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Best place for a twig
May. 25th, 2013 23:17katherineThis afternoon included standing under a tree, watching a crow who was in a half-built nest and tipping it shead considering where to best put the twig in its beak.
Story: "No Winter Lasts Forever" (Part 16)
May. 26th, 2013 00:16ysabetwordsmithThis story is a sequel to "Love Is for Children," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," and "Touching Moments," "Splash," "Coming Around," and "Birthday Girl."
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Hulk, Steve Rogers, Betty Ross, JARVIS, Bucky Barnes, Nick Fury.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Mind control. Inferences of past child abuse and other torture. Current environment is supportive.
Summary: A mission in Russia introduces the Avengers to the Winter Soldier. Steve wants Bucky back and will stop at nothing to make that happen. Everyone else helps however they can.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Sibling relationships. Fix-it. Teamwork. Canon-typical violence. BAMF!Avengers. Vulgar language. Drama. Rescue. Hurt/Comfort. Emotional whump. Survivor guilt. Friendship. Confusion. Mind control. Memory loss. Slow recovery. Nick Fury makes stupid-ass decisions. Fear of loss. Arc reactor. Fluff. Nonsexual ageplay. Making up for lost time. Tony Stark has a heart. Games. Trust issues. Safety and security. Howard Stark's A+ parenting. Obadiah Stane's A+ parenting. Food issues. Multiplicity/Plurality. Sleep issues. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Yoga. Personal growth. Family of choice. ALL THE FEELS. #coulsonlives.
Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15.
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Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Hulk, Steve Rogers, Betty Ross, JARVIS, Bucky Barnes, Nick Fury.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Mind control. Inferences of past child abuse and other torture. Current environment is supportive.
Summary: A mission in Russia introduces the Avengers to the Winter Soldier. Steve wants Bucky back and will stop at nothing to make that happen. Everyone else helps however they can.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Sibling relationships. Fix-it. Teamwork. Canon-typical violence. BAMF!Avengers. Vulgar language. Drama. Rescue. Hurt/Comfort. Emotional whump. Survivor guilt. Friendship. Confusion. Mind control. Memory loss. Slow recovery. Nick Fury makes stupid-ass decisions. Fear of loss. Arc reactor. Fluff. Nonsexual ageplay. Making up for lost time. Tony Stark has a heart. Games. Trust issues. Safety and security. Howard Stark's A+ parenting. Obadiah Stane's A+ parenting. Food issues. Multiplicity/Plurality. Sleep issues. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Yoga. Personal growth. Family of choice. ALL THE FEELS. #coulsonlives.
Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15.
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More awesome con things (not B5-related)
May. 25th, 2013 22:27aris_tgd1) Super Indian Comics, and indeed the rest of the Indigenous Narratives Collective: awesome. I got the first volume of Super Indian and it is funny and really cool looking, and also a good example of specificity in location/description fueling universality in fiction. Um, basically just that making things less generic actually helps make them easier to relate to. And this is really relatable and fun.
I need to check out the other comics I saw there on the web: Captain Paiute, Shadow Wolf, Gan, Tribal Force... they all look pretty cool.
2) Had a sudden clear thought about Steampunk--and this is really less about the con, except for how many steampunk costumes I saw today and yesterday: the second half of the word is punk. If you're not using that to critique and subvert the colonialism of the period, you're really just jerking off to pith helmets and tea. Given that, obviously I need to read more late-nineteenth/early 20th century anarchism, don't I? Does anyone have some suggestions, given that the only anarchist stuff I've read so far is Emma Goldman's letters on the Spanish Civil War.
I need to check out the other comics I saw there on the web: Captain Paiute, Shadow Wolf, Gan, Tribal Force... they all look pretty cool.
2) Had a sudden clear thought about Steampunk--and this is really less about the con, except for how many steampunk costumes I saw today and yesterday: the second half of the word is punk. If you're not using that to critique and subvert the colonialism of the period, you're really just jerking off to pith helmets and tea. Given that, obviously I need to read more late-nineteenth/early 20th century anarchism, don't I? Does anyone have some suggestions, given that the only anarchist stuff I've read so far is Emma Goldman's letters on the Spanish Civil War.
almost forgot
May. 26th, 2013 00:26jinianNew heights of self-parody by creationists at the Madison farmer's market: How did men and women evolve AT THE SAME TIME?
