and wouldn't you love to love her?
So I was telling Alyssa about my adventures in infused vodka, and she got all excited, so I am going to try making sour apple or apple cinnamon for her, and limoncello for my nephew (they are both over 21 *weeps*), and maybe a vanilla infused rum or citrusy tequila. If I had thought about this earlier, I might have been able to get peaches, but now that I know, maybe I can try a peach infused rum next year.
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As much as I enjoy going back to standard time, I slept like crap again on Saturday night, and was up by 7:30, and was unable to nap when I tried. Sleep should not be so difficult! I am just saying. I meant to watch the two episodes of HTGAWM that I'm behind on, but I ended up on tumblr instead. *hands* I did see part of the marathon when I did my grocery shopping, though. That was cool.
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Sunday night teevee:
Brooklyn Nine Nine: The Mole
They're just going to give Andre Braugher the Emmy for this, right? BECAUSE THEY SHOULD.
OH MY GOD THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD EPISODE.
Hitchcock: Is everything OK?
Holt: Nothing is okay. Wunch circling me like a shark frenzied by chum. The task force turning into a career-threatening quagmire. An internal affairs investigation casting doubt upon my integrity and you ask, "is everything okay?"
I am buffeted by the winds of my foe's enmity, and cast about the towering waves of cruel fate. Yet I, a captain, am no longer able to command my vessel, my precinct, from my customary helm, my office. And you ask, "is everything okay?"
I've worked the better part of my years on earth overcoming every prejudice and fighting for the position I hold and now I feel it being ripped from my grasp. And with it, the very essence of what defines me as a man. And you ask, "is everything okay?"
Hitchcock: Yeah. I hear ya. My dog has taken over my favourite chair. It's like, how did it all slip away?
SO BRILLIANT. AND THEN:
Holt: Goodness. Boyle is sleeping with Gina. "You were right, and I was wrong." You must have been shaken to your core to say that to me. Boyle is your most trusted friend. So he has to be involved. Your use of the word "horrible" leads me to believe that the matter was sexual in nature, given your obvious immaturity. And. Of course. You would be most upset if Boyle were to have slept with someone you knew from your childhood. Thus. The Solve. Gina and Charles.
Also, his flair for the dramatic! And his dapper pajamas and GUEST PAJAMAS. AND HIS MIDDLE NAME IS JACOB. I should have expected that and yet I did not. Well played, show.
Plus, Terry at the silent disco. TINY TERRY LOVES DISCO. And Rosa being awesome.
GINA AND AMY. And Gina telling Boyle she has no regrets. That made me like Gina more than anything else the show has done. And it was HILARIOUS.
The Good Wife: Message Discipline
Wow, Alicia is SO BAD at this, especially when it requires her to not be herself. SO BAD. PULL OUT OF THE RACE, ALICIA. GO BACK TO THE OFFICE AND GET CARY OUT OF TROUBLE. I did like the parallel of Alicia and Ramona, though it was a little heavy-handed.
NILES! I tend to think he was already running, but I also think Alicia was right and Eli should have listened to her, because instead of a collegial-seeming competition now, Prady's going to come hard at Alicia, when Castro is the real enemy. Also, I'm surprised Colin Sweeney hasn't sleazed his way into the story yet.
I fear things are only going to end badly for Kalinda, though I'm sure Cary will get off somehow. Also, is texting going to get them in trouble with Linda Lavin? That seemed like flagrantly ignoring the spirit of the restrictions.
I loved Diane's "I wouldn't say desperate." Also, nice way to show the big disconnect between Alicia and everyone else - she's so focused on her campaign she thinks the big news is about that rather than the case.
Finn has left the SA's office! he's going to rent an office from Alicia! I...kind of don't really get why everyone's in a tizzy about them hooking up? I think they have a nice low-key chemistry, and I wouldn't say no, but he's no Will Gardner. I still wish the show had gone with Alicia/Kalinda, myself.
With Finn gone fro the SA's office, though, does that mean Geneva will get more screen time? I'd like that.
WHERE IS ROBIN? I MISS HER.
I don't think I've ever seen a show be so excellent in its sixth season, especially not after the lows of s4, but TGW recovered from that in the back half of that season and has been amazing since. I know a lot of people write it off as a procedural or hate the title or whatever, but if you haven't watched it, do yourself a favor and start at the beginning, because it is a show that will bring up things from five seasons ago that seemed forgotten and they'll be suddenly relevant again, plus the slow, deliberate, believable character arcs are AMAZING. It's not perfect - it fumbles frequently when handling race - and it spent a lot of time not knowing what to do with Kalinda, but overall it's a high quality show with a lot of different women being the movers of the plot.
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I forgot to do the monthly writing roundup, but I did manage to post a story in October:
a little more to life somewhere else (@ AO3)
Arrow/The Flash; Felicity/Barry; pg; Spoilers for "The Calm;" 2,215 words
"I think we could be happy."
