bit more onWritercon + vid rec
Heh, Kristina Busse posted her Writercon report on her rl blog, and if you scroll down to the third picture, you can see a photo of 'the Germans' at the party... namely Kristina, myself, Monanotlisa... and the American lady to the right who I think I should really recognize but I'm so incredibly lousy with faces, sorrysorry. (In my defense, one time in a comic shop I didn't recognize my own brother.)
I'm the one with the fanart on the t-shirt, obviously.:)
That was one great party!
Okay, yes, Writercon. So Kristina was doing this talk on tropes, and the balance between repetition and difference, and on embracing the repetition inherent in using tropes instead of being dismissive of it (and considering that Rheanna got 400 sign-ups for Cliché Bingo, I'd say we're there, no? :D) Here's her write-up of it. It was a fun panel, very enjoyable. And this is one of the vids she showed, and that I wanted to rec: It's a Supernatural vid, but you don't have to be familiar with the show to 'get' it because everybody is familiar with the topic.
Supernatural: At The Movies by ash48 (YouTube link)
It's about movie genres it gleefully emulates and quotes from, and I thought it's quite brilliantly done. Also, funny. (The other vids linked in Kristina's text are really worth checking out, too.)
My LJ feed for David Hewlett's blog seems to be working less than half the time. Same goes for anything posted to sga_flashfic... the posts just don't show up on my friends list, or a day later when they'll already be buried under a heap of other posts. There are probably more posts I'm missing that way without even noticing. So, you know, if I'm never replying to your posts even though you think they should totally interest me, maybe it's not me being rude but LJ doing its thing.
I wasted a whole day doing nothing, which isn't very satisfying at all. I did go to the gym today to pamper myself with a wellness day in the sauna, and when I got there I was faced with a locked door and a note that they might re-open if someone else will take over managing it. I had been aware that the owner was having financial and personal problems but I was still a bit shocked. But I was really in a sauna kind of mood (it was raining again) so I went to another gym and checked out their prices... as it seems like I'll be in the market for a new gym soon. This one is expensive but actually has some good deals if one is willing to come in the afternoon, which I prefer anyway, and after checking out their three saunas and the steam room and the pool! and the whirlpool!! and the roof terrace!!! I'm halfway sold. It's a mixed gym which I wasn't crazy about (keeping in mind that in Germany you go to the sauna, well, splitterfasernackt (that means nekkid) so I prefer all-female saunas. But then, the whole co-ed situation didn't bother me when I checked it out today and I think I'd be trading up, all in all. We'll see. fic recs next for real!
I'm the one with the fanart on the t-shirt, obviously.:)
That was one great party!
Okay, yes, Writercon. So Kristina was doing this talk on tropes, and the balance between repetition and difference, and on embracing the repetition inherent in using tropes instead of being dismissive of it (and considering that Rheanna got 400 sign-ups for Cliché Bingo, I'd say we're there, no? :D) Here's her write-up of it. It was a fun panel, very enjoyable. And this is one of the vids she showed, and that I wanted to rec: It's a Supernatural vid, but you don't have to be familiar with the show to 'get' it because everybody is familiar with the topic.
Supernatural: At The Movies by ash48 (YouTube link)
It's about movie genres it gleefully emulates and quotes from, and I thought it's quite brilliantly done. Also, funny. (The other vids linked in Kristina's text are really worth checking out, too.)
My LJ feed for David Hewlett's blog seems to be working less than half the time. Same goes for anything posted to sga_flashfic... the posts just don't show up on my friends list, or a day later when they'll already be buried under a heap of other posts. There are probably more posts I'm missing that way without even noticing. So, you know, if I'm never replying to your posts even though you think they should totally interest me, maybe it's not me being rude but LJ doing its thing.
I wasted a whole day doing nothing, which isn't very satisfying at all. I did go to the gym today to pamper myself with a wellness day in the sauna, and when I got there I was faced with a locked door and a note that they might re-open if someone else will take over managing it. I had been aware that the owner was having financial and personal problems but I was still a bit shocked. But I was really in a sauna kind of mood (it was raining again) so I went to another gym and checked out their prices... as it seems like I'll be in the market for a new gym soon. This one is expensive but actually has some good deals if one is willing to come in the afternoon, which I prefer anyway, and after checking out their three saunas and the steam room and the pool! and the whirlpool!! and the roof terrace!!! I'm halfway sold. It's a mixed gym which I wasn't crazy about (keeping in mind that in Germany you go to the sauna, well, splitterfasernackt (that means nekkid) so I prefer all-female saunas. But then, the whole co-ed situation didn't bother me when I checked it out today and I think I'd be trading up, all in all. We'll see. fic recs next for real!