I can haz a hilarious thing

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

While surfing the intartubes for bits and bobs on Bertie, I came across a hilarious essay from 2008 titled Where is the Posthuman Bertie Wooster? The opening graphic is a hoot, showing Jeeves sitting behind a borged-out Bertie, and the text itself is fantastic.

A sample paragraph for your bemused amusement:

But extending our capabilities also means expanding our ability to make jackasses out of ourselves. It will be a jolly nuisance once we start receiving encrypted instant messages directly into our brains. We'll be stuck, in the middle of backing up our consciousnesses, trying to figure out exactly who tunneled that animated video directly into our visual cortex. And how to deal with that attractive but misguided young person who may have mistaken the grace and liveliness of those who have transcended ortho-bodies for flirtation.

Go. Read. You must, or Jeeves will cry.

Linky resources for writers

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm up at an ungodly hour, surfing for stuff, and I've found a few useful writery links for folks.

First off, a floor plan for Bertie's flat from the TV show. If you wanted to use the Fry and Laurie show as canon, here's an excellent place for plotting character movement -- chairs to trip over, closets to hide in, and all. The only thing this is lacking is Jeeves's Lair. One wonders if he doesn't simply dematerialize briefly while Bertie is asleep. Of course, there's a small space down at the bottom right corner behind the kitchen that probably leads to a pocket dimension where Jeeves actually lives. There is accompanying discussion of the layout (and the lack of Jeevesian abode) here. None of the discussants actually comes out and suggests that Jeeves sleeps with Bertie, more's the pity.

( graphic under the cut if the link doesn't work for you )

Although it's written for female domestic servants, The Up-to-Date Waitress was written about 1920 for a domestic servant who would have to take care of most of the stuff Jeeves has to do for Bertie. Some of this stuff is pretty bizarre and makes you wonder how the hell anyone ever had time to breathe. We do know, after all, that Jeeves does pretty much all of Bertie's food service and takes care of the kitchen and whatnot.

And if you want to know where all the canon locations in Wodehouse are, here's a Wiki list that explains who lives where and something about the places for your edification.

Wodehouse interview

[emeraldreeve.livejournal.com]

A Wodehouse interview from 1958 is now available on the BBC's website:

www.bbc.co.uk/archive/writers/12201.shtml

Plotbunny to good home(s)

[gunitneko.livejournal.com]

What ho, what ho, what ho!

I have a plot to put to you good people, I would do it myself but my writing isn't developed enough to do it justice (perhaps one day in the future I will come back and do it myself).

Anyway, the plot it this:

Jeeves and Eris are mortal enemies (pun intended).

Jeeves is Yang, Eris Yin, he order, she chaos, he God, she Lilith (Satan, how ever you want to see it). Basically, the two opposing forces of nature. They have decided to take a break from wars, plaques, sacrifice of family members and continue their battle on the most confined plane possible: Bertie's.
While Jeeves did not make man, he believes them to be inherently good, Chaos believes different. Bertie is their chosen guinea pig, but he does hold more significance than that. Jeeves and Eris, while they are the most powerful forces in nature, are aware of the paradox of a higher plane than themselves and wish to contact it. Man kind, or in this case Bertie, is their key.

Go forth and do as you will.

Jeeves and the Incalculable Mistake - Chapter 7

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Title: Jeeves and the Incalculable Mistake
Chapter: 7/heaven only knows
Pairing: Jeeves/Wooster friendship, but feel free to pour yourself a cuppa and read more into it.
Rating: good, clean, innocent melodrama
Summary: Jeeves tells what happened after the infamous bike ride.
Summary for chapter: Jeeves does Jeevesian snooping, but ends up with even more questions.
Disclaimer:  The characters are not mine and my offences against Bertie's lovely alternate England are not meant to reflect on Wodehouse's shining creations.

Chapter 7:  backfrommars.livejournal.com/2391.html

Previous chapters:

Chapter 6:  backfrommars.livejournal.com/2107.html
Chapter 5:  backfrommars.livejournal.com/1826.html
Chapter 4:  backfrommars.livejournal.com/1553.html
Chapter 3:  backfrommars.livejournal.com/1321.html
Chapter 2:  backfrommars.livejournal.com/1229.html
Chapter 1:  backfrommars.livejournal.com/944.html

It's All Relative -- Jeeves

[juliacarmen.livejournal.com]

A few days ago foofarah  asked me about the Wooster family tree. The good ol' Jaggard and Ring ref. book does have a couple of lists titled "It's All Relative -- Jeeves" and "It's All Relative -- Wooster". I've typed up Jeeves's, his being the shortest list, and I'll type up Bertie's tomorrow.

I think a cousin might have been left out of Jeeves's list of relatives. Didn't he have a jeweler cousin who taught him the difference between real pearls and cultured ones?
Queenie was also left out! Wasn't she Uncle Charlie's daughter, ergo Jeeves's cousin?

( The Jeeveses )