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Hey, so, I'm thinking about maybe doing Ascendio this year after all...any slashy hotel rooms looking for a roommate? :) (It's not 100% sure yet but I wanted to see if it was even a possibility.)

I feel like I should do a PSA for people making slashy Lestrade vids from BBC Sherlock canon: the movie Maurice has some great young Rupert Graves in compromising positions with a dude (watch till 9:50; pay no attention to the weird score at the beginning, the blond guy is ~conflicted) and in fact some full frontal as well (you're welcome).

So, like, years after the heyday of SGA fandom, I finally read Freedom's Just Another World for Nothing Left to Lose. *weeps all over everything*

Actually I've been reading tons of fic lately--job market stress apparently reached a breaking point and manifested itself as a desire to read emotionally resonant fiction, which for me is pretty much always fanfic. (Published romance tends to be a little too swept-away-by-emotions-y for me to handle--some fanfic, at least, sidles up so you don't notice what it's doing. It's like eyedrops, I have to turn my head and drop them in the corners of my eyes, because if I drop straight down I always blink.) Anyway, this is fun! If anyone has recent recs, feel free to post them in comments--I'm even up for stuff in fandoms I don't usually follow, but right now I'm mostly reading HP, SGA, and BBC Sherlock.

ETA: Thinking about it a little more, it's not like most shippy fanfic is less emotionally upfront than the published romance I've read, just that (for the pairings I like) it's romance fics starring the emotionally unaware. Works better for me, I guess.

ETA 2: Not only--or even especially--looking for sad fics, that one was just the one I felt the need to post about. :D

Ralph Fiennes reads two sentences of erotic HP fanfic (while, admittedly, others in the studio laugh). They also mention Harry Squatter and the Sorcerer's Bone, which I remember dementordelta bringing to The Witching Hour lo these many years ago...

So in the midst of all the Sherlock squee on my flist lately, I was finally inspired to watch the first series. I've seen the whole first series now, and while I like it, I'm having some issues, many related to my general issues with Moffat's writing. (This is partly in response to a request for my issues with it, so it's going to focus on the negatives, fyi.)

( Thoughts, spoilers and excessive parentheticals ahoy! )

In related news: the Smash pilot is available free on iTunes. Go check it out if you have an iTunes account, or wait for it to air in February--fanfuckingtastic. Glee plus plot minus autotune!

You know, I'm used to being the grumpy one when it comes to fiction. It's kind of enjoyable to be the one who just likes stuff and doesn't really care if it's good or not.

In related news, who's watching and enjoying Once Upon a Time? :D :D :D

Totally random question: Do any of you know any versions of the song "For Baby (For Bobbie)" that are not by John Denver, Peter Paul & Mary, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Jack Schneider, or Cher? Because I have a memory of a recording that is not the same as any of the previous versions. It was slightly slower than the John Denver version, though, I can say that. (Also it has to be old enough that I would have heard it as a kid, so say before 1997?)

(I didn't actually know the title until yesterday; it's the song that goes "And the wind will whisper your name to me, little birds will sing along in time...")

So, since when has LJ shown poll results in account number order? Didn't it used to be the order in which you answered the poll?

I'm slightly late (um, four hours) but Dec. 9 is my fandomversary: the day nakushita made me sit down and read a piece of Hermione/Lupin fanfic.

Nine years, dude. Nine years! I was a freshman in college! I hadn't written any fiction since I was twelve years old! Life is crazy, you guys, but it's so much fun knowing all of you (even if I can't be around much these days). :D <3

ohai, LJ! I've been...um...busy.

A meme ganked from sorchasilver:

Your job is now your Time Lord name. The last digit of your phone number is the current regeneration you are in. The nearest clothing item to your right is now the most notable item in your current wardrobe. The last person you texted is your current companion. Your favorite word is now your catchphrase.

Um, so I'm the Astronomer. I'm in my 7th regeneration. My notable wardrobe item is a natural-and-orange-striped pair of hemp socks. My mom is my current companion (awwww). My catchphrase is "Amazing."

(Idk my favorite word, but amazing is the one I think I use most often relative to the average word usage in English, not counting technical terms for my job. I hope I wasn't supposed to be the Graduate Student. The Astronomer sounds way more Time Lord-y!)

For those of you with an interest in this sort of thing, this article (pdf) is the Platonic ideal of a scientific paper. (There is also a presentation of the same work.)

*runs away*