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[corilannam]

Random notes from the fannish portion of my weekend--


* Saw HP7.2 Saturday, along with the rest of the world (most of which I think were in our theater). I really thought I wouldn't cry all that much. I left the HP fandom after the hideous event at the end of Book 5 and have been distantly bitter about it ever since.

But at the first sight of Hogwarts, I burst into tears and spent the rest of the movie sobbing into a fistful of concession stand napkins. I guess I'm still a sucker after all.


* After the movie, I got conned into watching the first couple episodes of Suits. This show is like Cori-nip. It doesn't hurt that I've been looking for an excuse to get fannish about Gabriel Macht since Bad Company in 2002 (when chelseafrew and I devised a sweeping epic spy slash story between Agent Seale (who had no first name the whole movie) and Chris Rock's first character (who is on screen for all of 3 minutes before getting killed off)).

I don't think I'm ready to read fic yet, but I couldn't set a season pass fast enough when I got home.


* summerpornathon has been amazing fun, though like a lot of people, I'm getting kind of burned out. I had to laugh at this week's new challenge--I was really, really, really hoping it would be darkfic, and then it was...the opposite. I think I write fluffy, funny stuff better than I write heavy angst, in general, but I can't really do it on command without some previous inspiration. I was panicking pretty badly until I remembered the one kind of fluffy and cracky idea I wanted to write a while ago. It might actually be better suited for a short-short anyway.

At least my team is doing well--back to second place this week! I'm not convinced we can overcome Team Gluttony at this point, but we seem a pretty stubborn bunch on the whole, so you never know.

Comments

[cor-leonis-1961.livejournal.com]

Still haven't seen HP7.2 myself, but I sympathize re: the end of Book 5. Not only was it horrible and bitter-ifying (haha go go gadget words!), but I was spoiled for it too. >:[ LAME.

DUDE I WAS SO EXPECTING WEEK 6 DARKFIC CHALLENGE TOO AND NOW I'M JUST LIKE DDDD: HAPPY ENDINGS?

Granted once I have an entry submitted I will probably feel free to glee out about all the happy times ahead (love those happy endings SO MUCH omg - just want everyone to do fix-it fic for me all the time) but when it comes to writing... ACK ACK IDEAS WHERE ARE YOU?

Annnnnnd /flail

[planejane.livejournal.com]

You're the second person on my flist who's mentioned Suits. I may have to jump on the wagon. :)

[lolafeist.livejournal.com]

I WANTED DARKFIC SO BAD.

I'm in a major angst mode.

*glomp* go team though!

[lolafeist.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah Suits.

I haven't seen like a huge outpouring of incredible fic like in X-Men fandom and I think I might just watch Suits to be intensely in love with both characters and then dabble in all the gratuitous Mike-whumped-Harvey-comforts id-fic and hopefully porn the fandom produces.

[ella-bane.livejournal.com]

We ARE a stubborn bunch! GO TEAM SLOTH!

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

I think I write fluffy, funny stuff better than I write heavy angst, in general, but I can't really do it on command without some previous inspiration.

ha! this is me, too. I can dive into the angst and find mountains of inspiration but to be inspired by 'no angst allowed?' It's PAINFUL! Like writing with my left hand. :/

It's making the burn out BURN. LOL.

[tracy7307.livejournal.com]

When we left the theater in the wee hours of Fri morning from seeing DH2, I think my bf's shoulder was soaked through with my tears, LOL. I'm such a sap.

I'm completely burned out on pthon and just ready for it to be done and over with. Five weeks would have been PERFECT for me to still feel happy about it. I also thought it would've made more sense for this week's challenge to be the final challenge but whatevs.

I'm the QUEEN OF FLUFFY AWW FIC. Writing feel-good smile-inspiring stuff is something I can do really well! I just need something more *specific*. I have an idea (which is a ridiculous idea, I think) and I've written 300 words, none of which are porn, LOL. JFC idek about this one.

If we had angst, I'd be interested in exploring that. I've never really done much angst besides grief. Not sure if I can do darkfic or not.

[capricornucopia.livejournal.com]

Your team is a worthy foe and I am envious of your second base place stealing. I'm on Pride, so we were second last week. ;D

I don't have any ideas for this week yet. I'm better at humour and crack than angst, but like you said, I think it's definitely harder to do it on command than angst. Time to start angsting about fluff. :3

[echoing-seas.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who got annoyed (to put it lightly) with the latter HP books. I did read them, but I threw them against the wall/floor enough times that my family finally stopped asking, "What was that?! Are you okay?"

I do enjoy the movies though - for the most part. I'm glad you enjoyed the last one; I haven't gotten to see it yet :( The perils of living in small town, USA.

[whirligigged.livejournal.com]

I just saw Suits yesterday! WHAT A FUN SHOW. I love all the proud/snarky mentor looks Gabriel Macht/Harvey manages to shoot whenever Mike is being his silly self, especially because these looks happen to be terribly sexy. Also, again, how silly Mike is when he's not being a poor thing I want to cuddle and make Harvey buy things for. High fives! Fist bumps! "You know you want it." Wait, what?