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st_salieri! May there be margaritas and relaxation in your weekend! There is no Soap Opera post today, because no one is reading it we are celebrating my Em's first lost tooth. And also, I have GOT to finish some stuff around here. Like other fics. And laundry. Guess which of those two I'm looking forward to?
On to the multi-fandom and life recs!
On to the fic!
Jossverse
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lynnevitational, and I still haven't read everything that's been posted (waiting for some WiPs as well) but it's produced some fabulous stories.
Cthonic byinlovewithnight Fred, Faith. Utterly heartbreaking and fascinating. AU, but it weaves through canon deftly and imo, ILWN is one of the best writers of Fred in fandom, period. Gorgeous story.
cadhla wrote Birds in Cages. Angel (the fanged four, really) and is lyrical and poetic and the last line left me sitting in my chair staring at the screen, aching. Beautiful ficlet.
Time Lapse bythedeadlyhook is a B/A fic set post-NFA that painted such a vivid picture in my head. She's not trying to out-profound anyone with this, it's just a wonderful (and painful) idea that is well done. I would love to see more of this, actually. Always a good sign when you don't want things to end.
Big Love
I'm not going to be soft here: this is a fandom that I'm not interested in generally, because well. Any one who's read me long enough knows my thoughts onyaoi polygamy, and I'm just not going to buy most of the fics written for titilation, or whatever. Just me, I know. HOWEVER.
Psalm 119:27-29 byviciouswishes is a future fic that tells where all the main characters end up and is heartbreaking and a wonderful idea. I have my own thoughts on this, but this on its own is a wonderfully written (and oh, so painful in places) snapshot into several futures. If you watch the show, you need to read this.
Harry Potter
I've been sucking this fandom down like Darjeeling. I'm mostly a canon 'ship or gen reader, for the record. (And most will have spoilers for DH, so blanket warning.)
Remember that fic I recced last week, End of the Line? The cross with Discworld (but you don't need to know Discworld to enjoy/get that.)googlebrat write two more ficlets in that series, and there was one little moment involving the words "mischief managed" that hit me in the solar plexus and I couldn't breathe. *cries* If you liked the first, you'll love the next ones: Mischief Managed and The Station Clock Said 12.
A missing chapter in DH that is chilling with the implication, The Little Ones (genfic) about what was happening on Platform 9 3/4 with the new "power" heading up the ministry. Very frightening and well done.
Let's get something sweet up here, quick. First time fic, Hr/R, (but only to third base) is very cute. (I love awkward fumblings...) Tension
byabused_sarcasm.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow bylilith_morgana may be the best post DH Malfoy fic I've read. Absolutely unflinching with who they were, but they aren't caricatures of themselves. They have feelings and emotion and pride, lord, the pride. Beautiful. A must-read.
Um, another painful (but wonderful) story, short but packs a punch, Neville at St. Mungos speaking to his parents, set post DH. Bring a tissue. Special Tea on Fridays bymelwil. Takes into consideration the phenomenal growth in Neville's character, but also recognizes that he'll always ache for his parents and what could have been.
Crack!Fic, aka Things That Make You Go Ha
Whatever, I can self-pimp in my own journal. :D The Edge Of Neight, also known as StallionCrest or As the Stall Turns or Days of our Rides. Perhaps you prefer All My Fillies? This started out as a response to a comment in the horse-gentle caress wank (if you don't know, you don't want to know. Trust me) but this isn't dirty or anything. It's just all the tropes of Soap Operas (heated stares into the camera, evil twins, deserted islands, scheming and plotting, and something locked in a closet - a secret? Or WORSE?!) with horses as the people. Because it's funnier. If I do say so myself. Which I just did.
Side note: my sister is animating this so it looks like a child's hand playing with horse figurines and it's freaking HILARIOUS. <3 When we have enough to share, we will. :D
Vids
Pug Rap. This is just redonkulous. And my daughter makes me play this every. single. day. And we all know the "rap" by heart. And ... it's pretty cute. (The first eight times.) *headdesk*
Okay, we all love Robot Chicken, yes? And we all love The Two Coreys? (ahaha.) Here's the twain together, and I laughed. And so? I share.
I have lots of new things up on my del.icio.us page still to go through. By all means, hit me with fics you think I'd like! (In light of the new LJ-draaaaaama, I don't think I have a comment. I saw the picture in question and... well, it's not my bag. My thoughts are pictures of that nature should be under flock, but allowed. And that is all.)
