Monday, April 14th, 2008
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3:21 pm - JKR vs SVA
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I don't think I've ever been more in love with the entire Potter-fandom experience than I am right this very second.
This truly is a moment of Zen....
( *snipped for FACETIOUS REMARKS!!! )
I'm dying here. This was graphically represented here not once, but TWICE! TWICE!
My LULZ. May they never end.
current mood: *sporfle!*
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
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8:42 am - This is not the Castro you're looking for...
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Oh Fidelito.
It's the end of an era.
On the plus side, maybe I'll actually get to visit Cuba sometime in my lifetime now.
On the negative side...they'll probably have a McDonald's.
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I hate the world.
current mood: In Denial
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
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9:14 am - with eyes like Rodin...
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There's no point in continuing to watch the current session of America's Next Top Model now that Heather has been voted off. I mean, WTF people?! Have you even LOOKED at that one blonde's teeth? Yeah.
My hopes now rest on the pretty black girl with the unpronounceable name and the unfortunate "stylish" bowl haircut. She's only slightly less of a bitch than Bianca.
Also, the fact that I've actually been watching this drivel chills me to the very bone. And yes, I know I'm more than a week behind. Whatev.
current mood: Mundane
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
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10:37 am - CAN I HAS THE VIDS NOW!? PLZ?!
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I am lusting for the vids. I download them randomly, y'know, and that's really not a very good way to get to the quality. No, not at all.
I'm also a terrible, terrible person. I've never sent feedback on a vid. Ever. Even the ones that make me cry or that make me appreciate canon SO much more, or make me laugh. *facepalms* I deserve to burn a little for that since I KNOW how much time and effort is put into vidding. I feel so guilty about it that I think that one day I'll probably go on a feedback spree; of course I'll have to google the vids first just to figure out who the vidders are: I'm also bad at keeping track of THAT. *sigh*
But really, there are some vids that just GET to me, y'know? And when they get under your skin you want to re-watch and re-watch them, but you're afraid to because maybe that'll dilute them somehow - make your reaction to them less visceral. Right now I'm just waiting for lunchtime to roll around so I can run home and watch ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif) wolfling's Star Wars vid to Lifehouse's "Sick Cycle Carousel." It's not the music that gets me, it's the editing: the fact that she actually managed to make me have heart-squeezing feelings for Obi-Wan, that she found parallels I'd never noticed, that she made a vid that made me love the story even more. *sigh*
That's part of what a vid should do...at least for me. Like really good fanfiction, a vid should enhance the CANON experience.
But not all vidding has that purpose...and that's good too! I like humor-vids, 'shipping vids, even vids that are just fun character pieces.
I love the visual. I always have. That's part of why I've been a comic book fan for so many years. And now here's what is essentially visual fanfiction and OMG I love it.
I want more, but I don't know where to go or how to pick and...since my downloading access is limited...I want to find quality FAST.
What's scary to me is that I'm beginning to think that fanvids are a MUCH more limited pool than fanfiction. Or not. I Don't Know! *panics*
I'm already on a few communities where I can start, but I still need some help. Can you guys point me to:
1) Vid rec lists/sites? - because if they're good enough to rec they're probably pretty darn good.
2) Your favorite vidders? - I think I'll have better luck if I knew who the awesome vidders were, yo. WHO ARE THEY? I know luminosity and shalott are a couple names out there for consistently decent vids, but...but...CAN I HAS MORE?
I'm open to any fandom, really, but lately I've been interested mostly in the following:
Firefly/Serenity
Lord of the Rings!!!!!
Doctor Who?!!?
STAR WARS OMG YES!?
Stargate?
Supernatural?
Heroes!
Battlestar Galactica!!!
Movieverse! LOTS OF MOVIEVERSE! I ♥ the movies!
And...God...just anything, really. I love-a the vids. *wants* OMG Even cartoons & anime yes PLEASE?!
Thus ends my shameless whimpering. For now.
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( junky nerd quiz )
current mood: Important
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Friday, August 17th, 2007
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9:24 am - 1.5 more hours of worktime hell...to be followed by the desert of the real
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"Which of us has not remained forever prison-pent? Which of us is not forever a stranger and alone? - Thomas Wolfe
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First, and importantly, a huge thank you to everyone who responded to yesterday's question. As always, I'm WAY behind on comment replies. :(
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I've absolutely no clue what my weekend is going to look like. None. Zip. But I suspect there may be swimming involved at some point.
