mine's a tale that can't be told.

*waves to new friends* :D

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Fun discussion of how the writing of this season of Supernatural has a film noir influence and what that could mean for where it's going. The more I think about it the more I can see the connections in the themes of the current story arch, especially with the concept of the wall. I mean, of course Sam is going to scratch the wall even though he's not going to like the knowledge that uncovers, because that's what the intrepid detective does. *wrings hands nervously*

Of course someone in the comments had to ask how a show that's supposed to be horror can be in the noir genre without that taking away from everything it's always been, as if they were trying to provoke me into spamming them with more information than they probably cared to know about how it's a style not a genre and can even apply to a lot of science fiction, etc. Especially if they were just one of the fans who's determined to hate this season no matter what and were looking for reason to say it makes no sense more than actually wondering. (I'm so used to seeing almost nothing but complaining about everything in S6 that I can't tell the difference anymore, LOL.)

I just don't get the hate, dammit. in some ways this season has actually been a lot more consistent and focused than Season 5, which was so stop-and-go in dealing with the Apocalypse that it felt kind of aimless at points. ( OK, if you've actually read this far despite not being caught up on this season I'm about to get less vague for a second. )

I think I'll survive waiting until Friday, though...I can't believe some fans are still talking about taking action against the great injustice of the extended Hellatus somehow. Shouldn't we be over it by now...or at least pretending to be?

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randomneses wrote some meta on Lily Potter and her relationships in a discussion post about her in hp_commonroom which is so totally spot-on, insightful, and well-reasoned I knew I must pimp it. Some fans can be so brutal to her character and this sums up perfectly how much utter bullshit that is.

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The nice thing about how damn long it's been since I last posted fic before my current WIP, even though I have been working on a crapload of things in the past year that just haven't been ready for me to finish and share, is that I seem to no longer be conditioned to expect feedback. Because I'm working on my first fic for SPN, which is a freaking gigantic fandom in which I'm just a newb writer, I had no idea what to expect when I started posting it as far as how many readers I'd get, and I had absolutely no expectations positive or negative. I posted the first part and then just kind of...forgot about it. I went right back to working on writing the next part, in fact, and then later was I like Oh, I guess I might as well see if I actually have any comments... LOL. This is a very nice state of mind to be in.

But I was really surprised by how enthusiastic some of the comments were on just the first part. O_O And somebody actually said "I remember your Twilight fic always being strong and I'm glad to see you're writing SPN now," which was a funny surprise. Maybe both fandoms are really popular, but Twilight is so het-oriented and Supernatural is sooooo not, haha, so I wouldn't really expect to be recognized for my "Why must these books suck so much and make me want to make it all better" Twific by someone in this fandom. But obviously I've been involved in both so it's not unthinkable, lol.

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I watched the new ep of Skins and I'm pretty happy with the new generation so far. I can already tell I'm going to really love Rich and Alo, and Grace is so sweet and totally gorgeous, and Matty who hasn't even been properly introduced yet seems interesting (I think the scene between him and Franky is even better if they aren't going to end up being an item, hm), and LMAO always at the teachers and school staff on this show. "The original punk, Charlotte Bronte!" *dies*

• Post ten of any pictures currently on your hard drive that you think are self-expressive.
• NO CAPTIONS!!! It must be like we're speaking with images and we have to interpret your visual language just like we have to interpret your words.
• They must ALREADY be on your hard drive - no googling or flickr! They have to have been saved to your folders sometime in the past. They must be something you've saved there because it resonated with you for some reason.
• You do NOT have to answer any questions about any of your pictures if you don't want to. You can make them as mysterious as you like. Or you can explain them away as much as you like.


Oooh ~self expressive~ okay...

( click for randomness... )

1. The 7 unpopular fandom opinions meme. Or is it supposed to be 5? Whatever... ( Read more... )

2. Icon meme:
1. Reply to this post, and I will pick six of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.

eumelkeks assigned me:
1:2:3:4:5:6:

( In which I talk too much as usual... )

Got tagged by sailtonorway for the top 7 OTPs meme. And um, I'm moved into my new dorm by myself and really bored here all week, so I took my time with it. LOL.

