PPC mess and a little bit of news

[misscam]

Why is it whenever I take a day off, I come back online to find some major mess has occured? This time it's the PPC board. I have to say it seems to have been brewing for a while though, so I'm not exactly shocked. Bit surprised at who is involved, but then, it's not the first time I fail to notice people don't like each other. I'm not always the best at picking up vibes (which explains why I sometimes worry if some people like me or not). Perhaps I'm not always the best at sending vibes either. *shrugs* I was raised to say what I mean or shut up, and subtle-hinting-vibes is obviously not my greatest strength. *shakes head* Bah. Sometimes people just annoy me, even if I like them. I don't much like emotional blackmail or 'wah, wah, wah, pity me, you pity me NOW!' whining (I'm not talking about genuine having a rough time and wanting some support kind. We're all entitled to feel a bit down and in need of some kind words now and then and vent a little.) It makes me more angry than anything else and I'd rather not see it on the PPC board, quite frankly. Compassion and support is something I'd rather give, not be hounded for and pushed into (insincerly) giving. Then it just loses its meaning to me and becomes polite triteness.

Aaaaanyway, before I get worked up into some great rant on that, some minor news from Norway...

Powell has made a plea for Norway to stay in Iraq, but our government have confirmed they still plan to pull out our engineering troops during the summer. I'm a horrid selfish thing, but I shall be very glad when Norway is out of it. I don't want Norway involved in things like this. War makes villains of people with the best intensions in the world sometimes...

In other news here in Norway, some utter idiot dressed himself in a moomitroll costume and laid down in the middle of the road while some of his buddies filmed it. Things went as they must, and a car hit and killed him. He was 19. Apparently, he'd been inspired by MTV's 'Jackass'. Moomitroll costume, of all things... I love the adventures of the moomitroll. Now I'm going to have the image of a moomitroll-roadkill for ages. Poor family of the boy. 19 is no age to die. No age at all... It's just so stupid, you know? We have quite a lot of traffic-related deaths as it is, but this is just doubly tragic because it's just so stupid.

On a more cheerful note, in Germany, they've released a Sims-inspired little game, only you can have the little computer people have sex and be nude too. Somehow, I'm not surprised this game from Germany.

And hey, (one of) my football team(s) is leading the Norwegian football league! Only been three rounds so far, but I'll take all the good news I can get. *waves little Tromsø banner*

Lastly, I've noticed quite a few people I don't know have either friended me or commented in my LJ. I'd love it if anyone of you would introduce yourself - if you've been lurking on my friends list for a while without saying hi, why not do it now? *offers chilled wine and chocolate*

Comments

[nirix5.livejournal.com]

I'm just a random, tiara-obsessed person who lurks around her friends list, so I don't know if you'd remember me. But hey! I always look forward to your posts. I also think you rock. So, hellonicetomeetyou again.

PS I got a book out on Norway a couple of weeks ago (a friend of my mother's lives there, too) and it showed lots of pictures of these insanely comfortable-looking beds. Kind of boxy- in niches in the wall? Do you know what I mean? Do you have one? Would you recommend one?

Feather

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*shakes hand solemnly before offering chocolate*

Well, if you talking about the beds I think you, I had one while I lived in Tromsø and as I remember it, it was very nice and comfortable and I was sad when we moved and I got a regular bed. But I was nine then, so it's been a while. My memory of it is very good though.

[dragonlet.livejournal.com]

Oh, you should know me, but in case you don't....*takes wine and chocolate* mmm. I'm on the PPC message board, so you probably know me.

That's a shame about the 19 year old. Teenagers are crazy. Of course being one, I can't talk, but at least I admit to the insanity!

And I don't get the PPC trouble either. I haven't been checking in the last few days, so I'm in about the same boat you're in. Do you have any idea what's going on at the moment?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Yep. Didn't you just write a PPC or OFU fic? I seem to recall 'Dragonlet1' as a pen name.

I have some idea of what's going on, but I have a sneaky feeling there's some big, fat backstory to who got angry with who that I am not aware of. Basically, I think tensions had been building a while, some people had a bad day and voila, a small stirring of the pot is all it takes.

