get in we're gonna yuri this bus!!!

Help Us Support Planned Parenthood

de_throned — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:01:45 GMT

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New ship-- yes this warrants a post

de_throned — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:48:54 GMT

I ship Loki/Tony so hard it's not even funny, and I have yet to watch Avengers. Ugh May 4th why are you still so far away??

Seriously though, could two people (if you could call Loki such) be more perfect for each other? I initially thought I'd ship Steve/Tony after watching the Avengers (and they are pretty much canon in the comics so really every argument is invalid) but apparently not.

This is also the first time in a long time since I shipped a rare!pair, the last being Nate/Elliot from Leverage. With Steve/Tony and Thor/Loki being the prominent ships, every fic/fanart I come across is like a rare gem. The amazing thing is, what I've found so far are high in quality, which makes me insanely happy.

I don't know why this is worth doing a post about, but there it is.

Oh and obviously I can't wait to see Tom Hiddleston as Loki again. Pretty much fell in love with him in Thor and been in love since.

Fic: A Bit Preoccupied

de_throned — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:17:14 GMT

Title: A Bit Preoccupied
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: John/Sherlock
A/N: Originally written for/posted on the kink meme back in April of 2011.Thanks to grassle for the beta and brit-pick!
Summary: Sherlock’s glad to see the look on John’s face, glad that John chose to kiss him longer than usual, making him gasp for air.

John’s eyes are impossibly dark when he pushes Sherlock against the wall and kisses him, his touch rough and incessant. From the way John’s fingers are digging into his waist almost to the point where it hurts, Sherlock knows that he’s going to get fucked relentlessly into the mattress or the sofa. He’s been feeling restless all day, his mind spinning with static noise interfering with his train of thought, energy inside him swelling with no source of release. He’s tried playing his violin, but it was no use. He decides to work on an experiment and he ends up missing a crucial step because he simply couldn’t calm down to think for one sodding minute. He texts Lestrade to ask for a case and there is none. It hadn’t occurred to him that John was the perfect source for him to disperse this unwanted energy until ten minutes ago when they walked home from the restaurant.

Sherlock’s glad to see the look on John’s face, glad that John chose to kiss him longer than usual, making him gasp for air. John lets him reach down to palm at John’s erection through his jeans and rub with the right pressure to lure out a deep moan. Then John grabs his wrist and pins it steadily to the wall. It tells Sherlock all he needs to know: that John is willing to be his distraction, hard and fast, just the way he wants it.

Once they manage to get into John’s bedroom, the remaining ambient noise of the day is still humming inside Sherlock’s head, and that only increases his sense of urgency, his want for John to strip naked so that he could feel his skin flush against his own. He pulls at the neck of John’s jumper and kisses him hard.

John kisses back just as hard, openmouthed, and the sensation shoots right down to Sherlock’s groin, making the electricity spread to his whole body, making the noise in his head quiet down a little.

John’s hands are at his buttons, unbuttoning them with a skilled swiftness Sherlock can never get used to. He shoves the shirt down Sherlock’s arms, letting the sleeves restrict Sherlock’s movement as he reaches down to work at Sherlock’s belt.

After Sherlock’s completely naked, John quickly strips himself and pushes Sherlock down onto the bed. He settles on top of him and lets his lips come into contact with Sherlock’s. One of John’s hands trails down the side of his body, and a finger brushes at his nipple. Sherlock gasps and arches into the touch.

Sherlock reaches down to stroke John’s cock again, and he feels John push up and groan. He leans across, his hands fumbling with the drawer of the bedside table to get the lube and condom as Sherlock runs his thumb against the slit of John’s cock.

Their kisses are still rough, nearly bruising, but John suddenly slows down the pace and licks a slow line across Sherlock’s lower lip. Then he pulls out of the kiss, giving Sherlock a small kiss on his cheek. The sudden change of mood makes Sherlock open his eyes to see what went wrong.

“John?”

Sherlock hears John set down the lube and condom on the pillow next to him, and he’s looking down at Sherlock with a contemplative expression on his face.

“Is everything all right?” Sherlock asks.

“Fine,” John answers. “I just thought of something.” He pushes himself up and reaches down to the bottom drawer of his bedside table, fishing out what looks like a silicone cock ring.

“Are you going to use that on me?” Sherlock says as he licks his lips.

John lets out a small chuckle. “Actually no, I’m going to be using it.”

Well this is certainly going to be interesting, Sherlock thinks to himself.

He sets down the cock ring along with the lube and condom and lowers himself back onto Sherlock. He starts nipping at the sensitive area of Sherlock’s neck, right above the collarbone, and Sherlock threads his fingers through John’s sandy hair.

John is drawing odd patterns down Sherlock’s abdomen with his tongue, leaving tiny red bite marks along the way. Sherlock leans back and gasps, his voice hoarse, and tries to concentrate. The energy inside him isn’t letting him go, and Sherlock can still feel the tension in his muscles, the need to burn it all away gathering within him.

