that's when it all gets blown away
I'm so ridiculously tired. That lost hour of sleep when I stay out on the island Sunday night kills me on Monday morning. Sigh.
30 Days of TV meme
Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
I thought about this, and really, I think there’s only one possible answer to the question: Leo McGarry. I still get teary thinking about it. I think the impact was absolutely doubled because John Spencer died, and we knew they were going to write it into the show as Leo’s death, and the way they did it was absolutely heartbreaking. I remember sitting on my couch sobbing during the episode. I can’t imagine how the actors must have felt, having to call up that grief in character. Sigh. Leo. Or Gerald, as Lord John Marbury used to call him.
Wow, that’s a downer note to end on. I enjoyed doing the meme. I hope you enjoyed it, too.
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On Saturday, I finished reading Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin. I highly recommend it. I enjoyed it a lot, even if I can't say I really loved any of the characters. They felt real to me, though, and the writing is amazing - what she does with the four layers of narrative that are going on in the story (i.e., Iris now, Iris then, Laura's novel, the story told within the novel). I liked that the revelations all felt true and earned (I'd figured them all out ahead of time, but I think you're supposed to - Iris says as much) but not pat - more like inevitable.
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I posted a story yesterday:
The edge in your affection broke my skin
Buffy; Faith/Buffy; adult; no comics canon; 1,400 words
This will just be one more secret between them that no one else will share.
Shockingly, this is the first Buffy/Faith I've written, considering they're probably the closest thing I have to a girlslash OTP.
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Ugh. Someone is eating something with fish in it. The smell is nauseating. *gags*
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people have commented there.
30 Days of TV meme
Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
I thought about this, and really, I think there’s only one possible answer to the question: Leo McGarry. I still get teary thinking about it. I think the impact was absolutely doubled because John Spencer died, and we knew they were going to write it into the show as Leo’s death, and the way they did it was absolutely heartbreaking. I remember sitting on my couch sobbing during the episode. I can’t imagine how the actors must have felt, having to call up that grief in character. Sigh. Leo. Or Gerald, as Lord John Marbury used to call him.
Wow, that’s a downer note to end on. I enjoyed doing the meme. I hope you enjoyed it, too.
***
On Saturday, I finished reading Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin. I highly recommend it. I enjoyed it a lot, even if I can't say I really loved any of the characters. They felt real to me, though, and the writing is amazing - what she does with the four layers of narrative that are going on in the story (i.e., Iris now, Iris then, Laura's novel, the story told within the novel). I liked that the revelations all felt true and earned (I'd figured them all out ahead of time, but I think you're supposed to - Iris says as much) but not pat - more like inevitable.
***
I posted a story yesterday:
The edge in your affection broke my skin
Buffy; Faith/Buffy; adult; no comics canon; 1,400 words
This will just be one more secret between them that no one else will share.
Shockingly, this is the first Buffy/Faith I've written, considering they're probably the closest thing I have to a girlslash OTP.
***
Ugh. Someone is eating something with fish in it. The smell is nauseating. *gags*
***
This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/193539.html.
people have commented there.