frog princess

Not entirely lame! In fact, it's pretty good. I'll defintely watch the next episode.

This is a new BBC show about a vampire, a ghost and a werewolf who share a house together. The vampire is angsty (and hot) and struggling to not bite people. The werewolf is incredibly socially inept (and cute) and deeply creepy in its werewolf form. The ghost is clinging to the house she lived in with her boyfriend and is really a bit lost and also rather adorable.

Slightly clunky, but I really enjoyed the way the script knitted these fantastical beings into real life - the werewolf and the vampire work as hospital orderlies. The ghost's boyfriend is also the landlord, and who is now going out with a far less pretty girl who works in a tanning salon and who is therefore orange. The boss of the vampires is in disguise as a police officer.

Also, it's not afraid to show how messy their existances can get. I like it.

So I haven't really given Supernatural much attention really, but they are too pretty to ignore, so I sat down and watched Born Under a Bad Sign (s2:14). I love how the camera smooches up to them for endless close ups. They are still pretty. Yes. And now for some very mild spoilers: ( Read more... )

This meme looks innnteresting and little bit frightening: tell me what stories you'd think I'd never write and I'll write a snippet of it. A little tiny snippet.

Yo, lovelyzelda, happy birthday! May it be filled with pastel coloured sparkly ponies, reptile mpreg fic and cake.

In other news, no Ayacon for me today. Resting the Bad Arm seemed the more sensible option, but it left me more than a little sad. I was looking forward to meeting scribblemoose and gushing all over her with the Saiyuki love. So that sucks.

But always look on the Mountie side of life-- Due South s3 came in the post this morning and excuse me while I just mention again that Ray K is death by cute. I'm just about to go upstairs and persuade M to sit and watch the feature length pilot episode with me, which I did not know existed.

Also, partly a GIP for Saiyuki fans-- I didn't know that Homo Sausage actually existed either (or did I miss that translators note?) I always thought it was some obscure Minekura joke. But it does! Hoorah. Thanks to the talented Sacrilicious for the icon.

cygny - thanks so much for your postcard. It's lovely - it really made me smile so much.

daegaer - I posted you the second half of Samurai Champloo today (and a very very special pen I bought at Worldcon just for you), so that should be with you soon.

ETA: scans of the new, long, long awaited chapter of Saiyuki Gaiden aka The One Where They're All in Heaven. Much squeefulness!

The Mountie obsession continues, and I'm consuming fic at a scary rate as a way to pass the days. If it's long and worth printing out I've been reading it. I feel like this level of consumption is not really healthy but at the same time I can't truly bring myself to give a damn because of the cosy duvet factor. A warm, comforting sort of fandom, very much like the show, which I love to bits. Although I'm now straying into the areas of dodgy porn in my trawl for fics. I just think 'briny' is not a very sexy word. Briny.

PostSecret - people send in anonymous homemade postcards with a secret written on them. Some are very moving, some are funny. Some of them (but let's be clear, not the one about the bra and marbles) gave me a little start of recognition-- that's my secret too, or that secret was mine once.

My arm is starting to feel a lot better! So I spent a little time today at the keyboard filling in a meme. Oh yes. I'm taking the whole sitting at the computer thing very slowly, as I'm sure it's just the worst thing for my arm, but hopefully soon I'll be back to typing.

Meme, yoinked from yonmei and others. ( Cut for your pleasure )

Due South fanfic is like a huge fluffy duvet. I've spent the past two days wallowing in bed and on the settee reading all of Speranza's stuff - it gives me the same warm fuzzies as my paracetamol and codeine pills. Also, the TV episode where Fraser dresses up as a woman is just about the funniest thing ever, especially on lots of pain medication.

The Bad Arm seems less bad although still can't move it without some pain. I have an appointment with physio on Monday morning so hopefully they can tell me what's up with it.

Happy (late) birthday new_kate! I was hoping to join in your birthday writing challenge but Bad Arm stopped me until now, sadly. I'll see what I can do with one finger and a keyboard.

Oh my god it's 7.30pm. That means I've been watching Due South for five hours. Wow. I really like that mountie and his cop boyfriend.

Hmm, it might be a good idea to go swimming now, becuse i also found a big bag of crisps behind the sofa, I think left over from the recent great Harry Potter, alcohol and chocolate extravagnaza.

By the way I want to thank everyone who left a ficlet idea - they're very inspiring and I'm taking the 'write more smut' directive to heart, thank you.

I'm doing Saiyuki recs for try_this_fic this month and it's made me realise how pairing-centric my reading truly is. Not that I mind.  Only, I want to rec a range of stories that might appeal to different tastes, which is tricky if I don't read Sanzo/Goku much or other, rarer, pairings.  I feel bad about just wanting to rec all the Hakkai/Gojyo stories I have ever loved, ever. Which is a long list.

Angel season 5 - I just finished watching it all and whu?? It... with the things and Fred and it and then they --submarines-- and Wesley and Lyndsey then... it ended! *head spins*

I loved it, felt weird about it, thought some of it was plain stupid and mostly desperately fucking wish they'd made series six.

In other news I'm only holiday all this week, so rejoice with me! Earlier this week I optimistically invested in a new bikini, a stylish reclining sunlounger and a large bottle of Pimms and finally the BBC says the sun is actually going to come out, so yay.

It's so strange how inspiration arrives. I had a image of Sanzo's bare feet. Just, you know, being feet, not doing anything lewd or anything and suddenly I need to write something about them, or about him and his little personal habits-- mindless tasks like getting dressed and all those little comforting sensations and habits people take for granted and never really think about. I'm sure the manga showed him wearing little black ankle socks once. Actually, this might be where the idea came from originally.

Angel season 4  - oh my god!  I've seen up to 'Soulless' so far and ( spoilers within )

We watched the final two episodes of Angel 3 last night. My fingernails will never recover. ( Spoilers )

I have a season 4 box set at home. I really shouldn't indulge myself with so much TV. I should in fact give myself a nice break until the weekend.  I shoud spin this out, make it last and enjoy it. Like hell I will.

Ahh, I'm hungry, so hungry. It began yesterday and it's just getting worse. My stomach feels like a bottomless pit, despite the sandwiches and the fancy M&S 'nuts and berries' style bar. I want to eat more, now, but am trying to control myself.

Maybe it explains why today has been a washout for work, although I got quite a lot done after lunch, although of the wrong job.

Angel continues to be amazing. I'm on season 3 now. The drama!

So, where is all the Top Gun slash? Just curious really. I saw a fic today - the one and only fic I've ever seen and for a film with slo-mo volleyball and lots of locker-room towel wearing you'd think there'd be piles of it.  Or was it those horrid little v-shaped smiles that put everyone off?

Veering wildly, I've been watching Angel for the first time ever! How did I manage to avoid it for so long? It's really good. Angel's bad dancing is a thing of beauty that will stay in my mind for a long time.  As a character in Buffy he was rubbish and annoying, but in Angel he's a slightly lost, vulnerable guy and the way Cordelia and Wesley are protective of him is, well, quite frankly it makes me squee.

I've also been watching an anime called X, which is quite a lot of fun. Everyone has seriously pointy chins and there's a lot of leaping from rooftop to rooftop in a silly way. Nearly everyone has mystical powers of leaping and is Mysterious. But there's some nice hurt/comfort bits where the beefcakey boy puts his arm protectively round the skinny boy (Kamui, I think), even when he's just saying hello or attaching a plaster.  I like it.