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Romance Novels
Recently, I've been rereading romance novels. Specifically, Joan Johnston's Hawk's Way series. It's really, really bad. But, they're so bad, they're actually entertaining. The women are basically helpless children and the men are chauvinist douche-bags but it's presented so earnestly that the books tend toward the unintentionally whack-a-doodle ( Read more... ) -
Arrgh! Teen Wolf
Still catching up on season 3. I just got to that "True Alpha" bit. Scott's a nice enough kid who is occasionally a self-centered douche. He's maybe a little better than your average teenage boy, but I've not seen anything outstanding from him. Jeff Davis, show, don't tell. If you're going to say a character is really special, you got to back ( Read more... ) -
Mattifying Primer Tip
It's hot and humid ten months of the year where I live. And I have kind of oily skin to start with. I've been looking for a good mattifying product for ages. I've tried all kinds of supposedly mattifying products--high-end, drugstore, primers, powders, matte cosmetics. Some were slightly helpful, meaning I wasn't shiny with all my make-up ( Read more... ) -
Teen Wolf Re-watch
I just re-watched the first season of Teen Wolf and realized two things ( Read more... ) -
You're reading a WIP...
You're reading a WIP, and it's good so far. You really look forward to seeing the next chapter posted. Then there's something in the new chapter that makes you worry. It's not actually bad yet. The author may have a plan, a surprise twist, no intention of going where you think they're going. But, really, odds are, they are headed straight for ( Read more... ) -
Rocker Cushion Woes
I've got a glider rocker that's 7-8 years old. The wooden chair part is still nice. It needs new cushions. I thought it'd be no problem, just a little online shopping and done. No such luck. I figured out my model is a JIVE rocker from Best Home Furnishings, but they don't sell directly to customers. You have to order through a furniture ( Read more... ) -
Franken Polishes
A few weeks ago I ran across a vid on youtube about making frankens, or DIY nail polishes, and it looked really interesting and simple. And I already had almost everything I needed to make a franken. So I decided to give it a try.
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The truth about Alpha/Beta/Omega fanfic
I've been on a Teen Wolf fic binge lately and something has been bothering me. There are a really high number of Alpha/Beta/Omega fics in the Teen Wolf fandom. I usually just avoid them, but with the sheer numbers I can't help stumbling across one inadvertently from time to time--improperly tagged ones, clicking on fic recs that don't have much ( Read more... ) -
Am I the only one who thinks Dom/Sub 'verses are really creepy?
I have no problem with D/s is real life. As long as everyone is a fully consenting adult, whatever floats your boat is fine ( Read more... ) -
Emotional Abuse Warnings on Fic
I've been reading a lot of fic on AO3 recently and at that site there's more non/dub-con warnings on fics than I've seen regularly used just about any where else. I think that's mostly a good thing. There are some drawbacks to extensive warnings, but the benefits almost always outweigh the negatives ( Read more... )