( 7. Jack Sparrow / Elizabeth Swann )

( 6. The Joker / Harley Quinn )

( 5. James Potter / Lily Evans )

( 4. Brian Kinney / Justin Taylor )

( 3. Jacob Black / Bella Swan )

( 2. Jack Twist / Ennis Del Mar )

( 1. . . . . . . Who is it??? )

The Trio, Neville, and Draco by hey_madeleine

"Fallen Grace" (Draco) by ponderosa121

"No One Wears Skirts" (Hermione) + "Winter" (Ron/Hermione) + "Work Clothes" (Ginny and Hermione) by IndieWikkan

"Sticky Sweet" (Lucius and Draco) + "Family" (Narcissa, Draco, and Lucius) + "The Promise" (Draco) by xbloodsugarx

Fawkes by _odella_

McGonagall by tbranch

Character cards (Marauders, Lily, Snape, Lucius, Bellatrix) + Several comics (Marauders, Dumbledore, Voldemort...) by ani_bester

"Pained Eyes" (Lupin/Snape) by ghot

Luna + Harry and Ginny + Ron/Hermione + Another Ron/Hermione by KeeraKeera

3 of Harry/Draco by glockgal

Harry at Snape's grave + Snape and Lily by lunylucy

"Ginny Hanging" by chesnutella

"Can I Start This Again?" (Draco) by shatzy_shell

Teenage Snape by honeybean

"Homecoming" (Sirius/Remus) by kasche

"We Will Blow Away. Together." (Harry/Draco) by reira_21

"Password, Albus" (The Trio in DH) + "Try Again Next Christmas" (Harry/Ginny) by reallycorking

"Intoxication" (Harry/Draco comic) by a4_letter
LOL, this made me laugh more than it should have.

"That's What Hermione Is For" (The Trio) by gredandfeorge

"Shell Cottage" (Luna) + Tonks and Lupin + Lily and Severus + Ginny + "Always" (Snape's patronus) + "Missus Voldemort" (Bellatrix) by MirrorCradle

Lucius and Draco + "Never Yours" (Lucius) by xbloodsugarx

Various art with Ron, Hermione, Snape, Kreacher, and Narcissa by salamandersoup

"These Nineteen Years" (Draco/Harry/Ginny series) [NWS] by djinniyah

"They'll Never Know" (Regulus) by 42digitalfish

"Wait, Is That Really the Title?" (Remus/Tonks) by philotic_net

"Keep Moving" (Snape/Lupin) + "Gotcha!" (Sirius/James) + "Early Morning Snuggle" (Snape/Lupin) by aleoninc

"You Will Not Disappoint Me Again" (Lucius and Draco) by raitala

"Ice Cream On the Fairy To Manly" (Harry/Draco) by ships_harry

"Seventh Year" (The Ron/Hermione DH kiss) + "Broken" (Ron and Riddle!Harry/Hermione) by maria_abanale

"Courtship Among Plants" (Lupin/Snape) by brunaghot

Illustration of "The Malfoy Manor" (Bellatrix, Hermione, the Malfoys, Greyback) by buttfacemakani

"The Spring" (Teddy/Victoire) by chesnutella

Luna by knackard

"Dreams of All Sorts" (Grindelwald and Dumbledore) by bobangeba

"Culture Shock" (Comic w/ Harry and Ron) by lamech77
LOLOLOLOL. I think I would die without having my fizzy beverages at Hogwarts, too.

"Beginnings" (Remus/Tonks) by knackard

"James and Lily...and Sirius" by Lady-Voldything

"In the Rain" (Sirius/Remus) by o_deanna

Regulus and Sirius + Tonks + Lily and Snape by graysinnroad

George + Illustration of Molly's now famous moment in "The Flaw In the Plan" + Dobby by luny_lucy

"Harry and Son" by ElectricIce

Comic of Narcissa and Kreacher + Harry with his swollen face + Narcissa and Kreacher continued + Big sketch dump including Narcissa, Lucius, young Severus and Lily, blah blah... by buttfacemakani
ROFL I love how Cissy's brandy glass is as big as her head.

Sirius/Remus comic + Harry/Draco silly sketches by nk_aoede
The H/D things are on crack...but for some reason they made me laugh really hard. LOL.

"Sippin' Harry" by Flayrah

Snape by _kindakinky

"History of Magic" (Basically every student of the Marauders' generation in one class) + James Potter portrait by Sikuriina

"Puking Pastilles" (Comic w/ the trio and Snape) by sokka

Sketches featuring Harry/Ginny, Dumbledore, Voldemort, Draco, Neville, and Lee by vikingcarrot

Bellatrix by redpiratemei

Ginny + Hermione + Victoire Weasley + Teddy Lupin + the Black sisters by alicia_mb

Sir Cadogan + Splinched Susan Bones + the Sorting Hat + the Firebolt + Nagini by gnatkip

imaginationonly
No Emma Watson, Billy Boyd, Emily Browning, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Gaspard Ulliel, Liv Tyler, James McAvoy, Kristen Stewart, Daniel Craig, Boyd Holbrook, or Colin Firth. No, not even Sir Ian McKellan.

A long time ago I asked in harry_potter if there was a community where I could find a lot of HP icons that don't just have images from the movies, like text icons or ones with fan art. I was met with dead silence and a suggestion from one person that I just make a community like this. This seemed a little weird for me to do when I don't make icons myself. But since then I have had similar angsts with the way Gaspard Ulliel's face (which, as pretty as it is, has absolutely nothing to do with a teenaged, red-haired American vampire) is being used absolutely everywhere in the Twilight fandom as if nobody is happy with having their own mental image of a character. So it was then I decided it's time to make a community for any book fandom icons that don't use images of real people.

