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Thursday, November 20, 2008
8:16AM
Thomas Kinkade's 16 Guidelines for Making Stuff Suck
There are a lot of amusing things about this piece, which describes the guidelines that "Painter of Light" (TM) Thomas Kinkade laid out for the makers of his direct-to-video film The Christmas Cottage. ("Create an overall sense of soft edges, strive for a 'Barry Lyndon' look." Or, "Hidden details whenever possible, References to my children (from youngest to oldest as follows): Evie, Winsor, Chandler and Merritt. References to my anniversary date, the number 52, the number 82, and the number 5282 (for fun, notice how many times this appears in my major published works).") You can also boggle over the fact that somehow they got Peter goddamn O'Toole to work on this thing.
Of relevance to Fandom On the Internets, however, is the fact that this thing stars Jared Padalecki. One wonders what, if anything, the SPN fans make of it.
11:15AM - 'Twilight' in handy, condensed MS Paint format
Actually, now that I've given it a bit of thought, I have to say it might be a little unfair of me to compare this to the book since it's well-written, intentionally funny and displays a clear lack of taking itself seriously. Then again, tripping over the cat and bruising my ribcage on the edge of a bookcase was also better than what I've read of Twilight, so make of that what you will.
12:06PM - RPattz is dead :(
Okay, not really! Morbid move by Summit to hype up the hype some more?
12:31PM - Fandom Next of Kin
So, OTW has a new policy, which when I first read about it, it sounded pretty damn cool.
B. Fannish next-of-kin
Registered archive users may designate a fannish next-of-kin. A next-of-kin agreement allows the transfer of content maintenance in the case of a user's permanent incapacitation or death.
Both parties to the agreement must be registered users of the Archive.
The Archive's role in this agreement is only to act as a facilitator. If the person designated as the fannish next-of-kin activates the agreement by sending a message to the Archive, the Archive will not do any independent investigation to confirm the necessity for the transfer.
A fannish next-of-kin agreement is confidential and accessible only by designated members of the archive team, who may only use it for purposes of implementing the agreement.
And then you get down to the FAQ...
12. What if my fannish next-of-kin decides s/he's tired of being my fannish next-of-kin?
13. What if I decide I don't like my fannish next-of-kin agreement?
14. What if my fannish next-of-kin does something I wouldn't like?
These are all perfectly valid questions...but could you IMAGINE IT?
( Cut for hypothetical capslock of rage. )
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