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castalieDude! Life on-line is full of surprises, wow. So last night I had a craving for some nice M7 slash - happens to me every now and then. Don't know why it happens, it just does. I chose at random and picked The Years Between by TrueEnough which turned out to be wonderful. So it definitely put me in the mood for more. Anyway, I'm cruising the site, poking around and I find this "Download" section at the bottom of the page and I'm thinking, "hey nice, I'll download some vids" - vids are the next best thing when you can't watch the show, right? So I click and holy shit Batman they're not vid downloads! Nope. They're episode downloads! Well okay, there's just one but still! I couldn't believe my luck, really. I thought it was a sham or something - yes, I'm Fox Mulder's lost sister, that is, the other one, why do you ask?
So I did download the episode, namely "One Day Out West", and turns out it wasn't a sham or anything - it was the real episode. I, Mousey Mouse, watched an episode of The Magnificent Seven. Boggles the mind.
My impression? Boy westerns crack me up! You gotta love a genre where stereotype isn't just a word, it's a way of life and where predictable lines aren't even a way of life, they're... well, there's no word for what they are. Well, it's a western, anyway. Though if you think I didn't like what I saw, you'd be mistaken. I did like it - plus hey, I was a fan of the movies when I was a kid, though that doesn't mean anything, granted - and it was really good finally seeing Vin and Chris and the others in the flesh - well, you know what I mean. I sure wish WhoeverUploadedTheEpisode uploaded more now because it's tough when you had a taste of something and you know you might not taste it again.
Also, I just love how Vin and Chris seem to always find their way into each other's space. I mean, one scene you have the whole gang Doing Their Thing, the next everyone left except for Vin who's suddenly standing close to Chris. Or you'll have a scene with the whole gang Doing Their Thing and the next, everyone left except for Chris who's suddenly standing close to Vin. Theirloveissopositional.
Unrelated now, a little meme: "Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have less than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between 50 and 75 interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over 75 interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much":
Aragorn/Faramir: One word -> "My Lord, you called me. I come. What does the king command." And I know, it's not "one word" but seriously... isn't this the most beautiful line ever? And doesn't it tell you everything you need to know about those two? Well maybe it doesn't, but it certainly spoke to me a lot and wow the images it put in my head! But if you need another reason: because they make one hell of a hot and appealing pairing, that's why. Besides, I love the dynamic that is usually used to write that pairing.
Books: What interests me in books? What about everything they have to offer? They tell you the stories of thousand different worlds and quite literally deliver those worlds to your hands. What's not to love?
Daniel hood: One of the three main characters in the Brodie Farrell series by Jo Bannister. I love Brodie and Jack - I truly do, they're great characters but the one that really blew my mind in that series is Daniel. I never met a character like him. He's just fascinating. What I like is how he's described at this gentle scholar, this kind and smart man, how he's physically smaller than most, how he knows and accepted that he's physically weaker than most people around him and how, in spite of - or maybe because of it, he decided to make of his mind and his intelligence his only weapon. He had a pretty unhappy childhood and went through a horrific ordeal in the first book of the series but he never became bitter or mean spirited. He's simply one of the strongest, one of the most upright, most honest, most gentle character I'd ever read about. I'm always blown away by his attitude. He's so moving, and so loveable *happy sigh*
Ed & Al: The Elric brothers from Fullmetal Alchemist. I love them because they're tragic characters trying to make right something that went horribly wrong - by their own hands, though it was done out of love - and wanting to do it not just for themselves, but for the other. Their love for each other is both beautiful and heartbreaking to see.
Fullmetal Alchemist: A compelling, dark, heartbreaking, beautiful, moving series. It'll make you smile and cringe and laugh and cry, it'll render you speechless and it will make you scream, it'll make you think and wonder about life and love and, you know, all those Meaning of Life things, it'll break your heart too. It got me, hook line and sinker.
Oops okay, can't finish, Desperate Housewives starts soon and er, I need to eat and all.
Though wait, I was watching Kaamelott just now and I love that series so much omg! It cracks me up like you wouldn't believe. Leur jeu de balle, là? J'en pouvais plus! *is still laughing*
Et un petit extrait de l'épisode d'avant:
*Chevaliers assis à la Table Ronde*
Chevalier JeSaisPlusQui: Moi j'avais fait vœu de pauvreté.
Roi Arthur: Et?
C JSPQ: Bah avec le blé que je me faisais, j'arrivais pas à concilier les deux.
Ca m'éclate! lol
So I did download the episode, namely "One Day Out West", and turns out it wasn't a sham or anything - it was the real episode. I, Mousey Mouse, watched an episode of The Magnificent Seven. Boggles the mind.
