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Computer is still at the shop, doing that thing where he's all "What, me, I'm totally fine, nothing's wrong!" Buying Trusty Notebook appears like a more brilliant idea with each passing day.
Although Trusty Notebook refuses to play region 2 DVDs. The other day I had to download an SGA ep even though I own the bloody DVD. (And that ep played a crucial part in my plans to suck at least one of the roommates into SGA.) Really, if the movie industry want people to buy DVDs instead of downloading illegally, they should try to make the whole DVD-watching process less of a pain in the ass. It's bad enough that every time I start my Atlantis season two disks, I have to sit through that whole annoyingly long "Video Piracy Is Bad Mmkay?" clip, plus two, shorter clips. For every single episode. It makes me want to commit unspeakable acts of piracy just to spite them.
Speaking of online downloads, Joe Mallozzi has a post [edit: okay, this is the right link] regarding changes in the outdated ratings system. I make a point ignoring the ratings of shows I watch but I thought it was interesting that they're finally starting to acknowledge the changing viewing habits.
Also, Mallozzi mentions fanfic *g*. I take it he hasn't actually *read* any yet...
Fic recs:
MVP by cesperanza
McKay/Sheppard, NC-17 (guessing); 74K; for the SGA_Flashfic "Post Secret" challenge
He surfed over to Elizabeth's personnel file, which was full of expansive and fulsome testimony to her stellar character and immense diplomatic talents by superiors, colleagues, and even former adversaries. Rodney skimmed a few letters, then got bored with all the good will and flipped over to Colonel Sheppard's personnel record-and if Elizabeth's file was bubbling with praise and esteem, Sheppard's was a different story entirely.
When sneaking around the personnel files McKay sees something in Sheppard's psych profile that causes him to freak. Sheppard notices, but misinterprets completely...
This fic strikes just the right balance between lighthearted and dramatic.
Five Impossible Things Rodney McKay Did Before Breakfast by laceymcbain
McKay/Sheppard; PG-13; Season 1, sometime after "The Storm."; ~4700 words
Summary: Rodney hates that this is the day he’s going to disappoint everyone, and it’s little consolation he probably won’t be around to deal with the fall-out.
“Yeah, well, the good of the many ...”
“This isn’t Star Trek, Rodney! I’m not playing that scene with you-”
An overloading grounding station, a race against time. Excellent action fic.
Although Trusty Notebook refuses to play region 2 DVDs. The other day I had to download an SGA ep even though I own the bloody DVD. (And that ep played a crucial part in my plans to suck at least one of the roommates into SGA.) Really, if the movie industry want people to buy DVDs instead of downloading illegally, they should try to make the whole DVD-watching process less of a pain in the ass. It's bad enough that every time I start my Atlantis season two disks, I have to sit through that whole annoyingly long "Video Piracy Is Bad Mmkay?" clip, plus two, shorter clips. For every single episode. It makes me want to commit unspeakable acts of piracy just to spite them.
Speaking of online downloads, Joe Mallozzi has a post [edit: okay, this is the right link] regarding changes in the outdated ratings system. I make a point ignoring the ratings of shows I watch but I thought it was interesting that they're finally starting to acknowledge the changing viewing habits.
Also, Mallozzi mentions fanfic *g*. I take it he hasn't actually *read* any yet...
Fic recs:
MVP by cesperanza
McKay/Sheppard, NC-17 (guessing); 74K; for the SGA_Flashfic "Post Secret" challenge
He surfed over to Elizabeth's personnel file, which was full of expansive and fulsome testimony to her stellar character and immense diplomatic talents by superiors, colleagues, and even former adversaries. Rodney skimmed a few letters, then got bored with all the good will and flipped over to Colonel Sheppard's personnel record-and if Elizabeth's file was bubbling with praise and esteem, Sheppard's was a different story entirely.
When sneaking around the personnel files McKay sees something in Sheppard's psych profile that causes him to freak. Sheppard notices, but misinterprets completely...
This fic strikes just the right balance between lighthearted and dramatic.
Five Impossible Things Rodney McKay Did Before Breakfast by laceymcbain
McKay/Sheppard; PG-13; Season 1, sometime after "The Storm."; ~4700 words
Summary: Rodney hates that this is the day he’s going to disappoint everyone, and it’s little consolation he probably won’t be around to deal with the fall-out.
“Yeah, well, the good of the many ...”
“This isn’t Star Trek, Rodney! I’m not playing that scene with you-”
An overloading grounding station, a race against time. Excellent action fic.