Evil Wrapped in a Fangirl Disguise

Last night after staying up later than I should to finish watching The Twilight Zone, I realized that I have become one of those people that switches to the Sci-fi channel when they turn on the TV just to see what's going on. It's practically my default channel here at school.

On the weekends it's another story, but that's neither here nor there. Though I think Kay is getting used to my flipping back and forth between TLC and Sci-fi when What Not to Wear goes to commercial break. I'll get some SGA whatever way I can!

Friday was flipping through channels and came across Buffy on FX. Kay told me she saw the episode where Joyce died and asked, "So, you've seen the show from the very beginning, right?" I own the show from the very beginning. "So, explain to me how the slayer thing works." So I explained and had to explain a little about Dawn. That's all kind of confusing when you just start hearing about it all.

Agh. This was supposed to be a short post. I have work in...twelve minutes.

I guess I should just admit that I'm a Sci-fi whore. Junkie? Addict? Geek!

Whatever.

All of my finals are written, completed, and turned in. I wash my hands of them.

Last night Natasha and I rented Vanity Fair. I enjoyed seeing it again. It's still a very pretty movie. Natasha liked it, so that's good. And we agreed about poor Dobbin and had fun laughing at the elephant at the end. I don't remember why it was funny, but it was a little. Possibly just because, hey! elephant.

It was late, what can I say?

Have bought all but one book for next quarter. Dad should be here in an hour or so. I still need to pack. The SGs are on tonight and I get to see family and Neesha again sometime in the near future.

Life, right now, is good.

( ETA: Fun Buffy Quiz Spam )

So, I spent part of the day watching my shiny discs of Buffy Season 7. Am currently on episode six. Go me.

( There's something you should know about vengeance demons: We don't group with the 'sorry.' We prefer 'Oh, God, please stop hitting me with my own rib bones.' )

Why is it hard to find Anya icons? Is she not as iconnable as the rest of the Scoobies?

I've finally started packing for school. Probably a good idea since we're leaving Saturday. It's not too hard, most of the stuff is still packed from coming home, but I still have to figure exactly what books and VHS/DVDs I want to bring and whathaveyou. (I finally found a good background-noise movie while looking for my tape of Mansfield Park. Our Mutual Friend. It's long, it's Dicken's, and it's quiet. I love it loads, but there are parts I don't *need* to watch and it won't make me rant. Woo. Also contemplating bringing A Room With a View.) I know what I want to take with me, like, exactly. It's just getting it all together that is a hassle.

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I found one of my old copies of Creative Screenwriting in my pile o' magazines and found an interesting quote (at least I found it interesting) about Pirates of the Caribbean and its structure. Also? Ted Elliott quotes Neil Gaiman at one point in the interview.

( When developing characters... )

Also, seriously, when you've got the writer's bringing up Neil Gaiman and quoting his work almost randomly in an interview how can you not just appreciate that?

I need to go read some Neil. Everyone else should, too.

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Went to the dentist today. Everything spectacular. Came home and finished watching Buffy Season 6 as I'd never seen the ending before. It made me cry. (I'm such a weenie.) And Giles came back! And was very cool and spiffy and I love him so. (What is with me and these older British men, really?) It made me want some Giles/Anya fic for some reason. I loved her reaction when Giles and Buffy hugged in the Magic Shop and you could just *see* how much she wanted to be part of that. (Poor Anya.) Watching it also made me miss the old Scooby days, so tonight I watched "Welcome to the Hellmouth". They're all so *young* looking! *hearts 'em all*

Aw, memories.

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I am completely in love with the Garden State soundtrack.

And what does GBP mean? Gratuitous Buffy Post. With Angel included.

And why is this a GBP? Because I've been reading WAY too much Buffy fanfic the past couple of days and I just got the second season of Angel on DVD. Mom, Tom, and I have watched the first three episodes in all of their broody goodness.

I don't hid the fact that I am a Buffy/Spike shipper. I also don't hide the fact that I honestly believe there was something they could have done with that whole angle instead of where Joss and his team went with it. In season 4 when Spike's new feelings first emerge there are signs that he really does care for her. But he's still evil-vampire-guy. There's just an extra little softness there when Buffy is around. (Uh oh...losing my point. Where'd it go?) I seriously think this could have continued. When Buffy is brought back from the dead the first time Spike sees her...That look on his face has real emotion in it. That's not just him thinking he loves her. That's him loving her.

I should probably admit that I haven't seen all of that season (only up to Tara being shot), nor have I seen season 7. But, now that I'm actually typing my thoughts out, I can see how the route the writers took may be the right way. Spike is a killer. Spike would push at Buffy to open up. He wouldn't understand. At the same time though...Urgh. I don't know anymore. I'm having conflicting thoughts now. I guess I just wish Buffy/Spike could have been more like Wes/Lilah. (Because Wes/Lilah was terrific in oh so many ways.)

Also, while listening to the soundtrack of the Buffy musical I was struck by something. During "Life's a Show" Buffy is surrounded by the Scoobies, and yet Spike is the only one to step in when she is about to self-destruct near the end of the song. And he shows up late in the song. Is this a sign that he's the only one that can reach her? Is he the only one brave enough to really try?

Anyhoo. I need a Buffy and/or Angel icon. I think what I'd really like is still slightly goofy Wesley circa Angel season 1 and 2. I just have to find some. Or pictures.

Today was a good day, despite certain frustrations. And tomorrow, hopefully, will be good. Except for the quiz in Pre-Calc. Without our teacher. Fun times.

