Bathetically · yours!

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But working on it the past few days has been strangely... cathartic. 

Massive thanks to everyone who cheered me up from all that.  Everything you offered was greatly appreciated.  I laughed well into the night, and I went back to some of those links for more laughs in the days after.  That and the general faffing about with my fandom friends has done wonders. 

THANK YOU.  *hugs*

Also: Cutest video EVER (via skew_whiff)

http://www.chrisvincze.info/film/evol.html

CHECK IT OUT.  Staring noneother than Rick Warden (Harry Welsh from BoB!) and his wife Lucy Barker.

Speaking of Band of Brothers... *not so subtle change of topic*

I worked at Job #2 today, where we have music streamed in from... somewhere.  This song came on, and my brain was tingling with 'Hey, I know that!' vibes.  And then I BURST OUT LAUGHING.  In the middle of the store.  Very.  Loudly.  With snorts and everything. 

Why, you ask?  Because it was 'Summertime' by the recently reunited New Kids on the Block. 

Normally not such a big deal.  I'd just chuckle and move on.  But thanks to the crazy kids at bob_rewatch, I now cannot help but picture Lipton singing this in the middle of Bastogne.  Donnie Wahlberg, you fail.

Luckily, the store was empty.  It being Fourth of July, you know.  So why was I working?  *grumble grumble*

And for my Tin Man friends, who could care less about Band of Brothers:

Added one more thing to my Tin Man personal canon meme.

alexandramuses

Two days of Anime Expo... I have a handful of pictures that I'll post later when my desk is actually clear enough for me to put the camera down someplace it won't fall. Biggest events so far have been the "Fansubs: the Death of Anime" panel, which was fascinating and informative and irritating as hell (because the US distribution companies, it turns out, go out of their way to avoid contact with their consumers, for fear that the rabid fans will send them 20,000 emails a day), and the "Anime and Manga in Academia" panel, which felt like a waste of time, except that I now feel my work will definitely have an audience, and it was good to know that other smart people out there are also interested in this stuff.

I'll write more later, especially about the various shows I saw, dubbing vs. subtitling, cosplay, exhibit halls and artist alley, getting signatures, etc., etc.

But for now I think I just want to sit and do nothing, except perhaps read the three volumes of Love Hina I bought for $5 each. :D

aphelant

cybel

general_jinjur

Please comment to aphelant via her original (mp3) podfic post to amplificathon here.

You'll find the text of the story and can comment to the author here.

You'll find the cover art here and can comment to me below.

This podbook version of the podfic was compiled with permission. It will also soon have a permanent home (as do most of the podbooks posted here) with its original podfic in general_jinjur's wonderful Audiofic Archive.

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Cover Artist: _audrey; view unedited cover here
File Type: m4b (podbook)
Length: 1:03:38 (29.4MB)
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This podbook version of the podfic was compiled with permission and is being cross-posted to motelwincest. It will also soon have a permanent home (as do most of the podbooks posted here) with its original podfic in general_jinjur's wonderful Audiofic Archive.

Title: Correspondence, 4/4
Author: likecharity
Pairing: Will/Skandar
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Real person slash
Summary: A series of letters exchanged between Will and Skandar while Skandar is away filming Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
A/N: 'Your snard' comes from this picture of a letter Will sent to one of his fansites. It actually says 'your friend', but it really doesn't look like it. Also, this is finished now! D: I had a lot of fun writing it, I'm so glad you guys had fun reading it too. :)

Subject: Michael doesn't know any New Zealand trivia, does he?

Current Mood:	exhausted
Current Music:	Coldplay

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initiatesix

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chimbomba

( The Place That August Brings )

Current Mood:

satisfied

i want this top. or maybe this one. and definitely this one. hmm.

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Current Mood:	hungry
Current Music:	wimbledon coverage

redcandle17

jagienka

bad_influence

( Dart )

Light My Candle (Fun Version)

Light My Candle (Angst Version)

 HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY!

