Rantless

Too content to rant today, although I notice W has popped over to visit the troops. There he is, in the thick of it, for an hour or two, risking his life just like the men and women he sent over there in order to ... er ... why are we there again? Oh yeah, the American Way and peace and freedom and apple pie.

Maybe I should rant about fanfic instead?

OK, let's see, rant...rant...rant...

OK, I'll do a "my biggest pet peeve" about the world of fanfic. Not about fanfic itself, the actual stories, but the world surrounding them...
It's this: Lighten up, people! It's fanfic! It'll never make you rich or famous, the groundwork was done by someone else, and you're supposed to be having fun! Don't get so damned worked up when people say slash sucks, gen sucks, smarm sucks, your fic sucks, your friend's fic sucks, your reading taste sucks, zines suck, online fic sucks...I've heard ALL of these and the best reaction to have (I'm really not telling people what to do -- don't believe in that, really -- just voicing a viewpoint) is "Hey, you're entitled to your opinion" and then FORGET about them. Do not let yourself become upset over what strangers think about fanfic! It's supposed to be FUN! Whee! Write it, read it, wallow in it, avoid the negative folks -- or mock them! Mocking them is fun and you don't spend a lot of time in a bad emotional place over people you'll NEVER meet, regarding a subject that is lightness and fluff personified.

There. That was an adequate first rant, eh? :)
There's even a contradiction in terms for people to rip me apart over! "Er...you're RANTING that people RANT too much???" Helloooo...