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HOW DID A COVER OF "Umbrella" GET ON MY PLAYLIST OMG?!!!!!!!!!!!! IS IT DOWNLOADING ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT OR SOMETHING!? HOW!?
*weeps*
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On to something actually interesting, mmmkay?
- fyrdrakken linked to an article on the Children's Parliament in Congo that I enjoyed very much. I love when children are empowered in any way...and then don't immediately go and mess it up. Quite the contrary, in fact. They're demonstrating levels of competence and self-possession that most adults I know don't possess. It's amazing what people can do when their souls aren't crushed.
I tend to get really irritated when people underestimate people who are "minors." I was more competent, capable and self-possessed at 14 (and younger) than almost any time since. But I was also powerless. I remember how that felt...and still feels since a great deal of the "power" and "freedom" we gain as adults is little more than illusion. I'm going to shut up before I go into a rambling rant on the oppression of children. Let's just say that a huge part of my personal reaction to the recent LJ/6A kerfuffle was because of the "ZOMG we must protect teh chillins!" angle.
- On the heels of the wee passport article I linked to earlier this week, there's been more discussion on the upcoming 'Federal ID' system, something I remember linking to a few months ago and asking "isn't that what passports are for?" Yeah. I'm still thinking that. The implementation of a new form of identification is asinine; just improve the passport system (affordability would be key, methinks). A Passport acts as identification verification AND as a document of employment eligibility (yes, even in lieu of your Social Security card). It's the only identification you need to be employed in the United States. Period. No Driver's license. No Birth Certificate. No Social Security Card...just a Passport. PLUS it liberates you to travel! What could be better? Sheesh.
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The boss is showing off his new 1938 Chevrolet Master Deluxe (I think that's what the model is) and boy it's pretty. His father-in-law rebuilt the thing before he died, apparently, and he did a very nice job. V.nice. Gives me a certain degree of temporary car-lust.
(crossposted from my LJ) <--- because we're trying that out, mmkay?
current mood: Grouchy
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
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1:52 pm - Avatar & ASoIaF-ish
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I watched the first three episodes of the second season of Avatar last night. ( *happy sigh* )
The dangerous thing about Avatar is that I know in my bones that, given the opportunity to absorb the story in solitude and complete lack of judgment, I'd fall as much in love with it as I once did with Robotech. I do believe I've absorbed some strangely adult prejudices along the way because...erm...there's a part of my brain banging against the glass and screaming loudly "OMG Rennie, it's a cartoon! Are you SURE you want to fan this?!" Luckily, I've told that part of my brain to go find something else to be prejudiced against (sorry France).
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redcandle17 told me (and the rest of her f-list, but my ego thinks I'm special) about a fiction fest comm over at InsaneJournal that she was thinking of participating in...until the mod listened to one community member's opinion and deleted all the ASoIaF prompts. *facepalms* So even a move to the "safety" of InsaneJournal won't allow A Song of Ice & Fire fans to write fanfiction.
I have to tell y'all. There are some days that Fandom annoys the freaking hell out of me. Here a bunch of folks are abandoning LJ in droves only to tell other fans over at IJ that they can't write fanfiction in their preferred fandom because "the author doesn't like it." The author hasn't forbidden fanfiction, mind you. He simply doesn't like it because he thinks it promotes lazy writing...an opinion OFT argued and debated in fandom meta. It's the FANS who enforce a strict "no fanfiction" policy on the fic-inclined portions of ASoIaF fandom...all the while blithely planning their Role Playing Games set in the same 'verse.
Oh the hypocrisy. It BURNS us.
The end.
current mood: Dumped on
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
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8:50 am - About that Movie....
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Please tell me I wasn't the only person underwhelmed by Stardust. It was pretty and funny enough, to be sure, but I had many of the same issues with it that I had with the book, primarily that the two "main" characters are too bland to be real. That and...( *brief spoilery thing* )
Michelle P. stole every scene in which she appeared, radiating a presence so bold that ( *** ) she outshone (ha!) Claire Danes in every single scene. Same with Robert D. too. The grownup actors stole every scene with their sheer magnificence.
Let's not even go into the horror of the pap changed ending. I think my soul threw up a little.
current mood: Holier-than-thou
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
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9:25 am - Good thing or bad? You decide.
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I suppose it's a good thing I don't live someplace REAL where I could get Chinese or Thai delivered to my door. Or pizza even.
*sigh*
*makes do with really random food...none of it delivered*
current mood: *drool*
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Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
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3:57 pm - Fandom iz serious business! Truly.
