Intro Post

Sep. 27th, 2020 02:22 pm
kerravonsen: (Default)
Howdy, friends and strangers!

This is my intro post. I figured I'd better have one.

This journal is a mix of fannish stuff, ponderings, computer geekery, art and random cookery experiments. More personal posts are friends-locked, some with tighter filters than others.
things you should know about me )
other sites of mine )
Transformative Works Policy

If you wish to transform my work, I have Transformative Works Policy to clarify stuff in advance!
http://www.katspace.org/fiction/stories/kathryn_a_info/Transformative_Works/


Other stuff
If you want to write fic for me, here is my Generic Ficathon Elaboration Post.

After you have friended/subscribed to me, I would appreciate it if you drop me a comment here, saying hello and what brought you here. No need to ask permission beforehand, but it would be nice to give me a note afterwards.
kerravonsen: The TARDIS: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue (tardis-blue)
Oh my.
I think Moffat delivered, there. After leaving clues like breadcrumbs through past episodes, he actually managed to pull them together into something coherent. And in character. And at the same time, full of the unexpected.
spoilers, sweetie )
I'm not actually impatient for November, because I think this episode wrapped up a lot of questions, so it gives me a feeling of closure.
kerravonsen: The TARDIS: "Any place. Any time. (but not where you intended)" (tardis-any-place)
Doctor Who 7x13: Nightmare in Silver

(Yes, I forgot to review The Crimson Horror. Too bad.)

I'm still tense from this one.
Not as good as "The Doctor's Wife", but you have to admit, that one is hard to beat, even if you're the author of it.
Still, this was good.
spoilers will be upgraded )
Which would be worse, a galaxy ruled by Cybermen, or by Daleks? Daleks, probably. They want to be cruel and cause misery. The Cybermen want to eliminate misery (along with joy, love, happiness...)
kerravonsen: plate covered with Tribbles: "Do not feed the Plot Tribbles!" (Plot Tribbles no feeding)
In this post [livejournal.com profile] drinkingcocoa said (amongst other things): He [Harry] defeated Voldemort with his own "twin cores" wand plus his greater power because he had all the power of an intact soul and Voldemort had only a fraction of his own left.

I quote this because it set me thinking. Or possibly my subconcious thinking... Voldemort had only a fraction of his own soul left.

Before his first fall, Tom Riddle was, by all accounts, charming, charismatic, clever - an inspiring leader. But on his return, with only a fraction of his soul left, he was none of these. Indeed, it's likely that he was already deteriorating and going mad before he attacked the Potters. If one thinks about it, the fragment of Tom Riddle in the diary was cleverer and more charming than the Voldemort that Pettigrew resurrected.

What if you were a Death Eater who really believed and admired Tom Riddle? Possibly even loved him? What if you noticed your beloved Lord's deterioration? What if you decided to do something about it?

What if Bellatrix LeStrange decided to put the fragments of Tom Riddle's soul back together again? A Bellatrix who never went to Azkaban, who never went insane? What would happen then?

There. I leave you with this plot-bunny, and wish you well.
kerravonsen: "Seriousness is not a Virtue" (seriousness-not-a-virtue)
Half-a-dozen Stargate keys
Invention of a new disease
Daniel Jackson on his knees
That's what Apophis wants.

Harry Potter on his knees
Imperius the Ministries
Life for all eternities
That's what Voldemort wants.

Fluffy socks with honeybees
A cooling western summer breeze
Several thank-yous and a please
That's what Dumbledore wants.

Swinging freely through the trees
No more itches, nits, or fleas
Lovely Jane as his best squeeze
That's what Tarzan wants.




Join in?
kerravonsen: Snape: Anti-hero (Snape-anti-hero)
I wonder if Snape was a kinesthetic learner, and that's why his lessons were structured as practicals without lectures?
kerravonsen: Harry Potter writing with quill (Harry)
There's something that's been bugging me for a while: why is Harry Potter famous? No, I don't mean "what is he famous for?" I mean "who told the press"? Actually, I don't care so much who told the press (I mean, it was probably Dumbledore); the thing is, it's terribly unlikely for Harry Potter to be famous, not unless someone deliberately set out to make him famous (whether that be Dumbledore or the Minister of Magic or whoever...). There were no witnesses to what happened that night. Nobody apart from Harry himself, and it's not like a traumatized toddler is going to be talking to the Daily Prophet. Harry Potter is famous for something he didn't do: defeating Voldemort. It was Lily who did that. Yet it is Harry who gets all the credit.

Given that... why hasn't anyone written a story in which nobody invented the concept of "The Boy Who Lived"? A story in which Lily did get the credit, and Harry isn't famous; just one orphan among many?
Now, I've seen a story or two where someone else other than Harry is called "The Boy Who Lived", but I haven't seen any stories where there isn't a boy who got the fame. And it kind of bugs me that nobody has questioned the famousness of Harry, when, as I said, it isn't actually that likely. It's not as if someone needed to suppress the story; there was no news-story until someone made it up.

Or am I wrong? Has there been fanfic which has dealt with this?
kerravonsen: 7th Doctor frowning: *frown* (frown)
I already loathe advertising - not just consider it an irritating interruption, but consider it a social ill. Why? Because its purpose is to make us unhappy and discontent.

Then I saw this: Representations of Gender in Advertising. Pervasive misogyny. Objectification of women. Violence against women. It isn't just the media content we should be objecting to - it seems that the non-content is even more loathesome and disgusting than that. I hadn't been aware of this before, because I don't read fashion magazines, indeed, I hardly even watch TV, so I've been avoiding ads anyway. But this... (shakes head).

