RIP

Umberto Eco, darn it!

RIP

Umberto Eco. Darn it! ;-(

Letting it go would be nice

I had been super frustrated right up until last Tuesday. The kind of frustrated where I knew I was being unreasonable over things that shouldn’t have been bothering me at all but where I could not stop being upset. And then on Tuesday there were blue skies and sun, and I drove around for about an hour, running errands, and suddenly found myself thinking, “I feel great!” So apparently it was mostly SAD.

It does interest me that I could see I was being unreasonable - getting horrifically upset over situations that shouldn’t have even been an issue - but I couldn’t stop myself from feeling that anger. That’s an improvement, I’m thinking, from feeling justified when angry. Hopefully I can move to seeing that I’m upset over something stupid and then being able to let go of that anger. That would be nice.

Letting it go would be nice

I had been super frustrated right up until last Tuesday. The kind of frustrated where I knew I was being unreasonable over things that shouldn’t have been bothering me at all but where I could not stop being upset. And then on Tuesday there were blue skies and sun, and I drove around for about an hour, running errands, and suddenly found myself thinking, “I feel great!” So apparently it was mostly SAD.

It does interest me that I could see I was being unreasonable - getting horrifically upset over situations that shouldn’t have even been an issue - but I couldn’t stop myself from feeling that anger. That’s an improvement, I’m thinking, from feeling justified when angry. Hopefully I can move to seeing that I’m upset over something stupid and then being able to let go of that anger. That would be nice.

Madeline Khan in High Anxiety

Madeline Khan in High Anxiety

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Women in Comics from 1890 on.

Headline Awards

Sad That You Can't Hear is Runner-Up in the Twosome of Cuteness category at the Headline Awards. Yay!
Many thanks to the judges for all their work and for this delightful description: ‘Sad That You Can’t Hear’ is the epitome of tragic romance. The beautiful writing makes us grieve along with Giles as he mourns his lost Jenny, in a story that brings her vividly to life in so many ways, painfully underlining the gnawing absence at the heart of the story. In canon, we lose Jenny Calendar pretty quickly. This emotional tale reminds us that for Giles, love lasted much longer.

Thanks to restfield for pointing out that Without the Lion is runner-up in the Dark Age Award! They'd gone with Dragon's Phoenix rather than dragonyphoenix and that threw off my search.
Part of the allure of the “Giles as a vampire” genre of fanfiction is the shock of juxtaposition. To see our favorite Watcher turned into a demon beast is horrifying enough without considering what such a foe would mean for those who had to face him. There are many ways to present this change from Watcher to demon, some more effective than others, but pairing the reader’s discovery of the true turn of events along with Willow’s is wrenchingly effective. Willow’s confusion, fear, and mounting horror mirror our own as the story progresses and, though the ending is abrupt, it is not left wanting. The reader and Willow are both left with certainty and despair over the sure course of what will happen next.


Congratulations to all. (I'd list people out but I'm always worried I'll miss naming a friend and upset someone.)

Thanks to Megan for making so many banners on such short notice. Oops, apparently I misread the page!
Thanks to caztalia for making so may banners on such short notice. She could not have picked a better image for my Sad That You Can't Hear banner. I mean, the other one's great too, but this image is perfect for the story.

Headline Awards

Sad That You Can't Hear is Runner-Up in the Twosome of Cuteness category at the Headline Awards. Yay!
Many thanks to the judges for all their work and for this delightful description: ‘Sad That You Can’t Hear’ is the epitome of tragic romance. The beautiful writing makes us grieve along with Giles as he mourns his lost Jenny, in a story that brings her vividly to life in so many ways, painfully underlining the gnawing absence at the heart of the story. In canon, we lose Jenny Calendar pretty quickly. This emotional tale reminds us that for Giles, love lasted much longer.

Thanks to restfield for pointing out that Without the Lion is runner-up in the Dark Age Award! They'd gone with Dragon's Phoenix rather than dragonyphoenix and that threw off my search.
Part of the allure of the “Giles as a vampire” genre of fanfiction is the shock of juxtaposition. To see our favorite Watcher turned into a demon beast is horrifying enough without considering what such a foe would mean for those who had to face him. There are many ways to present this change from Watcher to demon, some more effective than others, but pairing the reader’s discovery of the true turn of events along with Willow’s is wrenchingly effective. Willow’s confusion, fear, and mounting horror mirror our own as the story progresses and, though the ending is abrupt, it is not left wanting. The reader and Willow are both left with certainty and despair over the sure course of what will happen next.


Congratulations to all. (I'd list people out but I'm always worried I'll miss naming a friend and upset someone.)

Thanks to Megan for making so many banners on such short notice. Oops, apparently I misread the page!
Thanks to caztalia for making so may banners on such short notice. She could not have picked a better image for my Sad That You Can't Hear banner. I mean, the other one's great too, but this image is perfect for the story.