A Journal of Impossible Things

I'm not thrilled with some of the compromises but Obama also realizes that this doesn't fix everything and there's more work to do (ETA: and, since my brain of needing sleep forgot to say, it's a vast improvement over the current system!).

Overall, much 'yay'.

Okay, now I will collapse into bed and not think about my long, long day tomorrow.

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I was browsing through my Doctor Who fic folder to see if I had enough WIPs for one of those Fic Amnesty posts (where you post all the WIPs that you're never going to finish), and came across three old fics that I haven't touched in years but that are mostly complete:

1). Ten/Rose baby fic set after S3 (I KNOW I KNOW... there is no excuse)

2). Ten/Rose hurt/comfort fic set during S2

3). Ten/Rose fic set after Journey's End after Cloen dies of metacrisis (_thirty2flavors, stop looking at me like that, I know where you live)

Here's the thing... I sort of like them? Well, the first two anyway. I think I ditched them after scornedsaint gave me some substantive character notes on them and so of course I was too lazy to actually bother to re-write them. The third isn't terrible, but isn't great either, so I don't think I'd want it to ever see the light of day.

But a part of my soul weirdly wants at least the first two to be set free in the world. Is there some sort of meme for that? Like:

Fic Relief Revival Week: Post the fics that you wouldn't ordinarily post (because they're too old or unedited or the storyline is too cliche or you ignored your beta reader's suggestions etc.), but are still proud of anyway.

Can I make it a meme? Would any other fic writers on my flist be interested? Would anyone even be interested in *reading* them? "This fic isn't my best work, but I like it anyway!" isn't exactly the most inspiring summary. But I dunno, I'm feeling the need to set them free. XD

ETA: Fic Revival Week is so much better sounding than Fic Relief Week. TY mylittlepwny.

DID HEALTH CARE REFORM PASS? DID WE FINALLY TAKE A SMALL STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?

Related news, tomorrow we're finding out that if my dad will be losing a foot or not. :/ It could go either way.

( DW: The Wheel in Space (Two, Jamie, Zoe) )

( DW: Delta and the Bannermen (Seven, Mel) )

In the comments, start a conversation with one of the characters I write. You can do this in or out of character on your own (please indicate which). Let's see how long we can keep it up and how many threads we can get going!

Feel free to butt into conversations.

It'll help with voices. Yes. Voices. Not icons.

Oh, fandom, I thought we were passed the whole “Rose ended the universe with her dimension cannon” thing. Shouldn’t there be Amy/Eleven wank by now? I just want to go sit quietly in the corner and play with my Ten and Rose dolls while chewing on my hair okay.

( So let's look at how Rose almost destroyed the universe that one time )

• My parents were down for lunch yesterday and we happened to start talking about books. It's funny - I was recommending The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (the series or the books, even though the books are still on my to-read list), and my dad brought up The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs. Same author!
  
  
• I've given up on the photo a week thing. I've been having health issues lately, and my energy level is low. Although I'm probably still going to carry my camera around with me and I'll post anything that I think is neat. Just won't be trying to fill space every week.
  
  
• I slept in until 9 this morning! I haven't done that in ages! *YAWNS*
  
  
• I had the best clam chowder ever at a German Biergarten yesterday. I'm not sure it was exactly German in origin, but it was more like oyster stew than the thick New England variety. And it was SO GOOD.
  
  
• This is just about the one show I'm happy keeps getting life breathed into it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT9XfMriVIE

Happy birthday cloudysky, willow31 &  wild_sibyl!!!!!!!

Tea Party Protests: 'Ni**er,' 'Fa**ot' Shouted At Members Of Congress

I've been expecting this time since Obama won. Before, in fact. In a couple of days I want to talk about how the media is inflaming this really dangerous air.

Tea bagging is no longer about small government*, it's about hate.

*I believe there was a history of it before Glenn Beck got his greasy hands on it, but I haven't researched it to be fair.

I didn't sleep very well last night, and woke up with a sore throat and feeling generally grumpy. (ALSO FYI, WORLD, "WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THIS SUMMER?" IS OFFICIALLY MY MOST HATED QUESTION. GO DIAF.) I'm starting to get to that point in the semester where I just want it to be over so I can sleep for a week and recover or something.