Sherlock presumes that some time has passed when he feels John slide one hand between his legs, a wet finger pushing against his hole. Sherlock doesn’t know when John grabbed the lube, but he doesn’t care; he spreads his legs wider and moans.

“I want you to concentrate,” John says, trailing his tongue up Sherlock’s stomach to his nipple. He pushes his finger deeper into Sherlock.

“W-what?”

“Concentrate,” John repeats himself. “Concentrate on what I’m doing to you.”

Sherlock opens his mouth to retort of course I’m concentrating but the words escape him when John adds a second finger, bending them to stroke at the bundle of nerves hidden in him. Sherlock ends up letting out a loud, breathy groan instead.

John takes out his fingers and reapplies more lube. He doesn’t warm it and simply presses his fingers back into Sherlock, making him squirm at the sudden coldness. Sherlock stares up at the ceiling and tries to focus on the sensations. John’s fingers are moving slowly in and out of him, but he’s purposely avoiding Sherlock’s prostate. It goes on for what seems to be ten agonizing minutes, and Sherlock groans in frustration.

“Are you ever going to get to the part where you fuck me?” Sherlock asks, not bothering to hide the irritation in his voice.

“Eventually.” At that, the next thrust of John’s fingers hits Sherlock’s prostate.

The stimulation makes the noise in Sherlock’s head slowly fade away into nothingness, but he doesn’t pay much attention to it anymore as he fucks himself with John’s fingers. John stops kissing his stomach and sinks lower, running his tongue on the inside of Sherlock’s thigh. He finally takes Sherlock’s cock into his other hand and gives it a firm stroke before he licks at the head. Sherlock moans in relief and clutches the back of John’s head as John fits what he can of Sherlock’s cock into his mouth.

It’s unbearable, the heat and constant suction, the way John’s fingers in Sherlock’s arse match the movement of his mouth. John’s flicking his tongue against the slit of Sherlock’s cock is what does him in. He comes hard, thrusting into John’s mouth.

John licks him until he stops bucking. When Sherlock falls limp, he sits up, puts on a condom, coats his own cock with lube, and fits the cock ring all the way down to the base. He then strokes himself back into full hardness, takes hold of Sherlock’s legs, and slides into him smoothly. Sherlock meets the thrust with a roll of his hips, watching as John’s eyes flutter shut, the grip John has on his legs tighten as he struggles to maintain composure.

John stays still for what feels like an eternity, and then he starts to move, ever so slowly.

John changes his position from kneeling between Sherlock’s stretched legs to leaning down so that their chests press against each other, with Sherlock’s legs hitched over John’s shoulders, and Sherlock can feel the steady beat of John’s heart against his own.

It didn’t take long for his cock to harden again, with John’s lazy thrusts directly hitting his prostate each and every time. So Sherlock reaches down between their bodies to touch himself, spreading the pre-cum at the tip with his thumb. John’s hand comes to join his, and they stroke him together at the pace Sherlock likes.

Sherlock’s mouth is hanging open, his breath coming in small, barely audible gasps when he comes again. His orgasm pulses through him, melting his spine and making his body shiver at the hypersensitivity. He watches with half-lidded eyes as John continues to thrust in and out of him, and lifts a tired hand to trace the faded scar on John’s left shoulder.

John plants a kiss on Sherlock’s sweat-covered temple and works his way down the side of his face. They’re breathing the same air, John’s lips occasionally coming to brush against Sherlock’s, and it’s the most intoxicating feeling in the world.

“Turn around.” John says softly.

Sherlock complies and carefully flips himself around, buries his face in the pillow and sticks his arse high in the air. John holds him by the hips and enters him again, bending down to suck at the back of Sherlock’s neck until he’s all the way in.

They move together, John thrusting into him at the torturously unhurried rate that’s been maintained the whole night. Sherlock is hard yet again, and John works his hand around to Sherlock’s cock and strokes him in earnest. Sherlock tries to push his hips up, trying to get John’s thrusts in the right angle; he gives a helpless jerk instead.

Sherlock moans and writhes under him, John’s grasp on Sherlock’s hips tightens as he moves a little faster than before, letting Sherlock’s hips meet his thrusts. John’s hand trails down to gently cup Sherlock’s balls. Sherlock’s moans are louder now, his throat raw, as he claws at the sides of his pillow. He pushes back hard, letting John’s cock strike the sweet spot, and moans oh God there, right there until the sensation is too much for him.

John stays on top of him as he spasms, arms anchoring him as he shudders helplessly. When he finally stills, John shifts so that he slides out of him. The cold air on his back makes him shiver, but John has a warm hand on his back.

“Come on,” John says as he lies down. “We’re not done yet.”

