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There are way too many Big Bang challenges on my friends list. Reading an unholy amount of fic on top of my classes' required texts, the consultants' powerpoint presentations, the class-produced lecture transcriptions, my own notes, and journal articles for my public health research study made me realize that I read roughly around 350,000 words a day.

350,000 words a day

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I don't know how I manage to find time for sleep @___@
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Gakked from [livejournal.com profile] hells_half_acre:

Your main fandom of the year?
Supernatural, with a bit of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Austen for some flavor.

Your favorite film watched this year?
Hmm...this is difficult, as I tend to watch a lot of films, not all of them necessarily released this year. Here's my shortlist: Slums of Beverly Hills, Donnie Darko, Let the Right One In (which is what the perfect vampire film should be, IMO) and Inception. If the question only referred to films released this year, then it's Inception, hands down. I watched that four times at the cinema, and I never got tired of that shit.

Your favorite book read this year?
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell, the most darkly hilarious book I've read to date. I bought it when I found it on the top of the "Below P300" pile at National Bookstore. (You'd have bought it too if the cover looked like this.) You'd also be interested to know that the book has its very own trailer posted at youtube.

Your favorite album or song to listen to this year?
If iTunes is to be believed, it's a toss-up between Led Zeppelin's "The Rain Song", Thursday's "Standing on the Edge of Summer", and Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" (...DON'T JUDGE ME). If it isn't obvious, I don't really keep myself updated with today's music: I just stick to what I already know and listen to it obsessively.

Your favorite TV show of the year?
BBC's Sherlock. And Supernatural, which is the only series I followed this year. (I stopped watching SYTYCD faithfully after two of my favorite contestants left the show due to injuries and I couldn't take Kent's small-town boy antics anymore. Alex and Ashley, why did you two have to leave so soon? *sob*)

Your favorite community of the year?
Hmm...I think it'd be [livejournal.com profile] rec_hymenated, because a.) no one can send me enough recs to satisfy my urge to read good fics; and b.) I love Dean and Castiel together whether as friends or lovers, so any community that gives me both makes me squee with glee.

Your best new fandom discovery of the year?
BBC's Sherlock, hands down. WHY CAN'T IT BE AUGUST NOW, ARGH.

Your biggest fandom disappointment of the year?
ALEX FREAKING WONG GETTING INJURED ON SYTYCD. God, did I really get the urge to sob uncontrollably when they announced that he ruptured his Achilles tendon.

I also hated the fact that I missed out on Neil Gaiman's visit here in Manila because...well I forgot why I missed out on it, actually. I'm fairly sure it was important, though.

Oh! And Glee's second season! It's such a weak follow-up to the first season (Sue's characterization is all over the place, it's not even funny anymore) and Will makes me want to bash his head in every time he appears on-screen. The only good things that came out of S2 are the Rocky Horror episode and Kurt's relationship with Blaine.

Your TV boyfriend of the year?
I really don't know, haha. Maybe Alex Freaking Wong (if he swings my way), because damn can that man dance. I hope his injury heals well and that he's back dancing his heart out.

Your TV girlfriend of the year?
Kathryn McCormick, who's my favorite female dancer out of all the seasons of SYTYCD. I love her personality, she really connects with her partners, and I envy her legs (they're awesome!). She was really good in her season, but IMO she really shone as an All-Star. My favorite routine from S6 was her contemporary routine with Jakob, but I felt that she really stood out in Dee Caspary's contemporary group number in S7, and not only because she's featured in the choreography (she's the one in the white dress).

Your biggest squee moment of the year?
Oh...I don't know. Maybe when Misha Collins tweeted this picture. I don't know why, but the combination of Jensen's WTF face and his...mini-motorcycle?...and Jared's 'huh?' expression and uber long legs had me squeeing with glee. I love it when "cool" people act like total dorks. :D

The most missed of your old fandoms?
Hmm...I think it'd be RK, because not a lot of people produce quality fic for that series anymore.

