Friday, November 11th, 2005

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10:30a	these can't really be CSI spoilers, can they? OMFG, Nicky, you look like an over-the-hill gay porn star with that tack-ass moustache. What *was* that thing before it died on your lip? For shame, Nicky! I know that you look, like, fifteen years old a lot of the time, and as you're probably twice that, it must be annoying, and perhaps you think the facial hair makes you look older. Trust me, older is only ONE of the things it makes you look. It's not worth it, man. All those neat scenes where you were arguing in Spanish and slinging guns around? One-tenth as neat as they would have been if you weren't wearing that godawful moustache. Also, heeeee, Greg, okay, I get it already! You're sleeping with Grissom! So you can be all snot-nosed and bratty and he'll take it calmly and even look like he still thinks you're kinda cute. So good for you! Because I like you bratty, too. And you totally need to take Grissom to the track with you and show him all about things he can't control. Yes. You know who else I really liked for no very significant reasons? The hot hooker with the funny-looking rhinestone-studded glasses who was so fantastically mellow, all like, "Huh, SWAT team, that makes sense. I'll be on my way then." I guess that's Vegas for you. And, not related to this but not incidentally: THANK YOU for those of you who contributed to my pregnancy folklore assignment. Not for the first time, I wonder how anybody ever gets an education without a good flist. (4 Comments | Comment on this)
10:42a	wassail, unknown popslasher! Dear Secret Santa: So it's not been the best year for this fandom, but that was then and this is now! Can you feel that seasonal love in the air? It's the time of nostalgia and tradition and whatnot, and we have that working in our favor. In other words: Don't panic. All I want for Christmas is some hot buttered rum and a little time spent with a boyband. However, I know that you may not be as zen as I am right now, because you're stressing about what kind of story to write. (I am not stressing about what kind of story to write -- I'm not sure why that is. I think I may be in denial.) So in the tradition of the SeSa, here are some things you might find useful to think about when stressing about what kind of story to write: 1) If you choose the NSync pairing, remember that I am bitter and depressed, so plis to not torture me any further. Cuteness and togetherness are good things. In terms of time period, your safest bet would probably be that 1998-2000 stretch when they were all together all the time and, you know, famous and whatnot. Those are happy years, in my head. 2) If you choose the Backstreet pairing, you probably have a lot greater latitude, because of how cute and happy they all are right this minute. Actually, because they're happy and together in RL, you can actually abuse them in fic rather more without traumatizing me permanently, so if you're the type (like me) who finds it easier to write restless angst, you might consider the BSB pairing more heavily. Of course, maybe you only write one fandom or the other, in which case you don't need help choosing a pairing, and I'm being of no use to you right now. 3) AUs. Okay, here's my thing about AUs, which I mention because they were so common last year that I expect a lot of people will be wanting to undertake them this year, too. Here's the thing. I like AUs, but I only like really crackheaded, flashy, bombastic AUs. In other words, I don't like stories where they're college students or waiters or librarians or whatever, so much as I like stories where they're...rescuing French nobles from the guillotine, or demon hunters, or, I don't know, cancan dancers? If they're going to work in a coffee shop, at least locate that coffee shop on a Martian colony. What I'm saying is, if you are the kind of writer who digs AUs, that's cool, but I actually have a real life, and I prefer stories where something a little more entertaining than that goes on. I realize these are not very specific, which is either the right thing to do, or kind of annoying, or maybe both. I like porn a really lot, but I don't absolutely require it in a good story. I like the use of minor characters for the sake of verissimilitude. That's all I've got for you this morning, I think. I'm sorry! Anyway, I enjoy SeSa every year no matter what, so don't feel like you're somehow responsible for the quality of my holiday experience or anything like that. Just write a story, try not to kill yourself doing it, and enjoy everybody's contributions to the cause. (Comment on this)

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