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Mar. 9th, 2012 11:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ash48... very random.
It's Friday night. There's no SPN tomorrow (again BOOOOO!!!! How is this hiatus worse than the last?!!), it's been a stressful week (I'm now feeling pleasantly buzzed though...) and I haz random thoughts...
How do I get those fandom "mood" style thingies? Those little rectangle mood gifs? Is there a place to go to get those? I can't believe I (still) feel so newbie about LJ stuff. What the? I've been here for 5 years... /o\
There are times I really want to comment on a flister's post but because I don't know that person that well I feel like I'm intruding. Weird.
I've been working on a picspam that has taken more time than any other fandom thing I have done. I thought vidding was time consuming (which it is...) but this has been such a massive learning curve that it's taken twice as long as anything else. I suppose if I look back to my first vid and that learning curve, then it's probably a bit the same. I've made picspams before but this is, idk...more thorough or something (and the coding has been killing me....)
I need a way to remember all the fic I want to read. I often save them to memories in my "to read" file...but then that file gets so big I'm too afraid to got back. In short....just not enough time.
I talked about fan fiction to my class today. I have a student who is obsessed with Twilight and she is writing stories about the characters. She is an amazing 12 year old who struggles to put pen to paper - (quite literally, as she has cerebral palsy). It triggered a discussion about taking characters we love and writing about them. Interestingly, I then had many of my boys writing Black Ops stories. (I take it there are gaming fics? I have no idea..). Anything that gets them writing or reading works for me. :)
I hope you are all well. I have been reminded lately how fragile life is. How intolerance and prejudice are possibly the worst of all human traits. But I've also seen how compassion and tolerance are the best. Man...if we could all only aim for the best....
It's Friday night. There's no SPN tomorrow (again BOOOOO!!!! How is this hiatus worse than the last?!!), it's been a stressful week (I'm now feeling pleasantly buzzed though...) and I haz random thoughts...
How do I get those fandom "mood" style thingies? Those little rectangle mood gifs? Is there a place to go to get those? I can't believe I (still) feel so newbie about LJ stuff. What the? I've been here for 5 years... /o\
There are times I really want to comment on a flister's post but because I don't know that person that well I feel like I'm intruding. Weird.
I've been working on a picspam that has taken more time than any other fandom thing I have done. I thought vidding was time consuming (which it is...) but this has been such a massive learning curve that it's taken twice as long as anything else. I suppose if I look back to my first vid and that learning curve, then it's probably a bit the same. I've made picspams before but this is, idk...more thorough or something (and the coding has been killing me....)
I need a way to remember all the fic I want to read. I often save them to memories in my "to read" file...but then that file gets so big I'm too afraid to got back. In short....just not enough time.
I talked about fan fiction to my class today. I have a student who is obsessed with Twilight and she is writing stories about the characters. She is an amazing 12 year old who struggles to put pen to paper - (quite literally, as she has cerebral palsy). It triggered a discussion about taking characters we love and writing about them. Interestingly, I then had many of my boys writing Black Ops stories. (I take it there are gaming fics? I have no idea..). Anything that gets them writing or reading works for me. :)
I hope you are all well. I have been reminded lately how fragile life is. How intolerance and prejudice are possibly the worst of all human traits. But I've also seen how compassion and tolerance are the best. Man...if we could all only aim for the best....
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Date: 2012-03-09 03:46 pm (UTC)Sorry have NO idea about fandom mood thingies - although if you find out I'd love to know. Also feel ridiculously inept when it comes to LJ stuff and I can't even remember how many years I've been here.
I am the same re fic. Totally disorganised about saving links and fics that I wanna read in a fashion that makes them easy to track. And yet I have the distinct impression that there are others in fandom who are completely brilliant organised fic keepers. Hmmmmmmm.
That is awesome that fanfic has come to your class. Like you I'm all like whatever gets reluctant writers/readers writing and reading is a good thing. Think I am going to use it more in the future.
Only 8 more sleeps till new episode. And counting! <3
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:08 pm (UTC)PDF's are my fav way of tracking fic. If it has a PDF I dl it immediately and it goes into my iPad library. If it doesn't, I try to file it in memories and hope that I get a chance to go back to it. I still have Big Bangs from 2010 to read../o\
It's interesting to me that kids are naturally drawn to writing in universes that already exist. The penny dropped that this is how fan fic works and so started to encourage it. The boys seemed to love writing about Black Op scenarios. The girls - Home and Away and Twilight.
