Archive for November, 2008

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This Week, 11/24-11/30

November 30, 2008

Fake News/Doctor Who
The Eagle Has Landed, parts two, three (fic | Jon, Stephen, young!Stephen, Four, Ten, Sarah Jane, Jack | PG)

Fake News
He’s Your President Too (art | Jon, Stephen | worksafe)
I Don’t Want You To Be Afraid (art | Jon, Bill O’Reilly, Mister Snuggles | worksafe)

Krazy Kat
There Is A Happy Land (50 sentences | KrazyxIgnatz, ensemble | G)

Strangers With Candy
Why Should I Care? part 1 (fic | Seamus/OC, Chuck/Geoffrey | PG-13)

Next Week in Shine:
Is Yomiko Readman a traitor? Integra’s about to share the tale of how she and Alucard first met Agent Paper…

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I’m thankful for…pumpkin pie, mostly

November 27, 2008

FDR had Fireside Chats. Barack Obama has weekly YouTube addresses. This is the latest.

And I quote: “It is a testament to our national character that so many Americans took time out this Thanksgiving to help feed the hungry and care for the needy.”

The video was posted twelve and a half hours ago. And yet, it talks about Thanksgiving as though it’s in the past tense.

Apparently, we’ve elected a Time Lord.

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Happy Evolution Day! (Yes, really.)

November 24, 2008

Online socializing is good for us. Includes some charming examples of netspeak, with helpful translations.

Economic crisis hits our vets hard; nation cringes.

Speaking of that economy – SixApart (used to own LJ, sold it last year) is giving out free accounts to laid-off journalists. Not a bad move.

Also, if you’re tired of holding up your hands to the TV to block out the Christmas ads (…am I the only one who does that?), that goes back to money too. Low sales numbers are pushing retailers to plug their holiday deals early. I’ll be covering my eyes until after Thanksgiving.

I did, however, make an exception to my ’tis-not-the-season-YET,-folks! policy for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All. It did not disappoint. Without getting too spoilery: sure, they could have made slightly better use of that mistletoe . . . but that scene at the windowpane? Yeah, my heart grew a few sizes that day.

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This Week, 11/17-11/23

November 23, 2008

Alltel Wireless commercials (yes, really)
You’re Still A Ding-Dong (art | ickle!Chad, ickle!phone companies | worksafe)

Doctor Whoniverse
Take The Glasses Off (art | Sarah Jane/Maria | worksafe, mostly)
What The Kids Are Doing These Days (art | Sarah Jane/Maria | PG-13)

Fake News/Doctor Who
Collages: Serials 1-3, Serial 4 (art | Stephen, young!Stephen, the Wørd, Jack, Sarah Jane, Ten, Four, Ainley!Master, Rani, Jenny, Susan, assorted aliens | worksafe)
I’m Your Moon, deleted scenes (fic | Stephen, the Wørd, Four, Sarah Jane | G)
I Want My MTV, part six, deleted scenes (fic | Stephen, young!Stephen, Jack, Sarah Jane, Ten, Four, JSS!Jon | PG)
The Eagle Has Landed, part one (fic | the crew | G)

Next Week in Shine:
One story ends and another begins. There’s a war on the horizon.

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This Week, 11/10-11/16

November 16, 2008

Doctor Who/Le Petit Prince
J’avais une fois une rose (art | Ten, the prince, the rose | worksafe)

Fake News/Doctor Who
I Want My MTV, parts four, five (fic | Stephen, young!Stephen, Jack, Sarah Jane, Ten, Four, JSS!Jon | PG)
Children in Need special: The Colbert That Never Was (fic | Stephen, Jon, Martha | PG)

Fake News
Why More Other Words Need Me? (foreign-language mix | “Stephen”, a bit of Jon | G)
The Man In Pink (art | Jon | worksafe)

Hellsing (sort of)
Three of <3s (art | fangirls | worksafe)

Miscellaneous
Obama-kun and Hillary-chan (art | what it says on the tin | worksafe)
Sunday paper sketches (art | Little Nemo, Flip, Impy, Calvin, Hobbes, Susie, Garfield, Catbert, Krazy Kat, Ignatz, the Yellow Kid, Buster Brown, Tige, Little Orphan Annie | worksafe)

Next Week in Shine:
Bertie gets perceptive (sort of), Walter gets backstory, and Arthur says what you’ve all been thinking.

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Inspiration strikes. (It’s holding out for dental.)

November 14, 2008

Improv troupe acts out a time loop in an unsuspecting Starbucks.

Hellsing in the news – sort of. It’s talking about how this one family saves money, and one of the kids cosplays.

Less than a month to go until Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day. Last year’s thread is full of good ideas.

And I totally need to do this to a credit card some time.

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In memoriam

November 11, 2008

It’s Veterans Day. Have a poppy.

Have, also, some information about how this day is recognized on both sides of the Atlantic.

And for something that will send chills down your spine and make you feel good about the future of humanity, watch this.

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This Week, 11/3-11/9

November 9, 2008

Fake News/Doctor Who
I Want My MTV, parts two, three (fic | Stephen, young!Stephen, Jack, Sarah Jane, Ten, Four, JSS!Jon | PG)

Fake News
Drill Here, Drill Now (art | JonxStephen | borderline-NSFW)
It’s All About The Doritos (art | Stephen, Doritos | worksafe)
Correspondents Course (art | everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE | worksafe)

Neon Genesis Evangelion/Revolutionary Girl Utena
Rose Bride Ayanami (art | Rei AyanamixJuri Arisugawa | worksafe)

Original
Crescent Bismillah (calligraphy)

Next Week in Shine:
Answers! Backstory! Shameless fanboying over Jeeves! (Come on, you know you would too.)

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But what about the rights of Miss Precious Perfect?

November 3, 2008

SNL does Countdown. I lol’d.

Also, unexpected slash on Salon. (Scroll down to #6.)

…less than 48 hours, you guys. Tomorrow this will be either prophetic or out of date. (*fingers crossed*)

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This Week, 10/27-11/01

November 1, 2008

Fake News/Doctor Who
I’m Your Moon: nine; I want My MTV: one (fic | the Wørd, Stephen, young!Stephen, Four, classic!Sarah Jane, Ten, Jack | PG-13)
Wallpaper: I’m Your Moon (art | the Wørd, Stephen, Four, Sarah Jane, Tek!Jack, Unexpected!Moon!Jon | worksafe)

Fake News/The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Colbmare Before Christmas (comic | Stephen, Jack Skellington, phone!Jon | worksafe)

Hellsing
Halloween backgrounds:
Iscariot, Integra (art | Anderson, Yumie, Integra | NSFW)
Seras, Iscariot kids (art | Sailor!Seras, Anderson, ickle!Yumiko, ickle!Yumie, ickle!Enrico, ickle!Heinkel | worksafe)
The Way To Raise An Heir (art | Alucard, Integra, OC | worksafe)
Halloween Integra 2008 (art | bunny!Integra, pumpkin!Alucard | NSFW)

Sailor Moon
OC Senshi Meme (art meme | Usagi, original senshi | worksafe)

Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?/Where’s Waldo?
Lose Myself With You (mix | Carmen/Waldo | worksafe)
Where In The Morning Is…? (art | Carmen, Waldo’s sweater | mildly NSFW)

Next Week in Shine:
We finally discover where Walter learned all his moves.