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Title: Consolation
Characters: Oishi, Eiji
Rating: G
Summary: Eiji goes to find Oishi after their singles match
Warning: Spoilers for the new manga
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Title: Tango Towards Desire
Rating: R
Warnings: Oral sex
Written for ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) springkink's prompt: Prince of Tennis, Atobe/Sanada, no one knows how loud you get behind closed doors.
Word count: 1626
Fic Inside
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APPARENTLY my body has decided I'm no longer allowed to sleep. One of my great luxuries is getting to stay up late on Friday and Saturday evenings, because I can have a lie-in the next morning, but the last two days I've woken up at six am and not been able to get back to sleep. On the one hand it's annoying; on the other, I get a ton of stuff done.
This morning I got up, did the billions of dishes in my sink, and Epic Pitas and a big tray of Improvisational Cheese Bread (gruyere and munster were my cheeses of choice this time). I was going to make rice, but I packed my lunches for the week in tupperware and realised that I won't have any need for rice that I can't reheat, so that'll be an event for either mid-week dinner or next weekend. Related to my earlier post about saving money on food and cheap delicious recipes, I realised pretty much all I eat is leftovers; I make a big batch of food on the weekend and package it up for the week, then reheat stuff for dinner most nights. I almost never cook individual meals. As one person, there's often very little point.
Ianto's post broke 1600 comments in 24 hours, which is pretty awesome and has been a lot of fun. We've also officially raised £112 for Red Nose Day, more than twice our goal, and thus not only can we buy a really spankin gourd, but also some adorable British children. Or if we go whole-hog we could buy a minialist sink!
Between raising $300+ with Nameless charitable sales and this, I've been thinking a lot about philanthropy lately and how I interact with it. When I was a kid we gave money to various causes, and I trick-or-treated for UNICEF a few years, but it wasn't really out of any kind of moral stance or philosophy. It was just what we did, what my parents raised us to do. The motivation behind the fic I used to write for charity was the same. I never felt especially accomplished or pleased to raise money, but it was What You Do; I didn't volunteer as much as I could have because it was real physical work that wouldn't satisfy either my soul or my pocketbook.
As I get older, especially now that I work in the not-for-profit sector, I get more pleasure out of it. I think perhaps part of it is that it's a scary fucking world out there, and giving money to help people live better lives is one of the few things I do that is really totally morally unambiguous. My decisions about where to live, where to buy my food and clothing, what entertainment I pay for are hard, because it seems like whatever I do it contributes to an economic system that hurts someone. Putting money into humanity becomes...easier, when I feel conflicted about eating beef or living in one of the most opulent countries in the world.
It's not an attempt to balance the scales or pay for some supposed sins; it's a pleasure in itself. I did something good, and nobody can say it isn't.
As I get closer to my thirtieth birthday in September, I'm thinking a lot about how I live my life, the systems I've developed, the patterns of thought I have. I want to be someone who is still cool and kind and happy when they're forty and fifty and sixty. There are a lot of things I need to do to make sure that I'm on that course.
Anyway. Life is a work in progress; as a friend of mine used to say, Love like you don't need the money, Dance like you've never been hurt, and Work like no one is watching.
Words to live by. :D
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SMASH! (Sydney Manga and Anime Show) is a convention by fans for fans. We have a really strong focus on creativity with many cosplay and artist events, but we’re also working on including writers too. As such, we’d love to have as many writers as possible enter the competition.
For all who’d like to see their favourite character bizarrely transformed, some unusual romantic interests or that scene you’re sure is missing from canon…
SMASH! is running a fanfiction competition for those interested in taking a bit of creative license to canon (or possibly throwing it right out the window).
Entries will be judged by a panel of reputable fanfiction authors, chosen for their skills and knowledge of a broad range of fandoms.
To be in on the action, have a look at the fandom list (you’re sure to know at least one of them), and pick one of our prompts to use as broadly as you like to write your fanfic.
