Bring Back the Porn

xposted to IJ and LJ

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• Interesting article: Clay Shirky's essay A Speculative Post on the Idea of Algorithmic Authority. Authority thus performs a dual function; looking to authorities is a way of increasing the likelihood of being right, and of reducing the penalty for being wrong. This is, oddly, something I think about a fair bit -- probably because the university I used to work at is run by scoundrels and liars. Over and over again the president (or more often his horrible "spokeswoman") would say things that I absolutely knew weren't true. Even writing about it, years later, when I no longer work there, makes my heart race. Of course, living through the George W. Bush years was pretty much the same thing: liars, liars, liars. So what makes an authority the authority when you know that what they say isn't accurate? Looking to authorities might increase the likelihood of being right when the value of "right" has nothing to do with verifiable facts.
  
  
• Guilt still plagues me: Almost two years ago, I signed up for a story exchange and flaked out. I was having troubling writing anyway, and the prompts I received didn't spark anything. I felt horrible dropping out -- and have sworn off exchanges FOREVER as a result -- but I'm still glad I signed up because the person who got my prompts not only didn't flake out, she wrote a wonderful, wonderful story that I re-read again today: Salutation to the Dawn, a deeply romantic Ronon/Radek story with terrific world-building. Thank you, Pierson! I still love your story so much.

Found on DW's Metafandom comm, An entry about naming muses and nicknaming fics, I have decided to open a discussion about the subject here on IJ.

Do y'all name your muses? Do you have nicknames for your fics?

( And stuff!! )

( WriSoMiFu Day 23 - Seeking answers to important questions )

Title: Propositioned
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Lucius Malfoy
Summary: Lucius makes a good point.
Word Count: 100
Warnings: None that I am aware of.
A/N: Written for magialuna, who correctly guessed my snarry_ldws fic. Magia requested Snucius, prompt: distraction
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Propositioned )

All my HP books are still packed away, and I can't get to them. Both HPWiki and the Lexicon have failed me. Can anyone tell me Lockharts favorite color? This is for a fic that is due tomorrow, so any help is very appreciated.

One big-ass portion of noodles, meat, and Chinese broccoli at a Thai place = four meals for me. Dinner last night, breakfast today, and dinner today, with enough remaining for either breakfast or lunch tomorrow. goddessgoddess, thank T. again for me, would you? And what was the name of that place? It was yummy.

Thinking of plugging iDoser and drifting off with some aural opium. The annual Coast to Coast JFK special is on tonight, but the prefeed is some bullshit about intelligent design.

I had to start again, because the stand mike wasn't working. It'd be fine if I had a desk, but with it on my lap in the back bedroom, I get echoes, and it picks up the ambient noise every time I shift position.

So I started...and realized quickly that the mike that connects to the jack on my laptop apparently picks up the broadcasts from the Catholic radio station whose tower is about a block away. While there's a certain irony in having the Catholic station ruining my attempt to record the NC-17 slash, I'm getting down to the wire here, and this is not helping.

Fortunately, I don't pick the station up after sundown, which still gives me a fair chunk of recording time. I've also ordered a USB headset mike that should get here on Wednesday. I kind of wish there were an adapter so I could use the jack mike at work, because my headset is crap.

So I am using this one because it is fun. :3 :3 ;3

Dear Muses,

Now that I'm starting on the Zero Princess Saga/Void Space Saga/Whatever the hell you want to call this series, Do not, I repeat, DO NOT, turn this into Viceroyverse done Kairi/Rinoa Style.

Please. I don't care how well it works, I don't care that it works on a multitude of levels. I don't care if it'd be cute (and about a quarter as creepy as Quistis/Kairi is!). I don't care if it makes a lot more sense than any other Kairi pairing in existence, Sora/Kairi included. But the Nonsense of Sora/Kairi is another show rant. Aaaanyway, no one would read it.

Even if it is a really good idea--

No. No. If you try and steer it in that direction, and we know that the one-sided Rinoa/Kairi in Braceletverse is enough, I will turn this brain around and write...umm...

I WILL MAKE US WRITE MPREG. SORA/KAIRI MPREG. HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES!?

No love,
Jordi.

Title: Of Glistening Holes and Pulsating Organs
Author: enchanted_jae
Team: Aurors
Character(s): Draco, Harry
Rating: PG13
Warning(s): Suggestion
Word count: 100
Challenge: #140 - pulsating
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This drabble was written for fun, not for profit.
Summary: Drivel dredges up Draco's desire.