In conclusion: IT IS FRIDAY, WHOOO! Have fantastic weekends! <3
st_salieri! May there be margaritas and relaxation in your weekend! There is no Soap Opera post today, because On to the multi-fandom and life recs!
- If you are lame like me and haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth yet, I cannot recommend this movie enough. Absolutely beautiful, will completely tear you down emotionally, and after two days, I'm still haunted by it. One of the best films of the past few years, hands down.
- roasting pumpkins. No, wait! We let a pumpkin plant go wild in the backyard and I have 42 pumpkins so far, each about 10 pounds. I poked a hole in the top of one, shoved it in the oven at 350 for an hour, and peeled the skin off. YUM. I mashed half of it and mixed it into some risotto and we all moaned, it was so tasty.
- sitting on my front porch while the neighbor boys run their RC cars in the street and my dog Sally Von Schtupp chases after them (the cars, not the children.) I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Hahaha.
- Bake a yellow cake, put lemon curd in between the layers, and make a lemon syrup (lemon juice, a touch of water, and powdered sugar until you get the right consistency) to pour over the top. YUM.
- The song Fina Estampa by Chabuca Granda. This was so beloved by her native Peru that it became their national anthem. :D I love folk Latin music.
- Anything by Andres Segovia, especially his Bach performances. Segovia is simply the greatest classical guitarist, period. This is the music I grew up on in my house. My dad was a classical guitarist and played songs like this at our bedside to get us to go to sleep. *blissful memory*
- Or how about something that is very Massive Attack/Portishead sounding, but not? Change My Night, the Feathermerchants. I love this dreamy, smoky tune.
On to the fic!
Jossverse
The next three are from the
lynnevitational, and I still haven't read everything that's been posted (waiting for some WiPs as well) but it's produced some fabulous stories.Cthonic by
inlovewithnight Fred, Faith. Utterly heartbreaking and fascinating. AU, but it weaves through canon deftly and imo, ILWN is one of the best writers of Fred in fandom, period. Gorgeous story.cadhla wrote Birds in Cages. Angel (the fanged four, really) and is lyrical and poetic and the last line left me sitting in my chair staring at the screen, aching. Beautiful ficlet.Time Lapse by
thedeadlyhook is a B/A fic set post-NFA that painted such a vivid picture in my head. She's not trying to out-profound anyone with this, it's just a wonderful (and painful) idea that is well done. I would love to see more of this, actually. Always a good sign when you don't want things to end.Big Love
I'm not going to be soft here: this is a fandom that I'm not interested in generally, because well. Any one who's read me long enough knows my thoughts on
Psalm 119:27-29 by
viciouswishes is a future fic that tells where all the main characters end up and is heartbreaking and a wonderful idea. I have my own thoughts on this, but this on its own is a wonderfully written (and oh, so painful in places) snapshot into several futures. If you watch the show, you need to read this.Harry Potter
I've been sucking this fandom down like Darjeeling. I'm mostly a canon 'ship or gen reader, for the record. (And most will have spoilers for DH, so blanket warning.)
Remember that fic I recced last week, End of the Line? The cross with Discworld (but you don't need to know Discworld to enjoy/get that.)
googlebrat write two more ficlets in that series, and there was one little moment involving the words "mischief managed" that hit me in the solar plexus and I couldn't breathe. *cries* If you liked the first, you'll love the next ones: Mischief Managed and The Station Clock Said 12. A missing chapter in DH that is chilling with the implication, The Little Ones (genfic) about what was happening on Platform 9 3/4 with the new "power" heading up the ministry. Very frightening and well done.
Let's get something sweet up here, quick. First time fic, Hr/R, (but only to third base) is very cute. (I love awkward fumblings...) Tension
by
abused_sarcasm.Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by
lilith_morgana may be the best post DH Malfoy fic I've read. Absolutely unflinching with who they were, but they aren't caricatures of themselves. They have feelings and emotion and pride, lord, the pride. Beautiful. A must-read.Um, another painful (but wonderful) story, short but packs a punch, Neville at St. Mungos speaking to his parents, set post DH. Bring a tissue. Special Tea on Fridays by
melwil. Takes into consideration the phenomenal growth in Neville's character, but also recognizes that he'll always ache for his parents and what could have been. Crack!Fic, aka Things That Make You Go Ha
Whatever, I can self-pimp in my own journal. :D The Edge Of Neight, also known as StallionCrest or As the Stall Turns or Days of our Rides. Perhaps you prefer All My Fillies? This started out as a response to a comment in the horse-gentle caress wank (if you don't know, you don't want to know. Trust me) but this isn't dirty or anything. It's just all the tropes of Soap Operas (heated stares into the camera, evil twins, deserted islands, scheming and plotting, and something locked in a closet - a secret? Or WORSE?!) with horses as the people. Because it's funnier. If I do say so myself. Which I just did.
