we got all night

I'm in such a weird mood lately. Some days I just want to faceplant in my bed, others I want to go out and be with people except I have no peeps (not even marshmallow ones) or money, and others I just want to sit and read comment threads on other people's journals from entries I find while searching for things like "supernatural rps filk" and various keywords for fan fiction and make a night of laughing at things and making inside jokes with myself.

And then some days I drag myself out to be social with my family, even though I really wanted to sit home and read Big Bangs (which I've come to realize is totally my substitution for summer/beach reading/chick lit, except I don't leave my room). Like today I went to the Intrepid museum with my sister and nephew since she had discounts (and so did I, apparently, for being a college student) and between my mind going "I'm on a boat!" the whole time or going into the submarine thinking, "Hey can they take to craphole island!?" and my nephew randomly spouting things he learned on knowyourmeme.com and discussing how Disney is darker than you'd think, it was a good time.

But once I got home I sequestered myself in my room and continued reading. I'm finally up to this year's Big Bang stories and I've just finished The Seahorse and Palace of the Brine, which are fantastic J2 MPREG AU stories that you've probably heard of already (The Seahorse is from 2008, and Palace of the Brine is the 2009 sequel), since it seems every search I made over the past five months has brought up links for them. I saved them for last in my original list of "toreads" because I figured they'd be adorable. I kinda wish they were movies. They read like a cross between Scrubs and Night at the Museum and Nine Months and Just Like Heaven (that last one in tone only) and I could definitely see it cinematically in my head. Too bad there's only like two MPREG movies in actual existence, because I think it would be amazing.

But then again, I'm never correct on the big movie fandoms, either. I expected Iron Man, and maybe Star Trek for the slashers but the others really surprised me when they exploded. The big fandoms do tend to be from May premieres, though. Star Trek, Iron Man, X-Men: The Last Stand, etc. all came out in May. Although the first Transformers came out in July and I remember there being a small explosion for that one.

There should be a community like fandom_secrets but for broadcasting things you want done. Because there's a few things I want to be like, "WHY DOESN'T THIS HAVE A MORE ACTIVE FANDOM?" but I'm not embarrassed by it so I don't feel like posting to fandom_secrets. There's a lot of those broadcasting secrets sometimes, but I hate seeing them even if I agree because they're not really secrets.

Anyway, in terms of fanfiction, these are things I want to see happen.
- A Harry Potter AU of HSM. I just want to see Troy and Chad playing Quidditch.
- A HSM AU of J2. That damn "The Boys Are Back" segment in the third movie looks so much like Bobby's junkyard, but SPN!HSM doesn't work as well, so I want J2.

This post is so oddly shaped, idek. It's late? And this place is on fire tonight. NOSTALGIA!

Lia

P.S. Sometimes I think I'm secretly a music video director in disguise, because between this song I'm listening to and Lady Gaga's Poker Face I keep coming up with great concepts for the music video and then get frustrated there's no way to actually make a video unless I get super-crafty and pick apart videos from other artists over the years and make a fanvid.

Year One was less funny than I expected, but I can't pass up Jack Black (and certain cameos, omg). I'll probably get to see Transformers 2 on Tuesday. I'm trying not to let the Bay haters get to me, because I know I'll enjoy it, but everyone's making me nervous on Twitter.

Anyway, I got a Tumblr. No one seemed to be able to properly explain the appeal, so I decided to see for myself.

I don't get it. It's like a Twitter version of Livejournal? You make posts that people can't comment on and there's new things to see every day? And you can import feeds from Twitter and Vimeo and YouTube and etc. like Friendfeed, but there's the added pressure that it gets broadcast to your friends (like Xanga? LJ flists?) so it's like Facebook's public thing-y? Everyone I'm following I know on either Twitter or Livejournal (or read feeds through Google Reader) so unless something amazing happens soon (or people rec me things/people/whatever), it feels like I'm getting the same things twice from everyone I know.

I already have Twitter, Insanejournal, Dreamwidth (a openID, anyway), Vox, Livejournal, Wordpress... It's ridiculous.

And just to throw in another unpopular opinion (which I seem to be the Queen of lately) I like Kristen Stewart. I haven't seen Twilight (tried reading the books and couldn't get through Twilight), but I want to because I've liked her since I saw her in Panic Room. I saw Cold Creek Manor only because she was in it.

As for TV, In Plain Sight was AMAZING this week. Royal Pains not as much, but I'm still on board. And Burn Notice was sweet.

Per usual, more recs
aynsless: Fence & Pool (RPS, J2, NC-17)
Sneaky J2 being hot and sneaky. I LOVE quicky!fic.

laceandgrace: Sleep In Heavenly Peace (RPS, J2, PG-13)
Schmoopy sneaky Xmas-y fic. :D

dev_earl: (We're Going Down) Only This Way (RPS, J2, R)
This gets a bit repetitive with the poetic rhythm, but it's sweet and gentle. It works-- for a "Jen's birthday" fic.

dev_earl: This, Right Here (RPS, J2, NC-17)
Jared using LJ against Jensen! Bwahaha. I was actually thinking of this fic last week when I turned on my computer. I love how angsty it starts out, that you almost forget there's porn coming on the way and then it finishes ends beautifully.

kickabouttheart: Up Close and Personal (Supernatural RPS, J2, NC-17)
I was way into my con fic before I found this one, which does it more justice than I ever could. But it's also more PWP than I would write, so I didn't give up completely on my own fic.

