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Dec. 31st, 2009

Misc - Raven Moon

Movie Viewing List 2009

I keep saying I'm going to keep a list of movies I watch, and so... voila! The second list is the long-awaited HORRORWATCH 2009 list, born from recommendations and top 100 lists discussed in this post and this post.



LGBTQ Films )

These lists are updated as I go along. During June especially (It being Pride Month and All) I'll be watching a lot more Gay and Lesbian films, so I decided to make another list to keep track of those. I couldn't believe how few really comprehensive LGBTQ movie lists there were -- especially that included BOTH gay and lesbian films! Never let it be said that women aren't still second class citizens in some arenas.

Jul. 11th, 2009

Ducks - No COW.

I keep thinking it's Sunday. I ONLY WISH! New TRUE BLOOD tomorrow! W00t!

Happy birthday to the awesome [info]fickledame! I hope you have fabulous day, honey!

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Come on. What the fuck, people?

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Another Vampire Diaries promo:

You know, between Twitlight and this, I've started to wonder: Why do these vampire guys bother going to high school? I mean... it's frickin' creepy, is what it is. I prefer they lurk. Of course, it's only these magically daytime-safe vampires who CAN go to school, but WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO? It's not like there are truant officers scouring towns anymore. Especially not for guys who are clearly at least in their 20's. The only think I can think of is that they want to stalk high school girls.

Geeze, at least Buffy was the Slayer -- she could take care of herself. I don't know... I think this show might end up being too Twilight Creepy for me. We'll see, I guess.

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I'm curious if anyone has invites to An Archive of Our Own? I've been wanting to try it for a while now, and I would love to have someplace to post all of my fic besides LJ and my site. And of course, my site's a big mess, so.... Eh.

Anyway, if you're involved and have an invite, I would love one.

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Mmmm. I just had the most delicious Caesar salad. I am appropriately ashamed at the bad environmental karma I collected, because not only wasn't it local produce, it was a DOLE BAGGED SALAD. They were on sale, and I'm really, really broke, ya'll. I was literally dying for some cool, fresh veggies. We almost never have them in our house anymore, as we're waiting for our own garden to be ready for harvest. I was read about, I think it was in New Jersey? That there's a program where people with Food Stamps can spend them on fresh food in the farmers' markets. Man, I would love to do that. Of course, I share a house owned by my parents, and they refuse to disclose their finances, so I can't even GET food stamps. How's that for a Catch-22? *sigh*

ANYWAY, wah wah I'm poor. YUMMY SALAD. I put jalapenos on it, chopped up the one tomato and 1/2 red pepper we had in the house. The salad kit came with "fresh" parmesan that you crumble up, a delicious creamy caesar dressing, and yummy croutons. IT WAS THE BEST SALAD EVER.

Okay, maybe in a really long time, then. Remember the days when I used to go to the steak house salad bar and have Fat Salads for lunch for $5/shot? It was like 3 pounds of Romaine lettuce, baby carrots, pepperoni, shredded cheese, chunky blue cheese dressing, balsamic vinegar, sauteed mushrooms and fresh bread croutons. Mmmm. So yummy and slimy and gross.

Man, I'm hungry for more salad.

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Okay, there's just no way to be sad or grumpy after you see and hear this. Borrowed from my friend [info]lizardjee, whose son is totally obsessed with it. I don't blame him, actually. :

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If you haven't pet my baby dragon yet, please do. She's only got 3 days to grow up before she DIES. Gods, that's horrible! What kind of sadistic game is this? *cries*

Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today!
Buffy - IT COULD BE BUNNIES

Writer's Block: Lights Out

All it takes is a blackout to realize how much we rely on electricity. What's your most memorable story from a power outage?


View other answers



Heh. I'm afraid I'm going to have to plead the Fifth on that one. *G* When I was in my 20's, I almost never used electric lights -- I preferred candle light. Good Goddess, I was a walking fire hazard. Of course, I was... er... let's say herbally enhanced most of the time back then, so electric light was really too much for my eyes. Plus -- broke!