(edited to fix link)
kerravonsen: 11th Doctor and TARDIS (Doc11)
In "The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe", the Doctor introduces himself as the "Caretaker", since he's trying to keep a low profile, seeing as he's supposed to be dead.

I can't remember - in later episodes, does he fall back into his old habit of introducing himself as the Doctor, or does he just not introduce himself?

I know that in "Hide", he didn't introduce himself, because my brother D, who hadn't seen Doctor Who in ten years, spent the first ten minutes of the episode thinking that the ghost-hunting professor was the Doctor, and the Doctor was the villain. (Strange but true)
So... for other episodes, do any of you recall whether or not the Doctor introduced himself as "the Doctor"?
kerravonsen: TARDIS, clouds: Dream (tardis-dream)
Note about episode numbering: the ABC calls this episode 10. Others call this episode 11. The BBC website calls it "Season 7 Part 2 Episode 5".
(sigh)

Hmmmm. Very tense, this one. A "trapped with a monster" episode; this one different because it's the TARDIS they're trapped inside of.
spoilers will be incinerated )
When one steps back and thinks about it, there are a number of holes in the plot, but I was feeling generous and didn't let it bother me too much.

Mind you, if you compare it to another "trapped-in-the-TARDIS" episode, "The Doctor's Wife", it only gets a C+. Darn.
kerravonsen: glass button: "Shiny!" (shiny)
Hey, I remembered! Happy birthday [personal profile] vilakins!

(I am pretty random at the birthday thing, folks. Just accept it.)
kerravonsen: 11th Doctor and TARDIS (Doc11)
Hmmm.

Oddly enough, the first thing I noticed was the 70s fashion. (smirk)

Really creepy, in the best Who fashion. There was a point at which I grabbed my niece's hand, because it was so creepy. 8-/
spoilers will fall into the well )

HP Trivia

Apr. 19th, 2013 09:32 am
kerravonsen: Hermione, leaning against her hand, looking bored (Hermione-bored)
I just realized that Hermione is brilliant at everything except what Harry is brilliant at: flying and DADA. And chess, which Ron is brilliant at.
kerravonsen: The TARDIS: "Any place. Any time. (but not where you intended)" (tardis-any-place)
I liked that. Pretty much a paint-by-numbers sort of story, but the actors gave it their all, and the atmosphere hit the right notes even if the plot was rather simplistic.
spoilers will be electrocuted )
kerravonsen: Crafty: a medly of beads (craft)
I have finished it!

belt belt

I intended this to be a necklace, but it ended up so long that I made it into a belt. Could still be worn as a necklace, though.

How: Chainmaille and beads.
cutting technical details )
There are eleven sections of yellow beads, and each section has eleven beads.

Symbolism:
Yes, this has symbolism! Else it would not be titled as it is.
Idris is Idris "Sexy" TARDIS (as named in the DW episode "The Doctor's Wife"). The blue beads represent her; varying shapes as she is variable, blue with stars and chatoyancy as she is a space-time ship, and Very Blue.
Her Thief is, of course, the Doctor. The yellow beads represent all his regenerations so far, eleven sections of eleven beads. Also, eleven represents duality and thresholds; there is no Threshold like stepping into the TARDIS with the Doctor.
The spiral is the time vortex that they travel in.

I am quite pleased with it. 8-)
kerravonsen: The TARDIS: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue (tardis)
That wasn't as bad as I expected. I'm still glad that RJA warned me, though, since lowered expectations meant that I didn't get as irritated as I might have been.
spoilers will be sung to sleep )

Request

Apr. 7th, 2013 06:59 pm
kerravonsen: Almost anything is fixable in fanfic (fanfic-fix)
In anticipation of the anti-theist trainwreck that is apparently this week's Doctor Who, I would like someone to cheer me up by writing a thoughtful fic in which Teal'c has a deep and meaningful conversation about false gods, with a devout monotheist.
Please?
kerravonsen: 11th Doctor and TARDIS (Doc11)
I had the unexpected pleasure of watching this with my family (sister in law and niece, at least); unexpected because I was intending to simply download it on iView and watch it by myself, so I hadn't paid attention to when it was showing. But lo and behold, there I was having Easter Sunday lunch with my brother's family, and he mentioned it was on tonight and would I like to stay and watch it with them. But of course! It's more fun watching stuff in company.
spoilers will be uploaded )
Overall... a good episode. Creepy in a very Moffat way. Doesn't fall down with the fridge logic. Makes me think thinky thoughts.
kerravonsen: Seventh Doctor hugging a guitar: "Blues" (Doc7-blues)
I did as I had promised myself, and set aside Good Friday and Easter Saturday to read [livejournal.com profile] rj_anderson's ULTRAVIOLET. I finished it sooner than I expected, possibly because I woke up at 5am this morning and continued reading.

Spoiler-free review here.

spoilery discussion )

Fic Rec

Mar. 25th, 2013 10:05 am
kerravonsen: "Are you challenging my ingenuity?" (ingenuity)
Instarec: Vorkosiverse: "Better Than Running Away" http://avanti-90.dreamwidth.org/36468.html

Profile

kerravonsen: (Default)
Kathryn A.

May 2013

S M T W T F S
   1 2 34
567 891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031 

Syndicate

RSS Atom

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Base style:
[personal profile] branchandroot
Theme:
[personal profile] nornoriel

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated May. 20th, 2013 12:38 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios