</a...on iTunes -- which does not have a great download speed, sadly enough. And the show itself is darker this season in visuals. I'm not sure if that's because there is a difference between the DVD coding and the download coding, or if it's actually a cinematographic choice.
But I'm please with how things are going -- they're keeping the characters both believable and fallible, while avoiding Idiot Ball plots -- and looking forward to next week.
I am wondering though, if Rick Gomez came off his guest spot in Season 1 and told every actor he was still in touch to try to get a part on the show, because three other actors from Band of Brothers have shown up, two in the first two episodes of Season 3. I'm halfway expecting Ron Livingston or Donnie Wahlberg to show up next...
It looks Limehouse might be the new Big Bad for this season...
But I'm please with how things are going -- they're keeping the characters both believable and fallible, while avoiding Idiot Ball plots -- and looking forward to next week.
I am wondering though, if Rick Gomez came off his guest spot in Season 1 and told every actor he was still in touch to try to get a part on the show, because three other actors from Band of Brothers have shown up, two in the first two episodes of Season 3. I'm halfway expecting Ron Livingston or Donnie Wahlberg to show up next...
It looks Limehouse might be the new Big Bad for this season...
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Star Wars Uncut, the Director's Cut
Fan-made recreations of scenes in Star Wars are stitched together in 15 second segments to recreate the entire movie. It's an utterly transformative work, because there is no way this can be mistaken for the George Lucas version in any way, shape, or form, but it also couldn't have existed without the original movie to base it on.
And it is Hilarious and Awesome! ( Spoilers! )
Seriously, if you've loved Star Wars at any point in your life, this movie will make you grin.
Fan-made recreations of scenes in Star Wars are stitched together in 15 second segments to recreate the entire movie. It's an utterly transformative work, because there is no way this can be mistaken for the George Lucas version in any way, shape, or form, but it also couldn't have existed without the original movie to base it on.
And it is Hilarious and Awesome! ( Spoilers! )
Seriously, if you've loved Star Wars at any point in your life, this movie will make you grin.
I'm interested in seeing Red Tails this weekend. Given that George Lucas is the executive producer, I expect the special effects to be spectacular -- and the story should be at least passable, if they've kept anywhere near to historical fact, because the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is anything but *boring*.
It's playing at both the Majestic in Silver Spring and the Regal at Gallery Place, so I could do either.
Currently, rain is predicted for Saturday, so maybe Sunday afternoon would be a better choice? Let me know if you're interested.
It's playing at both the Majestic in Silver Spring and the Regal at Gallery Place, so I could do either.
Currently, rain is predicted for Saturday, so maybe Sunday afternoon would be a better choice? Let me know if you're interested.
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twistedchick, this is your trigger warning -- I do not think you want to read this one...( The case of the antique instrument )
Seriously, I think I can't use PayPal's services anymore. Together with the Christmas Gift debacle, and the time they tried to dictate the ToS for Dreamwidth, I'll just have to find a different money transfer service -- one that isn't run by nincompoops and malevolent jerks.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I'm working on my ![[livejournal.com profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
gabriel_bigbang draft, and my Id has decided this is The Story Characters Have All The Tropes of Sex. Seriously, it's only an outline with a few thousand words attached, and I've got a list of kinks that include: ( a laundry list )
Some of the epic weirdness is because I took the idea from anspnkink_meme prompt, I'm sure. But I'm also trying to use it to comment on gender roles -- which is why there seem to be six genders in this story'verse -- and how it's not actually cowardice to run away from a family that hurt you and wouldn't stop, that blind love and loyalty aren't always virtues, and that sometimes all people have are bad choices.
