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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
neotoma	12:42p	I can haz archive! I've got my beta-invite to Archive of Our Own -- and am busily uploading to my page. So far, it's been really easy to get stuff of FF.net. We'll see what happens when I try to grab my works from LJ. The tagging will be... interesting, I think. (Comment on this)
Friday, November 27th, 2009
lore	11:57p	BloMo27: US BL publishers.... A while back, I wrote an overview of the BL publishers that existed about two years ago. Time for a quick update! DMP's BL imprints are June, 801 Media and Doki Doki. June used to be known for pretty tame BL fare, but now it has become a better mix of tame-to-racy. 801 Media is still the imprint to go to for more explicit stories. Doki Doki is an imprint created to cater directly to a Japanese publisher. Most of the DD releases have been BL tales, but not all, and most of the BL titles have been the kind of tame June used to be known for. Still, people seem to appreciate the DD titles for what they are. Aurora Publishing has the Deux line as well as the Luv Luv line for Girl Love titles. I think if Deux existed on its own, it might still be a healthy company. As it is, Deux releases have slowed to a crawl with the rest of Aurora's titles, and I'm seriously worried for Aurora's survival. The Duex imprint put out some excellent titles over the years. You should look into them soon, before they all go out of print and everyone in the world starts chasing the titles for stupid prices. Tokyopop's BL titles usually end up under the BLU imprint (this could confuse Snupin fans ~_^). Tokyopop has admitted that their BLU titles always sell well, yet the company treats the imprint like a red-headed step-child (for those who don't recognize the saying, like it doesn't belong to them). The web site, long neglected, is just now showing signs of life this month, and releases have still been coming from the imprint, even if it's only about 1 title a month. BLU titles are rarely anthologies, and they usually have only mild BL content, although there are a couple exceptions to this. Yaoi Press - the publisher's name kinda speaks for itself. There is nothing but Original English Language BL to be found here, ranging from super-dark to sickeningly sweet - in fact, most of the YP titles exist at one of the two extremes. Netcomics - This company has an interesting set-up. You can read chapters of a book online for very little money. When a title becomes popular enough (and, probably when Netcomics has gathered up enough capital in general), it is then printed and offered for sale as a book. Netcomics has put out some eclectic work over the years, ranging from Korean titles with only implied BL to some fairly explicit works. You never quite know what you're going to see next from NC, and their release schedule is sporadic, with no titles for months and then three at a time. I'd say that this is the place to go for edgy material, exciting new artists and a-typical BL reads. Yen Press began offering some BL titles late last year. They seem to have taken to Lily Hoshino, and their other BL title so far is also fairly explicit, so I'm hoping for good things from Yen Press next year in terms of BL. They put out nice, compact little books. Go! Comi thinks it sells BL titles. No, seriously, Go! Comi's only true mature BL offering is Wendy Pini's Masque of the Red Death. Cantarella is considered mild BL at best and then the most recent books GC listed as BL this year were...not. They were general stories with very bishie characters. I'm not sure where Go! Comi is headed next with BL, but I'm hoping it will at least swerve back into true BL waters. Media Blaster's BL book imprint is Kitty Media. I don't suggest going to the site. In fact, just go here, it will make your life easier. Kitty media books are generally the most explicit tales out there, and while I hammered the company a couple years ago, I have to admit, the books have steadily improved at KM. Series are published from the beginning, rather than starting in the middle, and the translations and paper quality seem to have improved. The books themselves are still among the smallest in size, but good paper goes a long way toward readability. Yaoi Generation is a new publisher, dating back to last year. So far, YG has put out 4 volumes of a 5-book series over the past year and a half. It finally announced its next two titles around the time the 4th book came out. Honestly, I don't see this glacial pace as a bad plan. Sure, I'd love to have lots of new titles to pick and choose from, but I'd much rather the publisher take it slow and steady than to see it put out a bunch of work all at once and then fold from too much overhead. I was surprised when YG announced itself just as the economic crisis started, and even more surprised when the first book actually came out. YG seems to have a plan, and I think as long as the people behind YG stick to the plan, YG can become an exciting new company - one I'll still be talking about in two more years. ~_^ love, lore Current Mood: predatory Current Music: P&P 2005 Soundtrack (Comment on this)
