I was thinking of locking this post for a while, but what the hell; John Cho deserves more pimping. So, a link for future reference: the (awesome) interview I am thinking about writing about, when I'm not so raw.

I've been reading dogdaysofsummer and wanting to write, but at the same time, that giant lump of tired from IBARW hasn't worn off, and the peace (piece?) of mind I need just isn't there yet. Soon. Soon I'll have words again. (staraflur and lizardspots are in town this week, which may accelerate the rebound. :D)

Which reminds me, it's time to do my remix repost.

Title: Tesserae (the Missing Pieces Remix)
Author: glass_icarus
Summary: Post-PoA. Sirius is picking up the pieces, but putting them back together requires help.
Rating: PG
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Original story: When Love Took a Train Headed South by gryffindor_j
Notes: To my beta/babble/think-tank crew- reddwarfer, avendya, ineffabili_tea- thank you so much. &hearts you all!

( There are still twenty minutes before Remus is due to arrive, and someone’s abandoned the crossword section of today’s paper. )

I am back from Maine! I was/am still afflicted with skin woes (which seem to be getting worse D:), but it was still a lovely, relaxing weekend. Picspam to come, when I manage to upload everything!

In other news, it's Remix reveal time! I wrote Tesserae (the Missing Pieces Remix), with the help of a small village. *g* Many thanks to reddwarfer and ineffabili_tea for the hand-holding and advice/commentary through my insane babbleteims plotting sessions, and to avendya for the most excellent running beta! &hearts &hearts Also, extra thanks to ineffabili_tea for the Latin grammar-picking, which was most helpful. :D

I will do a proper repost/recap soon, but that is... not going to happen today.

ETA: Also, everyone should go reread the way back to grace (moving on, moving up) and shower lyras with love. :D Thank you so much for the lovely remix! &hearts

i am going away to Maine this weekend & will not be back until Sunday night! therefore, lovelies, i leave you with some multifandom Remix recs- other than my remix, that is. :D (also i admit that i beta'd two of these, but i would have recced them even if i hadn't, so.) &hearts!

Wild Adapter:
- Inclination (Might Get What You Need Remix), by reddwarfer

Saiyuki:
- Mindful Suffering (Karma's Not Always a Bitch Remix), by inksheddings

Good Omens:
- Brightness (Extraordinary Holiday Remix), by ineffabilitea
- Fever Dreams (The Five Times Remix), by irisbleufic

Harry Potter:
- Dreams (The We're All a Little Canine Inside Remix), by escritoireazul
- Secrets and Lies (The Ignorance is Bliss Remix)
- Sailed on Shooting Stars (Three Weddings and a Funeral Remix), by woldy
- Drive Away the Dark of Doubt (The Song of Life Remix), by inksheddings
- Sacrifice (The Fifth Wheel Remix), by vr2lbast

HP/GO crossover:
- We Come and Go (The Angel in the Outfield Remix), by krabapple

Merlin:
- Fairytale Romance (The Happy Endings Remix), by aralias
- Free Range Subjects (The Scientific Method Remix), by suaine
- Hormones, Alcohol and Other Non-Magical Complications (The Twelve-Step Program Remix), by such_heights

Star Trek Reboot:
- Whore (Standard's Not My Native Tongue Megamix), by zvi
- Matched Set (The Clothes Make the Man Remix), by igrockspock

because i have finally got home from camping, and showered and fed and post-(half an episode of) Merlin-giggly as i am, my head is still exploding with tiredness. so! things!

- my remix is here, and for the first time it is not a Remus/Sirius story! i was SO EXCITED, you have no idea. the way back to grace (moving on, moving up), His Dark Materials, Will and Lyra and Pan and Kirjava, just the way i love to see them! i know that Remix is not actually an exchange-type fest, but i love it because it makes me see more (in my stories, in everyone else's stories) than i would ever have imagined otherwise, so. thank you, Remixer. your story was lovely. &hearts &hearts &hearts

- a discussion of ignorance and racism over at Seeking Avalon includes Avatar!fail, history!fail, and all sorts of other excellent points. i am depressed, and yet- and yet. i am more informed tonight than i was yesterday; i have followed one more logical thought-train than i did yesterday; and if i have done these things, then maybe there is hope that someone else will as well?

