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But wouldn’t his sparkles blind her?

August 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In the YA Fantasy Showdown, Katsa is most satisfyingly kicking Edward Cullen’s ass.
Other contests include Christopher Chant vs. Hermione Granger, Ged vs. Edward Pevensie, and the incredibly painful Katniss vs. Tally.
For added value, each contest includes a bit of fic describing the battle. I like the one in which Chrestomanci informs Hermione the know-it-all that [...]

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I <3 lists

December 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Miriam at The Oyster’s Garter tagged me on the “5 Things” meme, so I guess I better comply! She can beat me up.
5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago:

Attending a rockin’ New Year’s party at the home of jcn, Latemodel, and some other people whose URLs I don’t know.
Turning twenty. (Eeep!)
Teaching myself [...]

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Tag, I’m it!

October 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The lovely and talented Kate Diamond tagged me on the “page 56″ meme a while ago, and I have slacked. Anyway:
Here are the rules: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the next two to five sentences in your journal/blog along with these [...]

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