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Shippy meme!
Mar. 26th, 2005 11:06 pmGanked from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jaina
Off the top of your head, right now, what ten ships would you likely drop what you're doing to read fic for? Or, alternately, what are the top ten ships that you'll give a fic a chance for, or that you've been dying to write, or that you've been dying to read... These can be new loves, old flames, or something in between. Explain if you like, but you don't have to. Then tell us 3 things these ships say about you. Leave a comment about what you think these ships say about me, then repeat in your own LJ.
Likejaina, I'm leaving out Vash/Meryl, because it's too obvious.
1. Jin/Shino. (obsessed much? yes.)
2. Mugen/Yatsuha. (Because for those two, breaking things = foreplay, and sex would be loud.)
2. Egon/Janine
3. Keith/Allura
4. Ichigo/Rukia
5. Ayato/Ixtli
6. Ed/Winry shut up. just shut up.
7. Jet/Faye
8. Laguna/Raine
9. Squall/Quistis
10. Kyo/Tohru
What does this say about me?
1. I like the default m/f ships, especially those with UST.
2. Grumpy couples are fun.
3. Deep inside, I'm a hopeless romantic.
And another stolen fromjaina...
Give me a relationship (romantic or not, canon or not) from a fandom you know I'm interested in. I'll comment on it, be it cheering, explaining why I don't get it, ranting, or whatever.
jainaOff the top of your head, right now, what ten ships would you likely drop what you're doing to read fic for? Or, alternately, what are the top ten ships that you'll give a fic a chance for, or that you've been dying to write, or that you've been dying to read... These can be new loves, old flames, or something in between. Explain if you like, but you don't have to. Then tell us 3 things these ships say about you. Leave a comment about what you think these ships say about me, then repeat in your own LJ.
Like
jaina, I'm leaving out Vash/Meryl, because it's too obvious.1. Jin/Shino. (obsessed much? yes.)
2. Mugen/Yatsuha. (Because for those two, breaking things = foreplay, and sex would be loud.)
2. Egon/Janine
3. Keith/Allura
4. Ichigo/Rukia
5. Ayato/Ixtli
6. Ed/Winry shut up. just shut up.
7. Jet/Faye
8. Laguna/Raine
9. Squall/Quistis
10. Kyo/Tohru
What does this say about me?
1. I like the default m/f ships, especially those with UST.
2. Grumpy couples are fun.
3. Deep inside, I'm a hopeless romantic.
And another stolen from
jaina...Give me a relationship (romantic or not, canon or not) from a fandom you know I'm interested in. I'll comment on it, be it cheering, explaining why I don't get it, ranting, or whatever.
Coupling jumps the shark
Mar. 25th, 2005 11:07 am...But it was a good ride while it lasted, and terribly funny besides.
I'm amazed, though - we counted at least three ways the series jumped the shark in the last episode/rumors of first 4th season ep alone.
1. UST couple gets together. (Sally and Patrick)
2. Main character gets pregnant. (Susan)
3. Cute character leaves the show (Jeff), and is replaced by another cute character who is almost exactly like him/her (Oliver.)
Husband is amused at Oliver because when the two youngest on the Brady Bunch stopped being so young and cute, they brought in Cousin Oliver to be the cute kid. This is a definitive jump-the-shark moment.
Honestly, the end of Season 3 irritated me. It annoyed me that Susan was trying to oops Steve, and then oh noes she can't get pregnant and oh yey it's a miracle! Susan getting pregnant kills the point of the show, to my mind, since it's always been about sex, not its consequences. Julia bailing on Jeff was stupid - no reason was ever given for it, and it made no sense whatsoever. Did someone want to leave the show in a hurry?
Besides that, Coupling has always been a funny series, and then we get four episodes that turn up the angst. It felt like someone switched discs on me.
Don't get me wrong, Season 3 was still funny as hell, but Season 4 won't be happening. Gauging by the cancellation, the British viewers agreed with me too.
I'm amazed, though - we counted at least three ways the series jumped the shark in the last episode/rumors of first 4th season ep alone.
1. UST couple gets together. (Sally and Patrick)
2. Main character gets pregnant. (Susan)
3. Cute character leaves the show (Jeff), and is replaced by another cute character who is almost exactly like him/her (Oliver.)
Husband is amused at Oliver because when the two youngest on the Brady Bunch stopped being so young and cute, they brought in Cousin Oliver to be the cute kid. This is a definitive jump-the-shark moment.
