Well, after over ten years there, I've finally given up on Fanfiction.net. It's always been pretty bullshit, but this recent porn-purge is just ridiculous. I've always liked the people there; I got so much support and encouragement over the years and I've found some really great fic there. But it's time to go ( Read more... )

"Exencephaly is another fun word you might want to become familiar with."

Me: Oooooh, no. I know enough Latin to know that that word is horrifying.
Classmate: Definitely.
Me: ...
Classmate: ...
Me: Wanna do a Google image search?
Classmate: Already typing it in.
Me and Classmate: *look at computer* AHHHHHHHHHHHNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

After years of being firmly entrenched in fandom during middle school and high school and even a bit in undergrad, pro school is kind of weird. I excitedly told a classmate that I'm signing up for Yuletide this year, and explained that it's a fanfic exchange for rare fandoms. She nodded politely and asked, "What's fanfic ( Read more... )

Not with a man or a woman, though either of those would be very welcome in my life right now, but with a little used bookstore that I must have passed by a million times in the last few years of living in this town. Today I finally went inside and cursed myself for all those years of failing to appreciate its glory ( Read more... )

Talking to my roommates last night, we were somewhat surprised that three out of four of us had near-identical stories from our childhoods about getting the ever-loving crap scared out of us by some well-intentioned person trying to get into our houses.
( Three harrowing stories with happy, if frustrating, endings... )

I did a dry run on my (unfinished) Halloween costume last night.

Blue tie: $5
Tan trench coat: $20
Black angel wings:$10
Getting to answer the question, "Who are you supposed to be?" with, "I'm the one who gripped you tight and raised you from perdition": priceless

(There are somethings money can't buy. For everything else there's Goodwill.)