The fandom you haven't tried yet, but want to?
I haven't tried watching any new stuff yet because with the amount of fic that I normally read, my course load, and real life shenanigans, I really don't have time to get into new stuff. I did borrow my mom's copy of Modern Family (to be watched over the holidays--hopefully), so maybe I'd get into the fandom? (But I never really get into the 'mainstream' TV show fandoms because I find the fans either too crazy or too vanilla. Um.)

Your biggest fan anticipations for the New Year?
Sherlock, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, and the rest of SPN!
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Yahoo is shutting down Delicious. Do you know what this means? This means fandoms are fucked. ARGH.
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There are certain fandoms that lend itself to smushed-up ship names. And there are fandoms that don't. Some smushed-up names are ridiculously funny (e.g., Drarry, Larry, Snarry, Dumblewald, etc.). Other smushed-up names are cracktastic (e.g., Spock/Kirk = SPORK, Bones/Kirk = BORK, Uhura/Kirk = URK*). And some smushed-up ship names should just DIE DIE DIE.

Like Destiel and Dramione.

Granted, it's not easy to find alternative smushed-up names to the two I gave above -- Casean? Hermco? -- but maybe, maybe it should be seen as a sign that the pairing shouldn't have a smushed-up ship name. Really, what's so difficult about calling them Dean/Castiel or Draco/Hermione, or, heck, DHr (using old-school** parlance)?

There should be a rule somewhere that unless the smushed-up ship name is funny and/or ridiculously awesome, people ought to stick to the [character A]/[character B] format in their headers.

*These names are what I would call them if I were to invent smushed-up ship names for these pairings, by the way. I don't think the ST fandom smushes pairings up.
**For the HP fandom, anyway
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I couldn't believe I haven't heard of this before! (That's what I get for not being so active in fandom, blegh.) You'd never guess that this was a fan-made film with a budget of only £3000, and that's all I will say about it.

Watch the film here.

eep.

2 August 2008 09:13 pm
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So, I just watched Blackadder the Third, specifically the episode with the Scarlet Pimpernel spoof, and OH GOD I just had a brain fart!

I want to read a Scarlet Pimpernel/Persuasion crossover. Badly. I mean, think about it: Sir Walter is exactly the kind of man whom Percy would surround himself with during parties while he's playing the fop. Or they'd at least be nodding acquaintances. Heck, they're even in the same age group! Percy would be in his 50's, same as Sir Walter, at the start of Persuasion, but I don't want to read about their interactions when they're old men already. No, it would be much more entertaining to imagine them at the height of their (or at least Percy's) foppishness. xD

fic recs

14 July 2008 12:32 am
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Multi-fandom recs, this time. (Man, I've missed doing this. The last proper rec post was posted November last year. :/)

CATEGORY: Sharpe
Title: Sharpe's Descent
Author: [livejournal.com profile] farothiel
Rating: T (PG-13)
Genre: General
Status: Work-in-Progress
Summary: Follows on directly from the end of Sharpe’s Eagle (book, not film). Sharpe’s life is turned upside-down by an unexpected arrival.
Comments: Delightful and slightly cracky. Mostly about Sharpe and Wellesley, with a bit of Hogan thrown in. :D Be warned, though: the author updates sporadically. Not recommended for impatient people.

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CATEGORY: Dexter
Title: Water Through a Rusted Pipe
Author: Pirate Perian ([livejournal.com profile] thunderemerald)
Rating: PG
Genre: General
Status: Complete
Summary: Deb sees a side of her brother that she's never seen before, and asks some awkward questions. Dexter, in answering them, decides to experiment with truth.
Comments: A post-S2 scenario: what if Deb finds out about Dexter's late night escapades? This fic's sequel, Something is Cracking, is also not to be missed.

Title: Tiny Monsters
Author: [livejournal.com profile] linaerys
Rating: M (R), for violence
Genre: General
Status: Complete
Summary: When left alone with Dexter following the apocalypse, someone begins to suspect he’s not what they thought he was.
Comments: Part of the end of the world challenge at [livejournal.com profile] apocalyptothon. Lovely fic.