The skies the limits for what you choose to write (any scene, any pairing), but all fanfics must be rated G or PG. The word length of fics is recommended to be between 1000 to 2000 words, but this is a recommendation, not a hard limit.
Unfortunately prizes will only be awarded to entrants from Australia or New Zealand, but others are welcome to enter and receive feedback from our judges.
Deadline - Midnight, July 18th 2009
For more information see-
SMASH Fanfiction Competition
Fanfic Competition Guidelines
We’re looking forward to reading your stories.
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Title: Memories
Fandom: Animorphs
Pairing: Visser Three/Elfangor
Rating: PG
Summary: Visser Three was always the one who knew Elfangor best.
Author Notes: I always saw this pairing whenever I read The Andalite Chronicles. The quote at the beginning comes from The Pretender. Thank you ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) alyse for the HTML help. :)
( Memories )
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
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MY MUM IS COMING.
QUICK, HIDE....EVERYTHING!
She just bought tickets to come visit at the start of August. ARGH. She's thinking of staying with me this time -- she has a standing invitation to do so, and even if that weren't the case I'd still clean frantically. Not that I have an untidy home, but I'm willing to put up with certain things that she's not, like a bit of grease on the stove or a bedroom I haven't roomba'd in a few weeks.
Unrelatedly, I think you should know that snaxcident and I can solve all your problems.
( Especially the ones that happen in Torchwood Season 3. Cut for spoilers. )
This morning I made a one-time post to ask_aboutcoffee, to deal with some various events in S3. We thought as a group it would be nice for fandom, but we uh. Seriously underestimated the level of response we'd get. In eight hours we got 1200 comments. Granted, some of that was us threading, but still.
So. Guess fandom needed that, huh? Our little corner of it anyhow.
And that is where my Saturday went. Well, that and eating pizza, ALL THE PIZZA IN THE WORLD, because the delivery place mistakenly brought me two of everything I'd ordered one of. OH HOW WILL I SURVIVE.
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Title: Tattoos
Characters: Oishi, Sanada, Kamio, Saeki, Sengoku, Wakato, Nomura
Rating: PG
Summary: Oishi and Sanada decide that getting drunk is not necessarily a good thing
Notes: Based off of the Fukubuchou Support Group that I created in August 2007...
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Title: Day of Doubt
Prompt: Prince of Tennis, Kamio/Shinji/Tachibana, graduation
Rating: G
Word count: 185
Written for comment_fic on LJ. (Join us and post more PoT prompts!)
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Title: Survival
Fandom: Primeval
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~1100
Warnings: Slightly crack-ish
Summary: Danny Quinn thinks he can survive anything. That is until the anomaly closes and leaves him stranded in the prehistoric era.
( Survival )
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Title: Watching
Fandom: Star Trek
Rating: G
Summary: "Spock finds himself watching himself."
Author Notes This ficlet ignores the last tiny bit of the recent movie. Also, I know next to nothing about any of the other movies or TV series so this could be totally inaccurate. I also suspect nobody will read this. *g* So it doesn't matter.
( Watching )
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O....kay then.
Sam's Three Things About Torchwood, ( Day Five. )
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Spoilers behind the cut.
( AND ONE MORE THING about Day Four )
Two points of protocol to remember as we go into Day Five:
1. Please don't flail, squee, or spoil in this journal until the Three Things goes up. The latter is rude, the first two just make me cranky. :D
2. See earlier post. It was accidentally flocked when I posted it, so some of you may have missed it first time round.
ALSO, xenakat13 asked if I'd publicise her search for other TW/DW fen in the Boston area, for grate meetupses. Your informational post of infoness is here.
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Coworker Fail and I were united in a moment of dismay this morning. I am greatly troubled by this.
Coworker Fail: There's been a huge spill in the breakroom on the 18th floor.
Sam: No problem, I'll put in a janitorial call. What's the deal?
Coworker Fail: Someone made a pot of coffee into a pot that was already full.
Sam: But how does that...why would...because you have to empty the pot to fill up the...you know what? I'm not going to ask.
Coworker Fail: Probably better that way.
