Riona (
rionaleonhart) wrote2006-09-13 10:23 pm
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Also, I Genuinely Believe That Oxford Is Silent Hill.
I seem to remember that there was a 'Five/Ten/An Infinite Number Of Fannish Confessions' meme going around a while ago, and I thought 'hey, that could be fun!'
But then it occurred to me that I, er, don't really have much to confess. At least, not that I can think of. I think I've already mentioned most of my shameful shameful fannish secrets. 'I AM IN LOVE WITH AN RPS THREESOME' or 'I CAN'T STOP WRITING CROSSOVERS HELP' wouldn't exactly be news, would it?
However, I was able to come up with four things:
- I am a colossal feedback addict. I'd forgotten what the feedback high felt like until I wrote and posted a couple of fics very recently. The problem with this is that I'll sometimes be tempted to put up a subpar story just for the feedback (yes, it's awful, I know), and then I'll come to my senses after two hours, take it down and hide from the community for a while in shame.
- I will write absolutely anything if the idea pesters me enough. I can't write smut to save my life, but I can be persuaded to write almost any concept, no matter how ridiculous. It's why I always end up writing ridiculous crossovers and parrotmonkey/elf romance. Some of you have already taken advantage of this by suggesting insane fanfic ideas to me until I snap and write them, damn you.
(I love you all really. Some of the fanfics I'm most pleased with have come out of evil persuasion by you people.)
- I don't like Terry Pratchett. I have tried and tried to like the Discworld books, but I just can't. I'm sorry. I couldn't even get into Good Omens, even though I really like what little I've read of Gaiman.
- I am attracted to the wrong Top Gear presenter.
But then it occurred to me that I, er, don't really have much to confess. At least, not that I can think of. I think I've already mentioned most of my shameful shameful fannish secrets. 'I AM IN LOVE WITH AN RPS THREESOME' or 'I CAN'T STOP WRITING CROSSOVERS HELP' wouldn't exactly be news, would it?
However, I was able to come up with four things:
- I am a colossal feedback addict. I'd forgotten what the feedback high felt like until I wrote and posted a couple of fics very recently. The problem with this is that I'll sometimes be tempted to put up a subpar story just for the feedback (yes, it's awful, I know), and then I'll come to my senses after two hours, take it down and hide from the community for a while in shame.
- I will write absolutely anything if the idea pesters me enough. I can't write smut to save my life, but I can be persuaded to write almost any concept, no matter how ridiculous. It's why I always end up writing ridiculous crossovers and parrotmonkey/elf romance. Some of you have already taken advantage of this by suggesting insane fanfic ideas to me until I snap and write them, damn you.
(I love you all really. Some of the fanfics I'm most pleased with have come out of evil persuasion by you people.)
- I don't like Terry Pratchett. I have tried and tried to like the Discworld books, but I just can't. I'm sorry. I couldn't even get into Good Omens, even though I really like what little I've read of Gaiman.
- I am attracted to the wrong Top Gear presenter.
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I never knew someone could write fic like that before! Maybe I should try it out?
You should! It really is a lot of fun. (I think I probably particularly like silly drabbles and one-sentence fics because I have The Shortest Attention Span In The World, though.)
(I never finished reading Sabriel (it's my shockingly short attention span again). Maybe I should go back to it?)
TOP GEAR IS FANTASTIC. Yes, it is very much all like that. I advise you to watch this, which is a ridiculously fun challenge in which the three presenters try to make their own hydro-cars and it is an absolute disaster. (You can probably tack 'and it is an absolute disaster' onto the end of the description of any Top Gear challenge.)
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The Shortest? You sure about that? I've been known to lose interest in sentences as I say them. Maybe I'll do that onesentence request meme for my fandoms.
(Never? How far d'you get?)
I have started watching the video and the dude just reasoned his way into making an aquatic vehicle with a mast and sails. I AM SURE IT WILL END WELL.
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Maybe I'll do that onesentence request meme for my fandoms.
Do! Seriously, it's fantastic fun. (If the people who read your journal are anything like those who read mine, though, you'll probably end up being forced to write all sorts of insane crossovers.)
(I don't actually remember. It was quite a while ago. I just got halfway through and sort of forgot to carry on reading.)
Hee, the sailing-car! The mast causes so many problems on the road.
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Not many people actually read my journal, so if I do that, I'm relying on you to give me bad, bad ideas.
(Readitreaditreadit it's not to everyone's taste but I feel so alone in my fandom and my strange obsession with Sabriel's father and Mogget.)
Clarkson's car will not stop being on fire. And - honestly, is he crazy? Those engines are enormous, it'd be like trying to haul an elephant around. And the other two are just procrastinating and Hammond is trying to see how much house he can make out of his car and TOYBOTA. EXCUSE ME, THAT'S GENIUS AND I MUST LAUGH.
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I have to warn you in advance that I may sort of, er, request Top Gear fic.
(I am very busy at the moment, but when I've sorted my life out I will!)
And - honestly, is he crazy?
Yes. As you will quickly learn.
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Ooh, er. I don't know much about it yet. I'm not sure what would happen if you did. Possibly there would be me bs-ing my way around car knowledge and confusing my dad (who is a car nut) with all sorts of weird questions.
(Horray!)
I'm....I'm getting that impression. Everyone is stalling and he just doesn't care because it means he wins by default. Wow. Hammond is also such a dweeby little guy, so happy about his magazines. And his, er. What was that last one there?
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I probably wouldn't request anything requiring huge amounts of car knowledge, mainly because I, er, know practically nothing about them myself. It'll probably all be 'CLARKSON MOCKS HAMMOND FOR EVER' and 'THE TOP GEAR TEAM IN SPACE'.
And his, er. What was that last one there?
I can't tell whether this question is rhetorical, so you'll have to forgive me if I answer it: it was, rather fantastically, the Gay Times. I love the scene later on in which James is reading it and drinking tea.
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Second of all, I blame you for this completely.