My impression? Boy westerns crack me up! You gotta love a genre where stereotype isn't just a word, it's a way of life and where predictable lines aren't even a way of life, they're... well, there's no word for what they are. Well, it's a western, anyway. Though if you think I didn't like what I saw, you'd be mistaken. I did like it - plus hey, I was a fan of the movies when I was a kid, though that doesn't mean anything, granted - and it was really good finally seeing Vin and Chris and the others in the flesh - well, you know what I mean. I sure wish WhoeverUploadedTheEpisode uploaded more now because it's tough when you had a taste of something and you know you might not taste it again.
Also, I just love how Vin and Chris seem to always find their way into each other's space. I mean, one scene you have the whole gang Doing Their Thing, the next everyone left except for Vin who's suddenly standing close to Chris. Or you'll have a scene with the whole gang Doing Their Thing and the next, everyone left except for Chris who's suddenly standing close to Vin. Theirloveissopositional.
Unrelated now, a little meme: "Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have less than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between 50 and 75 interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over 75 interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much":
Aragorn/Faramir: One word -> "My Lord, you called me. I come. What does the king command." And I know, it's not "one word" but seriously... isn't this the most beautiful line ever? And doesn't it tell you everything you need to know about those two? Well maybe it doesn't, but it certainly spoke to me a lot and wow the images it put in my head! But if you need another reason: because they make one hell of a hot and appealing pairing, that's why. Besides, I love the dynamic that is usually used to write that pairing.
Books: What interests me in books? What about everything they have to offer? They tell you the stories of thousand different worlds and quite literally deliver those worlds to your hands. What's not to love?
Daniel hood: One of the three main characters in the Brodie Farrell series by Jo Bannister. I love Brodie and Jack - I truly do, they're great characters but the one that really blew my mind in that series is Daniel. I never met a character like him. He's just fascinating. What I like is how he's described at this gentle scholar, this kind and smart man, how he's physically smaller than most, how he knows and accepted that he's physically weaker than most people around him and how, in spite of - or maybe because of it, he decided to make of his mind and his intelligence his only weapon. He had a pretty unhappy childhood and went through a horrific ordeal in the first book of the series but he never became bitter or mean spirited. He's simply one of the strongest, one of the most upright, most honest, most gentle character I'd ever read about. I'm always blown away by his attitude. He's so moving, and so loveable *happy sigh*
Ed & Al: The Elric brothers from Fullmetal Alchemist. I love them because they're tragic characters trying to make right something that went horribly wrong - by their own hands, though it was done out of love - and wanting to do it not just for themselves, but for the other. Their love for each other is both beautiful and heartbreaking to see.
Fullmetal Alchemist: A compelling, dark, heartbreaking, beautiful, moving series. It'll make you smile and cringe and laugh and cry, it'll render you speechless and it will make you scream, it'll make you think and wonder about life and love and, you know, all those Meaning of Life things, it'll break your heart too. It got me, hook line and sinker.
Oops okay, can't finish, Desperate Housewives starts soon and er, I need to eat and all.
Though wait, I was watching Kaamelott just now and I love that series so much omg! It cracks me up like you wouldn't believe. Leur jeu de balle, là? J'en pouvais plus! *is still laughing*
Et un petit extrait de l'épisode d'avant:
*Chevaliers assis à la Table Ronde*
Chevalier JeSaisPlusQui: Moi j'avais fait vœu de pauvreté.
Roi Arthur: Et?
C JSPQ: Bah avec le blé que je me faisais, j'arrivais pas à concilier les deux.
Ca m'éclate! lol
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Date: 2005-09-08 10:21 pm (UTC)On another note - would you like me to burn Tactics for you?
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Date: 2005-09-08 10:36 pm (UTC)Ohh well, I'll admit your Tactics talks really intrigued me so that would be great, thanks *g* Also... do you think you could include some HaruToki episodes? Like maybe your favourites, or something? Cause I've been quite curious to see more of that, too *g* In any case, thanks again!
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Date: 2005-09-09 09:58 am (UTC)Tu me pardonnes? *puppy eyes*
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Date: 2005-09-09 10:03 am (UTC)Je crois que je vais programmer la sonnerie de mon portable pour demain 18h30!
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Date: 2005-09-09 09:56 am (UTC)As for the fic. I'm still scarred by that story that used 'pole' instead of cock etc. Which shouldn't be a big deal but it so is!
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Date: 2005-09-09 10:03 am (UTC)Oh yeah "pole" instead of cock, that traumatised me as well *shudder*