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i am, for the moment, not going to be very good at updating this. i'm neverneverfic on livejournal, feel free to find me there.
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| The Academy Is...made of awesome |
[02 Sep 2007|04:22pm] |
This is The Academy Is...
From left to right they are Adam Siska, Michael Guy Chislett, William Beckett, Mike Carden and Andy Mrotek (better known as The Butcher). They are awesome.
( The Members )
( The Music (click for mp3s )
( The Gay )
Miscellaneous odds and ends
Mainly this is just a plug for TAI TV. Most of my favorite episodes have been linked throughout this, but two more that deserve attention:
Episode 17 features Ryland Blackington as Guy Ripley interviewing the boys from The Academy Is... about the rivalry between Ryland Blackington and Michael Guy Chislett. Highlights include Ryland interviewing Ryland and Ryland asking Chislett if being from a country founded by criminals made it difficult to be accepted into the western music scene.
Episode 26 another Ryland as Guy Ripley episode. This time he's behind the scenes at a music festival trying to find TAI to interview them. Hilarity ensues. Highlights include hitting people in the head with mic cords, Ryland looking like a sad puppy when the band interviews and William attempting to sound excited when he clearly cannot act even a little. Bonus cameo from Ryro at the very end.
Now. Seattle kids. Who wants to come with me to their concert on Sunday Sept. 16th?
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| I'm not like them, I won't buy in |
[24 Aug 2007|03:47pm] |
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Weve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands-The Academy Is...-Santi |
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I'm reading bandslash these days. I am so ashamed of myself.
A little more than a year ago I was discovering popslash. I was distressed and ashamed but also sort of exhilarated. There was something intoxicating about it all. So much fic, so much canon. Such sparkly sparkly boys.
( why bandslash makes me feel ashamed in ways pop never did )
So, yes. Shame. But also, um, I totally love the fic for all the bands and I totally love The Academy Is like woah.
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| Hopefully the last thing I will say about LJ/SA exodus etc. |
[19 Aug 2007|02:07pm] |
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But first, a funny conversation from today:
Me: You got "Heart & Music" stuck in my head.
Roomie: It's better than giving you an STD.
Now, onto LJ:
I am not leaving. I do not think that the execution video is a reason enough for me to go. There isn't evidence that the folks who have been deleting fanartists knew about the video and so I don't think that the two can be compared.
I will, when I remember, cross post to IJ. I am partway through uploading my icons to IJ. I will follow my IJ flist and will follow other flists when I remember. I am nevernever on IJ and JF and nevernever82 on GJ. If a critical mass of fannish folk move together I will go wherever they go. Thus far that has not seemed to occur.
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| Fic: Not At All According to Plan |
[15 Aug 2007|07:58pm] |
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Bringin' Da Noise-*NSYNC-No Strings Attached [AUSTRALIA] |
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This morning ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) entrenous88 posted a call for fannish glee. I am having a kind of emo-cakes day and decided the best way to cheer myself up was to write some schmoopy Spike/Connor fic.
So here is some fic. It's a sequel to Blame it on the Tequila
Almost 900 words. Unbeta-d. Overly schmoopy and self-indulgent.
( Not At All According to Plan )
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| IBARW: Hi. My name is Meg and I'm racist. |
[11 Aug 2007|01:28pm] |
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One thing my previous posts for IBARW have been lacking is much emphasis on the personal. It is much much easier for me to try to engage with the ideas abstractly than it is for me to say “this is my shit, let me show it to you.” But I think that it’s important to bring the personal to the table because so much of undoing institutional racism involves undoing the individual racism of the participants in the institutions.
And so much of effective anti-racist work is learning to own your issues, to look at the problem of racism and say “this is what I need to work on” rather than “this is what I need to teach other people to work on.”
But still, it’s hard to talk about. Especially in a public forum with readers who are all over the map in their race philosophies. My racist shit is ugly and it’s deep and showing it to other people is hard. I’m going to try. We’ll see how it goes.
Hi. My name is Meg and I’m racist.
( Hi, Meg )
This is not a comprehensive list of all the ways I’ve benefited from racism or of all the fucked up things I’ve ever thought or did. But this is some of them and I hope that putting them out there illustrates some of the ways that internalized racial superiority plays out in my life.
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| IBARW: On Making Mistakes |
[10 Aug 2007|09:54pm] |
So here’s a secret: Nobody is perfect. Perfect, in fact, doesn’t exist.
