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Let me know if you want to come! I'll come a little early and try to hold a place in line
Noble Experiments (2089 words) by
Fandom: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
Genre: Gen
Characters: Temeraire, Perscitia, Iskierka
Notes: Written for Bard in the 2011 Yuletide Treasure rare fandom fic exchange. Availble here on AO3.
Summary: Dragons' rights and all that jazz. Or - scenes from the National Dragon's Suffrage Society visit to Chicago.
( Do you know, I believe the city was rather smaller, the last time I was here. )
Mead, when not the ridiculously oversweetened novelty item sold at some liquor stores, is wonderfully delicious and fairly easy to make. I just made a batch with no prior mead-making experience, and it already tastes great.
Mead was hugely popular in the Norse countries and Northern Europe up through the Rennaisance, and has been invented and re-invented anywhere there are bees. Which makes it perfect if you want to make a Thor-themed or historical alcoholic beverage to impress your friends!
The ingredients for one finished gallon of mead will set you back about $12-$15, which with about 5 standard wine bottles per gallon, works out to about $3 per bottle. Affordable!
(Based on this wonderful recipe)
( And here's the recipe, complete with pictures )
Why this is different from most mead you buy at the store: Mead is made with honey, so most people expect it to be really sweet. Brewers, therefore, usually add sugar or a lot more honey to their mead once it's done brewing in order to live up to these expectations. This is sad, because it usually doesn't taste as good that way. (For example, Chaucer's Mead.)
Also, unlike wine or beer, there aren't vast mead lobbies pressuring the government to make rules about what you can and can't call mead. So a lot of what's sold as mead is white wine with some honey in it. (For example, Bunratty Meade.) They're often quite good, but they aren't mead and they don't taste like it. Read the ingredients!
Brewing, it's like cooking, but with more explosions.A bunch of Avengers Movie-verse fic bits
Dec. 31st, 2011 07:56 pmSo this year, I wrote some Avengers Movieverse fic. What a surprise, I know! Only I didn't get around to posting it all here so... here you go.
Hey Look, Watch This! (2519 words) by
Grey_Bard
Fandom: Captain America (2011), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Avengers Movies Universe
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: In this episode of Top Gear, we've got American superheroes in our reasonably priced car! And James May flies a car that doesn't exist yet.
Adventures in Thor-Sitting (708 words) byGrey_Bard
Fandom: Marvel Avengers Movies Universe, Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012)
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Steve Rogers and Tony Stark contemplated the smashed, smoking remains of the Papaya Dog on Ninth Avenue. "I never thought I'd say this," said Iron Man, "but this must be what being a parent feels like." In front of what used to be the shop window, Thor brandished his hammer. "Defy the son of Odin, manlings?" he shouted.
I'll have what he's having (284 words) byGrey_Bard
Fandom: Thor (2011)
Relationships: Thor/Beer
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Thor falls in love with a microbrewery.
Hey Look, Watch This! (2519 words) by
Fandom: Captain America (2011), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Avengers Movies Universe
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: In this episode of Top Gear, we've got American superheroes in our reasonably priced car! And James May flies a car that doesn't exist yet.
Adventures in Thor-Sitting (708 words) by
Fandom: Marvel Avengers Movies Universe, Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012)
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Steve Rogers and Tony Stark contemplated the smashed, smoking remains of the Papaya Dog on Ninth Avenue. "I never thought I'd say this," said Iron Man, "but this must be what being a parent feels like." In front of what used to be the shop window, Thor brandished his hammer. "Defy the son of Odin, manlings?" he shouted.
I'll have what he's having (284 words) by
Fandom: Thor (2011)
Relationships: Thor/Beer
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Thor falls in love with a microbrewery.
Yuletide Letter
Nov. 20th, 2011 08:45 pmDear Yuletide Writer,
Okay, first off, don't panic! Frankly, I'm fairly omnivorous. If you write it, I suspect I'll like it.
Personally, I am not into incest, statutory rape, non-canonical character betrayal* by a fellow hero or adultery. (Poly is not adultery, to my mind, nor is any sort of standing agreement.)
I love adventure, plot, humor, heroism and friendship alone or in any combination you can give me. Crossovers, AUs and fusions are awesome. Also? Aliens.
