what a mess...

So. I've pre-populated the tags for the named characters from the special now. Including Lumpy and all three of his synonymous names.

So now we're all set to run a Star Wars Holiday Special characters challenge.

;-D

I think my favorite part of this OMGWTF fandom wrangling has to be this:

"Though scenes of Chief Bast conversation with Darth Vader cut from A New Hope were included in The Star Wars Holiday Special, Bast's presence with Tarkin during the final moments of the Death Star shows that this is not the same officer."

"The lookalike officer in the Holiday Special has not yet been identified. His connection with Bast, if any, has not been explained."

I swear, there's a wookieepedia page for each of them... "This article is about the Imperial officer. You may be looking for his look-alike..."

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Moradmin_Bast

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Unidentified_Moradmin_Bast_look-alike

I mean. Really. SRS BZNZ.


And no, I did not pre-populate the unidentified look-alike. X-P

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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091130.html

This was just one more breathtaking view from the International Space Station.

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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091129.html

Is this a picture of Mars or Earth?

There's an awful metaphorical pun in here, but I can't help myself.

Jim fixed him with a glare.

"You know, Chief, this particular experiment is getting old."

"Come on. Important scientific measurements here."

"The only thing we're measuring is my patience." Jim heaved a long-suffering sigh. "Oh, all right. Do it."

"I've got to adjust the music first." Blair twiddled with the volume control on the stereo, making a careful note of the settings in his notebook.

"Just get on with it."

"Okay. Ready?" A resigned shake of Jim's head was his only reply, to Blair's broad grin as much as his words, before Blair let the pin between his fingers ... drop.

Here's my first draft of notes on how I've been wrangling, which is being posted in the internal documentation for Tag Wranglers (and will be kept updated there).

OMFG.

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I am currently seeking input on how to convey the multifandom concept of "Apprentice (or Student) Dominating Master (or Teacher)" as well as "Master (or Teacher) Dominating Apprentice (or Student)"... because the concept is bigger than Star Wars. :-)

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It's been a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! The big meal went really well, and I had a good time at work on Friday morning. Nothing like working all by yourself in a quiet building. When I ran out of work, I watched videos on the laptop and played games. If I could, I think I'd work third shift much more often.

Friday, though I didn't plan to, I did some shopping and got quite a lot done in a very short amoutn of time. Son G's birthday is in a couple weeks, and I was able to find the Wii game he wanted at Target, along with some inexpensive movies for stocking stuffers and the remainder of the overseas gifts.

Yesterday, I started working on what will eventually be the coat closet in the dining room. Had to pause with that; the walls were badly stained, so we put a couple coats of Kilz paint on it and let it sit overnight. I worked on the closet in my own room instead, and fixed it so the things I use all the time (yoga clothing, sweats and old shirts for hanging around the house) were in the shelves on the floor and the rest of the infrequently used stuff was up on the high shelves. It makes me happy to have that fixed; all the clothing used to fall down on my head when I pulled out a sweatshirt or a pair of yoga pants.

Last night, at the end of doing laundry a few minutes after midnight, the phone rang. It was my coworker; I'd forgotten that I was supposed to go in to the office at midnight for one last shift before the new employee starts! I was at the office by twenty past twelve. Slept a bit this morning when I got home, then packed up the overseas holiday gifts so I can mail them tomorrow.

The cherry on top of the weekend was finding an NCIS AU slave!fic by seleneheart at the raselgethi community. (Minxie, are you getting this?) It's long,satisfying, beautifully written, hot as the blazes, and a perfect AU for Gibbs. If you like powerplay fic at all, at all, go read this one. It's the good crack, and there's looking like several follow-on stories, too!

Also, in "The Nigerian Job," the Leverage team drinks out of "Leverage Consultants and Associates" coffee mugs. WANT!!!

Another perspective on the saga of the SSA: http://enderwiggin24.livejournal.com/133864.html

Short version: Yes, the archive contents will be sheltering at AO3 at some point. Now that the archivists-in-absentia problem has been dealt with, that work can begin to proceed.

<3

Also, Minotaurs was the sole-archivist for the WhitFic Archive (also Smallville-related, but separate from the SSA), and I'm connecting his Dad with the AO3 (which I expect to proceed very smoothly), so that archive will be sheltering at AO3 at some point as well.

(Yes, Minotaurs' server is still functional and DNS is still working in the meanwhile, for his fannish and nonfannish customers.)

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News And Announcements:

• [LJ] ts_secret_santa: several notes for authors

Meta And Discussions:

• [LJ] janedavitt: Fool Me Twice: The Sentinel and Amnesty International

Episode Reviews:

• [LJ] mab_browne: Episode Discussion - Warriors

Challenges:

• [LJ] sentinel_thurs: Challenge #317 is closed
• [LJ] sentinel_thurs: Challenge #318 is open

Fan Fiction:
Gen:

• [LJ] sunnyd_lite: Cascade Pride - [825 words]
• [LJ] roslynsmuse: Yaku Mayu - [250 words]
• [LJ] janedavitt: Blue Skies - [100 words]

Cascade Library:

• [LJ] starwatcher: Blame it on Garmina - [2505 words]
• [DW] starwatcher: Need to Know - [22,950 words]
• Helen W: The Other Side - [5600 words]
• Helen W: Keeping Up With Jim - [1921 words]

Slash:

• [LJ] aprilvalentine: Rain from Heaven part 15 - [1588 words]
• [LJ] pattrose: The Accident - [4578 words]
• [LJ] pattrose: Outside Looking In - [8796 words]
• [LJ] lit_gal: Green-eyed Hope - [crossover with BtVS, 13430 words]
• [LJ] janedavitt: Talk to the Hand - [500 words]
• [LJ] pattrose: Gone are the Clouds - [200 words]

852 Prospect:

• Jane Davitt: Sweet as Candy - [2677 words]

Vids:

• alfnrns: deep

Icons And Fanart:

• [LJ] grey853: Calendars for December

Recs:

• [DW] dodificus: Rec: Cards On The Table by Mab Browne
• [LJ] crack_van: VID REC: "Jim Dandy" (Gen)
• [LJ] crack_van: So This is Christmas by Saoirse (gen)

Chat:

• The weekly TS chat is scheduled for Saturday, at 7:00 pm GMT. Check here for the details on how to join in. Please contact snycock if you have any questions.

As always, if anything was overlooked please let me know!

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091128.html

Annapurna Star Trails

And WTF, fandom? How is it that no one has uploaded a story into the AO3 with the Freeform tag "Topping from the Bottom"???

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I made this icon quite a while ago. It seems to me that it was made as a gift for someone, but I don't remember who. I'd like to use it, but if it's yours, please let me know that you don't mind me using it myself.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091127.html

Enigmatic spiral galaxy NGC 1097 lies about

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091126.html

M78 Wide Field

Everyone else have a terrific Thursday/Friday!!!

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091125.html

If you could go far away from the Earth and look around the entire sky --

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091124.html

What's happening on the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus?

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091123.html

Goodbye Earth.

(Star Wars fandom, don't ever say I don't give you pressies.)

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ETA: My tag wrangling process has been ficced. OMG. Love.

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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091122.html

What caused this outburst of V838 Mon?