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[sulwen]

I made a new icon. I came across this quote on one of the old NaNo forums, and it just struck me as beautiful. I think it's pretty good for plain old Paint. It makes me long for fall, that magical chill in the air, hot cider, the smell of leaves...it's writing weather. I wish it wasn't still July.

On a side note, does anyone else remember when ff.net was good? When most of the fic there was rated NC-17 and you had to click a little approval box to read each chapter and it was mostly GOOD? Because I do, and though LJ is an infinitely better vehicle for fanfiction, I kind of miss the good old days of ff.net. Maybe it's just because that's where I started. I don't know. But I feel like fewer and fewer people in fandom even remember that, and it makes me feel old.

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[chez-amanda.livejournal.com]

I love fall. It's my favorite time of year. It's still sunny out and not freezing cold. You can wear clothes that cover your body and you don't die of heat exhaustion. I usually start getting spiced apple cider from Starbucks on my trips over there. Yummmm!

I totally remember that time!!! I was so pissed when they changed it over because some stupid kids messed it all up for us. Hey, I read NC17 when I was underage and didn't fucking tell my parents about it or let them find out. I KNEW how to hide my shit on the computer. FF.net was where I read some of my first non-X-Files fics. TXF still has a pretty good site for all their fic called The Gossamer Project. That's where I read my very first NC17 back in 1999, I think, maybe 2000. And FF.net used to have real people fic and those funny lists people would make about fandom obsession.

The only thing I do like about the new set up is that, in a lot of big fandoms, you can search by two characters. That's about it. But on LJ, as long as the entries are tagged properly, you can just follow the tags.