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Fic: The man who had none of the luck 1/6
Apologies to all for taking this down for so long - I was unhappy with the severe level of typos, grammatical errors and clunky writing in the initial version and so felt it needed revision and re-polishing. Unfortunately this has taken longer than I'd hoped, so I will keep the story live whilst I'm tidying it all up ( Read more... ) -
Fanfic writer's guide to Psychology: Freudian slip ups
Whilst I was trying to come up with titles for this one, I have to admit toying with 'Why we don't listen to an opium-addicted sex obsessed 19th century loon anymore' but figured that was probably a bit long ( Read more... ) -
There's something wrong with the world
Right, so the South of the UK has currently got about 4 inches of snow on it, and it's apparently increasing ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Not mine, the original is here. I do believe this perfectly sums up my main gripe with the current series and the Rose characterisation (not to mention batshit shippers)
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Boy I hope this was a parody
http://www.biblelife.org/brainwashing.htm ... my reaction was 'Ya What?'. There are many, many times I fear for the human race, usually when religion gets involved. It's not just the fundamental irony of a fundamentalist (of any stripe, I'm an equally opportunities hater) ( Read more... ) -
TV shows that are a bit good
Now I'd be the first to admit I probably watch too much TV. Actually that's not strictly true, I watch too many TV programs. With the exception of the excellently satirical Mock the Week and the Saturday night 7pm BBC slot (ie. Doctor Who, Robin Hood), I don't actually watch any programs ON the TV. The result of this is both that I pick and choose ( Read more... ) -
Two entries - one day. Shock!
Amusing news story today ( Read more... ) -
Layout update
I was getting bored with the old one, so I had a rummage around the various layouts and tried a few of them out. I think this one probably works best, though I am open to suggestions (unforutnatly being on a free account limits my options somewhat ( Read more... ) -
The fanfic writer's guide to Psychology - part 1 (sorta) Psychopathy, Sociopathy and Psychoticism
After many years of studying psychology, reading fanfic and shuddering at some of the mistakes and mis-representations made by authors, especially when writing characters who themselves do have a basis in psychology, I feel the need to speak out. Now I don't blame the fanfic authors, psychology is difficult to get to grips with properly without a ( Read more... ) -
Spooks series 5
First up, if you have never seen Spooks go get it. Buy it, download it, whatever but it must be watched and preferably from the beginning (I believe it was released in the US under MI-5). It makes 24 looks like a kid's show and Alias like something out of a strange fantasy land. It's well-written, superbly acted and immensly dark. It will quite ( Read more... )