I don't suppose anyone want to be on the draft filter/alpha-reader mailing list for this one? It will have a hopeful ending, but the characters will probably go through hell to get there.
gabriel_bigbang draft, and my Id has decided this is The Story Characters Have All The Tropes of Sex. Seriously, it's only an outline with a few thousand words attached, and I've got a list of kinks that include: ( a laundry list )Some of the epic weirdness is because I took the idea from an
spnkink_meme prompt, I'm sure. But I'm also trying to use it to comment on gender roles -- which is why there seem to be six genders in this story'verse -- and how it's not actually cowardice to run away from a family that hurt you and wouldn't stop, that blind love and loyalty aren't always virtues, and that sometimes all people have are bad choices.I don't suppose anyone want to be on the draft filter/alpha-reader mailing list for this one? It will have a hopeful ending, but the characters will probably go through hell to get there.
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I only wrote three stories this year, all in Supernatural:
I've decided that I like challenges and exchanges, because they give me a deadline to shoot for, and that kind of structure helps me actually finish things. I've also figured that I really can't write short or fast, so I avoid participating in drabble, comment-fic, kink-memes, bingos, reverse big bangs, and other things that have short time windows and small word-count expectations. For me, a short story is 6000 words, and anything under that is really hard to get out -- in fact, I only have one story on AO3 under 1000 words, and that is a one-scene wonder.
In the new year, I'm working on anothergabriel_bigbang story -- which is delving deep into my ID Vortex, so who knows if anyone else will want to read it -- and one for 1upona_sabriel based on The Swan Maiden.
- Birds of Passage about 61,000 words Sam/Gabriel/OMC, crossover with Jericho for gabriel_bigbang
- A Star to Steer By 28945 words Sam/Jess/Gabriel in a werewolf AU for sabriel_mini
- Angels & Ostriches Sam/Castiel, Anna/Gabriel 19363 words for sassy_minibang
I've decided that I like challenges and exchanges, because they give me a deadline to shoot for, and that kind of structure helps me actually finish things. I've also figured that I really can't write short or fast, so I avoid participating in drabble, comment-fic, kink-memes, bingos, reverse big bangs, and other things that have short time windows and small word-count expectations. For me, a short story is 6000 words, and anything under that is really hard to get out -- in fact, I only have one story on AO3 under 1000 words, and that is a one-scene wonder.
In the new year, I'm working on another
gabriel_bigbang story -- which is delving deep into my ID Vortex, so who knows if anyone else will want to read it -- and one for 1upona_sabriel based on The Swan Maiden.Inspired by ryda_wong's Great Dreamwidth Rec-O-Matic (which you should totally look up if you're interested in finding interesting places to be on Dreamwidth), I'm making a list of all my comm with a short description of what each is about.
( 25 communities on Dreamwidth and counting... )
Tell me what comms you follow!
ryda_wong's Great Dreamwidth Rec-O-Matic (which you should totally look up if you're interested in finding interesting places to be on Dreamwidth), I'm making a list of all my comm with a short description of what each is about. ( 25 communities on Dreamwidth and counting... )
Tell me what comms you follow!
Originally posted by moerlin at As of tomorrow, no more subject lines in comments on LJ
To sum up, in my own (neotoma) words: as of tomorrow, no more subject lines for comment in S1 styles at all, possibly some subject lines in S2 if you know to do it, and no more drop-down menu for icons.
moerlin at As of tomorrow, no more subject lines in comments on LJI was gonna update this with much happier stuff, but for the past week I've just been so enraged with LJ's asshattery that I've had it to here.
In case you didn't know, on 12/12 they first announced sneakily on the Russian journal of LJ's design guy that with new changes being implemented tomorrow, there will be no more subject lines in comments and that this change was "non-negotiable" (good round-up and translation here). I'm sure you all realize that this will basically make fandom and RP communities unusable. LJ's staff, however, doesn't give a shit. At least 18 pages of 100% negative feedback didn't sway them.
They've backpedaled some and will make keeping comment subject lines optional in some S2 styles, but the default (that 99% of communities are running right now) will decidedly be subject-less! Not to mention that their new and frankly, fucking ugly design will take forever to load and make the site a pain to use on mobile browsers.
