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Friday, November 6th, 2009
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12:32 pm - Day 6: Slash Chat
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| Thursday, November 5th, 2009
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7:53 am - Day 5: ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) kabal42
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Wow, this is a hard one. Have you ever felt something about someone (their presence or aura, something they exude, a way you feel around them) that you can't quite figure out how to express in words? I have that with you. I sense something powerful about you that I can't begin to describe.
You're intelligent, diverse, strong, passionate, and genuinely interesting. You have a lot of love to give. Your writing is wonderfully vivid with complex layers of feeling. I'm truly fortunate to have been able to spend time with you, and I look forward to seeing you again at some point.
If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.
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| Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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12:36 am - Day 4: twilightsorcery
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I'm so glad Jan introduced us when I was moving to Philly, because you're all-around awesome. You're one of the most intelligent and diverse people I've met, either in or out of fandom. Beyond that, though, you're loads of fun and genuinely nice. I miss having you around Philly!
I've watched your art develop and grow, and your talent astounds me. Your work is gorgeous and vivid and carries real feeling.
Now go draw me some Snack and/or Snupin and/or Cain/Glitch, gaaaah!! ;)
If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.
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| Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
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12:08 am - Day 3: infiniteviking
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You're one of the first people I met when I started doing stuff in HP fandom, and I'm glad you've stuck with me all this time. You're talented, smart, determined, strong, and such an inspiration to me. You're a fairly private person and I feel like you're a little bit hard to really get to know, but you're fabulous and I consider you a friend nonetheless.
I don't tell you so often enough, but you're an amazing writer. There are a couple of your fics that I've recced to people over and over again. Your art is way fun too. Getting a postcard on which you've doodled a Snape or something silly totally makes my day. :D
If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.
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| Monday, November 2nd, 2009
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2:24 am - Day 2: nehalenia
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I stumbled upon and read your first fic when you came into HP fandom, and I was hooked. You're a fabulous writer, one of my all-time favorites around these parts -- and by the way, when I read your smut? I have to keep a fire extinguisher under my desk in case my monitor spontaneously combusts. For real. I'd beg you to collab on something with me, but I think my slow writing pace would drive you nuts. :P
On top of that, though, I'm glad that I've gotten to know you beyond your writing. You're smart, witty, perceptive, and determined, and just one of my favorite people, period. Your personality radiates fun, even in writing. I'd give up a limb to hang out with you, because I think it would be an absolute blast.
Also: write moar Snack, OMG!!
If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.
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| Sunday, November 1st, 2009
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1:32 am - Day 1: eeyore9990
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Holy crap, where to start? You rock my socks, woman. I'm seriously glad you didn't do the "one word about me" meme, because I would never have been able to narrow it down to just one. Right off the top of my head I get witty, hilarious, fun, talented, positive, upbeat, snarky, supportive, giving, and generally all-around awesome. I'm dying to hang out with you in person and I will make it happen. I might not ever make it home, though, because I think I'd be in real danger of laughing myself to death. Your mind is a weird, weird place, and I love every filthy, cracky corner of it!
P.S. -- You can totally write That Pairing, and now I'm going to want more of it, you know!
If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.
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| Saturday, October 31st, 2009
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2:22 pm - NaBloPoMo?
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November is NaBloPoMo, National Blog Posting Month. I've never participated in this, since I don't feel that my life is even remotely interesting enough to warrant daily posting. However, this year I've come up with an Idea. This is either a brilliant Idea or the worst Idea ever conceived, but I won't know which it is until I actually implement it, so...
Every day for the next month, I'm going to pick a person (or possibly more than one person) from my f-list and write something to or about them. Nothing long and involved; just simple notes of appreciation. It struck me as a good way to share some love, since I'm sure I don't tell you guys often enough how awesome you all are. (And, er, it'll be easy to scroll past, for those who don't wanna see my spam...)
Since there are only 30 days in November, this means not everyone on my f-list is going to be mentioned. That's the down side of this project. I don't know who I'll write about yet; I'll simply pick someone each day to whom I think I have something to say. Could be anyone, really. My brain works in strange ways.
I have no clue whether I'll make it through the entire month, but I'm going to try. I'm not so much with the focusing lately, but perhaps this will help me get my act together in some small way.
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| Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
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9:13 pm - Sure, Why Not?
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It's a meme, but it's an easy one. ;) Gacked from torino10154.
