I love this song. It hits me hard, because of my grandpa's struggle with Alzheimer's.

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Little bit of lyrics:

Woman: There's an old voice in my head that's holding me back
Man:       Well tell her that I miss our little talks
Woman: Soon it will all be over and buried with our past
Man:       We used to play outside when we were young
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Earlier this week, President Obama appeared on the TV show 'The View'. During his appearance, co-host, Sherri Shepherd asked the president how tight of a race the upcoming election would be. President Obama responded back saying: "When your name is Barack Obama, it's always tight." President Obama made a point to mention that his middle name is " ( Read more... )

Title:  Shatter
Author: aria
Reader: cyranothe2nd
Rating: NC-17
Paring: Thor/Loki
Genre: Angst, AU
Spoilers: for Thor movie only
Word Count: 32,209
Summary: "Loki," Odin said,  heavy with disappointment and regret for all he has to raise his voice, "Odinson. I cast you out."
Additional Notes: What if Loki was cast down to Midgard, instead of Thor?
File Info: mp3, zip file, ( Read more... )

I'm getting into Avengers fic in a big way. Anyone have any recs? I've read some Tony/Steve, but I'd really love some Tony/Bruce.

Also, I'm about 1/3 of a way through podding Shatter by Aria. It's a great Thor/Loki fic, a kind of 'what if Loki was cast out instead of Thor?' 

Wow, so I used to 'ship Troy/Abed because it was cute. But after last night's episode. YEAH. Shipping them hardcore now!

ohnotheydidnt has a thread about what famous writers have to say about fan fiction. It is about as horrid as you imagine, with Orson Scott Card 'rigorously defending his copyright', Ursula LeGuin likening it to colonization and JK Rowling being awesome and chill as she always is. I think Joss Whedon said it best: "All worthy work is open to interpretations the ( Read more... )

  I read Dan Savage's blog pretty much daily, and listen to his podcast all the time. I like Dan, even though he sometimes says dumb stuff about female bodies, about trans people and about body image. But his latest podcast is making me RAEG hard because...

Ooookay, so this guy calls in and tells his story: he had a one-night stand with this woman ( Read more... )

  I need help. I'm working on the plot of this story and things are falling into place and I just need...not a beta, exactly. More, someone to talk over the plot with (Ryan is SO tired of hearing about slash fan fic) and maybe someone to kick me in the ass when I need it. I can't write until I've graduated and moved, so I'm in this really good ( Read more... )

  You guys, my life has been made so much more ~amazing~ today, because I found out that Heath Ledger had a bracelet tattoo with the word KAOS. And, that it shows in the TDK scene where Joker shoots at Mayor Garcia. So yeah...that's fan fic waiting to happen ( Read more... )