The fandoms here are not ranked in any kind of order. I'd be equally thrilled to see any of them in my inbox on Yuletide. The things I am asking for are not just rare, they're super-rare. One has never been ficced before, as far as I can tell, and the rest have something like two fics ever. Whatever you write will be hugely appreciated. Just by trying, you are making me very, very happy.
The Fandoms:( Hanna (2011), Temeraire - Naomi Novik, The Count of Monte-Cristo - Alexandre Dumas, Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Offenbach/Barbier )
Sincerely,
Grey Bard
*Character betrayal, to my mind, includes murder, attempted murder, rape, stealing your significant other, or in any other way behaving in an evil fashion toward a character or their loved ones. If it didn't happen in canon, I really super don't want to see it.
Okay, first off, don't panic! Frankly, I'm fairly omnivorous. If you write it, I suspect I'll like it.
Personally, I am not into incest, statutory rape, non-canonical character betrayal* by a fellow hero or adultery. (Poly is not adultery, to my mind, nor is any sort of standing agreement.)
I love adventure, plot, humor, heroism and friendship alone or in any combination you can give me. Crossovers, AUs and fusions are awesome. Also? Aliens.
The fandoms here are not ranked in any kind of order. I'd be equally thrilled to see any of them in my inbox on Yuletide. The things I am asking for are not just rare, they're super-rare. One has never been ficced before, as far as I can tell, and the rest have something like two fics ever. Whatever you write will be hugely appreciated. Just by trying, you are making me very, very happy.
The Fandoms:( Hanna (2011), Temeraire - Naomi Novik, The Count of Monte-Cristo - Alexandre Dumas, Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Offenbach/Barbier )
Sincerely,
Grey Bard
*Character betrayal, to my mind, includes murder, attempted murder, rape, stealing your significant other, or in any other way behaving in an evil fashion toward a character or their loved ones. If it didn't happen in canon, I really super don't want to see it.
A close friend of mine is going to beauty school in Astoria, and needs people to demonstrate her skills on. Facials, manicures, haircuts and color touchups are 100% free. (Full hair color does require a small fee for the dye.)
You'd be doing her a huge favor and getting these services absolutely free! If you're interested, let me know, I'll put you in touch with her.
You'd be doing her a huge favor and getting these services absolutely free! If you're interested, let me know, I'll put you in touch with her.
Today has been a rather grumpy day around fandom, for various reasons. So now is the perfect time to ask... who's up for Thanksgiving?
A dear friend of mine, while able to visit her mother for the holiday, is not going to really be able to fully celebrate it, since she'll spend most of it in a nursing home or on the bus. Meanwhile, I know a lot of people in town won't be able to visit relatives, or because they are visiting relatives, won't be able to spend the holiday with loved ones. And hey, maybe some of you just want a free meal or a chance to celebrate with fellow geeks. That's cool too.
So, here's my offer. Anyone want to do Thanksgiving some day (or evening) after Thanksgiving at my place? (I'm in Astoria) I'm a good cook, and I'm happy to accomodate vegans, vegetarians and the lactose intolerant, if warned ahead of time. Obviously there won't be a whole turkey, but a turkey breast would not be out of the question. And fannish entertainment would be on tap to avoid those awkward "Uh, uh oh look at the game!" moments. (Feel free to suggest fannish entertainment options you prefer. Otherwise you will be subjected to my ideas.)
No, you don't need to bring anything but yourself unless you feel inspired. Bringing yourself would be more than enough.
There will be pie.
Interested? Let me know.
Poll #8544 Fan Thanksgiving
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Are you interested in "Thanksgiving"?
Some people liked an at-con meetup, and some people liked an after-con meetup, so there will be both!
Meet-up #1: At the Publisher's Weekly table (table 27-26) at 3:00pm. People who want to can go on from that to attend the Marvel TV panel together at 3:45 (there may be some previews for EMH).
Meet-up #2: At 8pm for dinner at Mooncake (http://www.yelp.com/biz/mooncake-fo
IF YOU WANT TO COME TO MOONCAKE, PLEASE EMAIL OR PM ME. You don't need to, but it would make things easier.
If you're going to be at the con and want to meet up, but don't want to go to the Avengers Meetup, let me know! I'll be there all day both days.
Note: You must be able to get along with Captain America/Iron Man slashers to come, but all that's needed is an interest in the Avengers - any Avengers! Or even just a desire to hang out with some Avengers fangirls.
(I'm going to admit right here that most of this is quoted from a friend's post on the same meetup.)
