Oh for the love of GAWD.

[lillbet]

Catching up on ontd_trek posts and apparently I missed "Munngate"- i.e. bitches were hatin' on Chris Pine's new girlfriend, Olivia Munn, hostess of a basic cable show. And a mod felt it necessary to step in and say "Hay guise? Not cool." and then was all "Sorry if you hate me for that, but you can kiss my ass because we're not stooping to this crap anymore." (The last was totally unnecessary- why apologize for wanting ontd_trek to stay hate-free?)

Personally? My crush is crushed (back in the drawer, romcom meme) but who the fuck cares who the guy's dating? Hell, given the state of the world (with all it's technology that by its very design separates us from each other even as it brings us close) and the craziness of everyday life, I'm *happy* for folks, be they slebs or otherwise, when they find anything resembling love. How can a fan claim to adore someone and then hate on the person they choose to love?

Pfft. Back to reading. Found a hardcover copy of Percy Jackson and The Olympians Book One on sale for cheap at Borders at lunch- the library was giving me no love, and since the book doesn't have a movie still on the front I figured it was a good investment.

Running late to meet Emily. Seize you later.

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[taperoo2k]

You would not believe the crap we had on the torchwood LJ comm over Ianto popping his clogs "KILL RTD!?"?" style reactions.
Banhammer is the only solution for some peeps.

I've got the first three Percy Jackson and the Olympians books in paperback with non movie covers :-D I won't say anything about it though, not until you've read the first one at least. Suffice to say, i liked it.

[lillbet]

BANHAMMER INDEED. I just don't get fandom sometimes.

Despite promising myself I wouldn't start PJ&O until I'd finished "Nation" I opened it up and read the first 10 pages and it's brilliant. I can't wait to get to it for real. :D

Looking forward to some book discussing there.

BTW- have you read that book about a young wizard who goes to college that's sort of Potter-ish? If I can find the title I'll let you know, but basically it came out a few months ago and got really good buzz. It's a darker, more realistic look at young people learning magic.

[taperoo2k]

Well i think certain fans put so much energy into a fandom, they end up being deluded into thinking they own the fandom. Doctor Who fans can be like that. The hatred hurled at Helen Raynor (i think that's her name) for her Dalek 2 parter in series 3 was just awful. RTD got very angry indeed, called those so called fans ming mongs and a whole lot worse.

PJ&O is fantastic, I've read the first 3 books in the series.
You've got a lot of awesome stuff to come :-D
Would "Nation" be by Terry Pratchett ? If so I read that book ages ago and enjoyed it a lot.

I've not heard of that, but i may well do some gooling to see if i can discover it. I've still not bought any ebooks for my Sony E Reader hehe

[susanbones]

I don't know why people have to hate the girlfriends of their crushes. It isn't as if she took him away from them. :)

I've read the Percy Jackson books. My sister forced me to read them so she could have someone to talk to about them.

[lillbet]

Totally. I think I'm just really disappointed that people do this kind of thing to themselves and give fandom a bad name at the same time. I mean really: being so incredibly bitchy about someone you will NEVER meet, much less date, is such a waste of time and just screams "GETTALIFE!" to me the more I think about it. I guess everyone has their own level of fandom, but if I ever get cranky like that I know it's time to step AWAY. Besides which, Pine is SO not perfect, and the way these chicks were going on it was Malfoy-fever all over again. Xp

*LOL* Smart girl. I can't wait to get into the first one. It's Potter for American kids and rife with some awesome references to myth that I like- yeah, I read the first 10 pages. WHAT?!

I'm trying to finish something else first, but when I get into it, you'll be hearing from me. ;)