as usual, some things

[lirazel]

+ So apparently last night's TVD pissed everyone off? I haven't seen it yet, but I'm bracing myself for it. Do y'all sometimes wonder why we watch this ridiculous excuse for a show? I often do, and then ever_neutral writes perfect meta and I suddenly have feelings all over the place and I remember.

+ In case you missed it (read: in case you're not on tumblr), Joe Dempsie is perfect, and I want to glomp him:




+ For snickfic's amusement: this thing has informed me that Lauren is made of kitty cats, cherries, and awkwardness. With a dash of porn. WITH A DASH OF PORN. I still need to steal your "I'm bored and your porn is boring" icon.

+ Love Rain continues to be so perfect I could die. This week's episodes were so unrelentingly adorable that I almost couldn't stand it. I expect the angst is coming soon, but I have high hopes of getting a happy ending for Joon and Ha Na, so I'm happy. If you need something to watch, you should high-tail it over to dramafever.com and watch the heck out of this show. These kids have faces and sometimes they put them together.



+ I will probably try to FINALLY watch some of Young Justice this weekend. I have to write my rarewomen fic, but I'm hoping to get into this show because I am overwhelmed with love for y'all's feels. You know how sometimes you love a thing because your friends love it but you really know nothing about it? That is how I feel about this show. I love it though I haven't seen it.

+ I dreamed I was Fox Mulder's assistant last night (I have no clue where Scully was). Which I guess is my subconscious telling me to finish that damn show.

+ All of my GoT feels continue to be about the Stark girls. And Oona Chaplin being flawless. When is The Hour coming back? I need more of it in my life.

+ I can't decide whether I love or hate y'all who have been reblogging quotes from 50 Shades of Grey all over my dash. On the one hand: so incredibly, ridiculously bad that it's hilarious. On the other hand, I can never erase those things from my mind. dollsome has noted (and is indeed correct) that the series seems to exactly reproduce the feel of the Twilight books (not to mention Bella's characterization) only now with 100% more pr0n. It's kind of amazing. AMAZINGLY BAD AND DISGUSTING. I feel sorry for the women who are so into this series because they don't realize there's better porn on the internet for free.

+ 60,000 words on the novel! Only about 20,000 more to go!

+ I realize that some of you might not be nerdfighters (though you totally should), so if you missed this video you should watch it now. I really feel like it's one of the best that Hank has ever made, and it's dripping with truth.

+ It is Friday.

+ That's...it? Feel free, as always, to tell me about your lives, because I am always interested.

Comments

[silverusagi]

I often do, and then [info]ever_neutral writes perfect meta and I suddenly have feelings all over the place and I remember.

Don't count on her making it better this week, lol.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it seems that EVERYONE is upset over this episode. I'm almost looking forward to it because I've been warned, though.

[next_to_normal]

Haha, yeah, I saw all the posts about how it was the WORST EVER, and my reaction was decidedly meh. I can't decide if it's because my expectations were already rock bottom or if I'm refusing to acknowledge reality.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Currently watching it, and I feel like I'm gonna be annoyed but not furious. Because of the rock bottom expectation.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched TVD yet and now I kinda don't want to...

Joe Dempsie, on the other hand, I can watch all day.

Yay 60,000 words on the novel!

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I've prepared myself to be angry, so I'm going to do it as soon as I get home from work tonight.

He is SO ADORABLE. I've loved him since Skins, but now that he's on GoT, I've gotten to see some interviews and things and he just seems like the best person. I'm so fond of him.

Thanks! I'm pretty proud!

[snickfic]

A dash of porn! I am not made of porn, however. I am made of "oatmeal, movies, and desperation. With a dash of naptime."

I resent that desperation bit, though. Desperation is tiring. I'm going to go have a nap.

That video clip might be the best thing ever. "Never ever buy alcohol at bars. I can't think of a way to spend money faster with less benefit."

"In high school, people were like, 'This is the best time of your life,' and I was like, oh ho, it better not be."

That is EXCELLENT. And he quotes xkcd. And he has Terry Pratchett on his bookshelf (I recognize the cover.)

My life: new house! Is lovely! Well, the toilets still don't work properly (none of the stoppers inside the tanks don't seal, so we have to turn off the water between uses), but the cats have made themselves comfortable and we have a back deck and I can walk to school every day!

Also I'm at almost 18k for my big bang fic! This is in no as impressive as your 60k (woot!) but I am still excited.

Also it is Friday. Yay that.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

You are made of delightful things except for the desperation! I have to admit that the "awkwardness" bit of the description is entirely too accurate. But I rolled around laughing at the porn part.

Hank is great generally, but in that video he nails everything. I just wanted to qutoe every single thing he said!

And he quotes xkcd. And he has Terry Pratchett on his bookshelf (I recognize the cover.)

The Green brothers are the very best, and I have the most fun checking out the things behind them when they film, because so often I recognize awesome things.

I am so glad about the lovely house! But I hope the toilets get fixed very soon.

I grew up walking to school, so I am very pleased for you!