Man, remember when I used to be productive? *sigh*
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This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/703225.html.
people have commented there.
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As much as I enjoy going back to standard time, I slept like crap again on Saturday night, and was up by 7:30, and was unable to nap when I tried. Sleep should not be so difficult! I am just saying. I meant to watch the two episodes of HTGAWM that I'm behind on, but I ended up on tumblr instead. *hands* I did see part of the marathon when I did my grocery shopping, though. That was cool.
*
Sunday night teevee:
Brooklyn Nine Nine: The Mole
They're just going to give Andre Braugher the Emmy for this, right? BECAUSE THEY SHOULD.
OH MY GOD THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD EPISODE.
Hitchcock: Is everything OK?
Holt: Nothing is okay. Wunch circling me like a shark frenzied by chum. The task force turning into a career-threatening quagmire. An internal affairs investigation casting doubt upon my integrity and you ask, "is everything okay?"
I am buffeted by the winds of my foe's enmity, and cast about the towering waves of cruel fate. Yet I, a captain, am no longer able to command my vessel, my precinct, from my customary helm, my office. And you ask, "is everything okay?"
I've worked the better part of my years on earth overcoming every prejudice and fighting for the position I hold and now I feel it being ripped from my grasp. And with it, the very essence of what defines me as a man. And you ask, "is everything okay?"
Hitchcock: Yeah. I hear ya. My dog has taken over my favourite chair. It's like, how did it all slip away?
SO BRILLIANT. AND THEN:
Holt: Goodness. Boyle is sleeping with Gina. "You were right, and I was wrong." You must have been shaken to your core to say that to me. Boyle is your most trusted friend. So he has to be involved. Your use of the word "horrible" leads me to believe that the matter was sexual in nature, given your obvious immaturity. And. Of course. You would be most upset if Boyle were to have slept with someone you knew from your childhood. Thus. The Solve. Gina and Charles.
Also, his flair for the dramatic! And his dapper pajamas and GUEST PAJAMAS. AND HIS MIDDLE NAME IS JACOB. I should have expected that and yet I did not. Well played, show.
Plus, Terry at the silent disco. TINY TERRY LOVES DISCO. And Rosa being awesome.
GINA AND AMY. And Gina telling Boyle she has no regrets. That made me like Gina more than anything else the show has done. And it was HILARIOUS.
The Good Wife: Message Discipline
Wow, Alicia is SO BAD at this, especially when it requires her to not be herself. SO BAD. PULL OUT OF THE RACE, ALICIA. GO BACK TO THE OFFICE AND GET CARY OUT OF TROUBLE. I did like the parallel of Alicia and Ramona, though it was a little heavy-handed.
NILES! I tend to think he was already running, but I also think Alicia was right and Eli should have listened to her, because instead of a collegial-seeming competition now, Prady's going to come hard at Alicia, when Castro is the real enemy. Also, I'm surprised Colin Sweeney hasn't sleazed his way into the story yet.
I fear things are only going to end badly for Kalinda, though I'm sure Cary will get off somehow. Also, is texting going to get them in trouble with Linda Lavin? That seemed like flagrantly ignoring the spirit of the restrictions.
I loved Diane's "I wouldn't say desperate." Also, nice way to show the big disconnect between Alicia and everyone else - she's so focused on her campaign she thinks the big news is about that rather than the case.
Finn has left the SA's office! he's going to rent an office from Alicia! I...kind of don't really get why everyone's in a tizzy about them hooking up? I think they have a nice low-key chemistry, and I wouldn't say no, but he's no Will Gardner. I still wish the show had gone with Alicia/Kalinda, myself.
With Finn gone fro the SA's office, though, does that mean Geneva will get more screen time? I'd like that.
WHERE IS ROBIN? I MISS HER.
I don't think I've ever seen a show be so excellent in its sixth season, especially not after the lows of s4, but TGW recovered from that in the back half of that season and has been amazing since. I know a lot of people write it off as a procedural or hate the title or whatever, but if you haven't watched it, do yourself a favor and start at the beginning, because it is a show that will bring up things from five seasons ago that seemed forgotten and they'll be suddenly relevant again, plus the slow, deliberate, believable character arcs are AMAZING. It's not perfect - it fumbles frequently when handling race - and it spent a lot of time not knowing what to do with Kalinda, but overall it's a high quality show with a lot of different women being the movers of the plot.
*
I forgot to do the monthly writing roundup, but I did manage to post a story in October:
a little more to life somewhere else (@ AO3)
Arrow/The Flash; Felicity/Barry; pg; Spoilers for "The Calm;" 2,215 words
"I think we could be happy."
Man, remember when I used to be productive? *sigh*
*
This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/703225.html.
people have commented there.