the bad, the good, and the fantastic

[harborshore]

So I'm presenting Wednesday. This is, for those of you lucky enough to not have seen me in the throes of academia before, going to (read: has already begun to) make me a little crazy. Or unhappy. Or both. So if I'm making anguished faces at you, this is why. Suggested remedies include patting me on the head, hugs, and telling me to go do my work and stop being such a wretch.

But on to happier things! This got loooooooong.

Non-bandom related awesome

1. First, Amanda Palmer posted an essay written by Karl Paulnack of the Boston Conservatory, on Why Music Matters. Read it, oh, read it.
   
   If there is a future wave of wellness on this planet, of harmony, of peace, of an end to war, of mutual understanding, of equality, of fairness, I don’t expect it will come from a government, a military force or a corporation. I no longer even expect it to come from the religions of the world, which together seem to have brought us as much war as they have peace. If there is a future of peace for humankind, if there is to be an understanding of how these invisible, internal things should fit together, I expect it will come from the artists, because that’s what we do.
   
   
2. More on the hilarity end of the happiness scale, sarahtales (formerly mistful) posted her parody of Star Trek here. If you're unfamiliar with her movie parodies, she doesn't tend toward the mean, but toward the ridiculous. Quote:
   
   SPOCK: Can't read my, no you can't read my poker face.
   KIRK: Sure I can. It says 'I want to cut a bitch.'
   SPOCK: ... Your insight is uncanny.
   
   
3. And the last non-bandom related piece of happiness is the vid Glorious by such_heights. I've been meaning to do a vid rec post forever, but it doesn't look like it's happening any time soon, so I'm reccing this one now. It's a multi-fandom female-centric vid, and it has so many female characters being awesome that it's sort of the best thing in the world to rewatch when you're feeling a little useless. Watch Teyla, Morgana, Martha Jones, Buffy, Faith, Bones, Angela and the other 170, just watch them. And the next time someone tells you that there aren't any interesting female characters, point them at this vid.

Bandom-related happy

1. This fandom is the best fandom, etcetera, forever, amen. Let's start with fic. Awesome fic.
   
   
   
   1. First, ficlets! sleepingcities posted Live For the Moment as Fast as You Can, van era Frank/Gerard. Boys being cuddly and intoxicated; fuck, but it's so wonderful, sweet and road-dirty. nokomis305 posted Swallowed Up in Fire, which is Frank/Lyn-Z as danger-prone hired assassins. It has violence, setting things on fire, and sex in a car, okay, this is awesome.
   
   
   2. Then, porn. thesamefire posted Felt Like Dreaming, which is Gerard/Lyn-Z/Alicia/Mikey, femmeslash and het, no incest, and so goddamn hot it should be illegal.
   
   
   3. Last, epics! It's sort of redundant to rec bexless's last installment of the Unholy trilogy, right? But if you somehow missed noticing that it was posted, Heaven Help Us is fucking wonderful, tense and long and oh my god, after I've presented I'm going to reread the whole trilogy AGAIN. In other news, graceoftheworld posted The Sweet Science, which is an au where Bob is a fighter and Brian is a cop, and I read it last night and reread it this morning and sniffled a little and grinned and flailed my way through it. It's a wonderful story, you guys, long and satisfying and amazing.
   
   
   
2. Lastly, did you know I love Lyn-Z? Yeah? And here I thought I was being stealthy. *grins* I wanted to post about her on her birthday, but as it turned out, that was not a good day for me, so I'm doing it today instead. This is unrelated to the fact that she and Gerard just had the baby (not that the existence of Bandit Lee Way isn't also a happy thought, just, that's not why I love Lyn-Z, y'all). SO.
   
   
   1. Look at her FACE. I swear, this woman has the best smile in the world.
      
      
      
   2. She's both badass and awkward, the latter by her own admission. I love that, I love that she gets up on stage with all the attitude ever and is smoking hot and takes no shit, and then she admits to being an awkward klutz offstage. It's possible I have a crush.
      
      
      
   3. I love that she cares about being a rolemodel, gets on stage to "being a woman in music seem a little less unusual and perhapes open the door to thinking it's something you could do too."
      
      
   4. Just--watch this interview. It's an old one, it's the one everyone has seen, but it's worth rewatching.

Comments

[wasoncedelight.livejournal.com]

*squeeeeeze*

I have an endless supply of head-pats and hugs, any time you need them. <3

Also, &LYN-Z; I would try to be more articulate, but the coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

*glomps*

That is most excellent. I'll come make huge sadeyes at you when I do, promise.

