HP Wankfest 2011

nixxi @ 09:24 pm: ( cast ohanamods )

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lore @ 05:33 pm: Age...fading sounds....

I suppose there's no hiding it anymore. I'm aging. And while my brain wants to age gracefully, with acceptance and positivity, my heart often gets in the way.

I can definitively say that music is my trigger. Nothing can make me cry out of the blue like a piece of music. I went to the trusty (rusty?) TiVO this weekend - yes, it still works! - and I watched a couple Great Performances.

1. Henry Mancini's 100th birthday anniversary at the Hollywood Bowl and,
2. Rodger's and Hammerstein's 80th anniversary concert

First, I should point out that I didn't have to look up any of the artists to spell their names correctly. That's how ingrained they are in my life. Second, I didn't actually cry at any of this, but I did get sad.

I could tell that most of the crowd at the Hollywood Bowl seemed to appreciate the music, but did not understand the history and weight of it. Mancini's daughter, Monica, singing "Two for the Road" should have brought the house down, but there was mere applause. I think that's because most of the audience was born after Mancini's heyday. I'm not even a particular fan, but I can't get "Moon River" out of my damn head.

Cynthia Erivo sang "Le Jazz Hot" from Victor/Victoria, and she sang the heck out of it, but not the hell out of it, which is what Julie Andrews did with it. I'm not knocking Erivo, either. I know she wanted to give it her own spin and energy, but it's just not the same energy as Andrews' (go to 2:53 for when the song picks up if you don't [why why WHY??] want to view the whole thing).

In other Songs Taking Up Residence In My Head Since Last Weekend, I feel like the singers of the Rogers and Hammerstein special had more energy, as did the audience. Maybe because musicals are so open to interpretation, the performance can be different, but still compelling. I just have to share this tiny bit of Marisha Wallace's Ado Annie from Oklahoma. That's a production I wish I could see! If you want to hear the whole song, the audio alone is on YouTube.

Watching the R&S special made me want to dig out my DVDs or find an Old Movie Streaming package. Is anyone else not unpacking DVDs since streaming hit? I know there's lots of good, new "stuff" out there, some of which I'm likely to talk about soon. But sometimes, I just want to old lady wallow in some movie musical magic.

So, is this a post about aging? Not exactly; I can see that it turned into my thoughts on the specials. But if you want one tiny piece of Old Lady lore to take with you, remember this - I can't hear "Don't Stop Believin'" in any form without getting teary. I didn't even successfully type this moisture-free. I think it's the anthem of my life - once a message to follow, now a nodding regret.

love, lore

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lore @ 05:03 pm: What's so Cozy about murder?...Noodle Shop Mysteries....
Feh. I have more fannish navel-gazing on my mind, but I don't feel like picking at scabs today. pauraque, I will reply soon, but thank you! You had some helpful thoughts. <3

Reading-wise, I've been trying to figure out the "Cozy" mystery phenomena by starting to read one. So far, I'm still mystified.

I'm on book 4 of the Noodle Shop Mystery series, labeled a cozy series by my local library. After my ongoing obsession with the Crazy Rich Asians books, this series seemed like a good fit for my first cozy read.

They are not written with too much depth, which I define as above a 12th-grade reading level with more vocabulary and flourish, but that's not a bad thing. I haven't had as much time to read fiction in the past few years, but I am determined to keep fiction reading in my life. So, something that goes down easy is fine with me. The writing is not overly simplified - I've read a couple of those books, and no, thank you.

I think the cozy part is that the murders are gristly, but not graphic, and there's a huge cast of characters with lots of charm. It's like reading Gilmore Girls. I also could see this series as a Hallmark Movies and Mysteries offering.

The basic scenario is that Lana, daughter to the owners of Ho-Lee Noodle House in Asia Village and sometimes waitress, can't help but poke her nose in when murder visits the Village. If you read the author's bio, that's Lana; she's not hiding the Mary Sue of it all. She's surrounded by the regulars of Asia Village, who spend most of their time telling her to stand up straight and stop snooping around - it's dangerous!

Thank goodness, Lana doesn't listen well. ^_^

love, lore

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lore @ 11:34 am: Snape/Lupin notes...Still struggling with small-letter fandom...

I had the SO* open up a blog for me because I felt weighted down by the history of All Things Journal, but this is still my preferred platform for writing my thoughts, sporadic as they may come.

I had a lovely note from the person running a Snupin Discord community. A post will probably appear on lupin_snape sometime soon, but if you can't wait, visit https://discord.gg/npBpN2mXhC. I'm already lurking there because no matter how bad JKR makes me feel about her work, the people who love my ship are some of the best still hanging in fandom (and yes, I know there are others great Fandomers out there. All Fandoms rule, no matter how weirdly I feel about being fannish these days).

I *still* haven't been able to bring myself to post that fic I discussed previously to AO3. I really ought to just pull the trigger and take my lumps.

I have slowly, at a glacial pace, been talking to AO3 about moving a couple of the major Snape/Lupin archives I inherited or created to AO3. It's a complicated process, but these two sites keep going down and the platforms are beyond ancient. I'm worried they will go down and I won't be able to get them up again, even with the help of the SO.

Think I'll stop here for now. Still struggling to be fannish in this world of properties going on too long, creators revealing what asshats they are, and other properties being cut off at the knees before they really get started. It's hard to get excited about anything these days. I miss the Fandom part of fandom.

love, lore



*SO = Significant Other for those new to my language quirks.

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