So...I'm back!
It's Monday, and believe it or not, I'm actually happy to be at work!
Okay, possibly this is because at my job, there is rarely anything for me to actually do, even after a week of vacation away. Which means 'work' is really me answering e-mails, phone calls, etc, after which I can listen to my iPod whilst working away at the latest WIP. What's not to like? Except that my office is old and concrete (walls + floor), and has no real working heater. So, I am currently wrapped in my fleece from Disneyland and my scarf, and still sort of freezing. (It got down to 27 degrees last night - for those of you on C instead of F, that's -3, or so.) Right now, it is 32 degrees F, or 0 C. If we had precipitation, it would be snowing.
This is unusually cold for the last week of November, FYI. And especially so for someone who just returned from California. brrrrrrrr.
I had dreams while I was away about werewolves and gypsies. My brain was telling me it was unhappy with the state of affairs which had me not writing. Which makes me extremely excited to be here, about to start writing again. *cracks knuckles*
So, anything great or terrible happen to any of my f-listers while I was away? I'm skimmed some, but I'm not going back a full week on my f-list. Waaaaay too intimidating a task (I'd never get to writing!)
I've watched a couple of my Tivo'd shows since getting home. Namely, my soap opera GH (what? I have priorities! There were Exciting Things happening when I left!) and Criminal Minds.
First off, nothing like mainlining a show right when they decide to kill off a major character unexpectedly (for me it was certainly unexpected!) Dude! They killed Emily! WTF? Just when I was starting to like her again. I am not ashamed to admit I cried. I cried for four episodes. WTH, show? Poor Monica. She's lost her son, her husband, and now her daughter, and her only remaining son is estranged from her, most of the time. How much more can this poor woman take? And Elizabeth made me cry when she was talking to poor, dead Em. The whole thing about when they were teenagers and Emily was crushing on Nikolas, and the analyzing of everything he said or did, because it was SO TRUE! That is exactly how teenage girls really are! and I remember Emily's crush on Nikolas way back then.
Elizabeth, quoting what Emily said to her: "Is he looking at me? Is he smiling? Nikolas asked me 'How are you?'. What do you think that means? It wasn't about what he said, you see, but how he said it. I tried to let you down easy, but in the end it turned out you were right. You ended up with your prince, Em." *sniffles*
This was of course exacerbated by Nikolas's complete devastation at Emily's death. Holding her and stroking her face and saying "She's just sleeping. She's going to wake up, you'll see." And Jason's devastation...Emily was just one of those people you couldn't help but love, and the effect of her death on all the characters across the canvas is wrenching. I am going to be hella pissed if it turns out Nikolas really did kill her in one of his blackouts.
Also, I am REALLY liking Johnny Zacchara. Like, a LOT. Dude. He has that air of quiet competence/confidence that just does it for me. He's not "oh, I'm a bad boy, I'm dangerous" like they made Logan. He IS dangerous. He IS a bad boy. Not because he tries, but because of what he's been through. You just know you wouldn't want to mess with him, even when he's just standing there doing nothing. I got the impression that Jason recognized that air of confidence, the way they communicated, it was like they recognized that in each other, and trusted they'd each do what they had to.
Damn, he's hot. I hope they don't do something stupid and make him the killer (like they appeared to be intimating with his hand injury.) I also hope they don't hook him up with Lulu. She is too much like Carly for a guy like Johnny. I would LOVE to see him with Georgie, but that is just a pipe dream, I'm sure.
Kate and Sonny still don't do anything for me. I FF through their scenes, for the most part.
On to Criminal Minds! WOW! Best episode all season, hands down! I loved Penelope's backstory. I loved the team's response to her shooting. I loved Morgan's quiet devastation and then anger. "I was in church." And then punching the wall. And then later "What do you suppose the odds were, of me being in church praying for the first time in years, while she was in there fighting for her life?" Yes, that is definitely a ressurgance of faith. Aw, Morgan. You made me tear up. And then!
Morgan: "Hey, silly girl. You know I love you."
Penelope, teary eyed: "I know. I love you, too."
Awww. *is gooey mess*
Still not liking the new team lead. WTH was that comment about how Garcia dresses?? Like she was ASKING to be shot by some psycho? Are you implying she's a slut? JERK. Really not endearing me. Although at least you backed the team working the case, and didn't contradict Hotch when he was dictating what was going to happen "We don't work anything else until this is solved. There are no other cases."
Also, XANDER!! No one told me he was guest starring in this! Oh, Xander, how I have missed you. Very different role for him. I hope he comes back, especially since it seemed as though he and Garcia really connected. "This may be the coolest girl I've ever met." Hee! Geek love. :)
And JJ at the end. God. After the episode where she and Reid screwed up and Reid got taken by the serial killer, this was nice, showing competent, trained FBI JJ. Of course, she did kill those three dogs with three shots in the aforementioned ep. I think JJ just might be a freaking natural. If I was writing fic for this show, she would totally be HoW with a gun. Because she is! "I never even blinked. You do whatever it takes to protect your family." Hell, yeah.
