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So now I have officially jumped on the Voltron: Legendary Defenders: bus, and oh I LOVE IT-- I wasn't too certain three minutes in, but by the end of the first episode, I definitely was feeling it, was feeling the characters and the storyline. Favorite character-- so far, Keith (That is until Lotor enters the picture, that I know he'll be my favorite-- shhh, I just know; I have that intuition where I can just look at a character and go "yep, that's my type of character". Keith just grew on me throughout the episodes though, I think he's just amazing and I want an icon of him post haste-- however due to Pinterest activity last night, I've added three more pictures on my TBIconed list.

I hired someone to make sense of my yard, and now it looks pretty swell. It was affordable and if anything, if I need to have someone come in and trim it up a bit, the guy that I hired was super good so I can always give him a call, I just work so many hours that I find it difficult to do any type of yard work, the last thing I think about when I get home from a 14 hour day is 'my yard'. And on the weekend, I'd rather veg out.

Wednesday evening started Ramadan. If there is anyone on my flist observing Ramadan-- please be safe during this time of fasting and spiritual cleansing. Husband has started his fasting, though this is the first time we were married during his Ramadan so we can actually sleep in the same bed during this month. Normally Ramadan hit and I would sleep in his bed and he would sleep on the couch whenever I came over. But I do love breaking his fast with him, because he does it so carefully and methodically-- and there is that sigh of gratefulness as he takes his first bite of whatever food he is eating-- and I know that is in it's own way a prayer to his Allah for the food he can consume.

I've always thought of Ramadan as a month of gratefulness-- It is abstaining so that you can know true gratefulness for everything you've been given, gratefulness for the first kiss of your significant other, gratefulness for the first sip of water or the taste of food. I usually try to fast with him a few days out of the month, just to show my support and solidarity. It is definitely a humbling expirience.

Well, I guess it's that time to head into work-- :( I will be around for comments throughout the day, as DW is always open on my work computer, just downsized. However when I get home after 6PM approximately, I will be spending the evening with Owen. So I hope y'all have a great day!

edit: *for my reference only*

Keith - Voltron - "Fools" by Lauren Aquilina "Those hardest to love, need it the most" (icon reference! I love icon inspiration in the morning--)

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So many horror stories about the fandom? Why is it bad? Is it because yaoi is rampant? I know that hardcore yaoi fangirls are crazy and usually they make me want to cry.

Yaoi fangirls have always been crazy (and I say that as an ex-yaoi-fangirl), but apparently the creators of the show were getting death threats/targeted harassment in an attempt to get a certain pairing to become canon. Won't name the pairing b/c even though it's not my cuppa tea it doesn't deserve to be dragged through the mud like that.

Oh wow, that's just nuts-- I don't know why people would death threat the creators over something trivial like that. I mean pairings are pairings and I think that canon is just a construct anyways-- you can pair up non-canon pairs and as long as you aren't hurting anyone, it should be fine.

I know, right? That's half the fun of even being IN fandom.

Someone should start a campaign to "Make Fandom Fun Again".. or something