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I bought S2 of "Lois and Clark" the other day, and we watched the first disc last night. Have I raved about how much I OMG love this show lately? We have a hero who is, for want of a better word, perfect (so what if he's a Stu? He's Superman. Shut up). We have a love interest who is terribly, terribly flawed...but tries to overcome them. Lois is petty, selfish, slightly-back-stabby, condescending, and egotistical. But she's also vulnerable, insecure, sweet, and usually lets her better nature take over after she throws a tantrum. This makes a nice change from the standard formula of the guy being a horrible bastard and changing for the "love of a good woman."

We have intact marriages of people who really love each other. Martha and Jonathan are wonderful and truly in love, and Perry dearly loves Alice--even though I don't think we've ever actually met her on-screen. But she's a presence, and because he loves her, we do too.

The villains are delicious also. I love Lex's layers, and the Prankster made me remember why I loved Bronson Pinchot when he was on "Perfect Strangers."

And there's snark. Lovely, lovely snark. I think I may be to the point where, if a show doesn't have snark, it can still be a "good" show for me, but it doesn't rise to a standard of excellence.
My Muse is a sadistic bastard. I've got 2300-or-so words of Jayne-torture, and I'm not done yet. The stuff that happened to him in "Cerberus"? That ain't nothin', baby. At least that was in third person. Jeepers. I keep coming up with new memories to torment him with, new ways to dig the knife in. And this is a character I actually like. I'd hate to see what would happen if I turned Antubis loose on Eve or Kennedy. *shudders*

I was reading the shooting script for "Bushwhacked," and found another Jayne/Zoe moment. The "basketball" game at the start? There's a lot of dialogue in that scene that didn't actually make it onscreen. And Wash and Zoe are on opposing teams, with Wash and Jayne on the same team. Wash hollers "Cover my wife!" and Jayne says "Every time you ain't lookin'." *snerk*
Movie Quote Meme answers for the two that didn't get guessed:

"I didn't know you had that."
"That's why they call it a concealed weapon." -- Jake Speed.

Free will. It's like butterfly wings: once touched, they never get off the ground. No, I only set the stage. You pull your own strings. -- Devil's Advocate.
We're going shopping in Park City tomorrow as part of my scheme to get us out of the house more. I may drag us to the drive-in tonight. "Cars" is playing with PotC:DMC, and "Lady in the Water" is playing with "Superman Returns." Mmm, choices. We saw "Monster House" yesterday. I liked it, but I didn't love it. Actually being a writer has started making me analyze why a movie doesn't work for me, which is an interesting process. But it's worth seeing; the animation is gorgeous.
The 2-liter soda bottle I was saving money for writercon in has been retired in favor of a silly-looking elephant bank that I picked up at Wally World for $8. I'm going to continue to put money away, and save it for things like carvings and vacations. Wish me luck in that endeavor; I spend money like a maniac.
I've gotten my refund from Paypal for the comics I never got. Now I have to go hunting the one again. Honestly, I wonder if something happened to the seller; there's at least three of us that got stiffed on our widgets in that batch of auctions...and Paypal said they were able to recover the money from the seller, so the money was accessible by them. I don't know if they'll actually go into your checking account to recover money or if they only take it out of your Paypal account, though. I never leave money in my Paypal account.

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I bought S2 of "Lois and Clark" the other day, and we watched the first disc last night. Have I raved about how much I OMG love this show lately? We have a hero who is, for want of a better word, perfect (so what if he's a Stu? He's Superman. Shut up). We have a love interest who is terribly, terribly flawed...but tries to overcome them. Lois is petty, selfish, slightly-back-stabby, condescending, and egotistical. But she's also vulnerable, insecure, sweet, and usually lets her better nature take over after she throws a tantrum. This makes a nice change from the standard formula of the guy being a horrible bastard and changing for the "love of a good woman."

We have intact marriages of people who really love each other. Martha and Jonathan are wonderful and truly in love, and Perry dearly loves Alice--even though I don't think we've ever actually met her on-screen. But she's a presence, and because he loves her, we do too.

The villains are delicious also. I love Lex's layers, and the Prankster made me remember why I loved Bronson Pinchot when he was on "Perfect Strangers."

And there's snark. Lovely, lovely snark. I think I may be to the point where, if a show doesn't have snark, it can still be a "good" show for me, but it doesn't rise to a standard of excellence.
My Muse is a sadistic bastard. I've got 2300-or-so words of Jayne-torture, and I'm not done yet. The stuff that happened to him in "Cerberus"? That ain't nothin', baby. At least that was in third person. Jeepers. I keep coming up with new memories to torment him with, new ways to dig the knife in. And this is a character I actually like. I'd hate to see what would happen if I turned Antubis loose on Eve or Kennedy. *shudders*

I was reading the shooting script for "Bushwhacked," and found another Jayne/Zoe moment. The "basketball" game at the start? There's a lot of dialogue in that scene that didn't actually make it onscreen. And Wash and Zoe are on opposing teams, with Wash and Jayne on the same team. Wash hollers "Cover my wife!" and Jayne says "Every time you ain't lookin'." *snerk*
Movie Quote Meme answers for the two that didn't get guessed:

"I didn't know you had that."
"That's why they call it a concealed weapon." -- Jake Speed.

