choo choo

So my phone and Internet that were supposed to be hooked up on the 20th, still do not work. It was installed on Thursday like it was supposed to be, and heck! It even worked for a few hours. But then the phone line went dead, and without a phone line there is no internet and blah blah blah blah blah blah. No connection for me. Oh – and the fun part is, we were supposed to have a repair person come in Sunday afternoon to fix the problem, but he apparently showed up an hour before he was supposed to and well gosh, I wasn’t there (I was at church. Sue me) and now we can’t get another appointment until Wednesday.

G:KN$%!!!@

I feel about ready to kick Aliant (that’s ‘Bell’ to those of you west of New Brunswick) really hard in their metaphorical nuts. If my apartment building didn’t have pretty darn good student deals with them, I’d definitely switch to Eastlink. As it is, I’m seriouly considering it.

So that’s my rant of the past couple weeks. You know, I had a really smooth move, I love my new apartment (so big and pretty!) I’m getting along with my roommate, classes are great, but this one thing… GAH! *breathes* I always appreciated a fast internet connection but uh… now I appreciate it more. A lot more. A LOT.

(I should mention – this post is being entirely written in a word document, which I [pray] will then upload to the beloved LJ without much fuss. I’m currently trying to send an e-mail to my sister using the corner of fervid prayer. It’s… not going well.)

Moving aside from the self-pity for one moment though (what, I can do it) I miss fandom! And especially I miss fic. But despite missing it, I haven’t been especially interested in reading most of it anymore (I’m sure the fact that it takes a HUGE amount of effort to get to the fic in the first place doesn’t – Right, no more self-pity) and I REALLY can’t seem to write it anymore. Poo. So instead I think I’m going to take up that meme that was circulating a LONG time ago, about posting some of the loose ends fic that people have lying around in their harddrive. Because I have a lot of it. I should know. It’s what I’ve been doing in my internetless spare time. That, and making my computer read aloud Shakespearian sonnets in that Robo-voice they can do. Really, I think he could have a career in the theatre. He’s starting to really get a hold of that iambic pentameter.

ANYway (*g*), here is the cream of the crop of my rejected!fic. And I won’t lie, most of it wasn’t posted for a reason. But it’s all I have right now.

So, here’s some drabbles and fragments from Firefly, Farscape, LOST, The Office and even Harry Potter. (I know, who knew?) Oh, and one very embarrassing kid!fic that, despite the obvious kid content, I think is actually pretty well written (In that overly sweet, give you cavities way.) So I’m still hiding it in the rejected!fic post. ;)

( Farscape Drabble )
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( Firefly Fragments )
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( Office Drabble )
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( Harry Potter Drabble )
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( Lost Drabble )
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( Firefly Drabble )

Hopefully, I’ll have actually internet by Wednesday. Here’s hoping. And praying. And making sacrifices to the Internetz Gods.

…I’m not desperate.

I've been reading some of the Farscape recaps over at Television Without Pity and I must say, they are really, really cool. The recapper, Jacob, has a lovely way with words, very poetic in a way, and has a very nice approach to the Farscape-meta. It's the kind of stuff that I would never think of after watching an episode, but is not over my head either. It's just nifty and some good food for thought. And I don't know if there are really any Scapers out there to relate to me on this topic, but I really love the show. It's a hell of a good time and the more I read about it over at TWOP, the more I'm enjoying it. I gotta watch me some episodes again.

Also happily ignoring the major essays that are looming nearer and nearer, I've been watching some of the first season of LOST during the past week or so, and may I just say, I *love* first season LOST. I love what they were doing with the show, all the character interactions (Jack and Kate - being interesting and likeable!) and the monster and the CRAZY without getting bogged down in all the connections they are now trying to make with everyone. Ugh, and the smalller cast! And I still enjoy the show now, it just doesn't have the same feel, you know? Plus it looks like Sawyer and Kate are going to be doing the horizontal mambo (well, vertical actually) next week which, well, kinda sucks. *sigh* Ah, first season...

The Office is back tonight! I can't wait for Michael to make a fool of himself during Diwali. It's going to be a wonderful trainwreak. ; )

All together now:

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alright, I did have an awesome time watching the finale over at Sara's house; arguing over the betterness (that's a word now) of Jack vs. Sawyer, giggling over the Scottishness of Desmond, lamenting the craziness of Locke (He's totally of his rocker) and worrying over Charlie's (Hobbit!) safety. It was a lot of fun. Lost should definitely be watched with one or two other people who enjoy it and are actually interested in the storyline, as opposed to in a room with a bunch of first year guys who couldn't care less and would rather talk about football. Not that Im talking from experience. Or anything.

