It's Like an Accident Scene, and I Cannot Look away ... (Yes, More on the E'er-Unfolding LJ Drama)

I'm rewarding myself for finishing (maybe?) the Green Knight story this afternoon by writing a journal entry. w00t!

The other day, via metafandom, I found yet further evidence of LJ digging themselves deeper and deeper. This time, it has to do with hyperlinks: what one can legally link on LJ, what one cannot, and how LJ will handle instances of previously "legal" links becoming "unsafe." LJ's conclusion on the matter: We are responsible for the content that hides behind those links, and if the links contain content that is barred according to the ToS, then we can receive a "strike" or be suspended for linking to it. The kicker: even if the original link has changed to something "unsafe," we are still responsible and should therefore check our links regularly.

( But Is This Important? )

Dawn's Nerdy Round-up

Last weekend, Mom and I went about making my Elfy costume for the Maryland Renaissance Festival. I've been wanting an Elf costume for about three years now, but Ren Fest season always comes with a myriad of excuses to postpone it for yet another year. Last year was scuba training, for example. But this year, Mom and I were determined that I would have my costume. So, through much rigmarole, we acquired a pattern and material suitable for an Elf costume. I already had the ears from last year, though I needed a bit more specialized makeup to make them look authentic.

All that was left was to sew together the costume. It was a huge costume, consisting of roughly 6.5 yd/m of fabric. On top of that, the pattern was wonky and required a major adjustment halfway through when we discovered that the top of the dress had about a 5 inch/12.5 cm gap in the back. Mom and I worked steadily for two days last weekend, then she finished it up this week. Aside from a bag I made in middle-school home economics class, it was the biggest sewing project I'd undertaken yet, but I had a lot of fun, and the dress turned out great.

So ... off to the Ren Fest we went this weekend! Of course, I made Bobby take pictures of the costume before we departed and I got sweaty/dirty/droopy-looking.

( Behold Dawn the Dork in Her Elf Costume! (and a Spooky Spider behind the House) )

Finally, for all you former (and current) D&D players, behold The DM of the Rings, a very funny comic where the characters from the Lord of the Rings movies are recast as a bunch of hapless and clueless role-players working their way through a D&D adventure. If you've ever played--and especially if you've ever DMed--it is hilarious. I laughed loud enough that I began to worry Bobby, and after putting up with me for eleven years now, that is a feat.

Finally (finally), those who are awaiting the Green Knight story, I think I finished it tonight, so now it's on to a much-needed revise/rewrite. My goal is to start posting it by Wednesday, 12 September. If I set a deadline, then I am more likely to actually work on revising it versus procrastinating and hoping for  a helpful brownie to do it for me. It will be friend-locked for its own protection, so if there are any lurkers out there dying to read Dawn's non-canonical version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, now is the time to let me know so that I may add you.