I could post many more thoughts on the finale, but I was reading over the AVC and a lot of people were complaining about the story requiring Clara to be "The Most Special of All Companions, EVER!" to work, and that really got me thinking about how their relationship was constructed and the things I thought were interesting about it. So I thought I' ( Read more... )

So I've been burning through ebooks on my kindle...and some real books too, but the reason for the kindle is that for some reason, it's super easy to read something on a kindle and go on long walks at the same time while still managing to dodge obstacles/other pedestrians. I have more of a tendency to either walk into things or lose my place in the ( Read more... )

Have you ever seen the phrase 'dubious consent' outside fandom ever? Because I just came across an ebook through the library where the description just screams fandom- seriously, it's an A/B/O AU. Which are all basically original fiction anyway, so it wouldn't be a stretch to adapt it, since a great many of those kind of AUs, especially in the RPF ( Read more... )

I've been watching TV! a lot of tv. So I'm doing a reaction post ( Read more... )

So I've been job hunting, and what a drag that is, especially as someone whose career started right in time for the great recession- which means I have periods of holding a lot of short-term jobs I was way overqualified for in between holding long-term full-time jobs I was also overqualified for, but less so. Anyway, my inability to get past the ( Read more... )

I went looking through some old posts and old conversations, and you know, I miss being on LJ and talking with you guys. I haven't really abandoned LJ for tumblr, exactly- it's just that the last year and a half have been...well, nothing bad, but for various reasons, I've just not been any kind of writing mindset. Not for LJ, not for fic, not for ( Read more... )

So there's this book series that's aimed so squarely at my id that even the stuff that really I should be critical of (info dumps and all) just slide right on past me. But I read a review of the series recently that complained about the fact that this urban fantasy series went way overboard with the historical characters. They thought it killed the ( Read more... )

It's a trope death match quiz, it ranks your taste in fanfic tropes.

take this quiz, repost your top ten!

Mine:

1. Enemies to Friends to Lovers
2. Friends to Lovers
3. Groundhog Day’/Karmic Time Warp
4. Seemingly Unrequited Pining
5. Magical Connection (telepathy, etc)

Has anyone been watching this? I've been watching it kind of casually with my folks, but damn. For one thing, jesus, whatshisname is heartstoppingly beautiful. It practically hurts to look at him.I remember thinking that back in the original Being Human, but time made me forget. And then you've got the serving wench, who obviously has dreams about ( Read more... )

Anyone who follows me on tumblr will be totally unsurprised to hear that I'm still completely fangirling out over the movie. Which was an absolutely pleasant surprise, because I went in with no expectations and no real interest in the movie (beyond maybe spiting MRAs). It's just so good! And amazing! and practical effects! and the characters, but ( Read more... )