From yahtzee63: Every now and then the police arrest somebody suspected of some terrible, violent crime, and as a piece of public relations they'll announce all of the horrible books, movies and/or CDs they found in the suspect's house, as if to prove that the suspect is obviously guilty and horrible and monstrous.

So here is my challenge to you. You can either do this from memory or take a moment to look through your book and music collections, and then answer this question:

Name ten books, CDs and/or movies that you own that the police would cite as evidence against you at their press conference.

1) American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis
2) Pretty Dead Girl OST
3) Mein Kamph- Adolph Hitler
4) The Communist Manifesto
5) Criminal Psychology by Hans Gross
6) Dexter, Season 1
7) Darkly Dreaming of Dexter, by Jeff Lindsay
8) Assassins OBC
9) The Satanic Bible
10) Watchmen, by Alan Moore

The only one of these that I have legitimately freaked myself out with is "The Satanic Bible". I downloaded it as a .pdf because I was curious, and have yet to read a single word. A lot of these are pretty harmless, IMO. Pretty Dead Girl, especially, is clearly humorous and light, but... well, it deals cheerfully with necrophilia and attempted suicide, so....

Medium: Book/Movie
Fandom: Where the Wild Things Are
Subject: General
Title: on a clear day [EP]
Notes: I chose songs partly for the lyrics, based on the events of the book by Maurice Sendak, and partly for the tone set by the official movie trailer. 11 individual songs, plus a bonus, under the cut. Includes Arcade Fire, Joanna Newsom, and Belle & Sebastian. If there are any problems, or you'd like me to reupload something, just let me know!



( ...and things we're all too young to know )

Medium. Television
Fandom. The West Wing
Subject. Josh Lyman
Title. the underdog
Summary. Songs that can be found on Josh Lyman's iPod.
Warnings. Potentially offensive language.
Notes. A present for miss_beehive, who originally got me hooked on The West Wing. I tried to choose songs with a more upbeat (though not outright happy or peppy) tone, although some of the lyrics verge on melancholy.

Artists include The Smiths, R.E.M., Paul McCartney, and They Might Be Giants. Click on the music notes to download individual songs, and please let me know if there are any problems, or if you'd like me to reupload something.




( Can I gut it out of me? )

Medium: Musical
Fandom: Rent
Subject: Roger Davis
Title: Season of Scars [EP]
Warning: Spoilers for the musical.

A mix for Roger, in all his introverted, hopeful, damaged glory. A large focus on Roger/April and especially Roger/Mimi, because I think a huge part of Roger's character is how romantic and idealistic he is, and how he almost seems to need romantic love to function. In the musical, we learn about Roger's character through the way he interacts with Mimi.

Download the individual mp3s (available for preview at box.net), or grab the zip. Includes songs by Sunset Rubdown, Rufus Wainwright, and Frightened Rabbit. Let me know if you need me to reupload something.



( Autumn's sweet, we call it fall; I'll make it to the moon if I have to crawl )


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Stolen from spacemonkey_699


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Medium: General
Subject: Revenge
Title: Blood-Red Sunrise
Warnings: Some possibly disturbing content in the song lyrics.
Notes: This mix was done for mixingmusic, Round 5. The theme was "fresh starts", and the prompt was:
It's a brand new day, and the sun is high. All the birds are singin' that you're gonna die. How I hesitated! - Now I wonder why. It's a brand new day. -Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

For this prompt, I tried to pick songs that weren't just about vengeance, but gleeful vengeance. The songs are in a vaguely chronological order, so the ones near the beginning are more tentative, self-loathing ("how I hesitated!"), while the ones near the end are victorious, for lack of a better word ("Now I wonder why. It's a brand new day").



( BLOOD-RED SUNRISE )

Medium: Movies
Fandom: High School Musical
Subject: Ryan/Sharpay
Title: Losing My Religion
Warnings: Incest, the f-word in one of the songs.
Spoilers:: For the first two movies
Notes: I... yeah. I have no explanation for this. 15 songs (mp3s, box.net), including Cobra Starship, Cyndi Lauper, the Spring Awakening OBC, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.



Ms. Evans tells Ryan that 'losing my religion' is an old Southern phrase meaning to be at the end of your rope, or to lose your temper. Sharpay, who tends to take things too literally, insists that it's just losing your faith. When Ryan listens to the R.E.M song, however, he can't help but believe that it simply means falling in love. Sometimes, when it comes to Sharpay, he can't help but think that all three definitions apply.
( And I know there is comfort where we overlap )

Medium: Television
Fandom: Doctor Who
Subject: The Master (Doctor/Master)
Title: Oh! You Pretty Things
Warning: Language, some slightly disturbing themes, and spoilers for Utopia through Last of the Time Lords.
Notes: The best way I can describe this mix is: songs The Master would blast on The Valiant during the year that never was. For The Doctor's benefit, of course. Featuring David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, and The Dresden Dolls.



