I'm really bored. Which is largely my own fault, because I can't really be bothered doing anything and am instead wasting time clicking around the web randomly and not finding anything of interest. Feed my laziness, internet! *sigh ( Read more... )

It's funny how reading fic outside your normal fandom reminds you of all the annoying little things that you kind of tune out otherwise. Such as ( Read more... )

There must be something fairly significant in the fact that some of the most hysteria-level crazy tirades against fan fiction come from authors whose work boasts qualities that might be mistaken for fanfiction-like, surely? Robin Hobb springs to mind, and while I've never read the work of the latest author to spray the fanfic-writing portion of her ( Read more... )

Unless we were watching entirely different movies, the Owen Lars in ANH was not abusive or cruel. Beru Lars was not downtrodden and repressed. They were undemonstrative, maybe, but it was clear in my version at least that there was affection aplenty there for one another and for Luke ( Read more... )

Work was pretty much made of fail today. There are few things I hate more than being told to do something without being given a reason why, especially when what I'm being told to do doesn't make sense, or is completely unnecessary. Memo to my supervisor: I do actually have judgement of my own, and it works fine, kthxbye ( Read more... )

( musings about fanon cliches... )

From prillalar.com's Drabble-Matic:

The Battle For The Lightsaber

In the sky, Luke touched his lightsaber. He had been busy with the lightsaber for hours and now wanted nothing more than a blue cuddle or a wonderful massage from his lover Mara.

He said this last thought out loud, and all of a sudden his deep Mara appeared at the door, grinning ( Read more... )

Fiddling around with icons... Six icons just isn't enough. Is it worth upgrading to a paid account for more userpic space?

Finished Making Money a couple of days ago. Liked it a lot - Pratchett seems to have gotten his mojo back this year after some flat notes in Monstrous Regiment and A Hat Full of Sky. (Very) summarised thoughts:

- I really like ( Read more... )