Current Mood:	nostalgic
Current Music:	Light My Candle - RENT

When I made my posts on American elections – Part I and Part II – I wanted a big discussion. But things do not work like that on Live Journal. Big discussions happen when you least expect or want them. That’s why I was very much surprised to receive a very, very good comment. Thanks again, Tyrical!

Here are some extracts from it with my thoughts:

Bush has been an eye opener for me in the ways of how the smart will disguise themselves as stupid. Bush showed me how willing so many are to be led. Bush also showed me that people who truly believe that what they are doing is right is good and godly; will stop at nothing to see there vision arise. Even when it’s clear it's destroying the world around us.

That’s exactly my point!

I want to thank George Bush for opening the eyes of millions of Americans. But there are still Americans whose eyes are resolutely closed! Bush’s rating is still about 27%, which, in my opinion, is outrageous.

But what I personally find even more outrageous is that there are even more Americans who support McCain, though he is obviously even more schizophrenic than Bush. These Americans also need to open their eyes.

And that’s why I wholeheartedly support John McCain. If he wins, his presidency will be a major eye-opening experience for America. It certainly won’t be nice, but who knows, some real change might come after that.

History is the ultimate predictor. America's dominance will fall. […] When that happens do you believe Russia will do a better job than America? Has it learned any lessons from watching America?

Indeed, all empires fall – sooner or later. And Russia is not that unique, and anyway, Russia has been a superpower twice and we are still hated for that.

We will never become the leader of the world again. And in fact we no longer want to dominate the world. We just want to be safe, influential and rich. That’s all.

Of course, the Kremlin would like to be the greatest source of power in the world. But however ambitious it might be, it knows that it has had its chances.

At best Russia will be able to gain a significant influence on Europe and on Middle East. But even thinking that Russia will be able to take America’s place in the world is stupid: we don’t have and never will have enough resources for that.

I am sure China will be the new superpower and I am afraid that it will be worse than America. Who knows, one day Russia and America might unite against the rule of China.

~*~*~*~

Thoughts?

( All in a Day's Work )

I caught up with Gossip Girl last night. I've missed the beginning ep (or two?). Who cares? There was a CHUCK BASS. In a PURPLE BLAZER. And a RAINBOW POLO. With YELLOW GIRL JEANS.

In other words: CHUCK BASS, DO ME NOW.

(that wasn't the point, either)

TELL ME THINGS, FLIST. Tell me the films I should watch and the albums I should listen to before I die.

I can just about make my own way when it comes to books - and if a 'recommended read' ever doesn't make me want to claw my own eyes out because boredom is too slow a death, I'll be mightily pleased. But I'm sick of going into record shops and being all 'uhhh but what if I don't LIKE anything else by the Smiths?' and coming out with Scouting for Girls, which is an okay album but, I'm starting to realise, is disgustingly pop-y. In the sense that in straight pop you can get away with writing two lines of lyrics and repeating them ad nauseam.

I think I like rock (indie and otherwise), punk and all the pop hybrids thereof. I don't like horror films. Other than that, I'm open to influence. ANY. AT ALL. Specific albums would be excellent because I always get the feeling that if I knew where to start with bands like Muse and Radiohead, I'd actually like listening to them, instead of thinking I'd got stuck in a hornet's nest during mating season.

C'MON. I WRITE FANFIC. I NEED ME SOME CULT REFERENCES.

Current Mood:	okay
Current Music:	me and mia (ted leo and the pharmacists)

So, now I'm all confused and stalled because I can't decide on my options. Thoughts? Comments? Interpretive dances?

So, what do you think is more appropriate, as far as the time setting of the Founders and Hogwarts?  Right now, for my story, I'm leaning towards a small wooden keep with the traditional motte-and-bailey set-up, though I suspect there will have to be some renewal of Roman influence later down the line.  Still in some debate.  As a reader, though, what would you find most believable?