Digital Eclipse

(curls up into a sleepy ball) Is it Saturday yet? (yawns) I did not get much done this weekend. I meant to, but damn it, it was hot. D: All I could manage to work up the energy for was to write up an outline for a fic (a one-shot, relatively short, no sequel, thank you gods I can write without ten pages of notes), rant about Sarah Palin, and fail resisting picking some new strawberries and blackberries. (They're so yummy! :o)

I did manage some thinky thoughts for girl!Steve that make me sadpanda. Gonna cut 'em, because I know some people on my flist haven't had a chance to read her yet and would likely prefer not to be spoiled.
( Did I just gender my fanfic? )

IRON MAN 2 SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT
Okay, so who went to see it? Show of hands! (counts) Excellent. (steeples fingers) And with our might combined, we shall rule the world. I got extremely lucky. My theater had a double showing: Iron Man 1 at 9 and Iron Man 2 at 12. In short, I had roughly four hours of Starkish goodness. And lemme tell you, watching them in a row like that really let me appreciate the quality of IM2 more. I went dressed as girl!Cap. Supposedly I dragged a cousin, but she crapped out and went home before the showing of IM2 (BOO). Luckily, I had a fanboy on my right who was willing to geek with me and, on occasion, keep me from falling out of my seat.
( YOU'VE BEEN WARNED FOR SPOILERS )
Just for kicks, I pulled out my Stark Suicide Special bingo card. Below are the results for the movie.
( Your card )
( And finally, pics )

WARNING: Spoilers for the Captain America movie under the cut.

( I WARNED YOU )

Dying for a Drink
Previous part here
By tsukinofaerii
Betas: jazzypom & dieewigenacht
Rating: SNAP.
Standard Warnings: Male/Male, Female/Female, Suggested Male/Female, Violence, Profanity, Sexual content, potentially disturbing (see spoilers)
Extra Warnings: Death, vampirism, explicit torture, implied rape, threats to children, cancer.
Spoilers: Ultimates 1 & 2; breaks off before 3
Series: Marvel 1610
Pairings: Steve/Tony, OFC/OFC, past Steve/Jan

Summary: Tony takes up an offer that has tragic effects, and Steve is forced to handle the outcome. But Tony's business isn't done yet, and so Steve finds himself struggling with vampire politics and his own sexuality. (Complete novella — 60k words)

This story is a work of transformative fiction, such being defined as a work which incorporates characters and situations which have been created by other authors/artists. No infringement of copyright is intended and no profit is being made from the creation or dissemination of this work. Marvel and all its characters are owned by God Knows Who. They are used with respect and admiration for the work.

AUTHOR'S NOTES: This was plotted for Halloween (the alternative plot) and written for NaNoWriMo. It's been heavily edited since that original draft. It deals with sensitive, potentially triggering topics. Please feel free to contact me with any specific concerns that may not have been covered in the warnings.

I love jazzypom. You may thank her copiously for about 10k of this in numbers, and much of it in value. That is all.

Points of Interest (SPOILERS): 1) A wiki entry of note and a poem in use.
( Click here! )

Hello, first day of the semester. Why are you already being mean to me? I've loved you and petted you and done everything exactly the right way. Yet my inbox has 63 messages complaining that they can't access their classes yet, the earliest dating from 6PM last night. Enrollment gets started at 8AM the day classes begin and finishes around 10AM. There are biiiiig signs posted all over the website about this. Why for do people not read? It's especially annoying in the teachers, all of whom seem to swear blue that last semester their courses were available to students early. Trust me. They weren't. I know, because I handle enrollment, and I never do it early, not for love nor money.

On the other hand, I've had a few very sweet people calling with actual problems that don't stem from reading fail. It's nice when callers are polite and understanding. Also, I have dark chocolate covered pomegranates OMG THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR THE JOY THIS BRINGS. OMNOMNOMNOM.

This is what I call comfort food.

