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| Friday, August 29th, 2008 |
fandom_lounge
[ napalmnacey ]
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4:30p |
I have half-finished a painting of Ten... And I'm looking for some feedback on it. I know what I did wrong with it, I just have to fix it today. Suggestions for a fair price would be very, very welcome. Link to my personal journal hereI want to put it in some fan art shows, there are a couple coming up here in Perth in the next year. Current Mood: preoccupied |
fandom_wank
[ ilya ]
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2:39p |
And the Twilight Wank Saga continues with an author flounce... As a lot of you must know by now, the first 12 Chapters of Midnight Sun, Smeyer's addition to her Uh-may-zing boooookes was leaked on the internet several days ago, and this has chagrined her dazzle verily.
From her official website:
August 28, 2008 (part II) As some of you may have heard, my partial draft of Midnight Sun was illegally posted on the Internet and has since been virally distributed without my knowledge or permission or the knowledge or permission of my publisher. I have a good idea of how the leak happened as there were very few copies of Midnight Sun that left my possession and each was unique. Due to little changes I made to the manuscript at different times, I can tell when each left my possession and to whom it was given. The manuscript that was illegally distributed on the Internet was given to trusted individuals for a good purpose. I have no comment beyond that as I believe that there was no malicious intent with the initial distribution. I did not want my readers to experience Midnight Sun before it was completed, edited and published. I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being. As the author of the Twilight Saga, I control the copyright and it is up to the owner of the copyright to decide when the books should be made public; this is the same for musicians and filmmakers. Just because someone buys a book or movie or song, or gets a download off the Internet, doesn't mean that they own the right to reproduce and distribute it. Unfortunately, with the Internet, it is easy for people to obtain and share items that do not legally belong to them. No matter how this is done, it is still dishonest. This has been a very upsetting experience for me, but I hope it will at least leave my fans with a better understanding of copyright and the importance of artistic control. So where does this leave Midnight Sun? My first feeling was that there was no way to continue. Writing isn't like math; in math, two plus two always equals four no matter what your mood is like. With writing, the way you feel changes everything. If I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn't dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun, and so it is on hold indefinitely. I'd rather my fans not read this version of Midnight Sun. It was only an incomplete draft; the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes. But how do I comment on this violation without driving more people to look for the illegal posting? It has taken me a while to decide how and if I could respond. But to end the confusion, I've decided to make the draft available here (at the end of this message on the Midnight Sun page). This way, my readers don't have to feel they have to make a sacrifice to stay honest. I hope this fragment gives you further insight into Edward's head and adds a new dimension to the Twilight story. That's what inspired me to write it in the first place. I do want to take a moment and thank the wonderful fans who have been so supportive of me over the past three years. I cannot begin to tell you how much each of you means to me. I only hope this note will stop all the confusion and online speculation so that the Twilight universe can once again become the happy escape it used to be. After this incredibly busy year, I am now focusing on spending more time with my family and working on some other writing projects. --Stephenie I don't think I need to add much more than that. Lol. This is so bloody beautiful...Oh Smeyer...please to be going over there to cry upon your pile of ill-begotten millions. We all know that that book is going to be finished and published eventually so that you can add to your dragon hoard of booty.
Who else thinks that she's just waaaaahing for the sympathy and threatening to not provide any more crack so that everyone can forget about the epic fail that was Breaking Dawn and start kissing her ass again? *raises hand*
Edit:
And we get reactions from the Amazon Boards and the ♥ TwiMoms ♥. The ONTD comm weighs in on the situation.
