I know it should be a good day...

[lls_mutant]

Yay Obama and all that. Seriously, I do mean it. I, for one, welcome our new Democrat overlords. Sorry- I just can't get serious on the topic of politics, mainly because I'm not a very political person and I hate debating it. But I am happy about the inaguration.

I am NOT happy about my two kids having croupy coughs, or cutting myself with the knife when I was chopping Trevor's cantaloupe, or the snow on the driveway last night (oh, shut up Liss- it was two inches of powder) or my reflection in the mirror this morning. I look like total shit. I didn't sleep much last night, and it's really showing. Plus, normally red is a good color on me, and for some reason today it's just highlighting how terrible I look. (Didn't sleep much because of coughing and crying kids.) Changed seven dirty diapers yesterday, had the shower running for a makeshift sauna three times, and have read WALL-E and The Planets three times. And those books are LONG. (But I've learned a lot about our solar system.)

Escpasism.

1.) I've seen several people comparing Roslin to EVE, which makes Adama WALL-E. I think that's really, really funny.

2.) I still think Leoben running away like a scared little girl is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I know- it's supposed to mean that when even LEOBEN is scared, something big is going on, and his faith is shaken, and blah blah blah. But damn it, Leoben is a fricking near-rapist, and Starbuck should be staying the hell away from him. Gaeta can tell her that Stockholm's Syndrome does not end well.

3.) Anders being a rock star is the second funniest thing ever, but it is tempered by massive amounts of cool. Why couldn't Dee be a Cylon? She and Anders both got stuck as love interests to people more important than them, which reduced their role in the plot. Anders pulled out of it by being a Cylon. Dee had to be the sacrifice. :P

4.) Still smug about calling Ellen. :) Not as smug as I could be, because I really did think it was Gaeta until D'Anna said there were only four in the fleet. But how cool is it that the epic, 2000 year old love story is going to a woman over 40 and an old bald guy? And Adama and Roslin, if they can ever get their shit together.

5.) Wrote reaction fic Picking Up the Pieces. I can't decide if the title is perfect, or really tasteless. Hoshi helping Gaeta deal with Dee's suicide, because damn it, someone on that ship had to care about Gaeta's feelings, and he was still with Hoshi at the time. Which made the way he was acting in the beginning of the webisodes make SO much more sense.



Ugh. I think another steam sauna is required. I hate winter.

Comments

[trovia.livejournal.com]

I've always felt that Leoben and Kara, both, have Stockholm's. No clue if fic deals with them like that since I don't read the pairing. But if Leoben had Stockholm's, then I'd consider him cured now. Which is actually very healthy. And funny as hell. As was the running and screaming.

Wrote reaction fic Picking Up the Pieces. I can't decide if the title is perfect, or really tasteless.

*snickers* Thank you. Now I'll laugh every time I encounter your fic. ;)

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

I never thought about it from Leoben's POV, but I'd agree with that.

If I made animated icons, I'd make one of that moment where Leoben runs away. Seriously- best moment in the show for me :)

*snickers* Thank you. Now I'll laugh every time I encounter your fic. ;)

Yeah, I know :P :) But it sorta had to be said.

[tin-o-biscuits.livejournal.com]

You should come down here- it's gonna be in the upper 60s/low 70s today. :D (I do miss snow though :( )

1.) I've seen several people comparing Roslin to EVE, which makes Adama WALL-E. I think that's really, really funny.
Ahahahahah, I totally drew Wall*E and EVE meeting the Cylons a while ago. EVE and Six do not get along XD

*prayers for everyone to feel better, cyber hugs*

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, that sounds nice. Much better than the last time I visited Texas, which was on the 4th of July. WHEN I WAS FRICKING PREGNANT. (Pregnancy in 100+ heat is NOT FUN.)

Ahahahahah, I totally drew Wall*E and EVE meeting the Cylons a while ago. EVE and Six do not get along XD

You should post that :)

Thanks!

[tin-o-biscuits.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Texas in the summer is not fun (unless you have a pool, which I totes do XD).

I just might. :)


Welcomes~

[falafel-musings.livejournal.com]

I rewatched SaGN. I was really struck by the difference between the Adamas reaction to Dees death and Gaetas reaction. I was not impressed by Bill or Lee at all in this episode. They made Dee's death all about THEM.

