I've been thinking of my beta style recently, how it works for some authors but really doesn't work for others. Rather than ask individuals about their preferences, I've posted a poll.

Feel free to vote even if your writing and beta use is entirely hypothetical!

Poll Beta, Oh Beta

What I learned last night: no extended conversation can end poorly if it begins with the words "assfucking" and "jizz".

To lightstarangel, leupagus, grey_bard, ninja_orange, lynnmonster, iseult_variante, blameitonmerlin, puckling, cherrybina, and glass_icarus and merelyn: Hello, new faces!

To eleanor_lavish and summertea: hello again, familiar faces!

ETA: if you were there but are not mentioned above, let me know so that I can add you to this list (and also friend you, should you

From ONTD:

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For those who would rather read than watch, Sarah Silverman said, "Dear America, when you tell gay Americans that they can't serve their country openly, or marry the person that they love, you're telling that to kids, too. So don't be fucking shocked, and wonder where all these bullies are coming from that are torturing young kids, and ( Read more... )

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Five of perhaps ten times I will ever find JGL attractive:
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1:49 to 1:51
2:10 to 2:12
2:24 to 2:25
2:50 to 2:52

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This is not something I would have found more than mildly entertaining before seeing Inception and finding myself ensnared by the paradox that is Tom Hardy. Post-Inception, all sorts of utterly ridiculous pictures and clips ( Read more... )

I'm using my concert list differently this year. Instead of only listing shows attended, I will update semi-regularly with upcoming shows, and striking through those that I ultimately don't attend. Any date marked with an asterisk means that I haven't yet purchased a ticket. Anyone who wants to join in has a sense of my schedule and can comment/ ( Read more... )

I've been watching and quoting the latest SNL/Lonely Island video endlessly for the past thirty-six hours. If there is any chance that you'll see me in person anytime in the next few weeks, consider this your warning.

"What, you think I'm stupid? I'm not part of your system. My dad's not a phone. Duh."

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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June Karaoke, anyone? Anyone? Bueller? On the list of songs is Disney, HSM, "Killer Queen", and many other (upcoming) classics, all before one of our own heads off to Paris.

While walking the dog this evening, I witnessed the following exchange ( Read more... )

Someone who is not Levar Burton please confirm this because it would make me the happiest of fangirls to know that Gerard and Lindsey have named their child BANDIT.

One can only hope.

On another note: Bob Bryar toting baby Bandit around in a BabyBjörn. Is it not the best mental image ever?

My grandmother took three of us to visit the neighborhood she's considered moving to. Driving back we stopped at a house she'd heard had been abandoned ( Read more... )