"You know it's amazing how many villains have advanced degrees."
Multimfandom bailout challenge.
Finished The Black Sheep. I think Miles may be a favorite. He is not quite the beta hero that Freddy Standen is but he's not quite alpha either. He's in between. He can be alpha when he wants to be which is usually when it suits him but the rest of the time he just doesn't care enough to, well, care. I think what I like most about Heyer is that her hero and heroine don't change to be with each other. So often one or the other in a romance novel seems to radically change who they are to fit the mold to be able to be with the person of their affection. There's personal growth, realizing that some habits haven't been at all good for you and are in fact an obstacle to your happiness, and then there's complete radical change of a personality trait, such as suddenly turning into a simpering tstl fool when previously for the rest of the book you were strong and capable and smart.
I will grant I've been vaguely bothered by Heyer's habit of having some of her strongest heroines turn into somewhat meek women at the end of the novel, submitting to the hero's will without disagreement, but I chalk that up more to the time period Heyer was writing in herself. As radical as I think she was in some respects in her writing it was still the 30s, 40s, 50s, etc and it's all well and good for a woman to be independent and strong and speak her own mind but at the end she needs to demonstrate a willingness to submit to her husband or future husband (I, uh, may have had to study this in grad school. It was particularly prevalent in literature written during WWII). But that doesn't happen with The Black Sheep. Even after Miles abducts her to get married Abby is telling him how she won't allow it right up until he stops and tells her if she truly doesn't want to marry him then he'll take her home. To which she replies that he can abduct her but he cannot make her tell him lies which is just awesome. And then it ends on that great exasperated "For heaven's sake --" because they've stopped in the middle of the road and there's a carriage coming towards them and a dude staring at them over the hedge.
I still don't think anything can compare to Charles' proposal, such that it is, of Sophy but Miles' "abduction" of Abby comes pretty damn close.
Someone has got to explain to me how I got my mother's AARP invite for membership (sidenote: Hee! It's her turn. My dad's been getting AARP for years. Although, dudes, I would totes sign up for that as it's $12.50 a year and you get discounts and cheaper car insurance) sent to my address when my mother has never lived with me at this address. Ever. Has never had any cause to use this address. Has only ever sent me stuff to this address which has, to my knowledge, never been cause for places to suddenly decide that the sendee's address is the sender's address.
My dad still, on occasion, gets mail addressed to his father (who's been dead for 23 years), to his stepmother (who's been dead for 14), his brother (who hasn't lived their in 20), and me. But at least we all lived there at one point or another.
What's on dvd? Iron Man! I won't buy it yet, I don't think. I think I'll ask for it for Christmas. But it still almost exists!
"What if I choke on my popcorn who'll administer the heimlich maneuver?" "Then just don't have popcorn." Have I mentioned how my favorite interactions on this show almost always involve Sheldon and Penny and how I totally ship them? Yeah. I can't help it! Sheldon cracks me up so hard.
"Third floor tonight? Mixing it up?" Hee. "The Dr. Doom to my Dr. Fantastic." Hee. "You know it's amazing how many villains have advanced degrees." "Smart? I'd have to lose 60 IQ points to be considered as smart." "You gonna let me talk?" "Continue." Hee. "Because love trumps hate." "Oh now you're just making stuff up."
"Oh Mario why can't I control everyone the way I control you? Hop you little plumber. Hop hop hop." Ha! Oh man I love Sheldon.
Why is Sheldon in a Spock uniform at a Ren Faire? Never mind. I don't want to know. Besides I think I can figure it out.
I think it's slightly apropos that tonight's HIMYM is all about the best burger when I had the best burger for dinner. I shouldn't have but omg I was craving it again (yes, I know, probably iron deficient and should buy some vitamins or something but the burger is so much more tastier). Hee. Poor Robin. She's starving and they won't pick food. Hee! Man I hate that. Also, she and Barney are sitting next to each other. Just pointing it out.
"This burger is so good. It's like Christmas in my mouth. Meat Christmas." Hee Lily!
Marshall is a big giant dork. I love him. Haha! "Let me return the favor. Want a great cup of coffee? Shhh. Starbucks!"
Regis Philbin pumping iron. Awesome. Also, wow, he is either really short or Jason Segel is really tall.
Haha! He trashed Robin's burger. Aww. Poor girl. She just wants food.
Oh Barney. You big dork. Also, totes sitting on Robin's lap in the cab. Just sayin'.
"I've prepared a few words." "I WILL EAT YOUR HAND!" Hee. Robin.
