Aren't we SUPPOSED to wait until this shit's been on the Remix site for a while before posting?

Yes.

One minor housekeeping thing on the Remix...Redux - please don't post your stories anywhere until after the challenge is over and I put them up. Also, as I'm being swayed to the "post them anonymously" side, please don't talk about who you remixed, and certainly don't tell the person (if you haven't already. You weren't supposed to, but eh, people talk.).

The stories won't be posted immediately, either -- she says "by April 15." I'm hoping it's a lot sooner than that.

Aren't we SUPPOSED to wait until this shit's been on the Remix site for a while before posting?

But bitterchick's remix was from an earlier project, wasn't it? That deadline is well past, so she's not jumping the gun by posting the links here now.

...remix was from an earlier project, wasn't it? That deadline is well past, so she's not jumping the gun by posting the links here now.

Sorry, for clarity, that was to Elena. Bitterchick's stuff is all fair game, yes.

Wow, Deena. Just wow. I had really feared that I was just being silly and territorial. But you expressed all the things that bothered me about the remix, except eloquently and coherently. Mine was more of a sputtered, "But...but...but..." Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. I'm thrilled that you thought so highly of my story.

Wonder how much of the positive spin is possibly informed by the remixer missing the city itself, and thus having rose-tinted LA shades.

It's funny [to me] because I do love LA. I love this crazy, wacky, fucked up town in all its annoying imperfection. When I was flying home on Friday, as I saw the lights below, I started to smile. I was grinning by the time we touched down. I'm not even sure I realized how much I loved this place until that moment.

I love this crazy, wacky, fucked up town in all its annoying imperfection.

Oh, I don't doubt it. I just imagine that being there makes you able to lovingly show the flaws and horrors of the place. No nostalgia to block the clarity.

So now I'm curious, being as you're one hell of a writer... are you considered a BNF in popslash?

Thanks Bitter. I just caught up in the angel thread and was thinking of cutting that and e-mailing it to you. I'm NOT into confrontation. So, having said that, is the remix author likely to catch that post and be offended by it?

Well, I just went and read her LJ out of curiosity after reading this thread, and apparently she wrote the story at the literal last minute, when it was overdue, so I'd think it can't be all that surprising to her if it's not great work...

Oh, yeah. I'd forgotten that (not knowing who it was she was remixing at the time).

I meant it when I said I couldn't do better. I don't know the guys, I don't know their music, and if I had to do it at the last minute, it wouldn't be pretty, but I also don't want to offend... there's a line, and I had put on my critic hat instead of my helpful edit type hat, so I'm not sure if I crossed it or not.

I think I'm a little hyper-sensitive at the moment. I'll let it stand.

Gronk.

Finally came up with a blurb.

"Why? Why not? Angel issues, daddy issues, issues with issues--at least they've got plenty in common. Besides, we know they both like handcuffs."

Sigh.

I'm Not Very Witty today.