Hurrah!

[drakyndra]

My first rec is up at crack_van!

The very first Doctor Who fic I added to my Links List. God, that seems like an age ago - when all we knew about Ten was "new teeth" and I was getting into flame wars with irrational Ten-haters. Almost a year ago now. Weird.

What else has been going on in the universe? The latest from Charlotte had a cameo from a mouse with some serious ethics issues, and it looks like there will be more to come in that saga.

My Creative Writing tute was cancelled today, because the Tutor was sick. Don't know when we'll catch that one up...

Oh, and there was a guy on my tram this morning with a LiveJournal t-shirt.

ETA: Oh, and something I said on otf_w got iconised.

Also, this Friday is the Sugar Ball. Now, though the official theme is "Darkness and Light", pretty much costume-wise you can wear anything at all sci-fi or fantasy. Any ideas of something I could go as (with a quick visit to Savers or similar)?

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[xwingace]

Congratulations!

(Sequence of events: I wonder whether you had started reccing yet. I check crack_van and see you have. I refresh my friends page, and here this post is.)

That whole part of HP fandom seems riddled with kinda dubious stuff. Makes you wonder what else is happening elsewhere, where it doesn't get as much attention because there aren't as many people watching...

XWA

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Ooh, spooky!

There are other fandoms which have had nasty stuff happen in the past. But, yeah, like you said, they might never get caught on it.

[leoniedelt.livejournal.com]

totaliconlubthatisall.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

'Twas made by ikonsbykate.

[leoniedelt.livejournal.com]

mmm, lubbin that one too.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

*wonders how long she can keep this going for*

[leoniedelt.livejournal.com]

*flail* that one's utterly adorable! I like it better than the BIllie and David version of TCI!!

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Everything is better with kittens. True fact.

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Awww, this is the best fic you could use as your first rec, it is still one of my favourites :)

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

As I said, it's an old fave of mine, and it's good for getting new fans interested in the old stuff.

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

Go as a goth?

HP fandom boggles me - so much wank stemming from a book originally aimed at 9-11 year olds.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

But that would involve wearing black!

The aimed age has gotten higher as the books proceeded. That said, it's still bugfuck insane.

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

Go as a goth with a really cool snakeskin hat?

[aervir.livejournal.com]

Coincidentally, this was also one of the first Doctor Who fanfics I've ever read. Great rec.

Why don't you go as a Sith Lord to the ball? You'd only need a black cloak and a fake lightsaber. And you could babble about the Dark Side of the Force all the time!

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

It seems to have caught a lot of new to fandom people in it's time.

But then I'd need a cloak, which is not something easy to find at an op-shop.

[aervir.livejournal.com]

But then I'd need a cloak, which is not something easy to find at an op-shop.

Is there a costume agency or second-hand shop somewhere in the vicinity? Occasionally, some would-be Jedi dumps their Halloween costume, and you might be lucky in that respect.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Costume stores are expensive, generally. And op-shop = second hand store.

Also, Halloween isn't a big thing in Australia, with the exception of advertising.