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Washington DC/Virginia Vacation
I had a shockingly busy April, and now that it's May I really need to share some of April's highlights.
I visited my older sister Missy in Sterling, Virginia. It was my first time in Virginia and also my first time in Washington, DC.
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Fanvid: Knowing Me, Knowing You
fandom: Avengers comics, specifically Civil War
song: Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA
length: 2:22
warnings: comic book violence, mostly Steve & Tony punching each other
summary: So this is another Steve/Tony Civil War vid very much in the style of my Downfall vid (although I like to think I've learned a bit about vidding and color correcting ( Read more... ) -
Signal Boost
One of my dearest friends has a YouCaring page for a very worthy cause. She explains it better than I ever could, so if you have a few minutes please read her story and if you have a few spare dollars, please consider donating.
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Fanvid: Give Me What You've Got
Title: Give Me What You've Got
Fandom: IDW's Jem and the Holograms comic book
Song: Give Me What You've Got by The Shondes
Length: 2:07
Warnings: none
Summary: Call Pizzazz whatever you want; she knows who she is. This is a Festivids gift for
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PMJ, Frank Turner, and Festivids!
First of all, I received an amazing Gadget Man vid for festivids! It's a fast-paced, dance-along look at all of the wonderful, ridiculous robots and Richard Ayoade's dead-pan facial expressions, all set to a Daft Punk song. Enjoy ( Read more... ) -
Festivids Feelings
Go-live for Festivids is in 8 days and I'm so excited. It's my first time participating! What fandom will my gift vid be from? Will my recipient like my vid? Ohhhmygosh, will my vid be up to Festivids standards ( Read more... ) -
Book Goals, 2017 Edition
I finished a book for the first time in forever. Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson, which I started -- and read most of -- in September, but which I finally finished today. Some of the earlier chapters made me cry a fair bit, and that made me less likely to want to read it right before bed, and before I knew it the book was buried under a pile of ( Read more... ) -
Newsies Fanvid
title: Dustland Fairytale
fandom: Newsies (1992)
song: A Dustland Fairytale by The Killers
warnings: some minor violence, police brutality
summary: It's a fairytale beginning when Jack and David meet. But soon enough the newsies' strike is under siege and Jack has to figure out how to be the hero the newsies need ( Read more... ) -
Festivids!
I'm doing Festivids! This might be a terrible mistake, but deadlines actually force me to finish fanworks, hence why often the only vids I complete are for WisCon. So I'm excited ( Read more... ) -
Up All Night to Meta about Avengers
I meant to go to bed at a reasonable hour last night, like perhaps 11 PM, but instead I stayed up to 1:30 in the morning having a heated discussion with Jen. The topic of our debate? Whether when She-Hulk says she's a Yankees fan in response to Juggernaut saying he's a Mets fan, the banter is meant to -- or even just likely to -- evoke a cultural ( Read more... )