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cofax7: Taking a page from james_nicoll's technique - Sociability is part of marketing in the fannish economy. Y/N? Discuss? Pros/Cons? -- sherrold: why ask why? - Hey, why do we call that kind of story "genderswaps"? They aren't swapping gender -- they're swapping biological sex. -
August 27th, 2008
Well. It was working okay last night after uninstalling Norton, so I proceeded to the next step, uninstalling Symantec Live Update. After uninstalling it, I shut down my computer, as it said it needed to reboot to finish the uninstall.
Turned it on just now and the wireless is dead. So now I'm doing the recovery disks again, and will try not uninstalling Symantec Live Update and see if I can keep my internet that way. I am really, really pissed off by this. It's ridiculous that these so-called security programs should have the power to completely fuck up your computer if you try to uninstall them. However, at least with Norton itself uninstalled, Symantec Live Update shouldn't have anything to do (it gives you updates for your Symantec programs, and if I have Norton uninstalled, there are no Symantec programs to update), so leaving it on there shouldn't interfere with anything. Getting Norton itself off is the important part, the rest is just decluttering (can you believe out of the box, my 200 GB hard drive is only 86% free?).
So cross your fingers that this works.
Turned it on just now and the wireless is dead. So now I'm doing the recovery disks again, and will try not uninstalling Symantec Live Update and see if I can keep my internet that way. I am really, really pissed off by this. It's ridiculous that these so-called security programs should have the power to completely fuck up your computer if you try to uninstall them. However, at least with Norton itself uninstalled, Symantec Live Update shouldn't have anything to do (it gives you updates for your Symantec programs, and if I have Norton uninstalled, there are no Symantec programs to update), so leaving it on there shouldn't interfere with anything. Getting Norton itself off is the important part, the rest is just decluttering (can you believe out of the box, my 200 GB hard drive is only 86% free?).
So cross your fingers that this works.
They played "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger earlier, and you know I loved this song when it came out. It's only in the past few years that I learned it was apparently written about the guy's sister, and how he didn't want her to have sex. Sketchy sibling dynamics! My love, it is explained!
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cleolinda linked to this and I choked on my coffee. Hee!
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I posted a story last night!
Paul Newman and a Ride Home
Supernatural; Dean; g; 2,365 words
Five books Dean Winchester has read more than once.
I jokingly askedamberlynne if I had to warn for spoilers for the books involved (The Runaway Bunny, Little Women, The Outsiders, and To Kill a Mockingbird), but I do think the story works better if you're familiar with the books, because it's more about their individual impact on Dean than it is about just love of books or reading in general, which I don't think is necessarily Dean's thing.
I was a little worried that, like the mixtape story, the story would end up more about me and books than it is about Dean and books, because I love all four of those books madly, but I think it worked out pretty well.
I am going to ramble on extensively now about this. Flee, if that does not interest you. ( otherwise, click the cut tag. )
The story makes me happy, which I guess is the whole point, and it seems to be making other people happy (well, in that way that they tell me they're crying, so, you know, score!). Thank you for the lovely comments, btw. I truly appreciate them and will get to answering them soonish.
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cleolinda linked to this and I choked on my coffee. Hee!***
I posted a story last night!
Paul Newman and a Ride Home
Supernatural; Dean; g; 2,365 words
Five books Dean Winchester has read more than once.
I jokingly asked
amberlynne if I had to warn for spoilers for the books involved (The Runaway Bunny, Little Women, The Outsiders, and To Kill a Mockingbird), but I do think the story works better if you're familiar with the books, because it's more about their individual impact on Dean than it is about just love of books or reading in general, which I don't think is necessarily Dean's thing.I was a little worried that, like the mixtape story, the story would end up more about me and books than it is about Dean and books, because I love all four of those books madly, but I think it worked out pretty well.
I am going to ramble on extensively now about this. Flee, if that does not interest you. ( otherwise, click the cut tag. )
The story makes me happy, which I guess is the whole point, and it seems to be making other people happy (well, in that way that they tell me they're crying, so, you know, score!). Thank you for the lovely comments, btw. I truly appreciate them and will get to answering them soonish.
