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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 04/20/09

2009-04-20T20:06:38Z

Hi, everyone!

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 3/03/09

2009-03-04T01:17:17Z

Hi, everyone!

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 2/21/09

2009-02-22T01:44:01Z

Hi, everyone!

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 11/30/08

2008-11-30T18:56:00Z

Hi, everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. I had a particularly busy work schedule in the last few weeks, with three articles due in the week before Thanksgiving, and had to put this newsletter on hold until now. It would be hard to do justice to everything that's happened in the last month, so I'm just going to hit a few of the highlights in this issue.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 10/25/08

2008-10-25T20:45:11Z

Hi, everyone! It's been busy, busy on InsaneJournal since the last issue came out, so let's get right to it.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 10/11/08

2008-10-12T04:08:38Z

Hi everyone! I had some computer problems earlier today, so I'm sorry that this is being posted in the middle of the night... but I wanted to get this out before a special fandom event on Sunday evening! Look inside for more...

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 9/29/08

2008-09-30T03:53:40Z

Hey, the economy might not still be here, but I am!

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 9/21/08

2008-09-22T00:15:46Z

A month. It's been a MONTH since I did this newsletter. You should all fire me immediately.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 8/16/08

2008-08-16T18:58:09Z

I've gotten bored with my old newsletter layout, so I'm doing something new this week.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 8/03/08

2008-08-04T06:17:32Z

Hello, everyone! This was the crappiest week in the history of ever for about half the people I know, and I'm so glad it's over! How about you?

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 7/20/08

2008-07-22T05:03:22Z

Hello, everyone! Sorry the newsletter was a little late this week, I've been struggling with carpal tunnel syndrome after my fic-explosion last week, plus oh yeah, all that typing I have to do for work... my apologies! It's even worse, because I'm about to go on vacation so this is definitely newsletter lite! Back to normal next week, I promise.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 7/12/08

2008-07-13T22:54:07Z

Hello, everyone! I think we're all still staggering in exhaustion and awe over the 223 drabbles posted in the Rim-o-rama, but there was lots of other news this week, and a little wank, too, which we're going to completely ignore because fandom? It's my happy place. :)

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 7/04/08

2008-07-05T02:36:46Z

Hello, everyone! Let me begin by wishing those of you in the United States a safe and happy Independence Day weekend, and by thanking happier_bunny for bringing out the newsletter last week so I could concentrate on getting my Pride on! Thanks, bunny!

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QAF FANDOM INSANEJOUNRAL NEWSLETTER (LIGHT) 6/29/08

2008-06-30T01:41:25Z

I'm standing in for xie_xie_xie for this newsletter. I apologize but it won't be as pretty or as heavy.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 6/13/08

2008-06-14T01:47:32Z

Hello, everyone! I'm going to try to get the newsletter out on Friday evenings from now on, as much as RL will permit, so you can use the weekend to catch up. But that means this one covers only five days instead of seven, so it might be a bit short.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 6/08/08

2008-06-09T03:19:13Z

Hello, everyone! I'm thinking that I should focus on getting this newsletter out on Fridays so that you can use the weekend to catch up on fandom. So from now on, barring interference from that irritating thing known as "real life," expect this to hit your flists Friday nights from now on.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 5/31/08

2008-06-01T19:29:07Z

I'm back with the fully-featured real-thing IJ QAF fandom newsletter! Yay!

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 5/19/08

2008-05-26T18:18:35Z

Hello! I'm going to do one more newsletter-lite, simply because it's a holiday weekend and I'm still a bit crispy around the edges, and have a work deadline tomorrow. It won't be quite as lite as last week's, however.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 5/17/08

2008-05-18T18:36:05Z

Hi everyone!

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 5/10/08

2008-05-12T00:29:44Z

I hope all the moms in the fandom had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Just a reminder that the "Challenge in Two Parts" stories will be posted starting Friday night... more details in the newsletter.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 5/04/08

2008-05-06T22:30:43Z

A little late this week, because InsaneJournal was moving to a new server system and access was sporadic on Sunday and Monday, especially to icons. For that reason, the marathon was suspended and will be tonight, Tuesday -- so you haven't missed it!

I've also slightly changed how I'm going to cover the series marathons; I was always a week behind, because they start on Monday. From now on I'm going to feature the coming marathon, with a link to the previous one. I hope that works a bit better.

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 4/26/08

2008-04-26T21:03:36Z

Was it just me, or did this week seem to go by really really fast?

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 4/19/08

2008-04-21T20:12:36Z

A new vid asylum... lots of Season One themes and contests... and more!

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 4/12/08

2008-04-12T23:18:52Z

I'm still a bit sick, but after doing four million test mailings on a back-up journal and feed, I've isolated the problem with this newsletter's display on LiveJournal: It's just too big. I considered making it smaller, but you know, I don't want to start leaving stuff out, and even stripping it of all but essential code, it was still too big. So clearly, the fandom is just too big for RSS, yo. We broke the internets! Go us!

