Lunchtime

[out_there]

You know that 'feedback for a fic i never wrote' meme, right? (Let's just not mention the ways that I can't stick to that idea...) wearemany posted feedback for the alternative ending of "Where Have You Gone, Tom Glavine?". Needless to say, sabine101 never wrote that ending, but it's good for a giggle.

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luthien67, big HP fan that she is, has posted some interesting thoughts on comedy in fic and the way it (isn't) valued. It makes me want to write some highly insightful meta about SN fiction, and the amount of high quality fiction in my little boutique fandom. I want to say something about the way that angst is done well, but the comedy there is done even better; that the best SN fics are the ones that make me hurt (or squirm in my seat) *and* laugh out loud.

I want to conclude it with some nice points about why I'm as happy as a pig in mud in this fandom (happier, even, than in WW or SV. It's like... the happiest I've ever been about a fandom. It's a totally intoxicating feeling.)

But, I'm not a big meta-thinker, so I'm sure you guys can just take the vibes and come to your own deeply thought out conclusions, right?

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Me? All PMSy and cranky? Made me drag that old Donna-wip out of abandonment. Huh.

Apparently, when I'm cranky and fed up with the world, that's when I go back to writing WW. Give me a couple of days to get my happy back, and then I'll probably be back to Dan and Casey.

(Although, I have Cassie/Danielle thoughts, too. Yes, I'm getting snippets of AU!SN... and I should probably write it for this week's sn100 challenge. *nudges phoebesmum* You should, too.)

Comments

[luminous4.livejournal.com]

I want to say something about the way that angst is done well, but the comedy there is done even better; that the best SN fics are the ones that make me hurt (or squirm in my seat) *and* laugh out loud.

Cheers! I very much agree. This fandom is extremely impressive, and I'm so grateful.

But, I'm not a big meta-thinker, so I'm sure you guys can just take the vibes and come to your own deeply thought out conclusions, right?

Erm...well...I do feel inspired by your post, but I'm not very much of a meta-thinker either. When I try, it just comes out as gibberish. Your post made me happy, and I'm glad you're happy in the fandom. "As a pig in mud!" Lovely.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

This fandom is extremely impressive, and I'm so grateful.

*nods* There is a freakishly high quality-average. I mean... it's the type of fandom where I can read randomly, without fearing badfic. Even in WW, I'm wary of doing that.

When I try, it just comes out as gibberish.

Exactly. It ends up very circular and making very little sense... *g*

Your post made me happy, and I'm glad you're happy in the fandom. "As a pig in mud!" Lovely.

*rolls around in the mud a little more*

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

Small, but perfectly formed, SN fandom is. Much like Natalie and, indeed, Dana. And Kim. Mmmmmmmm ...

Sadly, the only other thing I know about Cassie and Danielle is that Danielle only has to be in the same room as a doughnut for all the weight to go straight to her hips, while Cassie can eat as much as she wants and her metabolism just burns it off. I think I hate Cassie ...

Oh, and Danielle has a lot of problems with her mother, who thinks a nice Jewish girl has no business being single at 30.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Small, but perfectly formed, SN fandom is. Much like Natalie and, indeed, Dana. And Kim. Mmmmmmmm ...

*snerk*

Sadly, the only other thing I know about Cassie and Danielle is that Danielle only has to be in the same room as a doughnut for all the weight to go straight to her hips, while Cassie can eat as much as she wants and her metabolism just burns it off. I think I hate Cassie ...

*hugs Cassie* Hey. I like Cassie, the non-girly girl that I think of her as. Yes, I think of her as a tallish girl, who dresses a lot like our Dana (smart slacks, long skirts, practical blouses).

I also imagine Dani as wearing jeans frequently, wearing low-cut tops (knows how to show off her assets) and bolder/more make-up than Cassie. And I think she slept with Bobby bernstein in Spain. *g*

Oh, and Danielle has a lot of problems with her mother, who thinks a nice Jewish girl has no business being single at 30.

Hee!

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

Cassie and Danielle have been bugging me all day. Bragging about how their Sports Night is better than the real one, 'cos women tune in to see women talk about sports, and men tune in to see women talk about sports, and both tune in to see hot women. And it's okay for them to be more-or-less openly gay (women athletes, like male actors, stage ones anyway, are more or less automatically gay in the public perception). And how Cassie has custody of her daughter (Caroline, who is blonde and rather serious, and plays the violin and reads a lot), because her ex-husband Leo wasn't all that fussed about it, so that's okay.

It's all rather worrisome and is clearly a Sign that I should give up binge drinking. Huh.

Oh, and female-Jeremy's name is Jessamy. Silly me.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

It's all rather worrisome and is clearly a Sign that I should give up binge drinking. Huh.

No, it's a sign you should write it. Cassie and Dani sound so happy. *g*