Paint It, Black

Minor questions about books and movies, feel free to comment if text box isn't large enough.

Poll #4350 Movies vs. Books
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Is the movie ever better than the book?

If you answer was other than "no" above please explain:

I am a wanker who has complained before about a movie not being as good as the book.

If you have seen V for Vendetta did you enjoy it?

I want to remind the ol' flist that bigbangblackout has plenty of good fics to be read. I noticed the comments dropped off a little bit so I am giving you all a little nudge. I have a lovely AU on my plate to enjoy later today. There are plenty of different styles of fics and pairings that you are sure to find one you will like.

SPN oh how I love you SPN! The Dean/Castiel scene was so wonderfully slashy. I wonder SPN folks if you can answer a question for me. I know that Wincest was the main ship and I know Dean/Castiel has some major steam behind it, does it piss people off, the whole Dean/Castiel thing? Because if I had a ship and then some character came in and took half the ship away I would be fucking PISSED.

And now a meme I took from snegurochka_lee.

( Ten Things to Ten People )

I am so excited!!!!!! The only bad part is I don't know who's to read first??? Mmmmm....there might be two bad parts, Monday is a holiday which means "family". BUGGER!

For those of you who don't know already and who haven't signed up already today is the first day of hp_yule_balls. This year they have narrowed the field to only 75 sign ups total. At my last count that were somewhere in the mid-40's for sign ups, spots are going fast. I signed up already but I fully expect myself to edit my post a time or five before it is actually done. (The mods should hate me) I know my flist has some wonderful talent so go sign up because I would love to complain about too much good fic to read around the holidays! RUN! NOW! GO!

I am sure most of you know by now that Senator Edward Kennedy, better known as Teddy, died last night. For some reason this has made very teary this morning.

( Short thought on Ted Kennedy's passing )

My fests summed up.

1) My bigbangblackout fic is tidied up and getting ready for a final polish.

2) I have received my radish_love assignment and I am so EXCITED!! I have an idea and a plot and characters and lines all floating around in my head and ready to be put down "on paper". Hopefully by doing that I can figure out how the fic will end.

3) Discussed with torino10154 our upcoming team effort.

4) hp_yule_balls just announced sign ups for September first. Yule_balls is an exchange fest with an adult rating required. I wrote for it last year and am so excited to sign up again! I have no idea what I'm going to ask for. *ponders* This fest kicks ass and I've been waiting all year to write for it again.

5) I desperately want to sign up for hp_unfaithful's All (Re)Mixed Up Challenge and didn't think I could till about five minutes ago. I thought I only had one story featuring infidelity and it's LOOOOONG and I didn't want to burden anyone with it. But after some thought I actually have at least three. I don't know if I will have the time to dedicate to a remix. There is a fic someone offered up for remix that I have read and enjoyed and I know exactly how I would remix it but I'm not sure still. (Note: To sign up for the fest you don't actually have to have fics with infidelity but you have to offer up ones you are willing to be spun that way)

6) Is there anything else I am signed up for?

7) A non-fic related note I heard a new children's song today about family and the video showed a bunch of different families dancing around, including two men and their children. It made my heart so happy in the same way Bert and Ernie are pre-pre-slash.

8) And one last thing. I have totally forgotten I owe midnitemarauder a prize for her performance in the canon quiz. Any suggestions at a prize I should send her? I was thinking rum.

One of the fests I really wanted to participate in this year was the Remix challenge. I was overjoyed and scared shitless to receive my assignment for remixing one of minnow_53 's fics. For those of you who aren't acquainted with minnow's fics, she's a genius working in the medium of geniusness. I love everything she writes so I had a bit of a holyshithowiamigoingtodothismoment. Then I went and read her "safe story" In No Man's Land just so I could see what I wasn't allowed to touch. I really hope that's her safe story because she is going to write a continuation because I loved it and I feel like I need the next bit. Then I started going through her massive archive and glutting myself on all her amazing fics. Initially I was going to remix Alphabet Soup, because I saw a fun idea for a story there. Then I read Thirteen and was enraptured by it but wasn't going to touch it with a ten foot pole for a couple reasons. First off it's genius just as is and completely awesome and second Remus is an honest to goodness should be rotting in jail paedophile and I knew if I remixed it that people would immediately be driven away because of that fact. But in the end I couldn't get Sirius from that story out of my head and when I try to write to please people it blows up in my face when I write because I want to write it goes much better.

So here is my "out-take" from Thirteen. If you haven't read minnow's fic and can read Remus in an unflattering way, go read it.


Title: Secrets and Lies (The Ignorance is Bliss Remix)

Author: gryffindor_j

Summary: Sirius hides potential evidence of Remus's misdeeds. 

