KAYNA

So I've been playing with my local SCA (that's Society of Creative Anachronism) group for about six months now and I just got back from my first big camping event! The annual Siege of Talonvale Shire (that's my shire!) was awesome! The King and Queen of the Midrealm came! There was fighting and dancing and drinking and song! I must do this again!

BIGGRSTAFFBUNCH

Wow. So...any of you on LJ who follow thecortex community know it's the notice-board comm for Firefly fanfic. When I first entered fandom, I was happy to get mentioned on it, 'cause I figured it mean people were reading. The stuff they mention lately, though, makes me vomit in my mouth. browncoat2X2 and I had a discussion about our cattiness or lack thereof regarding quality in fic. I staunchly believe that if I'm being catty saying that 50 percent or more of stuff being circulated on that comm is CRAP, then...rowr. I'll be the fecking cat. I hate to link to specific fics...but check out the issue from today:

GODDESSWARRIOR89

I'm getting a tattoo tomorrow of the chinese characters for Serenity on my back! I can't wait!!

REGINAROADIE

Hey All It's 20 to 10 here on a Sunday night, and I'm kind of in a blah mood. When did summer start to not be fun anymore? As a kid, summer was the one period of the year you were looking forward too with no school and swimming and having fun and going to movies and all that. But now it's actually become one of my least favorite times of the year. Normally, I'm just working my ass off at some manual labor job so that I can save up enough money to live off of during the upcoming school year. But this year, since I made so much money last year with CP Rail, I'm taking summer classes to get caught up with my degree. I already took CS 100, which was a class I kinda coasted through and still got a good grade, and now I'm taking Spanish 110. I have to have two languages for my degree, and it's the two things I don't really want to do. I've been putting this class off for the longest time, and just dropping the class at this point isn't really an option. I have to take it if I want to officially graduate by April 2008. And I've been putting off doing my Spanish homework for the whole day. I shouldn't even be writing this. But then again, I always just think of July and August as sort of blah periods. It doesn't rain as much around this time, so the house pretty much becomes a hotbox. And the only thing we have for air conditioning is some tiny fan. The grass is kind of drying out, so there's no real point in mowing it, even though it still needs to be done. Matt is always gone for some military thing. We got a new roommate in that I really don't want, but have no real choice in the matter. And I guess it's just the fact that it's been two months since I've been with my friends at the uni and it sucks that I don't see them as much. And yeah there's still movies to go to (although the stuff I was waiting for I've already seen), and shows to watch (I am psyched that THE NINE is going to be burnt off in August) and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS out in two weeks. But for me, the next six weeks is just walking to the uni and taking a class I'd rather not take. I'm more looking forward to the last third of August. After Aug 20th, I have harvest to help out with, Matt will be back and we have our Edmonton trip to go on, and then I'll be back taking Film 400 and 401 with my friends. So does anyone here think of July as a blah month?

KAYLEEBIRD

Okay. OKAY. Is it just me? Am I a bad writer or something? The only person that seems to be commenting on my fanfics is Jane! Is it because i'm using her 'verse? I don't get it! :banghead: I mean, I just don't get it! Yall said you liked it before, but now, all i'm getting is Jane. Is it because I said I hated Inara? It's true. I do. She could die for all I care. I hate someone who's just.. This ain't a rant. Okay. I just... comment. Please? Everyone. I need help, I know. I'm terrible--- so HELP ME!

GOMITHROUS

Well, I'm leaving for France tomorrow. I'm going to be there until the 20th and I will be visiting Paris, Normandy and Corsica. I don't know if I'll have internet access there, but in case I don't I'm just letting you know I won't be around for the next 10 days or so... I'll be sure to do a big blog when I get back of all my frolicking adventures across the pond. I'm probably going to do another big general blog on what's been up with me for the past little while, I would've sooner but gorram it I need a camera! So all the best to you guys while I'm away :biggrin:

BIGGRSTAFFBUNCH

Since PMing may or may not work on this site, I don't want there to be any confusion on my last blog... thecortex *does* have quality fiction. Fifty percent of the time. I just read Five Drinks They Lived To Regret, by lyrtzha (sp?) and it was effin' fantastic! And Mal/Simon, btw, so yes...non-canon pairing. But in that same issue, three of the fics featured OOC writing, or gratuitious smut with OOC writing. That's the pattern I've seen, so the other 50 percent? Arg. Now, two points: one) maintainers of thecortex are awesome people, who have undertaken a great duty for others who dont want to rifle through all of fandom for fic. How can they help it if all that'd advertised or pimped is...you know...Binky? Red! Slashy death! So no, it's not their fault. And two--hey, I love me some smut. But some smut bookended by good writing please. Not just...take A and B, mix in some non-con, and YAY FIC! Come on! It's not about non canon pairings...I read non canon pairings ALL THE TIME even (and close your eyes Mal4Prez) Rayne. Im looking for good fic. Period. And thecortex, lately, has not delivered. As for TiYBoD--maybe I'm being lofty here, but I like to think I wrote my characters as characters somewhat independent to just smut for the sake of smut. With, you know, thought and the care Joss put into his characters. So yeah. That's my clarification.