And the NuttyMadam reacts. Though sorry, there's no vid this time since she took it down. But here, have a transcription of the lost vid, courtesy of aegflota
We are all a bunch of meanies hiding away in this little club house of ours. |
| Thursday, August 28th, 2008 |
fandom_wank
[ gusty ]
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10:42p |
I'm sure there's a masturbation joke I could make here but I'm stumped. If you've been following F_W for a bit you're probably aware of the existence of FurAffinity, the furry-themed art website. Recently, the website had been down for about a month due to a supposed hardware failure. During that time many users, unable to function without their hot hot hermaphrodite liontaur porn, flocked to a lesser known site called Furry Art Pile. Yes, it's lovingly called FAP most of the time. Many users decided that they liked FAP better, and made this known in their various journals on FurAffinity when it returned. They found it more user friendly, and there was also much suspicion that the 20k raised for new hardware by FurAffinity was not all going back into the site. Which brings us to yesterday. The head admin of FAP (Dylan) made an entry in his personal journal that he just wasn't having fun with the project anymore and was shutting it down. As in, right then and there. There was no warning period. Even more troubling -- he had recently been accepting donations on the website for upgrades. Needless to say, this doesn't go over very well. Most replies being fairly blunt. Then a few of the admin's friends come in to make fun of the complainers: losdelroro: "Major props to you for taking a pet project so far and enjoying it. When it starts to be work and people start demanding stuff of you and all their "contributions" is the extra $2 they got as a tip from working at Starbucks, you dont owe them a damn thing. I hope you enjoy your next project as much as you enjoyed this one and I know you'll do amazing things!" And later: "I dont really care what things he admitted to screwing up or not, what matters to me is a person's personal opinion and right to do what they want with a website they created from scratch. Especially if it eats up huge amounts of time to maintain and upgrade when the total amount "donated" doesnt even cover server costs. I didnt' say he only got $2, I was insinuating that the donations were meager collections and scraps that people had left over when they weren't buying comics, porn or fursuits. I think you just need to accept that its going away, deal with it somehow and move on and stop being so petty. Its not exactly crushing your world is it? Didn't think so."After the uproar from people not even able to grab what they needed off the site before it was shut down, the site itself was reopened with an announcement that it would be closing on September 1st. Still, the only advice Dylan gives to those who donated? Take it up with Amazon. |
fandom_lounge
[ j_crew_guy ]
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2:19p |
LEGO Batman: The Cartoon! LEGO Batman cartoon in the works.Speaking to GI.biz at the Games Convention last week, Traveller's Tales producer Rich Earl revealed that a TV show based on their latest Lego project is indeed in the works. The show is being produced by a separate studio in the states, using TT's assets to bring classic Batman characters to life.
"My understanding is that they will use the engine, the Maya files where the characters come to life, but they'll be creating animated... I think it's a 20-minute cartoon. I'm personally quite intrigued to see how it comes out. Lego, every time they've had a new brand out, they've done some CGI stuff as well, but I think this will be quite different."Already a debate has broken out as to whether they should use voices or keep the cartoon dialogue-free. And if they're going to use voices, should it be Adam West or Kevin Conroy as Batman.... |
fandom_lounge
[ sarajayechan ]
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12:26p |
I forgot to ask last time-anyone have a screencap of the cluster arrangement for LJ? I ask because LJ's acting up for me again and if I'm not the only one, I wanna remember which cluster I'm on for future reference.
edit: ...well this is weird. >.> I can get to my journal and my flist and the cluster menu, it's just the homepage that won't load.
edit II: ...now it's yo-yoing.
Current Mood: *thud* |
clairvoyantwank
[ pantsgolem ]
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2:41a |
Impending furry wanksplosion Furry Art Pile, aka FAP (I see whut u did thar!) is was a knockoff of and competitor to the frequently wanky FurAffinity art site. FA, if you've been living under a rock, is itself a knockoff of DeviantArt, except with more drawings of Simba fucking a triceratops.
From what I can gather, FAP was supposed to have more features than FA, with user input and whatnot, and avoid all the technical problems that plagued FA. (Obviously, nobody expected it to avoid all the drama problems, because: furries.)