It seems like Lee/Dee spent their whole date talking about how Pres Lee is going to lead the fleet through this crisis. To be fair Dee might have wanted to focus on Lee to take her mind off the suicide she was planning BUT you can tell Lee loves Dee only as an ego-booster. He just laps it up. He never once tries to ask Dee about how she is feeling.

I think Bill is still dealing with the issues of Earth, Roslin, Tigh, etc so Dee's suicide was just another thing on top of it all. But still the "I failed you" line was very self-involved. And like Lee, Adama has no idea WHY Dee did this.

I definitely thought Gaeta's grief waa the most sincere. He was the only one who seemed concerned with the loss of Dee as a person. I also have a feeling that Gaeta senses why she did it. And I definitely think Adama, Lee and Kara have risen on Gaeta's HATE list because of Dee.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they totally did.

I know part of it is writing Youth's Final Luxury, but I'm finding myself more and more frustrated with Adama these days. I fully blame the hiatus and the fact I've gotten too into Gaeta and Zarek's heads, but Adama's really done some things to piss me off (like interfering with the civilian government). The good news is I think I'm supposed to feel that way about a lot of it- I'll give Ron that credit that he likes to tarnish his non-Helo heroes.

Lee on the date... I'm much more forgiving. Dee is VERY good at controlling conversations, and I firmly believe she controlled this one because she wanted it to go certain places. Happy places. my impression was he knew something was up and off about her, but didn't realize it was that bad. Given that they've grown apart... I don't begrudge Lee for not seeing it before it happened. Just his attitude after.

Totally agree about Gaeta. But here's another new factor... the fact that, even with 20 minutes left before he runs out of air, he decides NOT to commit suicide. I realize, of course, threatening to commit suicide is a BSG trope. He had to do it to join the club. (He's already done the "just do it" type of thing, but it was with an airlock and he was much more dignified about it.) But knowing that Dee had committed suicide a few days before he nearly tried to... I mean, he had 20 minutes left. He had no real reason to believe that Hoshi would find him (although he seemed like he knew Hoshi would look for him). He had just gotten the kind of news that breaks people. And yet, he didn't do it, and I wonder if his grief and anger and pain over Dee's suicide is a large part of why. That he couldn't leave Hoshi asking "why" and feeling the way he did- that if he did die, it had to be clean.

Of course, this is all me adding that on, given what a cliche the threat is on the show ;) But still- it's an interesting thought.

BTW- very much like your icon. I need a new gen one, but I think I'm waiting until next episode. (I want one of Tom Zarek being arrested or in jail and saying "help! help! I'm being repressed!")

[falafel-musings.livejournal.com]

I agree that it is anger and resentment keeping Gaeta alive right now. He is like a ghost with unfinished business. His soul is still tormented. 'Hungering for redemption' is the way I'd describe it, even if Gaeta is not the FC.

I love my Ellen icon too. Her expression is so saying "I'm the specialistic cylon girl ever". And she is! She really is!

[prophetkristy.livejournal.com]

Ouch, that IS a rough night! *hugs* I don't know how I'll ever do it (if I manage to first find someone to be a father). I really, really like sleep.

re Leoben: I spent most of the episode wondering why in hell Kara was letting Leoben follow her around like a little puppy. And him backing away WAS hilarious.

I hope that *memfault* (the girl Final Cylon--I don't like her anyway, and I've suddenly blanked on her name) was a groupie of Sam's. That would be EVEN FUNNIER!

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'll tell you- I don't miss the early newborn days, when they were up every few hours. The happiest morning of my life was that morning I woke up and realized they'd BOTH slept through the night. Well, no, not quite. I think there's a few others that can top that. But it may very well be in the top ten.

I was wondering what Kara was doing with Leoben, too, but she also let him into her quarters on the Demetrius. (I was so glad Sam was pissed.) And I want to be all high and mighty, but a part of me keeps saying "you know, you wrote some really, really messed up sex in The Touch of Your Grace", two scenes of which can almost be classified as rape, at least from one character's perspective." But I still really hate the Kara/Leoben... thing. She tries to kill him, I'm fine with that. She doesn't... not so much.

And Tory as a groupie would be AWESOME. I really, REALLY hope we get to see this.