The theme: there is no theme. Themeless. Theme-free. Unconstrained by theme-ishness.

[rose_griffes]

NOOOOO! The fourth season of (new) Doctor Who isn't available (yet?) for livestreaming through Netflix! This means I'm going to have to actually send back Ultraviolet disc two in order to watch more DW.

That does it. I'm buying Ultraviolet. So I can research and write Angie/Vaughan fic. And maybe Angie-Frances friendship fic. And oh, how about Vaughan interacting with Rose March, who is wanting to know his intentions toward her mother?!

I just added spock_uhura to my LJ reading list the other day. Do those people ever stop posting? I wanted more fic, but this is ridiculous. (Okay, how sad is it that I'm complaining about too much fic. Apparently I'm just determined to be unhappy, y'all! And hey, why isn't there more activity at the lifeonmartha comm? See? I cannot be pleased!)

Go read taragel's new Kara fic, Faith Like Wings. It's beautiful. (Sort of an episode insert for 'Maelstrom' and totally awesome/sad.)

Okay, so guess what I'm busy doing during one of my last days of freedom before the work grind begins again: cleaning? writing? making cool beaded jewelry? NOPE. I'm asking Mr. Google for Twilight links in order to write the long-dreaded anticipated post about the series and my religion. Why am I mentioning this now when the post probably won't be done for ages? Because I had to share a sentence I stumbled across. One person's joking reaction to the horrid way in which Stephenie Meyer altered (hee, I almost wrote altared) the vampire mythology (at least, I assume it's joking):

I am personally disgusted and offended that fictional creatures like vampires have been further fictionalized by fiction writers into fictional representations so fictional from their former fiction that they're no longer anything but fictional.

*laughs forever*

I, uh, have nothing else to say after that.

Comments

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I've been thinking about adding spock_uhura too. I should check out some of the stories, at least.

I am personally disgusted and offended that fictional creatures like vampires have been further fictionalized by fiction writers into fictional representations so fictional from their former fiction that they're no longer anything but fictional.

This was a SERIOUS COMMENT? Wow. Someone needs a thesaurus, just for starters.

I'm so glad you're writing that post! :DDDD

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

No, it was a joking comment. Um... I assumed so, anyway. O_o

eta: just went back and tried to find context for it, but it's a random quote stuck out there. Hm. But I figured it was definitely a joke, and a good one at that.

(changing icon, since I'm already editing anyway)

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Let me spam you some more!

Okay, context for the 'Fictional Creatures' statement: apparently just a comment on this tee-shirt (http://www.fark.com/cgi/ordershirt.pl?IDLink=4567719). I think it definitely falls into the purposely funny category.

I have 14 trekfics (http://delicious.com/rose_griffes/star_trek%3Afic) bookmarked so far. Sort of a brief summary given for each one.

[emmiere.livejournal.com]

I'm asking Mr. Google for Twilight links in order to write the long-dreaded anticipated post about the series and my religion.

Hee, your tag. But it is anticipated by me! I'm very curious. :)

That comment is a new height of...something. Please tell me it was the last word if it was a part of a discussion, because I cannot even IMAGINE what you could say after it.

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

Hee! Okay, in that case it's hilarious.

Ooh, bookmarks!

[jasferg1.livejournal.com]

The fourth season of old Who isn't ready either. Then again, it largely doesn't exist anymore. Sad.

Your religion is vampirism?

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Please tell me it was the last word if it was a part of a discussion, because I cannot even IMAGINE what you could say after it.

Ahahaha! Apparently it was a comment on a vampire-related tee-shirt for sale. I'm not sure how Mister Google thought it was pertinent--though it was about Twilight, soooo... But it was definitely funny, yes. I plan to use it next time I see someone argue about how sparkly vampires are wrong.

Hee, your tag. But it is anticipated by me! I'm very curious. :)
Heck, at this point I'm curious as to what I'll say. ;-)
which is to say, I have so many thoughts in my head, I don't really know where to start...

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Your religion is vampirism?

Best comment ever. :D I think I need a shirt that says "My religion is vampirism" now.

Er, just in case context is lacking, the author of the Twilight series is LDS (Mormon). Me too. And I've been seeing a lot of analysis on the books and religious content done by people who have very little information about my church. It's tiresome, hence the threatened promised post.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

OMG that is the BEST QUOTE EVER! *dies laughing*

ETA: Oh, and I joined spock_uhura a while back and after a couple of weeks had to stop watching it. I'm still a member, though - I just manually check it for fics instead of letting them roll over and crush me.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

Dude. I was so wondering who this frolicndetour person was, until I remember that's your DW name. :D

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Yup, I feel like I've been steamrollered and I've only been linking there for a few days! I may have to stop watching, yeah...

[jasferg1.livejournal.com]

as long as it's old school and doesn't sparkle. Maybe has Count Orlok from Nosferatu on it. Now that's a vampire.

Yeah I didn't know that. That's cool. I look forward to that post, as I know next to nothing about the LDS. Glen Larson is a Mormon too, but I bet you knew that already.

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

Sorry to be so confusing. :D It's fairly expensive to change your username, so this'll probably be the last time!

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

as long as it's old school and doesn't sparkle. Maybe has Count Orlok from Nosferatu on it. Now that's a vampire.

Dude, there is NO WAY I will ever wear a tee-shirt with glittery Edward Cullen on it. Count Orlok would be perfect, actually. He's got the right face for a vampire religion, definitely.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I've heard. Which is part of why I never bothered to correct the spelling of mine. Just glad you didn't disappear on me. :P *squish*

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

Heh. I was actually just wondering earlier today if it had slowed down any, but I guess it hasn't. :P

[ivanolix.livejournal.com]

That vampire quote is awesome! Actually, of all the criticisms about the books, I don't mind that she made the vampire mythology different. It's all a bit cliched by now, so it was nice to have a fresh (if not particularly deep) take.

[jasferg1.livejournal.com]

(http://s628.photobucket.com/albums/uu5/jasferg1/?action=view&current=photo7007063.jpg)

Count Orlok would be perfect, actually. He's got the right face for a vampire religion, definitely.

yes.

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought the changes to traditional vampire stories were interesting. Easy to mock, sure, but interesting. :)