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- Decrease fest size to 75?
- edit signup post/form to encourage more art-friendly requests?
- Remember to promote the fest on
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erotic_elves, which I forgot to do this year. - Prod people to give more details in their request at signups.
| Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | ||
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venivincere |
10:36p | Where I'm at, just in case Although I doubt LJ is going to simply blink out like a dead lamp, (or any of the sites I live at) just in case, you can find me here: venivincere.livejournal.com venivincere.insanejournal.com www.journalfen.net/users/venivincere/ www.venivincere.com venivincere at hotmail dot com (in a pinch only) venivincere at gmail dot com Also, I'm venivincere at Archive of Our Own On Twitter, I'm venivincere (notice a pattern, here?) I'm almost never on IM anymore, so I'll leave it blank. I use Semagic and crosspost everywhere with almost every post, so wherever you find me things should be seamless. Someone the other day mentioned a clearinghouse for fannish people, but I can't remember the name or URL. If any of you know it, could you please leave a message in comments? Thanks! See you around teh internetz. Current Mood: around, here & there Current Music: Lethal Weapon |
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beccafran |
10:09a | two good posts on signups penknife (a first-time smutty_claus participant this year, and a mod of fests herself) has a great discussion of fest signups here. Her discussion centers on what not to say in your signup. I pretty much agree with everything she says, but the one thing that I agree with MORE than anything else is this: Don't bash pairings, characters, or genres -- or, really, anything -- in your request. I am always amazed by how many people do not seem to realize that if they request "X/Y, slash, no kittens" they may wind up matched with a writer who also writes X/Z het kittenfic. Getting a request that reads "X/Y slash of course, no nasty het, and none of those disgusting kittens" isn't a fun way for that writer to start the ficathon. I'd add that if your moderator is a big fan of a particular character -- just for example, let's say Ginny Weasley -- it might not be wise to go ON and ON and ON about how much you hate Ginny and how awful and horrible she is. It might irritate your mod, and she might not be as gracious and accepting and generally wonderful as me. Another useful and interesting post about signups is this one, posted as an instruction to participants in the sshg_exchange on how to request artwork. It looks very useful, and I plan to use it (along with the input that I solicited from some SC artists) to formulate some instructions on requesting artwork for smutty_claus. |
| Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 | ||
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beccafran |
12:09p | Everyone on lj is freaking out about this gawker article that says SUP has laid off 20 of 28 livejournal employees, "leaving only a handful of finance and operations workers — which speaks to a website to be left on life support." If anything happens, I'll have my pretty little JF account all waiting for me. *hugs it* And hey, the smutty_claus mirror community will be here, too. Current Mood:  okay |
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prillalar |
6:58a | Where to find me Email: prillalar [at] gmail.com Chat, though I'm never logged on: AIM: prillalar Y!M: prillalar GTalk: prillalar Twitter, though I never update, at least so far: http://twitter.com/prillalar Journaling: http://prillalar.livejournal.com/ <-- in current use http://prillalar.insanejournal.com/ http://www.journalfen.net/users/prillal http://prillalar.greatestjournal.co Archives, none of which are up-to-date: http://prillalar.com http://archiveofourown.org/en/users/pri http://www.fanfiction.net/u/5009/ |
| Sunday, January 4th, 2009 | ||
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venivincere |
10:14p | Sad and angry I just found out that one of my childhood friends was murdered two days ago. He and his older brother moved away when we were still just kids, but our families kept in touch. His brother was just in town this summer, visiting for a few days. I found out from my mom that the neighborhood association where he lived had turned off the streetlights and let go the guard who used to patrol the neighborhood at night because people were not paying their association dues. Since then, several cars have been broken into, and now this. They took his laptop and cell phone; he had nothing else. http://www.wbt.com/news/details.cfm?art Current Mood:  sad |
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venivincere |
5:36p | Simple and Delicious 4 strips thick-cut bacon, trimmed of excess fat 1/2 head cabbage, rough-chopped salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste Chop the trimmed bacon and separate into pieces. In large sautee pan or wok, heat bacon until grease from bacon coats pan. Add rough-chopped cabbage, sautee, stirring frequently, until bacon done and cabbage just going soft. Add salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste, stir in, turn off heat and serve. Can be served as is, or over rice (basmati is best). Enjoy! Current Mood:  fullCurrent Music: blessed silence! |
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icarusancalion |
1:26p | Out Of Bounds progress report, and skater standings. I'm not going to finish all of Out Of Bounds today. Most of it. But not all of it. I have roughly six scenes (with ongoing expansions....) left to write. Vacation's over tomorrow, had family stuff last night. Came home exhausted and distracted (that's family for you). Got edits but no core writing done afterward. Looks like I'll be working on the last of Out Of Bounds through this coming week. For those who are curious... ( the names and standings of John's competitors at Nationals, because, yes, I am that anal. ) Current Mood: spacey Current Music: Pelican - Last Day Of Winter |
| Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 | ||
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icarusancalion |
3:25p | Out Of Bounds progress.... Okay. I've got everything written except the skating scenes themselves. Of course, those are the hard parts. Including John's long program. Oh, God. Whatever possessed me to suggest dinner with WG's niece tonight? Oh well. It's been slated since before Christmas. Current Mood: busy Current Music: E.S. Posthumus - Cuzco |
| Friday, January 2nd, 2009 | ||
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beccafran |
10:22p | comment stats In case participants needed some extra motivation.... Average number of comments Works submitted on time: average 23.0 comments works submitted late: average 14.1 comments works submitted very late: average 7.5 comments "On Time" means on or before the deadline date. "Very Late" means 2 weeks or more after the deadline. These are for 2008 only. This is most likely due to the time of posting. All works submitted on time were posted on or before December 17. Last year's comment statistics showed a relatively even pattern of commenting throughout the month, but this year reviewers seem to have suffered from comment fatigue to a greater degree. ( more comment statistics ) |
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venivincere |
9:35p | Ouran note I've fallen in love with Haruhi all over again. *silly grin* |
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icarusancalion |
2:42p | Clarification and cell division. Just to clarify ... ... I have roughly thirty scenes of Out Of Bounds yet to post. It's that I have I'm back in school on January 5th, so it's gotta be done this weekened. Tap-tap-tappity, tap, tap, tap.... Current Music: Sound Effects and Music - relaxation - sounds of nature - wind |
| Thursday, January 1st, 2009 | ||
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icarusancalion |
10:11p | SGA Fic: All Dressed Up And.... - John/Rodney - R The ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sga_santa reveal is here.Title: All Dressed Up And.... Author: icarusancalionRecipient: dkwilliamsPairing: John/Rodney Rating: R Prompt: You said you wanted crossdressing, eh? Summary: John had put a stop to it fifteen years ago, even burned the evidence. But he just couldn't give it up. What's one more secret between friends? ( What's one more secret between friends? ) Current Mood: cheerful |
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icarusancalion |
2:47p | Ten more scenes. There are, roughly, two hundred and forty-eight scenes in Out Of Bounds. I have ten scenes left to write. Tap-tap-tappity-tap-tap-tap.... WG said, "Keep pounding away." Current Mood: movin' |
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venivincere |
11:12a | Resolutions and Roundups Resolutions: 1. Attempt to have a little more personality and get involved more. I hate feeling like life is doing me instead of me doing life. 2. Get healthy, which will probably do wonders for making #1 work. 3. Write more, even if it is utter crap. 4. Post more here. Fic roundup for 2008: This is a list of my fics which were published on Skyehawke; there may be a bit of bleed-through from 2007 because I posted my fest fics there in January. Missing: this year's Prince of Tennis fic for Santa_Smex: the reveals aren't until mid-January. Sometimes we all need a little help communicating. Snape/Harry. Warnings: Voyeurism, cross-dressing, spanking, mild D/s, a bare hint of M-preg. [ Published 2009-01-01 ]</font> Snape/Harry. Romance, Angst. "Tabula rasa," Harry says again, because it's the only thing he can think of with Snape's nose so close to his face, pushing everything else to the edge of his vision. "Potter. My tabula will never be rasa." [ Published 2008-08-31 ] Snape/Harry. Sometimes the risk is worth it. Romance with a little hurt/comfort thrown in. [ Published 2008-08-30 ] For Pushdragon's inadvertent challenge. Claim: Hermione Granger. [ Published 2008-05-11 ] Sanada/Yukimura, PG-13. Routine is discipline, discipline is strength. [ Published 2008-04-13 ] Eiji/Oishi and a little bit of Atobe/Tezuka. NC-17. Humor. "How many times do we have to tell you? The wasabi was an accident!" [ Published 2008-01-10 ] Snape/Harry. Summary: Harry can't seem to get Snape out of his head. Or is it Voldemort? Angst/Humor. Warnings: Chan, spanking. [ Published 2008-01-05 ] |
| Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 | ||
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venivincere |
10:24p | Video timing software Hi all, Do any of you know any good video timing software that doesn't cost anything? If I don't fix the timing of these subs I'm going to go nuts watching Hana Yori Dango final. :'-( |
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beccafran |
3:15p | reflections Last year I posted a reflection on the things I did well and the ones that needed improvement in the fest. That was helpful, but this year I feel like I did most of the same things as last year, but with some minor tweaks in places. So I'm not so inclined to navel-gazing. But hey, all those things I said I needed to do better? I think I did better on them! Some general ideas for next year's fest... One change for next year -- I've decided to toss the appearance of fairness out the window. From now on, I'm totally playing favorites with fanartists. We had the most fanart ever (16%) this year, and it just makes me happy. Who doesn't love some good fanart? Plus, artists are (usually) model participants: they're enthusiastic, flexible, and prompt. Seriously, from now on I'm using my modly powers to recruit and pamper fanartists. Also, since I'm about to make the last post, this is a good time to mention that I welcome feedback and suggestions of any kind! Anything you weren't happy with in the fest, or thought could use improvement, or whatever? Send me an email or leave me a comment. |
