Urge to Write Rising....

[hells_half_acre]

I don't know what it is with me the last few days, but I suddenly want to write ALL THE THINGS. Except, I already have a few things on the go that I need to FINISH.

Today I was listening to Storyboard on Geek and Sundry over at YouTube while I worked - because there are some days where my job is so monotonous that if I don't have something to listen to, I go into a coma. Anyway, Storyboard is "Hangout" with a bunch of fantasy authors talking about writing, and it's something I can tune in and out of as required by my job...

But man, today it made me want to write the epic fantasy novel that I had an idea for ten years ago - so that's what I've been mentally doing for the past two hours, even though I have fanfic to finish... also, my epic fantasy novel doesn't have a plot, it just has a main character... and I don't even know his name or what he looks like, I just know who he is and I love him. So really, all I've been doing for the past two hours is thinking about an awesome guy that I made up ten years ago... and when I put it like that, it sounds rather pathetic.

In completely unrelated news: I follow some teenagers on tumblr who can't tell the difference between legitimate photos and manips... and it makes me want to weep for the future, because honestly, it should be pretty bloody obvious that that's Jensen's head on the body of a porn star. I feel like this should be taught in Junior High at some point: "Okay, Class, today, we're going to cover how to spot manips so that you don't look like an idiot on the internet - you'll thank me later."

Also, completely unrelated: Is it just me or has LJ been crazy quiet as of late? I feel like I even have less people chatting with me here. Maybe it's because I stopped writing epic Harry Potter crossovers? Maybe it's because people have moved on from the show? Maybe people have moved on from LJ? Maybe everyone is on tumblr reblogging manips? I don't know. Tumblr is far more narcissistic than LJ, which is I think part of the reason why I can't get into it that much. I basically only use it to look at pretty pictures of good-looking men... and to keep tabs on the Sherlock fandom.

Comments

[missyjack.livejournal.com]

I made a post on tumblr yesterday about people posting fake quotes - ie making up thing that Jared or Jensen said, and then every just assumes they are true. So i posted a guide to checking them (basically - Google).

I think the main difference between Tumblr and LJ (or at least of a few years ago) is that reblogging reduces your ability to avoid idiots. I end up seeing shit I DNW but meh whatcha gunna do if you want the pretty?

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I try to only follow people who use tags, and then use tumblr savior to blacklist things that I DNW. (I've actually blacklisted "spider", because my arachnophobia is such that even pictures invoke the fight/flight response in me... and just today, I realized that as a result I can no longer see anything relating to spider-man.)

I've seen a lot of J2 fanart based on fake quotes, and it drives me nuts - but there's not much you can do about people being wrong on the internet. :P (There was a post going around at the beginning of this season with false WARDROBE information that gave me a small mental breakdown, so I had to learn to breathe and move on with my life.)

...whatcha gunna do if you want the pretty, indeed.

[missyjack.livejournal.com]

I need a filter top block anyone under 17 I think! I read something and start to get angry and then they post "mum says I have to go to bed"

That said I love so much of the visual meta - where a well-placed quote and picture can provide better meta than 1000 of my babbling words!

Also - did you see who joined Twitter today. i am totes claiming responsibility for that!

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

Haha, me too. Part of the problem is that I followed some teens when I wanted more Merlin pictures on my dash - now I kinda feel like if I unfollow them I'll hurt their teenage feelings. Even though because of how much I hated the finale, I can't actually stand a lot of the Merlin stuff that's out there anymore. :P

But yes, I love the visual meta. It's absolutely brilliant - even the stuff that I don't necessarily agree with. I can't deny that it's well thought out and beautifully illustrated.

Also - did you see who joined Twitter today. i am totes claiming responsibility for that!

I did! And I followed! And THANK YOU! ;)