These days I still don't mind a good blackout every now and again. The only thing about it that bugs me is that I have a crap battery on my laptop, so I can't use my computer. Plus, the high speed internet router is electric, so I can't use the internet either. So I have to do stuff like READ and WRITE ON PAPER, which is just weird. ;)

Jul. 10th, 2009

Cats - Kittens nom nom nom

Um... stuff.

Cool Clean Energy Stickers!

Want a free sticker to support clean energy? It's designed by Shepard Fairey, the acclaimed artist who created the iconic Obama 'HOPE' poster. And MoveOn's giving them away totally free--even the shipping's free.

I just got mine. Click this link to get your free sticker:

http://pol.moveon.org/energystickers/?id=-4308079-pzrCAYx&rc=paste.paste.orig_email.manual_forward

I still have my Obama one hanging up on the fridge... even though I'm still annoyed with him, I think he's doing the best job that he possibly can with the mess he's wading through.

And speaking of green stuff, I finally got my Klean Kanteen today! I've been using the same PVC plastic bottle for three years now and probably poisoning myself to death, but I've been trying to save up for the Real Deal. Picked it up in VT for a really good price. If you're interested in knowing more, check out Kleankanteen.com!

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Wow! [info]denny_dc turned me on to this -- it's Coco Sumner, Sting's daughter.



Her voice is AMAZING! I'm so impressed.

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And I've spent the rest of the day working on my Pam/Jessica fic and watching The Dresden Files, which I've never seen before. I don't know, I'm kind of meh about it. If I consider it it's own entity/show, it's just fine, but when compared to the books -- everybody sing, you know the words: The Books Are Better.
True Blood - Jessica x Hoyt

Drabble Prompt #24 - 2 True Blood Drabbles

For Drabble over on Dreamwidth.

Fortune Favors the Brave - Eric/Sookie )

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Death's Brother, Sleep - Jessica/Hoyt )

Jul. 9th, 2009

True Blood - Edward got nothing on Eric

A Thursday. Today. This Particular Thursday.

I'm just... Fricking stunned, ya'll.

THIS IS NEVILLE. NEVILLE! LONGBOTTOM!

I... I... have no words. Some kids really luck out with the passing of their adolescence. Others... not so much. Just... dayum, boy! Look at the baby face! Now go back and look at the HOTTIE again!

All this in the middle of an Alexander Skarsgard sexy-off. *G*

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Wow, this is eye-opening: http://www.worldometers.info/

World statistics in real time. You'll never believe where I got it: Jeff Bridges' Website, which I got to from The Church of Dudeism, of which I am now an ordained minister. I can perform weddings. No shoes allowed, and your ceremony must include at least one four legged animal.

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This is the weirdest frickin' thing that's ever happened to me on the Internet. I think you sould probably be tripping HARD on something first, or at least stoned.

Warning: NSFW and really, really bizarre and kind of disturbing. Remember a long time ago I pointed out the link with the naked lady sort of pouring through a bunch of clouds out of the sky? It's much, much weirder than that. I have no idea if there's something I'm supposed to be taking away from this, or if it's that kind of art that just... is. *shrug*

I like pictures of kitties and flowers and stuff.

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Speaking of kitties, I took Charlotte to the vet today, and she got a clean bill of health. So yay! No fleas or anything. And she didn't kill anybody during the exam, so double yay! I thought we'd lose at least a hand or something, but she sat there like a good girl, so we can call it a decent day! :)

Oh, I almost forgot! She did have one serious problem that requires medication...

ACNE. No, srsly. Apparently, the plastic bowls they've been using all their lives collect bacteria and if they don't clean their chins well enough, they get terrible acne. So I had to buy them stainless steel bowls today, and pick them up some Stridex Pads tomorrow!

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And now... Dragons!

Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today!
True Blood - Eric Gropes Bill in THE MAL

Eric vs. Bill the Battle is Joined!

http://truebloodnet.com/eric-bill-battle-joined/

I'm not posting this over at [info]trueblood_squee, because this is the kind of thing I'm trying to avoid over there. But over here, I can be LOUD AND PROUD Team Eric (who doesn't hate Bill).

Twitter away, my fellow Northman lovers! Tweet! TWEEEET!
Misc - Puppy Swing

How is it Humpity Hump Day again already?

