Are these real summaries? I'm confuzzled.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Gris - Sep 19, 2005 9:45:52 am PDT #1022 of 10452
Hey. New board.
shrift - Sep 19, 2005 9:58:17 am PDT #1023 of 10452
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Are these real summaries?
Yes. I'd hazard a guess that they're culled from stories posted at ff.net.
Betsy HP - Sep 19, 2005 10:00:30 am PDT #1024 of 10452
If I only had a brain...
Suela, I need manners advice. How tolerant are people generally of late submissions? Cause, um, I forgot that deadline.
Emily - Sep 19, 2005 10:52:57 am PDT #1025 of 10452
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Senor Draco!
Nutty - Sep 19, 2005 11:26:02 am PDT #1026 of 10452
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Don't know about late submissions. It's always worth a shot.
Here is a question for you computer-literate people. Now that I have a brand-new Lamborghini computer, instead of my old Model T, am ready to go and do mildly illegal things with pictures. I don't think I am psychologically ready for the brave new world of Aheming, but how about viewing vids?
(I have some on CD, thanks to Certain People, so I know that I can see some of them.)
I have the standard Quicktime/Real/WMP/Nero video-viewers, but know nothing about codecs and other secret passwords of the viddery world. Can someone point me to a good fannish primer to the technical details?
Also, a central clearinghouse of Which Ones Are Worth My Time? I have seen a couple reviewed and linked-to on LJs, but I wonder if there's a BSO or similar for vids?
askye - Sep 19, 2005 11:55:55 am PDT #1027 of 10452
Thrive to spite them
I'd also get Video Lan Media player (VLC) [link]
It usually plays stuff that other programs don't and it's prefect for Quicktime vids. Personally I hate watching vids in Quicktime because the viewing area is so tiny. VLC's viewing area is bigger and doesn't sacrifice the picture quality. Also it plays AVIs which a lot of vidders are going to, the files are bigger.
There isn't anything like BSO for vids that I know about, not one place that recs just vids.
A good way to get vid recs is just to post in your LJ what fandoms you are interested in. Also Vividcon has an lj -- vividcon, and there are lists to links to the vids shown this year. There are a lot of vids and very good quality for the most part.
Lots of times I've found vids just by checking in the memories of lj users whose opinions I trust. People often have links to their favorite vids/vidders.
Some vidders pasword protect their sites but you jsut have to email and they'll give you the password.
askye - Sep 19, 2005 11:56:53 am PDT #1028 of 10452
Thrive to spite them
Cereal:
What fandoms are you interested in?
Dana - Sep 19, 2005 12:24:33 pm PDT #1029 of 10452
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I have new portmanteaus to hate.
McKay/Dex = McDex
Sheppard/Dex = Shex
Jars - Sep 19, 2005 12:27:12 pm PDT #1030 of 10452
I'm still hoping that someone will write Sheppard/Weir/Ford and call it 'Schword'.
Katie M - Sep 19, 2005 12:28:35 pm PDT #1031 of 10452
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Sheppard/Dex = Shex
This sounds like a breakfast cereal. Or possibly some kind of laundry detergent.
Nutty, I have a set of vid recs here if you're interested. In general I haven't had all that much trouble with codecs; I did have to download, crap, I can't remember the name now. A special unpacking program. Anyway, you'll know it if you see it. Also Divx, which gave me pretty much all the codecs I ever needed.