On Reading, Writing, and Shipping
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annundrielI am a well-rounded individual. I spent part of the evening reading Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own while watching bits of The O.C. See? The only way it could be more rounded was if I was reading Nietzsche and watching Sesame Street.
This is a really fan-heavy post. Beware.
At work last night while shifting, Chloe and Lex took over my brain. That's the first time I've made up SV-related stuff to keep my brain from going numb that hasn't involved Clark. (Unless you count the whole Lex/Lilah thing, and I don't really. They're not a default Keep-Mary-From-Dying-From-Boredom thing.) So Chloe and Lex took over my brain. I like the idea of Chloe/Lex a lot. They're my main het pairing for SV. And I like the idea of them both being so used and underestimated and un appreciated by Clark that they'd finally just ban together and say "Screw you, Clark Kent! We don't need your hickville, farmboy moralizing here!" and go off to Metropolis and take over the world. Because they totally could, and they'd look good doing it.
At any rate, they took over my brain and then after work I got online 'cause Neesha was around and ran it all by her and actually came up with a plot and a good ending to go with this little scene that had just materialized on the lonely fifth floor of the library between the New York Critic's Review and New Republic. And the thing is, I really want to *read* this fic. I don't want to write it, I want to read it. So much. But, as Neesha pointed out, I have to write it if I want to read it. :P Where's the fun in that? There's no surprises. Except that I have a feeling if I tried to write it, something surprising would probably end up happening.
The whole discussion of me writing it lead to some other writing discussion. All of the fanfiction I've ever written, finished or not (and I have actually finished a few things, believe it or not), with the exception of *one thing* is from a male perspective. I wonder what this says about me. Here's a completely random example that I've never actually written anything for: Ron/Hermione from Harry Potter. I have no desire to write anything for them; I see their story pretty clearly in my head and am just happy reading what others have to say. If I were to write them, I can't picture myself writing from Hermione's POV. However, I can clearly see myself writing Ron. Or Harry. But not Hermione. And possibly this is because she doesn't seem angsty enough for me to write. I don't know.
So, anyway, this Chloe/Lex story kind of has me thrown because it would have to be Chloe's POV and I've never written her before. And even though I have written Lex, it's not necessarily SV-canon-Lex so much as the SV-fanon-Lex in my head. It makes me a little nervous to try it, but I think maybe over spring break I will.
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I'm taking a break from English reading, so I'll ramble about Stargate Atlantis for a little while.
I went back and found the entry from when SG-1 and SGA returned to Sci-Fi to finish their respective seasons and in that post I said that I really hoped they continued the hints of Sheppard/Weir and how I loved the slashy possibilities of Beckett and McKay. Growing more obsessed with SGA though? Still want to see Sheppard/Weir, but the primary focus of any fic reading has been Sheppard/McKay. Because the more I watch the episodes I have downloaded, the more I love their interaction. They're basically my two favorite characters on the show, and their interaction is just wonderful and hilarious and snarky, and that translates to well-written fanfiction easily. They're just fun to read. I'm even happy just seeing them on adventures together (They fight Wraith!).
I'm not entirely sure when it all switched to Sheppard/McKay, but there it is. I didn't mean for all of my fic reading to be devoted to slash. And it isn't *entirely*. Chloe/Lex. Sheppard/Weir. Buffy/Spike. Wesley/Lilah. John/Aeryn. Among others. Granted, the slash is the majority.
Anyway, McKay/Sheppard. They're fun to watch. I really wish I had "The Defiant One" on my computer or on tape here at school or something, because that was a good episode. We really got to see how McKay has grown and changed a little in his time in Atlantis. But he's still Rodney and he's still a snarky, arrogant pain in the ass. I especially loved near the end when he showed up to help Sheppard. He's done heroic things before, but this was really something new for him.
As John lies on the ground winded, the Wraith pulls the knife out of its hand and starts to walk towards him. Just then, Rodney appears behind the Wraith and fires a couple of shots at it. The Wraith stops and turns towards him.
MCKAY: Major!
SHEPPARD: McKay!
MCKAY: What do I do now?
SHEPPARD: Keep firing everything you've got!
As John lies on the ground winded, the Wraith pulls the knife out of its hand and starts to walk towards him. Just then, Rodney appears behind the Wraith and fires a couple of shots at it. The Wraith stops and turns towards him.
MCKAY: What now?
SHEPPARD: Reload!
There's just something about it that really works for me. I think it's because earlier in the episode, Gaul tells Rodney that he's changed and that he wants to be out there helping Sheppard. And when circumstances "work out" so that he can be there to help Sheppard, Rodney goes in and does what he has to do, even though he's got no to very little clue what exactly to do. And you've just got to love him for it because, hey, he's a snarky, arrogant, belligerent, pain in the ass genius, but he's proven that he's brave and can pull through when he's needed. And you can't be brave unless you're scared. He definitely gets scared and is not afraid to come out and complain about it, either.
Anyhoo. I <3 him. And Sheppard. And pretty much everyone on the show, but mostly those two.
On an entirely fan geeky note, to go along with the SGA talk, my main pens that I use all say Atlantis on them in pretty font. This makes me happy in a silly-coincidence kinda way.
