Hello FanStuffs, Goodbye Money: This Is My Cup Of Tea

I'm too tired not to find this hilarious.
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** I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID TO SAY THINGS**

Prepare yourself for me sounding like a low budget commercial.

As you know, I'll be doing a giveaway here in a bit for the one year anniversary of the blog, and I had decided a while back to do tea or coffee for my next giveaway.

I remembered that Adagio Teas makes fandom teas, so I went over to give them a look.

It's amazing.

They not only have fandom teas, but they have collections. And ships. You can ship the teas with other teas. And you get 10% off if you buy two teas that are in a ship together. And they have framed sets, so you can put them in your house. I cannot contain all of my happy. You got a fandom? They've probably got a tea. Buffy, Supernatural, Sherlock, Doctor Who... the list goes on. And on. You may be asking yourself, "Self? What if they don't have a tea for my fandom? Or they do and I don't like it?" You can make them. You can make your own teas. It's a dream come true.

I think this is a wonderful thing. Not just because you can sit down after a long day and have a big cup of Castiel, although that is a plus. But because that means that the fandoms are spreading out into the world. Into other things and places. Beyond the reach of the internet and into a corporeal space.

Love me a corporeal space.

The link to the main site is here, the link to the fandom page is here, and I'll be all the way over here with the order form. 'Cause I needz it.

My Shipper Heart Is Full Of Rainbows And Hope

Shaw x Root. Of love.
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***SPOILERS FOR PERSON OF INTEREST 1/6/2015***

As of last night, Shaw x Root hath become canon.

And I'm kinda freaking out about it.

I've never had a ship that's become canon before. It's a brave new world. A world full of hope and rainbows. Mostly the rainbows.

Of course, I've shipped canon ships, Sheldon and Amy for example. But I've never shipped something from its fledgling state unto existence before.

I'm all bubbly and happy inside. And I don't know why. It's not my OTP, more like the kind of ship one ships whilst watching the show, and then doesn't really think about for a week. But I can't help it. Maybe it's because it gives me hope for other ships. Maybe it's because they're adorable together. Maybe it's because I Googled them and like all my Google searches I ended up looking at harp seals.

I don't know. I just know I'm full of rainbows and hope. Also, if they kill off Shaw I will be writing a letter. That letter will be something along the lines off, "WHY MUST YOU HURT ME SO? *strong letter to follow*", but it shall be a letter. And it will probably be written in my tears. Or ink depending on how I feel.

One of the things that is coming up this year is guest blogging! I'm very excited at the prospect, so if you or someone you know would be interested, do tell me in the comments.

Top Ten: Sherlock Christmas Fanart

Ahhh, Christmas. The magical season of miracles and trees. And of course the cats trying--but failing--to knock over our tree. A true miracle. As I sit down to write this post, eggnog in hand, christmas spiri--NOPE. The eggnog has gone off. This does not bode well for the season.

Of all the wonderful perks of the season, the Christmas specials are among my favorite. (As is this. Harold for life.) In celebration of the BBC Sherlock Christmas Special, a post of Christmas Sherlock fanart. W00t.

10.

*squee*
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9.

I'll bet his eggnog is delicious. (And yes, I know that's tea.)
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 8.

John's slippers. ASDFGHJKL
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7.

*glares at stick figures angrily*
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6.

The coat flip and hair ruffle
were just off camera.
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5.

Obviously.
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4.

The height difference in Johnlock fanart always gets me.
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 3.

Rudolph will have a better life with Jim.
Those other reindeer are mean.
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 2.

Ship it like FedEx.
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1.

This makes me happy.
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PSA: Sunday posts as of late have been going to Lucifer in a lemon cake. Imma try Mondays for a while. Here's hoping.

10K+Cassandra=NOTP

(Pic from here, edit by me, white hot rage also by me)

As of late, I've been watching Z Nation. I like it. I'm not usually into the whole zombie thing, but this one is good. I started watching for DJ Qualls... But honestly? I'm staying for 10K.

