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| 2011-09-02 00:15 |
| Soap opera |
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A few days ago, I decided the time to make more soap had come. ( And so I made a beautiful soap with the most expensive of oils. )
But this is not a tale with a happy ending. As is so often the case, the soap turned out to be gorgeous, but ill-mannered; it thumbed it's nose at me, sneered evilly, and separated.
Argh.
Usually I start again from scratch at this point. But because I used very expensive oils, and because I made a very large batch in my hubris, I melted the soap down instead. There was much cursing and despair, but I did manage to save it - though it is now so soft it will probably take months to dry to the point where it won't melt away at the first touch of water.
( But alas, the soap has changed. )
...
Yeah.
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| 2011-08-25 22:07 |
| How Harry Potter should have ended! |
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| hp, humor |
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From now on, this is my personal canon - it makes about a hundred times more sense. Plus, this epilogue rocks.
So. Much. Better.
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Sessions of Parliament are certainly far more lively in South Korea than they are around here...
I love the way they throw themselves bodily into the fray. Also, note the walking sticks used as instruments of crowd control, ear grabbing, and attempts to beat opponents into submission with a phone receiver.
Other countries apparently have very lively parliament sessions, too, but I prefer the somewhat melodramatic South Korean way to the full-on "street warfare" Indian parliament fight, the Ukrainian egg missiles and smoke bombs, and even the (comparatively sedate) Czech one-on-one bitch-slapping fest.
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Sessions of Parliament are certainly far more lively in South Korea than they are around here...
I love the way they throw themselves bodily into the fray. Also, note the walking sticks used as instruments of crowd control, ear grabbing, and attempts to beat opponents into submission with a phone receiver.
Other countries apparently have very lively parliament sessions, too, but I prefer the somewhat melodramatic South Korean way to the full-on "street warfare" Indian parliament fight, the Ukrainian egg missiles and smoke bombs, and even the (comparatively sedate) Czech one-on-one bitch-slapping fest.
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| 2011-07-24 22:48 |
| "Sherlock" (2010) |
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Just watched Sherlock 1x03...
and for a second there, I thought I was in love.
( Spoilers for all three eps behind the cut... )
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| 2011-07-24 14:08 |
| Pet Peeve: dumb geniuses |
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I am so tired of being told over and over again that this-or-that character is a "genius". Guess what, dear book, movie and TV authors? If you really want me to think of a certain character as really, really smart, chances are You Are Doing It Wrong.
Why? Let me give you some pointers.
( What doesn't work )
( What would work )
Doesn't seem that hard, does it?
Sadly enough, though, most writers seem to prefer to stick to the easier, if ineffective "tell, don't show"-method. This is especially grating because often, the character as actually shown is thick as a plank.
Fortunately, there's an effective easy fix for writers who are unable to show their character behaving in ways that will make them look like a genius.
( The easy fix for problematically unintelligent fictional geniuses )
So, what do you think? Know anyannoyingly dumb geniuses? Know any characters that are plausibly written geniuses? Tell me! :-)
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![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) randomicicle has made an awesome podfic of First Things First! Yay! I am ridiculously flattered.
You can find it here, even if (like me) you don't have an ipod. :-)
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| 2011-06-26 23:52 |
| Two random fun links! |
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Shit My Students Write
Excerpts from students' essays that will give you a whole new perspective on life, literature, history, and all that shit. (I paraphrase.) Some of my favorites:
Mugging angst
At some point in a person’s life, they are a teenager, and every teenager is sure to hold a mug of angst close at hand.
Took the words right out of that book.
Its not really plagiarism as it was exactly what I was going to write anyway.
( More bonmots under the cut! )
Damn You, Autocorrect!
Which has taught me that no matter what, you should never ever text any older relatives or business acquaintances on an iPhone. OTOH, frat buddies and other parties who accept "syphilis!" as a cheery all-purpose greeting are probably okay.
( This one isn't one of the really funny ones, but it reminds me of a pair of sparkly dancing boys, so... )
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| 2011-06-22 23:01 |
| Can I have a look at the warrior first? |
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Today's Engrish is very topical, I feel:
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| 2011-06-14 00:13 |
| Fandom nostalgia |
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An attack of inexplicable fannish nostalgia has me in its grip.