The point isn't that I have a problem with using pictures of actors or other celebrities for graphics of book characters. I just think they can be a little over-used, so much that it's hard to find anything else. I really don't think you should just be screwed if you'd like a Jacob Black icon but don't particularly like Steven Strait as Jacob.

So join. Watch. Post. Pimp. Whee.

Happy Thanksgiving to the other Americans out there. I don't really acknowledge today as anything but a good excuse to stuff your face with mashed potatoes and pie, but it's good to be thankful for stuff, right?

Even with the wank and the stupidity of 12-year-old fans and ones even much older than me who are just batshit and all that negative stuff that often comes with it that drives me insane, I am thankful for having fandom, this crazy kind of community that allows me to know you lovely people. It's good to be a dork. :) Anyway. Recs. Haha.

"Magic Girls" (Luna, Ginny, and Hermione) by koonelliphant

"Look At Me" (Harry and Snape) by Crushing83

Fairy Dumbledore by yukipon

Hermione sketches by IriusaBellatrix

"The Silver Doe" (DH illustration of Snape and Harry) by _hibiscus_

Kingsley by noneedofcrepe

Snape + Snape and Lily at the beach + Luna + Bellatrix/Rodolphus + Lily by pojypojy

Neville + Ginny + Luna by glockgal

Gellert Grindelwald + Dumbledore/Grindelwald by _lile

"Death Herself" (Young Bellatrix) by Runcible

Dumbledore and Grindelwald + Snape by aleoninc

"Silent Vigil" (DH illustration of Harry/Ginny) by reallycorking

"The Baron's Descent" (The Bloody Baron) by lorannah

Lucius by xbloodsugarx

Various art of the Weasleys, Harry and Hermione, Luna, and Grindelwald by vidding_for_two

"Dark Detectors" (Remus and Tonks) by blackunicorn777

"The trio" (DH Harry, Ron, and Hermione) + "The Treehouse" (Neville and other D.A. members in the Room of Requirement) + "He Fancies You!" (Snape and Lily) by click_megalo

"The Elder Wand" (Voldemort) + "The Resurrection Stone" (Dumbledore) + "The Invisibility Cloak" (Harry) by tomscribble

George + Illustration of Molly in "The Flaw In the Plan" + Dobby by lunylucy

Too fun to resist meme stolen from guad.

Guess which characters I'm talking to. Fandoms included: Harry Potter, Queer as Folk, Twilight, Pirates of the Caribbean

1. It really says something about what an awesome character you are that the often scary, obsessive fangirling over you has never given me too much of a bad taste in my mouth to like you as much. Severus Snape (HP) guessed by evrdream33
2. You're an anti-feminist character my ass. Yeah, your life is not exactly a completely liberated one, but boohoo. That's called love and commitment, which I'm afraid you did choose even if I would have just gone with an affair with the other guy. Elizabeth Swann (PotC) guessed by evrdream33
3. Somehow even though you're kind of a shallow bitch whose only likeable trait seems to be your beauty, I really grew to like you. Fleur Delacour (HP) guessed by evrdream33
4. I know most of my participation in the fandom is all about the main ship, but you are still my favorite character. You're so funny and sweet, not to mention a spectacular dancer. Emmett Honeycutt (QaF) guessed by lilgrnfairy
5. I think it's no secret that you're half the reason I even bother with this fandom. Your presence in the story is such a refreshing contrast to the often ridiculous and overwhelming fairy-tale romance, and basically I want to have a million of your babies. Jacob Black (Twilight) guessed by evrdream33
6. Your death is probably my favorite death in any work of fiction ever. It was so symbolic and ambiguous and uhhh. And I cried like crazy even though I had it spoiled for me that you were a goner. Sirius Black (HP) guessed by ninety6tears
7. I didn't cry over your death at all, which is a goddamn disgrace. You're my favorite character and your end deserved more tear-jerking drama than that. Remus Lupin (HP) guessed by nikki6
8. You're so oblivious to freaking everything despite being so book-smart and not by any means stupid, which kind of reminds me of myself, only I fortunately can't relate to your lack of self-respect. Bella Swan (Twilight) guessed by lexie_b
9. You really remind me of #3 as well as the Bride from Kill Bill, but I started to like you even more. What was done to you is so horrible and made me really sympathize with you and understand the way you act. Rosalie Hale (Twilight) guessed by evrdream33
10. All mothers should be as awesome as you. You were single and financially struggling as you raised a kid you didn't even plan to have and did a beyond-amazing job anyway. Debbie Novotny (QaF) guessed by lastglances

Cross-posting this to my RL-sorta journal just to make the guessing competition as big as possible. :)