I know very little about some of the people on my friends list. Some people I know relatively well. But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's Parker ...she likes money and cereal." I'd love it if everyone who's friended me did this. (Yes, even you people who I know really well.) Then post this in your own journal [only if you feel inclined]. In return, ask me anything you'd like to know about me and I'll give you an answer*.
*Providing it's answerable/suitable for public posting.
Fanfic meme, ganked from kazbaby
Oct. 26th, 2012 02:58 pmTell us the name of a favorite story you have written, and why is it your favorite.
Going through my fic, this was a really tough one to decide. I eventually had to pick two.
Overall, I would say To The Lord I Will Sing (Tanakh, Miriam and Deborah) and The Storyteller (Big Fish, Jenny Beamen Hill) are my two favorites.
The Song of Miriam and the Song of Deborah have fascinated me since I first studied them. They are, between them, two of the oldest fragments of text in the Tanakh (aka the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament). As patriarchal as the Bible can be, that's quite amazing. They also bear some superficial similarities, enough that some scholars claim they're actually two versions of what was originally the same song. I don't know about that, but Miriam is the only female prophet in the Tanakh and Deborah is the only female judge, and they were both awesome in their different ways. This story allowed me to play with the Biblical text, highlighting the similarities and differences between them, and the interplay of language. It also let me do interesting things with structure. I had so much fun writing it.
The Storyteller was a Yuletide fic, and an attempt to work through the theme of Big Fish (an excellent movie, you should all see it if you haven't) from a feminist perspective. The story is all about the unreliable narrator, as Will explores the fantastical stories his father told him as a child. But what I didn't understand until I wrote this story is that Will himself is an unreliable narrator. Making Jenny the main character of my story gave me a chance to explore the truth behind the stories, and the reasons people tell the stories they do, all while having fun with the lush world of the south shown in the movie.
Going through my fic, this was a really tough one to decide. I eventually had to pick two.
Overall, I would say To The Lord I Will Sing (Tanakh, Miriam and Deborah) and The Storyteller (Big Fish, Jenny Beamen Hill) are my two favorites.
The Song of Miriam and the Song of Deborah have fascinated me since I first studied them. They are, between them, two of the oldest fragments of text in the Tanakh (aka the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament). As patriarchal as the Bible can be, that's quite amazing. They also bear some superficial similarities, enough that some scholars claim they're actually two versions of what was originally the same song. I don't know about that, but Miriam is the only female prophet in the Tanakh and Deborah is the only female judge, and they were both awesome in their different ways. This story allowed me to play with the Biblical text, highlighting the similarities and differences between them, and the interplay of language. It also let me do interesting things with structure. I had so much fun writing it.
The Storyteller was a Yuletide fic, and an attempt to work through the theme of Big Fish (an excellent movie, you should all see it if you haven't) from a feminist perspective. The story is all about the unreliable narrator, as Will explores the fantastical stories his father told him as a child. But what I didn't understand until I wrote this story is that Will himself is an unreliable narrator. Making Jenny the main character of my story gave me a chance to explore the truth behind the stories, and the reasons people tell the stories they do, all while having fun with the lush world of the south shown in the movie.
Crossover Meme!
May. 16th, 2012 08:53 amGanked from ![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
melannen
*Fandoms I'm familiar with: written on AO3 (expand full list), tagged on DW, or bookmarked on Delicious. (Yes, I know, I plan to switch to Pinboard eventually. Today is not that day.)
In other news, I had a job interview that went rather well, yesterday. Good bits: I would have time to go back to school and work towards my doctorate, it seems like I would be working with good people, and it comes with a nice four-bedroom house (with a garage, very necessary in that part of the world) from which I can walk to work. Bad bits: it is in Minnesota, i.e. half a continent away from either a) my home (West Coast) or b) the place where most of my friends are now (East Coast). Minnesota also gets very cold, which I can tolerate but don't like.
melannen
Let's play the Hypothetical Crossover game! Name any two (or more) fandoms you know I'm familiar with*, and I will tell you how I would, hypothetically**, cross them over!
Take the meme, spread the meme, do the meme, love the meme.
*Fandoms I'm familiar with: written on AO3 (expand full list), tagged on DW, or bookmarked on Delicious. (Yes, I know, I plan to switch to Pinboard eventually. Today is not that day.)
In other news, I had a job interview that went rather well, yesterday. Good bits: I would have time to go back to school and work towards my doctorate, it seems like I would be working with good people, and it comes with a nice four-bedroom house (with a garage, very necessary in that part of the world) from which I can walk to work. Bad bits: it is in Minnesota, i.e. half a continent away from either a) my home (West Coast) or b) the place where most of my friends are now (East Coast). Minnesota also gets very cold, which I can tolerate but don't like.