I bet they "stump" a lot of "evolutionists" with that one, owing to where does one even start.
I bet they "stump" a lot of "evolutionists" with that one, owing to where does one even start.
Oh My Comicon
May. 25th, 2013 21:14aris_tgdSo I have been at the Phoenix Comic-Con for the last couple of days--and this was going to be a longer post, but having sat down I have realized I am totally worn out. So I am going to keep this first post really short:
1) The B5 reunion panel made me cry several times, and made me laugh at least as often. It was JMS, Peter Jurasik, Jerry Doyle, Pat Tallman, Claudia Christian, and Tracy Scoggins doing most of the talking, with the moderators mostly giving up after a couple of questions. (The moderators were going to ask audience pre-submitted questions. That... didn't go well.) There was a memorial video for all the cast and crew who had passed since the show's creation, even guest stars, and I don't think anyone wasn't crying by the end of it, and Mira spoke about how much she had gotten out of being on B5 and how much she missed everyone, and everyone was crying... yeah, it was an emotional panel.
2) Previous night at the B5-themed party (With... Star Trek and Doctor Who-themed drinks, which in hindsight was bizarre) was pretty sweet! Robin Atkin Downes and Pat Tallman were there, and Robin was a total gentleman and a sweetheart, being really nice to us fans--he came up to the table I was with and just hung out for a bit before braving the line to the bar. I met some really awesome people, we drank, we danced, one of said awesome people was buying rounds--it was a cool scene.
3) Tonight after the panel I bought Bill Mumy a drink and we chatted about the show, and he was really gracious and friendly, and it was awesome.
4) I spent too much money. But, um, now I own an animatronic griffin puppet?
5) I took a bunch of photos of cosplay, and I need to pick out the good ones and upload them! Apparently there is a flickr group? I should find all my flickr info.
1) The B5 reunion panel made me cry several times, and made me laugh at least as often. It was JMS, Peter Jurasik, Jerry Doyle, Pat Tallman, Claudia Christian, and Tracy Scoggins doing most of the talking, with the moderators mostly giving up after a couple of questions. (The moderators were going to ask audience pre-submitted questions. That... didn't go well.) There was a memorial video for all the cast and crew who had passed since the show's creation, even guest stars, and I don't think anyone wasn't crying by the end of it, and Mira spoke about how much she had gotten out of being on B5 and how much she missed everyone, and everyone was crying... yeah, it was an emotional panel.
2) Previous night at the B5-themed party (With... Star Trek and Doctor Who-themed drinks, which in hindsight was bizarre) was pretty sweet! Robin Atkin Downes and Pat Tallman were there, and Robin was a total gentleman and a sweetheart, being really nice to us fans--he came up to the table I was with and just hung out for a bit before braving the line to the bar. I met some really awesome people, we drank, we danced, one of said awesome people was buying rounds--it was a cool scene.
3) Tonight after the panel I bought Bill Mumy a drink and we chatted about the show, and he was really gracious and friendly, and it was awesome.
4) I spent too much money. But, um, now I own an animatronic griffin puppet?
5) I took a bunch of photos of cosplay, and I need to pick out the good ones and upload them! Apparently there is a flickr group? I should find all my flickr info.
Misfits and Lovers (X-Men: First Class)
May. 26th, 2013 00:14ceitfianna posting in ![[community profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
queer_festTitle: Misfits and Lovers
Author:ceitfianna
Fandom: X-Men: First Class
Pairing/characters: Charles Xavier, Raven Darkholme, Erik Lensherr, Hank McCoy, Moira MacTaggert
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: X-Men: First Class, Charles Xavier(/Erik Lehnsherr), Erik is the first person Charles has ever been completely honest with. Though Raven may have known about his telepathy, she didn't know he was queer.
Warnings: Sexual tension, references to period specific homophobia.