[the-factionlair.livejournal.com]

Hello, this is my intro...

Basically, I heard of you and your excellent writings through Empress Dotdotdot, who is on a forum that I go to and who is currently the assisstant headmistress of OFUW (Official Fanfiction University of Weyard).

Truth be told I'm very much in awe of you for OFUM, and I must congratulate you on it (I'd do so in a review, but it seems like you have enough of those).

I'm also friends with Miss V, the assisstant headmistress of OFURNK (Official Fanfiction University of Rekka No Ken).

Anyways, for the actual intro:
I'm The Faction's Lord, otherwise known as TFL, I engage in many activities for the improvment of fanfiction within the GS and the FE sections. I just turned 16, and it is a pleasure to talk to you.

One final thing, I doubt I'll be able to have any chilled wine at 16 ^_^

[misscam.livejournal.com]

No one can ever accuse OFUM of being short on reviews, no. I do read the reviews I get, but they all tend to blend together and I tend to only remember the reviews that annoyed me (by being written in all Caps Lock or something like that. Grr.)

Heh, I had my first taste of vodka when I was 16. Ah, memories... But if you can't take the wine, do throw yourself at the chocolate.

Your unicknameamuses me greatly. Why'd you pick it?

[hippydeath.livejournal.com]

I think I've had you on my friends list for a very long time, and I occaisionally post comments. (I can also normally spell)

Once upon a time I was an OFUM and PPC lurker, but fandom gave me a nervous breakdown (not literally) and I ran away. I still lurk here because you have similar views on Bush and Iraq, which are always interesting to read, and it's always amusing to see when something daft goes down on the PPC boards (because I'm weird like that)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I lurk at fandom_wank, so I guess I'm also amused when daft things happens, but it's not always as amusing when you're in the middle of it. Perhaps why fandom gives people breakdowns and dramatic 'That's IT! I QUIT!' urges.

Ah, a fellow Shrub-disliker. Do have some chocolate.

Introduction?

[neffinesse.livejournal.com]

Oh, ahem. Hi.

I just read OFUM once and found it ridiculously funny, so when I found out that you had a LJ I figured hey, why not? Er... I like the Silmarillion? *Shuffle*

(Moomitroll roadkill? Ye gods...)

Re: Introduction?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*cracks up at icon* That frog's expression is just delightful beyond words.

I just hope the car that hit the moomi did not have children in it, because they would be scarred for life. Be like watching your parents kill Winnie the Pooh.

I think the worst part was seeing the chalk marks the police had drawn around the body. Talk about bizarro world...

You know your football team's in trouble when...

[norwegianne.livejournal.com]

You're thrilled that they played 0-0.

Well, a tie is good when Viking's in trouble, and it's even better against Rosenborg.

Your team's on the top, mine's on the bottom. C'est la vie.

Re: You know your football team's in trouble when...

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Viking's had a horrid, horrid start (including the thrasing Tromsø gave them), but things can change fast in football (I remember Bryne last year - midway through the seasons they were eyeing medals and then they sank like a sementbag in Mjøsa.) And last year it was Tromsø who was in trouble (but then my other team, Bodø/Glimt, was second. Whee.)

Personally, I'm actually hoping Vålerenga will go down. Alas, they've had a good start. Boo.

Well...

[perdu-01.livejournal.com]

As you might have guessed, my online name is Perdu. I hang out at the PPC board and occasionally post if the topic catches my interest. I am also a future student at OFUM since I haven't been mentioned in a chapter yet.

I am a college student in the states right now with another year till graduation. My life is pretty wrapped up in school right now, so I don't have much of a social life.

Re: Well...

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Given that about half the enrolled have yet to be mentioned in an OFUM chapter, you're in good company. 500 enrolled, give or take. Scary number. The worst part is that if I ever actually did a year three, I'd probably get more. *hides*

All school and no play, eh? Bit of a bummer, but education is important. Will hopefully give you a spledid future *fingers crossed*

*gives Gollum a cookie*

[laurelin-kit.livejournal.com]

*waves* Lurked for a long while. I'm Laura, seventeen, Floridian. Best known as Kit. I friended you because of amusing writing, OFUM in particular, but I really, really like your serious work as well. *takes a chocolate and smiles* I'm generally uninteresting, but I attempt to be funny sometimes.

