Oh, internets.

[eponymous_rose]

Checked out the Who Anon meme, just to see what all the fuss was about. That's, uh. Fandom at its peak. Yes. Somebody hit me upside the head if I ever get the urge to check it out again - there's only so far you can justify "for the lulz" before it just becomes cruel and unusual punishment for everybody involved. Nobody comes outta one of those looking good - and this has reminded me why I'm so very fond of my lurky lurkity lurkish ways (and the all-encompassing anger of the most prevalent parts of fandom reminds me why I tend to keep to gen-fic - brr).

Had a surreal experience today listening to an internet radio station from, um, Sweden, I think - they were announcing the winner of some contest, and he happens to live about fifteen kilometres from me. I have since come to the conclusion that approximately half the internet lives within a few blocks of me. Must go door-to-door at some point.

Speed-read "Venusian Lullaby" (which means I probably missed everything important, but enjoyed pretending I hadn't for a half-hour), which was by and large an enjoyable read - I'm a sucker for extreme portrayals of humans as alien. Seemed like there was a terrible tendency for all the important things to happen "off-screen", as it were - somebody is in danger, cue VWEEERPdiddledeedumdiddledeedum cliffhanger music, and suddenly oh, that spot of mortal peril? Happened ages ago - where've you been? I really appreciated the way it came together in the end with a nice sort of symmetry, though (in the obvious ways, but also with Ian watching the explosion as Barbara had done earlier), and the portrayal of Barbara in particular was very nice: her pragmatism came to the fore, which makes me happy. And in need of rewriting bits of my ficathon piece. Right.

Great aliens, though. Really fun.

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[tigerkat24.livejournal.com]

Venusian Lullaby is just surreal. And One stares at you. But yes, I enjoyed seeing more of Barbara's practical side.
I can't wait to see the ficathon piece! Hurry up and finish it so I can beta it. Mine is... mmm... a quarter of the way done, probably, which isn't a big deal since I just started writing it yesterday. And considering that I have a dishevled Barbara and a half-dressed Ian in the same room, I'm sure it'll go pretty fast. Bwahaha.

[eers.livejournal.com]

Venusian Lullaby? What is that? A book, or the script of a missing serial? Because it sounds interesting. :D

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

It is indeed interesting! It's a book (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venusian_Lullaby) in the Missing Adventures line (simple enough - just fill-in-the-gaps stories for all the previous Doctors). Takes place right after "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", which is an interesting place to go, and features the First Doctor, Ian, and Barbara!

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

That's, uh. Fandom at its peak.

I was kicking myself for giving in to curiosity. :( As far as I can tell, everybody's pissed off at somebody and pretty much any kind of fic or meta regardless of the angle is going to win you the "you're missing the point" prize from somebody. Which… I ought to have known, but also ought to have ignored.

It's recently been improved, though (nsfw).

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

It's recently been improved, though (nsfw).

That right there is the very best method of improvement ever. Yes indeedy.

(Frobisher/Evelyn? My braiiiin, I needed it! OTOH, needs moar Peri/Erimem.)

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

I have not met Erimem yet not that I would dream of spamming with bad porn myself or anything. :( You could do some.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Don't tempt me! Two ficathon stories due on Sunday, yes? Yes.

*duelling icons*

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

Peri/Erimem | body politic
Peri/Erimem | things you can do with a sceptre
Peri/Erimem | Las Vegas | this is what a read headdress looks like

YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO. *parries*

In all honesty, though, I really had best get back to cranking like a monkey with a typewriter myself. ;_;

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

*RIPOSTES*

Want to what I see nothing yes nothing at all nope not at all not me never.

I meant to have this Ian/Barbara ficathon piece finished over the weekend, but it's kind of taking over most of Manhattan at the moment. Uh.

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

*GAMBITS* Oh, wait, that's one you only get to do in chess and academia politics, innit?

Bah, I know. Things have a way of… spilling. Also, I hate you for having brain cells to spare for a second ficathon. And now I AM going to bugger off and stop procrastinating, for real this time.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

*salutes* Good luck!

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

anything with evelyn is good, so even if there was a fic involving inappropriate activities with a shape-shifting penguin, i would at least take a look. although i would be slighted afeared.

[rainshaded]

*cheers for someone else having read Venusian Lullaby* I read it in bed with my lamp on and originally attributed how the pace seemed to speed up to me getting tired, but then I reread it when I was more awake and realised, no, the plot really does get going. The portrayal of Barbara is indeed very good. I have reread it several times and the Doctor's 'My dear Susan' never fails to make me wince. That is quite possibly the worst thing he could have said in that situation.

And the who_anon meme makes me sad. Fandom should be happy and full of love and certainly not bitch about people publicly.