Well, LJ is still good for one thing: reading reactions to the new series of Doctor Who. :)

Copied from everyone on my friend's list: When you see this in a friend's journal, quote Shakespeare! I'm doing it because one can never have too much Shakespeare.

Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;
And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths;
Our bruised arms hung up for monuments;
Our stern alarums chang'd to merry meetings,
Our dreadful marches to delightful measures.
Grim-visag'd war hath smooth'd his wrinkled front,
And now, instead of mounting barbed steeds
To fright the souls of fearful adversaries,
He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber
To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.
But I-that am not shap'd for sportive tricks,
Nor made to court an amorous looking-glass-
I-that am rudely stamp'd, and want love's majesty
To strut before a wanton ambling nymph-
I-that am curtail'd of this fair proportion,
Cheated of feature by dissembling nature,
Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time
Into this breathing world scarce half made up,
And that so lamely and unfashionable
That dogs bark at me as I halt by them-
Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace,
Have no delight to pass away the time,
Unless to spy my shadow in the sun
And descant on mine own deformity.
And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover
To entertain these fair well-spoken days,
I am determined to prove a villain
And hate the idle pleasures of these days.
Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous,
By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams,
To set my brother Clarence and the King
In deadly hate the one against the other;
And if King Edward be as true and just
As I am subtle, false, and treacherous,
This day should Clarence closely be mew'd up-
About a prophecy which says that G
Of Edward's heirs the murderer shall be.

The opening of Richard III. One of the best; you should read it if you haven't.

What do you think? I'll just assume it was after Stu and George adapted the Beatle mop and before John and Paul did. I'm interested in all discussion.

(Original credited to ghost_fire)

LJ Interests meme results

1. clex:
   This is the shortened name for the Smallville pairing "Clark/Lex" which involves Superman's youthful alterego and his arch nemesis Lex Luthor. I was very fond of Smallville for seasons one and two and some of three and wrote and read a lot of fanfiction for it. I still like the pairing very much I just didn't like the way the show went.
2. fred weasley:
   This is one of the Weasley twins from the series Harry Potter. I don't know if I like them simply because one shares my name but it does help. They're two of the most interesting characters in the series, in my opinion.
3. homoerotica:
   I enjoy well written/performed erotica about homosexuals. This is often called "homoerotica."
4. klaus voorman:
   Klaus Voorman was a friend of the Beatles during their stay in Hamburg. He was dating Astrid Kirchherr when he met the Beatles and introduced her to them. She fell in love with Stuart. Klaus stayed on as a friend too. Later he designed the cover for Revolver and the Anthology. He also played bass guitar for the group Paddy, Gibson and Klaus.
5. lord of the rings:
   A fantastic book series by JRR Tolkien that in 2001 was made into a movie triology. They are both very great works of art and I enjoy them both. I never got into the fandom (it was before my online time, really) but I have enjoyed the original works greatly.
6. outer space:
   Little in the world is more fascinating to me than outer space. There is so much unknown and unexplained there. I enjoy stories set in space and I enjoy learning more scientific information about it too.
7. richard o'brien:
   Goodness, I have him listed as an interest? *Laughs* He is the creator of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. He also played Riff Raff in the 1975 movie. A fabulous film and one that truly opened my eyes to different things when I first saw it as a sheltered and small minded teen. He's quite brilliant really.
8. smashing pumpkins:
   This is a band I liked a lot when I was a bit younger. I wasn't into the Beatles at the time and I just enjoyed their lyrics and songs. I wasn't a big fan of theirs but I have at least one of their CDs. Just a vestiage from my youth that's remained.
9. stu/astrid:
   This is probably my favorite heterosexual couple in the world. :) Stuart and Astrid had such a tragic life together, and it was so short. Still, I love the idea behind it and the feelings seemed so very strong. They're like a modern day Romeo and Juliet only I feel they're so much more tragic.
10. velvet goldmine:
    An incredible film from 1998 I believe about a musician and his rise to fame and how he revolutionizes the world through his image, actions and music. It also involves Jonathan Rhys Meyers making out with Ewan McGregor. Even if the film were rubbish (which it is far from) it would be worth it for them. :)

Enter your LJ user name, and 10 interests will be selected from your interest list.

I broke down and bought a paid account again. At least for one month. I just missed my icons too much. :)
(Happy birthday, Frodo & Bilbo)

Just a few more meaingless lines of research that I want to write here to remind myself about later:

meditation vs. sex.


Also, if anyone has any information/stories/trivia/pictures they'd like to share from the filming of Magical Mystery Tour (more about what was happening around it than the movie itself) please share, even if you think I already know it.

I will likely be doing a semi-canonical retelling of this era in my story. However I find that detailed research on it is very hard to come by (who exactly was on the bus, who stayed with who in what rooms at the hotels, what exact scenes were shot on which day in which order, where the wives and girlfriends were at the time, and so forth). Anything you have to add will be greatly appreciated. :)

It started on September 11th and was all over by December 29th, 1967.

So very sad.

"I found Astrid Kirrchher as well. She was still living in the same flat in Hambug. The walls of the place were black. She was wearing all black clothes, and she had black candles. She was still in mournning for Stuart. She was working as a dancer in a lesbian club. She was working at the bar, and if anyone wanted to dance with her, then she would do it. She had never given interviews to anyone and she had lost touch with the other Beatles, so she was a lost soul."

