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    Monday, October 13th, 2008
    random_rant
    [ sisterelwood ]
         		2:15p
    Dear fellow apartment residents
    You're not the only ones who want to wash laundry today. How about not being a fucking punk and actually getting around to emptying out the washing machines of your shit? It's one thing if you leave it in the dryer because I could just take it out and leave it for you to pick up later but you left it all in the washing machines. It's all sopping wet.

    Stop being a jerk and get with the program.

    Current Mood: Fixin' for a fight
    fandom_rant
    [ anonyrat ]
         		12:46p
    Argh
    Dearest Gaming Fandom:

    We were all sad when Gary Gygax died. Everyone knew his name, and he pretty much started our hobby, so we all owe him an enormous debt.

    That said, where the HELL do you get off, bashing editions of D&D you don't like by claiming "Gary would have hated it"? Yes, "Gary", as though you were his fucking friend.

    Of COURSE 'Gary' would have hated it. Of COURSE he hated new versions of D&D. He made D&D his way the first time, and he is damn well entitled to his opinion of anything that came after. I am also entitled to mine, which are as follows:

    1) I like the new version of D&D.
    2) You are a mouthbreathing assclown for name-dropping a recently dead guy in order to score a few cheap points in a retarded edition war on the internet, on a forum where some of the man's real-life friends post.

    This KEEPS FUCKING HAPPENING and I am FUCKING SICK OF IT.

    I wish I could go back in time and retroactively beat the living hell out of everyone I saw at GenCon wearing a "4th Edition Killed Gary" t-shirt.
    shadowkitty
         		6:19p
    Nano
    I'm doing nano again. I hate you all. I hate planning. Guess what I'm doing? A shit load of it. I hate you all.

    Also, I found mushrooms growing in my garden. Eat them, y/n?

    Current Mood: angry
    Current Music: Nine Inch Nails - Sunspots
    fandom_lounge
    [ kadath ]
         		12:53p
    Francophone media?
    There's a decent chance I'll be moving to a francophone city in the near future, and "rusty" is too kind a word for my French. [Rant about lousy teaching methods redacted. "Ma tourne-disque ne marche pas." Feh!]

    Er, anyway. Since there's only so many times one can read L'Etranger: does anyone have recommendations for francophone fannish resources? (I figure that'll be more fun than Le Monde or Le Journal.)

    Webcomics, profic, fanfic, bloggers...it doesn't have to be deathless prose, as long as it's grammatical--I'm just not fluent enough to pick my way through francophone fangirlese yet. (Though if it's strongly colloquial, I prefer quebecois.)

    My main fandoms are by and large obscure Star Wars, Doctor Who, Roger Zelazny (who I understand is big in France), H. P. Lovecraft & his influences (ditto), the pulps, cyberpunk and trans/posthumanism, Warren Ellis, Ghost in the Shell, and Revolutionary Girl Utena, though I will absolutely try out other fandoms on good recommendations.

    In order to not make this all about me, please feel free to ask for recs in your rusty second, third, or higher languages in the comments, as well!

    Merci en avance. ^_^
    Sunday, October 12th, 2008
    fwgreatesthits
    [ ymfaery ]
         		11:52p
    Ultimates wank involving Captain America?
    So I've been partially sucked back into Marvel fandom via the Iron Man movie, and was trying to find various related comic titles, which included Ultimates. I came across the page in volume 2 where Captain America made a slightly derogatory remark about France while fighting an alien invader thing, and thought, "Wait, wasn't this wanked at some point?" Except I can't seem to find it in the wiki, and going through the memories section is time consuming (but I'm still going at it). Anyone happen to remember if there was a post about this?
    clairvoyantwank
    [ dawnswalker ]
         		8:19p
    We're gonna game like it's 1995 (and localizers could still get away with this crap.)
    So, earlier this year, NIS America announced that they were going to port Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure to the Nintendo DS late in September, complete with enhanced bonus content. Fans were excited, and all was well... For the Disgaea fans, anyway.

    First, it was announced that the DS port of Rhapsody was only going to have the Japanese vocals, where the original PSX version also had English vocals in addition to the original Japanese content. Fans are disappointed, but understanding. Besides, NIS fanboys aren't exactly known for their rampant Angophilia.

    Then import-saavy fans found out that the Japanese version of the DS port included "chapters" from another game in the series: Angel's Present (which was never released in North America). NIS America themselves (and this becomes important later) eventually confirmed this on their official page for the English version. Fans were very excited!

    September comes and goes, Rhapsody DS comes out on schedule, but there's just one problem: Where was the new content?