katfusion	11:03p	Tweet Tweet! 16:53 today was the longest day of work EVER # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
hp_dungeons [ cauldron_brew ]	4:51p	Conversation in Snape's flat, Notting Hill Gate, London ( Watch his hands. )
ptyx	9:11a	Shows I've Been Watching The Barchester Chronicles: I watched the first six eps. There’s just one ep left now. The Stanhopes are wonderfully witty. Slope is a nasty piece of work! His battles with Mrs Proudie are hilarious. House: I watched all the eps up to the 6.05 (Brave Heart). I’ve been loving Season 6. There’s more interaction between the characters, something that was lacking in the previous seasons. Mad Men: I’ve finished Season 3. Wow, what a great finale! ( cut for spoilers ) Merlin: I’m up to date. I’m afraid I disagree with most of my journal friends about the latest ep, “The Lady of the Lake”, because ( cut for spoilers ) Current Mood: contemplative (2 Comments |Comment on this)
ptyx	7:18a	PICS from "Do Começo ao Fim" / "From Beginning to End" I hope the link works. Teh Link There's a "slideshow" link at the right of the page. I still don't know where to watch the movie! Current Mood: curious (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
katfusion	11:03p	Tweet Tweet! 00:06 dearest internets: you are taking FOREVER. stop that. kisses, me. xoxox ps: i'm bored now, gimme something shiny. # 08:53 Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Gobble, gobble. :) # 10:32 is thankful for many things today, but most of all...I'm thankful I'm not a turkey. # 17:37 @the_nini don't be hatin' on my 'Boys, now. :P # 20:45 @achtung_meggie it's totally legal during the holiday season, i think. # 20:58 @achtung_meggie ilu 2 bb. <3 # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Friday, November 27th, 2009
kennahijja	12:04a	B-day wishes :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, snegurochka_lee! Hope you had a great day, with lots of love 'cause you might just be one of the loveliest people I know, and HP fandom is *so* lucky to have you! *hugs* Current Mood: cheerful (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
lore	5:09a	BloMo26: T-Day.... I wonder how many National Blog Posting Month entries today will be quickie "Happy Thanksgiving" notes, or will make Thanksgiving the topic or will just have Thanksgiving in it? Because hey, no one loves to reduce a holiday down to math more than me. Have a good one, loves. May Morimoto himself guide your hands if you're cooking. *gobble gobble* love, lore Current Mood: hungry Current Music: dogs snoring (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
lore	11:59p	BloMo25: Song of the Moment and some doubts.... This will be hard, but I thought I'd talk about a song I've been pondering a while: ( Meet Me on the Equinox lyrics and video link ) Ok, I can see Severus starting the song and Remus finishing it, but I don't necessarily like the "Everything ends" chorus. It's certainly a good canon song for them, and I can see around "everything ends" by it meaning something more elusive in the future or as Severus' doubts. But what do you all think? Add it to my mental Snape/Lupin soundtrack or not? And we'll just forget what really inspired this song, natch. ~_^ ***** In other news, We've come up with a contest for snupin_santa readers this year called Stuff the Stockings. Interested? Check it out! love, lore Current Mood: listless Current Music: Matthew Good - Avalanche (4 Comments |Comment on this)
ptyx	3:56p	Rainbow Awards, Cover Competion, Round 5 (The Penultimate!) The cover of Clippings (art by korekan, design by morgan_d) passed to Round 5, the penultimate round! OMG, there are just 32 covers in the competition now. This is getting tough :-) You can vote here. Thanks for your support, friends! ♥ Current Mood: hopeful (Comment on this)
hp_dungeons [ upuaut ]	3:04a	in the kitchen of the Hollow *a quiet rattle and a bump followed by the quiet clang of a pot lid* Current Mood: restless
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
lore	11:56p	BloMo24: OMG HOW DID IT GET THIS LATE?.... I have on "Glove You So Much" OPI nail polish. It's a lovely, wine colour with more brown than purple in the red, and it shimmers just a bit. Only I put it on too thick and have bubbles, which mar the effect. Is there any way to put on more than one coat of nail polish without bubbling? Man! love, lore Current Mood: silly Current Music: dogs farting (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
