Dear HP wiki: your assumptions that every female character in the HP books will take on her (future) husband's surname upon marriage is seriously starting to grate. Cut it the fuck out already. Also to be cut out posthaste: not distinguishing between book and movie canon a lot of the time. I should not have to dig through half a dozen pages to find ( Read more... )

( Warning: contains lots of blithering about this damn plot bunny I have. Non-spoilery for the story, but obviously spoilery for the HP books. Also, contains more than your RDA of parentheses. )

So here I am, tentatively dipping my toes back into HP fandom, and I stumble across this, which is awesome and hot and nggg, and best of all it's new (... since the last time I checked in on this fandom, that is) and not written by either me or one of the, like, three people I managed to bully into bribe convince to write it for me and BWEEEEEE!

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Assorted thoughts and ramblings, in list form:

• So apparently, in an attempt to outlaw same-sex marriage, Texas appears to have accidentally outlawed marriage altogether. WHOOPS! Bwahahahahah!
• So hey, did you hear a Belgiasn is now President of the EU? \o/ I cannot quite articulate exactly how weird it's been to hear him described as this "great ( Read more... )

Finally heard back about my flat -- there was some certificate the landlord was waiting on from the Council, I think, which is why I've been in limbo for like three weeks, not knowing when I was going to be able to move in and thus unable to organise anything, augh -- and I'll be getting the keys on Monday, and moving in on Tuesday/Wednesdayish. \o ( Read more... )

NaNo Wordcount: 10,885

Daily Wordcount Goal: 2,445

*brandishes pen* Onwards and upwards! I'm going to try and see if I can maybe get double that today, and possibly tomorrow. I have coffee, I can do this!

So today marks the 20th aniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. What this means for me is that I've been alternatively blubbering and feeling really old whenever I watch the news, which is usually three to four times a day, sigh.

I have a very vivid memory of watching the wall fall, live on the news. It wasn't the first time I became aware that ( Read more... )

Dear Television Advertising,

Why was John Lydon trying to sell me butter last night? I mean, I'm not one to get all "OMG SELLOUT!", because whatever, but ... butter? What? My flabber is officially gasted, here, people. o_O

Also, what the shit is this? Are you serious?

Now I'm boggled and despairing for humanity. Thanks a lot, douchebags.

Going ( Read more... )

Title: When Zombies Attack: A Dark Comedy In Three Acts
Author: Sofie K Werkers
Fandom: ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com/cinemassacre.com
Pairings: Many, both explicit and implied.
Warnings et. al.: Some death. Also, zombies!

Summary: The Mad Scientist community cordially invites you to attend the Zombie Apocalypse.
Date: 1 August 2009, 2 September 2009 ( Read more... )

( Act One; 5,526 words )