Hey Guys,
Unfortunately with our last release, and its instability, we were forced to roll back releases. Unfortunately in doing so, it would seem that our notification system has been broken somehow. Our engineers are working on this issue as quickly as possible. We hope to have a patch within the next day, so we can deploy our code and fix the notification system at the same time. Please bare with us.
Currently all notifications are being queued up so they can be processed as soon as the fix is pushed and verified to be working correctly.
Thank you,
Unfortunately with our last release, and its instability, we were forced to roll back releases. Unfortunately in doing so, it would seem that our notification system has been broken somehow. Our engineers are working on this issue as quickly as possible. We hope to have a patch within the next day, so we can deploy our code and fix the notification system at the same time. Please bare with us.
Currently all notifications are being queued up so they can be processed as soon as the fix is pushed and verified to be working correctly.
Thank you,
- Location:Under a Rock
- Mood:
grumpy
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small}
freeskiersWhile some of us long to escape the cold, dark stretch of winter for hot tropical beaches, for others, there's nothing quite like whoooooshing down those shimmering sugar alps. If you're fond of freestyle skiing, get ready to slide down the slippery slopes in good company. This passionate, international community shares travel/gear tips, anecdotes, photos, and videos for those who can't get enough of the sweet stuff.
seasonal_iconsNeed some extra twinkle to decorate your place? Check out these dazzling holiday-themed icons. If you're an artist, you can post your own creations, provided you abide by the simple rules (which is to say, all cheer and no politicking). Be sure to comment and give credit if you wish to borrow a little spirit (no direct links, please). If you're feeling a touch of humbug this season, this is an instant shot of festivity.
handmade_giftsHigh on creativity, but low on cash? You'll find tons of brilliant suggestions for do-it-yourself crafts sure to please everyone on your holiday gift list. Offering detailed instructions, photos, budgets, timelines, and active support, you'll soon turn spare remnants of fabric and time into cherished keepsakes. Be sure to search entries and read user guidelines before you post for help!
Psych? More Like Puh-sike-uh!
I've heard it both ways.
When Psych first premiered, it seemed to be an amusing show that my friends liked, but because it was a procedural, it didn't seem like appointment TV. My cousins watched it every week, however, and sometimes when I visited on weekends, we would watch the show together. It was very enjoyable. During the third season, however, I began liking the episodes a lot more since they focused on character development and continuing stories; there seemed to be more to the show than I first suspected. The fact that my friend Dahlia was working on the show and I could see her name in the credits every week encouraged me to watch the show more often. Once I planned to hit the Psych press room at Comic-Con, I started catching up as quickly as I could, watching episodes on Hulu and DVRing reruns. And after meeting the cast and creator at Comic-Con, I resolved to be a regular viewer of the show. But I did want to watch all the episodes I'd missed, and, luckily, Dahlia hooked me up with seasons 2 and 3, and Seanan let me borrow season 1, and as of tonight, I have seen every episode of Psych.
The premise/gimmick of Psych is simple: Shawn Spencer is a fake psychic who acts as a consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department. His dad, Henry, was a cop, and he raised Shawn to follow in his footsteps, which allowed Shawn to hone his observational skills such that he can make Holmesian deductions from minute details. His partner, Burton "Gus" Guster, is a pharmaceutical sales rep who plays the straight-man Watson. Why Shawn needs to pretend to be psychic is something you just have to go with if you want to enjoy the show. You have to handwave the apparent gullibility of the police department and everyone else Shawn runs into and believe that at least some of them see through the bullshit and just humor him anyway because he is a very good detective.
Shawn is a lovable jackass who never considers anyone else's feelings or desires (except when he does, and it's sweet), not necessarily because he's full of himself but because it just doesn't seem to occur to him. He is very confident in his own charm—but he can be vulnerable! James Roday is hilarious as Shawn, imbuing him with a manic energy and effortlessly spouting nonsensical lines at a rapid pace, but he can also play the dramatic moments (Psych never gets too serious, but the great thing is that it manages to successfully take itself seriously when necessary).
Gus is just plain lovable, no jackass. He is the sensible one, the guy who tries to rein Shawn in (usually in vain). He is a total geek with a seemingly infinite number of hobbies and interests, and he probably spends his free time reading Wikipedia. He has his own charm, although he's not as smooth as Shawn sometimes. Dulé Hill is hilarious as Gus, contrasting Roday's manic energy with a very careful and composed delivery and effortlessly spouting nonsensical lines at a rapid—but controlled—pace, but he doesn't seem to get that many dramatic moments, now that I think about it. Which is sad. His dramatic moments still tend to be seen through the "Oh, that Gus!" filter.
The heart of the show is Shawn and Gus's friendship. They've been friends since they were five, and they have such a shared history and knowledge base between them that they can have entire conversations in '80s-movie references. They also both seem to have amazing memories since they still hold grudges over things that happened in elementary school. There are probably too many mentions of ways Shawn has endearingly screwed over Gus while they were growing up, but Gus always forgives him because they are BFFs. They have a very natural chemistry, and even when they bicker, it's clear why they're friends, since bicker frequently turns to banter.
Henry, Shawn's dad, provides another heart of the show. This show has two hearts. Henry and Shawn are estranged at the beginning of the series, but once Henry moves back to Santa Barbara, they can try to reconnect. Shawn frequently goes to his dad for help on cases, and when I only watched isolated episodes, I saw Henry as little more than a plot device. But watching the series from the beginning showed me just how important he is to the show. His relationship with his son is one of the best and most interesting things about the series. It's very clear he's disappointed that Shawn never became a cop, that he seems to have squandered all his potential on little jobs that he quit after a few weeks, but Psych gives Shawn a place to shine. And as hard as it is to admit to himself or to Shawn, he's proud of him and the work he does. Corbin Bernsen actually gets to play two Henrys every episode through the magic of a wig that makes him twenty years younger! Also he acts differently. Because he's an actor.
Filling out the cast are Shawn and Gus's contacts at the SBPD. Detective Carlton Lassiter is an even straighter man than Gus, a by-the-books cop who despises Shawn and his antics but has to reluctantly admit that he's right sometimes. Detective Juliet O'Hara is basically everything Lassie is not, except she's also a good cop who proves herself as the series progresses. She tends to get way into her undercover assignments, and she has a soft spot for Shawn, who has a soft spot for her, and these soft spots eventually develop into the full-blown UST that any long-running series must have. (Interim) Chief Vick isn't really a fan of Shawn's flamboyant "visions," but she does respect his detective skills. Vick was another character that I first saw as extraneous but grew to really appreciate when watching the series from the beginning. She plays a very important intermediary role between the two real detectives and the two psychic detectives.
