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The Wombat has been urging me to post more often and so I’m doing this meme, taken from [livejournal.com profile] gillo and created by [livejournal.com profile] cmcmck.

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Gacked from [livejournal.com profile] firefly124, who gacked it from [livejournal.com profile] karaokegal:

Go look at your blog. Find the last Fandom-related thing you posted. The characters in that post are now your team-mates in the Zombie Apocalypse. How fucked are you?

I thought I'd be okay. My first thought was that it would be Chapter 4 of 'The Witch's Promise' and I'd have Tara, Roshan (who's pretty good with a sword), Buffy, Willow, Xander, Anya, and Dawn. One chapter short of having Conan the Barbarian and Pelias the Sorcerer but still a pretty tough team.

And then I checked. And, in fact, that wasn't the last fandom-related thing I'd posted. In fact my team would be Éomer, Lothíriel, and... Winnie the Pooh.

Yep, I'm pretty fucked. But at least I'll have Hunny.
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Well, I’ve read Issue 40 now. As usual it’s a struggle making sense of it because it’s so hard to recognise who the badly-drawn goblins represent. The effort, once made, isn’t worth it. I can’t be bothered to say any more; instead I’ll do a meme.

Gakked from [livejournal.com profile] flake_sake
List fifteen of your favourite characters from different fandoms, and ask people to spot patterns in your choices, if they're so inclined.

Modesty Blaise (eponymous novel & comic strip series)
Willie Garvin (Modesty Blaise, as above)
Judge Dee (the Judge Dee books by Robert Van Gulik)
Ma Joong (Judge Dee, as above)
Viconia (Baldur's Gate 2)
Minsc (Baldur's Gate 2)
Liriel Baenre (the 'Starlight and Shadows' novels of Elaine Cunningham)
Spike (BtVS TV series but NOT the comics version)
Neeshka (Neverwinter Nights 2)
Angua (Discworld)
Havelock Vetinari (Discworld)
Speaker to Animals (Ringworld)
Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)
Lin Chung (The Water Margin)
Hu San-Niang (The Water Margin)
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I’m not going to do the 30-day TV meme. It would drag on too long and some of the questions I wouldn’t be able to answer. I will, however, give my answer for the last question:
Day 30 - Saddest character death.

I thought of Tara, Fred, Joyce, Janet Fraiser, Caitlin Todd, Jenny Shepard, Daniel Jackson (several times!), Spike, Nick Cutter, Hu San-niang’s sister, and of several others. In the end, however, there could only be one winner.

Egeria.

An ugly, two-foot long, parasitic snake who appears only in one episode of Stargate SG-1. Yet her appalling fate, and the way she forgives those responsible even as she dies, ripped my heart out.

And when I encountered a Buffy crossover fic at TtH in which Egeria is portrayed as a villain I erupted into such incandescent rage that even now, months later, I haven’t calmed down enough to be able to leave a non-abusive review.
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I’m not going to do the 30-day TV meme. It would drag on too long and some of the questions I wouldn’t be able to answer. I will, however, give my answer for the last question:
Day 30 - Saddest character death.

I thought of Tara, Fred, Joyce, Janet Fraiser, Caitlin Todd, Jenny Shepard, Daniel Jackson (several times!), Spike, Nick Cutter, Hu San-niang’s sister, and of several others. In the end, however, there could only be one winner.

Egeria.

An ugly, two-foot long, parasitic snake who appears only in one episode of Stargate SG-1. Yet her appalling fate, and the way she forgives those responsible even as she dies, ripped my heart out.

And when I encountered a Buffy crossover fic at TtH in which Egeria is portrayed as a villain I erupted into such incandescent rage that even now, months later, I haven’t calmed down enough to be able to leave a non-abusive review.
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Your result for The Improved Book Character-Savvy Test...

Wow...

You scored 90% Best Seller, 78% Classic and 96% Fantasy/Sci-Fi!

You are pretty wicked, huh? I'm impressed. Thumbs up for you, you're good stuff. Just remember to look up, speak nicely, and not to twiddle your fingers all the time.



Your rank: The Penguin (Just because.)

Take The Improved Book Character-Savvy Test at OkCupid

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Your result for The Improved Book Character-Savvy Test...

Wow...

You scored 90% Best Seller, 78% Classic and 96% Fantasy/Sci-Fi!

You are pretty wicked, huh? I'm impressed. Thumbs up for you, you're good stuff. Just remember to look up, speak nicely, and not to twiddle your fingers all the time.