YAY FOR YOUR FIC. Very impressive I must say!

I just feel this deep sense of relief on Fridays.

[snickfic]

Also: I feel sorry for the women who are so into this series because they don't realize there's better porn on the internet for free.

LOL our superiority.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

:D :D :D

[pocochina.livejournal.com]

It's pretty bad. I've been a staunch defender of the show this far, but it's pretty bad on a lot of levels.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Poo. At least your icon is the perfect reaction icon?

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, were there other things in this entry? Because I think there were and I might have even been prepared to say something about some of them, but rn my brain solely consists of LAUREN IS GOING TO WATCH YOUNG JUSTICE LAUREN IS GOING TO WATCH YOUNG JUSTICE LAUREN IS GOING TO WATCH YOUNG JUSTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE AND SEASON TWO IS STARTING TOMORROW AND DKFJALDSFJ MY HEART CAN'T TAKE ANY OF THIS

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

You're so easy, Kyrie!

No, but really: I have been meaning to for a while, and I'm at a lull as far as my kdramas go right now, so I'm hoping to get into it some tomorrow! And of course I will report back with my ~feelings~!

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

I AM. I am cheap as hell. It takes very little to send me into FITS OF UTTER JOY, especially where teen superheroes are concerned.

man i have some really important stuff to do right now but what if i just took this opportunity to spam you with all my icons

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I am thrilled to be able to bring you joy!

You should probably do important things, but if you can do them and ALSO spam me with your icons, are you more than welcome to! I just don't want to distract you from your important things!

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

also

i forgot to mention one of the show's finest achievements

they used the "it was all just a dream" trope

and made it a psychologically horrific crowning jewel of the series instead of a trite cop-out

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

LAUREN

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

LAUREN

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

LOOK

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

SHE LOOKS AWESOME!

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

THIS IS M'GANN M'ORZZ AND SHE IS GOOD AND KIND AND LOVES TO BAKE AND CHEERLEAD AND PROTECT THE INNOCENT

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

SOUNDS LIKE A PERFECT PERSON.

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

THIS IS ARTEMIS

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

SHE IS A FIERCE ARCHER LADY WITH A ~DARK PAST~ WHO LOVES HER FRIENDS AS MUCH AS SHE LOVES KICKING PEOPLE IN THE FACE

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I AM JUST GOING TO LOVE THESE LADIES SO MUCH I CAN ALREADY TELL.

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

SHE ALSO GIVES A++ SIDEYE

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

SHE IS ALSO VERY GOOD AT BROODING AND HAVING ~*~*~FABULOUS~*~*~ HAIR

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

PICTURED: HER HANGING WITH WIFE BFF ZATANNA

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

Z IS A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD MAGICIAN WHO ENJOYS FLIRTING, TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS, AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT-BREAKING-AND-ENTERING-AS-A-FORM-OF-BONDING SESSION

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH I LOVE THEM ALL ALREADY!

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

AND I HAVE OTHER ICONS + TEAM MEMBERS I COULD TALK ABOUT BUT I SHOULD PROBABLY LEGIT DO THOSE READINGS BEFORE CLASS. Just know that the ladies are the most amazing and also I need an icon of Rocket because she's only been in two episodes but she is scientifically THE GREATEST.

[redsilverchains.livejournal.com]

Haha! Have you watched the interview where he and Nic Hoult are talking about, ahem, 'wearing stockings' for their Skins sex scenes?

I feel sorry for the women who are so into this series because they don't realize there's better porn on the internet for free.
That's always how I always felt about Twilight and its so-called sexual tension.

I think you'll be pleased to know that I'm three episodes into Shut Up Flower Boy Band, and I am already in love with Ji Hyuk's smolder. Sigh. And Do Il has the best hair (of COURSE the drummer has to have the hair porn!). Kyung Jong is made of adorable. And ah, just let me love the whole groooooup.

(This Grace icon is so useful.)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I have not seen that interview, but now I must.

That's always how I always felt about Twilight and its so-called sexual tension.

So acccurate!

OMG I AM SO PLEASED I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU! I might be seal-clapping right now in excitement!

Ji-Hyuk owns my soul. And YES Do Il and his shampoo-commercial hair just crack me up! Kyung Jong is a kitten. And Angry Puppy (Hyun Soo) gets lots of awesomeness later! I don't have any feelings about Ha Jin, but the rest of them are so ADORABLE.

Basically: show of my heart.

[gryfndor-godess.livejournal.com]

this thing has informed me that Lauren is made of kitty cats, cherries, and awkwardness. With a dash of porn. WITH A DASH OF PORN.

I would rather have that description than mine! I got, "Alexandra is made of Trance, octopi, and soil. With a dash of foreveralone." Foreveralone?!? Gee, I feel special. I'm not going to be foreveralone. I'm going to have my books and writing and my siblings...

You know how sometimes you love a thing because your friends love it but you really know nothing about it?