But man! What a cliffhanger! Which, to be fair, I totally expected. And I actually wasn't as affected by the cliffhangerness as I was last year, whether that be because I really wasn't as invested in the show as I was last year or that I was totally prepared for that kind of a cliffhanger or whatever. But I did enjoy it and now really, really want to see the third season. Now please. How about now?

Now?

And we got a PB&J smoochie! Aw, it was so sweet. Though is it just me or have Charlie's reactions seemed a bit odd lately? Not in a 'he's back on the smack' odd, but just slightly off. I dunno, it's weird. Ooh, and how much did I love Jack and Kate's final sharing of A Look? Yeah, I know I'm pathetic, but - SQUEE! Besides, you take what you can on this show.

And now on to next year: The Others reveal their new Island casino and Desmond, Locke and Eko get matching hatch tatooes on their hineys.

Can't wait.

OMGSCORPYWASONLOST!!!

I think my level of nerdness has just quadrupled (I recognized him pretty darn quickly) but... Scorpius! On LOST! So cool!

Luckily I've been watching some Farscape episodes lately or I probably wouldn't have recognized him sans scary!makeup+coolantsuit. Oh Farscape -- how I love your wacked out craziness. We had some great times together. Obviously this can only mean one thing for LOST though: ... the island's down a wormhole.

And for my shipper heart tonight: JackandKatecaughtinnetofiniquity!!!!!!! A new *squee* point for all fans! They're just so darn cute. And always interrupted! Darn you LOST writers! Yep, I've definitely jumped back on this ship.

In other "real life" news -- I never realized just how much darn stuff I had until I packed it all. But no matter -- tomorrow I am home!

Well... at least LOST was interesting tonight. ( spoiler cut just in case )

Did anyone else notice the huge amount of cowboy talk in tonight's episode? Gave me happy Firefly memories, which probably had something to do with watching Serenity (pilot, not movie) with Robyn and Virginia earlier. Good times. Did I ever mention how much I love Mal? 'Cause I do.

A lot.

...has not been overly impressing me as of late.

While I think it's great that the tailies are providing a neat, new elemant to the island and to what we understand about it, the fact that they all seem to get their own episodes while there are still eleven original characters just boggles me. What about Claire? Or Sawyer? Sayid, Sun, Hurley - heck, even Jack! Yeah, I know the man seems to get more than his fair share of back story episodes, but - correct me if I'm wrong - Jack always seemed to me like the central character, the character that the audience related their experience through, and having him show up briefly for two non-scenes just doesn't cut it for me. I really think the show is stretching itself too thin, I'd love to get back some of the focus and intensity that we got in the first season; to me, that drove the show, not the: "hey look at all the crazy connections we can make with our castaways to the island, wheeeeeee!"

On the other hand, I did squee at the Hurley/Libby "let me help you make your shelter (of lurve)" tidbit near the end. Oh, and: "What are you going to do, beat me with your Jesus stick?"

Oh, Charlie *shakeshead*

So, Lost episode last night, here be my thoughts:
( ... And Found )

Good episode, I won't say too much except that I think that Kate/Jack as my favourite pairing has now been replaced by Kate/chocolate. Sorry Jack, but it was meant to be.

Also, Michael and ickle!Walt -- *MUMPH* (that is the sound one makes when one is trying to suppress tears of cuteness)

Wow, this has been a long stretch between updates, but to be fair, I have been busy. Since posting last, I've finished my last session at camp, finished post camp, went home to Toronto for two days, drove down to Halifax, spent two days there avec la famille, moved into residence, started frosh week (which is insane by the way), met a bunch of people; some old but mostly new, and finally started classes yesterday. And now its the weekend... Woo hoo! Somewhere in betwen, I did manage to find the time to write, you guessed it, another Jack/Kate ficlet, inspired somewhat by Lost Season 1 on DVD! (Which I now own by the by - ha ha Mimi!) I think I should compile all the ones I've written thus far, either that or get a life, its a hard choice.


( Exodus Coda )

Well, that's it for now, I'll try to post again soon, but for now, party on!

Here's another J/K ficlet, no title as of yet
(meaning it'll probably never get one), very tame,
very melodram. Enjoy!

( Voila )