Meh
I'm in one of those yucky moods. I'm not in a bad mood, exactly, but I have no fucking tolerance for my co-workers' bullshit. Which means I'll be in a very, very foul mood here in, oh, probably about half an hour. *eyeroll* I'm kind of tired, probably because I got more sleep than normal (actually slept all the way until nine, instead of waking up at seven), so I'm blah there, too. I don't want to talk to anyone, which means today is going to be crazy busy, and most of the people who walk in the store are going to have to talk to me. And to top it all off, I don't have any patience for even the people I work with who are my friends. They walk up and are all "Hey, how's it going? Did Dewayne come over last night? Oh, how come you didn't get the airbrush design you were telling me about?" and I just want to go, "None of your fucking business! Quit bothering me!"
And yet, not in a bad mood. Just not a good one. *sighs*
I'm rewatching S4 of Buffy right now, and it's funny how your perspective changes. I remember hating S4, thought it was the worst one of the 7. So far, I'm not disliking it at all. There are episodes that aren't all that great, but there are some individual ones that I love that I had forgotten about-like Wild at Heart, Hush, Doomed, and of course the Faith eps. Somehow my overall feelings for the season had caused me to forget that there were FAITH EPS! in it. *shakes head*
I had let people talk me into believing Riley was Captain Cardboard, a total schmoe. But I love Riley! I have always thought Marc Blucas was attractive, and at least during S4, Riley was a very good man, with lots of integrity. He wasn't the most exciting guy ever, but he was a good one. And I'm finding Adam more and more interesting. I'll admit, he was probably the most dull of the Big Bads, but I think it's intriguing to watch him. Like in Superstar, how he was unaffected by Jonathan's magic.
My theory is that when it's new, you expect so much more out of it. You have to wait at least a week for a new ep, sometimes more, so you expect perfection, stunning action scenes and passionate love scenes, the funniest humor and the most captivating story lines, every time something airs. And when it isn't perfection, you're disappointed. You think you were gypped, and the writers are off their stride.
But when you watch a season as a whole, you get to see it progress so much faster, so the problems aren't as evident. You get to see the funny parts and appreciate them because you're not focusing on the disappointment of the rest of the ep. (Like, I know a lot of people thought Fear, Itself sucked. But how could you forget about Giles opening the door in that ridiculous sombrero? And when Xander coos, "Who's a little Fear Demon?" and Giles goes, "Don't taunt the fear demon." "Can it hurt me?" "No, it's just tacky." LOL I love that ep!) And most people in fandom thought the Initiative SL sucked and was boring. But when you can watch half the season in a few days, it progresses much faster and doesn't seem to drag out so long.
So anyway, that's my discourse on S4. It's short, but it's hard to type out long, more complexly thought-out opinions when you're surrounded by a bunch of idiot salespeople trying to have a meeting.
I do have a request, though. I want fics about Graham. I have never seen that many, even when S4 was airing. I know he's not a hugely popular character, and he was quiet when he was on-screen, but there has to be some out there. So if any of you have recs, please send them my way. I'll take fics where he's paired with anyone, even if it's slash. (The pairings I remember seeing most frequently were Graham/Willow and Graham/Xander.) But of course I'll love you forever if you can find and rec Graham/Faith fics. I always thought they would have been a really interesting pairing. How might Graham's quiet steadiness have grounded Faith? (Same reason I always wanted to see Oz/Faith, but that wouldn't have worked considering how in love with Willow he was, and the Faith/Willow history.)
Also, I want Riley/Faith fic recs. Same as with Graham, I wonder what Riley's wholesome nature could have done for her? In Who Are You?, you can see in Faith-in-Buffy's-face that Riley's tenderness and concern both freak her out and draw her in. She's not used to it, but after the initial need to get away, she has tears in her eyes, and she lays her head on his chest. Riley's loving, protective demeanor get to her. Even though she knows it's directed at Buffy, she can imagine it's directed at her. So how would she have reacted to him if he'd met her when she was herself? If he'd truly directed that kind of emotion and consideration at her, knowing it was her, how might she have reacted?
So anyway, yeah. Any kind of Graham fic recs, or Faith/Riley fic recs, would be appreciated.
