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Beta reading and WIP Big Bang
There's about a day remaining on wipbigbang signups and I'm pondering whether to enter. I do have a Finnrey AU WIP that I'm interested in finishing, but a) I'm not sure where to take the story and b)...
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Coding, newest Star Wars trailer, work, and more!
I've been writing code to auto-post my local files DW, and while I've been adding stuff and debugging it's running more or less reliably these days. If all goes well this post should come from a queue,...
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First letter of middle name meme
Originally posted by baranduin, via minoanmiss: No googling allowed on this meme. Every answer must start with the first letter of your middle name. ( What starts with H? ) comments
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Starfleet is for misfits
Watching Star Trek, I used to think Jem Hadar and Klingons being these fierce warrior races was something of an Informed Trait when they kept losing in face-to-face fights with mild-mannered Starfleet...
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Ancient shipping feels
I finished reading The King of the Light in the East as a Work of Epic Poetry by Hwang Sun-gu. It turns out there was a full text of the original epic poem in the back of the book so I took time to...
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Set up a Dreamwidth queue, drafts, and local backup on OS X
There isn't much I miss from my stay on Tumblr and it's a great relief to spend more time on Dreamwidth-- and, these days, my feed reader. However, there are still some functions that Tumblr has and...
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Marvel Femslash is a no-go but WIP Big Bang is on!
After being so excited about the marvelfemslashevents exchange, I was flabbergasted to realize I had not actually been signed up. I'm not sure what happened, maybe I didn't press "submit" or my signup...
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All work and no pay leaves me a poor girl
April was a busy week, but since most of it was for projects that will pay off later I'm now not only broke but tired as well. XD At least I'm looking forward to some paydays starting in May, and I...
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Of green sky and blue oceans
This article about different perceptions of color by culture, jumping off from the Homeric texts that describe wine-dark seas and cornflower hair, got me thinking about the language and perceptions of...
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In praise of the content warning
These days, other than spending minimum time on Tumblr to chat with friends and queue up posts, my main hangouts are here on Dreamwidth and over on Mastodon, specifically the Fandom.ink instance run by...
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Sometimes you have to be a bad child to be a good parent
( Fatphobia, emotional abuse, parenting ) comments
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Fanny Price, stone-cold feminist
It's no secret that Fanny Price, the heroine of Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park, is far from the most beloved Austenian heroine. Fanny has been called a moralistic prude who gets everything by doing...
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Pride and Practicality
For the Pride Fanwork Prompt Fest on queerly_beloved, prompt is by fred_mouse. Posted here to be linked in a reply because of content warning (mention of marital rape/reluctant sex). Fandom: Pride and...
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Pride and Practicality
For the Pride Fanwork Prompt Fest on queerly_beloved, prompt is by fred_mouse. Posted here to be linked in a reply because of content warning (mention of marital rape/reluctant sex). Fandom: Pride and...
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When hair is more than hair: Finn's style in The Rise of Skywalker
Looking at Finn's material in TROS, I am very excited and emotional how he grew his hair longer and is finding his own style in clothing as well. ( Star Wars feels! ) comments
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Writing, writing, and writing
Writing a textbook for a gig has eaten up most of my attention lately, but I'm trying to wrap up the current chapter and fire it off to my editor so I can work on a more enjoyable writing project--the...
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Policing and woobiefication: two sides of the same coin
TL; DR: It's fine to enjoy "immoral" fiction and you're both being assholes Fandom policing and villain woobiefication/apologia seem to be polar opposites, but at heart they agree on one thing: That...
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Currently watching
Into the Badlands Really good post-apocalyptic wuxia with big-stakes political/military intrigue and a compelling cast of characters. There are amazingly choreographed action sequences in the best...
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Frustrations, mom posting, workstation
( Procrastination and career thoughts ) Speaking of whom, the Tot is growing apace, not doing much talking but he sure laughs and babbles a lot. He's a healthy and happy kid and I couldn't ask for...
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Lyrics translation: 항상 마지막처럼 (Always My Last Chance)
Translating song lyrics is an occasional hobby of mine, and since these translations live nowhere else but my Evernote and some fan music videos I've made I've decided to post some of them here,...
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On being a Christian atheist
I am a Christian atheist. Let me state up front what I don't mean by that; I don't mean I believe in the obscure branch of Christian theology which states that God is dead and we must love each other...
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WIP Big Bang: Posting date claimed, now to finish the thing!
The final push for wipbigbang is here as I have claimed a posting date in August! Planning to send the first draft to my lovely artist this week so they have time to work on the playlist. I've wanted...
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Policing and woobiefication redux
After my prior post on the subject, here's yet another commonality between the fandom policers and the woobiefiers/apologists: They think their personal emotional reactions define the morality of a...
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