The penny took a long time to drop, but I finally figured out that two folks on my f-list seem to be quietly and dignifiedly bitching at *each other.* Call me Switzerland, folks; what you want to see in your show/fandom and what you say in your personal LJs is your own business. If I see a chance for dialog I'll take it and have, and have ( Read more... )

I hadn't realized until this morning just how much of my immediate fandom experience is being affected by something that happened decades ago. I've mentioned it in passing, but the words are probably meaningless to anyone who doesn't know the background. And so, I thought an explanation here in my LJ ought to be in order. There is no point or ( Read more... )

Prepare for Fair
tchwrtr gets rights of first brag so I won't mention amounts, but PfF was very successful - and had the fastest breakdown/cleanup EVER! There were bargains galore - raw silk for $3 a yard, bodices for $30, skirts for $5, and more. I might have blown my "mend for fair" resolution, but I bought plenty of garb to make up for it. Also some ( Read more... )

The Harry Potter hysteria continues - the prize gobsmacker so far is the unpublished author informing JKR how to write. From the condescending "I wish you the best of luck for the continued success of the series" at the beginning to the rather hypocritical call for people to boycott the books at the end, it is a marvel of pretentiousness. My ( Read more... )

I have boggled one of my co-worker's minds by telling him the simple truth - I went to a midnight madness party (heavy on the midnight but mercifully low on the madness) and read the entire book the next day. Hey, I'm a fast reader, and it's not a difficult read, y'know ( Read more... )