |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|02:41 pm] |
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This is my new favorite thing in the world.
Must make into icon. And I think I will order everything on their site just to thank them. |
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| Unless they suspect your mad photoshop skillz... |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|07:20 am] |
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| | I got nuttin' | ] |
I just saw something about a local event thingy that will provide some free medical services for those who are unemployed. At the end it states, "You must provide proof of unemployment."
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"Yeah, here's a photo of me sittin' on the couch playing Nintendo yesterday afternoon. See the timestamp? Two p.m." |
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| "You know, this isn't Lysistrata. I LIKE it, but it isn't Lysistrata." |
[Jul. 8th, 2009|12:28 pm] |
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| | "Bet Torgo's changing back there." | ] |
Torchwood, I'm just 13 episodes away from finishing Avatar and I'm also trying very hard to get some writing done; did you have to have a mini-marathon this week? You couldn't have checked my schedule first? Nooooo, you couldn't, could you. I can't even save the episodes for later because I won't be able to read half my flist's posts, that's all anyone's talking about.
But Children of Earth is a great deal of fun. Shouldn't be complaining. I'm a little bewildered as to why everyone thinks it's the best Torchwood stuff evar; it's typical, solid Torchwood to me, which means it's fun and you've got to turn off your brain a bit and eat up the Captain Jack Bi-fabulous fanservice as it comes. Which I've never had a problem doing for Torchwood. MOAR BOYKISSING POPCORN PLZ. |
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| Current anime/animation experiences |
[Jun. 26th, 2009|05:53 am] |
I have given Fullmetal Alchemist (the original series) three episodes, and that's one more than I gave Bleach, and it doesn't have me, so, I'm stopping. I will give the new version of the series a try.
And I had thought 07 Ghost had me with the first episode--military-in-training BFF boys! Lost amnesiac royalty! He-killed-my-dad revelations!--but then episode two changed the setting and started inserting the supernatural stuff in handfuls, and that's a story I no longer care about so much.
Who was it who asked me to check out Soul Eater? I watched the first episode. It's cute and well-done! But it's not dark enough to hold me. (No, I can't explain why something needs to be "dark enough" and yet I can't get enough of Chi's Sweet Home/Chi's New Address. The rest of you are free to tell me why.)
Those of you gleeful that I'm watching Avatar, I've finished the first season and am squee-dancing as I wait for more discs to arrive. It's wonderful.
Back to mainlining Hikaru no Go. I've read the manga and am reliving the joy and tears all over again now that I'm watching the anime. (The manga's so huge I can't even remember how some of this s**t goes down and I'm on the edge of my seat every episode. That's a series.) |
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| I gotta draw the line, dammit! |
[Jun. 20th, 2009|08:36 pm] |
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Just read the lastest translated chapter of the Kuroshitsuji manga. Arrrrrgh, Ciel Phantomhive, you will NOT give me an emetophilia fetish! No no no NO!
(Hurt/Comfort, it's just a form of hurt/comfort, must keep telling myself that. Calm down lil bobcat.) |
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| Chess In Concert |
[Jun. 12th, 2009|06:39 am] |
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| |  *dances* | ] |
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| | The Arbiter's Song. DUH. | ] |
I am SO EXCITED for this. The original concept album is one of my favorite musical scores in existence. I did see the U.S. version of this years ago and while I didn't hate it, I was open-mouthed "bzuh?" at the changes. And Tim Rice says on this website that this new concert version of this goes back to the original story and score as closely as it's ever likely to (he likes the addition of a few bits that have made it in there over the years, particularly Someone Else's Story).
It's airing on PBS on Wednesday. For those who need more motivation, lookit the cast, guys.
I might just pre-order the DVD unwatched. |
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| Sheesh! But everyone's right, it's good. |
[Jun. 3rd, 2009|06:54 pm] |
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| | disc one episode 4 | ] |
Sooo...I popped in my Netflixed DVD of Avatar: The Last Airbender and let out a yowl of anger when I found there was no option for the original Japanese audio. I went to the web to find an English subbed version with the original language audio.
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...Guys, I swear I did not know. I had assumed it was anime! |
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| Anime Rec: Baccano! |
[May. 31st, 2009|11:58 am] |
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| | The title's supposedly Italian for "confusion" | ] |
I went into Baccano! knowing next to nothing about it except that it was recommended and that it used non-linear storytelling to good effect. Sold!
I can't say that I loved it; more that it was fascinating and I couldn't get it out of my head and I'm watching the series again because I want to, not just because you kind of have to if you want to catch all the answers. *imitates Golde in Fiddler on the Roof: "If that's not love what eeeeeeees?"*
But I do love funky story structure, when it works. The series caught me from the opening credits, showing off a huge cast of characters with names attached, as if to say, "Yes, they all matter, and it'll be clear later." The characters make this series. And all of them are at least a little bit crazy. Some are a LOT crazy. Some of those are my favorites.
The first half of the first episode provides a framing structure; two characters unconnected to the narrative trying to piece the story together. It drew me in right away. It might not work for everyone; when I showed the opening to the S.O. he so disliked these two characters he didn't want to watch any more. They aren't endearing, but I had thought it was plain they weren't going to show up again except for providing the framing structure.
If you want more details, the site for the English release has lots of goodies like summaries and character profiles and such.
 
 
Images found on nekosasu's blog. |
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| Quick con report: Anime North 09 |
[May. 25th, 2009|08:48 pm] |
New icon to celebrate the weekend. 
Anime North was fun, especially the company. Hung with nimori and moon_child02. (There may have been cosplay. There may even be evidence.) I bought swag, mostly buttons, bags, and bookmarks of Death Note, Kuroshitsuji, and Hetalia fanartwork--the kind of nonlicensed merchandise you won't find on eBay; that's what makes it special.
I also had an epiphany about fandom swag: there are items you want, items that are too cute/cool/nifty to pass up, and then there are the items that you don't really want but you fear that if you don't have them you are by definition Not A Real Fan, because a Real Fan would HAVE that, would never be able to pass it up, what are you thinking you're a shallow horrible fan how dare you call yourself obsessed. If you leave them on the shelf unbought you feel like Pinocchio, protesting your realness. I'm learning to get over that feeling in the name of 1) money and 2) shelf space.
I saw the first two episodes of Bleach, so now at least I know the premise of this very popular series. It's good and it's humorous, but it didn't quite hook me: a bit too lighthearted, a bit too mainstream...nothing that left me saying, "F******CK, I gotta watch this." (What I'm now calling "The F*ck Factor.")
And nimori informs me that there is no fandom confession of mine that will shock her any longer, now that she knows I love Chi's Sweet Home. Hee. |
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| Anime North! |
[May. 21st, 2009|04:02 pm] |
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| |  here! | ] |
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| | chi ep 23 | ] |
I am at Anime North this weekend! Physically there, now. Anyone else here for this? |
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| Death Note fans will get it. |
[May. 19th, 2009|09:11 pm] |
The S.O. wants to know who I am and what has happened to his girlfriend.
Me: I started watching a new anime last night. Tiny little two-and-a-half-minute episodes. About a lost kitty.
S.O.: ...an evil kitty?
Me: In the first episode the kitty wanders away from mama cat and gets lost.
S.O.:...and ends up in slavery?
Me: And in the second is taken in by a nice family.
S.O.:...who are kitten torturers?
Me: And in the third she gets a bath.
S.O. No geopolitical conflicts? No world domination?
Me: And in the fourth she plays with a shoelace and has a nap.
S.O.: MY GOD, MAN, WHERE ARE THE POTATO CHIPS? |
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