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[lls_mutant]

Partly a GIP- I have a pretty new kid icon! I loved my Sirius-baby Harry icon that nassima made for me, but my boys are past babies. I like this Titan A.E. one, especially until I can find more Calvin. (I also need to think of some good fictional brothers. You know, ones that actually got along and had happy endings? Suggestions?)

I am TOTALLY procrastinating writing Chapter 8 of Dee-Hoshi. This chapter is kicking my ass. It's one of those chapters (much like the last one) where the main plot point is kind of subtle, in that it involves personal relationship stuff. I feel like it needs more action, which I'm not sure it can get right now. This is the problem with bridge bunnies. (BTW- I read a fic from 2005 the other day, and much to my surprise, there was the term bridge bunny!) Everything I keep coming up with, like stuff with Dr. Robert, or Cylon attacks, or anything involving Starbuck... none of it really fits into this chapter. (Well, the Cylon attacks do, but the bridge bunnies basically get to run around shouting orders.) I have all kinds of ideas for the next one. This feels like my A Disquiet Follows My Soul chapter, in that it's some set up for what happens in the next one. But it's necessary setup, and it ties chapter 7 and chapter 9 together and links the two events. Basically how Lee went from where he was in 7 to where he'll be in 9 and making it more complicated and organic than just "Kara decided to talk to him again so he dropped Dee like a hot potato."

It does not help I took Midol last night. I had no idea the stuff makes you drowsy. Apparently, it does.

I'm starting to get nervous about bsg_remix. Not about my own fic, but just hoping that people are enjoying doing it. I think you're always going to have some people who loved their assignments and others who were disappointed. I'm also a LITTLE nervous, because of the 38 fics we're expecting, 9 are in. But it's also only June 17, and the deadline isn't until June 20. I expect that there will be many, many more on June 19 and 20 :) This is also why posting won't begin RIGHT away- so if we need to get pinch hitters, we can.

I need to get moving on my regular remix, too. But not today, because I should be writing Dee and Hoshi today. Okay, Liss. Half hour left in naptime. WRITE, DARN IT! WRITE!

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[blue-crow.livejournal.com]

That's kind of odd, since I'm pretty sure midol has caffeine in it.

I'm pretty nervous about the remix too, but probably for different reasons altogether. I'm sure almost everyone that hasn't sent in their work yet is doing exactly what I'm doing, which is rereading and making a lot of minor changes almost constantly, trying to get it right. It seems way more stressful than original fic, but has been really interesting.

Hm, I can think of some bromance/buddy situations but no brothers. Actually its sort of unsettling how few fictional brothers I can think of- almost all of the characters I'm thinking of have either no family to speak of or have a sister.

[kappamaki33.livejournal.com]

Super Mario Brothers? :P Give me a bit--there has to be some out there...

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figure there'll be a flood of them right around the deadline :)

Isn't it weird? I'm REALLY having a hard time coming up with fictional brothers. I can come up with brothers and sisters, and even sisters, but brothers? it's very strange.

Thanks!

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

*joins you in procrastination/having your ass kicked land*

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) I got it off to the beta last night, but this one is just... at least next chapter there's more going on! And another fist fight!!! :)

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

XD Even with action I'm having a hard time with my current thing. But I had a minor breakthrough with the beginning of A Glimmer of Serenity, which was good.

[kappamaki33.livejournal.com]

Bridge bunnies circa 2005? I totally did not know that! Wow, where is this fic? Either I read it awhile ago and sublimated it when I was writing my fic, or the author and I are both tapped into that collective unconscious the Hybrid gets her dialogue from. ;)

I feel your pain with bridge bunny=/=action conundrum. This is one of the reasons I want to write a mystery-type story taking place on Galactica, with Dee, Felix, and Hoshi as the "detectives" of sorts. Even though they have a lot of responsibility (doesn't Gaeta even get to fire the nukes on Adama's command?), it's not a very flashy job. I want to give them a Big Damn Heroes moment sometime.

As for the remix, I'm definitely enjoying it, even though I had to ask for an extension. Ever have one of those stories where everything is going great, and then you get, oh...7,000 words in and realize, "oh frak, this is not right at all"? Yeah, that sort of happened to mine. But, the good news is I'm on track and doing fine now, so it *will* get done. Moral of the story: just because people are running late (or even just down to the wire) certainly doesn't mean they're not enjoying the remix.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

I think it was a Gaeta/Dee one from bantha_fodder. I forget for sure.

Yeah, a Big Damn Heroes moment would be really nice. (And yeah- both Gaeta and Hoshi have had nuke firing moments.) The problem with a BDH moment is that it requires more set up than I'm coming up with that I can tie Lee into, because this chapter and the next one are focused on Dee/Lee. ::sigh:: I REALLY look forward to your piece! (Also why I think now Gaeta/Hoshi should have had The Woman King.)