    After a quick huddle to make sure that it's not just them, fans on GameFAQs and the NISA Boards press NIS America for answers. At first it's assumed to be a glitch in the game, but after weeks of no solid news, and even conflicting news (It's in! It's out! It was translated! It was never translated!), RPGFan comes out with the truth: NIS America actually removed the content entirely from the English translation, due to "localization issues." And then, you know, advertised it, and from all appearances, lied about it when asked.

    Oh, and in the midst of all this, the official site mysteriously had the page advertising the additional content removed, and I quote: We're just doing that until we get that sorted out, since we don't want to confuse more people without knowing for sure what's going on."

    (But they forgot to take the exclusive character out of the "Characters" section. Oops!)

    Consumer outrage and wank seem inevitable, and honestly, probably completely justified in this case.
    breecita
         		4:21p
    Stargate Atlantis is dead to me.
    I can accept a lot of things. Vampire aliens who eat through their hands, two people in one body, Sheppard not having an STD yet...

    But ( Oh fine wait, this might be a spoiler if you're pathetic like me )?

    I can't suspend disbelief that far.
    fandom_lounge
    [ rosehiptea ]
         		12:09p
    Hebrew manga and Ranma 1/2 fanfiction
    My daughter has two questions which she asked me to forward.

    1. Have there ever been any manga translated into Hebrew, and if so how could she get them?

    2. It’s an old fandom, but does anyone have some recs for good Ranma ½ fanfiction that is still up on the net? In particular, she’s looking for Ranma/Akane and Mousse/Shampoo, PG-13 or under.

    Thank you very much for any help.
    fandom_lounge
    [ swordmage ]
         		9:27a
    Request
    Does anyone happen to have a link to the Twilight comic which has various of Anne Rice's vampires reading the book? I was describing it to a friend the other day, but want to link them and can't seem to find it...

    thanks!
    fwgreatesthits
    [ seiberwing ]
         		1:28p
    Does anyone know where the Barack Obama/Buchenwald wank went? I remember it featuring some guy who was also a skunk furry with an extreme cigar fetish trying to prove that Obama's grandfather had never actually been at Buchenwald and some army guy telling him to fuck off.
    Saturday, October 11th, 2008
    puipui
         		11:38p
    Link Roundup!
    ( I must share links or I will go insane. )

    Newsweek says Obama has a double-digit lead now. Just a little over three weeks, and it'll all be over. And hopefully no one will have died in the process. D:
    breecita
         		9:49p
    Hmmm...
    We are working on two scenes for SA#2 right now. In one, two women are sitting around discussing politics and possible killing sprees. In the other, three men are sitting around discussing relationships.

    Hmmm.
    puipui
         		12:02p
    Hey, they released it on Friday like they said, I've got to give them that.
    The Troopergate report finally got released at, like, 9pm last night. Palin totally abused her power. Shocking! Except in that way where it's not.

    Here's a PDF of the report, if you want it. Fun!
    clairvoyantwank
    [ mechanicaljewel ]
         		1:34a
    RPF, the UK government, and Lee Goldberg
    The UK is prosecuting some guy for writing rapefic about members of the pop band Girls Aloud.

    Lee Goldberg, unsurprisingly, gloats.

    Yet his fans do not roundly chime in in agreement.

    I, for one, look forward to his response.
    Friday, October 10th, 2008
    puipui
         		6:48p
    Link Roundup!
    ( Third verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse. )

    And that's all for right now. There's more, there's so much more, but I just can't follow it all anymore. HEAD. HURTING. SPINNING. ACK. ;_;
    fandom_wank
    [ ari_o ]
         		7:05p
    Moonlight Sonata, Coda
    As I'm sure you all remember from Parts I, II, III, and IV Sleezer & Co. pulled down the forums at MLL and went underground.

    Except now there is MoonlightTroops.com, where the koolaid flows free, but you have to be approved and registered to see what goes on there. So far apparently 90 posts. Probably of Elizabuff's lame cat macros.

    lstevens, she of the emergency ER trips and medicated posts, makes a friendly invitation to come join her "sleeze" free new forum.

    Varieties of "No thanks. We know you're with Sleezer" are posted and lstevens announces Sleezer has nothing to do with her new forum!!! RLY!!!


    O RLY?

    ~*~FIN~*~

    note: There has been fun chatter over at the BWP off-topic board about the many places Sleeze is banned from like the CBS lot and apparently the Craig Ferguson show--but you have to register over thar to see it, kids.
    fandom_lounge
    [ chaimonkey ]
         		6:16p
    ultimate social experiment
    Now here's a social experiment I can get behind:
    http://www.Educate2Escape.org

    Ultimate Social Experiment

    Over a million people are coming together to help educate children living in the developing world. You can take part in the experiment by joining this facebook group.

