Date: 2007-08-02 23:35 Subject: If I bail on Livejournal... Security: Public

This will be why.

http://www.greatestjournal.com/community/fandomtossed/

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I am starting to hit the end of my ability to ignore this shit, seriously.

I have a greatestjournal and an insanejournal - both are cold_poet

All of my fic is archived at a couple of archives and also on my website thesparkhouse.com

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Date: 2007-08-02 17:24 Subject: Because it's time to stop crying. Security: Public

So, okay, a few nights ago Husband and I were in bed snuggled up to go to sleep. Except I wasn't terribly interested in sleeping.

Husband kisses my neck and says: "Goodnight, baby."
Poet: *makes huffy woe is me noise*
Husband: "What? I have to go to work tomorrow." (it's 1:00 AM)
Poet: *adorably sighs* "Okay." *SIGH*
Husband: *snorts* "Blah blah blah talks about meetings and migrations and boss and things and blah blah blah..."
Poet: "You do realize you just turned down sex on the basis of needing sleep and then spent five minutes talking about WORK. right? I call SHENANIGANS."
Husband: *cracks up laughing* "Shenanigans?" *laughs more*
Poet: "YES." *starts to laugh*
Husband: *continues laughing*
Poet: *gets laid*

Humor is seduction, people, that's all I'm saying.

My husband? Made of awesome.

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Date: 2007-07-31 05:20 Subject: If you've been around at all you know how I abhor wank. Security: Public

But Jesus GOD, Fandom. I just...I can't not say anything about this one.


I am a pasty white girl who grew up in a "comfortable" middle class area in the frighteningly laid back Southwest, and has encountered racism exactly twice in her life - once when I had a multi-racial boyfriend (black/Japanese/Irish) (I would really love to be more PC with that first term, given the subject at hand, but his mother knew she had black skin and was born in Japan, that's about as specific as I can get.) The second time was when two remarkably, horrendously rude young men hit on me in a train station. At least I think they were hitting on me? Their language skills were appalling, their accents thick and not any that I had encountered before (I was on the East coast), colloquialisms I could hardly understand much less translate but I know they made reference to my ass, and rude hand gestures. I was...not amused. Or interested. Ugh.

My response of a sneer that would make a Malfoy proud and "I couldn't possibly be less interested." was met with:

"It's because we black, right? I see how it is." I will never ever forget those words, nor the tone they were spoken in for as long as I live.

You probably won't believe me if I tell that until that moment I honestly hadn't noticed. It's true, but, seriously. How oblivious can I be, right?

I gaped like a speechless fish, managed to get out something about appalling manners and how "hit that sweet ass" is not exactly a world class pick-up line and then my boyfriend came back.

Okay. So. Things Poet has learned about herself 101:
Cocks are her favorite, but wow, are tits still awesome.
If you choose to declare your sexuality to her like it's some big damn deal you like one or the other, she will probably pat you on the head and say "that's nice dear" (the only time she gives a shit what your preference is is if she's trying to set you up with someone.)
HIV positive? Yeah she's not likely to blink at that one either. Sucks much, love. She adores you. No clarifications. No "in spites" or "anyways" - she's kinda cool like that.
Racist? No. I really don't think so? I could be wrong and I'm sure someone will tell me if I am.
Classist snob? Uh. Yeah. I'll totally admit to that one. I try really hard not to let it make me a bitch. Sorry.

Why am I telling you this? Perspective. I am a pretty open minded and unflappable person. Agreed?

Okay, good. I'm pretty sure I qualify as "pretty well read." I do in fact occasionally come across words I have never even heard of before, much less can pull a definition and history up on, right off the top of my head. It happened tonight. And let me be clear, in BOLD:

I didn't even know what the fucking word meant yet, nor why it was such a big damn deal but I figured out pretty quick that relating "interracial' and inter-species ie. bestiality relationships as A) kinky and B) as the same sort of thing, defined by one word, was pretty generally the most moronic and insulting thing ever. No wonder people were shocked. And then insulted by the general tone of "sorry you don't like it, suck it up and deal." That's what I tell my 10 year old when he's whining about wanting a cookie. Not something you tell someone who says "that is horribly offensive and racist and I thought you should know so you can not use that specific word and instead find a better way to phrase it."

Start HERE. It's educational, and what I've read through so far remarkably civil. I'm sure the asshats have popped up somewhere, I just haven't seen them yet.

ETA: Dude. Fandom Wank is having a calm and intellectual conversation about the etymology of a word. Isn't that, like, one of the signs of the apocalypse?

ETA2: NO! SRSLY! F_W is having CALM RATIONAL conversations *flails*

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Date: 2007-07-29 21:52 Subject: HI, Hello! I LOVE Dan Radcliffe Security: Public

Not that this is NEWS exactly...but:

In reference to THAT SCENE, near the end

I just can't wait to be able to film it. I think Jo has given me, once again, an amazing opportunity to step up. So hopefully I'll be able to.

