But I'm Not Giving Up, I'm Just Giving In
[+] Happy weekend, darling f-list! I hope you are all enjoying yourselves, recovering from Thanksgiving (if you have a TG to recover from). As for me, and following up from my tmi post the other day, I'm not pregnant. But I did have the most terrible stomach flu I ever remember having. I was supposed to work yesterday and today and had to cancel all my clients. Some were not happy. Still, I think they'd be less happy if I had thrown up on them in the middle of a facial. I do feel better today, but still not really any appetite. We'll see.
Even so, as predicted, everyone thought I was pregnant. And I kind of feel bad, because my cousin *is* five months pregnant, and I didn't want her to think I was stealing her thunder (she didn't, she was actually excited at the thought that I might be pg, and we might have babies close in age). And as the day went on, and EVERYONE kept talking like I was pregnant, I kind of started to believe I was? Because I've had stomachaches before but I usually still want to eat, and I LOVE Thanksgiving dinner. So I took a test when I got home, and I have to say, I was kind of disappointed when there was only one line. And I think Michael was too. I mean, not, like, *sad*, or anything, and this really isn't the best timing to have a baby...but it's nice to know that he was [a little] disappointed.
ANYWAY, BACK TO FANDOM!!!
[+] But first...after ten minutes of trying to insert a gif into this space right here, I just decided to give up. Is Photobucket not the thing any more? It's just SO slow for me lately, and it seems to freeze everything up. Is there something easier I can use? (And it's too bad. Because I'm sure you all would have loved to see Cher and Tai from Clueless sparking a doobie.)
[+] And now, time for...Fannish Friday Weekend Discussion!
I've been wanting to make this post for two weeks, but haven't been able to, for whatever reason. I think everyone will love this topic.
Fandom Girlfriends
So, it really struck me over the past couple of weeks, as I'm falling madly in love with my new fandom girlfriend, Beth Greene, that I seem to have a pattern. The ladies that I tend to fall in love with all seem to have a delicate balance of being recklessly fearless, eggshell fragile on the outside with an iron backbone, with a tendency to strike out before someone strikes back at them, capable of (and always searching for) huge, incapacitating love, and overall, just being a little unhinged. Usually, I tend to multi-ship these girls (with a few exceptions, Beth being one of them). And usually, whoever I ship them with is just *a little* (and sometimes a lot) afraid of them. And pretty. They're usually really pretty. (Hello, what would fandom be without the shallowness.)
I think that my girl Taylor says it best.
Taylor Swift
Oh my gosh, I will always love you, Taylor. Just look at her, that psychotic glint in her eye. She is a true siren- drawing people in, warning boys that she's balls out, go-big-or-go-home, and she keeps them coming. I love you, girl. You're on my Never List.
Beth Greene
I just found this video, and I have wanted a B/D video of this song to exist for a while (and Florence & The Machine works a lot for my fandom girlfriends, with that soaring, monstrous voice), but I think this really shows her toughness, that steely spine, and how very much she has grown.
Kristina Davis
SORRY FOR THE BARAGE OF CLIPS, BUT I'M KIND OF A PSYCHOPATH ABOUT HER. No, but really. I was trying to find a music video to condense her character, but a lot of them are very ~inspirational, and while she *is* a very strong character, it wasn't really showing all the sides of her that I really love, that had me biting the back of my couch over her. She's a total conundrum to look at, because she's the size of an average paperback novel, but at the same time, she ran all over town kind of daring the world to give a fuck about her...even after she'd been nearly beaten to death by a monster. And I'm sorry for the shippiness in those clips (I'm really trying not to make this post about shipping), but Johnny and Ethan, the murderer and the conman who both called her a kid but hopped to whenever she batted her eyelashes at them, these three just go together like pigs and grease. And the real thing about Kristina, is that she survived her psychopath of a father. Especially in that first clip, if you have no idea who this man is, how scary and unhinged is he? We've all got to give Kristina Davis a standing ovation just for making it.
Thea Queen
And this baby girl, she really illustrates what happens when that soft eggshell around her cracks and breaks, revealing that iron core. WE NEED KATANA TO HAPPEN.
Naevia
I don't know that there's any better story of growth than Naevia's in Vengeance, literally being pulled from the brink of death by starvation and misery to the warrior she became. I totally love her in Blood and Sand and Gods of the Arena too, and Lesley-Ann, of course, played her with a whole lot more restraint (and she, of course, had to), but when Naevia was unleashed, she went from fascinating to *glorious*.
Julie Taylor
This is, hands down, the best Julie video I've ever seen. Julie Taylor, ladies and gentlemen! Hard to put her in a category, but I want to say my favorite, favorite, FAVORITE...ER...ONE OF MY FAVORITES (it's too hard to choose), but I love her a lot, okay? She is the most human person on that show. The most flawed, and the most real. And maybe I'm saying that because she's the most like me. I had a wonderful family, but that didn't stop me from being a huge bitch at times, and making some big mistakes. And I think I turned out okay (I hope), but even at 32, I'm sure I'm not done growing yet. And I loved that this beautiful girl was allowed to show that. I LOVE YOU, JULIE TAYLOR!!