And oh, it looks like they might be taking away the drop-down menu to select icons as well, so you'll have to load all your icons as pictures to select them. Lovely. (I will beta-test tonight to see if this is actually true.)
Really, I don't know why I'm surprised. LJ is always fucking with the parts of the site that actually work and breaking them, so this is just another instance of that. Because seriously, who are subject lines hurting by just being there? (And no, it can't be a matter of server strain, considering the new "graphic" interface will definitely be using up more resources - so much fun when there's DDoS attacks!)
As far as I know, they've never once listened to their customers, so those thousands of comments already posted probably won't do shit. I've left a message expressing my concerns about the new comment pages here anyway; so if you want to do that too, go for it! If anything, it helps with the rage. ;)
FYI: Dreamwidthis feeling Christmasy has reacted to LJ's bullshit and has open account creation (no invite codes needed) for the rest of the week. Might be a good idea to get your back-up or new home, whatever the case may be, up and running now.
In case you didn't know, on 12/12 they first announced sneakily on the Russian journal of LJ's design guy that with new changes being implemented tomorrow, there will be no more subject lines in comments and that this change was "non-negotiable" (good round-up and translation here). I'm sure you all realize that this will basically make fandom and RP communities unusable. LJ's staff, however, doesn't give a shit. At least 18 pages of 100% negative feedback didn't sway them.
They've backpedaled some and will make keeping comment subject lines optional in some S2 styles, but the default (that 99% of communities are running right now) will decidedly be subject-less! Not to mention that their new and frankly, fucking ugly design will take forever to load and make the site a pain to use on mobile browsers.
And oh, it looks like they might be taking away the drop-down menu to select icons as well, so you'll have to load all your icons as pictures to select them. Lovely. (I will beta-test tonight to see if this is actually true.)
Really, I don't know why I'm surprised. LJ is always fucking with the parts of the site that actually work and breaking them, so this is just another instance of that. Because seriously, who are subject lines hurting by just being there? (And no, it can't be a matter of server strain, considering the new "graphic" interface will definitely be using up more resources - so much fun when there's DDoS attacks!)
As far as I know, they've never once listened to their customers, so those thousands of comments already posted probably won't do shit. I've left a message expressing my concerns about the new comment pages here anyway; so if you want to do that too, go for it! If anything, it helps with the rage. ;)
FYI: Dreamwidth
To sum up, in my own (
neotoma) words: as of tomorrow, no more subject lines for comment in S1 styles at all, possibly some subject lines in S2 if you know to do it, and no more drop-down menu for icons.Title: ANGELS & OSTRICHES
Author:neotoma
Artist:hrymfaxe
Genre: teen!chesters, au
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Anna/Gabriel, Dean, John
Rating: NC-17363
Word Count: 19363
Warnings: het, underage/teenagers having sex, baby/egg.fic
A/N: thanks togreenygal, chaosraven and ![[livejournal.com profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
owleyes_arisen for betas of various kinds. If you want to comment here and don't have a DW account, you can use Open ID to sign in with your LJ, or you can sign up for a DW account -- they're free through the end of December. Written for the sassy_minibang 2011 challenge.
Summary: When John settles Dean and Sam in a town for months because Dean broke his leg badly, Sam finds his love of mathletics, home-cooking, and the weird boy next door. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Anna are raising their awkward teen-angel on earth to keep off Heaven's radar.
Fic link: Fic at AO3
Art link: Art Masterlist
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neotomaArtist:
hrymfaxeGenre: teen!chesters, au
Characters, Pairing(s): Sam/Castiel, Anna/Gabriel, Dean, John
Rating: NC-17363
Word Count: 19363
Warnings: het, underage/teenagers having sex, baby/egg.fic
A/N: thanks to
greenygal, chaosraven and owleyes_arisen for betas of various kinds. If you want to comment here and don't have a DW account, you can use Open ID to sign in with your LJ, or you can sign up for a DW account -- they're free through the end of December. Written for the sassy_minibang 2011 challenge.Summary: When John settles Dean and Sam in a town for months because Dean broke his leg badly, Sam finds his love of mathletics, home-cooking, and the weird boy next door. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Anna are raising their awkward teen-angel on earth to keep off Heaven's radar.
