squeaky swings and long grass, the longest shadows ever cast

[mooging]

I HAVE NOT POSTED SINCE JUNE, oh my effing god. THAT IS HOW POOR MY INTERNET HAS BEEN, LJ. MONTHS OF APPALLING INTERNET SERVICE. GDI INTERNET. Obviously it always chooses the best times to work, like, say, when I have to go get ready for a staff leavers' meal in a couple of minutes, but HOLA, HERE ARE SOME QUICK WORDS.

- FIRST AND FOREMOST: dear lovely help_japan winners: I am so sorry your fics are not up yet! I am leaving for university in just under a month, and I promise they'll all be up by then. Life/the abject crapness of my internet has conspired to make me seriously, appallingly late at delivering them, but they'll all be up by September 24th if I have to chain myself to my laptop to do it. Thank you all so much for being so endlessly patient, you are clearly the best people. ♥

- Speaking of university, I AM GOING BACK TO IT. jfc I am seriously looking forwards to getting out of my tiny Northern field town. I am off to study Film and Television, and if I can swing it as joint honours when I get there, American Studies too. WHICH MEANS, excitingly, that either this time next year or the year after, I should be spending six months to a year in the USA. I AM LEGIT THE MOST EXCITE. Still can't quite believe that someone actually gave me a place to study movies for some years. MOVIES. THERE IS A WHOLE MODULE ON FANDOM. shdfhdg how have I swung this. \o/

- If my internet holds up (side-eying the fuck out of it, tbqh), I want to make more words about Doctor Who coming back when I have more time, but hdfghgs. COME TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT.

- ALSO I HAVE BEEN TO THE HOME OF THE GLORIOUS laliandra and forced her to bake pony cookies for me while I a) did nothing and b) actively got in the way, because I am an excellent house guest. In return, she did not kick me off her sofa and then sat me down to watch the first episode of White Collar and the first two episodes of Suits. (And then, when Lal had to go out briefly the next morning, she returned to me frantically reading what had been posted so far of the coffee shop au on the Suits kinkmeme. #bestlifechoices) MORE ON THIS WHEN I DO NOT HAVE TO GET OFF THE BED IN ZERO MINUTES.

- STEELHANDS ARRIVED shfhjsdgf. For those of you who have somehow not yet read Havemercy or any of its sequels, this is the fourth book in the series by Jaida Jones (yes, SHOEBOX JAIDA) and Danielle Bennett and in the opening book, it boasts exiled gay magicians, an elite dragon flying corps and MAGICAL MECHANICAL METAL STEAMPUNK DRAGONS. Steelhands is the fourth book in the series and my need to read it is not unlike my need to consume all the chocolate on the planet, so. I am in the middle of rereading the series before I start it though, and I'm currently in the middle of Shadow Magic and CAIUS CAIUS CAIUS BASTION GREYLACE, COME TO MEEEEEEEEE.

ahhhhh god, I have missed LJ. COME ON THE FUCK ON INTERNET, GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.

How have you all been? ♥

and also I have been writing this TSN big bang, oh god, but today we are not speaking of it. *pokes word doc with a stick*

Comments

[branquignole.livejournal.com]

Film and Television sounds like awesomesauce, and I actually vaguely considered studying that for a while. *___* I hope you're going to have a blast!

Man, I still haven't read Shoebox Project. I've been meaning to for so longggg, but I never get round to it. Havemercy sounds ~amazing.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

Right? I legit cannot wait. \o/ MOVIES. I WILL BE SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHING THEM. BEST LIFE DECISION EVER.

And homggg, seriously, Shoebox. REEEEAD IT! Also read Havemercy, because, you know, METAL DRAGONS. It is one of my favourite books. It's one of the books I get twitchy if people borrow from me and then take a long time to give back. :/ Plus, the characters are amazing and the world is so carefully thought-out and really feels lived in, and and and REEEEAD IT I CANNOT COHERENT ABOUT THIS BOOK JHDSFGJSHFGJG

ahem.

