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Can't you see where memories are kept bright?
Tripping on the water like a laughing girl.
Time in her eyes is spawning past life,
One with the ocean and the woman unfurled,
Holding all the love that waits for you here.
Catch us now for I am your future.
A kiss on the wind and we'll make the land.
Come over here to where When lingers,
Waiting in this empty world,
Waiting for Then, when the lifespray cools.
For Now does ride in on the curl of the wave,
And you will dance with me in the sunlit pools.
We are of the going water and the gone.
We are of water in the holy land of water
And all that's to come runs in
With the thrust on the strand.

Probably my favourite Kate Bush song ever:

That is all.

First, a pimp:

If anyone needs to buy stocking stuffers for the holidays, or just a pressie for themselves, check out

thistlerose's Etsy story Oh Dinosaurs for some of the cutest earrings/necklaces/cell phone pendants going. I bought some for myself a few months ago, and modelled them in this post. Love. Go check it out.

Second, a rec:

I think, with all the holiday fests that have started posting and the general flail surrounding them, some stories that are written outside of fests tend to get overlooked. And so I wanted to share with you all this wonderful story I read last week:

Especially in the Month of June by

bribitribbit | PG, Neville gen | Six-year-old Neville Longbottom learns about his parents.

This story is absolutely gorgeous, and so very sad. Neville's six-year-old voice is amazing. The author captures his limited but profound understanding of things in an incredibly realistic way. This story also features an Augusta who is full of strength and fragility all at once. I love stories about Neville's relationship with his grandmother, and here we see it rendered beautifully.

GOD WHY IS THIS SCENE LIKE PULLING TEETH. YOU NEED TO BE FINISHED, STORY. FINISHED NOW. GOD.

/irritated flailing

*hides this post from

therealsnape*. I'm working on my fic, I swear! >.>

I blame this entirely on

tetleythesecond *points in her direction, runs away*

Have just been using the ?poster=username thinger to look through some communities where I've posted fic and other random throughout the years, and found a few things at

hp_oldladysb that I'd forgotten I'd ever written/made.

( A poem about flying, and a ridiculous McGonagall icon )

What a useful tool for nostalgia and also procrastination!

Please accept this offering in lieu of actual content.

In other news, I has a tumblr: http://featherxquill.tumblr.com

I have no idea what to do with it, yet, but we shall see whether this one remains as unfathomable to me as Twitter, or if it is fun and awesome.

This is just a little something I wrote a while ago. It was the beginning of a story that never did get finished (maybe next year) that I had already cut from the fic for being too tangential. I kind of like it on its own, though, so I thought I might post it just in case you guys do too.

Title: How to Catch a Unicorn
Characters: Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, a unicorn
Rating: G
Summary: Patience and respect (also, apples)

( How to catch a unicorn )

So you guys I just saw the movie and

( ahaghsfagfshgafshjsjs )

I have about 25 tabs open of fics to read, some from weeks ago, all suffering from my need to write my own. But today I read two of them, both of which are brilliant, and you should all go and read them now.

To Bring Him Home by

trixy_sky
Minerva/Severus, Rated T | In the immediate aftermath of the battle, Minerva remembers the Slytherins who fought and died, and makes a silent resolve to a man she once knew: to bring him home.

The best way I can think to describe this piece is heavy. Both the story and the language that this author uses have a weight to them - this is something that wants remembering. It's beautiful, and sad, and explores unexpected things: places in the castle we may not before have considered, ideas and understandings its characters had never before considered. Absolutely gorgeous.

Any Colour You Like by Anon at

hp_darkfest
Tom Riddle, Albus Dumbledore | Dumbledore's version of the orphanage visit isn't the only one.

This is an exploration of both Tom's character that is chilling and humanising at once, but what I love most about it is the way it paints Dumbledore as someone whose actions, words and decisions were deeply flawed. A brilliant examination of character for both of them.

Well, what are you waiting for? Go read!

I has a Yuletide assignment! And it is AWESOME. :D

*flails*

*runs off to finish

hoggywartyxmas fic first, omg.

