What's this?
Mar. 11th, 2024 11:14 amThis post is because I asked for prompts for Get Your Words Out Yahtzee challenge. (I've asked for a re-roll as I got a repeat of a picture prompt I used last time). And I completely misunderstood the assignment on one of them.
Oddly I'd just had nice discussion with![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
smallhobbit about making guesses as to what small images actually are showing, and I had similar during the Snowflake Challenge (or maybe a lands-of-magic entry?) in which I described something in a photo as a fountain/bird bath which was actually a memorial feature.
Is it a writer thing, to see something without context and make an (un)educated guess about what it is? To start filling in the blanks? Or am I just not paying enough attention ;)
Do you ever have moments that like?
So, one of the prompts I'm keeping is this
What do you think it is?
Under the cut is my first guess.
In the first comment is what google lens insists it is.
I suppose in writing, what we see is what we write.
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Oddly I'd just had nice discussion with
smallhobbit about making guesses as to what small images actually are showing, and I had similar during the Snowflake Challenge (or maybe a lands-of-magic entry?) in which I described something in a photo as a fountain/bird bath which was actually a memorial feature.Is it a writer thing, to see something without context and make an (un)educated guess about what it is? To start filling in the blanks? Or am I just not paying enough attention ;)
Do you ever have moments that like?
So, one of the prompts I'm keeping is this
What do you think it is?
Under the cut is my first guess.
In the first comment is what google lens insists it is.
I suppose in writing, what we see is what we write.
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I'm My Own Grandpa
Mar. 1st, 2024 09:58 amFor this week's fandom I'm talking about "I'm My Own Grandpa"!
A novelty song writing in 1947 the song, sometimes referred to a "I'm My Own Grandpaw", is as Wikipedia puts it "about a man who, through an unlikely (but legal) combination of marriages, becomes stepfather to his own stepmother—by tacitly dropping the "step-" modifiers, he becomes his own grandfather. (The Wiki article includes reference to a real-life incident that may have inspired the song)
I first heard it through a friend's Dr Demento CD where it was performed by Homer and Jethro. It's had a few covers including one by Wille Nelson
Lonzo and Oscar - I’m My Own Grandpa
Fandom wise in the season 3"Futurama" episode "Roswell That Ends Well" an unintentional journey to 1947 Roswell sees Fry attempting to ensure his grandfather Enos impregnates his grandmother and instead gets him killed. Seduced by Enos's fiancée Mildred, Fry rationalises that if he still exists then Mildred can't be his grandmother. He is wrong but in fact Fry becomes his own grandpa, as Farnsworth cuttingly remarks when Fry objects to the professor's new plan to just steal the technology they need to fix the ship and escape back to their own time.
In fact in s4 "The Why of Fry" it is revealed that because Fry lacks the delta brainwave on account of his being his own grandfather, he is immune to the attack of the Brain spawn and it is up to him and Nibbler to save the day.
And here's a Muppet cover of the song
Fanfic Meme
Jan. 28th, 2016 10:43 amMeme found on Tumblr, by @kenway via @zephfair, amended slightly because that's how I roll.
"Give a quick overview of your fic posting/experience of the doing the meme if you want, and your overall AO3 wordcount.
The Questions:
1. Fanfics with the most comments:
2. Fanfics with the most kudos:
3. Your Oldest Fanfic:
4. Your Latest Fanfic:
5. Your Proudest Fanfic:
6. Your Longest Fanfic:
7. Fanfics with the most Bookmarks:
8. Your top 3 crossover fanfics:
9. Your favourite character to write in fanfic:
10. Tag some fanfic writers: (optional)"
Crossposted to Tumblr
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"Give a quick overview of your fic posting/experience of the doing the meme if you want, and your overall AO3 wordcount.
The Questions:
1. Fanfics with the most comments:
2. Fanfics with the most kudos:
3. Your Oldest Fanfic:
4. Your Latest Fanfic:
5. Your Proudest Fanfic:
6. Your Longest Fanfic:
7. Fanfics with the most Bookmarks:
8. Your top 3 crossover fanfics:
9. Your favourite character to write in fanfic:
10. Tag some fanfic writers: (optional)"
Crossposted to Tumblr
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NaNoWriMo - humour
Oct. 24th, 2015 06:51 pmThe Stages Of National Novel Writing Month
"You need to prepare for NaNoWriMo, even if you’re not the one writing."
Fun article with lots of gifs, the usual Buzzfeed style - I'm dreading the halfway mark myself and it was nice to see that everyone knows and fears it!
"You need to prepare for NaNoWriMo, even if you’re not the one writing."
Fun article with lots of gifs, the usual Buzzfeed style - I'm dreading the halfway mark myself and it was nice to see that everyone knows and fears it!