Honestly, the end of Season 3 irritated me. It annoyed me that Susan was trying to oops Steve, and then oh noes she can't get pregnant and oh yey it's a miracle! Susan getting pregnant kills the point of the show, to my mind, since it's always been about sex, not its consequences. Julia bailing on Jeff was stupid - no reason was ever given for it, and it made no sense whatsoever. Did someone want to leave the show in a hurry?
Besides that, Coupling has always been a funny series, and then we get four episodes that turn up the angst. It felt like someone switched discs on me.
Don't get me wrong, Season 3 was still funny as hell, but Season 4 won't be happening. Gauging by the cancellation, the British viewers agreed with me too.
Samurai Champloo, redux
Mar. 22nd, 2005 09:37 amAll right childrens, the last ep of Samurai Champloo has come and gone. I'm putting the offer out again that if anyone wants to see this amazing series on fansub, please drop a comment and I will send it to you. Trades are gladly accepted. Email crawlybug at gmail dot com with your address.
Note: the official release is out, so do the right thing and start acquiring the series legally as well.sarcasticval has told me that the second DVD has been released a bit early.
Note: the official release is out, so do the right thing and start acquiring the series legally as well.
sarcasticval has told me that the second DVD has been released a bit early.time to waste time
Mar. 21st, 2005 02:50 pmThis post is intended solely for the purposes of procrastination. While my overmind says "you really should go down the hall and start looking for your samples," the rest of me says "Aw fuck it."
We went to the inlaws' last weekend, which was fine b/c husband was overdue for a haircut. Thanks to my Shiny New Toy, I was able to hide out for a while and watch enough FMA to get caught up to Cartoon Network, at least. Poor Al. The more I see of him, the more I want to give him many hugs.
Regarding FMA: Its filler is not nearly as entertaining as Samurai Champloo filler, and I enjoy the show a lot more when we are not having a Wacky Adventures of Ed and Al episode. While this is an exaggeration, over 52 eps it's unavoidable that the plot will come in dribs and drabs. I would like to see more of the Seven Deadly Sins; so far Lust and Gluttony have put in an appearance, and my guess is that Pretty Bishie Guy who was Head Priest is Pride. That leaves Sloth, Greed, Jealousy, and Anger.
Regarding Samurai Champloo: one ep to go, and holy shit I have been on the edge of my chair for three eps now and the suspense is killing me. We all know what happened at the end of Bebop, and if it happens again, I will fly to Japan and beat the shit out of the director.
Regarding quilting: I need to learn to machine-quilt in a hurry.
*sigh* Must go look at some more saponin.
We went to the inlaws' last weekend, which was fine b/c husband was overdue for a haircut. Thanks to my Shiny New Toy, I was able to hide out for a while and watch enough FMA to get caught up to Cartoon Network, at least. Poor Al. The more I see of him, the more I want to give him many hugs.
Regarding FMA: Its filler is not nearly as entertaining as Samurai Champloo filler, and I enjoy the show a lot more when we are not having a Wacky Adventures of Ed and Al episode. While this is an exaggeration, over 52 eps it's unavoidable that the plot will come in dribs and drabs. I would like to see more of the Seven Deadly Sins; so far Lust and Gluttony have put in an appearance, and my guess is that Pretty Bishie Guy who was Head Priest is Pride. That leaves Sloth, Greed, Jealousy, and Anger.
Regarding Samurai Champloo: one ep to go, and holy shit I have been on the edge of my chair for three eps now and the suspense is killing me. We all know what happened at the end of Bebop, and if it happens again, I will fly to Japan and beat the shit out of the director.
Regarding quilting: I need to learn to machine-quilt in a hurry.
*sigh* Must go look at some more saponin.
Yay for fabric
Mar. 18th, 2005 11:37 amI just feel the need to gloat about all the lovely Japanese-inspired fabrics that have just started showing up at Joann's. Japanese fabrics and batiks and silk dupioni seem to be all the rage in current quilting, and they were all over the quilt show the other weekend. Last weekend I went a little nuts and bought a half-yard to a yard of several gorgeous fabrics.
( Wanna see? )
( Wanna see? )
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Mar. 17th, 2005 01:46 pmWHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE we went out to fridays and i had 22oz of harp and we are all very happy righjt now!
bring out those green shirts
Mar. 17th, 2005 11:37 amLá fhéile Pádraig shona daoibh!
