So, it is party time again, folks!

[wiseheart]

Each year this time, we launch my virtual birthday party, which starts on October 1 and ends on October 9 at midnight, sharp. The goals of the party are to post as many comments and collapse as many threads as possible, on as many new pages as we can. It is always great fun, as you can see if you check out the similar entries of the last few years.

This year, I'll also throw the real party at mid-time - and post the recipes of all the food that will be there for you, so that you can all participate if you want to. Virtual food has no calories.

Fandom-related discussions are as welcome as the ones about coffee or chocolate (just to name a few favourites from previous years), and, of course, pictures and recipes of birthday cakes. ;)

So, drop by, tell your story, post your pics or silly poems, ask questions you always wanted to ask and have a good time!

Soledad, in excited expectation




Oh, and by the way, to provide birthday gifts hobbit-style, I've got a revived story and a Kansas 2 update for you.

Enjoy!

Comments

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Fandoms: I'm not really into them anymore, but what I still watch on TV occasionally is Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Sherlock Holmes (new version), Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Scandinavian thrillers and The Borgia's. Oh yes, and Isabel, a Spanish series about Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Isabel, a Spanish series about Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon.
Oooh - that sounds interesting!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I was going to say the same!

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

It *is* interesting. The series is in its third and probably last season now. I'm watching it on the only Spanish channel we can receive in the Netherlands, but I need the subtitles to be able to follow it.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

*nods* My Spanish is fairly basic now (I was never fluent). However, I'll have to look it up, although I doubt it would even be on tv here.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Maybe they put it in chunks on YouTube.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I'm quite fond of Nordic noir, but my husband hates much of it -- finds it too dark & 'nasty', as he puts it -- so I don't get to watch it all that often.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Not all of it is noir, but the best series usually are.

[lhun-dweller.livejournal.com]

Nordic noir? Do tell! What are the features of a typical Nordic noir film?

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Now there's a question! Hmm. I've mainly seen television & novels, not film, which might be different.

I think they gather their power from the dissonance between the dark subject matter and the clean bright liberal socialist ideals that at least Brits tend to associate with Scandinavia, as well as the beautiful landscapes/cityscapes. So they often deal with themes of racism, homelessness, political, police or military corruption, terrorism &c. The pacing is often languid, particularly compared with other modern crime dramas. There's an emphasis on the victim's family's grief. They're usually of the police procedural type, and the investigating officer is often a strong & unusual woman, who isn't interested in family or clothes/appearance -- the last alone is a huge & to me welcome difference from all US crime drama I've ever seen.

The genre reminds me of Edge of Darkness, an iconic British drama, if you happened to have seen that.