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1) Listen to cidercupcakes when she pimps; the comic book series Secret Six is pretty awesome.

2) After reading those comics, I went off to catch up with the almost-two-years of Buffy comics I had missed, and can I just say? The ending of the July 09 issue made me flail like a madwoman. I had no idea I was that invested in the spoilery thing! Gosh.

I kind of want Umbrella Academy fanfic now, you guys. This makes me sadface.

Hey, tell me your thoughts about Gerard the geeky fan! I just like thinking about him being a shipper, to be honest. What do you think his favorite ships were? monkeycrackmary mentioned Luke/Leia as a possibility at one point, I know.

I'm not actually in bandom or anything, so I don't have any real or relevant comments about the controversy going on right now, but reading ficbyzee's latest entry has reminded me of the same issues I had when the issue was going around fandom a few years ago about straight girl fans using stuff like *licks* and *cuddles* and *kisses* in chat, and how that was maybe trying to be fake-lesbians-for-attention, and was maybe insulting to the real queer women involved in fandom. And yeah, appropriation of a minority culture is ALWAYS a serious issue, and I know that in this case I'm a member of the majority. So I guess I'm just left with the question of how to categorize homosocial interactions from people who don't explicitly identify as queer. Like, how do you prevent the offensive "fake-gay" taking of the culture without unduly restricting sincere affection and play and love and exploration?

I suppose this is probably complicated by the fact that a lot of slash fandom (both m/m and f/f) works by reinterpreting events that could be those nonsexual, homosocial bonds to show a sexual bond between the people. (Which is to say, if my life was a movie, I would totally be slashing me/fox1013 to the moon and back.)

Anyway. IN OTHER NEWS, here are some more people Roy Harper should have sex with IMMEDIATELY:

1) Benton Fraser
2) Martha Jones
3) The Doctor
4) Captain Jack Harkness
5) Izzie Stevens
6) Ziva David
7) Either Winchester brother

Please feel free to contribute more suggestions in the comments.

1) Yesterday I made the best macaroni and cheese I've ever made. This would be awesome anyway, but it's also, like, five times easier than any other mac and cheese recipe I've tried. misspamela, you are awesome for linking to this last week! Macaroni and Cheese.

2) I am really, really in the mood to reread Runaways. I own all of volume 1 of the series, but not any of volume 2, so I spent a frustratingly long time this afternoon trying to find torrents, without any luck. The best prospect only went up to issue 18, and it also included all of volume 1 in the torrent as well. Bleh. If anyone had, you know, sources *cough*, I am perfectly willing to bribe with anything I can.

3) speshope and I are going out this evening to the $1.50 theater. It is a thing of joy forever.

4) However, given the amount of time, effort, and financial cost involved in employing hundreds of condoms, if you want a huge dildo, we suggest you just buy a larger one rather than using hundreds of condoms to make your average-size dildo bigger.

5) I am WAY BEHIND On Friday Night Lights, you guys. I thought it was three episodes, but it's actually four, which is slightly ridiculous. This situation must be remedied as soon as I get home tonight.

Exhibit A: "Victoria's Secret."

Exhibit B: On the street with Molly Parker at the very end of "Men with Brooms."

Exhibit C: Up against the coffeehouse wall with Rebecca Jenkins in "Wilby Wonderful."

Exhibit D: Rolling around the bed with Martha Burns in the second season of "Slings and Arrows."

Good GODDAMN, people. Why on Earth is Paul Gross not kissing girls onscreen ALL THE FREAKING TIME? I just -- I'm feeling a little lightheaded just talking about this.

In non-"Prettiest Man in Canada" news, today I started rereading some of the Gotham Knights run -- including #43, which is mainly notable as "Hey, Zee, did you say something about writing Babs/Jason sometime? Didn't you? Huh? Huh? Huh?"

(There are no permutations of Batgirl/Robin my OTPness will not encompass! Dick/Babs and Cass/Steph are classics, and Tim/Cass is my sekrit favorite, but I will take what I can get! Um. Also! Speaking of "fic ideas Zee and I have discussed on AIM many times", I *still* really want that story where after Dick stops being Robin, the small child Bruce finds and takes in and trains is not the wheels-stealing street rat boy, but rather the mute, traumatized warrior girl. Yis.)

I think now is the time to make dinner. And then watch NCIS. Yes.

Skinny geek in Flash t-shirt: Dude, did you see Battlestar Galactica last night?
Fat geek in Green Lantern t-shirt: No, because I'm not a huge nerd. Hand me that Young Avengers issue, will ya?

Sometimes Overheard in NYC is the best thing ever.

I felt like reading comics, but I didn't have anything around, so I've been going through all the random scans I bothered to save and upload to photobucket. Which has put me into an EXCELLENT mood, because the crack! The character porn! BWee! There is a big smile on my face from like everything I have here.

Talking to ficbyzee about this page:

pearl_o: I know we've talked about how gay that is before.
ficbyzee: *snickers*
ficbyzee: yes. yes we have.
pearl_o: But, you know, that makes it sounds like SO MUCH MORE interesting a story than it really is!
pearl_o: Like, "Yes, and then you ran off to New York with an infinite money supply and your fun loving best frind who's totally gay for you."
pearl_o: "But because you are Dick, you could think of nothing more interesting to do than start yet another crime fighting team. Good job!"

Oh, Dick.

In other news, I think I might need an icon of this, because it is still the awesomest.

Today on FUN WITH ELSEWORLDS, we have the story of depowered Superman surviving in the mutant-infested post-apocalyptic Earth following nuclear holocaust! YAYS.

( Does every elseworlds need a green lantern ring? )

ETA: Hey, check out the new community Jules set up! weekend_battle

In the box: my mail, a kitchen scale, a slip, and a mesh laundry bag.

Also, here is Ces's TS chan I was telling you about.

Um, for the rest of you -- here, have a scan of 16th century Bat crotch. And another one of decadent 30s Berlin Batman with a pink robe and lipstick.