HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ONE AND ALL

[whynot]

I rewatched Prince Caspian with a friend who has never seen it before, and she was like, "Caspian should stop looking back all the time." Word.

Since I am literally on the other side of the world from my family, I am spending the holiday with the boy's. One of the show-stoppers of the Christmas party was his uncle giving his other uncle Weener Kleener Soap. You could hear the record scratch to a halt and everyone went "WHAAA?" and gathered round to take a gander at it, competing to see who could make the dirtiest joke. Then (unrelatedly) I talked with his grandmother about breakdancing. These people <3333

Yuletide-wise, there are so many interesting fandoms that I'm overwhelmed. Hiphop RPF? YES PLS. The old Scooby Doo cartoons?? FUTURAMA AND SECRET GARDEN?? omggggg. OMG IT'S ALWAYS FUCKING SUNNY IN MOTHERFUCKING PHILADELPHIA!!!! \o/

Under the cut are my Dreamwidth updates in Narnia RPF, Narnia, Merlin, and the Where The Wild Things Are movie. There are also 3 Yuletide recs in The Tudors, Oregon Trail, and The Sound of Music.


Dreamwidth update

Unemployed | Narnia RPF. Anna & Will, phone conversation. Disney just dropped VotDT but Anna isn't upset. 144 words, rated G.

too old for lullabyes | Narnia. Angsty Peter/Susan shmoop, post-Narnia. Prompt was 'drunken secrets'.

Once, in Manila | Merlin. Arthur, Uther, Lancelot, Gaius. Rated G. 1650 words. Crack? Written for camelot_fleet's 'take your fandom home with you' minifest. Family vacation, of a sort.

It's Pronounced Woostah | Merlin. PG13. 485 words. Merlin, Will, Gwen, and Morgana on a road trip making a stop in Worcester, Massachusetts. Also written for the 'take your fandom home with you' minifest.

once a king | Where the Wild Things Are/Narnia. 115 words. Susan & Max, post-movie/book. Rated G. Quoth Mary, "I think you should write an AU where Max is actually Susan's son."

The Ties That Bind | Merlin. 1476 words. 19th-century star-cross'd lovers AU. He was a punk, she did ballet. He from the lower class, and she from the upper. MELODRAMA ENSUES. Merlin/Morgana, Arthur/Morgana-ish. PG13.


Yuletide recs

The Rabbit and the Hare | The Tudors - PG - 1210 words - Oliver Cromwell & Anne Boleyn
Anne & Cromwell courteously insult each other. People courteously insulting each other is one of my favorites. Also: Cromwell!!!! <33

And Then We Shot The Ox | Oregon Trail (computer game) - PG13 - 3052 words - original characters
Yes, THE 'Oregon Trail'. This fic is increasingly clever, and knows how to be hilarious and horrifying at the same time.

Older & Wiser | The Sound of Music (1965) - PG - 1132 words - Rolfe (the telegram guy Liesl likes)
Rolfe and the war.


So GUESS WHICH YULETIDE FIC I WROTE.

Here it is, your moment of zen:


via Made of Gold

Comments

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

OMG, as you wish.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

Unlike some other Robin Hoods, this one can speak with an English accent!

[nixwilliams.livejournal.com]

BLINKIN, FIX YOUR BOOBS! YOU LOOK LIKE A BLEEDIN' PICASSO!

OMG LASSITER THAT PIC COMPARISON HAS MADE MY DAY!!!

... when i calm down i might read the rest of your post. IF i calm down!

CALL A LOCKSMITH

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

BRADLEY JAMES WOULD MAKE THE BESTEST EVER ROBIN HOOD

Re: CALL A LOCKSMITH

[nixwilliams.livejournal.com]

i need to re-watch men in tights to get the bad taste of this robin hood *points to icon* out of my mouth.

Re: CALL A LOCKSMITH

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

Is that the Kevin Costner one? I've never watched that one.

Men in tights is such a deliiiiight. Both the movie and the thing.

