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October 17th, 2021
04:31 pm [Link]	Index: RevD's Dubious Poetry and Some Fanfic 'Sticky Post' --- Firefly, BtVS and BtVS/Crossover Fanfics ( Read more... ) Fanfic-Inspired Poetry (of a kind!) and Song Lyric Parodies ( Read more... ) Miscellaneous Bits of Doggerel (not related to any particular fandom, really) ( Read more... ) Tags: bloody awful poetry, fanfic (Leave a comment)
June 1st, 2012
08:50 am [Link]	Studio Ghibli film festival starts today! Yippee! I couldn't afford the time or money to get tickets for the whole slate of Studio Ghibli films that the local art-house theater is starting today, but I did buy the packet of 5 movie tickets, which should allow me to see some of my favorite older Miyazaki films on the big screen for the first time, and perhaps take in one of the films I haven't seen before. At this point, I'm planning to see *Nausicaa, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Porco Rosso, and then perhaps Whisper of the Heart. I feel kind of guilty for ditching Kiki's Delivery Service* from my viewing plan, but somehow I don't feel as strongly the need to see that one on the big screen (and I've got it on VHS in the subtitled version and on DVD in the dubbed version). Tags: animation, hayao miyazaki (6 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 31st, 2012
02:28 am [Link]	TBBT fic rec (Sheldon/Penny) In case anyone out there is a fan of Sheldon/Penny Big Bang Theory fics and missed it, I highly recommend this crack!tastic and heartwarming Shenny fic over on fanfiction.net, The Bellagio Peregrination, in which Sheldon and Penny have a meeting of minds and hearts (and other parts, eventually) and some delightfully genre-appropriate adventures in Las Vegas, in an AU follow-up to the Stephen Hawking episode. Tags: fanfic, fanfic recommendation (Leave a comment)
April 10th, 2012
05:23 pm [Link]	Catching up on movies . . . belatedly! Okay, I really only saw about one noteworthy movie in January and February, but I've no excuse for not having updated before now on the several decent films I saw during my greater amount of free time in March. So, this is me catching up on my reviews . . . (sort of!). ( UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING [with minor spoilers possible] ) ( THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY [no spoilers] ) ( THIS MEANS WAR [no real spoilers] ) ( AGENT VINOD [no spoilers] ) ( JOHN CARTER [no real spoilers] ) And that's about all . . . for now! Tags: movie reviews (6 comments \| Leave a comment)
March 20th, 2012
09:56 am [Link]	Birthday greetings Wishing redeem147 a very happy birthday today! (Leave a comment)
March 7th, 2012
12:18 pm [Link]	Looking for help with LJ format [RESOLVED -- sort of!] _______ UPDATE: After goddessofbirth kindly confirmed for me that the problem didn't show up when viewing my entries on her computer, I played around with the settings and found that going to "Your Settings", "Customize", "Customize selected style", and then changing "disable customized comment pages" from "No" to "Yes" has done the trick, for now. It's not an ideal solution, since it makes the pages look clunkier than before, but at least I can read the entries and the comments, now. _______ Is anyone else finding that every LJ post they've made which has comments attached is suddenly squashed to the right 1/3 to 1/2 of the page an instant after the page loads? Only my LJ entries without any comments still appear full page, as they did before something happened (either through updates to LJ or updates to Internet Explorer, or some 'perfect storm' of screwy updates from both of them combined) about a week to a week and a half ago. Is this something that only appears when viewing my LJ entries in my preferred, old-fashioned style, or does anybody else see what I'm seeing whenever I try to read my own fics and other posts to which anyone has ever posted a reply? LJ Support says everything looks fine to them, but I'm freaking out, here, and frustrated to the max. ( Read more... ) Any input or suggestions that anyone can offer me on this would be most welcome! (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
January 27th, 2012
05:19 pm [Link]	In case you're having difficulty with 2011 nominations on Pretty Deadly... Dear fellow Rayne addicts (c'mon, admitting we're powerless over our Rayne-love -- and that we wouldn't want it any other way -- is the first step!), If you're using an older browser or computer (like me on my work computer) but want to make sure to nominate your favorite Rayne fics of 2011 for the Pretty Deadly Awards, don't let any technical difficulties with the website turn you off.( Read more... ) Here's hoping that everyone with an interest in Rayne fic will be able to nominate something this year, and then enjoy voting for your favorites later on. Tags: fanfic, firefly (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
