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that hollywood hogwash

I'm slightly cranky today, and I'm blaming Tom Fontana. Because I spent far too much time last night watching more Oz, shrieking abuse when that irritating tool Omar came on screen, and freaking right the hell out when Billie Lou Cherry-Bustin' Wanger-Bender (TM Vali) showed up as McManus' ex-wife. *shudder*

Then onto lj for another fun round of My Fandom has Double Standards, and thank goodness there was some severely stupid shit going down on f_w this morning that took my mind off that and kept me from making a really acidic post, which nobody wants to read and I don't want to write.

Maybe I'll try writing something. I'm so sick of my own writing lately; looking back on my collection, it all seems same-y. I feel like I need to try new things, new styles, new concepts. Maybe I should try romantical stuff instead of just denouncing it? Maybe I should actually attempt to write an epic -- no, fuck that one, I'd never be able to.

I don't know. All I know is, I write a lot of bittersweet thingys, interspersed with the occasional bit of funny faff. Surely I can manage more than that! Sci-fi! Mystery! Fantasy! Something!

Note: This is not a plea for y'all to tell me that I'm a good writer; I'm self-assured, honest. I'm just restless. *g*

So while I stew and fret, here's a couple of

Yeah, I dunno what's going on in the first picture either.

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You're a good writer! Really! We love you! *worships*

How's that?

Damn you, you rabble-rouser!

*whaps you with Chris's jacket*

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xoverau.livejournal.com - 2003-08-27 23:02 (UTC) - Expand

Okay, okay...

Picture one:
Lance: "Dude! Your jacket is blinding me!"
Chris: "Shut up, man. Is not."
Justin: "Holy shit, is that an ugly jacket! I'm going blind too!"
Joey: "I'm not looking at it. I don't wanna go blind."
JC: "Maybe we should move around? I'm wearing sunglasses, so I'll stand by him. Okay?"

Picture two:
JC: "That's better, isn't it?"
Lance: "I can't tell. I'm BLIND, remember?"
Justin: "Me too."
Joey: "I'll keep watch for you two. Just turn your heads this way...okay?"
Chris: "Screw you guys...seriously...."

I love it when people make up dialogue for the pictures. That's the best thing ever! Especially when it's such COOL dialogue! They're BLIND!! aaaahahahhaha!

*snuggle*

*grin* So, does it make me a bad person if I love that jacket so, so, so much I can hardly stand it?

Also, he matches Justin, for colors anyway. Which is kinda cute...

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bossymarmalade.livejournal.com - 2003-08-27 16:22 (UTC) - Expand

joey and lance are wearing the same frickin' shirt, I swear. Just in different patterns. Man!

Hey, they do look kind of ruffly and tuxedo-like and similar! The horrendous pattern on Lance's threw me, initially. *g*

I could talk about the pairings I see in these pictures, instead of the JC is evil NO Justin is evil NO Jive is evil and Lance is drunk/gay/sleeping with Paris Hilton and/or every guy he's ever standing next to and Chris is mean and mad at Justin no he's not he was in DC and Joey...uh, Joey...I got nothing there.

No, I see no specific pairings. Just five pretty boys.

Joey is a lovely clean slate, the dear boy. *g*

I think the one thing we can all still agree on is that Glitter is one of the worst movies ever made. God bless that Mariah, keeping our fandom close!

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kiffle.livejournal.com - 2003-08-27 16:46 (UTC) - Expand

I'm so sick of my own writing lately; looking back on my collection, it all seems same-y

Yeah, I didn't want to say anything, but ... ;)

Are you kidding me? I mean, I know how you feel with thinking the writing's all the same, but your same-y is someone else's gold. Honey, you have nothing to worry about.

Although, I would definitely not argue with more Maggie fic, so feel free to experiment as much as you'd like :)

You are sweeter than a honeybee, dearest.

You know what I mean, though -- sometimes I feel like I just keep writing the same melancholy character-and-image piece over and over, and that drives me nuts. I'm glad it's not coming off to other people that way, though. *g*

So, yes! Crazy experimentation for all! Or maybe not so crazy. We'll see. *snug*

Maybe I should actually attempt to write an epic -- no, fuck that one, I'd never be able to.

WHAT? *sigh*
I have a few choice words to say about that but will not.
Don't want to add to the cranky that is your day....

