Who am I really?

... something so strange... something so exceptionally weird comes along that it leaves me speechless. This is one right here

Also...

This is kind of funny

Need to go away now and stick my head in a bucket of water

Originally posted by cantarina1 at post

I have no words.

MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren't Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought

So please consider this when casting your vote.

Originally posted by morgandawn at SOPA Boycott: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden

I posted this in response to something in a friend's LJ, but I think I need to repeat it, because I feel incredibly strongly about it.

See, I don't ever buy something if I don't know for sure that I want it. These days, radio stations have incredibly restrictive playlists and most of them are the same anyway. They consist of the stuff that's being pushed at the moment, and most of it is (IMO) crap. About once a year I find something that made it onto the payola list that is actually bearable, but I can't hear the kinds of music I want to hear without paying for something I don't know if I like - unless I download it to listen first. Why would I buy a pig in a poke?

I buy CDs, I do. I own around 2,000 of them and counting. If I really like something I buy it. Often I'll give the artist the benefit of the doubt later and buy their new stuff without downloading first, but all that will stop if I can't hear what they do first.

I have a rec blog for indie music. IF I can't download and listen to stuff, there will be a lot of artists that will be at least one rec lighter.

Then we have TV. Canada is a third world country as far as TV is concerned. Americans have their genre shows and so on (and cancel them) often long before they air in Canada, because so much Canadian TV has to contain Canadian content... and no, SPN is not Canadian content. Canadian content is mostly real and earnest, humourless bilge that is loved by only the pretentious, or amateurish stuff that is very poorly written. There have been exceptions, but guess what! They were canceled. Bah! well, mostly. I sympathise with you guys because your plight is worse than mine.

Let's look at a show like Leverage. I love that show. When they finally started to air it in Canada - on a channel people have to pay extra for - it was starting its third season. Burn Notice is another one. If I hadn't actually seen them (by downloading them) and been caught up in them, they'd have missed out on those Blu Ray sales. They wouldn't have had my money for the merchandise, and the conventions etc.

Make them available to me for download, and it won't stop me buying them. I am not alone. I'm one of many.

And I watch Supernatural twice on a Friday, then I download it and watch it some more, and I have it all on my hard drive, but I also own all the DVDs AND the Blu Rays, and T-shirts and books and comics and I go to cons when I can, and it's what I do. I vote. I promote, I hook my friends and colleagues and I provide huge PR for the shows I love.

You too. We need to make this known to the media owning freaks that think they are missing out on cash. They'll miss out on so much more if they cut us off. However most of the time I can't even see the goddamned trailers until some kind soul takes pity and uploads them to Youtube to snare them.

We need to fight for fans everywhere.

/rant

I have been waiting for 7 seasons now...

( spoilers under the cut )

Author: candygramme

Beta: spoonlessone for whom I have the utmost gratitude. She rocks my world.

Rating: R

Pairing: Slash: J2

Word count: 2,000

Warning: Mild spoilers for My Bloody Valentine.

A/N: The story was written for rockin_the_80s and it follows on from Rockferry but it does stand alone. I wrote it way back, and then forgot to post it, so now I am making things tidy.

( Take My Breath Away )

The PCA aired last night, and SPN won two categories, including best network drama, except I hear that the boys weren't invited to the awards show, and they didn't even bother to announce it on the damned show that they won. I am really cranky. I have emailed PCA to express my frustration with this, and am asking that you do the same. It looks like they were blown off because they weren't the show that the PTB wanted to win. All I can say is that it is the PEOPLES' CHOICE, and their preferences don't count.

So please go to the PCA site and login, then write them to complain, tweet, and generally make our feelings known. The show could have gotten a boost from their appearance, and it looks as if that was screwed by the suits. Oddly, all the crappy little shows on that particular network got their moment in the sun.

Also, what the hell was wrong with Demi Lovato? She couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

They won! They won both categories! Congratulations, guys. I am just sad and a little angry that they didn't announce it on the show.

