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The house surveyor came yesterday and now all we do is wait. I really hope he gives the valuation we need so we can re arrange the mortgage, it'll be nice to have some mad money again. James was at an interview which meant I had to deal with the guy, which I hate. I always get intimidated with things like that, especially when he started talking business. It didn't help he came at 8 when I was in the middle of getting Corey ready for school. But at least it's done now.

Yesterday Corey came home with someone else's coat on, the exact same style but much smaller so the cuffs were half way up his arms. What amazed me was neither he or James noticed, what he grew 5 inches while at school. I'm sure guys only see what they want to see.

James was watching a most horrible programme last night where the human anatomy was explained using live models and cutting up a dead body. They were talking about the sexual organs and I'm sorry but even the sight of a shaved naked pretty boy doesn't make up for having to see a penis get skinned and testicles cut up and popped out. Though even that paled against them hacking the groin area out of the body and carrying it across the room in a huge lump of flesh with a skinned penis hanging free. I was like, nooooooo!!! It really put me off reading something slashy I tell you.

In nicer topics. Happy Birthday Nick and Joey! Two wonderful men who deserve all the happiness they can get.

The rant meme has been amusing me these last few days. It's cool to see people rant,

_jules_'s fish rant cracks me up every time I think of it *g* I suppose it's kind of therapeutic, getting these rants out because you're told to. In the spirit of the meme have my mini rant about pairing names and the people who don't use the right ones. Because it's TrickC people, not trickykitten. Why? Because I say so and that makes it right! Told you it was mini. But yeah, I ended up at this site that used trickykitten and one, the kitten thing tends to annoy me anyway. Kitten? Please, that kitten has sharp claws and teeth that could rip you apart, and two, it's trickc, because it just is ;)

The pairing names always fascinate me because they just didn't exist to me until I joined this fandom. There was no ellisand or burgon in The Sentinel, so why popslash? Do we need pairing names because there's so damn many pairings? Why choey and not supertrick, trickyfish instead of fula? JuC instead of Joshtin and man, that hurt to write because to me Joshtin is all about Justy and Josh....shudders. Of course without pairing names newbies couldn't be baffled by Lambs, wtf?! Lambs? Or debate how to spell Basez/Bassez or how to say JuC. Ju rhymed with Dew Cee or rhymed with yuck. They're important things you know ;)

I added some pictures to my LJ today as I've sort of fallen in love with my icon *points up or to the side* It's nothing special but I just love it and if I hadn't done something I would have posted with it on every comment and post. So now the original picture is in my LJ next to my other favourite pic which means I can use more than one icon again.

Lastly before I head off, I've been coding today and also updated my site with the story I wrote for SeSa. Living the Life That You Dreamed which is a JuC AU with a tiny side of chola.

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I hate, absolutely HATE, the kitten reference.

Yet another reason to love you!

It's so annoying, just grrrrr.

*blush*

Me, too. Partly because I always have to think for a minute to figure what the heck they're talking about.

It's so patronizing, somehow.

Patronizing, that is it exactly!

Especially, I find, when it's preceded by "pretty". As if that's all he is.

It really is patronising.

It's lazy too, grabbing onto a cliche and not letting it go. JC is so much more than a one dimensional kitten and I get annoyed when I see him shoe horned into that cliche without exploring his character more.

So to add to your lovely pairing rant I present the NEW justin/jc name created by the oh so cunning Princess duckie

She is a real riot, that one, I tell ya!

She surely is a riot.

That's better than Joshtin at least, but still...

*shudders*

Or is it a cunning way to get AJ in there? ;)

Hey she is 3! She hasn't yet discovered the joys of AJ!

Everytime she sees a pic or something of NSYNC she screams jaystin. She can say Justin and JC and "sink" but I have no idea why it gets special treatment.

Speaking of AJ, everytime she sees the comercial for the Phantom of the Opera movie she starts singing Everybody!!!

I love when kids pick up their parents interests, not the slash thing obviously just the general love.

I love that Justin and JC get special treatment, a fangirl in the making I think ;)

Crap, don't get me started on the fangirl in the making! She's worse than I EVER was! It's not just JAYSTIN, it's "MY" jaystin!

OH and BTW

I'm still waiting on my "new and improved" TrickC icon

I'll get it to you soon, promise. Watch this space :)

Kittentrick... it hurts it does.

