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What the headline says! :)

I don't how many of you are still following SPN.  I sure hope some still are :)
Interestingly enough, SPN is the first ever TV series I follow from the beginning in Real Time.

When I first entered fandom, I was into Highlander:The TV series, but there were no downloads at the time, so my only way of following it in Real Time was to rely on the Big List after Episode Discussions and the tapes kind fans were sending me. To this day, there are still episodes I haven't seen (working to remedy that, though).

After that, I went back into The Professionals. I say 'went back' because I watched the series on TV in Italy when it first aired, and that was...uhm, 17/18 years previously. 57 precious episodes which I danced for when I saw them (on tape!) in a HMV shop in Manchester during the Highlander convention Chronicles 1997.

After that - and for the record, the series I love I keep loving, until now I've never gone completely off a series, the passion just leaves but there's always fire under the ashes, so to speak - after that...it was multifandom for a while: LotR and lots of other series, Harsh Realm, Krycek... (see my info page for the full list), many found following actors and actresses I liked.

And of course, there was roleplay writing in Theatrical Muse (once again, an amazing experience, and some true friends found).

But Real Time series? None, not really. I've watched many episodes of many series (still have to watch True Blood, though), but none from the beginning throughout not missing a single episode, and not getting as involved in the fandom.

Supernatural was the first one, and yes, I'm still watching it after 8 years. Wow :D

Reactions?

I quite loved it. I feel a clear return to season one dynamics between the brothers. The photography has peaks of amazingness, loved Dean's desaturated Purgatory back story (and that whole backstory? I hope someone is writing around it, cause there's so much scope for fun and exploration there!).
Sam is Sam. He never wanted to be a hunter, and I quite approve of this trait of his character not changing. It may well be a case of denial, but still. I like it.
Dean is always my favourite between them, but one without the other doesn't work :D (and no, I never slashed them, although I have enjoyed many stories that did).

The flashbacks are interesting. I think they are more for us, the audience, than anything else. I liked the silences between the brothers, as difficult as they were, and those are still there, only now we know what's in their minds when they're silent.
Narratively speaking, the series switched from a tighter pov to a close one.
Does it work?
In ways, but it does disrupt the narrative a bit, for me. I understand, of course, that it's another way to give the boys some days off from their filming schedule.

I fear for Dean's bond with the guy from Purgatory (can't remember his name, right now). I like it, and I don't want it to go.

And yes, I still cheer for John Winchester and what he's done for his boys :P

Looking forward to the more new SPN episodes!

In other news, I'm learning to become a Relational Dynamic coach (will specialize in coaching writers), looking after my father, and not yet finishing my novel. Bad, bad me!

How are you people? I want to see are Nick Lea's eps in Once Upon A Time, I hope it's a good role, and a lasting one.

Hugs!

RIP Andy Hallet :(

Apparently he'd been suffering from a heart congenital desease for a few years :(

ETA:
article here:
http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/03/andy-hallett-an.html

just a short list of Things To Do:


- Very Important phone call

- important emails (two)

- clean/empty/reply inbox (365! *headdesks&facepalms*)

- hair?

- list of CFP deadlines


Totally useless and irrelevant entry brought to you by sleepiness and being exceedingly tired/bored of lost-in-limbo self

I keep forgetting about KIVA and TEAM FANDOM...but thankfully derryderrydown reminded me :)

Fandom is good for so many things and this is just one of many, but not less important.
Have a look: Team Fandom and KIVA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO deathisyourart!!! Wish you a great day :D



taken from x5vale, something that I hope will put a smile on your face like it did mine :)

ETA: embedding not working *grrr* so for the moment, link:
http://www.cbs.com/thunder/player/thunder.php?pid=Y_JhCJPApE5GSSjIOmFqVHuPBhqyUQir

Watched Fearless (2004, with Jet Li). Fun martial arts based on facts film.

Took male half of parental unit to Diabetes doctor. Took in info/guidelines/etc. Regurgitated the same to older brother and mother.

Talked with mother's doctor on phone. Uhm.

Played and look after cat (Zorro), who is getting used to life without Mimmi.

