A few years ago, I was fudging around on DeviantArt doing a search for "Lafayette" (thanks to Liberty's Kids, I became a completely shameless historical fangirl of his) and I found this little tidbit of awesome (originally posted on the artist's old account, hence no comments). I admired the artist for giving her character that name and added her ( Read more... )

This was something that's been swimming about in my head for the past few years, but a Neil Gaiman article that Ruby just sent me has got me in a deep-writing mood (I should be using this energy to write that Personal Reflection paper for Women's Studies, but then the magic will be gone).

LJ cut for LONG.

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Unfortunately, this also means I'm reaching the "oh my god where did my childhood go" stage of my life.

It's heavy, but you think back on all those coming-of-age stories out there and all the gagillion flashbacks that adult characters have of their younger days but you don't really feel or understand the transitional aspect of it all until you ( Read more... )

If there's one thing that Wayfolk have taught me, it's appreciating the little weird things you notice in life, odd coincidences, strangely appropriate moments, and some stuff that's just plain really pretty ( Read more... )

Something I may've learned just now:

- When it comes to hugging, environment has an impact. It's probably better done where it's warm than where it's cold.

I dunno.

I just had the inevitable "let go of Malcolm, he obviously doesn't care about you, remember your real friends who do care about you" talk with Ryan out on the porch (where it was ( Read more... )

Okay ( Read more... )

For years, there has been a large part of me that hates, HATES, having to respect other people's personal space. I might possibly clamber all over most of my Millermates if I could.

Maybe it's just an Aspie thing.

It probably is.

On that note, I miss Wayfinder. Especially doing OP. Haven't had than in over a year.

Today was a full day ( Read more... )

I posted something on IndeedSir earlier today talking about my frustration with people posting the entirety of longfics all at once, and was quite surprised to see just how in-the-minority I was about it ( Read more... )

So I was thinking about sexuality in a subway station today. Specifically, the fact that the openly gay Stephen Fry plays a character who most fangirls interpret as being in a sexual relationship with his male employer ( Read more... )