I feel that way a little about VMars, which I have never seen, and to a degree, about Community, and P&R, both of which I have seen some of but am not in love with.

that the series seems to exactly reproduce the feel of the Twilight books (not to mention Bella's characterization) only now with 100% more pr0n. It's kind of amazing.

You know the books were Twilight fanfiction, right? They were a fanfic that the author converted to original fiction. Is it a very bizarre phenomenon. I was looking forward to borrowing them from my aunt until I read some of the excerpts on Amazon, and they're so bad. Also, apparently they're super offensive to the BDSM community, so the whole, "these are feminist books because they show a woman comfortable with her sexuality" argument is entirely exaggerated, too. I just got a link from my sister to Ellen DeGeneres reading aloud from them, so maybe that's worth something (haven't watched this yet, JSYK, in case there's anything weird in it: http://jezebel.com/5905538/ellen-degeneres-reads-aloud-50-shades-of-grey

There is so much better porn on the Internet for free. It's not a little ridiculous that the media is treating this as a sensation that oh hey, women like porn, too!

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Your description is so terrible? How does that even happen? You should be made of everything that is wonderful!

I feel that way a little about VMars, which I have never seen, and to a degree, about Community, and P&R, both of which I have seen some of but am not in love with

Good things to feel that way about! I will say that both Community and P&R reward investment--Community is all about the development, and P&R doesn't get really FANTASTIC until S2.

Yes, I knew that, and I think it's terribly interesting how they manage to preserve the "flavor" if you will of Twilight.

Ellen reading excerpts? I MUST WATCH THAT AS SOON AS I GET HOME. My Lil Sis spends hours and hours watching Ellen clips because Ellen is her favorite person, but she has failed to show me that one.

[gryfndor-godess.livejournal.com]

Your description is so terrible? How does that even happen? You should be made of everything that is wonderful!

<3

Community and P&R reward investment--Community is all about the development, and P&R doesn't get really FANTASTIC until S2.

That's good to hear, especially about P&R. I've seen the first four episodes and I just did not care for it. And I feel bad because that seems like blasphemy in this fandom and I love Amy Poehler, but I didn't like any of the characters. All the gifs I see on Tumblr make me want to like them, though. I just need to watch more.

And as for Community, I was super disgruntled by the end of S1 and that awful love quadrilateral mess (I like Jeff/Britta, but I couldn't stand Britta's characterization in the finale, and I'm really not an Annie fan), so I haven't gone out of my way to get S2 yet. Maybe I'll get it next Black Friday. I'm hoping to get my family to watch S1 when I go home in a few weeks, so maybe that will revive my Community enthusiasm...

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Yeah, P&R, like Buffy and a lot of other things, needed some time to get going. I understand being underwhelmed by it at first, I really do. Don't feel guilty about that!

One of the best/most frustrating things about Community is that I don't think it'll ever actually commit to any ship? Like, the romances are waaaaaaay down the list of Things Focused On on the show. Like, lower than Dean Pelton's ridiculous costumes. So I don't think it'll ever take over in a way that it really ruins things. It seemed like it was going to at the end of S1, but it didn't go there.

[bobthemole.livejournal.com]

Maryam is made of Instrumental, tree bark, and lightning. With a dash of AMERICA.

Yes. Thank you. I'll expect my citizenship in the mail any day now.


That video on growing up just summarized everything I've spent the past 7 years slowly coming to terms with. Down to the bad karaoke.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA. That's kind of fantastic.

I know! I was just flailing over how accurate it is. Although I haven't done the bad karaoke.

[ceciliaj.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful video! I will probably watch it again later. Also, re: Mulder dream, I am pretty sure that my girlfriend and I are Mulder and Scully as represented by this episode. Seriously.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

It made me so happy!

I love that episode!

[ellievanna.livejournal.com]

Young Justice has taken over my braaain. :D It really is a wonderful show, a bit cheesy at time but it is after all about superheroes, and the good stuff more than makes up for it. And ALL OF THE LADIES ARE THE BEST. Especially in the back half of the season they've been given as much attention and the boys, and they're all developed and interesting!

I think that video is one of my favorites ever of Hank's, if not my favorite. ♥

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I'm anxious to get into it! The ladies all sound WONDERFUL.

Yeah, Hank really outdid himself in that video. I love it to death.

[zombie_boogie.livejournal.com]

Meg is made of pencils, fashion, and happiness. With a dash of the East.

Alrighty then!

You know how sometimes you love a thing because your friends love it but you really know nothing about it? That is how I feel about this show. I love it though I haven't seen it.


I get this feeling all the time, which is of course what usually precipates me starting to watch something/my own feelings spiral. Bless you fandom osmosis.

Wasn't 50 Shades of Grey actually written as Twilight fan fiction before it was "adapted" into what it is now? I think that adds an extra layer of hilarity onto an already terrible book.

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

Do y'all sometimes wonder why we watch this ridiculous excuse for a show? I often do, and then ever_neutral writes perfect meta and I suddenly have feelings all over the place and I remember.

I judge myself.

I did write a long post of rage, if that makes you feel better. LOL.