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[Monday
July 21st, 2008 at 4:12pm ] |
I now have a recording of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend."
Sung by Yzma.
CANNOT. STOP. LAUGHING.
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| Fanmix: falling is like this |
[Monday
July 21st, 2008 at 4:03pm ] |
Medium: Books
Fandom: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Miles Vorkosigan series
Subject: Cordelia Naismith/Aral Vorkosigan
Title: Falling Is Like This
Warnings: Huge spoilers for Shards of Honor.
Notes: A soundtrack for a love story. All quotes are from Shards of Honor, by Lois McMaster Bujold, and thus spoil the book very badly.
( falling is like this )
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[Friday
July 18th, 2008 at 7:10pm ] |
It was pointed out to me today that I have a nickname for every single horse in my stables. So, for your edification and entertainment, some of the more colorful ones:
Crouching Moron Hidden Batshit, Psychopath, Alfeazle or just Feazle, Li'l Thang I, II, and III, Bitchpony, Bratpony, Grand Old Lady (this mare's nickname varies between that and "Evelyn," actually; Sixth Doctor fans will know why), Fuzzyface, Mr. Nibbles, Loverboy, Babydoll, Ladybird, Boo, Theney-Boo, Pickadiddle, Trubs, Dinosaur, General Lee (or "Richard Henry Lee," depending on whether I've watched Gettysburg or 1776 more recently), Big'n'Dumb, Qubert, Uglyface, Spaztastic, Hanky Panky (also occasionally known as "Grand Pimpmaster" and "Iroh"), and You Bastard.
I love my job.
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[Friday
July 18th, 2008 at 11:48am ] |
HAYBALES SUCK.
*goes back to work*
(FG folks, I might be five minutes late tonight. Gonna need a serious bath after today's work)
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| Fanmix: an unearthly man |
[Wednesday
July 16th, 2008 at 10:42pm ] |
Medium: Television
Fandom: Doctor Who
Subject: The Doctor
Title: an unearthly man
Warnings: Nothing more serious than Doctor/TARDIS shipping and a very strange sense of humor.
Notes: Fourteen songs for the Doctor, and a bonus that I simply couldn’t resist. No specific Doctor intended. Explication, pictures and zip behind the cut.
( an unearthly man )
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[Wednesday
July 16th, 2008 at 2:20pm ] |
If this goes into law, just when I finally got on birth control, I am going to climb over the counter and strangle the first pharmacist to deny me my legally-proscribed medication for cripplingly intense pain, you motherfuckers. Then I am going to HHS and explaining to everyone there in pointed detail just what happens to my body when I am not on birth control, complete with practical demonstrations. With a corkscrew and a hammer. And probably a lot of needles.
Any suggestions, ladies?
(Seriously, write to your Congressional representatives and get this wiped off the books for all eternity. Fuckers.)
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| Writing Meme! |
[Wednesday
July 16th, 2008 at 1:34pm ] |
To pass the time for you while I reread His Majesty's Dragon and sequels and finish Victory of Eagles.
Post the first lines from your last twenty-five fics and see if there's a pattern (or something like that).
( Here we go, in reverse order. )
Hmm. General patterns seem to be me playing with language more and more. I start out messing around with Space Between the Seconds and by the Dalek Invasion of Discworld I've nearly gone overboard. Thank you, darling beta! A few of these, namely all the Dresden Files fic and The Dalek Invasion of Discworld are me consciously trying to mimic the author in question. Interestingly, I've only started out with dialogue in three fics; I was under the impression that I did it a lot more. I also seem to start out right in the middle of the story and explain things later. Very Doctorlike of me, I think. So! What do you think?
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[Monday
July 14th, 2008 at 4:09pm ] |
WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME VICTORY OF EAGLES WAS OUT.
ASKGNSPKFJFL.
*flail*
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| History Annoyances |
[Friday
July 11th, 2008 at 4:49pm ] |
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Dear author of the book I'm reading:
Stop implying that John Adams did not love his wife. Fifty-nine years of love letters say you fail. Kthxbai.
