When Bond gets mad at Q, he calls him “Tech Support”
And in retaliation, Q answers every question with ‘Have you tried turning it on and off again?’
Hi, readers!
*hops up on soapbox to shout into the void*
As a fanfiction reader, you may have noticed AO3 is running a banner at the top of the site this week for its fundraiser. The fundraiser isn’t just an opportunity to support the archive. For a single, $10 donation, “you may choose to become an OTW member. Members have the right to vote in organizational elections. Membership lasts for one year from the date of the most recent qualifying donation. If you are already a member, donating US$10 or more today will extend your membership to one year from today. By choosing to become a member you are agreeing to receive emails about OTW elections and a ballot.“
It’s really fucking hard to run even a small fansite for a few hundred members. I’ve done it. It’s thankless, miserable work and you often end up shelling out hundreds of dollars of your own money to keep those small sites running, then lose all your hard work when the site is inevitably forced to closed because four admins can’t afford to keep it running for those few hundred members. The Archive is MASSIVE comparatively. I can only imagine what a beast it is to run. If you can spare the $10, you’ll be getting your money’s worth for the year, I assure you.
Did you know the Archive of Transformative Works does more than just host your favorite fanworks? The Archive is involved in lots of projects! Projects include Fanlore, Legal Advocacy, and a peer-reviewed academic journal, Transformative Works and Cultures, as well as Open Doors, which imports at-risk fanwork archives to AO3 so you can keep accessing fanworks that might otherwise be lost.
Go through your old coats and dig up some quarters, then consider using it to become a member of the Archive because Tumblr could be bought out any time, but the fans run the Archive.
*hops off soapbox*
Thank you so much for this wonderful post! It’s so nice to see people loving on the OTW and AO3.
But, seriously, folks like you who run fansites with a few friends and limited resources are heroes, and the Archive of Our Own wouldn’t exist without you. Dedicated fans prove that we can build a home for what we love, and the founding of the Organization for Transformative Works was possible because of that spirit of passion and hard work.
Which is just one of the reasons why we’re committed to preserving at-risk archives. Our Open Doors team partners with site administrators to import fanworks to AO3 so that they won’t be lost if the original site shuts down. We believe that fannish history and culture is important, and it’s our mission to protect and promote it.
So thank you again for your kind words and for encouraging people to donate. We appreciate every bit of support we get. ♥
AO3 gives so much and asks so little. Those of us who can need to support it whenever they ask.
Still cheaper than any of the “regular” addictions…
I’m watching Good Will Hunting and god I love this film
and also, Matt Damon, Ben Afleck, and Casey Afleck are all wee babies.
Did Zachary Quinto Marry Longtime Boyfriend Miles McMillan?
BY JODI GUGLIELMI
Is Zachary Quinto a married man?
The Star Trek actor, 40, showed off a new piece of jewelry in an Instagram post on Wednesday — a silver band on his left ring finger!
Quinto is seen resting his hand on his chin as he cozies up to longtime love Miles McMillan.
“A laurel canyon kind of night,” he captioned the above shot.
In McMillan’s Instagram story, the model can be seen zooming in on Quinto’s hand to emphasize the new ring.
Quinto, 40, and McMillan, 28, were first spotted together in 2013 and made their relationship official later that year. In 2015, the two moved into a New York City apartment together.
McMillan is an accomplished model and painter. In 2016, he was named the Daily Front Row’s “Model of the Year” at the Fashion Media Awards.
The two aren’t shy about sharing their love for one another, often posting photos together on social media. In June, Quinto posted a romantic message for McMillan’s birthday on Instagram.
“I can’t stop thinking about how much you’ve evolved and expanded these past four years. How easily you’ve stepped into yourself with powerful intuition and confidence. Watching you grow is one of my greatest pleasures and learning from you is one of the greatest gifts,” he wrote, adding “I love you so much.”
Quinto came out as gay in 2011, after New York teenager Jamey Rodemeyer’s tragic suicide. The actor said he realized that hiding his own sexuality was doing nothing for the greater cause of hope and acceptance.
“In light of jamey’s death – it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it – is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality,” Quinto wrote in a candid blog post.
“I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society – and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action,” he continued. “Jamey rodemeyer’s life changed mine.”
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That does look predominantly placed
It does indeed. 😀
not that I wasn’t going to go see it before, but now that he’s invoked Buckaroo Banzai I don’t really have a choice, do I?