Leave a ONE WORD comment that you think describes me. It can only be one word. No more. Then copy & paste this as to your journal [if you feel so inclined] so that I may leave a word about you. Keep it going [if you want]. :)
Also: GO PHILLIES! :D
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| Saturday, October 24th, 2009
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7:38 pm - Why I Love Daily Deviant
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| Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
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12:35 am - Fic Alert!
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| Monday, October 19th, 2009
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6:29 am - Unimportant, But Just Have to Share
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Woo-hoo!!! My smut muse is back! Or my writing mojo in general maybe!
So I hadn't planned to write anything for ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) daily_deviant this month (too swamped!), but earlier tonight (er, about 2:00 am) I was hit hard with a major plot bunny. (Or PWP bunny? Is there such a thing?) A little while later I decided, "Oh, what the hell," and started writing it.
Three hours later, it's halfway done! I haven't written anything this quickly or easily in an embarrassingly long time. I just hope the other half cooperates as well…
The odd thing is, this fic is pretty different from what I usually write. Different enough that I'm honestly not sure whether it's actually any good. I suppose I'll read over it again when I wake up and decide then. But for the moment: woo-hoo!!
Okay, more important posts coming soon. ;)
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| Friday, October 16th, 2009
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12:56 am - (Overdue) DC Squee, Part 3
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So much for the live blogging! After my last post, things turned into one big, awesome blur. I'm going to try to report as much as I can, but I'm sure I'll leave a ton of stuff out!
When we last left our intrepid adventurers, blueberry pancakes had been eaten and torino10154 had just arrived...
...And so much stuff happened for the rest of the weekend that I think I'd be best off just making a basic list! So...
( The rest of Saturday, all of Sunday, and Monday morning )
A couple of other random things:
I never cease to be amazed at the intelligence and diversity of the people in this fandom. Some of the most brilliant conversation were had about all sorts of topics this weekend. In the middle of one of them, I recall thinking that people pay money to go to universities and participate in seminars that are less stimulating than some of our discussions. Seriously, you guys are the best.
To venturous: Thank you so much for inviting us all into your home, and for picking me up/dropping me off at the train station. You were wonderful and welcoming, and the weekend was amazing.
To everyone else who was there: Every single one of you is fabulous and it was a pleasure getting to see some of you again, and meet many of you for the first time, and spend the weekend with you all. The time flew by too fast! Boston meet-up in March, right?!
Also, entrenous88, lesyeuxverts, la_dissonance, and venturous, your copies of Tin Man are in the mail! :D
Pictures soon!
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| Saturday, October 10th, 2009
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11:20 am - DC Squee, Part 2
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Whee, torino10154 just arrived!
The rest of us got up this morning and had blueberry pancakes and eggs for breakfast. Since then we've been sitting here with our various laptops and notebooks, dinking away at fics. These folks much be good for my writing mojo, because I just finished the scene in my fic on which I was stuck!
...And yes, it does appear that I'm live blogging the Slash Retreat...
current mood: creative
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4:47 am - Squee From DC!
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::squeeeeeee!::
I'm here at the DC Slash Retreat at venturous's awesome place. We also have lesyeuxverts, entrenous88, and la_dissonance (and what's up with all the Francophiles, yo?), with more arriving tomorrow!
It's like a daily_deviant meet-up here! :D
I was the earliest arrival, so venturous picked me up at the train station and we took a bit of a scenic drive and walked through the Congressional Cemetery. Eventually we picked up la_dissonance when she came in by bus, then went on to venturous's place. lesyeuxvert and entrenous88 arrived not too long after us.
We were all pretty tired after traveling, I think, so we had a pretty mellow evening. There was making of dinner and drinking of wine and talking about any number of random things. Fun evening. I love the comfort of hanging out with fellow geeks! ::hugs geeks::
We all went to bed pretty early, but of course I was wide awake after three hours of sleep, with a headache. ::eyeroll:: So naturally I'm taking the opportunity to update IJ/LJ. ::even bigger eyeroll::
venturous's house is fabulous, by the way. Roomy but homey, with her gorgeous artwork all over the place. It'll be a pleasure to spend the weekend here. :D
Can't wait to see more folks tomorrow! Picspam coming later, I imagine. ;)
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| Friday, October 9th, 2009
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12:40 pm - SGU
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| Sunday, October 4th, 2009
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12:56 pm - Open Letter/Daily Stupidity
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Dear Penn Emergency Vets:
My puppy has an eye infection. As someone who's had many pets over the years, I know an eye infection when I see one. Her eyes are puffy, red, and continuously oozing a substance approximately the color and consistency of snot. I realize you don't see symptoms X, Y, and Z of an eye infection. That's because I brought her to you right away rather than waiting a week like the usual apathetic or inexperienced dumbass pet owner.
