I've watched stuff! I'm so impressed with me! You can assume spoilers behind each cut, though it's mostly me blathering about my reaction.

Inspired by beatonna's awesome comic Get me off this freaking moor!, I watched the BBC version of Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. ( So brooding! )

Another BBC production: Ultraviolet, a six-episode mini-series done in shades of grey--not literal, just figurative. ( I'm so confused--which are the bad guys again? )

I actually saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince the day it opened in theaters. (Geek cred re-established for another year!) It was late enough in the day that I had to ask three different people not to talk about it (please!) while I was near. Apparently I know a lot of other geeks. ( Realistically speaking, that hot waitress wouldn't have been interested. )

In non-TV/movie news, I'm rereading a novel that should be titled Young Sociopaths in Love. (I'm just giving this as a hint about my general reaction, DB!)

This story has been finished a few days. I had already started it well before I began writing a remix from post-injury Sam's point of view. I actually resisted using him for the remix story for a long time, in part because this one was already addressing some of the same ideas. Finally I decided that the remix really needed to be his story even if there was overlap.
So... apologies if there's too much overlap.

title: Distant Ships on the Horizon
characters/pairings: Sam Anders, Kara Thrace; references to Kara/Sam relationship
rating and warnings: PG; physical incapacitation due to injury, generally depressing theme
spoilers: through 4.20 'Daybreak II'
summary: Sam has one last mission to accomplish.
thanks: to jashyr, my ever-helpful beta-reader
word count: close to 900
note: stole borrowed some lyrics from Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb"

( information comes through in waves )

The remix list is now available! Find out how many of your guesses were right.

For some reason--I can't imagine why--people kept guessing correctly on lls_mutant's story. *g* I did see one correct guess for prolix_allie's story. (It is a totally amazing story about Tory that fits into the "I didn't know I needed that" category. You should read it if you haven't already.) Good guessing, emmiere!

Mine was Parallels (End of Line remix), for scifiaddict86.

We've posted all of the stories to bsg_remix. I finally got to read the remix of one of my stories. Yay, Racetrack! I love her! (Yes, I know I always say that about almost every character, but it's true!)

If you don't know which story I wrote already (a few of you had reasons to know), feel free to post a guess in the comments. I'll write you a ficlet if you're the first person to get it right. Hint: I have written the POV character before. (Comments are screened for guessing purposes.)

Oh, and if you participated in some way in the remix challenge, feel free to snag a remix icon, made by the artistic emmiere.

Why do I have The Physicists next to Jane Eyre? (Jane is probably wondering, too.)

How is it that I have five unfinished workbooks from Spanish classes, three books about French language and culture and an Italian phrase book, and they are nowhere near each other?

Appropriately enough, I do have Three Men in a Boat next to To Say Nothing of the Dog.

DB will be happy to know that I found a copy of Wuthering Heights.

Books... too many books... drowning in books.

Happily, I have found the Netflix envelope so I can send back Ultraviolet disc one and get disc two now. (Oh! Also figured out where I'd seen the character Angie March before. She's played by the same woman who played Jane Bennett in the BBC version of Pride & Prejudice.)

I think the books are out to get me. Books I haven't read. Books I've only partially read. Books I've read before but neglected since... I can feel them staring at me as my back is turned...

Help! HELP! HElllhalphrglleglug...
glub

Regarding yesterday's very silly poll: what I find interesting (and by interesting I mean completely hypocritical) is that I feel very much the opposite about exploring the visual aspects of film/television. I have a love/hate relationship with DVD commentaries, for example, Joss Whedon's in particular. HE SAYS TOO MUCH about the camera work, and then I end up knowing about one-shots and zooms and stuff and I can't turn my brain off while watching to enjoy the show. Too much knowledge about what goes into the visual choices and I find myself hyper-aware of those choices.

The bad thing is, if there's a DVD commentary available on something I like well enough to watch more than once, I CANNOT RESIST LISTENING TO IT. I watched the extended Lord of the Rings DVDs and listened to all the available commentary. Yes, even the ones with the costume designers and effects people because I am ridiculous. But the costume people didn't talk about camera work, so it's okay. Happily (uh, I guess, anyway) I haven't purchased anything new with commentary by Joss Whedon lately, so I haven't heard a lot about camera work recently.