Alas, it was not to be. There are links posted to allow authors to download all their content, and users to download all their favorites, which in my mind is a hell of a lot more than most webmasters do when they take their ball and go home.
Nonetheless, this is cold comfort for many. The closure happened late in the evening Pacific time, so the real wank will undoubtedly start in the morning. Still, in the webmaster's LJ entry announcing the closure, the seeds have already been sown.
So far we have in the incubator:
There's probably also a thread or 10 at FA already, plus at least one in each of the major furry LJ comms, but I have to get up for school in like 5 hours, so I leave it to you intrepid wankas to brave those waters.
Please, no furbashing.
Edit: post in official community (no comments ATM but they are enabled) and one in wtf_fap |
| Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 |
otf_wank
[ kittikattie ]
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7:21p |
How dare you talk about our relationship without my consent. Over in fanficrants, bittersweetwish fusses about how Twu Wuv (with a human W) and said expression of love does not generally come after the first damn date, and most relationships take time to blossom into the hot wubbings. nanuq459 agrees and in a discussion sums up a past relationship thusly:Seriously, we were friends for a long time but then she cornered me, asked if I had feelings for her, and then it was pretty much: Me: Let's see if this works ou-- Her: *TACKLEGLOMP*....and then the other half of the failed relationship, mercuryblue144, shows up with a curt and simple "Fuck you too." And there is drama. Bonus wankish on metaquotes, where mercuryblue144 is upset that the quote was still metaquoted--even though the other half said it. It's not very big, just really...weird. I mean, no one would have ever known anything if she'd been quiet. --Neth Current Mood: Mundane |
fandom_lounge
[ chaimonkey ]
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9:27p |
summarize a book in one sentence Let's play a game! Inspired by an /r9k/ thread, oddly enough.Summarize a book in one sentence, other people guess what it is. Examples: Teenage boy complains about 'phonies', his problems, and things that 'really depress' him.
Three midgets jump into a volcano trying to destroy some evil jewellry [sic]Go Speed Racer, Go! Current Mood: Caffeinated |
| Thursday, August 28th, 2008 |
fandom_rant
[ el ]
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5:01a |
Fuck you, Bakuman. Because MEN HAVE DREAMS THAT WOMEN JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND! <3<3<3
And we girls ALL dream of getting married, and forever being GRACEFUL AND CUTE! Ooh, and just forget all those pesky worries like grades (EW!!) because BEING TOO SMART ISN'T CUTE, right?? <3<3<3<3
*STABSTABSTABSTABSTAB*
(Why have I seen some girls laughing along with this statement? WHY? *CRIES*) |
| Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 |
fandom_lounge
[ spawn_of_kong ]
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5:04p |
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fandom_lounge
[ caito ]
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11:12p |
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fandom_lounge
[ reeve ]
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8:47a |
Tiger Woods: Like Jesus, in a way A YouTuber found a glitch in the new Tiger Woods game that allows the player to walk on water. The response from EA Sports. |
| Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 |
clairvoyantwank
[ criticalcricket ]
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11:51p |
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| Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 |
fandom_rant
[ coffeebun ]
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1:33p |
Dear project manager,
You're a friend of mine, and you know that. And I know you have it rough these days. However, that is not going to stop me from pointing out all the bs you've managed to come up with.
Yes, I do realize people have real lives (I have a job! I KNOW!) and that shit happens. And I know bugging people after a deadline is due is tough. But dude. WE'VE BEEN DELAYED FOR THREE MONTHS, and our project has been ongoing since November of LAST YEAR, and it's supposed to be due in MAY. If you're just going to let everyone slide, why even bother with a fucking deadline? And as the leader, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE DOING ALL THIS SHIT ON TIME. Don't fucking extend the deadline because you suddenly can't make it when the only reason you have is ~*~procrastination~*~ when some of us did manage to finish on time even with school and jobs, when you... didn't have those. And don't you think it's just a little embarrassing that we had to delay the release date when we already had PAID pre-orders?
