Oh, no worries. And I'm happy to share M.'s work: she's awesome and I think everyone should read her stuff.

I seriously hated Congresswoman Andie for saying that, especially *after* he gives her twins. Thinking there's a future after you knock someone up isn't exactly a mixed signal, right? (/overidentifying) Because I have no fear of ever hearing that. But...my friend the slightly depressive political junkie? She gets concerned. Especially since she doesn't exactly have looks she can coast on,though I think she has a certain exotic appeal.

Thanks for all the recs!! I am thrilled, Joe is not so much.

Really? Doesn't share your obsession, does he? I'm not surprised I like CJ/ Toby. They are like Munchenkay, sort of.

Doesn't share your obsession, does he?

Sadly, no.

Laga, I'm now convinced I'm being told to finish my Anya of the latest Buffy issue and give Daniel Craig the line from your dream. Do you mind? I mean, I don't want to defy the mysterious oracular powers of the world, but I want to defy the Buffistas even less.

Sorry I didn't see this sooner. I don't mind at all, in fact I'd say I'm honored except I often feel like the lines the characters in my dreams say don't belong to me.

a Year That Never Was story with Sally Sparrow!

Sally Sparrow!? Like from "Blink"?! Ooh can I have a link, please?

You know, I'm so freaking sick of the anti-academic slant in so many of the posts where people bitch about the OTW. WTF? What the hell is up with the, "OMG, the academics make fandom less fun!" complaints?

Why do people see a doctorate and suddenly mistrust the person with it?

Why do I keep clicking links that make me slam my head against things?

Ahem. This post brought to you by me not wanting to bring wank into my LJ.

I don't know. Especially considering how prone academics are to wank in their own right (and in their own venues, I mean). Badly-copyedited screeds in specialized publications? Check! Rival organizations diverging over petty slights? Check! Traveling hundreds/thousands of miles to meet in person and shout at each other in stifling conference rooms? Check!

Really, academia and fandom were made for each other!

I mean, there have been self-proclaimed academics in fandom who've behaved badly, but that's because they're assholes, not because they're academics.

I don't know, but it appears that fandom is in the midst of a struggle over its own allowances toward or accommodations of authority figures. Being wary of Joss's feedback on vids and being wary of academics' discernment strike me as different flavors of the same ice cream.

(If it's a general anti-intellectualism you're speaking about, well, that too. But I find anti-intellectuals aren't worth my time, so I don't do them the favor of reading them.)

Matters of authority being fresh in my mind, I'm attempting to argue myself out of a commentary on one of my stories. There's no way to do those without coming across as a bossy egomaniac, is there?