Your rank: The Penguin (Just because.)

Take The Improved Book Character-Savvy Test at OkCupid

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Gakked from several people but in this form, with these specific questions, taken from [livejournal.com profile] rahirah.

Fanfic 2009 Meme )
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Gakked from several people but in this form, with these specific questions, taken from [livejournal.com profile] rahirah.

Fanfic 2009 Meme )

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In 2010, speakr2customrs resolves to...
Put fifty ats a month into my savings account.
Find a new runrig.
Cut down on my writing.
Give up reading.
Spend more time with my jocasta wiggs.
Lose ten rpgs by March.
Get your own New Year's Resolutions:
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In 2010, speakr2customrs resolves to...
Put fifty ats a month into my savings account.
Find a new runrig.
Cut down on my writing.
Give up reading.
Spend more time with my jocasta wiggs.
Lose ten rpgs by March.
Get your own New Year's Resolutions:
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I died in the Dungeon of Speakr2customrs

I was killed in a cobwebbed hall by Moss6886 the orc, whilst carrying...

the Crown of Melancthe, the Dagger of Fenchurche, the Sword of Sister Fidelma, the Armour of Spikesdeb, the Crown of Makd, the Sceptre of Computers, the Wand of Reading, the Sword of Drakeazathoth, the Sword of Shallanelprin, the Wand of Futurama, the Crown of Spikeshunny, the Wand of Modesty Blaise, the Sword of Trepkos, the Crown of Wendylouwho, the Axe of Bagheera San, the Sword of Tolrag, the Amulet of Big Country, the Sceptre of Curiouswombat, the Dagger of Tim Powers, the Axe of Bookfanatic, the Dagger of Moedonna, the Wand of Basilio the Cat, a Figurine of Saradane, the Armour of Gorgonopsids, the Armour of Reader42, the Amulet of Ponderoid, the Amulet of Adriana Is, the Dagger of Fannishnej, the Dagger of Futurama, the Shield of Xander, the Axe of Saifai, a Figurine of Treacle A, a Figurine of Dalmeny, the Axe of Aphelant, the Sceptre of Priscellie, the Armour of Video Games, the Dagger of Video Games, the Armour of Fauvistfly, the Shield of Marco Villalta, the Crown of Vikingprincess, the Crown of Novichok74, the Sceptre of Xc Runner50, the Sceptre of Angel and 707 gold pieces.

Score: 753

Explore the Dungeon of Speakr2customrs and try to beat this score,
or enter your username to generate and explore your own dungeon...
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I died in the Dungeon of Speakr2customrs

I was killed in a cobwebbed hall by Moss6886 the orc, whilst carrying...

the Crown of Melancthe, the Dagger of Fenchurche, the Sword of Sister Fidelma, the Armour of Spikesdeb, the Crown of Makd, the Sceptre of Computers, the Wand of Reading, the Sword of Drakeazathoth, the Sword of Shallanelprin, the Wand of Futurama, the Crown of Spikeshunny, the Wand of Modesty Blaise, the Sword of Trepkos, the Crown of Wendylouwho, the Axe of Bagheera San, the Sword of Tolrag, the Amulet of Big Country, the Sceptre of Curiouswombat, the Dagger of Tim Powers, the Axe of Bookfanatic, the Dagger of Moedonna, the Wand of Basilio the Cat, a Figurine of Saradane, the Armour of Gorgonopsids, the Armour of Reader42, the Amulet of Ponderoid, the Amulet of Adriana Is, the Dagger of Fannishnej, the Dagger of Futurama, the Shield of Xander, the Axe of Saifai, a Figurine of Treacle A, a Figurine of Dalmeny, the Axe of Aphelant, the Sceptre of Priscellie, the Armour of Video Games, the Dagger of Video Games, the Armour of Fauvistfly, the Shield of Marco Villalta, the Crown of Vikingprincess, the Crown of Novichok74, the Sceptre of Xc Runner50, the Sceptre of Angel and 707 gold pieces.

Score: 753

Explore the Dungeon of Speakr2customrs and try to beat this score,
or enter your username to generate and explore your own dungeon...
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I posted Chapter Two of the Willow/Willow fic ‘Playing With Herself’ earlier today; in case anyone who’s interested missed it, because of the odd posting time, it’s HERE.