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QAF Fandom InsaneJournal News -- 4/4/08

2008-04-06T01:17:00Z

I'm pretty sure I've figured out why the feed for this newsletter has been misbehaving, but there's no real way to know other than to try again. Also, I have the most terrible flu ever, so this issue will be a bit shorter than usual. My apologies!

Queer as News
The newsletter of the Queer as Folk Fandom on InsaneJournal
For the week ending April 4, 2008

Busy, Busy
It was the first International Brian Kinney Week on InsaneJournal, and who could complain about that? In other news: There's a new QAF asylum on InsaneJournal! Visit qaf_squee! And as always, if you have news, please post it here.

Pimp This
The challenge this week at qaf_drabbles is... Gay-stastic? Seriously! Or, you know... not so seriously. Come by and write... and read. Drabble prompts change every Wednesday.

Marathon: 112!
Every Monday, qaf_marathons watches and discusses an episode. This week is 112... icons here from brianslave68 plus aramina's very funny 112 picspam here; discussion here.

Next week: 113! Not-hot!Kip Thomas! Hot-hot!Marianne! Silly!dancing!Justin! And Brian finally sticks his dick where it didn't belong.

Meta, Meta Everywhere
First: Visions of blowjobs. Next: Reflections on Brian's strength. Then how fanon and meta can mess up fic writing. Thoughts on luceononuro's "Fly" from givemetehlove; Rage's fatal weakness; Gale vs Brian from firehead30; thoughts on the Brian and Michael friendship.

Ongoing Happenings

Fic Updates
This newsletter posts fandom news, including news about fic, such as challenges. But we don't post fic updates -- those go at _love_qaf_fic.

Quiz This!
qaf_scavenger plays a weekly game matching quotes to episodes. Because they change themes on the same day this newsletter comes out, our news is always a week old -- but be sure to drop by and see what's new this week, and play!

Fanfic Reading Club
The new Fanfic Reading Club at qaf_coffeeclub will begin a new discussion on April 13: rhiannonhero's post-414 reunion fic, "Forever Changes Everything," led by singlewoman. The complete schedule is here.

Current Challenge
Sign up to make graphics (due April 11), write fic inspired by the graphics (due May 16), or both, in the "Challenge in Two Parts" at qaf_challenges! Sign-ups, rules, and more info here!

Icons in this issue by brianslave68 ("come hither" from 112); "It was love to me" by ohfreckle; Brian icon by LJ's lauradumb; Marianne icon by rebeccama; angsty Brian icon by LJ's furriboots; icon from "You Look So Fine" scene from LJ's no_apologies_86; Brian/Rage by testdog65; "Write This" icon by stephmck.

Ooooh, Shiny!
All the things we can't resist!

Great Videos
It's time for some Brian-centric vids, in honor of International Brian Kinney Week! And qafmaniac kicked things off with her new vid, Sexy Boy. plasticine_star recc'd schschu068's WOW, I repixed two Brian vids both set to Jewel's "Foolish Games," happier_bunny repixed sra_black's vid set to Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars, and 4cupcakes rounded things out with another Brian vid, by IHeartJakeToo, set to Poe's "Walk the Walk."

Fic Recs:
qaf_retread recc'd the beautiful "All He Knows" by Ethan (xhaleslowly) as well as the angsty series "Hold On" by kimberleyqaf. This week's dose of crack starts with a favorite of mine, Out of Shadows", also by kimberleyqaf, then some really wrong MPREG (well, if it's MPREG it's wrong, duh) recc'd by 4cupcakes, and then a visit to the Gayboy Mansion followed by an introduction to Brian's Lost Sister. Last in the crack department is something you will have to see to believe... there are no words.

Contest!
Nominations are open in iconics' first contest -- with a King of Babylon wild card category. Voting begins April 7!

Icon Challenge!
The theme this week at qaf_icons was "Kissing," and new theme is "Toys!

More Icons

QAF quote icons by ohfreckle; Mel/Lindz icons by foreverbm; more Brian/Justin goodness through the seasons from youbetterwiseup; rinmonster's hilarious bad!fic icons; QAF icons from pfodge here. It's testdog65's first time: check out her virgin effort! Then brianslave68 gives us Brian's tongue plus more Brian; qafmaniac offers many Brian icons plus some dirty!feet!Brian ones, too!

More:
happier_bunny wants to see your favorite Brian icons; nerilka24 has a Brian colorbar, and so does foreverbm, in two versions, plus two Brian headers and a Justin colorbar; a Season Four picspam with some cracky commentary from happier_bunny;a Brian picspam from plasticine_star; a cheek-pinching vid clip and a hysterical "don't touch me" picspam from besamislabios; kata_ny's King of Babylon picspam with a Brian focus; another great QAF graphics tutorial, this one featuring Brian and his camera, from zaipixie; two count 'em two Brian!tongue picspams from rosy5000; an interview with Brian Kinney in the form of a picspam from plasticine_star; and a stunningly beautiful Season One green apple picspam from the bitchesofbritin.