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. . . Or at least having a great time watching them run!

Video here.

I pretty much run my FB account (which I have because it's the only way to keep up with some friends and relatives, sadly) like a Tumblr, reposting whatever random shiny stuff I encounter that amuses me (George Takei's FB page is a real gem for that -- if you're on FB and haven't checked it out, do yourself a favor and take a look). Here are a couple-three vids I particularly enjoyed.

First, this one answers the age-old question, " What happens when you take a scientist, liquid nitrogen and 1500 table tennis balls?" Not like it isn't easy to *guess* . . .



Next, I don't normally post political stuff here, but if you're of a sufficiently cynical frame of mind you should get a laugh out of this regardless of your party affiliation:



Finally, Geek Parents Are Awesome (though I'm not sure if the animated expressions are cute or creepy):

(Wanders away, whistling innocently.)

(Seriously, that bit at 0:04-0:05 with the scarf? Totally unfair to anyone with male-attracted ovaries . . .)

Dang, been an interesting 20102 thus far. Nothing bad per se, but absorbing. Further fic is in progress, but sloooooooowwwwly. In the meantime, a handful of recs.

For those who liked my rec of "Ash, Gold, Quartz," you will be pleased to learn that there's a sequel in progress: "Firestarter." Thus far, it details the rather chilling backstory of that 'verse's Moriarty.

Also of note: a nicely-erudite Sherlock/Arthurian mashup, "Here Be Dragons." Not a Merlin crossover as I so long (and mistakenly) thought, but something else altogether.

Finally, Diane Duane has begun compiling "A Sherlockian Tarot" over on Tumblr, and it's a good'un. She knows from Tarot symbolism, and her wry-dry comments on A. E. Waite had me lol-ing, hard (why yes, I are an occultism geek). It's also Of Relevance to my own "Being Sherlock" cycle, since the Tarot will have its part to play in that series, and I cannot begin to contain my squee at Lestrade's presence on the Justice card, and John representing Strength -- lion (rather than wolf) symbolism notwithstanding. ;)

Happy Equinox, y'all!

I rarely use this identity to rec things, but I thought this particular fic might appeal to those who like their Sherlock-fic blended with a bit of magic: "Ash, Gold, Quartz" by ifonlynotnever. Gracefully and elegantly done (I'm jealous!).

As always, a perfect job of capturing feline nature in animation . . . :)

Not the most original storyline (if I may be a little brutal about it), but lovely music and steampunk visuals:

Whew. Well, the work week kinda kicked a hole in my good intentions to keep up with LJ *each and every day*, but it's the weekend and I'm back and working through the f-list before moving on to respond to comments, and I just came across this post by Diane Duane, asking for feedback about her long-awaited (20+ years!) final Middle Kingdoms book, The Door Into Starlight. Specifically, she wants to know if enough people are interested in actually buying a copy of the finished product to make it worth her while as a professional writer. She added a request for fans to boost the signal (and gather responses), so here I am, boosting.

For those unfamiliar with the series, as Duane points out (and links) in her post, all the previous books are available in e-book format, so one can get caught up with things quickly and at minimal cost. And it's definitely worth getting caught up. Particularly, I would say (and I hope to heck this doesn't sound obnoxiously egotistical, because it's not meant that way), if you like my writing. I consider Duane the single biggest influence on my work, and I think it really shows.

(Unfortunately, while I can't say I've reached her quality of writing, I'm on my way to being just as bad about finishing series work.) Ahem.

Within the pages of the first three Door books, you'll find magic, worldbuilding, fascinating alien species (Sunspark the fire elemental is an intricately-portrayed non-human character, and Duane's time-and-memory-bending dragons hugely influenced my Time Lords in "Flowers"), witty humor, engrossing characters, and an epic romance between Herewiss, Prince of the Brightwood, and Freelorn, Prince-in-exile of Arlen (yes, two princes; that's not a typo!). ;)

So, read, rec, boost the signal and (hopefully) add your voice to the legions who'd pay to see Starlight finally in print! :D

This posted while I was away at Norwescon -- no doubt an Easter special, since it contains a bunny.



I have to say, Simon "gets" rabbits every bit as well as he does cats -- bunnies do tend to have the attitude of "Nyah, can't catch me!", and they're terrible little smartasses much of the time. :)

This has been going around FB, and definitely deserves a repost here, for all my writer friends. :)

"The Periodic Table of Storytelling."