[daisysusan.livejournal.com]

YOU GET TO GO TO SCHOOL AND STUDY MOVIES? CLEARLY THAT IS THE MOST EXCITING.

DOCTOR WHO. :LKA:LKJ:SLKDJF:LKASJF:OIE A RIVER SONG IS QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE AND ALSO OF MY HEART.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

RIGHT? RIIIIGHT? I DO NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS A THING I GET TO DO BUT ESSENTIALS, THAT WAS CLEARLY A GREAT LIFE CHOICE RIGHT THERE.

AND RIVER SONGGGGG OH MY GOD. I have to just close my ears and hum when people start saying negative things about her. QUEEN OF ALL THE THINGS. hnnnnnnng.

[daisysusan.livejournal.com]

I APPROVE OF YOUR LIFE CHOICES. OH AND SPEAKING OF LIFE CHOICES, DID I TELL YOU THAT I AM HOPING TO STUDY IN YOUR COUNTRY NEXT SEMESTER?

asd;klfjd There are not WORDS for how much I love River. Lal told me yesterday that people were saying mean things about her on tumblr and I was just like MAKEITSTOPMAKEITSTOPMAKEITSTOP SHE IS FLAWLESS MAKEITALLSTOP.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

jhsgfhd HOMG FOR REALSIES? GET IN MY EYES AT ONCE. Whereabouts are you hoping to study?

RIVERRR. I haven't read anything really awful that people have been saying about her, but that is mostly because I try to avoid it like the plague. SHE IS THE QUEEN. THAT IS THE END OF IT. ahhHHHHhhhh.

[daisysusan.livejournal.com]

London would be my first choice, but I kind of just want to get away from stuff here and my uni has a ton of programs in England so I'm going to talk to an adviser about where I ought to go for my program and everything.

I don't associate with people who dislike River. THEY ARE DEAD TO ME. RIVER IS FLAWLESS AND I WILL HEAR NOTHING TO THE CONTRARY.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

My uni is near London! \o/ I hope you do get to come and study over here, if that's what you want to do :D

jsfgdh one of my friends really really hates River and yet loves Jack. AND YET LOVES JACK. kjhsdf IMPLOSION OF NO SRSLY.

[daisysusan.livejournal.com]

:DDDD I hope I succeed as well! And your uni is near London. \o/

as;lkdfd I SEE YOUR DOUBLE STANDARD AND I REJECT IT.

[schythr.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear your internet has been so incredibly crap. That is never fun. :< (I'm actually posting this via phone internet as our home connection ISN'T WORKING AND HASN'T FOR LIKE TWO DAYS but I digress) I really hope it gets better soon. At least you've a better chance when you go to uni?
Speaking of which! That's so awesome, no really, your course sounds amazing. WATCHING MOVIES ALL DAY IN CLASS AND DISCUSSING THEM not to mention a section on fandom, you lucky thing, fff. I'm so glad for you. <3
Regarding Doctor Who. I can most definitely talk to you about thatttt, mostly to say that goddamn does Moffat love raising questions ff. I REALLY LOVED IT THOUGH but then again, it had lots of Ponds, and I love Ponds. I don't actually know if you've seen the new episode yet so I won't say anything more. Have you?
Moog mooooooog I've been reading Shoebox. I Have Been Reading Shoebox. And I can't even. IT IS GLORIOUS. I'm on part 20 ish at the moment, I stuck the pdfs on my phone when we went to Italy (oh gosh Italy, I want to go back sob) and I'm so glad I did. It's utterly incredible, and amazing, and wonderful, and every other good adjective ever. Also I read the rest of that complete works of Maya pdf, except for one thing which I am Saving. Thank you again, so much, for forcing me to start reading her stuff. <33
I think I need to get my hands on Havemercy. When I have, like, money and stuff. Going back to college after the summer is expensive, man.
Oh god, I think I've rambled enough.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

oh ugh ugh ugh, my internet is being so horrific. Y U B THIS WAY INTERNET, ALL I DO IS LOVE U. D: I feel your internet-less pain! No lie, one of the things I am looking forward to about uni is THE WORKING INTERNET.