11:36 am [Link]	"River and the Man-Ape Curse: A Bedtime Story" by Simon Tam* ----- (*as told to RevDorothyL) Disclaimer: I do not own Firefly or the movie Serenity, and I make no money from playing with Joss Whedon's characters. Author's Note: Simon’s been practically jumping up and down (in a very refined, Core-trained doctor kind of way, of course!) demanding his turn to tell a version of the story of River and Jayne, so I’m finally going to let him have his say – may heaven help me! I’m imagining an older and much more laid-back Simon telling this tale years after the events of the BDM – though he probably won’t be able to resist the occasional little dig at Jayne, even so (but that’s a brother-in-law’s prerogative, after all!). Readers, you’ve been fairly warned! ________________________________________________________ "River and the Man-Ape Curse: A Bedtime Story” by Simon Tam* As Told to RevDorothyL Once upon a time there was a moderately good-looking young prince who had a problem controlling his temper. ( Read more... )* ________________________ Previous Stories in the Series: 1) 'Jayne and the Dragon Princess: A Bedtime Story' by Inara Serra* 2) 'Jayne and the Boastful Badger: A Bedtime Story' by Malcolm Reynolds* Tags: fanfic, firefly, serenity nights (14 comments \| Leave a comment)
January 18th, 2012
09:39 am [Link]	Thank you for all the good birthday wishes! Special thanks to goddessofbirth for the lovely bunch of virtual birthday balloons! Good friends on LJ make turning 50 a treat, instead of feeling like some kind of culturally determined tragedy. :) UPDATE: Also many thanks to ultra_fic for the birthday art inspired by my "Jayne and the Dragon Princess" fic. You folks all rock, as well as rule! (11 comments \| Leave a comment)
January 7th, 2012
04:38 am [Link]	"Jayne and the Boastful Badger: A Bedtime Story" by Malcolm Reynolds* ----- (*as told to RevDorothyL) Disclaimer: I do not own Firefly or the movie Serenity, and I make no money from playing with Joss Whedon's characters. Author's Note: I had intended to let Inara tell this tale, as a follow-up to her Jayne and the Dragon Princess bedtime story, but -- wouldn't you know it? -- Mal kept making rude noises and inserting his own little side-comments whenever certain characters were mentioned, and so I finally had to let him just tell the next part of the story all by himself, in his own, inimitable fashion. ________________________________________________________ "Jayne and the Boastful Badger: A Bedtime Story” by Malcolm Reynolds* As Told to RevDorothyL Once upon a time, there was a trickster known as the Badger of Eavesdown. ( Read more... )* Tags: fanfic, firefly, serenity nights (26 comments \| Leave a comment)
December 20th, 2011
03:49 pm [Link]	"Jayne and the Dragon Princess: A Bedtime Story" by Inara Serra* * * * * *Disclaimer: I do not own Firefly* or the movie Serenity, and I make no money from playing with Joss Whedon's characters.** Author's Note: Once the idea of telling the story of River and Jayne in the form of a fable (partly based on a research project I did in graduate school many years ago for a course in 'Women in Buddhist Traditions') entered my head, I couldn't get it out. And who better than "Auntie Inara" to become the Scheherazade of bedtime stories, putting an elegant and semi-educational spin on the old genre of "Back when Pa was courtin' Ma" tales, in order to keep a passel of hyper-intelligent and hyper-tactile (and probably just plain hyper) rugrats from working their parents' last good nerve at bedtime? * * * * "Jayne and the Dragon Princess: A Bedtime Story” by Inara Serra* As Told to RevDorothyL( Read more... ) * * * Sequel: Jayne and the Boastful Badger Sources: ( Read more... ) Tags: fanfic, firefly, serenity nights (20 comments \| Leave a comment)
November 26th, 2011
04:51 pm [Link]	Fun with leftovers . . . Turns out, you can make a very tasty *curried pot pie* with leftover turkey meat and a whole host of substitutions. Yay! Now I just hope that the next experiment -- using more of the leftover turkey in a sort of pseudo pad thai concoction -- works out as well! I started with this recipe by Nadia G (Bitchin' Kitchen), but then adapted it (of course!) to suit what I had on hand. ( Read more... ) Otherwise, I didn't change a thing! :) Tags: food (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
November 23rd, 2011
