Argh, what a hectic week it's been - I haven't been able to keep up with LJ or email, much less archiving, and I feel wildly out of touch.

Good news, VVC approaches, and I have found a sparkly outfit! And it sparkles! I'm very excited about this ( Read more... )

A number of people responded to my previous post about rec sites created by people who aren't familiar with the show whose fanfic they're recommending. I started to respond to the comments, but each time I got myself tied in knots, and I began to realize that my thinking about this issue is very muddled and tied inextricably with some of my ( Read more... )

I've run across no fewer than three rec sites recently in which the reccer says she's seen nothing, or very little, of a show, and then proceeds to rec a long list of fanfic for that show. This annoys me to no end - in fact, I might go so far as to say it pisses me off, deeply, and almost offends me. I mean, why bother - and where do you find the ( Read more... )

My newest obsession - yes, due South is my true love, but sometimes I need a little spice on the side - is Pros. meri-oddities, a long-time Pros fan with an incredibly impressive zine collection (she runs the online archive), pimped me into it last October in an all-day, all-night Pros episode viewing session, and since then my interest has been growing ( Read more... )