Spent time with mother reminiscing about war times, old songs and her trips with her father on the horse cart, when she was a child.

Perused houses on sale (on websites).

Getting geared up to go back to the UK. Browsing Flist :)

Realised that I will be able to see the new Supernatural ep on Friday and had a little shiver of pleasure...\o/

I wanna writeeeee!

Poinless much? lol :D

It's alive! It speaks! It's in Rome!
Sunny and cold, but nice to be with family. Will try and make the best of it.

I Wish happiness to those of you celebrating, and equal happiness to those of you not celebrating: *BIG HUGS*

I'm taking decisions re: how to cope with Life demands and Uni demands, and I am utterly grateful to all of you for your support and advice, more than I can express here.

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Fandom-wise...why isn't anyone talking about Charlie Crews (sp?) and LIFE? Second series is just as good as the first one! Okay, it's not highly dramatic/suspenseful/angsty, but it's witty and charming and female character is great! Do watch. I will catch up on the most recent six eps asap amd will demand chat about it afterwards!

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Even more important...

This site is organizing donations to a dog charity for Jeffrey Dean Morgan's next birthday, with Jeff's Mum's knowledge and collaboration:
The Great Jeffrey Dean Birthday Project!!!

Banner and icon credit of Donate JDM dot org, feel free to use to promote the donation site :)





Yes, yes, I know, everyone and their dogs are doing something like this, for this or that celebrity, but hey, it's Jeff. He rescued Bisou, and he's keen on helping this charity dedicated to stray dogs (also old ones or ill ones that no one wants) and he's got fans too! Would be nice to show support. I will pimp this regularly, there is lots of time before April :D

..I'm looking to buy one (asap, I really need it) but omg, so many, and all sorts of different specs...any advice, if you happen to know something about them? I found several website UK based, which I think carry the most known brands, I just...don't know enough to decide quickly :(
Any help welcome!

My debit card was cloned (apparently) and I got charges on my account for more than 1000 pounds.*

Yep, I'll be the one laughing hysterically in that corner down there. 


*bank was awesome and all sorts of things are being taken care of, I have to add, now I have to wait for new card and numbers and the fraud investigation to end and so on, and I should get the money back, but it was a very scary morning for a while.


I am so sorry lately I haven't been fun at all. I think someone is sending me signs, but I need an interpreter, cause I can't make sense of them. I'll try to do better in the future, re: posting.

...I have basically slept for the last few days (okay, I have done some necessary chores in the house, and have been to my chiropractor and other daily routine stuff, but apart from that...not much, really) - have read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and have lots to say about it, but not now, and also a book on MS which was really informative and put in one place all sorts of info that I have trowled the web/med journals for, and that was useful. BUT.

The important thing is...I have a working computer.  AND a working connection! *punches air* I can't possibly catch up with  a full month of LJ entries (though I have looked when I could), and my inbox is up to 80-plus again, and I will face that tonight...mostly, I need to find my brain and connect that, too :)  
I have missed VidUKon, and Connotation (reports, I want to see reports!), thanks to disanddat  I have caught up with SPN but last  Thursday's ep, and the first 5 T:SCC eps (I like it a lot, I'm not fannish about it, but I may end up writing for it, eventually. I certainly want to watch it!), and I also have Sons of Anarchy to watch (I'm curious) and Burn Notice to catch up with, oh, and if Martin Shaw delivers on Apparitions next Thursday...I forsee Apparitions/SPN crossovers, John Winchester and MShaw's priest/exorcist character *nods vigourously*

Also! I spent two days being selfish and went to a BASSC workshop: I have now been trained in unarmed combat and knife combat and ground fighting. AH! Am lethal. Also I have muscles (weak ones) that I didn't remember I had. Kiltboy is a very very good boy, and we likes him, precious, we do we do.


The parental unit in under control, more or less.  More on that later eventually,  although is such a depressing topic, to face mortality (of those you love, of yourself)...I feel I shouldn't approach it, I know many of you have already  dealt with it, and I don't mean to whine...but how one does it? I don't know that I can.


Anyway. More from me asap, as I catch  up with RL and such. HUGS!