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castalieFirst things first, a Happy Birthday to another long-time LJ friend, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
admiralandrea. I know life hasn't been treated you well, lately, I hope you'll have a nice birthday, or at least a quiet one *hugs*
Not that long ago (as in, an entry ago?) I mentioned my giving Arrow a try, based onyami_tai's recommendations. Well, I don't know if my having no expectations allowed me to enjoy the show more than I would have otherwise, all I know is that really enjoyed it!
As I'm wont to do, I sacrificed sleep for two nights (sleep is always the first casualty, isn't it?) and mainlined the show. Meaning, I'm now up-to-date with it \o/ I have a new guilty pleasure show, yay! So, yes, said show is flawed and ridiculous at times but not so much that it derails me from the story. Besides, more than the plot, my entry in a show is always the character-s and turns out I kinda like everyone in that show, both individually and together. I love Ollie and his vulnerability and anger (he brings angst to a whole new level; boy, is that boy angsty!) and his daddy and mommy issues, Diggle and his badass, competent and no-nonsense self, Moira and her classiness and shadiness, Thea and her witty, loyal and bitchy personality, Walter and his clever, calm and determined self. And then Quentin and his bitchiness, Tommy and his sweetness. Laurel and her courage. And let's not forget Felicity, I'm quite smitten with Felicity too!
Then, there're the characters together. Like Ollie and Dig, for one thing. Oh, Ollie and Dig ♥ I love how Dig never really takes any shit from Oliver and how Oliver, as difficult as it is for him, trusts him. Case in point when Oliver brought hurt!Diggle to his lair. I have no knowledge whatsoever about the comics so I have no idea what i'm supposed to expect - or not - so everything that happens in the show is a surprise to me. Which means that I was hoping we wouldn't spend a whole season of hide and seek with those two but never really believed that Oliver would reveal his secret, especially not so early on, and lo, it actually happened! This was such a delightful surprise. I love their team. I wish we saw more of Diggle. Incidentally, Dig and Ollie remind me a bit of Peter and Neal. Dig is clearly very fond of Oliver, the way he smiles at him when he's amused or frustrated with him - or both! - is very Peter-like.
I also love the Queen family - Walter included. I quite enjoy the antagonistic relationship between Oliver and Quentin as well.
Speaking of, even though I'm a fan of Dig/Oliver, I can see Oliver with pretty much every man in the show. There. New little black dress acquired for my fandom wardrobe ;-)
Completely unrelated. It snowed in and around Paris last night; as a result, this morning everything was white and pretty and silent and even though I had to wake up at 6.00AM and knew I had a whole day of work (infamous exam proctoring ALL DAY LONG) I was happy. Snow just makes me happy :-) I was out of the door early enough that there was basically noone on the streets so the snow was pristine, it was just me, white prettiness all around and the sound of my steps on the snow ♥
Choisy-le-Roi, on my way to the station this morning.
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Bercy Village park
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snailbones I wanted to take some pictures of the St Michel neighborhood in the snow for you, I was hoping for a break of an hour or something, alas I only had around thirty minutes so couldn't #SadFace
admiralandrea. I know life hasn't been treated you well, lately, I hope you'll have a nice birthday, or at least a quiet one *hugs*Not that long ago (as in, an entry ago?) I mentioned my giving Arrow a try, based on
yami_tai's recommendations. Well, I don't know if my having no expectations allowed me to enjoy the show more than I would have otherwise, all I know is that really enjoyed it!As I'm wont to do, I sacrificed sleep for two nights (sleep is always the first casualty, isn't it?) and mainlined the show. Meaning, I'm now up-to-date with it \o/ I have a new guilty pleasure show, yay! So, yes, said show is flawed and ridiculous at times but not so much that it derails me from the story. Besides, more than the plot, my entry in a show is always the character-s and turns out I kinda like everyone in that show, both individually and together. I love Ollie and his vulnerability and anger (he brings angst to a whole new level; boy, is that boy angsty!) and his daddy and mommy issues, Diggle and his badass, competent and no-nonsense self, Moira and her classiness and shadiness, Thea and her witty, loyal and bitchy personality, Walter and his clever, calm and determined self. And then Quentin and his bitchiness, Tommy and his sweetness. Laurel and her courage. And let's not forget Felicity, I'm quite smitten with Felicity too!
Then, there're the characters together. Like Ollie and Dig, for one thing. Oh, Ollie and Dig ♥ I love how Dig never really takes any shit from Oliver and how Oliver, as difficult as it is for him, trusts him. Case in point when Oliver brought hurt!Diggle to his lair. I have no knowledge whatsoever about the comics so I have no idea what i'm supposed to expect - or not - so everything that happens in the show is a surprise to me. Which means that I was hoping we wouldn't spend a whole season of hide and seek with those two but never really believed that Oliver would reveal his secret, especially not so early on, and lo, it actually happened! This was such a delightful surprise. I love their team. I wish we saw more of Diggle. Incidentally, Dig and Ollie remind me a bit of Peter and Neal. Dig is clearly very fond of Oliver, the way he smiles at him when he's amused or frustrated with him - or both! - is very Peter-like.
I also love the Queen family - Walter included. I quite enjoy the antagonistic relationship between Oliver and Quentin as well.
Speaking of, even though I'm a fan of Dig/Oliver, I can see Oliver with pretty much every man in the show. There. New little black dress acquired for my fandom wardrobe ;-)
Completely unrelated. It snowed in and around Paris last night; as a result, this morning everything was white and pretty and silent and even though I had to wake up at 6.00AM and knew I had a whole day of work (infamous exam proctoring ALL DAY LONG) I was happy. Snow just makes me happy :-) I was out of the door early enough that there was basically noone on the streets so the snow was pristine, it was just me, white prettiness all around and the sound of my steps on the snow ♥
Choisy-le-Roi, on my way to the station this morning.
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3.
Bercy Village park
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5.
6.
snailbones I wanted to take some pictures of the St Michel neighborhood in the snow for you, I was hoping for a break of an hour or something, alas I only had around thirty minutes so couldn't #SadFace
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Date: 2013-01-20 01:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-20 08:28 am (UTC)It snowed again last night and is still snowing, be still my heart! As was telling Snail over at LJ, as I'm typing this, I'm sitting in an armchair facing the window to my parents' garden (Cookie and I are staying here for a couple of weeks, we're doing some flat renovations) looking at it, all white and gorgeous, while the snow is still falling. Best.sunday.morning.ever ♥
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Date: 2013-01-20 09:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-21 03:03 pm (UTC)