Compilation: LM in one PDF

So this happened:

Someone decided to compile all current parts of LM into a single PDF (don't even get me started into the whole dear God, why reaction that I had on hearing this.  Each part of LM is enough on its own, never mind all together.  The word count.  The page number.  Holy shit) for their own use.  Then one of their friends asked for a copy, but the person who compiled the parts together contacted me for permission to distribute.

Since AO3 offers PDF format of each part for download, I don't see why I should object to all the parts in one PDF (dear God, why??) as long as the text remains unchanged.  And, well, this person (I'm not sure if they want themselves identified, so for now I am leaving them anonymous) put the file up on Mediafire for download.  I don't have an objection to this, either, since, well, if people want to inflict themselves with the pain of all of LM in one PDF someone put in that much work to compile the document, why not share it with more than just one person?

I suppose in a way it's a work of fan... compilation?  But either way, it's flattering and the effort put into this is appreciated.

This PDF file will be updated with each part, and there's a tumblr dedicated to letting people know where the files and future updated files are available for download.

No, I'm not behind the tumblr.  I still don't have a tumblr.  I'm afraid of signing up because I might get swallowed into the abyss that is tumblr, and I'll never crawl out of it to write.  But at this point?  I'm tempted, because all the cool stuff seems to be happening over there.


Edited to remove the direct download link, since it is subject to change, so please check the tumblr to get the most recent version.

Also edited to reveal the person behind this oh my God are you nuts pet project: j_aspie  Go and hug the right person. *points*

Conversation of the Day

A colleague came to see me about a manufacturer's brochure on a piece of equipment.  It listed a table with the equivalent concentrations correlating to the resistivity of a solution.  She was confused because she thought she wasn't understanding the instructions or the theory behind the equipment.  She told me that she even went so far as to Google it to try to figure it out.

I take one look at the table.  I look up in confusion.  I look down again.

She sees my expression and breathes a sigh of relief, because she thought she was missing something.  "Oh, good.  It's not me, then?"

"No," I told her.  "The middle entry here is correct, but the top two and bottom two?  I think they got switched.  This is actually really fucked up.  You know what I'm going to do?"

"No, what?"

"I'm going to go scan this page, email the supplier, and ask him if he'd do me a favour and contact the manufacturer to ask for the Stargate address of the planet where these numbers are possible, because I'd like to visit the place where all the laws of physics as we know them are reversed."

Merlin_Horror beta?

Ummm... I know a few people offered their help with British details, and other people have offered to beta, but I'm wondering if anyone is willing to do both a beta and a Brit-pick on my merlin_horror fic?

It's a prompt fest, and, well, you all know how I am when it comes to prompt fests and writing short.  My fic is going to fall in the ballpark of 50K.  I have one more scene to write and it'll be a Zero Draft.  I don't normally give out my Zero Drafts (they're kind of train wrecks), but I'm cutting things closer to my posting date than I'd like.

I'm going to need a relatively quick turnaround since my posting date is close to Halloween and I'll need time to comb through it for my own fixes after receiving a beta's comments.

Any takers?  You'd have my eternal love and gratitude.

Help?