lore	11:53p	BloMo23: Doggies.... We're watching my sister's dogs while the lucky biatch is in Italy. They're Schnauzers, but one is 14 and on her last legs. She takes a ton of medicine, is all skin and bones, has to be walked on peril of accidents in the house and coughs like an old man. But she's kind of the family dog, because she started with my sister and father, then was just with my father, then went to my mother after he died, and is now back with my sister because she was too much for mom. It's a little heartbreaking, and a lot smelly. ^_^ But it's nice to have this time with her before she goes. ***** I meant to write about something else, but I ran out of time. *laugh* love, lore Current Mood: anxious Current Music: because schnauzers have beards, get it? (1 Comment |Comment on this)
hp_dungeons [ quidditch_prat ]	10:04p	Filtered post: Draco Malfoy So I'm sitting here still at work, stuck in a committee meeting that doesn't seem to want to end, and I'm thinking of you, and last Thursday night and ( wondering if maybe you might think about letting me take you to dinner again? )
hp_dungeons [ aurorbabe ]	9:37p	Conversation in Neva House (You complete idiot! )
hp_dungeons [ allandsundry ]	5:22p	Conversation in the dining room, Lake Cottage ( Dwaco, this is what I founded today. )
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
katfusion	11:01p	Tweet Tweet! 00:48 my #lastfm tweet makes me sad - clearly i've not been listening to much music this week. need to fix that. # 00:48 also, i would really rather be sleeping right now instead of up with an allergy attack. just fyi # 13:08 The Loonies is on TBS right now. :) I've watching little spinets during football game commercials. # 13:08 GOONIES. stupid spell check # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
hp_dungeons [ dozhd ]	11:10a	Conversation in the Lake Cottage library ( Thank you. I'm still freezing. )
neotoma	9:19p	Brilliant... I've just managed to drop and break my frames, snapping one ear-piece off at the hinge. Since those were the current pair, this is kind of a disaster. I'm going to call my eye-doctor tomorrow, but given when they aren't opening late except Thursdays, the likelihood is that I'm not going to be able to bring my glasses in until Friday -- and they still might not be able to repair them. I have managed to find my next-most recent pair, so I'm able to see, but this is almost certainly going to be an expensive proposition. Current Mood: frustrated Current Music: Mediaeval Baebes - Miracle (Remix) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
hp_dungeons [ persuade_me ]	9:17a	[In a Swiss clinic: Dr Telugu's office] I have been waiting. For almost twenty minutes. I think I did make it clear this was an urgent visit and for the amount that you're being paid I expect the service to a great deal more prompt. Might I suggest you invest in a time turner? Current Mood: determined
kennahijja	4:04p	Highlander Fic Search (yeah, fat chance...) Ok, this is weird, old, and not a little twisted but I just rewatched scenes from the 'Horsemen' episodes on Youtube... You out there who once dabbled in 'Highlander' - ever come across fic pairing Kronos and Richie? I've been wanting this ever since Kronos turned up, and there seems to be *nothing* out there I can find, and it's just a crime against darkfic! Halp!?! Current Mood: frustrated Current Music: Soul to the Skies, Tarot (Comment on this)
lore	7:10a	Natterings.... Holy crap, these dogs are gassing me out! Air freshener, stat! Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter any damn time it pleases. *scowl* (Comment on this)
lore	6:51a	BloMo22: lore and Snupin, part II.... As I ended yesterday, I was preparing for my Epic Campaign to encourage more Snape/Lupin. By Epic Campaign, I really mean that I decided to comment on every Snape/Lupin I came across, and that anytime I saw anyone offering drabbles or art, I would ask for Snape/Lupin. Now, you have to understand, the RPG was my first attempt at interacting with fandom. I don't think I had even commented on many journals then. So, when I say I started commenting and asking for drabbles/art, this was a big deal for me. I made myself one ground rule: Don't say anything to anyone that I wouldn't want to hear myself as a creator. That meant not asking when the next chapter of a Work in Progress might be out or asking for a sequel, or commenting to someone else without actually commenting on the fic or art itself. Two years of lurking will at least teach you what not to do. There were times when I worried that some regular Snape/Lupin writers (*cough* McKay, Arion *cough*), were going to think I was a stalker, but I toughed it out in the name of more Snape/Lupin. ^_^ I'd like to think that my enthusiastic squee and encouragement helped inspire more Snape/Lupin in some small way, but I suspect Arion and McKay's April Showers challenge had more to do with it. Actually, what happened during that same month is that I had been thinking of asking to help out at lupin_snape for quite a while, too shy and under-confident to act. But the renewed interest in the community and the mods' busy real lives made several other Snape/Lupin fans muse "aloud" in their journals about asking to mod at the community. And