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May. 28th, 2004 10:38 amIf there is someone anywhere on LiveJournal whose ass you'd like to beat with their own shoe, post this sentence in your journal.
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voteworks) and not cut because I think it's important:
"I believe that the president's leadership in the actions taken in Iraq demonstrate an incompetence in terms of knowledge, judgment and experience in making the decisions that would have been necessary to truly accomplish the mission without the deaths to our troops and the cost to our taxpayers."
--House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
One of the Emperor's particularly nasty minions, the House Majority leader [Tom DeLay], responded:
"Nancy Pelosi should apologize for her irresponsible, dangerous rhetoric. She apparently is so caught up in partisan hatred for President Bush that her words are putting American lives at risk."
(Source: CNN)
That's right, folks, it's now official: criticize our so-called President and you are endangering American lives.
But a better president than Dubya said this:
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." - Theodore Roosevelt (1918)
I suggest the following meme: Everyone who is so inclined, write down that Roosevelt quote on a postcard and send it to the dear House Majority Leader at either of the following addresses:
The Hon. Tom DeLay
242 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
The Hon. Tom DeLay
Office of the House Majority Leader
H-107 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
Then post this info in your journal and see if we can generate a big, fat reminder that dissent and criticism are not treason.
wolfshark (as posted in voteworks) and not cut because I think it's important:"I believe that the president's leadership in the actions taken in Iraq demonstrate an incompetence in terms of knowledge, judgment and experience in making the decisions that would have been necessary to truly accomplish the mission without the deaths to our troops and the cost to our taxpayers."
--House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
One of the Emperor's particularly nasty minions, the House Majority leader [Tom DeLay], responded:
"Nancy Pelosi should apologize for her irresponsible, dangerous rhetoric. She apparently is so caught up in partisan hatred for President Bush that her words are putting American lives at risk."
(Source: CNN)
That's right, folks, it's now official: criticize our so-called President and you are endangering American lives.
But a better president than Dubya said this:
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." - Theodore Roosevelt (1918)
I suggest the following meme: Everyone who is so inclined, write down that Roosevelt quote on a postcard and send it to the dear House Majority Leader at either of the following addresses:
The Hon. Tom DeLay
242 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
The Hon. Tom DeLay
Office of the House Majority Leader
H-107 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
Then post this info in your journal and see if we can generate a big, fat reminder that dissent and criticism are not treason.
MY EV0L IZ PASTEDE ON YAY
May. 21st, 2004 04:36 pmRemember about a week ago, when onnakitty said I wasn't going to trick her into reading LotRiPS (except annakovsky's ongoing Dom/Xander story) like I'd done with her best friend, Em?
In the car on the way to Costco this afternoon, I looked over to see her reading something on her Palm.
me: "What are you reading?"
her: "The Only Way Out is Through"
me: *gleefully* "Mmmm, angst."
her: *grinning* "Lots."
me: "Oh! If that's the copy I beamed to you for Em to read, there's only the first nineteen parts there. I'll need to give you the updated file for the last part."
her: "It's also missing a part in the middle somewhere -- around 12, I think."
When we got home, she presented me with her Palm so I could beam her the finalized copy of the story. *g* My work here is done.
Time to go read the final installment in the Viggo's Fight Club series, and then write some fic of my own.
onnakitty said I wasn't going to trick her into reading LotRiPS (except annakovsky's ongoing Dom/Xander story) like I'd done with her best friend, Em?In the car on the way to Costco this afternoon, I looked over to see her reading something on her Palm.
me: "What are you reading?"
her: "The Only Way Out is Through"
me: *gleefully* "Mmmm, angst."
her: *grinning* "Lots."
me: "Oh! If that's the copy I beamed to you for Em to read, there's only the first nineteen parts there. I'll need to give you the updated file for the last part."
her: "It's also missing a part in the middle somewhere -- around 12, I think."
When we got home, she presented me with her Palm so I could beam her the finalized copy of the story. *g* My work here is done.