YES, ME TOO. I'M SURE YOU WILL BE AWESOMECAKES.

And also?

What did I do when I finished? I think I just put the book down and carried on listening to the music. Just looked out of the car window, 'cause I couldn't think of what else to do. I'm still struggling to really take it in. It doesn't leave you in a hurry.

♥ ♥ ♥

The interview is HERE

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Date: 2007-07-26 05:38 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public

12, 893 words.

I, ah, started with about 7,000. *G* Not bad for a complete re-write of nearly a year-old work and five hours. *beams*

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Date: 2007-07-26 02:45 Subject: Yes, hi. Security: Public

I should be sleeping.

But I'm not.

We All Make Mistakes, Harry is now at 11,000 words and fully DH compliant...it's about to go a little AU in that I am gleefully disregarding the Epilogue. *beams*

I imagine at least another 10,000 words, possibly more depending on whether or not my main characters decide to make me write more.

It's going to take some massive editing, there are some gaps and right now and things are a bit rushed. But it's coming out quickly and fluidly and I am VERY HAPPY.

I'm not going to post it as a WIP this time around. Too much pressure, and I'm not entirely certain I won't be editing even the already completed stuff very heavily before it's done. But if I keep going the way I am right now? It won't be too much longer before it's up.

So for those of you who friended me LOOOOOONG ago to keep up with it, thank you for sticking around, I hope you like what comes out.

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Date: 2007-07-25 19:48 Subject: Random non-seq from The Kid Security: Public

"Sash, do you think Aliens are plotting to destroy our world right now?"

O_o "no."

"Oh, okay." *wanders off to get ready for bed*

...

*hands* No clue.

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Date: 2007-07-25 15:07 Subject: Halp flist! Security: Public

Who wants to read the first 300 words of my challenge fic and tell me it's brilliant so I don't cry and scrap the whole thing?

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Date: 2007-07-25 14:59 Subject: Wherein I ponder the definition of 'writer' and stick my tongue out at Dr. Bill. Security: Public

Best typo today?

mamanged

O_o

Yeah, I don't know. My fingers are stupid today.

( And here's a question to ponder - how many different people, at random points in time, and for different reasons, have to tell me I'm a writer before I give in and admit it might be so? )and then child interrupts to tell me a joke of his own making.

"What do boys and girls have in common?"

"Dunno."

"They have opposable thuuuuuuumbs." *wiggles thumbs*

"Ahhhh." (was that supposed to be funny? *ponders*)

*child blinks* "And they're humans. And they have hair..." *child realizes joke was not so much with the funny. oops.*

ANYWAY. ( AND THEN )

Random geekery: conversation with my husband via messenger about 2 minutes ago -

Husband: Love you
Cold Poet: love you too
Husband: whatcha doin?
Cold Poet: pondering
Husband: Are you pondering what I'm pondering?
Cold Poet: How Fanchild manages to lose entire pairs of socks before they even make it to the washing machine?
Husband: close, I was pondering how to use lederhosen to take over the world.
Husband: But I can see where you'd miss that one.
Cold Poet: LOL

Is anyone really surprised that my Brian has an affection for Pinky & The Brian? Hee.

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Date: 2007-07-23 21:42 Subject: Hi, I'm a bad fangirl Security: Public

It was just brought to my attention that DANIEL RADCLIFFE IS NOW 18 YEARS OLD. TODAY! (which I knew and totally forgot) And I no longer need to feel icky about crushing on him.


I still kinda do though.


But not much.


OMG YAYE!

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Date: 2007-07-22 15:55 Subject: So, Security: Public

Am I the only person who wants to read it again RIGHT NOW?

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Date: 2007-07-22 01:45 Subject: This is a no-squee-harshing zone. Security: Public

Seriously. I might actually defriend you if you try to harsh my squee.

( Spoilers? You know it. )

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Date: 2007-07-21 22:07 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public

Hi. It's 10 pm. I just finished it. I'm still kind of incoherent.

Love you all

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Date: 2007-07-19 13:43 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public

So yesterday I sent the WHOLE DAY working on the motherfucking websites and read NO FIC. O_o

I am behind, I have so many tabs open it's ridiculous.

SO today I was going to catch up. Except Dr. Bill is coming in tomorrow so I kind of need to get the guest room livable. As in...make it so we can put a bed in there. So. Still no fic.

I also want to finish the websites. I am SO CLOSE OMG.

The child is currently obsessing over chewing gum. Because he knows I have some. And he's going to continue to ask for some, every day, until I tell him it's gone. And then for a couple more days wherein I will look askance at him and he will go "Oh, it's gone."

I still love Dan Radcliffe.

Veggie co-op is a BIG GO! YAY.