Tonight I tried to do my very small Physics assignment. Two problems. No big deal. HOWEVER, I have no freakin' clue what the hell I'm supposed to do. And do you know why I don't know what I'm supposed to do? Because Mr. Manning is the crappiest student teacher in the history of crappy student teachers. He doesn't teach! At all! He writes things on the board, stands in the way, teaches us part of what he writes, and then asks us to try a couple practice problems, claiming the whole time that "you'll only get good at this if you practice". Well, I can't practice if I don't even know what I'm practicing! I look at the problems and I have no idea where to even begin. *cries* Can't we have our real teacher back??

But my TA period was fun. Mr. Bush is such a fun librarian. Today there was a class doing research and Mr. Bush is standing there with a rolled up poster using it as a spyglass. "I have to look for sloops," he said, scanning the horizon. "I'm reading a book with sloops!" I said because, obviously, I am. "Well," says he, "when you finish reading your list of books, I have some you should read. The Patrick O'Brien books . . . " At this point I sort of freaked out, ran to my bag, and whipped out M&C. So we talked about that for awhile. I love books.

In other random news, I've completely hooked Tom and, to a lesser extent, Dad to Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Mwuahahahaha. AND, Mrs. Lafser and I cast my play today! Cast list will be up tomorrow!!

I spent the day de-cluttering. You should see my room. It's beautiful. Instead of boxes at the end of my bed there's my throw/reading pillows. It's perfect for watching stuff on my computer. And reading. And I vacuumed more than I've ever vacuumed in my life. Under my bed, too! *gasp* Oh, it's lovely lovely lovely. I feel so good.

Then, because I had the space, I finally sat down and played with the season 3 DVDs of Buffy. I love that show. It's brilliant. I watched part of "Amends" because I love the end. It's perfect. The use of the snow and how it's timed and the music . . . everything. Watched part of "Bad Girls" because I never actually saw Wesley's introduction before. What a dope. (I mean that in a good way.) Then I watched "The Prom" because I love Jonathon and the Class Protector (and the music played at the dance) and both parts of "Graduation".

All the Buffy watching made me realize what I miss. I miss the old Cordelia. She's turned sort of . . . soft on Angel. I don't mean soft, just more . . . not the old Cordelia. And I miss Cordy/Xander. They were cute together! There was genuine affection there! And Xander secretly buying her the prom dress was just too wonderful. Even through all of their bickering, they still like each other. I miss Willow. She used to be so *cute*. She worries me a little now. She's not eccentric and adorable as much any more. And I REALLY REALLY miss Oz. *sob* Seth Green is too cool. I think tomorrow I'll go find the episode about "freeze-frame" and "Willow-kissage". What he says to Will is just . . . aaaaaawwwwww.

Am watching the Golden Globes. All I'm saying is PJ had better get something big next year or else. That's all I'm saying.

For some reason FX! didn't show "Once More, With Feeling" today. What the heck? They skipped to "Tabula Rasa" and I'm pretty sure it comes before that. Why, why, WHY?

It's kind of like when they didn't show "Hush" during their one set of re-runs. Strange.

Tomorrow we go to Seattle because of my scholarship thing, which is on Saturday. Ack. I'm beginning to be pretty dang nervous. *crosses fingers*

Let's see, today I had senior group photos during 1st period, a play rehearsal during 4th, and a senior class meeting during 6th. It all went pretty well (especially the play. Apparently I'm the person with all the staging/acting suggestions. *grin*) until 6th period when I was reminded that no one actually wants me as president because they don't think I do anything. OK, so one person for sure. At least, he has a funny way of showing any sort of support. So when Neri asked who the class president was and Nathan laughed and pointed at me, I used big words on him after Neri apologized for not knowing. This shut him up. Well, mostly.

Amanda says he's not that bad. Wish I could see it. Because I do do things for the class. I was meeting with Ms. B all of 6th to plan on what we needed/wanted to get done. All I can say now is that I hope we have no more class meetings. Last year, in my "speech", I said I would look at the needs of the many instead of the wants of a few. Well, if the many aren't gone shut the hell up and participate, THEY CAN LEAVE. Someone flipped Amanda off for telling him to grow up. Amanda! The sweetest person ever! Was flipped off by a moron.

Some people are so fucking puerile.

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Yeah, okay. Can't believe I just typed that. *blush*

I had something else I wanted to say, but have now forgotten it. Doom it.

Oh, did get to see Billy on TV. *swoon*

I had something I wanted to say and now I can't remember what it was. Blast.

So instead I'll ramble. On Thanksgiving FX! did their Buffy marathon and do you know what?! They had on two of the episodes from last season! The season that I never got to see!! *dies* "Tabula Rasa" and "Smashed". I was in Buffy heaven. I have missed seeing new stuff from that show. I really really have. Monday they start showing that whole season. *dies again* Oh yeah. I'm happy. *bounces* I don't care if really bad stuff happens (dead Tara, rape, gratuitous sex and violence), I want to see it!

That last sentence really makes me sound like a freak, doesn't it?

I finished reading The Thief Lord yesterday. It was cute and enjoyable, if a bit predictable. But I liked it anyway. Tried to hold off starting anything new as was SUPPOSED to go to Barnes & Noble today and I was HOPING I could get something else by Neil Gaiman. But no, didn't go. So this morning I started Mostly Harmless because Douglas Adams is a genius too.

Which sort of brings me to what I think I wanted to say when I logged on to say something. It has been foggy here today and yesterday. And I mean completely foggy. I can't see our front field! So today I asked Mum and Dad, "You know the movie The Others? . . . You remember the fog in that? . . . You don't think we've died and we just don't know it?"

Of course we haven't died. But it's quite a thought, isn't it?

Oh, and last night I watched Photographing Faeries with Mum. It was very good. But it kept freakin' me out. Parts of it were just . . . disturbing. The whole idea that faeries exist as messengers between this world and the next and our perception is just so limited that we can't see them . . . For me it all leads back to that idea of things being their, but being unseen.

Everyone go watch it.

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