I wanted to show you that I was more land than water

[raven]

My favourite thing anyone has said in the last few days: "I'm in Ur Mesopotamia... and that's it."

Other things of note:

-I am in a miserable mood and thus am finding it hilarious to think up things that are younger than John McCain. So far we have come up with AIDS, Sputnik, Communist China, the Grand Canyon, nuclear power, legal sodomy, Chuck Norris and Wicca.^[1] John McCain is also only three times younger than Mormonism and a couple of years younger than Nazi Germany.

(No, I don't know why this is so ridiculously funny. It just is. I am crazy. Hurrah.)

-a rec, which I am passing along from musesfool as one of the few things that has made me happy over the last few days: Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes: the Spring 2006 Edition, by xylodemon, with its remix, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes: the Ministry Disapproved Edition (the Liability Remix), by sullensiren. Complete with sparkly text and penis jokes. I love them both.

-shoebox_project has updated, to much joy from all. I haven't read it yet; I'm tempted to wait until after Finals and read the entire thing again, because... yes. Certain parts of it have the same effect on me as "a million a thousand three four" does - at any rate, there was certainly a window in my life where I could be reduced to hysterical choking laughter by "funnification is not a word Moony oh how the mighty have fallen", entirely sans context. (And, for no particular reason, "Maturity is our middle name. Our collective middle name. Sirius and Remus Maturity Black-Lupin.")

(My favourite part, though, is the one in the icon. Just saying.)

-Another rec, while I remember. Like Any Other Night, by rose71. This one's a delight, done for lgbtfest and unjustly overlooked, I think.

(Why am I reading so much HP fic? It's the start of the summer. It's what you do. You lie on the grass and procrastinate rather than revise for your GCSEs A-levels Prelims (it's good to know I have matured with the passage of time) Those Things We Do Not Speak Of and construct Marauder-era epics in your head, complete with fictional examiners' reports for Hogwarts NEWTs.)

-There have been a spate of people asking lately, so, apropos of nothing, yes, someone writing fanfiction under the name "Raven" is usually me, and definitely is me on the Teaspoon and on FA.

-All the people whom I have offered giant comedy pina coladas to recently^[2] - this holds. Giant comedy pina coladas all round. It's that sort of a week.

Back to work, yes. Dear second-years - do not do as we have done. Read now, while you still can.

---

[1] one of these things is a lie.
[2] Let us pretend I can use grammar, shall we? Or indeed know anything at all about anything?

Comments

[dougs.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine, serving in the region at the time, deployed the following icon two-and-a-half or so years ago:

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Heh! Thank you, that is cheering.

[slasheuse.livejournal.com]

PINA COLADA PINA COLADA la la lada.

Gone mad. Quite mad. It seemed sensible. Are you meeting us on Tuesday? You'd better. Obv you are not obliged to get drunk. I, on the other hand, intend to imbibe, carouse and fornicate in every postcode from here to Aberystwyth. And then I will buy us the bar.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Of course I shall come! We had a very nice discussion last night about how exactly one would fornicate in every postcode between here and Aberystwyth. I await your progress with interest.

[slasheuse.livejournal.com]

Splendid! I am glad to provide amusement. I MISS you and Laura terribly. Originally in that sentence "fornicate" was "vomit" but I decided that was too coarse.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Miss you tooooooo. Fornication better than vomit, almost invariably. Have done more of one than other in course of adult life, must be said.

[amchau.livejournal.com]

Menzies Campbell is younger than John McCain.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Oh, good. I am so pleased to hear it.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

O rly?

Well well well.

[amchau.livejournal.com]

Ya rly.

I suspect even the weak tubes of the internet connecting us allow you to feel the endless heat of my impotent rage at the way Campbell was treated.

[absinthe-shadow.livejournal.com]

MATURITY! *squeeeees*

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

is our collective middle name. yesyes. I believe in commas, I do, I do.

[tau_sigma]

Oh, Shoebox. Shoebox yay. Now that you mention it, rereading the whole thing after exams sounds like a fantastic plan. (Incidentally, I would imagine it was through you that I came across the thing in the first place: thank you for that.)

GIANT COMEDY PINA COLADA. Oh. It is sad how happy this image makes me, still.

...aaaand back to work. Yes. For the exam this afternoon. *headdesk*

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

SHOEBOX YAY.

also, PINA COLADA YAY.

g'luck, you, not that you need it AT ALL. :)

[osymandias.livejournal.com]

Aha! You can pronounce 'Ur' as in 'your'... which is the point of the joke!

It's much funnier now.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

I cannot for the life of me decide if this is meant to be sarcastic.

[clubhopper15.livejournal.com]

Jesus is younger than John McCain.
Question (which I know i've probably asked you before, sorry) how did you choose your college, and why Balliol? At the moment I am leaning towards Wadham but still not sure.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Jesus! Aha, yes.

I'm just answering this with an IOU - I will definitely give you all the advice you like re: college choice, and I'm sure jacinthsong won't mind popping in with sage advice about Wadham, but not this week, as I'm sure you'll understand. If I've finished Finals and appear to have forgotten, come back and poke me. :) Good luck with the AS-levels!

[clubhopper15.livejournal.com]

Awesome, totally understand. Will ask jacinthsong about Wadham!
Once again hope you kick ass in Finals! :)

[slasheuse.livejournal.com]

Hello, I am one of loneraven's friends and I am at Oriel and my exams finish next Tuesday and I'm also willing to answer any questions. /hijacks

[luminometrice.livejournal.com]

No! Second-years should not read anything! They should have (in first year) gone to at least one post-card shop and seen the postcard with the unhappy gargoyles and decided to not bother with this studying nonsense; get a third, and become either a) a well-loved children's writer, b) the person who assorts letters and numbers on Countdown or c) librarian and authority on almost everything. Actually, c) - everything except cricket bat injury.

Second-years: No!

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

The postcard with the unhappy gargoyle is currently stuck to jacinthsong's door. Oh dear.

I adore you, you know. :)