Seriously, how is this hard? John and Abigail Adams are one of the great American love stories, to hear everyone but you tell it. Yes, they fought, yes, they disagreed on shit, but you know what? So does every single loving couple ever. People argue. It happens. It doesn't mean they loved each other any less.
Oh, and "remember the ladies" and his dismissal of it that you're going on about? Please note that if you actually read the letter in question and don't just take the quotes out of context, it becomes obvious that they were teasing each other. Abigail certainly meant "remember the ladies," no lie, but his response? Was a joke. Remember that you yourself said she was his greatest political advisor and the one he depended on the most. Clearly one should not take that response all that seriously.
Jeebus, woman. Get your stories straight.
Annoyed,
A John Adams Fangirl
(PS: Jefferson can suck it.)
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[Tuesday
July 8th, 2008 at 12:26am ] |
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Wow, fashion website, recommending strapless dresses for busty gals isn't going to make people laugh at you at all. Admit it, dudes, you just want to see some boobage.
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| Journey's End Reaction Post |
[Saturday
July 5th, 2008 at 11:06pm ] |
Wow. Just... wow. Rusty is forgiven LoTTL.
( Here thar be spoilers. )
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| Fic: The Dalek Invasion of Discworld |
[Saturday
July 5th, 2008 at 7:15pm ] |
Title: The Dalek Invasion of Discworld
Author: TigerKat24
Rating: PG-13 for some swearing.
Summary: Exactly what it says on the tin. Beta'd by the lovely Priscellie.
Disclaimer: I own neither Daleks nor Discworld.
( The Dalek Invasion of Discworld )
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[Thursday
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:28pm ] |
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I hate this time of month. Either I'm in so much pain that I can't function (and can't eat due to nausea because it hurts so much; that's a charming new development), or I'm dizzy and flaky from the medication that keeps the pain away, and can't function. I swear to God, if they make me jump through one more hoop to get on birth control, I am going to break down in tears.
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| Why Don't I Have a Books! Icon? |
[Thursday
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:15pm ] |
This is inspired by the Big Read meme going around that prompts people to select 'classic' books from a list that they have read. With that in mind, I'd like you to list the ten books that have had the most influence on YOU, personally. It doesn't matter whether or not they're classics, adult books or YA. This meme is not asking you to be a literary critic. These are the books that have made an impression on you, that stay in your mind, that have had an impact on your life. The books that taught you how to write, that molded your ideas about life and love. The books that you *always* have a copy of on your bookshelf, and invariably read until the binding is falling apart.
1) The Fire Rose, Mercedes Lackey
Lackey has a way with language that always strikes me, even when she's writing about certain Mary Sues I could name (Vanyel, anyone?). She's splendid with description, and even when her plots fall flat, which this one doesn't, the language carries the day. I also love Beauty and the Beast, and this reinterpretation of the legend has the benefit of being impeccably-researched historical fiction as well.
2) Persuasion, Jane Austen
Guh. Just guh. One of the best love stories ever, and a wonderful, wonderful book. Jane Austen makes some of the most memorable characters I have ever read. A pitch-perfect romance.
3) Proven Guilty, Jim Butcher
Plot! Jim Butcher teaches me about Plot! Proven Guilty has the added benefit of just being fun.
4) American Gods, Neil Gaiman
Likewise plot. Neil Gaiman weaves everything together skillfully and near-seamlessly. I will admit to having problems buying the climax, but I'm just too in love with his concept and execution that I simply can't care.
5) His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik
WOW. Amazing language, great plot, a climax that never fails to make me tear up, wonderful characters, just wow. Seamlessly weaves dragons into British history. This is precisely how the Napoleonic wars would have gone had Napoleon in fact had dragons to deploy.
6) Magic and Malice, Patricia C. Wrede
See above. Wow. Also has a wonderful love story that His Majesty's Dragon doesn't. Both take place in the Regency; a coincidence? I THINK NOT. So does Persuasion. I'm terribly fond of the Regency, so having so many of my favorite novels take place there is a bonus.