I admit I like my burgers pretty plain. Cheese and bacon and that's it. No ketchup or pickles (I find warm pickles kind of gross) or tomato (tomatoes freak me out) or onions.
"Tell them about the underpants." "What about the underpants?" "As your self esteem gets smaller your underpants radius gets bigger." Hee!
Barney's singing! Awesome. They finally worked NPH singing into the show. Other than at karaoke.
Poor Robin. She's never gonna get her burger.
Oh my god it's now a Goliath National Bank atm. See, I knew that was going to figure in somehow but I didn't know how. Awesome.
Lily's hitting Barney again which we established last week is always hilarious.
Aww. Barney was playing up Goliath National Bank to get Lily excited about Marshall working there. Aww.
Haha. Oh Robin. She's licking an envelope. Haha.
You're Not As Obsessed With Star Wars As You Think.
And what does it say about me when I can say that the article when pointing out this: "Like any trivia book, this one has its problems; for example, I'm pretty sure it was Han Solo who whined about "delusions of grandeur" and not C-3PO as the book attests . . ." is wrong? Because they actually both said it. Han said it in RotJ after Leia rescues him and he's captured and Chewie fills him in on Luke's plan. Threepio says it to someone at some point. Frankly the phrase "delusions of grandeur" is an oft-used phrase in the books. You know how in fanfiction something that a character says even just once or twice in a show appears in every fic ever written (e.g. Jack says "for crying out loud" a lot even though he really didn't say it all that often on the show. Less often but still with way more frequency than she ever said it on the show Sam says "Holy Hannah" a lot in fic)? Well that's kind of like how "delusions of grandeur" is for the Star Wars books.
Perhaps I should've at least read spoilers for the Heroes premiere because wtf is going on? Who is Not!Nikki? Why did Future!Peter shoot Past!Nathan? Why is Peter Weevil? And didn't someone else have blue flame throwing power?
Mama Petrelli is still with the inappropriateness with the people who may be her sons. Dude Mama Petrelli is nuts.
Uh, really, why and how are Benson and Stabler still cops? WORST COPS EVER.
Wasn't Claire's little brother like, uh, little? Did they SORAS his ass?
Yay Ando! But what are Hiro and Ando doing?
Is Not!Nikki the other personality?
Haha! Mama Petrelli kind of rocks the creepy vibe with her kids.
How did Peter end up in Weevil's body?
Matt needs some SPF? Dude. WTF?
Ahaha! Whats his name (seriously, what is his name?) playing at an FBI agent is actually pretty funny. This might be the first time I've liked him in, oh, ever. What is his name? I am drawing a blank.
Aww I kind of like Not!Nikki.
Uh. Dude. What is Peter's new power? Is he, like, the Black Canary of Heroes now? So he, uh, what? Did Future Peter stop time? Oh yeah. Huh. Man. This is fucked up. What the hell is going on? And he can just shove himself out of a body? Dude.
Future Peter is not hot.
Actually I thought Claire does get burned she just heals. And she acted like it was pretty painful other times.
Is this when she turns evil?
Well at least Noah is still a fucking badass.
Yay! I'm way excited for more Charlie and Dani times! Oh god I hope there is less Constance this season. I noticed she wasn't in any promo pics so that gives me hope.
"Violence against one is violence is against all. Violence against all is violence against myself." I missed Charlie.
"Happy for no reason." "I think my partner may be unfamiliar with that concept." Hee! The look Dani gave Charlie was awesome.
I don't remember old boss getting demoted?
"Ok now you're just saying stuff." Hee.
It's always the creepy ice cream man. True story: ice cream trucks creep me out. I've never actually seen one stop and I've never seen anyone at one.
Ahaha! Dani is eating an ice cream bar after Charlie shot a dude. God I love them.
Uh, dude. New boss. No hitting on Dani in front of Charlie. And being creepy "you've got ice cream on your face" and staring at her either. Really.
Haha! Automatic faucets! Oh Charlie. They're super annoying because the water is always cold.
Uh. Well. Wasn't expecting that.
"Does everyone have a secret?" "Wanna know mine?" "Which one?" "You know which one." "The one about my father? The one about my father having something to do with you going away to prison for 12 years?" Oooh. Jumping right in.
Ted! "Money is not a man's worth, Ted." "It hurts me when you talk like that."
"So is this what it's like to be a cop?" "It's more fun with this." *Charlie hands Ted his badge*
"People who work together know more about each other than most married couples." Well that's nice.
"You know what my partner's thinking?" "You know what I'm thinking . . ." Hee.
Ok this kid is losing it.
