A sad end to a great day.
I started out the day going to archery which was so much fun, I shot 70 yards which is as good as aiming at the clouds. Lots of fun though and I really enjoyed having the freedom to shoot how I wanted. I can't wait to get my own bow and do some more shooting.
Then I spent the rest of the day preparing for my Beaver Scout session this evening - I baked some biscuits and planned some activities around the Jewish holiday Purim which a friend told me about and helped me to plan for.
I've just got back from doing that and the cycle home was enjoyable.
I also made a card for someone's birthday and posted that off.
Unfortunately I arrive home to the news that Skins will end in 2013. That's one more series. I don't know how to feel. I was a latecomer to the show, I didn't like the first generation. I only started to enjoy it part way through the third series and it's been this huge part of the last few years. I can almost talk about my life in fandoms - from 2003 to about 2007 it was Neighbours then I spent a couple of years lost without a fandom until I discovered Skins. That was when things changed and my life suddenly had all these new meanings. I hate that it's over, or almost over. It almost makes the last series painful because it's not going to be a new series of new character, I was looking forward to a new generation, instead it's going to be some sort of finale series which ties everything up in a nice neat bow. I'm not against seeing characters I love return, but at what expense? Will we see happy endings ripped to shreds? I hope not. I'm not sure I want a final series for the sake of a final series. I just want more Skins. Properly.
My happy, upbeat mood is considerably less happy and upbeat now.
I wasn't sure about having a bath or not, now I think it's food, bath and maybe even bed. Some things you just need to spend time grieving over.
Then I spent the rest of the day preparing for my Beaver Scout session this evening - I baked some biscuits and planned some activities around the Jewish holiday Purim which a friend told me about and helped me to plan for.
I've just got back from doing that and the cycle home was enjoyable.
I also made a card for someone's birthday and posted that off.
Unfortunately I arrive home to the news that Skins will end in 2013. That's one more series. I don't know how to feel. I was a latecomer to the show, I didn't like the first generation. I only started to enjoy it part way through the third series and it's been this huge part of the last few years. I can almost talk about my life in fandoms - from 2003 to about 2007 it was Neighbours then I spent a couple of years lost without a fandom until I discovered Skins. That was when things changed and my life suddenly had all these new meanings. I hate that it's over, or almost over. It almost makes the last series painful because it's not going to be a new series of new character, I was looking forward to a new generation, instead it's going to be some sort of finale series which ties everything up in a nice neat bow. I'm not against seeing characters I love return, but at what expense? Will we see happy endings ripped to shreds? I hope not. I'm not sure I want a final series for the sake of a final series. I just want more Skins. Properly.
My happy, upbeat mood is considerably less happy and upbeat now.
I wasn't sure about having a bath or not, now I think it's food, bath and maybe even bed. Some things you just need to spend time grieving over.