Hooooooommmmmmeeeeeee

[minxy]

Yay! Long flight, overbooked, only got a seat because of a volunteer and one sitting in the last most crampest row of the plane, but it was okay. Also, they showed me the new Pride and Prejudice movie on the plane ride back and Keira Knightly did a pretty good job, although she looked far, far too skinny. Darcy I was meh with until Elizabeth began to notice him, but I think that might have been a design of the film. The one objection I had was to Donald Sutherland, as the relationship between Elizabeth and her father is supposed to be a pivotal one, but was dull to me here. Plus, I kept hearing Raqs' voice in my head telling me he'd ticked everyone off on the set of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie by being unprofessional and messing up nearly every take, so I wonder if he isn't just very hard to work with. Jena Malone was a great Lydia, though.

Also? Raqs is charming and wonderful and has a great sense of style and is the kind of person you spend 4 hours sitting and talking with the very first time you meet her and you come out of that having smiled so hard your cheek hurts. Also? It's totally easy to leap in her car having never met her before, if she manages to unlock the door for you. *loves raqs* My very first time meeting someone from fandom, ladies and gents, and she was a great ambassador for all of you. I'm quite at your disposal now. *loves fandom*

Anyway, now I'm home with a jar of Chinese ginger candy (tangent, made with ginger root, sugar, salt and shiyongxiangjing = crack. I love this stuff) which is sadly gone and I am going to clean my clothes and put things away without having to make sure I remember to repack them later and tell you about a couple of fanfics I read.

Ahem. There's a sweet little Firefly thing posted this morning, about coming together after one more loss than you can stand, and it's a nice exploration of what can be solved by sharing grief and what can't. Too Much Loss by msgsmurf.

This one, though, is not to be missed: SGA, Rodney, Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose by synecdochic. Beautiful living after losing everything fic, and finding meaning where you least expected to, and forgiveness when you'd stopped looking for it. "I knew you'd never be an old man." Good gracious. Comment here in her journal, I've linked you to the website.

Oh, and I read blueraccoon's Applied Psychology series, and dayum. Threesomes an D/s and het and slash and *more* BDSM.. and reading through to where Rebecca announces she's done with the series, and KNOWING there's more already written? Glee, I tell you. Glee. Control Theory, with links to the earlier bits. Click the tag for 'pavlov' at the end for more ficlets and general *guh*. NCIS, really adult.

AND AND AND! (almost forgot, and this is the reason I scrambled to post today) Happy Birthday becky_monster. I have loved knowing you in this fandom; hope you have a glorious day.

Comments

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

welcome home, and it sounds like a wonderful time. also, ginger...mmmmm.

*g*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Psssst, I have another kind here too... no crack listed in the ingredients, though. *sad face*

Also, I knew I was really home when the puppy greeted me with a dead-still shocked look, then gradually approached and sniffed me thoroughly, went back to fetch my Dad and tell him she found me, then proceeded to bound back, wrap herself around my legs and wag her tail so hard she almost fell down. *glee* Puppy-love.

Have brunched with Dad, will now proceed to watch a little basketball and do some yard work with the fam, and then settle in while they're off for the evening and commandeer the TiVo for a Stargate marathon of the last few weeks.

Hoooooommmmmmeeeeee.......!

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

heh....i've got a tin of reeds candied ginger in my fridge that's been there for too long. i'll be taking it to work tomorrow morning, thank you for reminding me to do so.

i love your description of the puppy greeting. reminds me of the time near the end of scarlet's life when i went to wdw, and she stayed at the vets. when i went to pick her up after 12 days she actually looked at me and *squeaked*. the vet and i cracked up. there's something about being greeted with such joy. *sigh*

enjoy stargate. *hugs*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

If you like ginger for the ginger, and not the sugar aspect, then you ought to really try the Asian versions of ginger candy. They are flavored with all kinds of spices to complement the sting of the ginger, and are only mildly sweet, which for my money is much better than the coyness of pure sugar and then the snap of spice so different you miss the subtlety of the flavor.

Although, obviously, I can't point you to a brand or anything because I'm illiterate when it comes to Chinese characters. Also, the stuff really is like crack for me, so it's hard to tell if other people even like the sting of really strong ginger, but for me it's an addictive thing, the way it sparkles across your tongue.

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

that sounds intriguing. one of the reasons my tin of reeds has been in the fridge so long is that i really don't like the sugar. and by now i'll have to gnaw on what's left for a while. heh.

and yup, that's one of the things i love about ginger...i can't eat hot pepper anymore; so ginger is even more vital. *g*

[dustandroses.livejournal.com]

Welcome home! So glad your travel ended safely.

Oh, and Freedom? Holy shit! Incredible, isn't it? Just blew me away.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Oh Gods, heartbreaking. I realize I'm the umpteenth million person to rec it, but gods, it's amazing work. She tells you the whole story without you even realize she's flashing back, arcing into this amazing survival story and a redefining of a life... it's really emotionally gorgeous and psychologically complex. My favorite kind.

Safe and productive! I might finish this crazy Ph. D. thing after all!