Here are some (shiny) things

[thisbluespirit]

1. violetcreme made lovely cover art for my House of Eliott Bea/Jack ficlet, which I don't think anyone's done before!

2. A very entertaining post I found in my meanderings about why Miss Marple is awesome. (Because obviously, she is. I just watched an old ITV Dracula in which Van Helsing was patronising to Joan Hickson as a fluttery old lady. It was awful and wrong.)

3. A Ficathon Walked Into A Bar has returned from the dead! Sign-ups can be found at intoabar or intoabar. I've been wanting to do it ever since I found out about it, but it was deceased by that time. And since the rules are pretty much "random crossover meeting in 500 words or more" I think even I can cope, since that's the kind of thing I write anyway.

Although that's giving me serious pause with signing up because a) I'm so used to the random crossover prompts you lot have given me, getting to decide one of the characters seems awfully tame. (No, really, dear flist, do you not remember asking me to write Dave Lister meets Davros, Turlough meets Charlotte Lucas, Amelia Pond meets Willy Wonka, Chris Skelton meets Luke Skywalker, Miss Marple meets Luna Lovegood, or Nancy Blackett meets Liz Shaw? Because you did. And I love you all for it most of the time. ♥) And b) I had to make a tiny database for the purposes of working out how to sign up and not get a random pairing I've already written.

And what character to start with? Why do I have to choose? (I am thinking it should be somebody "safe" - in that, I can write them reasonably easily, but they're also people who are likely to be in strange places, and who are also likely to be entertaining in themselves. I am contemplating Lynda Day or Six or Silver. Although my database tells me I've already done way too many crossovers with Silver, so, bad me, that would be boring. And then choose fandoms I know but haven't really written for! But I don't know. It's tough. So maybe you should all go sign up there and write random crossovers to entertain me in due time and I'll be over here, writing your prompts from the 500 Prompts thing?

4. ... and so then I wrote a Miss Marple meets Dracula ficlet for fan_flashworks in revenge for the 1960s TV. Just to prove the point. :lol:

5. Anyway, it's open, and it should be fun. And just looking at the LJ version brought up a Chalet School fic I didn't know existed! I'm having a sort of craving for new Chalet School fic, which is because I am really bad still at reading anything offline that isn't a CS book, but I've read the whole lot (very slowly) twice in two years now and I can't do it again. I hope. Also because I'm miffed that lots of the fill-in books cost £80 on Amazon, which would be the ideal solution. *sigh* (What if I went to freudesheim and said "Let's have a ficathon!"? Do you think there is anybody left there? *sigh again*)

6. Also, thanks, LJ, I suddenly seem to have 6 extra loyalty icons appear in the last few days for reasons beyond my understanding, so now I need to re-upload my CS and HoE icons. I have already instantly used it to have at least one more sallymn masterpiece and G'Kar. (I don't know how fannish I will be about Babylon 5 yet, though I enjoyed it v much, but obviously my life would be incomplete without a G'Kar icon.) (I'm pretty sure I'm not imagining things! I know I had only one icon space left and was deliberating over what to use it for and whether to delete other things and then suddenly I had 7 spaces left. Or maybe this is an alternate universe with only very slight changes...)

7. I am reasonably sure I had something else to say, possibly something more sensible. Oh, yes. I am, for the time being, feeling a bit better again, at last. :-)

Comments

[seriesfive]

That intoabar ficathon sounds absolutely lovely and I'm very tempted to sign up for it. Only smallfandomfest opens its doors tomorrow, too. Not to forget that I still have my trope bingo card to fill...
aaack, so many distractions and all the while I really should spend more time job hunting than dallying with pretty fanfic ;)

Btw. I'd vote for Six, he's just the right doctor to walk into a bar :D

[thisbluespirit]

It can be doubled up with something, provided that's okay within the rules of the other fest.

:-)

I am changing my mind every two seconds about who to include. At the moment, I think I may go for Tegan instead!

[seriesfive]

Ohh, Tegan would be gorgeous, too. I always had a soft spot for her! :D

Hmm, whom could I choose. I'm still not sure I should sign up, but a girl can dream, right? Maybe I'll go for Nicholas Rush from SGU. Or I could go for one of the three S. ;)

[thisbluespirit]

It's only 500 words, right? Of course I'd say one of the 3 S's., but since you're doing a blackout bingo, you could have Rush and give yourself a change! *is evil* *ahahahaha*

Yes, tegan would be good. I very nearly changed to Leela, but I think I'm swinging back to Tegan. I'm v indecisive!

:-)

[seriesfive]

I admit I feel somewhat ready for a change or, more precisely, to play in another universe a bit. :) Of course there are also the other fandoms to consider. Somehow I feel in the mood to throw together really strange fandoms.

Between Tegan and Leela I would always opt for Tegan, but I'm always biased in favour of the chatty ones.

[thisbluespirit]

Yes, one character and then you can have up to four other fandoms for the random character the mods will choose.

I've...completely changed my mind again. I'm never going to actually make it to signing up. :lol:

[seriesfive]

Hehe, I'm certainly waiting to see what kind of prompts are coming up at smallfandomfest. Anyway there's time till mid of May...

[john_amend_all]

I've been thinking all evening about characters and fandoms I might conceivably pick for intoabar and still can't decide. It's rather like choosing a champion to ride into battle to meet an unknown foe.

