Gormenghast stuff

Hey, y'all, I forgot to mention that I've finished the first book of Gormenghast. (Yay! Only two to go!) It's got the same feel as the mini-series, vaguely depressing, grotesque and fascinating. Very... unusual.

I must admit, it took me a while to get used to the language and style, but it has got more interesting. Or, maybe it's a case of it's started to involve more Steerpike, and he does intrigued me. (Although, as for foreshadowing, it's really damn obvious that Titus is going to end up with Keda's daughter. Considering I know this when they're both less than two years old, it's kinda... disappointing.)

Well, in the spirit of my literary accomplishment, this is now my wallpaper. Dark, pretty, ruthless Steerpike. *bg*

Oh, and I found the Titus/Steerpike fic Steering Titus. It's my favourite non-crossover Gormenghast fic. My favourite crossover fic is Te's Ethan/Steerpike fic, which still thrills me. (Man, I need a fandom/interest that has more than two fics to it's name. *g*)

And, for something completely different, this is an interesting essay on magic in the Buffyverse. The importance of intent appeals to me.

First day of holidays!

You know what I really love about holidays? I can indulge my natural nocturnal habits. I can stay up to 4am and sleep in to midday, like I did last night/today. This isn't anything new that's come about with my addiction to the 'net and LJ. This is something I've always done. I can remember summer holidays from highschool, where those weeks off meant that I could stay up until 1 or 2am watching TV and then sleep the morning away.

Unfortunately, keeping these sleeping patterns doesn't work with an office job. *g*

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Back when my journal was read-only locked and they were doing LJ updates, I wrote this entry. Just figured I might as well post it.

My #1 result for the SelectSmart.com selector, Which West Wing Character Are You?, is CJ Cregg

My #2 result for the SelectSmart.com selector, Which West Wing Character Are You?, is Sam Seaborn

My #3 result for the SelectSmart.com selector, Which West Wing Character Are You?, is Ainsley Hayes

Woohoo! I'm pretty pleased by those results. *bg* (And my worst match? Toby. I'm so unsurprised. It's very true.)

Also, had a lot of fun giggling at the West Wing Barbie Theatre. Be warned, it's silly and smutty, but I like Josh's curly hair. *g*

I love days when I don't change out of my PJs.

Spent most of today mucking around in PaintShop Pro (I just realised that PaintShop was the program I used to play around with at Uni. That's why it's so familiar to me! I'm a dork.) working on a cover.

I'm not unhappy with it exactly, I'm just... hmmm... You know that feeling where you can't get it to look like it does in your head, or to feel right for the story? That's what I've got. It could just be a case of staring at it for too long, but I'm going to add a story quote, or a Gormenghast quote, and see if that works better.

While discovering that there are not enough shots of Ethan Rayne online (okay, well I found enough, but there should be more *g*), I came across some RL pics of the Buffy cast. Okay, for all of those who wonder at my Dawn crush, but shared my love of Tara, can you see the similarity? It's in this shot as well. Is it any wonder that I'd fall for both of these gorgeous girls? Although, it does make me wonder about the casting choice. Seriously, if Dawn was Tara's sister, it would look far more reasonable.

Meanwhile, these two pics made me laugh. I'm easily amused.

Hey, I finally finished downloading the Sam/Josh vid! *bg* I've been downloading it all day, and hadn't noticed it had finished. Well, I'm off to watch it!

Dude! I so have to write feedback!

See my icon? Remember my fascination (obsession) with these boys at the moment?

Give me a vid with a song I know, the boys I love, and my favourite scenes between them, and you have a very happy Annie.

*squee* I'm going to write to the vidder and say thanks for putting it on FTP for me to download because I loved it!

I wasn't sure that Linkin Park's "In the End" would work for a Sam/Josh vid. I mean, I like the song (it's the only one of theirs that I do) but I just didn't think it would work, and it did. It's like a condensed WW, just Sam/Josh, and I'm thrilled by it. It has the flashback scenes from Shadow of Two Gunmen, it has a scene from Somebody's... and Josh losing it in Noel. It also has the building a fire scene *points at icon* with the flirty "Teamwork" dialogue running over the top of the music.

I'm just thrilled about it. There's no better feeling in the world than being absolutely thrilled by fandom! It's making me want to write a post-Somebody's fic that's been haunting me for a bit.

Hmmm... but I still have the Perry White challenge to do (so far, I've just got distracted by the research, and have no idea for the story) and I want to write Ottoman Clex (I actually have a book to read on the Ottoman armies, so... I may actually get it done by the deadline at the end of this month). Mind you, while I'm talking of fannish things, there's a couple of covers I want to do, and I want to finish my Clex icon series.

You know, when I got that book, I also got one of those Collins Science books on gems. I have no idea how that fits into anything that I'm doing, but I remember how much I loved that series of books as a kid. So very pretty, with big pictures and interesting information...

Riding high on the Josh/Sam vibes

Okay, so I've watched the vid again. And again. And, I'll probably watch it again before I go to bed.

I'm also reading through the TWOP (how dodgy is it that I still have an urge to write MBTV? Probably because since the name changed, I haven't been around the site or forums as much.) recaps of Shadow of Two Gunmen. I'm highly amused by the reader's poll asking "Seriously, have Josh and Sam ever made out?". From 902 people, the results are:
Get off the Josh/Sam slash kick - 51%
They've at least made out - 49%

It amuses me thinking that there are another 450 people on the slashy bandwagon with me. *g*