So, in spite of all my fabulous lack of LJ skill, I created a community for the View From The Peanut Gallery Snarkathon. So come one, come all, and post your fics or recs snarking at Season 8, IDW, or really anything that doesn't take itself too seriously. Opening May 5, 2010, just in time for issue #35 . . . and Cinco de Mayo, because some tequila ( Read more... )

Something has been bothering me for a while.

And it's not about certain fanboys who use twitter as their own direct line to tattle to the comics writers about how awful those evil, maniacal Spuffies are being. It's also not about that certain fanboy's website, where the bloggers there don't realize that their exclusive interviews serve the fandom at ( Read more... )

 Y'know what? Fandom right now has made me very cranky. People in charge are being butt-heads, and are being baited by other butt-heads to be more butt-headed. It's stirred up fascinating commentary, brilliant rants, and some really good meta. But do you know what we really need?

A Ficathon.

So me, in all my wisdom and complete lack of experience in ( Read more... )