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lady_karelia) wrote2007-08-09 01:25 am
lady_karelia) wrote2007-08-09 01:25 am
Weather, life, woes
It's past one in the morning and the current temperature is 84 degrees. Yeah. Heat wave. I finally set the a/c to 65, having sworn to never ever set it this low, but 70 just doesn't do it. It's still about 75 inside. Not as bad as without a/c, granted, but I'm craving cold. I want to shiver, I want to feel cold, so I can feel like putting a sweatshirt on. Or something. One month and it'll cool down. I'll survive. I hope. We've been having a "severe weather alert" for the past few days, advising the public not to leave their air conditioned homes, so I guess that qualifies as a heat wave in the Southern States, but I don't read/watch news enough to know whether it does or not. Who cares. It's fucking hot is all I know! And looking at Germland where, last year, we were melting away in a heatwave, makes me downright jealous. The high over there is way lower than the low over here. I'm not saying I wanna be there right now, honestly, I'm not. But, you know... It would be nice if the weather gods got it right for me once in a while. *grumble*
In other news, my brother and I went to see HP and the Order of the Phoenix again last night. It was as enjoyable as it was the first round! And we decided we want to see Stardust next cuz the trailer looks just brilliant, and I like Neil Gaiman anyways. I reckon![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
blue_paris might join us for that one. And then there'll be The Golden Compass - I need to read the book.
On reading, I've been reading non-fic lately. After DH, I felt no need to read fiction, really, so I've been sticking to the likes of The Montauk Project and similar. Rather interesting.
In fandom, aside from LJ doing major fuck-ups, some people are ignorant, others are particularly ignorant, and some are, well, ignorant. If fandom continues to go this way I can see it die a death very soon. Sad, this is. Do you really think anyone is going to continue writing with two reviews for each hundred hits? I know I won't. I'll keep writing, but not for fandom. The same goes for podcasts. If 495 downloads get us 3 feedbacks, do you seriously expect us to invest 60 hours a month to bring a podcast to you? You must be kidding.
And to those of you who continue with LJ because you like what they are doing - you scare me. Today it's the potentially under-age depiction of some art, which allegedly has no artistic merit while the pro-anorexia crowd are still going strong. Tomorrow it might be those who refuse to believe every word the newspapers print. The day after it might be those who don't follow the Christian path. And by the time they come for you, there'll be nobody there to defend you except yourself. Good luck with that. I'm paid up here until the end of the year, but I know I won't review the pay option. Supporting some institution who imposes beliefs on anyone goes completely against my beliefs, and this is exactly what lifejournal has been doing lately. I'm disgusted with it.
Aside from that, I've spent fairly little time online. Not read much lately either. Lapita's Southern Magic is still one of my current favourites. You can find it on The Petulant Poetess. And, oh, we started a round-robin on TPP. The first chapter is posted, Soul Bound is writing the second chapter, and I'll be doing a chapter somewhere, sometime. Christy and Amsev are in it too. It looks good so far.
In other news, my brother and I went to see HP and the Order of the Phoenix again last night. It was as enjoyable as it was the first round! And we decided we want to see Stardust next cuz the trailer looks just brilliant, and I like Neil Gaiman anyways. I reckon
blue_paris might join us for that one. And then there'll be The Golden Compass - I need to read the book.On reading, I've been reading non-fic lately. After DH, I felt no need to read fiction, really, so I've been sticking to the likes of The Montauk Project and similar. Rather interesting.
In fandom, aside from LJ doing major fuck-ups, some people are ignorant, others are particularly ignorant, and some are, well, ignorant. If fandom continues to go this way I can see it die a death very soon. Sad, this is. Do you really think anyone is going to continue writing with two reviews for each hundred hits? I know I won't. I'll keep writing, but not for fandom. The same goes for podcasts. If 495 downloads get us 3 feedbacks, do you seriously expect us to invest 60 hours a month to bring a podcast to you? You must be kidding.
And to those of you who continue with LJ because you like what they are doing - you scare me. Today it's the potentially under-age depiction of some art, which allegedly has no artistic merit while the pro-anorexia crowd are still going strong. Tomorrow it might be those who refuse to believe every word the newspapers print. The day after it might be those who don't follow the Christian path. And by the time they come for you, there'll be nobody there to defend you except yourself. Good luck with that. I'm paid up here until the end of the year, but I know I won't review the pay option. Supporting some institution who imposes beliefs on anyone goes completely against my beliefs, and this is exactly what lifejournal has been doing lately. I'm disgusted with it.
Aside from that, I've spent fairly little time online. Not read much lately either. Lapita's Southern Magic is still one of my current favourites. You can find it on The Petulant Poetess. And, oh, we started a round-robin on TPP. The first chapter is posted, Soul Bound is writing the second chapter, and I'll be doing a chapter somewhere, sometime. Christy and Amsev are in it too. It looks good so far.
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For the rest, what can I say, except that you're right? I've just discovered the pro-anorexia thing, and I'm horrified.
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This whole political thing freaks me. The power freak me even more. I refuse to deny liking erotica just because some nitwits think it's a good idea to forbid it. It has absolutely nothing to do with chan or pedophilia. If they were serious in tracking down the culprits, they know exactly where to look for them. Oh, it drives me up the wall! *grumbles* That is one thing that's so much easier in Europe. They don't have the stick of morale up their arses when it comes to be open about sexual issues...
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In a way you are right. We, in Europe, don't voice out our freedom that much, we think it and live it. But there is a lot of history in it. People are in a way safer over here, hence less frightened to be pressed into a corner, hence they bite and launch less.
But I must also admit that you hit the nail straight on head with your post. I have written less then five reviews since DH, and it certainly does not represent the number of chapters I've read. I'll try to do better. Afterall, one must attempt to get over the grief.
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Yes, indeed, one must attempt to get over the grief! The good thing is, fandom is still around, and it won't go away any time soon. Already, DH-compliant fics are popping up, many better written than DH. We'll keep going. That is, as long as we leave reviews. :-)