This is a really fan-heavy post. Beware.
At work last night while shifting, Chloe and Lex took over my brain. That's the first time I've made up SV-related stuff to keep my brain from going numb that hasn't involved Clark. (Unless you count the whole Lex/Lilah thing, and I don't really. They're not a default Keep-Mary-From-Dying-From-Boredom thing.) So Chloe and Lex took over my brain. I like the idea of Chloe/Lex a lot. They're my main het pairing for SV. And I like the idea of them both being so used and underestimated and un appreciated by Clark that they'd finally just ban together and say "Screw you, Clark Kent! We don't need your hickville, farmboy moralizing here!" and go off to Metropolis and take over the world. Because they totally could, and they'd look good doing it.
At any rate, they took over my brain and then after work I got online 'cause Neesha was around and ran it all by her and actually came up with a plot and a good ending to go with this little scene that had just materialized on the lonely fifth floor of the library between the New York Critic's Review and New Republic. And the thing is, I really want to *read* this fic. I don't want to write it, I want to read it. So much. But, as Neesha pointed out, I have to write it if I want to read it. :P Where's the fun in that? There's no surprises. Except that I have a feeling if I tried to write it, something surprising would probably end up happening.
The whole discussion of me writing it lead to some other writing discussion. All of the fanfiction I've ever written, finished or not (and I have actually finished a few things, believe it or not), with the exception of *one thing* is from a male perspective. I wonder what this says about me. Here's a completely random example that I've never actually written anything for: Ron/Hermione from Harry Potter. I have no desire to write anything for them; I see their story pretty clearly in my head and am just happy reading what others have to say. If I were to write them, I can't picture myself writing from Hermione's POV. However, I can clearly see myself writing Ron. Or Harry. But not Hermione. And possibly this is because she doesn't seem angsty enough for me to write. I don't know.
So, anyway, this Chloe/Lex story kind of has me thrown because it would have to be Chloe's POV and I've never written her before. And even though I have written Lex, it's not necessarily SV-canon-Lex so much as the SV-fanon-Lex in my head. It makes me a little nervous to try it, but I think maybe over spring break I will.
*
I'm taking a break from English reading, so I'll ramble about Stargate Atlantis for a little while.
I went back and found the entry from when SG-1 and SGA returned to Sci-Fi to finish their respective seasons and in that post I said that I really hoped they continued the hints of Sheppard/Weir and how I loved the slashy possibilities of Beckett and McKay. Growing more obsessed with SGA though? Still want to see Sheppard/Weir, but the primary focus of any fic reading has been Sheppard/McKay. Because the more I watch the episodes I have downloaded, the more I love their interaction. They're basically my two favorite characters on the show, and their interaction is just wonderful and hilarious and snarky, and that translates to well-written fanfiction easily. They're just fun to read. I'm even happy just seeing them on adventures together (They fight Wraith!).
I'm not entirely sure when it all switched to Sheppard/McKay, but there it is. I didn't mean for all of my fic reading to be devoted to slash. And it isn't *entirely*. Chloe/Lex. Sheppard/Weir. Buffy/Spike. Wesley/Lilah. John/Aeryn. Among others. Granted, the slash is the majority.
Anyway, McKay/Sheppard. They're fun to watch. I really wish I had "The Defiant One" on my computer or on tape here at school or something, because that was a good episode. We really got to see how McKay has grown and changed a little in his time in Atlantis. But he's still Rodney and he's still a snarky, arrogant pain in the ass. I especially loved near the end when he showed up to help Sheppard. He's done heroic things before, but this was really something new for him.
As John lies on the ground winded, the Wraith pulls the knife out of its hand and starts to walk towards him. Just then, Rodney appears behind the Wraith and fires a couple of shots at it. The Wraith stops and turns towards him.
MCKAY: Major!
SHEPPARD: McKay!
MCKAY: What do I do now?
SHEPPARD: Keep firing everything you've got!
As John lies on the ground winded, the Wraith pulls the knife out of its hand and starts to walk towards him. Just then, Rodney appears behind the Wraith and fires a couple of shots at it. The Wraith stops and turns towards him.
MCKAY: What now?
SHEPPARD: Reload!
There's just something about it that really works for me. I think it's because earlier in the episode, Gaul tells Rodney that he's changed and that he wants to be out there helping Sheppard. And when circumstances "work out" so that he can be there to help Sheppard, Rodney goes in and does what he has to do, even though he's got no to very little clue what exactly to do. And you've just got to love him for it because, hey, he's a snarky, arrogant, belligerent, pain in the ass genius, but he's proven that he's brave and can pull through when he's needed. And you can't be brave unless you're scared. He definitely gets scared and is not afraid to come out and complain about it, either.
Anyhoo. I <3 him. And Sheppard. And pretty much everyone on the show, but mostly those two.
On an entirely fan geeky note, to go along with the SGA talk, my main pens that I use all say Atlantis on them in pretty font. This makes me happy in a silly-coincidence kinda way.
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Date: 2005-03-11 05:39 pm (UTC)Ok, back to lecture!!! *MUA*
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Date: 2005-03-11 10:11 pm (UTC)Lecture. Meh.
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