yes, my ego has come far enough along now to admit that I thought I was the best person for the job at the time and that I'd better get on the stick before the others went from musing to asking. I was wrapping up the RPG, and I'd gained some experience managing a group of people with varying desires and needs from the game. I'd made plenty of mistakes, which helped to an extent, although I feel I've made plenty of mistakes at lupin_snape, too. I guess I learned that I could make mistakes and only hold on to them quietly, rather than actively beating myself up over them. ~_^ But I had ideas, too, and, again, those two years of lurking showed me which communities thrived and which died out after the initial excitement waned. For just about 5 years, the ship has been running strong, mainly because there are mods obviously on-duty there. People want to know that other people are paying attention. What kind of a "community" runs steadily without a sense of togetherness? My modding philosophy has been simple: It's Our community, not my community. A community is nothing without its members, and I've tried to run lupin_snape as openly and all-inclusive as possible while maintaining that final "say" only because sometimes someone has to make the decision. I can't think of any time I've actually put my foot down, other than to protect the community from spammers, and to this day, I've never banned anyone except known "problem" accounts from back in the Russian Invasion LJ days. Anyone who tells you that they're not welcome at lupin_snape is imposing her/his own exile. I remember one of the people who wanted to mod (long gone from fandom now), talking about how she wanted to take over and then she could demand Marauders-era fic because that was her favourite era, which scared me to the bone. Snarry, even back then, had more than one "basic" community, and I knew the Snape/Lupin ship wasn't big enough to survive with a lot of splinter communities, which is what would have happened if LS (Lupin_Snape from now on) had become Marauders-focused. Eventually, someone unhappy with that focus would have gone and started Snape_Lupin_Adults or something, and the fans would have been scattered. The ship might have never grown. Hum. I've meandered away from the question. It's because I love LS and its members so very much; I could go on about it all day. So, after being frightened into action, I consulted with a few friends for some final hand-holding and wrote the mods, offering to be the active mod. I was completely surprised when both women responded within the week with easy Yes'es, and my account was given mod status. Surprised, only because I thought it would be harder to convince anyone to take me on. ~_^ My first month was kind of rocky because I'd barely introduced myself when there was a major death in the family. But you know, in case anyone has the wrong impression, the original LS mod, makishef, has always been interested in the community and pairing, she just didn't have time to maintain a hands-on approach to the community. That month, she stepped right up and made sure the monthly challenge was issued and on-track while I was away. The other mod that was on board when I came on has since moved on, but she was always friendly and supportive as well. They're great gals, and I hope no one thinks anything but the best of them. We wouldn't have LS without them. I was back by June with a new monthly challenge and there's been something new every month or two since then. I think people cross-posting their challenge-inspired works to their journals and other communities helped let people know that LS was an active, interesting place to be, as well as a treasure-trove of great Snape/Lupin content if they were interested in finding more. I think we hit 750 members by the end of the year and 1000 members a little over a year after the April Showers challenge. Somewhere along the line, "Snupin" became the preferred moniker for the pairing, and I stopped trying not to use it about a year after that. ~_^ I still use Snape/Lupin, though, when I go outside the community, if only because now that fandom is waning, new people coming in don't always get the squished nickname phenomenon. So, that's it. That's how I came to be mod at LS. And while I answered why I shipped Snape and Lupin together before, in my normal fandoming I always point people here when they ask me why I ship Snupin. It's short and to the point, and I couldn't have said it better myself. love, lore Current Mood: satisfied Current Music: Lobstermen! (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
katfusion	11:01p	Tweet Tweet! 13:30 I've added Tweekly.fm. Tweets weekly stats from #lastfm. tweekly.fm # 15:31 @achtung_meggie my condolences # 22:30 Top 3 weekly #lastfm artists: Breaking Benjamin - 4. Chickenfoot - 2. Christina Aguilera - 2. bit.ly/7K5Qnl # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)

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