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Date: 2007-07-18 15:37 Subject: *BIG FLAILY HANDS* Security: Public

So I'm building our sooper dooper all-inclusive website for the co-ops.

I made a logo. We all love the logo. But then someone says it's too hard to read. So Okay, it is pretty stylistic, we do have older women who'd be at the site, so I spend 2 hours working on new logo options finding new fonts etc.

Then we get all the co-op mods on messenger and ask the husbands and after half an hour decide to stick with the original.

FACE. PALM.

Web design by committee is NOT FUN.

I must be INSANE.

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Date: 2007-07-18 13:40 Subject: HALP! Security: Public

Anyone around who wants to 'beta' a website for me????

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Date: 2007-07-18 09:33 Subject: Oops? Security: Public

Hi, I FAIL at comments apparently. *SIGH* There's a whole list I have saved in my e-mail to "go back and reply later" and, yeah. No. Forgot. Sorry. If I didn't reply it's not cause I don't love you! Promise!

The dogs decided at 8:00 it was time for me to get up, which, you know, it WAS. But ... so Takeshi spent 15 minutes softly woofing at me from 5 inches away from my face and then switched to this REALLY PITIFUL whining/whimper/moaning thing. And then I rolled over on my back.

So SAMWISE, sweet, darling, SMALL AND FLUFFY and totally NOT ANNOYING SAMWISE came over to STAND ON ME and STARE at me and Takeshi started PULLING MY BLANKETS OFF. O_o WTF?!

SO I got up. And we went outside. And they both went straight over and did their business. I think Roger did not let them out earlier (at 6:30 like they are used to).

But is okay. I should have gotten up MUCH SOONER anyway.

But...dude.

PULLED MY BLANKETS OFF.

I don't have DOGS I have small people in fur coats.

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Date: 2007-07-17 00:18 Subject: I can haz OotP? Security: Public

( Spoilers? Yes, spoilers. )

In conclusion: I love Daniel Radcliffe

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Date: 2007-07-15 21:14 Subject: Recs #3 - Almost as good as a blankie Security: Public

Fics that make you feel better. Fics for a rainy day. Just...fic that makes you feel GOOD.

Not going for long summaries and squee tonight, cause I'm tired. But these are the good ones. Promise.

Six fics for comfort:

QAF: Brian/Justin: Raw by burnitbackwards

You should have read this one already if you're in QAF. If you haven't? Go now. The title is Raw, people, why. are. you. still. here?

QAF: Brian/Justin: Beautiful for Now by Rachel Anton

I have not enough words to express how much I love this schmoopy schmoopy beautiful little piece. Post 308, pre 309

DS: Fraser/RayK: Adorned by resonant

Just. Okay. I love quiet fic. Soft fic. Gentle fic. It makes me sigh in the best ways and ... yeah. Love this one.

SGA: John/Rodney: Encroachment by TheGrrrl

Anyone who has been around my journal knows that I don't rec porn. The fic may have porn in it but I probably won't even mention it because I most likely skimmed past it because after twelve years in fandom I've seen/read/written just about every permutation of cocks and asses and hands and mouths and...dude, it's kind of gotten redundant. I like plot. Plot makes me happy. This? Has no plot. This is a classic PWP except that quiet gentle soft thing I was mentioning earlier? This has that and John lusting after Rodney and it makes me happy. Go read it, and then rec it to your porn-happy friends.

SGA: John/Rodney: He'd always been something of a loner. Some of his peers had called him too daring to earn himself any kind of positive reputation, and most wouldn't want to be seen standing next to him. But he didn't care what they said about him; he knew his worth. He was a rebel, one of a few who didn't follow the rules without questioning them. He was different, he was dashing, he was dynamic.

He was Sheppard's Premium Tomato Ketchup.

Do I have to specify AU here? Srsly?

SGA: John/Rodney: Music Men by Dianann -

Two men, two songs, one shower. Pure, dorky, Sunday shmoop. It's comfort fic. Pure and simple.


Make sure you feed the authors - these lovely ladies especially deserve it.

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Date: 2007-07-14 20:08 Subject: I was going to post recs today. Security: Public

And then LJ decided to NOT WORK OMG. And then I had to go rescue denk_mal, and then I just HAD to hang out with her. And then I stayed around to mediate dividing-of-marital-assets-fun. Woo. And then I stayed for the meeting with the contractors.

So now I'm home. And loading new icons. And jameserin? Might just be the awesomest ever. Go RIGHT NOW and look at the new icons I have. *beams* And also _wwsd_ and a few others who I snagged icons from awhile ago and just hadn't loaded yet.

Especially go fawn over _wwsd_'s Anne Taintor-style icons. I love them like puppies.

But srsly? I have DANIEL RADCLIFFE ICONS NOW THX. \o/

I love being polyfannish.

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