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Fandom and Flail

Tue, 30 Jun 2015 03:44:23 GMT

I have 2 fandom projects running, both of which I really, really want to move forward with but that hasn't been happening because Wizard family health has been crappy. That's hopefully winding down, barring any more random required surgeries (there's only so many surgeries a body can physically have and only so much spare energy for post-surgery care, and those limits were hit about 2 surgeries ago).

Also, Billy Joel vid ideas have been gnawing at my brain for weeks, now that I have access to video editing tools again. Hurray for returning creative energy? It would be very convenient if I could suddenly succumb to a passion for sorting out the random papers that have been stored in laundry bins for months, though.

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Cross Fandom Interference

Fri, 12 Dec 2014 04:16:49 GMT

The radio silence for the past few weeks has been due to a project in one fandom suddenly taking over my hobby time. It's going to soak up significant effort for the foreseeable future, but I am SO EXCITED. I'll just probably be very quiet until this stabilizes, hopefully in a few weeks.

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More Video Recs

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:21:03 GMT

Current vid links for Highlander fans.

Media Cannibals' great HL vids (on the right hand side about midway down): http://www.relative-obscurity.org/belles/cb.html
I especially like I'm the Cat.

Luminosity's videos are worth finding. Here's the only one I know of online atm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjGM6NUsYro
I have more, please PM me if you want me to pass them on.

Giandujakiss' vids are all worth watching. http://giandujakiss.dreamwidth.org/tag/my+highlander+vids for journal pages, and http://www.giandujakiss.com/index.php?set=videos&category=Highlander to download. I especially like Commercial for Levi (watch this together with Anoel's Trouble With Poets, they both speak about the same aspects of Methos I think) and At Least We're Dreaming (Poor Methos and Duncan, they've had a rough few years).

And of course, Killabeez' videos are also excellent. Her currently available videos are History Repeating (http://killabeez.dreamwidth.org/333120.html) and Opportunities (http://killabeez.dreamwidth.org/333471.html). Her general vid list is http://killabeez.livejournal.com/tag/vid post.

Keep an eye on the Highlander rewatch happening on Killabeez' LJ and DW. I'll probably wind up posting more recs as we go along.

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HASA Going Down

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 04:57:42 GMT

My favorite Lord of the Rings archive is closing. For anyone who doesn't know yet (probably quite a few people), Henneth Annun is one of the oldest and most influential Lord of the Rings archives. It's being forced to close due to repeated server hacks. Hopefully all of the fics can be transferred to AO3 as part of the Open Doors project.

If you know anyone who has fics on HASA, please let them know! If you like any fics on HASA, please download them now! Fanfiction Downloader is a standalone program and a Calibre plugin that can download from HASA and turn the fics into ebooks.

Relevant links:
https://hasalj.livejournal.com/113641.html#cutid1
https://silwritersguild.livejournal.com/245284.html

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Highlander - What It Means To Live Forever

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 04:57:05 GMT

Stones are static. Rocks remain (mostly) unchanged. Living beings grow and adapt to circumstances. What does this mean for someone who could live forever?

All of this is leading up to fanvid recommendations to go along with the Methos rewatch on killabeez' journal.

1) Kronos, Methos and the meaning of brotherhood. The only wistful, poignant vid featuring Kronos that makes sense (it may also be the only one period). A wonderful and surprisingly touching look at the end of a millennia-long relationship.
And As For You by Blue Oyster Cult, vid by our lovely host killabeez
http://seacouver.slashcity.net/vidland/andasforyou_highlander.zip

2 & 3 are the quintessential Methos vids, to me. I love how they get at different aspects of his character, while both capturing the feeling of intelligent, economical forcefulness that Methos cultivates.

2) Methos, a practical man, surrounds himself with poets, visionaries, and musicians. Sometimes they drown him out. Sometimes they can't see his perspective. Sometimes they talk too much.
The Trouble With Poets by Peter Mulvey, vid by Anoel
http://anoel.dreamwidth.org/19109.html

3) Methos has spent 3000 years cleaning the blood off his hands. Now, finally, he's clean. Sometimes. Chilling and complex look at how far Methos has come, and how far he still has to go.
Clean by Depeche Mode, vid by JKL
http://pteropus.com/ - put in an email, get a password by autoresponder. Very worth it, there are many good HL videos here.

4) Methos is a civilized man now, but he'll never be a peaceful one. Violence may not be the best way to solve problems, but sometimes he can't stop himself from using it. WARNING: Some brief season 6 cuts.
Temptation by VAST, vid by Fenling
LJ post at https://fenlings.livejournal.com/22399.html

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Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:51:46 GMT

You know what's worse than being injured? Being injured and coming down with the flu.

I've been coughing stuff up for a day now. Better out than in, I guess.

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