Will this do?

ha! I like fula! and I say juicy. and why is it that in typical ( bad me for stereotyping, blah blah ) joshtin fiction, they always call each other angel? I mean, when did *that* become fanon?
I'm tired. will you make me a sandwich?

I used to say juicy too but I'm really liking the yucky lately so I may go with that from now on ;-)

I have issues with the word yuck. I don't like saying it. I have no idea why, it's very random.

LOL

I may have to steal that one ;)

YES. YES. YOU ARE ALL COMING TO THE DARK SIDE. JUC RHYMES WITH YUCK.

I've been saying it that way since I started in this fandom. Join me!! JUCK!

I like fula too, I'm just interested why one seems to become more well used than another.

See the thing is I tend to agree with you about the Joshtin and it's wrong of me. I like reading JuC but it seems every story I read that uses Joshtin is about little ickle Josh and his tru luv Justy and they really do call each other angel. Why!? Tell me that!

*pets you and strokes your head*

Sure I'll make you a sandwich. What filling would you like?

the 'angel' bothers me. they're not twelve year old girls with their first crush.

mmmmmmmmmm.... I should have a personal petter.
and um. really, whatever, as long as it's not brussel sprouts, but I know we agree on that one. After Frank, I'm like, the least picky eater in the world.

I can make you pbj with the good stuff

good stuff?

A brussle sprout and Frank sandwhich...gags.

How about tuna and sweetcorn? Or Loca is offering PB&J.

mmmm, tuna and sweetcorn. hit me up! I'll take the PB&N as dessert.

One tuna and sweetcorn coming your way!

excellent, yum. love tuna, haven't had it in too long. need words.

OK, so JuC is my OTP, so I *have* to defend it. I am the sole purveyor of JuC here!

JuC is different from Joshtin, methinks. Joshtin is indeed Josh and Justy, precious angels that love with all their widdle hearts, crystalline tears in perfect blue eyes, my love!! But JuC is actual stories that you might want to read. None of that saccharine crap. Actual plotlines. Actual characterizations. Most Joshtin is badfic, I think, and therefore entertaining to a degree. But I've read some decent Joshtin that I can stomach - and I'm supposed to be writing a Joshtin for someone, so I better bone up on my JuJu-angel references!

You go girl! Wave that JuC flag!

I do read JuC, obviously not as often as my Chris pairings but still enough to see that there's a difference between JuC and Joshtin stories. Which is fascinating really, does that mean all the teenie writers clan together in Joshtin groups and churn out loads of sickley crap while the JuC people produce the good stuff?

I hate Josh, Ju and Just too! Except early family stories for JC, Josh is fine then, but only then.

does that mean all the teenie writers clan together in Joshtin groups and churn out loads of sickley crap while the JuC people produce the good stuff?

YES. I'm not kidding. YES. You don't even KNOW the intricate workings of the writers of this pairings. That IS how it works, seriously. I stay away from the drama that goes on - but drama goes on. Isn't that ridiculous? You don't get drama as a TrickC person, or as a Lambs person - you just get a dearth of stories! JuC people gets lots of stories - but most of them suck, and are Joshtin. It is a hard, hard life I lead, verily.

Man, Jessa. I saw this You don't get drama as a TrickC person, or as a Lambs person and nearly choked on my coffee as I wondered what I'd done to offend you so much. I mean, a Lambs person!

The three man bus brings joy to my heart!

you as general! not you-Terri!!! EW LAMBS EW!

I know! When I got over the shock I knew that but for a few moments I was in lamb hell!

Ummm, Lambs. How can anyone not love Lambs? My second OTP!

It's fun ragging on the Lambs though, they're all cute and pretty and neither are Chris! ;)

But one of them is Lance!

YES. I'm not kidding. YES. You don't even KNOW the intricate workings of the writers of this pairings. That IS how it works, seriously. I stay away from the drama that goes on - but drama goes on. Isn't that ridiculous? You don't get drama as a TrickC person, or as a Lambs person - you just get a dearth of stories! JuC people gets lots of stories - but most of them suck, and are Joshtin. It is a hard, hard life I lead, verily.

JuC/Joshtin is definitely one of the most drama-filled pairing subfandoms in sparkly fandom. I read Justin/JC from time to time and write it (I'd like to think it's JuC and not Joshtin, I suppose that could be a matter of interpretation, heh). I also have quite a few friends who hold it as OTP--which means I only get a peek into the madness that is, but yeah, whoa with the madness. Heh.

