Internet Readalong

[effex]

* I was going to do a quick Favorite Fictional Heroines post today but then saw cofax7's mention of the upcoming halfamoon. Perfect, right? I think I'll participate, spend the extra time putting together a really epic picspam.

* Via the OTW (y'all should go read that post, btw):

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.

* Also via the OTW, Francesca Coppa gives a talk on Things We Don't Have in the Future ...and how fanartists can help! I'm still watching - it's a 50min video - but she's doing well so far.

* Everyone's seen cleolinda's post on fannish crazy and celebrities sometimes needing to set boundaries , right?

* Apparently there are shenanigans going with Torchwood, RTD, and Fox. Normally I'm the wait and see type, even with ideas as ridiculous as this, but I'm still royally pissed at RTD and will instead be ignoring the whole business. If only for my own peace of mind.

* Although I will encourage copperbadge's shameless self-promotion by pointing out that an excellent Torchwood USA already exists.

* I finally had to take Fall Out Boy's 'This aint a scene, it's an arms race' off my favorites playlist (don't look at me like that) because I can't unhear the misheard lyrics. I'm a little man, I'm also evil, also into cats, also into cats is distracting, yo.

* The Strange Maps blog looks really interesting, as do some of the blogs and resources it links to [goes to investigate].

* Finalement! Enfin! by tsubaki_ny: It’s crazy how people can hate each other. It’s crazy how nobody can hate like people who are closely related. It’s not sane. Today I am reading about hope and human kindness, but today I am also reading lies. I am reading lies from people who are pampered, protected, and oblivious, but I am also reading lies from people who should know better. I am reading lies from people who have suffered much the same, but who build themselves up by having one convenient, perpetual, scapegoat nation to look down upon..

* I won two doujinshi translations on help_haiti - super exciting! Now I just have to pick the books and (carefully, carefully) scan them.

Comments

[cimorene]

also evil, also into cats

I have that on a shirt.

[effex]

I can't even remember what the original lyrics are any more. Also, that is fabulous and I'm not surprised.

[mllesays]

You have the best links. :)

[effex]

Aw, thanks! I really enjoy putting them together (and I know how much I like reading other people's linkspams), glad you like 'em too.

[wishfulclicking]

Fall Out Boy have some of the most entertaining misheard lyrics. I love it.

I've seen that last link you posted before via network/flist and now I'm finally getting to it.

[effex]

I just saw it pop up on Twitter and am glad I followed the link - it's a powerful piece of writing on top of being informative. I didn't know much about Haiti before the quake (my own fault, I've *got* to start reading more about world affairs), everything I know now is thanks to posts like hers.