So, we started watching Turn, because I was interested in it, and then [livejournal.com profile] amyofaquitaine said it was good (and she has excellent taste) and now I'm hooked. I've only seen the first three episodes, because of course it premiered during my big move/apartment hunt/new job, so I couldn't watch it, but then AMC showed all the episodes on Memorial Day and we DVR-ed them so I can catch up.

So far, I think Ben is the prettiest, I kind of ship him with Caleb, and I LOVE Caleb. OMG, he's just so amusing and unapologetic and brave and honorable and he sang Spanish Ladies and I want to squish him. I also went on Wikipedia and looked up all the main characters to see if they were going to survive this mess (especially my precious Caleb) or not, because that's just how I roll. I don't know any show spoilers though (let's please keep it that way, too) and since they're already playing a little loose with the facts, who knows what will happen?

My biggest question so far, however, is what the hell is so special about Anna that everyone on this show wants to bang her? Abe, Simcoe, Selah (the only one who should be doing so) and even kind of Caleb. She's pretty, I guess, and brave to be running a tavern alone and spying and stuff, and she sure doesn't put up with Caleb's crap, but I'm just not on the Anna wagon. I feel like the show is pushing her hard as the strong female lead, but hasn't really let her do anything remarkable. I am presently team Mary, because I feel very bad for her and I just KNOW she's going to get a shit deal. That's the only way this can possibly play out. I have probably said, "poor Mary" about a dozen times in three episodes.

On the other hand, these two are clearly in love. <3

Even though they've probably existed for as long as Sherlock Holmes has, I'm pretty sure that every time the movie Sherlock Holmes plays, 100 slash fics spontaneously come into being. They don't get written, they just suddenly exist.

In other words, it was awesome, and you should all see it. I love it when men love each other (platonically, I'm sure) but won't say so, because they are men. Also, Holmes and Watson are 12. Also also, I have a real thing for big reveals, when someone explains the whole elaborate plot, as well as the person doing the revealing. Because it's SCIENCE!

One gripe though: I knew, as soon as Rachel McAdams walked on the screen, that she was going to need saving at some point in the movie, despite the fact that she's a badass, and a successful theif, and carries a knife. And I was right. Because women, no matter how cool, always need saving eventually. Blech.

Finally, Janeea and I kept drawing parallels between this movie and Firefly. Right down to the music. This is not a bad thing.

Conclusion: I have the hots for Sherlock Holmes. Always have. Right back to my childhood, with Basil, the Great Mouse Detective. (Who isn't actually Sherlock Holmes, but is close enough). But I haven't really ever read one of his stories. I should get on that.

 


This entry is in no way a pointless waste of your valuable friends page space just so that I could show off one of my new icons. Nope.


My chem class was cancelled today, which was nice... BUT I WANT TO KNOW MY GRADE ON THE TEST DAMN IT!!! I bet he just cancelled class cause he didn't have the tests graded and he didn't want to face the wrath of 100 irate Chem students at 9:30 in the morning...

And ummm...I can't find my belts and my neck hurts and it's making funny noises... and that's probably not good, is it?


But EEEEEEEEE My The Little Mermaid DVD is coming soon! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!


Oh, and these:

[sirius + remus]




[draco + pansy]





BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Oh man. I didn't even cheat on that first one... it really is my OTP... but Draco/Pansy? I've never even read a Draco/Pansy story... Though I suppose it's technically semi-canon... Though I don't really like Pansy... Whatever. It made me laugh. (Mostly cause at the top of the quiz it said "Regardless of whether or not J.K. Rowling chooses to write it, when you put several hundred teenagers in the same building for nine months straight, there's going to be a certain amount of nookie being gotten. The question is, by whom?")

Who can deny that? Thus, we have the basis for fanfic.
After watching Boy Meets World today, (like I do every day) I finally have to share my theory with you all.

Jack and Eric... are totally together. You know, sexually.

Points:

-Both date a lot of women
-Neither ever has a serious girlfriend
-Both try WAY TOO HARD to win Rachel's affections but once they have them, both ultimately lose her
-The only reason Jack would put up with Eric is because the sex is good
-They understand each other far better than any girl on the show ever did
-Opposites attract
-This conversation:
Jack: Rachel's gone.
Eric: I'm with ya, bud. Why are we still wearing pants?

All of this is my slash brain influenced opinion of course, except for the conversation which I quoted directly. (COME ON. How could you hear that and NOT think of slash?)

In short, Jack hearts Eric and Eric hearts Jack. (Although I don't think they'd ever say no to a threesome with Rachel.)