When it comes down to it, though, the reason I love Psych is because it's funny. The tone is very whimsical but still grounded. Shawn and Gus will frequently digress into ridiculous non sequiturs and references to obscure movies, and there are several running gags (that even get lampshades hung on them at times), but it doesn't veer into 30 Rock territory. The humor extends into the episode titles: "Meat Is Murder, but Murder Is Also Murder," "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead," "Any Given Friday Night at 10 PM, 9PM Central," the upcoming "You Can't Handle This Episode." I enjoy the variety of mysteries and locales: a spelling bee, a comic book convention, a Civil War reenactment, a telenovela, a secret illegal cross-country road race—no, wait, they haven't done that one yet. And why not! This is the show that did an episode about the murder of a sea lion. And then there are, of course, the guest stars! I started listing all the cool ones but there were too many.
There are a lot of procedural shows on the air, but Psych is the only one I watch regularly. It consistently entertains me and makes me laugh, and I think the mysteries are pretty clever most of the time. I love the characters and the actors. It has a little bit of continuity (and the occasional callback, of course), but it's not serial like I like my shows. Regardless, I love it, and I am sad I have no more episodes to watch. The great thing about Psych, though, is that it holds up to rewatches.
You know that's right.
When Psych first premiered, it seemed to be an amusing show that my friends liked, but because it was a procedural, it didn't seem like appointment TV. My cousins watched it every week, however, and sometimes when I visited on weekends, we would watch the show together. It was very enjoyable. During the third season, however, I began liking the episodes a lot more since they focused on character development and continuing stories; there seemed to be more to the show than I first suspected. The fact that my friend Dahlia was working on the show and I could see her name in the credits every week encouraged me to watch the show more often. Once I planned to hit the Psych press room at Comic-Con, I started catching up as quickly as I could, watching episodes on Hulu and DVRing reruns. And after meeting the cast and creator at Comic-Con, I resolved to be a regular viewer of the show. But I did want to watch all the episodes I'd missed, and, luckily, Dahlia hooked me up with seasons 2 and 3, and Seanan let me borrow season 1, and as of tonight, I have seen every episode of Psych.
The premise/gimmick of Psych is simple: Shawn Spencer is a fake psychic who acts as a consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department. His dad, Henry, was a cop, and he raised Shawn to follow in his footsteps, which allowed Shawn to hone his observational skills such that he can make Holmesian deductions from minute details. His partner, Burton "Gus" Guster, is a pharmaceutical sales rep who plays the straight-man Watson. Why Shawn needs to pretend to be psychic is something you just have to go with if you want to enjoy the show. You have to handwave the apparent gullibility of the police department and everyone else Shawn runs into and believe that at least some of them see through the bullshit and just humor him anyway because he is a very good detective.
Shawn is a lovable jackass who never considers anyone else's feelings or desires (except when he does, and it's sweet), not necessarily because he's full of himself but because it just doesn't seem to occur to him. He is very confident in his own charm—but he can be vulnerable! James Roday is hilarious as Shawn, imbuing him with a manic energy and effortlessly spouting nonsensical lines at a rapid pace, but he can also play the dramatic moments (Psych never gets too serious, but the great thing is that it manages to successfully take itself seriously when necessary).
Gus is just plain lovable, no jackass. He is the sensible one, the guy who tries to rein Shawn in (usually in vain). He is a total geek with a seemingly infinite number of hobbies and interests, and he probably spends his free time reading Wikipedia. He has his own charm, although he's not as smooth as Shawn sometimes. Dulé Hill is hilarious as Gus, contrasting Roday's manic energy with a very careful and composed delivery and effortlessly spouting nonsensical lines at a rapid—but controlled—pace, but he doesn't seem to get that many dramatic moments, now that I think about it. Which is sad. His dramatic moments still tend to be seen through the "Oh, that Gus!" filter.
The heart of the show is Shawn and Gus's friendship. They've been friends since they were five, and they have such a shared history and knowledge base between them that they can have entire conversations in '80s-movie references. They also both seem to have amazing memories since they still hold grudges over things that happened in elementary school. There are probably too many mentions of ways Shawn has endearingly screwed over Gus while they were growing up, but Gus always forgives him because they are BFFs. They have a very natural chemistry, and even when they bicker, it's clear why they're friends, since bicker frequently turns to banter.
Henry, Shawn's dad, provides another heart of the show. This show has two hearts. Henry and Shawn are estranged at the beginning of the series, but once Henry moves back to Santa Barbara, they can try to reconnect. Shawn frequently goes to his dad for help on cases, and when I only watched isolated episodes, I saw Henry as little more than a plot device. But watching the series from the beginning showed me just how important he is to the show. His relationship with his son is one of the best and most interesting things about the series. It's very clear he's disappointed that Shawn never became a cop, that he seems to have squandered all his potential on little jobs that he quit after a few weeks, but Psych gives Shawn a place to shine. And as hard as it is to admit to himself or to Shawn, he's proud of him and the work he does. Corbin Bernsen actually gets to play two Henrys every episode through the magic of a wig that makes him twenty years younger! Also he acts differently. Because he's an actor.
Filling out the cast are Shawn and Gus's contacts at the SBPD. Detective Carlton Lassiter is an even straighter man than Gus, a by-the-books cop who despises Shawn and his antics but has to reluctantly admit that he's right sometimes. Detective Juliet O'Hara is basically everything Lassie is not, except she's also a good cop who proves herself as the series progresses. She tends to get way into her undercover assignments, and she has a soft spot for Shawn, who has a soft spot for her, and these soft spots eventually develop into the full-blown UST that any long-running series must have. (Interim) Chief Vick isn't really a fan of Shawn's flamboyant "visions," but she does respect his detective skills. Vick was another character that I first saw as extraneous but grew to really appreciate when watching the series from the beginning. She plays a very important intermediary role between the two real detectives and the two psychic detectives.
