Sooooo I didn't want to mention this until I got things pretty much settled, but it looks like a for sure thing now, so I'm going to share it with all my happy lj friends ( Read more... )

Story for December is at 8670 words, with only a couple chunks of a couple scenes left to go. It needs some serious editing, but I'm happy with how I did. And excited to write more stories set in this world ( Read more... )

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday, both online and in real life! So far my gifts have mainly consisted of money and a complete Puccini CD box set. And we went out to dinner at a stunningly hip resturaunt (which has really good food ( Read more... )

So this is a music meme from Petronia! She gave me the letter R, which stands for Rachel, among other things, like these songs.

Fizzle Like a Flood - Rides to Get High
I've loved this song for a while. I think this may be the song with the least distortion Fizzle Like a Flood has ever done. Anyway, very pretty song, blah blah blah.

Antony and the ( Read more... )

So I never posted about this (in fact I'm not sure I ever have), but every year I take part in the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival, primarily in Musical Theatre, where I kick some serious ass and yet never win. This year I was in the Senior division. I also did not win! But the girl who did couldn't go to Provincials, so two weeks ago ( Read more... )

Okay! Here goes ( Read more... )

I don't know how much crossover there is on my friendslist between Avatar fans and people who have seen the Aida musical. But I'm going to post this anyway because writing it made me laugh!

( Serpent's Pass...Ing Through! )

Aqueduct - As You Wish
The lyrics of this song are made up entirely of quotes from The Princess Bride (uh, except the part about Reese's peanut butter cups), thus making it a brilliant work of amazing awesominity.

Murs - She Had a NascarBest rap about Nascar ever! Probably the only rap about Nascar ever. I love the chick's voice in this, it ( Read more... )

I am a big fan of Ursula from The Little Mermaid. I actually did "Poor Unfortunate Souls" one time for the Music Festival. So this may very well be one of the funniest things I've ever seen. The editing is just amazing. Not just the lipsynch, pretty much every shot is perfectly matched to the lyrics, and the result is... well, just check it out.

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Okay, someone neglected to tell me that Elton John wrote an Aida musical. Why? WHY? This is sooooo goooood. And, and more feminist than the opera! Which was not that bad in and of itself! Hooray!

Impossible love is just awesome, you guys.

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