An index to all my videos. I left one out that was pretty much universally disliked, but it may come back with tweaks. ;)

Video Index

An index to all my fiction with the exception of 'Five Things' and 'Commentfic'. While it was tempting to remove some others in the name of quality control, I resisted temptation--for now--with one exception.

Fiction Index

Dear SGU,
Tonight's episode of Supenatural? That's how you do angst. And guess what? The fact that those were total heroes I was watching didn't stop me from identifying with the characters at all. Quite the opposite. Please take note.

Sincerely,
sg_betty

Rules:
- Bold all of the following TV shows which you've ever seen 3 or more episodes of in your lifetime.
- underline a show if you're positive you've seen every episode of it.

Note: Wow! A couple of things become clear. (1). I would watch just about anything as a kid, new, reruns, whatever, usually while I was doing something else like drawing or painting. Didn't used to be as tolerant of silence as I am now. (2). Before I started living on the computer, I'd just turn on the TV when I got home and let it be background for the whole night. This should not be interpreted as 'everything in bold is good TV.' ;) Also, with a some of the older shows, it's quite possible that I've seen every episode, but I have no idea.

( The List )

Well. That was the first episode that I've actually liked. Not just bits and pieces, but the whole thing. I still felt weirdly removed on an emotional level (and I really haven't been able to put my finger on why that is yet, but it's unusual) until pretty near the end, but it was so much better! It had a plot. It had a plot! I'm looking forward to next week's episode rather than feeling like watching is a task that I must perform.

When I rated it on the Solutions poll, I gave it an 'excellent.' By rights, it should have been a 'very good' because that lack of an emotional connection is a serious problem, but I was just so thrilled that it had a plot that I let that slide.

Very good acting as usual-why the heck am I watching on such an intellectual rather than emotional level?

Just to keep you in the loop....

Chocolatekettle, your drabble meme story has to percolate for a bit. I know there's something good in your prompt for Jonas, Teal'c-alien conspiracy, but it hasn't worked it's way to the front of my brain yet.

Fig, your Free-For-All story has been written, had a beta, and is now in the rewrite process. Hopefully, it will be done by the deadline. ;)

Lokei, your story has been plotted, unplotted, and plotted again several times. Then hands were thrown up in the air and a decision was made to just write the darn thing. Sometimes you just have to risk jumping into the deep end and dog-paddle your way out.

So, that's where we are!

As many of you probably know, I decided to do the drabble meme, offering to write drabbles for those who made requests. I'm not even trying to write drabbles anymore. It doesn't seem to be in my skill set. We'll just call them short stories that are low on plot. This one, the third, is for quarryquest and the prompt was 'Daniel and Joseph Campbell'.

I managed to figure out that drabbles were never going to happen in advance, this time, so I got it beta'd! Big thanks to redbyrd_sgfic, who helped me improve this greatly.
( Mythology )

For those unaware, I decided to do the drabble meme, offering to write drabbles for those who made requests. This one is for Fig Newton and the prompt was 'Sha're and water', but at 833 words, it is once again, not a drabble. *facepalm* I give up. I'm not even going to try and pretend that I'm writing drabbles.

As I mentioned before, I'm doing these in the order that they come into my brain, not the order received. Once again, I made no arrangements for beta as it was supposed to be very, very short....
( Water )

A Drabble Request Answered. Sort Of....
Okay, I officially fail at drabbles... I decided to do the drabble meme and here's my first attempt, a request by Lokei for 'Daniel, Teal'c, and Public Broadcasting.' It comes in at 607 words. *sigh* That's so not a drabble.

Just a note, I'm doing these in the order that they come into my brain, not the order received. Unbeta'd because it was supposed to be commentfic.
( Quality Programming )

....that I really don't have time for but am doing anyway because I wanted to see her drabble for my request. ;)

The first TEN people to comment in this post get to request a drabble of ANY pairing/character of their choosing from me (with a prompt, if it pleases you to give me one). In return, those who feel inspired can post this in their journal.

Note: I'm amending this slightly to say any SG-1 character, and that you may include a 'gen' prompt, if it pleases you.

Note 2: Um, better change that to include Daniel/Sha're since I already wrote one for this. ;)

I was making birthday icons for Lokei and Eilidh17 today when I got a little sidetracked. While I was experimenting with some things, I ended up making this picture that is clearly needs a story, so if anyone would like to write such a thing, here's the illustration! Gen, please, any season.





Click on the link to see the larger image. If you end up writing something and want to use the illustration, let me know, and I'll make it so you can copy it.

Here's a birthday icon! Something else on the way in a few days (if creativity cooperates. ;)




Hope it's a good one!

If you eat nothing all day but 4 crackers with peanut butter, a tiny halloween chocolate bar, and a carrot, and also drink 5-6 cups of coffee, it should not surprise you that you have a bit of a headache, a bit of a stomache ache, and feel a little light-headed. It does not mean that you have H1N1, even if half the city does. Dofus.

I filled a Free-For-All request for sixbeforelunch. I couldn't do Daniel/Vala for her, but I did do Daniel-Vala. Both the songs she suggested are great, but I was only able to make one into a video. Here's the Link:
Best Laid Plans

There's a download button on the same page, and as usual, I highly recommend downloading. Videos are always much better when they aren't streaming and haven't been converted to a crappier formal. ;) This one's smaller than usual, too!

Inspired by Aurora Novarum and Aelfgyfu.
( My Shows )

Turns out show creators/producers may have much less of a say in casting than I, and probably most people, believed. Check out this story on casting methods for Fox shows. It sound like it's entirely the call of the network execs:

Fox network adopts movie casting method

I imagine that show creators have a say, but it doesn't sound like it's actually their decision.

From a New York Times Article about covert survellience of citizens:

Suspecting Ms. Paton of falsifying her address to get her daughter into the neighborhood school, local officials here began a covert surveillance operation. They obtained her telephone billing records. And for more than three weeks in 2008, an officer from the Poole education department secretly followed her, noting on a log the movements of the “female and three children” and the “target vehicle” (that would be Ms. Paton, her daughters and their car).

Holy Cow! I knew there were cameras everywhere, but this goes way beyond that. It seems you can be covertly observed if you are suspected of just about anything, including failing to recycle. You guys must be pretty freaked out by this, huh?

The rest of the article is here:
Ever-Present Surveillance Rankles the British Public

So I just watched 'White Collar' (it's on Hulu), and it's just exactly the kind of show I like best. Witty dialogue. Lots of plot. A sub-plot with heart and a certain pathos. It has fun banter, but it also has emotional depth. Intelligent, attractive characters played by excellent actors with wonderful onscreen chemistry--attractive being an understatement in the case of one of the leads.... Major understatement. The pilot was extremely enjoyable, and if it continues the way it began, well, I may just have a new favorite. I recommend it highly. In fact, I'd say it's the best new show of the year, at least according to my tastes.

The reviews seem to concur. I haven't seen a bad one. From the LA Times:
Review