mockingbird singing in the dead of night

[krickets]

→ princesaskater made a really beautiful (spoilery!) picspam for Harper's Island episode 1.11, Splash. Speaking of Harper's Island, they're skipping July 4th and airing the last two episodes back to back on July 11th on CBS. On wikipedia, it doesn't say when they're airing them on Global TV though so there may be an ep next week and there may not be. I'm thinking of re-watching the series between now and the finale.


→ For two nights in a row this week there was a mockingbird singing outside my window, well past midnight keeping me awake. (SO loud and obnoxious.) Apparently this is the lonely cry of a bachelor mockingbird looking for a mate and there is absolutely no way to discourage them or even scare them away because they are territorial and are likely to sing from the same spot each night. Thankfully, last night there was a big thunderstorm and lots of rain so he was quiet. I'm crossing my fingers he doesn't come back again tonight, but I don't know how truly hopeful I am. Some of the things I read online seem to suggest that they sing by light, so I am half contemplating sabotaging the streetlight that's right outside the house. If I can figure out a way to do that...


→ Everyone seems to be discussing the warnings and triggers wank (meta?) that's been going around. Generally speaking I have not had much need for warnings. They're usually covered in my pairings and ratings. I have written non-con one time (for Sweet Charity) and I warned for it then -- it was my John-in-hell SPN fic -- but I can almost with 100% certainty say I will never write it again, so I don't have to think about warning for those types of things.

The thing I'm pretty firm about though, is death. I have heard some (minimal) discussion about that being one of the warnings people want. But I personally don't warn for it. I may have in the past, but I don't like to and don't plan to in the future. Especially if the death is an important part of the story.

There has been some discussion about how it's "wrong" to compare movies/tv shows and books with fanfiction because we "owe" each other more than that. But imagine seeing Million Dollar Baby, not knowing anything about it, and it came with a "death" warning in front of it? Wouldn't it kind of defeat the whole purpose? I think so. Knowing death is coming would just suck any hope or meaning out of everything preceeding it. Generally, the point isn't death. The point is the life, the struggle, the journey that came before it. But if you tarnish that with a big warning label, it kind of makes it all seem a little pointless right? Maybe that's just me.

Anyway, I don't think I have to worry so much as it seems like people aren't worried so much about death by itself as they are self-harm and suicide. Death by itself seems to be low on the list of trauma-related triggers.

Comments

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Link should work now. She posted it to her graphics comm.

[gigglemonster.livejournal.com]

Cool! Thanks :)