"Could you imagine spending time in a box like that?" "Nice."
Finished The Black Sheep. I think Miles may be a favorite. He is not quite the beta hero that Freddy Standen is but he's not quite alpha either. He's in between. He can be alpha when he wants to be which is usually when it suits him but the rest of the time he just doesn't care enough to, well, care. I think what I like most about Heyer is that her hero and heroine don't change to be with each other. So often one or the other in a romance novel seems to radically change who they are to fit the mold to be able to be with the person of their affection. There's personal growth, realizing that some habits haven't been at all good for you and are in fact an obstacle to your happiness, and then there's complete radical change of a personality trait, such as suddenly turning into a simpering tstl fool when previously for the rest of the book you were strong and capable and smart.
I will grant I've been vaguely bothered by Heyer's habit of having some of her strongest heroines turn into somewhat meek women at the end of the novel, submitting to the hero's will without disagreement, but I chalk that up more to the time period Heyer was writing in herself. As radical as I think she was in some respects in her writing it was still the 30s, 40s, 50s, etc and it's all well and good for a woman to be independent and strong and speak her own mind but at the end she needs to demonstrate a willingness to submit to her husband or future husband (I, uh, may have had to study this in grad school. It was particularly prevalent in literature written during WWII). But that doesn't happen with The Black Sheep. Even after Miles abducts her to get married Abby is telling him how she won't allow it right up until he stops and tells her if she truly doesn't want to marry him then he'll take her home. To which she replies that he can abduct her but he cannot make her tell him lies which is just awesome. And then it ends on that great exasperated "For heaven's sake --" because they've stopped in the middle of the road and there's a carriage coming towards them and a dude staring at them over the hedge.
I still don't think anything can compare to Charles' proposal, such that it is, of Sophy but Miles' "abduction" of Abby comes pretty damn close.
Someone has got to explain to me how I got my mother's AARP invite for membership (sidenote: Hee! It's her turn. My dad's been getting AARP for years. Although, dudes, I would totes sign up for that as it's $12.50 a year and you get discounts and cheaper car insurance) sent to my address when my mother has never lived with me at this address. Ever. Has never had any cause to use this address. Has only ever sent me stuff to this address which has, to my knowledge, never been cause for places to suddenly decide that the sendee's address is the sender's address.
My dad still, on occasion, gets mail addressed to his father (who's been dead for 23 years), to his stepmother (who's been dead for 14), his brother (who hasn't lived their in 20), and me. But at least we all lived there at one point or another.
What's on dvd? Iron Man! I won't buy it yet, I don't think. I think I'll ask for it for Christmas. But it still almost exists!
"What if I choke on my popcorn who'll administer the heimlich maneuver?" "Then just don't have popcorn." Have I mentioned how my favorite interactions on this show almost always involve Sheldon and Penny and how I totally ship them? Yeah. I can't help it! Sheldon cracks me up so hard.
"Third floor tonight? Mixing it up?" Hee. "The Dr. Doom to my Dr. Fantastic." Hee. "You know it's amazing how many villains have advanced degrees." "Smart? I'd have to lose 60 IQ points to be considered as smart." "You gonna let me talk?" "Continue." Hee. "Because love trumps hate." "Oh now you're just making stuff up."
"Oh Mario why can't I control everyone the way I control you? Hop you little plumber. Hop hop hop." Ha! Oh man I love Sheldon.
Why is Sheldon in a Spock uniform at a Ren Faire? Never mind. I don't want to know. Besides I think I can figure it out.
I think it's slightly apropos that tonight's HIMYM is all about the best burger when I had the best burger for dinner. I shouldn't have but omg I was craving it again (yes, I know, probably iron deficient and should buy some vitamins or something but the burger is so much more tastier). Hee. Poor Robin. She's starving and they won't pick food. Hee! Man I hate that. Also, she and Barney are sitting next to each other. Just pointing it out.
"This burger is so good. It's like Christmas in my mouth. Meat Christmas." Hee Lily!
Marshall is a big giant dork. I love him. Haha! "Let me return the favor. Want a great cup of coffee? Shhh. Starbucks!"
Regis Philbin pumping iron. Awesome. Also, wow, he is either really short or Jason Segel is really tall.
Haha! He trashed Robin's burger. Aww. Poor girl. She just wants food.
Oh Barney. You big dork. Also, totes sitting on Robin's lap in the cab. Just sayin'.
"I've prepared a few words." "I WILL EAT YOUR HAND!" Hee. Robin.