Free will. It's like butterfly wings: once touched, they never get off the ground. No, I only set the stage. You pull your own strings. -- Devil's Advocate.
We're going shopping in Park City tomorrow as part of my scheme to get us out of the house more. I may drag us to the drive-in tonight. "Cars" is playing with PotC:DMC, and "Lady in the Water" is playing with "Superman Returns." Mmm, choices. We saw "Monster House" yesterday. I liked it, but I didn't love it. Actually being a writer has started making me analyze why a movie doesn't work for me, which is an interesting process. But it's worth seeing; the animation is gorgeous.
The 2-liter soda bottle I was saving money for writercon in has been retired in favor of a silly-looking elephant bank that I picked up at Wally World for $8. I'm going to continue to put money away, and save it for things like carvings and vacations. Wish me luck in that endeavor; I spend money like a maniac.
I've gotten my refund from Paypal for the comics I never got. Now I have to go hunting the one again. Honestly, I wonder if something happened to the seller; there's at least three of us that got stiffed on our widgets in that batch of auctions...and Paypal said they were able to recover the money from the seller, so the money was accessible by them. I don't know if they'll actually go into your checking account to recover money or if they only take it out of your Paypal account, though. I never leave money in my Paypal account.

Current Mood: busy

Dear eBay seller:

Okay, it's been 26 days. The thing was supposed to have been shipped via Priority Mail. I've sent you two emails, neither of which you've seen fit to reply to. If I don't hear from you by 5pm my time today, then I'm filing with eBay.

I realize you probably wanted more for those comics than you got. If that's the case, then you should have either (a) started them with a higher opening bid, or (b) used a reserve. The fact that I was the only bidder is not my problem. My problem is that I sent you six dollars and eighty cents, and I want my friggin' comics. Specifically, the #2 issue, which is the one I'm missing and probably could have gotten sooner than this if you'd just told me you were going to be an idiot before I sent you the money.

Yes, I realize it's less than $7. And no, I'm not going to pretend it's the "principle of the thing," because, dude, it's totally the money--and I couldn't give a crap less that it seems petty. That's MY damb seven dollars, and I've gotten bupkiss for it. Either give me a refund, or send me my Joss-y illustrated goodies.

No love,

agilebrit

Argh.

In other news, I sniped a copy of "Fray" yesterday and got it for less than half the retail price, which was shiny. I was going to bid on an anteater this morning, but when I woke up it was sitting at twice what I was willing to pay for it, so, um, NO.

Oh, look. Someone who won some comics from this seller the same day I did has left them a pair of negs for non-performance. SHINY. I'm not going to go that far just yet, because we have 90 days to leave feedback (longer if you know how, which I do)...but it ain't reassuring that I'm not the only one this seller has apparently stiffed.

Maybe something happened to the seller, in which case I will feel bad--and file for a refund anyway.

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Oh my biggest freaking heck.

MUST. HAVE.

For those shy about clicking links and who haven't seen the

whedonesque feed, that's the new Serenity t-shirt from Hot Topic. Featuring Jayne with his big-ass gun saying "Let's be bad guys." And if you order before Monday, you get a 20% discount.

Also, I won the book on eBay last night that completes my Albert Payson Terhune collection, and I got it for a silly price. The cheapest copy on ABE is $75. My price? $31. *dances* And a one-second snipe, BABY. *buffs nails*

Am I breaking into my

writercon fund to pay for these things? Yes, yes, I am. Do I feel guilty about it? Mildly. However, I've got $60 coming to me from the sale of a camera that will make up for it. So, I'm good, I think.

Current Mood: chipper

Oh my biggest freaking heck.

MUST. HAVE.

For those shy about clicking links and who haven't seen the

Current Mood: chipper

DUDE. I never in a million years thought I'd get this widget at that price. It was a limited edition that they retired in 1996, and it usually goes for nearly twice as much. I've been after this piece ever since I started collecting anteaters, aardvarks, pangolins, and echidnas.

And a one-second snipe? Still got it, BABY!

Current Mood: ecstatic

Current Mood: ecstatic

Came home to this letter in my inbox: ( Cut so those not interested in eBay can just walk on by... )

Current Mood: cynical
Current Music: Ricky Scaggs: Highway 40 Blues

Came home to this letter in my inbox: ( Cut so those not interested in eBay can just walk on by... )

Current Mood: cynical
Current Music: Ricky Scaggs: Highway 40 Blues

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