MOVIES ALL DAY. SCHEDULED MOVIES AS PART OF MY EDUCATION TIMETABLE. NO RLY. HOW HAVE I SWUNG THIS? hsgghsfjhg cannot wait.

AND DOCTOR WHOOOOO. I have seen the new episode! CAN WE JUST. I MEAN. RIVER. I. SHE. HNNNNNG. I AM NOT YET AT THE WORD-FORMING LEVEL. YOU TRY.

ekfsjhgfsjhd AND SHOEBOX HOMG HOMG HOMG, HOW RIGHT WAS I? When you do read Havemercy, and love it, I will be THE LEAST SURPRISED AND MOST DELIGHTED! oh god oh god, tell me all your favourite Shoebox moments so far? And which is the one Maya fic you have left to read? THOUGHTS. FEELINGS. CAPSLOCK. BRING ALL YOUR RAMBLES TO MY YARD, 'CAUSE DAMN RIGHT, THEY'RE BETTER THAN MINE.

wait do you actually expect me to be coherent here (1/2 because I'm an idiot)

[schythr.livejournal.com]

It's the same with me and internet at Uni (though I can't use campus wifi because FOR SOME STUPID REASON it doesn't work with smartphones (it's just laziness on behalf of IT, really, they could easily change the proxy settings grr) and I don't have a laptop), I look forward to a time when I'm not sharing the same connection with a brother who spends all his time playing COD online and torrenting huge, enormous files like a twerp. My sister isn't so bad, all she does is tumblr and writing, because she's a good sibling. But yeah! Another thing about uni is that no-one will burst into my room without warning, letting me live without heart attacks and become even more of a social recluse. :D yay
Only not really, actually, as uni seems so be kinda good for the whole social thing. But anyway.
no no fuck youuuuu shut up. We did a media class in 4th year and that was all we did, it was wonderful. You get to write META for CLASS and actual GRADES and stuff, and get to DISCUSS plotlines and character development and, idk shit, camerawork and stuff. And the going-to-America-thing! Very cool. Very cool indeed. I think I may be doing the same, in 3rd year, we shall see.
ME, TRY AND FORM WORDS ABOUT DOCTOR WHO? How? oh gosh skhttpdljfhsdf
I love Eleven and his AWKWARD BONERS (see Example.)and River's gay-gypsy-bar-mitzvah (for the disabled) and her constant need to JUMP OUT OF WINDOWS srsly what is that
and the poison lipstick
I should have seen that one coming, but I didn't.
OH AND CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT BIT, WITH ROSE AND DONNA AND MARTHA AND THE GUILT actually I'm not sure I can talk about that, all I can think of is how I want to cry. Doctor, my Doctor. "Is there someone I haven't messed up yet?"
(or something to that effect, I haven't downloaded the episode to rewatch yet, due to overwhelmingly crap internet, but I will. Soooon.)
I love how.... sociopathic River is. If that's the right word. She's so weird but I kind of ship her/Doctor because, well, she'd be in charge. Completely. And he'd just kind of follow along half bemused and half wordlessly shocked and half AROUSED OUT OF HIS MIND. (though, really, Doctor, YOU HAD KIDS ONCE. get with the plan) Like. Remember that kiss? Doctor's first with her and River's last? uuugh don't start with me on the tragedy of that
i can't
IS THAT ENOUGH RAMBLING FOR YOU
I have the most delicious cup of coffee right now. I stole some of my dad's Lavazza beans and ground them and homg amazing
Hm okay. SHOEBOX. Things I adore. The notes and all their respective handwriting. It's kind of a pet peeve of mine when people try and make notes-esque things but USE A FONT INSTEAD OF ACTUAL HANDWRITING as if they're in any way similar at all, okay, people do not write in fonts, the best thing about handwriting is that it's handwritten and therefore has all these mistakes and blotches and places where the writing was crammed in, curing to fit the too-small paper and it changes with the mood of the person writing it. And to whom they're addressing the note. And the writers of Shoebox seem to understand this, AND I LOVE IT, my favourites being McGonagal's and Sirius' handwriting, because they are more than perfect. And Remus'. And Peter's. AND CAN WE TALK ABOUT PETER and how he's not a useless lump? He's a person! And he has, you know, real feelings and understandable motivations, and you really just, you know, feel for him because, treated as he is, it really makes sense, what happens later. He is so, so often just overlooked and underappreciated. Hearts everywhere. (abuse of commas, ahoy) (I'm so sorry, Remus)
pto

