con_txt!

Jun. 21st, 2006 03:32 pm
merelyn: yes, that is panda from skins hugging a giant fluffy cupcake pillow. (Twitchy City CKR)
So, back from [livejournal.com profile] con_txt this weekend, and it was so much fun! Though [livejournal.com profile] moonblade85 and I weren't actually staying at the hotel, because we are poor and live less than 30 minutes from Silver Spring. ;)

This meant that I was kind of in and out of the con, and didn't get to do as much hanging out and meeting people as I would have liked (sorry, [livejournal.com profile] raveninthewind, I suck!). But, the panels were all very interesting, and I did get to meet some lovely people, including [livejournal.com profile] annavtree, who was so nice and interesting, and also possibly more in denial about Serenity than I am.

We also met [livejournal.com profile] amandajane5, who was very adorable and SV garbed, and also one of the only other people at the con who actually liked "The Tower" (yep, nothing but glee for that ep, even now). [livejournal.com profile] amandajane5 also raised the possiblity of karaoke at a gay tiki bar with the TWoP people. If you know me at all, you know that the words karaoke, gay, and tiki bar all fall under the heading of BEST THINGS EVER.

All in all, it was fun (including a non-smoking smoke break with [livejournal.com profile] amandajane5, [livejournal.com profile] norabombay, [livejournal.com profile] aneli8 and [livejournal.com profile] mayatawi), and it was so interesting to see internet fandom come to weird and wonderful life. I have some theories brewing about episodic television and old school fandoms vs. modern ones, but maybe later.

ETA: HAPPY B-DAY [livejournal.com profile] duckfish! 21! See you later!
merelyn: yes, that is panda from skins hugging a giant fluffy cupcake pillow. (Craptastic)
So, since my summer job hasn't started up yet (long, kind of frustrating story that basically ends in me being unemployed and broke and twiddling my thumbs), I've had very little to do recently. Things I have accomplished, though:

*Lots and lots of vegan cooking. Mmm.

*Staring in mute, paralyzed terror at my [livejournal.com profile] reel_sga story. Dear god.

*Mainling lots and lots of Battlestar Galactica Season 1. It's so good! I love everyone! CKR is in it! Gaius, being the misguided pompous fuckup character, is so obviously my favorite. And it's all complex and sophisticated and stuff, and it's made me realize how long it's been since I've watched a television show that's actually...good. (Everwood, I loved you but you don't count. The Sentinel Season 1 that Meg bought definitely doesn't count.)

But don't worry SGA, I still heart you! You're so shiny and special and no matter how terrible you get I will love you forever! (Yes, this is a girl how felt nothing but glee at The Tower.) In terms of scifi-ness, BSG is like the kid who has gotten straight As since birth so its great report card is just something to be expected. SGA, however, gets cookies and six gold stars on its face just for bringing home a B on a test. Aww. SGA. *ruffles its hair*

And speaking of SGA...

*Have also begun making my way through both seasons of SGA in order to be all re-caught up for Season 3 (30 days! Whee! *spins*). And Season 1 is actually pretty uniformly good, even better than I remember for some reason. I especially liked rewatching "Poisoning the Well" and "Underground" as they're very interesting when you look back on them from where everthing is at the end of Season 2. All of Carson's moral superiority over the Hoffan's anti-Wraith innoculation and the methods they use regarding Steve the Wraith is such a far cry from where he is now. Slippery slope indeed.

And "Underground" is of course a really interesting ep when you compare it to "Coup d'Etat" and realize that the Atlantians HAVE LEARNED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about things like not doubling crossing the Genii and, oh, not turning all their interactions into giant clusterfucks. Seriously, have spent most of the time thinking, "Oh, just wait, you all are going to screw this up soooo bad."

Other observations so far:

-Carson in The Storm/The Eye is soooo annoying. I realize he's out of his depth, and if it were me I'd be damn freaked out too, but come on, how hard is it to pretend like you're cool and STFU?? Seriously. I wanted to choke a bitch. He's less irritating now, and even sometimes adorable, but Ford spends a lot of both episodes looking like he wants to shoot Carson, and seriously, I was in total agreement.

-John being all stealthy and killing lots of people will never not be hot.

-My love for Teyla grows ever more. Patience of a saint, I swear.

-I miss Ronon in Season 1. How lame is that? Still, there's not enough tall, dark, and intimidating in Season 1. Or knives in hair.

And lastly...
*I'm getting ramped up for going to [livejournal.com profile] con_txt on Friday! Whee! See a lot of you there! The idea of a John Sheppard panel makes me ridiculously happy. And so does the trademark and copyright one! Yay! *spins lots*

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