7 more sleeps!
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Date: 2012-03-09 06:21 pm (UTC)Regarding mood themes, try this animated spn mood theme , and using her tags, you'll be able to find a non-animated one as well. With the download,
These are "older" mood themes. You may be able to find newer ones by maybe looking through spn newsletters to see if any have been posted up more recently, but that might be a big chore.
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:15 pm (UTC)I remember creating scenarios in my head of shows I loved when I was their age. It makes sense to me that if kids love certain shows or universes then it might be a way to engage them or get them interested in writing.
And thanks so much for the link. At least it's a place to start. <33
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Date: 2012-03-09 07:10 pm (UTC)Ack, agreed that this hellatus seems endless. More time to catch up on everything else, I guess. An extra hour anyway! Good luck with the time consuming project! *hugs*
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:18 pm (UTC)Yes. Exactly. I think it's an amazing way to share what we love. I reckon if kids are passionate about a show or film then it might just help them write something about it.
In some ways I don't mind the breaks - it is good for catching up with other stuff, but on the other hand... WITHDRAWAL! :(
<33
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Date: 2012-03-09 07:38 pm (UTC)I know, it does feel worst than the last! But only 1 more week! 1 more! YAY!!!!!
How do I get those fandom "mood" style thingies? Those little rectangle mood gifs?
I know, i tried to put some on my Lj once and it didn't work, So if you figure it out - please tell me.
Awesome that you used fanfiction in order to get students to read and wrtite - it's so much easier and fun writing and reading about characters you like.
I hope you are all well. I have been reminded lately how fragile life is. How intolerance and prejudice are possibly the worst of all human traits. But I've also seen how compassion and tolerance are the best. Man...if we could all only aim for the best....
*Hugs*
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:21 pm (UTC)So if you figure it out - please tell me.
Indeed. I'll post about it if I'm successful. :)
I imagine fanfic has helped many people who don't usually read, read. I know I've heard of people who have never written anything start to write. I'm thinking if kids discover it early they know what's available to them.
*hugs*
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Date: 2012-03-09 09:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-10 01:25 pm (UTC)xx
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Date: 2012-03-11 09:47 am (UTC)And thanks. I don't know him personally, but from his entries on line he seems like a genuinely lovely guy and didn't deserve this treatment at all.
*smish*
(man... speaking of fics to catch up on. ALL your fics are in my "to read" folder. I just gotta get there. I adore your stuff!)
<33
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Date: 2012-03-15 10:32 am (UTC)It works! LJ is fun again! ;-)
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Date: 2012-03-09 09:23 pm (UTC)So from me you get a huge hug *squiiiish* (because I could do with one, too ;) )
And you might enjoy THIS. (It's only a minute long) I made it today to cheer myself up (SINCE FRIGGING SPN IS ON FRIGGING HIATUS! *cough*).
No SPN or rainbow unicorn in it but a lot of love... ;)
♥♥♥
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Date: 2012-03-09 10:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-10 01:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-10 01:33 pm (UTC)Oh yeah.... I'm feeling it. But really, everything is fine. Life just seems so mad at the moment. (The comment above was partly because someone on my flist was beaten up (seems like it was a hate crime) and he's in a serious condition. It really bought home how awful people can be. Makes no sense).
And YAY vid. HOW CUTE! Hee! It certainly did put a smile on my face.
And only one week to go! \o/
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:50 pm (UTC)"Mad" just about describes how things seem over here, too. ;)
That's terrible about the guy from your flist... sometimes I wish I could morph into Wonderwoman and just wipe the whole earth of intolerance and prejudice. There is too much suffering because of it. :/
Glad my little love-vid made you smile. :D
And yes, only one week now... go by faster, faster! ;D
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Date: 2012-03-09 10:25 pm (UTC)I agree about the fanfics, and yes on ff.net there is gaming fics as well as ones for books. If it encourages kids to read and write, even if they don't do it well, I'm all for it.
Oh and test driving my BB icon...hehee
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:37 pm (UTC)And YAY BB writer!! Can't wait to see what you write!