He's my apocalypse boo.

KILL ME LIKE ONE OF YOUR FRENCH ZOMBIES.

The Facebook-a-sphere has been alluding to 10K+Cassandra=canon ship. This makes me the opposite of happy. And before you get all, "She just doesn't want him to be in a ship because that means that she can't have him"-y, I give unto you an example:

Dean and Jo. Before Cas came about, I was a Dean girl. And yet, I could look past my feels for Dean and wish him something better. Something blonde and Jo named. I want what is best for these people, even if it circumvents my own interests.

Now, I give unto you some of the reasons this 10K-Cassandra ship is a horrible idea.

1. Cassandra is a cannibal. She has eaten people bacon. People bacon.
2. Cassandra is a whore. She has had sex for money and the people bacon.
3. The age difference. We don't really know how old they are, but I'm assuming 10K is about 16-17, and Cassandra is at least 23. Any doing of the do would be a felony.
4. 10K is nice. Cassandra is not.
5. Cassandra is stoopid. No zombie is gonna try and fix your blanket. Idjit.
6. 10K can do better.
7. 10K deserves better than Cassandra von PeopleBacon.
8. Cassandra stayed in the cult. Yeah, she left eventually, but she should have left the second she found out what was going on.
9. Cassandra already has a taste for human flesh. Can you imagine how dangerous a Z that would make?
10. Cassandra is very closed off. No way you can be in an open and honest relationship like that.
11. What would the ship name even be? CassandK? #NOPE
12. I want a girl for 10K who could take him in a fight. And possibly win. Cassandra is wimpy.
13. Someone's dying next ep. My money is on People Bacon. For literary reasons, development of plot, and blah blah blah. Why ship the Titanic?

I really think Cassandra is gonna die. I do. They won't kill off Citizen Z, Mack or Addy; Murphy is kinda the point of the show; Charlie is the leader, and they came this close to killing off Roberta last ep. 10K would be really hard to kill, and they killed one dog already. That leaves Cassandra. Sorry, not sorry.
We'll see what happens Friday. *crosses fingers and hope she dies*

Top Ten: Tara And Willow Fan-Art

First things first: The winner of the giveaway is... Music+Writing=Life! Yay for you! I've left the details on your comment on the Giveaway post.

Second things second: I pulled something in my back whilst putting on my bra this morning. I heard a popping noise and then pain, so, yeah. It hurts to move my body. If the post stops in the middle, it's because I'm on the floor crying. Just so you know.

Third things third: I can count and I know this is only seven pictures. I feel very badly about that, but I couldn't find any more I liked. I wanted one with pregnant Tara and Willow, but I couldn't find one. So here's your opportunity to nominate your fav for the top ten!

7.

Best song in the whole ep, IMHO.
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6.

Awwwww! *squee*
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5.

I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY. BAD JOSS.
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4.

A love like no other.
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3.

*snuggles up in blanket because they're so cute*
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2.

I can't--
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1.

Always yours.
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I found the last one just as Coldplay's "Fix You" started playing. I strongly suggest the sweet fan-art + sad love songs thing if you need to have a good cry. MY FEELINGS. I'm floating away in the tears my heart is crying. 

"Goodbye, Fanlings!" she said as she drifted away on a raft made of feels.

Shipping Wars: Stop It, Fandom

Based on a real conversation.
(Pic from here, edit by me)

Shipping fights irk me. They do.

As you know, I'm a Johnlocker. It's the ship I command, but that doesn't mean that it's the only ship in my fleet. I understand the whole "Sherlolly vs. Johnlock" thing. I get it. But the whole thing makes me mad. I mean really. That's not what the fandoms are about.

I believe in a land of equal opportunity shipping. A land where we can live in peace with our ships and maybe even squee over the ship that opposed us in this land.

