random with some fandom for good measure

[oiran]

New York City: What kind of weather can I expect? It was 85 and humid here today, and I can tolerate that just fine (though I prefer cooler and less muggy), so I'm assuming that May in NYC will not tax my internal thermostat. Please tell me if I'm wrong. Also, who's going to come to the fannish gathering on the 15th? I am planning (i.e., I intend to do, may or may not actually accomplish) to go back and look at prior NYC posts and pester people via e-mail to come meet. You will want to meet me! I am fun!

bra talk: I have a feeling that I might be the last bra-wearing person in the world to discover that the Body by Victoria bras at Victoria's Secret are amazingly comfortable. They also give me cleavage, which is a surprise. Why didn't anyone tell me about them? Why weren't random women coming up to me and telling me bra stories completely unsolicited? Because, of course, I would have been so receptive to that. (Well, I would have been if they were cute women.)

irrational behavior: I have sent out the first where-is-my-beta???? e-mail to readers for the Ai no Kusabi story. It has not been 24 hours, but I can't even wait 24 hours to complain about (irrationally perceived) slacking.

coiffure: I have bangs for the first time in about 15 years. I used to wear them very thick, but these are sort of...optional, I guess. I can brush them into the rest of my hair really easily if I still want to have a giant expanse of forehead showing. I stopped by to see Kicky this afternoon with biz card mock-ups and got her to cut them in between scheduled hair clients. I'm cuter than I was before she cut them. I think I could now pass for about 19 if evaluated out of the harsh light of day. Especially now that I have this huge pimple on my chin. Ah, how I thrive on stress...

equal love demand: Has there actually been some sort of organized (or even semi-organized, or maybe just a group of strident harpies) effort to bully fans of the Smallville program into declaring equal affection and allegiance for both the Clark and Lex characters? Because I have seen much protest against this unfair infringement of fannish rights, but I've not seen even a hint of the actual pogrom. I'm not talking about people saying that there are two viewpoints to consider/two sides to every story, etc., because that doesn't seem to be the complaint. If there is anyone who is, in fact, declaring that a true SV fan must love Clark and Lex equally, I'd be very interested to know who. Because I'm nosey, that's why. And because, if such a person actually exists, I'd like to go heckle them for being a moron. But I'm thinking this might be some sort of fannish unicorn and not a real issue at all.

Comments

[sundaysunday.livejournal.com]

Quelle coincidence. It was 85 and humid here today as well.

Next week it's supposed to be mid-upper 70s with moderate humidity and possible thunderstorms.

More like probable thunderstorms. We had a good storm last night and got slammed with rain tonight around 6:30pm and it was still about 80 degrees outside.

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... 70s with storms? I think I can still bring boots with me and not feel like a totally inappropriate shoe whore.

Yeah, it was really a shoe question hidden under an adult-type concern ;)

[sundaysunday.livejournal.com]

You *definitely* need the boots.

Of course, I am probably not the best person to advise. I moved with 14 pairs of shoes (2 of them boots), have bought five pairs since I have been here, and just had a box of 40 pairs shipped to me from CA.

[justblue0162.livejournal.com]

Because I have seen much protest against this unfair infringement of fannish rights, but I've not seen even a hint of the actual pogrom.

Heh. I hope you get an answer to this, because I've been wondering too. I click on things, thinking it will be quickly evident where the whole thing started, and yet... nothing.

*scurries back to beta-land*

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

I'm 99% sure it's a unicorn--that is, if a unicorn were something people got all incensed about.

BETA!!!!!!

[pepperjackcandy.livejournal.com]

equal love demand

Love Clark, love Lex, love them both, love neither, love whoever.

Except Jonathan. All SV fans are required to think that Jonathan's an asshat. :grinning:

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

Love Clark, love Lex, love them both, love neither, love whoever.

Exactly. And that's the majority attitude, so far as I can tell.

All SV fans are required to think that Jonathan's an asshat.

The only person I've known to insist that Jonathan was unfairly vilified happens to thrive on debate the way the rest of us thrive on salty snacks, so I do tend to question her motives ;)

[fleegull.livejournal.com]

May can vary wildy in NYC. Bring a light jacket because, even if it's warm outside, it can cool down in an instant. There will probably be rain, so pack an umbrella. The weekend calls for temperatures ranging from a high of 77 to a low of 57 and thunderstorms.

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

Despite living in a part of the country that frequently feels as hot and humid as an ungroomed armpit, I definitely prefer to be COLD. If it gets anywhere close to 57, I will probably run around naked. People do that in Greenwich Village, right?

Umbrella? I am from Seattle! We do not carry umbrellas! We squinch up our faces and get wet. Or else we buy those little collapsible umbrellas and forget them in restaurants or on the bus.

[sundaysunday.livejournal.com]

I do that all the time (including the Seattle excuse - even though I am not actually from Seattle). People look at you funny. New Yorkers will carry an open umbrella over their head even if they merely think it's going to rain. Luckily, most of them have perfected walking in crowds with umbrellas. If you go to a place with lots of tourists (i.e. Times Square) be prepared to be hit in the shoulders/have eye poked out by stupid people wielding I ♥ NY umbrellas. You will want to make them consume said umbrellas. While they're open.