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tiredYou may be aware I have a name-thing. My name thing is this: I don't remember them. Who are you again? I'm generally better with authors, (their names are written down) but the other day I bought a book by S. L. Viehl, because the name sounded familiar. "Hey, I remember something about that name. I think I found her..." ANNOYING AS HELL, TURNS OUT. ( whoops. )
A vidding convention is heading to Milton Keynes on 24th-26th October! We're talking vid shows, panels and workshops. Come for High Tea, stay for three days of fannish love and all things vidding - whether you're a vidder or a vid watcher, good times are the plan.
For more information, check out the site at VidUKon.co.uk or take a look at
vidukon, where they're currently finalizing their schedule.and if you cannot attend, they do have supporting memberships that will get you a copy of the convention DVD.
I meant to be in bed two hours ago, but for some reason I got a hankering for Progeny tag fic, filling in the Asuran torture Rodney claimed was too hideous and intimate to discuss.
I know, like I really need to track down specific episode tags to find Rodney-torture in this fandom, huh?
Meh.
I know, like I really need to track down specific episode tags to find Rodney-torture in this fandom, huh?
Meh.
frustratedI saw this manga at Book Off a couple months ago and was vaguely interested, but it was on the $3 shelf and I'm trying not to start new series before reading some of the stuff I've already got, so I passed it up. Then the other day they had volume one on the dollar shelf, so I figured why not?
The story follows Emi, a thirty-year-old restaurant consultant who's worried about becoming an old maid. The title is what jumped out at me; misokon (or miso-com, as it's oddly romanised on the jacket) is written 30婚 (kon being the second character in kekkon (marriage), so it translates roughly to something like "Married at 30"), so I like oh hey, a story about someone my age, not a highschooler. The blurb on the jacket talks about how Emi has always dreamed about getting married, but she's very passive and just waits for the man of her dreams to come along without ever doing anything about it herself.
It would be neat if by the end of the series she still doesn't end up with anyone and realises that's okay, too, though I don't know if it will go that direction. If nothing else, at least it's about her changing her attitudes and becoming a better person all around rather than simply learning how to appeal to men so that she can get married.
So far there's five volumes, so there's not a lot to catch up on, which is nice.
The story follows Emi, a thirty-year-old restaurant consultant who's worried about becoming an old maid. The title is what jumped out at me; misokon (or miso-com, as it's oddly romanised on the jacket) is written 30婚 (kon being the second character in kekkon (marriage), so it translates roughly to something like "Married at 30"), so I like oh hey, a story about someone my age, not a highschooler. The blurb on the jacket talks about how Emi has always dreamed about getting married, but she's very passive and just waits for the man of her dreams to come along without ever doing anything about it herself.
It would be neat if by the end of the series she still doesn't end up with anyone and realises that's okay, too, though I don't know if it will go that direction. If nothing else, at least it's about her changing her attitudes and becoming a better person all around rather than simply learning how to appeal to men so that she can get married.
So far there's five volumes, so there's not a lot to catch up on, which is nice.
We need leaders once again who can tap into that special blend of American confidence and optimism that has enabled generations before us to meet our toughest challenges, leaders who can help us show ourselves and the world that with our ingenuity, creativity, and innovative spirit, there are no limits to what is possible in America......
John McCain says the economy is fundamentally sound. John McCain doesn't think that 47 million people without health insurance is a crisis. John McCain wants to privatize Social Security. And in 2008, he still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work," Clinton said.
With an agenda like that, it makes sense that George Bush and John McCain will be together next week in the Twin Cities. Because these days they're awfully hard to tell apart......
I’m a United States senator because, in 1848, a group of courageous women, and a few brave men, gathered in Seneca Falls, New York, many traveling for days and nights to participate in the first convention on women’s rights in our history. And so dawned a struggle for the right to vote that would last 72 years, handed down by mother to daughter to granddaughter, and a few sons and grandsons along the way.
These women and men looked into their daughters’ eyes and imagined a fairer and freer world and found the strength to fight, to rally, to picket, to endure ridicule and harassment, and brave violence and jail.
And after so many decades, 88 years ago on this very day, the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, became enshrined in our Constitution.
My mother was born before women could vote. My daughter got to vote for her mother for president. This is the story of America, of women and men who defy the odds and never give up.
