then there are blackbirds

Happy Mother's Day, awesome moms in my circle! &hearts

Remix reveals are up! I wrote no returns or exchanges (the equilibration remix), which was probably PAINFULLY OBVIOUS to everybody who read it. (Also it is true I haven't exactly inhaled everything from the archive yet, but you may have noticed my crafty radio silence regarding A:TLA remix stories, so EVEN MORE PAINFULLY OBVIOUS, no? xD)

... and now I shall go back to rereading Stealing Harry & Laocoon's Children, because HELLO NOSTALGIA.

There is officially Too Much going on and I'm still trying to finish this write-up, so have some links!

+ wistfuljane put together an awesome 2PM primer! :D
+ This year we have REMIX MADNESS, FUCK YES!!!

3w4dw-spam:
+ Link roundup from livrelibre and a disability-themed roundup from rydra_wong.
+ My (Iku/Doujou, insubordination) Toshokan Sensou prompt was filled over at the anime/manga/manhwa/manhua fest! N'awwww. &hearts
+ Speaking of the fest, ephemere coded up the shiny list of prompts and fills, WHICH EVERYBODY SHOULD GO FORTH AND OGLE. *g*
+ inkstone did an awesome FONSFAQ post for my Filipino folk dances prompt! *\o/*
+ troisroyaumes is hosting a FONSFAQ for manhwa!
+ Some foodie posts: were_duck is looking for vegan recipes, and meloukhia has a What's That Recipe? post! NOM.
+ ephemere did a FONSFAQ for her favorite Filipino musicians!
+ vi drew an adorable comic: Two of a Kind. &hearts

And now that I've run out of exclamation points, a poem:

( The Rune of St. Patrick )

OMG YOU GUYS. According to musesfool, only one person who signed up for Remix (as of a few hours ago, anyway) qualifies for A:TLA, which strikes me as a) astonishing and b) SADFACE! I was just going through my stuff to see if I qualify and it appears that I have in fact written enough commentfic to pass, but hey- I could always go another round for A:TLA! &hearts Plus, I still have this one way-overdue story on the backburner, so it'll be nice to kick my brain into writing-mode again.

Therefore: toss in your prompts! Come drabble with me! We have until Saturday before Remix signups close, and it is entirely possible to write enough to qualify if you're properly bunnied. ;D All it takes is seven 100+ word ficbits (or five 500+ word ficlets), and that's if you've never written anything in the fandom before! *tempts*

eta: fills!
+ crossedwires: Ty Lee, tightrope; crossover with Red Cliff
+ lady_ganesh: Mai, turtleducks
+ mercredigirl: Katara, Toph, stewed sea prunes

Haphazard linkspam, because I'll be spending the majority of the upcoming long weekend with a friend visiting from Singapore:

~ I am spoiled with Avatar love; crossedwires wrote a Sokka-and-Zuko bonding ficlet for me, me, me! xD We Can Make It If We Run is MADE OF WIN. &hearts

~ Also via crossedwires, Gene Luen Yang has a succinct comic of Why I Won't Be Watching the Last Airbender Movie.

~ N.K. Jemisin says Don't Put My Book in the African American Section.

~ On a related tangent, deepad's poll on the existential angst of book sorting has provided me with much glee, as has

~ this awesome Friend Like Me analysis by glockgal!

~ ephemere has posted a rough translation of Tabi Po, a gorgeous Filipino horror webcomic by Mervin Malonzo. *______*

~ lgbtq_recs is starting up soon! Signups are here.

~ Also- closing a tab so old I nearly forgot about it- this article on translating China has been prodding me toward thinky thoughts.

~ And finally, some more Remix! ( some more Star Trek, Good Omens, SGA, Narnia, Dark is Rising )

Junjou Romantica and Azula fics are coming up next, in whatever order I manage to finish them! I'll also try to do my book-blogging post before I end up adding my six new library books to it, but no promises. &hearts

So I kind of sort of managed like 90% of that Azula fic at work today? and also exploded in glee over iambickilometer's Monk Gyatso + guru ficbit? and then came home and blew through all the recs you guys threw at me? /o\ WHAT IS THIS, IDEK. Clearly there is no help for me, but while I am caving to the madness, that love letter post is still open!

In other news, I read some happy-making remixes today!
+ Saiyuki:
- Ordinary Day: the Move It Or Lose It remix
- Where the Heart Is (The Eightfold Path is a Circuitous Route Home Remix)
- Love Is Goodbye (The We Will Become Stars remix)
- Fertile Ground (The Demon Seed Remix)

+ HP:
- Useless Talent (Sundial in the Shade Remix)
- black dog (clear, acoustic, live through this)
- How to Build a Home (Living in the Wilderness Remix)
- Impressions in the Dust (Nothing Left But History Remix)

+ PSA/signal-boost: The lovely magnetic_pole informs me that api_recs could use some help, as she's going to be really really busy at the end of the month (and, alas, so am I). If anybody would like to organize and of course contribute to this year's recs week, it would be very much appreciated! [eta for post]

+ such_heights is hosting a vidding workshop this weekend over at camelot_fleet! Slightly Merlin-slanted, but all are welcome to join in, no matter the amount of vidding experience. :)

+ Via the_future_modernes, YOUNG JOE BIDEN, OMG. *DED* Damn, but we have some pretty people in the White House.

