The Problematic of the Unproblematic

Chapter 45written by kakashi
edited by Panda & LigayaCroft

“Gun Gun!” Fengjiu’s voice rang out from the entrance of the Fox Den, “Gun Gun, come and prepare the table, lunch is ready soon!”

“Yes, mother, I’m coming!” Dijun’s son called back, and he dropped the knife and the four-legged beast he had been carving out of a piece of wood and hurried up the uneven stone stairs like lives depended on it.

Chapter 4 - A Spiky HairpinPart 4

written by LalaLoop
edited by kakashi
consulting by Bunny

The Demon forces, the text read, with aid from magical beasts and troops from unidentified clans, slaughtered more than 75,000 Celestial soldiers during the war.

“Unidentified clans...” Bai Qian murmured and read on.

Chapter 44written by kakashi
edited by LigayaCroft & Panda

The temperature was always exactly right up in the Thirty Six Heavens - nobody ever sweated or felt chills. The light was never too bright, the colors always gentle and soothing to the eye, and the air, vibrating with a silent song of harmony, held the fragrance of flowers and sunbeams.

JoAnne: Finally! Got myself together to get this up semi-on-time.
kakashi: She is talking about the draft, people, so that we can all give our mustard to it (a German expression, don't mind me). Anyway, it's almost Christmas, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?! Yes but now I want sausages and mustard.
Trotwood: I had an extremely bad Korean lesson today, so once again my Korean teacher has put on a ban--if I have time to watch shows, then i should be studying instead--at least until the placement test. I really had no time for anything last week with work crises, so there won't be anything from me here. Not even God's Quiz. Is anyone else watching that but me?
I've been hearing about it, and even though I've never seen ANY of the previous series I would like to check it out.
Panda: LOOOOOOOL at myself and my drought. Sigh.
SakiVI: oups, I'm late!

kakashi: I loves me a petty, sexy man - and so does Jin Mi, but sadly, she doesn't know what love is. A very funny episode, which just endeared everyone even more to me.
Panda: He is so petty! Loooooooooooooool
JoAnne : They're all pretty but kind of dumb.

Chapter 66written by LigayaCroft
edited by kakashi

A-Li returned to Huo Zheng from his meeting with Lian Song with a heavy heart. It had been late when they had headed out for discussions and so it was no surprise that his wife was now in bed, lying on her left side with a pillow tucked between her knees, her chest rising and falling in an even pattern of breathing.

kakashi: Fated meetings, red strings - and our Grape has no clue whatsoever what love is. The tone is still light, but we already see that she is capable of capturing and breaking hearts and it seems like a matter of time until one the hearts we care about is being broken.
Panda: Just look at his face! *sobs*
JoAnne: He looks like that handsome boy who was into poetry and took you to prom but you never really felt like he was THERE with you and then later, in college, you find out he's gay. Which is fine, but you spent how many years pining for him before that? Too many. (No, Alexe, this is not one of my boyfriend stories. To my knowledge, anyway.)

Chapter 43written by kakashi
edited by LigayaCroft & Panda

It is fine even if you look a little disheveled, Ye Hua thought and threw his still slightly red-cheeked wife a look from the side, it’s not like he doesn’t know you and me have intimate relations - and in case he has forgotten, I don’t mind reminding him at all.

Hearing her Shifu had come had plunged his Qian Qian into a flurry of activity that had her wash, change her clothes two times and do her hair three times while Ye Hua stood quietly in the middle of the room, watching her scurry about with mounting consternation.

The Flame of Love By Chance: Burned Hot, Burned Out, Burned Fans Hearts Before we start, I should give a shout out to Caitlyn, Oppa, and Amanda. They are my LBC companions on twitter and the ones who know far more about this subgenre than I know about most things.  Stick around for a list of shows that they would recommend.

JoAnne: We may have a full house this week - isn't Saki back from riding ponies far from home?
kakashi: I love that there's so much enthusiasm in the KDrama community nowadays! Didn't that Alhambra-thing start too? (Whenever I hear Alhambra, I have to think of North & South. Guess why.)
It did start, I've added below. I heard good things about it, too, so I'm excited to watch but I think it's not available in the US yet.
Trotwood: Don't expect much from me this week. It's Sunday morning, and I have yet to watch anything on that list below and I'm sick enough to have called in sick to my Korean lesson.
SakiVI: Wow, I think I'm finally over my various jetlags and viruses and fatigues. I woke up this morning with a headache, yet feeling the most normal I had for weeks.
Panda: Kdramas are popping! TList is loving Alhambra, Encounter and SkyCastle (dark horse which is pulling fantastic ratings atm). I am sure I sound like a broken record now but…