He motions for Sherlock to climb on top of him, and Sherlock cautiously moves to straddle John’s hips. He positions himself and takes John’s cock in his hands and lowers himself down, penetrating himself.

He looks down and whispers in a hoarse voice. “Please.”

John meets his gaze and reaches out to rub circles against Sherlock’s stomach, just above his hipbone. Sherlock breathes and leans down, letting his hands fall to the sides of John’s head. John grabs the lube and pours the cold liquid down onto Sherlock’s now renewing erection, and Sherlock can feel it running down his length, between his thighs and deeper down. John’s fingers are smearing the wetness across his legs, mixing the semen and lube, rubbing it obscenely over the parts of them that are connected.

Sherlock lifts himself a bit and runs his fingers over John’s lips, slipping them inside his mouth and biting back a groan when John licks at them eagerly. His legs are sore, but he ignores the discomfort and starts to ride John’s cock. He balances himself on the palms of his hands, and it’s so good, the heat and pressure, the way John is finally bucking into him hard and rough.

He uses what’s left of his energy to clench tightly at the root of John’s cock as he sits himself down, releasing when he pushes back up. Suddenly it’s all a blur, and all he can hear is John’s half-stifled whimpers coming from the back of his throat. John’s nails are digging into his hip, and Sherlock feels the throbbing of John’s cock inside him as he comes.

“Fuck.” John groans, and Sherlock continues to move up and down until John’s body stops shaking.

He finishes himself off as John watches him, pupils dilated. Sherlock bites his lip so that he won’t cry out, and then it’s over and he has his forehead on John’s shoulder and they’re both breathing hard.

“Is the noise gone now?” John asks, still breathless.

“Yeah.” Sherlock manages a chuckle. “Long gone.”

Some good news

de_throned — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:46:41 GMT

• I got another job! I finally don't have to worry that my bookstore job won't be enough to pay my bills. Training starts next Tuesday :D

• In celebration of getting a second job, I got myself a fancy smartphone. I'm usually content with my iPod Touch and my normal phone, but my iPod isn't really good for checking mail or tumblr quickly during break, and my phone is just.... well a basic texting phone. Honestly though, I couldn't pass up the chance of getting a smartphone for only $25. Since I've always wanted one, I might as well give it a try. Can't wait for it to arrive on Tuesday~

• SO MANY AMAZING TV SHOWS THIS SEASON OMGOMG. Parks and Rec, The Good Wife, Community, Modern Family etc. I'm so happy the fall TV season is back. I find it really relaxing to come home to a bunch of shows waiting for me to get to them after a long day. Going to work is different than going to school. I seriously don't find school as rewarding as work.

• In Adele news: the official music video for Someone Like You came out earlier today. It was filmed very poorly, I have to admit. I was expecting plot since the song tells a pretty heartbreaking story but we didn't get any of that. The whole thing consists of pointless spinning that made me really dizzy and Adele looking like she's either about to laugh or punch the camera (mostly this) LOLOL. I mean yes I'm quite happy I get to stare at Adele walking around Paris while being gorgeous for five minutes but damn, the director really didn't put any effort into it. The single being out for more than half a year in the UK and approx. three months here only makes the video look even lower in quality. But oh well, Adele's done the song justice through her BRIT Awards as well as various brilliant live performances. I don't see why they didn't just stick to the one of her singing the song live at her home though, that one was absolutely breathtaking.

~~• So now that SLY is done give me the music videos to Set Fire to the Rain and Rumor Has it and Take it All and He Won't Go and Turning Tables plz kthxbye~~

Someone please explain to me

de_throned — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:55:49 GMT

How can you live your life like that? Giving up amazing opportunities that present themselves to you? Relying in your parents to pay for the "fun" you want in your life and not going out there to, oh I don't know, earn it yourself?

How is it there are people out there that live with this mentality, while others who try so hard to score a job get nothing?

I'm not sure if this is healthy behavior tbh

de_throned — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:34:11 GMT

I'm so excited about Adele's concert it's not even funny anymore. I've pretty much reached the ultimate status of fangirl-ism that I think I just might lose it and burst into tears when I see her come onto the stage (heck I feel like crying just from watching the clips of other concerts on youtube). I have never wanted to cry over an artist, ever. I think I kind of get how some fans feel now.

I was actually somewhat relieved and, dare I say, happy when Adele announced that she had to cancel due to illness. I had discovered her really late and before I knew it, my wanting to see her live became something I yearned for, but tickets had long been sold out back in March. I was a bit angry with myself for not liking her earlier, but hey, the opportunity presented itself again and I'm not going to miss it this time around. Believe it or not, I actually didn't like her much when I first heard Chasing Pavements two years ago. My, how I've changed.
Anyway, Adele is actually going to be the very first official concert I've ever been to! I'm glad she'll be my first concert experience <3 I'm a little sad that I have to go alone, but my friends either have to work or they don't like her as much as I do. I don't really mind going alone though, at least I can enjoy myself and have fun, plus I won't get teased relentlessly when I come out of the concert sobbing like something died lol. Still, it does suck to travel to another city alone.