I am 80% sure it wasn't him who did it. But only 80%.
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Uh, as a favour to me, can we keep the threats/discussions of physical violence and harassment towards the writers and producers off my journal? I know -- at least I hope -- the physical threats are not in earnest, but they're making me uneasy. Expressing displeasure is one thing but I know how I'd feel if someone wanted to take a knife to me over something I wrote about in Nameless. I don't want my journal to be a source for that, or a place to plan harassment at cons.
Just, consider it a concession to my overly delicate sensibilities and indulge me, guys? I'd appreciate it.
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THREE THINGS HOMG.
Still very tight and paced! AND OH THE AWESOME.
Sam's Three Things About Torchwood: ( Day Four )
3a. As SRS BZNESS as this episode was, there were tons of times I seriously LOLed. Which is as it should be -- my mentor always said "It's easier to shove in the knife when the victim is laughing." This was good writing. Love it or hate it, I can't disrespect the quality of writing Torchwood has shown this "season". I just hope they can maintain it for the last episode, and not pull a Stephen King* on it.
* Stephen King is brilliant and one of my heroes but god his endings fucking suck.
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LOL, I should not perhaps have asked for recipes *boggles at comments* I have to admit I couldn't keep up, guys, especially after PT, but all of them look delicious.
They put me through my paces tonight and no kidding. Four new workouts and two new balance exercises. I am beat. *collapses* If I can walk tomorrow it'll be a miracle. I'm not planning on moving much for the rest of the night.
ETA: Guys, I know we all want to talk torchwood, but you're walking a very fine line of spoileryness in the comments. Please try not to squee/flail in a post I've made where I, you know, haven't seen the episode yet. :D
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Title – Finite Incantatum Author – Croatoan6000 Rating – NC-17 Genre – Drama/Romance Pairing – H/D Chapter – 18 Warnings – Language, angst, mild violence. Summary – What should have happened after Half Blood Prince! It’s the autumn after Dumbledore’s death, the Death Eaters are steadily gaining power, and Harry and his friends are desperate to find the remaining Horcruxes. But then Draco Malfoy arrives at Grimmauld Place, traumatised, starved and drained of all his magical ability. It falls to Harry to show the Slytherin how to adapt to his new way of life, never guessing that Draco has a few things to teach him in return. Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. The chapter title loosely translates as ‘They condemn what they do not understand’. Done for fun, not profit!
Chapter 18
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17
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Are people morons?
(Don't answer that.)
One of my regular foodie blogs had a list of ways to cut your food bill without cutting the flavour out of your life. I figured it would be something like easy substitutions for expensive foods, cheap recipes, or cheap foods that give lots of flavour for the buck, right?
( Here are their (pathetic) suggestions. )
I'm constantly baffled by all these news articles about how to save money in this economy by...well, what appears to me to generally be "spending two minutes in rational thought".
HEY GUYS
RECIPE TIME
Share your cheap and flavourful recipes here! If we get enough I'll pretty them up and toss them in a PDF for everyone.
On my behalf I offer spicy peanut vegetable soup and, to eat with it, either no-knead bread or epic pitas.
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Okay, having had a think about it and read some comments about it I think I know how to talk about why I'm uncomfortable with the scene from last night that I put off discussing until a later date. Hello, later date! Glad to see you.
So let's critically -- and, one hopes, accurately -- discuss what is likely to be a point of division and misunderstanding in fandom, shall we?
Spoilers for Children of Earth through Day Three.
( I can hit a target through a telescope... )
Phew. I feel better now. I spent the whole El ride wondering if I could actually be coherent about all this.
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On Thoughtful Reviews
I think this is something that many of us find difficult, myself included! There are many types of reviews. I think most of us can agree that we are all irked by the kind of review that goes: "UPDATE NOW!" They're especially useless when they're on a one-shot fic.
But all reviews are great. As an author, I love all reviews. But I have to admit, some reviews are better than others.
