Tree trunks and amber

So people who've read this already can save themselves.

Anyway, a couple of days ago I stumbled across this lady! She makes, among other things, cross-stitches of various celeb tweets. I don't understand why a)she would feel the need to make them or b) who would want to buy them for $26, but for all I know there's a raging fandom based around recreating tweets and blog posts using craftwork.

But, then I find this glorious fanzine and I think my face has been like DX the whole time I've tried to read it?

THE JOEL TRAIN is a totally completely NON-OFFICIAL fanzine for obsessed and somewhat-obsessed groupies of Joel Hodgson (aka Joelgirls). I don't have access to any news that pertains to Joel Hodgson and his upcoming projects and endevours (and if I *do* have such news, I just might not share it. :oP). The function of this e-zine is a place for Joel Hodgson admirers (particularly those who admire his physical form as well as the rest of his wonderous qualities) to gather and make a joyous noise unto Joel. Here is where we publish poems, stories (fiction and non-fiction) about Joelfantasies and Joelhappenings, here is where we give the attention to the Joelgirls and to what they have to say, here is where we have some pretty cool contests and polls and stuff. All are welcome here, including gay guys and even people who *aren't* hot for Joel's bod...all are Joelgirls. Here is where the Joelgirls unite.

.....I'm half way through, and it gets worse.

ETA Oh hey, here's the other edition of creepy-ass zine!

I've been abandoning you! At the moment I'm taking an academic leave due to depressed failure, but I have a cat sitting next to me and my current housemates aren't arseholes. How are you?

So, ST Reboot/ST:XI/ST:AOS/whatever you want to call it fandom is chugging on! (If you're one of the three people on the internets who still haven't seen it, there will be spoilers).

I'm sure there's been wank between Spock/Uhura and K/S shippers. Of course, the logical solution is a threesome! Which I love, and are hot (when it's not about the guys sublimating their love through the girl, ick).

But, idk, reboot!K/S is starting to annoy me? It seems like the boring default here, when the original version was so ~epic and canon~ and all that jazz. And I'm becoming an epically defensive S/U shipper- whenever I see people saying that they hate it, or will never see it as canon in any universe, I start going >>>:( at the screen. I guess for the next film, they'll go for the crappy love triangle, and the ~shipping wars~ will get worse, and I'll be as annoying as anyone else :(

I mean, I found myself thinking that Kirk/Uhura is faily because he doesn't deserve her! I used to laugh at the overidentifying Ten/Martha shippers who flat out said in their fics that the Doc was 'giving her what she deserved' by sexing her up. That's shite characterisation and a really horrible way of looking at relationships, IMHO. It isn't supposed to be a direct give-and-take like that.

Maybe this had a point? IDK :\ LOL OVERINVESTED IN STAR TREK SHIPPING.

LOL OVERANALYSING TOS

http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_startrek/449649.html

No, really, can someone else manage to read through this post? I can't make myself do it D:

http://community.livejournal.com/brave_handsome/43407.html

http://www.journalfen.net/community/otf_wank/tag/what+no+lotus+boobie+train%3F

I lol'ed.

I come back after a week to find... Dissenter and her idiocy. Again.

Fucksticks :( *goes to read Sparkledammerung*

ETA: Not quite the same, then.

This looks like it could be good, although I'm not convinced by the name.

LOLOLOLOL (Spoilers for Doctor Who S4 casting).

I sort of understand what they are trying to say here, but it really doesn't work. Somewhat like their attempts at being 'witty'.

After seeing the last two episodes, I now have a het pairing involving the Doctor and a human. This is very strange.

EDIT: Shockingly enough, Who fandom is made out of pathetic sexist fail. How many of those fangirls adore Captain Jack, who was/is far more Sueish and considerably nastier? >:(

Please vote Squeaky. Or Lordandrei. Or anybody that isn't a troll.

Fuck, I'm in an sf_drama post (the mrflagg link).

Again, please vote if you have an lj, because Jameth is winning at the moment.

Also, Tamora Pierce liking City of Bones is making me go far more D8 that it probably should. I'm now a bit worried about her next books; granted, my knowlege of them isn't very up-to-date, but still.

Considering that one of my stupidest moments on the internet (so far) was wanking about Cassie Claire in Ms. Pierce's journal and then receiving a stylish put-down, I'm not touching this.

So, stellar_dust and I have made the_ij_refuge, for those times when Insanejournal is down.

There's nothing much up at the moment, but hopefully it'll become one of the places for people to go to for news and chattering. If you have an ij (or even of you don't) feel free to join :D

OMG!

I'm mentioned in an ETA :D *dances like someone of a TOSable age*

Seriously, credit goes to Redscarlach- her other icons are here

Yes, I am shallow enough to make this an entry, STFU :D

I've just been friended by fw_whut on lj.

Zie seems polite enough at the moment; does anyone have an idea of who they might be?