Lia

I'm still in my reading/writing marathon, which is unfortunate for my body, since I could use some fresh air and exercise. But otherwise I am being productive! And that's something that I haven't been in a long while.

I'm actually going to read a bunch of long-ass fics too. I usually never read things past 5,000 words, because I reasoned that if I wanted to read novel-length fics, I'd just go read a novel. But I read one fic that I'll be reccing in the next few days that was 51K and it was amazing, so I'm going to at least read the first part of a few large fics and if I end them going, "BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!!" I'll continue. I'm thisclose to thinking of counting them on my "books read" list, but that would be an insult to the other authors in my "to read" pile, no offense to the fic authors out there.

I have a few random questions though:

1. What month/year was Cursed filmed and actually released? IMDB posts the date a movie was first shown to an audience, which could be any amount of time before its actual theatrical/DVD release (at festivals and private screenings, etc).

2. Does anyone have a HQ/Hi-Res picture of the first time Jared did that climb-on-Jensen (the one from this event?) Google is surprisingly lacking in this exact picture.

3. I know someone made icons of TV Guide's credit error (when they wrote "Jensen Padalecki") but I can't find the actual post anymore?

4. Who is Danny? Some RPS fics mention him (and it's not Danneel, it's a guy) and I don't get who he is.

Only watching one show on the CW network is confusing when reading fic. But I like it that way.

( Another icon meme )

All the recs are gonna be Supernatural based from here on out. It's kind of ridiculous and I would be embarrassed at how much I've read in this fandom, except I really enjoy it. I don't even legitimately ship anyone on the show and I still enjoy some of the shippy fics. For example...

moonlettuce: Because only you believe me and only you can set me free (Supernatural, Dean/Castiel, NC-17)

tracy_loo_who: Breathless and Intoxicated on Triumph (Supernatural, Dean/Castiel, NC-17)

tracy_loo_who: Missit Me Dominus (Supernatural, Dean/Castiel, NC-17)
The Dean/Castiel shippers have weird titles for their fics, and most of the time I can't read them all the way through. But these three are great and this last one is HOT.

wandersfound: Heaven and Earth (Supernatural, Dean/Castiel, PG)
JIMMYYY. And the description of what Castiel went through when he was dragged back to Heaven is the best I've read so far on that subject.

wandersfound: In Which the Screen is Blurry (Supernatural, Dean/Castiel, PG-13)
This one's just hysterical. Castiel trying to watch a 3D movie and Sam bitching about being a chaperone!

martyred_wings: Until It Sleeps (Supernatural, Dean/Castiel, NC-17)
This one is pretty cracky, like a S1 fic would be, which is the only reason I mem'd it.

serialkarma: But The Vision (Supernatural, Dean/Castiel/Jimmy, PG-13)
I always get stuck on the characters no one cares about. WHY AREN'T THERE MORE FICS WITH JIMMY?!

Lia

So trystan830 put up a Multi-Fandom meme. And I just filled it out. I'm pretty delayed but apparently it's still pretty active. I pimp because I care.

I'm in the middle of fifty different RPS stories. Geesh. I didn't realize I was this behind on things. Also didn't realize I was a fan of certain themes.

I'm seriously addicted to country music yet again. Thank you very much Christian Kane and Roger Clyne. I love how my fandoms all relate to country music. Well, SPN and Psych at least. My first true fandom, for those in the know, is what got me into country. That certain band... you know the name by now.

I have more songs to share later today (i.e. after I go to bed and wake up). I got busy today watching Dark Angel (I'm impatient... Ben's episode is late in season 1 but I want to watch them in order... GRRR) and doing all my writing-type HW. I think, but I'm not sure, that the girl from "Speak Now.." of Psych plays Max's mother. Which is all kinds of fun for me.

I REALLY need to get back into fandoms and get all these meta thoughts in my head out as well. Bah, whatever.

Some reccs for stories that I've read:

wednesday_ghost: Breakfast of Champions (SPN, Sam/Dean, NC-17, MPREG)
If you like crack, you'll love this. Definitely in my top fave fics. And the ending, omg Dean needs a hug.

ifyouweremine: 5 Times Dean Winchester Did Not Get Knocked Up
I normally never read these "# times someone did this" fics, but this was MPREG, and I couldn't resist after Breakfast of Champions)

burningchaos: Untitled (SPN, Dean/Girl!Sam, M, Gender swap, PWP)
I just pictured Jardina as Sammy for the whole fic and couldn't stop giggling. Another all-time fave

annella: Highschool AU series (RPS, Jared/Jensen, NC-17)
I'm not done with this verse (not even sure it's finished) but it's the first series I'm reading so what can ya do. I love the cast of characters especially. I can't help but think of a cross between Cry_Wolf and Mean Girls while imagining the classrooms though. :-p

scoobysnacksfix: I Dare You (RPS, Jared/Jensen, NC-17)
Maybe the first ever RPS I read? I'm not sure. It's the first one I saved the link to. I know there was at least four more I read before this... *goes on hunt*

imavelociraptor: Ache & Just Say The Word (RPS, Jared/Jensen, NC-17)
The little playlist that goes with these are the reason I went all Kane-crazy. The link's probably dead by now on the page, but I'll probably post most of them in an upcoming song share.


*watches as disgusted people mass-unfriend after reading* Yeah, I'm a weirdo, but what can I say.

*goes back to reading more RPS*

Lia

ETA: MY HEADER ROOOTTTTAATTTEEESSS!!! :-)