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    Sunday, September 7th, 2008
    fandom_lounge
    [ scifantasy ]
         		11:12p
    Date Settled, Plans Locked
    OK, it looks like the collective consciousness of JournalFen (which is a pretty scary thought, in totality) has settled on this Saturday, September 13, as the date for the NYU And Environs JournalFen Anime Outing. (With, I suspect, geeking out at a nearby coffeeshop or tea shop--I know a great tea shop a few blocks from the theater--to follow.)

    I recommend we get there a little early, so that those of us who are us can find us, if you follow me. So, 10:30 outside the IFC Center on Saturday, then? We will probably recognize each other, truth be told, but if necessary I could bring a sign or something. Or just wear an appropriate T-shirt.

    As yet, I don't think we need to buy tickets in advance, but if you want to be sure, by all means--the link is available through my previous post.

    See you Saturday!
    fandom_wank
    [ aeka ]
         		8:00p
    Who's Missing the Torchwood Wank?
    Here's a recent addition to Torchwood wankage, brought to you by a kind anonymouse who submitted it to [info]wank_report, only this time with the added bonus of plagiarism on behalf of the unofficial torchwood guide author.

    Funtimes as someone publishes an unofficial guide to Torchwood. Containing pages of reviews from fans on livejournal without their permission.
    Amazon.com version
    UK Amazon.com version

    People are less than pleased.

    whereas some are quite happy to be featured.

    Leave the author alone!

    Differing views of copyright laws

    People suggesting going to the tabloids to get their own back.

    Meme view:

    Reply from author


    Oh dear. I'd like to see what'll happen if this bloke makes a fortune on this guidebook and who will be the first LJer to actually initiate a lawsuit. Should be an interesting case to watch on the evening news.
    unfunnybusiness
    [ cassildra ]
         		7:39p
    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac taken over by the US Government

    An outline of the FHFA's plan to dig Fannie and Freddie out of debt

    Personally, I'm scared out of my skull. I don't like the idea of the government being in charge of the two companies that hold about half of America's mortgages.

    I kind of blinked when Bear Sterns was sold off, but now I'm kind of freaking out. I know that accountants and whoever have said that America's not in a recession, but it sure is beginning to look like one.
    Saturday, September 6th, 2008
    unfunnybusiness
    [ melannen ]
         		3:00p
    MOD POST: Rules Clarification
    This community's grown a lot since we first set it up, and we, your friendly mods, think it is past time to clarify the rules. This is just an expansion of what has been in the userinfo, and it will be going into the userinfo shortly: no major changes, but please read them over again, and we will be able to keep the community running smoothly.

    1. Follow JF's ToS. You can get banned from JF for breaking the no-posting flocked material rule (stuff that was always under flock from the start). So, just don't do it.

    2. Try to keep arguments and debates from turning into bloodbaths. Heated exchanges are one thing; "It's a good thing I don't know where you live, because I'd come and cut you, you stupid cunt" is another. Offenders can be banned temporarily at the moderator's discretion, for any reason. Repeat offenders may be banned permanently. Temporary bans will last a week. Notification of a ban is a courtesy extended to community members.

    3. If you're posting the equivalent of 92 theses nailed to a church door, LJ-cut is your friend.

    4. This community is not officially associated with any other wank communities. Their guidelines do not automatically apply here (but use common sense). We take no responsibility for what happens to you if you post unfunny things in those communities.

    5. There are very few limits on what topics may be posted here. Some examples: There doesn't have to be any actual wank before a link is posted here. [info]unfunnybusiness posts do not have to be fandom related, but fandom and internet issues can be here too. Tl;dr and thoughts on yaoi are welcome, no really, and we mean it when we say "unfunny". Having an opinion on serious issues is encouraged (yes, even if you're the OP). And anything is serious business enough to post here, as long as there are people who want to discuss the unfunny aspects. Yes, even if there's already a post somewhere else that's mocking the same topic.

    6. Real names or initials, and links containing the same, are not allowed on the comm unless the name is mentioned on a news story, part of their internet handle or publicly used on that person's personal site or blog. The blogosphere doesn't count as a news site.

    7. If you're not certain if a link or other content is appropriate for the community, ask a mod: melannen (melannen at yahoo) or pyratejenni (pyratejenni at gmail). If you can't be bothered to ask, you don't need to post either. Questions about the moderation of the community should be e-mailed to both of the mods.

    Current Mood: Focused
    fandom_lounge
    [ chaimonkey ]
         		1:12a
    cell block tango - with men!
    GMCLA does 'Cell Block Tango'

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4se7auC-6bo

    Fabulous!

