Slodwick's Worst-case Scenario Challenge is over and the stories are going up. Story list is here: [link]
I've read a few so far: they're very cute.
My whole life just flashed before my eyes! I gotta get me a life!
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Consuela - Sep 18, 2005 8:13:49 am PDT #1020 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
shrift - Sep 19, 2005 9:40:28 am PDT #1021 of 10434
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Oh, HP fandom, do you make me snork. Summary Executions Part XXXI: [link]
Gris - Sep 19, 2005 9:45:52 am PDT #1022 of 10434
Hey. New board.
Are these real summaries? I'm confuzzled.
shrift - Sep 19, 2005 9:58:17 am PDT #1023 of 10434
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Are these real summaries?
Yes. I'd hazard a guess that they're culled from stories posted at ff.net.
Betsy HP - Sep 19, 2005 10:00:30 am PDT #1024 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
Suela, I need manners advice. How tolerant are people generally of late submissions? Cause, um, I forgot that deadline.
Emily - Sep 19, 2005 10:52:57 am PDT #1025 of 10434
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Senor Draco!
Nutty - Sep 19, 2005 11:26:02 am PDT #1026 of 10434
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Don't know about late submissions. It's always worth a shot.
Here is a question for you computer-literate people. Now that I have a brand-new Lamborghini computer, instead of my old Model T, am ready to go and do mildly illegal things with pictures. I don't think I am psychologically ready for the brave new world of Aheming, but how about viewing vids?
(I have some on CD, thanks to Certain People, so I know that I can see some of them.)
I have the standard Quicktime/Real/WMP/Nero video-viewers, but know nothing about codecs and other secret passwords of the viddery world. Can someone point me to a good fannish primer to the technical details?
Also, a central clearinghouse of Which Ones Are Worth My Time? I have seen a couple reviewed and linked-to on LJs, but I wonder if there's a BSO or similar for vids?
askye - Sep 19, 2005 11:55:55 am PDT #1027 of 10434
Thrive to spite them
I'd also get Video Lan Media player (VLC) [link]
It usually plays stuff that other programs don't and it's prefect for Quicktime vids. Personally I hate watching vids in Quicktime because the viewing area is so tiny. VLC's viewing area is bigger and doesn't sacrifice the picture quality. Also it plays AVIs which a lot of vidders are going to, the files are bigger.
There isn't anything like BSO for vids that I know about, not one place that recs just vids.
A good way to get vid recs is just to post in your LJ what fandoms you are interested in. Also Vividcon has an lj -- vividcon, and there are lists to links to the vids shown this year. There are a lot of vids and very good quality for the most part.
Lots of times I've found vids just by checking in the memories of lj users whose opinions I trust. People often have links to their favorite vids/vidders.
Some vidders pasword protect their sites but you jsut have to email and they'll give you the password.
askye - Sep 19, 2005 11:56:53 am PDT #1028 of 10434
Thrive to spite them
Cereal:
What fandoms are you interested in?
Dana - Sep 19, 2005 12:24:33 pm PDT #1029 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I have new portmanteaus to hate.
McKay/Dex = McDex
Sheppard/Dex = Shex