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1. Teen Wolf! Only 3 more days until the S2 DVDs are released! And only 16 more days until this:

http://youtu.be/IIR42bpWuDY

2. Dairyland! I do the snoopy dance when they open for the season.

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3. TVD Finale (My rating: 5): Wow. Just . . . wow. The reasons, let me count them. ( spoilers )

More from Adam after the Idol Finale:

~Adam Lambert Talks EDM, Daft Punk, Nicki Minaj, and ‘Idol’ Judging Rumors (Video; Lyndsey Parker)

~'Idol' finale's best: Adam Lambert lets Angie Miller shine on 'Titanium' (Video) (examiner.com)

( ETA: HQ vid of Adam singing Mad World on China Idol )

How can he sound so freaking amazing?!!!!

Crossposts: http://spikedluv.livejournal.com/969251.html

zvi

Ask me five things questions for my current fandoms, to wit:

Star Trek AOS
Teen Wolf
Scandal
Elementary
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Leverage
Farscape

And maybe I'll write a bit of not!fic

sahiya

Well. That was an outstanding end to what has been a pretty lackluster season.

( Spoilers, sweetie. )

And in other news: Who got tickets to see Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan in No Man's Land at Berkeley Rep in August? OH YES, THAT'S RIGHT, I DID.

jelazakazone

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twistedchick

Hack a banana. Make a keyboard.

That is somewhat like what Second Life is turning into for me -- a way to explore not just alternate ways of being but how to make different things in it as well. ( down the rabbit hole with geometry and how to tweak it )

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Silk Road by Saki101

Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 9,944 words
Rating: Mature
Warnings: None given
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock is on a case involving an international serial killer while also trying to solve the mystery of the package under John's bed. This story can be read as a stand-alone. Readers may also read it in the context of the Experiments Series in which case it would slot in after Locked Rooms (Part II), the eighth story in the series. Experiments begins with Zygomata.

Reccer's comments: At the time I read this, my note to the author was that this story cast a spell on me. It still does. The relationship of John and Sherlock is presented through gorgeous and sensual imagery, a fascinating case, stories inside stories, and unanswered questions. Saki101 creates a mood and a world that doesn’t fade. The primary image is a secret package of green brocade fabric. What John does with this, the back story of how he came to own it, and Sherlock’s interest in it is the heart of this story. Other highlights include a visit to Sherlock’s tailor, John and Sherlock reviewing case notes while flying, and a visit to an Art Library. If you're ready to travel into a reality heavy with mood and sensuous details, this is your fic.

This story was part of the Holmestice 2012 December Fanworks Exchange and although it is part of a series (which is still on my list to read!), I read it as a stand-alone story.

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sage

1. Thank you all for kindly cutting for Elementary spoilers! You are awesome. I realized today that I am TWELVE episodes behind...woe! We'll see how fast can I catch up, given the optical migraine triggers. (Hi, I wish tv/film viewing felt less like work.)

2. I'm still reading Russian & Cold War history and assimilating things into the epic Natalia Romanova story that wants to exist in my head. I just wish I could get someone else to write it, because it's a damned long fic and I don't feel remotely qualified...although I admit, wrapping my brain around her cultural context (aka OMG Stalin WTF??) is helping somewhat. Who knows if this will ever make it out of my brain and onto the page, but I'm enjoying the thought process.

3. Natasha is still my favorite. Also: where is the fic where she, Pepper, and Maria take over the world? That should exist.

4. I've been working on the yarn Space AU all week. I've got 3 aliens done and Turtle is maybe about a quarter of the way finished. He has about a zillion parts, and heavens know if they'll even fit together in the end. We'll see.

5. Beta Request! Can anyone yarn-beta the 3 aliens for me? This involves me sending you lots of photos & you telling me what I should change or add. It helps if you have some familiarity with yarncraft, sculpture, or stuffed animals, but you don't actually need to know how to crochet or anything. Thank you! <3

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KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO MAKE YOU CRY]

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petra

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ante_up_losers

The complement and cheerleading sign ups are now open for business!

Bring your cheerleading pompoms, research monkeys, eagle-eyed betaing skills, artistic flair, knitting needles and/or magnificent wordsmithing to our big bangs over on the sign up post!

bethbethbeth

If any locals are interested in buying a suddenly-spare-at-the-last-minute ticket for the 4:10 showing of Star Trek Into Darkness (at the 34th AMC, 8th/9th) and joining us for the movie and dinner afterwards, email me at bethbethbeth [at] gmail.

(we'll be rendezvousing about an hour before the film, if that affects your decision)

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It's not only communication between entertainment creators and fans that's becoming common, but also a creative dialogue. Anna Pinkert at Spinoff Online wrote about the benefits of embracing slash and other fan creations. "At a recent event, a reporter showed The Avengers star Mark Ruffalo a series of drawings of his character snuggling with Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark. He began giggling, and then even made up captions for one of the cartoons, “Would you like a gummy worm?” Better yet, he told the reporter, “I endorse [this art] 100 percent. You know what it is? It’s open-source creativity.” She suggests that "[h]omoerotic fan art might be a new signal that you’ve arrived in Hollywood. People know your face (and your abs) well enough to do 30 sketches of you embracing another star." At least some actors are ready to invite fans to play.

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mark posting in

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(For some California local definition of 'morning'!)

About 30 minutes ago one of our databases (sb-db03) locked up and stopped serving traffic. This was an active database, so the site quickly stopped when it could no longer serve requests. Alas.

I have failed us over to a backup database and now everything should be working again.

I'm not sure yet what happened to db03, but am currently investigating and will update this post if I come up with a root cause for the problem. Edit: It's back up and doesn't have any visible problems. Disks are fine, data's intact, etc. The graphs and logs show nothing. We'll have to keep an eye on it and see if it manifests further issues.

Sorry for the trouble, please let me know if you still see any problems!

cesperanza

I have a really big post in me about Elementary - I may have an article in me, actually, about Elementary - but I wanted to post something quick which elaborates on my comment to

mononotlisa's meta about the finale, to wit (fast and sloppy, pardon all typos):

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[parents: what did you think of the movie? (fanfic flamingo) all my thoughts are slashy smut]

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bethbethbeth

I've posted a semi-random response to yesterday's Hollywood Reporter story about how Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is dominating the social media conversation landscape over here on my tumblr (the link to the HR article can be found there too).

It's really more about being a fan, I suppose, than a sophisticated critique of social media platforms, but... :)

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Also? I really liked Elementary's season finale and...I'm as excited for the second season of Elementary as I am for season 3 of Sherlock. I feel like such a traitor. :)

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The mermaids singing

Three Happy-Making Things (TW & TVD) | Adam Interview w/Lyndsey Parker

Prompt me

The Name of the Doctor

Emergency post: New Alexander Vlahos picture

I guess I should own up to this

Ask me to write for you and I shall try to oblige

Irene's paintings - my thoughts

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Fic Rec: Silk Road

fannish, in brief

Make reado happen!

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Elementary Season 1 Finale

Complementers and cheerleaders! It's time!

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OTW Fannews: Collaborative playgrounds

Downtime this morning

Elementarsquee!

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S.H.I.E.L.D., Elementary, Sherlock...

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