In other news, I got a job! I'm pretty happy that I was able to score a job not too long after graduating, considering the economical status right now. It's a part time job at my university bookstore but I gotta start somewhere, right? Hopefully either a full time or another part time job will come along soon, because I cannot pay my bills with just that one job.

Good lord this woman...

de_throned — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:02:37 GMT

SHE'S SO ADORABLE ALSDJKHSKJHKJDHKJFSGHKJDH

Well that was underwhelming

de_throned — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:32:18 GMT

Tin Man sucks. Total waste of four and a half hours.

Explain to me why people were hyped up over this mini-series again? It's so shitty. Alice was utter shit too.
The CGI was an complete eye sore, so was the acting (besides Alan Cumming UNFFFFFF), not to mention the storyline being a disaster. I mean I get it, some shows are just able to be the king of campiness and still have people who love it (see: V, which I LOVEEEE) but Tin Man definitely is not one of those shows.

Goddamn it, WHY ARE ALL THE GOOD SHOWS (The Good Wife, TVD, Sherlock) SO FAR AWAY/ON HIATUS?

In other news, The Crimson Petal and the White is amazing. HI GATISS, I LIKED YOU ~~HALF~~ NAKED 8D

Well, isn't this great?

de_throned — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:30:02 GMT

I used to write like this.

And back then people have told me that they found it too tedious to read, that I was being too cryptic and I'm not narrating enough.
"It's so poetic, I don't get it."

I used to think I was a decent writer, and from what I knew back then I really was. But people kept on telling me how much I sucked and how they hated my writing. So I stopped. I stopped and now I can't go back. The things I post now are monotonous, boring beyond belief, and I don't know how I can go back to writing like I did before.

This sucks. My writing sucks.

Writer's Block: No reservations required

de_throned — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:24:30 GMT

John Watson from Sherlock.

Mainly because he's nice to stare at, and because I want him to have an actual meal since when he eats with Sherlock the damn bastard more often than not would run off. Plus Sherlock will tag along and be all ~jealous and try to ruin it all. Then I will drug them both and throw them into a room with cameras and watch them resolve their UST.

But seriously, I just want to stare at John while he eats okay ~~just like Sherlock does on all of their dates~~

Shhh John just come

Fic: If We Go Back to Stars

de_throned — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:00:06 GMT

Title: If We Go Back to Stars
Rating: PG
A/N: Written for the sherlock_flashfic challenge: The Case of the Underground.
Summary: He’s not sure which is worse.

•
He’s not sure which is worse. Having nightmares about getting shot, or dreaming of his friend dying and he couldn’t save him.

Every night the searing pain circulates through his body over and over again. Reliving the sound of the bullet spiralling through the air, the cracking of bone as it travelled through his shoulder, his thoughts and sudden realisation that he doesn’t want to die. Please God, let me live. Waking up with tears and snot running down his face, right hand protectively clasping his left shoulder, pain still burning under his fingers. He sobs quietly and patiently waits until his tears run dry or he gets tired again.

Then there are dreams of his friend.

Alex loved stargazing on clear nights. He was interested in astronomy, having read it at university prior to joining up. John had found him sitting on a rock one evening after dinner, and asked the young solider what he was doing. He and Alex talked about planets and galaxies and discussed ancient theories. It became one of the things he looked forward to on various nights, simply relaxing and staring at stars.

“You know, John,” Alex said to him one night. “Some of the stars we see are actually from dead stars known as supernovas. They’re still shining, even after death, brighter than an entire galaxy for weeks, months on end. I wouldn’t mind dying like that.”

Two months later John found him buried under sand and dirt with his arms and legs missing. Alex was silent as John dug him out. He was still breathing, so John automatically tightened the gauze around Alex’s limbs, temporarily stopping his bleeding. He was about to call out for a stretcher when he heard his name.

“Remember when I said that I wouldn’t mind dying like a supernova?”

“I need to get you back to the tent.” John turned around and got the attention of his colleagues.

“John,” Alex’s voice was suddenly louder than the bullets around them. “I think I did it.”

The last thing John saw was Alex smiling, tears streaming down his face as he closed his eyes.

Later in the day, John was told that Alex had spotted a bomb, and swiftly shoved the rest of them out of the way, taking most of the blast. The night Alex died, all the stars came out to accompany him, and John named the brightest one he could find after his friend.

John wakes up from this dream, heart aching and hands shaking. He lies awake and wonders what it’s like to be a supernova, to shine so brightly and die with such radiance.

When John got shot, all he could feel was fear, fear that he would die, and goddamn it he didn’t want to die. John couldn’t save Alex, the boy who had eyes full of stars, a boy who had more to live for than he.

So he wishes he knew what it’s like to be underground.