:)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Complimenting my non-OFUM work is always a winner with me ;)

I never actually considered myself particulary funny, so I'm constantly amazed when people seem to find what I write amusing. Just goes to show you never know what you're good at till you try, I guess.

What on earth inspired that icon? (Hmm, I need new icons...)

[erhothwen.livejournal.com]

Oosh, moosh--I never did introduce myself.

I'm 14 years old, have somewhat of an oxymoronic personality, and discovered you some time ago reading your OFUM fan fic (Which I wuvvled muchly, by the way).

Erm, ta-da--that's me!

[misscam.livejournal.com]

You're not alone in that - I'm slack at introducing myself at times as well. Migt be because a few times when I have introduced myself I've gotten 'Oh, I know who you are', which leaves me feeling rather silly.

Wuvvled? Intersting looking word... *eyes it*

Lo

[chaoticmatter.livejournal.com]

I am AL. I'm on your MSN list.

I believe we met on the House of MST message board, operated by Bold Font and DG

Yes.

I am nutters. Too much travel, not enough home!

Re: Lo

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*nods* Yep. I'm pretty sure we did ('LQ - bringing friends together since 2002!') Shame about the board dying down, it was a great deal of fun. Oh well. No fun lasts forever, eh?

Introduction?

[jocelyncs.livejournal.com]

I assumed you knew me from the OFUM-board and PPC-board, but just in case I was lost in the crowd, I am Jocelyn of the desperately out-of-whack U-S-of-A, going to law school in Washington, DC. And you're not the only one who apparently missed the signs of a catastrophic temper explosion on the PPC board. One day all was quiet--there was a bit of a lull in substantive conversation, but that's nothing new. These dry spells come and go--and then letters started getting posted wailing about how the board was failing.

The gang tossed around some ideas about keeping the fun going, though nothing was definitely decided, but a few others apparently chose to begin enforcing these "ideas" as "rules." (All shall remain nameless, as I still consider some of the parties my friends, as puzzled as I am by their behavior.) A few others protested this as premature, and the next thing I know, there was virtual foot-stamping and storming out the door and slamming it behind them of several longtime members. What the deal is, I know not. Apparently a whole bunch of boarders got out of the wrong side of bed on the same day.

I'm afraid things in the US are rather bleak. I marched in a huge women's rights rally yesterday (Sunday) and campaigned for our frontrunner candidate John Kerry. But even as favorable as things looked then, when I watch the news, te situation is grave: this country is in the throws of a massive outbreak of willful ignorance. Dubya has convinced the majority of the population that he's doing "the right thing," by getting their people killed, our people killed, and giving us the reputation of the world's big bully. All I can say to our overseas neighbors is, if you are disgusted by this country's behavior, imagine how it feels to live here and watch your own people doing it!

At the moment it's pouring down rain in the US Capital, matching the mood I'm in.

Re: Introduction?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I gathered that much. It was a bit like missing a hurricane and the hurricane warnings and then waking up to half your town being flattened. I was all 'eh? What did I miss?' I've pieced some of it together afterwardsbut I'm pretty sure I don't know the whole story. Might not be any of my business, I suppose.

I saw footage from that rally - there were Norwegians particiapting as well. I cannot imagine living under a leader who thinks he's on a mission from God to do things his way (especially since I don't believe in God) - you have my deepest, deepest symapthies. It's not easy when you feel your country is going wrong (I've felt that about Norway sometimes, but luckily, my country is not big enough or powerful enough to enforce our mistakes on others) and you can do little to change it.

Here's to hoping the Shrub does not get a second term! (Although I'm not all that crazy about Kerry, but oh well.)

Dia duit...

