if there's no war outside our heads, why are we losing?

( at work until ~10pm last night )

In fandom related news, I have to say, WTF brain? Seriously, always-a-girl band fic? Zoo AU? Clearly, someone's put something in my coffee.

Also, once again I must say: a beta reader is not someone who just cheerleads and runs spell-check. A good beta discusses ideas, checks grammar, spelling, etc. They also might point out factual or technical errors. (FYI: Changing a flat rear tire on a bike? Does not require a special tool. The wheel comes off the chain, and then you replace the tube -- and possibly the actual outer tire if glass messed it up enough -- the same way you'd do a front tire.)

As a reminder: bear =/= bare, and "its" should only ever have an apostrophe if it's a contraction of "it is". Are we clear? Kthnx.

Finally, I really really like HOWL. I wasn't sure how I felt about it on first listen, because I was maybe expecting something TAI-like, but second, third and fourth listens convinced me. If I get out of lab at a decent hour tonight, maybe I'll do a track-by-track comment thingy.

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ETA: Also, telling me our summer undergrad would start 1June and then springing her on me today? NOT COOL. Nor is a request to take a second summer undergrad b/c the program accepted more than they actually had spots for. Especially if they don't speak English. Like, at all. I can't supervise someone if I can't communicate with them.