Her Life is a WIP

I'm having a chilled saturday and enjoying every minute of it! I studied a little this morning, watched some tv and went to the cinema in the afternoon. Hope you're having a good one as well :)

On my way back home I was thinking of the two episodes of Hannibal that are on our schedule for tonight and I realised this week had been a very good week tv wise. Always a reason to celebrate ;)

Let's begin with Orphan Black, which was the lovely surprise of last weekend. I've caught up with all the episodes and am now more than ready to find out what series 2 has in store for us. Confession time, I caved in and watched the sneak peeks BBC America shared.

Then there was The Musketeers, which I kept going back to the past few days. Don't know exactly why... scratch that, I do know, it was after watching "The Good Soldier"; that whole story about Marsac and Aramis... it just kinda filled me with glee. So I'm officially on board ;) Incidentally, I've had the opening theme playing in a loop in my head all day yesterday. And I didn't even mind. Too much.

After that we had Person of Interest. How much did I enjoy that episode, let me count the ways! I might have been kicking my feet in sheer delight as I was watching. As a matter of fact, I was hooked as early as the opening credits! How many shows actually use their opening credits as part of the narrative? Seriously, that's such a clever (and original) move ♥ I'm so smitten with that show. Nothing new at this point but some things bear repeating. ( One comment or two )

Moving onto Arrow now, which... argh, they sure know how to drag things out, don't they? I was expecting something else for that episode, I'll admit, but I can't even hold a grudge because I did like what they gave us. Sometimes, I feel like Arrow can do no wrong, anyway lol

Lastly, as mentioned previously, I watched the latest episode of Community "App Development and Condiments" and I found it brilliant! So funny and clever, Community at its best, I'd say. Also, if you've seen it, you can find Greendale's social network online, how awesome (and fun) is that? Transmedia ftw!

And now is later and we're watching Hannibal. Ok, that first scene was something, wasn't it? This season is going to be epic!

[I started typing this entry Monday night, finished it this morning, and now I'm sneaking in at work and trying to post it before my meeting with our university librarians. Incidentally, now that I listen to Welcome to Night Vale, I can't see librarians the same way I did before. If you don't hear from me again by the end of the week, call the Secret Police! Or just talk about my disappearance out loud, they'll hear you, anyway.]

I finished reading my flist and it's so pleasant having to scroll in such a manner to catch up :) This is an aside note but, yes, thank you to those who've been doing the Write for 30 Days challenge.

Obviously I wish we didn't need that kind of little push to update our journals more but I'm choosing to see the positive side of the situation, meaning that I've enjoyed reading all those new entries the past couple of weeks. Incidentally, I've been trying to a) update more myself (not such a raging success but still) and b) commenting more. After all, one of the things I dislike with Tumblr (since Tumblr has become the Big Bad Wolf we all refer to when talking about the demise of our LJ community) is that it makes communication so difficult, which I guess means that I need to interact more here; I can't complain about the lack of easy communication tools in a platform while not using those I have at my disposition on another...

Without the slightest segue. My Person of Interest season 2 rewatch is going slowly but surely. I'm sure I'll be up to date when 24th Septembre strikes (hee cannot wait!).

Watching those first episodes again, I'm always struck by the thought that, you know, John is such a sweet character! He's this badass, damaged dude with Many Issues but he can still relate to and care for others in such a deep way, I just love that. He's always reaching out to people, he obviously cares so much for their Numbers - and not just in a practical, "No worries, if anyone tries to hurt you I'll either punch them in the head or, even funnier yet, shoot them in the kneecap" way. He talks to them, tries to comfort them and goes out of his way to make them feel better about themselves and their choices. And what I love so much too is that he is (surprisingly?) never afraid of showing his feels for Finch. From the whole "I'm happy, must be you the job" to his "Someone new" when answering the "Who's taking care of you now?" question passing by "Someone found me and gave me a purpose" ♥

Also beautiful to witness, Finch's reaction when he hears Reese mention his love for him. Always so taken by surprise but obviously so pleased ♥ And of course, I love seeing Finch's panicked reaction whenever he thinks John is hurt - or how he's always trying to make him be more cautious (good luck with that, Finch!).

Hee, these two, so many feelings!