Fic link: Fic at AO3
Art link: Art Masterlist
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I've got about 30 Holidays cards (18 Xmas, 12 winter/secular) that I can send out.
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Due to my workplace's new "use it or lose it" policy on time off, I have several days off that I need to take this month.
I'm thinking about going up to New York City around Christmas, though I plan to be home for the day itself.
If you live in or are familiar with the city, could you give me some advice? I'm mainly interested in going to museums and performance/art places, instead of shopping (though I'm might try to find the millinery supply place I've heard about) or big tourist attractions.
I'm also on a budget, so I'd appreciate suggestions of the safer places to stay that don't cost too much and are close to decent/uncomplicated-for-the-visitor mass transit options. I'll probably take the train or an intercity bus up if I do go.
I'm thinking about going up to New York City around Christmas, though I plan to be home for the day itself.
If you live in or are familiar with the city, could you give me some advice? I'm mainly interested in going to museums and performance/art places, instead of shopping (though I'm might try to find the millinery supply place I've heard about) or big tourist attractions.
I'm also on a budget, so I'd appreciate suggestions of the safer places to stay that don't cost too much and are close to decent/uncomplicated-for-the-visitor mass transit options. I'll probably take the train or an intercity bus up if I do go.
First my camera, now my blender...
I may be able to get it repaired, but the likelihood, given that it's out of warranty is that it will cost more to repair than to replace. I'm going to see about getting a cheap immersion blender in the morning and look at getting a heavy-duty countertop blender later i the week. I looked at the Good Housekeeping blender ratings and the best value for price seems to be the Cuisnart PowerEdge 700 Watt blender.
I may be able to get it repaired, but the likelihood, given that it's out of warranty is that it will cost more to repair than to replace. I'm going to see about getting a cheap immersion blender in the morning and look at getting a heavy-duty countertop blender later i the week. I looked at the Good Housekeeping blender ratings and the best value for price seems to be the Cuisnart PowerEdge 700 Watt blender.
So, I dropped my camera yesterday after taking pictures at a falconry demonstrations (European eagle-owls looks even more startling than Great Horned Owls, because of the orange eyes) and now it takes pictures with lines of distortion across the image.
I checked around online, and this is probably a shutter problem that needs to be dealt with by a professional repair outfit.
However, the camera is about 10 years old, and repairs would cost about $95 by one the estimation of one of the repair places...
So I'm looking for an affordable point-and-shoot camera with a good shutter speed and maybe some options for manual control. I'm most taking pictures of my projects, so it's not like I need anything fancy. Small and rugged would be nice bonuses. Any recommendations?
I checked around online, and this is probably a shutter problem that needs to be dealt with by a professional repair outfit.
However, the camera is about 10 years old, and repairs would cost about $95 by one the estimation of one of the repair places...
So I'm looking for an affordable point-and-shoot camera with a good shutter speed and maybe some options for manual control. I'm most taking pictures of my projects, so it's not like I need anything fancy. Small and rugged would be nice bonuses. Any recommendations?
This Saturday, November 12
Cleek Schrey & Stephanie Coleman With Nic Gareiss -- an IMT Next to the House concert.
8pm at Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple Ave, Takoma Park
$15 advance, $18 door
Saturday, November 19
Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from England’s Dark Ages at the National Geographic Museum
special program: Falconry: An Anglo-Saxon Status Symbol 1pm
Friday, November 25
The Dark Crystal at 12:30 at the AFI Silver Spring
Labrynith at 4:40 at the AFI Silver Spring
$8.50
Saturday, November 26
They Might Be Giants w/ Johnathon Coulton
at the 9:30 Club
8pm doors
$30
Sunday, December 4
MUPPET HISTORY 101
In Person: puppeteer Fran Brill
5:00 at the AFI Silver Spring
$10
Saturday, December 3rd or December 10
Andalusian Treasures -- by the Christmas Revels
Lisner Auditorium
2pm or 7:30 pm
$18 to $45
Sunday, December 11
MUPPET HISTORY 201: MORE RARITIES FROM THE HENSON VAULT
3:45 at the AFI Silver Spring
$10
Sometime Before January
What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?
