Self-Indulgent Babbling

[lls_mutant]

So for some reason I was thinking about the men of Firefly, and trying to figure out which one I'd actually be interested in in a purely fictional, unmarried-me universe. You'd sort of think Mal, because he's extremely good-looking, charismatic, funny, and the captain, but no. Don't get me wrong- I love Mal as a character, and he largely made the series for me. But I have the feeling he wouldn't like me much. (Plus, I'd have to fight musesfool for him.) Jayne is obviously out of the question, and I was thinking Wash (but Zoe scares me even more than musesfool) when it hit me duh- I'm a total Simon girl. Why the hell was this not clear from the beginning?

Seriously. There are two things I really looked for in a man, and really appeal to me. Sure, looks and courage and all that are nice, but they aren't it. The two things that really get me are a devotion to family and intelligence. No, not just intelligence. I like my men brilliant. Incredibly brilliant. And yes, I like them to know it and flaunt it and damn it, I like them smarter than me. The two- no, the three- best relationships I ever had (one obviously being my husband) were all with men who were incredibly, disgustingly, wonderfully smart. And all three of them knew it and were (are) yes, a little stuck up about it.

God, I love that.

Now, granted, they all have their moments of doubt, I'm sure. Two of the three went to grad school and the third was in the military, and I'm not sure which is the more degrading experience. But I guess this explains why I never found Simon Tam all that pompous or obnoxious.

I have no idea what relevance to your life this little entry could possibly have, but I just felt like saying it. Intelligence is easily the sexiest trait in a man. (Of course, it has to be combined with other things, but that's not my point.) Can you tell my husband is out of town?

And it would be nice if these three intelligent boys would get their asses out of this bar so I can finish this chapter of AIL. I am so publishing the rest of this in shorter chapters. And for some bizarre reason Sirius/Kingsley is coming along. Someone explain this to me, please.

a_t_rain updated Correspondence Course, and I still have seven open drabble requests. Go nuts. PLEASE.

And because pfrsue tagged me,

Five Jobs You Have Had In Your Life
Arby's cashier
Nanny
Farm worker (including picking strawberries for 8 hours a day)
Slave (aka grad student with a research grant)
Post-doc at the USDA working on reducing NOx from biodiesel

Five Movies You Would Watch Over and Over
Moulin Rouge!
October Sky
Rent
Mulan
Schindler's List (yes, I have watched it multiple times)

Five Places You Have Lived
Syracuse, New York
Clifton Park, New York
Lewiston, Maine
State College, Pennsylvania
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania

Five TV Shows You Love To Watch
West Wing
Firefly
Scrubs
Lost
American Idol (shut up)

Five Places You Have Been On Vacation
Moloka'i, Hawaii
Datong, China
Mykanos, Greece
Detroit, Michigan (yeah, thanks Justin!)
Portage, Wisconsin (which was far nicer than Detroit!)

Five Websites You Visit Daily
Mutant Reviewers from Hell
Foxtrot comic strip
Graying Hairs (Modest, ain't I?)
Fiction Alley Park
For Better or For Worse comic strip

Five of your Favorite Foods
White chocolate
chicken enchiladas
McDonald's french fries
Cherries
Ice cream

Five Places You Would Rather Be Right Now
Greece
Hawaii
I still want to see Egypt someday
Maine
Somewhere I've never been

Five People to Respond

Whoever wants. Go nuts :)

Comments

[gunderpants.livejournal.com]

I agree. Mr Gun is incredibly smart too, and it turns me on no end.

Sorry, TMI.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Like my whole post wasn't?

What's really disturbing is one of the other two gentlemen reads my journal. Fortunately, he's happily married to another brilliant chick, so it shouldn't be too weird.

[ignipes.livejournal.com]

I like Simon! Do people not like Simon? (As I've said before: totally clueless about the Firefly fandom, which really is a fun way to approach something new.) He's smart and funny and totally says the exact same things I would say in most of those situations.

And, mmmm, cherries. I could go for some cherries right now.

[aome.livejournal.com]

Oooh, you've been to Moloka'i? I've only been to the majors (Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Big Island). What's it like there?

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

Hee! You would totally have to fight me for Mal, though in real life, I'd take Wash. Well, if I could get past Zoe. Just like in HP, I'd take Ron (or James) over the rest of 'em, and Xander (or Giles) is my BtVS guy. Intelligence is sexy, but a sharp sense of humor (that matches mine *g*) trumps nearly everything.

[nocturnal-sleep.livejournal.com]

You've lived in State College, Pa. That's so cool. I live about 30 minutes away.

[rinelk.livejournal.com]

Funny how a happy and fulfilling romantic commitment changes things, isn't it? I said to a friend of mine a couple days ago, who was in a position to relate, that it feels like a great burden I didn't even know I'd been carrying had been lifted. In my private thoughts, I sometimes think of it as having a giant interrelated set of issues solved, in the sense mathematicians use it--some giant problem which was an obstacle in all sorts of pursuits is now taken care of in an elegant way. Not that the only things to appreciate are the removal of badness, but I'm currently noticing the elimination of all sorts of social discomfort as a nice perquisite.