I'm taking a moment for the sole purpose of asking the fandoms to stop the fighting. Fandoms fight, just like any family, but when we let the fights overcome the rest of the fandoming, we are no better than the people who hate fandom people just for being in the fandoms. Really though. It's crap like this that gives the fandoms a bad rep. And btw, this goes for all ships, not just Sherlolly and Johnlock.

So, in conclusion, stop the fighting. Stop the magic conch threats. Just stop. If not for the good of the fandom, for me. I can't stand the irking.

Ships: Why It Gotta Be Gay?

SHIPITSHIPITSHIPITSHIPIT
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So, I was talking with my mum about ships, and I was listing most of the ships I ship and she asked, "It seems like the majority of ships are gay. Why do you think that is?"
Well. I have several theories.
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1.
The Fandoms don't care about little things like gender, sexuality, good/evil, different beliefs, and other things that classically keep couples apart.

Most ordinary people might say, "But, they're not gay," and then the fandoms be like:

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. WHEN HAS THAT STOPPED US BEFORE, MORTAL? GAY LOVE CAN PIERCE THROUGH THE VEIL OF DEATH AND SAVE THE DAY. FEAR OUR SHIPS!"

Any then they run away. Far, far, away.

2.
The Fandoms can look past it all. We can look past the whole #NotGay thing and see into the souls of the couple, and if they fit together from there, and not just on the surface level. I think that's also why there is such a potential for crossover ships: we see who's good together, and not just who could be together.

3.
There are a lot more men then women as main characters. So, we just have more M/M material to work with. *Superwholock example time*
Sherlock: 5 boys, 3 girls not counting Mary.
Supernatural: 6 boys not counting Kevin, 4 girls, and no girls that aren't dead right now.
Doctor Who: Crapton of both.

The only female+ show I could think of off the top of my head was BtVS, with 7 girls and 4 boys. But, Joss Whedon is just awesome.


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So, yeah. Ship it,  little fanlings. Ship it ALL!

Top Ten: Destiel Fan-Art

I love Destiel. It's just so... Gah.  I don't know how to explain it. They're just so good together. And even if you don't ship it, or deny the never-ending awkward glances of unexplored romantic potential, you can't deny that Dean+Castiel is an fantastic pair. Romantic or not.

10.

"My little angel with a shotgun."
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9.

I'll never let go. Never.
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8.

I hope the baby's name is Bobby-God. After their fathers.
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7.

Love me some photoshop.
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6.

The knuckles say "Sammy," and the fingers say "1 Cas."
Attention to detail. It matters.
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 5.

I can't--
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4.

I think we all know who he shares a more profound bond with.
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3.

THEY BOTH HAVE WINGS. I REPEAT THEY BOTH HAVE WINGS.
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2.

They're *falling* for each other. Too soon?
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1.

Passing a little time on those long, cold nights in purgatory.
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Top Ten: Johnlock Fan-Art and Edits

So, I ship Johnlock. Hard. Unapologetically. It's my OTP for the show. And in all the shipping of the Johnlock, one runs across fan-art, edits and manips that could make a Sherlolly-pop squee. And now, my top ten! Get excited shippers!

10.

*squee*
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9.

Smoking kills. But, ya know, #NOTDEAD
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8.

He works in Hedgehog-y ways.
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7.

I wonder what he's reading.
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6.

Props for the height difference.
So Platonic by sexlock

5.

Shake it Jawn!
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4.

I think we were all John.
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3.

I want a pocket Jawn.
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2.

I have lost the ability to can.
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1.

All together now.... Awwwwwww *squee* ASDFGHJKL
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Aren't they cute together? It just makes me happy. BTW, what other "Top Ten" lists would you like to see? I read comments. And so does Jarsen and the family of penguins. The penguins don't really care that much though. Oh well. 

Sherlock: The Musical, Part 2, and Giveaway Results!

Thank you to all the many fanlings who entered my first ever giveaway!!  After assigning each entry a number and plugging that range into the Random Number Generator, the Internet minions selected....

