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Breaking: "Legend of Korra" will not be "The Wire"
I'm deeply charmed that Bryan Konietzko stops to specifically explain that LoK will not be like The Wire. But I'm also disappointed, because what I really want out of life is a Saturday morning cartoon...
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iMai
Posting from work to say that for nearly a week I've been the proud owner of an iPad (secondhand, black, still with AppleCare and prepaid internet to December, plus cases and a stylus), and I have no...
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The AO3 stats meme
The current meme is the one where you look at your top 10 stories on AO3 by hit count and draw conclusions accordingly. (If you did the same meme last year, you can also compare, but I'm pretty sure I...
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Korra 1.03 - "The Revelation"
AMAZING. Predictable, in that fandom guessed that spiritbending would be Amon's secret power a few weeks back, but AMAZING. I loved seeing Mako and Bolin's life, and the daily lives of benders in a...
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Legend of Korra 1.04 - "The Voice in the Night"
So this episode leaked a few days ago, basically because Nick have the worst IT department in the history of television (the first episode leaked because the press screener had an easily guessable...
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A bunch of Korra drabbles
Just for the record, 100 words exactly seems a lot harder now than it did the last time I tried this. My ego won't permit me to post a hundred and something words and call it a drabble (BECAUSE THAT IS...
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Books read in April 2012
A bit late, on account of how I had other things to do the morning of May 1. (Life without a gall bladder - pretty great so far! This morning I managed to make my own breakfast! And later I'm going...
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Korra 1.05: "The Spirit of Competition"
Oh man, this episode was like a kick in the guts. Literally. Because I just tried to eat half a bowl of mac and cheese, and my stomach is so sore, and then there was that bit where Bolin took the...
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In which the universe fails to cater to my very specific needs
What I need is epic longfic about Zuko and Mai's descendants grappling with the future and their family's legacies. With cameos from Lin Beifong and Katara and Aang's kids. Including the story of how...
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So it turns out I have a lot of feelings about Black Widow!
This is a slow burn, since I saw Avengers, like, two weeks ago, and it was only over the weekend that I found and read a bunch of her solo comic titles. SHE IS SO GREAT. (And in volume ... 2, I...
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Korra 1.06: "And the Winner Is..."
...the audience, obviously.So basically this is an ENTIRE EPISODE about how Lin and Korra need to kiss, and also why isn't the ENTIRE SERIES about Lin Beifong and Tenzin being spiky and political. I...
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Art: Roller derby!Korra
Not that you'd know it, but I used actual photo references for this. LIKE A PROPER ART PERSON!Originally posted at http://lizbee.dreamwidth.org/1193008.html. Reply at...
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Oh, FF.net!
My new favourite review ever, for "Bent", the commentfic where Long Feng brainwashes Azula into domestic marital bliss with the Earth King:So much better than cannon!Yes, heaven knows brainwashing and...
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Legend of Korra 1.07: "The Aftermath"
I hope no one reads these expecting, like, coherent and thoughtful reviews. Because basically I just wordvomit everywhere and flail like Tenzin at a pro-bending match.P E R F E C T I O N (Imagine...
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I know Sherlock fandom is actually the worst, but...
...I would still take all the flailing about THE PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURITY OF THE HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLMES CANOOOOOOOOOOOOON seriously if the people complaining about Elementary...
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Reading the Hugo Noms: "Among Others", "Fields of Gold"
So I bought a supporting membership for Chicon this year, for reasons that I'm sure seemed good at the time -- OH, RIGHT! I decided that I felt very strongly about "Remedial Chaos Therapy" deserving a...
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Just when you think you're out...
I was so disappointed in God of the Hive that I haven't even read the new Mary Russell book, and now there's ANOTHER ONE coming out! And it looks CRACKTACULAR with an option for good, so I guess I need...
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Hugos incest watch, unpopular opinions, etc
Having recovered somewhat from the overwhelming badness of Among Others, I moved onto attempting Mira Grant's Deadline. I say "attempting", because it's the second book in a trilogy I had otherwise...
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Books read in May
A Certain Justice - P D JamesThe Killing - series 1 and 2: the best of the blog - The GuardianDeath in Holy Orders - P D JamesThe Murder Room - P D JamesA Brief History of Montmaray - Michelle...
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Legend of Korra 1.08: When Extremes Meet
SO HOW ABOUT THAT EPISODE, HUH?There was this post going around Tumblr during the week, about how Korra has never and obviously will never have her own behaviour and privilege pointed out to her, and...
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