Holy fuck this is amusing

de_throned — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:22:57 GMT

So Greg Yaitanes is trolling the Huddy shippers on twitter. He's apparently pushing for House/Wilson? Next couple of episodes seem to be very House/Wilson heavy. Hmm. This is as surreal as the earthquake/tsunami combo that's hitting Japan rn.
LOL That's what you get Huddies, for writing hate mail and tweeting death threats to a show producer.

And there's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeb4q106z5A
Yes move back together so you guys can have hot man sex plzkthx

Oh and people need to stop referencing Sherlock/John when they talk about House/Wilson. They're nothing alike. Please stop.

OSCARS: TKS '11

de_throned — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:49:35 GMT

NEED I SAY MORE? I'M SO PROUD OF BRITISH CINEMA RIGHT NOW

BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTOR AND BEST PICTURE

WE SHALL PREVAIL

SMD SOCIAL NETWORK

At this point, I really couldn't care less

de_throned — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:22:55 GMT

I can't stand it anymore. In my previous entry, I had said that there was something that made me uncomfortable and I've been trying to avoid it so I can put it behind me. It's still making me uncomfortable and I don't think it will ever leave me alone unless I ~~whine~~ talk about it.

I won't whine though. I just want to voice my discomfort and get it over with.

So what this ~omg big deal~ that's bothering me?
It's a discussion post over at the Sherlock comm. I won't announce which one, but if you want to find it, it's pretty easy to spot. Plus I'm going to tell you what it's about anyway.

I'm really not a fan of the whole "so you guys, you guys, let's just say, let's just say, we were to think about (put a slash pairing that isn't ~~Jack/Ianto~~ canon here) realistically as a pairing" discussion/metas. I'm not going to go into the ~*deep and philosophical and butthurt*~ reason why I feel this way. But I hope my reasoning below makes sense.

For me, the slash fandom and slash fan fiction is equivalent to a fan girl's sexual fantasy of (celebrity crush of choice). So the above statement literally sounds like this: "let's just say, let's just say, I were to think about (celebrity crush of choice) fucking me realistically"

Hey who just chopped off my erection?

In the end everything has to do with fandom

de_throned — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:19:29 GMT

Remember those comments where people complain about how ____________ makes them uncomfortable, and others respond with, "Instead of spending the time typing out the whiny comment and ruining the fun, why don't you press the back button? Problem solved."

I know how irritating it is to have someone whine about a kink, an opinion or whatever else they're not fond of.

I pressed the back button.

Yet I'm having a damn hard time following my own advice right now :(

Writer's Block: The name game

de_throned — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:52:20 GMT

It's part of a lyric from my favorite song called 15 Min Flame by Poets of the Fall: Said the fool to his majesty dethroned.

I changed it to de_throned from xguardianangelx because I made the latter name during the summer of my freshman year in high school when I was incredibly emo and immature. I've been intending to change it since I graduated, but I couldn't think of a good username I loved. There's really no story behind it, other than I kind of like the word "dethroned".

I have no plans of changing it anytime soon since I just did. But IDK, maybe I will one day.

When in doubt, cast your current obsession as a character in your favorite TV show

de_throned — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:00:14 GMT

Remember when I mentioned that I'd want Hugh Laurie to play Daddy Holmes (if the show happens to cover that area)?

Well there's an influx of brilliant fan art of Sebastian Moran by maywoodpreston over at tumblr. Colin Firth had voiced interest in playing a villain in Torchwood or DW, so my mind clicked:

COLIN FIRTH AS SEBASTIAN MORAN.

He's the same height as BC, and it's kind of been fanonically established that since John is the short one, then Moriarty's "John" aka Moran, is going to be tall (as Moriarty is considerably short when compared to Sherlock).

Mostly, I just want Colin Firth on my screen, along with BC and MF, playing an evil BAMF. I think I might stain my panties thinking about Colin Firth fighting Martin Freeman.

OH GOD

I like my brain very much right now <3

[Movie review] A Single Man (2009)

de_throned — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:44:15 GMT

I didn't list this as a resolution but I've decided that this year, in addition to using a new system to keep track of the movies I've watched, I'm going to write reviews. Even if it's the most horrendous movie I've stumbled across and totally not worth my time, I'm going to rate it. And if I feel like it, list out how and/or why it sucked.

I'm going to start with A Single Man, I'm reserving my review of The King's Speech for later when the dvd (or leak, whichever comes first) comes out. I'm going to watch the movie again because ~~I really love the movie and will watch it 283746591 times~~ in the cinemas, I don't have the ability to pause and rewind as I please (and there aren't any subtitles for my hearing deficiency).