I'm spending some time today trying to burn stuff from my external hard drive to DVD, because I'm all out of space. I have far too many video addictions, ya'll. And you know why I need to move stuff around? Well, yes, for one, there's not enough room to back up my system as things stand right now, but it's mostly because I WANT TO ADD MORE ADDICTIONS to the space. Aiyee.

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Holy crap! So I was answering my Meme Thing the other day for Pirates of the Caribbean, and I JUST REALIZED that Zoe Saldana (the lovely and awesome Uhura from Star Trek XI) was the fabulous AnaMaria in Pirates I!!! I loved that character, I can't believe I didn't recognize her sooner!

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We need to send a clean up crew to the moon. Why did we leave so much shit up there? Literally, if you notice the "Defacation Collection Unit".

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *snort* Swiped from [info]killerweasel:





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Ah, Twilight. Negatively influencing women, de-fanging vampires, and forcing Native tribes to rethink their entire way of life since 2005.

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Okay, I know this could get me hamstrung (remember when I DARED to accuse Clay Aiken of being OMGGAY? Yeah.), but does Daniel Radcliffe BONG anybody else's gaydar? Srsly. I know he's British and everything, which can sometimes confuse the issue, but... I'm just not buying his alleged heterosexuality, no matter how many starlets he supposedly dates.

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Please pet my dragons. Man I hope this pink otter is a girl.

Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today!

Jul. 7th, 2009

Weeds - Nancy/Conrad Watchin' the grass

Zzzzzzzz. But there's stuff happening! Lots of stuff! PORN STUFF!

I'm plodding my way through Weeds Season 4 still. MAN does it drop in quality sometime in season 3. No, you know, on second thought... the quality doesn't change, but neither does the story. It's all, "OMG Nancy's gonna get caught! No she's not! Yes she is! No she's not!" and a premise that was completely hilarious, poignant and charming in the beginning is starting to get a little (besides completely unbelievable) "Um... she's sort of a bad mother." Which brings it into icky territory. Plus, I'm annoyed that there's just Baboom! No more Conrad? What? That does not please me. And the season 4 premise was even MORE stupid, which was annoying. If they had stayed with asshole grandfather and bedridden great-grandmother too long I was going to just have to stop. But seriously, now the freaking Mexican mafia? I just don't know.

I wonder how much JDM got paid to appear in a whole like, five minutes of the entire show?

I loved the first like, 2 3/4 seasons, and I adore the music, but man has it gotten tedious. Will someone just shoot Celia in the face already? (Don't tell me if they do later on, I want to CHERISH IT UNSPOILED.)

I WANT CONRAD BACK!

(I actually finished season 4 last night, and I'm still all... WTF? And being the compulsive dork idiot that I am, OF COURSE I have to move onto season 5. *sigh* I have other series I want to catch up on!)

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Okay, I've done it again. Signed up for Entirely too much fic stuff. But hey, at least I'm writing SOMETHING. I need to get it all down here so I know how much trouble I'm really in.

[info]femslash_today's Fireworks '09 (Completely Not) Annual Femslash Porn Battle -- Now through Midnight, Friday, July 10
International Day of Femslash - July 18 (I volunteered to make Fuffy icons for this too!)
[info]paintedboys' Kradam Ficathon - Posting Dates July 20-July 27
[info]ibarw International Blog Against Racism Week is July 27-August 2, I will probably post, but I'll also be trying to keep track of the conversation and share with you guys.
[info]matrithon - Posting Dates 9/7-10/5 (I haven't signed up for an exact date yet)
[info]shapinglight's Darla Ficathon - Posting Date 10/31-11/1

Plus IWRY, CYA, Decade of AtS, and anything else that comes up between now and then, because apparently I've forgotten how to say no. :D

Oh, and I'm also running TWO communities now: [info - community]whedonpr0norama at Dreamwidth (anyone is welcome to post!) and [info]trueblood_squee over on LJ.

It's a lot, yes, but it's getting me all fired up, and that fire is what I need to get to writing my OWN stuff again!

Of course, now I'm tired and ready for a nap.