No, she has not suddenly developed allergies. It is a standard, run-of-the-mill case of conjunctivitis. I'm fairly irked that I just paid you an exorbitant amount of money for an incorrect diagnosis. But I'm not going to complain further, because at least you gave me medicine containing an antibiotic that will treat what she actually has.
In conclusion, you are morons.
No love,
Ari's Mom, who you will not see again if it can possibly be avoided
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| Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
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3:31 pm - Meme!
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| Monday, September 28th, 2009
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1:21 pm - Something Serious for a Change
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Those of you who've been reading my LJ/IJ for any time at all know I tend to keep things light around here for the most part. However, a discussion on a friend's journal has compelled me to make a very serious post. I want to talk a little bit about female genital mutilation. I've realized that perhaps not everyone is fully informed on this subject, and I feel that it's a phenomenon of which people should be aware.
Female genital mutilation refers to the partial or total removal of the external genitalia. The most extreme form of this is infibulation, in which all external parts are removed (clitoris, labia) and the area is sewn shut so that only a small opening through which the girl may urinate and menstruate remains. I say "girl" rather than "woman" because this procedure is generally performed on females aged 15 or younger.
These procedures are not carried out in a sterile hospital setting, but without anesthesia or the use of proper medical instruments. The health consequences can be severe. Immediate risks include excessive blood loss, shock, and infection. Most women who've undergone FGM report pain throughout life, and urinary or reproductive tract infections, cysts, infertility, and difficulty in childbirth are common.
FGM is practiced primarily in Africa, although it is common in some parts of Asia and the Middle East as well. An estimated 130 million women worldwide are currently living with the effects of FGM, and roughly two million new procedures are performed each year.
The above are facts. Now I'm going to add a short personal statement to this.
As an aspiring anthropologist, I try to take a cultural relativist approach to most things. I do my best to acknowledge my biases and not judge other cultural practices on the basis of my own. However, FGM is one topic I simply cannot view this way. Believe me, I've tried.
FGM is solely an attempt to control women's sexuality, behavior, and choices. Those who submit to it willingly do so because they will be ostracized by their societies and considered unmarriageable if they do not. The fact that thousands of women are attempting to protest FGM and flee their countries of origin to avoid the procedure tells me that this practice is wrong. It is not a cultural issue, but a human rights issue.
Some more sources of information you might wish to check out:
The Wikipedia page about FGM which gives a very good overview
The World Health Organization fact sheet about FGM
A documentary about FGM on YouTube (This is only about eight minutes long and very good.)
Note that I haven't addressed male circumcision here! That's a whole other topic entirely.
All right, I now return you (and myself as well!) to your usual fandom squee.
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| Sunday, September 27th, 2009
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1:52 pm - Package Squee!
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1:03 pm - General Status Report
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Doing my best to get on top of things here. I seem to have found my motivation hiding under the bed today; I hope it doesn't run away again any time soon.
I almost have my sleep schedule back on track. Once it goes to hell, it's incredibly difficult to readjust, you know? But I'm almost there.
I spent a good chunk of time this morning reading my f-lists and replying to random posts. I'm trying to be better at keeping in touch with people. I've been fairly successful at that lately, I think.
Then I replied to a few emails. I dealt with some school things which I'd been putting off. I'm frighteningly behind on school work right now. It's bad. Very bad. I'm determined to start tackling it today, though, and try to get that back on track too.
The Fic That Never Ends is still going apace. It's definitely a long'un (for me), but I have plenty of time before the due date and I'll probably even get it in early for a change! Boy, that hasn't happened in a while. (All the fest mods on my f-list are nodding in agreement right now.)
I'm going to go reply to an RP thread next. (No full-blown game; just a private thing with a friend 'cause it's been way too long since we played together!) After that, I expect there will be dog walking.
Speaking of Ari, I'm really enjoying her. It's still plain weird seeing a dog in my home instead of a cat. But in most ways she's not terribly different from a cat, honestly. She's a challenge at times, but she cracks me up and I like having her here. :)
♥ to you all!
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