i really hope you don't mind me just word-vomiting everywhere (2/2)

[schythr.livejournal.com]

The build up to all the Remus/Sirius stuff (I'm just after they FINALLY, you know, GOT IT TOGETHER because I raced to get to that bit because, suspense, beautiful UST and boy-feelings and dfjghsdfg;sdfg) and, wow, THAT BUILD-UP. So logical and it makes sense, but also it doesn't, but in just the right way because they're TEENAGE BOYS and not to stereotype or anything, but. YOU KNOW. And it was long enough and so wonderfully thought-out. And I cried at James' parents' funeral. That was so well-done. And I love that Remus got feelings-advice from Fabian Prewett. And I love that his boyfriend's name is Caradoc Dearborn, which is so beautifully Rowling. (possibly lifted from the actual books, but I don't remember because I'm a hack)
whoah shit, this is getting long
ANYWAY. The one Maya fic I have yet to read is, hold let me check-
Loved Those of Great Ambition, and Extended Courtship, which is two, but who's counting. And I will read them when I come down off this Doctor Who and Star Trek high I'm on at the moment.
/casually checks your interests
it doesn't say if you're into Star Trek or not, but regardless, I rewatched the newest Star trek film a few days ago and ALL OF THE FEELINGS came flooding back and I just want to dive back into glorious, glorious Spock/Kirk fic because they are in love and meant to be together forever and throughout time and space, the end.
If you are indeed in this fandom, I have a fic to rec you. But I think I'll stop now, I've never accidentally found out the character-limit of an LJ-comment-box before and I don't actually know what it is
<33

EDIT: lol oops

[hold-onhope.livejournal.com]

STEELHANDS. STEEL. HANDS. READ LIKE THE WIND, BULLSEYE; I LOVE THAT BOOK SO MUCH AND I'M NOWHERE NEAR FINISHED BUT W/E W/E IT IS SO GLORIOUSSSSSSS.

Ugh, like, what do I even SAY without giving things away except fdkjals;adsja; ROYSTON dfjasklsdjf HAAAAAAL etc. etc COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF FLAIL.

Jeeeeesus, where would you be going in the US to study? Wherrrre? I find it hilarious that here I am wanting nothing but to study in the UK and you will be coming here, hahaha what even, brain. MOVIES. FANDOM. Props to you and actually knowing what you want to do! And doing it!

Shit I need to start watching Suits.

TSN BIGBANG OH MY GODDDDD. I am still working my way through your fic rec comment of epicness. I swear it's like "Lalala I'll read one of Moog's recs today," and then I read it and MY MIND IS BLOWN and I need, like, two days to recover before I can read fic again. WHAT IS MY LIFE, ACTUALLY.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

STEEEEEEEEELHAAAAAAAAAAAANDS. I CANNOT WAAAAAAAIT. I am just at the bit in Shadow Magic right after the (SPOILERS GDI READ THESE BOOKS ANYONE READING THIS WHO HASN'T) bit where Alcibiades stops the assassination attempt on Iseul. SRSLY THOUGH. HOW WAS I NOT MORE IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK THE FIRST TIME ROUND? I mean, I know there's the gigantic Thremedon bias thing (still a factor, ugh, self, try empathy) but ffs. I am like 100% more in love with everything this time round. LET'S TALK ABOUT CAIUS, SHALL WE? HE WAS DRESSED HALF LIKE A WOMAN AND HALF LIKE A LUNATIC.

oh godddddd, when I do eventually get to Steelhands you are getting all the flail spam. I AM WARNING YOU NOW.