03:46 pm [Link]	Epilogue to "The 'Poet' They Call Jayne" * * * * EPILOGUE: "THERE ONCE WAS A POET NAMED JAYNE..." Author's Note: Again, massively OOC for Jayne and River, I'm sure, but I still can't resist letting these two battle it out in yet another pseudo-literary venue. This fic was partly inspired by the many kind reviews I received for the first two chapters, and partly by a rerun of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ that I finally saw a couple of nights ago (the one where the guys combined several leisure activities into one new game, ‘Secret Agent Laser Obstacle Chess’). I own nothing and no-one (especially not Joss Whedon's 'Firefly'), and I make no profit from playing with these characters. **** 'Jayne's a Poet, And River Didn't Know It' (1/3) 'The River Strikes Back' (2/3) THE ‘POET’ THEY CALL JAYNE (Epilogue, 3/3) ( There Once Was a Poet Named Jayne... ) Tags:** fanfic, firefly, poet they call jayne (18 comments \| Leave a comment)
11:14 am [Link]	"The Trouble with Archangels" (Xena/Hercules/AtS/BtVS crossover fic) * * * * Author's note: This fic is an alternative 3rd installment in my Not-So-Blithe Spirits series (an optional sequel/companion piece to Apocalypse, Now and Then which can be read in place of "What Are Very Old Friends For?") and is dedicated to fanfiction.net reviewer Smallville-HarryPotterfan13, who suggested a rather different Buffyverse identity for a certain heroic soul from the *Hercules/Xena* pantheon. The plot-bunny for this particular alternative-AU installment hopped so far into the ‘fluff zone’ that I don’t think it’s ever coming back, so consider yourself warned. :) Disclaimer: As usual, I own nothing and make no profit from playing with these characters. Any theological implications from this work should not necessarily be taken at face value. Readers are advised to consult the religious professional of their choice before trying this theology at home. "THE TROUBLE WITH ARCHANGELS" Spirits when they please Can either sex assume, or both. John Milton, Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 423. ( Read more... ) Tags: fanfic, not-so-blithe spirits series (4 comments \| Leave a comment)
November 11th, 2011
05:23 pm [Link]	"The 'Poet' They Call Jayne" (chapter 2/3: 'The River Strikes Back') ****** Set a year or so post-BDM. First chapter is here This chapter is Jayne's POV. Again, massively OOC for Jayne and River, I'm sure, but I still can't resist letting these two battle it out on an unusual (for them, at least) literary playground. Please don't sue me. THEOLOGICAL DISCLAIMER: I'm figuring that the same River Tam who wanted to correct the scientific inaccuracies in Book's bible wouldn't hesitate to change the text of a famous poem that is generally considered to be about the God of that bible and the whole question of theodicy. If there's any heresy herein, blame it on the brilliant but definitely 'different' brain of River, and not on this poor, procrastinating pastor, writing fanfic when she should be polishing her sermon for this Sunday. **** THE POET THEY CALL JAYNE (2/3) ( The River Strikes Back ) Tags:** bloody awful poetry, fanfic, firefly, poet they call jayne (14 comments \| Leave a comment)
November 10th, 2011
01:33 pm [Link]	"The Poet They Call Jayne" (a Rayne fic -- sort of!) 1/3 ***** Set a year or so post-BDM. River 's POV. Massively OOC for Jayne and River, I'm sure, but I couldn't resist! Rating: PG (some glancing references to violence and frank language). *** THE POET THEY CALL JAYNE (1/3) ( Jayne's a poet, and River didn't know it ) Tags:** bloody awful poetry, fanfic, firefly, poet they call jayne (16 comments \| Leave a comment)
November 7th, 2011
03:18 pm [Link]	An early birthday present for GoddessofBirth The ABCs of Pretty, Pretty ManFlesh A Primer In Bad Verse, written in honor of goddessofbirth’s birthday tomorrow, and in celebration of her accurately titled Gratuitous Wall of ManFlesh Pretty posts!: ( Read more... ) Hope you have a very happy day tomorrow, Goddess! Tags: bloody awful poetry (12 comments \| Leave a comment)
October 29th, 2011
09:56 pm [Link]	"Ra.One" and "Puss in Boots" -- two winners! --- NO SPOILERS --- I highly recommend the new Shah Rukh Khan film "Ra.One", which I saw this afternoon in 2D. It's the entertaining, heart-warming, edge-of-the-seat family adventure that "Tron Legacy" really, really should have been (but wasn't), with healthy doses of the look of "Ironman" and a delightful tribute to my favorite Jet Li fight scene of all time (from "Romeo Must Die", with a big assist from Aaliyah), but best of all it reminded me of everything I loved most about "Terminator 2". And on top of all that, it was very funny at times, and every single musical number was a winner, as far as I'm concerned. Afterwards, there was a showing of "Puss in Boots" just about to start, so I got to see that as well (and loved it). You don't have to be a cat person to enjoy this adorable, character-rich movie, but if you are a cat person, it's absolutely irresistible. Tags: movie reviews (4 comments \| Leave a comment)