Anyway, let's get down to business:

Acting: ★★★★★
The acting is a no brainer. Colin Firth getting nomination upon nomination for all the awards last year came as no surprise really. His talent in acting has always been known, though he's only been receiving recognition these past couple of years. Proof to how talented Colin actually is: My best friend caught the scene when George received the phone call from Jim's cousin about his death, and she cried. Thing is, she was watching the whole scene without any sound since I had earphones on (due to my bad hearing). She was astonished by how good he was, making her feel emotional even though she had no idea what the dialogue was or what exactly was happening. I really wanted Colin to win the Oscars last year, but sadly he didn't. I screamed when I found out he won the BAFTA though xD Julianne Moore is of course, unquestionable, though in my opinion her British accent was just slightly overdone (but who am I to say, I'm American). Nicholas Hoult is one of the most amazing young actors out there at the moment (About A Boy, anyone?), and although I can't recall watching anything else Matthew Goode was in (other than Imagine Me & You, but then I don't remember much about that movie), he was great in this movie as well. Both of them had pretty good American accents, so that's also a plus.

Cinematography/directing: ★★★★
If anything, it just proves that fashion ties in strongly with the visual, and my, has this movie really gone above and beyond when it comes to the visuals. From the way the entire movie is desaturated with a gray filter, to bits of color suddenly emerging as someone brightens up George's day, breathtaking doesn't even begin to describe how I felt towards the cinematography. It just goes to show that people who are in fashion really know their stuff. Even in film you can see their aesthetic. IDK, I admire people who are in the fashion industry, because from my point of view, it's a field I will never truly understand. This film is by no means Oscar bait, although it very well could've been, but it's very artsy and has that indy vibe to it. If I recall correctly, I don't think critics like that? Besides, last year every directing award belonged to The Hurt Locker.

Script: ★★★★
This movie doesn't have a whole lot of dialogue. I really liked that because it depended heavily on the actors and their way of portrayal as well as how the whole movie looked. This movie, like I said, focuses heavily on the visuals. The music played a crucial part as well, but dialogue was kept at a minimum. Seeing that this movie centers around grief and the absolute pain of losing the one you love, I love how so much is shown through so little words.

Music: ★★★★
The music helped enhance the visual experience to this movie, so in a way I think they both go hand in hand. The soundtrack isn't exactly something I would listen to on its own because it fits so well with the picture, and without it, it just seems incomplete. The movie could've worked without the music and the overlapping of it with the sound effects, but then I don't think the emotions would've come through as powerful.

Costume design: ★★★
I know that Tom Ford had nothing to do with the costume design, but he probably did give some input. Now Colin Firth is one of those men who look absolutely gorgeous in a suit, so obviously no matter what suits they pick for him, he'll look fantastic in them. I wasn't a huge fan of the other types of costumes though. Kenny's sweater was a bit distracting.

Set design: ★★★★
I'm not entirely familiar with the era in which the movie takes place, but I liked it, so I suppose it means something?

CG (if any): N/A

All in all, the movie was great. The strongest parts for me were the acting and the way it was filmed. Very aesthetically pleasing. It's definitely the perfect movie to use when writing a paper. It's full of metaphors and symbolism and things that would make you think. I'd write about this movie for either film class or for psychology, a combination of both, even.

Gonna watch King Firth be breathtakingly exquisite later

de_throned — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:32:35 GMT

GOOD MORNING (for those of you in the US).

So I'm gonna go and watch The King's Speech today. Super excited, tbqh. I've been wanting to watch the movie ever since it came out. I honestly thought that it wouldn't play here in WA but how wrong am I. I went to the mega mall two hours from where I live just this Monday and I realized that the AMC there had the movie all along. I really wanted to kick myself when I saw the trailer on the flatscreens LOL
It's going to be the first movie of 2011 I'm going to watch!! What a great movie to start off the year :D

Anyway, school is starting on Wednesday. I still have to order my textbooks online. Hopefully they'll arrive in time.....

I noticed everyone's making New Year Resolutions. I suppose it doesn't hurt to make some as well:

Exercise twice a week (if I'm lucky, maybe I'll be down to my ideal weight by the time summer comes around)
Write more (fic or original)
Wake up early and get back to having a regular sleeping schedule
Stop staying up so late for no reason
Practice vidding (in other words, vid more lol)
Procrastinate less

Yeah, that's all I have. I figured it's best to start small.

This is what eargasms consist of

de_throned — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:26:04 GMT

OMG Why didn't anyone tell me years ago that Muse was THIS GOOD? I feel like I jumped on the bandwagon a little too late lololol (and since they're mainstream and considered one of UK's legendary bands, it's not weird to like them)

My favorite band has been Poets of the Fall since my junior year in high school. As much as I love them, I have to admit, they aren't incredibly good live. I forgave them since, hey, they're a fairly new band and most of the time whether or not a band is good live has a lot to do with having good equipment and whatnot. Plus, I really, really love their music and their lyrics.

So I've ranked them as my favorite band for, what, five and a half years now? I've listened to Muse before, and for some odd reason, I didn't like them that much.

