"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Mark Twain

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Pirates of the Caribbean
--Will Turner Icons 8
Doctor Who/Pirates Fan art
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On my treks through internet commenting pages (blogs, forums,"comment on this video" et cetera) I've noticed often when someone writes a well thought out, grammatically correct, full sentenced structured post leaning towards a lengthier side he or she feels the need to apologize at the end.

Most people comment with one or two sentences about something out of a combination of laziness, a struggle to find the right words to say what we mean, or lack of patience. I'd be delighted if I could write interesting, coherent responses consistently and I admire those who can.

They shouldn't be apologizing for having a brain or think that their opinion isn't worth our time. We can choose what to read and what to skip. Well thought out opinions are a pleasure to read and a relief from negative, one or two word comments of rude people that snare most people's attention simply because they were made to provoke.They do nothing more than make themselves look bad.
 
Thank you to everyone who tries to be reasonable when they respond to things and well done to those who can make their thoughts sing--no matter what the length of the post is. All of you have brains.

Before the Shipwreck Table of Contents

Title: Before the Shipwreck
Author:meowbooks
Rating: PG
Characters: Pintel, Ragetti, Barbossa, Three Original Ones
Pairings: None
Summary: An account in their own words of how Charlie Mercer, Oliver Wainwright and Jonathan Green met the notorious and most evil Captain Barbossa of the Black Pearl.

Part 1 http://meowbooks.livejournal.com/53598.html
Part 2 http://meowbooks.livejournal.com/53938.html
Part 3 http://meowbooks.livejournal.com/54219.html
Part 4 http://meowbooks.livejournal.com/54291.html
Part 5 http://meowbooks.livejournal.com/65453.html

Title: Before the Shipwreck-Part 5/5
Author:meowbooks
Rating: PG
Characters: Pintel, Ragetti, Barbossa, Three Original Ones
Pairings: None
Summary: An account in their own words of how Charlie Mercer, Oliver Wainwright and Jonathan Green met the notorious and most evil Captain Barbossa of the Black Pearl. Part 5: A brand new chapter! I felt the original was a bit unfinished.

 

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L.A. Without A Map,a 1998 film, starred Captain Jack Sparrow and The Tenth Doctor! David Tennant was Richard and Johnny Depp cameoed (is that a word?) as his Dead Man character, William Blake and as himself. :D

Whoooo! I've been entertaining the idea of a Pirates/Doctor Who crossover fic (my ideas keep building up, but I haven't had the time to write them out...) , but apparently these two universes have already crossed once before. :D

I'm quite pleased about this...

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Doctor Who/Cry Baby Wallpaper 1024 × 768

*clickie*

Rose and Bad Wolf Icons
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Hopefully, my muse will return for PotC fan fics soon as well. :D

From Takin' Over the Asylum

"Sometimes you just have to look somebody in the eye and tell them the truth that should be, instead of the truth that is!"

"We are loonies, and we are proud!"

"The only difference between lunacy and genius is timing."

I see the two as parallel universes. Both of them are amazing and complex, but in different ways.
Musical
Timing, choreography, acting, singing, it being live on stage means you can experience it with sound and sight with many people and their energy. The story of the musical is more optimistic and different in tone. It's intention is to bring the story to everyone.
The Book
The book is darker, a bit more twisted, we get whispered stories, murder, discrimination, propaganda, the seedier side of Oz, we see a girl and her frustrations and the few lights in her life. We get magical words to peruse at our own pace. It's definitely geared towards an older audience, but the ambiguity about what is good and what is evil is still there.
Both
One similarity between the two is Elphaba truly believes in something and is willing to fight for it.
The two mediums were and had to be made differently. Those who would read a book with commentary on governments, discrimination, and a mad Nanny aren't necessarily those who would see a Broadway musical with a funny song like Popular or words like "confusifying". You can enjoy both as long as you recognize there are differences.

Title:What Snow Knows
Written for aravah  for potc_votes ' Secret Santa challenge
Rating: PG
Summary: A wintry poem featuring Jack,Will,Elizabeth, and William Turner the Third...
Disclaimer: Um, characters belong to the mouse!

What Snow Knows

I once tickled the nose of Jack, who with dark brown eyes
gazed up with wonder at the grey London skies
Who slipped away on a sloop with sails
Running from hunger and many ails

( poetry beckons, read on, read on... )

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/news/090102_news_01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl6lMClFu8c

I've no idea who it's going to be, but I wish him or her the best of luck. *sigh* I'm going to miss Tennant, but at least there are a few more specials left starting with Planet of the Dead. :D

In other Who news, I found a lovely comic that's hilarious, well written, and drawn! It involves all ten of the Doctors past and present and is more like a novel than a comic-plot wise. It's lovely.

The first page where the story starts:
http://comics.shipsinker.com/2007/03/11/doctor-who-comic-the-ten-doctors-page-1/

You can find everything that he's put up here:
http://comics.shipsinker.com/comic-archives/

*note to self: get a DoctorWho icon*

The Next Doctor Promo Pics:
http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2008/12/last-set-of-next-doctor-promo-pictures.html
http://www.radiotimes.com/content/features/galleries/doctor-who-christmas-special/32/

The next special of Doctor Who will be called Planet Of The Dead.

Indy Mogul's Backyard Special Effects show made a Sweeney Todd chair for under $40 in this video. 
Not only is it a how-to video it has a funny mini sketch at the end. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmv27vRRaCA

I'll post a completely different post about WHY I've been scarce so often, so this is strictly fandom related. :D

Pirates of the Caribbean
The Jacks over at KTTC have started a Jack Costuming Wiki--no longer shall useful information be left to sunk to the depths or left to the mercy of the KTTC Kraken!

http://cjskttccostumewiki.pbwiki.com/

The KTTC Inside Jokes Thread has been stickied so to anyone who feels like taking a KTTC Memory Lane Trip can easily find it.

I plan on working on finishing my fanfic Shards of Crusty Glass, start working on The Shipwreck Begins again, and writing more fanfic.That said, if anyone has any ideas or requests they will be appreciated.

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Borrowed from ericadawn16 

When you see this post, quote from Doctor Who on your LJ.

Is that the sort of fan I am now? Am I rude? Rude and not ginger.


And since this is a Doctor Who post I would like to share a hilarious David Tennant related video...

The TRUTH About David Tennant

Hm.Plenty of the things I'm interested in TV/movie wise are connected.
Here's a (far from complete) list:

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Lizzy Garcia (Keep to the Code.com's Lizzy4depp) has written an article about MarkedMen's efforts to bring a smile to children as well as others who need it most. She writes about how Captain Jack Sparrow impersonators are using their skills to help charities such as the Make a Wish Foundation and Children’s Hospices.

If she gets 50 or more comments she may be asked to write another so if you can--go for it!

http://www.la.cityzine.com/2008/09/05/film-pirates-for-charities/

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