Fannish Items of Interest

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I’m in two good LJ book clubs (mythical_truth and bibliophyles, if anyone wants to join them.) The two books for April at mythical_truth are The Princess Bride and Inkheart. I’ll probably just read The Princess Bride. They’re still voting on what book they should pick over at bibliophyles, but I decided to vote for The Hound of the Baskervilles.

I’m surprised this hadn’t already been done, what with all the Doctor Who prompts over there, but I went ahead and mentioned the polls with those Finish-A-Thon prompts over in the comments at who_daily.

Holly Madison may be forced to withdraw from Dancing With The Stars following a possibly broken rib. When I first read it, I misread it as broken hip. So this is kind of better? So now the injuries are her, Steve-O with his back, Steve Wozniak with his hamstring and messed up foot, and Gilles with his separated shoulder. And Jewel and Nancy O’Dell dropping out from injuries before the show started, of course. If anyone feels like keeping track of all the injuries or the show as a whole, I recommend joining dwts.

From Cracked.com: 14 Horrifying Soft Drinks From Around The World. The only one I had heard of was Thanksgiving Dinner Soda. I remember them trying the Green Bean Casserole and Stuffing ones on Live With Regis and Kelly one year.



Both ithildyn and idontlikegravy assigned me this one: Sherlock Holmes.

1.) Do you like this character?
Yes.

2.) What name(s) do you call this character?
Holmes.

3.) What image / color do you associate with character?
Brown, for the cape.

4.) What song do you associate with this character?
I honestly have no idea what song would work with him.

5.) What blood type do you think this character is?
A positive?

6.) From all of the titles that feature this character, what other character do you think makes a good pairing with this character?
In the few fanfics I’ve seen where he actually gets paired with someone, it’s usually Watson. So I’ll go with that, since the man can actually put up with his odd habits.

7.) What would you want to say to this character?
Relax at some point before you retire. It won’t hurt. Might drive you mad from boredom, but it won’t hurt too much.

8.) What do you want to do with this character?
Get someone to make sure he actually eats and doesn’t starve to death while on a case. Watson does that.

9.) Please choose five friends with your choice of character.
Just comment if you want to do this meme, and I’ll give you a character.

spikewriter gave me Wash from Firefly.

1.) Do you like this character?
Love him.

2.) What name(s) do you call this character?
Wash.

3.) What image / color do you associate with character?
Brown, for his clothes.

4.) What song do you associate with this character?
Maybe Dust in the Wind? Because of his “I’m a leaf on the wind…watch how I soar” comment.

5.) What blood type do you think this character is?
No idea.

6.) From all of the titles that feature this character, what other character do you think makes a good pairing with this character?
I can only see him with Zoe, as proven by the ship_manifesto essay I wrote a few years back. If she weren’t around, maybe Kaylee.

7.) What would you want to say to this character?
Once you finish the crash landing, don’t stop for a witty remark. Run.

8.) What do you want to do with this character?
Make sure he stays happy with Zoe before he gets killed.

9.) Please choose five friends with your choice of character.
Just comment if you want to do this meme, and I’ll give you a character.