We choose to go to the moon...

* OMG YAY! BSG Spin-off! I love the premise. A lot.

* Judy Blume is leading Beverly Cleary 66/42. Where are all of the Ramona fans!?!

* More OMG YAY in the form of Gil Grissom! (Link to promo stills for an upcoming episode. Nothing spoilery at all but fair warning before you click. Though, Gil wants you to click.) He's so handsome. And "Down The Drain" is on Spike right now which is the episode which gave Catherine/Warrick shippers a glimmer of hope and a whole lot of squee.

* I'm watching SG-1 out of order as it airs on Sci-Fi in the evenings and I've enjoyed every episode I've seen. What a great show! It's in my netflix queue...I may have to move it up the line.

* If anything, the process of updating house_notice ensures I'm never out of the loop on the latest House/Wilson vs. House/Cameron feud. Would it actually be fandom without shipper wars?

* If purchasing infomercial products made the commercials GO AWAY, I'd now be the proud owner of both the Sleep Number bed and the Fitness Made Simple video. In a fucking heartbeat.

pun wrote a fabulous House/Wilson essay for ship_manifesto. It's set up as a patient file and it's spot on. You can find it here.

I also forwarded it on to my mother with the following note: "I found this link. I dare you to read it and not BELIEVE that House & Wilson are destined for each other. (And, um, also that I'm not the only crazy one who thinks so.)"

It's the boldest step I've taken in revealing my on-line life to my mother. I'm not comfortable sharing my actual journal but maybe she's an unknowing slasher and just needs a push in the right direction.

My mom was suppose to start chemo today but her white count was too low so she got a shot to boost production, will get another one tomorrow, and then goes back to try again on Friday (following a procedure to enter a semi-permanent port that will prevent them from hunting for veins each time but will force her to walk around with a port in her chest). I also learned that, once chemo is through in the fall, she needs another round of radiation. This shit is a bitch but you do what you have to do. I only hope that, if I ever face something like this, I can do it with her grace.

Finally! A new House!

( House (02x14) - The House/Wilson edition... )

A West Wing/Sam Seaborn theory was proposed on Sunday night and, the more I think about it, the more I buy into the idea. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I think there's actually a way to flesh it out and make it believable. (No actually spoilers in the link beyond what's already aired in episodes or previews.)

Since it seems my Viggo/Orlando mood theme is gone for good, I'm now sporting a new McKay/Sheppard mood theme courtesy of jchalo. (And only partly because Kiffle told me to.)

withdiamond's post had me thinking about my own "state of fandom." There are a whole bunch of them and I'm at different phases in each.

SGA: SGA is new and shiny and it clicked for me immediately. Not that I actually paid attention when my friends list first started falling but, in August when I decided to give it a shot, I was hooked from the start. Part of it was certainly the desire to latch onto a new SciFi show. (I'm almost through mourning the end of ST:TNG.) But most of it was the fic. I like the show, I love the fic. So many fantastic authors have made these characters exponentially more than what I get from canon. I need one to feed the other but, at this point, I could read SGA fic almost exclusively of other fandoms. SGA also has the added benefit of BDUs and thigh holsters.

HP: I was a fan of the books loooooong before I started reading the fic and participating in fandom. For ages I was convinced that canon was enough and I didn't need any more. Then I read "Tea" and I realized that, while I don't need it, the fic and the fandom certainly adds to the entire experience. Besides, Harry and Snape are destined to overcome their animosity and end up together. ;) Post HBP, I find that I'm less engaged in HP but I think it's just a post book phase. Harry/Snape authors aren't writing the way they were and, while I read a ton of different pairings in the fandom, Snarry is my center. This could all change with the snarry_olympics, though!

House: House is an oddity. I'm a mod over at house_slash and house_notice which involves me in a way I'm not with other fandoms but I've also never actually engaged. I update house_notice and moderate house_slash but, unlike other fandoms, I have friended or sought out other people who focus on the show. With House, the input from my current friends list and the myriad of information I come across for house_notice is more than enough to satisfy me.