+ kinkme_merlin's Project Diversity is chock-full of fabulous prompts!

+ REMIX MADNESS IS ON, YOU GUYS. I AM EXCITE! [eta: on the backburner, apparently. Ah well, something to look forward to.]

+ What a Million Girls Would Kill For, by woldy: Devil Wears Prada, Emily-centric, awesome.

+ I know some of you may be interested in open alternatives to Facebook- and so, for that matter, am I! (Via zvi, I think.)

+ Via half the flist, the love child of John Sheppard and Adam Lambert apparently exists IRL. The obvious conclusion to be drawn from this is that fandom has some fucking scary superpowers, omg.

Annnnd now, back to writing. (CAN I GET UNSTUCK SOMETIME THIS YEAR PLEASE D:)

Mini HP-spam, while I'm waiting for my Advil to kick in:

+ JKR writes the Single Mother's Manifesto & is so completely awesome. *flails* Hat-tip to such_heights for the link!

+ The NIH's National Library of Medicine has an online exhibition up! Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine isn't a terribly in-depth read, but it does have pretty pictures from old books (and links to education resources).

In other news: hello, remixer! :) Do with my stories what you will (although I apologize if you are here for Harry Potter and do not ship Remus/Sirius, heh). I am excited to see what you come up with!

And really, really tired. Two bus rides in one day are draining, even if they were relatively short.

I know I promised y'all Minimerlin crime-scene updates, but I just could not swallow paying for hotel internet access after I had free wifi on my public transportation. I also failed on camera duty, but in my defense, 70s Fahrenheit weather, epic booze and hilarity, and collective fangirl glee makes a lot of distraction!

Things what happened this weekend, an incomplete list:
- two-part vid show of EPIC! (such_heights, I may or may not have made some very embarrassing squeaking noises at yours &hearts)
- booze
- hilarity
- booze and hilarity
- very loud public discussions of fandom, slash, embarrassing family/friend discoveries of gay porn on computer screens, and origami penises
- a certain discussion (of pain and hilarity and PAIN, DID I MENTION THE PAIN?) of Things That Are Not Lube
- a certain beaver quote that I cannot actually type because I am still busting a gut
- drunken porn-readings, complete with author DVD-style commentary BY A CERTAIN SOMEONE I AM NOT NAMING :D &hearts

In short, AWESOME FANGIRLS ARE AWESOME; also, all hail puckling and ras_elased for being amazing Queens of the Con. &hearts

-- ETA:
1. REEEEEMIX! \o/
2. epic spoilery glorious Saving Face picspam by ciderpress = I AM SO FLAILY RIGHT NOW, Y'ALL DON'T EVEN KNOW. And for the record, I had a VERY FLAILY WEEKEND.

I am back from Maine! I was/am still afflicted with skin woes (which seem to be getting worse D:), but it was still a lovely, relaxing weekend. Picspam to come, when I manage to upload everything!

In other news, it's Remix reveal time! I wrote Tesserae (the Missing Pieces Remix), with the help of a small village. *g* Many thanks to reddwarfer and ineffabilitea for the hand-holding and advice/commentary through my insane babbleteims plotting sessions, and to avendya for the most excellent running beta! &hearts &hearts Also, extra thanks to ineffabilitea for the Latin grammar-picking, which was most helpful. :D

I will do a proper repost/recap soon, but that is... not going to happen today.

ETA: Also, everyone should go reread the way back to grace (moving on, moving up) and shower lyras with love. :D Thank you so much for the lovely remix! &hearts

because i have finally got home from camping, and showered and fed and post-(half an episode of) Merlin-giggly as i am, my head is still exploding with tiredness. so! things!

- my remix is here, and for the first time it is not a Remus/Sirius story! i was SO EXCITED, you have no idea. the way back to grace (moving on, moving up), His Dark Materials, Will and Lyra and Pan and Kirjava, just the way i love to see them! i know that Remix is not actually an exchange-type fest, but i love it because it makes me see more (in my stories, in everyone else's stories) than i would ever have imagined otherwise, so. thank you, Remixer. your story was lovely. &hearts &hearts &hearts

- a discussion of ignorance and racism over at Seeking Avalon includes Avatar!fail, history!fail, and all sorts of other excellent points. i am depressed, and yet- and yet. i am more informed tonight than i was yesterday; i have followed one more logical thought-train than i did yesterday; and if i have done these things, then maybe there is hope that someone else will as well?

- still have TEN (10) DW invites, btw! i will be happy to donate them to whoever wants!

... i had other words, i think, but i forgot them thanks to the brain-goo that seems to be leaking from my ears. /o\ still, it was an excellent weekend, if tiring, and you should all feel free to hurl links my way if you feel i've missed something! &hearts