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bah.

OH. MY. GOD. STFU.

jenny just came in to tell me that it looks like i got some blue paint on the white wall the day before yesterday when painting (which happened in touching up, after i had taught jenny and taumas, both completely inexperienced, to paint from scratch, neither having done it before, or knowing anything about it).  "yeah," she said twice, "you've gotta wipe that stuff off right away."  she only knows this because i told her the other day.  "now we'll have to put primer over it," she said.  does she think i don't know this?  that i forgot?  even though she only knows it because i told her?  what possible purpose can be served by this conversation?  we already have to do that; the paint is already dry.  it's been there three days.  "yeah," i said, "i noticed that.  yesterday."  i didn't notice it at the time.  if i had, in what universe would it still be there right now?  my god.  hollsk, i am about ready to--.

s/r rec

sing my heart by anniesj, nc-17 post-gof s/r. why? incredibly romantic.  leans maybe a bit much on lyrics.

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hollsk, i came looking for you and you're not here, but i'll stick around a wee bit and get my hopes up.

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there is a king arthur fic community: knightgasm.

arthur rec

this is a pretty good story, although i'm not sure how i feel about its interpretation of the events of the movie.

SPOILERS.  solace by calichan.  pg.  arthur/guinevere, arthur/lancelot. 

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gah, holls, i was half asleep and didn't see the blink.  i've got to work at 8 so i can't be on then, but i might manage right around 7 central (8 EST) if i've already had my shower.

praise, recommendations, reviews, etc. grading, evaluating...

phineasjones made me think about this.

few things make me praise things in REALLY strong language.  overusing emphasis takes meaning from it.  it's not emphatic anymore.  and really, most of the fic that i like, if i step back and consider it objectively, i can't call that, even if i really, really like it.  because, well, brilliant?  or flawless, or perfect, or genius, or any kind of expletive whatsoever--something has to go beyond the ability to produce an emotional reaction for that.  it has to stand up to scrutiny when i take a step back.  it has to strike me as being truly innovative in some manner, or flawlessly executed, or, you know, extremely out of the ordinary way.  this is why my praise may come off half-hearted, or my recommendations lukewarm, though they're not REALLY intended that way.  i'm just one of those teachers who would never give a 100 unless something "jumped up and hit me over the head with its perfection," to paraphrase my 10th grade english teacher (when i asked what was wrong with my analysis, and why i got a 98).

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and, hollsk, i did come back at seven, you see, out of some faint hope of meeting you.  but i have to be at work at 7:45, so i've got to go.  too bad. :\