Danielle's Other Other OTHER Online Journal

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Among the 'features' added:

Title of post in Last Post, Friends Pages, Calendar view (every page where displayed multiple entries) now links to entry.

One problem, though. The code broke the Smooth Sailing layout. The whole thing.

You're supposed to test these things first, boys and girls.

ETA: Looks like it was fixed. But how long until something else breaks?

I feel very uninteresting atm. I don't really have anything much to post about because most of what happens now is either boring, or I can't talk about it. I know, though, that retreating into my little cave altogether and cut myself off from people entirely is not going to make me feel any better at all.

Instead, I'll post a movie again.

But, I'm taking a break from the Whispering Corridors movies. I don't think anyone minds that. *hears sighs of relief* ;-) So, I'm offering you a Japanese thriller instead as an early xmas/holiday present. I'm broke so I can't send out cards, but I do have a pretty good internet connection, so I can upload stuff.


Sôseiji (Gemini)

Plot: "Yukio is living a charmed life: he is a respected young doctor with a successful practice and a beautiful wife. His only problem is that his wife is suffering from amnesia, and her past is unknown. Things begin to fall apart, however, when both his parents die suddenly, killed by a mysterious stranger with Yukio's face. Only when Yukio confronts this stranger will the mystery of his identity, and his wife's past, be revealed."

I liked this lot. It's more of a thriller than a horror movie, because it deals not at all in the supernatural, but rather with the darkness that resides inside people and the evil things that people do when desperate, as well as who is good and who is evil, and from what perspective?

It's rather surreal, but also beautiful. The director is Shinya Tsukamoto, who's apparently made some rather celebrated movies (the Tetsuo series, for example), has managed to set a very creepy atmosphere all through the movie. It's set in the early 1900's, and is probably not something to watch for the claustrophobic. This is definitely a movie that I will watch again.

( Want to watch it? )

Anyone interested in some Asian gay-themed films? I mostly watch horror and thrillers, but I do have some of those too (despite being drama and/or romance).

ok, so, I'm guessing many of you have seen this because I tend to be behind on all the funny stuff, but for some reason I stumbled upon this in my you tube travels yesterday, and have been laughing ever since. It's a line drawing cartoon video parody of Goblet of Fire: complete with Our contestants harry, Krum, and super-spy Hannah Montana.

There's also a moment where Dumbledore asks for Snape's opinion and we get an allusion to Potter Puppet Pals' Mysterious Ticking Noise when Snape breaks into oO Snape. Snape. Severus Snape Oo

hee hee.
Enjoy!

*facepalms* I'm SO sorry, I've been so distracted by work and school that I completely forgot I was supposed to be posting the rest of this! *creeps off to hide beneath her desk and get back to work*

Title: It's My Party...
Series: Zombie Loan
Pairing: Chika/Shito
Rating: NC-17
Warning: yaoi, language, arguing, zombies
Chapter Length: 5385
Total Length: 18,457

If Chika had expected to get anything from Shito for his birthday, it certainly wouldn't have been this.

( Was it possible that he was teasing Akatsuki in return? Surely not. )

You guys! nishi_shinji has done it again! She's written me absolutely fabulous comment fic! ByaRen this time, and I am completely blown away by this. It's just so good! You should all read it and tell her how good it is!

Now, it's time for the second part of the Whispering Corridors series, Memento Mori:

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I truly am very appreciative to everyone who has donated to Animal Friends (and is currently suffering through Storm Warnings - gah, looked at a chapter a bit ago and found more tiny little mistakes on my part that I missed, I apologize). It seems that they contacted a few of you because of a lack of an address to send a memorial card for Ban-chan.... oops. My bad, I forgot about that little part when I said to do the donations 'in memory of'. Someone thoughtfully gave them my email address, and here's what they sent me:

Hello, My name is Jessica DiVito and I am the development coordinator with Animal Friends in Pittsburgh. Over the last 24 hours, we have received numerous donations in honor on Ban-Chan. Since so many of the donations that have poured in have come from all over the world, we found it to be highly unusual and attempted to contact one of the donors to understand who Ban-Chan was. One donor was kind enough to give us your address. I am very sorry that I am contacting you via email, but I just wanted to let you know how remarkable your work must be, and that your supporters care very much. As of three o'clock we have received over $250 from about a dozen donors. Thank you. This is truly amazing and I just want you to know how much we really do appreciate you spreading the word about our work and being a great ambassador for our organization. Thank you again for your support. If you have time, we would love to hear more about Ban--Chan, who must have been a truly inspiring pet. Sincerely, Jessica DiVito

.... yeah, I get teary-eyed each time I see it. *massive huggles to all who donated, no matter the amount*

I was hoping when I came up w/ this idea that I'd raise at least a hundred dollars and do a little good. Over $250 means a lot to a regional organization like this, especially in a time when people are strapped for money and pets are getting abandoned left and right. Not to ignore my fellow humans, but I happen to think that this is a time of the year when our faithful and loving companions get overlooked, and I know AF always does their 'Christmas/New Year's' round-up of as many poor animals they can take on who probably won't live into the new year without a bit of help and loving attention. Perhaps with this donation they'll be able to take on an extra animal or two.

I have a monthly donation sent to them automatically because I know just how much Ban-chan, and now Ume-chan and Hoshi, means to me. AF was so understanding and helpful when it came time to find another cat to share my life with, and they're constantly striving to help all pets and pet owners, not just the ones who adopted/were adopted from them. Heck, I technically got Ume-chan for 'free' as someone saw a lovely cat with small health issues and paid her adoption fee in advance. I 'paid it forward' on a handsome gentleman who reminded me too much of Ban-chan for me to take him home even though AF put me under no pressure to do so. It's an organization that I'm very proud of and respect.

Anyway, rambling aside, thank you very much. As I said in a previous post, I'll keep the offer of the whole fic up until about chapter ten or so in return for any donation of $5 or more. Some of you seemed to feel bad that you couldn't give more, but really, the saying that 'every little bit helps' is more than true. At the very least, you've made me feel very happy and humbled. And I can't think of a much better tribute for Ban-chan than this after all the years of him being curled up at my side while I wrote.

(pardon the use of the 'meh' icon, but I just had to have Ban-chan's picture up there)

I have been watching a few series of horror movies over the last few weeks. Interestingly, it seems like sequels not only doesn't have to have anything to do with the first one, they are sometimes not even the same genre, unless one is very generous. So it's been rather amusing at times, accompanied by more than one "Huh? Wait a minute... How is this at all related to..." moment.

First up is the Korean "Whispering Corridors" (Yeogo Goedam) series:

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Btw, I think I'm totally ruining my ratio on the private tracker, atm. I'm downloading a whole NHK series that someone uploaded there all in one huge file: 16.7 GB! Currently, it says that it will take something like 150 days before it's finished. Sometimes I really love direct downloads instead. ;-)

Also, if anyone knows what the hell I'm listening to, could you please let me know, because... um, my kanji comprehension is non-existent. I must have downloaded the file some time ago, and I found it only today, so I can't remember what it is. LOL!

Title: Best Served Cold
Challenge: Revenge
Character: Rufus, Kadaj
Team: Turks
Word count: 100



Oh, this moment was so worth the wait. That look of shock and horror, of utter and complete betrayal – perfection. To think, he believed he had the upper hand all this time, bringing me up here for a bird’s-eye view of the nefarious destruction he and his fellows would unleash upon the innocent citizens of Edge, all in search for their “mother” – a few vials of cells, hidden right in front of him all this time.

“A good son would have known.”

Serves the miniature nightmare right. If Sephiroth hadn’t started all this bullshit, my cat might still be alive.

Keeping promises - that's Avalanche's specialty! They nabbed that trophy from SOLDIER with a solid 10 points! SOLDIER and the Turks...not so good at keeping those promises. Then again, they are ShinRa stooges. ^_^;;

This week's prompt is #76 - Revenge

Is revenge truly a dish best served cold or will an eye for an eye make the whole world blind? Either way, this week is all about revenge.

Does Tifa want revenge for what happened at Nibelheim? Will Cloud demand revenge on Sephiroth for killing Aeris?  Is Rufus plotting revenge on those that instigated the terrorist attacks on the reactor? Would Vincent seek revenge for injustices he endured?