- still have TEN (10) DW invites, btw! i will be happy to donate them to whoever wants!

... i had other words, i think, but i forgot them thanks to the brain-goo that seems to be leaking from my ears. /o\ still, it was an excellent weekend, if tiring, and you should all feel free to hurl links my way if you feel i've missed something! &hearts

Nothing new here, flist; feel free to scroll on by!

( HP [Remus/Sirius] )

( Merlin )

( Guy Gavriel Kay )

( Antique Bakery )

( Good Omens )

( Kyou Kara Maou )

( His Dark Materials )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to whymzycal! *\o/* *\o/* For you, a return to that eternal question: Is the goldfish cosmic, or is the cosmos a goldfish?

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Also, a couple of stories you may not have seen, following the theme of live long and prosper:
- Delta Delta Vega (or Dude, Bro) by zarathuse
- untitled commentfic (in progress?) of AWESOME by karanguni [ETA: This has now been COMPLETED and REPOSTED! To The Enterprise: of Warp Barriers, Captains, and Other Scary Things *\o/* *\o/* GO! READ!]

AND, while we're talking crazy futuristic shenanigans, take a look at Project Natal! THE GAMING OF THE FUTURE, IT IS HERE. AND AWESOME. And... talking to you from your screen, and reading the shit you doodle on your piece of non-virtual paper, and. Yeah. Um. Am I alone in thinking that's also kind of freaky as hell?

Anyway, I hope you had an amazing day! &hearts :D

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In other news, I signed up for Remix last night. Welcome back, insanity! &hearts

so, i'm a little late on the Remix pandemonium, but my remixer this year took a piece that i was really happy with and turned it into something i wish i'd written:

title: thirteen photographs (the via crucis remix)
fandom: HP (of course), Remus/Sirius
original story: train de grande vitesse

i am DYING OF FLAIL, you guys! go! read!

so... Wild Adapter just arrived in my mailbox last week, and i devoured all four volumes last night. can you say GUH?

also, yay for Remix'08! i'm ridiculously pleased (again) with my assignment, but this will require some serious thinking.

ETA:( Dear Remix Author, )

so, now that finals are over and nobody really cares about remix anymore, i guess it's time to do a commentary. *g*

( Skipping, Stopping, and Starting Over (the Dare Disturb the Universe Remix) )

Title: Skipping, Stopping, and Starting Over (Running to Stand Still: the Dare Disturb the Universe Remix)
Author: glass_icarus
Summary: This is how it could end; this is how it could begin.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Remus/Sirius, Remus/other, implied Sirius/James
Rating: PG-13/R
Disclaimer: All our base is belong to JK Rowling.
Original story: Running to Stand Still by midnitemaraud_r.
*originally posted here.

( He opens the door to rain. )
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thanks to finals arriving, and week-before-finals panic, my remix dissection will come at a later date! :) probably when everyone else has lost interest, but oh well...

01. hangama '07 was today! aka the pakistani mock wedding. i will perhaps give an actual explanation/recap later on, but suffice it to say that i'm listening to this year's mix on repeat. &hearts it's a little inexpertly cut, but still... :D

02. omg. i just looked at my remix, and. holy shit. i just. my original story was just a throwaway bunny (or rather several R/S getting-together throwaway bunnies combined), but i clicked on it and got veil!sirius, and there is so much overarching meta commentary that could be drawn from this, and... omfg. i am SO in love with my remixer right now. *ADORES* thank you!

03. yesterday's book vomit, it appears, isn't quite over yet! *g* so, addendum number 1: ( to the reclist of doom )