<33
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Date: 2012-03-10 04:22 pm (UTC)And thanks about the BB. It's a story I started a while back, and am finishing for BB. Blame it on
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Date: 2012-03-09 10:48 pm (UTC)You can look around livejournal, pepople make SPN mood themes or whatever basically. Just type into google spn mood themes lj or to some degree like that. I use a mood theme from
If you're still confused or need help just email me, if I must I can just go into your account and upload it for you (I do that sometimes for people who are confused with customizing things are their journals)
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:39 pm (UTC)<333
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Date: 2012-03-19 02:09 pm (UTC)Umm... I'm considering taking you up on this offer. I have the mood themes I want and I have read the linked "how to do this" people have given me ..But it seems so damn confusing!!! arghh....
Let me know if you are still happy to do this. I think I might just be being lazy...
xx
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Date: 2012-03-19 02:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-19 02:27 pm (UTC)I'm off to bed now but I'll PM you sometime in the next couple of days (I'm out tomorrow night, so maybe the next day..) to see what has to be done. Thanks hun.
These are the moods I want to use:
http://callme-k.livejournal.com/tag/mood%20theme%3A%20supernatural
Thanks! <333
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-10 01:47 pm (UTC)I've been SO close to spoiling myself for the next ep, but I have been strong!
xx
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Date: 2012-03-10 03:07 am (UTC)There's also a link as to how you go about installing it.
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:49 pm (UTC)Thanks hun.
As soon as I get a chance I'll snag them. (They look awesome btw).
<3333
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Date: 2012-03-10 09:03 am (UTC)Yes. This.
I have a relatively small flist, all people I know quite well now and thats how I like it. I don't friend back people I don't know who randomly friend me out of the blue - except recently I did!!
A girl I have never heard of, never even talked to, asked if she could friend me in a message, which I thought was awfully polite and sweet of her, so I said yes and friended back, only now it feels almost intrusive to see her real life posts on my reading list.
I commented on one of her posts, because she is doing something she should be proud of, and I just wanted to say, 'yay, good for you', but all the same, I felt slightly weird doing so!!
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Date: 2012-03-10 01:54 pm (UTC)Mainly because if it's a personal post I'd hate to say the wrong thing , which could happen if I don't know the person so well.
<33
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Date: 2012-03-10 11:58 am (UTC)About intruding other's LJs- I am here because I want to share my fandom, and I only friend people who I am willing to share some of my RL with as well. So when I post something personal and my flisties DON'T react- then THAT feels weird for me. I keep asking myself if they aren't interested, if that was TMI, if they maybe didn't even read it. And sometimes I am even hurt because I feel connected and participate in their lives while they seemingly don't share the same feeling. And in addition if I want to exclude flisties from some entries, I can always set up the entry accordingly! So my advice would be, if you like to comment (
but only then, you should never feel forced to!), just do it!
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Date: 2012-03-10 02:04 pm (UTC)It's a good point you make about posting info and not getting responses. Sometimes, if I read a personal post and don't feel like I have anything meaningful to contribute I won't comment. Sometimes I just don't know what to say...
If it's someone I don't know very well I'm usually extra careful because I wouldn't want to say something that could potentially be taken the wrong way.
Sometimes, it doesn't even have to be a personal post. If it's someone I've friended then I feel like I might be intruding if I comment on something that is meant for their other flisties.
Man... that was confusing. /o\ I probably just over think it all too much...
xx
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Date: 2012-03-10 04:43 pm (UTC)Speaking about picspam, I still owe you one, right? *facepalm*
Heeh, I have, like, several hundreds of fics tagged with "to-read". So, uh. I feel you. ;) And wohoo for talking about fanfic in school, and so great that it worked!
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Date: 2012-03-11 09:45 am (UTC)And DO NOT WORRY about the picspam. After doing one I know how time consuming they are. (though having all that extra research added to it I think...)
If the say ever comes when we are idle, THAT's when we can pull out all those picspams, fic, vids (well for me *g*) and stuff that we yearn to do.
*huggles*
xx
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Date: 2012-03-11 02:33 pm (UTC)*smishes*
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Date: 2012-03-11 02:50 pm (UTC)And YES! picspams... I KNOW! (give me vidding any day... holy moly...)
<33
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Date: 2012-03-11 03:01 pm (UTC)LOL, glad you understand. ♥
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Date: 2012-03-18 06:40 am (UTC)Oh, and you might also find this helpful.
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Date: 2012-03-19 07:46 am (UTC)<33