( The world that you need is wrapped in gold silver sleeves/Left beneath Christmas trees in the snow )

Medium: Television
Fandom: Doctor Who
Subject: Captain Jack Harkness/The Doctor
Title: Every Lightning Rod
Spoilers: All of New Who (none for Torchwood- I haven't seen a single episode).
Notes: For miss_beehive. Happy birthday!

Jack is inspired by the Doctor, betrayed by him, and loved by him. 17 songs from Jack's point of view beneath the cut.



( And every lightning rod/has got to watch the storm cloud come )

Medium: Play
Fandom: Shakespeare/Hamlet
Subject: Ophelia
Title: Everything With Wings
Notes: A mix on Hamlet and Ophelia's relationship through Ophelia's eyes, in vaguely chronological order from before King Hamlet was killed to Ophelia's death. Individual songs and a zip beneath the cut.

["They say the owl was the baker's daughter. Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be."]



( And everything with wings is restless, aimless, drunk and dour )

If you liked this mix, check out my general Hamlet mix here

Medium: Play
Fandom: Romeo and Juliet
Subject: General
Title: More With Love
Warnings:: Language, sexual themes, mentions of murder and suicide... nothing you won't find in the actual play.
Notes: The second in what might end up being an epic "Shakespeare in Song" series. (The first, a Hamlet mix, is here.) I tried to capture the feeling of Verona, gritty and dog-eat-dog and claustrophobic, and contrast it with the floating feeling that comes with being in love that is Romeo and Juliet's relationship. This mix has 33 songs total, featuring Bright Eyes, Iron & Wine, and The Hush Sound,. Links to the individual songs and a zip are beneath the cut. Once again, I apologize for the crappy cover art and the inevitable tl;dr of the post.



Here's much to do with hate
But more with love
-Act I, scene i

( Everybody says 'you can’t, you can't, you can't, don’t try.' / Still everybody says that if they had the chance they’d fly like we do. )

Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.

( FUN FUN FUN )

Medium: Graphic novel (although I was also thinking of a possible future Nolan film while making this)
Fandom: Batman
Subject: The Riddler
Title: reflex
Warnings: None.
Notes: An quick exploration of the character. In case you couldn't tell, I am useless when it comes to cover art; sorry about that. 15 individually uploaded songs plus a zip beneath the cut.



( Every little thing the reflex does leaves you answered with a question mark )

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Medium: Play
Fandom: Shakespeare/Hamlet
Subject: General
Title: but one part wisdom
Warnings: Er... spoilers, I suppose. Also, some language and sexual themes in the song lyric samples.
Notes: After re-reading the play, and seeing it performed live for the first time, I had to make a mix. This is an exploration of the characters in the play, in chronological order (more or less). 25 songs plus two bonus, beneath the cut.



( ...a thought which quartered hath but one part wisdom, And ever three parts coward... )

Okay... this is truly a month to fuel my obsessions and send me into a glee-spiral.

First, I started two new obsessions: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, and How I Met Your Mother. The first is pure awesomeness, and possibly the first Joss Wheadon project I've seen all of. It's definitely the first Joss Wheadon thing I've legitimately liked. Darkly hilarious, and there's music! No. Bad. Side. But the best part wasn't the writing, or the ear-wormy songs. The best part is Neil Patrick Harris, who is both adorkable and sexy. My instant love for him sent me on a search for everything he's been in (Turns out I already have a video bootleg of him in RENT. (See? Epic. Month. Of. Obsessions.) And, of course, saw him in the Harold and Kumar movies.) And then I found the sitcom How I Met Your Mother. I'd heard of it before, but dismissed it as a laugh track comedy on the level of 2.5 Men. Now I can sort of see what all the fuss was about. It is an insanely addictive comedy, with the time-shifts and quirkiness of the British show Coupling, and the nostalgia of Friends. Plus, Freaks and Geeks throwback with Jason Segal, who would be the funniest actor on the show were it not for the aforementioned NPH.

But then, as if that weren't enough, I finally got to go to England. I've been longing to travel there since first reading The Chronicles of Narnia, which was when I was...what, five?! It was seriously amazing; I got ridiculous, touristy crap (okay, shut up. EVERYONE HAS USE FOR PENCIL SHARPENERS IN THE SHAPE OF LONDON POST BOXES!) and fueled my Doctor Who/David Tennant/Shakespeare obsessions by seeing David Tennant in Hamlet. There will probably be a detailed post about this in a couple of days, but suffice to day- he was brilliant, it was brilliant, I am dead from the squee.

So....today, I have been home for a day, and am jonesing for a Twilight hit. I still haven't read Breaking Dawn. So, despite the fact that I am completely broke from the vacation, I go to the bookstore and buy Breaking Dawn, the issue of Esquire with Stephen Colbert on the cover, and the issue of Out! with Neil Patrick Harris on the cover.