Ever have one of those stories where everything is going great, and then you get, oh...7,000 words in and realize, "oh frak, this is not right at all"?

Last night, when I decided the military wasn't made up of a bunch of altruists? :) Thanks for the reassurance, though! :)

[brennanspeaks.livejournal.com]

Cuteness!

Umm . . . brothers . . . Boromir and Faramir from LotR fit the "get along" criterion, but not the "happy ending" part. Ditto Fred and George . . . dunno, I'll keep my eyes open.

Midol makes me jittery. I've occasionally used it to facilitate all nighters. Does that qualify as recreational drug use?

I'm most definitely enjoying my remix. I wouldn't say I'm finetuning yet, but progress is being made. Mostly, I'm excited to see who's remixing me.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Yeah. They all end up dying in fantasy.

I'm glad you're enjoying- I'm dying to see what you chose! And I know the feeling- I know who's remixing me because I'm one of the mods, but I won't see the story until it goes up. (Advantages of having two mods!) And I'm DYING to know.

I also have to get moving on my multifandom remix. I picked my story (I think) and I'm using a character that I don't write all that often, so it should be interesting.

[tuppence1.livejournal.com]

"I also need to think of some good fictional brothers. You know, ones that actually got along and had happy endings? Suggestions?"

You do ask the fun, tough questions.

This is *surprisingly* hard. The best example of fictional brothers that comes to mind are from comics, actually. Dick Grayson/Nightwing and Tim Drake/Robin. Tim absolutely worships the ground that Dick walks on, and has done so since the age of about 3. (It's possible that his first happy memory is Dick giving him a hug at the circus.) And even though Tim is a fantastically qualified superhero, Dick will still beat the crap out of anyone who hurts his "little brother" (which is how he usually addresses Tim.)

Of course, they're both adopted. And they weren't raised together. So they may not count. Roy Harper/Red Arrow and Connor Hawke/Green Arrow II aren't as close, but they are friendly and do consider themselves brothers (and are in a similar familial position to Green Arrow as Nightwing & Robin are to Batman.) This is assuming that Connor is both alive, and has his actual personality back. (Comics canon! Making the weirdest shit of BSG look sane since roughly 1938...)

Scott Summers/Cyclops and Alex Summers/Havok! They're actual brothers, and they do get along at least 50% of the time. Of course they weren't raised together - it's the whole thing with their parents dying (except dad didn't and went off to be a space pirate...it's a long story.)

The best set I can think of on tv were on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Quark and Rom. Both aliens, both gave each other lots of annoyance, but were very tight by the end of the show. I'm told the brothers on the tv show Supernatural are very close, but I don't watch that show. Maybe Nathan and Peter "They're Italian" Petrelli on Heroes? Recent events on the show notwithstanding....

Other than those 3 pairs, I'm sitting and going through lists in my head, saying "Nope. Nope. Brother & Sister. Nope. Don't get along at all. Nope. Started out as brother & brother but became brother & sister. Nope." Etc, etc.

I wonder if that's because tv shows seem to be very fond of the protective older brother/helpless younger sister dynamic, and find that it doesn't work to have a younger brother because male characters are "supposed" to protect themselves, but it's "okay" to protect the girl? Or more palatably, they want to show families of choice made up of friends, so they make their characters all only children?

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

I know! It's hard! And I'm not into SPN at all, so that one doesn't work for me.

I wonder if that's because tv shows seem to be very fond of the protective older brother/helpless younger sister dynamic, and find that it doesn't work to have a younger brother because male characters are "supposed" to protect themselves, but it's "okay" to protect the girl? Or more palatably, they want to show families of choice made up of friends, so they make their characters all only children?

This would make a very interesting meta, actually :) My guess is there's also something to be said for not having to pay another actor/actress :) And it seems when someone has a baby on shows, chances are extremely good it will be twins. Sheesh.

Who knew finding brothers would be so hard????

[prophetkristy.livejournal.com]

GIP: awwwwww!!! I need to watch Tycho A.E. again. (No, I will never stop calling it that.)

also, brothers: hmmm, not the Petrellis? they're always feeling each other up, and while sometimes they end up on opposite sides, the world was saved two seasons in a row by BroYay.

Your problem is the "happy endings" stipulation. Drama ≠ happy endings.

(how many times can I edit?)

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

I love Titan A.E. :) It's not brilliance, but it's still really cute.

I hadn't thought about the Petrellis, but given Nathan's current ending... nah. (I never really liked Peter, either.) It seems like in the rare brothers instances I can think of, one dies, or they turn on each other. ::sigh::