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Saturday, December 19th, 2009
yonmei	10:58a	How slash fans see fanboys seeing operating systems ( cut for decency ) Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
rivkat	12:35a	Eight Crazy Nights: Eight (part 2) liberate tutame ex infernis Sam/Dean, NC-17 Summary: Lucifer offers Sam some home truths. Starts after The Curious Case of Dean Winchester. Loosely based on the prompt from giandujakiss: insecure and selfless Dean (selfless in the literal meaning - no sense of self), and protective Sam, and first time. But probably angstier than she meant. Note: Dana Scully has this wonderful line at one point: “Mulder, you just keep unfolding like a flower.” ( pray for us, sinners ) comments on DW Current Mood: recumbent Current Music: New Order, Face Up (Comment on this)
rivkat	12:31a	Eight Crazy Nights: Eight (part 1) These came out long, so I’m only going to post two tonight, the rest tomorrow. Eight Crazy Nights and Days, maybe? giandujakiss: Sam/Dean: Only Sweeter, only later - they're still not okay. At least not when it starts. NC-17. ( let the good times roll ) comments on DW Current Mood: cold Current Music: Olivia Chrestomanci, I Would Have Done (Comment on this)
Friday, December 18th, 2009
musesfool	11:44p	and if you believe that what's done is done I made this chocolate mousse tonight. It's good, though I think I made the same mistake the poster made, because mine is also riddled with small bits of unmelted chocolate (or perhaps the meringue was too cool? It is fairly cool in my apartment so I don't think "room temperature" means what they intended it to mean). And also, there are way too many fucking bowls involved. Okay, it's only two, but you have to wash one of them in the middle of the process and I do not have enough room to be pouring things from bowl to bowl and washing up in the middle. I have a cutting board laid over my sink and a strip of counter space about 12" long by 4" wide, and the top of my stove. That is it. My life, so hard. wah wah wah. I think I'm pretty much decided on what I'm making for gifts, but tomorrow I will be trying out some kind of cinnamon chocolate cake. I will report back how it turns out. If it is really awesome, maybe I will drop out the nutella cake and substitute it. Decisions, decisions. I think baking is a good way to spend the coming snowpolcaypse, don't you? *** This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/109040.html. people have commented there. Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: that history repeats from father to son (Comment on this)
frogspace	11:08p	Wo ist die Adventszeit hin? Kaum bin ich durch die Kälte nach Hause und werde langsam wieder warm, erinnert mich ausgerechnet der Schnee daran, dass die letzen Wochen nur so an mir vorbeigeflogen sind. Der Schneesturm im Livejournal ist schon fast zwei Wochen her und Yuletide ist zum AO3 umgezogen! Eeeep. ~~Fan-Kalender mit Ereignissen seit meinem letzten Eintrag:~~ 07.12. Schnee, ganz viel Schnee in meinem LJ. Wheee!! Vielen Dank! \o/ 08.12. enednoviel hat mir ein absolut geniales "Starsky & Hutch"-Fanart-Lesezeichen geschickt. DANKE!!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ Schade nur, dass ich es niemals in der Öffentlichkeit werde benutzen können, denn ... holla die Waldfee! *hust* 09.12. Habe lange und laut darüber gelacht, dass eine Gay Soap Convention in New York geplant ist und 5 der 8 Seifenopernstars die Jungs aus VL, AWZ und GZSZ sind. Das haben die sich bestimmt nicht träumen (!) lassen, als sie damals die Verträge für ihre Rollen unterschrieben haben. ( 10.12-18.12. Links, Artikel, Spaß mit Wikis, Sherlock Holmes, Merlin, Crossover, Recs, Fic ) (Comment on this)
drkcherry	12:01p	Whatevs... 17:41 @lexalicious Not only am I not done Christmas shopping, I still have wrapping to do...sigh # 21:39 @shilohwalker Again, it wasn't me. Pretty purse why do you forsake me? # 08:25 My husband's paycheck is being held hostage. Either mail the thing or direct deposit it...we'd actually like to eat. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