Or maybe that's just me.

[anathema666.livejournal.com]

Have a wondrous time in NY, darling. I'm sure you look adorable with your optional bangs and your comfortable yet cleavagey breasts.

Say, are the boots referred to in the reply to a comment above the infamous red cowboy boots? If so, I may have to struggle to not fly down there immediately to moles- I mean meet you.

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

Hee! I'll wear a low-cut shirt and think of you...

Actually, I'm debating re: the red cowboy boots. I have a really big suitcase now, so it's not seeming quite so frivolous to take them along, too. No, I'm talking about my all-time favorite boots: basically flat, taller than ankle boots but not quite mid-calf, dark brown with this tiny tan piping, and they fit my leg snugly and exactly and I love them so much (which I think shows in this paragraph). I paid a huge sum of money for them, and I'm sure they look completely ordinary to most people, but they made me weak when I saw them, and they still make me happy every time I put them on. Even though they need to be resoled and polished and currently look (objectively) like shit.

[anitac588.livejournal.com]

This is one of the best descripitons and argumentations why spending obscene amount of money for a pair of shoes is acceptable.
I feel the love!

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

I'd had an "upper limit" of how much I thought a sane person could spend on a pair of shoes, and that was already pretty damn high...but these boots blew that by $100. Which I justified by telling myself, "Well, they're *boots* so there's more leather."

And, hey: Mr. Glove was on board with the purchase, so it must have been reasonable, right? Actually, I think that he's just resigned himself to the fact that I tend to stay fixated until I have the object of desire in my hands (or feet), and it's less taxing to live with me when I'm chortling with possessive glee instead of yearning mournfully.

[msdaccxx.livejournal.com]

Because I have seen much protest against this unfair infringement of fannish rights, but I've not seen even a hint of the actual pogrom.

That is a standard-issue SV kerfuffle. I always either see all the complaints or all the fervent apologies and assurances that there's no offence intended, but I never see the actual offensive posts.

I'll see you and your optional bangs in a few days - Whee! meanwhile, I've got a plane to catch.

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

This time, I think someone or several someones are utterly delusional and missing the point, but that's just me being a cynical bitch.*

As for seeing each other in a few days: We're going to have FUN!


*cynical bitch: Disclaimer to soften the fact that I'm right.

[lexcorp-hope.livejournal.com]

Why is New York so far awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? I'll just sit here and pout.

*pout*

As for the SVness? I think it is the "there are two viewpoints to consider/two sides to every story" entries causing that argument, because they usually include sacred cow beating like "Lex really wasn't justified in drugging Dom and dumping him in a car trunk," and "Clark really doesn't owe anybody the truth about his secret origins, no matter how much he likes the people asking."

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

Well, you could always arrange something more Midwestern ;) I'd come!

This most recent round of SV side-taking stridency seems even less based in reality than previous bouts. Initially, I was concerned, but now I'm just disdainful.

[autumnyte.livejournal.com]

I will be coming to the gathering on the 15th! I'm looking forward to meeting you.

But I'm thinking this might be some sort of fannish unicorn and not a real issue at all.

I'm thinking it's this one. Though for a non-issue, it sure keeps making a lot of comebacks.

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

Yay! And I understand you've been instructed to kiss me? Heh. I'm looking forward to it ;)

The real beauty of a non-issue is that its lack of actual substance makes it hard to kill.

[happyminion.livejournal.com]

Has there actually been some sort of organized (or even semi-organized, or maybe just a group of strident harpies) effort to bully fans of the Smallville program into declaring equal affection and allegiance for both the Clark and Lex characters? Because I have seen much protest against this unfair infringement of fannish rights, but I've not seen even a hint of the actual pogrom.

I'm thinking maybe it's the work of the sekrit cabal, since we haven't heard anything from them in so long. I mean, who else could be responsible for such tyrrany? And clearly this is tyrrany.

Could you pound me on the back so my eyes don't lock when they're rolled like this?

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking maybe it's the work of the sekrit cabal, since we haven't heard anything from them in so long. I mean, who else could be responsible for such tyrrany? And clearly this is tyrrany.

Thank you so much for being brave enough to say this!!!!!!

Could you pound me on the back so my eyes don't lock when they're rolled like this?

*snerk*

[stone-princess.livejournal.com]

You are an impatient little monkey, but a beautiful one, so I'll forgive you.

Bring boots. Don't question yourself, just do it.

I've told Autumnyte to kiss you for me. She says if she gets in trouble for doing it she's blaming me. I've agreed to take blame for any trouble she gets into in NY with you.

Also, it isn't so much a fannish unicorn, I think, as a fannish chimera.

[velvetglove.livejournal.com]

It's settled: the boots come with me.

And I think you're correct. My choice of mythological creature was not well thought out. The unicorn decision was a knee-jerk girlish throwback sort of thing.

So, how much trouble are you willing to authorize?