    The first 1.21 million members to join will be able to vote online to determine where the school will be established between Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, China and Kenya.

    Members count: 378140 members [10/10/08 10:52am EST]
    Pass it along!
    puipui
         		11:19a
    Congratulations Connecticut!
    The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

    In his majority opinion, Justice Richard N. Palmer wrote that the court found that the “segregation of heterosexual and homosexual couples into separate institutions constitutes a cognizable harm,” in light of “the history of pernicious discrimination faced by gay men and lesbians, and because the institution of marriage carries with it a status and significance that the newly created classification of civil unions does not embody.”

    That's right! He went there! This "separate but equal" shit didn't cut it in the 60's, and it's still not cutting it now. Thank you, Justice Palmer et al., for calling out this bullshit for what it is.

    The case turned on whether same-sex couples should be treated as a “suspect class” — groups like minorities and women that have experienced discrimination — which could lead to heightened legal scrutiny of the decision to offer separate institutions.

    In oral arguments before a Supreme Court panel, the assistant attorney general said the number of “prominent politicians who are openly gay and lesbian” proves that homosexuals are not “politically powerless,” one of the requirements of a suspect class; that caused one justice to say, “If it were true political power,” they would have already won the right to marry.

    And whoever that justice was, I love them. Marry me, Justice Whoever-You-Are! I don't even care about your gender, we'll get married in Connecticut, it'll be grand. ♥
    Thursday, October 9th, 2008
    puipui
         		6:15p
    Link Roundup!
    ( More politics OMG! )

    And, finally, because it's too important to put under the cut, the measure to revoke marriage equality in California is now ahead in the polls. (More here.) Primarily, this would seem to be an issue of fundraising; Yes is beating No on order of $7-10 million in funds, mainly because of a huge amount in contributions from the Mormon community. I'm not here to Mormon-bash (I think most of the Mormons I know would be appalled at this news, actually) but I do think that, if the internet can't outdo them, we can at least give it a damn good try. No on 8 is taking donations online. If we all just give $5, that's still a hell of a lot of fucking money. Pass it on.
    fandom_lounge
    [ aristaea ]
         		9:28p
    WoW PvP: Halp!
    I've been playing World of Warcraft for a few months now, and I really want to try PvP. I've never played a PvP game before, and most of the resources I've found on Google are focused on arena/battleground for high-level players.

    I'm not really interested in battleground, because I'd just get in the way at this point. I'd like to do world PvP, but I'm not sure if there are codes of conduct/unwritten rules/things to be aware of before playing. Also, all my toons are below level 40, so the discussions about epic gear, etc., are kind of useless at this point.

    Are there any good newbie guides, or resources for lower level players out there?

    ETA: From the comments, it looks like the best way to learn and play PvP is in battlegrounds, so I'm gonna try it. Thanks to everyone who replied! (:
    unfunnybusiness
    [ doomsday ]
         		11:05a
    Who needs logic when there are criminals to prosecute?
    A 15-year-old Ohio girl was charged with felony child pornography for sending nude photos of herself to classmates via text. Some classmates who received the photos may face charges, too.
    puipui
         		10:39a
    a slight distraction from politics
    Still unable to watch SJA. WOE. ;_; This lack is not doing anything to help me get over my recent obsession with politics, nor is it helping me on the writing front, as I haven't written anything in months. MORE WOE. ;_;

    My major issue with writing is that I'm bad with plots. It's very sad. Little short ficlets don't really require plots, they're mainly just scenes, and I'm good with those, I'm good with characterization and dialogue and description, that kind of thing, but actual plots, where actual things happen and then other things happen and then maybe there's a twist in the middle or something... meh. I just can't think of them. I need someone to do an outline for me and I can take it from there or something, maybe that would work. I need a co-writer. Or, y'know, an online plot generator or something. Hrm.

    Also, I kind of want to try writing porn romance erotica porn, like original fiction for actual publishing kind of thing, but I wouldn't want to do it under my own name, and I can't think of a good pen name. Because, of course, the pen name is the most important part. Obviously. HELP ME THINK OF A PEN NAME OMG! This random name generator gave me "Eustolia Pyanowski" but that sounds more like I'd be writing books about the history of feminism in the Soviet Union and its affect on modern-day Poland, which would be interesting, I'm sure, but sadly lacking in actual sex.

    ETA: "Gidget Tart"! LOL!
    fandom_lounge
    [ cleolinda ]
         		11:49a
    random_lounge
    [ harrylovesron ]
         		10:38a
    If anyone here, like me, has been added on Livejournal by a bunch of random Russian journals lately and has been curious about WTF they're doing, we have an answer: apparently, they're spambots trying to harvest e-mail addresses from active accounts.

