sundries

You know, it scares me when I have to say that comparatively, DW/TW/SJA fandom is so sane, but it is, especially in comparison to the antics over in Supernatural fandom ("let's send RPS to the actors" and "let's call security on the actors' gfs") and now SGA fandom (poor bastard). Of course, I know not to tar whole fandoms with the crazy brush, and I'm sure it will be my poor little fandom's turn soon, but perhaps, oh perhaps, we will heed these cautionary tales of batshittery. At least our bad boundary stuff has mostly happened in private. Christ.

Saw the SyFy name change ads on the bus this morning. STILL WRONG.

Forgot to mention I saw the preview for the new Trek when we saw Watchmen the other day. It looks AWESOME.

Orson Scott Card has joined the board of NOM or 2M4M or whatever the anti-gay marriage gathering storm bigots are calling themselves this week. No, I'm not surprised. And at this point, one can hardly even be disappointed. But I am, just a little, because at a given point you just run out of ways to boycott the work of someone that objectionable. That's right, I'm annoyed because I can't find a way to reject Card and his work enough.

Working my butt off. Lots of wacky freelance writing and deadlines for the Germans. In limbo on various creative/criticism projects. Fighting pothos.

Woo! Hey, got a CoT nomination for that Jack/Andy/Ianto porn I wrote the other day. Meanwhile, trying to finish a ton of small stories and feeling increasingly dubious I will make the Tardis Big Bang deadline. IHNIIHBT and one of its installments (The Most Beautiful Girl in the World) also won some other awards a couple of days ago. Yay.

Patty, still in Atlanta. Cool things there yesterday, but for her to tell.

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Tomorrow elionwyr is jumping out of a perfectly good airplane to raise money for SOAR, an organization that addresses rape awareness, prevention and recovery.

Her fund-raising goal is $1,000. As of this writing she's raised $967.

Someone go top her off? Good cause and she deserves to reach that goal!

http://www.firstgiving.com/dustilewars

has everyone gone insane?

Olbermann vs. Hannity reaches new levels of batshittery:

http://www.wowowow.com/politics/olbermann-pony-big-money-every-second-hannity-waterboarded-video-276465

via nancylebov

he wants you to bray. like a donkey. really.

Since there are so many new people here and someone just said the word "braying" in another and completely unrelated post, it's time for Fun Stories from When I Was a Dominatrix.

So one day, we're all sitting in our stupid little locker room where we wait for clients to come in and the phone rings. Reception answers and after a few moments, we hear the clack of high heels as she walks back towards are room.

"Hey, who has the biggest ears?" the receptionist asks.

"WHAT?"

"I've got this guy on the phone --" she begins.

One particularly insane dominatrix cuts her off. "I'll do it, I'll do it, what does he want?"

"Well, he wants to ride on your back and pull on your ears while you make donkey noises."

We all gape.

"You mean braying?" the girls asks.

"I guess," the receptionist says.

The dominatrix starts braying in this huge, honking, convulsing sort of way. We all die with laughter as the receptionist clatters away.

We spend the next three hours praying the client comes in, just for the sheer what-the-fuckery of it.

He never does.

why is my life awesome?

My life is AWESOME because bodlon sent me a letter written on the back of a found sign proclaiming "VELOCIRAPTOR ENTRY POINT" and enclosed with it alpine strawberry seeds.

I am very excited about the strawberry seeds, although considering that we're already having problems with the basil Patty bought (bigger pot? too much water? lack of sun? WHAT DOES IT NEED? -- the thyme and rosemary are doing okay though), they might be beyond our skill-set. But then I'm the lunatic that wants to grow tomatos. In the house.

Anyway. Letter. VELOCIRAPTOR ENTRY POINT. Also, little ducky stickers.

(Email soon, sir. I've been doing that working all night since Patty's away dumb shit thing again).