Now! A short meme!
( Inside the Tin )
Okay, thanks to fandomsecrets, I read this. And you know what I want now?

I want an epic crossover. EPIC. Somehow, The Avengers (meaning at least Tony, preferably plus Steve and a few others) end up universe/time bouncing and land smack dab in the middle of London, specifically somewhere that will bring them to the attention of a certain detective who lives at 221 Baker. Time bouncing would be preferable, because how amazing would that be, that Holmes was pre-modern Marvel? ANYWAY. There needs to be a "Dear God, he could be your twin!" moment with Tony and Sherlock and amusing stereo one-line responses from both of the aforementioned. ("Nonsense, he looks nothing like me.") And Hijinxs, of course, must ensue. Strangely, I envision this as a Holmes fic with Avengers characters, because the Great Mystery of how these peculiar people arrived in London and, more importantly, how to make them go away again before that Stark fellow causes any more difficulties would be amazing. Watson and Steve, I imagine, would bond over certain shared troubles.

Why yes, I did see the movie. How did you guess? Fortunately, I think this is going to be a "sit back and read the shinies other people produce" fandom, because I'm not particularly Holmsian, and mysteries are something I prefer in small doses. The thought of actually writing one makes me crinkle my nose.

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Wow, this seems topical. :D I typically bring along the same thing I always read, with an option on printed fanfics. Fantasy novels or maybe a couple old favorites fill my bag, at least three. I figure that way I have a better chance of having something I feel like reading. Just in case, I usually also bring along some drawing materials, even though drawing on a plane is a PITA, but I usually default to reading. This year, I'm planning on bringing along American Gods (never read it before— I know, I know, Gaiman is god, etc, that's why I'm bringing it), a book by a previously-proven author who seems to have seen Furuba and been inspired, and possibly a Discworld book. No printed fics this time, since my laptop will be with me, thus removing the need to murder trees for my own amusement. I plan to write while I'm in the air, but I need something to have out so I can make the stewardess frown at me during take-off and landing. I'm also bringing along Essential Iron Man 2 and some TPBs (New Avengers & Ultimates) to assist in converting the SPN masses keeping entertained.

Hmmm. I need to get around to posting goldrider!Tony before I leave out tomorrow. ¬.¬ I'm bad, I know. Also, Halloween!Fic is almost to the point where it will need a hardcore beta—it's down to tweaking the draft. D: Eeep! (hides)

ETA: Gold Rider Tony posted! :o I'll probably wait until tomorrow to post to the comm. ¬¬ Give it a day between posts.;; Parts 1 & 2 and part 3 are over here. (It was too big for one post!) A Pern Overview is here, for those who aren't familiar with the 'verse.

DO NOT WANT.

I'm shell-shocked. Also, wondering htf I first learned this from co-worker gossip. I know my workplace is generally a geek-friendly one, but this is fast. Thoughts? Ideas? Panic attacks? Disney did not do a good job dealing with fandom when it came to Kingdom Hearts. I shudder at what they could potentially screw up with this.

Someone confirm this to be a hoax? Plz?

ETA: Okay, that's not enough babbling to fill my daily needs lol. I fear for our coffee pot at work. I sort of suspect that the coffee in it is left over from Friday. D: But I have no proof, and I always feel guilty throwing out coffee at work since it's a group-effort sort of thing. I've asked around, but everyone seems certain that "someone made it this morning", though "someone" has yet to be identified.

I'm kind of wishing I'd left WTLGOA 17 for today. :\ It would have been something to look forward to Monday for. As it is... grrr, Monday. *sigh* But really, didn't I make my coworkers question my sanity enough last week? Cries of "no no no no BAD NO" ringing through the office space would have been questioned.

Oh, look, it's payday! \o/ Huzzah!

Okay, first let me admit something deeply personal. I am the geekiest geek that ever geeked in the Geekdom of planet Geek.