So how do we give this country back to them? By following the example of a brave New Yorker, a woman who risked her lives to bring slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
On that path to freedom, Harriet Tubman had one piece of advice: “If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.”
And even in the darkest moments, that is what Americans have done. We have found the faith to keep going.....In America, you always keep going. We’re Americans. We’re not big on quitting."
Today I'm happy that our bathroom sink, which has been clogged up for months and was resistant to any sort of Drain-o stuff, has suddenly unclogged itself. It wasn't bad enough to call a plumber, as the water would eventually drain, just reeeeeeally slowly, and it's still backing up a little bit, but drains much faster now. Yay!
I am also tentatively happy about my new laptop. After a brief tussle with Norton, wherein it dropped me down to less-than-dial-up speeds after I had the audacity to turn off its firewall (I swear, these so-called security softwares are like mobsters offering protection), I decided to go ahead and uninstall it (I was already planning to, but I was just playing with its settings a bit before to see what happened) and after that my speeds seem to be back to normal (where normal is fast, but not as fast as the other machines). I'm going to make sure I check the internet after every change I make during setup, so if it does start having problems again, I know where to look.
I am also tentatively happy about my new laptop. After a brief tussle with Norton, wherein it dropped me down to less-than-dial-up speeds after I had the audacity to turn off its firewall (I swear, these so-called security softwares are like mobsters offering protection), I decided to go ahead and uninstall it (I was already planning to, but I was just playing with its settings a bit before to see what happened) and after that my speeds seem to be back to normal (where normal is fast, but not as fast as the other machines). I'm going to make sure I check the internet after every change I make during setup, so if it does start having problems again, I know where to look.
( Troy )
Adam started seventh grade on Tuesday morning in the middle school that I attended -- well, it was a junior high school then, but it's still a bit surreal for me that I have somehow subjected one of my kids to three years in that building. He didn't seem terribly unhappy last year, at least, which is about the best one can hope for at that age, I think. Daniel had the day off, as his entire high school building is used for freshman orientation, so I took him out for bagels (his request), then home where I folded laundry and we watched The Fellowship of the Ring, which has kind of been a tradition for him and me on sick days. It's been many months since I've seen it, long enough for me to have forgotten all the things that disappoint me in The Return of the King, and it made me unexpectedly happy. When Adam got home, I spent quite a bit of time looking around the house for school supplies that the school hadn't bothered to put on the summer school supply list sent home weeks ago, then finished sorting out the kids' clothes -- the giveaway pile being bigger than what either son is keeping.
( Faire Tricks )
Adam's best friend brought over Superhero Movie, which the kids insisted on watching -- fortunately it's short, and silly, and once again I got evidence that I am twelve because even though I've seen it before, I was more in the mood for that than all-night DNC blather. While the kids were getting ready for bed, we put on Across the Universe, figuring it would probably be possible to listen without really paying attention to the plot, but there was actually lots more talk and less Beatles than I was expecting...and Bono and Eddie Izzard in awesome cameos, which I didn't know about! The woman playing the sort-of-Janis-Joplin character was terrific, too, though the psychidelic sequences got to be a little much after a while. It's no Hair, which is what it seems to want to be with Beatles tunes, but it's worth seeing once.
The movie ended just as Hillary was starting to speak at the convention, so we got to hear her. I expected that I might be completely out of the mood -- every time I checked my RSS news feeds today, it was all "disgruntled Hillary supporters say they won't vote for Barack" until I wanted to throw up -- but I really appreciated her speech, as bittersweet as it must have been for her to get such an ovation. I wonder whether the news is ever going to cover the crisis in Georgia; right now they've gotten past a bear cub in a tree and moved on to puppy mill rescues. And every time I read something like this, my affection for Harry Potter dies a little bit more.
Adam started seventh grade on Tuesday morning in the middle school that I attended -- well, it was a junior high school then, but it's still a bit surreal for me that I have somehow subjected one of my kids to three years in that building. He didn't seem terribly unhappy last year, at least, which is about the best one can hope for at that age, I think. Daniel had the day off, as his entire high school building is used for freshman orientation, so I took him out for bagels (his request), then home where I folded laundry and we watched The Fellowship of the Ring, which has kind of been a tradition for him and me on sick days. It's been many months since I've seen it, long enough for me to have forgotten all the things that disappoint me in The Return of the King, and it made me unexpectedly happy. When Adam got home, I spent quite a bit of time looking around the house for school supplies that the school hadn't bothered to put on the summer school supply list sent home weeks ago, then finished sorting out the kids' clothes -- the giveaway pile being bigger than what either son is keeping.