This week plot revenge, but do it in just 100 words!

Silly Mod:
And as food for thought, here is a Calvin and Hobbes quote on revenge: “Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN!”

Title: Invasion
Author: drachenmina
Word Count: 200
Rating: G
Snape 100 Challenge#258: Truly, Madly, Deeply
Characters: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Warnings: Canon character deaths mentioned. Will make more sense if you have seen the film.


Invasion

Prompt #55: Holiday Smut. Remus is involved in (or watching) sex with a holiday setting or holiday item used as a sex toy. For example, bondage with garland.

If you have an older story or artwork that fits the monthly challenge, feel free to re-post it here.

If you get inspired by a challenge but don't finish the story or art within the month, not a problem! Feel free to post it whenever it's finished, even if the monthly challenge period is over.

Kinky non-challenge stories, poetry, and art are always welcome as well. As long as it's kinky and features Remus in some way, it's eligible for posting here at any time.

Please refer to the community profile for rules re: posting.

Please remember to tag your entries!

Happy perving! :)

That christmas wish meme... (yeah, I'm late, I know, but I don't really expect to get any wishes fulfilled. Not after the year I've had.)

( The rules )

My list, in no particular order:

* Sainsbury's extra power pain reliever caplets... fabulous things! Often, they're the only thing that works on my headaches. Must be the combination of aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine that does the trick. Anyway, I wish for these!

* Chocolate. I happen to enjoy the stuff very much. :D I like chocolate with nuts or almonds or various fillings, or liquorice. Mmmhmm. I think it's fun to get to eat chocolate from other places, stuff I can't get here. (Not a fan of raisins, for the record.)

* Fan art for one of my stories! Yes, I heart fan art so much. Since I'm in anime/manga fandoms now, I wish for art for one of those stories I've written.

* Any leftover merch (no matter how small) for one of my fandoms (Bleach, Loveless, Death Note, Koutetsu Sangokushi (yeah right, as if merch even exists for that anime))

* The return of my muses and the dispelling of the writer's block!

* A safe, nice, and stress-free life. With some good luck and good stuff happening. (And world peace, while I'm wishing.)

* All things Gackt. The only thing I have managed to find in this country is the CD Diabolos. There's just nothing with him! Sweden doesn't yet appreciate his greatness! :(

* Small, cool Japanese things. (For me almost everything Japanese is cool. *g*)

* Things connected to ancient Egypt and/or Egyptian mythology.

* A Byakuya/Renji/Shuuhei/Ukitake icon... Just because it happens to be my OT4 and I've never seen any!

If anyone would like my contact info, my email addy is this username =at= g m a i l =period= c o m. :) Xmas cards are welcome too. I didn't sign up for any (apart from one) this year, because I've switched fandoms and have been mostly silent this year... And I'm not sure I can afford sending any myself. But if anyone wants to send me one, know that I'll be squeeing loudly.

A few more student quotes from an essay on gender in The House on Mango Street.

As always the quotes are precisely as my students submit them to me at my lovely university. All mistakes are theirs. All sarcasm is mine and damned theraputic.


Women actions before today were made solely to please others around them. Today women make choices for themselves.
Because yesterday, I was a total pansy. But today, GIRL POWER!

Commonly associated with the male species, the emotion and ambition of Esperanza are in appropriate for her, since she is female.
She is female, but what species is she? *snort*

Our society as a whole has began to accept the transformation of gender roles from a more conservative outlook to one that is more retro sexual.
Retrosexual as not conservative... right. Cause Retrosexual Code isn't found on the Radical Conservative website or anything.

She embodies the child that never wants to grow up and is divergent to the invasion of her place of margin.
As thegildedmagpie said when I read this to her, "What?"

After the 19th Amendment was passed in 1848, women began to fight more for their happiness and began to take on new roles.
Historical fail.

Boy who play with action figures do not feel the same way as girls because they were all hideous looking.
Uhhh- The girls? The boys? The action figures?

A person who does not match with their gender role will not necessarily be a homosexual a different gender.
Nearly insightful but primarily amusing.

