The Smallville Fandom Newsletter

1. I feel behind on fandom stuff, not least my f-lists. If you feel neglected, you're not imagining it.

2. Hello, sexism. And yet I'm totally tempted to install o_O

3. I don't need to run a ½-marathon - it's much more fun to read about ilanarama's marathons!

4. Without being able to say something intelligent about it, I'm extremely fascinated by the fact that I share virtual culture with people whose meatspace culture I don't share. Case in point: 100 Greatest Internet Videos In 3 Minutes. The music is obnoxious as hell, and I don't know all the clips. But the ones I do know are part of an internet culture I share with people from all over the world, but who's not a part of my meatspace culture. Know what I mean? Well, I'm fascinated.

5. I'm also endlessly fascinated with people who can do things with their bodies that I could never hope to do. Point: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1903600

6. Pollz! Poll #4614
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Which impressed you most? (You get multiple choice, because I'm nice [and impressed] like that)

OT: Camping!fic?

According to my count of announcements announcements [sic], InsaneJournal has had seven account sales in 2009 (the seventh was just announced).

I find that troubling, but am strangely adverse to mentioning it - because, I guess, I still feel grateful squeaky was so welcoming to us LJ refugees in 2007. At any rate, I get the impression IJ economics are either unstable, or squeaky wants a bigger personal profit out of the site. Which I can't say I blame him for; we all would like to be paid for our work. But I am questionable about the future of IJ.

From the Nov 18 Writer's Block prompt:

What (if any) books would you ban from a high school library? Are there certain subjects that you feel are inappropriate for teenagers regardless of literary merit?

O_O