the fog has burned off the valley.
Apr. 5th, 2011 08:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
damkianna/o\ So ... close ... and then my weekend got devoured by a surprise trip to Boston to see M/daemonelix, J, and Q. UGH I AM A FAILBOAT. Hopefully the chapter will be better for the extra time; I could have finished it Sunday if I had not been in Massachusetts with no computer, but it would have been a hot mess. D:
Boston was nice, though. I am such a rubbernecker, I never go to cities and so when I do I am that awkward person walking down the street sideways with my head twisted around going, "So ... tall ..." And Boston isn't even super skyscrapery; I am just a country bug. It was fun to hang out with J and M and Q, and I am glad I did it. Although next time, it would be great if the total hours I spent on the bus weren't a bigger number than the total hours we got to spend together. That was a tiny bummer. (Tiny, because after years of Greyhound, the Dartmouth Coach buses are BEAUTIFUL.)
Two media things. The bus movie on the way back up was Life As We Know It, which, judging by the previews, I was expecting to be stupid and full of shenanigans. But it actually wasn't that bad! I mean, it had the responsible-chick-irresponsible-dude combination, which, blah. But there were serious parts and sweet parts and the kid was adorable. The romantic tension/pining was not quite up to the high standards I have been given by fic, but I actually did ship the main couple by the end.And I might have been visualizing a Gwen/Morgana version in my head.
Uggggggggh what the hell was that. I still love Vicky, she is still awesome! I'm sorry they imperiled her to give Not!Kevin a moment that was supposed to be badass, though. Which, wtf, network, why do you not give warnings for torture? That was awful, I thought I was going to be sick. D: And Sophia's being suddenly awful; the characterization in this show is so pathetic sometimes. The pacing doesn't help, either - they never spend enough time developing people's relationships with each other, and they spent so much time flopping back and forth with Thomas (he's evil! no he's not! yes he is! noble sacrifice!) that Sophia's kill-them-all reaction seems totally off the wall. Especially since she spent most of the ep where he died talking about leadership and sacrifice and doing the right thing instead of the easy thing. I can't even tell whether they're aware of the about-face - if they were doing it on purpose, that's great, but they need to make it more intelligible. >:E
I am hoping to finish the first chapter of Book Two in the next day or so, and if I get it done and edited, I will put it up no matter what day of the week it is, because I have been so fail. /o\
daemonelix, J, and Q. UGH I AM A FAILBOAT. Hopefully the chapter will be better for the extra time; I could have finished it Sunday if I had not been in Massachusetts with no computer, but it would have been a hot mess. D:Boston was nice, though. I am such a rubbernecker, I never go to cities and so when I do I am that awkward person walking down the street sideways with my head twisted around going, "So ... tall ..." And Boston isn't even super skyscrapery; I am just a country bug. It was fun to hang out with J and M and Q, and I am glad I did it. Although next time, it would be great if the total hours I spent on the bus weren't a bigger number than the total hours we got to spend together. That was a tiny bummer. (Tiny, because after years of Greyhound, the Dartmouth Coach buses are BEAUTIFUL.)
Two media things. The bus movie on the way back up was Life As We Know It, which, judging by the previews, I was expecting to be stupid and full of shenanigans. But it actually wasn't that bad! I mean, it had the responsible-chick-irresponsible-dude combination, which, blah. But there were serious parts and sweet parts and the kid was adorable. The romantic tension/pining was not quite up to the high standards I have been given by fic, but I actually did ship the main couple by the end.
Uggggggggh what the hell was that. I still love Vicky, she is still awesome! I'm sorry they imperiled her to give Not!Kevin a moment that was supposed to be badass, though. Which, wtf, network, why do you not give warnings for torture? That was awful, I thought I was going to be sick. D: And Sophia's being suddenly awful; the characterization in this show is so pathetic sometimes. The pacing doesn't help, either - they never spend enough time developing people's relationships with each other, and they spent so much time flopping back and forth with Thomas (he's evil! no he's not! yes he is! noble sacrifice!) that Sophia's kill-them-all reaction seems totally off the wall. Especially since she spent most of the ep where he died talking about leadership and sacrifice and doing the right thing instead of the easy thing. I can't even tell whether they're aware of the about-face - if they were doing it on purpose, that's great, but they need to make it more intelligible. >:E
I am hoping to finish the first chapter of Book Two in the next day or so, and if I get it done and edited, I will put it up no matter what day of the week it is, because I have been so fail. /o\
