I posted a story on AO3. My reaction: ♥ ♥ ♥
You may consider this as my official squee post for AO3.
Having struggled with fanfic.net's !@#%^&* method--especially the really dumb way of uploading documents, as in it's hard to edit in author's notes in later, have to manually add scene breaks after the asterisks disappear--it's so amazing. Edits can be done on the same page (ZOMG). Character pairings, not just character tags (but ff.net has added the latter, which is nice). You can add trigger warnings! (actually, favorite part about this, since I don't write triggery: it forces authors to either declare their triggers or 'choose not to warn'). Adding author notes! Control over who sees it! Even different skins! A mod-system that's talking to the users!
Don't know much about OTW, as I haven't been really involved in that corner of fandom for a long time--the only reason I've discovered AO3 is because of the help_pakistan effort--but for AO3 alone, they deserve a boatload of internets.
It's time for Aaaanimaniaaacs
Sep. 30th, 2010 09:20 pm( Click here )
Edit to cut video, to spare flist.
( Wherein I babble about my writing list. It's long, but I'm optimistic. )
Writing on all of them is piecemeal, but it's better than that READING ONLY after Nanowrimo.
I have received encouragement, i.e. the real proof that why yes, it is actually possible to use a pointed pen for calligraphy! One of the ladies wrote my name and I was happy to see that she also had difficulties with it. I think I must look for smoother paper.
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Sep. 18th, 2010 11:32 pmIn other news, choir has started again (yay!) and we're doing some of Palestrina's music. Forget all the other pieces--I can't wait. It's like music history and choir are colliding! (They should, but they don't often enough.)
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Sep. 1st, 2010 09:01 pmAnother one.
Aug. 18th, 2010 03:13 pmHOWEVER (and yes, this merits capslock), JUST BECAUSE MEYER'S VAMPIRES ARE NOT EXACTLY LIKE BRAM STOKER'S VAMPIRES, DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ARE INVALID. CAN WE DITCH THE IDEA THAT A VAMPIRE MUST BE EXACTLY TO SUCH SPECIFICATIONS? THEY'RE MYTHICAL.
Too many of the reviews focus on sparkling (heaven forbid anything sparkle, it must be too girly) rather than the actual problems in Twilight.
tl;dr. a change from an established trope doesn't mean a book's bad. zomg, people
Which means that I've got to read his (I'm going to assume from the name) writing.
Writer's Block: No place like home
Jul. 14th, 2010 11:51 pmI love the views, I love the pristine and massive land reserves in the city, I love the size of the (and consequently goods/services available), I love the amount of sunshine, and I love the people who open and give when there's been a tragedy. (A few weeks ago, a young boy was killed by the LRT--when I went past the station later that week, I found piles of flowers and teddy bears and cards and gifts.)
I hate the snow that extends into June (I love snow, but not that late into the year), I hate the slowness of public transit, I hate the hilliness of some parts because cars and buses get stuck or slide down the icy slopes, I hate the fact that the City Council gets trashed by people all the time--I wish people'd be grateful, for once--and I hate the scorn that's often piled on top of my province (and city) for its oilsands.
OK, sometimes this is a very anger-filled journal, or one completely swamped with reviews (It's summer. I read voraciously during the summer.)
But today. Aaaah! I went to this...erm, in the interests of accomodating my paranoia, let's call it a fair. And saw the ice exhibit--and it had a circus-style performers and some figure skaters--but also Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (the gold medalists and world champions in ice dance), and aaaah I can't believe I actually got to see them skate! *flail* (Also, becksreid72 had a lovely icon with OTP with them on it, 'cept I can't find it). That just made my whole day. :D
Fourth of July
Jul. 4th, 2010 10:20 pmHappy birthday, America.
May you never forget your first Declaration, especially the iconic second line: "We hold that these truths are self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." And the other sentence: "[Governments] derive their just powers from the consent of the governmed [to protect these rights]." For all of your citizens, America, not just the ones your founding fathers preferred.
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Jun. 10th, 2010 10:41 pmMy favorite statement: we believe it's possible for people of all viewpoints and persuasions to come together and learn from each other. We believe in the broad spectrum of human experience.
And also this: You're not demographic groups. You're people.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Shattered glass and sun
May. 6th, 2010 10:24 pmThey are, I think, made of 'shatterproof glass' (the irony is obvious, but I'll leave that aside) and the pile of glass shards was brilliant in the sun. The pieces lay in little hills of razor-sharp glass; to handle the glass carelessly was to cut oneself. It was glittery and -- I hesitate to say it -- just beautiful, in a destructive, venomous way.
...and now that I've gotten this far, I'm looking back at the beginning, and wondering what the point of this was. I think I was going to lead up to a "beauty isn't docile" morale.
-In other news, despite my lengthy rant (which could stand a few more additions, but I'll restrain myself) that I made here about Diana Gabaldon's remarks about fanfiction (original and snark [if you're strapped for time, don't click the fandom_wank link: I did warn you]) I've taken down my Dragonfly in Amber fanfic. I was originally going to leave it up for sheer spite (some of those arguments are so rotten I'm sure only maggots could survive on them) but you know, it's her novel. And while she doesn't have any control over what I write or think, I'll take it off the internet because she hates it. Whatever. I hope someday she'll wake up and realize and at least modify her opinion. *sigh*
I can see the people from the Maritimes and the sea board rolling their eyes. But for someone in a province in the middle of the country where we get fog maybe two or three times a year, it's exciting. It's thick, too, and since the temperature is sub-zero, every tree and grass blade is furry with white frost. I need my camera.