I can say what I want, I've just lived through 6 needles, 5 fillings, 2 bleachings and 4 1/2 hours in the dentist chair. My brain is fried

Dude, really -- I am not cut out for the sheer detail that an epic would demand. I rejoice when I write something that's twenty single-sided pages in a 12-point font, yo!

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chootoy.livejournal.com - 2003-08-28 10:44 (UTC) - Expand

Yeah, I dunno what's going on in the first picture either.

Justin: Chriiiis iiiis waaaaasted!
JC: Dude, he's not the only one. Where'd you score that weed?
Lance: I'll never reveal my sources.
Joey: I have the munchies.
Chris: huh?

Okay, that sucked, but it was all I could come up with when the HOT DUDE is sitting on the other side of the glass wall.

eee! I can always count on your, dollface. Of especial fun: Justin drawling and Joey's non-sequiteur. Tee!

This is not a plea for y'all to tell me that I'm a good writer; I'm self-assured, honest. I'm just restless.

okay, then.

U SUK!!! U R THA WERST RIGHTER EVAH!!!1111! I H8 U N UR STOOPT STOREEZ!!11!!1!

ha, I just seriously amused myself.

But, really, on the one hand I'm all, 'nooooooooooooooooo, I lurrrrrv your writing!!!', but on the other, I completely understand your feeling of restlessness and, y'know, if you wanted to expand your style by trying your hand at a sci-fi epic, or...I don't know, maybe a schmoopy JoeC high school AU *cough*, I for one would be cheering you on from the sidelines. And the backlines. And the frontlines. And possibly from above and below you.

Um...wasn't somebody supposed to be writing a Luc Besson-flavoured sci-fi epic? Huh huh huh?!?

And no fear about the high school AU -- it continues apace. As well as the Oscar Wilde quote one. I'm writing, I'm just restless. *g*

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cathybites.livejournal.com - 2003-08-28 10:13 (UTC) - Expand

Because I spent far too much time last night watching more Oz

Hey! Excuse you...you're suppose to wait for me! I want to watch that too you know!!! Helloooo! We started this together! *shakes fists and pouts*

Okay, whiney pout fest over, but still irritated, and the only thing that saves you are these wicked pictures! In the first one Chris probably made some desparaging remark about someone, or told a dirtay joke...or maybe he just farted and they're all laughing at him. Sorry, my brain won't go past potty humor today! *g*

I don't know. All I know is, I write a lot of bittersweet thingys, interspersed with the occasional bit of funny faff. Surely I can manage more than that! Sci-fi! Mystery! Fantasy! Something!

*shakes you and your crack adled brain*...or ummm...how's about HORROR, sound familiar? Or what about the "big liar" thing you were planning to gack from me?...you just need to focus monkey...focus...if you need else where to focus you can always write at my place...Or send me that horror thing and let me read it so I can feedback it thus far and maybe jump start you. That needs to be done, it's great and I love it and should be posted!

oh and i love you and all that...you're a fantastic writer...blah blah blah...*g* [i see you all the time, i'm allowed to be short about it!]

Shut up! That anime thing is so going NOWHERE. I don't know what kind of task to set them or ANYTHING. I hate myself. *weeps*

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silvrsolace.livejournal.com - 2003-08-30 10:51 (UTC) - Expand

First picture? They're very clearly mocking The Glasses That Ate Chris's Face.

And you know, you could write some more XX. *g*

Sometimes I think it's like they've never met a pair of shades too big. *g*

And alas, sugar -- the XX was a one-time-only kind of deal because I liked the way you talked about it! Hee!

Oh, come on. Who else would marry McManus's ass? And dude, Omar makes me want to eat glass.

And with the writing, I totally feel you. It's not about good or bad, but about what you're interested in and what you're getting out of it and so on and so forth. And I'm having the same sense of sameness. I don't know, I always feel restless in the fall.

Who else would marry McManus's ass? And dude, Omar makes me want to eat glass.

Good lord, yes. Amen to that, sister.

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bossymarmalade.livejournal.com - 2003-08-28 10:11 (UTC) - Expand

Maybe I'll try writing something. I'm so sick of my own writing lately; looking back on my collection, it all seems same-y. I feel like I need to try new things, new styles, new concepts. Maybe I should try romantical stuff instead of just denouncing it? Maybe I should actually attempt to write an epic -- no, fuck that one, I'd never be able to.

I don't know. All I know is, I write a lot of bittersweet thingys, interspersed with the occasional bit of funny faff. Surely I can manage more than that! Sci-fi! Mystery! Fantasy! Something!