CSI: How is it possible that this show was on for almost five full seasons before I ever bother to watch??? It boggles my mind. Why didn't anyone ever tell me? I love this show. I love the cast, I love the dynamics, and I LOVE GIL GRISSOM. I find canon immeasurably satisfying which is fortunate because quality fic is sparse. Though csi_flashfic may be the answer to that woe.

BSG: Thanks to netflix I've watched all of s1 and the first two episodes of s2. This show is SO up my alley! From what I've seen, I think SGA will fill my fandom/fic needs but BSG is going to fill the gap left by ST:TNG. The show is engaging and I'm loving all of the twists and turns. Starbuck kicks ass, Apollo is hot, and I can't wait to find out what happens next. I don't know that I actually see myself engaging in BSG fandom beyond my current friends list but, early on, it's safe to say this show carved out its place.

Popslash: I learned invaluable lessons during the time I was actively and highly engaged in the 'Nsync fandom - It's possible to be too engaged. It's possible to have too much access. The vast majority of fandom doesn't really want to know about said access and you're far better off weighing what you share carefully. I was so naive about fandom politics and I made mistakes I'll never make again both in my off-line and on-line lives. I'm also, at this point, far more interested in media fandoms because the primary focus is on the characters rather than the actors who play them. That's a better space for me to reside in. All of that said, I'll alway care about the guys' current happenings. I was too invested and they gave me too much to ever lose interest entirely. And, as Kare pointed out, I also made incredible friends who are the basis of my current on-line life. I wouldn't trade that for anything.

Unrelated to all of this, I saw my mom today. She and my step-father went on a 10 day cruise between surgery recovery and her radiation treatments which begin on Tuesday. Since I'm only 90 minutes away from the Ft. Lauderdale port, they decided to stay in FL for an extra night so I could visit. It was a perfectly relaxing day. Just what we all needed. And they gave me my birthday present! I love it! It's exactly what I wanted and it's early! It was tough to say goodbye - I know she's nervous - but the next time we see each other this may actually be behind her.

( House (02x12)... )

*thud*

What's with the day change next week? I don't appreciate Fox messing with my House schedule even for a week. But the preview looks good.

* My first netflix DVDs arrived! BSG, here I come! I also bit the bullet and signed up for DVR. My installation appointment is Monday and I'm giddy with anticipation. This will completely change the way I watch TV. And I won't have to worry about missing shows when I travel. I have no idea how I waited this long to indulge my tv obsession.

* Since I don't presently have DVR and I absolutely can not stay up until 11pm, I don't get to watch Project Runway until 6pm on Thursdays. Somehow I managed to avoid spoilers.

( Everyone should be watching Project Runway... )

* I couldn't figure out why my friends list was so difficult to manage with fewer than 200 people friended until I realized I had more than 125 communities friended, as well. Good grief. I cut the list down to 81 and I see the difference already.

* For anyone who's interested, House MD crack_van rec number one is here.

* CSI fic rec: Full Moon by apetslife Gil/Greg (PG) Short, sweet, and bound to put a smile on your face.

* I recently switched to Dreamhost and I'm having trouble figuring out how to track the IP address of people who are downloading. I was able to do it on my old host but I haven't figure out how to use the logs files. Is there anyone who can guide me (or lead me to a short tutorial)?

* According to sga_newsletter, there are 165 days until S3 of SGA. *sigh* But there is new CSI tonight. Gil!

( SGA (02x19) screencaps... )

John Sheppard is prettier than any Wraith fighting hero has a right to be.

I got started and couldn't stop. Download 95 "Inferno" screencaps - zip file, 9.2mb, right click/save

A co-worker brought in her husband's Playboy so I could scan Hugh Laurie's Q&A. It's a fantastic read.

( Interview scans... )

Y'all are so funny! I now have dates with a gaggle of my favorite fantasy men. Thank you!

