Tsunami of Polls: We moved back into the restored apartment....

[red_satin_doll]

......and my first "official" act in fandom was to:

[Poll #1965322][Poll #1965322]

And the correct answer is....


#5! Yup, a massive, massive fail on my part.  Actually, all of the choices represent a massive fail on my part, except for the last choice for which I DO NOT APOLOGIZE.
(She was mentioning how a character in her new novel has an opportunity to mindwipe the memories of another and doesn't because he respects her too much and it's not what she would want. Also, she just began watching btvs S1 at my urging and is NOT impressed with Angel or Xander. At all.) I actually spent hours making icons for slayerstillness challenge #22 "A Room Full of Emptiness" (Negative Space)" ("Ooh, I can do this one!"); hours dithering over which to chose before deciding to actually ask my beta wickedbish for help; and then failed to send him the link to the Photobucket folder so he could actually see the icons. By the time I figured out my mistake, it was too late to enter the challenge. (And I'm a little pissed at myself, because I think I made some good icons and really enjoyed getting back into the creative flow for the first time in weeks.)

But at least I manage to vote as the deadline isn't until tomorrow (midnight your time) hence still time to vote and pimp it - so there's a penance, at least.

And entries are being accepted for the latest challenge #23 (deadline Friday) so there's lots o' time left to enter. Yup, lots o' time....

The only fail more massive is #4 - I have NOT gotten around to congratulating all the winners of the Willowy Goodness Awards, including velvetwhip, snogged, foxstarreh, clockwork_hart1, tiny_white_hats, and snowpuppies amoung others. Congratulations to all the winners (by which I include "Runners Up" aka the silver and bronze medalists). I actually did vote in that one too and cheese on a cracker did you folks make it painfully hard to choose!

ETA:  ALL credit to the amazing eilowyn for urging me to watch Orphan Black, which I'd never heard of until she mentioned it.

Comments

[sophist.livejournal.com]

Heh. I figured it was just an expression, but the woodchopping is cool. Of course, my grandmother did that, so there.

I used to feel like an idiot at ATPO when I'd check in after the episode and see what I missed. I can be pretty clueless on first watch or read -- I have to read or watch at least twice (er, well, ok, several times) to pick up on stuff. I'm taking the Fifth on them all now.

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

but the woodchopping is cool. Of course, my grandmother did that, so there.

Oh and my mom did EVERYTHING around the house - laid down fiberglass installation, repairs, mowed the lawn, made dinner (ok she hated to cook but she did it) and took care of four kids. Really strong woman and I can't even come close to her or all the women who have come before me - the ones who walk 10 miles in Africa for a bucket of water they carry on their head.

(Weaker sex, balony.) Where did your grandmother live, just out of curiosity?

I used to feel like an idiot at ATPO when I'd check in after the episode and see what I missed. I can be pretty clueless on first watch or read -- I have to read or watch at least twice (er, well, ok, several times) to pick up on stuff. I'm taking the Fifth on them all now.

Really? Because I think of you as one of the smartest people in this fandom so that actually makes me feel a little less of a dope knowing that! But that's also one of the great things about the buffyverse - you have to watch things more than once because there is so much there, there. Unlike most tv shows that are potato chips - consume them, toss out the empty bag and forget about it afterwards.

[sophist.livejournal.com]

My whole family was from central Illinois, and all 4 of my grandparents grew up on farms. Woodchopping wasn't really a choice.

That's very nice of you, but I definitely miss stuff on first watch. In my defense, I think Buffy has more depth than any other show, but I'm sure I'm capable of missing simpler stuff too. :)

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Woodchopping wasn't really a choice.

I suspected as much - very different to my tiny little piles of wood.

In my defense, I think Buffy has more depth than any other show,

I'm just beginning to "plumb the depths" - and I wonder if one can ever hit bottom in the Buffyverse?

[sophist.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but I think I got pretty deep and I'm sure there's more. Joss did something pretty amazing, really.