Good to hear you're feeling better :-)

[thisbluespirit]

That's a nice way to put it. :-)

[belantana.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for feeling better! I am somewhat relieved to hear that the tiredness was partly to do with ficwriting - am I allowed to be excited for fic while also remonstrating you? *hugs*

Also, hurrah for artwork, which is really very pretty! and reminds me of all the lovely things on tumblr it's so easy to get lost in...

The name of that ficathon pleases me so much that I hope someone writes meta fic of the actual ficathon walking into the bar.

[thisbluespirit]

Well, only a tiny bit was fic - it really wasn't the thing to do on the one day in three weeks that I felt at all functional - the rest was just one really silly small thing after another. Heh. But hopefully that won't happen again!

The name of that ficathon pleases me so much that I hope someone writes meta fic of the actual ficathon walking into the bar.

:lol: I don't know whether that's in the rules, but I suppose somebody could ask.

:-)

Did you see that Nicola Walker won an Olivier award yesterday and now there are many pretty pics of her on Tumblr, looking v happy and gorgeous. And also a slightly dumbstruck acceptance speech. (At this point I should have links, but hellyeahnicolawalker, really.) \o/

[brunhilde-1013.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, I may have signed up to that ficathon on the strength of this post.

WHAT HAVE I DONE

[thisbluespirit]

You have done a good and right thing. Only 500 words and cracky crossover goodness! ;-)

I just need to see if I can ever settle on my starting character! :loL:

[brunhilde-1013.livejournal.com]

I didn't have to think twice about nominating Romana II as my lead character. Oh well, it looks like it'll be fun, and I need something to force me to write!

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

Also because I'm miffed that lots of the fill-in books cost £80 on Amazon,

What?! If they're published by Girls Gone By Publishers, it'll be that they're out of print as GGBP do limited print runs. But they do, occassionally, do another run of a title. You might want to check out their website to see what they've got available. They don't charge anywhere near £80 for their books!

Link.

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better. That's good news. ::gentle hugs::

[thisbluespirit]

Thank you!

And, yes, some of them are about £10, but most of them are OOP and v expensive.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I am glad to hear you're feeling somewhat better.

There is NOTHING in the world wrong with writing more Silver fic - and it is NEVER boring when you do!

[thisbluespirit]

Me, too! :-) I hope things aren't too awful with you just now. *hugs*

And, aww, thank you. ♥ Except my wee database suggests I should try someone else as a starting point to avoid ending up avoiding crossovers I've done before. At the moment, I think - I think - I finally have a workable option, using Leela. I should probably go sign up before I change my mind again.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Well the ongoing work situation still sucks. I'm having to do some pressing most days (some days more than others), which is leading to spasms in my kneecap (yesterday it seized up and I had to stand stock still and wait for the spasm to pass so I could walk again); spasms in my thigh muscle, and lots of throbbing, aching pain.

Aw, shame. I luffs your Silver. Still, Leela is good also.

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, I'm sorry. I'm glaring at your boss again, but it just doesn't seem to do much good. :-/

Heh, thanks! And don't worry, it's not like I don't have other Silver fics to write! There will be more Silver and pretty soon, too, I assure you. Actually, are you still up for betaing that NYR Silver-Steel fic I was talking about ages ago? If I can stay well for long enough to do the last bit of editing/typing on it, it should be ready this week, if you were willing?

And... I may have just changed my mind back to Tegan. I think. :lol:

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

No, glaring at him is pointless. Doesn't achieve anything.

Well that's good. And yes, I'm still up for beta-reading for you.

Tegan? Oh well...

[thisbluespirit]

Thank you!! I shall let you know if I ever actually finish the thing. :-)

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Okay...

[paranoidangel]

I stopped following intoabar when I sorted out my RSS feeds because it was dead! I'll have to put it back again and think about signing up. If I can decide on a character and some fandoms.

I have started An Unearthly Child at the Chalet School, but that doesn't help you much. Plus it will mostly be Barbara, Susan and Ian. I am aiming to get it done for the 50th anniversary.

[thisbluespirit]

Deciding on a character is hard!! I'm still so unsure!! :lol: Good luck with that. :-)

I have started An Unearthly Child at the Chalet School, but that doesn't help you

Ooh, that does sound like a v good idea. It may not help my immediate wanting CS (but tomorrow I will likely have forgotten again) but it does cheer me up quite a bit at the thought.

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

G'Kar's great, isn't he? And (don't know how much of B5 you've seen yet) only keeps getting greater. Like, actual character development and stuff.

Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better - I hope you continue to improve. And, well, you know, it's scientifically impossible to ever have too much Silver fic.

[thisbluespirit]

*has icon*

I have seen it all! Well, all of the TV series, which is, annoyingly, actually not all of it. And I liked G'Kar from about ep1, without any reason, either, so I feel a bit bad about that. I blame him having a nice voice, but actually, he is a very awesome character. Lots of them are, but I only pined and sulked in episodes that didn't have G'Kar.

Thank you. And I don't know, I think the internets tired of my obsession quite some time ago. I haven't, though, but I think it needs to be somebody else for this purpose!

[pedanther]

Here's a shiny thing it just occurred to me you might also find shiny: An in-depth interview with June Hudson.

June Hudson was a costume designer for the Romana years on Doctor Who and the second season of Blake's 7, and designed iconic outfits for both Romanas and Servalan. She also re-designed the Fourth Doctor's outfit (in the interview she has some pointed things to say about editorial interference in re: question marks on collars) and did the initial design work for the Fifth Doctor.

[thisbluespirit]

Thank you! :-) (And, like Harriet Jones, yes, I know who she is!)