Dude, I swear I said the exact same thing about my own writing just the other night. I feel your pain, sister, but sadly don't know how to STOP writing in this style that I hate! stupid popstars.

They just fit the style so perfectly! But also and fortunately so, they are also very versatile. The trick for me is to figure out how to write them differently, without it being an au. Because au's are fun, but they're like, a free ticket -- they can't help but be different.

arrrgh!

You know, if you want to stretch your writing muscles, I'd suggest finding someone whose birthday is in, oh, say... three weeks or so? And use that as an excuse for practice.

[whistles]

As far as the picture, perhaps they're all thinking "We may or may not all hate each other, depending on what variety your hat is: tin, ass, or the rare yet highly sought after asstin... but the one thing we can all agree upon? Chris is never allowed to go solo. (Solo *shopping* that is)"

*giggle* I am sooooo behind on birthday fic, man. I still owe Katie one and her birthday was in June!

Chris is never allowed to go solo. (Solo *shopping* that is)

Dude, that sounds like the perfect setup for a Simpsons joke -- like, Homer says, "Solo shopping, that is!" and then the whole family's at the mall in the next scene or something. Or maybe I should stop seeing the world as Matt Groening drawings. *g*

and freaking right the hell out when Billie Lou Cherry-Bustin' Wanger-Bender (TM Vali) showed up as McManus' ex-wife. *shudder*

Dude, you're so fucking right. I totally missed that one.

And god, Omar. ::Shudder:: I'd almost managed to block him out of my mind.

Urgh, Billie-Lou. My love for Munch suffered, suffered during that period!

I am exceedingly thrilled to see the Omar-hate pop up. Did anybody like that dude? Did he even serve a fucking purpose? I'd take Father Mukada singing Tori Amos and Schillinger & Beecher doing disco any day over that freaking fool.

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althea5000.livejournal.com - 2003-08-29 18:12 (UTC) - Expand

*huggles*

:) It's the woman pants and Bono!Chris *giggle*

Tee! I labelled both of these pictures as "bonochris.jpg", so, yes! I lurve him so much.

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arami.livejournal.com - 2003-08-29 22:51 (UTC) - Expand

you know, Tom Fontana is either Satan in disguise, or the sickest motherfucker on the planet.

Tom is a healthy combination of both, I think. Fortunately, he manages to produce some brilliant television in-between. *g*

Maybe romance would be good, just for the change, to see if you can kid someone else even if you don't believe it. The Tragic Story Of Justin And JC's Doomed Love: torn from each other like two halves of a Harlequin heroine's bodice by the eeeevuuul that is Jive! Or just something you don't normally do. Like, play with one of those stupid ideas that come to you in the shower and you don't care about and just be silly. If you really don't care what kind of a story you end up with or how long it is or if it makes any sense at all, it can help make things feel fresh again. (Because it doesn't matter that all your stories are different and rock, since obviously you feel stale and stuck-in-a-rut-y.)

Or get a good plot-bouncer and get them drunk and laugh until you hurt. That's my favourite way. ;)

- L.

I am writing a high-school au, so perhaps I can fit some kind of romantical-type stuff in there.

The thing is, I'm not hugely imaginative. Give me a plot and tell me to flesh it out, and I'm happily away and running. Tell me to write something around...*this* quote/concept/lyric, and I freak. I really need to be more aggressive about writing down any bits and pieces that I think up, like you said, in the shower and whatnot, even if I don't immediately think they'll work.

That's a fantastic idea, sugar. Thank you! *snug*

First, even though I know I don't need to say it, I want to say it anyway. (so there! heh.) I think you're an amazing writer. That said, your entry really hit me--I've been feeling the same way about my own work lately and it's really frustrating. I hope things work out for you and that you hit on something that inspires you, not only for selfish reasons (so I can read more stories by you!) but because I think you can write anything you set your mind to.

I'm beginning to suspect that the fandom as a whole is suffering from this. Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's the coming change of seasons....

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bossymarmalade.livejournal.com - 2003-08-28 10:36 (UTC) - Expand

That is maybe the ugliest they have ever looked collectively. Whatever stylist laid out their clothes should be shot.

As for the writing, I feel you. I would like to point out that "The Spider Story" was vastly different and was technically *not* an AU. So you have it in you. ::pushes you forward::

The Spider Story was pretty different, wasn't it? That gives me comfort. As does how much you like it. *g*

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