7 Random Things Before Bedtime

[salixbabylon]

1) Anyone know what happened to smut_wednesday? I mean, I know they deleted themselves before LJ could do it, but did they migrate somewhere and change the name? (I think I looked at Insane and Greatest, but perhaps not.)

Anyone know? Help? I miss my Wednesday artsmut. :(

2) When did "strap-on sex" get turned into "pegging" and why? Does "pegging" mean something in particular?

3) You know that song "Teenagers" by My Chemical Romance? The song changes POVs halfway through and causes my brain to get all twisted up on itself, trying to figure out who is addressing whom. The first half "they" are adults who suck, but in the second half, "they" are mean teenagers. Hence confusion. Consequently, the bloody song has been stuck in my head for fucking *months* now.

4) Second runner-up to Things That Suck in Fandom, following WIPs that are abandoned and never finished = WIPS that finally finish, but totally just peter out in the last chapters. It sucks when you've been reading something brilliant for months and months and get all excited to see that it's finally finished and you reread from the beginning... only to discover that the author either lost their muse or just phoned it in or something. *sigh* (And before you all get paranoid on me: NO, this isn't about your fic. The fic that I'm thinking of at the moment was bandslash, my new secret vice.)

5) Saw "Stardust" this weekend and I really loved it. Frankly, I expected it to be kind of visually pretty and otherwise suck, which is good because I was totally surprised that it had a decent fairy-tale plot and was funny and was *tremendously* pretty. (The key to happiness in life is setting your expectations low. Seriously.)

The best part, though, was the totally unexpected queer content, which was handled in a way where it just wasn't that big of deal that the character was gay. Sure, it was a stereotype and yes, they did do the transvestite=gay thing, but still. It was random and incidental and in a teen/children's movie and that ROCKS. :)

6) Also, in "Stardust", it took me forever to recognize Rupert Everett, whom I adore. Mostly because every time the abd prince came on-screen, I kept thinking he'd have made a fantastic Snape in the HP movies.

Because my biggest peeve (ok, maybe not *biggest*, but one of the top ten) in the Harry Potter movies is that although I desperately adore Alan Rickman's voice, he's just too old. Or they needed to do de-aging makeup on him or something. Snape/the Marauders are only 19-22 years older than Harry (depending on which of JKR's timelines you go by), which means that even at the end of Book 7 when Harry is 18, Remus/Sirius/Severus would only have been 40. For the movie HP:POA, released in 2004 (when they'd all have been ~36), David was 41, Gary was 46, and Alan was 58.

Why yes. Yes I am a big Harry Potter geek. And I recently spent way *way* too much time researching people's ages for a fic that I'm working on. Made a 6-column table and everything.

(And don't even get me started on Remus' pornstache or facial scarring in POA. HOw could they do that to such a gorgeously fuckable man, I ask you? Such a crime.)

7) Which segues nicely into the last item: my fic for ficrocksthe80s. It's Harry/Draco. It's (so far) totally canon compliant, even with DH, *even* with the revolting epilogue. (Although I'm reviving Fred. Twindeath is just wrong.) Furthermore... there might not be any sex in it.

That's right - I seem to be writing a really long, plot-heavy H/D fic that's entirely canon-compliant and only rated PG-13.

I know. I'm scared too.

The end of the world must be coming...

Comments

[mr_cellaneous]

Ooh! I know one of those! "Pegging" was coined by Dan Savage's readers; I think he put out a call for suggestions and that was his favorite one. He wrote about it in a recent column: link.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Ah excellent. My web fu broke down - I thought I'd looked that up but clearly I *meant* to but then I forgot. Thank you so much for the link! I love Dan.

[seanlily.livejournal.com]

there's a smut_day group on insaneasylum, not sure if it's your smut_wed though

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

I'll go check it out - thank you so much! :)

[taz34.livejournal.com]

LOL, well I am now quite curious to read your H/D story and I love the fact that you're reviving Fred. I just thought that was incredibly wrong for her to have killed him off. And while we're on the subject. I think killing Remus off was wrong too.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Well yes, I agree. It's just that killing Fred was so far beyond wrong that I just can't do it, no matter how canon compliant I'm trying to be.

I hope you'll like the story! So far ti's fun to write, at any rate. ;)

[taz34.livejournal.com]

Yeah I keep imagining that Fred is still alive and well pulling pranks with George as they run their Joke shop.

I'll keep an eye out for it.

[heartofslash.livejournal.com]

3) Watch sue_chose_this's video set to the Star Wars Prequels and you'll get over worrying about the change of POV and see pretty visions of Obi-Wan and Anakin every time you hear it!

5) I saw it on the week-end too! Very pretty. There were a few character inconsistencies/plot devices near the end that eere a little weak, but all in all a fun movie.

I made a remark about the stereotypical nature of the gay thing, and the Dwarf said "What? I thought you were all about he gay pirates!" When I got home and told the kids there was a gay pirate they thought it was really cool, and when the Son found out who played the gay pirate he was shocked. (You know when he goes to the barber he says, "Cut it like Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver.")

6) The ages in Harry Potter have been utterly inconsistent, and when DR is like 24 and playing Harry in the last movie it's really gonna show. but I forgive Alan Rickman for being 58 because he's Alan Rickman.

I think the next Harry Potter movie would be absolutely smashing is they could somehow squeeze int he line 'Hence the spitting" for Snape... but I have a soft spot for crossovers.

7) Twindeath is just wrong. I couldn't agree more. I may not talk to my twin, but I'm glad he's alive.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

1) Awesome! All better in my brain now, thanks. :)

5) Yay for synchronicity! I knew we were phsycially linked somehow.

6) Oh totally. They'd better crank out those last 2 movies ASAP. The kids are all growing up way too much.

I do love AR. Really. That voice makes up for almost anything. The makeup artists are the ones I have a real issue with, when you get down to it. It's like they don't even think Snape and Remus should be sexy.

7) *smooch*

[uinendolothen.livejournal.com]

I can't begin to tell you how much this post entertained me. :) I especially enjoyed the bit about the 6-column table, mostly because I've undertaken similar projects in the past.

Looking forward to the new fic!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

*smooch* Glad my OCD-type neuroses amuse others as much as they amuse me when I realize them.

:)

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

I really agree with #4. And it's just as annoying when it happens even if there wasn't a long break. I think I'd rather have the long break and have the writer really work through the issues and stay true to the story then just finish to finish.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Agreed - I'd rather have the author post an announcement saying "RL sucks right now but I will get back to this, I promise." Then take a few months off, and then do the damn thing properly.

I mean, I *do* understand about the muses just leaving you. But I also believe that as a writer, it's important to acknowledge that writing is *work*, and if you just sit down and do it, often the muse will return. Sure, you might have to rewrite it, or maybe that first newly written section might always feel awkward and suck in your eyes, but that's where a good beta or two comes in and saves the day.

As you can see, I have pretty strong opinions about this sort of thing. Finishing what you've started, in all walks of life, is a Big Thing with me. ;)