This year marked the 20th anniversary of the beginning of The X-Files. This was my first online fandom. I think I was like a lot of people who couldn't make it to the bitter end. I can't remember exactly when I dropped out -- I liked Doggett, but I was already burned out on the sloppy mythology and, to be honest, the Mulder/Scully dynamic. And I ( Read more... )

The Hunger Games film adaptations continue to be everything I want in terms of improving on the books for entertainment purposes.

But after seeing Catching Fire over the weekend, a friend and I realized we disagree about how to read the end of Mockingjay. I'm pretty sure the eventual film version will prove me right, but I'm curious how other ( Read more... )

Hello Yuletide author! First, THANK YOU! This is only my third Yuletide. I'm mostly just excited to be getting a story in one of my requested fandoms so really, that's half the thing done. :) I hope the writing process is fun and makes you happy as well!

In case you're curious, my Yuletide tag is here.

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Amazon and Alloy Entertainment, the production company behind Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars, have entered into a partnership allowing people to self-publish and sell fanfic for those books. Amazon promises they will have similar licenses for other properties. Read more here and here.

They're offering royalties of 20% ( Read more... )

Have seen up to 1x03 of The History Channel's Vikings. Loving it! First because of the culture clash between the Vikings and the British, which I find deliciously amusing. Second because of hot-ass Travis Fimmel, who I think is perfectly cast as the cocky and wily Ragnar -- those gorgeous blue eyes! those smirky lips! those cheekbones! Third ( Read more... )

I was looking forward to going to an Oscar party tonight and cleaning up with my winning bracket, haha, but we're having to flake out at the last minute. :-(

GoldDerby.com is where I go for expert predictions. My thoughts on the Best Picture nominees below:

Argo - 27% of votes, 27/10 odds ( Read more... )

I forgot to mention in my pimping post for My Mad Fat Diary that it's set in 1996, which means a total nostalgia-fest for people of a certain age. The soundtrack is full of Blur, Oasis, The Cure, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Björk, Mazzy Star, Beastie Boys...all deployed to great emotional effect ( Read more... )

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I made a deal with my husband a while ago that we were not going to do anything for Valentine's Day, and I told him I'd be annoyed if he got sneaky and bought me flowers or chocolate or something like that. He agreed. Then on Valentine's Day morning, he left me this on my bedside table: ( cut for image )

Meme from my flist:

What are you reading now?

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Generally I am an Austen watcher rather than an Austen reader (defriend me now, I know). This might be the only one I've actually read by her, and that was years ago. It's wonderful on re-read -- I mean, what can I say that hasn't already been said? But I've been ( Read more... )