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finally the time has come that my disdain for boring hetero male vampires has been outweighed by my curiosity.  I haven't gotten past Jonathan Harker's journal yet.  the narration is quite bland, but the way the scenes are set up isn't half bad.  so far, it's been dripping with tension of an almost sexual nature.  Harker is being held prisoner, and it feels like the Count dragged him all the way to his castle to do some kinky Phantom of the Opera roleplay.  I'm not even kidding.
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I finally learned what translation of Les Mis I read first.  it's the C. E. Wilbour translation.  I like it much better than the Hapgood translation.  it was written only a year or so after the original french was published.  it definitely feels purer for it.  some feel it is a bit unreadable, but I love the way it's written.
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V for Vendetta

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Guess who stayed up til 4 am to read the entirety of V for Vendetta?  Yeah, me.  It was on sale at the google play store for $2.99. And I was like, how could anyone pass this up?  I had absolutely no exposure to the franchise save a few screen caps of Natalie Portman as Evey and "remember, remember, the fifth of November."  I did read Watchmen, however, and loved every inch of it.  The storytelling was so rich, like something out of an opera, but so frank and gritty, like an investigation news story.  There are some comics that are technically graphic novels and then there are comics like Watchmen, that deserve to be knighted as pure graphic novels in every sense of the term.  I felt the exact same way about V for Vendetta.  A pure graphic novel balancing epic storytelling with real world grit.  It did not disappoint.  10/10 would recommend to anyone with even the slightest interest in stories about a third World War or masked anarchist vigilantes
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I'm at the rollergirls' sleepover, watching Whip It, and I began to wonder, What would be Sam and Dean's skater names?

Then I come up with this situation for my wanderings.  Before Sam ran away to go to Stanford, he and Dean were trying to see if some girl on a roller derby league was really possessed/under supernatural influences.  Dean, being Dean, decides their best bet is not by getting to know her personally, but by watching her practice in her fishnets and short shorts.

So they'd pose as newbie freshmeat refs. One of the team captains would ask them what their names were, so she could add them to the roster.  Dean would start to give their actual names, but the rollergirl would interrupt him to say "No, your skater names."

Dean would be thinking of something cute and clever on the spot, and say "I'm Green-Eyed Monster, and my baby brother here is the Virgin Scary."

Sam would look at him all offended and try to think of something better, but end up just smiling through it, and say, "Yeah, I'm the Virgin Scary."

And, while walking away to put their gear on, Sam would say "This is a bad idea, Dean."

But Dean would say, "They're girls. In fishnets. Beating the crap out of each other.  For once in your life, stop being so gloomy."

And Sam would say back, "Dean, I'm under eighteen and neither of us can roller skate."

Dean would hit him playfully and say, "C'mon, Sammy, quit being a buzzkill!"

Moments later, Dean would be curled up in the fetal position, holding ice packs on his leg, mumbling, "Everything hurts." with Sam crouching over him, saying, "I told you so."

And I want a crossover between Supernatural and The Devil's Carnival more than anything.  because, well, this www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sSNAg… and www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca7Kcq…

I'm only on season three. I would say no spoilers, but tumblr and tv tropes beat you to it.  oh and, I have a tumblr now.  My handle is mademoiselleseraph and my blog is called "Plain and yet Absolutely Sensational"  so follow me, or don't, i won't think any less of you.
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I wanted to know if any of you would be willing to buy Les Mis (book accurate) and/or Fairy Tale themed paper dolls.  And if so, how much would you be willing to buy them for.  I'm willing to make them and sell them at $4.00 apiece, but I want to know how many of you would like to buy just as a sample estimate.  
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