When it comes down to it, though, the reason I love Psych is because it's funny. The tone is very whimsical but still grounded. Shawn and Gus will frequently digress into ridiculous non sequiturs and references to obscure movies, and there are several running gags (that even get lampshades hung on them at times), but it doesn't veer into 30 Rock territory. The humor extends into the episode titles: "Meat Is Murder, but Murder Is Also Murder," "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead," "Any Given Friday Night at 10 PM, 9PM Central," the upcoming "You Can't Handle This Episode." I enjoy the variety of mysteries and locales: a spelling bee, a comic book convention, a Civil War reenactment, a telenovela, a secret illegal cross-country road race—no, wait, they haven't done that one yet. And why not! This is the show that did an episode about the murder of a sea lion. And then there are, of course, the guest stars! I started listing all the cool ones but there were too many.
There are a lot of procedural shows on the air, but Psych is the only one I watch regularly. It consistently entertains me and makes me laugh, and I think the mysteries are pretty clever most of the time. I love the characters and the actors. It has a little bit of continuity (and the occasional callback, of course), but it's not serial like I like my shows. Regardless, I love it, and I am sad I have no more episodes to watch. The great thing about Psych, though, is that it holds up to rewatches.
You know that's right.
- Mood:
embarrassed - Music:Fort Minor - Slip out the Back
"Take the first sentence of the first post of each month of 2009. The result is the summary of your year."
Jan: I've actually been back a day, but I spent my Internet time yesterday obsessively updating the Steph wiki.
Feb: Woke up with a bit of a sore throat today. It's gotten much better, but I'm still milking it for all it's worth.
Mar: So, it was a snow day today, and I've been reading Robin to mom, and being reminded of the happy fun times of the good ol' days.
Apr: Getting really sick of high school. Dear God, let it be over with already! Also, starting to have nerves related to my upcoming AP exams.
May: I kind of got onto an impassioned rant about Supergirl on s_d.
Jun: I'd like to direct everyone to innerbrat's lovely post on the murder of George Tiller.
Jul: So, my job at the comic shop is going well.
Aug: I'll seperate all this stuff into sections, so it will be easier to read. Female Force Comics...totally suck, as far as I can tell.
Sep: My laptop's back!
Oct: Sorry I haven't been very active lately- I've been busy with the college workload and working on personal stuff.
Nov: went to the Lit club Halloween party as Supergirl- it was a whole lot of fun!
Dec: bla, I'm studying for math finals and stuff but I keep getting distracted by like...funny twilight recaps and other stupid shit.
...Huh. Well, off to study.
Jan: I've actually been back a day, but I spent my Internet time yesterday obsessively updating the Steph wiki.
Feb: Woke up with a bit of a sore throat today. It's gotten much better, but I'm still milking it for all it's worth.
Mar: So, it was a snow day today, and I've been reading Robin to mom, and being reminded of the happy fun times of the good ol' days.
Apr: Getting really sick of high school. Dear God, let it be over with already! Also, starting to have nerves related to my upcoming AP exams.
May: I kind of got onto an impassioned rant about Supergirl on s_d.
Jun: I'd like to direct everyone to innerbrat's lovely post on the murder of George Tiller.
Jul: So, my job at the comic shop is going well.
Aug: I'll seperate all this stuff into sections, so it will be easier to read. Female Force Comics...totally suck, as far as I can tell.
Sep: My laptop's back!
Oct: Sorry I haven't been very active lately- I've been busy with the college workload and working on personal stuff.
Nov: went to the Lit club Halloween party as Supergirl- it was a whole lot of fun!
Dec: bla, I'm studying for math finals and stuff but I keep getting distracted by like...funny twilight recaps and other stupid shit.
...Huh. Well, off to study.
- Mood:
cold
Today is the two year anniversary of the Steph wiki. I, uh, never actually acknowledged the one year anniversary last year, because I didn't know what day it was, but a few days ago I was reminincing on how I always go to Florida for Xmas and always end up editing the Steph wiki for one reason or another while I was there.
In 2007, I edited it because WTFInvisibleFrankTieri!Spoiler had appeared in Gotham Underground, and I was hoping madly and foolishly this meant Steph was going to bust out of the fridge.
In 2008, I edited it to include Steph's appearance in Teen Titans. She had busted out of the fridge and now she was actually appearing in books that weren't Robin.
This year, I'll probably be editing it to include Steph's World Finest Team up in Supergirl. As Batgirl. She has her own title and everything now.
A lot can change in a year.
So I realized I must have moved the wiki to it's proper wikia home shortly before Christmas (before it wasn't housed on a regular wikia site, it was on a really crappy place that didn't even show up on google).
Heh, I remember at first my submission was rejected because "she has an article in the Batman wiki"
and I was basically like "rrrrarggh look there is a Cassandra Cain wiki, so Steph should be able to have one too, and also the stupid Batman wiki is never updated, I've already SET UP the freaking wiki, so there's definitely enough information about her to make one and I just need to move it over here, and she is not just an extension of Batman (because I say so), and she she is an icon for the feminist comics book community I mean haven't you ever seen Girl Wonder and she was the first female Robin SHE IS IMPORTANT DAMMIT GIVE ME MY WIIIIKKKI." And they were all "geez, okay fine".
Anyway, looking up the wiki description the wiki was officially moved to the main wikia site today two years ago. So I figure I should mark the occasion!
I have met so many amazing people through this wiki. I have met![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
k9feline who is a super-sweet person who whipped up a super amazing chronology page and loves Ted Kord and the JLI, I have met stephsvoice who makes truly amazing live action Spoiler videos with a rad costume and is also super nice and I have met LevraiMrX, who is a french Spoiler fan who seems really nice with the aid of Google translator, and has donated so many scans to the Steph wiki that it is freakin' amazing and I am super grateful. He also gives me summaries, which I always have to edit or completely redo to make comprehensible, but this is great because otherwise I would never ever do issue summaries because I am way too lazy and they are way too boring. He motivates me!
Honestly, I've never met a Steph fan who wasn't a pretty awesome person. That's pretty great.
In 2007, I edited it because WTFInvisibleFrankTieri!Spoiler had appeared in Gotham Underground, and I was hoping madly and foolishly this meant Steph was going to bust out of the fridge.
In 2008, I edited it to include Steph's appearance in Teen Titans. She had busted out of the fridge and now she was actually appearing in books that weren't Robin.
This year, I'll probably be editing it to include Steph's World Finest Team up in Supergirl. As Batgirl. She has her own title and everything now.
A lot can change in a year.
So I realized I must have moved the wiki to it's proper wikia home shortly before Christmas (before it wasn't housed on a regular wikia site, it was on a really crappy place that didn't even show up on google).