    Current Mood: *sporfle!*
    Friday, September 5th, 2008
    fandom_lounge
    [ tree ]
         		9:17a
    'Twilight' question
    I keep starting and dropping the books in a struggle between my curiosity boosted by all the posts in f_w and (lack of) tolerance for books focusing on high school romance, and a description of vampires I came across a few times sounds like a strange joke, so I thought I'd check its veracity here.

    The vampires' eyes are a deep crimson when they feed on humans, but golden if their diet is animal-based. Now, maybe cannibalism of sorts does make differently sourced blood do different things, but I keep having visits from Logic with the following riddle:

    red eyes : consumed blood = golden eyes : ???

    D:

    Please, writers, think things through!
    fandom_wank
    [ sepiamagpie ]
         		12:28a
    Hello, wankahs! It is the most holy of days, my birthday.

    There were a lot of ideas about how to celebrate it. The most prominent and the only one I can currently remember was to let Snacky out on all of you because she is full of a deep, dark anger welling up from pools within that I cannot even begin to comprehend. Well, mostly she was pissed off at all the genital-based insults being lobbed at someone for being a bad writer. But about other stuff, too!

    Then I realized that would just end in tears. Except for Snacky, who would probably be on top of her mountain cackling while lightning struck in the background.

    Being a peaceful toy dork, I decided on something that will make me happy. And hopefully The World, too!


    No banning, no pranks, nothing elaborate.

    I wants picspam.

    Kittens, hot people ([info]hot_daily has put the madness in me. Also, go there. It's quality), puppies (unless you're puppyfree), and actually, mostly cute animals.
    Thursday, September 4th, 2008
    fandom_lounge
    [ scifantasy ]
         		2:01p
    NYU JournalFen Meetup
    During the discussion of the New York Twilight reading and Twilight Drunken Shenanigans, a lot of NYU pride started flying around.

    So how about a meetup?

    Based on location and time, I suggest this: a showing of an anime movie called The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, next Saturday and Sunday at the IFC Center Theater (6th Ave/3rd Street, a few blocks from Washington Square Park).

    I've had at least one nibble of interest, but I wanted to throw the doors wide: are NYU-area JFers (or those from areas nearby) interested? If so, which works better, Saturday or Sunday? Anybody completely opposed to an anime showing? &c.

    Sound off!
    fandom_wank
    [ sarajayechan ]
         		2:38a
    FFRants strikes again
    [info]nemesishamartia posts yet another rant about gay guys who act like stereotypical women in slashfic. "Words" are given, offense is taken, snark is had. But alas, in the end the commenters were merely guinea pigs in [info]nemesishamartia's social experiment:

    "ETA2: Thank you all for participating in my women's studies experiment. A male classmate didn't quite grasp that the comments he made during class were insulting.

    Your help was most appreciated. -- ;D Nems."

    Current Mood: *thud*
    Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
    fandom_lounge
    [ stinksap ]
         		3:36p
    Help for a 'The Office' fan.
    Because you are the experts on all things fannish.

    A fellow is looking to get the exact same teapot seen in an episode of 'The office' for his girlfriend.
    Pictures may be seen here; http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?t=6240

    Have any of you 'The office' fans seen any discussion of this teapot in the fansites? Know where he can get one? Ebay has been fruitless apparently.
    Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
    fandom_lounge
    [ hypno_jango ]
         		11:13p
    Someone leaked some images from the Dragon Ball movie trailer that is set to debut October 17th. James Marsters as Piccolo and that's sure to cause wank. But I'm too busy squeeing over Goku. The orange outfit is darling.

    Edit: That site is down at the moment but I found another blog.
    fandom_lounge
    [ discokali ]
         		2:17p
    So, due to a conversation in fanficrants about the unnecessary woobification of psychotic pretty boys the idea for sickficfest was born. The idea being to write bad people doing very bad things.

    So I come to you gentle readers for advice on promoting pan-fandom fic communities. Does anyone know of advertising communities, or general interest communities (besides this one) where a person could go to pimp their community?
    Monday, September 1st, 2008
    unfunnybusiness
    [ undomielregina ]
         		10:29p
    Oh Blizzard, sometimes you fail so hard
    I just found out that one of the male Troll flirts in World of Warcraft is "Want some of my jungle love?". This skeeves me totally, because I've already had issues with the racial stereotypes in WoW. Most of the less human-looking races are clearly based off of some "primitive" civilization (Orcs are Africans and Tauren are Native Americans.) Those two are almost okay, they get Noble Savaged like woah, but at least they're not as bad as the Trolls. Trolls talk like Jamaicans, obsess about "da voodoo" (which turns people into frogs and zombies, naturally) and are cannibals. They live in jungles in the decayed ruins of their once-great civilization. They're like the natives in a Tarzan movie (or an Indian Jones flick, if you take the Zul'Aman instance into account -- I can't listen to the boss emotes there without cringing.) So I've already been plenty skeeved. The "jungle love" emote just raises my squick to whole new levels.

