Icons: Bertie blue eyes (one of my favorites), trapped in icon, and Brian Mikey hugs
Interests: Daniel Jackson (who is he and why is he an interest?), writing (how did you get started writing fanfic?), and wodehouse (how long have you been a fan?)
Ah, good ones. The Bertie blue eyes icon is by icons_of_isis and it's just such a good shot of him. I remember that fabulous story that followed Jeeves through some of his earlier employers and showed how he came to work for Bertie, and when they first meet face to face he thinks how the Ganymede book should have made some mention of the extraordinary blueness of his eyes. That icon always reminds me of the story.
The trapped in icon one is by taelonmahal and it's got David Hewlett (from my David Hewlett, how are you so awesome? phase) in his exceedingly weird movie, Nothing. I always thought it was a bit funny and meta
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he thinks how the Ganymede book should have made some mention of the extraordinary blueness of his eyes And that right there? Is how fandom slash squee-ness is born.
I've never seen Queer As Folk (never got the premium cable channels), but I've been meaning to rent it. I take it you'd recommend it?
Your story of finding Wodehouse via Hugh is exactly the same as mine! I posted my first J/W after being on LJ for about a month having never read any of the books at all (but having seen the shows over and over and over). I agree; this is a wonderful fandom!
...I suspect this reply may have gotten longer than I meant it to. No, no, no, it was perfect! Thanks for sharing all the great information, m'dear! :)
You know, I suspect Wodehouse inserted a certain amount of subtext on purpose. I mean, consider some of the later Jeeves books written in the seventies, when "gay" meant the same thing it does today, and yet Bertie still identifies as a gay bachelor. *g*
I liked Queer as Folk, although it has good parts and less good parts. It's essentially a gay soap opera, but well done, and fully of lots of pretty boykissing. (Also lots of pretty boysex, so, you know, do not watch when others are present who might not go for the graphic stuff.)
The thing I love about the Jeeves and Wooster fandom is the thing I love about all small fandoms; the closeness of it, and the way that each story gets appreciated because there isn't a flood of new stories every day. Also, the nature of the fandom lends itself to a higher quality of fic, I think.
Hahahahaha! I *love* your theory about Wodehouse intentionally slipping in slash references.
I'll add QaF to my blockbuster.com queue! I'm all for boykissing and boysex, so it should be fun. Hee!
I agree with you about the J/W fandom. It's definitely nice when what you write is appreciated! :D Speaking of which... do you have any fic in the works? *bats eyelashes*
Speaking of which... do you have any fic in the works? *bats eyelashes*
Ack! *is sheepish* No, I'm afraid not. I'm still definitely in the fandom and I'm reading all the new fic that comes out, but I'm also two weeks away from finishing my bachelor's in accounting and college is sucking up my life at this point. Also, I think reading the books was intimidating, because it's one thing to write fic based on a TV show, but writing based on the books makes me feel like I have to try and live up to Wodehouse, and I'm just not anywhere near that good. But hey, most people aren't. ^_^
Oooh! Congrats on finishing your degree! Is this a career change? First bachelor's?
It took me 25 years to get my bachelors; I graduated in May 2000 with a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I completely understand the time it takes to finish... especially with kids!
Yeah, and I agree with you about the books being harder to live up to. I admit, when I write my J/W, I always picture Hugh and Stephen and hear them saying the dialog. I do use the books, though for slangy referencs and good quotes and such (such as, "There is never a time, sir, when ties do not matter." hee!)
Thanks! First bachelor's, yes, and it only took me nine years between finishing my associates and finishing this one. *g* To be fair, I had a head start on the two year degree and finished it at 17, so I was kind of ahead of the game there. This is not so much a career change as a career start (hopefully) since right now my biggest intellectual challenge is potty training my youngest.