Shezza! Congratulations! I'll need your name and mailing address (instructions sent to you via comment on giveaway post), and then your poster will be on its way via winged monkeys. Or the postal service. Winged monkeys being unreliable and all that.

Thank you again to everyone who entered. I've already started plotting, er planning, my next giveaway!

And now, in no particular order, The Ships!

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Ship: Johnlock (Sherlock Holmes/John Watson)

Song: All Of Me- John Legend

Why? This is the perfect Johnlock song. It's like he wrote it with our favorite (blanket statement, don't hate me) consulting couple in mind. Full lyrics here.

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Ship: Sherlolly (Sherlock Holmes/Molly Hooper)

Song: Let Me Love You- Ne-Yo

Why? Sherlock's kinda messed up. Don't get me wrong: we love him. But...still. Love isn't always enough.
It can fix a monkey-butt load of stuff though. And look at them! I'm a Johnlocker, but I can't even when it comes to good a Fan-Art. Lyrics here.



 

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Ship: Sheriarty (Sherlock Holmes/Jim Moriarty)

Song: One More Night- Maroon 5

Why? Excuse me being obvious, but they put the "fun" in "dysfunctional." They're good for each other, in a bad, bad way.

"You and I go hard at each other
like we're going to war.
You and I go rough,
we keep throwing things
and slamming the door.
You and I get so damn dysfunctional,
we stopped keeping score.
You and I get sick, yeah,
I know that we can't do this no more."

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Ship: Umcroft (Mycroft Holmes/His Umbrella)

Song: Umbrella- Rihanna

Why? Reasons.

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Ship: Mystrade (Mycroft Holmes/DI Greg Lestrade)

Song: Undercover Angel- Alan O'Day

Why?

"Crying on my pillow, lonely in my bed,
Then I heard a voice beside me and [he] softly said,'Thunder is your night light, magic is your dream.'
And then as I held [him], [he] said, 'See what I mean?'

Undercover angel, midnight fantasy,
I never had a dream that made sweet love to me.
Undercover angel, answer to my prayer,
You made me know that there's a love for me out there.

Somewhere. Yeah, somewhere."

Just "Awww."

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Ship: Shirene (Sherlock Holmes/Irene Adler)

Song: Hurt So Good- John Cougar Mellncamp

Why? I don't ship them, but I think this fits. Can you say unresolved tension, boys and girls? Lyrics here.

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Ship: Lestrolly (Molly Hooper/DI Greg Lestrade)

Song: You Always Make Me Smile- Kyle Andrews

Why? They're both very happy people. No division, no problem! Molly's has enough kitten-y division-y stuff to go around. They're so cute together. *Squee*

And there's this. "His face was not scripted. That was Rupert Grave's honest reaction to the dress."

"I like your messy hair. I like the clothes you wear.
I like the way you sing and when you dance with me....

I don't know why, I love you.
I just know I can't stop thinking of you
OH WAIT oh oh oh oh oh
It's cause you make me smile
oh oh oh oh oh
You always make me smile"




**SERIES 3 SPOILER-Y WARNING**

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Ship: Mahn (John Watson/Marry Morstan)

Song: Sweet Nothing- Calvin Harris ft. Florance Welch

Why? It's the most canon, and most messed up ship out of the fleet.

"You took my heart and you held it in your mouth
And with a word all my love came rushing out
And every whisper, it's the worst,
Emptied out by a single word
There is a hollow in me now

So I put my faith in something unknown
I'm living on such sweet nothing
But I'm tired of hope with nothing to hold
I'm living on such sweet nothing

And it's hard to learn
And it's hard to love
When you're giving me such sweet nothing
Sweet nothing, sweet nothing
You're giving me such sweet nothing"

**SERIES 3 SPOILER-Y END**

So there you go! Sherlock: The Musical, Part 2. Now you might be saying to yourself, "Self? Is this the end? She's gone through all of Supernatural, Doctor Who, and now Sherlock parts 1 and 2. What more could there be!"

Well, I'm not done yet. And I'm not saying. Let there be much lamenting until next week.