Heh, I remember at first my submission was rejected because "she has an article in the Batman wiki"
and I was basically like "rrrrarggh look there is a Cassandra Cain wiki, so Steph should be able to have one too, and also the stupid Batman wiki is never updated, I've already SET UP the freaking wiki, so there's definitely enough information about her to make one and I just need to move it over here, and she is not just an extension of Batman (because I say so), and she she is an icon for the feminist comics book community I mean haven't you ever seen Girl Wonder and she was the first female Robin SHE IS IMPORTANT DAMMIT GIVE ME MY WIIIIKKKI." And they were all "geez, okay fine".
Anyway, looking up the wiki description the wiki was officially moved to the main wikia site today two years ago. So I figure I should mark the occasion!
I have met so many amazing people through this wiki. I have met
k9feline who is a super-sweet person who whipped up a super amazing chronology page and loves Ted Kord and the JLI, I have met stephsvoice who makes truly amazing live action Spoiler videos with a rad costume and is also super nice and I have met LevraiMrX, who is a french Spoiler fan who seems really nice with the aid of Google translator, and has donated so many scans to the Steph wiki that it is freakin' amazing and I am super grateful. He also gives me summaries, which I always have to edit or completely redo to make comprehensible, but this is great because otherwise I would never ever do issue summaries because I am way too lazy and they are way too boring. He motivates me!Honestly, I've never met a Steph fan who wasn't a pretty awesome person. That's pretty great.
I think if I hadn't put so much energy into the super steph scan series and the steph wiki, I really wouldn't like Steph as much as I do. She would still be one of my favorites, but probably roughly equal with Cassandra and Babs- instead of THE favorite. I did the scans series because I noticed there weren't nearly enough Steph scans on s_d, and I did the wiki because I realized there were no Steph websites, and the poor girl deserves somethin'. I got the idea for it from the Cass Cain Mainframe Ruthborn at superdickery started. I figured if Cass had a wiki, her crimefighting buddy should have one too. Anyway, putting all this time and energy and research just requires me to think about Steph a whole lot and be reminded of all the things I love about her, so she ended up being the fave. I just got swept up in the whole thing!
Anyway, I'd just like to celebrate that the world's most comprehensive Stephanie Brown site has been kicking for two whole years. The site has seen an awesome female character who basically had everything bad that can happen to women in comics happen to her- dying for the angst of the male characters, being used to make they guys look good, being forgotten, tortured and fridged- rise from the ashes and come busting back into the world of comics and then get her own title (exploring her relationship with an awesome character like Babs no less! And a title that is specifically fun and positive and girl-friendly so far!) and prominent role in the DCU. This is amazing, and I can only hope the good trend continues for Steph and other female and minority characters in comics- and heck, comics in general.
And I'd like to thanks k9feline, stephsvoice, LevraiMrX and scottyquick for their contributions to the site. Let's hope for another great year! Viva Steph!
To round the whole thing off, here's a great splash page by Jamal Igle for the upcoming World's Finest teamup.
Beautiful piece as always. Love the Gotham night sky. Heh, I either read Steph's expression as trying not to crash into Kara or "Oh god, I'm gonna see up her skirt- Oh, THANK GOD she's wearing shorts!"
I can't wait to read that issue!
- Mood:
accomplished
amusedRead Or Die and R.O.D. the TV - World domination through literature
Do you love books? I mean, do you really love books? Is there barely any room in your home for people because of all the books occupying every cubic inch of available space? Do you go into debt purchasing books? Is attempting to come between you and the book you’re reading grounds for a fight?
If so, then you love books almost as much as a Paper Master loves books.
In an alternate present day where the British Empire remained a world superpower and nations and corporations fight secret battles with superhuman agents, some of the oddest agents on any side are Paper Masters. Gifted with a telekinetic control over anything made of paper, Paper Masters can take ordinary sheets of paper and make them move according to their whim, form into giant constructs, gain razor sharp edges or become hard enough to stop a bullet. With a bit of loose leaf on hand, a skilled Paper Master is a dangerous and versatile combatant.
They are also, almost every one of them, raging bibliomaniacs, utterly obsessed with collecting and reading books. A Paper Master’s apartment is generally stuffed to the gills with piles of books, occasionally resulting in dangerous literary avalanches. They’re eternally shopping for more books, and they can easily be distracted from more important tasks by the pursuit of books. They’re book addicts.
And they fightcrime spies.
Such is the premise of Read Or Die, a franchise that began as a series of novels (no surprise there) and then spun off into several forms of media.
The original novels (which sadly have never to my knowledge been translated into English, so this is secondhand information) introduce us to Yomiko Readman—code name “The Paper”—secret agent for the British Library’s Special Operations Unit and possibly the most powerful Paper Master alive. She battles enemy agents in secret missions for the British government. I think some or most of those missions might involve books, which would definitely let her play to her strengths. This soon led to a manga (comic book) series telling a parallel story about some of Yomiko’s other adventures. There also emerged a spin-off manga called Read Or Dream following a different group of characters: three Paper Master sisters who work as freelancers. (The manga have been translated, but I haven’t read them yet.) The franchise then made the jump to animation, first with a three episode Read Or Die OVA (direct-to-video miniseries) in which The Paper and her fellow agents take on a mission to save the world from an evil mastermind, and then it all culminates in R.O.D. the TV, a full-length 26 episode television series tying together every previous part of the franchise.
The OVA has a little bit of a ‘60s spy movie feel, with secret agents battling an evil mastermind who’s trying to take over the world with super-science, and the opening credits play this up entertainingly. There’s a little bit less of that with the series (to begin with), but the opening credits also have an interesting retro vibe.
( Read Or Die: 'Secret Agent Double-Oh-Paper will return in HARDCOVERS ARE FOREVER' )
( R.O.D. the TV: 'Three Sisters Conference! All those in favor of beating these guys up? ...The motion passes unanimously.' )
All in all, the Read Or Die franchise is a solid piece of television: completely crazy and entirely enjoyable.
Oh, and there are books. Lots and lots of books.
Books have power.
Fear the books.
If so, then you love books almost as much as a Paper Master loves books.
In an alternate present day where the British Empire remained a world superpower and nations and corporations fight secret battles with superhuman agents, some of the oddest agents on any side are Paper Masters. Gifted with a telekinetic control over anything made of paper, Paper Masters can take ordinary sheets of paper and make them move according to their whim, form into giant constructs, gain razor sharp edges or become hard enough to stop a bullet. With a bit of loose leaf on hand, a skilled Paper Master is a dangerous and versatile combatant.
