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So, Yuletide fics are in! And lo' there are far, far too many good ones.

And the story I got? Is so amazing. You wouldn't believe it, which is why it's my first rec, because not only is it exactly what I wanted, it's also one of the best fics this years.

Every Good Girl Does Fine, Peanuts, G.
Patty and Marcie's senior year. It's incredibly well written and wonderfully quiet and *sweet* in such a lovely unsentimental way. A lot of the regulars on Peanuts make an appearance, all wonderfully in character and the friendship between Marcie and Patty rings so true - it's gorgeous. It's wonderful. I hadn't dare hope for anything this amazing and it just...it just works so well, so *right*. And Patty's enthusiam just dances off the page.

( The rest of my recs )

Ugh, am so tired. I don't know why, really having slept just about 12 hours both last night and the night before, but I am. Still. RARGH.

However! There is good stuff abound! Firstly, if you, like me, can't actually find the Brokeback Mountain trailer, clips from the movie can be found here. Oh my, doesn't it look *good*? Seriously. I want this movie now. And I will *hurt* Denmark if we don't at least get a limited release of it (and likewise, I will hurt someone if it's not released on region 2 dvd - but very few "art" or independent films seem to be.)

Also, it has Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway in it, both of whom I adore. The good thing is, they're strong enough actresses to make their rather thankless roles believable. EEE! So excited.

Other good stuff: yesterday I got my Amazon package, and wahey! I know own Merchant of Venice. And it is still so good and it still makes me cry and laugh and hurt and I love it. I truly, truly do. And hey, I can actually see the family resemblance between the Fiennes' now. Which is slightly worrying, I suppose, but yeah. I still love the movie. Even though it's sometimes hard to watch (the anti-semitism makes me uncomfortable. I can't help it - I know its toned down, I know that it's "of its time" so to speak, but it still make me uncomfortable).

Also in the package: D.E.B.S (because I'm deep), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Slaughter House Five. Both of which now join my list of books to read (which, by the way, I am horrible at keeping, since I just squeezed Peter Pan in yesterday (and if you haven't read that, read it, its good and cruel and wonderful and will rip your heart out and make you laugh), will be re-reading Brokeback Mountain as soon as I get it from the library and I *still* haven't finished Popular Musik fra Vitulla. Oh dears.) So that's a whole lot of glee.

And finally, something that never fails to make me happy: Seasons of Love - music video.

And now I'm going to wander off and read up on Catholic veiw on sin. Hee.

ETA: *FLAIL* Pengviner!!!!