I'm primarily fannish and I'm pretty much a spoiler whore. I love them, unless I hate them. I consider my journal to pretty much be a spoilerzone, under cuts and in comments. Thus, even if an entry isn't marked for spoilers, tread carefully. If you want to tip me off, though, I prefer links to "Oh, did you hear (spoiler)?" But don't worry, I'm not too tetchy about that.

My fic in my tags under "my fic" and I'm always happy to be friends.

Also: I'm a foreign teacher living in China. Expect fairly regular complaints about my students.

Still on vacation, although winding down in number of days left on the beach, sadly. Did a jewelry making class a couple of days ago. No-prize for guessing what I made!

Ohh, and now we have the dreaded "Swan Song", recap courtesy of finnigan_geist. :D

( 3x14: Swan Song )

And now, a short poll elucidating the varieties of stupid questions I have heard in the past few days. Let's see if you are smarter than the average vacationer! :)

Poll #1520064
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11

You walk into a jewelry store and, upon finding a piece you like, you see it has no price marked. To get the attention of the clerk, you say...

Can you share a bucket of booze?

What is seafood?

A prawn is...

Hiiii everyone. I'd misleadingly post about how it's FULL MOON, but I'm not actually going to the rave (ew, raves). Instead, recaps by the lovely finnigan_geist:

It's time for a combo post! There's hardly any Jess in these two episodes, and no Rory/Jess interaction at all, so I'm not even sure how important it is to recap these. I promise to be brief. Briefish. Brief for me.



( 3x12: Lorelai Out Of Water )



( 3x13: Dear Emily And Richard )

Sri Lanka Air refunded the initial ticket I had to buy! \o/ Funny how this all works out, because the ticket I had to buy at the desk was actually cheaper than the one I bought online. If they hadn't kicked up a storm about in when I tried to board, they wouldn't have put themselves out a hundred dollars when they ended up giving the refund.

In other news, we went on a snorkeling trip yesterday. It was supposed to be at the Angthong National Marine Park, but visibility was reported to be poor there, so the dive company instead took us to Koh Tao. Unfortunately, conditions didn't prove much better there. The waters at the first site were so choppy we basically went out and came back immediately out of fear that if we stayed out longer we'd be too exhausted to make the trip back. The second site was a lot of better, but the visibility still wasn't all that great. On the upside, though, because they had to change and the conditions still weren't ideal, the company offered us half off if we rebook to go to the Marine Park. So we still have a shot at seeing a sea turtle!

And, of course, finally our recap, again written up up by the lovely finnigan_geist:

( 3x10: That'll Do, Pig )

IT'S RAINING and I am in an internet bar, so obviously that means it's a good time to post finnigan_geist's recap.


( A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving )

Heeey, posting from Thailand (THANKFULLY; almost didn't happen. Will explain later). Write up courtesy of finnigan_geist! :D

( 3x08: Let the Games Begin )

Yep, that's a photo of our currently closed off balcony area. It's been completely frozen over for about a month. All the more reason to leave.

From now until Feb 12, expect only sporadic communication. Possibly sporadic and drunken. 'Cause that's how I roll.

Time for the dance marathon. Argh.

But first, a print ad. DRAMATIC.

( GG 3x07, They Shoot Gilmores Don't They? )

Get the urge to lay into a ficcer and really tell them what you think, instead of quietly back buttoning out? 'Cause yeah. I have that right now. Trying to fight it off, since I don't exactly want to cause a wank before vacation (also why I'm not going to link the fic in question). Damn, though, I really get sick of biting my tongue, particularly in this arena. It's not just shoddy characterization or bad spelling or whatever. It's writing a subject matter in a completely hamfisted way that ends up swaying between romanticizing abuse and portraying primary characters as calculated child molesters. Ugh.

Title: Keyless Entry
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Characters/Pairings: Rory/Jess
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 7600
Warnings: teen sex; WIP
Acknowledgment: Thanks/blame to finnigan_geist for beta'ing, hand holding, and encouraging the damnable idea in the first place.

Summary: What if Rory and Jess had sex in "Keg! Max!"? What if that didn't actually solve any problems?

Chapter 1
Chapter 2

( Chapter Three: Movie Reference Rolodexes Are Very Useful )

FINALLY, things are looking up in the fic writing process. There's a fairly good chance that I will be able to finish writing Keyless Entry Ch.3 tonight, and then, if I'm optimistic, I may be able to edit and revise before leaving on Sunday resulting in an actual POST. Amazing.

Since the story is starting to get unwieldy, at approximately 20k words including Ch.3, it's occurred to me that I should probably start outlining where I actually want to go with the story. I, um, don't actually usually plan what I write. The most planning I ever put into a story was probably for "Lifetime Commitment", where I outlined both the plot progression in each chapter and each step of the character arcs. I tried to do some outlining for the High School AU, but that sort of degenerated into "people talk in the next part, eventually, there is a prom; let's go virtual shopping for dresses!" Er, yeah.

So, a short introduction to my "plotting" of Keyless Entry:

1. Rory and Jess have sex. Awesome.
2. There are consequences. Less awesome. BUT NO PREGNANCY CONSEQUENCES, DAMN YOU FANDOM.
3. Uh. More sex?
4. Talking about their childhoods and issues. At some point.
5. More consequences, including the kids at Stars Hollow High calling Rory a slut. Probably, anyway.
6. Luke and Jimmy stuff!
7. ???
8. Resolution

Yes. Erm. I think possibly I should work on making this coherent while in Thailand.

Two other points about writing: so, the conclusion of AHBASGGR, as originally conceived, was a kind of free for all Gilmore Girls fic meme. That'll probably happen when I get back, if people are still up for it. So far the plan for AHBASGGR is for finnigan_geist to possibly take over summarizing, but we'll still post in my journal if I can get internet access frequently enough. That's usually not a problem. If not... then, we may goes on hiatus or something.

Other point: I was thinking about signing up for help_haiti, but I'm kind of unsure how that fits in with the whole vacation issue, since I won't be around when the auction closes nor will I be able to write at all until I get back in February. Any advice?

Time for another combination. Since neither of the next two episodes is something I actually enjoy, and they nonetheless contain a handful of important scenes, we will be getting even more biased and selective recaps. Trust me on this. It's better this way.

First, 3x05 ( Eight O'clock At The Oasis )

Next, we have 3x06 ( Take The Deviled Eggs )

Today, 3x04! Also known as...

( One's Got Class And The Other One Dyes )

So heroes_exchange starts posting fic tomorrow! Anyone else excited? :D

I'm sort of consumed by trying to write Keyless Entry Ch 3 and also by fending off Peter/West bunnies (it's a perfect opportunity for codependency, I swear), but I'm willing to offer a fic cookie to the first person to guess which one is mine!

Moving into S3, a few of these episodes will be compressed together due to my quite strong bias against episodes without Jess. Today, combo 3x01/2!

( Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days )

( Haunted Leg )

Someday I will have a lesson that is solely teaching how to tell the difference between a 6 and a 4. I get sick of this bullshit.

I may also include the fact that 7 and z occasionally get slashes through them. No, students, I don't write it that way to dick with you and yes, you will learn to read it. >:(

Just where do you think he ended up? >:)

( poll cut for length )