pointless babble
Jun. 29th, 2004 12:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rusty_haloOkay. I made an attempt to catch up with LJ last night. *backs away slowly, hands in air*
Seriously. We're, like, eating each other alive now, or something?
Um, I'm glad I missed most of it.
Actually, I suppose the abundance of kerfuffles makes sense right now. It's not a conscious "well, the show is over, so let's create drama by fighting with each other." It's just ... the show is over, so the whole landscape of Buffyverse fandom is changing. There's bound to be a few earthquakes in the process. Groups that once were pretty stable, or were used to slow degrees of change, are suddenly shattering and shifting. And plenty of (formerly repressed?) steam is spewing out in the process.
We're all drifting away, or moving on to different interests, or still focused on the same thing but watching our friends drift away. And it's especially difficult to watch people you admire, or have bonded with, drift away into something else, especially something you find completely lame, or offensive, or whatever. And so on. At least, that's how I'm understanding it; it's better than "well, everyone's all got PMS at once."
So I'm just going to be off in my corner posting pictures of my cats and having nothing insightful to say.
Actually, I'm sort of wondering where I'm going to end up, interest-wise. I'm trying very hard to start reading RPS, because such amazing people are writing it. (If![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kita0610 and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
wiseacress and _jolielaide are this into it, it must be worthwhile. And I'm missing good fic by not reading it!) So we'll see. I have issues, not moral but emotional, which I may or may not overcome.
Or maybe I'll get into Sirius/Remus fic. I adore Sirius Black, and I suppose Lupin's as good a partner as any (alas, I don't really get the appeal of Lupin on his own, despitejaydk's attempts to convert me). Plus, lots are people are into it now thanks to the third movie. But then there's, y'know, book 5.
I feel sort of lost, not having a passionate interest driving me onward. Nothing has really grabbed me emotionally yet. But then, it's also neat to be sort of interested in lots of things, instead of passionately obsessed with one thing. And, well, much better than passionately hating one thing.
I'm sort of ... posting for the sake of posting, right now. I don't actually have anything to say. These entries always embarrass the hell out me when I read them later.
Oh, here's something. I have no clue what this means, but whatever.
I should really archive some fic today....
Well, must get going for now, as my coworkers are taking me out to lunch. Quite nice of them. :)
Seriously. We're, like, eating each other alive now, or something?
Um, I'm glad I missed most of it.
Actually, I suppose the abundance of kerfuffles makes sense right now. It's not a conscious "well, the show is over, so let's create drama by fighting with each other." It's just ... the show is over, so the whole landscape of Buffyverse fandom is changing. There's bound to be a few earthquakes in the process. Groups that once were pretty stable, or were used to slow degrees of change, are suddenly shattering and shifting. And plenty of (formerly repressed?) steam is spewing out in the process.
We're all drifting away, or moving on to different interests, or still focused on the same thing but watching our friends drift away. And it's especially difficult to watch people you admire, or have bonded with, drift away into something else, especially something you find completely lame, or offensive, or whatever. And so on. At least, that's how I'm understanding it; it's better than "well, everyone's all got PMS at once."
So I'm just going to be off in my corner posting pictures of my cats and having nothing insightful to say.
Actually, I'm sort of wondering where I'm going to end up, interest-wise. I'm trying very hard to start reading RPS, because such amazing people are writing it. (If
kita0610 and wiseacress and _jolielaide are this into it, it must be worthwhile. And I'm missing good fic by not reading it!) So we'll see. I have issues, not moral but emotional, which I may or may not overcome.Or maybe I'll get into Sirius/Remus fic. I adore Sirius Black, and I suppose Lupin's as good a partner as any (alas, I don't really get the appeal of Lupin on his own, despite
jaydk's attempts to convert me). Plus, lots are people are into it now thanks to the third movie. But then there's, y'know, book 5.I feel sort of lost, not having a passionate interest driving me onward. Nothing has really grabbed me emotionally yet. But then, it's also neat to be sort of interested in lots of things, instead of passionately obsessed with one thing. And, well, much better than passionately hating one thing.
I'm sort of ... posting for the sake of posting, right now. I don't actually have anything to say. These entries always embarrass the hell out me when I read them later.
Oh, here's something. I have no clue what this means, but whatever.
I am a member of 3 cliques of size 14
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drinkthepoisonx, nautibitz, diva_stardust, wisteria_, doyle_sb4, paratti, onetwomany, ladycat777, claudia_yvr, girlwithjournal, lovesbitca, automatedalice_, wickedprincess3, tiashome- drinkthepoisonx, nautibitz, diva_stardust, wisteria_, doyle_sb4, onetwomany, mrmonkeybottoms, ladycat777, claudia_yvr, girlwithjournal, lovesbitca, automatedalice_, wickedprincess3, tiashome
- drinkthepoisonx, nautibitz, diva_stardust, wisteria_, onetwomany, mrmonkeybottoms, ladycat777, claudia_yvr, girlwithjournal, nwhepcat, lovesbitca, automatedalice_, wickedprincess3, tiashome
I should really archive some fic today....
Well, must get going for now, as my coworkers are taking me out to lunch. Quite nice of them. :)
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Date: 2004-06-29 09:39 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 09:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 09:45 am (UTC)Or maybe I'll get into Sirius/Remus fic.