( Faire Tricks )
Adam's best friend brought over Superhero Movie, which the kids insisted on watching -- fortunately it's short, and silly, and once again I got evidence that I am twelve because even though I've seen it before, I was more in the mood for that than all-night DNC blather. While the kids were getting ready for bed, we put on Across the Universe, figuring it would probably be possible to listen without really paying attention to the plot, but there was actually lots more talk and less Beatles than I was expecting...and Bono and Eddie Izzard in awesome cameos, which I didn't know about! The woman playing the sort-of-Janis-Joplin character was terrific, too, though the psychidelic sequences got to be a little much after a while. It's no Hair, which is what it seems to want to be with Beatles tunes, but it's worth seeing once.
The movie ended just as Hillary was starting to speak at the convention, so we got to hear her. I expected that I might be completely out of the mood -- every time I checked my RSS news feeds today, it was all "disgruntled Hillary supporters say they won't vote for Barack" until I wanted to throw up -- but I really appreciated her speech, as bittersweet as it must have been for her to get such an ovation. I wonder whether the news is ever going to cover the crisis in Georgia; right now they've gotten past a bear cub in a tree and moved on to puppy mill rescues. And every time I read something like this, my affection for Harry Potter dies a little bit more.
Paul Newman and a Ride Home
Supernatural; Dean; g; 2,365 words
Five books Dean Winchester has read more than once.
Thanks toamberlynne for looking it over.
( A book reads the better which is our own, and has been so long known to us, that we know the topography of its blots, and dog's ears, and can trace the dirt in it to having read it at tea with buttered muffins. ~Charles Lamb )
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Feedback is treasured and reread often.
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Supernatural; Dean; g; 2,365 words
Five books Dean Winchester has read more than once.
Thanks to
amberlynne for looking it over.( A book reads the better which is our own, and has been so long known to us, that we know the topography of its blots, and dog's ears, and can trace the dirt in it to having read it at tea with buttered muffins. ~Charles Lamb )
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Feedback is treasured and reread often.
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anxiousSo I'm watching the Democratic National Convention, and I've gotta say, my respect for Hillary Clinton, already pretty damned high, just gets stronger and stronger.
That was an awesome speech. When it's up, I'll link to it.
Anyone who wants to talk trash to me about Hillary now can check it at the fucking door. She is one smart, passionate, determined, funny, classy broad.
ETA: I couldn't embed MSNBC videos here, so I put it here instead, along with commentary by Olbermann, Brokaw, and Maddow.
That was an awesome speech. When it's up, I'll link to it.
Anyone who wants to talk trash to me about Hillary now can check it at the fucking door. She is one smart, passionate, determined, funny, classy broad.
ETA: I couldn't embed MSNBC videos here, so I put it here instead, along with commentary by Olbermann, Brokaw, and Maddow.
Fantastic speech, Senator Clinton. Fantastic speech.
Decided to check one last time after the reformat and it works. I did the speed test, and it's still not getting as fast speeds as the Mac or my old PC. Speed test said it got a max of 11,000 kb/s instead of 14,000. But it was actually going at those speeds. When I did the speed test before (the one time I could actually get the speed test site to load), it said I was getting about 10,000 kb/s, but I wasn't. I was barely able to load any pages (sometimes was never able to get them to load) and was getting speeds of like 2 kb/s download.
Even though the speeds are not as fast as they should be, they are plenty fast enough for me. If I can keep them, that is. The question will be to see if after uninstalling the crap I don't want, and turning off the babysitter features, will it still work? What was it last time that caused it not to work?
I hope I can get this working and have it stay working. I really, really hope.
(Of course this means I am not getting anything else done, argh. I have work to do! But I feel like I'm under a deadline with this thing, 'cause I need to make a decision before the 14-day return period is up.)
