It's time for me to admit to myself that posting is a habit, and like all habits, it needs active reinforcement. Thinking "oh, hey, I should post about X" and then not doing it is not active reinforcement. And a busy work schedule is not an excuse, since I always have a busy work schedule ( Read more... )

Five fandoms is totally stretching it for me, but I can scrape up four.

( Buffy the Vampire Slayer )

My parents in Birmingham were calling me in San Francisco all day to get updates on what Ivan was doing. Their power is out, and likely will be for several more days, so they had me looking things up online. Aside from a giant tree limb that fell in the driveway and is now blocking it, they have come through unscathed, though my father is cranky ( Read more... )

I just caught the rerun of "Dead End" on TNT. I love that episode. It's not the best episode ever, but it's got so many good moments: some great glimpses of what makes up Lindsey's life at the beginning of the episode, Lindsey's performance at Caritas (which immediately made me think of asta77), the Angel/Lindsey bickering rivalry, the evil hand speech ( Read more... )

It turns out that my father is a Spike fan. When we were at the anniversary celebration last weekend, he was standing alone in a corner, scowling (observe the curmudgeon in his natural habitat) and I joined him, and conversation turned to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I got him into Buffy through FX reruns two Christmases ago, and to my surprise and ( Read more... )

"Salvage" aired tonight on my local WB affiliate after the Alias finale. ( Read more... )

The only way I can describe this episode is bittersweet. I seriously feel like there's something missing from my life now that can never fully be replaced.

( Spoilers for AtS 5.22 )

I think it goes without saying that when the final GRR..AARGH crosses my screen tonight, I'm going to be far more upset than any sane person should be over the ending of what is, basically, a television show. What's worse, no more Spike. That hurts.

I was less upset when Buffy ended. I think part of that had to do with my antipathy towards the ( Read more... )