*ears prick up* Oh I have recs if you're into it (though I'm sure half of your FL has recs but S/R has so much badfic that it can be hard to navigate) ahem. Probably my favorite S/R is Pru, but her site is down right now.
I too adore Sirius. Though, I think the Buffyverse may have spoiled me because I'm still all "no he's not dead! He will come back!" nice healthy doses of denial. :)
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Date: 2004-06-29 09:58 am (UTC)See, I think fanfic has spoiled me. Because I don't really believe in canon anymore (I mean, it exists as a shared starting-point for our fantasies, but it has no priority over any other versions). It's an imaginary world, so really, it only exists in our heads. From one person's head to another, yes, but once it's in my head I can make it however I want. The story has no physical basis in reality, and no one else has authority over imagination.
So, (to me) Sirius isn't dead. It's not even an issue. :)
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Date: 2004-06-29 10:36 am (UTC)This is precisely why I don't hate Buffy. The show version leaves much to be desired, but I let my la*la*ladom take over that part of my reasoning so I can enjoy the what-should-have-beens.
Damn. I haven't finished the book. That's what I get for procrastinating. Sirius and Gunn are both dead, aren't they?
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Date: 2004-06-29 10:40 am (UTC)I can assure you that Sirius Black is absolutely 100% not dead. *fingers in ears* And no one is telling me otherwise.
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Date: 2004-06-29 10:16 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 10:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 10:29 am (UTC)Happy birthday!
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Date: 2004-06-29 10:41 am (UTC)Thanks!! :)
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Date: 2004-06-29 01:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 10:52 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 01:45 pm (UTC)gossip makes the world go round
Date: 2004-06-29 10:57 am (UTC)And Happy Birthday - I thought I'd told my LJ to remind me about these but it didn't.
Good idea about taking Lucifer to work - we knew a cat that left its real home to live at the photolab where we worked - different strokes for different cats.
Re: gossip makes the world go round
Date: 2004-06-29 01:47 pm (UTC)LOL, thanks. :) Except my gossip is pretty boring ... "I went to work, and then I ate, and then I saw a movie" ... yeah. But my cats are really cute!
I think work is good for Lucifer--he's very social. And Angel is happier having the place to herself for a day, also.
Thanks for the birthday wishes! :)
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Date: 2004-06-29 11:12 am (UTC)Totally know what you mean about flailing about looking for some new obsession ;) And unfortunately, though Martin is a VERY lovely and obsessive obsession, who knows when we'll get book 4!!
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Date: 2004-06-29 01:54 pm (UTC)Vegas is the last week of July. Janna and I are leaving Tuesday night, July 27, and Jane is leaving Wednesday July 28. Then Jane's returning Sunday, August 1, and Janna and I are returning Tuesday morning, August 3 (and going straight to work from the plane, eeek!).
So yeah, I'll be around most of the weekends in July, actually. If you want to do something. I'd love to watch more Sharpe. Preferably with Alexis Denisof. >:)
I know, the Martin thing is quite frustrating. I mean, ASOS is pretty perfect already, at least in terms of Jaime's arc. But I want more! Though I have been having a good time reading through that ASOIAF message board, the one I was complaining about previously. I found some old threads where they did chapter-by-chapter re-reading and analysis that are actually very interesting. The Jaime one was good--I guess the people who like him gravitated there and those who didn't stayed away. Actual intelligent discussion, not just, "You're a depraved child-killer lover!"
But yeah... more source material would be good. And, well, there's no ASOIAF fanfic that I've found (of decent quality) so I don't really think that could be my new obsession in any case.... I need my fic!
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Date: 2004-06-29 11:29 am (UTC)Incidentally, I wonder what algorithm was used for the clique thing. I wound up in a total of three cliques, the very ones you're in. All of them would make for a fun, lively time, that's for sure!
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Date: 2004-06-29 01:49 pm (UTC)That clique thing is very strange. I mean, it's all people I like, but I don't think they're the people I spend the most time talking to or anything. Interesting....
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Date: 2004-06-29 12:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 01:48 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 01:04 pm (UTC)Happy birthday, darling -- you have a present on the way. Check back with my LJ. ;)
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Date: 2004-06-29 02:06 pm (UTC)I think I could be a Sirius/Remus fan just because that's who everyone tends to put together. But really, I'd read Sirius with anyone as long as it was well-written and interesting.
And Lupin, well, I find him about as interesting as Professor McGonagal. Which is to say, not very.
But then, the problem with being a Sirius fan is that it's, y'know, kind of depressing. Like, being a Spike fan was ultimately a pretty unpleasant experience. I feel like it would be kind of dumb to jump into another fandom, knowing it's not going to end well. (That's also why I've resisted being a fan of Lex from Smallville--it's just stupid to become invested in Lex if you know it's going to hurt when bad things happen to him. Because it's Lex Luthor.)
Yeah. But good fic ... I suppose that might be worth it.
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Date: 2004-06-29 01:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 01:42 pm (UTC)And many thanks for the birthday wishes also. :)
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Date: 2004-06-29 02:14 pm (UTC)Peace Love and Cake
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Date: 2004-06-29 02:22 pm (UTC)My coworkers took me to lunch today, where we had this amazing chocolate cake with strawberry filling... mmmm, cake.... :)
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Date: 2004-06-29 05:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-29 05:11 pm (UTC)I'm trying to get into the werewoobie slash too, but thusfar...no. Sigh.
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Date: 2004-06-29 05:32 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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