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- Yay! Poetry love going on over here. Join in!
- So. I'm kind of depressed. A few months ago, I was following links around and stumbled upon this website. It's Spuffy fanfiction by Ariane, and there's some really gorgeous stuff. She writes beautiful prose. Anyway, I've never seen her stuff archived anywhere else or seen it recced, either, so when I thought I'd read all the good Spuffy out there, it was quite the find.
Unfortunately. The website seems to have glitched. And worse--it's not in the Wayback Machine! So I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find some of these fics so that they won't be lost to me forever! Stupid internet! All the stuff that you want to disappear never will, and all the stuff you want to be around forever vanishes! Help me, flist Kenobi! You're my only hope!
- Meme time! Five awesome questions asked by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ava_leigh_fitz. Answers behind the cut because I'm way too verbose for my own good. Also, comment and ask me for questions and I'll try to come up with some good ones for y'all.
1. Speaking of, do you have any names picked out, or family names you want to use for your kids?
2. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? (...Vienna?)
3. Favourite cake ever?
4. Um, I'm sure you've already told me but what brought you to the internet?
5. What book would you love to read but has never been written?
1. Boy howdy do I. I always have a running list, and it changes from year to year. I love names.
And this is how big of a Faulkner geek I am: I want to name my daughter Cassandra and call her Caddy. I know that the real Caddy's name was Candace, which is lovely, but isn't for me. I also like all the Classical associations with Cassandra, who was kick ass and tragic at the same time. I could go for a double-whammy of Faulkner love and name another daughter Temple. Too much? Also, I love Eden. Which may or may not be related to the fact that I read too many Elswyth Thane novels in middle school.
I will not, however, name my son Quentin, even though Quentin Compson is the love of my life. That would just be mean.
I love the tradition, strong here in the South, of naming sons their mother's maiden names, but mine just wouldn't work (you know this, Izi. Wouldn't that be mean?). I've always liked the name Beau, for reasons I can't really explain. And Joel. And of late I've become ridiculously fond of Ransom, mostly because of a certain someone on my flist. But it's old fashioned and strong (and also an Elswyth Thane name!), so I'm keeping it in mind. I'm not as positive about boy names, though. There aren't as many cool ones.
As for family names, Lynn and Ann are the two middle names that get passed around with great frequency in my family, so no doubt one or both of those will pop up. And my uncle Stephen died when I was ten, so I feel like I'll probably end up honoring him with that name, probably as a middle.
2. Too. Hard. There are way too many places I'd love to live. Mostly it depends on what's on my mind at the moment. Like a month or two ago I was watching a bunch of movies set in Australia, and I was all "I MUST LIVE THERE." And then it was books set in India and "I MUST MOVE NOW."
But yes, my love for Austria remains strong. And even though I'm not a city girl, I could definitely see myself living in Wien if I could get my German back to par again. Or a smaller town--Grinzig or Melk, maybe--or a vacation home in Hallstatt. I just love Austria in general.
I've wanted to live in Britain since I was a very, very little girl. That's where all the books happened! And after visiting, I would love to live in London (in one of the nicer parts. The parts I'll probably never be able to afford. I feel in love with Kensington and Chelsea) or in a small town. I'm a small town girl at heart. I love the countryside. So if I had to choose one place, it would probably be a small English village. ;)
3. My grandmama's coconut cake. A Christmas staple. The most moist and delicious thing you've ever tasted. Though I'm mostly a pie kind of girl.
4. I was 13 and had just gotten into the canon for a particular fandom. Of course, I had no idea what fandom was or that it existed or anything like that. So I'm poking around on the internet, trying to find some more info on said canon (can I be any more vague? Watch me) and I stumbled upon a website. And from there a forum. And I poked around there for a while. And then I followed someone's link in their sig to their fanfiction. And a whole new world opened up for me. It was like it was designed for me. So from the time I was 14 till I started college, I wrote there. And then I outgrew the fandom, moved on to Harry Potter and Firefly and then I got an lj, and the rest is history.
5. So many. I wish M.M. Kaye had written a gazillion big long novels. I wish there was way, way more fantasy novels based on less Western European cultures. I wish I knew where to find really, really good steampunk. I wish I could find really good historical fiction for more obscure but awesome moments in history--hasn't the Civil War and WWII and the Regency Period been overdone? I mean, seriously? I wish I could find more really, really good apocalyptic (or post-apocalyptic) fiction.
I wish there was something like Dune but less pretentious, with lots of plotting between houses and people poisoning each other and forbidden loves between sworn enemy houses and lots of blowing things up and espionage and space ships and laser gun firefights and snark and general awesomeness. Like the Medici set in space. Or at least a not-Western-European-influenced fantasy world (like A Song of Ice and Fire, you know? But less War of the Roses).
I guess I'll have to write them. Right? I'll get right on that.
- And last, but not least, my favorite song for
Day 01 → Your favorite song
Day 02 → Your favorite movie
Day 03 → Your favorite television program
Day 04 → Your favorite book
Day 05 → Your favorite quote
Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 → A photo you took
Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Day 23 → A YouTube video
Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 → Your day, in great detail
Day 26 → Your week, in great detail
Day 27 → This month, in great detail
Day 28 → This year, in great detail
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy
I may or may not do all of these. We'll see.