I admit I like my burgers pretty plain. Cheese and bacon and that's it. No ketchup or pickles (I find warm pickles kind of gross) or tomato (tomatoes freak me out) or onions.
"Tell them about the underpants." "What about the underpants?" "As your self esteem gets smaller your underpants radius gets bigger." Hee!
Barney's singing! Awesome. They finally worked NPH singing into the show. Other than at karaoke.
Poor Robin. She's never gonna get her burger.
Oh my god it's now a Goliath National Bank atm. See, I knew that was going to figure in somehow but I didn't know how. Awesome.
Lily's hitting Barney again which we established last week is always hilarious.
Aww. Barney was playing up Goliath National Bank to get Lily excited about Marshall working there. Aww.
Haha. Oh Robin. She's licking an envelope. Haha.
You're Not As Obsessed With Star Wars As You Think.
And what does it say about me when I can say that the article when pointing out this: "Like any trivia book, this one has its problems; for example, I'm pretty sure it was Han Solo who whined about "delusions of grandeur" and not C-3PO as the book attests . . ." is wrong? Because they actually both said it. Han said it in RotJ after Leia rescues him and he's captured and Chewie fills him in on Luke's plan. Threepio says it to someone at some point. Frankly the phrase "delusions of grandeur" is an oft-used phrase in the books. You know how in fanfiction something that a character says even just once or twice in a show appears in every fic ever written (e.g. Jack says "for crying out loud" a lot even though he really didn't say it all that often on the show. Less often but still with way more frequency than she ever said it on the show Sam says "Holy Hannah" a lot in fic)? Well that's kind of like how "delusions of grandeur" is for the Star Wars books.
Perhaps I should've at least read spoilers for the Heroes premiere because wtf is going on? Who is Not!Nikki? Why did Future!Peter shoot Past!Nathan? Why is Peter Weevil? And didn't someone else have blue flame throwing power?
Mama Petrelli is still with the inappropriateness with the people who may be her sons. Dude Mama Petrelli is nuts.
Uh, really, why and how are Benson and Stabler still cops? WORST COPS EVER.
Wasn't Claire's little brother like, uh, little? Did they SORAS his ass?
Yay Ando! But what are Hiro and Ando doing?
Is Not!Nikki the other personality?
Haha! Mama Petrelli kind of rocks the creepy vibe with her kids.
How did Peter end up in Weevil's body?
Matt needs some SPF? Dude. WTF?
Ahaha! Whats his name (seriously, what is his name?) playing at an FBI agent is actually pretty funny. This might be the first time I've liked him in, oh, ever. What is his name? I am drawing a blank.
Aww I kind of like Not!Nikki.
Uh. Dude. What is Peter's new power? Is he, like, the Black Canary of Heroes now? So he, uh, what? Did Future Peter stop time? Oh yeah. Huh. Man. This is fucked up. What the hell is going on? And he can just shove himself out of a body? Dude.
Future Peter is not hot.
Actually I thought Claire does get burned she just heals. And she acted like it was pretty painful other times.
Is this when she turns evil?
Well at least Noah is still a fucking badass.
Yay! I'm way excited for more Charlie and Dani times! Oh god I hope there is less Constance this season. I noticed she wasn't in any promo pics so that gives me hope.
"Violence against one is violence is against all. Violence against all is violence against myself." I missed Charlie.
"Happy for no reason." "I think my partner may be unfamiliar with that concept." Hee! The look Dani gave Charlie was awesome.
I don't remember old boss getting demoted?
"Ok now you're just saying stuff." Hee.
It's always the creepy ice cream man. True story: ice cream trucks creep me out. I've never actually seen one stop and I've never seen anyone at one.
Ahaha! Dani is eating an ice cream bar after Charlie shot a dude. God I love them.
Uh, dude. New boss. No hitting on Dani in front of Charlie. And being creepy "you've got ice cream on your face" and staring at her either. Really.
Haha! Automatic faucets! Oh Charlie. They're super annoying because the water is always cold.
Uh. Well. Wasn't expecting that.
"Does everyone have a secret?" "Wanna know mine?" "Which one?" "You know which one." "The one about my father? The one about my father having something to do with you going away to prison for 12 years?" Oooh. Jumping right in.
Ted! "Money is not a man's worth, Ted." "It hurts me when you talk like that."
"So is this what it's like to be a cop?" "It's more fun with this." *Charlie hands Ted his badge*
"People who work together know more about each other than most married couples." Well that's nice.
"You know what my partner's thinking?" "You know what I'm thinking . . ." Hee.
Ok this kid is losing it.
"Could you imagine spending time in a box like that?" "Nice."