Note to self: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2013/apr/26/gone-home-telling-everyday-stories

Check this out when it finally launches.

Didn't get selected for the Comic-Con ticket resale. First time since 1999 that I'll be missing the show (barring, of course, the one year I lived in Japan). Sucks.

"Of all the offspring of Time, Error is the most ancient, and is so old and familiar an acquaintance, that Truth, when discovered, comes upon most of us like an intruder, and meets the intruder's welcome." (source)

Run Boy Run by Woodkid is so good, guys, seriously, check it out. The video is awesome, too, but this song. Wow. I haven't bought any music besides Eurovision and Take That CDs in forever, but this is too fantastic not to buy.

Ever stayed up really late only because you lost track of time watching cute puppy videos on YouTube?

...yeah.

The cover of Loreen's Euphoria (winner of Eurovision 2012) by Rachel Traets (with taiko drumming!!!) at Junior Eurovision 2012 is THE BESTEST. (No, seriously, check it out...yes, yes I HAVE found something even more ridiculous than Eurovision... JUNIOR Eurovision. The performers are all between 10 and 15. Hahahhahahahhahah, it's so bad I can't ( Read more... )

I survived Xmas! Here, have some Jedward.

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I miss a bunch of the older Morning Musume and I kinda feel like some of their recent songs are derivative (yet still oddly mesmerizing and fun!), but it continually amazes me how exploitative and skeezy some of their releases are. I mean, three of those girls in that video are 13 years old, ffs. Ugh. I think I'll go back to Korean girl bands ( Read more... )

This is the very first Yuletide that I have participated in, though I have happily read the stories posted for it since the inception of the exchange. I'm finally participating this year because I'd like to have a challenge writing a story, but I'd also like some guidelines and some deadlines, so this seemed the perfect way to do that.

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Although I've been in fandom on the internet for longer than Yuletide has been around, this is the first year I'm going to try to participate in it, rather than just reading all the stories in the fandoms I like. I'm going to try and write something! I always write fanfic best when I have a deadline, anyway ( Read more... )