Send help, you guys. I am seriously not in my right mind at the moment. I don't think there will be a bigger geekgasm until September/October, when I go and see The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

You know what? I think I'll be fine. I have the feeling that Breaking Dawn will kill my buzz.

Medium: Books
Fandom: Twilight
Subject: Edward/Bella
Title: Pageant of the Bizarre
Warnings: Spoilers for Twilight and New Moon, and minimal for Eclipse. The song choices make a great deal more sense if you've read all three books, as well as the Midnight Sun sample.
Notes: Yes, yet another Bella/Edward fanmix. There are just so many songs that fit these two; I couldn't resist adding my two cents. I apologize for the pretty uninspiring cover art- I have few resources and even less talent in the graphic department. :) All songs are in mp3 format unless otherwise stated.



( Catch a falling star you'll go far/in the pageant of the bizarre/and tonight I'll give you my heart )

Title: Allons-y
Author: burn_to_emerge
Rating: G
Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who
Characters: The Tenth Doctor, Stephen Colbert
Summary: Stephen finally finds someone to fill the spot of "Best Alien Friend".
Warnings: Spoiler Alert: Stephen Colbert's a bit of a geek. Also, there's this guy called the Doctor. He's pretty awesome.
Word Count: 374
Author's Note: Someday I will write something that isn't crack. Today is not one of those days.

Disclaimer: Any similarity between the fictional version of the person portrayed here and the actual persons is purely coincidental. This is a work of fiction. This is not an attempt to defame the character of said person on the basis of libel, as the work is fictional (and not an intently false statement created with the express purpose of misleading others about the actual character of said person).

( It probably says bad, incredibly geeky things about Stephen that his initial reaction is a feeling of disappointment. )

Title: Love and Marriage
Author: burn_to_emerge
Rating: PG, maybe PG-13 for vague sexual references to be REALLY safe.
Series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Pairing: John Oliver/Everyone, but mostly one-sided John/"Stephen", and John/Jason Jones. One-sided Jon/"Stephen" if you squint.
Summary: John is gay for America. And for just about anyone in it, if they can get him what he wants.
Warnings: Spoilers for last night's (June 17th) episode. Also, un-beta'd.
Word Count: 826
Author's Note: Everyone here is in-character. So not just "Stephen" as opposed to Stephen, but John Oliver's on camera persona, as well as Jon's, Jason's, etc. Also, my first fic. *small celebration*

Disclaimer: Any similarity between the fictional version of the person portrayed here and the actual persons is purely coincidental. This is a work of fiction. This is not an attempt to defame the character of said person on the basis of libel, as the work is fictional (and not an intently false statement created with the express purpose of misleading others about the actual character of said person).

( John is unable to get past Steve Carell's security guard. )

Edward Norton is so amazing, you guys. He is such a chameleon of an actor, and he is just off-the-charts attractive in The Illusionist.

I honestly cannot stress the "chameleon" thing enough. I seriously went to the movies last night and sat through a 5+ minute trailer for The Incredible Hulk going, 'Wait...I know this guy. I KNOW this guy. Why does he remind me of someone's coked-out brother, and yet I kind of want to have sex with him?' I actually said to my friend, "Remind me to IMDB this movie later." She did remind me, and I felt incredibly stupid when I saw it was my beloved Edward Norton.

In case anyone cares, the movie I saw was "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and it was amazing. I'm totally reminded of that Colbert Report interview with Judd Apatow when "Superbad" was coming out, and he said his goal was to show penis in a movie. Well, he succeeded. Congrats.

Happy New Year, everyone!

Anyway, for vague archive purposes, this is basically all I've written and "published"-e.g. put on the internet: here (Grey's Anatomy), here (Harry Potter), here (Dawson's Creek, and here (High School Musical).

Ugh. I seem to be having an on-going war with my mom. And it's not a "teenage rebellion" type of thing, either. More like "my mom is insanely passive-aggressive, and just...insane."

( Really. And these are from last night to...about ten minutes ago. )

Grrr. I know I'm not exactly blameless in all this, but really now. She encourages me to debate things, and then when I try, she flies off the handle.

Warning- Contains Major Deathly Hallows spoilers.

All of these songs are from Snape's POV, and a lot of the artists are repeated, since I was looking for a very specific tone- well, and I just love them. I only have single songs available for download. Enjoy!

ETA: I'm now uploading a zip of all the songs. If you'd like to wait for that, it should be up in about an hour.



( If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts. -- Counting Crows,  )

I really need a life....In my defense, I'm recently become obsessed with drabbles, and the same with Dawson's Creek, so...it's like killing two birds with one stone. Smart I am.

Anyway, all of these are drabbles, so exactly 100 words, most will reference Pacey/Joey, and I'll try to have all of them named after movies, in keeping of what Williamson did in season 1. We'll see, though.

( Yet another prompt table.... )