"Did you grow up in a public service announcement?"

[danceswithwords]

Awesome!

• Having plane tickets to the bitchinparty! We're coming in Thursday; will anybody else be around that early?
• asta77 having plane tickets to San Francisco! She's going to get the full Beloved Money Pit experience. (Hint: don't turn the bathroom doorknob or you could be trapped forever.)
• These shoes. via The Manolo
• This story about dogs from Michael Vick's

Comments

[cofax7]

Hey, I was gonna tell you last night, but you know how that turned out (actually, not sure you do: my cellphone crapped out & I didn't get the message, showed up at L's at 7:10 after sitting in traffic on the Bridge for forty minutes, joy)-- anyway, I can't make it to the con. Argh. Family stuff. I'm SAD.

[danceswithwords]

Oh no! (On both counts, actually.) I knew there was a strong possibility you couldn't make it to the con, but was hoping for a miracle. Ah well, maybe next year?

[brynnmck]

Wow, you finished dS! I was wondering where you were with that. So I will say:

- How hot were Stephanie Romonov and Paul Gross together? HOLY CRAP. That should not be legal.

- I loved your thoughts on Kowalski. He's such a great character, and CKR plays him so very well. I think he gets the best arc of any of the characters in those last seasons, and it's a nice grounding influence. Though I also love that he is a ginormous, goofy spaz. I don't think CKR gets enough credit for his comedic skills.

- MotB is popular in dS fandom for slashy reasons, mainly. I think everyone sort of agrees that the plot is ridiculous. I mean, I sort of embrace it at the end, when they're having the battle between the ships, but I am a sucker for a naval battle! And the episode as a whole sort of strikes me as an extended "Red, White, or Blue" remix, with fake pirates and jet packs. Which I am not sure were strictly necessary. Hee. However--and this is true of most of S4 for me--the actors are clearly having so much fun that I really want

[danceswithwords]

Wow, you finished dS! I was wondering where you were with that.

I think I got through half of the remaining episodes that one weekend where I had the terrible cold. Without many new shows on at this point, I'm mostly watching DVDs in my TV-watching time now. Up next: Slings & Arrows.

He's such a great character, and CKR plays him so very well. I think he gets the best arc of any of the characters in those last seasons, and it's a nice grounding influence.

One of the things I really liked both about Ray K's character arc and "Call of the Wild" in general was the circularity. Ray was introduced as Ray Vecchio, having stepped into his life; he had to build his own relationship with Fraser, though. So having the real Ray Vecchio show up to reclaim his place was just perfect, both to give us a chance to say Hi to Ray V and to give Ray K the motivation he needed to start carving out his own life, as whatever he has become, which was not Stanley Kowalski, but isn't really Ray Vecchio either. The whole issue of identity played out so

[brynnmck]

If you ever want company for Slings and Arrows, I am so, so, SO RIGHT THERE. Just FYI.

So having the real Ray Vecchio show up to reclaim his place was just perfect, both to give us a chance to say Hi to Ray V and to give Ray K the motivation he needed to start carving out his own life, as whatever he has become, which was not Stanley Kowalski, but isn't really Ray Vecchio either.

Yes, exactly! It's very neatly done.

since both Rays were the sarcastic half of the Ray/Fraser duo, it was intensely amusing to see how different their styles of sarcasm are when they actually met face-to-faceHeee, yes. They're so alike in some ways, and very different in others. (I'm totally suppressing my whole Ray/Ray ship manifesto right now. I want you to appreciate my effort. Hee.) It's kind of amazing how weirdly connected they are, given their lack of screen time together--so when they meet, there's the jockeying for position, but there's also the fact that they get things about each other that no one else is going to get. The undercover

[danceswithwords]

I'm totally suppressing my whole Ray/Ray ship manifesto right now. I want you to appreciate my effort.

I noticed that. Hee.

so when they meet, there's the jockeying for position, but there's also the fact that they get things about each other that no one else is going to get.

I liked that they immediately connected as cops, because that is such a strong part of both of their identities, and the way they both connected to Fraser at first. I totally agree with you that FRaser wasn't kidding or being naive, and you could tell that he was more pleased than anything in the world that he was right.

[rubberneck]

OMG Dalek socks!

[danceswithwords]

Aren't they awesome? If I either (a) liked knitting socks or (b) could deal with intarsia without wanting to rip all my hair out, I would be all over them.

[simplystars]

I'm going up sometime mid-week, I think; I want to spend a day or two at the San Juan Islands first, and maybe putter around Seattle proper for another day. Then bheerfan and I will meet up on Friday when the hilarity begins, yay! \o/

I will admit that I sniffled at the end of COTW. ♥ And I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Slings & Arrows. :D

[danceswithwords]

Excellent; I'm looking forward to meeting you. (And "hilarity"--is that what we're calling it these days? :) )

[asta77]

(Hint: don't turn the bathroom doorknob or you could be trapped forever.)

Good to know! I was thinking of how much to pack and it occurred to me I could take advantage of the outdoor laundry facilities. ;p

If you buy those shoes at that price you are dead to me!

[danceswithwords]

I was thinking of how much to pack and it occurred to me I could take advantage of the outdoor laundry facilities.

You could. I like to call it laundry--California style.

Fortunately, even though I theoretically could buy those shoes, it would be, shall we say, unwise, and I know that.