Podfic "Love Is A Battlefield"

[cadeira]

First of all, I want to apologize to everyone of you who has been waiting for the sequels of this podfic. The end-passage was really tricky and the incredible starlingthefool, who wrote the story, helped me a lot by shorting and editing the story so it fit around the music.

So, on to the lovely karaoke schmalz:

Podfic: Love Is A Battlefield
written by starlingthefool. Comment here for the story!
read by cadeira
Part 1: Here!
Part 2: Here!
Part 3: Here!
All Parts together as a .rar: Click!
The Soundtrack is here.
All files are uploaded at sendspace. Each part of the podfic is about 25 minutes long and has approximately the same amount of megs.

Please be so kind to buy the music if you like it!
This is the right post to comment if you liked the podfic. Huge apologies for mixing up AE and BE all the time, but you know, it´s my first podfic and nonetheless I´m proud of it.
Also, please tell me if the downloadlinks are outdated or visit the podfic over at the gorgeous podfic-archive and retrieve it there. Directlink to the podfic in this archive. Thanks to cybel the podfic is available as iTunes audiobook at podslash with a cute cover and all.

Comments

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

I uploaded it what, two hours ago? Grrr. Thanks for letting me know! I just fixed it!

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

You´re welcome!

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

Ich bin auch Deutsch und hab im Prinzip nicht mehr als Schulenglisch gehabt. Na gut und exzessiven amerikanische TV-Serien-Konsum seit einem halben Jahr oder so.
House im Original ist echt um einige Klassen besser als in Deutsch.
Freu´ mich echt, dass es dir gefallen hat und dass du alles verstehen konntest. Wenn du willst, kannst du der Autorin ja auch noch sagen, dass dir die Story gefallen hat.

[general-jinjur.livejournal.com]

the whole thing is up now - congratulations on finishing!

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

Woo! That was fast! Thank you so much!

[savemoony.livejournal.com]

OMG.OMG.OMG. I just started it, and I *LOVE* how you handle the karaoke. Brilliant. *giggles*

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

That´s just sooo cool. Thanks a lot for your kind kind words.
The music bits were a bit tricky but I love how it turned out. Watch out for Marvin Gaye, that´s my favorite bit when it comes to the music and starlingthefool used the device long before "Frozen" ;)

[mathmusician.livejournal.com]

Wheeeeeeee! *squeeeeeeeee*

Thank you so very very very VERY much, I loved this so much!!!!! Great story and GREAT use of the music in the podfic and OMG I must go dig out my 80's music now and have a listen, I've gone all nostalgic!

I'm not even sure what "AE" and "BE" are, but it couldn't have mattered too much because I thought the podfic was fantastically wonderful and I enjoyed every second of it. I hope that you record more - there can never be enough podfic in the world. *happy sigh*

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
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[cadeira.livejournal.com]

You´re welcome. I´m incredibly glad that you enjoyed it that much.
AE is American English and BE is British English. In school I learned to pronounce "dancing" and "asked" with an "a" like in... "arse" *g*. Well whatever, I shouldn´t care about that if it didn´t bug you as a listener.
I went all nostalgic, too when I read the story the first time and the final song is still playing on my mp3-player at least once a day.

[mathmusician.livejournal.com]

Oh! I'm Australian so I'm totally used to hearing British and American Englishes mixed up together in probably every way it's possible to be messed up!! Not to mention Indian English, European English, Malay English, Indonesian English, and Russian English and ... well, at the moment 75% of the people who live in Australia are either migrants or have one or both parents who are migrants (and therefore tend to have a strong accent and/or not speak English at home). We're pretty relaxed about language around here! :)

I figure, if you can understand the person doing the communication then you both win. If not, well *then* you have a problem!!

And even after I read your comment I still can't remember noticing you slipping between English styles so it couldn't have been very obvious.

Thanks again for great podfic! Are you planning more? If you want a "beta listener" I'd be happy to volunteer :)

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

I see. That´s kind of cool, actually - the mix of languages ^^

It surely would be great to record some more, but I haven´t found the right story, yet. I´m a sucker for long fics. (Of course not as long as this: http://black-cigarette.livejournal.com/ although I hugely enjoyed reading it but you know where I´m getting at... )
Also I have to start doing things in RL *grin* I´ve been sooo lazy.
It would be really awesome to have you as a beta listener once I´ve found another story!

