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I only speak for myself. All "you"s are general, and if you see a word like "generally", then I'm not talking about an individual or a small group of individuals. The General Rule of General Statements on this journal is "If you have to ask, then it's probably not about you. If it was, then you'd know". I know that's the opposite of how other people use generalizations, but I like giving people the benefit of the doubt...most of the time.

My policy on triggers and such is as follows: Those things are on a need-to-know basis. As in, nobody needs to know more about what your triggers are unless you choose to share that information. You are free to reveal as much or as little as you wish, and your reasons for doing so ought to be just that--yours. No one will be pressured to reveal things that they don't want to reveal just because it might persuade someone in an argument.

Likewise, at least on my own journal, I am also free to reveal as much or as little as I want to, for my own reasons.


Those who want to yell at me about how offended they are will get laughed at, and then get told where to shove it. Those who seek to "educate" me because I "don't know any better" will be laughed at, and then get told where to shove that bullshit. Please do not ask me to think of The Children or any other hypothetical beings, as The Children (when capitalized like that, I refer to "any hypothetical persons drunmmed up by any side of a given argument in order to produce guilt in any listeners rather than the opposition, who was not going to change their minds anyway). I'll tell you, "Actually, fuck The Children".

I repeat: I cannot and do not assume, nor do I claim to assume, any personal responsibility for anyone's actions or lack of action upon reading anything posted here or on DreamWidth. I cannot accurately predict which entries or comments will have a negative effect on any given reader, so I ask that readers use their own best judgment, please and thank you.

To Metafandom and related communities: I ask that you not link entries that I ask not be linked, as those entries are made public for the benefit of friends who do not wish to make an account on InsaneJournal or Dreamwidth.

And a new note: Whenever I make an entry public, and if ever I decide to make entries available to MetaFandom again, to all of you, anons and not, Don't Shit On My Thread. If you've got a name and you decide to, well, shit on my thread, I will not hesitate to ban you. And I usually hate banning people, so...yeah.

Jan. 12th, 2012

Writing and Publishing: A Rant Ver. 1.0

The Standard Disclaimers Apply. If you feel that you may be negatively affected by this post, it is advised that you not read this post. If you do read it, please know that I am not responsible for any action or inaction on your part. I do not claim this responsibility, nor do I assume such responsibility.



First and foremost, let it be said that I have a great deal of respect for those who submit their works to be published. I respect not only those who manage to do it, I respect those who are willing to try, multiple times in most cases. So to those who are published or those who are about to send their works into the big, wide world, I salute you. So, this rant isn't about you.

Second, let it be said that I fucking love writing. It is one of the few things that can yank me out of a bad mood. Writing is fun, and it's the primary reason I write in the first place. The other is that writing allows me to fight some inner demons by turning them into actual demons to beat up.

All that said, I have no intention of turning this into a job. )

Nov. 29th, 2011

Wishlist~!

Step One:
• Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Saga icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
• If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.
• Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ so that the holiday joy will spread.

Step Two:
• Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
• If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use -- or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free -- do it.
• You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf -- to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not -- it's your call.
• There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just... wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

All I Want for Christmas is... )
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Oct. 10th, 2011

MEME RUSH

Stole this from: here yonder.

I will post the names of all the files in my WIP folder(s), regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Choose one (1), and I will post a random line or two.

There isn't anything approaching an order to this. I have many WIP folders!

acquisition
camera
cherryblossom
ChildrenoftheRevolution
CollarsandCharmBracelets
fortune
guilt
hate
PortraitoftheWorld
presents
Nil
StrawberryDetectiveKairi0
StrawberryDetectiveKairi1-b
dream
UnlockPrologue
fixed
golden
collateral
lasttoknow
littlethings
Monsters
comprehension
disconnect
noconnection
reunion
HCBingoCollection
HighSchoolBingoCollection
Beautiful_Fighter_Beautiful_Surrender

Sep. 7th, 2011

The System is Down

No Internet at home for a few days. The wire finally fucked off on me. It'll be a couple of days; I will be back by Friday...

Saturday at the latest.

ETA: Back now!

That was fast.

Jul. 18th, 2011

...I have no idea what to title this.

Standard Disclaimers Apply. The short version: If you feel that you cannot handle it, it is advised that you not read this entry. If you decide to read it anyway, please be advised that I am not responsible for any action taken or not taken after this entry, nor do I claim such responsibility. This entry is made public for the purpose of those who do not have an InsaneJournal account. So, to Metafandom and its ilk, do not pick this up.

N.B. The use of the phrase "Het Fandom" refers, again, to het as fandom, rather than individual het fans. If you have to ask if it's about you, chances are, it isn't.


And now...!


Het Fandom is Weird About Women. )