I wrote a a OUaT fic called 'Best Chances'. It was a riff on motherhood and what it means to give a child their best chance. This is one of the recurring themes in OUaT; parenthood and what it means to be a parent.

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This weekend I:

Watched several hours of the current season of Once Upon a Time off the DVR. Our theme this season seems to be sisters & brothers, jealousy & forgiveness, when to love & when to let go. Why I love this show? They aim high and tackle big ideas, often missing the target but hitting often enough to either elevate or or at least ( Read more... )

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Once Upon a Time, S1, The Return

Kathryn Nolan, David Nolan

910 words

In which Kathryn sets David straight on something.
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Best Chances

Once Upon a Time

Snow White and Emma Swan

A mother-daughter moment
~600 words

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A recap of life:

Binge-watched the last season of Once Upon a Time in the run-up to the season opener. Have I mentioned how much I loved Frozen? I think I have. The show still suffers from not-quite-adequate lead actress syndrome, but I love her character so I forgive the acting lapses. Like her surprise face. omg so stiffly wide-eyed. I really ( Read more... )

So I'm off at a course, quite possibly my last since work keeps going to hell. I'll learn some stuff and enjoy the time alone. Hotel upgrade has given me the equivalent of a nice small apartment. We start at 7:45 tomorrow with breakfast and the dreaded social stuff. Then seminars and labwork and discussion.

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Bad day, bad week, shaping up to be a bad year.

Got well-and-truly slammed at work, took off early and sought refuge in a pint of Bruster's White Raspberry Truffle ice cream (highly recommended, though not a whole pint at one whack), am slowly getting up a head of steam to fight TPTB this morning. Which started at 4 cause that's how emotional storms ( Read more... )