This is the last entry that I'll be cross-posting to LJ.

I'll continue to read my flist over there (although that may change when the new, unchangeable flist design gets rolled out to everybody) but I won't be cross-posting any more.


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I'm reading Harry Potter fanfic, and it's hitting one of my pet peeves.

British children do not call their friends' parents 'sir' or 'ma'am'.

They try to avoid calling them anything. If they have to, they call them 'Mr/Mrs Surname', at which point the parents will usually say, "Oh, call me First Name," and the kids will nod and return to not ( Read more... )

The only problem with my Yuletide assignment is that I have TOO MANY IDEAS.


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I love it. Horrible Histories is being attacked for 'gratuitous male nudity'. Apparently the 'perfect bodies' of the HH guys are intimidating boys.

Frankly, if that was the standard that women had to live up to, I'd be thrilled(And I'd like to point out that the ones with the 'best' bodies are the ones who rarely take their kit off. It's normally ( Read more... )

My Pterry/Gneil shipping heart is gleeful!


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I would like to complain about the pathetic lack of Malcolm Tucker porn in the world ( Read more... )

Dear Yuletide Author,

You have excellent taste!

And here's a bit more wibbling about my requests, should you be interested...

Only one of these canons ends with a happy ending for my requested characters, which is possibly why I'm so into post-canon. Happy endings are awesome! Yay for happiness!

So while I want you to feel free to completely ( Read more... )

I have just stuffed so much fanfic onto my ebook reader that I think it's actually heavier.

You can tell I should be studying, can't you? (JNCIA exam a week tomorrow. Blargh. Hate exams.)

(Also, I am confused about how JNCIA stands for Juniper Networks Certified Associate.)


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I am apparently in love with Malcolm Tucker.

Looking at my major fandom crushes of the past few years, the common denominator appears to be 'really good at insults'.


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Dammit, why is there so little Malcolm Tucker/Ollie in the world?

(Also, yay! Awesome riding lesson today! Even though I have, very sadly, been promoted off Dessie. Wah! My pretty, pretty princess! I now have Candy, who is another 16hh cob, but piebald instead of black. And far more willing to move. And I got complimented on my seat!)


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