And the US! I don't know where I would end up -- I would pick five favourites from the list my uni has exchanges with that also have a film course and then my uni would see which one had space for me -- but it's a pretty long list! MOST EXCITE. I could go to Canada instead, I think, which - I mean, I would seriously love to go to Canada, because Vancouver is super high on my list of Places I Must Either Visit Or Perish Trying, but I might end up doing joint honours American Studies/Film and Television and then it would be handy to, you know, be in America at some point. :// I JUST WANT TO ROADTRIP THROUGH ALL THE STATES. THAT SEEMS TOTALLY FEASIBLE.

And Suits! I enjoyed the couple of episodes I saw so much more than I was expecting to do!

AHHHHHH TSN FIC IS SO GOOOOOOD, UGH UGH UGH. Have you read the Prince Wardo fic yet? It will MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER. Which fics have been your favourites so far? /over-invested.

yes I did just edit this solely to use this icon instead, shut up. AIRMENNNNNNN DDD:

[hold-onhope.livejournal.com]

Hahaha I saw you changed the icon and lol'd. Freaking airmen and the fandom's collective headcanons of them, good lord.

I thought about re-reading the series myself but I have a PILE of books I have yet to read for the first time, and also I DON'T HAVE THE WILLPOWER, so I just finished the book I was on and then dove into Steelhands. NO WILLPOWER. But oh, things I did not appreciate about Shadow Magic the first time around (I think I spent half the book simultaneously enraptured with the Ke-Han and pining like a useless sop for Thremedon): ALCIBIADES and his PRETEND HATRED for Caius because really? Really Al? If you were that bothered by him YOU WOULDN'T HAVE KEPT HIM AROUND. Although Caius really is an unstoppable whirlwind of crazy-cakes and peacock feathers. Half like a lunatic oh god I will never get over that.

Seriously why are more people not reading these books, ugh. FOISTING THEM ALL UPON FAMILY AND FRIENDS THEY WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT HIT THEM.

Dude, I need a roadtrip through the US; I hardly go anywhere. I WILL NEVER LEAVE CHICAGO WOE IS ME. CORRUPT POLITICS AND CORNFIELDS, THAT IS THE SUM OF MY LIIIIFE.

TSN fic, it just won't quit. I HAVE READ PRINCE WARDO I ALMOST TEXTED YOU WITH FLAIL BUT I WAS AFRAID OF MY OWN CRAZINESS. Seriously, I need Prince Wardo in my life like I need air; she IS going to update it, right? It's not going to become a painful WIP tragedy like Kiss By The Book, will it? djaskldfs;a favorites, let's see. PLACE THAT DON'T KNOW MY NAME & the sequel, I cannot. She can have my firstborn. That fic. THAT FIC. And also the Dead Like Me crossover she wrote. It literally broke me. WHY WAS I SO AFFECTED BY IT, WHY. Ugh, my freaking heart, and all the creys, and I need to be worshipping her writing in her journal not here, lol.

Shit shit, ummmm, what else. The one with Sean's adopted baby! I never knew I needed Mark as a father before and now I cannot get enough. Jesus, the kidfic in this fandom, what evennnnn. Um, oh shit, let's see. PLANTWARDO. Why is the crackfic in this fandom so charming? NEVER MARRY FOR MONEY. I read that one on vacation, on my e-reader, and random people kept coming over wanting to look at my Nook but I was like WAIT HOLD ON I'M BUSY READING, GOD.

Ahem. Seriously, I know now why your rec list took up so many comments, because I cannot narrow down the awesome. Another one of my favorites? Your bakery AU. Seriously, first fic I ever read in this fandom, it's high on my list. Randomly on Tumblr I will see people reference it, like, "oh yeah this fandom is awesome I mean just look at the bakery AU", and I'm like I SHOULD TELL MOOG and then I don't because, hello, creeper. BUT YOUUUU. *pinches cheeks* SO PROUD.