Anyway, as always, passing it back onto you guys:
When it comes to your fandom girlfriends, are there any patterns you follow?
[+] Oh, and just wanted to let you know that there are still a few days left for my 12 Days of Christmas (Kind Of) Talking Posts.
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Even so, as predicted, everyone thought I was pregnant. And I kind of feel bad, because my cousin *is* five months pregnant, and I didn't want her to think I was stealing her thunder (she didn't, she was actually excited at the thought that I might be pg, and we might have babies close in age). And as the day went on, and EVERYONE kept talking like I was pregnant, I kind of started to believe I was? Because I've had stomachaches before but I usually still want to eat, and I LOVE Thanksgiving dinner. So I took a test when I got home, and I have to say, I was kind of disappointed when there was only one line. And I think Michael was too. I mean, not, like, *sad*, or anything, and this really isn't the best timing to have a baby...but it's nice to know that he was [a little] disappointed.
ANYWAY, BACK TO FANDOM!!!
[+] But first...after ten minutes of trying to insert a gif into this space right here, I just decided to give up. Is Photobucket not the thing any more? It's just SO slow for me lately, and it seems to freeze everything up. Is there something easier I can use? (And it's too bad. Because I'm sure you all would have loved to see Cher and Tai from Clueless sparking a doobie.)
[+] And now, time for...Fannish Friday Weekend Discussion!
I've been wanting to make this post for two weeks, but haven't been able to, for whatever reason. I think everyone will love this topic.
Fandom Girlfriends
So, it really struck me over the past couple of weeks, as I'm falling madly in love with my new fandom girlfriend, Beth Greene, that I seem to have a pattern. The ladies that I tend to fall in love with all seem to have a delicate balance of being recklessly fearless, eggshell fragile on the outside with an iron backbone, with a tendency to strike out before someone strikes back at them, capable of (and always searching for) huge, incapacitating love, and overall, just being a little unhinged. Usually, I tend to multi-ship these girls (with a few exceptions, Beth being one of them). And usually, whoever I ship them with is just *a little* (and sometimes a lot) afraid of them. And pretty. They're usually really pretty. (Hello, what would fandom be without the shallowness.)
I think that my girl Taylor says it best.
Taylor Swift
Click to viewOh my gosh, I will always love you, Taylor. Just look at her, that psychotic glint in her eye. She is a true siren- drawing people in, warning boys that she's balls out, go-big-or-go-home, and she keeps them coming. I love you, girl. You're on my Never List.
Beth Greene
I just found this video, and I have wanted a B/D video of this song to exist for a while (and Florence & The Machine works a lot for my fandom girlfriends, with that soaring, monstrous voice), but I think this really shows her toughness, that steely spine, and how very much she has grown.
Kristina Davis
SORRY FOR THE BARAGE OF CLIPS, BUT I'M KIND OF A PSYCHOPATH ABOUT HER. No, but really. I was trying to find a music video to condense her character, but a lot of them are very ~inspirational, and while she *is* a very strong character, it wasn't really showing all the sides of her that I really love, that had me biting the back of my couch over her. She's a total conundrum to look at, because she's the size of an average paperback novel, but at the same time, she ran all over town kind of daring the world to give a fuck about her...even after she'd been nearly beaten to death by a monster. And I'm sorry for the shippiness in those clips (I'm really trying not to make this post about shipping), but Johnny and Ethan, the murderer and the conman who both called her a kid but hopped to whenever she batted her eyelashes at them, these three just go together like pigs and grease. And the real thing about Kristina, is that she survived her psychopath of a father. Especially in that first clip, if you have no idea who this man is, how scary and unhinged is he? We've all got to give Kristina Davis a standing ovation just for making it.
Thea Queen
And this baby girl, she really illustrates what happens when that soft eggshell around her cracks and breaks, revealing that iron core. WE NEED KATANA TO HAPPEN.
Naevia
I don't know that there's any better story of growth than Naevia's in Vengeance, literally being pulled from the brink of death by starvation and misery to the warrior she became. I totally love her in Blood and Sand and Gods of the Arena too, and Lesley-Ann, of course, played her with a whole lot more restraint (and she, of course, had to), but when Naevia was unleashed, she went from fascinating to *glorious*.
Julie Taylor
This is, hands down, the best Julie video I've ever seen. Julie Taylor, ladies and gentlemen! Hard to put her in a category, but I want to say my favorite, favorite, FAVORITE...ER...ONE OF MY FAVORITES (it's too hard to choose), but I love her a lot, okay? She is the most human person on that show. The most flawed, and the most real. And maybe I'm saying that because she's the most like me. I had a wonderful family, but that didn't stop me from being a huge bitch at times, and making some big mistakes. And I think I turned out okay (I hope), but even at 32, I'm sure I'm not done growing yet. And I loved that this beautiful girl was allowed to show that. I LOVE YOU, JULIE TAYLOR!!
Anyway, as always, passing it back onto you guys:
When it comes to your fandom girlfriends, are there any patterns you follow?
[+] Oh, and just wanted to let you know that there are still a few days left for my 12 Days of Christmas (Kind Of) Talking Posts.
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