Girls and boys were branded with the colors pink and blue ever since they were young.
"Hey Pa! Get out that there pink brandin' iron. Ma just birthed us another girl."

Hello my fellow Wrimos,

I just wanted to drop a quick note to tell you all how proud of you I am. We've faced the beast and came out the other end. That sounds a bit dirty doesn't it? *grins*

Maybe next year we can drag our community moderator with us. So where ever she is, we've got to find her.

I wanted to congratulate the following members of our community:
ederyn, kitsune_wolf, dyinginthesun, yuuo, 24601, boxedcrayon125, kijin_san, inoru_no_hoshi, ceria, and astridxvi.

You all rocked.

If I didn't mention anyone, it's not a slight. I only went back to the 15th to check word counts. If you either post here or send me an email, I will add you to the list.

It's over ducks! We can finally party!

See you all next year,
Jenn

My written exams are done- they went very well. Thanks to everyone for their good wishes! Unfortunately my oral examination which was scheduled for 02 Dec has been postponed as one of my examiners was hospitalized last week. It's now looking like it will be the week of 15 Dec but there's no solid word yet. RAR.

So I'm spending tonight grading essays and have just come across a real gem:

In Cisneros's novel, it i unclear what sex the narrator is, leaving one to assume that the narrator could be either male or female. Taken form this point of view, it is valid to state that the narrator is either a heterosexual or a homosexual.
*blinks* *blinkblink* Er... it's actually really clear that the narrator's a girl, but beyond that, I've got nothing but laughter for this student.

Title: Whispers
Rating :PG
Author: lilyseyes
Word Count: 100
Challenge: snape100 258: Truly Madly Deeply
Warnings: *AU, prior canon character deaths mentions*
Disclaimer: JKR owns the Potterverse – I just play in it. No money is made from these amateur works.
Summary: Severus hated meddlesome ghosts

Whispers

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It's the last day of November - Anyone participate in NaNoWriMo this year? If so, did you win?

I rolled up my sleeves and drove in, and with a word count of 50k, I'm still not done with my first attempt at a novel. What I do have written down is mostly crap, but NaNo was an important experience for me. Good to know that I can get a lot of writing done, even with a full-time job, friend, family, and pets to take care of.

What are your thoughts on NaNo? Good or bad thing for writers? Fun or torture? Does it suggest that quantity is more important than quality?

Title: Frivolous Activity
Author: alisanne
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: G
Challenge: #258: Truly, Madly, Deeply
Word Count: 100
Warnings: Sheer silliness. I also gacked a bunch of lines from the movie "Truly, Madly, Deeply."
Beta: eeyore9990
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Frivolous Activity

For your reading enjoyment (hopefully), here is the first of twelve chapters from Storm Warnings:
http://www.catsdreams.com/archive/storm01.html

(yes, I suck at making pretty links)

All in all, I'm rather happy with this story. You start to see Yohji and Aya mature a bit and show new sides, some minor characters (such as Alexis and Eri) step forward, another couple of even more minor characters get fleshed out and steps are taken that pretty much make the war irrevocable at this point. And there's Teddy. >^.^< He's been too quiet lately. And a good bit of Aya and Yohji, hints about Roy and Crawford's bloodlines... just a lot of lovely little bits mixed into the general madness. Enjoy!

The offer of a donation in return for the entire story still stands. Pretty much, this will be up until the last couple of chapters are ready to be posted:

http://nekojita.livejournal.com/556227.html?mode=reply

Title: Fire 
Fandom: FF7
Author: Gothatheartholo
Pairing: Cloud/Kadaj
Rating/Warning: PG13 for… makocest?, yaoi, etc. 
Disclaimer: I do not own or make money off this game. 
Summary: Slight AU. It’s hard to tell when Cloud’s pissed off, but Kadaj knows exactly what to do to calm his big brother down…right? 
A/N: I’m still pissed off (for another reason), and thus, this fanfic was born. I really have to write more fanfics when I’m feeling emotional (in all sorts of ways). And yes, just one more fanfic and then I’ll be done… I think.