Oh god never give me caffeine and then ask me about fic.

Ugh also I have like three fics started and unfinished because I keep reading all this ridiculous talent and then I'm like, meep.

I will stop now before I just start shouting fic names at you.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

OKAY SO I AM MOSTLY RUNNING ON SLEEP-DEPRIVATION AND WINE AT THIS POINT BUT HERE IS THIS COMMENT ANYWAY

Mostly I wanted to reread the series because I didn't before I read Dragon Soul and I remember spending a lot of time being like BUT DO WE KNOW MORE THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN? SHOULD THIS PLOT POINT MEAN MORE TO ME? GDI SHADOW MAGIC and with Steelhands being the last one (right? DDD:) I wanted to be more ~with it~. PLUS. YOU KNOW. EXCELLENT LIFE CHOICE. FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION BEING TORN BETWEEN BEING ENRAPTURED WITH THE KE-HAN AND PINING LIKE A SAP FOR THREMEDON: WELCOME TO ALL MY FEELINGS. sjhdghdf oh god. Also, Al's pretend hatred for Caius seems, like, three thousand times more denial-based this time round. YOU SECRETLY LOVE HIM, AL. SHH, JUST COME. ALSO, I was just rereading our Shadow Magic emails and apparently I didn't think Caius seemed mad enough in person as opposed to the rumours we'd heard? I mean, I think I meant that he seemed more eccentric rather than out and out crazy, but. Dude. I WAS CLEARLY INCORRECT.

CRAZY CAKES AND PEACOCK FEATHERS AND MAIL-STEALING AND PRIVACY-INVADING AND BLONDE HAIR AND ONE WORKING EYE. BEST BEST BEST.

sufghjdgjhs ALSO OKAY this evening on tumblr I saw a picture of Mark Strong from Stardust and THAT IS WHAT ROYSTON LOOKS LIKE IN MY HEAD. !!!! only slightly less, you know, the bad guy. Also, Royston's face in my head is slightly longer and, er, squarer (ideeeek) than Mark Strong's, but, essentially: !!!! So that's one real guy for Royston, a cartoon for Thom, and that just leaves the whole rest of four books for me to cast in my head :/

ANYWAY. god, why still so many feelings. ONTO FIC FEELINGS, BECAUSE THAT WILL BE LESS RIDICULOUS, OBVIOUSLY.

PRINCE WARDOOOOoooOOOOO, oh goddd. As far as I know, it's definitely not abandoned! novembersmith has just been working on other things. SO: \o/! shjdfgfshj the pain of Kiss By the Book.

AND SERIOUSLY. PLACE THAT DON'T KNOW MY NAME AND ITS SEQUEL. OH MY GOD. FAVOURITE FICS IN THIS FANDOM. TWO OF MY FAVOURITE FICS EVER, HOMGGGG. Will never be over them. ALL THE TEARS IN THE WORLD AND BEYOND. Which, okay, I am still not okay with talking about the Dead Like Me au, jfc, I cried so much and so hard that I gave myself a splitting headache and had to go to bed. sdjfhdjhgfs antistar_e is so amazing, I have no idea how she does it.

Adopted baby! Plantwardo! Have you read the Time Traveler's Wife au by the same author as Plantwardo? (haaaa, oh god, this fandom: Plantwardo seems legit.)

WAIT HOLD ON I'M BUSY READING, GOD. - YEAH, OUTSIDE WORLD, DON'T YOU KNOW I'M READING FIC? UGH, INCONSIDERATE.

skjdhfhsgdj re: bakery fic, you are far, far too lovelyyyyyy. ♥ I still can't believe people have been so nice about it. IT IS MADE OF SUGAR. 72K OF SELF-INDULGENCE WITH NO CONFLICT. \o/?

ALSO HERE IS A PLAN: I WILL COME TO THE US AND WE WILL ROADTRIP SOMEWHERE. THERE WE GO. TWO BIRDS, ONE STONE. Or, you know, two birds, one car. /worst person ever.