In other words, I did Steve and Tony's natal charts! Well, okay, I cheated and used one of the online things, because I don't have my books with me and they're usually pretty good, as long as you keep an eye out for BS. It's something of hobby, I guess. My paternal grandpa did my natal chart when I was born and, honestly, it's kind of creepy-accurate. So I started doing them for fiction characters just to see how wildly off they are.

With Steve, we got lucky. We have place, day and year. I would have liked the hour, but that'll do. The chart is copy-pasta, because I don't trust myself not to tweak it subconsciously.

Steve Rogers is a Cancer. Cancers are ruled by the moon which, predictably, mean they tends to be somewhat emotional and very changeable. Sometimes they want to be alone (sulky!Steve) and sometimes they want to be in a group (clingy!Steve). It's a mother hen sort of sign, so they like taking care of people. They don't take well to being told what to do (*cough*Private Rogers*cough*) and are very good with children. Their downsides include that they can be broody and have inferiority issues; they can be hurt very easily. Other fictional Cancers include Sailor Moon. Other famous Cancers are Sylvester Stallone and Tom Hanks.
( Steve's results )
Okay, while you all absorb that little tidbit, I'll ramble about Tony. Tony is hard for you see, Tony has no Birthday. I got around that via a super secret method. (I figured out what his sun sign probably is based on personality, took a wild and crack-filled shot in the dark, and am now slightly horrified and ashamed.) Luckily, I had to adjust it—the moon in Virgo made him much too emotionally stable and shy—or I never would have posted this lol. The problem ended up being the moon, mostly, which I am grateful for. It changes signs rapidly, but it reflects the emotions, which means I couldn't just write it off. The birth year was harder, but I decided to play it as if the Avengers were just getting started now, so as to have a modern!Tony, rather than a 1980s-hair!Tony.

I decided that Tony was born February 15, 1984, which makes him an Aquarius. Aquarians are generally very brain smart, but they're nervous types too and tend towards eccentricy. They either tend to be withdrawn and shy or very outgoing and almost exhibitionist. Either way, they have strong personalities that draw people in. In spite of that, they really don't make friends easily. Once they do, expect them to never. ever. EVER. let go. EVER. If you piss them off enough to make them let go, you may consider yourself royally screwed. Second chances are not something they do lightly. Downsides to Aquarians include egotism and a tendency to pull away from others. To quote: "Aquarians can be a threat to all they survey or a great boon for humanity in general." Other fictional Aquarians include Sailor Neptune. Other famous Aquarians are Charles Darwin and F.D. Roosevelt.
( Tony's results )
In a minor side note, I am always amused when my Tony!Sim is fascinated by the simplest things. Yesterday he managed to be fascinated by taking a bath.

D'oh. I started working on Pern!Tony's little drabble, just sort of teasing it into life... and then it looked up at me and said, "Hi, I'm the middle of a much bigger fic you didn't think you were going to write yet. Oh, and just to confuse you, here's some plot you didn't know about. Ha ha!" ._.

Of course, I immediately tossed it down into the Pit of WiP, because another 20k fic is not getting started right now, thank you. So instead here's 350 words of a Pern!young!Tony character piece.
( Set Apart )

I promised content! And I bring you fake!tabloid. Well, sort of tabloid, sort of Cosmo, sort of hobby-mag. Blame bounces off of me and lands in IT, where it will be shrugged off as usual. I was bored at work yesterday. Well, not bored so much as just busy enough that I couldn't settle down into any one thing. So I wrote a small something. Just a tabloid-like article that got stuck in my head. I had to use the phrase "super-bachelor". It was a visceral need, almost as great as the urge to suggest Tony and Iron Man share chicks. (I didn't get to work that in there. Maybe next time.) And then I got home and the internet was evil, so I played with PSP and... Anyways, I bestow upon you horror.
( For images )
Mock away!

In more familial news... My brother might have fathered twins. (headdesk) Why? *sigh* But I posted part X of the drabble series? yay?

(is too sober for this)

ETA: And now I have an urge to write tabloid-fic. Yes, definitely too sober.