I know everybody loves to get those deep thoughtful reviews that make you smile and show the reader has actually read and engaged with the fic. It's lovely. However, those reviews are very difficult to write. I know, sometimes when I'm faced with a beautiful long fic, I end up thinking "oh god, the only thing I can say is SQUEE I LOVE IT." However, that's really not the most useful thing to say and when it's twentieth in a long line of reviews that say the exact same thing, sometimes I end up not posting at all.
Now, that's a terrible habit. I know it is. And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person who does it!
Now, I'd love to write 'thoughtful' reviews for people. I think the following are some possible ways of going about it:
- You could think of your favourite scenes of the fic. Obviously this doesn't work if the fic is a drabble or a very short ficlet, but for anything over 1000 words, you should have a favourite scene. Then you could explain why you liked the scene. For example: if the scene had Harry talking to Snape about his Potions homework, you could describe how you enjoyed how snarky the author made Snape, or the description of the room or the really hot smut at the end of the scene!
- Or, an easier way to go about it would be to write down what you think as you go along. I know a lot of people (me included) love to read reviews that describe how much they like the fic as they're reading. You could quote some of your favourite bits of the fic.
- You could discuss the theme of the fic. For example, if the fic deals with a deep and meaningful theme, you could write a mini-essay on it. Remember in high school when you had to write essays and commentaries on novels? You could do that for fic as well! Remember how teachers told you to analyse people's use of similes and metaphors.
I'm sure there are other ways as well. I think central to writing a thoughtful review is to think of why you love the story and to write more than a few words. Obviously, not all fics need really long reviews. I'd be astonished if somebody wrote a hugely long review to a drabble, but if it's a novella length review and you liked it, then I think it's good to tell the author why you liked it!
I know it's sometimes difficult to put *squee* in words, but it's worth it. Sometimes you end up being friends with the author! I know I've ended up with some great friends by writing deep and thoughtful reviews. I've also become friends with people who have written me those types of reviews.
I figure, if you like the fic, you should review. And if you review, then you should try to express what you feel about the fic and why you feel that way.
For one thing, it'll probably encourage the author to write more fic in that pairing/genre!
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
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Sam's Three Things About Torchwood. All you really need to know is: THE LULZ.
( Day Three )
3a. I couldn't come up with anything nonspoilery to put outside the cut for 3a, so I'd just like to inform you all that the Katamari Damacy app for iPhone has an icon for your best-of record. It's a stopwatch and a measuring tape. HAND TO GOD.
No masschat tonight -- well, you're welcome to use the chatroom, it should still be functional, but I have to do dishes and stop ignoring the rest of my life for the whole evening while I bask in how great this is.
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Sam: Look, it's very simple. You have a security card and a security dot. The card gets you in the front door of the building, the dot gets you into our office suite. The building controls the card, we control the dot.
Coworker Fail: I don't get it.
Sam: Well, okay, you don't really have to. All you have to do is tell the computer that these dots are now free for use, because the people who had the dots don't work here anymore.
Coworker Fail: But the computer says the dots belong to those people.
Sam: Which is why you need to tell the computer they don't anymore.
Coworker Fail: I better ask BossBoss about this.
AND THEN
Sam: Those cards should have been deactivated already, really. Some of them just fell through the cracks when Coworker J and I were overhauling the system.
Coworker Fail: Oh! Well then I won't deactivate them until I talk to BossBoss. I'll just put them in a drawer!
Sam: No, it's okay --
Coworker Fail: And label them "Cracker Cards".
Sam: *brief pause* Uhhhh. Can you not call them that? Just call them "misfiled cards".
Coworker Fail: But I know where they're filed.
Sam: Look, just....don't call them Cracker Cards, okay?
Coworker Fail: Okay! I'll call them Crack Cards.
I decided to pick my battles, and let him call them Crack Cards. Which may in retrospect be even less professional than Cracker Cards, but I did not have the strength to argue any more about keycards. I have to save it for important things, like preventing him from "helpfully" picking up packages people have set out for delivery and redistributing them to their respective senders.