I'd like to think my music taste didn't change much these past years (less emo, but I still like the same songs and bands I like back in high school) yet right now I really like Muse and Radiohead/Thom Yorke and Oasis when I used to feel meh about them.

I blame my involvement in a British fandom. Everything British just sounds/looks/feels better lol. That and Matt Bellamy has one hell of a singing voice.

Okay so my opinion remains the same after 20 months.....

de_throned — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 09:14:57 GMT

LOLOLOL Oh my god, this post ~~IRONICALLY PARTNERED WITH MY SHERLOCK ICON and goddamn it so many grammar mistakes.~~

I stumbled across this post back in April of 2009 when news broke out that Guy Ritchie's version of Sherlock Holmes had either 1. been casted, or 2. gone into pre-production/filming (don't remember which). LOL funny how even then, when I didn't even consider myself a SH fan, I wasn't too happy about the announcement.

The only opinion that has changed: Hugh Laurie isn't my ideal Sherlock Holmes anymore. He's my head canon Daddy Holmes (watch Fortysomething and you'll get why). Benedict is my Sherlock now, mwahahaha.

I still want Hugh to play Gordan Freeman though, as unlikely as that might be.

Before 2011 arrives, let's put 2010 away

de_throned — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:57:23 GMT

It's 10 pm here in Washington. Only two hours before midnight.

2010 has been a rather meh year for me. First , I had lost my very first job due to me being an irresponsible fuckhead and trust me, I really regret not knowing better until after the job was gone. Soon after that, I had the biggest fandom fallout I have ever lived to experience. I may only be 21, but I've had enough of fandom experience, and House not only was the best and biggest TV fandom I've ever been in, the longest I've loved (four consecutive years), and it's been the most passionate I've ever felt towards a pairing. It was also the worst feeling ever to fall out of love with it. Season 6 of House was doing pretty good up until the last two episodes, and in all honesty, I thought I could make it through Huddy because House/Wilson isn't a ship you can just wipe off the screen, and throughout the years, House/Wilson fans have stood strong towards all the threat and wank. So it didn't really occur to me that I would actually give up so soon, and so easily without a fight. (Not that this is relevant, but I'm not happy about my grades this fall either, which is another thing on my list as to why 2010 kinda sucks.)

Fandom has become more than just a place I go to when I'm tired of dealing with real life and help me forget my troubles. It's becoming a hobby, like people who make model airplanes, or make scrapbooks, fandom is what I do on my spare time. It's more than just going around screaming and flailing and acting like a nut job with other equally crazy fans, you write, you make icons, you read meta that makes you think, you find a creative outlet. Fandom is like a million different hobbies combined into one.

So you can imagine how painful it was for me to leave the fandom I've grown so accustomed to for four years. The next couple of months after season 6 of House ended, I began floating around, looking for new shows to obsess over and new fandoms to join. I had been watching Leverage since the beginning of the year. I was fond of the show and my OTP happened to be slash, so I figured that perhaps I should join the Leverage fandom. Unfortunately, the fandom was wayyy to small and inactive for me, after being in a big fandom like House, small fandoms couldn't fill my appetite. Plus, season 3 of Leverage sucked (like every other show, FU mid-series curse), so that was the end of me wanting to join fandom.

I had a handful of shows I watch, and while they were all pretty good, I didn't feel passionate towards them. Besides, either the fandom was too small, it didn't even exist at all, or, I have an het OTP. If you know me at all, you should know that I although I like het pairings, joined the shipper comms, and have written and read het fic, don't really do the whole het fandom thing anymore (not since Snape/Hermione in HP). I'm a pure slasher at heart. SO I WAS FANDOMLESS FOR THREE MONTHS

UNTIL

THIS MIRACLE HAPPENED

Like I said in my previous fandom meme post,

Holy crap, people just as passionate about the show and pairing of Sherlock/John (or general slash) as I am? Amazing graphics, fic, fan vids, meta, NO ACTUAL SHIPPING WARS (omg what universe am I living in right), minimal wank, 95% of the fans are slashers, the show allowing people from all different parts of the world come together and squee and act like a bunch of loonies? IT'S LIKE A FUCKING DOUBLE RAINBOW. SO INTENSE.

The show doesn't only have an awesome fandom, but itself is already something that should be given ever single tv award that exists (GOLDEN GLOBES AND SAG ESPECIALLY). The writing, the cinematography, the acting, EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SHOW IS BEAUTIFUL.
Sherlock and the pairing of Sherlock/John made 2010 a better year for me. I never re-watch my favorite episodes of House over 10 times. I've watched all three episodes of Sherlock for, dare I say, close to 100 times.

I would want nothing more than to end my year with nothing but Sherlock.

I don't think I should rant anymore, so I leave you with three .gifs I've made :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR

(insert something intelligent here)

de_throned — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:40:36 GMT

Stole meme from bonorattle

Your main fandom(s) of the year?
Sherlock

Your favourite film watched this year?
Daybreakers and RED.

