yes, I'm busy writing a test

[rose_griffes]

Come on, internet, entertain me as I try to procrastinate!

*sigh* Okay, fine, I'll just post something.

So I was commenting to daybreak777 about Lee and suddenly I was blathering about Leoben. Can't imagine how that happened... *innocent face* Yeah, I figured I'd better try to get some of it out of my system before I try talking about Lee again.

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[rose_griffes]

Ben (Henry?) too. He always looks kind of ill and again with the torture. It's just not that hot to me. Maybe it’s the mad light in their eyes.

Well, with Ben it's definitely more an attraction to the interesting aspects of the character rather than oooh, he's hot. 'Cause Ben isn't. When he's being devious and playing everyone around him I find him compelling but not smooch-worthy.

I'm lost with the Xena and American Gothic references, although Gary Cole definitely has an interesting presence in other roles.

I actually like Jack the pirate with the Keira Knightley character in POTC. Must be me.

Nope, actually there's a whole gang out there. Seriously. I think there's even an LJ community, and I think the term they use for the couple (ugh, I hate these one-word versions of two names) is Sparrabeth. Oh yeah, found it: sparrabeth. (Another person on my flist has a thing for them as well. I... don't care either way about who she might choose, although Johnny Depp is insanely watchable in those two movies.)

On a related note to that paragraph, one thing a bit disconcerting about fandom (since I'm still pretty new at this) is discovering that nothing I think is original. Heh. For example, I thought I was the only person who loved Norrington in both of those films, but nope... someone even wrote an awesome fic about him that I stumbled across once.

I don’t find Leoben that attractive. Interesting but not attractive. Seriously, in the mini he looks ill and the next time we see him he’s being tortured. No, it’s not him, it’s him and Kara together that’s compelling to me. His single-minded focus on her. I don’t know how he’d be with other characters. We’ve only ever seen him alone with Adama.

I'm not sure what exactly flicked the switch so that suddenly Leoben was incredibly attractive, because when I see photos of CKR, he's fairly average. Sorta-cute, but nothing exceptional. And I don't recall feeling that attraction the first time I watched the mini, although he was interesting. But now I think I'm going to have to add something with CKR to my netflix queue (once I actually sign up for netflix... been meaning to do that). Leoben is definitely smooch-worthy... but I would have the paperwork to get a restraining order if needed.

Thanks for helping with the procrastination. Tonight I'm procrastinating paying bills!

[daybreak777]

That's one thing I like about LJ and the internet in general. You're never alone in your interests. There's someone out there in the world that feels the same.

I'm not even into POTC, I was just wracking my brain trying to think of compelling anti-heroes. Realized there weren't that many that I really thought much about. Though Norrington is an interesting idea. You really do like those anti-heroes.

Bills! I really need to do that.

*off storming the checkbook*

[rose_griffes]

Though Norrington is an interesting idea. You really do like those anti-heroes.

Oh dear, it's true. What a scary realization. Maybe it's the good girl-bad (TV) boy thing? Or maybe I just feel superior liking the less-noticeable characters. I do get conventional from time to time, however. I loved Jarod with a passionate true love in "The Pretender," and Mr. Lyle just gave me the creeps. Heh.

No more procrastination tonight. I still have some bills left AND I have to grade tests. Blech.