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[girlofprey]

Things that happened this weekend:

• I cannot get on the internet. I am using the stupid Wanadoo wireless adaptor and putting the stupid Wanadoo box in the right mode, and I've done the security key so many times I can recite it by heart, and still it will not work. I call the technician people and just confound them. They have no advice for me, except for one thing, which I cannot do because the adaptor is now just not working. Much like my flatmate's, who up to press had all his problems fixed. I am annoyed.



• My dad has no job. For proper. Which is slightly distressing. But apparently he has three interviews this week, and (according to mum) doesn't seem hugely depressed about it, so I am holding off worrying just yet. But I probably won't be asking for more money anytime soon.



• I have a 670 page book I'm meant to have read for Tuesday. In 3 days I have read 100 pages. And I have a play to read for Tuesday as well. I sense, with my incredible deduction skills, I will not quite manage it. No.



• I went to the Goose Fair with Kathy and Jos! Waltzers and dodgems and freakshows, oh my! I bought a glow necklace. And played Hook-a-duck. Which is essentially buying a teddy bear. And marshmallows on a stick. And a glowing necklace. And Kathy had her fortune told for £10. We giggled at her mightily, oh yes. It was a good night :)



• A person a person a person joined slashysouls!!! See!! A person I don't know! A fellow fan! Who saw the Craig/Wade! Who wants to write a crossover with Hellblazer! Which is so yes! ::is dead of happy:: :)



• I went to see Night Watch! ::is even more happy:: Which is basically vampires in Russia (and seers and witches and shapeshifters, but the vampires do the most) And it was quite worth the wait, although bits were confusing, and it was so obviously mostly a set up for the rest of the trilogy. But there will be a rest of the trilogy, and I think fairly soon, judging from imdb evidence. And it was so pretty! I need icons. And the guy I thought would clearly be evil for he was too pretty to be good was in fact good (mostly!) and I don't fancy the villain for once!! Although I would like to know how and where and why he got turned into a vampire. I assume he WAS a vampire.. And it really is quite good because there is hardly any battling, mostly angsting and detective-ing and legends and angst, and really really GOOD special effects. It was pretty. And I saw hints of slash. And there is a fic community, though the fic is somewhat theoretical at the moment. And why can I not find any mention of the original books anywhere? >:| But it was good. Yay.

Probably more things happened, but I really do have huge amounts of reading to do. If I had the internet at HOME...but never mind. I have read my flist in it's entirety, but commenting is slightly beyond me. At uni, anyway. Hopefully Wanadoo will get off their arses and sort us out soon. Or be switched for a more helpful server, oh yes.

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[jekesta]

OMG A PERSON! I have joined too now. Before I didn't join because of the glory of you being maintainer and watcher and member all alone. But now there are more than you so I watch you. Eventually I watch Sea of Souls too yes. BUT OMG YAY for the person! YAY!:):)

Our internet is being weird also. I cry a bit about that now.

[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

::is considerably happier than you:: :D

The glory was glorious, but actual human contact is pretty good too. And you should watch it! Soon! ::shakes fist:: Then even if you don't ship, you can understand, and we can giggle about the rubbish bits.

Internet generally weird. Growl. K and J and I have been trying for a YEAR now! Why is it so hard? ::mopes generally::

[slippery-fish.livejournal.com]

There is probably no translation for Nochnoy Dozor into English yet. Which is weird because I always thought there is. They just translated the first book into German, I hope we'll get the rest soon.

And there will be fic soon. I've got a little ficlet waiting for a beta and some weird beginnings as well. I just wish I wouldn't feel so uninspired right now. :(

[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

Hello ::waves::

That's annoying, but understandable, I suppose. I'd never heard of the books till I'd heard of the movie, so there'd be no immediate market for them. Of course, I didn't find much about the original books either...but no matter. There'll probably be a translation soon enough, especially if the movie does well. I'd only use them to spoil myself if I could find them, anyway ;)

Re fic: yay! ::bounces:: I've a couple of my own ideas, but...I don't know. I quite like it just being a film at the moment, before I start trying to interpret and 'get inside' things. And then there's the fact that it's so clearly open canon. Maybe I'll write. I'd like to see again first though.

[slippery-fish.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard of the books till I'd heard of the movie, so there'd be no immediate market for them. Of course, I didn't find much about the original books either...but no matter. There'll probably be a translation soon enough, especially if the movie does well. I'd only use them to spoil myself if I could find them, anyway ;)

*g* It seems that there are big differences between the books and the movie so I have no idea how much of a spoiler they actually are.

I read that the books themselve are very much cult in Russia. And the author doesn't even mind fanfic, he even used fanfic for his books. o.O No idea how true that is though.

Re fic: yay! ::bounces:: I've a couple of my own ideas, but...I don't know. I quite like it just being a film at the moment, before I start trying to interpret and 'get inside' things. And then there's the fact that it's so clearly open canon. Maybe I'll write. I'd like to see again first though.

Yes, the open canon is a problem for me as well. I don't know where to put the stories, pre or post movie. And well, if I try post movie I actually have to think up a solution for the mythology and the big story and that's kind of scary.

I probably have to watch it a third time to get my writing really started...