Summary: Told from Charles and Raven's points of view as they navigate this new aspect of their relationship. Sexual tension between Charles and Erik is present but not acted upon. References to period fears of being queer in the 1950s and 1960s.
Title from The Wallflowers' song Misfits and Lovers.
Ao3
Author:
ceitfiannaFandom: X-Men: First Class
Pairing/characters: Charles Xavier, Raven Darkholme, Erik Lensherr, Hank McCoy, Moira MacTaggert
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: X-Men: First Class, Charles Xavier(/Erik Lehnsherr), Erik is the first person Charles has ever been completely honest with. Though Raven may have known about his telepathy, she didn't know he was queer.
Warnings: Sexual tension, references to period specific homophobia.
Summary: Told from Charles and Raven's points of view as they navigate this new aspect of their relationship. Sexual tension between Charles and Erik is present but not acted upon. References to period fears of being queer in the 1950s and 1960s.
Title from The Wallflowers' song Misfits and Lovers.
Ao3
A Matter of Logic
May. 26th, 2013 00:18james_davis_nicollA Matter of Logic
As broadcast time bears down on them, a writer and an actor have a heated discussion about the script, recapitulating the script during the course of the discussion.
As broadcast time bears down on them, a writer and an actor have a heated discussion about the script, recapitulating the script during the course of the discussion.
Students... grrrr.
May. 25th, 2013 23:57icarusThere are days when my students make great progress, or even if not, they're doing their best.
Then there are days when they do their work, even if it's not their best work.
Then there are the days when a student or two, one in particular, has made it his apparent goal to avoid any effort and waste my time, his time, and his parents' money. And is pleased with himself when he has done so.
He has a deadly combination of arrogance and laziness, and intelligence misdirected at finding ways of slacking off. He's proud of himself when he does it, too. A lot of good that quality's going to do him.
Then there are days when they do their work, even if it's not their best work.
Then there are the days when a student or two, one in particular, has made it his apparent goal to avoid any effort and waste my time, his time, and his parents' money. And is pleased with himself when he has done so.
He has a deadly combination of arrogance and laziness, and intelligence misdirected at finding ways of slacking off. He's proud of himself when he does it, too. A lot of good that quality's going to do him.
CBS Radio Workshop: The Little Prince (based on a story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
May. 26th, 2013 00:01james_davis_nicollThe Little Prince
Trapped in the Sahara following a plane crash, an aviator meets a young boy, the prince of the title. Over the course of about a week, the young boy, who claims to come from space, explains to the narrator what he found on his journeys from asteroid to asteroid.
This goes into some detail about the story and its background.
I haven't read the book since the 1960s but the illustrations came back to me when I was listening to this. Especially the elephant in the boa one; I think we've all being in the position of the boy who drew that.
Trapped in the Sahara following a plane crash, an aviator meets a young boy, the prince of the title. Over the course of about a week, the young boy, who claims to come from space, explains to the narrator what he found on his journeys from asteroid to asteroid.
This goes into some detail about the story and its background.
I haven't read the book since the 1960s but the illustrations came back to me when I was listening to this. Especially the elephant in the boa one; I think we've all being in the position of the boy who drew that.
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May. 25th, 2013 23:53twtdRandom season 1 JAG observation: for a show about lawyers, it's taken them nine episodes to get any of the characters inside an (Iraqi) courtroom.
Wiscon: Realistic and Unrealistic Sex in Fiction
May. 25th, 2013 22:48kate_nepveuLast panel report for tonight, what was I thinking, I was going to SLEEP or read or do necessary work, arrgh.
Ahem.
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I completely forgot having done this on shwi
May. 25th, 2013 23:35james_davis_nicoll(The seed was a desire for a timeline where Pacte des Loups was part of a long-standing genre of martial arts western films)
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Fic: Fury Does Not Die at the End (MCU/John Dies at the End)
May. 25th, 2013 22:38sabinetzin posting in intoabarTitle: Fury Does Not Die at the End
Author:sabinetzin
Prompt: Nick Fury walks into a bar and meets... David Wong!