"But it's just fandom! We're only supposed to be doing this for fun!"
I agree, it's supposed to be for fun. But does that mean we don't need deadlines anymore? Not even when you've already been given several months to work on it? And don't you think things change, even a little, when you get a lot of people involved?
It's a huge, ambitious first project. I know. But a little perspective, here? I offered help several times. I was denied all those times. Then it turned out you can't make it in time, after all. Did you ask for help? No. I asked repeatedly if the most important part of the project was done yet a month ago. You avoided the question, avoided me, then asked one of the members to do it less than a week before the final deadline. Seriously, what? What if she had refused? Then we'll have to delay it even MORE, and that's just. Ugh.
So now, I'm the bitch because I should be GRATEFUL!!ichi!1niisan!1!! that it's done, instead of being irritated since we could have organized this a lot better. I AM glad it's done. However, if you're starting another project, I am definitely not joining unless if you manage to straighten yourself out, or if you find someone else who's willing to straighten YOU out.
Love,
Me.
Current Mood: aggravated |
fandom_lounge
[ darksumomo ]
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1:33a |
Remember Warner Brothers' lawyers? They're back! Bollywood's 'Hari Puttar' film sparks lawsuit By RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM, Associated Press Writer
MUMBAI, India - Let's see Hari Puttar get out of this one. Bollywood producers set to release a film called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors" are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title hews too closely to their mega-famous boy wizard franchise. At least they're not suing preteens for running fansites.
Current Mood: *thud* |
| Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 |
fandom_wank
[ aeka ]
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9:37p |
Tired of Steph Meyer's wank yet? Once upon a time in the magical land of YouTube, there was a Scottish Youtuber who got bored one night . Turning on her camera and pressing the record button, she sat on her arse to praise the latest work of the almighty Stephenie Meyer, the next best thing since JK Rowling. She was rather stout with a squared jaw and rectangular shaped eyes. Her hair was a silky brown in colour, straight and thin, shining under her lantern's light. After a few seconds of nasty glares and emo stares, our Scottish Youtuber goes on to make her announcement of just how disappointed she is with fans; going on to patronise the whole fanbase on just how pathetic they really are, not realising the irony of her statements. Quoth she in a patronising tone while staring closely into the camera: "How can you act like this? After reading that amaaaaaaazing book, not shit! not boring! not glorified fanfiction, A-MAAZING BOOK! I'ma say it real clear: A-MA-ZING BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK! You've been waiting for what? A year? And you've been thinking of how wonderful it's going to be, and DYING to get your hands on it, cause it's going to be soooo good! And then you complain about it? Because it's not what you wanted? She briefly blew a small gust of wind into her hair, so as to keep her bangs from falling further into her eyes. "Since when do you get what you want by complaining, you ungrateful little turd?" she enquires with a tone of anger in her voice "Yeah, I'm talking to you! You who is watching this! If you have ever complained about Breaking Dawn because it wasn't what you wanted it to be: I'ma just go this real slow for you, because your brain obviously isn't working right now, because you're being STUPID thinking that its not very good anyway, okay? "Number One: Stephenie Meyer is a GENIUS! Ya-HA, Ya-HA, okay? She rocks! She wrote Twilight, she wrote New Moon, she wrote Eclipse and you loved them!" Not even going halfway through her video, her fellow viewers stopped and said: "Fat FAT FAT FAT You are fat." Another said: "Please tell me, why all the Twilight fans are stupid, fat girls?" And another: "I think YOU'RE overreacting. You couldn't pay me to read that shit again. Maybe one day you'll develop literary taste and you'll realize how godawful Breaking Dawn was -- no, how godawful EVERY book after Twilight was, and that srs bsns people like you have been acting as Stephenie Meyer's cash cows for the past 3 years. Smeyer's sun tanning on her yacht right now that YOU helped pay for, laughing her ass off at the teenies who believe whatever bullshit she spoonfeeds them." But best of all. one said: "THIS. ISN'T. SPARRRRTAAAAA! You're allowed to have your opinion. The 'haters' are allowed to have theirs. Deal with it. Stop being so insane over a book. Y SO SRS BSNS? " But fortunately to her support one kind soul said: "I personally loved the book! Although I do think that weather people loved it or hated it they should be able to share their opinions, I do have a problem with people who take it to ridiculous extreems. I hope that after a while things will cool down and everyone can just get over all this drama. I loved all the books and will just try to ignore all the negative feedback. Also, coming from an American I would just like to say that Fuckwit is the most awesome swear word I have ever heard.lol!" Like the broken clock that used to tick next to me, the vast majority of commentors just went "wankity-wank, wankity-wank, wankity-wank-wank" and occasionally one with a high enough level of oestrogen would go "squee-squee-squee, squeekity sqee! with joy! at the girl who defended Stephie and her literary classics!" This goes on for a while as tradition has it, and then along came an anonymouse to report the wankage at wank_reportI'm ready for my award now for best break-through narrative of 2008.