Funnily enough, Joss Whedon's thoughtful commentaries have spoiled me for commentaries by stupid RDM other producers.

I'm conflicted. I really do enjoy commentaries. The information about the camera work is fascinating, but I dislike the awareness as a consumer. It makes me too aware of what I'm consuming. Heh.

(In other words, I really do understand not wanting to know too much about the process. For me the process is filming/visual, rather than writing, though.)

P.S. Oh look, I'm winning the poll! Shocking, I never expected that! *g*

I can't think where to begin in making a list of story recommendations from the bsg_remix so far. They've been so great! Go read for yourself!

I was chatting online (a triumph of technology which cannot be attributed to me, for lo, I am technologically deficient) when the topic of analyzing your own writing came up. My opinion was that most people are interested in exploring their own writing. My friend disagreed. So I have decided to find the answer to this, once and for all, with a poll. It's totally scientific and unbiased!

Poll #1428118 A poll for scientific purposes.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

I like examining my own writing (fanfiction, fiction, essays, whatever) because:

I don't like analyzing my own writing because:

In conclusion:

I have a draft done of the made-me-cry-while-rewatching-the-finale fic. Sadly it makes it FAR too clear which remix fic is mine (has mine been posted yet or not? I'm not telling!). I can't decide what to do with it--post it now or wait. I hate waiting.

In the meantime, I have Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" stuck in my head. (It's related. Really.)

I have some wee request fics. wisteria_ requested: "taboo," any characters and timeframe
( Kara/Lee, Kobol. )

daybreak777 requested: Six on Cylon-occupied New Caprica. Prompt: Best laid plans.
( Six/Gaius, Felix )

prolix_allie requested: Kara/Sam or just Kara, up to you. Prompt: sunlight.
( pyramid, New Caprica )

emmiere requested: how about that time Leoben gave relationship advice. Or Hera, prompt: curiousity.
( I didn't use my first idea )

lyssie requested: Kara and Tory and Cally and Seelix. Possibly setting off bombs.
( I didn't get everyone in there... nor did anything actually explode (unless you count tempers). Sorry. )

Okay, so I was writing fic and, um, possibly crying just a little as I rewatched the pertinent parts of the Battlestar Galactica finale and as some of you already know, I hate to cry, so then I decided to distract myself by rereading livejournal entries and then I remembered: (okay, first I remembered I'm supposed to use periods now and then, but that's not the point) I meant to do a fic commentary.

Also I remembered that I wanted more distraction from potentially depressing fic, so now you (fine reader) have two things you may do if you choose to comment here.

1) Tell me a fic of mine for which you'd like a commentary. All of my fanfiction is listed here.

AND/OR

2) Prompt me for a ficlet--characters or pairs, a word or phrase. I'll try and write one hundred words for anyone who comments.

Just saw the new Star Trek again. ( cut for... not spoilers, actually, just for incomprehensible hormonal reactions )

In other movie news, I finally saw the trailer for Half-Blood Prince in the theater. I'M SO EXCITED, I CAN HARDLY STAND IT! (I re-read Deathly Hallows last week, just for fun.)

First, let me announce: we're posting fics at the bsg_remix comm! The current plan is to post three each day, then reveal who the remixers were after we're done posting all of the stories.

Related to last night's post, I thought this was an excellent summary of the fail in many of the arguments used for not including warnings on fanfiction.

Moving on... Happy Canada day to those who celebrate it!

Time for some letters.
( Dear grocery store megacorp that has already taken over the world (and may do it a second time just for fun) )

Oops. Instead of unpacking I ended up reading the unfunnybusiness post about the most recent battle over warnings on fanfiction. This led to reading several of the links on metafandom about warnings.

There should be a warning for 'Things that will make you keep reading when you should be working on other stuff*.'

( just a wee bit more on the topic )

*This is a joke.

My days of summer traveling have come to an end a middle. Gah. Am very tired. And annoyed with airports, airplanes and anything having to do with air travel.

The Cat (the new-to-my-life cat who came in February) is speaking quite loudly in disapproving tones about owners cat servants who leave for two weeks.

Anyway. There is NO WAY I'm ever going to catch up on livejournal stuff. I commented on exactly one post in the last two weeks. So link me to whatever post(s) you think I should read! It can be something you posted yourself or by someone else. No one will know what you link me to, 'cause comments are screened. Be as self-promoting as you wish!