They are also, almost every one of them, raging bibliomaniacs, utterly obsessed with collecting and reading books. A Paper Master’s apartment is generally stuffed to the gills with piles of books, occasionally resulting in dangerous literary avalanches. They’re eternally shopping for more books, and they can easily be distracted from more important tasks by the pursuit of books. They’re book addicts.
And they fight
Such is the premise of Read Or Die, a franchise that began as a series of novels (no surprise there) and then spun off into several forms of media.
The original novels (which sadly have never to my knowledge been translated into English, so this is secondhand information) introduce us to Yomiko Readman—code name “The Paper”—secret agent for the British Library’s Special Operations Unit and possibly the most powerful Paper Master alive. She battles enemy agents in secret missions for the British government. I think some or most of those missions might involve books, which would definitely let her play to her strengths. This soon led to a manga (comic book) series telling a parallel story about some of Yomiko’s other adventures. There also emerged a spin-off manga called Read Or Dream following a different group of characters: three Paper Master sisters who work as freelancers. (The manga have been translated, but I haven’t read them yet.) The franchise then made the jump to animation, first with a three episode Read Or Die OVA (direct-to-video miniseries) in which The Paper and her fellow agents take on a mission to save the world from an evil mastermind, and then it all culminates in R.O.D. the TV, a full-length 26 episode television series tying together every previous part of the franchise.
The OVA has a little bit of a ‘60s spy movie feel, with secret agents battling an evil mastermind who’s trying to take over the world with super-science, and the opening credits play this up entertainingly. There’s a little bit less of that with the series (to begin with), but the opening credits also have an interesting retro vibe.
( Read Or Die: 'Secret Agent Double-Oh-Paper will return in HARDCOVERS ARE FOREVER' )
( R.O.D. the TV: 'Three Sisters Conference! All those in favor of beating these guys up? ...The motion passes unanimously.' )
All in all, the Read Or Die franchise is a solid piece of television: completely crazy and entirely enjoyable.
Oh, and there are books. Lots and lots of books.
Books have power.
Fear the books.
chipperbla, I'm studying for math finals and stuff but I keep getting distracted by like...funny twilight recaps and other stupid shit.
Also I found out I have 250$ I need to spend before the semester ends next week @ Highsmith or it all goes to waste. A bit less than that now since I bought pizza for everyone but. I'm going to buy a crate of food or something. Maybe a dozen and I'll donate some to Manna Food Bank or something. I have problemmmms.
Anyway, on the comics front:
Blackest Night Wonder Woman:
My hands down favorite moment has to be when Max is sitting there and Wonder Woman is all: he wants me angry. And you see her coming and glowing pink it just says Love.... and then BAM SPLASH PAGE WONDER WOMAN CHOPS MAX'S HEAD OFF WITHOUT EVEN BOTHERING TO LOOK AT HIM.
Wonder Woman: He never did understand me.
Oh hell yeah, Wonder Woman just casually pwned Zombie!Max while still feeling the POWAH of LOVE. Badass.
Though I'm sure the whole Diana=love thing has to do with the main event and Johns just gave Diana love because "Love is a girly emotion and Wonder Woman is a girl." (I mean, look at the Star Sapphires. Oh god, they had better not stick Diana in that atrocious uniform) Rucka makes it work here. After all, Diana was gifted with a loving heart.
Nicola Scott rocks the house as always, and while some of Diana's dialougue/monologue did feel a little stilted and sacharrine (Max, you fool. Love can't be taken, only given.) The moments of badassawesome made up for it (the cool use of the lasso- in a perfect world, this would mean for once Wonder Woman gets to save the day in a major crossover...but no, that will not happen. Nice for Rucka to give us a look at what coulda been, though...the soldiers sticking around because it's their job...Max's body trying to shoot the guards..."Life is much more that seven simple colors"). This read like a nice Wondy one shot- not so much like part of a miniseries, and it was definitely a quick read- but I liked it.
4.5/5
Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #1 and 2:
I picked this up because I always liked the concept of Cindy as a superspy (I've read the Fables trades- I grew bored when Snow White retired to raise the kidlets) and I've heard this was pretty good. It was definitely decent, I really enjoyed the opening of the second issue when Cindy did her little flashback to the first time a guy came at her from behind with a knife and she got a truly badass smile going...and then of course, ownage happened. It's always fun to see all the little Fables running around. A fun title, if a little exposition heavy. I'll probably get the rest of the mini.
4/5
Empowered: The Wench of a Million Sighs
Darrin bullied me into getting this. I've been hesitant on Empowered. It looks mildly amusing, but god, I can't stand the art style, with the fish lips and constant sweating. And it's supposed to be great satire and char development and all...but I think I might be uncomfortable with the softcore porn-y aspects, I don't mind that other people like it, but it's not really my thing.
This was okay, but more alien belt guys narration was more annoying that funny and al lot of the jokes fell flat with me. But it was nice to see the hero kick ass at the end? The constant blocked out swears were kinda annoying too. I can understand that the trades are probably better, so maybe I'll look over them in the store or something
2/5
That's really it. I kinda wanna do a rant post of HP fandom misoginy or Twilight, but I shouldn't while I should be studying, so that will have to be later. So...later!
Also I found out I have 250$ I need to spend before the semester ends next week @ Highsmith or it all goes to waste. A bit less than that now since I bought pizza for everyone but. I'm going to buy a crate of food or something. Maybe a dozen and I'll donate some to Manna Food Bank or something. I have problemmmms.
Anyway, on the comics front:
Blackest Night Wonder Woman:
My hands down favorite moment has to be when Max is sitting there and Wonder Woman is all: he wants me angry. And you see her coming and glowing pink it just says Love.... and then BAM SPLASH PAGE WONDER WOMAN CHOPS MAX'S HEAD OFF WITHOUT EVEN BOTHERING TO LOOK AT HIM.
Wonder Woman: He never did understand me.
Oh hell yeah, Wonder Woman just casually pwned Zombie!Max while still feeling the POWAH of LOVE. Badass.
Though I'm sure the whole Diana=love thing has to do with the main event and Johns just gave Diana love because "Love is a girly emotion and Wonder Woman is a girl." (I mean, look at the Star Sapphires. Oh god, they had better not stick Diana in that atrocious uniform) Rucka makes it work here. After all, Diana was gifted with a loving heart.