Meme: My Life According to
Oct. 8th, 2015 08:13 pmSnagged from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
eternal_moonie:
Using only episode names from one TV show, cleverly answer these questions. Try not to repeat an episode title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "My life according to ..."
» Pick your Show: Castle (I wanted Firefly but sadly there's not enough episodes to go around so I went with another Nathan Fillion show)
» Are you a male or female?: "Nikki Heat"
» Describe yourself: "The Limey"
» How do you feel: "Under the Influence"
» Describe where you currently live: "Hollander's Woods"
» If you could go anywhere where would you go?: "Montreal
» Your favorite form of transportation: "Driven"
» Your best friend is: "Hell Hath No Fury"
» What's the weather like: "Cloudy with a Chance of Murder"
» Favourite time of day: "After Hours"
» If your life was a TV show, it would be called: "Inventing the Girl"
» What is life to you: "One Life to Lose"
» Your fear: "A Death in the Family"
» What is the best advice you have to give: "Get a Clue"
» Thought for the Day: "Time Will Tell"
» How I would like to die: "Home is Where the Heart Stops"
» My soul's present condition: "Almost Famous"
» My motto: "Fool Me Once..."
eternal_moonie:Using only episode names from one TV show, cleverly answer these questions. Try not to repeat an episode title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "My life according to ..."
» Pick your Show: Castle (I wanted Firefly but sadly there's not enough episodes to go around so I went with another Nathan Fillion show)
» Are you a male or female?: "Nikki Heat"
» Describe yourself: "The Limey"
» How do you feel: "Under the Influence"
» Describe where you currently live: "Hollander's Woods"
» If you could go anywhere where would you go?: "Montreal
» Your favorite form of transportation: "Driven"
» Your best friend is: "Hell Hath No Fury"
» What's the weather like: "Cloudy with a Chance of Murder"
» Favourite time of day: "After Hours"
» If your life was a TV show, it would be called: "Inventing the Girl"
» What is life to you: "One Life to Lose"
» Your fear: "A Death in the Family"
» What is the best advice you have to give: "Get a Clue"
» Thought for the Day: "Time Will Tell"
» How I would like to die: "Home is Where the Heart Stops"
» My soul's present condition: "Almost Famous"
» My motto: "Fool Me Once..."
Trick or Treat
Sep. 14th, 2015 02:39 pmAs seen at xfirefly9x's post, there's a trick or treat happening in October.
More info: Everyone that wants to participate comments on the sign up post, made in early September, to get a trick or treat bucket. A post is made for every person that signs up with screened comments. Other users come along and fill the bucket with gifts. These gifts can be a treat, ideas for treats are; a gift of icons, music, a pic spam of something they like, an encouraging note, or the comment can contain a trick, ideas for tricks are; a joke, a silly gif, a icon in a color they hate (pink for someone that you know hates pink). If you give a trick you also have to gift a treat.
My bucket is here. You can sign up here. Feel free to comment with a link to your bucket, and to spread the word. You can use the site's promo banner as I did above.
xfirefly9x's post, there's a trick or treat happening in October.More info: Everyone that wants to participate comments on the sign up post, made in early September, to get a trick or treat bucket. A post is made for every person that signs up with screened comments. Other users come along and fill the bucket with gifts. These gifts can be a treat, ideas for treats are; a gift of icons, music, a pic spam of something they like, an encouraging note, or the comment can contain a trick, ideas for tricks are; a joke, a silly gif, a icon in a color they hate (pink for someone that you know hates pink). If you give a trick you also have to gift a treat.
My bucket is here. You can sign up here. Feel free to comment with a link to your bucket, and to spread the word. You can use the site's promo banner as I did above.
Thoughts/Memes
Jan. 28th, 2014 10:10 amMostly from Tumblr
on writing
Remember this one:
Well here's a sibling post that feels oh-so-true:
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Introverts – this is very true. I don't need lots of social interaction with many different people, but I need regular input from some people, especially those I'm close to.
Finally a couple of fannish things. For the Tyrion fans:
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And for the anti-Moffats:
on writing
Remember this one:
Well here's a sibling post that feels oh-so-true:
alt=tumblr>Introverts – this is very true. I don't need lots of social interaction with many different people, but I need regular input from some people, especially those I'm close to.
Finally a couple of fannish things. For the Tyrion fans:
And for the anti-Moffats:
Vid rec: I ship it (not fandom specific)
Nov. 22nd, 2013 04:00 pmhttp://youtu.be/LCDgJiPBxfI
I got this feeling at like three am while watching Netflix.
I drew some porny fanart and I wrote some smutty fanfic.