National Archives
10 to 5:30 daily, free
Let me know if you're interested in any of these, and we can make plans.
Cleek Schrey & Stephanie Coleman With Nic Gareiss -- an IMT Next to the House concert.
8pm at Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple Ave, Takoma Park
$15 advance, $18 door
Saturday, November 19
Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from England’s Dark Ages at the National Geographic Museum
special program: Falconry: An Anglo-Saxon Status Symbol 1pm
Friday, November 25
The Dark Crystal at 12:30 at the AFI Silver Spring
Labrynith at 4:40 at the AFI Silver Spring
$8.50
Saturday, November 26
They Might Be Giants w/ Johnathon Coulton
at the 9:30 Club
8pm doors
$30
Sunday, December 4
MUPPET HISTORY 101
In Person: puppeteer Fran Brill
5:00 at the AFI Silver Spring
$10
Saturday, December 3rd or December 10
Andalusian Treasures -- by the Christmas Revels
Lisner Auditorium
2pm or 7:30 pm
$18 to $45
Sunday, December 11
MUPPET HISTORY 201: MORE RARITIES FROM THE HENSON VAULT
3:45 at the AFI Silver Spring
$10
Sometime Before January
What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?
National Archives
10 to 5:30 daily, free
Let me know if you're interested in any of these, and we can make plans.
I've gotten my artist for the sassy_minibang and my posting date (December 13th), so all I need to do is revise and expand. Which means getting together with my alpha readers and deciding where the story is desperately thin and needs to be improved before I really start churning out the verbage.
I'm trying to figure out what plot I'm using for thegabriel_bigbang story. It's either going to be the future-fic story where the Shurleyites (followers of the Winchester Gospels) use angels as the CPU-and-engine for their space ships -- since angelic teleportation equals FTL drive -- or it might be the Hobgoblin story. The problem with both these ideas is that Gabriel is not a prominent POV until at least a third of the way into the story in either plot, because I need a lot of set-up to make the plot for each make sense. eta: I could also do that take on The Descent of Inanna, which would be some weird combo of Gabriel, Kali, Sam, and Eve... apparently what I really want to write is blasphemy fic... I've also looked at the prompts post, but nothing is pinging me. Any have an idea that they really think I should write? I can't promise anything, but I'm willing to entertain prompts...
I'm tempted to sign up for the Reverse Bang tier of the1upona_sabriel because while I can't really think of a fairy tale that I'd love to turn into a Sam/Gabriel story, if I had an art prompt to work from, I might be able to make it work -- and I work best with a deadline.
sassy_minibang and my posting date (December 13th), so all I need to do is revise and expand. Which means getting together with my alpha readers and deciding where the story is desperately thin and needs to be improved before I really start churning out the verbage.I'm trying to figure out what plot I'm using for the
gabriel_bigbang story. It's either going to be the future-fic story where the Shurleyites (followers of the Winchester Gospels) use angels as the CPU-and-engine for their space ships -- since angelic teleportation equals FTL drive -- or it might be the Hobgoblin story. The problem with both these ideas is that Gabriel is not a prominent POV until at least a third of the way into the story in either plot, because I need a lot of set-up to make the plot for each make sense. eta: I could also do that take on The Descent of Inanna, which would be some weird combo of Gabriel, Kali, Sam, and Eve... apparently what I really want to write is blasphemy fic... I've also looked at the prompts post, but nothing is pinging me. Any have an idea that they really think I should write? I can't promise anything, but I'm willing to entertain prompts...I'm tempted to sign up for the Reverse Bang tier of the
1upona_sabriel because while I can't really think of a fairy tale that I'd love to turn into a Sam/Gabriel story, if I had an art prompt to work from, I might be able to make it work -- and I work best with a deadline.
