Misc.

[raven]

A few random things.

First of all, self-indulgence: I posted fic last night, and then LJ went kablooey, so I think it might have slipped under the radar:

Down And Upping, PG-13, Slings & Arrows, gen. A story about Geoffrey's first breakdown, and what happened after.

Also, the Slings & Arrows ficathon is still open for sign-ups. There are currently fourteen participants, which is more than I thought there'd be, but there's still a couple of days for sign-ups, if anyone's weakening under my relentless pressure. (I converted _tasteinmen last night, which gives me joy. I ended up not reading LJ and re-watching season one instead, because my life is just that exciting right now.)

I have had a few ideas regarding the other ficathon, the Altered Mental States one, and I'm looking to open sign-ups for that after I've dealt with the S&A. (It's not going to be in exchange format any more, that I do know.) In the meantime, absinthe_shadow has provided a preliminary recs post. Her warnings apply, naturally.

Nothing much else, really. I was just listening to a song on the radio and thinking oh, how beautiful, and it turned out to be by Snow Patrol, which probably means I am getting predictable in my musical taste. Also, apparently I really, really don't like Lily Allen or Kate Nash. I could do with a new musical obsession - I'm bored of all my current playlists.

And, finally: is there an emerging consensus on when we can start posting HP spoilers outside of cuts? Some of my flist are still reading, I know, but I'm pretty sure they'll all have finished in a couple of days. I want to post a bunch of HP recs, but am reluctant to right now.

Comments

[the-acrobat.livejournal.com]

I had your story open on my screen throughout the outage. ;) Feedback soon. I was going to e-mail you over it and then felt silly. Anyway, it's wonderful and made me want to start an S&A recs list. Which I might do anyway.

I keep wanting to rewatch s1, but I loaned the disks to someone. Soon, though!

You know how I feel about spoilers.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

*gleeeee* Rewatching is good. I'm now rewatching season 2, specifically the school production bit.

I kinda really want everyone to just hurry up and read it, so they can start writing fic about wee Teddy. I'm not demanding at all, really. :)

[the-acrobat.livejournal.com]

I'm on page 368, and I keep wanting to snuggle Remus whenever he turns up. I like him and Tonks. It's a Nice Thing, though sad.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Mmm, I thought so too! Poor dear Moony.

[the-acrobat.livejournal.com]

Teddy Lupin! Who does he live with for those 19 years? With Andromeda? What is he like? What does he think about? Where is my pen? My writing pad? These are the thoughts that plague me, now that I have finished the book...

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

I guess it must be Andromeda - Harry's only seventeen, after all - and in my mind he's a sweet boy, well-loved by Andromeda and by Harry and indeed everyone, but a little apart from the happy familes all around him. I honestly do think he's somewhere on the queer spectrum, because neither of his parents were exactly grounded in their own bodies - he's got to have a more fluid conception of sex and gender than average. I think he's probably quite scholarly, and that Hermione would have encouraged that in him, and I think he's probably not a werewolf, but acutely conscious that he might have been one.

Er, I may have been thinking about him, too. :)

[the-acrobat.livejournal.com]

Oh, definitely. I also see him as hugely imaginative, a bit wistful, and, for awhile at least, obsessed with magical history; perhaps reading about his parents makes him feel closer to them.

I agree with you on the question of queerness. What a lovely opportunity for experimentation.

All sorts of thoughts! *retires to writing desk*

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see what you write about him. *g* I'm trying myself right now, too, but he's curiously elusive.