Side note: my sister is animating this so it looks like a child's hand playing with horse figurines and it's freaking HILARIOUS. <3 When we have enough to share, we will. :D
Vids
Pug Rap. This is just redonkulous. And my daughter makes me play this every. single. day. And we all know the "rap" by heart. And ... it's pretty cute. (The first eight times.) *headdesk*
Okay, we all love Robot Chicken, yes? And we all love The Two Coreys? (ahaha.) Here's the twain together, and I laughed. And so? I share.
I have lots of new things up on my del.icio.us page still to go through. By all means, hit me with fics you think I'd like! (In light of the new LJ-draaaaaama, I don't think I have a comment. I saw the picture in question and... well, it's not my bag. My thoughts are pictures of that nature should be under flock, but allowed. And that is all.)
In conclusion: IT IS FRIDAY, WHOOO! Have fantastic weekends! <3
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Date: 2007-08-03 03:22 pm (UTC)woop woop woop!
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Date: 2007-08-03 03:28 pm (UTC)And GOSH. That freaking rap!?! I mean, it's no Banana Phone, but Jeez: My favorite thing to do is slide my butt on the rug. *cracks up*
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Date: 2007-08-03 03:23 pm (UTC)Dogs chasing remote control cars are a Christmas morning ritual on my block! So fun and funny.
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Date: 2007-08-03 03:30 pm (UTC)What's great about the cars/my dog is that she's pretty fearful - she's a rescue - and she just ran and played and waited for cues from the neighbor kids. Very fun and heartwarming for us. :D
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Date: 2007-08-03 03:41 pm (UTC)Isn't Pan's Labyrinth the most amazing movie? I agree with how haunting it is -- it stays with you for days.
I have your Horsey Soap Opera on my to-read list! Where is my time going? Waaah! I never have enough of it... I can't wait until school starts and I can get a little more breathing room.
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Date: 2007-08-03 03:48 pm (UTC)Pan's Labyrinth just made me ache. I want to watch it again, but I know it will be gut-wrenching the second time around because I know what's coming at each turn. (And The Pale Man gave me nightmares!)
We have three more Mondays until school starts. CANNOT WAIT.
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Date: 2007-08-04 04:11 am (UTC)Thanks for the birthday wishes, and congrats on the lost tooth.
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Date: 2007-08-04 02:01 pm (UTC)Have a fantastic weekend, sweet heart! <3
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Date: 2007-08-05 06:12 pm (UTC)OMG, that was SUCH a great movie. I will admit freely that I looked away during the bottle-bashing-face-in scene (and then had to ask Mr WG what had happened, because I wasn't sure if it had been a stabbing or what.) Yugh. I like scary, but I don't like gory. Mr WG didn't like the movie as much as I did. The special effects CGI etc were amazing, and I totally loved that rock face at the beginning with she puts the eye back in, and the book with the magically appearing writing was fantastic, and the ROOM with the creepy frozen monster, when she eats the grapes, OMG YAY SO GOOD!!!!
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Date: 2007-08-05 07:24 pm (UTC)Oh my gosh. The bottle scene! I thought it was so wonderful having the Captain be a worse monster than one she could imagine. Even the fairies were grotesque. Poor little thing. The book was wonderful and the Pale Man freaked me OUT. GAH. I was biting my nails hoping she wouldn't eat the grapes.
Then ending made me so sad. I did like that she was able to escape the pain of dying by imagining she had accomplished her three tasks and was welcomed home. :( I just thought it was utterly beautiful, both the story and the visuals.
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Date: 2007-08-07 12:27 am (UTC)I completely agree -- the Captain was an awesome character because he was so SCARY. Eek. The Pale Man was one of the creepiest monsters I've ever seen -- the way his eyes worked and everything was bizarre/freaky. Double eek!
I knew right at the beginning when there was the shot of Ofelia's face when she was lying down that something was happening, like she was dying, so the ending wasn't a surprise at all. The whole story was just amazing.