Here's a couple of excellent MP3s from Ashley MacIsaac, in the spirit of the day. It's like power Celtic.
Ashley MacIsaac - Brenda Stubbert
(I think I want that one to be my theme song or something. XD)
Ashley MacIsaac - Sophia's Pipes
On the day they gave out brains, I was last in line.
Okay, literature gradient conditions say "30% 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile to 40%."
First I leave out the TFA part. (TFA = trifluoroacetic acid)
Then I put in the TFA part, but I put the TFA in acetonitrile. Wrooooooong.
Ok, put TFA into water, like it's supposed to be. Still getting no peaks. WTF.
Then I discovered:
It's 30% WATER/TFA as the starting conditions, not 30% ACETONITRILE
DUMB DUMB DUMBASS
NO WONDER MY PEAKS ARE ROCKETING OFF THE FUCKING COLUMN
dammit.
Okay, literature gradient conditions say "30% 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile to 40%."
First I leave out the TFA part. (TFA = trifluoroacetic acid)
Then I put in the TFA part, but I put the TFA in acetonitrile. Wrooooooong.
Ok, put TFA into water, like it's supposed to be. Still getting no peaks. WTF.
Then I discovered:
It's 30% WATER/TFA as the starting conditions, not 30% ACETONITRILE
DUMB DUMB DUMBASS
NO WONDER MY PEAKS ARE ROCKETING OFF THE FUCKING COLUMN
dammit.
look, a nice meme!
Mar. 7th, 2005 04:42 pmComment on this post and I'll write something I value in you, like about you, like about your journal, or something positive I think you need to hear about yourself.
Show me a soppy romantic weepie, and I yawn.
Show me Toy Story 2, with Jessie remembering her little girl and Sarah McLachlan singing "When She Loved Me," and I will cry like a child every single time.
We're not even going to discuss the eBay commercial where the guy browsing eBay finds the boat he lost as a child.
Show me Toy Story 2, with Jessie remembering her little girl and Sarah McLachlan singing "When She Loved Me," and I will cry like a child every single time.
We're not even going to discuss the eBay commercial where the guy browsing eBay finds the boat he lost as a child.
thoughts post "Flame vs. Fullmetal"
Mar. 5th, 2005 04:43 pmKITTYKITTYKITTYKITTYKITTY!
ROY MUSTANG NEEDS: A fast kick in the ass.
EDWARD ELRIC NEEDS: A swirlie.
ALPHONSE ELRIC NEEDS: A hug. Preferably several.
MAES HUGHES NEEDS: Something else to keep him entertained.
FMA IN GENERAL NEEDS: Shower scenes. I'll take mine with Hughes, please.
ROY MUSTANG NEEDS: A fast kick in the ass.
EDWARD ELRIC NEEDS: A swirlie.
ALPHONSE ELRIC NEEDS: A hug. Preferably several.
MAES HUGHES NEEDS: Something else to keep him entertained.
FMA IN GENERAL NEEDS: Shower scenes. I'll take mine with Hughes, please.
F1 thought
Mar. 4th, 2005 11:07 pmWould someone please tape Max Mosley's mouth shut before he can come up with any more stupid rules changes?
"I know!" says he. "Let's turn F1, the last bastion of decent racing, into NASCAR! Brilliant!"
Oh wait. NASCAR has tire changes. Wow, that's a sad day.
"I know!" says he. "Let's turn F1, the last bastion of decent racing, into NASCAR! Brilliant!"
Oh wait. NASCAR has tire changes. Wow, that's a sad day.
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Mar. 2nd, 2005 09:54 pmAfter a good deal of consideration, I've decided it's time for me to trim my friendslist a little. Please don't take this personally; if you're off the list, it means one of the following:
1. You don't post any more.
2. You and I don't comment in one another's journals.
Since I am not a total heartless bitch (contrary to popular opinion), comment here if you really want to be added back. :)
ETA: Don't worry! I'm done already! If you don't see yourself taken off by now, it's not going to happen.
1. You don't post any more.
2. You and I don't comment in one another's journals.
Since I am not a total heartless bitch (contrary to popular opinion), comment here if you really want to be added back. :)
ETA: Don't worry! I'm done already! If you don't see yourself taken off by now, it's not going to happen.