I will confess being really pleased with the feedback for my [info]femslash_today Porn Battle story (Hotbox, Olivia Wilde/Megan Fox RPFS if you're interested. *G*). I haven't written much femslash over the years, and I know absolutely nothing about these two actresses, so hearing that it made people hot made my porny heart very happy.

Hey! Speaking of PORN! *G* You may have noticed I mentioned in passing above my new Dreamwidth community (but anyone is welcome to come over and play using OpenID -- I'll even put up a post there explaining how!), [info - community]whedonpr0norama. I know I tried this over at InsaneJournal, but I really, really love Dreamwidth, and I really, really would love to read some new Whedon porn (not STARRING Whedon. Ew.), so I opened it. I want to do a Porn Battle Dealie over there eventually where all manner of porn will be had in the comments, but for now, everybody and anybody over 18 with some porn involving Whedonverse characters in any pairing, grouping (or hey, all by themselves!) are welcome and encouraged to post there! Please come on over and play!

Don't forget the zero in Pr0n! ;)


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Oops! I totally forgot to get the garbage together for pick up tomorrow! Hasta La Vista! Please pet my dragons while you're here. *G*

Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today!
Spirituality - Worship in the heart that

Attention Ministers and UU folks on my List/Circle...

I know there are a few of you. I'm hoping you can help my friend [info - personal]dragonfly. She poses the following dilemma:

We have run up against an ethics question we don't know the answer to. We've asked our own minister, but she doesn't seem to have the fiction-writing mindset that these kinds of scenarios are fun to kick around, so she seemed kind of shocked and brusque about it, making us reluctant to use her as our source of information.

Our minister character is called by the police about a murder, because the victim was holding a printed copy of one of her sermons. She couldn't help -- didn't recognize the victim. Shortly thereafter, a congregant comes into her office because she's had a psychic vision and believes the minister to be in danger. Her vision is disjointed but seems to be a pretty good description of the crime scene the minister has just come from. The minister doesn't believe in psychic stuff, and now believes her congregant must have some information about the murder. Can she ethically tell the police they ought to talk to that congregant? Mother and I thought she could, for the following reasons: 1) the psychic hasn't "confessed" to anything, she just rambled about a scene that sounded a lot like the murder scene 2)the psychic didn't ask that what she said be kept confidential -- she barged into the office with her warning, without even an appointment, and 3) the police asked the minister to let them know if she thought of anything that could help their investigation, and she does have an obligation to the safety of the community at large, and to the law.

However, I'm perfectly willing to be told that under no circumstances would a minister suggest that the police question a congregant, if that's the general understanding. In my writers' group, a woman who is a mental health professional was appalled that we'd had our minister do this, causing Mom and I to go off on a second search for answers to this question.


If you can help her out, feel free to comment here and I'll pass it on, or comment on the original post: http://dragonfly.dreamwidth.org/200636.html

Thanks in advance, oh wise FList/Circle!

Jul. 6th, 2009

Ducks - No COW.

FIC:[info]femslash_today Porn Battle Entry #1! Hotbox, RPFS, Olivia Wilde/Megan Fox, sweat

( You are about to view content that may only be appropriate for adults. )

Jul. 5th, 2009

BnA - OTP 4EVA

[info]open_on_sunday drabble: Clock. B/A ANGST, Rated PG

Buffy didn’t want to look at the clock, ticking away the last moments before the best day of her life was wiped out of existence forever. She wanted to look at him, force herself to remember; burn his face, his scent, this day, his heartbeat in her mind so no magick in the universe could ever take it away.

But she can’t stop looking at that evil second hand, a baton about to smash dreams into dust.

Tick.

His expression is… shocked somehow, and she can’t bear to look at him anymore. “So I guess I’m gonna go… start forgetting.”
True Blood - Eric Gropes Bill in THE MAL

Come play @ [info]trueblood_squee!



Since there's no episode this week, if you're bored with no fix of hot vampire fun, we're having a SQUEE FOR ALL!

Come talk about your favorite character, your favorite episode, any and everything positive you could possibly have to say about True Blood. Post a drabble (or ten), icons, meta, your theories (beware of spoiling past last week's episode, please!)