Okay, possibly this is because at my job, there is rarely anything for me to actually do, even after a week of vacation away. Which means 'work' is really me answering e-mails, phone calls, etc, after which I can listen to my iPod whilst working away at the latest WIP. What's not to like? Except that my office is old and concrete (walls + floor), and has no real working heater. So, I am currently wrapped in my fleece from Disneyland and my scarf, and still sort of freezing. (It got down to 27 degrees last night - for those of you on C instead of F, that's -3, or so.) Right now, it is 32 degrees F, or 0 C. If we had precipitation, it would be snowing.
This is unusually cold for the last week of November, FYI. And especially so for someone who just returned from California. brrrrrrrr.
I had dreams while I was away about werewolves and gypsies. My brain was telling me it was unhappy with the state of affairs which had me not writing. Which makes me extremely excited to be here, about to start writing again. *cracks knuckles*
So, anything great or terrible happen to any of my f-listers while I was away? I'm skimmed some, but I'm not going back a full week on my f-list. Waaaaay too intimidating a task (I'd never get to writing!)
I've watched a couple of my Tivo'd shows since getting home. Namely, my soap opera GH (what? I have priorities! There were Exciting Things happening when I left!) and Criminal Minds.
First off, nothing like mainlining a show right when they decide to kill off a major character unexpectedly (for me it was certainly unexpected!) Dude! They killed Emily! WTF? Just when I was starting to like her again. I am not ashamed to admit I cried. I cried for four episodes. WTH, show? Poor Monica. She's lost her son, her husband, and now her daughter, and her only remaining son is estranged from her, most of the time. How much more can this poor woman take? And Elizabeth made me cry when she was talking to poor, dead Em. The whole thing about when they were teenagers and Emily was crushing on Nikolas, and the analyzing of everything he said or did, because it was SO TRUE! That is exactly how teenage girls really are! and I remember Emily's crush on Nikolas way back then.
Elizabeth, quoting what Emily said to her: "Is he looking at me? Is he smiling? Nikolas asked me 'How are you?'. What do you think that means? It wasn't about what he said, you see, but how he said it. I tried to let you down easy, but in the end it turned out you were right. You ended up with your prince, Em." *sniffles*
This was of course exacerbated by Nikolas's complete devastation at Emily's death. Holding her and stroking her face and saying "She's just sleeping. She's going to wake up, you'll see." And Jason's devastation...Emily was just one of those people you couldn't help but love, and the effect of her death on all the characters across the canvas is wrenching. I am going to be hella pissed if it turns out Nikolas really did kill her in one of his blackouts.
Also, I am REALLY liking Johnny Zacchara. Like, a LOT. Dude. He has that air of quiet competence/confidence that just does it for me. He's not "oh, I'm a bad boy, I'm dangerous" like they made Logan. He IS dangerous. He IS a bad boy. Not because he tries, but because of what he's been through. You just know you wouldn't want to mess with him, even when he's just standing there doing nothing. I got the impression that Jason recognized that air of confidence, the way they communicated, it was like they recognized that in each other, and trusted they'd each do what they had to.
Damn, he's hot. I hope they don't do something stupid and make him the killer (like they appeared to be intimating with his hand injury.) I also hope they don't hook him up with Lulu. She is too much like Carly for a guy like Johnny. I would LOVE to see him with Georgie, but that is just a pipe dream, I'm sure.
Kate and Sonny still don't do anything for me. I FF through their scenes, for the most part.
On to Criminal Minds! WOW! Best episode all season, hands down! I loved Penelope's backstory. I loved the team's response to her shooting. I loved Morgan's quiet devastation and then anger. "I was in church." And then punching the wall. And then later "What do you suppose the odds were, of me being in church praying for the first time in years, while she was in there fighting for her life?" Yes, that is definitely a ressurgance of faith. Aw, Morgan. You made me tear up. And then!
Morgan: "Hey, silly girl. You know I love you."
Penelope, teary eyed: "I know. I love you, too."
Awww. *is gooey mess*
Still not liking the new team lead. WTH was that comment about how Garcia dresses?? Like she was ASKING to be shot by some psycho? Are you implying she's a slut? JERK. Really not endearing me. Although at least you backed the team working the case, and didn't contradict Hotch when he was dictating what was going to happen "We don't work anything else until this is solved. There are no other cases."
Also, XANDER!! No one told me he was guest starring in this! Oh, Xander, how I have missed you. Very different role for him. I hope he comes back, especially since it seemed as though he and Garcia really connected. "This may be the coolest girl I've ever met." Hee! Geek love. :)
And JJ at the end. God. After the episode where she and Reid screwed up and Reid got taken by the serial killer, this was nice, showing competent, trained FBI JJ. Of course, she did kill those three dogs with three shots in the aforementioned ep. I think JJ just might be a freaking natural. If I was writing fic for this show, she would totally be HoW with a gun. Because she is! "I never even blinked. You do whatever it takes to protect your family." Hell, yeah.