I also saw the "underpants" episode today. God I love that show.



And now, reason number 485728952456 to love my mother:

Mom: I'll always worry about you. Even when you're 50, I'll still worry about you. If I remember who you are.
You know there's something wrong with your mind when you misread "exotic metal bangles" as "erotic metal bangles" and immediately picture big metal bracelets with pictures of naked women in scandalous poses on them.
Saw Heather's play tonight. I think I'm now officially a Tennessee Williams buff. God it was sad. Good, but sad.

"The show is over. The monkey is dead." I don't know if that was supposed to be funny the first time, but I laughed. The second time, definately not. Shawn shot my pregnant cousin!

I don't want to go back to school. Don't make me!

They showed this clip on SNL of Richard Pryor and Chevy Chase when Pryor was on the show. They're like doing word association and all Chevy's words are black slurs, and all Pryor's are white slurs, and finally they get to:
Chevy: Nigger.
Pryor: Dead honky.

I am very easily amused.

I came out as a slasher to my mom, and I'm not really sure how she took it. She's been irritable all day. But she didn't really seem to care too much, so I bet it's ok.

I feel like I've wasted this whole vacation. I didn't DO anything. (Not that I actually had anything to do, but still.) I didn't even practice my clarinet once all week.

Oh well, there are worse things I suppose. Like having to tell JVL* that I'm not going to be here this weekend because of the band trip.

Oh, and if you are in a horror movie and you have sex, you will die. No matter how bad the CGI is.

*JVL = John van Luling. I'm stage managing his senior seminar.
Remind me to be careful if I try to eat while re-reading Harry Potter books...

I almost choked on my salad on page 220.

"Harry sometimes had the horrible feeling that Snape could read minds."

Oh, ye of little occulmency...


In other dorky news, my Bio professor played us this song today called "We Come from Monkeys." He really reminds me of Mr. Hooker.

Then in Intro to Theater we were talking about how the young boys in Elizabethian theater played the female parts and were 'apprentices' and I was like "STOP IT BRAIN. NOT LIKE THAT."

Only it probably was exactly like that.


This is what happens when I read slash in the middle of the week. Heh.
It's world slash appreciation day!

Seriously.

Look! http://www.july7th.tk/ !!!

Oh, and I just wanted to say that no matter how many times I watch "Pirates of the Caribbean" I still laugh really hard every time Will breaks the candleholder off the wall. Every time.

So while my parents had a big fancy party last night, I spent the night at Kelli's. We watched Wimbledon, which rocks sooooooo hardcore and has Paul Bettany in it, and Lord of the Rings #1.

I tried my very hardest to stay awake through Lord of the Rings, but I fell asleep right around the part where they decide not to continue over the huge icy mountain and go through the Mines of Moria instead. But I have seen that part once before, where Gandolf dies and such.

I woke up in time to see...umm damn what's his name again? Balthasar...no....Boromir? Yeah, sure, Boromir get killed, and stayed awake till the end.

Now, I may have mentioned this before, but this time I saw it throughout most of the movie and not just in one scene. SAM WANTS FRODO! In a very dirty way. I am serious. It's not even deniable. The way he looks at him....

And it's what they don't say, but COULD say that makes me think this way. Some examples:

Actual line by Sam: There's a big root in my back!

What he's not saying, but could: I wish it was something else digging into my back...

Actual line by Frodo: Just imagine you're home, in your own bed, with your own blanket, and your own pillow.

What he's not saying, but could : And me, naked.

Actual line by Frodo: Sam, I'm so glad you're with me!

What he's not saying, but could: Now, quick while there's no one around, SHAG ME!

I swear, Slash has taken over my brain. I seriously thought they were going to snog, right there on the mountain, and I am firmly convinced that the only reason they didn't is because Frodo doesn't get it. Stupid ponce.

Oh, yes, and what is this "Mr. Frodo" business? Does he have a Dom/Sub fetish too? I bet he does.

Which reminds me, DOM IS HOT! GO MERRY! (I mean Dominic Monawhatisname, who's nickname is Dom. Dom/Sub, Dom, get it? Nevermind.)

AND AND AND Do you know what they have at the end of the credits for Lord of the Rings? I just happened to be awake as this rolled by:

A special thanks to all the members of the official Lord of the Rings Fanclub:

AND THEN THEY LISTED ALL THE FUCKING MEMBERS OF THE ENTIRE FANCLUB! WHAT THE HELL?!!? IT WENT ON FOR LIKE EVER!

I dozed off again somewhere round the H's.

I'm off to find some good Sam/Frodo Fic. Toodles!

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