Time to go read the final installment in the Viggo's Fight Club series, and then write some fic of my own.
non-fanfic rec and pimping success
May. 14th, 2004 04:58 pmBizarre little SF fic of a sexual nature written by Warren Ellis (mistersleepless) that everyone should read, if only so they can have strange thoughts (and possibly nightmares) for a day or two:
Dead Men's Pearls
Like so many other things, I blame this one onlaylah_r, too; she and her boi introduced me to Warren Ellis via the twisted sci-fi comic/graphic novel Switchblade Honey.
Also?
I have passed on the RPS cooties. Go me!
My daughter's best friend (who's a closet slashaholic in her own right) is over for a couple of days and I handed her a printout of See Under: Clue, Getting A without telling her what it was. After about a page, she realized what I had done, but by then she was sucked into the story. *g* There were many repetitions of "damn you!" in between bouts of mad giggling and happy sounds.
Thre three of us were also up until one this morning, first looking at pretty pictures of the LotR boys and watching clips of them fondle each other, and then reading aloud the Metaquotes abridged version of Crystalwank 2004 and rolling on the floor laughing.
ETA: I sent a (non-slasher) friend a link to a picsmap of the LotR boys (for some good pics of Sean A, whom she adores) and she IM'd me back: "Golly, those boys have their lips all over each other!" Hee. Yes. Yes, they do.
mistersleepless) that everyone should read, if only so they can have strange thoughts (and possibly nightmares) for a day or two:Dead Men's Pearls
Like so many other things, I blame this one on
laylah_r, too; she and her boi introduced me to Warren Ellis via the twisted sci-fi comic/graphic novel Switchblade Honey.Also?
I have passed on the RPS cooties. Go me!
My daughter's best friend (who's a closet slashaholic in her own right) is over for a couple of days and I handed her a printout of See Under: Clue, Getting A without telling her what it was. After about a page, she realized what I had done, but by then she was sucked into the story. *g* There were many repetitions of "damn you!" in between bouts of mad giggling and happy sounds.
Thre three of us were also up until one this morning, first looking at pretty pictures of the LotR boys and watching clips of them fondle each other, and then reading aloud the Metaquotes abridged version of Crystalwank 2004 and rolling on the floor laughing.
ETA: I sent a (non-slasher) friend a link to a picsmap of the LotR boys (for some good pics of Sean A, whom she adores) and she IM'd me back: "Golly, those boys have their lips all over each other!" Hee. Yes. Yes, they do.
adfioeldkfjk
May. 12th, 2004 08:28 pmspellingwitch posted some links to Elijah pics.This one in particular makes me want to grab him by the tie and...do unspeakable things to him. OMGYes.
Also? Why are "drooling" and "pervy" not pre-set moods for LJ?
ETA: FYI, for those who care (i.e., no one), it's fucking snowing again. This is Colorado, people; it's not like I live in the arctic circle or something. It's not supposed to snow mid-May in non-mountainous portions of Colorado. Feh.
Title: The Price of Fame (1/?)
Fandom(s): LotR actors/Tru Calling crossover
Archive: Please don't.
A/N: If you aren't familiar with Tru Calling, check out the series blurb. Everything will make so much more sense! Story contains spoilers for the season finale of Tru Calling. Mucho, mucho thanks tovegetariansushi, my tremendously helpy beta reader. Any remaining mistakes are my fault, not hers.
Summary: Tru must stop what appears to be a suicide pact between two men, but her job is made more difficult by the fact that they're well-known actors who are almost impossible to get close to.
( The Price of Fame, part 1 )
Fandom(s): LotR actors/Tru Calling crossover
Archive: Please don't.
A/N: If you aren't familiar with Tru Calling, check out the series blurb. Everything will make so much more sense! Story contains spoilers for the season finale of Tru Calling. Mucho, mucho thanks to
vegetariansushi, my tremendously helpy beta reader. Any remaining mistakes are my fault, not hers.Summary: Tru must stop what appears to be a suicide pact between two men, but her job is made more difficult by the fact that they're well-known actors who are almost impossible to get close to.
( The Price of Fame, part 1 )
Political pimping
May. 10th, 2004 09:46 pmCheck out fan_the_vote, where fans offer up their skills and/or merchandise in trade for donations to make sure the next four years are Dubya-free.
fan_the_vote, where fans offer up their skills and/or merchandise in trade for donations to make sure the next four years are Dubya-free.Popslashers?
