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Are there any other authors out there who go back through their old stuff and find themselves reacting as if someone else had written it?

I've been going through my dS stories in prep for finishing up two WIPs that I'm working on, and I couldn't read my Fraser pov Ray/Ray fic. I wrote the fic, I know what it says, but I couldn't read it, because Ray/Ray breaks my heart. And I read my one big sex story (Fraser/RayK, natch) and thought it was totally hot. I fell in love with my versions of the characters, which makes sense, because they are how I see the guys, but it's also really cool, because I love my fic. I think that it's really good. Two years ago, one year ago, and I would have been whimpering (to myself only) about how horrible every word that I've ever written is, but now... I may just have more confidence as a writer. Or I'm just better now, as a writer, than I was two years ago, which I also believe to be true (I suspect that when I do get around to reading my older work -- BtVS, *NSYNC, etc -- I'll be pulling out the red pen).

Whatever the reason, it's really nice. Tomorrow, I have work at four, but sometime before that I'm going to be rewatching Perfect Strangers as prep for the next section of Queering the Text. I may also rewatch Victoria's Secret so that I can do more work on Diamondhead.

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Still have the rest of VividCon to write up (I have notes for every vidshow that I managed to see, so, yeah, there's quite a bit more), but I've been distracted by (what else?) Stargate SG-1, which is such a shiny show.

I'm working today, but I have tomorrow off and currently have no plans, so I'll be working much on fannish and personal things on Wednesday.

In boniblithe's recent entry, you can find links to some vids from the premieres that are already up. I haven't gotten to it yet on my list, but I'd just like to recommend the vid for The Others, at least if you've seen the movie. Not sure it spoils the biggest thing (since I, well, already knew), but it spoils one of the very big things. It's a beautiful vid, though.

And this is random and Angel-related, but Lilah was not Wesley's healthiest relationship. Anyone else remember a very pretty woman named Virginia? With whom Wesley got together with and eventually parted from because they both realized that she couldn't take the violence of his lifestyle (and, give her points, consider where it took him)? And how very mature both sides were about the dissolution of their relationship? And the sweetness of the relationship and the cuteness with which it started? Did the poor woman fall into a black hole?