The State of the Nea

A quick random post to prove I'm still breathing...

Giles
If nothing works loose, lights up, cracks, or needs to be replaced by the end of the day, this will be my first trouble-free week with the new car. It is an anniversary I devoutly hope to celebrate. With the price of gas up to $2.50, just driving is problem enough.

When will I ever learn?
I was stupid enough to fall for the baiting over on fanthropology re: Real Person Fiction. I restated my usual opinion, right down to the "dancing meatpuppets" line and got this mind-blowing response - that if I don't like real people being forced to do fictional things, then I must hate all movies/TV/theater/radio shows, because it's all real actors doing fictional things.

You read it here second, folks, acting is just like fanfiction! Except for the part where the actors know they're participating. And get paid. And in some powerful cases, have script approval.

"I like doing it and I don't think it hurts anyone and I resent your picking on it" at least makes sense as an RPF argument...

Team Wench
Prepare for Fair is tomorrow; I'm heading to tchwrtr's tonight to help set up. Details in a previous post - come make this a success!

And afterwards, I'm going to step down from heading the Team Wench bylaws committee because it's just too much on top of the stresses of the new job. Still going to strike out the "bylaws" part of my resolutions with a clear conscience, though - taking us from a standing start through drafting through mostly adoption and two of the remaining 4 edits is pretty darn good!

I enjoy being a girl
Or maybe not, but I'm having one of those bursts of girliness and am getting fully detailed this weekend - hair, hands, feet. If Dress Barn (such an alluring name!) is open on Sunday, I'll even do a little clothes shopping.