This coming weekend is New York Comic Con and I'm currently organizing volunteers to staff a booth. The deal would be two two-hour shifts in exchange for free entrance to the con on the day you work.
Free snacks and water will be provided, and you can leave your bags at the booth when you go off to enjoy the show. I'm happy to schedule around your needs and con plans.
The booth is for a comic book newsletter associated with a major magazine. Working the booth consists of asking people to take part in a free graphic novel raffle and explaining what the newsletter is if anyone asks.
It's actually fairly easy, and the table is manned in two-person groups, so you'll never be left to work the table on your own. Currently accepting volunteers for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you're interested, please let me know ASAP!
Free snacks and water will be provided, and you can leave your bags at the booth when you go off to enjoy the show. I'm happy to schedule around your needs and con plans.
The booth is for a comic book newsletter associated with a major magazine. Working the booth consists of asking people to take part in a free graphic novel raffle and explaining what the newsletter is if anyone asks.
It's actually fairly easy, and the table is manned in two-person groups, so you'll never be left to work the table on your own. Currently accepting volunteers for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you're interested, please let me know ASAP!
So! I'm starting to get the impression that more and more of you guys love The Avengers! Which is great, because I've loved The Avengers for years. And guess what? New York Comic Con is here!
Yes, the weekend of the 15th, from Thursday through Sunday, is New York Comic Con, which means a comic book extravaganza. So if any of you are going to the con, or want to meet up with fans here for the con and like Marvel's Avengers comics, cartoons or movies, or any particular Avengers characters, I just so happen to be organizing that very thing!
I repeat: LIKE THE AVENGERS? WANT TO MEET UP? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!
WARNING! You must be able to get along with Captain America/Iron Man slashers! Because a lot of them are coming.
Also, by the way, if you're not in the Avengers but you're coming to the con and want to meet up, cool! Let me know that too, in the comments. We can talk DC! Or indies! Or, you know. Whatever you like.
Interested? Fill out the poll or reply to this post with all the options that work for you, so I can plan.
Yes, the weekend of the 15th, from Thursday through Sunday, is New York Comic Con, which means a comic book extravaganza. So if any of you are going to the con, or want to meet up with fans here for the con and like Marvel's Avengers comics, cartoons or movies, or any particular Avengers characters, I just so happen to be organizing that very thing!
I repeat: LIKE THE AVENGERS? WANT TO MEET UP? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!
WARNING! You must be able to get along with Captain America/Iron Man slashers! Because a lot of them are coming.
Also, by the way, if you're not in the Avengers but you're coming to the con and want to meet up, cool! Let me know that too, in the comments. We can talk DC! Or indies! Or, you know. Whatever you like.
Interested? Fill out the poll or reply to this post with all the options that work for you, so I can plan.
Poll #8254 New York Comic Con Meet-up poll
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I'm going to be in NYC and would be able to:
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So delicious.com is having some ... issues... under its new ownership, which may or may not get fixed. One of the best and most popular exodus options is Pinboard.in, but getting an account and adding links isn't free. (Using the site and clicking links is free, but getting an account to add them costs a one time fee of about $10)
I bought an account and uploaded my bookmarks. If you don't have a pinboard account and want your fics and or vids listed, I'm happy to do this for you, as a way of expanding the archived cultural knowledge bank etc. Let me know in the comments or by PM or email.
ETA: I didn't think I needed to say this, but I wasn't offering to be a link clearing house for all of fandom, just my little corner of it. If we have a fandom in common, if you know me even in passing, if I'm on your reading list or f-list, if you've happened upon my journal and want your fics linked or you have a friend who does, great! I'd love to help. But PLEASE do not link or signal boost this around, okay?
I bought an account and uploaded my bookmarks. If you don't have a pinboard account and want your fics and or vids listed, I'm happy to do this for you, as a way of expanding the archived cultural knowledge bank etc. Let me know in the comments or by PM or email.
ETA: I didn't think I needed to say this, but I wasn't offering to be a link clearing house for all of fandom, just my little corner of it. If we have a fandom in common, if you know me even in passing, if I'm on your reading list or f-list, if you've happened upon my journal and want your fics linked or you have a friend who does, great! I'd love to help. But PLEASE do not link or signal boost this around, okay?
Fic:"Hey Look, Watch This!" (Marvel Movieverse/Top Gear crossover) Humor, G-Rated
Sep. 23rd, 2011 11:19 pmTitle: Hey Look, Watch This!