Rating: R
 I only use this rating because the subject matter is adult.
Fandom: Harry Potter

Spoilers and/or Warnings: AU Non-magical. Hints of paedophilia. 
No actual acts of paedophilia but it's discussed so I must warn for it.
Title, Author and URL of original story: Thirteen by minnow_53

Notes: Many many thanks for torino10154 for the look over and a HUGE thanks to my lovely beta midnitemarader 


. When I posted the fic it was on my sister's fucked up computer so going back through I noticed some errors that I failed to fix, sorry.

( Secrets and Lies )

f you haven't seen this article yet go read The Homesexual Undertones of the Half-Blood Prince.

From the article:
And even though Rowling has revealed that Dumbledore was in fact a gay, the homoeroticism that was on the screen is absent in the books.

To this I say the obvious; has this person read the books???? The flaming closet (British: wardrobe) the person mentions as part of the homosexual overtones is IN THE BOOK. I really don't need to go on and on about this in present company because we all know how very homosexual the books are. If I had the time I would do a numbers comparison for how many times Harry looks at Draco, Snape, and/or Ron vs. how many times he looks at Ginny. Go read the article is a complete crack up despite the very wrong view the person has towards the books. Also I'm emailing it to my husband to prove it's not just us.

Anyone else going to watch the Tour de France? Yes, Lance Armstrong, is back this year. His new Nike ad for the TDF started running a few days ago, when I saw it I may have gotten teary Nike ad. Made me think of my mom, who wears her livestrong band every day, and then I thought of the_minx_17. Like him or not you have to love what he fights for.

( Further ramblings about the TDF )

Also Happy Fourth of July! Anyone have some Founding Father's slash I can read?

On Monday I am leaving for my sister's house in California. I will be there when HBP opens in theaters. Inevitably the movie will be horrible and make me cry out of anger but I was wondering if perhaps there is anyone out there who lives in the San Jose area who wants to go see the movie with me? I could go with my sister but she hasn't read the books and won't get it when I squee when Snape touches Draco, or giggle when Harry stalks Draco, or curse and flip off the screen when Lupin touches Tonks. I would LOVE to go with another fandomer or even a group. If you are afraid I am some psycho I have other people from fandom who have met me and know me and will sign a statement that I'm fairly normal. Anyone? *looks hopeful*

but the fic was on time.)

It's torino10154's birthday!!! For those of you who don't know this already we are friends like none other. So I have a few birthday wishes.

First: Happy Birthday!
B: I wrote you a little something that I am feeling guilty about because it's not porny (might as well be gen) and it doesn't really feature a pairing you ship (I'm selfish). But I did write it with you in mind and wanting to please you.
III) Yes I will post it to ij but ij is sucking a nut right now.

Title: Please Read the Letter
Author/Artist: gryffindor_j
Rating: PG
Pairing(s)/character(s): James/Lily, Remus/Sirius and maybe even some Snily
Summary: James asks Remus and Sirius to do him a favor.
Word Count:~1300
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Warnings: None
Notes: Ganked the title from a song because I thought an unread letter is such a heartbreaking idea. Thanks to trubbleclef for the look over, so all mistakes are now my own.

( Happy Birthday Dearest! )

I have a couple things I have been meaning to post about and am finally allowing myself to do it:

1) I was waiting till I had a good handle on my bigbangblackout to do a real post and I finally do! Sirius got soundly banged and with someone I have never written him with before. It is a character I have written before though. Not saying anymore, more will be revealed in time. Are the Big Bang posts going to be anonymous or with our names on them? I suppose it's in the rules somewhere but I never read all of those, it would be so unlike me to look before I leap.

2)I have been thinking about making this a fandom journal, no RL posts at all. Just fic and other fandom related thoughts. Or maybe a RL filter, thoughts?

3) Speaking of change I want to change my layout. Something darker in color and maybe retiring my Sirius picture and going with something else. I have that picture in mind but I will have to talk to the artist and get someone to make me a layout because I suck at that sort of thing.

4) The R/S Love Post has filled me with squee and distraction and delight. I came to the books fairly early (Pre-GOF) but came to fandom late in the game (Post HBP), so I missed so much R/S it makes me hate all you talented people and the things I am finding you have written and I didn't know about!!! Also makes me wish I had an internet addiction earlier and wasn't off doing what ever it was I was doing.

5) Hi trubbleclef ILU.

6) Two memes I red_squared did and also done by blackwayfarers.

Pick a fandom of the ones listed below, and I'll tell you

A character(s) I like:
A character(s) I dislike:
Character I love that other people don't:
Character everyone else loves that I don't:
Character with the best hair:
Character with the best eyes:
Character with the best smile:
Character I'd kiss:
A pairing(s) I like:

AND/OR

Name a fandom, and I'll give you the scoop on at least three of my unpopular opinions related to that fandom.