PS ILU AND FIC AND YOU AND HAVEMERCY AND THREMEDONNNN

[hold-onhope.livejournal.com]

You were reading our Shadow Magic emails, oh lord I'm glad I'm not the only one. HOW DID WE EVEN FIND SO MUCH TO SAY? I vaguely remember like an entire week of composing the longest, fangirliest squeefest emails to one another. I WAS IN A FANGIRL COMA OR SOMETHING. I wonder how insane Dani & Jaida would think us if they knew. O.o

UGH YOU NEED TO READ FAST, BALFOUR KEEPS TAKING MY HEART AND WRINGING IT THROUGH IS SHINY METAL HANDS OF ANGST.

MARK STRONG. .... I can see it! I still suffer from the mental idea that Royston is much younger though. Maybe because Hal is such a baby? Mark Strong's face, though! With, like, less evil. Have you seen RockNRolla? Becuase UNF, YES. I maybe picture a, yes, squarer face but with sort of amazing hair. Idk why but I think Royston needs AMAZING HAIR, because he's so worried about the tiny tiny amount of maybe-there grey hair, which to me just screams the truth - and the truth is that HIS HAIR IS MATT SMITH LEVELS OF EPIC WITH MAYBE, like, a dash of Eduardo thrown in? Because Royston would keep his hair neat like Wardo. WHAT EVEN AM I THINKING, I AM A RIDICULOUS HUMAN BEING. Anyway he's all self-conscious about it and then Hal just gives him these looks like what the hell is your problem I am stupidly attracted to you right now.

Somebody shut me up.

Whenever I think of Prince Wardo I think of him having fake tea parties and wearing Pretty Pretty Princess jewelry with his perfect suit and perfect hair and expensive wristwatch. THAT IS HOW HE IS IN MY HEAD. Idk ideeeek.

Um, okay, so the Dead Like Me fic, what. There was one part where it was like 3:30 in the morning and my head felt like it was stuffed with cotton balls and threatening to split apart and there were tears, and then suddenly it was 4:30 and I legitimately needed to be at work in a half hour. So I spent the morning at work having been up ALL NIGHT LONG, and I hadn't finished the fic and it was ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT. Oh oh, my heart. I still haven't properly commented on it because, I mean, I finished reading and there were just FEELINGS LEAKING ALL OVER MY KEYBOARD and yeah. Ahem.

Oh shit no I haven't read the Time Traveler's Wife AU yet, I have read the book twice and cried all over it and I have read AUs in other fandoms and it ALL SPELLS PAIN. Naturally, the fic is now next on my list.

No seriously, Sweet On You, fjdkal;a. IT HAS CONFLICT. MARK IS BESOTTED AND UNABLE TO DEAL WITH HIS FEELINGS. No really there is actually so much loveliness you have no idea. Well. I'm sure you do because you wrote it but. BUT.

ROADTRIP. Oh dear, anywhere we set out will involve lots of hours of driving through cornfields, because I live in ~America's breadbasket~. Unless we head towards Chicago, but then we'd have to go on through the lake and that would not be good. I PROMISE NOT TO DROWN YOU.

Ahhhh Thremedonnnnnn! PS ILU2

[ambiguousreason.livejournal.com]

FILM AND TELEVISION, UGH, BEST MAJOR. I MEAN MY MAJOR OF CREATIVE WRITING WAS GREAT AND I ENJOYED IT DEEPLY BUT THE MODULE ON FANDOM SPEAKS TO ME.

You are the worst, I now want pony cookies, HAVEN'T YOU RUINED MY LIFE ENOUGH?!!!??

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

A module on fandom? The chance to go to America? O_O You have found the best of all the courses!

DOCTOR WHO what are your thoughts, please tell them to me.

It's slightly weird and creepy to say "yay for baking at Lal's house!" isn't it. I think it might be. Oh dear, there is no hope for me and my enthusiastic/stalkerish ways.