SGA is taking over my life.

[kate]

I'm reading fic, a lot of it (including the bad stuff, which just isn't like me), and watching several eps a night (except tonight because there was too much fic) and only nominally noodling with the drum corps fic that's likely to derail my serious attempts at finishing my damn Jared/Colin fic.

So the first amazing thing I read, I recced, and then I read something pretty darn good which I didn't even comment on (which is also not like me, but I'm tired - my brain is not functioning at 100%). And now, I've done what I always do when a fandom threatens to overwhelm me: found a couple of authors whose stuff I adore and read everything they've ever written. I am not done reading everything yet (not to mention I've got all the Ronon/Radek fics from Wraithbait cued up to read on the shuttle to work tomorrow). So, when I am done (and I still have to read through a couple of other authors that I've had recced to me before), I'm hoping to put up a decent recs page. I think at least a few people on my flist are in SGA; hopefully that won't be a hardship for the rest of you.

Is there anyone out there who has real live experience with drum corps? I know people who did it, including a guy who wrote drills and another who was a drum major, though I'm not close enough to either of them to email for advice. I did marching band myself, but trust me when I say that comparing high school marching band and drum and bugle corps is a little like comparing peewee baseball and the World Series. (Sorry for the baseball metaphor - I just wanted to use the word peewee.) It's really more like apples and oranges. Drum corps is a thing of it's own.

It's late, I'm tired. I just want to put something up because I don't post often enough and I miss you all.

gayalithiel, when are you coming to Philly again? Also, I'm home in another week and a half - I don't suppose we could manage another 'pop by for pizza on my drive through town', could we? And what the hell, flooding? I saw knitting_hobbit's post.

Comments

[urbankotq.livejournal.com]

The only cure for a fandom obsession is another target for said obsession. Find one, quick!

I have no experience with drum corps, but stand ever ready for beta duty in regards to your fic.

[kisahawklin]

See, I am actually fairly mobile when it comes to obsession, and I'd rather not be. I like to settle in enough to really produce some good fic in a fandom and not let the big stuff languish (like my current Jared/Colin fic that's maybe ten thousand words from complete). I've liked SGA for a while but I haven't been obsessive, which means I've got a decent base for canon and fanon.

I have no idea what I wanted to say there... hrm.

Much thanks, I love a picky grammar beta, and I will probably send this first chapter your way as soon as I finish it up (don't hold your breath, it is quite likely to be a month or more, as I'm not really spending much time on it). And again - thank you for the offer, I REALLY appreciate it.

[gayalithiel.livejournal.com]

don't suppose we could manage another 'pop by for pizza on my drive through town'

Yes, yes, yes! If I can get an idea of what day I will be sure not to arrange a violin lesson on that day (right now they're on Mondays but that may change when school starts).

Yes, violin! I am so psyched. And silly. But my mom loves it too, since I'm using Grandma's 100+ year old violin, and that counts for lots. Have you read how all that came about? If not, I shall have to tell you!

I'll be in Philly 9/20 (late) to 9/23 (flight at noon). Not long but better than nothing. Lauren AND Robert in one trip! Wheeeeee!

[kisahawklin]

What night is the concert? I want to pop by (assuming it's okay with indiwise, we could all just go out to lunch or summat), but certainly not on that day/night nor the morning after, and probably not on the morning before your flight, so... I think we're probably limited in time here.

Yay for violin! And yes, I've been following your fantasy island and all the stuff with the violin, I just haven't been commenting too much. Too much to read and not enough time is how the flist shakes down these days...

<333

[kisahawklin]

Oh, and since we're driving (again), I think it's likely to be evening-ish on the Saturday after labor day. Um. I don't have dates, but I can get them, if you need me to.

[gayalithiel.livejournal.com]

PS. It's HIS fault *points to icon*

[psyknife.livejournal.com]

I know people who've done Corps... just don't really have much contact with them anymore :(

[kisahawklin]

Yeah, me neither. It's a crazy lifestyle, I tell ya.