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that was fun
Oct. 5th, 2009 04:38 amI was totally going to bed early tonight. I ate dinner, I did reading for school, I drank some wine (free from my job today!), I took a hot bath, I called my sisters.
And then I was whammied by an amazingly awful headache that just stopped, hours later.
Conveniently, I was also suffering from one of those meandering moods that are the internet equivalent of walking into a room, knowing you went there for a reason, and utterly forgetting what it was. So you walk around for a bit with the nagging knowledge that you want to do something, but you haven't the faintest clue what that might be. Only it's regarding stories/shows instead of needing to find your favorite bookmark.
Anyway, I eventually scratched the itch, and I thought I'd rec the stories that distracted me from the awful pain in my head and kept me from wandering around the internet looking for my keys even longer than I did:
One Minute, Counting (Pushing Daisies; gen)
Yuletide fic! I have a deep and serious love for Emerson Cod. Warnings for character death. Only, not really. Well, technically... oh, hell, just go read the damn thing. It's not at all spoilery. "Oh hell no," Emerson said, which wasn't part of the speech he'd prepared in case this ever happened, but he'd allowed himself a certain latitude. :)
Prism (Fallen Feather Extended Jam) and Beside Still Waters (SPN/FF; both gen)
Oooh, very cool. Supernatural/Firefly crossover; Castiel is sent to contact Mal Reynolds. Who is, if possible, even more difficult a sell than Dean was. :) My favorite part of this are all the times that Cas keeps visiting Dean in Heaven to get advice. And River is awesome (but I feel that should go without saying). I'm having trouble describing the tone, but it's lovely.
Brothers (SPN; gen)
Already been jossed by events of the show, and perhaps not the best thing I've ever read (although I do like the way nwhepcat writes Castiel), but I harbor a great fondness of stories that explore Dean and Castiel's growing friendship, and not in the schmoopy romanticized way you often see. I like them as a 'ship, but honestly? The gen side of things is really great. Dean's never had a friend before (Sam and Bobby and even Ellen are family, which is a whole 'nother kettle of equally tasty but decidedly different fish), and Castiel is pretty equally matched in terms of not knowing how this "friends" thing works (or how this "human" thing works :D). I do so like watching them figure it out. <3
A Very Short Sermon (Sense & Sensibility)
And now for something completely different! This is a lovely bit of writing -- captures that Austen feel, the dynamic between Elinor and Marianne, the feeling of family, and the love in both marriages. Just, very nice.
The Wind Cries PECOTA (SN; gen/het-ish)
Jeremy is totally awesome in this. How have I never read it before? (Maybe because it has a brief mention of Casey/OFC, i.e. he's not living in happily domestic partnership ever after with Dan, which, I get, but it's a stupid reason to miss out on this fic.) It has that great quality Sorkin hits, where his characters are clever and bantery and entertaining, but still manage to have philosophical discussions that make you think and feel on an entirely unironic level. I know many a sports-stats nerd, and this was a lovely way to address that aspect of sports fans in the SN world. Also, coercion about blogging. You know you wanna read that. :)
I also re-read A Meeting of the Neuroses (SN, Dan/Casey), which is still fan-fucking-tastic. You know what's weird? Re-reading comments you forgot you left. Mine mentioned that there really isn't a lot (or really any) fic where Casey finds out about Dan's panic attacks/social anxiety. Why is that?
In a total departure from any of the previous topics, I just realized that John Noble's Walter Bishop in many ways reminds me of Sean Connery's Professor Henry Jones (aka Indiana Jones's dad). Discuss! :)
And then I was whammied by an amazingly awful headache that just stopped, hours later.
Conveniently, I was also suffering from one of those meandering moods that are the internet equivalent of walking into a room, knowing you went there for a reason, and utterly forgetting what it was. So you walk around for a bit with the nagging knowledge that you want to do something, but you haven't the faintest clue what that might be. Only it's regarding stories/shows instead of needing to find your favorite bookmark.
Anyway, I eventually scratched the itch, and I thought I'd rec the stories that distracted me from the awful pain in my head and kept me from wandering around the internet looking for my keys even longer than I did:
One Minute, Counting (Pushing Daisies; gen)
Yuletide fic! I have a deep and serious love for Emerson Cod. Warnings for character death. Only, not really. Well, technically... oh, hell, just go read the damn thing. It's not at all spoilery. "Oh hell no," Emerson said, which wasn't part of the speech he'd prepared in case this ever happened, but he'd allowed himself a certain latitude. :)
Prism (Fallen Feather Extended Jam) and Beside Still Waters (SPN/FF; both gen)
Oooh, very cool. Supernatural/Firefly crossover; Castiel is sent to contact Mal Reynolds. Who is, if possible, even more difficult a sell than Dean was. :) My favorite part of this are all the times that Cas keeps visiting Dean in Heaven to get advice. And River is awesome (but I feel that should go without saying). I'm having trouble describing the tone, but it's lovely.
Brothers (SPN; gen)
Already been jossed by events of the show, and perhaps not the best thing I've ever read (although I do like the way nwhepcat writes Castiel), but I harbor a great fondness of stories that explore Dean and Castiel's growing friendship, and not in the schmoopy romanticized way you often see. I like them as a 'ship, but honestly? The gen side of things is really great. Dean's never had a friend before (Sam and Bobby and even Ellen are family, which is a whole 'nother kettle of equally tasty but decidedly different fish), and Castiel is pretty equally matched in terms of not knowing how this "friends" thing works (or how this "human" thing works :D). I do so like watching them figure it out. <3
A Very Short Sermon (Sense & Sensibility)
And now for something completely different! This is a lovely bit of writing -- captures that Austen feel, the dynamic between Elinor and Marianne, the feeling of family, and the love in both marriages. Just, very nice.
The Wind Cries PECOTA (SN; gen/het-ish)
Jeremy is totally awesome in this. How have I never read it before? (Maybe because it has a brief mention of Casey/OFC, i.e. he's not living in happily domestic partnership ever after with Dan, which, I get, but it's a stupid reason to miss out on this fic.) It has that great quality Sorkin hits, where his characters are clever and bantery and entertaining, but still manage to have philosophical discussions that make you think and feel on an entirely unironic level. I know many a sports-stats nerd, and this was a lovely way to address that aspect of sports fans in the SN world. Also, coercion about blogging. You know you wanna read that. :)
I also re-read A Meeting of the Neuroses (SN, Dan/Casey), which is still fan-fucking-tastic. You know what's weird? Re-reading comments you forgot you left. Mine mentioned that there really isn't a lot (or really any) fic where Casey finds out about Dan's panic attacks/social anxiety. Why is that?
In a total departure from any of the previous topics, I just realized that John Noble's Walter Bishop in many ways reminds me of Sean Connery's Professor Henry Jones (aka Indiana Jones's dad). Discuss! :)