merelyn: yes, that is panda from skins hugging a giant fluffy cupcake pillow. (morgana fur shrug)
2009-02-10 09:31 am

Ephemera, Skins + Merlin Rec

I've decided to try this as a list this time:

1. I am behind on soooo many things, including my flist, my Netflix, my laundry, and my plans for catching up on BSG before the finale. I also somehow haven't managed to watch the last half of Being Human 1.02, despite having watched the first half days ago.


2. I have, however, managed to watch 1.01-1.08 of Skins. Loving it so much so far! Where does the fandom hang out? (Also, is it just me or is Tony/Sid/Michelle a fucked up OT3 of awesome?)


3. I got a new layout! And a paid account, with more icon space than I can handle. (There is a disproportionate amount of Merlin ones. Especially Morgana icons. I NEED HELP.)


4. On an unrelated note of TOTAL FAIL: Seriously???? Normally I can put PeTA in the "well intentioned but kind of crazy" box, but that totally crosses the line.


5. There's another addition to the discussion about that [livejournal.com profile] thingswithwings post over at [livejournal.com profile] mecurtin's here that's worth checking out if you're following it.


6. [livejournal.com profile] reel_merlin posting week is coming up really soon! (And since I'm not writing anything I can say that without a trace of panic or OHGODWHATWASITHINKING??) *bounces* (ETA: Posting is extended!)



Also, as per usual, a Merlin fic rec at the end, in shiny new blockquote format for emphasis!

That Which Binds by [livejournal.com profile] lavvyan

This is [livejournal.com profile] lavvyan's entry for today for [livejournal.com profile] 14_valentines. I read it early this morning and it's still sticking with me. [livejournal.com profile] lavvyan takes the (perhaps?) inevitable fall of Camelot and turns it on its head in a way that's brilliant and wrenching and somehow still hopeful all at once. (Also, her Merlin totally deserves the Rodney McKay Brave Little Toaster Award for this. Oh, Merlin.)
merelyn: yes, that is panda from skins hugging a giant fluffy cupcake pillow. (Morgana <3)
2009-02-05 01:13 pm
Entry tags:

Meta links + Merlin rec

I feel like I haven’t been around much lately. I’ve been feeling a little…quiet, I guess, and I've gotten wrapped up in reading a lot more meta/RL stuff than fic, which is unusual for me.

(What have I been following?

--The latest round of femslash meta

--The Great Elizabeth Bear Race/Cultural Appropriation Imbroglio

--A more RL discussion of where we should locate fertility treatments in the Reproductive Rights debate vis a vis the Octuplet woman

--Most recently: [livejournal.com profile] solar_cat’s response to that by-now-probably-infamous post by [livejournal.com profile] thingswithwings on fandom migration and problematic texts with a side of Merlin!hate.)

Lots of heavy, thinky stuff, and it does make one appreciate how, whatever else you can say above fandom and livejournal, it’s not always all about the porn and the wank. (But only on alternate Thursdays.)


On a slightly happier note, Gwen/Morgana!

in omne tempus by [livejournal.com profile] giddygeek (Gwen/Morgana, R)

This piece is short but packs a hell of a punch. [livejournal.com profile] giddygeek manages to say quite an awful lot about women, sex and power in Camelot. It's gorgeous and a little sad but no less awesome for it.