It won't let me embed it, so go here to see their acceptance speech.

So much excitement, I can't stand it! Peoples' Choice Awards are announced tomorrow. Please, PLEASE may we have not voted in vain. Our boys need to win both categories. THEY NEED TO! Do you hear me, world?

And in other news, our story, "In the Name of the Law" is being featured in a blog tour prior to its release next Monday. Go here, read and if you comment, you'll be entered for a chance to win a prize. There are some really awesome prizes too.

Friday sees Nick Lea joining the cast of Supernatural, and Untouchable!Dean. My ovaries are exploding and it's only Tuesday.

Title: “The Day Before You Came”
Pairing: Jensen/Jared
Rating: NC17, slash
Word Count: 4,524
Summary: J2 High School AU where one is oblivious and the other is head over heels.
Author’s Notes: This is a belated spn_j2_xmas gift for reliand. I was asked to do a pinch-hit for you, so I am sorry it took me a little time. I made it schmoopy for you, because you like schmoop, and I porned a little too, because that was something else you mentioned enjoying.

( The Day Before You Came )

What better way to brighten a cold, rainy Saturday than this? I was discussing my favourite photos of young Jensen with mrsr52, and it seemed to be a good idea to share them with my flist, so here we go:

( Young Jensen )

Here be spoilers...

( Under the cut )

Someone please tell me why I have to work? Why doesn't someone pay me for being me, so I don't have to put up with idiot clients? Why don't people read instructions? Are most people really REALLY fucking lazy, or am I just a curmudgeon? I want to be independently wealthy so I can quit my job and go to school and learn Photoshop properly. *sigh*
/rant.

My oldest kid just phoned me to tell me that he came home from work to find that someone had ripped the lock off his door and stolen all his electronics, and all the kids' Christmas presents from the apartment upstairs. It's the second time it's happened. They did the same thing this time last year. I told him to move, but it's sickening. I guess I'm not having a great day!

I posted my Jensen the Space Detective pulp fiction, Murder by Space, and I'm pleased with it, so that was good. I'm almost done with a pinch hit for someone for Christmas, and then on Tuesday next week we're going to have our turn in the spotlight for "His Hero." That's going to be really fun.

Title: Murder by Space Part 1
Author/Artist: candygramme
Type of fanwork(s): fic, slash
Genre/Characters/Pairing: Jensen/Jared
Rating: NC17
Beta: My beloved spoonlessone
Wordcount: 18,800
>b>Author's Notes Written for spn_in_space 2012. Jensen is a private eye of the old school, based on a space resort that caters for high end clients, When movie star Jared Padalecki retains him to find out who is trying to kill him, he bites off a little more than he can chew. Good job he's telepathic!

( Murder by Space Part 1 )

On to Part 2

( Murder by Space Part 2 )

On to Part 3

( Murder by Space Part 3 )

Please come and enjoy the Blog Hop that celebrates our first Original fic. It's to be published on January 16th, and you can take part in the festivities from here.

There are prizes, and you could be lucky!

So it's a new year, and I can say goodbye to 2011, which was not a great year for me. I've been in a bad place for a lot of it, with real life eating my time more and more with every day, but there have been achievements too, and when I got to looking at what I'd achieved I felt a little better. I will list them here, not to brag, because they're pretty modest all told, but to stand as a benchmark so I can see what to beat next year:

Accomplishments in 2011

1: Lost 60lbs
2: Made a couple of awesome new friends
3: Had an OF accepted for publication. It's out on Jan 16th!
4: wrote a couple of fics. Very few in fact. Am horribly lazy
5: Finally saw Jensen Ackles sing
6: Beta'd 52 stories.

To do in 2012

1: Get to my goal weight - another 25lbs
2: Write a little every day instead of putting it off
3: Actually post to my LJ instead of just thinking about it
4: Learn to say NO instead of just brooding
5: Learn to make animations and really get to grips with Photoshop.

Run to look at this vid here, by Loki. It's gorgeous.

Happy New Year!