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venivincere |
12:33a | Hana Yori Dango Seasons 1 and 2 ( a short comment ) |
| Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 | ||
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icarusancalion |
3:42p | Out Of Bounds... to cheat or not to cheat.... Question for Out Of Bound(er)s: Do I cheat? I have music for Bethany that I really like, but it came out after 1998-99 (long after). I could hunt for different music.... It is lovely. But I've been (mostly) careful about the dates of when songs were released, what was likely to be popular, etc., etc. Current Mood: thoughtful Current Music: Memoires of a Geisha - John Williams |
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icarusancalion |
9:46a | People dig a half-mile trench to rescue two abandoned horses. I've been keeping this link open.  People dig a half-mile trench to rescue two abandoned horses. Now that's Christmas. The family didn't even have time to put up a tree, and didn't care. The horses are alive and well. Current Music: Varios - Theme from Lawrence of Arabia |
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icarusancalion |
9:42a | Pushing forward on Out Of Bounds. Not getting enough done on Out Of Bounds. It's moving, but moving slowly. (Okay, Christmas will slow down anything.) I'm setting a word count minimum. I've decided to stop thinking of the story in terms of scenes. I've done too much "finish a scene, pant, pant, take a break... finish a scene" etc. Good way to do it when I'm busy, not so good when I could keep going. Current Mood: busy |
| Monday, December 29th, 2008 | ||
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beccafran |
10:34p | I can see that this will become a problem. I downloaded a trial version of Bento tonight, which is a personal database program. I've been sitting here with my laptop for about 3 hours straight, just messing with the program and experimenting with how to organize the fest data. I'm having entirely too much fun with this. Seriously, it can't be healthy. |
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beccafran |
9:03a | patience and keeping up The next statistic I should run is probably the number of times I'm thanked for my "patience" or "understanding" in the author's notes, based on day/week of posting. It was never noticeable before, but now that I'm posting more in order of receipt... you can really see a difference, huh? I've been keeping up with the reading and commenting pretty well, but there are still 2 long stories that I haven't had a chance to even start. GAH. But I will get to them. I will read and comment before I post the master list, if I have to call in sick to do it. *grits teeth* |
| Saturday, December 27th, 2008 | ||
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icarusancalion |
1:45p | WG goes Christmas shopping for John in Out Of Bounds. *g* WG went "Christmas shopping" for John. He called to get advice from the folks at Patagonia. WG's hypothetical Xmas presents for John: 1 - a base layer of capilene 2 (or 3 if it's really cold) http://www.patagonia.com/web/ 2 - biostretch 3 tights http://www.patagonia.com/web/ 3 - biostretch 3 zipneck http://www.patagonia.com/web/ 4 - men's integral pants http://www.patagonia.com/web/ 5 - Then for the outdoors, men's breathable wind shield jacket (WG says, "This is the shit.") http://www.patagonia.com/web/ What do you think? I suspect John would have to have a pro deal with Patagonia, since Patagonia is nicknamed "Pata-Gucci." Current Music: Deftones - My Own Summer |
| Friday, December 26th, 2008 | ||
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icarusancalion |
7:42p | SGA Vegas, no spoilers. Stargate Atlantis "Vegas" ep. Wow. Does anyone know the music in this ep? I recognized Johnny Cash's cover of "Solitary Man," but the others, wow, kick-ass music. I'm so watching Enemy at the Gate again when it's out in January. The leaked version doesn't have the finished special effects, and this show is a special effects bonanza. Current Mood: Catty Current Music: Depeche Mode - Master And Servant |
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beccafran |
7:43p | new characters and pairings in 2008 Starting tomorrow, I will be making 2 gift posts a day for the rest of the month. Hopefully this will give readers time to go back and catch up on some of the stories and artwork already posted. As probably most everyone has already noticed, this has been a year for lots of new pairings and characters in the fest. Considering that in the first 4 years we had already featured 121 pairings... finding this many new ones is quite an achievement. 13 characters made their smutty_claus debut this year:Angelina Johnson, Professor Binns, Charity Burbage, Lily Potter II, Lorcan and Lysander Scamander, Michael Corner, Madam Pince, Rose Weasley, Scorpius Malfoy, Teddy Lupin, Theodore Nott and Victoire Weasley Despite her fabulous showing this year, Rita Skeeter has been around the block before -- she was featured with Viktor Krum in 2006's The Interview by anjenue.... and 23 pairings appeared in smutty_claus for the first time this year:Binns/Pince, Cedric/Angelina, Charlie/Luna, Draco/Rita, Draco/Rose, Lysander/Lily II, Lysander/Lily II/Lorcan, Michael/Hermione, Oliver/Hermione, Ron/Lavender, Ron/Susan, Scorpius/Rose, Seamus/Lavender, Sirius/Rita, Snape/Charity Burbage, Snape/Hermione/Draco, Snape/Hermione/Lucius, Snape/Pansy, Snape/Rita, Teddy/various, Teddy/Victoire, Theo/Pansy and Tom/Minerva Those 23 new pairings account for 25 posts (1 per pairing except Scorpius/Rose, which entered the fest with a bang, at 3 stories), or 30.8% of the fest. |