my name is colin and i write derivative fiction.

[behindthec]

...if, hypothetically, ryan were to suddenly reveal the results of his piano lessons (which he mentioned he was taking, years ago in interviews), what do you think he might like to play that brendon could walk in on and see? atm i'm leaning toward this. anyone who's seen the truman show will appreciate.

link me to your youtube choices? doesn't have to be classical, but i'm thinking something gentle and romantic. btw, chapter 1 of pccf is underway and i maybe kind of love it a lot. \o/

before i go, a few recs, which i never bother with unless i don't think they've been publicized as much as they deserve.

Reinvent Love by my dearest new friend ella; i'm proud to say i've been helping inspire her, supposedly, since chapter 5-ish. it's almost done; by the time you catch up, the last chapter might be up. it's a classic ryden chronicle without being cliche; she's only been writing slash two months and she's off to a great start, just made a masterlist too, so check it out. the italy!fic she's writing me, omg. ♥ also, the elf!fic series by moku_youbi, which i meant to rec awhile ago; specifically the jon/spence/ryan, is possibly my favourite thing i read all last year; so proud to have been the beta. also, becca's vampire!fic, the only het i've been able to read in the past five years and actually love. she worked long and hard (lolz) on it and it was all worth it.

also, thanks to everyone for all the great bits of conversation on my last post, about fic theory and genderswap and whatnot. some of the comments are really interesting if you care to read. my new friend j_plash says lots of cool things (like calling fanfic "derivative fiction," which is the awesomest term ever and i'm going to go around telling everyone i know that i write DERIVATIVE FICTION, because it sounds SO COOL). it's really nice that we can all talk like that, express differing opinions in respectful ways, instead of arguing like stupid internet drama queens. hah. thanks guys.

p.s. this is why we have been friends for six (seven??) years. jesus. also, another cheer from my boss. also i do an interpretive dance. no, really. and then because that wasn't embarrassing enough, i came home and keri and i made this.

happy friday!

Comments

[stereotypeloser.livejournal.com]

this is one of my favourites, and probably always will be, despite its mass popularity at weddings.

this is my favourite to play, and it's not very hard until the middle, really.

IF you don't want to only stick to classical stuff, these are good songs with piano in them..
Brick
Vienna
Comfortably Numb (my fav)
Hurt
Echoes (also my fav)
Do You Realize
Viva La Vida
Clocks
and that's it before i go even more overboard.

[lolab.livejournal.com]

oooh, fantastic! i shall check them all out. thank you.

sex.

[stereotypeloser.livejournal.com]

i sent you some sex!! dont rush meeeeee.
lawl at you probably being IN the sex, next time.

[lolab.livejournal.com]

ahhh, fur elise. i learned it years ago, all the way through... nowadays i couldn't play past that opening bit if my life depended on it. :P fail.

[stereotypeloser.livejournal.com]

right?? hahaha, i learned it in little bits a few years ago and fell in love with it, but i have to concentrate really hard, now, if i want to play it well. and i can only do the beginning, too. xD ohh gawd.

[bunniesontoast.livejournal.com]

THEY HAVE FUR ELISE ON GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR AND IT IS FUN TO DRUM.

/is a nerd.

[j-plash.livejournal.com]

The piano parts to Clocks and Viva are awesome fun. Must check out the others...

Pachabel's Canon and Fur Elise are both awesome (the middle part of Fur Elise is *made of win*), cliche risk though :P

Right, stopping stalking piano recs now. I haven't had a good romantic piano music discussion in waaaay too long XD