Dear wonderful person assigned to me for Yuletide:

I'm writing this rather early, but I know exactly which four fandoms I want, so I might as well.

( Letter behind the cut, with wishes for Zombadings, Topkapi, Some Guy Who Kills People, and Snow White A Tale of Terror )

Ugh, this is not a good time for me fic-wise.

First, there's the Big Bang Theory femslash story, which can't seem to get out of beta limbo - I've tried a whole bunch of people, and nobody has the time or the inclination... There's a possibility it might get done in a couple of weeks, but I'm not so good at being patient ( Read more... )

A couple of fannish observations regarding Topkapi, which are general enough that I share them here even though pretty much none of you share my obsession:

1. Upon the nature of obsession itself: As it turns out, I am completely capable not only to dl a movie (The Madwoman of Chaillot) entirely because a particular actor (Gilles Ségal) is in it ( Read more... )

Obsessive rewatching of movies can be embarrassing, but it can also have some great perks as you discover new things. With Topkapi, the latter definitely takes precedence, since it's full of completely adorable blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments like this one:


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I thought I'd make a post on some books I've read lately. Unfortunately, it's not a good bunch, so I'll start off with the best one: Eric Ambler's The Light of Day AKA the origin of the film TopkapiThe interesting thing about this book is that while the plot is almost the same (there are some differences to how the heist is carried out, but not big ( Read more... )

So, I got myself a Tumblr. I don't know if I'm going to use it for anything, but I'm following the DWJ blog, I might as well follow a few more. If you want to be followed, drop me a note.

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I considered going to the movies today, but then I didn't. I just sat staring on the website going, "Okay, there's Iron Sky, and The Avengers, and maybe ( Read more... )