As fanfic writers, we are essentially textual poachers, aren't we?

But is it awkward, when we poach from each other?

Right now I feel like I am poaching someone else's character, only I'm probably not. I mean I am, a bit, in my head, but I am trying very hard (and hopefully succeeding) at making this character my own.

And, I mean, it's probably in my head. It's not like I read other people's Ritas, for example, and think 'hey this person took bits of my Rita'. Instead, I read other people's Ritas and think 'oh hey they took bits of Rita from fanon that I enjoy'.

I guess whenever you write a character that you feel someone else has made a significant mark on, you can't help but compare your version to that one, and consciously try to differentiate it.

But I am hung up on a WORD, here, an item of clothing, and that's just RIDICULOUS.

I suppose I will just have to write this character as she is in my head, and if that is coloured by other stories I have read about this character, then it's just going to have to be. And if the writer recognises her version of the character in mine any, then I hope she will take it as a homage, not a theft.

I guess that's how we recognise characters in fanon anyway, isn't it? Minor ones, at least. Because all the fic that has gone before has informed each new story, and built a character into a certain shape. Or something.

*shuts the fuck up and writes*

Dear Yulegoat,

Hi! Firstly, thanks so much for volunteering to write in these fandoms that I love. I hope you're happy with your assignment, and will have fun writing it.

( General things that I like )

( Shrek )

( Casino Royale )

( Law and Order: SVU )

( Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan )

( And Special bonus fandom, Painted Lady )

So, new meme entry, finally. ToM kind of ate my life. I did nothing productive for a number of days, just read and read and read.

( Already answered )

9. Someone sexy

~ Dita Von Teese ~

So there are a lot of women I think are sexy, but 'sexy' for an individual is quite subjective, isn't it? So for this prompt I wanted to pick a woman who, while she doesn't necessarily conform to modern ideals of beauty, definitely embodies a timeless sort of sexiness, and sells it as her image. I wanted to pick a woman who is not devalued by being sexually objectified, but who owns and has control over her sexuality and the depiction of it.

So, Dita Von Teese. Fetish/glamour model and Burlesque performer (and what performance emphasises 'sexy' over 'sexual' better than Burlesque?). Costume designer, tight-lacer, businesswoman. Dita's sexy image is what she sells, and she combines it with what she loves - vintage costume and old world glamour. She is, to my mind, a gorgeous example of someone who is empowered by being looked at, rather than becoming an object of male gaze.

( A few more pics, possibly NSFW )

( Still to come )

So, I just posted this at

yuletide in the 'pimp your needy fandoms' thread, but thought I'd repost it here. Probably preaching to the choir here, but hey. Can't hurt.

Any Helen Mirren fans in the house?

Because one of my fandoms, Painted Lady, is nice and needy.

It's a minisieries, so you'll be all up to date in four hours. If you're a fan of British actors, it's a feast. Helen Mirren! Lesley Manville! Iain Glen!

It's got mystery and excitement, fake identities, art thievery! It has gay characters, a heroine who is sexy but in no way objectified, and is over forty! It has humour, and sadness, and lots of people with Irish accents.

On IMDb. DVD available on Amazon. Or, if you're strapped for cash, I would recommend joining warez-bb.org and clicking this link for, er, a detailed synopsis.

You can see the rest of the needy Yuletide fandoms here on A03.

i. Still reading Towers of Midnight and writing my Hoggywartyxmas fic. New meme entry forthcoming.

ii. Yuletide signups are open! \o/ *runs around flailing about WHAT TO REQUEST OMG SO MANY IDEAS WHAT.

iii. This video is made of lulz.

iv. ( OMFG its a Rita promo pic eeeeeeeeeeee! )

So, apparently I have been plagiarised. Or my fandom identity has been stolen. Or something, anyway. I don't even quite know. Someone has posted Educating Rita at AFF, claiming to be me (my old hotmail email address is even listed), but they have a) not asked my permission and b)added their own ending.

I don't even. What the actual fuck.