She, uh, makes it really hard to be articulate sometimes. That last picture, I mean, it's just--if I didn't already know about my sexual orientation, it would win me over for sure. Not just because she's hot, it's everything about it: the little smile, the bass, the way the light hits her hair, oh my god.

[wasoncedelight.livejournal.com]

You can make sadeyes at me anytime, and I will do whatever I can to make them happyeyes instead. *SMOOCH*

She DOES make it hard to be articulate sometimes! That last picture is beyond gorgeous, and has long been a favorite of mine. I think I could be happy finding someone even half as amazing as Lindsey seems to be. Where is my hot, smart, talented girl, Universe???

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

*grins* Well, for the first, how do you feel about doing one more beta, like, this weekend?

I made it the cover of the girlpower mixes I made for my rl friends for Christmas; I could just look at it forever. God, yeah, tell me about it. WHERE?

[wasoncedelight.livejournal.com]

I'm free aaaaaaaaaaaaaall day Sunday, so if that's not too late, then absolutely! I'm INVESTED now, I gotta see it through!

WHEREFORE IS *OUR* LINDSEY? *impatientface!*

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

That is not too late, not at all. But I do need it Sunday, since Monday is the deadline and all that.

I could REALLY use a Lindsey of my own right now for cuddles. *is stupidly shaky over stupid nothings*

[wasoncedelight.livejournal.com]

No problem! I'll do it Sunday morning and have it back to you early afternoonish. :)

Oh no! Is everything okay? *snugs*

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

You are a darling. A DARLING.

Yeah, I'm fine, just sort of, hmm. *makes anguished face* Come cuddle with me? I need to stop thinking about all the ways I'm going to fail this.

[wasoncedelight.livejournal.com]

Cuddles at the ready, sweetheart! *is the little spoon*

You're not going to fail! You're FAR too fabulous to fail anything.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

*curls around you and clings*

Okay, I--okay. I won't fail. Iwon'tIwon't.

[wasoncedelight.livejournal.com]

You won't. I'll do everything in my power to make sure you don't, even if all I can REALLY do is internet-cuddle you.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

♥ That helps, it does. I, god, I just want it to be over.. DNW public speaking.

[wasoncedelight.livejournal.com]

I do not envy the public speaking part. But YOU CAN DO IT, baby! And you're gonna ROCK it.

[iamsupernova.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THIS POST

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

*grins at you and your gorgeous, gorgeous icon*

[nokomis305.livejournal.com]

I love you and I love this post. ♥

SO MANY HAPPY-MAKING THINGS. \o/

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

I love you TOO. ♥

*beams* Yeah, I started and then I was like, man, I have a lot of fun things to share.

[nightlilac.livejournal.com]

Lyn-Z is wonderful. Another thing she (and Kitty) are good at is talking to fans offstage, making them feel included. They certainly make me feel less awkward about going to gigs where most of the audience are half my age :)

[thesamefire.livejournal.com]

kitty didn't come out after when i saw them in march! it was really sad :( jimmy and steve were hilarious so i'm not complaining too much, though. just a little bit.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

You had HILARIOUS stories about meeting them, I remember. :D

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's awesome. :D I would love to meet Kitty--I'm afraid I would blush beet-red and stammer if I met Lindsey, though it'd be amazing. I don't have a crush--wait, I already admitted to it. Ooooops.

[strange-bt-true.livejournal.com]

Yeah, just have to say: ditto. I kind of love her a ridiculous amount right now.

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

*beams* You'll get no help here, I'm afraid--I have the stupidest crush on this woman, I can't even.

[strange-bt-true.livejournal.com]

I kind of don't have any words except: I love her. (And I totally got all teary-eyed during the seconf interview; it was like everything she was talking about applied to me. The thought that that has happened to a whole bunch of other people makes me very happy. And now I need an icon. Perhaps a million icons, we shall see.)

Oh, Bandit Lee (&hearts), you have fucking amazing parents.

Also, I'm thinking about trying some MSI (\o/ female musicians!), any recs you or anyone else have would be much appreciated!

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

She does that! I love her so goddamn much.

:D It's a GIRL. Named BANDIT. They're so awesome.

Oh man, MSI. Hmmm. I'd try "If", their latest album, and you have to keep in mind that they're never SERIOUS about their lyrics. They're trying to say something, but it's definitely an underlying message or a "fuck all of it" message. You can't take their lyrics literally. But once you get used to that, they're super-fun. (The lead singer did a duet with his wife about his inability to get it up. Yeah, like that.)