astralis: (racetrack made by dragonofblack)
2009-09-21 09:22 pm
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My mental state at the moment is pretty much 'OMG the Unit OMG Scott Foley OMG flail'. I am on a Quest for the second season on DVD at a reasonable price; I think I'm down to TradeMe, because across ten shops (five chains in total) I have found exactly two copies of season two, both at the insane price of $74. There is not a TV series in the world I would pay that for. (I got season one for $25 at one branch of JB Hi-Fi; it was $54 at another. Dude. That's a big price difference.)

My life. So hard.

But oh, show. Oh, boys. My slash goggles - weak at the best of times - are in overdrive on this show, between Mack and Bob and Hector and Charlie, and I squeed when Mack called Bob 'puppy' in 'Exposure', which I think means fandom has corrupted my brain. And 'SERE' - any episode that involves the boys stripped down to their underwear and cuddling Bob is going to make me blissfully happy. Total fan service, yes?

Two weeks ago I was geeking out over the 4400 and scribbling away at some Tom/Diana fic, and now, beyond occasionally listening to the theme tune on YouTube, my brain is all 'what is this 4400 of which you speak?'

And here's the thing. Soon enough I'll be wildly passionate about yet another show, combing the internet for spoilers, hunting down DVDs at bargain prices, writing fic I'll never finish, and every couple of months I'll get homesick for the boys and watch an ep or two. Oh, brain. I wear myself out.
astralis: (sam made by lilferret)
2009-07-14 09:43 pm

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I almost subjected you all to a long rambling about my Swallows and Amazons books, and whether I should buy a particular copy of Missee Lee (one of the three I don't have) that is the same hard-to-find edition as the rest of the series, but is covered in clear film and has library markings on the spine. But while I was writing I realised I could not tolerate either film or markings, that I will likely not be able to remove either without completely ruining the cover and thus defeating the purpose, and that I'd rather wait two/three years for another copy rather than have to look at this one.

So you don't get the rambling after all. Probably you should be thankful.

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In more delightful news, according to the Armageddon Facebook group and Twitter, Gigi Edgley has been booked for Auckland this year. She hasn't yet made the actual website, but: Chiana!

Oh, this is going to be an expensive autograph year, isn't it? I'm up to four, assuming none of them pull out.
astralis: (racetrack made by dragonofblack)
2009-04-20 09:50 pm
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Last night, when I was falling asleep, I planned out the awesomest Five Things fic in my head. I even had the first two Things all written.

Only now I can't remember what the Five Things were. I can't even remember which character it was - I suspect either Sam or Racetrack.

Oh, brain. It's going to bug me and bug me and bug me, and I will never know.