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What I Did this Saturday.
2. Went to Le Salon du Livre this afternoon with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
moimoietmoi and greedy_dancer to get our respective Neil Gaiman books signed by, well, NEIL GAIMAN obviously *g* azhureheart, angeliksmall, rosengirl and two of their friends joined us in the queue to see the master and WE ALL GOT OUR BOOKS SIGNED! We saw Neil Gaiman, dude. For reals. He's a charming guy :-) And he had his leather jacket. Just as a side note *cough*
He put different things depending on which book he was signing. 'Mind the Gap' for Neverwhere, 'Burn this book' for Good Omens and 'Brûlez ce livre' for the French version - dude, he's such a classy guy! - and some others... For American Gods, it was 'Believe' and the little sketch :-)
And in case you're wondering, my real name is there at the top of the page, I just cut it out.
So now my copy of American Gods isn't just one of my favourite books, it's also one of my most precious books! For it was signed by Neil Gaiman!
We also saw Alexandre Astier - stayed a little bit to see his interview - Roger Hanin and many, many other famous people... who were actually famous for other people cause we didn't know them. In any case, WE SAW NEIL GAIMAN! Speaking of Alexandre Astier -angeliksmall is a sweetheart; she got Kaamelott: Au coeur du Moyen Age and had it signed for me by Alexandre Astier and hee you're just the best, girl! *kisses* We also found the - one and only - queer lit stall and Sam and I each bought a novel. In French! Most, like 99,99%, of my queer lit collection is in English. Nice change.
1. Watched "Heart" this morning and isn't that title So Very Perfect? they sure ripped mine! It's funny because it's like the whole episode truly was that very last scene. I mean, I did enjoy everything that went on before - there were banters and some great Sam scenes and everything, but it was obvious that everything happening then was just leading to a climax and when it happened, well, it just broke my fucking heart.
Please tell me I wasn't the only one who cried like a baby with Sam and Dean? I know I'm the sensitive kind and, like I always say, crying in front of the telly is a sort of recurring event with me but - man, it was so sad. Painfully, achingly sad. It took me a bit by surprise actually, even though I knew we were heading that way. It just really got to me, you know? And I was crying with the boys; we all made quite a sight, I have to say.
Sam in tears, Dean looking at him and crying too, his flinch, the shot that seemed to echo forever - man, that was quite powerful, and that's one of the things I just adore in SPN, how emotional it is. That show always breaks my heart, and when aforementioned heart is in tiny little pieces on the floor, SPN stamps on it and then sets the remains on fire for good measure.
Paralleled stories - if 'paralleled' is even a word - are becoming a new kink of mine. Of course, I could say that I kinda hate them too because foreshadowing isn't always so nice and that ending was all kinds of scary in that regard.
I have to wonder about the aftermath now. Will Sam decide that he's never going to ask Dean to kill him because now he knows - first hands knowledge - how damaging it is to do it? And, I mean, he didn't know Madison for longer than, what, a couple of days? So killing your brother, well, it would just be more than unbearable. Or will it comfort him in the idea that having someone you love and who loves you doing it truly is an act of mercy and the only way to die?
Also, sometimes you can't just win. I mean, Sam refuses to let Dean kill Madison because she has no recollection of what she does when she turns into a werewolf but killing another werewolf is no problem? Because another werewolf wouldn't go through the exact same thing, of course, it would be so different. I mean, I didn't even think about it at first but, yeah, it stood to reason that those other werewolves would be in the exact same situation. Double standards, they're not just words. But, okay, that wasn't the point of the story. Still, I'm glad they did mention it; loved Dean's 'it was sad, actually' as if they truly hadn't realised how it was gonna be, because yes, it was sad.
On the lighter side of things:
And on a side note? Sam is so a top. And Dean a bottom. SPN keeps proving it to me. Of course, I've been saying thisagain and again and again from the very beginning, but whatever!
Finally, here I am again with the requesting song and all, but does anyone have the song that they played at the end and would be willing to share it with me? Tia!
Also I knew I'd heard that song before, in another show, and it came back to me.katikat, if there's one person who might know what I'm talking about it'll be you; it was used in an episode of The Hat Squad. Does it ring a bell? The scene, I mean. It was in a flashback... pretty sad, too. I don't remember which ep it was but, dude, I must have seen that single season once, what, thirteen years ago? Still, I remember loving the song the first time I heard it. Twas nice hearing it again. Even nicer that, now, with the internets, I might finally get to save it on my HD :-)
moimoietmoi and greedy_dancer to get our respective Neil Gaiman books signed by, well, NEIL GAIMAN obviously *g* azhureheart, angeliksmall, rosengirl and two of their friends joined us in the queue to see the master and WE ALL GOT OUR BOOKS SIGNED! We saw Neil Gaiman, dude. For reals. He's a charming guy :-) And he had his leather jacket. Just as a side note *cough*He put different things depending on which book he was signing. 'Mind the Gap' for Neverwhere, 'Burn this book' for Good Omens and 'Brûlez ce livre' for the French version - dude, he's such a classy guy! - and some others... For American Gods, it was 'Believe' and the little sketch :-)
And in case you're wondering, my real name is there at the top of the page, I just cut it out.