[dodificus.livejournal.com]

I usually break up listening to a fic this long over a couple of days but this was just so catchy and fun that I had to do it all in one day. What you did with the music was perfect, it just wouldn't have been the same without it. The Marvin Gaye bit just cracked me up, I must have looked like an idiot driving along laughing hysterically:)

I hadn't read the fic before so thanks for introducing me to a story I would have otherwise missed and for doing such a great and original job with it!

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

I´m so glad that you liked it! Receiving a comment for something I have put effort into always gives me a fuzzy feeling in the stomach. It was huge fun to edit the music and I´m looking for others fics which include music in about the same amount. If you know any, pleas let me know ;)
I just mentioned to someone how I love the Marvin Gaye bit. You grin when you read it but when listening to it, I also had to laugh out loud although it didn´t come as a surprise to me.
You listen to podfics while driving in your car? I once listened to one which was extremely porny while I drive home from college.... wait...., dodificus...?
It was yours! The one with Foreman and Chase. By Ignazwisdom. Dude, I blushed several times although I was alone in my car. On a freeway.
See? I´m not better than anybody else because I can know exactly that I forgot to comment on it. I´m wondering how many people read fics or listen to podfics they truly like and don´t comment... *facepalm*

[dodificus.livejournal.com]

It was huge fun to edit the music and I´m looking for others fics which include music in about the same amount. If you know any, pleas let me know ;)

I'll definitely keep you in mind when I'm reading, music does give a bit of an extra kick to a story. If I come across anything musicy I'll let you know. Is it just House fic that you'd want to read?

You listen to podfics while driving in your car?

Yep:) Can be a little awkward sometimes, depending on what I'm listening to but it's fun and it puts me in a good mood for whatever it is I'm driving to.

Hey, I'm just glad that I made you blush with my House fic:)

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

Wow, I would be great if you recommended some fics to me. Yeah, at the moment it´s only House. I guess one fandome is enough for me and I also think that this show is really special... not that I watch many others. *grin*
I spend more time on the internet than is healthy. The house_wilson community is really beguiling. You´ve barely finished reading the interesting fics of the day and once you look again, three new have appeared. It´s crazy.
The whole idea of fanfiction is fairly new to me and it feels incredily awesome.

[podfic-lover.livejournal.com]

Oh, you so brightened my day! :D

I found your podfic via general jinjurly`s archive and listened through it during a boring day at the lab, dancing & singing along, sometimes laughing manically.

Thank you for this beautiful recording. The music is perfectly mixed into your reading.

I`m looking forward to your future recordings.

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

I got you dancing and singing? That´s the best compliment and pay-off I could ever get from doing this!
Thanks so much for your comment and for listening!

[bilyana.livejournal.com]

Hey, just hopped over here and found this. Will definitely check it out. The links no longer work, though. While I got the fic via the archive, would you mind reuploading the soundtrack?

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

I still get excited about this podfic, please let me and the author know what you think of it.
Thanks for letting me know that the links are outdated! I have just reuploaded the soundtrack and made clear that the fic is only available via the archive now.

[harpsi-fizz.livejournal.com]

I've downloaded and i love it! thank you so much!

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is still on somebody´s screen? Glad you did let me know!

[harpsi-fizz.livejournal.com]

Yes, and YES! And I wish there were more. I have just gotten into Podfiction, and I'd really love more. Suggestions?

[cadeira.livejournal.com]

Have you visited the audio archive of jinjurly already?
http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/category/12/188

The Big Blue is a wonderful plotty and sexy story but there´s lots of other great stuff in the archive. Not enough in the House fandom though, imo.

[harpsi-fizz.livejournal.com]

Yes, that site does seem to be the only one around. Wish there were more. I'm very, VERY new to House (as in I don't even know the character's names fully), but my other fandom (Harry Potter) seems to hve nothing but mainstream het and R/Hr podfic, which are yucky.

Maybe we can start up a fandom recording revival...