Sugardy Candy

Ended up watching the Star Wars movie after all, which wasn't as much about The Force Awakening as in What the heck has the Force been doing, exactly? (Actually, should have gone in for Ip Man 3.) But eh, it was a corporate thing with free tickets. ( spoilery )

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Decagram series, Seishirou/Subaru, Tokyo Babylon, X/1999 by AKK. It's been a long while since I've read a really satisfying TB/X future fic, a category which often by necessity is also an AU.

Updates!

Chapter 31 of All the Best and Brightest Creatures, AU, Sherlock/John, WIP, by Wordstrings

Chapter 5 of Safeguard, Harry Potter/Avengers/Iron Man crossover, WIP, by esama.

Love or What You Will, AU, Sherlock/John, poetry, Sherlock, by miss_frankenstein

You or Someone Like You, AU crossover of AUs, Tony/Steve, kidfic, by scifigrl47. This fic will probably be confusing if you haven't read the relevant AUs by the same author, but those are awesome in themselves, so it's just fanfic joy upon fanfic joy.

A Wing and A Prayer, Tony, Iron Man/Avengers, by copperbadge. The author, by the way, posting several new fics in the Iron Man/Avengers fandom - I loved this one most.

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Random thoughts.

ONE. I saw a Subaru (vehicle) on the way to work, and my thoughts went to another Subaru, aka Tokyo Babylon. How old would Subaru be by now? Lessee, he was a young adult at X/1999, so 16 years on to now, 2015, he's probably in his mid to late 30s. Poor guy, I hope he isn't still hung up on Seishirou. It was a doomed romance from the start. There're still good years ahead, maybe with someone who's genuinely cheerful all the time. Like... Naruto! And now I want to write a fic where Subaru meets Naruto and have a cheerful affair.

TWO. Sat in on an interview during the week and I felt so bad for the candidate but... unless you have a physical condition that prevents you from doing so, SIT UP when you're at an interview. Sit up straight, even. You should not be hunched over your bag (which by the way, should be on the floor or maybe another chair but not your lap) and also, stop mumbling.

THREE. Damn this stupid haze. My eyes keep tearing up.

Movies:

Earlier in May I caught Age of Ultron, which was good in parts and senseless in others, and people with stronger opinions than me have already stated them, so. I did like onyxhawke's review.

Caught Spy yesterday, which was a nice surprise as, for some reason I had been expecting a thriller, it was a comedy and was hilarious in parts. ( Read more... )

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Books:

My Real Children by Jo Walton. I was at first confused that this was considered science fiction ( Read more... )

Bryony and Roses by ursulav, see also ebook launch, under the name T. Kingfisher. Re-telling of Beauty and the Beast story: it's enlivened by the heroine being a gardener, the beast being sarcastic, and an intensifying mystery about how the beast came to be.

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Fic:

School, part 5 of earlgreytea68's Nature and Nurture series, Sherlock/John.

Jealous Gods, WIP, John/Sherlock, later Q and Bond, Sherlock, Skyfall, by xiaq. Also to intersect: Phaedrus, also WIP, Q, James Bond, Skyfall.

Home Improvement, Clint/Phil, AU, Avengers, by pagination.

Blind Spot, Hiccup/Astrid, How to Train Your Dragon, by ArtemisRae

Starlight and Fairytales, Sherlock/John, Mycroft/Lestrade, child AU, WIP, Sherlock, by starrysummernights

The Best Laid Plans, Q/Bond, AU, WIP, Skyfall, by Lafayette1777

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With exams over, I've been taking it easy and trying to get scenarios of "what if" out of my head by reading and writing my Yuletide fic and also watching K-drama. Just finished The Master's Sun, rom-com with slight horror elements derived from the female character's Sixth Sense ability. Extra plus: the male character is played by So Ji-Sub and wears a lot of smart-looking clothes throughout the series. Also loved the genre-savvy deduction by So Ji-Sub's character, not only about how his magially-induced amnesia came to be, what what exactly the amnesia was hiding, i.e. that he was in love with the self-sacrificing Tae Kong-Sil (played by Kong Hyo-Jin - not my favourite, but she's rather adorable at moments). I always get frustrated at how seemingly idiotic amnesic characters behave in dramas and movies. So that was pretty enjoyable.