Fandoms: Marvel Movieverse (Captain America: The First Avenger & the Iron Man movies), Top Gear UK
Characters: Tony Stark aka Iron Man, Steve Rogers aka Captain America
Rating: G-rated
Genre: Humor, Crossover
Warning: Contains real people, albeit in a g-rated fashion and only in the context of their television show.
Summary: In this episode, we've got American superheroes in our reasonably priced car! And James May flies a car that doesn't exist yet.
Notes: Created in response to this prompt on the Captain America kink meme. The Avengers are Movieverse canon, but the larger Marvel universe is patched together from the comics and cartoons, in search of the version that amused me most.
By the way, I'm atGrey_Bard on AO3. Available on AO3 here
( Hey Look, Watch This! )
Fandoms: Marvel Movieverse (Captain America: The First Avenger & the Iron Man movies), Top Gear UK
Characters: Tony Stark aka Iron Man, Steve Rogers aka Captain America
Rating: G-rated
Genre: Humor, Crossover
Warning: Contains real people, albeit in a g-rated fashion and only in the context of their television show.
Summary: In this episode, we've got American superheroes in our reasonably priced car! And James May flies a car that doesn't exist yet.
Notes: Created in response to this prompt on the Captain America kink meme. The Avengers are Movieverse canon, but the larger Marvel universe is patched together from the comics and cartoons, in search of the version that amused me most.
By the way, I'm at
( Hey Look, Watch This! )
If you leave me feedback, of any kind, I like that. I do read it. Thank you! Feedback makes my day.
If you don't leave me feedback, that's cool, I completely get that. I fully admit that I'm lazy and only feedback about one in ten stories I read, and not due to not liking most of them.
Often, unless I have something to say, I don't reply to feedback because I feel stupid and don't see the point. Copypasting "Thank you so much for taking the time to read my humble work lovely feedbacking person, I like feedback" however many times doesn't seem like a particularly enlightening endeavor for either side. If I have something to say or feel the urge to reply to your comment, I will, just like, well, commenting on a fic.
This doesn't mean I think I'm "too good" for you or your comments or something. It didn't even occur to me that anyone might take it that way. So, no, that's not why. I'm happy for every hit a post or vid or story of mine gets, feedback or kudos or not, I'm certainly not sitting here under some veil of haughty delusion thinking "Oh, she's not a BNF, her comments aren't good enough". I am not, in fact, a tremendous jerk. Or at least, not in that particular way.
The OTW helped save my vid on Youtube
Aug. 27th, 2011 01:04 amTwo weeks ago, during Vividcon, I tried to upload my new vid "Like it or Not" to Youtube. It was immediately frozen, before even going live, by a copyright claim. I uploaded my vid to Vimeo, but I decided to dispute it. I suspected the OTW might be able to help.
I spelunked around the website a bit until I found this: http://transformativeworks.org/news/yout
I defended my vid as fair use as a transformative work, linked several of the authoritative sources linked in the post and never heard back. But tonight I went on to Youtube to see what happened, and my vid was live!
Thank you,Organization for Transformational Works!
Here it is, live on Youtube!
Yeah, here's the fannish project that's been eating my evenings for the last few weeks. Now, with the kind help of![[personal profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mosellegreen , who hosts my fannish website andseanchai andelspethdixon , who loaned me some of their comic book library, I can unveil it to you!
Interested in reading up on your favorite Avengers, but unsure where to start? There are official DVD libraries of back issues and Marvel Digital Unlimited on offer, but what to read? Don't want to sit through five issues of Cap hallucinating for no particularly good reason? Now there's an online guide for that! Well, two.
The Avengers for The Iron Man / Captain America Fan is now fully updated and covers every single issue from Heroes Reborn in the mid-90's through Civil War for both general plot and Cap and Iron Man content!
Also, for all your Cap backstory need, it is joined by the brand shiny new Captain America Comics for the Ficcing Fan, helping you figure out which characters make a major appearance in an issue, and plots and things of fannish interest it might contain. This guide covers every issue of Captain America from Heroes Reborn through Civil War.
Never pick up a back issue looking for slashy moments, only to find that Cap is off sulking and Iron Man is in a different book California ever again!