Also, I had a long dream where I debated the merits of imposing positive obligations on the government in the Constitution... which was both bizarre and incredibly nerdy. (I dream about having law debates!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME???) But now it's made me want to discuss this for real. What do you think? Should a constitution be limited to things the state can't do (e.g. don't torture, don't hold people in arbitrary detention, don't persecute people for their religion, don't persecute people for their speech) or should it impose actual obligations on the government? Can you interpret something like "right to life, liberty, and security of the person" to include the right to a living wage, to shelter, and to healthcare? (The Canadian Supreme Court's answer to this, btw, was "Not right now, but try us again in the future" so I like to think of it as an open question). I was inspired enough to go babble about it on my SRS BLOG here. It's not like I have real work to do for school or anything. XD


In other news, I've started watching Sailor Moon from the beginning on Youtube. Yeah. And ngl, I've always wondered how the series ended since YTV randomly stopped it in the middle. Anyway, I have three general observations:

1). A show about girls who are superheroes who fight bad guys who are also women! It's not exactly what I would call "feminist," but I think it's great I had that growing up. I hope girls have something like Sailor Moon to watch nowadays.

2). Pretty much every single fandom I've had since then resembles Sailor Moon's general outline in some form. Especially Buffy. Oh my god, especially Buffy. I totally have a Fandom Type.

3). Okay, this is the thing about superhero stories - it drives me NUTS that no one can ever figure out their ~secret identities~. REALLY? REALLY? ALL YOU DO IS CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES. EVEN YOUR HAIR STAYS THE SAME... HOW DO... I DON'T... ARGH. (This is not limited to Sailor Moon, btw. I was always baffled by the same thing when it came to Superman. YOU DON'T LOOK THAT DIFFERENT. HOW DOES NO ONE BUT ME NOTICE THE SIMILARITIES?)

WHY IS IT SNOWING. IT SHOULD BE NEARLY HOT ENOUGH TO SWIM. GLOBAL WARMING.

Also I'm very bored and don't feel like writing just yet. Do this meme:

1) Make a list of fifteen characters first, and keep it to yourself for the moment. (That way you're not leading the questions asked to fit the characters.)

2) Ask your f-list to post questions in the comments.

For example:

'One, Nine, Eleven and Fifteen are chosen by a prophecy to save the world from Four. Do they succeed?'
'Under what circumstances might Five and Seven fall in love?'
'Which character on the list would you most want on your side in a zombie invasion?'
'What would Two experience in Silent Hill?'
'What Pokémon would Eight have?'
'Write a drabble in which Two and Twelve FIGHT CRIME.'

3) After your f-list has asked enough questions, round them up and answer them using the fifteen characters you selected beforehand, then post them.

Happy birthday renbyrnes!!!!!!!!!

OMG! Squueee! It looks awesome!!! :D

OK, I just snagged the above icon from winterfish here. I uploaded it to Livejournal, Dreamwidth, Insanejournal, and Journalfen a minute or so ago. The Livejournal page has just finished loading, whereas the other three loaded nearly instantly. What up, LJ?

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In other news, while I have commented on this, I think I have failed to mention this in an actual post, but The Good Wife is awesome. Amazing, complex characters, some of whom I don't like but still appreciate, especially including many women. And the women pass the Bechdel Test on a regular basis. I love it. Now for those of you who are lawyers and/or law students *waves at goldy_dollar*, I have no idea how much the legal aspects of this show are realistic or would annoy people who actually know about such things. However, I do think that the show is enjoyable even if one has to close their eyes, plug their ears and go "lalalala" during the lawyer bits. :-D There's enough going on besides the courtroom stuff.

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In other other news, I'm not sure why I'm still watching FlashForward. I'm still not finding any of the characters particularly engaging, which is usually what kills a show for me (the ONLY reason I'm still watching 24 is Jack Bauer and Chloe O'Brian, although I admit to not having gotten around to watching the last couple of episodes yet). And yet, I'm still watching it. I suppose the mystery is still keeping me around.

ETA: OK, I've got to correct at least a little of the above, after seeing all of last night's new FlashForward. I really like Janis. ( Spoilers for the episode )

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Was I the only one who thought the red knave looked like Guy of Gisborne? :D

God it actually hurts a little to blatantly ignore canon when not writing crack or total AUs. But I don't want to deal with Holder or Cordy's boytoy.

Also the title for the file for this is connor - has too many daddies. It has nothing to with what I'm writing, but it amuses me suitably.

Also, am totally getting on post Chosen/NFA a2zmom, but this just bit me while out walking an hour ago.

Now to stop procrastinating and write moar.

OMG!!! It looks awesome!
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a209692/the-second-who-series-five-trailer.html

( Spoilers! )

I've been watching That 70s Show. I'm still butthurt about Jackie and Hyde not staying together.