    Of course, none of my guild-mates see that. I'm apparently overreacting, since there's no way that could have racist connotations at all. (As to how this came up, one of the characters in the guild was named "Jungleluv" and was made to rename his character because the name was inappropriate. Oh Blizz, you fail so hard.)

    ETA: This forum thread details a lot of my problems with WoW's races, beginning at post 86. Disclaimer -- I'm Afagddu and Rebecka is my SO.
    fandom_lounge
    [ brick_me ]
         		9:51a
    shipping in j-pop fandom
    I've never been in an Asian real people fandom, and I'm curious how it deals with real-people shipping. I know of k-pop slash, but that was at least five years ago, and in all the SuJu wank I've read, shipping never seemed to get mentioned. I also know people ship j-rock stars, but is it different with things like Arashi and Kat-tun (or whatever they're called)? Does it happen, just only in locked communities and flocked posts? If I squee over j-pop stars touching in general fan communities, would I seem like a n00b who can't follow the unwritten rules?

    I'm particularly interested in j-pop fandom's attitude towards femslash shipping, which I've never heard of happening anywhere. Because I think I've fallen in love with Perfume (warning: this song will play in your head for the rest of the day).
    fandom_lounge
    [ black_spot ]
         		6:57a
    It's gone
    The HP Lexicon seems to have disappeared!

    http://www.hp-lexicon.org/

    Current Mood: Amazed
    Sunday, August 31st, 2008
    fandom_wank
    [ sleepyjean ]
         		1:08p
    The return of Chancery Stone
    While visiting Amazon today I noticed a link in their romance forum for a romance between brothers. Because I always have to crane my neck to stare at a trainwreck, I clicked on the link.

    And found Chancery Stone!

    ...who recs DANNY without disclosing that she's the author and then gets into arguments with posters who don't consider incest overly romantic. Just like always, Stone can't stop posting.

    And don't miss the name of her new site--www.danny-is-god.com.

    Mild wank, but it's nice to get a blast from the past.

    ETA:

    Original wank

    Well-earned parody of wank

    Flouncety flounce flounce

    Further ETA: Amazon has deleted many of her more fervent posts.

    Son of wank, featuring commentary by the awesome Nora Roberts, who smacks Stone down as wonderfully as you'd imagine--especially when Stone posts a link to her blog and tells them they're getting their 15 minutes of fame.

    ETA the third: All Chancery Stone threads have been deleted by Amazon, and she's been banned from posting on its forums.
    unfunnybusiness
    [ footsie ]
         		10:46a
    Barbequed Ferrett has a very short shelf-life.
    So, after all the fur flying with the Open Source Boob Project, you'd figure that guys would learn to keep their hands to themselves. Even if their motivation isn't an enlightened attitude toward harassment, but just CYA, hoping not to be the next Ferrett that gets barbequed online, you'd think that they'd still behave themselves, right?

    Apparently not.
    Saturday, August 30th, 2008
    unfunnybusiness
    [ pipssister ]
         		10:07p
    I can't believe it ... and yet somehow I can ...
    Apparently, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin looked at BJR's posts and said "Great idea!"

    The evacuation of New Orleans becomes mandatory at 8 a.m. Sunday along the vulnerable west bank of the Mississippi River, and at noon on the east bank. Nagin called Gustav the storm of the century and told residents to "get your butts out of New Orleans now."

    "This is the real deal, not a test," Nagin said as he issued the order, warning residents that staying would be "one of the biggest mistakes of your life." He emphasized that the city will not offer emergency services to anyone who chooses to stay behind.

    And ...

    Unlike Katrina, when thousands took refuge inside the Superdome, there will be no "last resort" shelter, and those who stay behind accept "all responsibility for themselves and their loved ones," said the city's emergency preparedness director, Jerry Sneed.

    [flails!]

    Current Mood: GRRRRRR
    unfunnybusiness
    [ sevendeadlyfun ]
         		8:54p
    DIAF barely covers it
    Lawmaker defends group who buried women alive.

    My absolutely most unfavorite part of this whole fucking mess? The part where he tells the assembled parliamentarians to pipe down and stop making such a big deal out of this. After all, these women were engaging in the "immoral" act of choosing their own husbands, so clearly they were just asking for it.

    Seriously, die in a fire just isn't strong enough here.
    fandom_lounge
    [ miraba ]
         		7:13p
    DC metro area Twilight reading
    For all the people who said they'd be able to make a Maryland/DC metro area Twilight reading, please respond here with dates you can make. If you can host, please mention that as well.