ETA: Oh, yeah. Shitty attitude in full force? Check. Fucking half an hour after open and it's insane-o busy, and as I predicted, it's all about me this morning. Fuck. Plus, we have salespeople contradicting me in front of customers, giving false information and then telling me I'm wrong when I give the customer the correct information. And warehouse guys who refuse to check the availability of product because the computer says we don't have one that's brand-new. Yes, because our inventory counts are always right. *eyeroll* Fucking dumbass.
And yet, not in a bad mood. Just not a good one. *sighs*
I'm rewatching S4 of Buffy right now, and it's funny how your perspective changes. I remember hating S4, thought it was the worst one of the 7. So far, I'm not disliking it at all. There are episodes that aren't all that great, but there are some individual ones that I love that I had forgotten about-like Wild at Heart, Hush, Doomed, and of course the Faith eps. Somehow my overall feelings for the season had caused me to forget that there were FAITH EPS! in it. *shakes head*
I had let people talk me into believing Riley was Captain Cardboard, a total schmoe. But I love Riley! I have always thought Marc Blucas was attractive, and at least during S4, Riley was a very good man, with lots of integrity. He wasn't the most exciting guy ever, but he was a good one. And I'm finding Adam more and more interesting. I'll admit, he was probably the most dull of the Big Bads, but I think it's intriguing to watch him. Like in Superstar, how he was unaffected by Jonathan's magic.
My theory is that when it's new, you expect so much more out of it. You have to wait at least a week for a new ep, sometimes more, so you expect perfection, stunning action scenes and passionate love scenes, the funniest humor and the most captivating story lines, every time something airs. And when it isn't perfection, you're disappointed. You think you were gypped, and the writers are off their stride.
But when you watch a season as a whole, you get to see it progress so much faster, so the problems aren't as evident. You get to see the funny parts and appreciate them because you're not focusing on the disappointment of the rest of the ep. (Like, I know a lot of people thought Fear, Itself sucked. But how could you forget about Giles opening the door in that ridiculous sombrero? And when Xander coos, "Who's a little Fear Demon?" and Giles goes, "Don't taunt the fear demon." "Can it hurt me?" "No, it's just tacky." LOL I love that ep!) And most people in fandom thought the Initiative SL sucked and was boring. But when you can watch half the season in a few days, it progresses much faster and doesn't seem to drag out so long.
So anyway, that's my discourse on S4. It's short, but it's hard to type out long, more complexly thought-out opinions when you're surrounded by a bunch of idiot salespeople trying to have a meeting.
I do have a request, though. I want fics about Graham. I have never seen that many, even when S4 was airing. I know he's not a hugely popular character, and he was quiet when he was on-screen, but there has to be some out there. So if any of you have recs, please send them my way. I'll take fics where he's paired with anyone, even if it's slash. (The pairings I remember seeing most frequently were Graham/Willow and Graham/Xander.) But of course I'll love you forever if you can find and rec Graham/Faith fics. I always thought they would have been a really interesting pairing. How might Graham's quiet steadiness have grounded Faith? (Same reason I always wanted to see Oz/Faith, but that wouldn't have worked considering how in love with Willow he was, and the Faith/Willow history.)
Also, I want Riley/Faith fic recs. Same as with Graham, I wonder what Riley's wholesome nature could have done for her? In Who Are You?, you can see in Faith-in-Buffy's-face that Riley's tenderness and concern both freak her out and draw her in. She's not used to it, but after the initial need to get away, she has tears in her eyes, and she lays her head on his chest. Riley's loving, protective demeanor get to her. Even though she knows it's directed at Buffy, she can imagine it's directed at her. So how would she have reacted to him if he'd met her when she was herself? If he'd truly directed that kind of emotion and consideration at her, knowing it was her, how might she have reacted?
So anyway, yeah. Any kind of Graham fic recs, or Faith/Riley fic recs, would be appreciated.
ETA: Oh, yeah. Shitty attitude in full force? Check. Fucking half an hour after open and it's insane-o busy, and as I predicted, it's all about me this morning. Fuck. Plus, we have salespeople contradicting me in front of customers, giving false information and then telling me I'm wrong when I give the customer the correct information. And warehouse guys who refuse to check the availability of product because the computer says we don't have one that's brand-new. Yes, because our inventory counts are always right. *eyeroll* Fucking dumbass.