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CATEGORY: Pirates of the Caribbean
Title: Pretending to Save Her
Author: Jedipati ([livejournal.com profile] immortal_jedi)
Rating: T (PG-13)
Genre: Adventure
Status: Complete
Summary: The crew of the Black Pearl attacks Port Royal. The first mate is surprised to see a familiar face. Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are both taken captive. CotBP AU
Comments: I love this scenario. The plot isn't your run-of-the-mill AU. However, the writing style is something I had to get used to, but it's just a matter of preference, I suppose.

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CATEGORY: Lord of the Rings
Title: On the Wings of the Storm
Author: Lialathuveril
Rating: T (PG-13)
Genre: Romance/General
Status: Work-in-Progress
Summary: The year before the Ring War, Princess Lothiriel of Dol Amroth is sent to Rohan by her father to seek shelter from the storm brewing in Mordor. There she meets Éomer, Third Marshal of the Riddermark. Unfortunately they do not hit it off...at first.
Comments: The reason why I just love Eomer/Lothiriel fics is because there's no established canon for their romance, not even in the Unfinished Tales. Which is really a shame, since Eomer is one of my favorite characters. Anyway, I love this fic because everyone's characterizations are spot on, and the author's interpretation of Lothiriel is so good that I can really see the possibility of romantic frisson between her and Eomer. What I mean to say is, their romance isn't contrived. It feels natural. It's definitely one of the best LOTR fics I've read.

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CATEGORY: Bleach
Title: Brightly Burning
Author: icefalcon ([livejournal.com profile] anaelau)
Rating: K+ (PG)
Genre: General
Status: Complete
Summary: He had always intended to join the fourth division, and he’d beat up anyone who said different.
Comments: One of the best Isshin fics out there. Totally a must-read for fans of the Kurosaki papa. Set pre-series.

Title: Contagion
Author: incandescens
Rating: M (R)
Genre: Adventure/Horror
Status: Work-in-Progress
Summary: Some things which are forgotten should be forgotten. Except when they are awakened, and then nobody is safe. Sixth Division begins its investigation. Set after Ichigo's group returns from Soul Society, with possible spoilers.
Comments: Quasi-sci-fi explanations for Hollows make my day. Really. And the character dynamics make me squee, especially the Nanao/Ukitake/Shunsui interactions. :D

Title: Project Tatterdemalion
Author: Vathara
Rating: M (R)
Genre: Sci-fi/Horror
Status: Complete
Summary: What if Hollows were caused by an alien virus? Sci-fi AU.
Comments: As I said, sci-fi explanations for Hollows make my day. The author has a way with blending 'science' with Kubo-logic, and the fact that the Kurosaki papa is geeky in this fic makes me squee with glee. Repeatedly. Definitely a must-read.

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CATEGORY: Crossover
Title: Mind Over Matter
Author: sherlock21b
Rating: K+ (PG)
Genre: General/Drama
Status: Complete
Summary: The mutant telepathic attack on the world's population in X-Men: United has some unusual repercussions at Princeton-Plainsboro. House and X-Men crossover.
Comments: Come on. House and X-Men. You know you want to.

Title: Marking Time With Hyper-Vodka
Author: [livejournal.com profile] ladyyueh
Rating: T (PG-13)
Genre: General
Status: Complete
Summary: Malcolm Reynolds, Jack Harkness, hyper-vodka, and time.
Comments: Captain Jack and Firefly will always be a good combination. *nodnod* A very bittersweet fic. No slash for Captain Jack, though.

Title: Throwback
Author: [livejournal.com profile] shadowwraith99
Rating: K+ (PG)
Genre: General
Status: Complete
Summary: The origin of the Prince line. Harry Potter/Starudust
Comments: Why Prince Septimus of Stormhold looks so much like Severus Snape. A crossover that could actually happen. Definitely a must-read.

Title: The March Girls
Author: E. Snoopy
Rating: K+ (PG)
Genre: Family/Drama
Status: Work-in-Progress
Summary: Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Persuasion meet Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, in this 19th century New England variation.
Comments: Little Women is one of the first "serious" books I ever read, and crossing it over with Austen novels made me squee with glee when I saw this gem of a fic on FF.net.
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I'm so totally in love with Bleach right now, it's starting to scare me. I haven't been this rabid since Revenge of the Sith came out.

What is it about that series that makes me want to consume more and more that stuff?

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