I'm planning on cooking Thanksgiving dinner -- and my local friends are invited.
Last year I made a duck, but this year I will make an actual turkey if enough people RSVP -- a free-range turkey if possible.
It'll probably be like my Labor Day party, where I made the main dish, some of the sides, and the desert and had people bring salads, bread, and vegetable dishes. Though if I get as many people to come to Thanksgiving, I promise to invest in some paper plates so that we don't have to wash dishes before we can have desert (I ran out of plates... oops).
Let me know if you're going to be in town and are interested in coming.
Last year I made a duck, but this year I will make an actual turkey if enough people RSVP -- a free-range turkey if possible.
It'll probably be like my Labor Day party, where I made the main dish, some of the sides, and the desert and had people bring salads, bread, and vegetable dishes. Though if I get as many people to come to Thanksgiving, I promise to invest in some paper plates so that we don't have to wash dishes before we can have desert (I ran out of plates... oops).
Let me know if you're going to be in town and are interested in coming.
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The Raven is playing at the AFI in Silver Spring on Saturday. It sounds like a fun romp, with Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff in a film about wizards jinxing each other and other shenanigans.
So who want to meet up with me for the movie? Possibly with a light dinner beforehand -- Adega still makes fabulous sweet potato fries!
So who want to meet up with me for the movie? Possibly with a light dinner beforehand -- Adega still makes fabulous sweet potato fries!
Title: A Star To Steer By
Author:neotoma
Artist:viviantanner, rubystandish
Betas:owleyes_arisen, greenygal, and chaosraven
Genre: Werewolf AU, threesome
Pairing (if applicable): Sam/Jess/Gabriel
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: abortion, intersexuality, gendered violence,
Tier/Word Count: Tier 2 – 28945 words
Summary: Sam left home because he wanted to get an education -- but last year, his brother Dean found him and dragged him home. Now, Sam is trying to escape again, this time with the help of Jessica and their friend Gabriel. All they have on their side is skill, guile, and mathematics.
Written for the Sam-Gabriel Mini-bang of 2011sabriel_mini
Link to art: at Rubystandish's LJ
Link to fic: here or at AO3
( A Star to Steer By )
Author:
neotomaArtist:
viviantanner, rubystandishBetas:
owleyes_arisen, greenygal, and chaosravenGenre: Werewolf AU, threesome
Pairing (if applicable): Sam/Jess/Gabriel
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: abortion, intersexuality, gendered violence,
Tier/Word Count: Tier 2 – 28945 words
Summary: Sam left home because he wanted to get an education -- but last year, his brother Dean found him and dragged him home. Now, Sam is trying to escape again, this time with the help of Jessica and their friend Gabriel. All they have on their side is skill, guile, and mathematics.
Written for the Sam-Gabriel Mini-bang of 2011
sabriel_miniLink to art: at Rubystandish's LJ
Link to fic: here or at AO3
( A Star to Steer By )
I was called by a recruiter for a temp-to-perm contract position for a Chemical Tech position in Fredrick MD today, which I have no interest in applying for. However, the recruiter asked if I knew anyone who would be a good fit, so I have a description of the job.
If anyone is interested in working up in Fredrick and has experience with oligonucleotide synthesis and purification or organic chemical synthesis -- at least 2 years of it -- drop me a line and I'll forward you the job description. It looks like it might be a R&D or pilot plant job for a biotech firm, from the description.
If anyone is interested in working up in Fredrick and has experience with oligonucleotide synthesis and purification or organic chemical synthesis -- at least 2 years of it -- drop me a line and I'll forward you the job description. It looks like it might be a R&D or pilot plant job for a biotech firm, from the description.
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