Your favourite book read this year?
ACD's Sherlock Holmes series.

Your favourite album or song to listen to this year?
Favorite album is probably Poets of the Fall's "Twilight Theater", song is "S.H.E" by IAMX

Your favourite TV show(s) of the year?
Sherlock, Misfits, Being Human, The Good Wife, Community, Modern Family, Dexter, Drop Dead Diva, Lie to Me, TBBT, Vampire Diaries

Your favourite LJ community of the year?
sherlockbbc , obviously.

Your best new fandom discovery of the year?
SHERLOCK. Holy crap, people just as passionate about the show and pairing of Sherlock/John (or general slash) as I am? Amazing graphics, fic, fan vids, meta, NO ACTUAL SHIPPING WARS (omg what universe am I living in right), minimal wank, 95% of the fans are slashers, the show allowing people from all different parts of the world come together and squee and act like a bunch of loonies? IT'S LIKE A FUCKING DOUBLE RAINBOW. SO INTENSE.

Your biggest fandom disappointment of the year?
LOL what do you think? Never in my wildest dreams did I actually expect myself to be avoiding the House fandom or house_wilson like the plague. It's sad when you want nothing to do with the fandom and ship you've loved for four consecutive years :(

Your TV boyfriend of the year?

^^^Them two ♥♥♥♥

Your TV girlfriend of the year?
Hmmm. I don't think I have one.

Your biggest squee moment of the year?
The discovery of Sherlock in its homoerotic glory. New season of Dexter, four shiny new shows on my list (Being Human, Misfits, The Good Wife, and TVD)

The most missed of your old fandoms?
TBBT fandom, or should I say sheldon_penny is starting to cool down with the excessive (read: revolting) amounts of Leonard/Penny being shoved down our throats. The show is not really giving us any Sheldon/Penny moments to latch onto like previous seasons. Same goes for House. Replace Leonard/Penny with Huddy and Sheldon/Penny with House/Wilson. The only difference is, Sheldon/Penny fans haven't given up yet, House/Wilson gave up long before season 7 even started.

The fandom you haven't tried yet, but want to?
The Misfits, Being Human and TVD fandom. Though I will be honest, TVD is more for entertainment than anything else, emotionally I'm not getting invested in anything other than Sherlock and maybe one other show I haven't decided on yet.

Your biggest fan anticipations for the New Year?
New episodes of Modern Family, Community, The Good Wife, TBBT, the second season of V, Drop Dead Diva for the summer, new series of Misfits and Being Human (whenever it is they will air), and omgomgomgomgomgohmyfuckinggod the second series of Sherlock in the fall.

twinkle twinkle little star, I'll run you over with my car

de_throned — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:11:30 GMT

People are such hypocrites.

OH NO, IT'S INCEPTION AND ARTHUR/EAMES. HURRY HIDE ALL YOUR PORNY FAN FIC/FAN ART, HIDE YOUR KIDS AND WIFE AS WELL, PRETEND FANDOM DOESN'T EXIST.

The majority of ONTD consists of fan girls/boys for fucks sake. If today the post was about Mad Men, Dexter, Glee or any other show, they'd be shitting their pants in excitement over the fan art. But because Inception and the ship of Arthur/Eames is getting a bad name for being overexposed, suddenly everyone's like "well fuck, fan art is ~creepy."

Especially that particular person in the thread that replied to a link of a really good fan artists DA saying, "All that talent and that's all they draw."
Hey look, massive fuckhead spotted.

Apparently jeremiagoeswoah , johanirae , xel1980 , koenta , nightowl81 , and every person who identifies as an artist or loves to draw is WASTING THEIR TIME. Quick guys, stop drawing fan art because omg you have better things to do than to contribute to the fandoms you love in your own way. Fan art is all you artists draw, because evidently you're not spending hours upon hours practicing sketching and shading and coloring and proportions and learning how to use digital art programs. Apparently using fan art as a more pleasurable medium to practice drawing is the dumbest thing to do.

All you talented writers out there, stop writing fan fic too. You're totally wasting your time.

Plans plans plans

de_throned — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:21:35 GMT

I still have two days left of exams, but just to take my mind off of it for a while, I'm going to list out the things I want to do during the winter break:

- Play World of Warcraft, obviously
-Go to the mall every week
-Go to Barnes and Noble and stay there for a whole afternoon
-Write a lot of Sherlock/John fic
-Make icons
-Make a few fan vids
-Watch the following shows:
Misfits (since apparently everyone on tumblr and lj seem to love it so)
Watch seasons 1-3 of Dexter
Shit ton of movies I hadn't been in the right mood to watch
Some other shows I can't remember right now
and....
The Vampire Diaries (I really do wonder if it's as good as people say it is. SOMEONE STOP ME D:)

That's..... all for now, I think.