[sinneahtes.livejournal.com]

Well, I only know one girl who can say no to chocolate, and she's not me. Though I can't really handle alcohol... one sip of mead makes me very dizzy. @_@ Anyway, I'm that mutt American study abroad student who is in Ireland until the middle of next month. (I can make up some BS excuse for why I'm here, like "Oh, I want to learn about the world!", but truth be told, this was just the best way for me to learn how to function in everyday life without holding Mommy's and Daddy's hands. Nine years in northern Connecticut will get to a lot of young people and make them itchy to leave, anyway. I might even be back in this area of the world for graduate school in a couple of years. :P) I'm fairly new to LJ - normally I'm on GJ, but when I'm supposed to be writing essays, it's not uncommon for me to suddenly pick up new projects like a webpage or whatever, so I've fairly recently acquired an LJ. ^_^; Despite my not being very political, I love reading rants of the political and/or philosophical nature as well as hearing from someone of a different culture from mine (though that could mean I'm listening to another person of whatever descent in another Connecticut town, or to someone born in 1948 in Hiroshima like my former Japanese teacher ^_^), especially when they get me thinking as enough of your posts do. (And I just have a bad habit of stalking blogs in general. ^_^;)

Offline I'm probably a lot more introverted and quiet (except when people talk one-on-one with me) because I hate having to fight my way into conversations or risk saying something stupid to someone I'm not very close to, but where I can write and read and have time and space to think I like to strike up conversations on random things I like when I can - which is why I was fairly quick to jump into talking about Old Norse in the English language - it makes me very happy when people respond to geeky topics like that and seem to enjoy the conversation as much as I do, as well. ^_^; I like learning things, and finding out where people come from. It's lucky for me that my mom's a rabid genealogist... though unfortunately she did find out we're related by a common ancestor on the Mayflower to two Presidents, father and son, whose last name is a synonym for "shrub." (I, however, am convinced that we were related to this Mayflower passenger and the shrubs are descended from some moldy bread he forgot to get rid of on the way to his new home that someone who *really* needed glasses mistook for his son.)

Oh, that possessed-looking kitty in my icon is Chip, who I miss very much despite his loud yowling at the top of his lungs in the hall at 4am and blaming me for bad weather that keeps him inside when he wants out. I took that pic the day I left home for Europe back in January. I love kitties and Shetland Sheepdogs who think they're kitties. ^_^

I blabber a lot when I type, too. ;P *shuts up now*

Re: Dia duit...

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I had to leave my cat for two years while I was in Australia, so I know how you feel. My cat is right now asleep on my bed, as he has been for hours. It's raining outside, so he's not inclined to go out.

I've still to go to Ireland, alas, but I hear it's a good place. I went abroad to study myself - it's a great learning experience and it is indeed a way to learn to make do on your own without any parents about. And they do say absense makes the heart grow fonder.

Heh, I always get excited when people genuinely show an interest in Norway - probably because it is so small and so many people out in the world have so many utterly weird ideas about what Norway is like.

*pats* There, there. I'm sure the Shrubs came from the mold on his bread in a rather freak accident involving the mold from the bread getting attached to certain parts of his body *ahem* during his husband-ly duties and you're therefore not related at all.

Introduction?

[forceofhobbit.livejournal.com]

*waves* Um, hi - I think you know me, as you friended me, but - hey. I haven't really commented - this is somewhere to start. I am Writer From Rivendell (WfR) on the PPC Board - one of the more lurk-y posters. Um . . . I found the PPC through your site, and since then I've been a member of the Board.
Right, then, I'll just disappear again . . .

Re: Introduction?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I friend any who friend me, really. I don't post anything I feel I need to hide here, I very rarely lcok posts in the first place. But I do know you from the PPC board (and I probably lurk there more than you).

I wonder how many who actually found the PPC through my site - it would be a point of pride for me if it was a lot, me thinks.

Do have some chocolate before you vanish into the mists.

waaaaay back

[monkeyfetus.livejournal.com]

back to the days of House of MST, I was panasonic on the boards there....

and an avid reader of OFUM

Re: waaaaay back

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*nods* I remember you. I think I even put you in 'The Bold and the Sleek', my rather silly written soap about it all. Good times, good times.

Hello

[krazykat.livejournal.com]

I'm Airmid Star from the PPC board. I believe I've commented on your postings once or twice. I, too, do not really know about what's been going on there. I also live in the USA and am really hoping we can get out of that fiasco of Iraq before it become a Vietnam.

