this post is probably crossing the TMI line

[minxy]

I'm home resting for a few hours, and regretting that I'm not more active here anymore, and therefore have no idea if anyone is around to talk to me. Time was, I would absolutely know who, in which timezone, would likely be a) online and b) interested in a fannish discussion.

Possibly the only thing I'm fannish about right now is the Hola! program I discovered when watching the Olympics. It let me (and my computer) be British for the purposes of listening to sane announcers and seeing the entirety of the events I wanted to see. But! Did you know I can also be Canadian, eh? Yes, and therefore stream hdtv.ca home improvement shows, which are much more generously provided about two hours North of where I actually live.

Anyway, I'm home with abdominal "issues" (see? I can be sensitive) which I have not really had since I was a little person. As a result, I am nostalgic for things that have given me comfort in the past. Before you ask, since the wedding plans have hit "BEARS!" levels of messed up, I'm really not craving my family, heh.

General affection to all of you!

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[staranise]

I'm around! Are you watching Holmes on Homes? My friends like him a lot, but like Gordon Ramsay, I find his crankiness infectious.

[minxy]

Hiiiiiii!

I have watched and enjoyed Holmes on Homes, but I'm currently fascinated with Income Property. They've expanded it so there's house hunting, choosing of renovation plan, actual construction stuff, and pretty furniture. It makes me happy. Also there's a good attitude there--more autonomy is permitted the homeowners, and there's not as much condescension as you sometimes see in home-improvement shows (the ones like love it or list it really irritate me, for example.)

[staranise]

Oh cool!

Those shows are so contagious for me. I watch a tiny bit and suddenly I'm like "MUST REARRANGE MY ROOOOOM~"

I wish I knew how to get you access to Country Music Television because the Canadian country music vibe is so deadpan and awesome I love it. I've been pulling extra shifts with a client who watches CMT 24/7, so I see things like the announcer say, "So-and-so singer has just married and says he and his wife are not looking for kids yet; they have two sugar gliders and that's enough. What's a sugar glider, you ask?" [Cut to stock footage of sugar gliders and the wikipedia definition] "They're terrifying flying rats. But apparently more fun than children. Well, we wish them the best of luck."

[minxy]

Oh my God, that sounds awesome. That should be a whole AU thing, but possibly not with terrifying flying rats. Everyone's favorite characters show up on CMT and try to crack the announcer's calm! What song will they sing? Do they play their own instruments? Have a band? Is one of them a groupie/band-aid? Epic possibilities.

I... may have to find a way to watch CMT. I really live near the border, honestly. Sometimes I think I could easily abandon the US fuckery for the politely dry neighbors to the North.

[staranise]

There was also the show where they reviewed the Top 10 Tearjerker Music Videos with their guest panellists (like Shannon, "food court connoisseur" from Saskatoon) and he'd say things like, "Welcome back to our countdown of tragic videos! Where we all hate ourselves and wondered why we agreed to do this thing. Next on our list of videos guaranteed to make you want to drown yourself in a lifetime's supply of Listerine..."