I only have one, Harry Potter, and so ( answers under the cut )

Below the cut is a little information in regards to a spell often used in fics and at that used incorrectly. If you would like to see it clickty click. If not, that's OK, it does sometimes spoil my enjoyment of a fic but I have read some stories where I cringe for a moment, then keep reading and enjoying.

( Banish, Vanish, Accio, Evanesco )

1) For the two people on my flist who haven't read this fic go read now.

Maelstorm Harry/Teddy NC-17. I wasn't going to rec it because it's been rec'd all over the place but I couldn't stop thinking about it so here I am recing it. I have a not so secret love for Teddy but perhaps I do have a love for Harry that isn't as well known. I don't tend to write a lot of Harry but I love him oh so much. In this fic Harry is written to absolute perfection. He was so perfect I couldn't help but fall in love with the story. Harry is in his early 40's his family life is in a bad spot and he take everyone on a family vacation to Greece. Ron and Hermione's family comes along as does Teddy. Teddy is not exactly a welcome tag along. The story clearly revolves around Harry and Teddy but none of the other characters fade away. Even Ron, who is not always my favorite, is written wonderfully. The story is an amazing read the sex is heart breaking and hot as hell all at the same time. So if you haven't read go read now, it's amazing.

2) MIL is gone *VBG*. Now back to work on my other things.

Title: Mr. Moony Presents: Lessons Learned the Hard Way
Author/Artist: gryffindor_j
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s)/character(s): Remus/Sirius
Summary: Proof Remus Lupin is a bad ass.
Word Count:~3000
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Warnings: See rating.
Notes: Written for mindabbles, who tied for second in my little canon quiz thing. Her request was R/S and prompt was Tell me how Sirius got Remus up against that wall in the icon above (kasche's art, L's icon), OR demonstrating the above stated truth that Remus Lupin is bad ass. For her and only for her I mixed both prompts into one fic. See icon above left for the one in which she is referencing. Thank you to torino10154 for her help and my beta midnitemarauder who is so very titillating and kick ass herself!

( Lessons Learned the Hard Way )

From the highly talented spacefragments illustrated James/Regulus from my fic Curious I wrote for hp_yule_balls. GO LOOK, it's AWESOME!!!!!

I don't watch the news, I watch The Daily Show as it gives me everything I need to know, especially about international politics. Here is a lovely clip about the recent scandle in the UK, I cried I was laughing so hard. Comments from the Brits on my flist?? Or anyone else?

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	M - Th 11p / 10c
Scamalot
thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Economic Crisis Political Humor

asdfkl;asdfghjkl;asdfghjkl; OMFG I JUST GOT MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT FROM torino10154 via the amazing swtalmnd and I am clapping and jumping everywhere!!!! Let me just tell a little story about how very brilliant I am. I open the front door to get a breeze from the screen door. An envelope falls on my foot and I get a little excited because this time of year I pretty much figure every bigger than normal envelope is for me. So I pick it up and look at the return address and thought "Who the fuck is that? I don't know anyone named Amy." (Note: I know a few Amy's but none well enough to constitute a present) The skulls on the return address label led me to believe it had to be someone from fandom. Then I put all the pieces together and freaked out "OMFG torino got me art from AMY!!!!asdkl;asdfghjkl". Not only art but it's the Marauders sans Peter!!!! AASDFGHJKL;ASDFGHJKL ASDFGKL; I AM SO HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPY!!! AND OMG THE CARD I LOOOOOOOVE THE CARD, I'M FRAMING THE CARD WITH HARRY ON IT TOO!!!!!!! (Note: The card could be James because they look oh so alike but I am going to say that swtalmnd's stationary has Harry on it not James.) OK I have to run around and squee more!!!! asdfgjkl;asdfghjkl

PS. swtalmnd I adore the picture so much I told torino I would make out with her because I am so damn excited *iz a h0r who exchanges sexual acts for amazing presents*

A couple days ago I posted a little ficlet, Haircut, that I wrote for the lovely red_day_dawning. Yesterday I got a comment from the talented littleblackbow that she really enjoyed the fic and was going to do some art for it. And OMG she just put it up in a comment on my iJ and I am so flattered and touched and blown away!!! So go have a looky. I especially love Remus's hair in it, I want to ruffle it and run my fingers through it.

red_day_dawning here is your "drabble" I promised. As you see I can't actually be concise so you got a ficlet. I hope you like it, I tried to keep in line with exactly what you asked for.

Title: Haircut
Author/Artist: gryffindorj
Rating: R
Pairing(s)/character(s): Remus/Sirius
Summary: Sirius needs to be cleaned up after Azkaban.
Word Count:~1500
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Warnings: None
Notes: Written for red_day_dawning, who tied for second in my little canon quiz thing. Her request was R/S and prompt was washing away Azkaban. Thank you to torino10154 for all her help and midnitemarauder for somehow making what I write come out much more clever with only a few little changes

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