I do tend to imagine Hugh and Stephen in the roles when writing fic, because it helps to have someone to picture and because they played the roles so very well. Stephen gave Jeeves a kind of... I don't know how to describe it, really. The way he moved, his facial expressions, the tone of his voice--all of them at times came across as very gay. Don't know if that's just Stephen's style, or something he did intentionally. It lends itself well to slashy thoughts, though. *g*
heh. I remember all too well the days when the most excited conversations I had were about my son's pooping in the potty. Come to think of it, I'm sure my conversations today are any more interesting than that! Hee!
Good luck with the potty training. It's good that the last one is at that stage! :)
Well, I think you're right about what Stephen brought to the role. But also, a gravity, and a worldliness, that I think was perfect. And you're right, whatever it was, it all adds up to the perfect catalyst for many many slashy dreams and fics! :) yayayayayayay!
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Icons: Bertie blue eyes (one of my favorites), trapped in icon, and Brian Mikey hugs
Interests: Daniel Jackson (who is he and why is he an interest?), writing (how did you get started writing fanfic?), and wodehouse (how long have you been a fan?)
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The trapped in icon one is by taelonmahal and it's got David Hewlett (from my David Hewlett, how are you so awesome? phase) in his exceedingly weird movie, Nothing. I always thought it was a bit funny and meta ( ... )
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And that right there? Is how fandom slash squee-ness is born.
I've never seen Queer As Folk (never got the premium cable channels), but I've been meaning to rent it. I take it you'd recommend it?
Your story of finding Wodehouse via Hugh is exactly the same as mine! I posted my first J/W after being on LJ for about a month having never read any of the books at all (but having seen the shows over and over and over). I agree; this is a wonderful fandom!
...I suspect this reply may have gotten longer than I meant it to.
No, no, no, it was perfect! Thanks for sharing all the great information, m'dear! :)
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I liked Queer as Folk, although it has good parts and less good parts. It's essentially a gay soap opera, but well done, and fully of lots of pretty boykissing. (Also lots of pretty boysex, so, you know, do not watch when others are present who might not go for the graphic stuff.)
The thing I love about the Jeeves and Wooster fandom is the thing I love about all small fandoms; the closeness of it, and the way that each story gets appreciated because there isn't a flood of new stories every day. Also, the nature of the fandom lends itself to a higher quality of fic, I think.
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I'll add QaF to my blockbuster.com queue! I'm all for boykissing and boysex, so it should be fun. Hee!
I agree with you about the J/W fandom. It's definitely nice when what you write is appreciated! :D Speaking of which... do you have any fic in the works? *bats eyelashes*
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Ack! *is sheepish* No, I'm afraid not. I'm still definitely in the fandom and I'm reading all the new fic that comes out, but I'm also two weeks away from finishing my bachelor's in accounting and college is sucking up my life at this point. Also, I think reading the books was intimidating, because it's one thing to write fic based on a TV show, but writing based on the books makes me feel like I have to try and live up to Wodehouse, and I'm just not anywhere near that good. But hey, most people aren't. ^_^
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It took me 25 years to get my bachelors; I graduated in May 2000 with a BS in computer science with a minor in math. I completely understand the time it takes to finish... especially with kids!
Yeah, and I agree with you about the books being harder to live up to. I admit, when I write my J/W, I always picture Hugh and Stephen and hear them saying the dialog. I do use the books, though for slangy referencs and good quotes and such (such as, "There is never a time, sir, when ties do not matter." hee!)
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I do tend to imagine Hugh and Stephen in the roles when writing fic, because it helps to have someone to picture and because they played the roles so very well. Stephen gave Jeeves a kind of... I don't know how to describe it, really. The way he moved, his facial expressions, the tone of his voice--all of them at times came across as very gay. Don't know if that's just Stephen's style, or something he did intentionally. It lends itself well to slashy thoughts, though. *g*
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Good luck with the potty training. It's good that the last one is at that stage! :)
Well, I think you're right about what Stephen brought to the role. But also, a gravity, and a worldliness, that I think was perfect. And you're right, whatever it was, it all adds up to the perfect catalyst for many many slashy dreams and fics! :) yayayayayayay!
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