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I hurt everywhere this morning. I almost stayed home from work, but my attendance has been patchy lately and anyway I had shit to get done. That being said, I feel like one giant bruise. OH ALSO someone elbowed me in the face on the escalator. Win.
Still, I am in reasonably good spirits. I found out today is NOT sushi day, alas, but I found out last night so I ordered sushi for dinner. Sushi and Torchwood -- pretty awesome evening. Plus I had a lot of fun at the Torchwood chat, though I know it was terrifyingly busy. Sorry for those of you who were overwhelmed -- I wish there were a way to run that better. Probably will not do one tonight, but if I do I'll link to it again.
On that subject, please remember that even if you have seen an episode several days ago, other people may not have. Do try not to put spoilers in comments to posts that aren't episode reviews/meta or don't already have spoiler warnings. I'm not picking on any one person; I've had to screen three or four comments, all from different people. And I'm sure nobody's doing it with malice aforethought, we're all just Very Excited.
At least work is fairly mellow this week, so I can sit and be bruised in peace. :D
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Title: Giant Kittens
Author: curia_regis
Characters: Abby, Connor, Rex, a giant kitten
Rating: G
Word-count: ~150
( Giant Kittens )
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Oh gosh. I'm tempted. I stopped myself from signing up for the Severus Big Bang. I used to love writing Ginny fic.
I shouldn't though.
BUT YOU GUYS SHOULD! *pokes*
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OH TORCHWOOD. I don't even want to try quitting you.
This is not as analytical as my usual three things, sorry. I was swept up in the AWESOME.
Sam's Three Things About ( Torchwood, Day 2 )
3a. I love that in the Torchwood/Doctor Who universe, PAs are superheroes. It makes me happy deep in my service-job-oriented soul.
As a special treat tonight, 51stcenturyfox and I are hosting a Torchwood chat. If you've seen episode two, or if you don't mind spoilers, follow this link and come say hello! I can't promise I'll be around for a long time, but an hour or two at least. Ground rules, of course: no spoilers past episode two, play nice, have fun. :)
ETA: I'm out of chat, kids, but the link will still work. Party on if you fancy it.
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So, I had no pain in my teeths today, but I went to the dentist anyway because better safe than sorry. He says it's all down to the tooth I'm getting a crown on at the end of the month anyway, so if it comes back, use anbesol.
I caught a bus north to my physical therapist, got off about four blocks away, and was walking when I came down wrong on a chip in the pavement and took a tumble as my ankle buckled. Fortunately there was a fence! The fence broke my fall. Ow.
So I'm a little jarred up, but as I was going to the doctor ANYWAY I had them take a look at it when I arrived and it's fine, just some aggrivated tendons.
I AM SORE EVERYWHERE.
I don't feel well either, which is just what I fucking get for breaking my ban on Corner Bakery. Surely, I thought, their baked goods don't suck. Their sandwiches are dead to me but a lemon mini bundt cake can't possibly make me feel ill!
I'm never ever eating at Corner Bakery again and I mean it this time.
So I am battered and indigestive but Torchwood is impending (Uh. I wish I could link you guys but it's someone else's upload) and tomorrow is SUSHI DAY at work, a glorious day.
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So I've already mentioned this to some of you, but a little while ago Simon and Schuster let me know that they were planning a special end-of-summer event for The Mortal Instruments series, emceed by the lovely blackholly. A mad, massive TMI themed party, if you will, to be held — where else? — in New York City, where I will be signing books, answering questions, and making some Very Special Announcements about the future of the Shadowhunters books, what's up next, and sharing some (I think) fairly awesome news. I now have the date and place and time, so I'm going to share them with you.
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/events/event.php?event=1338
* Saturday, August 22
* 12:00pm – 2:00pm
* Bryant Park Reading Room, on the 42nd Street side of Bryant Park between 5th and 6th Ave.
"Join New York Times best-selling author Cassandra Clare for TWO special announcements about her urban fantasy series, The Mortal Instruments. Cassandra will read and sign books and special guest Holly Black will emcee the event! Don’t miss the chance to get books signed and hear some top secret news from Cassandra herself!"
