Rec Triad: January 2008
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flyakateWow, I'm always so absent-minded about these! So, because they're fun, I bring you the first
REC TRIAD OF 2008!
A Fic:
I sort of forget if I ever told you about this, but approximately a million years ago,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
villainny recced multiple bandom fics. "Bandom" is a cute phrase for fandom that has sprung up around, in this case, Panic! at the Disco (I'm keeping the exclamation point because it's cute), My Chemical Romance, and Fall Out Boy. Even if you don't know their music (which is sad, because they're quite fun) the story Wednesday Night Boys takes a fanfic cliche (the one where they're all hookers) and makes it awesome.
A Book:
Anything by Josephine Tey. XD? I just finished reading several of her books, which are mysteries that aren't always concerned with the normal 'dead body' kind of mystery. The Man in the Queue is excellent, The Singing Sands is really interesting, and The Daughter of Time is a neat look at a mystery in history. Those all have the same detective, though her other ones are really cool too. So go read them!
A Show:
Over the holiday break, my older brother decided to catch up on the second season of Dexter, because our parents have cable on demand, and he'd gotten hooked while visiting our Second Oldest Sister. So we all spent many early morning hours staying up and saying "well... just one more". It's kind of violent and dark show about a serial killer who hides himself by working as a blood spatter analyst for the police in Miami. Don't worry... he only kills bad guys ;o) What makes this show for me is the humor and sarcasm behind it all. Most of the show is narrated by Dexter's internal voice, which is sharp and hysterically dry and lovely when juxtaposed with the action onscreen. All the rest of the characters are really interesting, and it's tons of fun. So go rent/Netflix the first season, or dig it up somewhere. Great bloody* fun.
*In the American vernacular, that is XD
MTV keeps showing reruns of old America's Next Top Model seasons, which I shouldn't find captivating, but I DO. However, I get to go to teach school tomorrow, which is mostly sit there and reign over the middle schoolers as they finish essays for their finals week. Think I'll bring my computer, just in case...
How's with all you?
A Fic:
I sort of forget if I ever told you about this, but approximately a million years ago,
villainny recced multiple bandom fics. "Bandom" is a cute phrase for fandom that has sprung up around, in this case, Panic! at the Disco (I'm keeping the exclamation point because it's cute), My Chemical Romance, and Fall Out Boy. Even if you don't know their music (which is sad, because they're quite fun) the story Wednesday Night Boys takes a fanfic cliche (the one where they're all hookers) and makes it awesome. A Book:
Anything by Josephine Tey. XD? I just finished reading several of her books, which are mysteries that aren't always concerned with the normal 'dead body' kind of mystery. The Man in the Queue is excellent, The Singing Sands is really interesting, and The Daughter of Time is a neat look at a mystery in history. Those all have the same detective, though her other ones are really cool too. So go read them!
A Show:
Over the holiday break, my older brother decided to catch up on the second season of Dexter, because our parents have cable on demand, and he'd gotten hooked while visiting our Second Oldest Sister. So we all spent many early morning hours staying up and saying "well... just one more". It's kind of violent and dark show about a serial killer who hides himself by working as a blood spatter analyst for the police in Miami. Don't worry... he only kills bad guys ;o) What makes this show for me is the humor and sarcasm behind it all. Most of the show is narrated by Dexter's internal voice, which is sharp and hysterically dry and lovely when juxtaposed with the action onscreen. All the rest of the characters are really interesting, and it's tons of fun. So go rent/Netflix the first season, or dig it up somewhere. Great bloody* fun.
*In the American vernacular, that is XD
MTV keeps showing reruns of old America's Next Top Model seasons, which I shouldn't find captivating, but I DO. However, I get to go to teach school tomorrow, which is mostly sit there and reign over the middle schoolers as they finish essays for their finals week. Think I'll bring my computer, just in case...
How's with all you?
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Date: 2008-01-22 09:54 pm (UTC)Scout and I couldn't decide on an email address for you, so I sent an email to what I thought was your yahoo account but if you didn't get it let me know! Also, happy late birthday! :)
Liz