Let's Not Chat About Despair...

[vulgarweed]

Fuck work. Don't wanna talk or think about it anymore.

For me these days, the best temporary remedy for the Republican Economy Blues is the SQUEE.

So have some recs! This is what brightened up my last 24 hours more than anything else.

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Harry Potter

Essay: rexluscus has written an astoundingly beautiful and wise journey of meta on Snape in DH. (**SPOILERZLIEKWHOA**)

Illustrated fic: Platform 9.99999999999999 by Didodikali (trickofthedark). Gen. Dumbledore, King's Cross, and atonement. (**SPOILERZLETMESHOWYOUTHEM**) Quiet and strong and packs a profound punch. Very inventive and unusual.

Art: Inspired by another story by Didodikali, Just Try Me by Frodobolson72 on DeviantArt. G-rated but smoking. Made well before DH, so no spoilerz...except it almost is, in a way!

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Pratchett-tastic!

There's only thing in all the worlds that could have improved Monstrous Regiment. I didn't realize what it was until I read the first part of this story. Duh - appearances by Aziraphale and Crowley, of course!

At Stake by daughtersofisis. Good Omens/Discworld crossover, PG-13ish. Part 1 of a WIP. Vivid, plotty, hysterical--has that so hard-to-achieve Pratchettesque quality of making me want to stop and applaud the author every few lines, while still maintaining a plot that can keep the dream of fiction going even with the fourth wall made of Swiss cheese.

Comments

[quantum-witch.livejournal.com]

I wrote what I suppose is also meta, since I didn't have a name for it. Go see.

[blueeyedtigress.livejournal.com]

Here, have a fic rec: Click it.

If you've ever read/written/laughed at/cringed at a Mary Sue fanfic, this will make you laugh. You don't even need to really understand the Transformers (although, trust me, it's hilarious). It's called "Sueage" ...

[maggiehoneybite.livejournal.com]

Wow, Lily in "Just Try Me" looks very much like Tori Amos. Which is making me see her in a whole new light.

[murasaki99.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear you're having work suckage. Hopefully it will smooth out over time.

I got DH finished last weekend, and got my British-english version from amazon.ca today. W00t!

I put an HP-related 'toon on my recent LJ, that's about the sum total of my HP related stuff, although my brain is full of post-DH ants that want out. :D Ahh, JKR left us lots of room for play.

[tyellas.livejournal.com]

Just to show the world is this () big...I met trickofthedark Saturday night. She lives ten minutes away from me.

This () big!

Whoops!

[(Anonymous)]

Well then you wouldn't have gotten my voice mail that I left you at work. This is Christian from Antioch, do you remember me? Would you mind emailing me at christian.feuerstein at gmail.com? Thanks!

[waxbean.livejournal.com]

geez, that "sev"/lily piece was quite hot. I do think that I might now believe in the ship. Just like that.