The Midias Touch, John/Sherlock, cracky premise (John has a healing!cock), Sherlock, by flawedamythyst

The Son of Man, JARVIS, Avengers, Iron Man, by copperbadge

Operation Star-Spangled Double(s), humour, Avengers, Captain America, by oatrevolution

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Had some time and crossposted some of my old fics to AO3 account.

I also added a new fic I wrote for the most recent round of Blind_Go, Attention to Go Players, which had a genderswap theme.

I hadn't done Blind_Go in ages, and I was about to give this round a pass too, only I went to bed thinking "ok, which genderswapped character would I like to write about?" and woke up with "!!!" Somehow my subconscious had dreamt up an entire scenario for me, and my main exertion was writing it out.( Read more... )

Dangerous Games, AU, Mycroft/Lestrade, Sherlock/John, by arizona

Seduction by Aviation series, Avengers/Cabin Pressure crossover, Tony/Martin, by flawedamythyst

And fanfic of a fanfic and AU of and AU:

Diversions series, fanfic of Seduction by Aviation series, by rabidsamfan

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RL. And yeah. I do have an RL journal, but updating there always makes me feel extra self-conscious, like Attention: Updating My Life Now. Perhaps it's because I've had this journal for much longer. ( So. RL. )

earlgreytea68 announced that she published her first book. It's here. Also there's a free prequel novella for those who want to dip their toes in first.

( Three things struck me after reading the book )

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Fic:

Knight Magic, Sherlock/Harry Potter merged/crossover, John/Sherlock, by suitesamba.

Paparazzo, Tony Stark/Peter Parker, Iron Man/Spider-Man crossover, by basingstoke. And the sequel Tabloid

Holmes is Where the Heart Is, baseball AU, Sherlock/John, by earlgreytea68, the sequel to The Bang and the Clatter

A Family Affair, Sherlock/Skyfall crossover, by therunawaypen

Phil Coulson Knows Tony Stark's Super Villain Name, chapter 1/2, WIP, Avengers-verse, by scifigrl47

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1) Currently reading the 12-book omnibus of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

2) Also watching Once Upon a Time: I'm somewhere in the middle of and the last episode of season 1, because I'm impatient that way, and also in the 5th episode of season 3, because I'm also impatient that way.

3) Work is full of long hours, which I hate (the long hours, not the work) but is necessary at times (ditto), so I just grit my teeth and go with it. I'm just not keen on people telling me that it's "early" to leave the office at 10pm.

Whoa, the first day of the new year is nearly over.

2013 was a pretty intense year for me, and I didn't get to write or read as much as I wanted to. I won't make any resolutions here, but I do hope 2014 will allow me to do more of those things.

Happy new year, everyone. Good health and peace to all.

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Empty Houses, John/Sherlock, Sherlock pre-season 3, by PlaidAdder, and the sequel: The Young Men Carbuncular

Always a Neverland, John/Sherlock, post-Reichenbach, Sherlock, by suitesamba

His Fate Will be Unlearned, AU, Tony/Steve, Iron Man and Avengers, by scifigrl47

wordstrings's All the Best and the Brightest (AU, WIP, Sherlock, John, Sherlock) was updated a couple of days back!

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Two days before winter solstice and it's getting a bit chilly. Chilly in the tropics being about 23-25 Celsius. It's all a matter of temperatures being relative, of course. If the average temp is roughly 32-35 Celsius, 23 is a bit of a drop and calls for cardigans. Although snow in Vietnam is a rather bigger drop.

By way of shameless self-promotion, here I point interested people to go and pick a topic for my blogging meme which begins on solstice: at DW or at LJ, either is fine.

I make a bigger fuss out of solstice (since I don't do Christmas except for decorated malls and chocolate treats) since it is indeed the shortest day of the year: a difference I can actually observe for myself! Also we eat tangyuan, a mochi-like thing. And also 冬至 aka Winter Solstice has been regarded as the start of the new year for some Chinese, and for others it has been as important, if not more important, than Lunar New Year.

New Year Resolutions:

1) Stop being passive-aggressive about... everything.
2) Pay attention to health stuff: eating moderately, exercise, all that.
3) Knit more, read more, worry less.
4) Write.