    ETA: Trying for the second weekend in September. If anyone has "alternative interests" *ahem ahem* there's an event with corset vendors (and others) here. Anyone up for a field trip earlier in the day?
    fandom_lounge
    [ solelyfictional ]
         		9:49p
    Old wanks never die
    LJ have ditched boldthrough in favour of strikethrough again. Just over a year after the original switch...
    fandom_rant
    [ judyhazeleyes ]
         		12:56p
    Reality vs. Fiction - Some of us do see the line there.
    Okay, I predominantly write in RPS fandom, which makes this a pretty pressing issue, but I've seen this in fictional fandoms as well, and the emperorsteele wank made me feel the need to reiterate this:

    NOT ALL OF US THINK THE PEOPLE WE WRITE ABOUT ARE REALLY HAVING SEX. IT IS NOT ABOUT THAT.

    Yeah, there are tinhats. There's crazy in every corner of the interwebs. But it isn't about someone really being gay and buttsexing their best friend/enemy/tentacle monster. It's about imagining the 'what ifs' that we find interesting or titillating and writing them to share with other people who find them the same way. Repeat: fic does not say "this person is gay" or even "this person could be gay", it says "what if they were gay?"

    For that matter, WE ARE NOT AFFECTING YOUR CANON BY DREAMING UP OUR OWN. Boys don't magically start having sex with one another in the pages of your favourite manga because we like to write scenarios in which they do. Ballplayers aren't gonna bring a whole new meaning to the words 'high and tight' because someone writes them doing so.


    We're not (all) delusional here. These aren't always reflections of what we think is real, or even what we think should be real, and they're not too likely to impact your enjoyment of said fandom object whatsoever. So for the love of God, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?!

    *breathes*

    Current Mood: Murderous
    Current Music: worst - nightmare
    fandom_lounge
    [ grannyapple ]
         		2:47p
    New York Twilight reading
    Alcohol, snacks, and ridiculously bad fiction! This is the new place to discuss dates for the meet-up-I'm moving this to its own post so miraba doesn't have to keep getting comment notifications. So far it looks like a Sunday would work the best. I don't know how soon everyone would want to do this, but at least one person wouldn't be able to make it until Sep. 28, which is fine for me. If you've already responded in the previous comments section, you don't need to add anything here unless you have an issue with that date.

    My roof deck's available for this-I live in Queens, one stop away from Grand Central. If somebody else wants to host, though, be my guest.

    ETA: Not that anyone should need any extra incentive to publicly share in their love for a tale of epic and eternal love, but I will be providing paper and glitter pens (as well as whatever else we'll seem to need, but GLITTER PENS. For the love letters to Edward, obviously).
    fandom_wank
    [ stupid_fangirl ]
         		10:14a
    emperosteele's tought on yaoi episode ???? (which # already?)
    Over [info]fanficrants; [info]oceanica ranted about sexual orientation in Naruto fandom.
    It looked normal until emperorsteele decided to join the rant.

    "Could" provides for possibility. If something doesn't exist or is not true, then it's not possible.

    Girl likes guy. She is straight UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. UNTIL that point, it's just whistful fantasy that she wants the clam.

    Anyway, the OP was saying things like "Likes girls.. possibly bi". I mean really? What does it take to convince some people that someone is straight? In a boy's action story where romance is hardly ever a focus, no less?

    Bit late to the party on this one, but I've got one name for you: Dumbledore.

    Oh sure, point out the ONE time something like that happened!

    I guess that means ALL characters are secretly gay!! My bad!!!

    So on and on and on and on and on....

    ETA: Fandom is such math.

    MOAR ETA: It's dragged to ffrantsrants.

    ETA'S MOM: Seem like he is having fun in another wank entry.

    DEAREST PAPA OF ETA    : Another butthurt and FFRR.

    And no, I'm not going to defend this position ad infinitum for 5 hours straight against heterophobes. The OP asked for opinions, and I'm gicing mine. If anyone has a problem with this view, kindly count to ten and pass up on hitting reply, kthnx. My E-mail inbox is still crying from the last wankfest. Please, think of the inboxes!

    My "problem" seems to be that I have an opinion about the nature of the written medium (and to a lesser extent, the nature of sexuality) which rubs people here the wrong way because they assume that having that opinion translates into real-life quasi-homophobia, making me a horrible person, thus giving them an excuse to attack me because it's not politically correct; or rather they feel compelled to disagree in order to defend their beloved slashfics.

    ETA'S SIS: He is now temp banned from FFR
    Friday, August 29th, 2008
    fandom_lounge
    [ napalmnacey ]
         		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 here

    I 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
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