I'm supposed to work on my thesis so I've been procrastinating for the past ten minutes: first by reading the transcript of ep 2 of Welcome to Night Vale and right now by writing about Welcome to Night Vale. It's like procrastination within procrastination ;)

So, how many of you listen to the podcast? I've only recently started myself; as in I listened to the first two episodes yesterday. I was a bit curious about this new piece of media before but just on the surface, as one might get curious about something that seems to be popping up everywhere, by different people, on different platforms. Then yesterday two people on my Twitter feed, two girls without the slightest connection between them, mentioned it one after the other and I thought enough was enough, I had to see (well, to listen) for myself.

I'm only at episode 2 but I'm quite enjoying it so far. It's so strange and creepy with a nice dose of dark humour. Incidentally, it reminds me of some universes created by many of my favourite authors. I've taken to biking in the evening, I'm thinking this could be an interesting soundtrack to have ;)

Onto unrelated news, we brought our POI s1 boxset here and sat down to watch the unaired pilot. For the most part it was dialogs that had been cut not whole scenes as such. My favourite little scene was maybe ( this cute little moment ) Those two, they had fun with each other right from the start :)

Oh, and there's a whole scene that was deleted where ( Finch does something )

So, anyway, that was nice :) Also, I realise I miss those guys a bit too much if I go too long without having them on my screen ;)

Hello flist, glad to have you back! Poor LJ wasn't having a good day yesterday, was it?

Good thing I hadn't decided to dedicate my day off to cruising LJ or else I'd have been very sad, indeed. Instead, once I got back from my errands and shopping, I watched some POI but! Because I thought I'd add some spice to my watching the show, I went and looked for the Italian version and lo, I found one! All episodes streaming in Italian, hee be still my heart! It gave me a little thrill, I admit ;) As it happens I also have all the episodes of season 1 in French thanks to my mother-in-law who, after we pimped the show to her, fell for it and decided to download them all on-line. Yes, my MIL is cool like that ;)

I also found an early download of Hannibal - or I think it was an early one as the show normally airs on Thursday, doesn't it? - which I watched with Cookie and ohh, it was such a fantastic episode ♥

( Behind the cut here be inappropriate squeeing over people cracking due to heavy empathing and serial killer being wonderfully terrifying and kick-ass. Also, totally in love with their broken not-really-patient )

The show is getting more exciting with each new episode, imho. I will cry bitter tears of bitterness if they don't renew it. Though katikat said that if that happens, Amazon and at least one cable network would be interested in picking it up. Hurray, I say!

Another hurray for the promo of next week's episode, "Trou Normand", which looks so good ♥ Btw, as a French viewer of the show? Those titles will never ever fail to amuse me.

I'm having a night on my own as Cookie is staying at her mother's. If she ever needed proof that she needn't worry about leaving me alone; I'm already in my jammies, wrapped in a blanket on the couch, having Japanese crackers and sipping a panaché (shandy?) while watching The Jane Austen Book Club. Never let it be said that I lead a wild life ;)

Ok, almost two hours later, the film is over (such a sweet and feel-good movie, I'm so smitten with it ♥). I could tell you I'm not about to start watching PoI but that would be a lie. How long is the obsessive phase supposed to last, btw? I mean, the honeymoon phase when you can't really stand being separated from your beloved for more than a day? Because I feel like I'm still firmly in that phase ♥ ♥

It's not completely my fault, though. Whenever I think I've possibly crossed that bridge, something happens to make me fall all over again. Case in point, the French PoI website has a twitter account and at the moment they're busy making these polls which, of course, catch my attention and then I can't help but think that there is no way I could pick just one favourite episode in either season but if they really want to know about s1 I guess I'll say "Many Happy Returns", "Cura Te Ipsum" (omg, that scene at the diner and then at the very end, in the beach house? Oh, Reese ♥) and "Judgement" as well as (albeit in a different category) "Super" and "Baby Blue". I didn't include "Number Crush" with its beautiful ending but only because I'm keeping it in case they ask which is our favourite moment in season 1 ;) Oh, and today the poll was about who we'd like to pair Reese with (admittedly aforementioned polls aren't exactly the most original per se) and I was this close to vote for Finch (or, to be precise, to click on "other" and then specify in the comments who I meant exactly :))