( X-Files was my first real slash fandom, Mulder/Krycek my first OTP. )
I guess now I know how long it takes for fannish burn-out to start healing. ;-)
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| 2011-05-28 16:06 |
| Learning How to Lose, in Six Easy Steps: Part One (1/20) |
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| fanfic, jpop, junno, lhtl |
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Title: Learning How to Lose, in Six Easy Steps
Author: Sylvia / rheasilvia
Pairing: Taguchi Junnosuke / Nishikido Ryo
Disclaimer: This is pure fiction.
Rating: As a whole, this novel is rated NC-17 for explicit m/m sex.
Warnings & Acknowledgements can be found here.
Story Notes: This is the first part of a novel that's ~200k words in all. The story is complete, and will be posted in regular weekly installments of around 10,000 words every week.
Information for Non-Fans: If you'd like to read the novel as original fiction, this may come in handy.
Summary:
It's not that Ryo's a bad loser – he just wants things to be in order. And in the natural order of the universe, he should not be losing to dorks.
Story Index - Part One
As always, feedback of all kinds – positive and negative – is very much appreciated!
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| 2011-05-22 17:08 |
| By The Pen |
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You guys.
Check it out:
http://by-the-pen.net/
It's my new home on the web. :-))) Yay!!
If you could have a look and let me know about any problems, weirdness, broken links, general or specific ugliness... I'd be very grateful for info on anything that doesn't work, and for general feedback, too! I am really not a natural when it comes to design, so seriously, feel free to suggest improvements...
Oh, what I've already discovered: The "Last Updated" script isn't working, and I lack the willpower to investigate the why and wherefores. I think I'll just delete the thing, and either have no "updated" note at all or change it manually every time.
After tidying everything up, adding all the stuff I'd previously forgotten, and generally cleaning house, I have to say: Wow, I didn't realize I'd written so many fanfic stories.
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| 2011-05-07 15:07 |
| Call for web designers and/or fans of Asian fanfic sources! |
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Have a look at the Parallels fic exchange over at parallelsfic! It's a "secret santa" rare fandom deal for Asian sources, including RPF, manga, anime, drama…
The minimum length of the stories is a mere 500 words, the deadlines are reassuringly generous, and you can nominate your favorite fandoms until May 25th. Go forth and nominate!
Also... does anyone know a web designer who'd like to help japan? And/or me? Pretty please?
The irony is that I work with a bunch of web designers. I just don't want to ask them to pretty up the design of my slash archive web page. Go figure. ;-)
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| 2011-04-17 21:50 |
| Where can I watch this? |
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Total brilliance: a trailer for a Star Trek TNG porn movie. Which has a real plot that seems fascinating, and no actual sex in the trailer. It *does* have excellent costumes, actors who actually look a lot like the ST:TNG actors, and a lot of attention to detail that can only mean everyone involved is a fan.
It's like a movie based on explicit fanfiction.
I've heard there are also porn movies set in the X-Files and Batman universes, and maybe others... I wonder if any are slash?
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| 2011-04-16 23:22 |
| Choices, choices... a.k.a. The Icon Dilemma |
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I want to switch out some of my icons, but there is a slight problem. I have 11 icon spaces to (re)fill - and 50 icons to do it with.
Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi friendslist! Please?
( Many icons of sparkly dancing boys under the cut... )
Which would YOU choose?
I originally wanted to make this a poll, but with this many icons... Oh, and none of these icons were made by me, btw; I did come by them honestly, though. ;-)
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| 2011-04-16 02:46 |
| Weird personal trope |
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I've noticed this before: My characters seem to spend a lot of time in bathrooms, much of it traumatized.*
Wonder what other kind of odd tropes are hanging out in my stories. Hmm...
* J&R should thank their lucky stars that they're not in an X-Files story. Trust me, boys. This is nothing.
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| 2011-04-04 23:34 |
| AO3 |
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As most of you already know, I'm at  Sylvia on the AO3 fanfiction archive. Fandoms in the immediate queue include JE* and XF**.
* the Junno/Ryo epic, of which there now remain only 70 pages to edit!
** my only older slash stories I haven't yet uploaded to AO3; they're all still available at my website, though.
AO3 now lets you subscribe to authors and notifies you when they update. In my case, though, the stories will be up on LJ first, and hopefully on my website, too.
I have GOT to get the last design details of my new website straightened out. Why am I not a web designer?
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