I know this is hard for some of you to hear. White culture in this country relies pretty heavily on feeding us all the myth that perfection is out there, it is in your grasp and you are a failure when you fall short. (Note: saying something is part of white culture does not mean that only white people have/value/are afflicted with something. I’m not saying only white folks are perfectionists. As Tema Okun says “Because we all live in a white supremacy culture, these characteristics show up in the attitudes and behaviors of all of us -- people of color and white people.” For an overview of white culture try this article by Sharon Martinas and for more specifics on how it manifests (including specifics about perfectionism) try this article by Tema Okun)
We all grow up with this myth of perfection, that it’s out there, that it’s within our grasp and that myth is incredibly destructive to nearly all aspects of our lives. For white folks, one of the places that it is particularly destructive is in our attempts to do anti-racist work.
( on making mistakes and taking responsibility )
This is all a process. Making mistakes, being imperfect, isn’t going to magically become comfortable for you. I still spend a good chunk of my time terrified of saying or doing or being the wrong thing and then somehow being tagged as a bad anti-racist white person. It’s important to try. It’s important to lurch messily toward graceful mistake making and owning. It’s important to try to let go of your perfectionism.
You and the people around you will be much happier.
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| IBARW: Some (slightly controversial) definitions |
[07 Aug 2007|12:58pm] |
cross-posted from my LJ
This week is International Blog Against Racism Week. I think we should all be blogging against racism wherever and whenever we see it but I also think that having dedicated space for a conversation is a good idea. So I am participating and I hope you do too. Watch ibarw for links to what other people are writing.
In order for us to be able to have conversations about racism it’s important that we all be on the same page about what racism is. So I decided that a place to start during this lovely IBARW was with a post clarifying the definitions of some of the words that get thrown around a lot. Fair warning, the definitions I work from sometimes make people uncomfortable. I ask that you read all of them, particularly if you are going to read the definition of racism.
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m an owning class queer white person who has been explicitly working on her skanky race issues for about two years. I live in the Pacific Northwest and was raised in Massachusetts. My understanding of race and racism is heavily influenced by trainings from The People’s Institute for Surival and Beyond.
This is a long post but an important one. Instead of cutting my entire list of definitions I’ve posted basic definitions outside of cuts and then cut the (sometimes lengthy) discussion of them.
Race = A socially constructed system of classification based on physical characteristics such as skin color.
( more on race as a construct and as a tool of oppression )
Power = Legitimate (in the 'legal & authorized' sense) access to and control of systems and institutions sanctioned by the state.
( Power, in the united states is held by white people )
Prejudice = Bias in favor of, or against someone. This one doesn’t need much more explanation. Everybody’s got prejudices no matter what your race, class, gender, sexual orientation or any other demograhic criteria.
Bigotry = Hatred based on prejudice.
( a few examples of bigotry )
Racism = Racism is systematic oppression based on race. It can be summarized as racism = racial prejudice + power
( and here is the money shot of this particular post, you probably shouldn’t read this one unless you’ve read the rest of the post )
Thank you to those of you who read those definitions, I think it’s crucial that we understand the language we each use so as to better communicate about difficult issues.
To finish things off I have a few links for you about the things I’ve discussed today. The list is skewed toward things that would be helpful for white folks. I am a white person so that’s what I tend to read. I tend to bookmark things I think are awesome in my del.icio.us account so you can go there to see what other things I’ve been reading (del.icio.us/nevernever/race)
The first three links are things I think it’s imperative for you to read. The last is a list of other links that are awesome.
I Can Fix It! Volume 1: Racism - Five easy steps to end racism. There are five steps for white folks and five steps for folks of color. They are awesome.
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack Peggy McIntosh - This is one of those things that everybody suggests when talking about white privilege. If you’ve been around anti-racist work you’ve probably read it. If you haven’t read it YOU MUST. For serious. Go read now.
How Not To Be Insane When Accused Of Racism (A Guide For White People) - Imagine how much angst could have been avoided in the SGA & HP fandoms if everyone had read this.
The Angry Black Woman’s List of Required Reading - An excellent list of things to read about racism.
Questions and comments are welcome. I’m currently visiting my family and so I may take some time to respond, but I’m excited to engage in conversation about these definitions.
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| Fic: Blame it on the Tequila (BtVS/AtS) |
[01 Aug 2007|11:33pm] |
Hah! I actually wrote something based on a prompt. You should all feel free to give me other prompts now that you know that I'm capable of following through.
Anyway this is approximately 600 words of Connor/Spike for germaine_pet. She wanted Connor, Spike, a bar, kissing, tequila. This is a much more cheerful post-nfa world than I generally imagine. This isn't porny but there are sexual references so maybe don't read it at work or in front of impressionable youngsters (or if you are an impressionable youngster. Without further ado I give you...
