What I Did this Saturday.

[castalie]

2. Went to Le Salon du Livre this afternoon with 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 again 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 :-)

Comments

[jennixen.livejournal.com]

OMG NEil Gaiman!! I so wanna meet him!! *squee*

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Autographed Neil Gaiman book. Lucky you...:-)

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I so do remember that song. It was in the very first episode that was actually a movie. Right in the middle of the ep. It started with Buddy and his Da in the cemetery and continued with the boys banjee jumping from the bridge! Awesome!

[enigel]

Will probably post pertinent commentary in my LJ (at some point), but for now, your wish is my command: Silent Lucidity.

[x5-536.livejournal.com]

i cried like a little girl too. don't tell anyone ;)

[fuyu-tokyo.livejournal.com]

The girl with azhureheart who didn't say much was me :)
By the way, I added you on my flist ^^

[nicelyobsessed.livejournal.com]

Je te met ton exemplaire précieusement de côté! Je suis en train d'updater aussi.

[spikedluv]

You were totally not alone! The boys made me ache so for them. And wow, they never get a break do they? It just keeps building, and building, and I'm afraid what happens when it breaks.

I do not have the song, but if I recall correctly from the other SPN posts I read, it was Silent Lucidity by Queensryche. Sadly, a link to the lyrics is all I can offer you, hope it's of some help. Assuming I'm remembering the right song. *g*

[french-hobbit.livejournal.com]

Neil Gaiman!!! woooohooo, it must have been very special! I'm jealous, but thanks for sharing this with us anyway :)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Oh yay! You saw him and got your book signed. Way cool.

And dude, Dean's totally a bottom!

[castalie.livejournal.com]

It was BRILLIANT meeting him, mate, that was a great moment *bounces*

[castalie.livejournal.com]

I was pretty ecstatic the whole time. And then some :-)

[castalie.livejournal.com]

I knew you would remember it! Yes, it was an awesome scene; I loved the flashback best. But then I have a flashback kink these days *g*

[castalie.livejournal.com]

You rock, thanks!

[castalie.livejournal.com]

It'll be our secret, promise!

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Hello there *waves*

By the way, I added you on my flist ^^

You mean we didn't scare you with our constant rambling the other day, you want more? Dude, you're good for the ego :-)

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Cette fin, elle m'a tuée, bien contente de voir que j'étais pas la seule à émotionner à tout va :-)

J'adore comment en quelques minutes; SPN peut te mettre dans des états pareils. Même en sachant que l'histoire allait dans cette direction, une fois que tu y es, mince, ça te prend quand même par les tripes... j'adore !

Leur hiatuses aussi vous nous tuer un de ces quatre !

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Merci. Tu me diras combien je te dois, comme ça ce sera prêt pour quand on se verra. Et il se pourrait que je sois libre ce samedi, d'ailleurs. Dans l'après-midi, comme d'habitude. Je te redirais ça...

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Man, that last scene was just - there're no words for it! SPN knows how to break our hearts, that's for sure *sobs & loves*

Someone else uploaded the song for me, so thanks a bunch for the lyrics. It definitely gives some new layers to that scene, imho *is killed a little bit more*

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Know what? I CAN'T believe that we didn't even think of asking him to sign something for you! God, I feel pretty bad now!

So sorry, Rosie. I mean, I was even babbling about how the book was so special because it was a present from you and everything. We kinda suck! *sigh*

To our defense, I think we were all pretty excited and weren't thinking clearly. Now I'm telling myself we could have asked him to sign something for a couple of you, guys *facepalm*

[castalie.livejournal.com]

It was brilliant! Now I feel bad because I could have asked him to sign things for some of my friends but I completely forgot! *sigh*

And yeah he's such a bottom! Which pleases me to no end, I don't think I need to tell you *g*

[french-hobbit.livejournal.com]

Ah, don't feel bad, I was there thanks to the book! :)

[leodormiens.livejournal.com]

Quoi, pas de photo de Neil? Allez, sois chic, moi je l'ai loupé (je n'ai pas pu aller au salon finalement) il me faut une consolation. T__T

Sinon, j'ai jamais vu SPN, et vos comments me donnent grave pas envie de découvrir, car je suis très sensible et je souffre facilement, même devant un écran de télé...

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Crois le si tu veux mais on avait même pas pensé à l'appareil ! C'est qu'une fois en train de faire la queue que je me suis dit 'euh, mais personne a son appareil, là ?' Et effectivement, personne l'avait; pas même Sam qui a l'habitude de toujours l'avoir sur elle.

Des fois, on est quand même pas trop au point *sigh*

Oh, t'as pas pu y aller finalement ? C'est trop dommage. Enfin je veux pas remuer le couteau dans la plaie, évidemment *se tait*

Lol Ah ça, moi qui suis plutôt sensible dans mon genre, je souffre assez régulièrement en regardant SPN. Mais j'en veux toujours plus.

Si jamais tu changeais d'avis, par contre, tu sais où me trouver, je te graverais tout ça.

[castalie.livejournal.com]

You're not even mad or anything? You're a doll *kisses*

[french-hobbit.livejournal.com]

I don't know what mad means, remember? ;)

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Guess I forgot who I was talking to for a sec lol

*kisses*

[leodormiens.livejournal.com]

"Si jamais tu changeais d'avis, par contre, tu sais où me trouver, je te graverais tout ça."

Oh, c'est sympa! :)

[castalie.livejournal.com]

De rien; que ne ferais-je pas pour pimper Dean et Sam au plus grand nombre *g*