(No need to say welcome back. I'm just assuming that you all missed me terribly and that life livejournal without me was a vast, empty wasteland. *g*)

Two quick crossover fanfic recs:
This Is What Will Be, by inlovewithnight. BSG/Star Wars. A Two finds a Jedi master. (I love love love this!)

Birth, in Progress, by bagheera_san. BSG/ST:NG. Cavil and Data are both reaching for perfection. (I only know the basics of Star Trek: Next Generation, but that was enough.)

That's all. Carry on!

I was thinking I might need to buy a new swimsuit, just because the one I have is oldish. I hadn't dug it out of its hiding place yet to see if it fit still, but I was already out shopping today, so I tried on a few.

It reminded me of why I love Lands' End swimwear soooo much. And when I got back home and found my suit, it still fit (even though I've gained a few pounds this past year). Best coverage of my tush without looking frumpy.

I finally saw Star Trek. ( spoilers wear red shirts )

In other media news, I've been (re)watching Ultraviolet. Not a movie--the 1998 British mini-series with a serious take on vampires. Fun! Plus, Jack Davenport.

FYI, my computer/internet access is going to be sporadic for the next few weeks. Don't be worried if I don't respond to e-mails right away.

Wow, I have stuff to catch up on reading. Plus bills to pay and a mountain of laundry and... that's okay. I'm feeling very relaxed about all of it. Zen-ish, you might say.

lls_mutant asked:
1.) What was one technically (not emotionally) hard scene you ever had to write? Feel free to talk about the process, if you liked the scene when you were done, to post it with DVD commentary, to post it without commentary, whatever.

2.) What was one of the scenes you had the most fun writing? Feel free to talk about the process, if you liked the scene when you were done, to post it with DVD commentary, to post it without commentary, whatever.

3.) What is one scene you've written that you think was intensely powerful, and you are incredibly proud of? Feel free to talk about the process, if you liked the scene when you were done, to post it with DVD commentary, to post it without commentary, whatever.

I posted my answers here, but I think I'll elaborate a bit... just to break the trend of me whining in f-locked posts. ( back here )

Feel free to comment here about your fic. Or over at lls_mutant's journal, since she started this. Or make your own post.

Speaking of being zen-ish (see, I had a point with that!), I need to catch up on Life. This has been the season of heartbreak for shows I like. Life is now over, with just two seasons. Same with Pushing Daisies--speaking of it, I can't decide if I should watch the last three episodes as they show up online at abc.com or if I should just wait until I buy the DVD's.

I'm still sick. And bored, stuck at home. And I can't believe CKR is currently losing on nicole_anell's hotness poll. It's time to summon the minions! All... one of them!

Most of you know Callum Keith Rennie as evil (but hot!) cylon Leoben.


But he's more than just an evil cylon! He's a pretty face! And that's what counts in the poll!
( Non-Leoben pics of Callum Keith Rennie )

In conclusion: Callum Keith Rennie is lovely and if you agree, you should go vote off someone else.
Fly, my minions, fly!

I'm going to ignore the headache and other aches for a moment.

1) We could use some beta-readers to help with the bsg_remix. The volunteer post is here. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that my co-mod, lls_mutant, wouldn't mind if you signed up to beta-read even if you're not participating in the remix. *g*

2) Links! ( vid recs and more )

I have that funny feeling in my throat--y'know, like there's a small rubber ball stuck inside it*. Blergh. Funny, just earlier today I was noticing that I missed two days of work last year in May when sick.

I don't want to be sick and miss work.

*When I was nine or so I had that kind of sore throat; it was really bad and I was convinced there was actually actually something stuck there.

I realize everyone and their dog has already offered, but if you want a code to start a journal at dreamwidth, I have two three unused codes. Send me a pm with your e-mail or comment here (it's screened).
eta: I need to head back over to my dreamwidth page (same username) and, um, actually do something with it. I'm not sure what, though. But I am planning to add people to my reading list there, so don't feel snubbed if I haven't done it yet.

If I do miss work because I'm sick, I'm definitely going to see X-Men Origins again. Not because it was good, but because I want to write a snarky review of it. Something like this Spider-Man 3 parody. (I can only aspire to be a tenth as funny, but that's okay.)