Re: CALL A LOCKSMITH

[nixwilliams.livejournal.com]

NO IT IS THE BBC ONE WHERE THEY KILLED OFF MARIAN BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO FAT.

i re-watched the costner one last year i think, and LO, THE BROYAY!

Re: CALL A LOCKSMITH

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

WUT LOL geez. I've watched exactly one episode of that show. Perhaps this is a good decision.

Re: CALL A LOCKSMITH

[nixwilliams.livejournal.com]

oh, there were some good times there. BUT THE BAD TIMES, LET IT SHOW YOU THEM.

i really think that if tv shows are written to be one series/season long, then they shouldn't continue any longer. i also think that pretty much all tv shows should be written to run for one season. heh.

[marycontraire.livejournal.com]

OMG ROBIN HOOD MEN IN TIGHTS, I LAUGH FOREVER.

I read the Oregon Trail and Sound of Music fics and now my heart is broken. I don't watch the Tudors, though.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

If it helps, someone described The Tudors to me as Gossip Girl set in 16th century England.

[marycontraire.livejournal.com]

WOMAN, I DO NOT HAVE TIME.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE DOING TERRIBLE THINGS

[marycontraire.livejournal.com]

Also, I was shocked I hadn't seen The Ties That Bind before, seeing as how Merlin/Morgana is my crack, but now I have and I am happy. Well, more upset, really. You know, on behalf of the nineteenth century factory worker and all.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

Yay! <3

I commentficced that one on allothi's journal, so that's probz why. My commentstuffs are all over the place. Were I to write more in this universe, I'd probably write more of Arthur being repressed at Morgana because omg.

[moment-of-sen.livejournal.com]

That is bizarrely close look-alike. I am afeared.

Loved Ties That Bind. I heart me some Merlin/Morgana ^_^

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

It is a bizzarely close look-alike, I am delighted! XD

Thanks! Merlin/Morgana is, I think, my favorite OT4 pairing. Arthur/Gwen is slowly overtaking though.

[moment-of-sen.livejournal.com]

Cary Elwes should cameo as Arthur's uncle or something, cos that is too good an opportunity to pass up.

Ahhh, the epic romance! I'm doing a Merlin/Morgana pic for my merlin_santa gift, so keep your eyes peeled for that ;)

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

fhlksjflksd HE SHOULD. Someone please write to BBC about this, stat!

OooOOooOooh! *PEELS EYES*

[fireflower314.livejournal.com]

I am still not over how much Bradley looks like Cary Elwes. It's just. WHAT. (I am totally on board with the idea of getting Elwes to guest star on Merlin, btw!)

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

Every time I receive a comment notification for this post, I pause mid-scroll and go *___* at the picture every time.

[miakun.livejournal.com]

OH THAT PICTURE. Still funny the second time around.

Does that mean you have a tumblr? Or are you reading it on google reader?

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

No tumblr, just the reader. I feel about the tumblr as I do about the twitter, in that I suspect that if I start, I will NEVER STOP.

[westingturtle.livejournal.com]

Re: Ties That Bind

Wait? Where is the happy ending? HOW CAN YOU LEAVE ME IN DESPAIR?

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

Where is the happy ending?
D: It was just here a minute ago!

[puckling.livejournal.com]

SO ACCURATE. BRADLEY JAMES, I WILL FORGIVE THE SCRUFF (MAYBE) IF THERE ARE TIGHTS AND A REDONK HAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

BRADLEY JAMES STEALS FROM THE RICH AND GIVES TO THE POOR, IN TIGHTS. (IN BED.)

[puckling.livejournal.com]

BRADLEY JAMES, IS THAT AN ARROW IN YOUR TIGHTS OR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE COLIN?

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

BRADLEY JAMES AND HIS BAND OF MERRY WOMEN. PLUS RICHARD WILSON.

[puckling.livejournal.com]

PLUS RICHARD WILSON.

*sputters* WELL PLAYED LASS, WELL PLAYED.