Following are links to "This Much We Know" UK tv promos. They feature "characters" from various TV shows and are each one minute long. It's a really cool promo concept.

UK Promo featuring Gregory House, Catherine Willows, et al - 4.6mb, avi, right click/save, please comment

UK Promo featuring Gil Grissom, Eric Foreman, et al - 5.3mb, avi, right click/save, please comment

Thanks to marykir for the original files.

I've been reading comments here and there about Brokeback Mountain and I continually see, "OMG! It will be so hot!" and "Heath and Jake filmed the love scene 13 times! You know they loved it!" So, okay, yes. I'm sure Heath and Jake will be hot together (quite) but, if all I wanted was hot men fucking, I could buy some Bel Ami DVDs and be done with it. But I've been there, done that, and it's not enough for me. I'm in it for the build up and the intimacy and the aftermath. People are quite clearly free to take whatever they want from Brokeback Mountain but I think watching the film simply for m/m action misses the intention of the film. (Also? RPS and fantasy aside (which I could never invalidate when I sport a fabulous Viggo/Orlando mood theme), Heath and Jake did not set ablaze the burning embers of their passion after filming the love scene.)

More on intimacy. I need it in fic, too. I love me some smut. In fact, "fade to black" makes me whimper. But I want either a) long build up to the intimacy or b) indication of how much more is behind the sex in a short PWP. That's what I connect to. It's the same in fisting fic which I long ago admitted having a kink for. It's not simply the physical act that I'm drawn to...it's the trust and connection behind it in a well written story. Drift Away by mmmchelle (SGA) is one that gets it just right. (Normally Kinky by quiet00001 (popslash) is another and I'd link it here but the entry isn't public anymore.) There's certainly fisting fic out there that's anything but this kind of initmacy and connection but that's not what I'm after. Well, most often not. Every now and then the mood calls for some good old fashioned Death Eater fun. (ETA: Link to Normally Kinky from glendaglamazon. Thank you!)

More:

* I had great plans for today when I woke up at 8:30am but a nap from noon - 3pm means I still haven't done a damn thing. But Sally and I had quality time which counts for something.

* hth_the_first wrote some commentary on "Epiphany" that had me both agreeing and recognizing that I will never have the patience to write such a long and detailed episode review/character study/meta/whatever. I'm more a "good episode - here are some fun quotes" sort of reviewer mostly, I suppose, because I get bored 1/4 through my analysis and it turns into "good episode - here are some fun quotes" anyway.

* There's this "Can't Buy Me Love" SGA AU out there that is actually fic by multiple people that keeps growing and expanding and makes me incredibly happy. It started with this by smittywing which eventually grew into Part I of The Best Things In Life Are Free (which is really where you want to start). Then z_rayne wrote an outtake, Life Lived As a John Hughes Movie which flows perfectly between Part I and Part II. Note: This is a WIP. Finally, but not really because the original story isn't complete yet, monanotlisa wrote this short gem that, presumably, takes place sometime after Part II and is well worth reading while we wait for Part III.

* I don't think House or Wilson would be caught dead in these outfits but the idea behind the image put a smile on my face.

* Another SGA rec. Care In The Holding by laceymcbain. Sheppard/McKay, R. "Everything comes back to the weight of a gun in his hand." This is one of those stories I just want to curl up inside of. It's beautifully done and makes me love McKay & Sheppard in whole new ways.

* Finally. Did anyone else realize that powrhug doesn't like fish, milk, or soup? Soup! Someone tell her that woman can not survive on vodka alone. :p

It's November 30th and I have a bit of bandwidth to spare so I'm posting this unlocked in my ongoing attempt to transform my friends and family into House/Wilson obsessed zombie monkeys spread the love of all things House.

House (02x08) - "The Mistake" - mpeg, 432mb, please comment and please don't share the link

Now I should seriously consider getting in the shower because I'm supposed to leave for work in eleven minutes. Mornings need to come later. I somewhat desperately wish my work day started at 9am.

ETA: My bandwidth is used up.