[EDIT]:Oh yes, I forgot to point out that like the big bad wolf, this one also huffs and puffs, but didn't succeed in blowing down the house. But she did however manage to have a sadgasm somewhere in between her huffing and her acid trip when Renessme(sp?) supposedly gave her "visions". She also stated that "real vampires poop and wee on you", assuming of course she has come across real ones in her lifetime, and they didn't actually pop out of Stephenie Meyer's books during her state of emotional high.
Thank you anonymous! |
fandom_lounge
[ hallidae ]
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8:33p |
Disney Revamping Powers, Activate! After doing a little archive hunting, I didn't see this posted anywhere in the comm, so as a bit of apology for my downer of a last post, I thought I'd bring something a little more interesting and hopefully less depressing (though your mileage may vary). Set to air in October, Studio Madhouse has started an anime retelling of the popular Lilo and Stitch franchise at Disney's commissioning called Stitch!, in which the titular character crash lands on a fictional island off of Okinawa instead of Hawaii and befriends a Japanese girl named Yuna. The Official Site (there's a preview/promo video the fourth link down). Personally, I think Lilo's overall design is cuter, but I'll likely be watching this anyway 'cause I want to see how it comes out. |
clairvoyantwank
[ ari_o ]
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5:24p |
current wank 2%; potential wank infinite The Leaky Cauldron posted about Melissa Anelli's new book "Harry: A History" and there are about 40 comments of the "YAY" variety.
There are two that may lead in another direction.
On p. 2:mk Melissa, First and foremost, CONGRATULATIONS! I can’t wait to read your book! I do have to ponder, though. It seems such a shame that folk like Mr. VdA don’t know the difference between working WITH your hero (or heroine) and working AGAINST her. Since you do know the difference, you get a lovely intro to your no-doubt wonderful and ORIGINAL book. He gets a well-deserved lawsuit which I am still hoping and praying he loses. I’m sure we will soon be treated to some snarky remarks from him as soon as he can glom on to some half-witted reporter. On p. 3:"I still think it’s sad that the admins of sites like this piggyback so desperately on the success of J.K. Rowling and have tried to become miniature celebrities themselves. To me, the only exciting things about this book are that Rowling has written the foreword and has an interview. I might read parts of it to glean that information alone, but I’ll probably just check it out of a library. Sorry, but Melissa hasn’t earned my money. Takes more than merely writing about a fandom to do that. :P" *waits with bourbon* ETA: Our mutual friend has started responding. Wank baiter? Or sincere Ass? Hard to say.C. Cox: Well quigger, the simple fact is that we wouldn’t know who any of these people were if it wasn’t for JKR. It’s because of her talent that these other people are clamoring to be a part of the spotlight. And they’ve done it without a single original thought. Everything here is based on JKR’s ideas, which, granted, are themselves based on old mythology and legends and such. But still. :P And the charity giving is nice, but that’s completely not the point I’m making. ;) Also style points to somone posting as FreeSteveVanderArk: What’s the big deal, I already get that and more on at hp-lexicon.org |
fandom_lounge
[ annabelle_lee ]
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3:07p |
This is possibly a crazy question, but... Are there any sane fans of ALW's Phantom of the Opera out there?