May. 9th, 2004 10:57 amCan I get a little help from the popslashers on my f-list? I just need some basic background info on...well, pretty much any of the boybands, really. It's for a story, but it's not a popslash story per se. Um. Yeah. That's confusing, isn't it?
Let's try this. Questions I'd like to have answered:
1. Do any of the current crop of boybands have young-ish members. Say, early 20s?
a. If so, what's the basic background and make-up of that band. Members' names/ages/towns of origin, and when the band started, and maybe the names of anyone particularly important to their history -- agents, previous members who left, etc.
2. Is there anything I need to know about boyband concerts, etc., that's different from non-boyband band concerts, etc., so as to avoid making a fool of myself when including them in a story?
And if y'all are looking at me now and saying, "Dude, that's not how it works. You don't even know what you're asking," then maybe someone willing to walk me through a brief overview of the whole popslash thing can email or IM me and we can chat in more detail about what I'm trying to write. *g*
Thanks!
Let's try this. Questions I'd like to have answered:
1. Do any of the current crop of boybands have young-ish members. Say, early 20s?
a. If so, what's the basic background and make-up of that band. Members' names/ages/towns of origin, and when the band started, and maybe the names of anyone particularly important to their history -- agents, previous members who left, etc.
2. Is there anything I need to know about boyband concerts, etc., that's different from non-boyband band concerts, etc., so as to avoid making a fool of myself when including them in a story?
And if y'all are looking at me now and saying, "Dude, that's not how it works. You don't even know what you're asking," then maybe someone willing to walk me through a brief overview of the whole popslash thing can email or IM me and we can chat in more detail about what I'm trying to write. *g*
Thanks!
First Against The Wall by vegetariansushi
Dom/Elijah
Everyone should read this; it's a beautiful, introspective piece that looks at the inevitable unravelling of a relationship between two people who are just too different.
vegetariansushiDom/Elijah
Everyone should read this; it's a beautiful, introspective piece that looks at the inevitable unravelling of a relationship between two people who are just too different.
Smutteh question
May. 4th, 2004 10:23 pmSo if anyone can identify the movie and/or actors (particularly the brunet), from ( this picture, )
I would appreciate it. Rather a lot, actually.
WARNING: May not be work safe, depending on how your employer feels about boykissing.
(I suspect the answer is: two stoned guys who made an amateur pr0n film.)
I would appreciate it. Rather a lot, actually.
WARNING: May not be work safe, depending on how your employer feels about boykissing.
(I suspect the answer is: two stoned guys who made an amateur pr0n film.)
Halle-effing-lujah!
May. 3rd, 2004 02:20 pmThere's a penicillin script waiting for me at the pharmacy down the street. Finally.
*is tired of being dead*
ETA: Also? It's not pleasant to get a cough drop stuck to the top ball of the barbell that runs through your tongue. Just in case that ever comes up.
*is tired of being dead*
ETA: Also? It's not pleasant to get a cough drop stuck to the top ball of the barbell that runs through your tongue. Just in case that ever comes up.
FIC: Suburbia (AtS, Wesley/Lilah/Faith, R)
May. 1st, 2004 11:04 pmTitle: Suburbia
Fandom: Angel
Pairing: Wesley/Lilah/Faith
Rating: R
Words: ~600
Beta:vegetariansushi
Summary: The white of the ceiling matches the blank emptiness in Wesley's thoughts when he first opens his eyes. There's a half second of foreboding, of feeling like everything is wrong, and then Lilah's fingertips brush his arm and sweep away the confusion as though it had never been.
A/N: This was written forkatemonkey for the polyficathon. I'm not at all sure my original attempt was what she wanted, so I thought I'd give her a second one off her list.
( Suburbia )
Fandom: Angel
Pairing: Wesley/Lilah/Faith
Rating: R
Words: ~600
Beta:
vegetariansushiSummary: The white of the ceiling matches the blank emptiness in Wesley's thoughts when he first opens his eyes. There's a half second of foreboding, of feeling like everything is wrong, and then Lilah's fingertips brush his arm and sweep away the confusion as though it had never been.