Just come on by and leave your silver at the door!

Jul. 4th, 2009

Obama - Hang Ten

Patriotism - Muppet Style! W00t!

Stolen directly from the delicious [info]killerweasel:







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I am in sad shape today, kids. For the FIVE MILLIONTH TIME in my life as a Dell laptop owner, the power cord has shat the bed on my laptop, and now I have no access to the material on the hard drive (unless I feel like pulling it out and plugging it in to an external hard drive rig) until I can get a new one. I'm using my parents' system right now, which has an AMAZING monitor, but the processor is so slow, you can't really watch videos online (except short ones like the above).

So my planned THREE femslash stories for the weekend may end up only being ONE femslash story, and the hot icons I made for it are currently inaccessible. *sigh* My family is cursed, ya'll. Srsly.

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DRAGONS!

Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today!
Family Guy - 420

Happy Independence (Barbeque) Day, My Sister and Brother and Otherwise Americans!

Let's not forget the principles this Country was founded on: Freedom, equality, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. And let's not forget how many people, in our own country and around the world, DO NOT HAVE THESE THINGS.

Enjoy your pig parts.

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You know, I'm so glad for my dad (rhyme!) getting his cataracts taken care of. He's very excited about how sharp and colorful his vision is, and I haven't seen him so happy about anything in quite a while. BUT JEEBUS H. TAPDANCING CHRIST ON A CRUTCH, why does the eye doctor NEVER see him after 9 am? WHY? WHHHYYYYYYYYYY?

I know, I got up at FUCKIN' A in the morning every day for years, but I never did it happily, and I never wanted to have to do it again. Eh, I'm just whiny because I couldn't sleep last night. The CPAP mask, which has been behaving fairly well of late (and now I just totally jinxed it) spent all last night pooting and farting and squeaking until I snarled at it and turned it off.

GRUMPY. MOAR COFFEE NAO.

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Fandom Meme Seen Here and There: Pass it on!

Give me a fandom (or 2 or 5) and I'll name:

Favorite character:
Least favorite character:
Character with the best hair:
Character with the best eyes:
Character with the best smile:
Character I'd most want to kiss:
Character I'd most likely have sex with:
Character I'd make lunch for:
Character I'd go singing in the rain with:
Character I'd go shopping with:
Character I'd go dancing with:
Character I'd take over the world with:
Character I most want to see more of:
Favorite pairing:
Least Favorite pairing:

Now post this in your journal!

Go ahead, gimme some.

ETA: So far I've done Supernatural, Dollhouse, Pirates of the Caribbean, Buffy and True Blood in the comments here. Other fandoms I'm into: Weeds, Merlin, Being Human, The L Word, Fringe. I'd take a whack at pretty much anything I've seen.

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Okay, Weeds is the funniest fucking show I've seen in a good long time. Unfortunately, it also makes me sad that I have no weed. *sigh* It's also a really sad story. Good, but sad. And funny.

I'm about half through Season 2 now, and I think I have a new favorite show. I forgot to post this last night, I was so involved.

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FEMSLASH! F/F SLASH! HOT NAKED CHICK ON CHICK FANDOM ACTION! WHEE!

Sounds like an orgy at a con, doesn't it? *G*

Don't forget, today through Midnight on Monday:



BUT WAIT! NOW THERE'S EVN MOAR FEMSLASH! *jiggles. a lot* It's the:

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FEMSLASH!



Come on, ladies, let's show the ladies.... how to show... the ... other ladies? Some love.

Okay, look, I'm not a slogan writer, okay? ;) RITE MOAR FEMSLASH!

Now I'm off to write the completely random Megan Fox/Olivia Wilde RPF I'm working on. *G*

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Finally: PRETTY DRAGONS! You may pet them, they don't bite. Unless you ask nicely and buy them dinner first. ;) Also please pet Eggy, as s/he needs to grow into a female so I can breed her with one of the fellas. Oh my Goddess, I can't believe I'm breeding imaginary dragons. Oh well. It's not the weirdest thing I've ever done around here.

Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today!

Jul. 2nd, 2009

True Blood - PAM IS AWESOME

The least interesting subject line ever.

