Things I have learned from fanfic so far this week

[graculus]

1. Apparently, if you are Meant To Be Together, every time you have sex you will climax simultaneously. Every time in your multi-orgasmic encounters, which are unfettered by the reality of a little thing called the refractory period.

2. That the writer I was mocking at connotations last year has not given up her purple prose of doom and is indeed providing me with more raw material for this year's con (since apparently men have prostate glands but wizards have 'an organic pleasure button'). Not quite as florid as the previous example, but then that was something special in more ways than one...

3. That I can deal with TEEN CAPS OF ANGST if the story that provokes them is good enough.

4. That some people are clearly smoking the bad crack by what they put out in public (though I think I knew that already!).

5. That I find writing for other people (i.e. trying to figure out what they would like in these challenge thingys) much more anxiety-provoking than anything else. Including waiting for exam results and being interviewed for jobs. Bah.

6. That people think if they put quips in their author notes about how bad the story is, or how bad their writing is, that everyone will still rush to read what they've written anyway. And that usually they're right - it is bad.

So, what have you, oh wise friendslist people, learned this week? ;)

Comments

[cycnus39]

I have learned that there is such a thing as too much Ares and the RPGG game is beginning to bore me. :-(

[sg1scribe.livejournal.com]

I've learnt that if my left eye is really, really painful for no apparent reason, it is a good idea to not stick a contact lens into it. Sadly it required a week of agony and a friend's advice to arrive at this conclusion.

doh!

[captain-tiv.livejournal.com]

1. Apparently, if you are Meant To Be Together, every time you have sex you will climax simultaneously. Every time in your multi-orgasmic encounters, which are unfettered by the reality of a little thing called the refractory period.

How about everyone on tv comes back from the store with french bread in one of their shopping bags?

When a couple finish making love, they wake up in the morning under a bedspread or comforter that is unusually unrumpled, the sheet on the woman is folded just above her breast and the the sheet on the guy is folded nicely at his waist.

When someone is fighting five bad guys, each bad guy will wait his turn to fight the good guy.

I didn't learn that this week, but it seems to be a theme. :)

[khek.livejournal.com]

I learned (while checking out story archives) that even if characters are brothers, they will be slashed more often that not.

That's just...eww.

[sg1jb]

I've learned that if I trash my right arm and my back, while washing a year's worth of dirt and caked pollen off my van, it puts a serious crimp in my ability to Write Daniel (and to do much of anything else, too).

I've also learned that my van actually *is* blue after all.

[blktauna.livejournal.com]

I've learned that I must come to connotations.

[thefannishwaldo.livejournal.com]

I've learned that people who insert things into stories that don't belong in that universe, irritate the hell out of me.

I.E. Atlantis is a PAPERLESS SOCIETY! I promise you Rodney is not hunting through the stacks of notes on his desk looking for a pencil!

[siluria]

Today I learnt that no matter how bad a day you have at work, having good gratuitous slash fic to read once you get home can improve your mood drastically ;)

[jennixen.livejournal.com]

1. Apparently, if you are Meant To Be Together, every time you have sex you will climax simultaneously. Every time in your multi-orgasmic encounters, which are unfettered by the reality of a little thing called the refractory period.

Like the number of fics written about Daniel/Jack where they apparently both can have sex countless number of time during one night.
Except that Jack always has to give up after 10 times or so because he's not as young as he used to be.

Man, none of my ex bf's have been able to go more than twice, despite them being under 30...of course, I didn't give them a chance to do it more than twice since I don't think I could handle that much sex in one night...but that's waaaaaaaahhhhhaaaaay too much information than you need to know. ;)

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I've learned that I can no longer communicate in English and since I don't understand any other language, I guess that I won't be communicating at all. *g*