Has anyone discovered a way to export all their icons easily? I've tried Downthemall but that only works if all the filenames are different. LJ uses the same filenames and I can't figure out how to grab them without it going all nuts. This is all way of saying I miss all my icon slots. *sighs*

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A few days ago, Jim Hines posted the news about Ann Crispin. She's battling cancer and her only source of income was the Starbridge novels which were being reprinted by Ridan. So she thought. Except they hadn't been in contact in awhile. Other authors have been caught in the crossfire as well.

Fortunately there is a semi-happy ending to this one. ( Read more... )

Sad news for the Babylon 5 fans last via JMS' fan Facebook page. We lost Michael O'Hare to a heart attack. I came into the show late so I didn't see his season when it initially aired. I still haven't finished watching that first season, so I only saw Sinclair later. The voice never quite matched what I expected. But still...

Yuletide nominations have started. There is also a tracking post for seeing what has been nominated/approved. I joined the throng this time around; I'm still on the fence on what writing I will do this winter. I nominated Melissa de la Cruz's Blue Bloods series, Fire Gown by Michael Swanwick, and the new Bletchley Circle series. I've seen the first ( Read more... )

So today I daytripped up to Baltimore Comic Con with two friends. On the trip up, I was introduced to the strangest thing - did you know that Christopher Lee recorded a symphonic metal concept album on Charlemagne? Neither did I! Unfortunately the lyrics really needed some work, because sometimes it was quite dry, although the Bloody Verdict of ( Read more... )

The entire Liaden series is now available on audiobook via Audible -- all fifteen books worth so far ( Read more... )

DC knows exactly how to make me unhappy: Superman/WW pairing in Justice League #12Let's cast aside any of my preferred pairings in this. You're putting your two major franchises together, even they've had their own love interests in the past. You're in effect saying "hey this is what will get people interested/excited, let's go for it." For me, it' ( Read more... )

Who Made You, Nancy Drew?: Fascinating LJ/blog post on Nancy Drew and her continuing influence. (I'll echo neadods in the "Those aren't old" in discussing the 60s/70s era yellow editions that I remember so fondly when I was growing up. I always knew Carolyn Keene wasn't "real" in the sense of being a pseudonym. Annoyed me no end, but still I accepted it. ( Read more... )

Title: Music and the Mirror
Fandom: Marvel 616
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Natalia Romanova, Black Widow
Rating: G
Word count: 300
Warnings: None
Challenge: #003: Dancing for comicdrabbles
Author's Note: Mild spoilers for Winter Soldier #8

Also here.