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soupytwist

... in which poker is the sport of people who play poker

Mar 08, 2005 03:12

Sometimes I am vaguely freaked out by the depths of my own geekiness. I've sat up all night reading thefourthvine's recs (and I actually mean all of them) when I have an 8.30 class tomorrow for which I've not done the work. I also just made a comment to myf which included "Oooh, you can tie that to how fantasy literature as a whole is about subverting the dominant ( Read more... )

fandom, neil gaiman

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chickadilly March 8 2005, 08:34:43 UTC

Thank you for this post. I've been feeling kind of burnt out on fandom for the past few days and this? Was just what I needed to read.

*hugs*

soupytwist March 8 2005, 21:00:18 UTC

I'm glad I could help, then. :) All the politics and bitching - and such insane bitching, like other people's preferences are going to kill people or make them traitors or whatever, oy freaking vey - get too much very easily, and I was kind of glad to get back to realising why I love it so much myself.

therealjae March 8 2005, 21:09:10 UTC

Yeah, exactly.

-J

snowgrouse March 8 2005, 09:20:13 UTC

Wonderful post:). Yay. And dude, there are tons of filks celebrating fandom. I bet there are a few that are made to the tune of songs that I actually know... ooh, jekesta wrote the best filk ever but she hasn't given it a permanent space on the web anywhere. And I cry.

You made Hasselhoff torture almost sound good, y'know...

paranoidkitten March 8 2005, 11:17:34 UTC

Gladstone/Disraeli slash? Where? Where?

soupytwist March 8 2005, 21:00:39 UTC

Um, maybe on my harddrive?

tiniago March 8 2005, 23:29:38 UTC

SHOOOOOOOOW US THIS SLASH! SHOOOOOOOOOW US! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease! We won't judge you! We'll be understanding! And then I'll show you my Aliens Make Them Have Sex! drabbles and we'll all be wroooooong together. ARGH WHERE IS IT YOU TAUNT ME WITH THE GAY AND YET WITHHOLD IT! *flounces* *pouts* *bites things*

*totally does not pressure you omg*

soupytwist March 8 2005, 23:43:41 UTC

But it's not even remotely finished! *woe* It also sucks, but if you would like to beta when it's done then maybe this shall be less. *hopeful*

Also: yeah, Gladstone used to go off reforming prostitutes and then come home and whip himself for fancying them. Um, three cheers for Victorian morals?

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rachel2205 March 8 2005, 13:29:53 UTC

Hahaha Gladstone/Disraeli! What a genius idea. I love Disraeli. He was so cool.

You seem to be a multi-fandom person. Which fandoms would you say are most important to you?

soupytwist March 8 2005, 21:39:32 UTC

Dude, both Disraeli's wife Mary Ann and Gladstone habitually called him Dizzy. It really doesn't take a lot to extroplate upon it... although it ain't going to be happy, especially with Gladstone's penchant for whipping himself.

And hee, I've known you for, what, a year and a half, and my ultimate polyfannishness is still doubted? :) As in many things, I don't like being made to choose - I love all my fandoms equally for being their unique and awesome selves. I also attempted a brief overview of what I love about all my fandoms here, but it was too big for one comment, so I'm going to make a post out of it.

tiniago March 8 2005, 23:32:34 UTC

He had a penchant for whipping himself? Why did I not know this? Serves me right for knowing nothing about history and then only reading stuff about Disraeli. Omg omg. I think I have a crush on Gladstone, that crazy, prostitute-reforming, self-flagellating, Dizzy-loving nutcase. <3<3

mooetta March 8 2005, 16:39:18 UTC

Have you seen the HBP covers yet??? Bit boring that the colour scheme is the same as COS, but it looks interesting.

soupytwist March 8 2005, 22:58:01 UTC

I have! The flame thing is weird. I like the Pensieve on the American cover, though. And from Dumbledore's presence, I'm glad I guessed he won't die til the seventh book. :)