In this, an update from the front lines.

[mae_vaughan]

For the record, am still alive. Have been far too busy moving into a new place, and settling into a new position at work. But am hoping things will settle down and normalize again soon.

In fandom news, a few bullet points:

• The new Lost sneak peek of the Jate kiss is almost overwhelmingly thrilling. I won't be specific, for the sake of spoiler phobes (are there even any of those on my F-list, seriously?), but yeah. Yeeeeeah. Who loves angst? I do! I do! And Aaron, OMG. As Caroline has already said, it's now time to make a Jaby. Little Lucy Shephard has a built-in plot opening for her appearance now. Also, this show is surely going to drive me to alcoholism soon. Just so we all know.
• Jesse Spencer is now 30 years old. Happy (belated) birthday, you gorgeous little pot-stirrer. Please to stop working my fandom into unnecessary tizzies with all of the hot air you keep spewing from your pretty, pretty lips.
• In related House news, I actually watched "The Greater Good" when it was on USA last night. I skipped it a few weeks ago when it aired live, out of protesting boycott for Shore's "totally unimportant but still incredibly important" 100th episode epic fail. But it was on late last night, and I let it play in the background. And, forgive me but I don't think anyone else ever mentioned this, I randomly glanced up at the TV to see House glancing around for his cane - which was noticeably missing - only to have his eyes (and a close-up of the camera) land on the janitor's mop & bucket that was conspicuously sitting out in the middle of the hallway. And then House uses said mop and rolling bucket for a crutch so that he can walk. I mean, funny, sort of, but -- MOP. Fuck you, Jesse Spencer, for ever mentioning that the mop would be a hidden, subtle hint at the Chase/Cam relationship and "proof" that they were still making good use of that janitor's closet. Because, ya know, they weren't even in the episode, but the fucking mop sure was! I have a love-hate relationship with this mop. It keeps popping up in random scenes when CC aren't there. I think Jesse and the mop are mocking me.
• Have been having a DVD marathon of The West Wing since I moved into this house about two weeks ago, now. I started with the Pilot and have been going through the seasons in order, letting them play whilst I unpack and put together Ikea furniture. It's reminding me with every episode - every scene - why it is that I loved that show so, so much. It was just so brilliant, charming, funny and SMART. I mean, ya know, until Sorkin left it in the hands of that idiot named John Wells. But, still. Siiiiiiigh, Josh/Donna (I'm not yet re-living Josh/Amy, so I'm not at a point to compare/contrast right now), and siiiiiiiigh Charlie/Zoe, and OMG SIGH CJ/Danny. But, most of all, OMFG SIGH OF SIGHS, SAM/AINSLEY. I miss Ainsley and I always did after she departed. That's one pairing I never got to enjoy fulfillment of, and they were beyond perfect. I can't wait to keep exploring them more this weekend - I'm still in the middle of S2 right now, so the meaty Sam/Ainsley stuff hasn't even really started yet. But CJ/Danny are trying to kill me, I think. I love this show. Why was Jed Bartlett so awesome? Why was Toby so perfectly snarky and downtrodden? Why was absolutely everything so PERFECT? This show was winning at life back when it was at it's best.
• To join in the outcry from cinderellahn , crack pairings in all of my fandoms are really getting on my last fucking nerve lately. If you don't like what's canon, at least either ship something that has potential to possibly be canon someday (or had that potential once before), or just don't ship at all. Stop being pains in my ass.
• As usual, my RPFs are driving me bonkers. Demily is apparently insistent upon keeping up the guessing game and being impossible to figure out, I've all but given up on Gartan despite still desperately hating Bennifer: Part Deux, and it seems pretty obvious to me that Jessifer are determined to be stubborn, passive-aggressive game players who win the prize for constantly making my head spin in circles, for I shall probably never understand why they now are the way that they are. I wish I wasn't professionally trained in Human Relations, body language, non-verbals, etc, because it makes it impossible for me to turn a blind eye and just ignore how insanely idiotic all of these RPF pairings are being. JUST GET TOGETHER (AGAIN) AND STOP STALLING, ALREADY. YOU'RE EXHAUSTING ME.
• I had something else to say in this bullet, and now I've forgotten. Oh fucking well.

Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day, everyone. I guess. To me, it's just Saturday. I'm going to go get my hair cut now. Joy or joys.