Apparently I CAN win at fandom and school at the same time. Who knew!

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I'm actually caught up on readings/teaching/tech-crap/work etc enough to justify the following extravagances:

• Spent 9 more hours on the current vid project this week and it is currently with my beloved beta awaiting her feedback. Yayyyyyyyy for productivity! BSG+FotC owns my brain ;)
  
• Posted the almighty crack!fic list which has more BSG crack than I ever knew existed (and more keeping popping up in the comments, w00t!)
• Went to see HP5 in 3D at the IMAX _again_ with the Mr. last night! Had more time to truly appreciate the ginormous prettiness of the set/production quality on the huge-ass screen. And to lust after Sirius in his pin-striped velvet jacket of awesomeness.
• Downloaded the entire VAST discography to get the albums I didn't already have (which I can upload some if anyone wants), as well as a bunch of study-friendly music like Royksopp and Telepopmusik
• Spent the last three hours having one extended fangasm over new and new-to-me vids in sooooo many fandoms. So I bring rec's for all!

Equilibrium (You know, that poorly written but insanely pretty-looking dystopian sci-fi martial arts movie with my boyfriend Christian Bale...at any rate, apparently I fangirl this movie enough to LOVE these vids)

1. Here by VAST - Kristin Harris.
   This may be some of the most flawless video editing I've ever seen. She really gets both the movie and the song, and they dovetail perfectly. Awesome action, breath-taking angst and lots of highly pretty CBale.
2. Touched by VAST - Kristin Harris.
   Damn I love this song! This video is just as high-quality, but less action-oriented as it focuses on the shippy/emotional aspects of the movie. I can't believe how good this vidder is.
3. Sweetest Perfection by Depeche Mode - Jacque.
   Not quite as pretty/HQ cuz it's on YouTube, but this is another perfect pairing between the look/feel of the movie and this song about drug addiction/withdrawal.

Battlestar Galactica

1. Falling from the Sky by VAST - jarrow272 .
   Damn this vid is awesome! It's a look at how Kara has failed many of the pilots in her life, herself included. The editing on the flying/action clips is just gorgeous. And, of course, the VASTness of it is quite kickass.
   
2. Save Yourself by Stabbing Westward - jarrow272 .
   Such a powerful action and 'ship vid for Sharon/Kara. It revealed a lot of parallels in their arcs that I hadn't considered before, and plus the song just kicks ass!
3. Goodies by Ciara - by jarrow272 .
   Another awesome Sharon/Kara vid. You guys really have to watch this just to see how beautiful and fun this pairing can be!
4. 24 by Jem - m_a_r_i_k_s .
   A lovely and thoughtful Kara angst!vid that considers what she was thinking/feeling before her death.
5. I Fell In Love With a Starship Trooper by Sarah Brightman - nnaylime .
   My favorite new crack!vid. I almost never watch Adama/Roslin vids but this song just kills me with it's hilarious 70s/disco-fied beat and editing on the vid is priceless. Totally hilarious!
6. The Look by Roxette - brokenmnemonic .
   An ode to the many ways in which Kara Thrace kicks ass. Because she does. And the infectious humor and energy of this song are perfect!
7. Violent Pornography by System of a Down - Martouf Marty (rec'd to me by nebakanezer ).
   This is somewhere just short of crack, but it's pretty freakin hilarious either way. The vidder's tagline for it is "sex, violence and cylons".

Veronica Mars

1. Cool Rider from Grease 2 - dualbunny .
   Weevil/Logan squeeeeeeeeeeee!. And because this is dualbunny the vid is flawless and hilarious and utterly made of win.

Supernatural

1. Fault Line by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - halcyon_shift.
   The first time I heard this song after watching all of SPN, I thought "wow, that's perfect; I should totally vid that". Then lo and behold, it has been done and done well.
   
2. One Week by Barenaked Ladies - zeelee.
   I'm not quite sure if this counts as slash or crack, but it's funny and fast-paced, and it put a big ole grin on my face when I watched it. Pretty boys and awesome editing!
   

In summary...favorite new-to-me vidder of the week: jarrow272 !  So much pretty (it takes a damn good vidder to make beautiful AND believable femmeslash vids), and he has excellent taste in teh hawt womens, and there are a lifetime of awesome vid recs on his website.

And favorite new-to-me author of the week: cynthia_arrow ! Seriously y'all, so much awesome slash and other writings to be had at her journal: CW RPS (oh the prettiness of the boys of SPN and SV, and because I can't swing Wincest but I'm all over J2, and Clex!), Weevil/Logan (why don't more people write awesome, realistic W/L?), the aforementioned Sam/Lee of WIN!, deliciously hot angst Kara/Anders (cuz I can't get enough of Sam lately), and Gaius math!crack. So much to love!