more miscellany

[dbskyler]

-- I'm behind on a report for work. Really, really behind. Having a friend come into town who was only supposed to stay for one night, but ended up staying for three instead, did not help the situation. However, notice that I am presently on LJ instead of working. I suspect that I really, really hate this report, with the white-hot passion of a thousand burning suns. But that's just a suspicion, mind.

-- My friend is a Harry Potter fan, and last night "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was on TV, so we ended up watching it. I've read the books but I've not seen all the movies, and while I remember the overall plot arcs of the series, I get mixed up about exactly what happened in each book. So, imagine my surprise when suddenly: David Tennant! I knew he played Barty Crouch Jr., but I'd forgotten that this was the one with Barty Crouch Jr. in it. It was fun to see him playing a character who was so different from the Doctor. I do have to ask, though -- what's up with the tongue? I mean, really, does the guy waggle it around in all of his roles?

-- Speaking of seeing DW actors playing baddies, I caught John Barrowman's opening turn in "Desperate Housewives," and I thought he did a great job of being both very charming and very malevolent. I don't normally watch the show, but I think I'll be following along for a bit to see how his plot develops.

-- I should also mention how completely blown away I am by the fantastic reaction I got for my latest 50ficlets fic, On the Benefits of Having an Attic. It even got a rec! (I hope that's not too crass of me to link, but it's so rare for me to get a rec, I can't help bouncing and squeeing a little.) Thank you everyone who reviewed! I can't tell you what it means to have something nice happen when I am hating other parts of my life with the white-hot passion of a thousand burning suns.

Comments

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

LOL DT does have a very versatile tongue - I think that in part it was his role in HP that spawned so many fics featuring Ten and his tongue!

I was pleased as punch when I saw the rec for your fic.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I think that in part it was his role in HP that spawned so many fics featuring Ten and his tongue!

Well, to be fair, he does wave it around a lot in DW, too!

I was pleased as punch when I saw the rec for your fic.

I saw you even commented on the rec! That was like an extra bonus on top -- made my day, really, so thank you. :D

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but HP started it! That tongue flicker is pretty unmissable!

You're welcome! I do try to comment on recs once I've read the fic recommended (assuming I enjoy it!)

[pitry.livejournal.com]

Awwwww :( Shame about your report... D'ya think maybe you don't like it too much? ;) My suggestion - kick it repeatedly. Til it screams. That's what I'm doing with one of my assignments now and lo and behold! It started writing itself. :)

-- Speaking of seeing DW actors playing baddies, I caught John Barrowman's opening turn in "Desperate Housewives," and I thought he did a great job of being both very charming and very malevolent. I don't normally watch the show, but I think I'll be following along for a bit to see how his plot develops.

Ooooh! I was wondering about that. I gave up DH after a couple of seasons. Maybe I should watch these episodes...

And hooray for the rec! Recognition of brilliant stories is always a good thing. And it IS brillant.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

D'ya think maybe you don't like it too much? ;)

It's just possible . . .

kick it repeatedly. Til it screams. That's what I'm doing with one of my assignments now and lo and behold! It started writing itself.

I've tried that, but it's not working! Curiously enough, playing around on the internet is also not getting it to write itself. Damn.

I gave up DH after a couple of seasons. Maybe I should watch these episodes...

Yeah, I think my curiosity will lead me to watching, at least at first. It's strange to watch John Barrowman on an American show, though. I'm like, "But the other people in the scene don't have British accents! That's wrong!"

And hooray for the rec!

:D I did need it this week!

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, hope you get on top of the Report of Doom soon. :-(

I am thrilled to find a rec of one my fics just about anywhere. A calufrax rec makes my month. In fact, I once found a story recced on a German fan site, which imp[ressed me no end. (And then I got very entertained by putting the text through several different internet translaters to see if it said it was good or bad. I think I did get the gist in the end.) And that was a fun fic, worthy of more than one rec! :-D

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I am thrilled to find a rec of one my fics just about anywhere. A calufrax rec makes my month.

Which reminds me, didn't you recently get a calufrax rec? Congrats! That story is on my list to read soon.

I once found a story recced on a German fan site Wow, really? How in the world did you even come across that? That's amazingly awesome.

[thisbluespirit]

I did, yes. And again today, so I am v v cheerful!

And, ym, well, the book selection website at work was being painfully slow so I did random Google searches on another tab to keep me sane. 'vvj5 rec' brought a couple of intersting results, but that was amusing, especially trying to interpret the garbled translations!

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I did, yes. And again today, so I am v v cheerful!

I saw that! Go you!!! I always get excited when someone on my flist makes Calufrax -- it makes me feel close to greatness. : )

I tried your Google trick, but given that I use the same name for Teaspoon and for LJ, I got back way too much stuff -- my own "randomly generated fic rec" entries, the stories I recced for Calufrax and every single time I left a comment on somebody else's rec. Plus other weird, random things, like when I left a review on Teaspoon and someone else used the word "rec" somewhere. Oh well, now I'll just have to fantasize about all the random people out there who have probably recced me in Germany, that I'll never know about. ; ) It was a fun exercise, though.

[thisbluespirit]

Heh. Yes, calufrax is much fun all round. I have to say a rec there gives me more joy than any other sort, because you get such a nice write up, usually.

Yes, I get that too. You can try titles, dbskyler fic, or other stuff. *cogh* Not that I got very, very, very bored... *cough*

I am sure you are a great hit in Germany and other European countries. They'll be discussing your Sarah Jane fic constantly, I'm sure. :lol:

btw, so glad to see you managed to get the Report of Doom finished!

[primsong.livejournal.com]

A rec!! Yay - recs are rocket-juice to a writer, just all sunshine and rainbows - I'm sorry to say I haven't read this one yet - must move it up the list and do so, yup yup!

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

recs are rocket-juice to a writer

True! It's like getting a double-plus-good review. : )