Monday, December 13th, 2010
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2:28 pm - Why oh why
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Why is there SO MUCH fic with Brian and Justin crying? "One single tear slid down his cheek," "with tears in his eyes," "unable to stop the tears from flowing," etc. Those two did very little crying over their relationship itself for five seasons. I think the majority of the tears came from injury and life threatening situations, actually. In fic, suddenly everyone is a giant bawl baby. Justin frowns at Brian? Brian is fighting back tears. Brian tells Justin that he is important to him? Justin's eyes are "glistening with unshed tears." Or maybe, you know, he has wet eyeballs. Because eyes? Supposed to retain moisture.
Ugh, these fics!
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
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10:27 pm - Sometimes a good story does end
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Fanfic authors who keep a WIP going FOREVER simply because they do not want their stories to end truly bum me out. I'm reading a fabulous story that is now clearly getting drawn out because to resolve the main conflict is to end the story. The author had even addressed this before by saying that people who are enjoying the story won't want it to end. I disagree. Even a truly fabulous story can have an ending...even if it has to be an open ending, for a sequel perhaps. I love reading my favorite stories over and over because one of the common features that makes those stories so wonderful is the resolution of the conflict. The author is a huge B/J happily ever after fan, which makes it all the more enticing for the drama to end already! It is so frustrating as a reader. The author is clearly in love with her own story and it IS hers, so I suppose I can't really piss and moan about it too much. I'm still rather annoyed, though.
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
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11:25 pm - Longing for B/J to suffer squicks me out
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I'm not trying to be judgmental. Everyone has their fanfic needs and wants. However, when people are looking for fic and they say things like "I want one where Brian's cancer comes back and it is a really long, slow death" or "I want a fic with Justin suffering and knowing that he is dying" I'm like...really? I'm all for a little angsty love torture now and then so the guys can see how much they are better together than apart, but I see requests often enough on the LJ request community where people seem to really get off with the boys in extended physical pain or (even worse) suffering through a long death. I wonder sometimes if they even like the boys.
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
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8:03 pm - My first QaF ficlet
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I had a weird dream last night and this little ficlet was born.
Title--Saving It For Later by Squiffyneko
Timeline--Post 414, pre 501...gapfiller-ish
Warnings--Some Kinney goofiness and minor schmoop
Brian Kinney only belongs to me in my dreams. Characters are property of Showtime/Cowlip and are not mine.
( Saving It For Later )
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
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11:55 pm
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Tonight I spent a good hour cruising around YouTube watching Brian/Justin fanvids. Many, many of them feature that first meeting under the streetlamp with a cut to Justin leaning, Brian eyeing him hungrily, and back to Justin leaning. By the fifth or sixth one, I had a MSCL crossover moment--when it would cut to Brian, I had Brian's internal monologue saying "Don't you love how he leans?"
Too much QaF and too much MSCL! Well, there can never be enough Brian Kinney...
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Saturday, May 16th, 2009
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10:14 am - Okay, now it is getting bad...
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...because now I'm seeing things that remind me of Brian/Justin fic. I passed one of those sort of hometowny billboards the other day that congratulated Brianna Taylor on her impending graduation and I had a "Little White Lies" by Moonshadow Woman moment.
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
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9:36 pm - QaF work moment
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009
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1:25 am - Hmmm...two weeks running
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I had another QaF moment when I was out tonight. When I left the bar, a very Kinney-esque black Jeep was parallel parked directly behind me. Once again, I had to be amused on the inside as no one I was with would have understood the reference had I said anything. I need to get more of my friends into this show so I can wink, elbow them in the ribs, and say silly things like..."hey, isn't that Brian's jeep?"
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Saturday, March 21st, 2009
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8:13 pm - No one else understood this
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I was at karaoke last night chatting away to a friend of mine and when I heard a very familiar song start to play. I froze and the hair on my arms stood up...it was "Save The Last Dance For Me." It was sort of squee and sort of illness-inducing at the same time. I looked around the table trying to figure out if anyone I was out with would understand just why I was about to have a spazz attack. I spent the rest of the song quietly freaking out and kind of uncomfortable. I had no idea how the show had conditioned me.
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
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2:23 am - Kinney Anonymous
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Hi! I'm squiffyneko and I'm a Brian Kinney-holic.
(Hi, squiffyneko!)
It is possible that I may just be a Gale Harold-holic.
It would almost be embarrassing if it wasn't so fucking hot.
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
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12:02 am - Yay fandom
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I'm terrifically thrilled at the sheer amount of active fandom going on here. I am enjoying all the discussions, fic, etc.
Need. More. Icons.
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Sunday, February 15th, 2009
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12:08 pm - New to the asylum
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I actually signed up for this so that I could get in on the qafmarathons going on over...yonder.
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