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Yeah, I've pretty much decided that if LiveJournal TRULY gives fandom the boot I'll be crossposting here.
Not GreatestJournal.
Not that eyesore of an InsaneJournal.
Not Vox...because that's just another 6Apart thing...
Here. Because this was MADE to be fanspace.
If things get REALLY bad on LJ (which I'm sure they won't, actually), I'll even buy paid time here. I like JF. Lots.
current mood: Mildly Amused
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Monday, July 2nd, 2007
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11:42 am - Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy....
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Truly, there are few legitimately-released non-fan-created things in this universe that hit my story kinks as hard as Life on Mars.
- Cop show? Check.
- British accents of the awesome? Supahcheck!
- Time Travel? Check like woah!
- Odd-couple buddy story? Indeed!
- Leather jackets? Natch.
- Classic Bowie? We got it there!
- Detectives with bad social skills and questionable wardrobe choices? That's a BIG 10-4
- The Seventies? Boo-yah!
Terrible mindfuckery and angst? Woah Nellie!
Throw in the fact that John Simms = v.easy on the eyes and I'm completely lost.
I'm terribly predictable and easy! :) Makes living in my skin fun sometimes.
current mood: Fantastico
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
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3:41 pm - Because bad ties and competence amid social awkwardness = love. Clearly.
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Oh what the hell.
I may as well face up to the fact that I have...and probably have HAD for a long time...a certain thing for Television Detectives.
Especially awkward television detectives. Awkward with poor social skills and a penchant for bad ties.
Erm...so...yeah.
Psych's Detective Lassiter is just an updated, notably less violent and possibly less crazy Republican version of Sledge Hammer!
No fucking wonder my love is so pure.
*facepalms of predictability*
current mood: Fan-Fucking-tastic
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Saturday, April 7th, 2007
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1:29 pm - Noseless or no.
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Voldemort totally pwns gigolo Tom Riddle.
I love-a the Voldemort.
current mood: Dramatic
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
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11:01 am - In which George R.R. Martin has eaten my soul...
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I ♥ Sandor Clegane like burning...though that's probably not the best simile to use in this situation.
current mood: Squeeing
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Friday, June 2nd, 2006
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3:04 pm - Bet this will garner loads of comments over on LJ....
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I think that I'd be seriously, dangerously pissed off at the world.....
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.....were I able to muster up the energy needed to sustain that level of anger.
I just can't. Too.Much.Effort.
Look! Bumblebees! Whee.
current mood: GRRRRRR
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006
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9:24 am - Utterly insincere cry for help....
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Truly, my self-destructive procrastination knows no limits.
current mood: Mystified
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
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2:10 pm - Morbidly
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Gave blood yesterday, as I am wont to do. Was told that my vitals were "just about perfect." Which is ironic seeing as I could stand to lose 100 lbs. *rolls eyes*
current mood: Gruesome
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Monday, May 8th, 2006
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9:31 am - Things I knew already...merely reinforced.
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Have been battling near-oppressive desire to fall off the face of the earth. To cease and desist all communication with everyone I know who is not related by blood or marriage. To sell off most of my possessions, even cherished ones, and to simply go somewhere where I can bask in blissful anonymity.
To become that person without a past again. Because having a past places oh so many burdens and limitations on possible futures.
In short, I feel as if I've somehow acquired too many people.
Don't get me wrong, these are wonderful people whose company I enjoy and whose affection warms and humbles me almost as much as it perplexes me.
But having people means that the likelihood of disappointing them increases by a factor of woah.
I always end up being guilty of that in one way or another.
Not making excuses or apologizing. It just is...
I just...am.
Is it any wonder I'm single and hermit-like?
current mood: Unrepentant
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Friday, March 17th, 2006
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9:10 am - Up the alley, not across the street!
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My repeated attempts at social suicide have been met with abject failure.
Clearly I'm missing a valid component to my hatefulness.
I weep, but the world just keeps on handing me hankies and offering hugs and chocolates.
Whores.
current mood: Suicidal
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2005
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8:48 am - As always, the answer is "Pie."
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Why the fresh hell are people so surprised when things turn out badly?
Maybe it's true. Maybe no one ever DOES expect the Spanish Inquisition.
*shakes head*
current mood: Mystified
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Monday, March 21st, 2005
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4:28 pm - Current events nauseate me.
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I'm not afraid to die, but I sure as hell hope that I can go down fighting.
I also hope to have loved ones who will sooner smother or poison me than remove my feeding tube and just let me starve to death.
What a fucking horror.
current mood: Indignant
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