Nicola Scott rocks the house as always, and while some of Diana's dialougue/monologue did feel a little stilted and sacharrine (Max, you fool. Love can't be taken, only given.) The moments of badassawesome made up for it (the cool use of the lasso- in a perfect world, this would mean for once Wonder Woman gets to save the day in a major crossover...but no, that will not happen. Nice for Rucka to give us a look at what coulda been, though...the soldiers sticking around because it's their job...Max's body trying to shoot the guards..."Life is much more that seven simple colors"). This read like a nice Wondy one shot- not so much like part of a miniseries, and it was definitely a quick read- but I liked it.
4.5/5
Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #1 and 2:
I picked this up because I always liked the concept of Cindy as a superspy (I've read the Fables trades- I grew bored when Snow White retired to raise the kidlets) and I've heard this was pretty good. It was definitely decent, I really enjoyed the opening of the second issue when Cindy did her little flashback to the first time a guy came at her from behind with a knife and she got a truly badass smile going...and then of course, ownage happened. It's always fun to see all the little Fables running around. A fun title, if a little exposition heavy. I'll probably get the rest of the mini.
4/5
Empowered: The Wench of a Million Sighs
Darrin bullied me into getting this. I've been hesitant on Empowered. It looks mildly amusing, but god, I can't stand the art style, with the fish lips and constant sweating. And it's supposed to be great satire and char development and all...but I think I might be uncomfortable with the softcore porn-y aspects, I don't mind that other people like it, but it's not really my thing.
This was okay, but more alien belt guys narration was more annoying that funny and al lot of the jokes fell flat with me. But it was nice to see the hero kick ass at the end? The constant blocked out swears were kinda annoying too. I can understand that the trades are probably better, so maybe I'll look over them in the store or something
2/5
That's really it. I kinda wanna do a rant post of HP fandom misoginy or Twilight, but I shouldn't while I should be studying, so that will have to be later. So...later!
Today I had oatmeal for the first time. It was not as bad as I expected, though that's probably the maple and brown sugar talking. I feel so...fibrous.
( Dexter )
( Friday Night Lights )
( FlashForward )
( Fringe )
( The Office )
( 30 Rock )
( Dollhouse )
( Dexter )
( Friday Night Lights )
( FlashForward )
( Fringe )
( The Office )
( 30 Rock )
( Dollhouse )
- Mood:
full - Music:The Belle Brigade - 4%
The insurance info for my car finally arrived in the mail today, so I was finally able to go over to the DMV and register the damn thing.
No more borrowing other cars! I can finally drive my new car that's just been sitting in the driveway for the last week.
No more borrowing other cars! I can finally drive my new car that's just been sitting in the driveway for the last week.
- Music:Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me | Powered by Last.fm
LiveJournal: The First Decade
Just in time for holiday shopping, we're thrilled to announce the release of our ten-year anniversary anthology. Published by Blurb.com, the book showcases a decade of extraordinary talent drawn from LiveJournal users around the world. This must-read compilation features stories, memes, photos, comics, editorials, graphic content, and more, including:
-
Excerpts from Oh No They Didn't (a/k/a ohnotheydidnt), the largest community on LiveJournal, covering celebrity gossip, entertainment news, and pop culture
- A look at post-Katrina New Orleans from the journal of Poppy Z. Brite
- Gripping narratives, including a poignant reverie on a blind date
- Photography that spans the globe, ranging from old-fashioned Polaroids to underwater photography
- Mouthwatering dishes from food_porn
What began as a late-night inspiration back in Brad Fitzpatrick's college dorm in 1999 has grown to encompass nearly 25 million users worldwide, with journals and communities covering every conceivable hobby, passion, and topic. To get your copy, please visit the Blurb Bookstore. For updates and entries from book contributors, please join lj_turns10.
Tweaks and enhancements
- You can now ban a user from all of your communities and journals at once. To access this feature, hover over the person's userpic and choose Ban user everywhere from the drop-down menu.
- Follow LiveJournal on Twitter!
Give a little to help a lot!
In honor of National AIDS Awareness month, we've added a new charitable vgift. For each red ribbon you purchase for $2.99, we'll donate 100 percent of gross proceeds to IAVI.org (the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative) to support the development and global distribution of an affordable HIV vaccine (we'll cover credit card fees). You can read more about IAVI at lj_cares. While we're on the subject, we raised $740 from our November fundraiser for Love Without Boundaries, which supports emergency healthcare and adoption of Chinese orphans. We thank you for helping us help others.
Photos of the week
We're back with more incredible pictures from our super-talented LiveJournal photographers. Congratulations to ilya_gorokhov, who is the winner of our very first lj_photophile poll.
Curtains
Thanks, again, for joining us. Stay safe and snug out there!
Yesterday was the last day of writer’s group for 2009, which sorrow and pain was muted by liberal application of sweet Connecticut wines, coquitos (MMMM), and a viewing of Zardoz, starring Charlotte Rampling, Sean Connery, and
this
guy
(not Pauline Collins/Queen Victoria from Doctor Who! Reader, she married him)
here
(him today)
in a blond Apollo wig, culottes, and an adorable coral crocheted sweater-vest, which I envy dreadfully and want to recreate tout suite. I would wear it with a black tank top, however, as me exposing my nipples would be an entirely different sort of political/fashion statement than the one he made.
I highly recommend this film. I think you should all go out immediately and rent or Netflix this gem, watch it this weekend, take lots of notes and then come back Monday and explain it to me please because by God I am confused, I am confused and disturbed in a way that will linger for some time.
(It’s odd, but yes, it is John Alderton, not Sean Connery in his bright red panties and butt-length braid or Charlotte Rampling in her unadulterated gorgeous-ity, who had the most profound impact on me, as I am actually more familiar with Alderton’s work and am used to seeing him as either a Wodehousian bumbler or a vaguely Machiavellian Edwardian chauffeur with jet-black hair and a Welsh accent, not a Logan’s-Run-esque sex kitten with a ludicrous "evil" laugh who talks like Queen Liz)
It might be best if you were thoroughly stoned before embarking on this venture. I am not sure, because I’ve never actually been thoroughly stoned, but I don’t think wine did the job properly.
