Had a great weekend with the kids...
21 May 2013 00:32![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
carolyn_claire...and I had no idea what was happening back in OK until I got home tonight. We have family all over central OK, including OKC (north of Moore) and Shawnee, and they're all okay, though there were some close calls. I'm heartbroken right now, watching the ongoing news coverage, which I should probably stop doing. The more I learn, the harder it gets. What they just said about the deaths of the children in the school is devastating. It's not something you get used to, no matter how long you live there or how many times you see it.
409. Zendaya
20 May 2013 22:57klingonlady posting in ![[community profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
toodamnpretty
I've been watching out of the corner of my eye as my daughter watches Zendaya on the Disney Channel and she has recently been on Dancing With the Stars ((at age 16!!)).. and has made it up to the final 4! I'll be keeping my eye on this beautiful up and coming star!
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Tweets
21 May 2013 06:01boosette- Okay, where is my Hunger Games/Game of Thrones fusion? ->
- This is fandom, we should have this down already, for real. ->
- Two tributes from each of the seven kingdoms, and two from the wall, because that is how it rolls. Winner sits on the Iron Throne for a year ->
- also ffs WHY is anyone posting their fic exclusively to tumblr?! at least crosspost to http://t.co/FOvxu8yvt8! ->
- Also omg I love America Chaves LIKE PIE. #YoungAvengers, #yamblr ->
- Air conditioner: installed. I could not, apparently, wait it out til memorial day. ->
- I maybe now have 2688 words of the Clint Turns Into A Dinosaur Story. Wat. ->
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Oh, okay, a meme.
20 May 2013 22:05staraniseI have 32 works archived at AO3. Pick a number from 1 (the most recent) to 32 (the first thing I posted there), and I'll tell you three things I currently like about it.
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The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
20 May 2013 23:56renay posting in ladybusiness
The girl who wouldn't die hunts the killer who shouldn't exist.
The future is not as loud as war, but it is relentless. It has a terrible fury all its own.
Harper Curtis is a killer who stepped out of the past. Kirby Mazrachi is the girl who was never meant to have a future.
Kirby is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women, burning with potential, whose lives Harper is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a House in Depression-era Chicago that opens on to other times.
At the urging of the House, Harper inserts himself into the lives of the shining girls, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. He's the ultimate hunter, vanishing into another time after each murder, untraceable-until one of his victims survives.
Determined to bring her would-be killer to justice, Kirby joins the Chicago Sun-Times to work with the ex-homicide reporter, Dan Velasquez, who covered her case. Soon Kirby finds herself closing in on the impossible truth... (source)
This is a story about the murder of women, viciously gendered violence, and the brutal nature of time.
I cannot stress enough: this book is about the serial stalking of young girls followed by their horrific deaths as adults by a sexualized male predator. It is, especially for those sensitive to malicious violence aimed at girls and women, something to be handled with care, and possibly not attempted at all. ( Read more... )
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21 May 2013 00:58elliemurasakiI have 524 works archived at AO3. Pick a number from 1 (the most recent) (the first thing I posted there) to 524 (the first thing I posted there) (the most recent) [because it is easier for me to find the one you're asking for that way], and I'll tell you three things I currently like about it.
Happiest of the Recent Happy Things
20 May 2013 23:22wanderlustloverI. Art Museum Day
For my birthday my stepfather gave me two year long memberships. One to the Zoo and the other to my favorite art museum in the city, where I've had a membership before (two years ago). I had to put off going for nearly two weeks due to crazy plans, but finally made it out this past Sunday. I was so, so incredibly happy.II. Job
I went and saw a dance performance that was made in inspiration based on and exhibit showing currently, and was so moved. And then went through six of the eight new exhibits. I was so happy I felt like I was walking on air. And this was only the first and several times I get to go this year (with all the Thursday and Sunday things every single week). I can't even put into words how amazing this one day, of dozen to come brightened my heart.
I could get this every year on my birthday and I don't think it would ever lessen in my excitement/joy.
Job! I have a solid job, again, after too long here and there, and mostly just right here, hoping on something hopeful and loved. I'm presently working for HR in the Graduate Admissions office for one of the universities in the city. And I keep being told, impressed upon with the fact the budget opens in June and it might become permanent that fast.
Cross your fingers. I'm already insanely excited about it. (And, yeah, I've already started looking at the current graduate catalog of classes today. I couldn't help myself, seriously. You should be amazed I made it this many days before considering what amazing classes the university might offer.)
Les Mis comm!
21 May 2013 00:01genartiI am loving the Les Mis fandom, but it seems to be mostly on tumblr, and tumblr is not and will probably never be my natural home. (Threaded comments! Easily searchable archives! A user interface that doesn't change at random!) At least some folks seem to agree, because every so often, the "Man, why don't we have an active LJ/DW home?" cry goes up.
Well. Now there is one! This post is to officially unveil http://les-miserables.dreamwidth.or
It doesn't have an interesting layout or anything yet, but it exists, and is open to anyone and everyone who wants to talk about Les Misérables. Any version, any character, any subject -- the idea here is to be inclusive! The profile says the same thing in a slightly more longwinded way. All you need to do is join it to post, at least at this point. I'm the moderator because I made the comm, but I'm hoping I can be very hands-off and lazy about it.
