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You know if there's a week I hate more than any other, it's the first week of May. I don't know how the memes got under my skin so bad, but I detest both "It's gonna be. . ." and "May the Fourth" just, miss me with those lazy messes.

justmarriedexchange is open for nominations and depending on there being enough requests that I think I could do, I think I'd like to play in it this year. I have accidentally fallen back in love with the mail-order-spouse trope.

I want to try to change things up and submit some art type stuff to the marvel reverse big bang. I bought that tablet last summer because I needed it immediately, but I couldn't keep the practice habit up. I want to start taking it to work to help pass those incredibly long hours, but I guess it'll depend on if I can find the charging cord.

I will be yelling about the FF7Remake soon. I don't think I'm a fan, and I'm very sad. Cloud though, if nothing else, this has made me a Cloud fan.

Friend came over and destroyed the demonic bush that has terrorized me and the mail man for years. It's one of those gross ones with multiple shoots from the ground that just keep growing forever and have to be cut back multiple times a summer. Die, scum, die! I paid for this service with a neck buff and a ziplock bag of those peanutbutter cornflake noncookies I loved so much from waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the day of summer church camp.

I am an angry old person now. Businesses, especially doctor offices should have to leave a voice mail when they call even if they can't actually share the pertinent info on a recording. I've been playing phone tag over my blood test results for three days now, but I didn't even recognize the number at first so I wouldn't have answered anyway. I don't think there's anything wrong with my thyroid, but it's never been tested so I thought 'what the hell, let's do it'. Now I've very irritated again.

Also irritating, fests, prompts, dear author letters that don't spell out the entire name of the ship. I remember back in the McShep days, and I thought, aw that's cute. But it's not cute anymore dang it. It just makes it difficult to figure out what people are actually asking for and makes it harder to get sucked into fandoms.*

I am cranky.

You're Just What I Needed
(part 2 of the I Kinda Lose My Mind Series)
PG-13ish
~1800 words
MCU
Tony Stark/Sam Wilson
here at ao3
For square S4- Kink: Costume Porn

( 'Uh, believe it or not,' Tony said, having to clear his throat when it threatened to close over the delicious things Sam was doing with his tongue to Tony's neck. 'I actually need your help down in the workshop, not a quickie before dinner.' )

*in an effort not to be too hypocritical, I've been updating my pairing tags.

My mom and Carl did some traveling this week. They passed through and dropped off a giant kennel for me in anticipation of my xmas puppy, before continuing down to visit my little brother for the occasion of the birth of his second child - named Kamden, which is not awful. I don't get to see my brothers much, and it usually doesn't bother me, but I've been thinking more about trying to get to know his kids better while they're little.

Then they came back up to spend Thurs night with me, unfortunately I had to work until 0400, so I was kinda lagging on Friday when I took them out to breakfast and then shopping around town. Fri night was the community band christmas concert. It's my favorite -> pretty music, usually easy enough to play, often get to play REALLY LOUD, and family comes to watch. Usually Dad and Jan come, but they didn't want to commingle with Mom and Carl, so they're planning to come down for a basketball game later. I like hanging out with Mom and Carl, but I did just spend a week with them in New Orleans, so I really missed the chance for a slightly less aggressive visit with Dad. Also I had to sleep with the temp set on 66 for two whole nights, a full 12 degrees hotter than normal. So hot.

Anyway, I'm enjoying having a clean house, and hopefully I'll be able to keep it clean and finish puppy-proofing it.

In somewhat related, but not entirely, news, these are truths I hold self-evident:

1. flush with the toilet seat down
2. if you must park on the curb, park on the curb in front of your own damn house
3. audience members in a concert where the band is recording live should not attempt to clap along with the beat
4. insulated lunch bags should not go in the refrigerator, it's redundant, gross, and takes up too much space

Finally, got the super great news that the measly 2.5% raise we were expecting in January is a no go because the state is broke and the university is more interested in athletics than the rest of us. I hate everything.

Finally x2: walk of shame (from the comfort of your own home) by spock Jurassic Park Alan/Ian Silence stretches across the other end of the line before a voice finally says, “Well hello to you too, tiger.”

there is only one group excited for tonight, but I'm a part of it! \0/ Seven hour shift AND I get to go to bed an hour earlier!

ALSO

*drags out my crotchety old fandom soapbox*

Remember when Big Bangs were actually . . . long and difficult to finish thus giving you a real sense of pride if you managed to finish? Yeah those were the good old days. Or maybe just the old days. Wasn't Big Bangs for long fic and everything else was a fic-athon?