Lastly, OFUM rocks!

Re: Hello

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I think 90% of the PPC posters are rather stumped as to what actually happened, so we're hardly alone. If there ever was a reason to say 'WTF?', that was certainly it.

Nice icon - I've seen it about, actually.

And here's to Iraq not going all to hell *crosses fingers*

*waves*

[laureril.livejournal.com]

I think I've been Lurking, but I'm Laureril from the PPC board and OFU Krynn director.

Re: *waves*

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*waves back*

Another familiar name, yes. How goes the OFU?

Descending from lurkerdom

[limegreen-sloth.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm wouldn't be surprised if you didn't know who I was, I'm pretty quiet when it comes to most messageboards. I lurked on the PPC board for a while under Kels, but never really posted much and eventually just stopped going. Incidentally I can't remember if I found OFUM through the PPC or the PPC through OFUM. Either way I was just very impressed to find out that there was acually Blue Heelers fic out there. The things you find on the internet.

Anyway, I'm Kelly, an 18 year old International Business/International Studies student with a rather disturbing addictions to raw mushrooms. And no, I don't like hobbits, I just like mushrooms dammit.

Re: Descending from lurkerdom

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Heh. Yeah, I mostly wrote BH fic to amuse myself and to see if I could. As I understand it, it's been a fairly active fandom with a lot of fanfic writing. Most of it rather crappy, but that can be said for a lot of fandoms.

Raw mushrooms? Well, to each their own. My brother has a weird love for ketchup and buts it on *everything* - fish, pork, raindeer...

[bluetigercat.livejournal.com]

I'm a lurker, too. I'm a big fan of OFUM so I thought I'd stop by and check out your LJ. You always have interesting posts. :)

That's horrible, the poor boy. I've never heard of moomitroll, though.

*takes chocolate* Mmm.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Mummitrollet, as we call it in Norway, is this Finnish children's books and TV program. I still love it. It's all very cute. The moomitroll is the big white blob-ish character in the second picture.

[lady-celebwen.livejournal.com]

Err, Hi.

I don't really know what to say, uhm, been a lurker for quite a while now and never really had the courage to delurk. Up till now that is...

A little about me, I'm a 20-year old girl from Europe, from the Netherlands to be exact. I used to write fanfic myself too but that rather died down. I do remain an avid reader of various sorts of fic and as such one time stumbled upon OFUM and loved it ever since.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Have some delurking wine, then. You're almost a neighbour (at least compared to where other readers of this LJ comes from.)

Sigh. I want one of those brooches. They're Teh Pretteh.

hello

[ladyumbra.livejournal.com]

I just added you and figured I'd best say hello. Heard of you fro folling link from the HFA , loved the crossover chapter btw. After reading OFUM one and two so far I have to say i'm seriously in love with them. Your a great author keep up the good work. *curtsies* until next time Miss Cam

Re: hello

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It's constantly surprising me how many new readers OFUM seem to gain every month. Big fandom does that, I guess...

And I'll have a huggle muffin, thank you.

[irian.livejournal.com]

Mooim roadkill? Ewww. That image will stcik to my head too...

As for introductions, I'll get back to this post later. Hehe. Have to hie myself off to bed.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Here's to non-moomitroll roadkill dreams, then. Shudder.

Introductions?

[beregondsgirl.livejournal.com]

Mmm.... Ok. I'll introduce myself.. though you might remember me...

*writes up her introduction then deletes it* Oy vey, I hate writing online introductions... I've got so many names that I can't think. I'll just go for Jeanlily and leave it at that, ok?

Hi, I'm Jeanlily. I'm a teenager, American, and a new and naive PPC Agent. I'm also slightly insane, and I burst into song at random points during the day.

As you can probably tell my my screenname, my lust object is Beregond, though I wouldn't stampede or anything (I like to think that I have slightly more control over my hormones than that), and I also like Gimli, but that didn't happen until I read OFUM. Before then, I was a Legolas and Aragorn kind of person.