So now my copy of American Gods isn't just one of my favourite books, it's also one of my most precious books! For it was signed by Neil Gaiman!
We also saw Alexandre Astier - stayed a little bit to see his interview - Roger Hanin and many, many other famous people... who were actually famous for other people cause we didn't know them. In any case, WE SAW NEIL GAIMAN! Speaking of Alexandre Astier -
angeliksmall is a sweetheart; she got Kaamelott: Au coeur du Moyen Age and had it signed for me by Alexandre Astier and hee you're just the best, girl! *kisses* We also found the - one and only - queer lit stall and Sam and I each bought a novel. In French! Most, like 99,99%, of my queer lit collection is in English. Nice change.1. Watched "Heart" this morning and isn't that title So Very Perfect? they sure ripped mine! It's funny because it's like the whole episode truly was that very last scene. I mean, I did enjoy everything that went on before - there were banters and some great Sam scenes and everything, but it was obvious that everything happening then was just leading to a climax and when it happened, well, it just broke my fucking heart.
Please tell me I wasn't the only one who cried like a baby with Sam and Dean? I know I'm the sensitive kind and, like I always say, crying in front of the telly is a sort of recurring event with me but - man, it was so sad. Painfully, achingly sad. It took me a bit by surprise actually, even though I knew we were heading that way. It just really got to me, you know? And I was crying with the boys; we all made quite a sight, I have to say.
Sam in tears, Dean looking at him and crying too, his flinch, the shot that seemed to echo forever - man, that was quite powerful, and that's one of the things I just adore in SPN, how emotional it is. That show always breaks my heart, and when aforementioned heart is in tiny little pieces on the floor, SPN stamps on it and then sets the remains on fire for good measure.
Paralleled stories - if 'paralleled' is even a word - are becoming a new kink of mine. Of course, I could say that I kinda hate them too because foreshadowing isn't always so nice and that ending was all kinds of scary in that regard.
I have to wonder about the aftermath now. Will Sam decide that he's never going to ask Dean to kill him because now he knows - first hands knowledge - how damaging it is to do it? And, I mean, he didn't know Madison for longer than, what, a couple of days? So killing your brother, well, it would just be more than unbearable. Or will it comfort him in the idea that having someone you love and who loves you doing it truly is an act of mercy and the only way to die?
Also, sometimes you can't just win. I mean, Sam refuses to let Dean kill Madison because she has no recollection of what she does when she turns into a werewolf but killing another werewolf is no problem? Because another werewolf wouldn't go through the exact same thing, of course, it would be so different. I mean, I didn't even think about it at first but, yeah, it stood to reason that those other werewolves would be in the exact same situation. Double standards, they're not just words. But, okay, that wasn't the point of the story. Still, I'm glad they did mention it; loved Dean's 'it was sad, actually' as if they truly hadn't realised how it was gonna be, because yes, it was sad.
On the lighter side of things:
- I liked Sam's hair pretty much throughout the whole episode. He looked pretty fine like that *nods*
- Sam getting hooked on the soap opera was just the sweetest thing and it cracked me up! He was completely adorkable &hearts
- His scenes with Madison were great - first awkward, then just plain sweet. Then, of course, angsty and sad. Then pretty hot and then, well, plain heartbreaking.
- The paper scissor scene was love ♥
And on a side note? Sam is so a top. And Dean a bottom. SPN keeps proving it to me. Of course, I've been saying this
Finally, here I am again with the requesting song and all, but does anyone have the song that they played at the end and would be willing to share it with me? Tia!
Also I knew I'd heard that song before, in another show, and it came back to me.
katikat, if there's one person who might know what I'm talking about it'll be you; it was used in an episode of The Hat Squad. Does it ring a bell? The scene, I mean. It was in a flashback... pretty sad, too. I don't remember which ep it was but, dude, I must have seen that single season once, what, thirteen years ago? Still, I remember loving the song the first time I heard it. Twas nice hearing it again. Even nicer that, now, with the internets, I might finally get to save it on my HD :-)
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