Argh!

Look people, I do not have an intimidating grasp of HTML. My webpages only look good when there has been a good deal of effort gone into them (I mean, like, two weeks spent just on one static page. I can do it, it just takes serious effort and possibly ten times as long as other people.).

So, having Yahoo-Geocities shut me out? Not fun.

On the good side, I finally finished the SV "You're so Vain" icons, so no more stuffing around doing them. On the bad side, it is now 7.40am and starting to get fairly light. This is what happens when I treat myself to home delivered pizza and 2L of coke. Ah, caffeine. *g*

ETA: Hey! I lied! Geocities saved first! Yay! No more HTML on very little sleep!

My night. Morning. Whatever.

Well, I didn't write anything today/last night/this morning (I got on the computer at about 4pm yesterday, and despite occasional snack breaks, I really haven't been offline, so I'm not sure of the appropriate time 'phrase'.), but I had fun playing with Paintshop.

First of all, I made a cover for dammitcarl's WW drabble and then I finished off my Lex "You're so vain" themed icons. It took me ages, and some of the pictures are... less than ideal/appropriate, but it is finished.

If you've got the time, do you want to check them out here and then drop me a comment regarding which ones you liked/worked well, or alternatively, which ones sucked? It's all in the name of curiousity and improving my skills. *bg*

It goes without saying that if you want one, take it, although I don't think they actually stand up too well as individual icons.

If I wasn't on holiday, I'd have started work by now.

I'm still awake. Heh. Well, I'm going out tonight, so I can grab a few hurs sleep during the middle of the day. Man, it's been far too long since I've done the up all night playing in fandom thing.

Although, I've moved the computer in front of my bed, so I now can sit cross-legged to type, or lie down to read fics. It's great because I can now stay online for hours, and move around enough to stop my butt or legs going to sleep. (Man, the extent I'll go to in order to not have to fix my computer chair. *g*)

Reread Te's Project Series. I's great. One of those early, early S1 series, that picks up on the ridiculous amount of Hoyay in th epilot (and, it's slightly darker air). Still, the series has lighthearted and hot sex scenes, with a wonderfully hopeful and romantic ending.

I don't consider this procrastination, I consider it research. I need to write smut, hence I'm rereading my favourite smut author to try to work out why Te's stuff always gets me hot under the collar. Really.

I'm still awake

Okay, I've just realised that I've been up for the last 26 hours. The bad thing about this is that I've hit my second wind, and don't feel like sleeping now. That's okay. I'm going to keep stuffing around with PaintShop - there's a cover I want to do.

Looking at pictures, I came across this one of Seth Green (Oz from BtVS). I know that he's a good choice as a werewolf character since his looks are naturally a bit feral, but that smile just worries me a bit. It's very... sharp. Cute, but a bit feral.

I was also talking to happyminion regarding the similarities between SV Lex and canon Lois. I'll post more about it after I've got some sleep and maybe sorted out my points.

Still awake!

Okay, it's been 28 hours now. It's my own fault. I drank two litres of coke on my own last night, and that's a good deal of caffeine. The problem is that I'm kinda wired, and not ready to sleep, but if I don't sleep soon I won't be able to go out tonight (or I'll crash on the train and end up somewhere scenic in Melbourne).

The other problem is that I'm currently tossing up if I should just skip the dance party altogether tonight. So far, I skipped the conference in the day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, went out on Wednesday but skipped Thursday. And now it looks like I'll skip Friday too.

Maybe I just have a limited tolerance for all these politically active young queers. Or, maybe I'mjust missing fandom!

The other point is that my throat is sore, and I haven't been able to stop this dry cough all day. The weather outside looks miserable (like really windy and rainy) so it's not encouraging me out either.

Quick update

The weather outside is still very miserable. My throat is soreish, and I'm offically not going out. *g* I'm tossing up whether to cook pasta for tea, or just have a meat pie.

At the moment, I'm lying on my stomach on my bed, typing this out. Moving the computer was a great idea. *g*

Lois and Lex in SV

Earlier today I was having a discussion with happyminion regarding the possibility of Lois joining the SV cast. Now, apart from our reservations (casting being based on looks rather than ability, the producers having no clue who the canonical Lois is, and the writers' using nasty tricks to make her look good in comparison to Lana and Chloe), there's another problem with this.

Mainly, there really isn't a place for Lois on SV, it's been taken by Lex. Now, before everyone starts sniggering at the obvious slashy implications of this idea, think about it. Canonically, although Lex and Lois were always opposed, they did show similar characteristics. Out of the main trio of Lex, Lois and Clark, Lex and Lois have always been the two who are worldly, experienced and sophisticated. They are both shown to be devious and be able to lie well when needed (admittedly, Lois always uses this for noble reasons, such as uncovering stories, while Lex uses them for his own manipulations, but they do use the same basic skills). As characters, both are sexually attractive, and comfortable in their own skin, but both avoid long term relationships (apart from Lois with Clark). They are both career driven, intelligent and ambitious, and both have been shown to be self-orientated in these respects. They are also strong-minded individuals who don't accept the limitations of social norms.

In traditional canon, the big difference between the two has always been the good guy/bad guy divide between them. Lex furthers his own evil attempts at world domination, while Lois tries to uncover the evil schemes. However, in SV this basic difference does not yet exist. SV-Lex shows all of these characteristics without the evil. His motivation and actions may be ambigious at times, but we also see him use less than pure methods to acheive good ends (similar to Lois, yet again).

It's interesting that regardless of when the mythos is set, the character who acts as the main foil to Superman/Clark has some fairly basic similarities. I'm guessing they're used because they manage to let Clark shine - he looks very good in comparison without drawing away from the different brand of goodness in his companion. Or, as Wendi far more eloquently put it, That's probably why the SV Lex seems pretty similiar to canon Lois, because they *do* have their own brand of worldy goodness that contrasts nicely and exists alongside Clark's wholesome otherworldly goodness.

It's intriguing that SV is the first widely popular retelling of Superman mythos without Lois, and from the way that it's been created, there isn't really a place for her anymore as the love of Clark's life. I also think this is why it appears to be such a slashy show. We're used to seeing Lois, the love of his life, step up and define Clark by the contrast between them, but in SV, it's Lex that gets this role.

This also explains why SV fic freqently tends to show Lois as virtually being a female version of Lex, simply because while Lex is closest to Clark, and until Lex becomes evil, he is the male version of the traditional canon Lois. Following this theory to it's conclusion, it's unlikely that we'll see Lois in SV before Lex becomes evil, simply because until then, she has no valid dramatic role to play.