Comments | vilakins: An Archive of Our Own, and soccer

vilakins

An Archive of Our Own, and soccer

Nov 16, 2009 21:58

If you're interested in getting an invite to the multifandom Archive of Our Own, you can sign up to be sent one; just go to the site and click on "SIGN UP NOW". I did that yesterday, and they said I was in a queue and might get my invite by 20 November. However I got it today. :-) I haven't loaded up any fiction yet, and I do think the Hip Deep ( Read more... )

writing, nz, world cup

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jhall1 November 16 2009, 10:54:54 UTC

Congratulations! I look forward to an England / New Zealand final. :)

vilakins November 16 2009, 20:38:12 UTC

Go on, laugh! ;-) We're just pleased to be in it. I remember going to one of the games last time, my first live game. No, wait. That was rugby with my grandfather, and very cool because it was so novel. I feel differently about thugby now.

jhall1 November 16 2009, 20:44:57 UTC

I'm laughing at the idea of England being in the final very nearly as much as New Zealand being in it.

They used to say that football was a game for gentlemen played by oafs, while rugby was a game for oafs played by gentlemen. Sadly nowadays it seems to be a game for oafs played by oafs. Not that I've ever been very interested in - or even really understood - rugby.

vilakins November 16 2009, 20:49:55 UTC

We do both seem to play well, then suddenly collapse under pressure. :-(

That is so true. I like that. I avoid rugby both as a game I dislike, and because it's pushed so much here.

vjezkova November 16 2009, 16:05:45 UTC

Congratulations to your team!
Czech football used to be very good but now the players are scattered all over the world (and ice-hockey is tha same), sold like goods, and they failed...

vilakins November 16 2009, 20:39:29 UTC

I think that happens to our best too. Still, our soccer received a real boost last time. I like watching the lesser known teams in the World Cup as they often play with more attack and daring flair.

pet_lunatic November 16 2009, 22:52:52 UTC

Archive sounds interesting...will investigate, thanks for the tip!

Congrats on making it into the World Cup!

vilakins November 17 2009, 00:42:57 UTC

It's meant to replace the Pit of Voles (ff.net) and be legally protected. It's the first multifandom archive I've felt like joining.

luinielle November 16 2009, 23:29:19 UTC

Congratulations to your team!

vilakins November 17 2009, 00:43:53 UTC

It will give soccer another big boost; the first time really helped the sport here. :-D