( Blame it on the Tequila )
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| Fic: If You Were Gone (The Office) |
[01 Aug 2007|11:30pm] |
Title: If You Were Gone
Author: nevernever
Fandom: The Office
Rating: PG
Pairing: Toby Gen
Timeline: Immediately Post Safety Training (spoilers for that ep)
Word Count: 444
Notes: For the nothing_hip "Since U Been Gone" Challenge
Summary: So many things in his life would be better if Michael were stuck at home in a full body cast.
( It wasn't that Toby wanted Michael dead. )
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| The Incident Which Led to Ryan's Refusal to be Interviewed by the Documentary Crew for Three Weeks |
[01 Aug 2007|11:28pm] |
Title: The Incident Which Led to Ryan's Refusal to be Interviewed by the Documentary Crew for Three Weeks
Fandom: The Office
Pairing: Dwight/Ryan
Timeline: set sometime after Gay Witch Hunt
Rating: PG
Length: A little over 400 words
Notes: For office_romances flashfic challenge. My prompts were "bathroom" and "I've made a huge mistake"
( There isn't enough mouthwash in the world. )
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| Fic: Five Kisses Meredith Only Sort of Remembers (The Office) |
[01 Aug 2007|11:28pm] |
Title: Five Kisses Meredith Only Sort of Remembers
Fandom: The Office
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Meredith/Pam, Meredith/Todd Packer, Meredith/Mark, Meredith/Michael, Meredith/Kelly, Meredith/Phyllis
Summary: the title pretty much says it all
( wherein meredith kisses a bunch of people for a bunch of reasons )
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| Fic: Collision (BtVS/AtS) |
[01 Aug 2007|11:08pm] |
Title: Collision
Rating: Super Adult Like Woah
Pairing: Connor/Dawn with a bit of Dawn/Xander
Timeline/Spoilers: post both series so everything is fair game
AN: Many thanks to sweptawaybayou for the beta and to argleblather for the read through and for listening to me angst. Eons ago kita0610 posed the question 'if you had a sockpuppet what would you write?' If you remember that you might remember the person (ros_fod?) who answered 'fred or dawn devirginizing connor with a strap-on' The idea stuck in my brain and now I have written it.
Summary: Collision: Physics. A brief dynamic event consisting of the close approach of two or more particles, such as atoms, resulting in an abrupt change of momentum or exchange of energy.
( Five months after the LA disaster... )
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| Fic: Self-Esteem (The Office) |
[01 Aug 2007|11:06pm] |
Title: Self Esteem
Pairing: Meredith/Todd Packer
Rating: PG
The Christmas party after party at Poor Richards.
This took me way longer than any 300ish words should ever take. I blame Writercon, procrastination and my inability to decide between two courses the fic should take (one of which would have been much longer). Finally I made argleblather roll her d20s to tell me what Meredith should do.
Also, why is it that I am angsty, even when writing for a sitcom?
( They cut her off when they get to Poor Richards )
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| Fic: History Erased and Rewritten (BtVS/AtS) |
[01 Aug 2007|11:02pm] |
Title: History Erased and Rewritten
Author: Nevernever
Pairing: Buffy/Angel
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Sex and angst.
Timeline: S6/4
Summary: He'd thought their meeting would go differently than this.
AN: This is for chrisleeoctaves. The story was originally a thank you for being so nice to me at writercon. Only it took me like two years to write. And then I asked her to beta it, which sort of takes away from the giftiness. She did a superhero beta job, looking at way more drafts than I've ever made a beta look at. Her advice was invaluable and helped make this a story rather than a collection of words.
( History Erased and Rewritten )
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| Fic: Policy (BtVS) |
[01 Aug 2007|10:41pm] |
So, this may be the dirtiest wrongest thing I've ever written (let's take a moment and marvel at that shall we kids). It lived in my head for like 10 months before turning into 600 or so words. I think it's hot. YMMV.
So.
Policy
Buffy/Giles, set early s1 btvs.
rated uber-adult, consent issues, age issues, the horrifying perversion of what grows to be a beautiful father/daughter-esque relationship
smut with no redeeming qualities
( When he'd first heard of the practice he'd been disgusted. )
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| Fic: DB/VK, NC-17, PWP |
[01 Aug 2007|10:39pm] |
DB/VK, NC-17, PWP. The boys aren't mine, and they aren't real, and this never happened.
for kita cause it's her day, and for winter because she made some incredibly hot icons. and for VK, because thinking about his mouth is what brought this about.
( Dave didn't usually like pretty boys. )
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