So, I just watched the second half of SGA season 5 and my one word review is -> underwhelming.

I don't really remember, but when did they figure out that SGA was canceled? Though even for a regular season, there was disappointingly little cohesive story building, rising action, or stakes that, at least I as an audience member, cared about. I mean I was excited when they killed someone off, but then I thought they had something with the episode where Atlantis was put on trial, but then that went away without a backward glance. Not that I was too surprised as that is the M.O. for the Stargate franchise.

As I left the SGA fandom after the episode The Queen, does anyone have any fic recs? What happens next?


I also started watching SGU. I'm at episode 6 and I don't think I'll make it much further. I'm just not interested and the only strong feelings I have is that I hate Dr. Rush. A lot.

I've been following the fail through twitter, sheafrotherdon's post, and GateWorld updates for the past couple of days.

This last article has made me so incredibly angry.

I remember defending SGU back in the day with a let's wait and see attitude. Well, I've waited, and I've seen quite a bit. I don't think that I'll be watching any SGU, any further SG-1/SGA movies, and at this point I don't see much hope for SyFy. The entire channel is fairly low brow, without much of the excellence that we've seen come out of the science fiction genre, and I won't be adding to any of their ratings.

I'm tired of hearing about Michael Jackson. I hated his music (with the exception of Thriller which I prefer to be covered by someone else) and thought he was about the creepiest bastard who ever walked the planet. I ranted to my friends yesterday, so I feel a little better and don't have to do it here where I'd alienate half my reading/flist. Sorry guys. Agree to disagree?

I'm totally not interested in that whole warning jihad that's going around. If I ever wrote it, I'd warn for non-con, self harm, and character death. Character death is the only one I get bent out of shape about, but that's because I don't like reading unhappy endings period.

I have to go usher for an Air Force concert tonight. I don't know why I volunteered except that I didn't want to be completely alone today.

I didn't send the card.

I am undeterred in my excitement for the new series.

A. The cast lists aren't the end-all be-all for the characters, just a stereotype to start out with. I think that it's common practice to compare new characters to old characters just to get an idea of what you're working for. The SGC is the military. It's not like they can replace a scientist with a soulful yet practical street painter who claims she was once abducted by aliens. Okay, actually, I'd like to see that, but really, there's only so many kinds of persona they can stick into this environment.

B. They're all described as hot and sexy, but those words have a broad and very personal meaning for most people. My flist has a wide range of people they fangirl and find desirable. I happen to not agree with all of them. So, I'm not expecting all of SGU to be cookie cutter blondes with blue eyes. At least I hope not, cuz I like brunettes with darker eyes best. : )

C. What a wonky group. I mean, really. How does a socialite, a half trained medic with no supplies, and a guy on step eleven for a twelve step program of crazy get stuck on an abandoned Ancient cruise ship? I don't know, but I'm looking forward to finding out. This isn't the group the SGC would ever let out of sight on purpose. They're not SG-1. Thank god! I'm hoping that although I assume that they're well trained, that theory gets blown away by practical experience. I'm looking forward to see them screw up.


My #1 hope for the new series - Character time.

Stargate hasn't had a great track record for developing characters and letting them have room to grow. It's been an action show and the first thing on the cutting room floor are those quiet actor to actor moments. JFlan has complained a couple of times that he misses the opportunity to actually act with his costars. I think that I read somewhere that SG:U was going to try to focus on the character drama a little more. That's "drama" used in a complete pro way. I like drama.


Anyway. That's just my two cents for now. I totally reserve the right to watch the first three episodes, decide the show blows, and then beg for y'alls forgiveness. I just felt uncomfortable seeing a show badmouthed before anyone had been cast or a singe ep written.


( Tentative SG:U cast sheet. )

Also, I have not seen SPN yet! Don't spoil me please!

I've thought about this a little bit, but I'm very bad at applying the rules of academia to fandom. So, instead of a well written, cohesive essay you get me rambling and probably contradicting myself. I just needed to jot this down so I can hopefully let it go.

( When you have a weekly television show, I guess there are only about two ways to go about making the episodes and storyline. )


On a related note:

I suppose it would be a little tacky to start up a postcard campaign for Joe Mallozzi? Something like:

Joe M - How are you such an asshole? No really.


I swear, my next Atlantis post will be happier, because I can find things to enjoy and that's what I'm going to focus on for the rest of the year. Seriously, hold me to it.