( Of Glistening Holes and Pulsating Organs )

Pairing:Remus/Severus
Warnings: slash, bottom Snape, mention of character death, child abuse/chan mentioned, voyeurism, wip
rating NC-17
Word count: 3800 +/-
Summary: The months following Voldemort's disappearance are a time of adjustment for Severus and Remus.
A/N: this segment was inspired by various posts about alternate lifestyles. I am exploring some of these in the course of this fic.


( boys will be boys )

♥ Happy Birthday plasticine_star ♥

I hope you had an awesome day!

*licks*

Title: Dangerous
Author: alisanne
Pairing: Neville Longbottom/Bill Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt/Charlie Weasley, Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Word Count: 400
Rating: R
Warnings: Everyone is GAY! *g*
Beta: sevfan
A/N: Written for angela_snape, who successfully guessed which story was mine in the last week of the snarry_ldws competition. Her request: Neville/Bill, Kingsley/Charlie, Severus/Harry, with the prompt: applause.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Dangerous )

Whenever someone says Jo was 'too immature'--ostensibly in general but, it is fairly easy to discern, meaning 'for Dean'--I have to laugh. By anyone's estimate, Jo Harvelle is a great deal more mature than Dean Winchester.

Let's see...wants to strike out on her own, seems perfectly capable of it. Doesn't collect venereal diseases like stamps. Behaves with maturity, is self-contained, isn't a total sleaze. Independent, quick and clever, capable...although Dean may have those qualities, too.

Just--can't you shut up now that [spoiler] has happened?.

Supernatural has been leaving me with a bad taste in my mouth for far too long. It's amazing how you run into this stuff when you no longer have the slightest amount of interest in the canon and never had an interest in the fanon.

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You know what's on the last DVD of Knight Rider (the final four eps after the retool)? No big SRS GOV'MENT BIZNZ, just helping women, children, and old friends of Mike's. Like the original wrapped implausible episodes around for four seasons. If ONLY they had made the changes early enough to avoid cancellation. (Also, KITT3K developed some lovely snark in the final few episodes. I love him so. Not as much as KITT2K, of course.)

Mike: You ever think about making your back seat into a bed, KITT?
KITT: I'm afraid you'd be tempted to invite strangers.

Edit: HEY, why didn't anyone tell me Alona Tal was in the last episode of KR? (Oh, wait, because nobody was WATCHING KR by the last episode.)

OMG I HEART U, qafmaniac!!!!


She made me a vid!!!!

She did!!!

Go see!!!!

Shut Your Eyes, a B/J cancer arc vid


It's so...sigh. I luffs it.

I luffs her, too.


And while I'm here, let me say

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, noteverything AND plasticine_star!!

May your day be wonderful and filled with cake!!

Worked in the yard for 3+ hours today; raked (w/ SO's help) 10 bags of leaves, also planted about 100 bulbs (daffodils, crocuses, iris). Am now tired and sore. OTOH, I slept in till almost 9, so I'm less tired than I might be.

Have also talked with my mom, and am about to go start cooking soup and chicken. SO is walking Juno with the neighbors and Scruffy. Was too brain-dead to work on resume etc., but maybe will manage a bit after dinner, and also plan to read for tomorrow's class.

The first two need to be made about 3 days ahead; I'm not doing the pickled peaches for Thanksgiving this year, but I'll make the cranberry relish tomorrow. Not making pumpkin pie this year either although I expect it will be around, just made by someone else.

• Pickled Peaches


• Cranberry Relish


• Pumpkin Pie

Thanks to the_minx_17, I have not experienced helium hand and volunteered to pinch hit. blame it on the phase of the moon...I volunteered.

I spent this afternoon writing on my Nano attempt.

7948 / 25000 words. 32% done!

I looked over what I had, scrapped a section, did a rewrite and my goal will be 25K by the end of the month. Anything above that number is a bonus at this point.

How could I forget about KGSR?

It's weird to listen to a local station streaming.

I need help! I plan on writing a grand and glorious teacher!au fic for Merlin. My question is this: what is the hierarchy in the school staff in public education in the UK?

For example in public education in the US we have: support staff, special education, general education teachers, vice principal, principal, superintendent and other administrators, school board and upward into the state and national government.

I have attempted Googlefu to no good results.

Anyone know?

Lots of love,
Me