You know what annoys me?

I'll tell you what annoys me. It annoys me when people on mailing lists who have clearly finished writing a story, who have in fact, stated that the story is finished in the first post, post the story in parts every few days. That's what annoys me. It's just a cheap ploy to get more LOCs.

The first fandom I really got into was The Sentinel back before Yahoo!groups when there was only one discussion list and a separate list for fic. I must say that it spoiled me, because on both those lists there was a very clear standard of behavior and the rules were enforced with an iron fist. If you were posting a WiP you had damn well better label it as such and if you were posting a story in multiple parts you posted the whole thing. If anyone tried to pull this crap on SXF the flames they would've received from the list members would've been hot enough to melt their computer.

As a corrollary to that, I again renew my objection to public feedback. I honestly don't give a crap what every frelling member of the list thought of the latest story that was posted. You know who cares? The author of the story, who has an e-mail of address of her very own. Send it to her, not the list. I know hitting the reply button is easier, but C&P the address into your e-mail program you god damned lazy morons!!!

/rant

Wow, that's a lot of crap.

In a fit of industry I cleaned off the top of my dresser and my walk-in closet. The amount of junk a person can accumulate over the years is staggering. I've got four bags full of trash and another two full of clothing I never wear. I think there's a bin for clothing donations at the grocery store. If not, I know there's a couple out by the Shop-Rite near my parents' house. I've got a couple of good winter coats I never wear either, but I think there's a place around here that deals specifically in coats.

I so cannot fucking wait for this movie.

gakked off of boy_touching

Taken from heathbaby.com, a piece of an article from Elle in which Jake Gyllenhaal talks about Brokeback Mountain.

'After their initial tryst, the young men flee from each other and get married. But four years later one gets in touch with the other and, unable to resist, they arrange a rendezvous. What ensues is an explosion of physical passion so feirce it leaps off the page. 'Heath almost broke my nose in that scene,' Gyllenhaal says, laughing. 'I mean, he's so happy to see me. The great thing was that we decided - well, he grabs me and he slams me up against the wall and kisses me. And then I grab him and I slam him up against the wall and I kiss him. And we were doing take after take after take' Gyllenhaal grins. 'I got the sh*t beat out of me,' he says. 'We had other scenes where we fought each other and I wasn't hurting as badly as I did after that one.'

Proof positive that I'm a masochist

Why, oh why do I keep going to imdb to read the message boards about The Incredibles? Why do I do this to myself? I've never seen so many people miss a point in my life.