This is going to be a little different than other signing events. For one thing, the main focus of the event is the announcements of the top sekrit news. There are also going to be giveaways — signed posters and and excerpts from The Clockwork Angel (you'll be able to choose between two different excerpts with different covers) and perhaps a sneak peek at blackholly's new book The White Cat.
There is, if you want to attend, an RSVP email address:
rsvpcassandraclare@simonandschuster.com
where you can let S&S know that you're coming (just include your name. And the names of anyone coming with you. So they can make a list of names). You don't need to RSVP in order to come. You can just show up. Bryant Park Reading room is a public space. HOWEVER, if you do RSVP, you get entered in a drawing to win a Shadowhunters flash drive loaded up with excerpts from the Mortal Instruments books, an outtake from The Clockwork Angel, and even an as-yet-unread-by-anyone 10,000 word novella that tells the story of Jocelyn's early life and marriage to Valentine from her point of view (and not just the version she decided Clary should hear . . .)
I think it will be tons of fun, and not like any event I've ever done before or am likely to do again! I hope to see those of you who can make it there.
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Hallelujah, no cracked tooth. Did trip and fall on the way to the physical therapist. I FAIL SO HARD.
Uninjured though, doc says. Well. Uninjured more :P
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Guys, there is something deeply wrong with me.
I couldn't even wait till the week was over!
Title: Price
Spoilers: Children of Earth, Day One
Rating: Uh. Um. Strong PG-13?
Summary: Surely, given that Ianto had made his own peace with Jack and Gwen's bizarre sexless love affair, they had known they were having it.
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Torchwood is FANTASTIC. Eeeee!
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Also, while I was watching Torchwood, Mum texted me. And then phoned me.
And then texted me to tell me she'd phoned me.
AND THEN EMAILED ME TO TELL ME SHE'D TEXTED ME ABOUT PHONING ME.
Being fair, today was her first day at a new job and a woman called her an asshole for being a Pisces.
Win, universe. Total win.
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HEY HEY HEY GUYS
SAM'S THREE THINGS ABOUT TORCHWOOD
DIDJA MISS IT?
Spoilers under the cut, duh.
( Children of Earth, Episode 1 )
3a. As indicated above, I am totally uninterested in the plot. It's a fine plot! I'm just way more interested in the team. I AM CHARACTER-DRIVEN OK.
SORRY I CAN'T RESIST
3b. "And I've got tupperware!" LOVE.
In all, though, well-paced and tight -- if they can keep this up for all five episodes it's going to be a hell of a "season".
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I think I cracked a tooth.
SWEET JESUS. I swear, since I broke my leg I've been taking vitamin suppliments and honestly, really, do you guys know how much dairy I eat? A LOT OK.
I have an appointment to see the dentist tomorrow afternoon.
Possibly I need some kind of adamantium treatment. Do we have any adamantium specialists in Chicago? I'm willing to risk having to become an angst-racked crimefighter if it helps me STOP BREAKING MYSELF.
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I found a house centipede in my shower this morning. I decided that it is a lucky omen to find a house centipede in your shower and then smash it. The luck being, now you no longer have a house centipede in your shower.
I've been wandering round a French ephemera flickr account this morning, inbetween shouting at the guy who replaced Coworker J (I have to come up with a more catchy name for him) and redoing all the work he's done so that it's actually right. I feel petty and malicious, documenting it all, but BossBoss said I should and honestly this guy wastes a lot of my time.
Anyway, I found this and had to share. I think it's some kind of Dadaist paper model of a slaughter machine, in which pigs go in and....flowers and cookery pots come out. IDK, I can't read French, maybe it's missing a page of instructions. Macabre either way, and I LOVE IT. I want this for a poster on my wall. :D I will admit that I am fascinated by papercraft models, especially in their deconstructed state. All those tricky planes and angles flattened out so prettily.
