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book meme
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal...
5. ...along with these instructions.
Kirk still had no right to force the Vulcan into that closeness.Wow, could a random sentence be more slashy? The book is The Prometheus Design by Sondra Marshak & Myrna ( Read more... ) -
Deathly Hallows? This week already?!
Urgh. I just realized I have been working non-stop three weeks. Three weeks! What's the matter with me? Overtime work is voluntarily. The last day I haven't been at work is the 24th of June ( Read more... ) -
it's summertime
I have completely messed up my sleeping pattern again. Watched Blake's 7 last night, and only stopped when the sun was about to rise and the birds started to sing. Two notions: redwings were the first birds to wake up -- half past three in the morning -- and it doesn't get really dark anymore at nights, even here in the south (latitude 61.47 North ( Read more... ) -
writing again
I have been dabbling in fic writing, again. Probably I won't get anything finished, as usual, but oh boys, this is fun...
See, two weeks ago I happened onto the first season of Blake's 7. Sat down to watch, and by the sixth episode (of thirteen) I had a sinking feeling that I had just found another fandom to love. Scifi and politics! Rebels and ( Read more... ) -
Migraine induced ruminations about history of fan fiction
Yikes, I think I just had my first migraine ever. Most revolting experience: a killer headache, followed by nausea. And let's not forget becoming all too sensitive to smells -- coal smoke, fresh pine, wet tea-leaves, which I normally even like or at least doesn't notice much, suddenly felt strong, irritating, disgusting. It lasted about 20 hours. I ( Read more... ) -
New loves: Starsky & Hutch, House
Christmas season over, I just took my tree out and away from my apartment (a puny, bushy thing -- I stole it by the side of railway on Christmas Eve as I was returning from the church). The Russian Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas today, but it doesn't seem to be a big event here. The locals celebrate the New Year long and thoroughly, though, ( Read more... )