It’s WIP Wednesday!
Post a line or three from a current WIP, and then tag it with #mi6cafeWIPWednesday so the Cafe can find and reblog it!
OR you can reblog this post with your WIP excerpt!
All ships and WIPs are welcome.
“How does he seem to you? Same old Bond?”
Q turns sharply, studying Eve’s faux-innocent face. “Why?”
She shrugs. “Someone mentioned they’d seen him at odd hours, so I checked his access log. When he’s in town, he comes to the office nearly every day — grounded or not — often in the wee hours of the morning.”
Q’s brow furrows. “Does M suspect him of something? Where does he go?”
“Not really. He goes to the gym. Or comes down here — but I checked some footage and he just walks around. It doesn’t look like he’s trying to access anything he shouldn’t. It’s just, well… it isn’t really like him, is it? He goes off grid after missions. Drinks scotch in his luxury apartment or goes on the pull or whatever. It’s just odd.”
Seven Sentences meme
Tagged by @rabidchild67
The
rules:
The rules are as follows: go to page 7 of a WIP, skip to the 7th line,
share 7 sentences, and tag 7 more writers to continue the challenge.
From my new 00q thing… and you get a bonus sentence because I didn’t feel right cutting Bond off mid-thought.
Of course, it goes spectacularly tits up. By the time Bond lands, their contact is already dead, and the data is on the move. It takes all of Q’s tech and all of Bond’s skill and a frankly terrifying amount of blind luck to secure the drive and kill the interloper. After 36 straight hours of action, Bond is driving across the border to Croatia, where a private plane is waiting to bring him home.
“Still with me, 007?” Q asks over the comms. “It would be downright embarrassing to have you die because you fell asleep at the wheel.”
“Just enjoying the lovely drive. I should really visit Dubrovnik sometime when no one is chasing me.”
I’ll tag @ao3-brihna, @bookworm428, @cheile, @drgrlfriend, @loves-pie, @suedescripture, and @voldiebuns… only if you want to.
lifeandlovesofemmalinethewriter:
I feel like when you’re writing, organizing chapters and dialogue is easy
but jfc, the amount of time it takes to constantly keep people moving and make sure they’re in the right spaces and trying to come up with wording for it is always such a shock.
Like, fuck, I made you pick up a coffee cup, you need to put it down at some point. also I can’t remember what I dressed you in, can you push up your sleeves? I don’t remember if you even have your shirt on.
and YOU. YOU OVER THERE, you got out of your chair earlier, but did you come back yet? Are you coming back? Where did you even go and why’d you get up? Fuck, I can’t make you sit down again already, you just stood up, go…over there. go get more coffee. Did you bring your mug with you? fine. bring the pot to the table and—wait, wasn’t the coffee pot already over here? shit, hold on, I need to go back and re-read and re-write
this is the most relevant thing i have ever read.
I think one of the most wild things as a writer is the sensation that you’re not actually directing your characters– they’re sort of directing themselves, and you’re scrambling around attempting to copy down whatever it was that they just did, but they don’t wait for you to finish copying. They just keep walking and talking and moving around and existing of their own volition and at some point you look up and you’re like “WHOA OKAY EVERYBODY BACK THE FUCK UP WHERE ARE WE”
It’s kind of like trying to write sheet music for an orchestra while it’s playing
#thatwritinglife
It’s kind of like trying to write sheet music for an orchestra while it’s playing
Oh my god its in words
“Listen,” my main character says reasonably, “I’m not just gonna sit still while he goes on spouting that nonsense.”
I, the writer, frantically scribble down a rough map and route. “No, obvious now, but I still have to write the part where he yells–”
“I’M BEING IGNORED,” the antagonist yells and begins to flap his arms. “LOOK I AM ALSO DYNAMIC.”
“Whoa there,” the main character says mildly and begins to do squats. They pull out a weapon. “Take a look at this escalation!”
“No!” I cry, “he took your gun, like, five minutes ago–”
“Second gun,” the main character says and cocks it. Pauses. “Was I on a low squat or a high one just now?”
“HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN BLOWING RASPBERRIES?” the antagonist wants to know, still spinning.
“When did you start spinning?” I ask in despair.
There is no escape.
@x-i-l-verify reminded me of you 🙂
This is utterly perfect and accurate
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