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No real directions, but this isn't a place for debate. It's a place for RANTIN' AND RAVIN'.

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Comments

[anonymous]

So many Americanisms. DID THIS PERSON EVEN TRY!?

[anonymous]

Maybe not? Not sure I blame them. I'm almost over the whole Britpicking thing, myself.

[anonymous]

Because who cares if that's how people live. If it happens outside of the US it doesn't fucking matter anyway.

[anonymous]

nayrt

I kind of agree with the above comment, but not because "if it happens outside of the US it doesn't fucking matter anyway." I have read profic recently, set in the US but with British spellings throughout, British slang, the whole works. And it WAS jarring to me, definitely. It took longer to get into the story, and I got snapped back out every once in a while because of it. But...I think the author has every right to spell things they want to spell them, use the phrases they want to use.

I don't blame readers who get angry about it, whether it's Americanisms in UK-set fic or the other way around, but I guess I just feel like it's the author's story and if they don't care about getting it right, especially when it's fanfic and supposed to be fun, that's their prerogative. If the story is otherwise good, I'll stick with it. If not, I'll move on.

[anonymous]

I CAN'T STANDall those stupid people who think and even say it to me in the face that they think I'm a freak for being single for a year now and not planning to get a boyfriend.

"It's not normal."

Oh yeah? Well then, I'm fine with that!

[anonymous]

They're stupid and you should tell them so.

[anonymous]

A year's barely any time at all!

Tell them it's none of their business and enjoy yourself. Your life, your choice and all that. :)

[anonymous]

Tell them to go boil their heads. Worked for me - this is my 4th year of being single and happy and no-one bothers me with inane comments about getting myself a new man/woman any more.

I don't know how old you are but getting the "it's not normal" coupled with "it's hard being on your own when you're older" really REALLY made me want to eviscerate some people. Telling them to go boil their heads was a bit less dramatic.

[anonymous]

Why did the last rant post end before I could talk to the person who decided that Padlock was Sirius/Sherlock?

I loved that idea, whoever you are. I now want John and Sherlock to get 'Gladstone' but have it actually be Sirius in animagus form.

Why so awesome?

[anonymous]

Because we're just that awesome, I guess.

I'm here now, though. Gladstone=Sirius is a fantastic idea. I want to write it now. All of it.

[anonymous]

You are brilliant and I want to keep your brain in a jar (clearly in a Sherlock-y fascinated/out of love sort of way, rather than as a creepy serial killer souvenir)

If you write it I will enable your writing!

What would you like in payment/as encouragement? I'd offer my firstborn, but I'm not intending to have kids, so that might get me in trouble in a court of law. I make decent brownies though.

[anonymous]

You can keep my brain in a jar if you can find it. I haven't seen it in years.

All the encouragement I need is your enabling! If you prompt it when the new post goes up, I will attempt to fill it for you, and I will flail at you muchly!

[anonymous]

Anon who wished me good luck on my situation in this thread http://sherlockbbc-fic.livejournal.com/16871.html?thread=100444647#t100444647

Thank you :)
(didn't have the time to say so before the post maxed out)

[anonymous]

Helloooo new rant post, 'sup.

[anonymous]

Helloooo Anderson gif!

[anonymous]

I'm not especially fond of Anderson, BUT I FUCKING LOVED THAT MOMENT, LOLOLOLOL. He's so ~sassy there. LOVE IT.

[anonymous]

Anderson is not bad looking.