Btw, I've made myself a little PoI playlist by hunting and downloading most of the songs that are listed here and I thought I'd share the file (appr. 56Mo) in case some people were interested (PoI fans or not, as a matter of fact, their soundtrack is fantastic)

Finally, I say, the French parliament has approved a bill legalising same-sex marriage and adoption, following a divisive public debate. It happened a couple of hours ago. After months of debates and marches in the streets and some of the most idiotic and offensive comments ever made by the opponents, the Assemblée Nationale finally approved the bill! Final step with the Conseil Constitutionnel mid-may but the first weddings should occur this Summer, maybe in June? ♥ ♥

I'm trying not to think about the "arguments" made by the opponents and trying to forget about the ridiculous actions of some of the most extremists of them and focusing on the fact that we finally did it! One of my cousins is pregnant and should give birth around November; this will be the first child in our family to grow up in a country where same-sex partners are allowed to marry. How incredible is this?

Today has been a long day at work (early start - though I know some of you are used to start even earlier than 7.30AM and, btw? I feel for you!) but I feel like I'm a bit high from the news right now and quite awake ;) We'll see how long it lasts before I crash lol Especially as I only slept five hours last night. So, on the one hand, this wasn't the most brilliant idea, on the other, guys! I managed to stay up past midnight! It hadn't happened for, like, a month.

PS: in case people are worried I'm posting an entry without even the slightest mention of Person of Interest, never fear, here comes the PoI part of my entry ! So I've spent a whole evening yesterday with no PoI episode but I wasn't ready to let it go entirely so I turned to vids. So far, my favourites are (of course) talitha78's Finch/Reese vid, which I've already recc'ed, and this other one, which is a little ode to Reese, in his kick-ass, bad-ass, ninja and hurty glory - what's not to love ;) I need me a little ode to Finch now. Actually, I'll take all your recs, if you happen to have some ;)

It's that time of the year again when I'm busy invigilating exams all day long. And, as per usual, most students decided not to show their faces - case in point, I only have five students in my classroom this first session. On the one hand, it makes being at work at 7.30AM a bit difficult to swallow - if I had to be there early, they should have been be there too, dammit - on the other, it means that the risk of having a gazillion problems to solve has been reduced with the number of students who decided not to sit their exams. #SilverLinings

Technically I should be working on a translation I have to hand in to one of my co-workers in a couple of days but I'm here till past 6.00PM so I can't say I'm in a hurry. I'm taking a little break - or, starting with a little break? Same difference *cough*

How was your weekend? Mine was busy, though the nice kind: we had friends over for lunch on Saturday, then I went (Cookie joined me a little while later) to my sister's and BIL's to mind my nieces as the both of them worked all night. Cookie and I slept over (we had a blast with the girls, as usual ♥) After the kids were in bed, I had to work for a couple of hours to make sure everything was going to be ready for today's exams, which is not how I like to spend my Saturday evenings but there you go. Then on Sunday the lot of us had lunch at my parents'. They just came back from a week in Las Vegas and had tons of things to tell us as well as a hundred of pictures to show us. They had such a great time there, we were absolutely thrilled for them. Especially as they really needed the break.

I've been feeling pretty tired all weekend but the good news is that I've started my treatment (for the iron deficiency) which should take care of the constant low blood pressure and diziness so it's just a matter of being patient for aforementioned treatment to work its magic ;)

Onto the fannish part of my weekend now, once we got home Sunday evening, we resumed our Person of Interest fest and watched five episodes in a row. Not just any episodes either, we started with "C.O.D" and kept going - how could we not?! - till "Dead Reckoning". Hee, what a ride, you guys! SO MANY FEELINGS, omg! It hit many of my kinks and I just wanted to hug John and never let him go. Same thing with Finch. Oh and with just about everyone, what the hell lol

Finch and Reese are both lovely specimens of clams but whenever John decides to let it all out and express his feelings, the man does it beautifully, doesn't he? He most definitely knows how to make me melt with his expression of love friendship.

I'm so smitten with the Finch-Reese Clamily - as some of you call them, such an apt and lovely name ;) - with their domesticity - "It's your turn to dry the dog!" - and their trust - "Pick a winner" - and their L.O.V.E - "I'm happy, must be you the job" - and just, hee I ♥ John and Harold.