Even though the speeds are not as fast as they should be, they are plenty fast enough for me. If I can keep them, that is. The question will be to see if after uninstalling the crap I don't want, and turning off the babysitter features, will it still work? What was it last time that caused it not to work?
I hope I can get this working and have it stay working. I really, really hope.
(Of course this means I am not getting anything else done, argh. I have work to do! But I feel like I'm under a deadline with this thing, 'cause I need to make a decision before the 14-day return period is up.)
Well, I'm using the recovery discs right now to restore the factory settings and am going to take the laptop back tonight. I have tried everything I can think of and the wireless still doesn't work properly, so maybe it really is a defective card rather than some problem with Vista, I don't know.
I guess I'll just stick with my old laptop for the time being and just remember to back up my files every day just in case.
I'm really bummed, though. I was all excited about getting a new laptop, and even with Vista, I liked this one. :(
I guess I'll just stick with my old laptop for the time being and just remember to back up my files every day just in case.
I'm really bummed, though. I was all excited about getting a new laptop, and even with Vista, I liked this one. :(
I'm supporting Obama/Biden, of course, but if you were to ask me who my heart and head really, really support, the answer is this man here:
God I love Dennis Kucinich.
(Direct link here in case you can't view embedded vids)
God I love Dennis Kucinich.
(Direct link here in case you can't view embedded vids)
Posting this for my friend murielperun
Room Service
bymurielperun
6473 words (NC-17)
(RayV/Fraser)
When Fraser and Vecchio take on a difficult undercover assignment at the
opulent mansion of a Chicago don, they know they'll be in danger of
their lives. But what about the danger from within? As Ray's hidden
talent for undercover work becomes obvious, Fraser feels more and more
isolated. Placed under stress, the delicate balance of their friendship
tilts, and their different temperaments push Ray and Benny towards a
fate they could never have imagined.
murielperunRoom Service
by
murielperun6473 words (NC-17)
(RayV/Fraser)
When Fraser and Vecchio take on a difficult undercover assignment at the
opulent mansion of a Chicago don, they know they'll be in danger of
their lives. But what about the danger from within? As Ray's hidden
talent for undercover work becomes obvious, Fraser feels more and more
isolated. Placed under stress, the delicate balance of their friendship
tilts, and their different temperaments push Ray and Benny towards a
fate they could never have imagined.
This story first appeared in the fanzine
"Hawk & Handsaw" Feb. 2004 and is still in print.
I thought I would have fic to post, but I got distracted, so it is not done. Sigh. Instead, links:
1. T-Rex does genderswap. Possibly with off-screen prison sex.
b.devildoll shares adorable scans of l'il Superman and l'il Batman.
iii. Nathan Fillion to star as a novelist who helps police FIGHT CRIME in a midseason replacement show on ABC.
... I thought I had something else, but I guess not.
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1. T-Rex does genderswap. Possibly with off-screen prison sex.
b.
devildoll shares adorable scans of l'il Superman and l'il Batman.iii. Nathan Fillion to star as a novelist who helps police FIGHT CRIME in a midseason replacement show on ABC.
... I thought I had something else, but I guess not.
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hopeful
remember that super sekrit copyright trade agreement I mentioned during Vividcon's Town Hall: Vidding & Visibility? We're still not getting all of the info, but look at what the RIAA is pushing for as part of their lobbying efforts behind closed doors. Not pretty. More here
-Copyright crime czars with federal level enforcement units
-ISPs to verify every audio and video file you upload - spying on you
- worldwide 'three strikes' and you're offline (forever??)- with no judicial hearing.
-hold ISPs liable for their customer's infringement - ditching the DMCA
coming soon (possibly by the end of this year). World-wide (or at least to any members of the G8 trade group)
-Copyright crime czars with federal level enforcement units
-ISPs to verify every audio and video file you upload - spying on you
- worldwide 'three strikes' and you're offline (forever??)- with no judicial hearing.
-hold ISPs liable for their customer's infringement - ditching the DMCA
coming soon (possibly by the end of this year). World-wide (or at least to any members of the G8 trade group)
Rewind, Reboot, Restore by Rheanna (Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, 24,000 words) is an awesome amnesia story. It's funny and heartwrenching, and you should go and read it right now.