musesfool	1:51p	glimpse your many futures Bring me the finest bagels and muffins in the land! My yuletide story has been sent off to beta! It turned out all right in the end, I think. It needs a good polishing, but it isn't the horror I was afraid it was going to be when I was struggling over each and every word. Now onto Broken Toys! *** I stayed up late last night and now I am very tired. It was hard to get out of bed this morning. It is very cold outside, and it's supposed to snow. My parents said not to come, because of the weather. So I have an unexpected weekend at home. Surely there will be baking. And writing. And sleeping. Dear god, so much sleeping. Have a poem, since I am clearly incapable of writing an entry: The God Who Loves You It must be troubling for the god who loves you To ponder how much happier you'd be today Had you been able to glimpse your many futures. It must be painful for him to watch you on Friday evenings Driving home from the office, content with your week— Three fine houses sold to deserving families— Knowing as he does exactly what would have happened Had you gone to your second choice for college, Knowing the roommate you'd have been allotted Whose ardent opinions on painting and music Would have kindled in you a lifelong passion. A life thirty points above the life you're living On any scale of satisfaction. And every point A thorn in the side of the god who loves you. You don't want that, a large-souled man like you Who tries to withhold from your wife the day's disappointments So she can save her empathy for the children. And would you want this god to compare your wife With the woman you were destined to meet on the other campus? It hurts you to think of him ranking the conversation You'd have enjoyed over there higher in insight Than the conversation you're used to. And think how this loving god would feel Knowing that the man next in line for your wife Would have pleased her more than you ever will Even on your best days, when you really try. Can you sleep at night believing a god like that Is pacing his cloudy bedroom, harassed by alternatives You're spared by ignorance? The difference between what is And what could have been will remain alive for him Even after you cease existing, after you catch a chill Running out in the snow for the morning paper, Losing eleven years that the god who loves you Will feel compelled to imagine scene by scene Unless you come to the rescue by imagining him No wiser than you are, no god at all, only a friend No closer than the actual friend you made at college, The one you haven't written in months. Sit down tonight And write him about the life you can talk about With a claim to authority, the life you've witnessed, Which for all you know is the life you've chosen. ~Carl Dennis *** This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/108764.html. people have commented there. Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: I'll Fall with Your Knife - Peter Murphy (Comment on this)
yonmei	5:23p	Not in a party mood We're about to have a party. I mean really, we're due to start having it in about five minutes - most guests due to arrive in about half an hour. I don't feel partyish, though I did just have a lovely conversation with OffTopic, the OT environmental assessor, who asked me what support my parents need and listened seriously when I said "a declutterer!" and explained that their children had been advising them this for years but they won't listen. It's cold. Current Mood: crappy (Comment on this)
rivkat	1:16a	Eight Crazy Nights: Seven (SPN, Fringe, XF, SPN/Firefly) suzumi_tori: a continuation of the Supernatural/Firefly crossover. ( angels in the architecture ) aloysiavirgata: I'd love to see a post-Orison fic with Mulder and Scully dealing with the immediate aftermath. Cleaning up her apartment, the emotional/professional ramifications of the shooting, that kind of thing. ( not prince Hamlet/all my sins remembered ) jakrar: Fringe - It would be great to see your take on Peter finding out that Walter brought him to this world after his own son died. Also, should they be expecting any sort of repercussions from that any time soon...? See also: ignazwisdom: FRINGE FIC! I have NO specifics, though. Just ... Fringe fic. ( we are not who we are ) thuviaptarth: Dean/Alastair or Dean & Alastair in hell. Note: I'm pretty sure Dean/Alastair is always implied; that's how it stays here. ( give me all of you ) END comments on DW Current Mood: exhausted Current Music: Depeche Mode, In Your Room (Comment on this)
musesfool	1:16a	i got a little story you should know \o/ 1240 words! I'm not done, but the end is in sight! Woo! And now I must go to bed, because I am up way too late. *** This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/108421.html. people have commented there. Current Mood: jubilant Current Music: one for my baby - frank sinatra (Comment on this)
