"I guess we're playing the odds."

[starlady]

Astoundingly short real life entry, go!

# Yuletide nominations! This is my partial list:
1. Disney Princess Superheroes
2. Their Majesties' Bucketeers
3. NPR RPF
4. The Magic Schoolbus
5. RahXephon

Thoughts? 

# I signed up for Zipcar last week, and this morning under the pressure of "I need more dayquil and tissues" I reserved a car, and this afternoon my friend L and I went to…Target. Very dramatic and significant, I know. That said, it was a ridiculously easy sign-up process, and the company people I've interacted with have all been both nice and helpful, and Hybrid Car! And cities across the country and internationally, which is good. The rates are slightly high for just one person, at least on my budget, but with two or more people to split the costs it's pretty reasonable. And the cars live six blocks from my house. 

# More ludicrously beautiful days in the Bay area this week. This morning and afternoon I could see all the way past the Golden Gate to Marin. We're so spoiled; also, the psychological boost is unquestionable. I'm glad again that I chose this school, and these people, and still happy to be here (and having the time of my life).

# I'm not sure I'll ever write up a full post on Sirens 2010, but let me just say, it was a total blast from start to finish--I was surprised at how much fun I had, and thrilled to meet a bunch of other people who loved to talk about books and whatnot with just as much passion as me, and everyone I met including the GoHs was ridiculously nice and awesome. It's an intimate con, which definitely contributes to that atmosphere, but the caliber of the discussions does not suffer at all for that. See you next year, all!

# I might as well admit to all and sundry that I'm plotting a really long Sherlock Holmes story. At this point it's probably going to be a novel. I am excited.

Comments

[torachan]

Oh, lucky! I really wish they had zipcar in LA, but they don't. Not really. They have two locations, one at UCLA and one at USC, but even UCLA, which is technically only about five miles from me, takes about an hour/hour and a half on the bus to get there, which is kind of ridiculous to rent a car, especially if it's just for a short time. :(

[starlady]

Wow, that's really strange. There are tons of locations here in the Bay area, and I remember a lot in Philly too. :(

[torachan]

I guess they think no one in LA would be interested? But I don't think that's true! :(

[eisen]

... haaa, your list is way more eclectic than mine! I feel so narrow-focused. MAGIC SCHOOLBUS. My childhood. (I am so going to regret squeeing over this if someone ends up writing a TMS equivalent of "Slave Bear", and yet.)

Oh RahXephon. I'm still waiting for someone to do an AMV Hell-inspired "I Am My Own Grandpa" vid to that show. (I love it, no lie, but I still want that vid.)

[starlady]

The list is the product of 10 months of saying to myself, "Oh, I want X for Yuletide!" and then putting that down in the text file.

I'm pretty sure someone else will do NPR RPF, which really means I have two slots to play with.

I ♥ RahXephon SO MUCH.

[lnhammer]

I nominated Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (again), Cantebury Tales (of course), Metamorphoses (duh), Heroides (because apparently nobody else had yet !!!), and the Kokinshu. Because, from someone's stray mention, I even know how to fic that last -- in fact, I may write it anyway, even if no one requests it.

---L.

[starlady]

I would like to read Kokinshu fanfic. Heh, maybe the idea of doing so will actually be enough to inspire me to read it.

Though actually, I like reading about archaic/Heian literature just as much as I do reading the literature itself--Heian literature in particular is the site of such fascinating and emblematic debates over time, it's great.

[lnhammer]

I recently finished working my way through the Hyakunin Isshu, but apparently 100 classical poems wasn't enough -- I spent September translating almost a poem a day from the beginning of the Kokinshu. I've read it through in translation (there's two complete ones into English), which made me appreciate what Tsurayuki & Co. were doing more than I expected.

Oh, and my other Yuletide nomination was Journey to the West. Because just as the world needs more Ovid!fic, it needs more Monkey!fic. Glorious Monkey!

---L.

[amalnahurriyeh]

ZIPCAR! We've been Zipcar members since...IDK, four or five years? It's been great. I am half-hoping that when we move we move somewhere with Zipcars so we don't have to buy one for a while yet. *fingers crossed*

I am contemplating Yuletide. IDK. Do I have enough time? Do I care enough to stop being absurdly monofannish for five minutes? Sigh.

[starlady]

I really would recommend giving Yuletide a whirl if you think you'll have even a shred of time--the word limit is reasonably low, and it is so much fun, seriously. I participated for the first time last year and it was a wonderful experience.

Zipcar! I am happy, and quite frankly I'd be happy never to own a car or a house. At least I have a good six years yet in which neither of those things will be possible or necessary.

[jibrailis]

I jumped for joy when I saw Magic School Bus, I really did!

[starlady]

Magic School Bus!

So awesome, seriously. Ms. Frizzle! DW! Phoebe! The other girl! And now I kind of want icons.