1. Deep Fanfic Thoughts, by Jack Handey by Vali. This story is awesome. I remember reading it years ago. I'm not sure how much sense it will make to those new to fandom, but I love it. "I don't think I'm alone when I say I'd like to see more and more planets fall under the ruthless domination of Prospect-L."

2. femslash_minis: a mini-ficathon community with one week to write 500 words. The current challenge will be stories about Dawn. COME AND SIGN UP WITH ME, O BUFFY FANS.

As I said in a previous post, I've been rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer with my girlfriend, who has never seen it (I know, it seems impossible). Oh my god, you guys. It is so good. SO GOOD*. I mean, obviously I knew this; I have watched Buffy since it first aired when I was 13; it is my first fandom and my first fanfiction and my first email account and basically just the first thing I ever did on the internet**. But I haven't rewatched an episode in at least four years, maybe longer, and it's been since at least the end of the show since I watched it regularly. And so even though I know everything that happens (Dude, I had episodes memorized when I was 13. 4-7 years does not erase that sort of knowledge), I can still be surprised by details. Mainly I am being surprised at HOW GOOD everything is. Except possibly for the costumes, because 90s fashion has now become funny. Like, we just watched 'When She Was Bad'- the first episode of Season Two- and there are three or four explicit instances of foreshadowing for events later in the season, including even a particularly distinctive and memorable shot/camera angle (trying to avoid explicit spoilers, but if you remember the slow-motion shot of Buffy running into the library at the end of Becoming Part One? That EXACT SAME SHOT is in When She Was Bad. It's awesome). There's so many lines and moments that just make me want to flail, and so many more coming up***.

(Also, man, it is sort of vaguely embarrassing to watch this show and recognize tropes and character archetypes that I CLEARLY IMPRINTED on and have continued to replicate across the internet. Although it's also not embarrassing because I still LOVE THEM.)

We are now up to 'School Hard', and OH MAN SPIKE. AND DRUSILLA. SPIKE AND DRUSILLA. SO MUCH LOVE. SPIKE/DRUSILLA IS MY OTP FOREVER!!!1!****

Um, yes. I can be rational. Anyway, it's a bit strange watching it with someone who has never seen the show, because I'm never sure how much of the plot has become general fandom knowledge, and what will still be surprising. And in some cases, I think that really influences how you see the show (speaking of Spike).

But Buffy is awesome. Yes. I need some Buffy icons. Squee with me, people.

*This post may contain lots of capslock.

**And I saw the film in theaters when I was 8. Basically, what I'm saying is: BtVS raised me.

***The "What's left?"/"Me." exchange of Becoming Part 2? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. It is the Crowning Moment of Awesome of the entire Universe.

****Don't talk to me about end of Season 6/Season 7 Spike. I am living in denial. It's a happy place.

I am weirdly obsessed with Jacqueline Carey's books at the moment! I don't even know why. Well, I'm sure it's because I just finished the Imriel trilogy, but I did not even like it that much, and I liked the last book least of all (amnesia: not one of my kinks, apparently). And yet: my obsession grows. While I go back and forth on whether I actually want to buy the new one in hardcover (answer: yes, I have totally succumbed to the temptation, and yet I keep being vexed by every bookstore I go to not having a copy. Come on, temptation! I want to give in) I am rereading the first book.

Anyway, I'm really only posting to share what I have just realized: Namaah is a real angel! As are all the rest, apparently. I had no idea!

A meme I saw on threewalls's LJ ages ago and which I thought was interesting:

1. Comment to this post with the name of a character that I have written in fic.

2. I will comment telling you the following:
a. What initially prompted me to like the character enough to write about him/her.
b. One of his/her best traits
c. One of his/her worst traits
d. How easy/difficult I find it to write the character
e. The story/chapter/paragraph/phrase where I feel that I truly captured the character
f. My plans (if any) to write the character in the near future (which may be more optimistic than realistic, but rousing old muses does sometimes gets work written)

Results of the 'Five Things' Meme:

quixotic_sense wanted ( 5 best drinks on a cold morning )

And ( 5 things Hisoka makes Tsuzuki )

kessie wanted ( Five Things that Konoe-Kachou Secretly Thinks About His Employees But Will Never Tell Them (Through Random Observations or Otherwise) )

vom_marlowe wanted ( 5 ways Tsuzuki shows Hisoka he loves him )

And ( top 5 favorite ways to procrastinate )

threewalls wanted ( 5 reasons why everyone should read Swordspoint )

Woe! I deeply wanted to write something for 31_days's theme today, but I am in the midst of catching a cold and there's no way I'll be able to concentrate enough to have it done before midnight.

...I suppose I could write it tomorrow anyway and just not post it there, but c'mon, where's the fun in that?

Gacked from many people, but most lately: daeger: Ask me my fandom opinion

How this works:
1. Ask me one fandom-related question in the comments. This can be fandom specific, general, or about fandom/lj stuff/fic writing/etc
2. Just one question, please, but it can (and perhaps should) have sub-parts. ETA: Ask as many as you want, actually.
3. That's it. It can be as normal or odd as you like.

Remember about a week ago, when I mentioned a story I was writing for a ficathon? I wrote a little over 800 words that night; Wow! I thought, I'll finish this in time to have it beta'd for once! No problem here! And then I haven't written anything since. Gah, I am such a terrible procrastinator.