I learned about OFUM, PPC and Suedom through my friend, now-PPC-partner, Agent Twain. I made the mistake of reading Suedom first, which was bad, because I didn't get it, being a complete newbie to fanfiction at the time. After I read that, I went on to PPC and OFUM (both 1 and 2), then reread Suedom, and that time it made a heck of a lot more sense. (Amazing how knowing about some things will lead you into knowledge about others, innit?)

I actually have no clue about what's going on at the PPC board, because I am a very bad little girl, and have only visited it once. *Hangs head* I spend a wee bit too much on tolkienonline.com's messageboard. (<==*coughGreatPlacecough*)

I was going to say something else, but my bloody stupid memory is, once again, playing its little tricks on me, and completely blanking.

So, if you don't mind, I'll take a little bit of that chocolate, and leave you the wine, while I go check through some of my friends' LJs.

Re: Introductions?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I remember you.

OFUm made you like Gimli? Hee. I know the story has done that to others as well. It's a bit of an ideal picture of Gimli though, but I did it to counterbalance all those fics where he's written as a gitty brainless idiot. Blah.

Reading Suedom without knowing the PPC and OFUM might be a bit confusing, yeah. Metafics tend to need a knowledge of the fandom to be appreciated.

*pats* I'm sorry to hear you're a teenager, dear, but I'm sure it'll pass.:P

[lady-russell.livejournal.com]

I'm a hobbitual lurker at the PPC and in the general vicinity of OFUM. My particular fandom is HP, but I've commited so many crimes there that I doubt they'll let me stay much longer. I'm surprised the department of excessive violence hasn't found me yet. *grin*

[misscam.livejournal.com]

You must be good at hiding.

HP... Now there's a fandom that has scared me off. Reminds me slightly off the HP fandom with the 'shipperwars and all. So many different groups - and when you're not particular about any one couple or a great slash fan, it's hard to see a place to fit in.

[anckyria.livejournal.com]

Hello, this is Iona from the OFUM mailing list. I'm a longtime Tolkien fan and a linguist, and proud to be from Finland, "the Quenya Country." I had a peek at your LJ at some point and noticed your interesting political comments. We seem to share quite a few opinions, especially about a certain Mr Bush... It's hard to believe what they said on telly the other night about him gaining more supporters. MORE? Gah!

Did you know Tove Jansson, the author of the Moomitroll books, was Finnish? There's even a Moomitroll amusement park not far from where I live. I've seen people dressed up as Moomitroll - the books are very popular here and I love them - but I never would have imagined anyone to do what that boy did. Very sad and very stupid.

Anyway, thanks for the chocolate, and here's some cloudberry liqueur in return :)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Ah, a genuine neighbour!

Yeah, it's hard to imagine for us people like the Shrub... I think they did a poll here in Norway and like 90% said they'd never vote for him. Guess he's not that appealing to Nordic people.

Yep, I know that. I used to love Moomins. Hell, I still do. They're all so cute. The boy had apparently been in Sweden preforming for kids in that outfit. *shakes head* Idiot.

And hey, I'm a tiny bit Finnish meself. *zips cloudberry liqueur *

Accepts chocolate, but abstains from the wine.

[(Anonymous)]

Hello. I guess I may as well introduce myself. I'm Hiro-tyre, and I've lurked your LJ and OFUM for about a year now, and by your reference the PPC board. I enjoy reading what you write and have to say immensely, although I haven't friended you, since I'm relatively new and ignorant of the functions of Livejournal. I'm rather new at writing fanfiction too, and as of yet I'm only posting at fanfiction.net. My page is at http://www.fanfiction.net/profile.php?userid=343342 and I'd love it if you could look at the little I have there and tell me what you think. By all means, don't do so if you don't want to; it's up to you. I'd like it, but I'm not trying to pressure a review out of you.

Well, this has been in response to your invitation to come out in the open. Do with it what you like.
~Hiro

Re: Accepts chocolate, but abstains from the wine.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*shakes virtual hand*

Oh, I'm terribly slack at reviewing fanfic, I'm afraid. And I saw one of your fics was a Princess Bride one and I don't really read fanfic from that fandom at all. Your other one looked interesting though (Macbeath is a great play), so I might have a read if I ever get the time. I get a lot of reading requests, you see, so I have a bit of backlog to work through.