Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Author’s Note: So, this is Eragon Redux III: Home to Roost (in which I, unlike CP, manage to wrap up a story in 3 parts). Perhaps somewhat obviously, it follows Eragon Redux and Eragon Redux Part II. I really wanted this story to go somewhere, but I’m not sure it actually does. Also, when I […]
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
Number of Fics: 102 Best “magical creature” shout-out: the narwhal in A Very Serious Business Story, by syllic “The narwhal is the unicorn of the ocean, after all—a very special and precious creature.” Gold star for most awesome plot: The Dah-Ling Store it Yourself, by nixa_jane Lassiter finally bowed to the inevitable and glanced up […]
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
Okay, other than going to work, and calling various companies that keep billing me for *no reason* (no, they can’t have my $6.50 — the whole reason I have their card is to *not* be charged $6.50; I’m not paying it just because it’s easier than complaining!). And putting some serious thought into starting my […]
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
There’s something about the Harry Potter fandom, isn’t there? No matter how many times I leave, I just keep coming back. I thought this fic was a hoot — silly, and yet oddly sweet as well. So Merlin Emrys, Here is Your Holiday, by crazyboutremmy Summary: Merlin and Arthur go to Hogwarts! Halfway into the […]
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
::Dear Boss — Please skip this entry. You were there, so you heard everything I wanted you to hear out loud when I said it. Everything else was in my head, and not really intended for your consumption. Thanks.:: Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, what the what? Tuesday night was the […]
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Usually I stumble over McShep Match sometime in the fall, long after the voting has closed, once the recs start showing up on other peoples’ lists and folks start asking for them over at sga storyfinders. But I was randomly clicking through my bookmarks today, trying to avoid writing, and I realized that McShep Match […]
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
1. For the last week or so, about half my posts have gotten hacked within 12 hours of posting. It seems to be just a long string of repeating links that gets added onto the end of the text, which has the effect of turning the post invisible on WordPress. So far it’s been a […]
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
I’ve been trying to write a post about the use of destiny in the Merlin fandom, and it’s been coming out mostly rambling and without any point. Then tonight I read Accidental Memory In The Case Of Death, by derryere, which I found utterly confusing. I had no idea what was going on most of […]
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
Now that I’ve seen the whole season, I can officially say this: What was up with that ending? There was this huge emotional buildup and then… nothing. Luckily, the nice thing about watching a show after you’re already involved in the fanfic is that I’ve got lots of post-Questing Beast fics to reread now! For […]
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Not All Those Who Wander, by thedeadparrot (Star Trek XI) Author Summary: “Spock Prime has found ways to keep himself occupied; the universe doesn’t know what hit it.” My Summary: Spock Prime travels around the universe, meeting various people that I had to look up on Memory Alpha, plays ping-pong with T’Pau, and gets long […]
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