~~wherein reena tries to reiterate her writer-loff....and writes an ode to cassie :P

ok. so... it has come to my attention that someone (anyone at all, really..!) actually thinks i have negative feelings towards epicyclical's writing and/or the Trilogy... *sniff*

that makes me sad :(
yeah, stupid, huh.
but true. i'm just-- upset, and no good reason-- except that someone, somewhere, thought i dissed the trilogy, whereas i was only calling attention to my own t00biness for being afraid of harry/hermione, and of huge Plotness and, stuff.

*looks sad some more*
i loff cassandra claire's writing-- i didn't need to have finished-- or even read most of the Trilogy for that (which i didn't)-- her portrayal of harry & draco is heart-rending and amazing and i'm in complete awe of both her characterization and her writing ability in general. her plot-making skills leave most other fanfic-writers in the dust, frankly. she astounds me with her originality in not conforming to any fanon rules, and creating her own, and not taking the easy path-- especially now that i know that she loves their love as much as any of us, if not more. so. it's hard, i imagine, to not just write the Good Parts (yeah, it's a form of writer's block to hate the not-so-good parts, but it's also just a natural disposition). she seems to pay equal attention to all aspects of her story, and give speaking room to a large array of non-favorite (i imagine) characters.

by which i am amazed (though as a reader, i don't necessarily feel happy having to read all these other characters-- that whole, `get to harry & draco already' thing-- i know it makes a better storytelling experience in the long run).

let no one ever think i diss any writer i wibble about reading--
i either read you (and probably like what i read), or i don't-- and if i don't, well it's because i think you need to improve muchly and/or your pairing scares me. with cassie claire, i am scared of my heart being bruised/broken by the fic-- and that's why i wibble about reading it-- but in no way does that impact my opinion of either her writing or the fic.
    so. for posterity-- i'm pretty much in love with what i've seen of cassandra claire's portrayal of harry & draco. it's beautiful. they're beautiful. her writing's beautiful. and now i think i'll stop :P (not that anyone cares. which is ok. god. i hate misunderstandings. *cries* --but i also hate calling [negative] attention to myself-- unfairly, to boot. so. don't mind me, really....)

P.S. ~~angst, shmangst-- i'm ok. teehee-- i have lego_draco to make me smile. hee. i *heart* lego draco ~:) he's -such- a cutie..! hee..! oh yes dear, harry will be yours, hee. oh yes, i'll make sure of it, if no one else will (but i'm sure you will :)

ha. oh draco, what would i do without you. (don't answer that, heh). *smiles like an idiot* wow. i needed that.

P.P.S. ~~note to self: wibbling and community-making do not a headache-free day make. not reading the losing side today: unforgivable. forgetting to read amalin's latest ficlet today: unfortunate (too much of a headache, now, plus tired). must be fresh for amalin-harry/draco goodness ~:)
not catching up on stupid lists: acceptable. missing out on majorly yummy harry/draco-- evil....!! (*hyper-active wibbly!reena mode, off*)
     world-view as long as i have h/d yummy fic to tide me over: rosey ~:) yea, for i loff you all muchly, fic-bringers of delight~! in fact-- that's the highest sort of love. fic-love. o, yes. my Fic Love will save me ~:) hee. i'm not being cutesy :p i'm just being honest. i dunno -why- i try actually -talking- to people, who misunderstand and confuse and upset me, so often. it must be because i loff their fic, that's why (*grins*). yeah, and for the non-fic-writers among us-- well-- i think it's because they're cute. yeah, that's it. it's all about their booohhhh-die. (*has visions of richard simmons dancing in her head, shudders*). gahd. richard simmons frightens me. like clowns. and barbie. and draco kissing hermione-- or worse yet, ginny! (*runs away, screaming, to bed, finally*). you know, i think i dislike ginny partly -because- of her red hair-- and i love redheads! it's just that she's -supposed- to be cute. yick. het!draco frightens me. (*thinks of lego_draco, calms down, goes to bed*)

~~puzzles & book-sellers & more evil

ok. so i have to ask-- the world-- the universe-- god-- amazon.com-- someone. why. why....why people sell used paperbacks for-- get this-- $85.40-- and $197.00-- and $35.76-- and $11.70-- and $4.11-- and $39.95-- $257.00-- and $51.25-- and this is all the same book. first edition was in 1984. and ok, if this was a Big Name-- but nooo, it's just diana wynne jones, only interesting to weird fantasy-reading girls who've outgrown jkr, and obscure-fantasy freaks like myself.

i'll never understand humanity at this rate. *cringes* and i don't think i -want- to.
this can't be explained by "open market theory" and "capitalism"-- except if you think both ideas are amazingly stupid, and this proves why. why would you sell things at 10 times their value? that aren't even popular enough to be bought for the "prestige" by people with money to burn? like i said, she's read by teenage girls and older fantasy t00bs like myself. we aren't exactly known for our bank accounts. but we -are- known for our above-average intelligence, which whispers to us that hell, we can walk to the library, if the alternative is to get the book at those prices-- or well-- we could just get it under $5 in our local store, no shipping.
     explanation has to be, they aren't really book-sellers-- they don't even notice what book they're selling-- they just stick the price-tags on randomly. which, you know, make sense, in that, "they're all stupid" kind of way. i hate having to resort to "they're all stupid" for an explanation, but there you go. nothing else fits, does it.

book-sellers have pretty much become evil, it seems, in these lean times. i used to think bookselling was a cool thing, you know. i love bookshops-- their smell, their musk, their close quarters, their-- air. yum. it makes me shiver in pleasure, just imagining it. books are my crack. i didn't expect anyone to, charge me, accordingly, heh >:0