Can't help it, I just think that they would make such a good pair,
In canon they have never met—
I don't care, I ship it. I don't care.
I know that they are siblings but I think there's something more
If she weren't dating that guy, they'd be banging, I am sure.
The third scene in episode four, come on, look at him stare.
Twincest can't really be that bad—
I don't care, I ship it. I don't care.
You're on the canon ground, I'm up in crack ship space
Let's start a shipping war, don't care if I get hate.
Don't like my pairings, well, then you can hit the bricks.
This is my OTP, I'll go down with this ship!
I ship it!
I ship it!
They keep on saying they're not gay, but yeah I really doubt that,
This can't just be a bromance, who would write a show about that?
I think the subtext in the second season's pretty clear,
Don't tell me I need to calm down—
I don't care, I ship it.
I don't care, I ship it, I ship it.
I don't care, I ship it. I don't care.
You're on the canon ground, I'm up in crack ship space
Let's start a shipping war, don't care if I get hate.
Don't like my pairings, well, then you can hit the bricks.
This is my OTP, I'll go down with this ship!
I don't care, I ship it.
I don't care, I ship it, I ship it.
I don't care, I ship it.
I don't care, I ship it, I ship it.
I don't care.
I ship it.
Legend of the Seeker miscellany
Mar. 25th, 2012 05:38 pmTwo LOL style graphics and an entry for the Legendland Valentine's challenge
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She's A Lady
Jan. 27th, 2012 07:21 pmRULES:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 15 friends
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing. Do it if you want to
6. Have Fun!
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1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.
6. Have Fun!
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snagged from lar_laughs
I'm not very unique D: Wary of trusting strangers probably fits though :D And which entry did it pick to analyse, I wonder?
lar_laughsSo, meridian-rose, your LiveJournal reveals…
You are… 1% unique, 12% peculiar, 41% interesting, 30% normal and 17% herdlike (partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy writing). When it comes to friends you are normal. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are wary of trusting strangers. Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is overcomplicated.
Your overall weirdness is: 35
(The average level of weirdness is: 28.
You are weirder than 74% of other LJers.)
I'm not very unique D: Wary of trusting strangers probably fits though :D And which entry did it pick to analyse, I wonder?
One Word Meme
Feb. 14th, 2011 10:24 amsnagged from demonqueen
Leave a ONE WORD comment that you think best describes me. It can only be one word. No more than one word. Then copy & paste this post to your own journal so I can leave a word about you.
demonqueenLeave a ONE WORD comment that you think best describes me. It can only be one word. No more than one word. Then copy & paste this post to your own journal so I can leave a word about you.
Warning: epic crack ahead. I wrote the text for this months ago but finally got round to making some rough and ready picspam illustrations.
This is the story of Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, who travels with his Poke-Sith, battling against gym leaders.
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This is the story of Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, who travels with his Poke-Sith, battling against gym leaders.
Last time on The Poke-Sith Adventures:( Read more... )
Seen this at least twice already today, but it's a fun one :)
1. Do not look at the comments.
2. Take a look at my userpics.
3. Post a comment with the icon of mine you associate with me. Leave commentary if desired.
4. Repost with your default icon and profit.
1. Do not look at the comments.
2. Take a look at my userpics.
3. Post a comment with the icon of mine you associate with me. Leave commentary if desired.
4. Repost with your default icon and profit.
1. Reply to this post, and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of Icon Squee!
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2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of Icon Squee!
dizzyknee gave me these:( Read more... )Picspam; Legend of the Seeker
Nov. 1st, 2009 04:46 pmThis picspam was created for a challenge at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
legendland.
Come and join us; we have Confessors, Seekers and more Mord'Sith than you can shake a stick at.
I chose to focus on my two favourite characters: Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander and Darken Rahl. Please note (1) all information pertains to the television show "Legend of the Seeker" and not the books upon which the series is based and (2) picspam contains spoilers for season one episodes 1.1-1.19.
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legendland.Come and join us; we have Confessors, Seekers and more Mord'Sith than you can shake a stick at.
I chose to focus on my two favourite characters: Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander and Darken Rahl. Please note (1) all information pertains to the television show "Legend of the Seeker" and not the books upon which the series is based and (2) picspam contains spoilers for season one episodes 1.1-1.19.
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Picspam; The Firefly Fashion Guide
Oct. 20th, 2009 07:57 pmThis picspam was created for a challenge at whedonland.
Come and join us; our teams are shiny / slayers / vampires / morally grey :)
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whedonland. Come and join us; our teams are shiny / slayers / vampires / morally grey :)
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whedonland posters
Aug. 1st, 2009 01:47 pmoriginally created for Whedonland's Slayerfest poster contest
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