7) Crown Duel, Sherwood Smith
Some of the best damned worldbuilding since Tolkein. Tolkein and I don't really get along for various wordy-related reasons, but Crown Duel is so wonderfully written and just right with the world.
8) Matilda, Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is a master storyteller, and Matilda is my favorite story of his. A bright little girl and the people who believe her, the people who don't, and her revenge on the idiots of the world. Clearly Roald Dahl was at some point a bright little kid, because this book resonates with me so much. Hands up, who else tried to move chalk with their eyes after seeing this?
9) A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett
I don't know. I love Sara, I love Becky, I love the coincidences, I love Miss Minchen and Amelia Minchen, I love the whole book. It's just so well done and such a childhood memory. Maybe that's it. Either way, the binding on mine is kind of dead.
10) The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara
Oh, Michael Shaara. A heartbreaking story of Gettysburg. The language is exactly right for the time. The men he's writing about are so right for their time and yes. Amazing story.
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[Monday
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:38pm ] |
I ate'nt dead, just ate by travelling. We'll talk tomorrow, my darlings. <3
*snore*
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[Sunday
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:06am ] |
SARAH JANE.
SARAH JANE AND LUKE.
SARAH JANE AND LUKE AND TORCHWOOD.
SARAH JANE AND LUKE AND TORCHWOOD AND DONNA.
SARAH JANE AND LUKE AND TORCHWOOD AND DONNA AND ROSE AND MICKEY AND JACKIE AND MARTHA AND SARAH JANE.
HOMG this finale is going to be awesome. RTD is going out with a bang.
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| More things. |
[Tuesday
June 17th, 2008 at 9:20pm ] |
1) Started up a wishlist on Amazon, to make birthdays easier, but mostly for my own remind, since it seems my family generally pays more attention to what they'd like to recieve than what I'd like to recieve when buying presents for me.
2) Going into Amsterdam tomorrow to see the Anne Frank house and possibly Remembrant's house. We'll see.
3) Both impressed and disappointed with my FG players. Impressed, because I threatened people and got a sudden flood of posts. Disappointed because nothing's happened since. But the flood! The flood is good.
4) Have still not seen either Forest of the Dead or Midnight. Intend to do so tomorrow when I get back from Amsterdam.
5) Note to self: read Serpent's Shadow when I get home.
6) Note to self #2: type up list of books-read for May and mini-reviews.
7) Overall, feeling rather ambivalent at the moment. Utrecht and by extension the Netherlands are beautiful and awesome, and I am so glad I came. I just rather wish that I was here by myself as opposed to with my mother. Ah well. Can't have everything.
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[Monday
June 16th, 2008 at 4:55pm ] |
I'm in Utrecht, which is beautiful. I spent all of today and most of yesterday just walking around the city (and bought a horse for the collection, natch). Tomorrow I will either go into Amsterdam, to the Remembrant museum and the Anne Frank House, or spend yet more time in Utrecht. I'd like to take a tour of the Dom tower, as I simply didn't have energy for it today, and of the Museum of Catherjineconvent, which isn't open on Mondays, and Mom and I both wanted to do a canal tour. This city is really gorgeous.
On a happy yet slightly bizarre note, my cousin Elise had her baby yesterday. Hailey Ruth Parker, June 15th. Welcome to the world, kiddo. Good luck.
It's bizarre, because Elise isn't more than three years older than me, and her sister EJ not more than two years, and both of them have children now. And here I am, quite happily single and childless, and fully intending to remain so for the rest of my life. Very strange feeling.
My love to everyone at home.
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| Fanmix: Shiptease! |
[Thursday
June 12th, 2008 at 4:39pm ] |
Medium: TV
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Subject: Ships
Title: Shiptease!
Notes: We all know that Mike and Bryan like to taunt the shippers. Here’s a song for every couple ever given some sort of onscreen encouragement.
That’s right. Every. Couple. And a few extras.
We’re in for a long haul, folks.
Warnings: SPOILERS up to Boiling Rock. Silliness. No explication because it’s just too damn long, though there are explanatory notes when I feel that they’re needed. Picture, tracklist and zip behind the cut.
( Shiptease! )
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