rivkat	1:10a	Eight Crazy Nights: Seven (SV) jakrar: Lex has a more dramatic power than mutant healing, and his first adult meeting with Clark highlights Lex's power rather than any of Clark's. So...would Clark go crazy trying to find out what Lex can do, and why? Note: I totally fell in love with this prompt. ( Meet cute ) kinetikatrue: Clark/Lex: robots, time, letters, giant squid, dirigible, pie, pi. ( pi didn't make the cut ) dodificus: old school Clark/Lex? Ummm....obsession. Set in an AU S4, I guess, where they’re still close. Note: the band name comes from the best summary of one of my stories ever. ( you called your band what? ) jackycomelately: I'd love something on the aftermath of Doomsday killing Clark. … I'd love Clark/Lex of course …. Or, Lex having to step in and help the Justice League when Wonder Woman asks. Note: I’m double-dipping conceptually, but what’s fanfic for if you can’t do that on occasion? ( epic misunderstanding ) END comments on DW Current Mood: tired Current Music: The Ark, This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
stele3	8:54p	Things wot I learned today, in various fandoms. #1: There is only one fandom, and Adam's organizing the orgy. Chris Colfer, if you did not at least attempt to hit that shit, I'm going to be very disappointed in you, young man. (OMFG, TINY BABY GAY + THE DARK UNICORN PRINCE = CAN YOU IMAGINE.) Jenna! Get pictures! *g* #2: Southland will be airing on TNT starting Jan 12! They're starting out with old episodes, but apparently have some new footage that was edited out of the original NBC broadcasts. I caught a promo yesterday and give TNT an A+ for the use of Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down." #2a: Countdown to Lambert invading Southland in some capacity starts......now. (OH GOD, COOPER + GLAMBERT = ??? Sekrit message to dsudis: WRITE IT.) #3: I am one Kevin-Bacon step removed from Victoria Bitter. I'm afraid. (Technically I learned this yesterday, but I'm still afraid.) #4: The online comic DAR is ending! Alas! :( It sounds like the creator Erika Moen is moving on to new things, though, so that's good. Do we have a drop date for the new MCR album yet? (8 Comments |Comment on this)
musesfool	10:22p	i had sex with your wife Friday Night Lights ( spoilers ) I love this show so so much. I can't believe that it consistently gets shut out of awards, because it is pretty consistently (early season 2 aside) head and shoulders above most other shows on television. Sigh. *** I came home from work tonight and took a nap. I haven't done that in ages (I mean, okay, a few nights ago I fell asleep on the couch, but that wasn't planned - this was planned). I also ordered in, something I don't do very often anymore either. I got my period this morning and it's freaking freezing out. I felt I deserved both. Also, my new comforter arrived. I haven't had a new one in ages. I still love my old (fifteen-years-old) black comforter with the lilies on it, but I needed something new and this one is pretty. Hopefully it's warm, too. I'm not going to put it on the bed till my period's over, though, just to be safe. *** This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/108070.html. people have commented there. Current Mood: mellow Current Music: Absolute Beginners - The Jam (Comment on this)
yonmei	10:35p	Hail! Also, family boundaries. It started to hail as I walked to work: I stopped off at the library to return a book, and it was hailing even harder as I came out. This was sort of interesting: hail is so visibly frozen rain as it falls! - but then it started to snow, icy-wet and miserable. I passed by a bistro with wifi and seriously thought about going in and ordering a cup of coffee and unpacking my laptop and checking my work e-mail and such: but then I thought, how bad can it get? I'm only fifteen minutes walk from work. It was the worst fifteen minutes of my life. Well, not actually. I've had worse. But as I walked down the unsheltered street on the shore of the Water of Leith, facing the oncoming wind, my head was so cold it hurt, and the snow that was still nearly hail was stinging as it hit my face, and the fallen snow that was forming puddles of ice was freezing my feet through running shoes and not-thick-enough socks. And my jeans were wet down my calves with snow hitting them and melting. The only thing that made other worst-fifteen-minutes-of-my-life worse was major emotional trauma, and fortunately there wasn't a lot of that. Snow doesn't care about inflicting emotional trauma. Think how awful for us if it did this because it hated us rather than with the awful imperturbability of weather death. ( speaking of emotional trauma, my mum ) Current Mood: cold (7 Comments |Comment on this)
yonmei	8:00p	ONE Christmas flashfic left! I need to be in the holiday mood, already. There's a Christmas party tomorrow night. :-( There's my yuletide story, though my deadline for that is 4 days late. Give me a word. Let's do the insta-flashfic thing. Give me a word, optionally a theme, and I will write flashfic. (Alternatively, ask me a question and I will lie to you.) I don't just need to get stuff done before Christmas, I need to figure out what stuff I can get done before Christmas and what I need to surrender with a sad sigh into 2010. (Which is a silly year, isn't it?) One Christmas flashfic left... I don't actually want it to be Christmas next week. I bought a present for one nephew and I can't think what to get the other one. I could get him a bottle of Brew Dog Tokyo. He's old enough to drink if someone else buys it for him. He will never drink a more delicious beer, though. Ought I to spoil all the other beers of his life by buying him one so good so young? I probably need to check with his mum if he drinks beer, at all. Or drinks, at all. Current Mood: numb (Comment on this)
drkcherry	12:01p	Whatevs... 09:31 @jayewells Wow. @Giguhl new look is, um, special. # 09:32 My 18 y/o had no idea that 'cashing her check' meant you gave the bank your check, and they gave you back ....cash. I don't claim her. # 09:37 @CoffeeTimeRoman Allegedly the Jackson show started filming a year ago, but Michael didn't want to participate. # 10:12 @lexualhealing When she said it, I just kept looking at her because I thought she was joking. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
musesfool	10:28a	it's like trying to fight gravity various. and also sundry: = 850 words on my yuletide. I am getting there, I think. I hope. *meep* = I have Google wave invites (I never log in, because it seems pointless and counterintuitive to me, but whatever), DW invites, and those LJ holiday coupons if anyone wants them. = I posted two ficlets in the past two days: Sometime Around Midnight Dark Angel; Max/Alec; pg; 310 words Since he can't get drunk, there's only one way to forget. I look at the world and I notice it's turning Harry Potter; Remus/Sirius; pg; 650 words "I needed to hear this song." (sequel to The Love There That's Sleeping) They were the only complete results from my foray into the ten songs/ten ficlets thing this time around, though I started a couple others that might get written once yuletide is done. = Is it me or is delicious really flaky lately? Half the time I click on something and I get the "experiencing technical difficulties" message. = I am attempting to put together some top 10 lists for the decade and while I think I can sort of do favorite characters (way more than ten *snerk*), favorite episodes is frustrating me, partly because my memory is pretty crappy, and partly because I can only think of WW and BSG episodes, and also because I waffle about whether to include "The Body" or OMWF. Though I have to say, I think best episode title of the decade has to go to "Dim Sum, Lose Some," but only because I am ridiculously fond of bad puns. It is a puzzlement. *** This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/107954.html. people have commented there. Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: falling is like this - ani difranco (Comment on this)
elke_tanzer	6:07a	I need more coffee for this. Somehow I'm not in my usual holiday mood this year. December is zooming by at a truly ridiculously fast pace, and I haven't had time to do most of my usual things beforehand. Also I am physically ill and feel like crap. Bleh. Two things I found myself reading this morning, both resulting from zvi's signal boost: marina about Russophobia and who is Russian. And branchandroot While we're at it... thete1 "I know it's racist, Te, but the special effects look awesome!" (Full disclosure: I was trying to learn how to date again around the time of the Transformers film this past summer. That's how I ended up seeing it, along with Wolverine and a couple other films. I'm not proud of this fact, but there it is. And only one of the many reasons that one particular guy from last summer and I are not seeing each other any more is that I tried talking about why the Transformers films were problematic... I'll leave it to your imagination as to how spectacularly well that went. *eyeroll*) Short summary of something that could turn into a huge tl;dr post, because holy crap this year has sucked: If I wasn't angry, I wasn't paying attention. Here, have more links: http://www.racebending.com/v3/featured/the-last-airbender-primer/ http://www.racebending.com/v3/featured/the-last-airbender-film-cast-in-60-seconds/ http://www.racebending.com/v3/featured/do-children-see-race/ http://www.racebending.com/v3/featured/yellow-face-a-documentary-on-the-last-airbender-film/ http://www.racebending.com/v3/interviews/sdcc/ I'm thinking I may need to get my hands on DVDs of the Avatar: The Last Airbender tv series, because I haven't seen it. I will not be seeing the Avatar movie. ETA: To clarify, I will not be seeing EITHER of the movies; see comments below. In completely, completely unrelated news, I've now got a draft of my Yuletide story that doesn't make me cringe, so at least I'm on the ball about something. This entry was originally posted at http://elke-tanzer.dreamwidth.org/1020844.html. Please comment there using OpenID. Current Mood: groggy
bethbethbeth	9:40a	Fests and Whatnot What season is it? It's fic/art exchange season! Okay, not that I've really had a chance to read much of anything yet since I'm hip deep in final exam grading (and finishing my yuletide fic, a process which is swiftly approaching the OMG BEARS! phase *g*), but I did want to draw your attention to the two other fests I'm currently participating in: 1. snapelyholidays. I haven't received my story yet, but for those of you who, like me, love Snape in all pairings, this year's assortment will make you think it's your birthday! Along with the always welcome Snape/Harry and Snape/Lupin and Snape/Hermione, we've already had Snape paired with Lily and McGonagall and Regulus and Sirius and Dumbledore and Lucius and Neville and Filch and Moody and Slughorn and Shacklebolt. Wheee! 2. And then there's Good Omens. The go_exchange is one of my "must-do" fests each year, even though I'm only on the periphery of that fandom, and one of the reasons is because of stories like the one I received this year: a long, wonderfully written, future history that's only dystopian to the extent that a canonical Apocalypse is dystopian, which...oh. Hmm. No, okay, go back to where I said "wonderfully written" and then add original and clever. "World Without End"...go read! Oh, and just as an addendum: I will be running hp_beholder (the fic/art exchange designed to get some loving for the most unloved of HP characters) for the third time. Sign-ups will commence at the end of January/start of February (to give everybody a chance to recover from the holiday fic blitz). And just so you know, I'm giving each new participant this year a car! (*is a lying liar who lies*) This entry was originally posted at http://bethbethbeth.dreamwidth.org/520410.html. | read comments at Dreamwidth. | How to use OpenID (Comment on this)
tazlet	9:06a	Exciting Movie Trailer leads to shock and dismay! Iron Man 2 looks so incredible I had to check out the cast at IMDB and, clicking happily from one movie to another, discovered that Ray Stevenson is going to play Volstagg in Thor!! This is a minor bogglement 'cause on planet Taz Volstagg is the comic relief but I can roll with it, believe me, I can roll with it. What I cannot roll with is Renee Russo playing Frigga as both the mother of Thor and Loki! What the hell happened to the Storm Giants? And why the hell isn't Zachary Quinto playing Loki? (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
rivkat	11:14p	Eight Crazy Nights: Six OMG did I really promise to do 17 more of these, plus Yuletide? *facepalm* skippy_fluff: SV: Oliver and Clark find they have more oil than they expected (or the oil they have lasts longer than expected). Came out a bit shaggy-dog, sorry. ( Oiliens! ) giandujakiss: The Inside, Rebecca/Web/Paul UST, mindgames! This seemed to me to be the same prompt as livrelibre's Web/Rebecca/Paul (trust). ( Inside man ) meret: SPN - A Captured by the Game (Sam/Dean) time stamp. ( fallen idol ) livrelibre: Chuck, Chuck/Casey/Sarah (post-finale, training or "Let's get ready to rumble!"). Bonus to the first to ID the movie reference. ( Chuck talks a little dirty in this one ) ariadnes_string: Fringe!fic: Locked room/trapped/quarantine always does it for me. Gen, Peter & Olivia. ( A nice trip to the forest ) libgirl: M/S: snowflakes. Warning: gratuitous meanness to Bill Scully Jr. ( Fight Club was wrong about you ) kass: SV, Clark/Lex, glow ( fully poseable ) END comments on DW (Comment on this)
