Willow: Were there dolphins? Tara: Yes. Many dolphins at the pound. Willow: Was there a camel? Tara: There was the front of a camel. A half-camel.

'Selfless'


Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai  

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Calli - Dec 30, 2012 3:46:17 am PST #23261 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Sean, I don't know if you're into fic, but there's a series about Iron Man from the point of view of Dummy (one of the bots in the movies). It also has some Tony/Steve content. [link] Earnest but crazy describes Dummy In the fic pretty well.


Anne W. - Dec 30, 2012 3:54:48 am PST #23262 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

I will heartily second Calli's rec.


Atropa - Dec 30, 2012 10:23:16 am PST #23263 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I knew what fic series that before I clicked Calli's link. It's so, SO good.


Connie Neil - Dec 30, 2012 11:26:16 am PST #23264 of 30000
brillig

Are there more chapters to the Curiosity story? I can't find a link.


SailAweigh - Dec 30, 2012 11:44:32 am PST #23265 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I suspect those chapters are in progress; it was a completed fic originally. The first chapter was written before the third part of the series (Bedtime Stories), so I suspect scifigrl47 is going to go and add more to it now that the events of Bedtime Stories are complete.

Also, as much as I adore her writing, she's working on two different series at the same time, so not everything gets updated in a timely manner. She also has a habit of leaving a WIP to start another story in the series that comes after the WIP. Those will get finished, but then the middle is left just kind of hanging until she gets around to it. I've just gotten to where I won't read her stuff until it is complete.


Connie Neil - Dec 30, 2012 1:09:03 pm PST #23266 of 30000
brillig

She also has a habit of leaving a WIP to start another story in the series that comes after the WIP.

I've been able to resis that habit, because I know i'd never get back and finish things.


Dana - Dec 30, 2012 1:27:20 pm PST #23267 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

We're watching The Fighter on Netflix, since it's expiring. Sadly, Netflix doesn't seem to have a cut that excises Christian Bale from this movie.

I just don't find assholes compelling, you know?


Consuela - Dec 30, 2012 1:46:35 pm PST #23268 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I just don't find assholes compelling, you know?

Indeed.

I still enjoyed the movie (for values of "enjoy" that include "covering my eyes during most of the actual boxing scenes"), because it so perfectly portrayed blue-collar Massachusetts in the 1990s. It's not what most people think of when they think of my home state, but it's reality for most of the residents there.


§ ita § - Dec 30, 2012 1:54:02 pm PST #23269 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Bale plays a prick of an older brother/manager? There was a time where Warrior and The Fighter were muddied in my head. Without being sure what The Fighter is about, that time is still past, I think.


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 30, 2012 6:19:53 pm PST #23270 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I watched Sleepwalk with Me tonight, Mike Birbiglia's autobiographical film that was produced by Ira Glass. It starts off kind of slow, but really gets interesting and funny as it progresses. I would highly recommend watching it.