We're playing songs about people who hate everyone.

Hi all!

I've been pretty quiet on the fannish front for a couple of years now, but I've been working on something that I'm excited to share.

About a year ago, I had the idea for a book that was "What if Georgette Heyer, but gay and in space?" So I wrote that book.

The Earl and the Executive is about a aeromech professor who inherits his brother's title and debt. In order to save his estate, he decides to marry a rich heir. Unfortunately he's not great at courting people so he hires a courtesan. Shenanigans ensue, including secret identities and falling in love.

Anyway! Excited to share!

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Spoilers ahoy, peeps.

A not super organized review of Kings Rising, with spoilers. A warning: while I am mostly positive about this book, there are some things that I didn't care for, so this is not a completely squee-filled review.

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So I'm having one of those weekends where everything is the next big idea for writing, except that I haven't been writing much because the end of the year is when school goes from being an 8 hour a day job to a 10-12 hour a day job and I end up coming home and laying facedown on the couch and rewatching Ouran High School Host Club.

Only now I'm on SUMMER! And I'm excited and also relieved and also can't wait for the new school year!

Not sure how this will go over but I'm offering drabbles to those interested. Post and you shall receive.

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Super sad about the game last night. Right after the OT goal, Lundquist just lay face down on the ice, and you could tell that he was just crushed (which is not really unexpected given that the Rangers rely on him so much).

Although it was hilarious since my BB was in LA and kept texting me things like, "If my car gets destroyed in a riot, I will call you" and "there are cops outside in riot gear, expecting a riot."

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Spent the whole day catching up on minor to do items and also playing video games with the boy. Read two trades that I'd rented from the library forever ago and realized that I'm definitely not the same comic reader I was as a kid.

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I have pretty much only been able to balance a couple of new shows this season. We don't have cable and I honestly don't have time to watch like I used to, so Hulu plus and Netflix streaming is it.

However, I have been in love with Almost Human. I think (other than the obvious ROBOTS WITH HUMAN SOULS AND WHAT MAKES A PERSON AND OMG ALL THE THINGS AND MICHAEL EALY) what gets me about this show is how it is very, very procedural, while also having some interesting (if not particularly ground breaking) sci-fi conversations. There's a lot to pick apart. And a lot of it is because of the actors and Urban and Ealy being genuinely fabulous at their job. And some of it is that show writers are playing with interesting concepts.

Also Mindy Project. I know the show can kind of be problematic, but to be honest, I relate to Mindy and am really, really happy with this professionally successful, internet loving, food eating person that Kaling is playing. I feel like so often we see "girlish" as weak and Mindy Project kind of puts that on its head, by having her be successful and competent. Moreover, I do like that they changed direction early on with Danny and that their friendship grew really organically and we got to see what they like in each other and how they fit.

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So apparently Google notifier is going away? Which is super annoying, because I still use it as a way of checking email without actually checking email. :(

Anyone have anything similar to notifier? And not the Chrome add on, because I don't use Chrome.

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Anyone have a link/download of the Agent Carter Marvel one shot? I can't find a full version anywhere. :(

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