This is also a slight au, where Kadaj’s been brought back to life and is living with Cloud, but instead of retelling all of that, I’ll just offer you a snippet of their, um, harder times of their lives, lawl (or not, lawlz).

( ...scarred by fire... )

I posted this only in comments to an earlier post, but I thought it was a bit hidden away so I'd better make a separate post with it. *g*

As might be known to some of you, I'm a big fan of bondage, and Japanese bondage in particular. Kinbaku, or as many in West seem to call it: shibari, is a very elegant form of rope bondage, where aesthetics is as important as the restriction. It's not only a bdsm thing, but an art-form as well, and many photographs show this very well.

So, today I'll share what is left of many years of trawling the web for pictures and instructions of kinbaku. Changing computers and a laptop that has died have unfortunately made many, many pictures disappear into nothingness, but I found some 800 or so on a few back-up CDs. Included in the zip file are a few photobooks I've found via torrents. Not surprisingly, most of the pictures have women in ropes, but I have managed to find a few with men.

I have a few books myself, but sadly, no scanner. But I think two of the books are included in a huge file I found the other day... I'll know when I look through the 3.6 GB... O.o At least I recognised the models' names in the list of content. So, there will probably be a second zip file with kinbaku later. :)

( The file, and a small preview - Not worksafe at all!!! )

(Remember: drabble posts now appear on livejournal and insanejournal)

Challenge #258: Truly Madly Deeply. This is the fourth in a series of challenges based on the titles of Alan Rickman movies (note: yes, yes . . . Rickman and Snape still aren't the same person. Work with me here, folks *g*). With Truly Madly Deeply - as with all the movies used in this challenge series - it's only the title you need to use as a prompt for your drabble, i.e., you needn't consider the plot or anything else having to do with the film (however, with this film, in particular, you might want to draw on at least part of the plot of the movie for your drabble, if you're familiar with it)

Name a character and I'll tell you three (or more) facts about them from my own personal pseudo-canon.

Supernatural, Burn Notice, Smallville, One Tree Hill, Veronica Mars, Twin Peaks, Brimstone, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and some Angel), Highlander, Sentinel, pretty much any Bruce Campbell Anything Under The Sun, y'all know what I like.

The final hours are upon us. Hands are hurting. Eyes are crusty. Backs are curved. And our houses look like they've seen better decades. But it is all for the good.

If you wrote only 15,000 words. That's 15k more than other people. If you wrote 20k? Same thing. 30k, 40k, 50k, 60k, 70k, 80k, 90k, 100k? You're as insane as the rest of us and you need to sleep.

So for those who need just a couple more words to reach that 50,000 word goal. You can do it. We're cheering you on.

And like the song says. "Deliver me."

Post is up. Have at.

Jenn

post is up early because I'm about to fall out and I still haven't reached my goal for the NaNo yet. Still have another 9,000 to get to today.

I left the guild of annoyance today.  I thought about saying something first and then I looked around a bit and thought some more on it.  There's one possibly two people I respect there.  Everyone else is very much like the guild leader or worse.  I don't think the guild leader is the person who doesn't fit, I think I'm the person who doesn't fit. In the end it wasn't worth the hassle and the inevitable banning, pms, and random hate thread.   I just moved on to greener pastures.

Last two days ducks. Let's wade through these last days and hit those counts. On the other side is Tylenol, Advil, Aspirin and Icy/Hot. Oh and that bubble bath and blessed silence.

Post is up. Have at.

Jenn

Title: Star-crossed
Author: torino10154
Word Count: 100
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: PG
Challenge: 257 January Man
Disclaimer: They belong to JKR.
A/N: The quoted line is from a horoscope for Capricorn found here.

Title: The Best Intentions
Author: ria_awesome
Pairing: Remus/Ron
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: slash, angst, hurt/comfort, cross-generational
Disclaimer: I disclaim!
Summary: An offer of comfort becomes something quite unexpected.
Author's Notes: written as part of the remus_ron_slash fic fest on LJ
For littleblackbow, who loves her rarepairs, and prodded me into participating.
Takes place post-DH in an alternate universe in which Remus has survived the war.
Words: 654


At my fic journal

List of Things Different that I've noticed:

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