I'm not going to make this but it has been in my head since DA2. I think I may have described it then but I have even more fodder now because Bioware. If anyone sees this and is inspired to make a similar vid please go ahead, and let me know :)

So! The song is Videogames by Lana del Ray. The subject is the UTTER MISERY we players put up with for ( Read more... )

There have been a few times when a particular fanwork (usually a fanmix or vid) has permanently changed my associations with a song, and it fits so well that I can only think of it as being about a particular character/pairing/canon. For example:

• Total Eclipse of the Heart (literal version): Revolutionary Girl Utena thanks to the vid Total ( Read more... )

Code Academy Turns learning to code into an interactive game. I only got a little way in since it's not really aimed at people who already know how to code, but what I saw looked like fun.

Men's Versus Women's Poses Trying to re-enact fantasy novel covers in real life.

Open Culture Free online stuff! I haven't actually had much of a chance to ( Read more... )

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I've been feeling fairly critical about things recently. So, a post of things that have been making me happy that may make you happy too.

Reading my dreamwidth network without the feeds. The ratio of stuff I want to read to stuff I don't is much more useful.

The Manga Guide to Databases by Mana Takahashi: For anyone who has wanted the ( Read more... )

A continuation of naraht's post, itself a response to thingwithwings' post.

First the vids, then some meta.
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I just finished(*) the shojo manga "Kimi ni Todoke". It's a bit slight but is adorably sweet. It's about a shy awkward 15 year old girl coming out of her shell and making lots of friends, my inner shy awkward 15 year old girl was very happy :) I was reminded of my first crush, on a guy who I also saw as kind and friendly and a million miles too ( Read more... )

So, I finally finished Season 4 of Supernatural (well, the episodes Cam said were worth watching) and now I'm curious to read some fic and maybe see other fanworks. But most of it isn't what I'm after ( Read more... )

So I can link to it for prompts for other people and mine it for inspiration when I feel creative but directionless. To be added to when inspiration strikes.

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A while ago I made a dvd of fanvids for lilysea. She thanked me but said she found the format (uneducational names like Bvid_26_large.avi organised in folders by how much I like them) meant it was like a packet of Berties Botts every flavour beans(*): a vid could be from any fandom, and turn out to be a humourous parody or a dark violent AU with incest ( Read more... )