Feel more than free to signal boost this wherever it seems appropriate!
Well. Now there is one! This post is to officially unveil http://les-miserables.dreamwidth.or
It doesn't have an interesting layout or anything yet, but it exists, and is open to anyone and everyone who wants to talk about Les Misérables. Any version, any character, any subject -- the idea here is to be inclusive! The profile says the same thing in a slightly more longwinded way. All you need to do is join it to post, at least at this point. I'm the moderator because I made the comm, but I'm hoping I can be very hands-off and lazy about it.
Feel more than free to signal boost this wherever it seems appropriate!
You know what World of Warcraft is about? Spite.
20 May 2013 20:49dragovianknightAnd getting revenge on the elites that slaughtered you by going back 35 levels later and killing them in your underwear.
( Don't believe me? PICS. IT HAPPENED. )
In conclusion: we make our own fun. ^_^
(The Dreamwidth icon comes from a fortuitous bit of timing which resulted in ( pandas cuddling on conjoined griffons: )Sadly, now I can't find the exact screenshot I used.)
( Don't believe me? PICS. IT HAPPENED. )
In conclusion: we make our own fun. ^_^
(The Dreamwidth icon comes from a fortuitous bit of timing which resulted in ( pandas cuddling on conjoined griffons: )Sadly, now I can't find the exact screenshot I used.)
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20 May 2013 16:40melannen1. ( Minor thirdhand spoiler from ST:ID )
Here is new favorite gif to give you some spoiler space:
2. I posted a fic!
Hand In Hand (1595 words) by melannen
Fandom: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Canonical Character Deaths
Relationships: Cosette Fauchelevent/Marius Pontmercy
Characters: Cosette Fauchelevent, Marius Pontmercy, Les Amis de l'ABC
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Prehistoric, Empty Chairs, Cave Paintings, Post Barricade, Caves, France (Country), Painting, Memories
Summary: In the south of France, a group of young men once came together to teach, to learn, and to fight for the rights of all humankind.
...I am told it makes people cry, so, uh, be warned? (all of the fic I want to write in this fandom right now is about all of Marius's friends being dead, don't ask me why.)
3. Speaking of, there is now a general, everybody-welcome Les Misérables community on DW so we don't have to keep trying to have serious discussions on Tumblr:
les_miserables
If you are even peripherally in Les Mis fandom, come join! Come play! My current plan is to keep posting stuff about Waterloo there until other people start posting just to stop the pain. :P
4. Reminder that the Books and Comics giveaway is still active. If we have ever had any interactions in person or on the internet you count as someone I know.
(Oh btw, if you claim any books: can you PM or email me a functional mailing address? I kind of forgot I would need that when I made the original post.)
Here is new favorite gif to give you some spoiler space:
2. I posted a fic!
Hand In Hand (1595 words) by melannen
Fandom: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Canonical Character Deaths
Relationships: Cosette Fauchelevent/Marius Pontmercy
Characters: Cosette Fauchelevent, Marius Pontmercy, Les Amis de l'ABC
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Prehistoric, Empty Chairs, Cave Paintings, Post Barricade, Caves, France (Country), Painting, Memories
Summary: In the south of France, a group of young men once came together to teach, to learn, and to fight for the rights of all humankind.
...I am told it makes people cry, so, uh, be warned? (all of the fic I want to write in this fandom right now is about all of Marius's friends being dead, don't ask me why.)
3. Speaking of, there is now a general, everybody-welcome Les Misérables community on DW so we don't have to keep trying to have serious discussions on Tumblr:
les_miserablesIf you are even peripherally in Les Mis fandom, come join! Come play! My current plan is to keep posting stuff about Waterloo there until other people start posting just to stop the pain. :P
4. Reminder that the Books and Comics giveaway is still active. If we have ever had any interactions in person or on the internet you count as someone I know.
(Oh btw, if you claim any books: can you PM or email me a functional mailing address? I kind of forgot I would need that when I made the original post.)
oooh meme!
20 May 2013 23:04tassosssI have 81 works archived at AO3. Pick a number from 1 (the most recent) to 81 (the first thing I posted there), and I'll tell you three things I currently like about it.
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Star Trek Into Darkness
20 May 2013 22:35blueswanThis is a reaction post because it is late and I am tired. First though, we had great weather all weekend, and a lovely long weekend it was. I got out to Trek on Sunday and today was off to my sister's for a barbeque and a splendid visit.
( The Movie(spoilery reaction post) )
( The Movie(spoilery reaction post) )
Dialogue While Watching "How It's Made"
20 May 2013 19:22wordweaverlynnhousepet: I can't imagine who would have invented the tuba.gramina: I think it was someone in the middle ages.housepet: They must have been bored.wordweaverlynn: They didn't have reality TV.housepet: How did they think up anything so convoluted? They must have been licking toads.![[livejournal.com profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}