Give me one of my own stories, and a time at some point after the end of the story or before the story started, and I'll write you at least 100 words of what happened then, whether it's five minutes before the story begins or ten years in the future.
Meme: the body in the coach
Aug. 14th, 2011 03:54 pmGanked from hradzka :
Alfred Hitchcock said, "If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach." If I wrote a story today, what would the readers immediately look for?
Well? What's the body in the coach in my stories?
hradzka :Alfred Hitchcock said, "If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach." If I wrote a story today, what would the readers immediately look for?
Well? What's the body in the coach in my stories?
My top ten most-read stories on AO3 are:
( AO3 Hits )
If I were going to say what my top ten favorite stories of my own I've written are, they would be (in no particular order):
( Personal Favorites (at the moment) )What's interesting to me is how many of the stories I picked just now as personal favorites weren't marked as such when I added them to my master list.
( AO3 Hits )
If I were going to say what my top ten favorite stories of my own I've written are, they would be (in no particular order):
( Personal Favorites (at the moment) )What's interesting to me is how many of the stories I picked just now as personal favorites weren't marked as such when I added them to my master list.
Okay, I was tagged by ![[livejournal.com profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
allisnow. Here goes nothing:
The Rules
A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blog and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question.
B) Tag eight people. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you.
( Meme )
Taggingantennapedia, chemicalfuel, dunv_i, historianheidi, hobgoblinn, hradzka, laney_1974, revdorothyl. (Am curious to see if chemicalfuel will respond. Those of you who know who she is will know why. It's probably an extremely long shot atm, though, given how busy synecdochic is.)
allisnow. Here goes nothing:The Rules
A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blog and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question.
B) Tag eight people. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you.
( Meme )
Tagging
antennapedia, chemicalfuel, dunv_i, historianheidi, hobgoblinn, hradzka, laney_1974, revdorothyl. (Am curious to see if chemicalfuel will respond. Those of you who know who she is will know why. It's probably an extremely long shot atm, though, given how busy synecdochic is.)The Remyth Project
Jan. 30th, 2009 06:26 pmSo, we all know that stories shape perception, right? Of both individuals and societies. There is a reason Jesus taught in parables, and a reason charities pick someone's life story to use in their advertizing for why their work should be supported, and a reason that the debate over what should be taught to schoolchildren in history class can be so heated. The way we look at ourselves and the world is determined by the way we interpret the "story" of our lives, which in turn is guided and shaped by the stories we are told about the world around us. This is why I get real tense when people dismiss what happens in shows as being "just television" or "just a movie" and try to dismiss its importance. It is not just about being PC, not by a long shot.*
This is a major problem for people of color, particularly those living in the Western world, because on those few occasions when the stories that shape their culture are used in mainstream media, they are just that--used. Shaped in ways that fit the perceptions and needs of the white people who, by and large, control the entertainment industry. Shaped in ways that are unhealthy for the people whose stories they are.
( Enter the Remyth Project: )
I particularly recommend:
"Little Girl With An Inner Dragon" bytielan
"pirates of the caribbean" bybossymarmalade
"Mirrors" by the-willow
"a moses moise" byskywardprodigal
"I am not what you call me." bygabby_silang
"in the sky, there is no distinction of east and west" byciderpress
*BTW, the protest against the casting of The Last Airbender's Asian and Inuit characters with White actors is still going strong, check outaang_aint_white for details about how you can help.
This is a major problem for people of color, particularly those living in the Western world, because on those few occasions when the stories that shape their culture are used in mainstream media, they are just that--used. Shaped in ways that fit the perceptions and needs of the white people who, by and large, control the entertainment industry. Shaped in ways that are unhealthy for the people whose stories they are.
( Enter the Remyth Project: )
I particularly recommend:
"Little Girl With An Inner Dragon" by
tielan"pirates of the caribbean" by
bossymarmalade"Mirrors" by the-willow
"a moses moise" by
skywardprodigal"I am not what you call me." by
gabby_silang"in the sky, there is no distinction of east and west" by
ciderpress*BTW, the protest against the casting of The Last Airbender's Asian and Inuit characters with White actors is still going strong, check out
aang_aint_white for details about how you can help.Meme: Icons
Oct. 15th, 2007 09:27 pmComment on this post. I will choose seven userpics from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are using them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so others can play along.
This is interesting to me because, while I have no real talent for creating visual arts, I am very picky about what I like (this comes from being the child of two excellent professional photographers).
antennapedia ( picked these seven: )
By the way: if anyone knows where I can find good Batman Begins or Brother Cadfael icons, I would appreciate it.
This is interesting to me because, while I have no real talent for creating visual arts, I am very picky about what I like (this comes from being the child of two excellent professional photographers).
antennapedia ( picked these seven: )By the way: if anyone knows where I can find good Batman Begins or Brother Cadfael icons, I would appreciate it.
