Bits & Pieces

First off I came across You Might Be a Fan If... with examples such as these:

- You were making up stories in your head years about your favorite TV shows before anyone ever said the word "fanfiction" to you. After you found out what it was, a lot of your life made a lot more sense.
- Your first reaction to any new fandom is wondering where it overlaps with your old fandoms.
- Your second is to read every single fanfiction you can find.
- Your third is to ignore the ones that don't feature your favorite character, are written in netspeak, and/or were beta-read by ocelots.
- There are episodes (or parts of episodes) that Didn't. Happen. You're quite clear on which ones.
- You wish life came with an LJ-cut feature.
- Also cat macros.
- You have ever tried to explain cat macros to someone who doesn't go online much.

Then the Bookseller.com is hosting a contest for the Oddest Book Title of the past 30 years. Titles like:
1978: Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice
1979: The Madam as Entrepreneur: Career Management in House Prostitution
1984: The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History and Its Role in the World Today
1989: How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art
1990: Lesbian Sadomasochism Safety Manual
2003: The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories
2005: People Who Don’t Know They’re Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It
2006: The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification

Go vote - I did (guess which one *g*)

Finally I'd like to rec a new sweet and schmoopy Spander story called The Woodshed by Writer Monkey aka Rayne Jelly. Go enjoy it.