Fanfic writing meme (gacked from [livejournal.com profile] dawnofme).
1 Why do you write fanfic?
2 When did you write your first fanfic and which fandom was it for?
3 Which fandoms do you, or have you, written for?
4 Do you read much fanfic or do you mainly write?
5 What comes easiest for you when writing?
(dialogue, descriptions, plot, characterizations, humour, angst...)
6 Which genres do you mainly write? (action, angst, dark, drama, horror, humour...)
7 Which genres will you not write?
8 Are reader comments/responses important?
9 Do you use a beta reader?
10 Which is your favourite character to write fanfic for and why?
11 Which are your favourite ships (including friendships) that you write the most?
12 Do you have characters that are so strongly established that they're in your heads?
13 Which characters are you most comfortable doing a POV for? Which is the hardest?

Answers under the cut )
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I posted Chapter Two of the Willow/Willow fic ‘Playing With Herself’ earlier today; in case anyone who’s interested missed it, because of the odd posting time, it’s HERE.

Fanfic writing meme (gacked from [livejournal.com profile] dawnofme).
1 Why do you write fanfic?
2 When did you write your first fanfic and which fandom was it for?
3 Which fandoms do you, or have you, written for?
4 Do you read much fanfic or do you mainly write?
5 What comes easiest for you when writing?
(dialogue, descriptions, plot, characterizations, humour, angst...)
6 Which genres do you mainly write? (action, angst, dark, drama, horror, humour...)
7 Which genres will you not write?
8 Are reader comments/responses important?
9 Do you use a beta reader?
10 Which is your favourite character to write fanfic for and why?
11 Which are your favourite ships (including friendships) that you write the most?
12 Do you have characters that are so strongly established that they're in your heads?
13 Which characters are you most comfortable doing a POV for? Which is the hardest?

Answers under the cut )

OTP Meme

Jan. 28th, 2009 10:42 pm
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Gacked from [livejournal.com profile] woman_of:
Pick up to 15 OTPs /OT3s, or 10 preferred pairings).
Describe them in less than 15 words.
Have your F-list guess the OTP.

Here are my 10 – one of them is from an Original Character story of mine, but it’s possibly the most successful OC fic ever done in the Buffy fandom, and I know there are shippers out there.

01: Invincible God-child and dead betrayer. = Sorkatani/Yoshimo, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] digopheliadug
02: She knew her heart too late; an arrow pierced his. Naked, she avenged him.
03: Demon magnet, GSOH, seeks demon god-king; must play Crash Bandicoot. = Xander/Illyria, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] deird1
04: Stuffed rabbit of chaos, vampire puppet. = Feigenbaum/Puppet!Angel, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] deird1
05: Scruffy nerd, lithe golden goddess, Rex loves them both. = Connor Temple/Abby Maitland, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] missmurchison – Rex is Abby’s pet flying lizard from the Permian Era.
06: “Ready?” “Ready.” Desperate for a shag, and shaggable. = Randy Giles/Joan the Vampire Slayer, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] ezagaaikwe
07: He’s an absolute ruler, she’s a vampire noble. Together, they fight mime. = Vetinari and Lady Margolotta, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] weird_cowgirl
08: She was made to love him. You should see him naked. I mean, really. = BuffyBot/Spike, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] deird1
09: Nobody tosses off a dwarf – except the beautiful lady of the Golden Wood.= Gimli/Galadriel, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] deird1
10: Wicked ripe plum, in the moment with the Watcher. = Drusilla/Giles, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] beer_good_foamy

OTP Meme

Jan. 28th, 2009 10:42 pm
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Gacked from [livejournal.com profile] woman_of:
Pick up to 15 OTPs /OT3s, or 10 preferred pairings).
Describe them in less than 15 words.
Have your F-list guess the OTP.

Here are my 10 – one of them is from an Original Character story of mine, but it’s possibly the most successful OC fic ever done in the Buffy fandom, and I know there are shippers out there.