And...suddenly it's lunchtime. One note before I run off to macaroni and chicken alfredo with rhubarb crumble -- aseneth, I can't seem to get hold of you and need to. Drop me an email, copperbadge at gmail? Thanks!
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The contest for an early copy of The Eternal Kiss is closed: thank you all so much for entering! It is deeply, deeply appreciated. I had so much fun seeing everyone's pictures! People with weapons! People dressed up as Mae! It was horribly difficult to choose.
The winner is: demon circles, fever fruit and talismans - drawing summoning circles at three a.m. is my new definition of hardcore.
The winner of another advance copy of The Eternal Kiss, which I obtained by probably nefarious means: Sin, fever blossoms and a demonic penguin.
Email me at sarahreesbrennan@gmail.com, you guys.
Trying to choose honourable mentions actually made me collapse under the sheer weight of awesomeness, but I admit to a particular fondness for Mae in Sydney.
This Friday I will be heading off to the UK to do a number of things, like a photoshoot (Oh God, 2859 pictures of The Distressed Wombat Face) and a debate on Ghosts, Faeries and Demons. I will naturally be arguing on the side of the demons. Evil wins again!
I will also be doing two Lexiglass events. (I made up the name, so I keep gleefully using it at every opportunity...)
The Lexiglass Event
July 11, 2009: Glasgow, Scotland, 3pm
Borders Glasgow. 98 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, G1 3BA
Signing and appearance with Cassandra Clare, who will be launching City of Glass in the UK
The Irish Lexiglass Event
with Cassandra Clare
July 16th 6:30 PM
Eason
40 Lower O'Connell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Then there are some plans for appearances in the US.
For a start, I will be attending Comic Con in San Diego, July 23rd to the 26th.
Events there will be as follows:
Friday, July 24 Panel
12:30-1:30 Future Fond Memories Room 3
Panelists: Michael Spradlin (KEEPER OF THE GRAIL: THE YOUNGEST TEMPLAR); Michael Reisman (SIMON BLOOM: THE OCTOPUS EFFECT ); Sarah Rees Brennan (THE DEMON’S LEXICON); James Owen (THE INDIGO KING); Mary Pearson (THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX), P.J. Haarsma (THE WORM HOLE PIRATES OF ORBIS 3); and Alyson Noel (BLUE MOON: THE IMMORTALS).
Moderator: Maryelizabeth Hart, Mysterious Galaxy
1:30 - 2:30 Signing in the convention's autograph area.
The morning of Saturday the 25th, I will be signing in the Every Picture Tells a Story booth, exact time to be announced.
And for the rest of Comic Con, I will probably be wandering around going 'Oooh, look, a Wonder Woman costume!' and being extremely happy about the weather, so come say hey to me!
Now, I know quite a lot of writers called Sarah. It is, as I have pointed out to my mother while explaining my preference for 'Esmeralda,' a fairly common name. At this stage I believe Sarahs might be numerous enough to take over the world.
Before we do that, though, we're having a Sarah Signing in New York.
1.00 pm - 3.00 pm, Sunday August 2nd. Books of Wonder, 18 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011.
Sarahs will include me, our fearless organiser Sarah MacLean (the Season), Sarah Cross (Dull Boy), Sarah Beth Durst (Ice, Into the Wild) and Sarah Ockler (Twenty Boy Summer) with more Sarahs to be announced!
Other US appearances will be in early October, and the details will be enormously awesome, but I cannot tell you them yet!
At all appearances I will have stuff like bookmarks, gel pens, cheery yet insane smiles, and little giveaways of the first chapter of The Demon's Covenant.
And since this post has been all about announcements, something for the rest of you. I would tell a story about my life, but telling stories like 'Yesterday my flatmates found me sticking Post-its ON MY OWN FACE' is too shameful. So instead...
( Frequently Asked Questions about The Demon's Lexicon: GIGANTICALLY HUGE SPOILERS )
If you have other questions, pray ask them and I will answer them! I will add to this post as I go.
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lethargic.
bouncy.
calm.
hungry.
indescribable.