Ahhhhhh. I finally got off my ass and moved back downstairs into the Pit for the summer. I've just been too lazy to drag all the stuff out of the living room upstairs. Today I just couldn't take my mother anymore -- just suffice to say that she would not shut up about the nitpickiest, most insane stuff, that it was either drag my ass, all my stuff, and the vacuum cleaner downstairs, or kill her.

So, I spent two hours vacuuming and moving and cleaning, and now I'm about ready to pass out but MAN is it worth it. It's cool and quiet, and I have my soft, squishy couch with all my stuff around me. But wait, it's even better than that. You guys would be embarrassed to know me if you could see me right this moment, sprawled out on my couch, laptop desk (sort of like one of those hospital bed tables, only of pretty wood that I keep polished) over me (so I'm lounging and typing) with a bottle of Pepsi Max next to the computer and a bag of hot Cheeto Fries ("$2.00 ONLY!" they declare proudly on the front, which makes me think the packaging was not designed by someone whose first language is English, but whatever.)

I AM THE QUEEN OF SLOTH. If I could be bothered to move at all, I would take a picture. But I'm just too comfortable to move that far. It's got to be at least two or three feet away, and I will have to roll my laptop desk away from myself, and LEAN OVER and OPEN THE BAG, and PULL OUT THE CAMERA. And then there's all that technical stuff like turning it on and opening the lenscap.... you know how it goes.

I lazee 2dy. Nap maybe. Bye.

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Okay, I have to give Stephen Moyer some SERIOUS love for this. I may be an Eric Girl, but I have SUCH an appreciation for Moyer and what he brings to the role of Bill. This just makes me want to fangirl him. Hee.

THE DIET COKE OF VAMPIRES! BWAH!

Of course, I think the "Weak Tea" of vampires, or "the barely-deserves-to-be-called-a-vampire-at-all" of vampires is even more fitting.

Hey, speaking of how completely lame Edward is, why did no one tell me about THE MOST POPULAR BOOK IN THE WHOLE WORLD? Hee.

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Finally, there is not enough love and SQUEE in the universe for the [info]matrithon: The Pan-Fandom Women 40 And Over Ficathon<. I just posted 38 prompts (that means 38 awesome canonical characters over 40) from 13 different fandoms. And I tried hard to pick people that hadn't been represented yet -- there are dozens of others! I highly encourage all my wonderful sister fen to give one a try. I WANT TO DO ALL OF MINE. NO SRSLY. I may go insane before August. Probably unsurprisingly, the most of my prompts came from The L Word -- tons of awesome older ladies on there. Not the least of which being Bette Porter herself, the wonderous Jennifer Beals.

Jul. 1st, 2009

Being Human - Watching Vampire Porn

We can call it Humpity Hump HUMP day this week. Oh, so much porn. *sigh*

Happy Canada day to my (not too terribly) Northern Neighbors!

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You know a random fact about Eric Northman (on the show True Blood) that I adore? He is the tackiest fucking dresser in vampire history. No seriously. I mean, okay, Ricean vampires have velvet and frills or whatever, but dudes... Northman is all primary colored tank tops and shiny track suits. Hee. That it detracts not at all from his power or extreme hotness makes me very very happy in my pants.

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ANYWAY. So much fic fun going on this summer!



Woohoo! Hot girl on girl action, ya'll! Climb on into our handbasket! You know the girls just don't get enough girllove!

I'm still reading the Porn Battle VIII entries. Yowza!

I'm hoping to be able to hole up (heh.) in the basement this weekend and do nothing but write -- including some hot femslash, baby! Also original stuff, and work on my Kradam fic.

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Goinked from the lovely [info]ladyoneill

Where Do I Fall on the Klein Sexual Orientation Scale? )

That's how I've always identified, isn't it? LOL I think these days I'm a little closer to 4 than I used to be, but a past with exclusively het behavior (outside of childhood) sort of skews it.

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Hm. On one hand, this show looks hot. On the other, it leaves a sort of teen soap taste in my mouth that I'm not sure I'm going to be able to live with. Ah well, we'll see in September!











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Swiped from [info]killerweasel: THE ENGERGIZER BUNNEH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!











HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! My cats have fits like that. We just say they're "spazzing."

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"I'm not homophobic, I just don't like gay people!"

Hey, you know, everybody's entitled to their opinion and to make the rules for their own community, but if its a public, fannish community, you best be prepared for backlash if you're discriminating against a pretty substantial portion of many fandoms! My favorite example is how they shut down ALL submissions from Torchwood because it has teh GHEYS IN ITOMG! I've been told there are HET relationships in that fandom too! So... they're tainted because of their {big announcer voice} DIRECT CONTACT WITH TEH GHEEEEEYYYYYYZ.

I have little or nothing to do with vidding, but I know a lot of people who I like and respect are, and this is just... NOT ON! I mean, really, why is homophobia still so acceptable? Do we need to make up an "ism" in order for it to be a BAD thing? Okay, how about HOMOHATEISM? There, now can we get upset with people for it? Now can it get serious consideration in public discourse right along with other "isms"? I don't know why this made me so angry, but it really, really did. I mean, it's one stupid vid community that I'd never even heard of before the wounderous [info]sockkpuppett pointed it out, but ON TOP of all the other indignities heaped on the LGBTQ community in recent days/weeks/months/years/decades, it just... ARGH!

Anyway, so... I can't do a damn thing about it accept urge my readers and friends NOT to submit to, vote on, or even publicly acknowledge the existence of this community beyond maybe spreading the word about its bigotry. Just because the owner says "No offense, it's just not to my taste," doesn't change the fact that it's HOMOHATEISM.

Feel free to join the boycott, but please, as pointed out in the post that started it all, http://mresundance.livejournal.com/643042.html, don't bother hating on the HOMOHATEIST. SHUN HIR/THEM. Much more effective in fandom. Oh! And for added interest (if you're interested at all) how about some historical context regarding the vidding community and exclusion of certain kinds of vids? http://morgandawn.dreamwidth.org/998147.html

Need a cure for that Hate? This video is the funniest, awesomest thing I've seen in a while, and SO APPROPRIATE! Fuck You Very Much! This song also makes me slightly less annoyed with Katy Perry.

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Well, that's it for today, kids. I have to take my dad for his SECOND cataract surgery at HOLY SHIT in the morning, so I'm off to shower and bed. SMOOCHIES!

Wait! I almost forgot to have you click on BJPinky (he's all grown up) and as yet unnamed dragonling!

Adopt one today! Adopt one today!
Angel - Angelus Bites Faith

[info]open_on_sunday Drabble - Angelus/Drusilla, NC-17 for torture

( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. )

Jun. 30th, 2009

Misc - Precious Ramotswe!

I am sick, so this is going to be shorter than my shortest posts of late!

I am very sad today. My long time favorite coffee cup got chipped recently, and I couldn't find the piece. So you know what that means... a crack is developing that in another inch or two will render my beautiful, perfectly colored (deep mauve) 24 oz. Mug of Unknown Original Origin unusable. And I will cry, because I've never found one even close to as suitable. Sniff.

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I'm off to puke now, but first I wanted to point out this awesome fucking essay about sizeism in fandom by [info - personal]hederahelix. I'm a fat chick, most of my friends are fat chicks, and I've always felt like fandom was a pretty safe space for us (even though I'm sure our self esteem isn't exactly BOOSTED by the fact that our heroines are all fit and/or skinny chicks, unless, like me, you've fallen deeply in love with Jill Scott on The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency -- see icon). But still, most people I know in fandom stand outside the size 0-6 range considered "beautiful" in western culture. And I adore that about us! Dudes, too! It's easy to forget that we wonderful fat folk have internalized all the hatred in our society, and it seeps out like that icky ectoplasm shit in Supernatural, in our fic, our art, and our conversations. OUR PORN! OUR BEAUTIFUL PORN! No fat chicks. *sigh*

Anyway, before I go to bed, I wanted to share that post with everyone.

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Don't forget to pet my... pink otter? and dragonling!

Adopt one today! Adopt one today!

Jun. 29th, 2009

Ducks - No COW.

Ducks Tweets OMG!

To Spare the Disinterested )

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