I wish there was more JC/Lance. Woe :(

Forgive the late reply :(

I only look at the JuC people through people on my flist and it really does seem drama filled. I read it and I've written it too, but I much prefer to stay on the Chris side of the fandom ;)

I'm sure you wrote JuC, I doubt anyone that writes Joshtin knows the difference.

JC/Lance, that sure is an under represented pairing.

JC/Lance, that sure is an under represented pairing.

It so is. And it makes me sad inside :(

I always prefered FuLa to TrickyFish.

and the only pairing name that is as bad as joshtin is chrustin.

and in honor of the FuLa I give you a poem:

Fu: - sugar
FuJu: - a sugary fruit
FuJuLa: - a sugary fruit drink
FuJuLaJo: - an alcoholic sugary fruit drink
FuJuLaJoC: - a really fucking good time.

- my work here is done.

FuLa is cool, but chrustin? That's the first time I've heard that and thank goodness for that!

LOL! I love the poem!

Between that and your story that's waiting for me you've made my night!

*blinks while reading the 'review' on the programme* Wow, that's... I actually don't really have words lol UK TV is damn interesting *is impressed in a weird sorta way*

And re the mini rant on the pairing name thing? I'm so with you on that one. I'm quite anal as far as names are concerned on a good day but a pairing is, like, sacred or something and it's so bad that I sorta cringe when/if I read B/J for J/B. I mean... no, just no. And yeah, I know, it's just two letters not even a name combo like yours, but N.O *is obsessed*

I'm sure guys only see what they want to see.

Of course, because in the end they are just simple creatures made to amuse the girls... or something like that *g*.

Ewwww! to the horrible anatomy program. Yuck. And this brings me to JuC. It is always pronounced juicy. Why? Because I say so. It's not my favorite pairing, but it's not a yuck pairing. The anatomy program is yuck, JuC is not, because it is juicy. See? Very logical ;-).

And of course it's TrickC or Chris/JC, but never trickykitten. People are weird ;-).

Of course, because in the end they are just simple creatures made to amuse the girls... or something like that *g*.

I think you could be right, because they don't seem to be capable of rational thought ;)

LOL. Love the way you linked the horrible show and JuC. I always say juicy too, always have. I thought only Jessa said it yuck until James did the same, I was like, what did you say?! *g*

Yes, down with trickykitten!

because they don't seem to be capable of rational thought ;)

They just like to pretend ;-).

Yuck = bad. Juicy = good. So very simple *g*. I've never understood the kitten thing. Where did it come from?

I've never understood the kitten thing. Where did it come from?

I'd love to know too. The guy says he likes to sleep and next thing you know he's forever known as a kitten.

When it only was because of the sleep thing then people should have called him sloth ;-). The pairingname then would be trickysloth or slothtricky? Hmm... in any case TrickC sounds so much better *g*.

Apparently fula means ugly in Swedish (I think it was Swedish), so that kind of puts me off the name ;)

ROTFLMAO

That totally puts me off too! Trickyfish it is then ;)

it was always my understanding (and I could be waaaaaay off base here) that some of the reason behind the pairing names were because there are three "J"s in *NSYNC - which makes the traditional initial thing used in much of fandom sorta impossible. I mean, J/C - who is it?

but then the trend spread to other fandoms, Buffy, etc., which I kinda resent. it's stupid, but this was popslash's thing, and I keep thinking they stole it. ;)

You know that makes a lot of sense. You've totally tamed my curiosity now, thank you!

No, I know what you mean. Popslash really should be the only one with cutsie names ;)

Yeah, but all the Buffy pairing names are stupid.

Spander?

WutEVar.

Popslash is cute; cute names work. Buffy is in part cute, but its cuteness in NO WAY makes the retarded pairing names work.

and i still vote for Lobsters, but they're a specific form of TrickC. :D

I thoroughly enjoyed reading that. :)

Thank you :D

I assume you mean my story and not my pairing name mini rant ;)

Why choey and not supertrick

Dude, I actually use SuperTrick. I've never liked choey, it sounds like some kind of icky substance or disorder or something, to me.

LOL. Choey as a disorder, I can see that ;)

I do like supertrick though.

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