01: Invincible God-child and dead betrayer. = Sorkatani/Yoshimo, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] digopheliadug
02: She knew her heart too late; an arrow pierced his. Naked, she avenged him.
03: Demon magnet, GSOH, seeks demon god-king; must play Crash Bandicoot. = Xander/Illyria, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] deird1
04: Stuffed rabbit of chaos, vampire puppet. = Feigenbaum/Puppet!Angel, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] deird1
05: Scruffy nerd, lithe golden goddess, Rex loves them both. = Connor Temple/Abby Maitland, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] missmurchison – Rex is Abby’s pet flying lizard from the Permian Era.
06: “Ready?” “Ready.” Desperate for a shag, and shaggable. = Randy Giles/Joan the Vampire Slayer, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] ezagaaikwe
07: He’s an absolute ruler, she’s a vampire noble. Together, they fight mime. = Vetinari and Lady Margolotta, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] weird_cowgirl
08: She was made to love him. You should see him naked. I mean, really. = BuffyBot/Spike, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] deird1
09: Nobody tosses off a dwarf – except the beautiful lady of the Golden Wood.= Gimli/Galadriel, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] deird1
10: Wicked ripe plum, in the moment with the Watcher. = Drusilla/Giles, guessed by [livejournal.com profile] beer_good_foamy
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Belated Happy Birthday to [livejournal.com profile] danel4d, Happy Birthday to [livejournal.com profile] magic_wanderer

Another day of busy writing – well, no, I’m lying. I’m writing a section of ‘Tabula Avatar’ featuring a character I’ve never written before, and I only own one book in which he appears, and so I’ve been reading fanfic to help me get the feel of him. No, it’s not Drizzt – but there is a connection...

Also the sequel to one of the best ‘Neverwinter Nights 2’ modules has just come out and I haven’t been able to resist playing it. And there’s the constant beta-work on ‘Return of the Key’... As a result I’m only 242 words into the next TA chapter.

Results of my Music Meme quiz:
1st [livejournal.com profile] gipsy_dreamer 7 ½, 2nd [livejournal.com profile] curiouswombat 6 ½, 3rd [livejournal.com profile] appomattoxco 4, 4th [livejournal.com profile] daibhid_c 3, 5th [livejournal.com profile] zanthinegirl 2 ½, 6th equal [livejournal.com profile] miss_186, [livejournal.com profile] brunettepet & [livejournal.com profile] cat63 with 2, 9th equal [livejournal.com profile] booster17 & [livejournal.com profile] willowgreen on 1.

Answers to the music meme quiz )

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Belated Happy Birthdays to [livejournal.com profile] hils, [livejournal.com profile] sueworld2003, [livejournal.com profile] lisfayte, [livejournal.com profile] lilithn, [livejournal.com profile] captainofidiots, and [livejournal.com profile] brunettepet. It’s a long time since I posted! I'll be posting a stupid, crude, and obscure double drabble later today to compensate.

Song lyrics meme: gacked from [livejournal.com profile] gipsy_dreamer, [livejournal.com profile] cat63, and [livejournal.com profile] daibhid_c

* Put your music player on random.
* Post the first line from the first 32 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
(I’ve cheated slightly and edited out some obscure album tracks, replacing them with songs that I’ve acquired from YouTube with a Firefox add-on).
* Let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.
* Bold the songs when someone guesses correctly.
* Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!
[livejournal.com profile] curiouswombat can play if she likes – but she’d have an unfair advantage, and so I’ll treat her like FIA treats McLaren and fix it so that she can’t win (ETA - I probably won't need to fix it, as [livejournal.com profile] gipsy_dreamer is so far in the lead). Several of the songs have featured in ‘Tabula Avatar’ but I avoided any that have had their lyrics quoted extensively in the story. I'm screening comments to make it fairer.

Songs behind cut )

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Ten fictional women who I think are awesome.

(Meme gacked from [livejournal.com profile] sp23, who gacked it from [livejournal.com profile] shipperx, who gacked it from [livejournal.com profile] sdwolfpup)

01) Modesty Blaise
02) Sister Fidelma (heroine of a series of historical detective novels by Peter Tremayne)
03) Machiko Noguchi a.k.a. Da’dtou-di ( Prey, Hunters’ Planet, & War by Steve and Stephani Perry)
04) Amanda Garrett (Choosers of the Slain, Stormdragon, Sea Fighter, & Target Lock by James Cobb)
05) Niles Etland (The Demon Breed, by James H Schmitz)
06) Charity Selborne (Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart)
07) Hu San-niang (The Water Margin)
08) Emma Peel (The Avengers)
09) Viconia DeVir (Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn, & Baldur’s Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal)
10) Yu Shu-lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, played by Michelle Yeoh)

Narrowly missing out were Jaheira, Ellen Ripley, Vi the Vampire Slayer, Ilona Costa Bianchi, Eowyn, Tara, several Mary Stewart heroines from other books, and Beatrice (Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing). Buffy disqualified herself in an alley leading to the police station.

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