If it gives you joy

[rachelindeed]

Hi, everyone. I'm Rachel, very pleased to be driving the DPP bus this week :) I want to say a huge thanks to poppypickle for her brilliant Seven Dwarves Edition, and the smile she put on my face gave me the urge to share. So I'd like today to be our Shipper Nation Holiday:

IF IT GIVES YOU JOY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT Day!

Tell us about the things that

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[callmeonetrack]

Aw, thank you darling! Let me return the favor and say that your
Kara/Lee: The Musical is maybe my favorite fandom thing ever created. So brilliant <3 <3 <3

I have so many other favorites too but am running out the door. Right now I'm really thrilled that there's been lively discussion at both KTL and LAD, am excited to read the lee stories coming up for the Ficathon at LAD, and can't wait to turn my attention to Pilots Presents: THE SUMMER SEXQUINOX!!!

(And a big apology to you and everyone that this post went up so late today--I forgot that I was mucking around with settings last week so it was languishing in the moderation queue for a bit!)

[kag523]

Kara / Lee: The Musical OMFG yes yes YES!!!!!!

It is absolutely brilliant and epic and FUNNY! I adore it! ♥ ♥ ♥

[rachelindeed]

Yay, thank you for the musical shout-out. Woot! Have fun today and remember you are LOVELY!!

[mserrada]

I can only guess at how much time and effort you put into maintaining these sites, and just want to make sure you know how much JOY they bring each day. Love having new topics, pics, whatever to view and occasionally comment on. You are appreciated, even by us that mostly lurk!

[poppypickle]

Awwww, thanks so much for the shout out! You are too sweet! <3

Let's see, within the fandom this comm and the lovely taragel and thrace_adama give me great joy, as do all of the other lovely ladies that I am getting to know here!

As for everything else:
*Parks & Rec is amazing and I started reading some Ben/Leslie fics this past weekend and I don't know why I thought I wouldn't like P&R fics because I OBVIOUSLY LOVE THEM!
*Reading the 2nd Game of Thrones novel and watching the series -- AMAZING.
*Writing about books and pop culture again makes me INFINITELY happy.
*Oldies by very goodies: family, husband, dog and friends.
*I came up with an idea for a screenplay that I LOVE. Now I just need to write it...

[howlinchickhowl]

*I came up with an idea for a screenplay that I LOVE. Now I just need to write it...

People feeling inspired and happy about what they're writing gives me joy :D

[poppypickle]

Your joy gives ME joy. ;-)

[howlinchickhowl]

Your joy gives MY JOY joy :D

[poppypickle]

* Tom Hardy plays an interesting Heathcliff in the most recent BBC "Wuthering Heights."

Whaaaaaaaaaaaa? That sounds AMAZING.

[rachelindeed]

Yeah, he really did a terrific job. They kept so much of the original dialogue, too, I love it when they do that.

I may have misspoken about BBC - now that I check the DVD listing it says Masterpiece Theatre. It aired on PBS in 2009, and they had a copy at our local library. I really think you'd like it :)

[poppypickle]

I have such mixed feelings about Wuthering Heights, but I think I would totally dig this production. I wonder if my netflix would have it...

[howlinchickhowl]

"Speaking of hot men in hot roles, have you seen Michael Fassbender in Jane Eyre? *swoons*

Have you seen Toby Stephens in Jane Eyre?! And ok, I haven't seen Michael Fassbender play him yet, though I fully intend to and do think that he is epicly good casting for it and I'm looking forward to it, in my heart, Toby Stephens just IS Rochester, and Ruth Wilson IS Jane and that adaptation is perfect and beautiful and heartbreaking (even if they do take a few physical liberties of which I'm sure Charlotte Bronte would not approve - although secretly she'd be like YES, because that's the kind of girl she was).

Allow me to demonstrate my point.

The brow! The smile! The Voice!!! *sigh* THIS makes me happy :D

[howlinchickhowl]

I believe that it could happen, I do love Michael Fassbender a lot, and I can see him doing really good things with it, I shall just have to wait and see, I can't see myself not loving it to be honest. But I shall always love Toby Stephens also. In fact, I may just love Rochester, because I have a lot of affection for Timothy Dalton and for Chiaran Hinds in that role as well...hmmm...something to think about.

PERIOD DRAMAS! Yes! Gods yes. I am a fan. OH have you seen Persuasion from a couple of years back? Heart-achingly hot. Rupert Penry Jones should always be on my television. FACT.

[kag523]

I am just randomly dancing around my kitchen shouting:

♥ ♥ ♥ THIS IS THE BEST DPP IDEA EVER!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

I am DEFINITELY coming back to add a bunch of things, but I need a bit of time because:

a) I'm actually fighting my way through APA formatting right now. Who in their right mind decided that ONE SPACE WOULD BE STANDARD??? My fingers cannot type that way!
b) I actually need to compile a LIST OF EPIC!c) I can't remember how to post links *rolls eyes* I know, I know... it should be easy, but I ALWAYS forget

[rachelindeed]

I got this in my inbox and literally ran around the room waving my hands.

THE HAPPINESS. MY CUP OVERFLOWS.

You are lovely, your post is lovely, and I need more caped dancing strangers in my life!!! :)

[kag523]

*hugs*

You ROCK, Rachel! I love this post and I will, indeed, be back with more! :>D

[scifishipper]

*endless hugs*

You know how I feel. <3<3