    More info:

    http://community.livejournal.com/abandonedplaces/1449348.html
    http://nympholept.livejournal.com/tag/russian+bots

    LJ Abuse is aware of the problem, so any suspected bots should be reported to them.

    ETA: A good way to tell if it's a bot is if the journal has been recently created, and they have a lot of people (often several hundred) friended but few mutual friends.

    If you do encounter one, the advice given on nympholept's journal is to just ignore them- do not friend them back, do not comment on their journals (a lot of them are disabling non-friend comments, anyway), simply report them to LJ Abuse. You don't have to give a lot of detail in the abuse report since they know what's going on, just give them links to the journals and say you suspect they are Cyrillic spambots.

    Current Mood: curious
    Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
    fandom_wank
    [ jkefka ]
         		4:45p
    Chancery Stone discovers Nora Roberts, guess what happens next!
    I'm going to rip this straight from [info]wank_report   because the Mouse summarized it perfectly:

    "Small wank so far, but I'm sure Chancery won't disappoint us.

    After Stone's debacle on the Amazon romance forums, Chancery discovered Nora Roberts. And immediately finds her so silly and her writing so horrible, she can't HELP but write a big long post on just how LITTLE Chancery thinks of la Nora.

    http://danny.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/09/12/bleedin-nora.html#comments

    Also, in the comments, to prove to everyone that she really DOESN'T CARE AT ALL about Nora, Chancery goes to her local library for some of Nora's books. Because she COULD REALLY CARE LESS. The butthurt is continued in her next blog post, wherein Chancery cares so little about Nora and her success that she psychoanalyzes Roberts' home life, motivations, and lack of strong female influences in her life.

    http://danny.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/09/19/romancing-la-stone.html#comments

    It would have just been left at that, perhaps, if Karen Knows Best, the former blog that complained about the Amazon wank, hadn't picked up on it and posted their own butthurt on behalf of Nora. Now that people are paying attention to her tantrum, Chancery will inevitably ascend to the peaks of Mount Wankalaya never before scaled.

    http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/10/01/can-you-smell-the-desperation-from-here/#comments [ETA: Karen's account seems to have been suspended for some reason.]"


    *applauds mousie*
    The only things I'll add to this is that Chancery added another post in which she tries to spoof Nora's writing, with hi-fucking-larious results, and she found that last link the mousie gave.

    I would've put this in [info]clairvoyantwank  , but Chancery trying to spoof Nora's writing just put this one over the top.

    Edited again to fix wacked-up HTML. GODDAMN RICH TEXT TAB.

    Bride of ETA: There's now some bonus wank/rage in the comments of Chancery's post on being spotted by Karen. I don't know if it's related to Karen's blog going down or not, but some people clearly think so.

    Son of ETA: Karen's blog is now back up. Leading theories are lasers, monkeys, space lasers, space monkeys, or space laser monkeys or us wankas overusing metered bandwidth.

    Bride of the Son of ETA: What the shit? (from a new comment, made today, in CS's first post)

    Revenge of the Bride of ETA: Speaking of batshit comments, there is now delightful catfighting in Chancery's post about Karen. Particularly beautiful (emphasis mine):
    ItsASecret, why do you all have an obsession with me changing? Do you have problems with people changing on you? Is this a fear of werewolves, vampires? Did your mother have a sex change and become your dad? And there is no facility to screen comments on Blogspirit. All I can do is delete them. Would you like me to delete yours? Would that help you feel more special? Try not to look so paranoid. It's an ugly trait, and you're already trying too hard. You can't win, you know.

    Don't worry, I have screencaps in excess should CS go on a deleteathon.

    ETA with a twist of lemon (i couldn't resist): I think this deserves an ETA of its own for sheer fucking irony. Chancery's latest comment on this post:

    Of course you "don't have an obsession with anything" about me, ItsASecret. And of course you "are not trying to win". And we do know why you keep posting "stupid comments". That, we do. However, maybe you want to try and learn not to "protest too much." Fails to convince.

    And does anyone "disagree with me on the internet"? All I hear is the same sad assortment of 'insults' followed by "oh Chancery, never change", all the time, every time, over and over, endlessly. Not an 'argument' in sight.

    Lastly, in the wild, giddy impossibility of one of you actually managing to think up something resembling a "disagreement" - why would that damage my "sparkling reputation"? (Thanks, by the way)

    Do you ever think before you speak?

    many bothansquotation marks died to bring us this ETA.
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