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I finally got around to watching the commentaries to Pirates of the
Caribbean this weekend. Yay for obsessiveness! Now I've got an actual
timeline to work with for helping to fix that untitled St. Patrick's Day
fic. And I also now know why Norrington is so popular--Jack Davenport is
immensely fun to listen to.
Also watched Johnny English which was low-key and rather low-brow but
exceeded my rather low expectations because of Bough. Yes, Bough, he of the
cheekbones and comeptency and complete loyalty. (How did he happen to get
to Pascal's headquarters in time to rescue Johnny? Did he follow them
there? Was he too investigating Sauvage on his own? Do he and Johnny have
a secret telepathic link? (My personal money is on a tracking device,
probably planted in Johnny's wristwatch. Bough loves his gadgets.)) I can
feel the urge to fic calling for me.
I'm also re-reading all of the Nero Wolfe mysteries I have. I don't have
them all--yet--but I do have most of them. I'm not reading them in any
particular order, just novels first, then novellas and short stories, and
finally Death of a Doxy and A Family Affair. I figured it'd be fitting to
read those two back-to-back. I'll see if I can find some of the ones I'm
missing tomorrow, or even, if possible, Nero Wolfe of West 35th
Street which was the first piece of fanwork I ever read, back when I
didn't know what fandom was, just that I wanted to be cool enough to study
all about my favorite detective and write down all these cool theories about
him/them and then get it published. I've only seen a few of the A&E
episodes, but I'm tempted to see if I can rent them after I finish my orgy
of reading. I like their Archie. Mmmm....this weekend was positively
covered with dashing men of action. Too bad none of them were real. ^__~
Also, also, tomorrow I'm going shopping. And while I won't be anywhere near
a B&N (where is the nearest one I wonder? Is there one in
Alexandria, or would it be all the way in Lafayette?), there will be a
Waldenbooks. So while I'll hit the usual suspects (fantasy, scifi, mystery,
manga), also have comics--regular issues and TPBs. I've been nibbling
around the edges of the comics fandom recently, so I'm thinking of getting a
few issues. Anything in particular anyone would recommend? I know Joss
Whedon has an X-Men series out right now and there's also that Batman: True
Brit thing because I am a sucker for Monty Python. (Of course I shall look
for Captain Drew first, and if they don't stock it, I shall demand loudly
that they place an order for a hundred copies. Each issue. ^__^)
Also, I am happy because I got a review on my Croup/Vandemar story at ff.net
today. It used the word macabre, which has always been one of my favorite
words.
Caribbean this weekend. Yay for obsessiveness! Now I've got an actual
timeline to work with for helping to fix that untitled St. Patrick's Day
fic. And I also now know why Norrington is so popular--Jack Davenport is
immensely fun to listen to.
Also watched Johnny English which was low-key and rather low-brow but
exceeded my rather low expectations because of Bough. Yes, Bough, he of the
cheekbones and comeptency and complete loyalty. (How did he happen to get
to Pascal's headquarters in time to rescue Johnny? Did he follow them
there? Was he too investigating Sauvage on his own? Do he and Johnny have
a secret telepathic link? (My personal money is on a tracking device,
probably planted in Johnny's wristwatch. Bough loves his gadgets.)) I can
feel the urge to fic calling for me.
I'm also re-reading all of the Nero Wolfe mysteries I have. I don't have
them all--yet--but I do have most of them. I'm not reading them in any
particular order, just novels first, then novellas and short stories, and
finally Death of a Doxy and A Family Affair. I figured it'd be fitting to
read those two back-to-back. I'll see if I can find some of the ones I'm
missing tomorrow, or even, if possible, Nero Wolfe of West 35th
Street which was the first piece of fanwork I ever read, back when I
didn't know what fandom was, just that I wanted to be cool enough to study
all about my favorite detective and write down all these cool theories about
him/them and then get it published. I've only seen a few of the A&E
episodes, but I'm tempted to see if I can rent them after I finish my orgy
of reading. I like their Archie. Mmmm....this weekend was positively
covered with dashing men of action. Too bad none of them were real. ^__~
Also, also, tomorrow I'm going shopping. And while I won't be anywhere near
a B&N (where is the nearest one I wonder? Is there one in
Alexandria, or would it be all the way in Lafayette?), there will be a
Waldenbooks. So while I'll hit the usual suspects (fantasy, scifi, mystery,
manga), also have comics--regular issues and TPBs. I've been nibbling
around the edges of the comics fandom recently, so I'm thinking of getting a
few issues. Anything in particular anyone would recommend? I know Joss
Whedon has an X-Men series out right now and there's also that Batman: True
Brit thing because I am a sucker for Monty Python. (Of course I shall look
for Captain Drew first, and if they don't stock it, I shall demand loudly
that they place an order for a hundred copies. Each issue. ^__^)
Also, I am happy because I got a review on my Croup/Vandemar story at ff.net
today. It used the word macabre, which has always been one of my favorite
words.