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe/John Dies at the End (film)
Word count: 1188 words
Rating/Contents: General Audiences, no warnings apply
Summary: Nick Fury is in the habit of collecting useful people.
Read at the AO3
Author:
sabinetzinPrompt: Nick Fury walks into a bar and meets... David Wong!
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe/John Dies at the End (film)
Word count: 1188 words
Rating/Contents: General Audiences, no warnings apply
Summary: Nick Fury is in the habit of collecting useful people.
Read at the AO3
Pattern recognition.
May. 25th, 2013 23:19hannahWhen I find discarded clothing in the building's recycling area or the laundry room, I'll go ahead and grab it, generally to donate it to a textile recycling program, sometimes to use it myself.
I think it's fitting that today being Towel Day, I've learned where my towels are.
I think it's fitting that today being Towel Day, I've learned where my towels are.
My day's work
May. 25th, 2013 20:24malnpudlA dozen years and four homes ago, I used to be a passionate gardener. I had a gorgeous raised bed organic veggie garden and also ornamental plants and shrubs stuffed into every possible inch of anything that resembled plantable space. And oodles of pots in the unplantable spaces. I fed the neighborhood. It was glorious. It made me joyous and fed my soul.
Then there was marriage, divorce, and a couple of flavors of disability, and there were little apartments with no dirt and no will or physical ability to garden, anyway.
Several years ago I moved to a double-wide mobile home with its own little yard. Unfortunately, it's not a particularly plantable yard. Fortunately, it's pot-friendly and very sunny.
( Today I planted four oversized pots with veggies )
Life is good. Today, life is very good. :-)
Then there was marriage, divorce, and a couple of flavors of disability, and there were little apartments with no dirt and no will or physical ability to garden, anyway.
Several years ago I moved to a double-wide mobile home with its own little yard. Unfortunately, it's not a particularly plantable yard. Fortunately, it's pot-friendly and very sunny.
( Today I planted four oversized pots with veggies )
Life is good. Today, life is very good. :-)
WisCon: Is Every Kickass Female Character a Mary Sue?
May. 25th, 2013 22:13kate_nepveuI don't have much to say about the Mary Sue panel. My co-panelists (Becky Allen, S. N. Arly, Jessica Plummer, Beth Plutchak) were all great, the audience was very enthusiastic, and we had a great time talking about Mary Sues we have loved and that were important to us and decrying the specific bad messages sent by Mary Sue hating to young girls and the general bad messages sent by sexism to everyone. It was a lot of fun and anyone who was there (or not!) and had something they particularly wanted to preserve for posterity should absolutely feel free to comment. (The text of my talk about Mary Sue, which I tried really hard to keep from just repeating verbatim, is over here.)
Ray Toro Killjoy Plushie by Plushie-o-Matic (SFW)
May. 25th, 2013 22:58lucifuge5 posting in fanart_recsFandom: Bandom (MCR)
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Ray Toro
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Medium: Felt and cloth materials
Artist on DW/LJ: None that I could find
Artist Website/Gallery:![[deviantart.com profile]](http://deviantart.com/favicon.ico)
plushie-o-matic
Why this piece is awesome: It's a delightful Ray Toro doll! The artist--who has made plushies for the rest of MCR as well as other musicians--has a serious eye for details. Check out the buttons and the exacting design of Ray's jacket.
With the eye patch as a nod to Jet-Star (Ray's Killjoy persona), this doll is ready to kick butt and take names while being disarmingly cute at the same time. :D
Link: Ray Toro Killjoy Plushie (Link goes to DA)
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Ray Toro
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Medium: Felt and cloth materials
Artist on DW/LJ: None that I could find
Artist Website/Gallery:
Why this piece is awesome: It's a delightful Ray Toro doll! The artist--who has made plushies for the rest of MCR as well as other musicians--has a serious eye for details. Check out the buttons and the exacting design of Ray's jacket.
With the eye patch as a nod to Jet-Star (Ray's Killjoy persona), this doll is ready to kick butt and take names while being disarmingly cute at the same time. :D
Link: Ray Toro Killjoy Plushie (Link goes to DA)