I can't find the whole thing anywhere! *sob*
- So. I'm kind of depressed. A few months ago, I was following links around and stumbled upon this website. It's Spuffy fanfiction by Ariane, and there's some really gorgeous stuff. She writes beautiful prose. Anyway, I've never seen her stuff archived anywhere else or seen it recced, either, so when I thought I'd read all the good Spuffy out there, it was quite the find.
Unfortunately. The website seems to have glitched. And worse--it's not in the Wayback Machine! So I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find some of these fics so that they won't be lost to me forever! Stupid internet! All the stuff that you want to disappear never will, and all the stuff you want to be around forever vanishes! Help me, flist Kenobi! You're my only hope!
- Meme time! Five awesome questions asked by
ava_leigh_fitz. Answers behind the cut because I'm way too verbose for my own good. Also, comment and ask me for questions and I'll try to come up with some good ones for y'all.1. Speaking of, do you have any names picked out, or family names you want to use for your kids?
2. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? (...Vienna?)
3. Favourite cake ever?
4. Um, I'm sure you've already told me but what brought you to the internet?
5. What book would you love to read but has never been written?
1. Boy howdy do I. I always have a running list, and it changes from year to year. I love names.
And this is how big of a Faulkner geek I am: I want to name my daughter Cassandra and call her Caddy. I know that the real Caddy's name was Candace, which is lovely, but isn't for me. I also like all the Classical associations with Cassandra, who was kick ass and tragic at the same time. I could go for a double-whammy of Faulkner love and name another daughter Temple. Too much? Also, I love Eden. Which may or may not be related to the fact that I read too many Elswyth Thane novels in middle school.
I will not, however, name my son Quentin, even though Quentin Compson is the love of my life. That would just be mean.
I love the tradition, strong here in the South, of naming sons their mother's maiden names, but mine just wouldn't work (you know this, Izi. Wouldn't that be mean?). I've always liked the name Beau, for reasons I can't really explain. And Joel. And of late I've become ridiculously fond of Ransom, mostly because of a certain someone on my flist. But it's old fashioned and strong (and also an Elswyth Thane name!), so I'm keeping it in mind. I'm not as positive about boy names, though. There aren't as many cool ones.
As for family names, Lynn and Ann are the two middle names that get passed around with great frequency in my family, so no doubt one or both of those will pop up. And my uncle Stephen died when I was ten, so I feel like I'll probably end up honoring him with that name, probably as a middle.
2. Too. Hard. There are way too many places I'd love to live. Mostly it depends on what's on my mind at the moment. Like a month or two ago I was watching a bunch of movies set in Australia, and I was all "I MUST LIVE THERE." And then it was books set in India and "I MUST MOVE NOW."
But yes, my love for Austria remains strong. And even though I'm not a city girl, I could definitely see myself living in Wien if I could get my German back to par again. Or a smaller town--Grinzig or Melk, maybe--or a vacation home in Hallstatt. I just love Austria in general.
I've wanted to live in Britain since I was a very, very little girl. That's where all the books happened! And after visiting, I would love to live in London (in one of the nicer parts. The parts I'll probably never be able to afford. I feel in love with Kensington and Chelsea) or in a small town. I'm a small town girl at heart. I love the countryside. So if I had to choose one place, it would probably be a small English village. ;)
3. My grandmama's coconut cake. A Christmas staple. The most moist and delicious thing you've ever tasted. Though I'm mostly a pie kind of girl.
4. I was 13 and had just gotten into the canon for a particular fandom. Of course, I had no idea what fandom was or that it existed or anything like that. So I'm poking around on the internet, trying to find some more info on said canon (can I be any more vague? Watch me) and I stumbled upon a website. And from there a forum. And I poked around there for a while. And then I followed someone's link in their sig to their fanfiction. And a whole new world opened up for me. It was like it was designed for me. So from the time I was 14 till I started college, I wrote there. And then I outgrew the fandom, moved on to Harry Potter and Firefly and then I got an lj, and the rest is history.
5. So many. I wish M.M. Kaye had written a gazillion big long novels. I wish there was way, way more fantasy novels based on less Western European cultures. I wish I knew where to find really, really good steampunk. I wish I could find really good historical fiction for more obscure but awesome moments in history--hasn't the Civil War and WWII and the Regency Period been overdone? I mean, seriously? I wish I could find more really, really good apocalyptic (or post-apocalyptic) fiction.
I wish there was something like Dune but less pretentious, with lots of plotting between houses and people poisoning each other and forbidden loves between sworn enemy houses and lots of blowing things up and espionage and space ships and laser gun firefights and snark and general awesomeness. Like the Medici set in space. Or at least a not-Western-European-influenced fantasy world (like A Song of Ice and Fire, you know? But less War of the Roses).
I guess I'll have to write them. Right? I'll get right on that.
- And last, but not least, my favorite song for
Day 01 → Your favorite song
Day 02 → Your favorite movie
Day 03 → Your favorite television program
Day 04 → Your favorite book
Day 05 → Your favorite quote
Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 → A photo you took
Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Day 23 → A YouTube video
Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 → Your day, in great detail
Day 26 → Your week, in great detail
Day 27 → This month, in great detail
Day 28 → This year, in great detail
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy
I may or may not do all of these. We'll see.
I can't find the whole thing anywhere! *sob*