PoI fans, out there? I'm one of you, now! I've been caught, hook line and sinker! Operation Watch PoI Properly was such a success that I am now (as well as Cookie, I pimped the show to her and she fell for it \o/) three episodes shy of the season 1 finale. The real problem has been to be reasonable each night and go to bed instead of just watching One More Episode. Then One More. Last night was quite frustrating as we finished watching 1x20 around midnight and it wouldn't have been reasonable to keep watching. Being so close to the last episodes and having to deal with sleep and all that healthy lifestyle thing? Totally sucks! Then again, I have something to look forward to tonight ♥ Well, tonight and many more nights to come as I'll segue into season 2 right away.

I absolutely love Finch and Reese, I'm completely smitten with them. Individually and as a couple partners. They make such a fantastic, sweet, competent team ♥ There's nothing In Your Face about the feelings they have for each other (respect, friendship, trust etc.), it's all very quiet and subtle, yet it's so strong. And beautiful :) There's someone on my flist who wrote those entries about Finch and Reese being perfect examples of "clams" and I wish I'd known I'd fall for them in advance so that I could have tabbed those entries to read later!

Back to them, I've enjoyed seeing their relationship grow from that first meeting to where I am now. I'm sure I'm in for a treat with the rest of the show. Incidentally, I'm also prepared for many things to go wrong, you never know with those two.

And let's not forget Carter and Fusco for my love for them burns like thousands fiery suns too! I don't count the number of times when I go "I LOVE CARTER" whenever she's being competent, kick-ass, smart, heroic, sarcastic, compassionate etc. etc. And I feel for Fusco who struggles in ways none of the others seem to be struggling and sometimes I go "REESE, BE NICER TO LIONEL, OK?" too.

In any case, with a team like those four, things never get dull, do they? Btw, I'll come clean, my favourite moments are when John is in danger and everyone worries for him and then comes to his rescue. The dude totally needs to be taken care of. And I like that he knows it too and doesn't mind that much, after all (I'm refering to the whole "Who's taking care of you now?" "Someone new" exchange in "Risk". My little heart fluttered when he said it ♥)

Also, PoI knows how to feed my hurt!characters (physical and emotional) kink, I'm very grateful ;)

Hey guys, hope everyone who celebrates Easter had a good day. Well, hope everyone had a good day, of course ;)

We celebrated the holiday at my sister's and went on a nice trip down memory lane thanks to the menu she'd picked: when we were kids, we always celebrated Easter with my cousins, godfather and aunt at my grandparents' and we always had polenta with rabbit. My sister thought it'd be nice if we brought back this tradition so that was our meal. Isn't it funny how a simple meal can bring back so many memories? Wonderful memories at that :) Then after we'd all stuffed ourselves with the good food, it was time for the Eggs' Hunt. Watching the little ones run wild searching for chocolate is the best. They obviously had a blast. And we did, too ♥

So that was my Sunday :) Then in the evening I launched Operation Catching-up With Arrow, which was a success. I was four episodes behind, I am no more \o/

I'm happy to report that in my absence (well, you know what I mean) Arrow did not get any less slashy. It only went deeper in showing us the ups and downs, the complexity of a new relationship. For instance, 1x15+ was all about how Felicity meant to prove to Dig and Oliver how strong their relationship is by having them date other people in order to realise, in the end, how much they truly love each other and how good they are for each other. Sometimes you need a reminder.

Speaking of complex relationships and happy couples. I watched Person of Interest 1x11 the other day and awww but Finch and Reese were so cute in that episode! Totally domestic, too. In their own way, obviously ;) I downloaded the episode so that I could watch it all over gain, it was that cute. I think my favourite part is when Reese is talking dirty to Finch and Finch gets all flustered. You know the scene when John is happily explaining to him how to blind someone? ;) Though there was also the Cushion bits which were very cute as well.

Those two are so reserved and yet you can see how much they care for each other, it's pretty sweet to witness :)

ION, today's program - if we manage to leave the flat - is to go see The Place Beyond the Pines then afterwards I'm thinking I might try Operation Catching-Up With Vikings. Wish me luck :)

Speaking of Vikings, have you seen this set of gifs? Do you think all actors are now required to take a Slash101 class before being sent to the world of interviews and panels? In any case, I approve! ;)