musesfool	10:33p	together we rise So it's quote Leo McGarry day: "If we're going to walk into walls I want us running into them full speed. We're going to lose some of these battles, and we might even lose the White House, but we're not going to be threatened by issues. We're going to bring 'em front and center. We're going to raise the level of public debate in this country, and let that be our legacy." *sniffle* Oh, Leo... (You might also enjoy watching this vid, and by "enjoy" I mean "get chills and bawl like a baby" [the way the show used to make me], which is impressive for something that's not even a full 2 minutes long. At first I was like, "this is an odd song choice" and then some of the lyrics make it more understandable, and THEN the chorus kicks in and that is where the chills and the crying come from.) *** Thank you to all the people who had such kind things to say on the love meme. I truly appreciate it. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Thank you also to celtprincess13 for the lovely card, and to angelgazing for the delicious cookies and the amazing gift. ♥♥♥♥♥ *** I made the buttermilk cake again today, but I switched out orange zest for the lemon zest and added two tsp of orange juice. And left out the raspberries. It's good, but it's lacking something. Possibly I will add dried cranberries on top next time. Hmm... *** Criminal Minds ( spoilers want to be a BAMF like Emily Prentiss when they grow up ) *** Thanks to fleurdeleo, angelgazing and luzdeestrellas, I think I have figured out how to fix my yuletide story. I hope. I just have to figure out how to actually write it. I mean, I have 600 words so I'm on the way, but you know, there have been plot developments and you know how that hurts my wee brain. But I have a plan now, I think. I hope. Wish me luck! *** This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/107606.html. people have commented there. Current Mood: impressed Current Music: Rise - Flobots (Comment on this)
drkcherry	12:01p	Whatevs... 09:33 @lexualhealing Sorry, I've never flown on Frontier Airlines. # 09:41 @jayewells This is why I avoid my WiiFit. Its been months since I've been on it, and I can't stand to hear the sarcasm from the lil guy. # 10:08 @Borders Does this work for ebooks, and if so, can we purchase through Borders? # 10:14 Well pooh. I didn't win the MacBook Pro or the Noobie Kindle. # 10:19 RT @LushLtd: Lets get us trending! #lushcosmetics..Retweet our video to enter our raffle tonight: bit.ly/8S6q2I # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
musesfool	9:49a	fic: I look at the world and I notice it's turning (HP; Remus/Sirius; pg) I look at the world and I notice it's turning Harry Potter; Remus/Sirius; pg; 650 words "I needed to hear this song." This is a teeny sequel to The Love There That's Sleeping. This won't make much sense without reading that. ( I look at the world and I notice it's turning ) ~*~ Feedback would be awesome. ~*~ This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/107381.html. people have commented there. Current Mood: mellow Current Music: Seventeen Again - Eurythmics (heh. perfect.) (Comment on this)
elke_tanzer	6:19a	Facebook Privacy-Related Info By way of temve and jamie: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/the-new-facebook-privacy-settings-a-how-to/?em http://gawker.com/5427077/the-valleywag-guide-to-restoring-your-privacy-on-facebook http://dotrights.org/what-does-facebooks-privacy-transition-mean-you For the record? I really, really, really, really, really, really, really dislike Facebook. But I'm there with my RL identity helping family members stay in touch with each other, and attempting to teach them about online privacy and security issues. The whole site leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and I feel like I'm being online-stalked by most of my high school graduating class most of whom apparently couldn't be bothered to Google for me for nearly twenty years. Ugh. The things I do for my extended family... This entry was originally posted at http://elke-tanzer.dreamwidth.org/1020419.html. Please comment there using OpenID. Current Mood: frustrated

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