I was bored this afternoon, so I did what I usually do when bored: went sifting through the fandom_wank archives in search of something so brain-bustingly stupid, it would make me relieved that no matter how much I suck, I'm still not that bad.

And boy, did I find a gem.

http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1041982.html

Oh, Harry Potter fandom. "I signed up for a Christmas fic exchange, so because I don't like the pairing I ended up with, I'm going to crap all over the recipient and the hard work she did on her own fic by including absolutely everything she asked NOT to be included. LAWL, I'M SO WITTY!!!!"

This would be why I only participate in fic exchanges with people I know in advance aren't complete and utter assholes. ^^;;

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Try not to repeat a song title.

Pick Your Artist:
Arrogant Worms

Are you male or female:
Dog Food Woman

Describe yourself:
The Last Saskatchewan Pirate

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
The Mounted Animal Nature Trail

What's the weather like:
Head in the Freezer

Favorite time of day:
A Night on Dildo

Feelings on high school:
Teenage Angst

Feelings on college:
Let There Be Guns

What is life to you:
Idiot Road

What is the best advice you have to give:
Don't Go Into Politics

If you could change your name, what would it be:
Malcolm

What did you/were you doing last night:
Goin' Huntin'

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Also: I just had a telephone interview with Aviva. Next step, the hiring person in Edmonton calls me to schedule a face-to-face interview. Hopefully I get that far.

EDIT: Aviva just called. I guess I made it that far.

Darnit, I hate when my husband is right!

Okay, so this is one of the better things for him to be right about.

Right; so, I lost my job on Wednesday, which was completely my fault for being an utter moron. I'd kind of like to get out of insurance anyway, and have hazy, half-formed thoughts about taking an accounting or medical admin assistant program at CDI. You know; down the road, once the savings has been built up again. Whenever that may happen. (Incidentally, went in for a visit at CDI on Thursday, and got all excited about taking one of these things. Then I found out the cost for a ten-month program, and made choking, gagging sort of "hurk!" noise. Soooooooooooo, that's off the table for now.)

Anyway. I've been applying for jobs like a mad thing, living on Workopolis, Monster, Jobserve, and the City of Edmonton job site, and I think my number of submitted resumes hit something like fifty-seven yesterday. The whole way along, I've been whining that no one's going to call me, it's hopeless, etc., and my husband has been kindly advising me to shut up, I'll probably get a call on Monday.

Aaaaaaand the phone just rang. It was a recruitment agency, so it's not a real interview yet, but it's amazing how even a fake interview can bolster the ol' confidence. And the lady said she had something in mind for me. As long as the company isn't about to up and relocate to Stony Plain, or Prince Albert or something, I'm happy. *is still bitter about her hour-and-a-half-one-way commute from the UBC to North Vancouver everyday.


Like I said, there are worse things for my sweetie to be right about.

And now, a message from my cat, who invariably wants cuddles the second I sit down at my computer:

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I just went to FF.Net and looked up fanfic for a pairing that I've been, um, a little bit obsessed with for several months now, and I was giddily overjoyed to notice that hey, there's a new one! Then I took a second look, and noticed that the summary looked a little...familiar. So I clicked, and lo and behold, it was this a story I wrote in the ROD fandom about three years ago.

My story: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2500389/1/Thundershowers

This gal's story: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5172313/1/Thunderstorms

I mean, sure, the names are different, as Joker and Wendy have not been doing any random fandom-hopping as far as I know, but a heck of a lot of it is kind of identical. Which is hilarious, because the characters that have been swapped in could not have the Soulless Bastard/Spinelessly Devoted Follower dynamic any less if they tried.

And I'm starting to suspect that my husband is right about my catastrophic Worst-Case-Scenario-ing, as my first thought was, "Oh no! I bet the copy-paste artist is trying to make a point about how generic my characterization is! They're going to come back in a couple days and crow at me about how they switched the names and no one even noticed, so obviously my writing is Teh Suck, which will somehow indicate that all my favourite pairings are Teh Suck! ;_;"

Nevertheless, it is a pleasant surprise to know that there are actually more than two people on earth who like both of these pairings. Even if I have to wonder why they decided to swipe one of my worst stories. XD

I'm so proud of myself - I just wrote my first Twilight fic AND my first Buffy the Vampire Slayer fic! Not exactly a great representation of either, but what can ya do. ^^;;

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5121773/1/One_of_Those_Days

*is a dork*

Well, for the first time in my life, I have a garden of my own. My mother planted it while she was here visiting, but it's mine now! :D

Anyway, a few things died in a recent cold snap, but I've been managing to keep the others alive despite my purple thumb. And as an added bonus, I get the fun of humming Harvest Moon music while I'm watering! *is a dork*

Unfortunately, having a pot of chives right outside has led to a serious increase in my nacho consumption.

Oh, well. I'm sure I'll kill them soon.

Hee, I love the Harry Potter fandom. Even now, there's always someone popping out of the woodwork to make me feel sane and well-adjusted by comparison. 80,000 words. Damn, dude; damn.

http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1206985.html

My favourite comment so far:

Fanboys are so cute when they go on about How They Would Have Done It.

And by "cute" I mean "pathetic."

EDIT TO ADD:

My new favourite comment:

From the Desk of Joann K. Rowling:

Dear Mr. Adam,

tl;dr

Love & Kisses, Jo

YES!

I got a mention on fanfic_hate!

*has a party*

Specifically, it was in their Final Fantasy 7-9 thread, which doesn't really come as a surprise to me because dude, I remember that stuff. As much as I wish otherwise. *angst*

At least, I'm pretty sure it was my fic they were talking about. Unless someone else out there felt the totally inexplicable and ill-advised urge to insert the cast of Cats into the world of Final Fantasy 9.

Come to think of it, I'm awfully surprised that this was the only point mentioned about my stuff, or even about that story, because as facepalm-inducing as it was, the Magical Mr. Whatever's random guest appearance wasn't the worst element by far. ^^;;

*sob* I can't believe I was nineteen when I wrote that crap...

(Okay, so said mention was a long-ass time ago, but I had no idea this community existed, so it's all fresh and exciting to me. :D)

We have come to the conclusion that our puppy must be emo, as he seems to have an intense fondness for my razors.

Also, we finally saw the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie on Monday. And, as per my new and exceedingly annoying tradition, here's my review.

( Click Here for Rhianwen's Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End )