A/N: This was written for
katemonkey for the polyficathon. I'm not at all sure my original attempt was what she wanted, so I thought I'd give her a second one off her list. ( Suburbia )
Mostly dead...and virgin sacrifice
May. 1st, 2004 09:59 pmUgh. I apparently have the strep thing the kids have, only I won't be able to get treatment until Monday, when my doc is back in the office. So I'm not going to be around much, as I'm having fevers and chills and my throat is swelled up to the size of Montana and I can't get out of bed without crying.
But! I had an idea.
I desperately want the next part of Shaenie's The Only Way Out is Through, and it occurred to me that maybe we could all do a virgin sacrifice to manifest it more quickly. *g* Everyone could write and post a drabble or ficlet wherein one of the LotR guys loses his virginity. Who's with me?
I even have an idea, though I can't guarantee it'll be too coherent because my brains are melting and dripping out my ears at the moment.
But! I had an idea.
I desperately want the next part of Shaenie's The Only Way Out is Through, and it occurred to me that maybe we could all do a virgin sacrifice to manifest it more quickly. *g* Everyone could write and post a drabble or ficlet wherein one of the LotR guys loses his virginity. Who's with me?
I even have an idea, though I can't guarantee it'll be too coherent because my brains are melting and dripping out my ears at the moment.
Title: Fire and Ice
Fandom: X-Men (movieverse)
Pairing: Rogue/Iceman/Pyro
Rating: R
Words: ~1100
Beta:laylah and vegetariansushi
Summary: "Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice."
A/N: This was written forkatemonkey for the polyficathon. I hope it's what she wanted.
( Fire and Ice )
Fandom: X-Men (movieverse)
Pairing: Rogue/Iceman/Pyro
Rating: R
Words: ~1100
Beta:
laylah and vegetariansushiSummary: "Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice."
A/N: This was written for
katemonkey for the polyficathon. I hope it's what she wanted.( Fire and Ice )
Constructive criticism?
Apr. 29th, 2004 11:14 pm(Crossposting this to my non-RPS journal as well, because I think it applies to all genres/subgenres of slash that I write.)
I love writing. A lot of what I love about writing is taking a story that starts out inside my brain and putting it into words to share with other people, so that it ends up in their brains and, I hope, hearts. Which means that it's important to me to understand what is and is not effective about my writing.
That's where y'all come in. *g*
I know that I've got a reasonably good grasp of the mechanics of writing; I can put together a sentence with correct spelling and punctuation, a paragraph that makes sense, and a story that gets from Point A to Point B with some semblance of a plot. That said, what I don't know is what my writing is missing. There are a lot of folks out there who write with no more technical skill than me, but whose stories are highly praised.
Why? What does [insert author of your choice here]'s fiction have that mine doesn't?
What I don't want: reassurances or praise.
What I do want: people to rip my fiction apart and give me strong constructive criticism on anything -- prose style, technical skill, subject matter, etc. -- that they find lacking. Please?
I love writing. A lot of what I love about writing is taking a story that starts out inside my brain and putting it into words to share with other people, so that it ends up in their brains and, I hope, hearts. Which means that it's important to me to understand what is and is not effective about my writing.
That's where y'all come in. *g*
I know that I've got a reasonably good grasp of the mechanics of writing; I can put together a sentence with correct spelling and punctuation, a paragraph that makes sense, and a story that gets from Point A to Point B with some semblance of a plot. That said, what I don't know is what my writing is missing. There are a lot of folks out there who write with no more technical skill than me, but whose stories are highly praised.
Why? What does [insert author of your choice here]'s fiction have that mine doesn't?
What I don't want: reassurances or praise.
What I do want: people to rip my fiction apart and give me strong constructive criticism on anything -- prose style, technical skill, subject matter, etc. -- that they find lacking. Please?
Happy Birthday, queenofalostart!
Apr. 29th, 2004 01:21 pmHope the day is pleasant, even if you don't do big celebrations. (You'll note that I restrained myself and did not include any confetti graphics, etc. *g*)
