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Alan Rickman is dead
I don't put much stock in famous people. That song by Ookla the Mok about them being created by us, the public, is just so true.
But Alan Rickman is dead.
I've adored--and I use the term precisely--this man as a person and as an actor and as a thinker for decadesI sobbed ( Read more... ) -
FILK: Big Blue Box and ANALYSIS: Doctor Who (NuWho)
So, I blame this on Vixy and Tony. Really. Their cover of Ned Cave's "Red Right Hand" was playing in the car and *pop* one of the lyrics erupted in my head and there I was, attempting to filk lyrics and drive at the same time.
Don't know the song? Here's a live performance:
Big Blue Box is a Doctor Who filk. I've been thinking about The Doctor for ( Read more... ) -
"Star-Crossed" -- FernWithy's Hunger Games Musical
I blame fernwithy
She's the one to blame for Star-Crossed. That's a Hunger Games musical.
She came up with the plot.
She came up with the song placement.
She came up with the song titles.
I...just write the lyrics.
Damn you, Fern.
I Volunteer
original tune
sung by Katniss (alto) and the District 12 chorus (mixed voices)
(spoken, Katniss)
PRIM! NO!
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An Archive of Our Own
One thing I don't understand about Vorkosigan AUs (Alternate Universes):
Why do they enjoy turning Miles' hard-bought successes into bloody-handed failures in fic after fic after fic?
I just don't understand it.
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Fanspeak
About how fans communicate differently than Mundania.
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Do you remember this Story/Book?
I only remember a fragment of it ( Read more... ) -
Phoebe Prince
Author Seanan McGuire has a long post about Phoebe Prince.
If you teach, if you have kids, heck, even if you don't have kids, please, join in. -
Hippo birdie two ewe...
Daddy.
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Meme -- Oscar Winners I've Seen
Stolen from moonlitwoods
1944: Going My Way, Double Indemnity, Gaslight, Since You Went Away, Wilson
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Holiday cards!!
They're not Christmas cards, since I know a lot of folks who celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Yule/Solstice, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Saturnalia, Mithradi, etc. So mine tend to be Season's Greetings type cards.
So, you wants the card, the precious? I needs the snailmail address! Replies will be screened for your safety!
Happy Hols!
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