October 25th, 2011
03:14 pm [Link]	My new favorite, low-fuss apple crisp recipe I got home from teaching at about 8:30 last night and wanted to make something quick and reasonably easy that I could bring to a social gathering at work this morning, so I took a chance on adapting a long-standing favorite recipe from an old Farm Journal cookbook. Normally, I make this recipe with 2 cups of fresh (or frozen) cranberries plus 3 cups of unpeeled apple slices, omitting the lemon juice and raising the amount of white sugar to offset the tartness of the cranberries. However, I was DELIGHTED (and so were my co-workers, who came back for large second and third helpings) by how this turned out as an apples-only crisp, using the big, old, boring, Red Delicious apples that I had in my refrigerator (they were on sale for 79 cents a pound, so how could I resist?). ( dessert recipe you can have ready for the oven in 15 minutes or less ) --- In the interests of full disclosure, I should note that I have nothing against peeling apples -- in fact, I normally peel raw apples before eating them, simply because the raw peel irritates my allergies somehow. However, I love finding ways to cook apples without having to throw away that tiny bit of apple goodness that clings to each piece of peeling. Also, leaving the peel on imparts more pectin and nutrients, apparently, as well as giving the nice pink color to the cooked apples. Tags: food (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
October 1st, 2011
06:57 pm [Link]	Surprisingly good shows from CBS this Fall Though I've given up on "Hawaii 5-0" (I watched it for fluff, not for angst, and I was seeing way too much angst and way too little fluff at the end of last season), there are three new shows on CBS that seem to have found a nice combination of 'new gimmick' and 'old-fashioned character interest' in some of the most venerable, tried-and-true TV drama formats. In the order of least to most interesting/engrossing (to me personally, at least): 1) "Unforgettable" -- The 'detective who can't forget anything (but can't remember who killed her sister when she was a child)' gimmick really does breathe some new life into the 'Gifted Cop With a Traumatic Past' genre . . . especially when combined with volunteering in the nursing home which cares for her mother, who can't remember her own daughter's face most of the time. I've only seen two episodes so far, and while I'm not all that in love with the ex-boyfriend cop (in spite of loving that actor in many other roles), I'm definitely going to keep it on my DVR's 'to record' schedule for a while. 2) "A Gifted Man" -- I haven't made any medical drama show (other than "House", of course, but how could I resist Hugh Laurie as a medical version of Sherlock Holmes?) part of my viewing habits since the early days of "E.R." and "Chicago Hope" in the mid-1990s (and I think I may've started watching those only because I was rooming with an old friend from seminary who liked to watch them), and I missed the first episode of this new series because I hadn't heard much about it, but I happened to be home last night when the second episode was about to start, so I recorded it. And now I've put it on my 'record all new episodes' list, 'cause the gimmick of the dead ex-wife's ghost is just understated enough not to overshadow the really engaging characters and situations. This is a doctor whom I could get to like, and I adore his receptionist/office manager (played by the actress last seen as Kentucky crime family matriarch Mags Bennett on "Justified"). Seeing glimpses of this guy's humanity and decency emerge each week should be worth sticking around for. 3) "Person of Interest" -- I could give up the other two shows with very few qualms, but after seeing the last 3/4 of the pilot episode and all of the second episode, this variation on the 'mysterious do-gooder who kicks serious butt' trope has me hooked. Connecting the mysterious tips about the possible victims or perpetrators of lethal crimes about to happen in the near future, on one hand, to post-9/11 anti-terrorism surveillance on the other hand, is a neat twist. And -- so far -- both the writing and the acting make old shows like "Knight Rider" (the old one with Der Hasselhoff) and "The Equalizer" and "Early Edition" look lame (or lamer, in the case of "Knight Rider") in comparison. (4 comments \| Leave a comment)

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