Laughter Through Tears

Let's ignore for a moment that there are serious events happening all over the world and all around me. Let's focus on how self-centered I am. The agonizing fic of self-loathing that I have been wrestling with for more than a year is finished (as finished as it will ever be) and posted. Whether it's any good, only pelted tomatoes will tell.

I hate it and I hate myself and I hate everything. Everything's fine.

GUYS GUYS I HAD A BREAKTHROUGH IN MY VERONICA MARS FANFIC I AM SO EXCITE.

Oh, also, my insomnia got so bad I didn't sleep at all on Saturday night and consequently decided to skip the exam this morning. Yikes.

This past week I got anonymous kudos on (almost) all my AO3 fics in succession. I am pretty sure it was all the same anon, since there was a hit on my captchalogue collection, then one each on a bunch of fics that don't usually get much attention. Including one totally obscure Veronica Mars fic.

fannish5: Fanon 'facts'. I'm using the definition of fanon where I can include stuff that's just in my head, as opposed to "not actually canon but commonly accepted in fandom as such."

Lost Girl: Until canon actually states otherwise (which seems pretty likely) I am still assuming that Trick ( possible spoilers through speculation )

Veronica Mars: Despite that it goes against everything canon says, including the trailer for the fourth season that never happened, I think Veronica would make a terrible FBI agent. I see her giving it her all, then being disappointed and burning out after about five years, going back to PIing but with better credentials. I know it's almost painfully noir, but hey, if the shoe fits.

Runaways: 1. To everyone's shock, Chase is the only one who eventually goes to college. 2. Although he'd never admit it, he comes to think of Victor as the best friend he ever had. 3. Molly becomes a superhero under her own name. 4. After her eighteenth birthday, Karolina goes on a traditional young adult 'finding herself' trip... in space. 5. Klara gets used to the whole time travel shtick and ends up settling down in the twenty eighth century.

MLP:FIM: Mr. and Mrs. Cake are Pinkie's second cousins - they share the illustrious laughing Grandma Pie. Pinkie takes much more after her grandma than either of her parents. Her dad was sort of a fluke/black sheep, and her sisters take after him: one inherited the rock farm and the other is an accountant.

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Once she proves herself trust-worthy, not to mention entertaining, Ty Lee enters a triad relationship with Sokka and Suki.

So, apparently it is Father's Day or something because fannish5 is asking about fathers, good and bad. This list could basically go on forever because the pop culture I'm immersed in is obsessed with the father-son relationship, and to a lesser extent the father-daughter relationship as encapsulated by daddy's girls. Me, I pay more attention to mother-daughter relationships, for various complex reasons. So this list could also be very short.

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Why am I writing this instead of studying?

I am enjoying my new computer so much it should probably be illegal or something. I mean, there's still a hitch or two, but basically the awesome if overwhelming. \o/

I haven't forgotten that I owe a 3W4DW post on disability, and a post for pose_as_a_comm. But uh, if I owe anything else, I have forgotten that. Don't hesitate to remind me if that's the case (now or ever, I am horribly forgetful).

I... can't think of anything not computer-related to post about. Not a thing.

Oh yeah I thought of something. I've been looking up Veronica Mars clips on YouTube for a fic and holy fucking shit I miss that show so much. What I wouldn't give for another Veronica on my screen. If they ever let me write a show (or anything...) it would be populated with 100% Mars-approved snarky bitches with a chip on their shoulder.

VERONICA <3<3<3

This post is an optical illusion. I am actually studying thermodynamics for my biochem quiz tomorrow, not posting.

So this week's fannish5: Five of your favorite characters are going to a Halloween party. What costumes are they wearing?

My first thought was CrossGen characters, which is bizarre, because they went out of business about six years ago, so why would they pop up before more recent fandoms? Anyway, the thought of Giselle in a classic black witch's costume is too hilarious not to share. But for reals:

1. Kenzi from Lost Girl dresses as a harlequin clown, because there is nothing scarier than clowns.

2. Astrid from Fringe dresses in a gown and wimple which she did not buy in a Renn Faire, obviously, because she doesn't go to those, and whatever her loser ex told you to the contrary is nothing but a vindictive lie. She does look good in velvet, though.

3. Veronica Mars dresses as Carmen Sandiego FTW. You know she played the hell out of those games when she was twelve.

4. Jamie Madrox from X-Factor would dress as Cyclops if he wasn't afraid Cyke would toast him for his troubles. So he dresses like Indiana Jones. Not because Terry has a crush on Harrison Ford, though, because that would be weird.

5. Faith from BtVS has probably never been to a proper Halloween party in her life. She doesn't really get how the concept works and so Dawn makes her wear a classic purple Batgirl costume, which is truly a WTF choice. Halfway through the party she changes into one of Buffy's minidresses and they end up duking it out and spilling all the punch.