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[elisi]

Firstly for those of you in the UK. Please go and Sign Jamie Oliver's petition for better school dinners. I'm sure you know why!

Secondly, I've been looking around for this crossover fic that I read ages ago, and remembered as being very good, and finally I found it. It's BtVS/Firefly, with Spike and River. A wonderful little gem of a fic: Given Name. Please go read! :)

And lastly, because this post is turning out decidedly random, I thought I'd post this meme I gacked from avrelia a good few weeks ago.




You are 'Gregg shorthand'. Originally designed to
enable people to write faster, it is also very
useful for writing things which one does not
want other people to read, inasmuch as almost
no one knows shorthand any more.

You know how important it is to do things
efficiently and on time. You also value your
privacy, and (unlike some people) you do not
pretend to be friends with just everyone; that
would be ridiculous. When you do make friends,
you take them seriously, and faithfully keep
what they confide in you to yourself.
Unfortunately, the work which you do (which is
very important, of course) sometimes keeps you
away from social activities, and you are often
lonely. Your problem is that Gregg shorthand
has been obsolete for a long time.


What obsolete skill are you?
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This is worryingly accurate...

Comments

[sylva-rerum.livejournal.com]

Hey, I got the same quiz result! It's pretty accurate for me, too. Well, except for the part about doing things efficiently and on time, 'cause I'm the world's biggest procrastinator. :)

[elisi]

Hmmm, I guess I can be efficient, but it's been ages since that's been necessary. But I definitely work best alone! :)

Did you like Chapter 5 of my WIP? [/feedback addict]

[sylva-rerum.livejournal.com]

Yep, I liked it a lot! I meant to leave a comment on it earlier, but then I got busy with writing HTML code and forgot. I think you handled Buffy and Spike's conversation wonderfully, though, and I especially like Buffy sympathizing with his plight as a ghost. I've always loved the parallel that was there, how neither of them could feel anything when they were brought back against their will but in different ways. And I like how frightened they both still are at the thought of trying a true relationship between them. I don't know what it all means anymore than Buffy and Spike do, but I'm looking forward to finding out. :)

[elisi]

I know you've been very busy (and I really like the new site - I've been meaning to tell you!), so I felt v. bad asking... I guess I just value your opinion?

I think you handled Buffy and Spike's conversation wonderfully
*Thank you* - maybe if enough people say it, I'll finally start believing it - I just try to put across how I see them and then hope and pray that it meshes with how other people view them too.

And I think that the longer the show went on, the more parallels there were between the two of them and I just love that!

how frightened they both still are at the thought of trying a true relationship between them
Oh, that's very good. I'm not sure I ever formulated it quite so clearly, but that's it exactly! :) I hope you enjoy the ride!

And thank you soooooooo much for this wonderful feedback - as scarlettgirl once said, it's more addictive than crack!

[sylva-rerum.livejournal.com]

Oh no, don't feel bad for asking! I'm the one who feels guilty for being forgetful, especially since i know how good it does feel to get feedback from people you respect. :)

Although..ummm.. it still feels weird to me to think that there would be people out there I've never actually met who would value my opinion. I'm still not used to the the whole having friends thing. *blushes*

[elisi]

Heh. We can both feel guilty together then! ;)

I tried to remember how I first came across you, and after thinking very hard, I recalled that the first post of your that I ever read was the one where you first talked about doing a long 'defense' of S7 - so I most definitely value your opinion! :)