I've been dying to find someone who is a) willing to chat with me about the London/Canadian version of the play, b) willing to take the play less seriously than most, and c) not batshit insane about either the Phantom or Raoul. Bonus points to those who don't go off into a tear about how Sarah Brightman sucks as Christine or how one stage adaption is better than the other.
Current Mood: Needy-like Current Music: Phantom of the Opera - Masquerade |
fandom_rant
[ stupid_fangirl ]
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10:59p |
I MUST have REASONABLE reason to hate someone's favorite character? Well, from my POV; those topic of "Who you like/hate and reason why you like/hate him/her?" should be dropped or banned from discussion. Because it causes more problems than actives the decent discussion without wank of people get defensive "OMG HOW DARE U LIKE/HATE HIM/HER".
Yes, I replied the topic that I hate a female character A. Reason? To me she is annoying. And many of fic that turn her sue horrify me. Comment replied of what I said; "She is annoying isn't reasonable reason of why you hate her. It's unfair to hate her base on bad fic."
I go WUT? After reading reply 3 times.
1. Because of she is your favorite doesn't mean she is not in my hate list. And not all people must like her as you like. 2. Like, dislike, hate is kinda personal feeling. Like taste people have different of taste. I hate pink, do I have to tell you why and must be reasonable at all? 3. As I said, first that character annoys me. The sue fic just make me more dislike her. I don't base all my hate on bad fic in the first place. 4. Please don't try to convince me to like her. Because it'll turn to opposite result if you annoy me enough. I won't magically turn 180 degrees to like her suddenly for the "reasonable reason" either. |
fandom_lounge
[ kadath ]
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11:17a |
Mod Post: Y'all are getting me down. Death announcements are hereby cornfielded to deathwatch. Death notices for fannish figures famous enough that you could expect to have a conversation about how tragic it is with a random person at the bus stop are still permitted. (Heath Ledger: yes. Third elf from the left in Rivendell: no.) Existing death posts may stay, but in the future, take it to deathwatch. |
fandom_lounge
[ hallidae ]
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10:40a |
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clairvoyantwank
[ sandyclaws68 ]
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9:47a |
Weasleys vs. Hermione, round infinity Some scans have come out of two different 2009 Half Blood Prince calendars. There's a small amount of Where's Draco?!?! whining, but as with the teaser trailer wank most of the aggrieved parties are obsessed concerned with the lack of Hermione, particularly since Ron and Ginny are featured somewhat prominently. Right now it's mainly a lot of wondering why Hermione doesn't have a month-picture of her own, but it probably won't stay that way. Some highlights: heather11483 starts with No Hermione month? to which mrs_mionepotter replies yeah wtf!no hermione month!!. So far fairly calm and reasonable, but you know it can't last. Sooner or later someone, somewhere, will make the connection between the lack of Hermione and the presence of Ginny, right? Right. pale_ink ~ WTH. Why does Ginny get a month and hermione doesn't? Ugh. I'm not buying this.
Allow dough to rise. . . Current Mood: Navel-Gazing |
fandom_lounge
[ phosfate ]
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8:59a |
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fandom_lounge
[ sarajayechan ]
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8:06a |
Okay, what the hell? So according to downforeveryoneorjustme, LJ is working just fine and the problem's on my end. But two of my friends say LJ is giving them issues as well. Is anyone else here experiencing difficulty? (And before you suggested it, I cleaned my caches on both Opera and Firefox and rebooted twice. XD)
Current Mood: Needy-like |
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