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- Чт, 18:53: Sitting in a small room, doing what I can to effect change in government....
- Чт, 19:18: Stood, said my piece. YAY! We will see if it makes an impact. I'm never nervous until I'm standing and speaking...
- Чт, 19:28: You can tell the problem with the meeting when more time is spent on complaining about personal behavior then debating the issues.
- Чт, 19:59: I swear lawyers will be the death of us. The phase "in order to make it clear" means that its so convoluted only the lawyers understand.
- Пт, 07:02: Watching the crows on the lawn, talking to each other - I love the sound of a muder in the morning!
- Пт, 09:50: Outside on the wondrous day! If it wouldn't be for the wind I wouldn't even need to wear a sweatshirt! Not bad for Nov. 18!
Nov. 18th, 2011
My opinion on OWS --
Nov. 18th, 2011 03:09 pmI rarely manage to find a post that sums up everything that I think about a political topic, but I ran across this today and it sums it exactly what I think/feel about OWS:
No, Please, Not….DRUM CIRCLES!
I'm too pragmatic for the OWS. I'm going to side with the police and firefighters, with EMTs and the bus drivers and sanitation workers. With the hourly workers just trying to get enough money to pay the bills and with anyone who has to decide between groceries and rent. I don't see how making their lives hell makes the world a better place.
Of course, I don't see how living in squaller in a public park makes the world a better place either because up here, right now, that's an all too real possibility for too many people.
No, Please, Not….DRUM CIRCLES!
I'm too pragmatic for the OWS. I'm going to side with the police and firefighters, with EMTs and the bus drivers and sanitation workers. With the hourly workers just trying to get enough money to pay the bills and with anyone who has to decide between groceries and rent. I don't see how making their lives hell makes the world a better place.
Of course, I don't see how living in squaller in a public park makes the world a better place either because up here, right now, that's an all too real possibility for too many people.
Dear Yuletide Writer
Nov. 18th, 2011 04:43 pmSo glad to see you are being part of Yuletide! Thank you for writing a story for me. Please have fun because that’s why we write, right?
Short version: I want fanfic to fit into the tale that was told on TV or the big screen. I want more of the characters I fell in love with. Canon is a good, good thing. Friendship is the only ship that interests me because it’s the basis of everything else.
Recently I got a comment on a fic that said it was "competence porn". That is what I love in fic. I want my characters to be competent. Not perfect. Not always right. But competent. Good at what they're good at. They're not stupid. They're not inane. These characters aren't bullies or sadists. I like my characters to be competent versions of who they are. I like characters who are smart and strong and flawed and gloriously human. The characters I like may do stupid things, but they are never stupid.
( The philosophical version: )
Specific 2011 requests:
24: 24 is all about Jack Bauer. He's a walking philosophical debate, a paradox presented in human form. So my request is: Jack, being Jack. I'm really fond of outside POV when it comes to Jack. Any season would be fine, including after the end of the series. Any other characters are fine, too, but Jack is the reason I love the show.
In Plain Sight: Marshal Marshall Mann is my hero. I love him to little tiny bits. Mary is also completely awesome. Any and all interplay between them would be greatly appreciated. I love snark and concern and friendship that they have.
Person of Interest: Needless to say John Reese is everything that I love about a character. And Harold Finch is wonderfully cryptic. I love how they are both damaged and yet they are working on being better. I'd love to see a slice of life where the two of them just accidentally come upon someone needing help - a car accident or some kine of disaster/emergency. Outside POV would be really great in this case.
Stingray: YAY! I am completely in love with this fandom and I'm so very happy to see it here! Needless to say, I love Ray. I would love to see a fic set in the future with an older Ray looking back on his life. Or a POV of someone who had once met Ray or who Ray had helped looking back at it. Or a future fic where workers at a hospital or nursing home are looking into who the mysterious man is...
Likes: Competence. Friendship. Dialogue. Action. Plot. Outsider POV. Cannon. I love, LOVE, LOVE crossovers, the whole "outsider POV" is made so much more interesting when the "outsider" is someone we know.
Dislikes: AU. Crack. OOC. I dislike fics that focus on ships and pairings, even when the pairing is cannon.
Thank you!
Short version: I want fanfic to fit into the tale that was told on TV or the big screen. I want more of the characters I fell in love with. Canon is a good, good thing. Friendship is the only ship that interests me because it’s the basis of everything else.
Recently I got a comment on a fic that said it was "competence porn". That is what I love in fic. I want my characters to be competent. Not perfect. Not always right. But competent. Good at what they're good at. They're not stupid. They're not inane. These characters aren't bullies or sadists. I like my characters to be competent versions of who they are. I like characters who are smart and strong and flawed and gloriously human. The characters I like may do stupid things, but they are never stupid.
( The philosophical version: )
Specific 2011 requests:
24: 24 is all about Jack Bauer. He's a walking philosophical debate, a paradox presented in human form. So my request is: Jack, being Jack. I'm really fond of outside POV when it comes to Jack. Any season would be fine, including after the end of the series. Any other characters are fine, too, but Jack is the reason I love the show.
In Plain Sight: Marshal Marshall Mann is my hero. I love him to little tiny bits. Mary is also completely awesome. Any and all interplay between them would be greatly appreciated. I love snark and concern and friendship that they have.
Person of Interest: Needless to say John Reese is everything that I love about a character. And Harold Finch is wonderfully cryptic. I love how they are both damaged and yet they are working on being better. I'd love to see a slice of life where the two of them just accidentally come upon someone needing help - a car accident or some kine of disaster/emergency. Outside POV would be really great in this case.
Stingray: YAY! I am completely in love with this fandom and I'm so very happy to see it here! Needless to say, I love Ray. I would love to see a fic set in the future with an older Ray looking back on his life. Or a POV of someone who had once met Ray or who Ray had helped looking back at it. Or a future fic where workers at a hospital or nursing home are looking into who the mysterious man is...
Likes: Competence. Friendship. Dialogue. Action. Plot. Outsider POV. Cannon. I love, LOVE, LOVE crossovers, the whole "outsider POV" is made so much more interesting when the "outsider" is someone we know.
Dislikes: AU. Crack. OOC. I dislike fics that focus on ships and pairings, even when the pairing is cannon.
Thank you!