This has never happened to me before. I don't even know how to go about reporting it. I guess 'Report story' and 'Report Author' is the best place to start, but should I log into my hotmail account and email from there, or what?

I mean, who plagiarises and doesn't even claim the credit for themself? I don't understand.

And that new ending is SHIT. I am insulted that the fic got positive reviews with that ending -_-

Britpick: The phrase 'knocked up'. Google tells me it is of American origin, but it has obviously traversed continents. Just wondering if it's a phrase that is commonly used in England or not? If not, is there more common slang for 'got herself pregnant', or would you just say 'got herself pregnant?'

Also: When you guys are writing about a character (who is not a Deatheater) thinking about Voldemort, what do you call him? I always hate this, because the idea of actually referring to a person, in your thoughts, as 'You Know Who' is bloody ridiculous, but only DEs (and Snape, and anyone else I can feasibly force to do it) call him the Dark Lord, and only Harry and Dumbledore call him by his name, so. It just sounds SO STUPID, though. How do you guys get around that?

Please allow that to distract you while I hide under my covers and read Towers of Midnight forever.

Just started chapter 3.

"Well, this is a pot of fisherman's stew made only with the heads" - Oh, Siuan. Never change. ♥

---

Btw, fellow MiFus: any thoughts on this? I shall not tell what the fic idea is, nor whether or not it will actually be completed - that's really up to the characters who shout loudest in my head - but I kind of felt the need to share that in some way.

( Already answered )

8. Someone bitchy

~ Every Character Cornelia Frances has ever played ~

Including Herself, as a matter of fact. Cornelia Frances is an English-born Australian actress who is famous for her bitches, including Morag Bellingham on Home and Away, Sister Grace Scott in The Young Doctors ('strict and acidic', according to Wikipedia and clips that I've seen), Marie in the Australian stage production of Calendar Girls earlier this year (a role that was considerably rewritten for Cornelia's particular brand of authoritative bitchiness), and 'Herself' as a bitch, when she hosted Australia's version of The Weakest Link.

This woman has made a career out of being a bitch, and she's awesome at it, let me tell you. The woman herself, though, not so much. I read her biography 'And What Have You Done Lately?' when I was fifteen, and proceeded to write her a long-winded and probably kind of flaily fan letter. About a week later, I received a hand-written response. She is awesome ♥.

I could talk about how hilarious/fantastic Cornelia's bitches are, but I'd much rather show you. I've quite enjoyed watching some clips of her that some kind soul posted on Youtube. There's an entire playlist here, but here are some of my faves:

( Two more under the cut )

( Still to come )

So I thought I'd update with an actual update today, instead of the needs-posting meme entry. Maybe I'll do the meme later (if I need the procrastination), or tomorrow. Or something.

I've been applying for jobs, but not so many last week as the week before, and not yet this week. Spent this morning taking my car over for service/rego check (argh, ngh, two new tyres and rear brake pads waaaah my wallet), then borrowing my mother's car to run a few errands. One of which was picking up the new Wheel of Time novel.

I HAS ME A COPY OF TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT, BITCHES. Once I crack the cover, don't expect to see me until I'm done.

This morning when I woke up, there was a comment in my inbox that told me that An Interesting and Difficult Woman has been nominated for a Deathly Hallows Award! :D :D :D Thank you to whoever it was that nominated it!

I am still catching up over at

minerva_fest, and I'm also reading at

hp_darkfest, which started posting on Halloween and has had some killers already so far. Seriously, guys, you all need to go and read this one:

The Road To Hell | Ginny/Harry, Kingsley | R | Harry and Ginny are young and in love, but can they escape the scars that the War has left behind?

THIS FIC. I CAN'T. Omg, seriously. The summary doesn't give anything away, here, doesn't even begin to talk about what is happening here, but trust me that this story is deeply, deeply unsettling and brilliantly written. I don't want to give away what unfolds as you read it, but just go. Now. Why are you still here?

On a completely different note, watch this. Made by a guy called Colin, based on cartoons from Hyperbole and a Half:

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