But nah, man, this experience absolutely MUST be paid forward — how can you go on living a full life knowing that you’ve missed the spectacle of the opening sequence, the strange and majestic slow progression of what is apparently the daddy of the Big Giant Head from 3rd Rock floating through the air over the vasty Scottish plains of the 23rd century, vomiting a rain of shotguns down upon a horde of red-bediapered horsemen just after intoning “The Gun Is Good. The Penis Is Bad” in a voice suspiciously close to James Earl Jones’s (and providing EXAMPLES — and also, later, there are diagrams of the mystery that is erection in 3-D slideshow), then sending them off in a wave of pillage and rapine** through the rolling emerald-green countryside? You CAN’T, that’s what.
Here is the narrator of this tale. Note the jaunty beard drawn on in marker pen.
"I am Arthur Frayn, and I am Zardoz. I have lived three hundred years, and I long to die. But death is no longer possible. I am immortal. I present now my story, full of mystery and intrigue -- rich in irony, and most satirical. It is set deep in a possible future, so none of these events have yet occurred, but they *may.* Be warned, lest you end as I. In this tale, I am a fake god by occupation -- and a magician, by inclination. Merlin is *my* hero! I am the puppet master. I manipulate many of the characters and events you will see. But *I* am invented, too, for your entertainment -- and amusement. And you, poor creatures, who conjured *you* out of the clay? Is God in show business too? "
BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Mine is an evil opening monologue!
Oh and the GREEN BREAD. The stunningly original recurring motif of the green, mass-marketed bread!!
I feel I am not adequately describing this masterpiece to you, and am thus doing you a grave disservice. I apologize.
Surely this MUST rival Manos and the Hands of Fate as an example of sublime mastery of the narrative form? How can this have gone so long unacknowledged? I can only guess that U.S.-centric chauvinism has kept this filmic work from finding similar success amongst the mass audience it deserves.
Sadly the DVD got stuck about halfway through, and it was nearly midnight on a Wednesday anyway, and raining torrentially, so we all effed off home.
Gonna miss this group.
Also gonna need to make a concerted effort to write for the next month even without Sunday-by-midnight deadlines...
Recommencing in January. ^_____^
**All joking aside, that was bloody disturbing. Of course, this was from the director of "Deliverance" and "Excalibur," therefore I should maybe not be surprised at that...
this
guy
(not Pauline Collins/Queen Victoria from Doctor Who! Reader, she married him)
here
(him today)
in a blond Apollo wig, culottes, and an adorable coral crocheted sweater-vest, which I envy dreadfully and want to recreate tout suite. I would wear it with a black tank top, however, as me exposing my nipples would be an entirely different sort of political/fashion statement than the one he made.
I highly recommend this film. I think you should all go out immediately and rent or Netflix this gem, watch it this weekend, take lots of notes and then come back Monday and explain it to me please because by God I am confused, I am confused and disturbed in a way that will linger for some time.
(It’s odd, but yes, it is John Alderton, not Sean Connery in his bright red panties and butt-length braid or Charlotte Rampling in her unadulterated gorgeous-ity, who had the most profound impact on me, as I am actually more familiar with Alderton’s work and am used to seeing him as either a Wodehousian bumbler or a vaguely Machiavellian Edwardian chauffeur with jet-black hair and a Welsh accent, not a Logan’s-Run-esque sex kitten with a ludicrous "evil" laugh who talks like Queen Liz)
It might be best if you were thoroughly stoned before embarking on this venture. I am not sure, because I’ve never actually been thoroughly stoned, but I don’t think wine did the job properly.
But nah, man, this experience absolutely MUST be paid forward — how can you go on living a full life knowing that you’ve missed the spectacle of the opening sequence, the strange and majestic slow progression of what is apparently the daddy of the Big Giant Head from 3rd Rock floating through the air over the vasty Scottish plains of the 23rd century, vomiting a rain of shotguns down upon a horde of red-bediapered horsemen just after intoning “The Gun Is Good. The Penis Is Bad” in a voice suspiciously close to James Earl Jones’s (and providing EXAMPLES — and also, later, there are diagrams of the mystery that is erection in 3-D slideshow), then sending them off in a wave of pillage and rapine** through the rolling emerald-green countryside? You CAN’T, that’s what.
Here is the narrator of this tale. Note the jaunty beard drawn on in marker pen.
"I am Arthur Frayn, and I am Zardoz. I have lived three hundred years, and I long to die. But death is no longer possible. I am immortal. I present now my story, full of mystery and intrigue -- rich in irony, and most satirical. It is set deep in a possible future, so none of these events have yet occurred, but they *may.* Be warned, lest you end as I. In this tale, I am a fake god by occupation -- and a magician, by inclination. Merlin is *my* hero! I am the puppet master. I manipulate many of the characters and events you will see. But *I* am invented, too, for your entertainment -- and amusement. And you, poor creatures, who conjured *you* out of the clay? Is God in show business too? "
BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Mine is an evil opening monologue!
Oh and the GREEN BREAD. The stunningly original recurring motif of the green, mass-marketed bread!!
I feel I am not adequately describing this masterpiece to you, and am thus doing you a grave disservice. I apologize.
Surely this MUST rival Manos and the Hands of Fate as an example of sublime mastery of the narrative form? How can this have gone so long unacknowledged? I can only guess that U.S.-centric chauvinism has kept this filmic work from finding similar success amongst the mass audience it deserves.
Sadly the DVD got stuck about halfway through, and it was nearly midnight on a Wednesday anyway, and raining torrentially, so we all effed off home.
Gonna miss this group.
Also gonna need to make a concerted effort to write for the next month even without Sunday-by-midnight deadlines...
Recommencing in January. ^_____^
**All joking aside, that was bloody disturbing. Of course, this was from the director of "Deliverance" and "Excalibur," therefore I should maybe not be surprised at that...
Tonight I interviewed a high school girl for admission to Rice. She came here from China last year, so her English was a little broken, but passable.
As we were leaving, I told her to feel free to e-mail me with any questions she had about Rice and such.
In a complete non sequitur, she said, "I don't know if this is appropriate...but you're a good-looking guy."
...I said, "Thank you." It was not appropriate! But it was amusing! Especially since, from my name, she had been expecting a woman.
So I'm attractive to underage Chinese girls. That's...something, I guess.
This past Saturday, I watched all of V and V: The Final Battle, which SyFy helpfully aired a while back. They were quite enjoyable! I was amused at how truly heavy-handed the Nazi allegory was...in that they fucking came right out and said it. Of course, it wasn't until then that I noticed that the Visitors' logo looked like a swastika.
