Another day in fandom...


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24. Betaing: How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your fic? Do you have a Beta horror story or dream story?

I don't use betas. It started out because I didn't know any, but it has evolved into a personality glitch. As mentioned previously, for the one Big Bang I participated in I called on a friend to beta ( Read more... )

10. Pairings: Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone and written a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't write, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?

I had to read this question a few times before I got it *feel dumb*. I don't think I've ever tried to write a pairing I didn't like - that sorta sounds like a defeatist ( Read more... )

I got back from Montreal on Wednesday night but haven't had a break from the OMG-THE-SKY-IS-FALLING-WHERE-HAVE-YOU-BEEN?!? clients until now >:/ In the end, I was unable to escape the airport (part of this was due to the dreadful signage at Dorval which led me on many a merry chase in search of locations that various signs promised and then failed ( Read more... )

Photoshop Elements is NOT an appropriate Father's Day gift. Are you drunk or something? My father is 70 and can't figure out how to open his Gmail account. It also is not an appropriate gift suggestion for the following:

• Valentine's Day
• July 4th
• Secretary's Day (although s/he could possibly use it)
• Thanksgiving
• Halloween

Okay, so I just waded through the story summaries for this year's spn_j2_bigbang, and then went to sign up for an art claim. I know, I know... after last year's debacle, I resolved never to participate in this challenge again, but I like drawing Sam Winchester, so... We'll see how this all shakes out on Sunday when the claims go live. (As an aside, I am blown ( Read more... )

I have a classic iPod nano. Her name is Lola. Lola is an essential part of my daily life and has been for almost 5 years ( Read more... )

Since I work with advertising and public relations people all day, every day - I am a little oversensitive about cell phone usage. I also get run over about 3 times a day on average by people walking through my neighborhood while texting/surfing the web and not paying any attention at all to how dangerous stepping on me life can be ( Read more... )

This fool wouldn't know what's good for him (or his career) if it walked up and kicked him in the teeth. From Bill Weir of CNN:



Some things that bear highlighting:

- To that woman who thinks that Ford was framed: who the hell thinks that smoking crack cocaine is a reasonable response to getting fed up with everything?!?

- Rob, even casually ( Read more... )

*exasperated sigh ( Read more... )