Note: Currently these only include the actual comic book titles Captain America and Avengers / New Avengers. No spin offs, minis, or non 616 universes have been reviewed at this time.
Song: Like it or Not
Artist: Madonna
Vidder: Grey Bard
Fandom: Primeval
Pairing(s) and/or Genre: Helen Cutter character study with some Helen/Nick and Helen/Stephen
Spoilers: All of seasons 1-3
Summary: Helen Cutter does not care about your thoughts on
Warnings: Animals killing people, character death, short clips and flashes native to source.
( Notes )
( Technical Notes )
( Lyrics )
Download links:
Small (23 mb) ipod MP4 here (Right click save as) ETA: Edited to fix link.
High quality (49 mb) H264 here (Right click save as)
Streaming video:
Password protected on Vimeo. (The password is primeval.)
http://vimeo.com/27648434
Previous Vids:
For Your Entertainment - Supernatural (The Trickster Gabriel) here
Mongor the Barbarian - Self-indulgent humorous cat video here
A mixed pile of slashers, ficcers and Captain America fans is having an evening, after-work expedition to eat good Chinese food and then see Captain America THIS THURSDAY!
Dinner at Grand Sichuan at St Marks at 6:30. (23 St. Marks, a block from the Astor Place subway) Yes, they specialize in spicy, but I'm a wimp and can testify to the tastiness of their non-spicy foods. Better yet, they like geeks (they're the traditional afterparty for the monthly KGB readings), they're set up for groups, and they encourage family-style sharing for the table! (Keeps the price down)
We will then proceed to the AMC Empire 25 theater for the 8pm show, NOT IN 3D, Buy your tickets ahead of time, people, or I am not responsible for your miserable fate!
You can have dinner and no movie! We're happy to have you! You can have movie and no dinner, that's cool too! MIX AND MATCH TIME!
Interested? Comment here, PM me or email me at fitzrose@ email.msn.com
I'm getting an expedition of fans to go see Captain America: The First Avenger together. This time, I'm planning it as if we were invading Normandy, so if you're coming, buy your tickets ahead of time.
Don't be confused by the check boxes, obviously the expedition is only happening once. Do not go beyond question 1 if you know you cannot come, if you live in Alaska, this is not the time to tell me you like Chinese food.
Poll #7537 Captain America Movie Meetup Poll
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I want to see Captain America with this expedition, if I can
I would be willing and able to see Captain America on (Check all that apply, please)
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MIDNIGHT MOVIE 7/21 night - 7/22 wee hours!!!1 (100.0%)
Sunday evening, 7/240 (0.0%)
Sunday afternoon, 7/240 (0.0%)
Some time after work the week of 7/240 (0.0%)
Some other time I will tell you in comments0 (0.0%)
I like Chinese food
I would prefer to go out with fans to lunch or dinner
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After the movie0 (0.0%)
Don't care1 (100.0%)
Skipping dinner0 (0.0%)
A friend of mine who also lives in New York has been having some hard times, but has now managed to get herself into beauty school. Loans and grants are covering tuition and school supplies, but she's just been told that the school uniform is black and/or white "professional" looking clothes. Professional by the standards of beauty school, you understand - not necessarily office attire, just not cheap t-shirts or track pants. And class starts soon.
If you or someone you know happen to have some old size 16 - or one size up, she'll make do - black and/or white clothing that you don't want, please let me know. It doesn't need to be perfect or even particularly attractive. I'll be happy to come pick them up at a time you find convenient, and I will give you homemade baked goods and endless thanks.
(Sadly, I and my family members are not size 16, and thus unable to give her any of our old clothes. And her own clothes aren't any help, because she adores color and has almost nothing that fits these requirements.)
Mongor strikes again!
Jun. 18th, 2011 10:10 pmMy cat, Mongor The Barbarian Kitty, who I share with my parents and who currently lives with them, is an inveterate thief and attention seeker. Once he stole my mother's earrings and left toothmarks in them. But today has taken the cake in headdesk.
My parents like to sit out on the deck and Mongor, though not usually one to want to go out, gets lonely and wants to join them. So they decided to try him on a harness and leash, and duly purchased a set last night. He allowed the harness to be put on without any trouble, and it was adjusted to fit, removed for future use, and put on the kitchen counter.
This morning it was gone. Somewhere, in that house, there is a cat harness. Possibly under the stove or behind the hot water heater, cached in Mongor's hoard of loot.
Barbarians!