It took me a while to identify all the characters because for the first hour, it was like, "Ah, it's the handsome white dude and his Asian sidekick. And the woman with big hair! And the other woman with big hair! And...the other woman with big hair! And the other handsome white dude! And the old lady! And the other old lady! And the old dude! And the other old dude! And the black guy! The other black guy! CHARACTER OVERLOAD OMG." I don't even know how long it took me to remember anyone's name. I have forgotten most of their names already. But I liked the heroine a lot; she was pretty cool. And the Korean sidekick. And Diana was pretty great, especially in the second miniseries, which was more action-packed and full of explosions.
I must say, though, that the infamous guinea pig scene was disappointing. The special effects editing was so bad! I know it was the eighties, but still. It took me out of the moment. Not that it isn't still a memorable image. What wasn't disappointing was the lizard baby. Oh my God!
I liked watching the rebel group form and grow and develop, this scrappy team of regular people who band together to defeat their alien oppressors. It was good stuff! I kind of want to watch the TV series.
But I am already watching a TV series! I am really digging the new V. I can see that they've changed a lot, but they've kept most of the basic elements (while introducing new ones that offer more storytelling potential). The med student became an FBI agent, and the journalist became a priest. I'm amused that even in the original miniseries, the Hitler Youth character was the douchiest douche in Douchelandia, except he was seduced by a hot guy instead of Supergirl. Anna is a very different sort of villain from Diana, and I like how the new series has been very coy about showing the Visitors really being eeeeeevil. The idea that they are of peace, always, is pushed much more heavily, whereas in the miniseries, it quickly seems to get to the point where you can't see the Visitors as anything but villains. You can take it slower in a TV series, so right now, they get to fuck with your head a bit.
The series will have a new showrunner when it comes back in March, so I wonder how the show will change. I haven't really had the issues with it that others apparently have. I think it's more solid and sure of itself than FlashForward. It's exciting and intriguing and has neat plot twists. The new showrunner wants to have an OMG moment in every episode, though, so I am all for it! What is television without OMG moments, after all.
Basically, thumbs up for alien oppressors masquerading as bringers of peace! Good story, however you do it.
As we were leaving, I told her to feel free to e-mail me with any questions she had about Rice and such.
In a complete non sequitur, she said, "I don't know if this is appropriate...but you're a good-looking guy."
...I said, "Thank you." It was not appropriate! But it was amusing! Especially since, from my name, she had been expecting a woman.
So I'm attractive to underage Chinese girls. That's...something, I guess.
I just met Knives Chau (17 Years Old).
This past Saturday, I watched all of V and V: The Final Battle, which SyFy helpfully aired a while back. They were quite enjoyable! I was amused at how truly heavy-handed the Nazi allegory was...in that they fucking came right out and said it. Of course, it wasn't until then that I noticed that the Visitors' logo looked like a swastika.
It took me a while to identify all the characters because for the first hour, it was like, "Ah, it's the handsome white dude and his Asian sidekick. And the woman with big hair! And the other woman with big hair! And...the other woman with big hair! And the other handsome white dude! And the old lady! And the other old lady! And the old dude! And the other old dude! And the black guy! The other black guy! CHARACTER OVERLOAD OMG." I don't even know how long it took me to remember anyone's name. I have forgotten most of their names already. But I liked the heroine a lot; she was pretty cool. And the Korean sidekick. And Diana was pretty great, especially in the second miniseries, which was more action-packed and full of explosions.
I must say, though, that the infamous guinea pig scene was disappointing. The special effects editing was so bad! I know it was the eighties, but still. It took me out of the moment. Not that it isn't still a memorable image. What wasn't disappointing was the lizard baby. Oh my God!
I liked watching the rebel group form and grow and develop, this scrappy team of regular people who band together to defeat their alien oppressors. It was good stuff! I kind of want to watch the TV series.
But I am already watching a TV series! I am really digging the new V. I can see that they've changed a lot, but they've kept most of the basic elements (while introducing new ones that offer more storytelling potential). The med student became an FBI agent, and the journalist became a priest. I'm amused that even in the original miniseries, the Hitler Youth character was the douchiest douche in Douchelandia, except he was seduced by a hot guy instead of Supergirl. Anna is a very different sort of villain from Diana, and I like how the new series has been very coy about showing the Visitors really being eeeeeevil. The idea that they are of peace, always, is pushed much more heavily, whereas in the miniseries, it quickly seems to get to the point where you can't see the Visitors as anything but villains. You can take it slower in a TV series, so right now, they get to fuck with your head a bit.
The series will have a new showrunner when it comes back in March, so I wonder how the show will change. I haven't really had the issues with it that others apparently have. I think it's more solid and sure of itself than FlashForward. It's exciting and intriguing and has neat plot twists. The new showrunner wants to have an OMG moment in every episode, though, so I am all for it! What is television without OMG moments, after all.
Basically, thumbs up for alien oppressors masquerading as bringers of peace! Good story, however you do it.
- Mood: embarrassed
- Music:Kittie - Choke
Profile
- the_narration
- the_narration
Page Summary
- lj_maintenance :: mhwest : Notification System [+27]
- lj_spotlight :: ljspotlight : 12/08/09 Homepage Spotlight [+0]
- lj_spotlight :: ljspotlight : 12/08/09 Homepage Spotlight [+0]
- lj_spotlight :: ljspotlight : 12/08/09 Homepage Spotlight [+1]
- shanejayell : Fic: [Gargoyles] Day and Night [+0]
- tsubaki_ny : (no subject) [+0]
- spectralbovine : Psych? More Like Puh-sike-uh! [+15]
- nevermore999 : belatedly doing shane's meme when I should be studying [+0]
- nevermore999 : Steph Wiki Two Year Anniverary! [+4]
- shanejayell : Drabble: [Code Geass] The Chessmaster [+11]
- the_narration : Read Or Die and R.O.D. the TV - World domination through literature [+6]
- shanejayell : Twelve Days of Livejournal. [+0]
- nevermore999 : blaaaa comics and stufffff [+3]
- spectralbovine : The Beast with 171 Labs [+29]
- drenkrelar : I can finally drive the damn thing! [+1]
- roxybisquaint : I love this fandom [+12]
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/newsinfo.gif)
news :: theljstaff : LiveJournal Major Notes: LiveJournal: The First Decade, AIDS vgift fundraiser, LJ_Photophile poll! [+198] - tsubaki_ny : "You see, our death-wish was devious, and deep" [+0]
- spectralbovine : The Beastmaster Is Dating a High Schooler! [+18]
- sasameki_koto :: shanejayell : Episode 9 is out! [+2]