Things for the weekend
1. Watched Thor: Ragnarok last night and enjoyed it a ton, as expected. Feel free to talk at me, or headcanon me, or... whatever you want. It's not a spoiler that Bruce Banner/Hulk are in this movie, and as one who does not usually enjoy his portrayal of Bruce nor Bruce's character in general in the MCU, after the movie I immediately re-recced a friend what is not only an amazing Bruce fic but really one of the best fics I've ever read, the kind of fic that if I had to gently introduce a newcomer to fanfic via Avengers gen, I would 100% use this and I'm sure it would blow their minds. It is an old fic but the fic that made me not only like but love Bruce, at least this iteration of him, and I know I'm late to discovering it like I am to most MCU things but nevertheless here it is: the Responsible Science series by 
lettered, and specifically, parts four (The Kids Aren't Alright - age regression, gen) and five (Let's Stop the Time Warp (Again) - groundhog day, gen). Those are the only two in the series I read but I couldn't stop thinking about them for days afterwards - such a good team dynamic between Bruce, Steve, Tony, Pepper and the other Avengers. So if you're in the mood for Bruce, post Thor, I so so so recommend it.
2. I'm in the middle of a Stranger Things season 1 rewatch. I watched season 2 last weekend, threw up a lot but not all of my immediate feelings in
kitajmaze's post here, then went back to season 1 to rewatch all the fun character bits, the binged on cast interviews (and man do I need to find a way to watch more full episodes of Beyond Stranger Things), read as much fic as existed within the first few days of the season's release, and then roped another friend to watch season 1 by promising to watch it with her, so we've been going through season 1 again in full. So uh. As you might be able to tell: this show + my heart = true love.
2.5 Speaking of Stranger Things, let me just throw this prompt out there and beg for someone in the universe to pick it up, because just imagine: the Winter Soldier escaping in the '80s. A group of kids in Hawkins, Indiana finding him in the woods. Recognizing him as Bucky Barnes and having faith that there's still good in him. The Winter Soldier meeting Eleven.
.................I'm just saying. *gets down on knees and prays for this fic to exist*
3. I had two job interviews last week that didn't go amazingly by I'm glad to get the practice of interviewing, after not having done it for years. Got rejected from one, and a homework assignment from the other, which I'm halfway through, so that's nice. Sent my CV to a few other places this week too, and had two lunches with also unemployed friends who are in a similar place as I am, both of which were helpful, motivation-wise.
4. I was going to go to Haifa this morning, but all of the signs warned against it: the trains were cancelled. Then we discovered there'd be heavy traffic because of the Haifa marathon. Then whatsapp crashed. So it's a good thing I didn't go, and instead spent the morning watching outdoor jazz at Ben Gurion Avenue with iced coffee and fruit salad in the sun.
5. I have more weekend plans and coffee and ice cream, all of which are nice. Well, the Rabin memorial assembly tomorrow evening is perhaps not the same category of nice, but if it'll be as big as the event planners are hoping it will be - well. I really hope it'll be big.
6. OH I ALMOST FORGOT. This is just to say - two weeks ago I watched a musical that was, like, WRITTEN FOR ME OKAY - for me and also for a whole bunch of you, I bet, and I wish you could all be here to see it with me. It's titled King Saul and YES IT IS A MUSICAL ABOUT KING SAUL, you can watch the trailer here, and it starts with the people asking Samuel for a king and ends with Saul's death on Mount Gilboa and David's lamentation and god, it was so brilliantly written and performed with such a talented cast. I had a few small issues with it - their David was not quite my favorite iteration of David (he was manipulative and seductive but didn't quite have the heart that my favorite versions of David, which might be imaginary, do) - but it was just so freaking good. I would totally buy the album if they had one. My face hurt from smiling by the time the show was over, not necessarily because it was funny the whole way through, but because I could hardly suppress the squeeful grin I had on my face the entire time. And Saul was never one of my favorite characters, but oh, man, did I feel for him here, for better or worse (and of course there was worse). Poor guy only wanted to fund his asses :(
The production plays about once a month and if you find yourself in the area, I do recommend it.
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lettered, and specifically, parts four (The Kids Aren't Alright - age regression, gen) and five (Let's Stop the Time Warp (Again) - groundhog day, gen). Those are the only two in the series I read but I couldn't stop thinking about them for days afterwards - such a good team dynamic between Bruce, Steve, Tony, Pepper and the other Avengers. So if you're in the mood for Bruce, post Thor, I so so so recommend it.
2. I'm in the middle of a Stranger Things season 1 rewatch. I watched season 2 last weekend, threw up a lot but not all of my immediate feelings in
kitajmaze's post here, then went back to season 1 to rewatch all the fun character bits, the binged on cast interviews (and man do I need to find a way to watch more full episodes of Beyond Stranger Things), read as much fic as existed within the first few days of the season's release, and then roped another friend to watch season 1 by promising to watch it with her, so we've been going through season 1 again in full. So uh. As you might be able to tell: this show + my heart = true love.
2.5 Speaking of Stranger Things, let me just throw this prompt out there and beg for someone in the universe to pick it up, because just imagine: the Winter Soldier escaping in the '80s. A group of kids in Hawkins, Indiana finding him in the woods. Recognizing him as Bucky Barnes and having faith that there's still good in him. The Winter Soldier meeting Eleven.
.................I'm just saying. *gets down on knees and prays for this fic to exist*
3. I had two job interviews last week that didn't go amazingly by I'm glad to get the practice of interviewing, after not having done it for years. Got rejected from one, and a homework assignment from the other, which I'm halfway through, so that's nice. Sent my CV to a few other places this week too, and had two lunches with also unemployed friends who are in a similar place as I am, both of which were helpful, motivation-wise.
4. I was going to go to Haifa this morning, but all of the signs warned against it: the trains were cancelled. Then we discovered there'd be heavy traffic because of the Haifa marathon. Then whatsapp crashed. So it's a good thing I didn't go, and instead spent the morning watching outdoor jazz at Ben Gurion Avenue with iced coffee and fruit salad in the sun.
5. I have more weekend plans and coffee and ice cream, all of which are nice. Well, the Rabin memorial assembly tomorrow evening is perhaps not the same category of nice, but if it'll be as big as the event planners are hoping it will be - well. I really hope it'll be big.
6. OH I ALMOST FORGOT. This is just to say - two weeks ago I watched a musical that was, like, WRITTEN FOR ME OKAY - for me and also for a whole bunch of you, I bet, and I wish you could all be here to see it with me. It's titled King Saul and YES IT IS A MUSICAL ABOUT KING SAUL, you can watch the trailer here, and it starts with the people asking Samuel for a king and ends with Saul's death on Mount Gilboa and David's lamentation and god, it was so brilliantly written and performed with such a talented cast. I had a few small issues with it - their David was not quite my favorite iteration of David (he was manipulative and seductive but didn't quite have the heart that my favorite versions of David, which might be imaginary, do) - but it was just so freaking good. I would totally buy the album if they had one. My face hurt from smiling by the time the show was over, not necessarily because it was funny the whole way through, but because I could hardly suppress the squeeful grin I had on my face the entire time. And Saul was never one of my favorite characters, but oh, man, did I feel for him here, for better or worse (and of course there was worse). Poor guy only wanted to fund his asses :(
The production plays about once a month and if you find yourself in the area, I do recommend it.
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