This was from February of 1967, as told by Hunter Davies. I need to find his book, I suppose. Another story for another time, I suppose. And now, I should sleep.

I'm doing a little research for a story I've been wanting to write for a few years now. I hate doing research at times because I get very fanatical about it. However, it can be fun too. You find the most interesting little tid-bits. Here's some information I picked up about the island the Beatles were going to buy in July of 1967:

The most promising island was called Leslo, which had a small fishing village, four beaches (one each) and 16 acres of olive groves. And it only cost ninety grand! Derek Taylor worked out that they could pay back the entire cost by exporting olives for the next seven years. "We're all going to live there," said John enthusiastically, "perhaps forever, just coming home for visits. Or it might be six months a year. It'll be fantastic -- all on our own little island. There's some little houses on there which we'll do up and knock together. It will be amazing. We'll be able to just lie naked in the sunshine together. There will be no hassles with the police because there won't be any police. The kids won't bother us because there won't be any kids. We can set a studio up and just make our albums, swim about in the Aegean and get stoned." Even Paul was pretty keen: "I suppose the main motivation for that would be that no one could stop you smoking. Drugs was probably the main reason for getting some island, and then all the other community things that were around then - 'Oh, we'll paint together. We'll do this. I'll chop wood.'"

Plans were drawn up to buy it on the 26th, but because of the currency restrictions in force at the time, it was illegal to take so much money out of the country, so they had to seek special dispensation frm the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He duly gave permission, but only up to a total of ninety-five grand. He then sent them a cheeky letter, saying: "But not a penny more... I wonder how you're going to furnish it?" Alistair Taylor said: "They allowed us to spend the £90,000, but wouldn't sanction the extra expense necessary to build homes and the planned recording studio. We battled on for weeks and got lawyer's opinions, drafted appeals, and tried to recruit support for the purchase. Then Neil came to me with the news that The Beatles were fed up with all the aggro and wanted to forget the whole thing."

So it seems that the island deal was pretty close to happening, except for the money issues. If everything had been cleared right away they woudl have bought it. I never realized it was so close to happening. Granted I doubt it would have held their fancy more than a few months, anyway, but it would have still be quite interesting. I like John's thoughts on the matter, anyway.

Anyway, I thought that was interesting enough to report about. Now back to doing actual research and see how long my interest in it it lasts. Ha.

An overdue update but here is one anyway: my birthday was on the 8th and although it was small and quiet it was very nice. I was at home with my parents and little brother for it and we went out to a nice dinner. I got a few CDs and books from my parents, as well as a nice new pair of pants and a gift card from my brother. My sister sent me a card with a cheque in it, ha. I think my older brother forgot; I'm not surprised. One of my best friends in real life forgot too, so it's hardly a big deal.

I'm quite terrible -- if anyone even said "happy birthday" to me over LJ I don't think I saw it. I hardly ever get online now that I'm back home and even when I do I tend not to read through LJ. It's really pathetic and it makes me sad. It's as though not only have I lost my creativity in fandom but I've lost my passion for internet things in general.

My LJ account expires in three days and I see no sense to renew it. I really wish I did. I really wish I had the motivation to make myself update this thing at least one a week. Even once a month. I just forget about it for such long periods of time and it seems that in return I'm forgotten about. Sometimes that makes it easier. I don't reach out to anyone so I don't expect anyone to reach out to me.

It's been over a year since I wrote anything on Eve of Destruction and it's been over two years since I started the damn thing. It's unbelievably how much the Beatlesslash fandom has grown and utterly declined since I got interested in it.

I opened my .doc of EoD last night just to see where I'd left off. I'd actually written about a half a page on chapter ten and I read through it. One of the paragraphs had John talking. I don't know if I was delusional when I wrote it or if I'd come up with something interesting and clever. Since the beginning I had not planned to have him speak again until much later in the story so even what I have written will have to be rewritten or at least amended.

I got the flickering of a story idea the other day. I can't even remember what sparked it but it was Astrid-centric. Perhaps I should try to write her. I miss her as a character and a concept. I miss that pairing a lot and, blissfully, it's so neglected that it's not been ruined for me by the teenies that have joined to the Beatlesslash community. Stu and Astrid almost exist in a world outside the fandom for me. I should write them again.


Dear writers on my Flist: If you find your creativity has ebbed and your inspiration is moot and you can't find your muse, what do you do? How do you get over the fandom blues? What methods do you use to reinspire you?

I used to go and sit on a bench in Kensington Park and just people-watch. It seemed without fail I'd come up with some idea. That doesn't work for me anymore.

I want to write again, very badly.

I was rereading through a few of my older files and I came across four or five Beatles stories that I started writing, got several pages on and then abandoned. Most of them were trite or the characterisations were terrible but some of them (read: one or two) were actually fairly decent. The problem is that I have no idea where to go with them. Instead of letting them sit on my computer, however, I thought I'd share them here. Perhaps someone will be inspired by the half-written pieces and decide to finish them for me! (I honestly would be thrilled.) One of them might be all right to end as-is, as a very short stand-alone. So, we'll see. They're both rather random and both set during the Hamburg-era. Please note, neither have been checked by betas for grammar, spelling errors, logic, etc.

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And the second one, title tenative:

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Now that I post these I half think I might have posted them before. I can't be bothered to remember though. Anyway, I feel like posting them both now, even if nothing ever comes from them. However, if you have suggestions for their continuation, or would like to continue to write them, please let me know.