I figure since most of you who have planned to watch LOST have already seen it, it might be fun(ny) to hear my thoughts of it as I'm in the throes of watching it for the first time. You can laugh at what's wrong in my analysis or smile at thoughts that used to occur to you back in the day. Or you can just be like, "Girl, stop ranting." Any and all.
I just finished 2x12 "Fire + Water".
SPOILERS, obviously, if you haven't seen the series.
1. Boone/Shannon. My roommate said it best when she noted that "It's like they walked off the set of a CW show." The thing is, either character on its own would have a compelling arc. The wealthy son who has always gotten everything through nepotism on a quest to prove himself by his own merits alone? The rich bitch learning to care about others and give back? Both tried and true archetypes that have a lot to play with. What brought it down was the creepy incest and the fact that together they brought the show down to teen drama level. While I'm glad the show realized their mistake with these characters and took care of it (read: killed them off), I almost wish they had tried a little harder to fix their mistake instead of taking the easy way out.
2. Jack/Kate/Sawyer. First of all, I don't really like Kate. She's sort of this very blank character who is inexplicably good at everything. Most of all, I can't really appreciate her relationship with Jack. Is it just me, or is it totally obvious that Kate and Sawyer should be together? Kate has all these weird Daddy issues and from her backstory, she seems like a girl who wants to want a good guy, but always screws it up and ends up with a bad boy. While Kate and Sawyer compliment each other--two people with a tragic family past that put them on the run--Jack is too lofty, too sensitive. I think Jack, with his saving people complex, wants to fix her, but I think he can do better.
3. Charlie/Claire. STOP BEING CRAZY, CHARLIE. You and Claire need to be cute in your makeshift family! (Although I totally get how creeped out Claire is by Charlie's investment in her. I think that might have been a little overdone.)
4. Hurley. Needs to cut his hair and shave his side-burns pronto.
5. Jin/Sun. LOVE THEM. Their backstory is still a little iffy for me (there are still holes in the development and degradation of their relationship), but now they've been reunited and they're totally functional working out their problems and being all in love again. Plus Sun is easily my favorite female character and Daniel Dae Kim, despite his weird Alien face, has fantastic abs. I LOVE FUNCTIONAL COUPLES, leading me to
6. Rose/Bernard. Yeah, it was only for a minute or so, but I was teary-eyed when they were finally reunited.
7. The Hatch/Button. Haven't decided if I think it's completely silly or an interesting twist. I guess it depends on where they go with this Dharma thing.
8. The Others. I still don't get them. I don't think you're supposed to, but they're scary all the same. I want to know what they're doing with Walt. I also want Walt and Victor back together. It's about time for some answers.
9. Sayid. Is totally competent and I love him.
10. Mr. Eko. Is totally competent and I love him.
11. Locke. Wavers between between being existentially awesome and judgmentally annoying.
12. Ana-Lucia. I really didn't like her when she was introduced, but she's settled better with our survivors, so I might like her more now that she's not emotionally crazed and vindictive.
13. Smoke Monster. Oh, CGI. You are your own greatest enemy.
I'm sure I've forgotten some thoughts, but I'll have more entries as I get further into the show.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Pasta Risotto-Style with Spinach and Mushrooms
So this recipe is loosely based on one from the New York Times. I love Mark Bittman's columns, and this one in particular really caught my eye. As a college student on the run (thank you, stage managing/research assisting/class taking), I was always looking for quick and easy ways to make things flavorful. Cooking pasta in broth? GENIUS. In no time at all, I was suddenly elevated from pasta with Prego to something just a little bit special. I know it sounds melodramatic, but this idea truly changed my life.
This is the first recipe I'm sharing with you, and you'll notice that already I'm taking shortcuts. That's kinda who I am because
1) I'm cheap and
2) I'm lazy.
As are most people, right? And since I'm showing cooking from a real-world perspective, I'm not going to hide either of those traits from you.
So let's get started!
Pasta Risotto-Style with Spinach and Mushrooms
Servings: 2 (or 1, if you're like me and didn't eat lunch today)
Ingredients
Yes, I use store-brand products. Coupon-cutter since age 6, babes!
- Olive Oil
- 1/2 Onion
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 3 Mushrooms
- Spinach, raw or frozen to taste (I used about a sixth of a frozen package)
- 1 1/2 Cups Chicken Bullion + Water (or Broth, if you're fancy)
- 1/8-1/4 of a box of Pasta (guesstimate depending on how hungry you are; I won't judge you)
Garlic: Watch out, Onion! She's out for you!
Onion: THE AGONY!
Slice an onion in half and chop it up. Chop, chop, chop.
Next, mince up a garlic clove. Mine was rather big, so I used only one, but feel free to use more to taste.
Getting the papery shell off is my favorite part, mostly because
WHAM! I get to unleash some of my inner rage/childhood trauma all over that little bad boy.
*evil laugh*
So now we have our onion chopped and our garlic minced:
Next, we put a bit of olive oil into a pot.
And once it's hot, drop in our little Allium buddies.
While those are getting all deliciously translucent, chop up some mushrooms.
Three should do, but again, add more or less to taste.
Right as the onions are getting clear like on a day during which you could see forever, add the mushrooms and cook for an extra minute or two.
Finally, we get to the pasta part of the recipe! Pour your pasta into the pan and stir it up with the veggies so it gets coated in oil. Add more olive oil if needed.
And now, the risotto part of the recipe. First you need broth. (You could also add white wine, but I usually just make it with broth given the oft-barren state of my kitchen.) You can use homemade stock (delicious) or broth from the store (also tasty), but I prefer bullion cubes. They don't go bad like broth and they're pre-measured, so they're super convenient.
My super-convenient secret weapon!
Add broth 1/2 cup at a time. The pasta will absorb the broth, I promise.
Add broth...
The pasta absorbs it (told ya!)...
And add more broth!
I added about 1 1/2 cups broth total. Right before the pasta is al dente, add your spinach. If you're using fresh spinach, give it a good rough chop before adding.
Oh, frozen spinach. I like how it's so compact.
Mix it on in!
And then once the pasta's ready, you're done! Last step is to salt and pepper to taste (me, I'm mostly all pepper).
I am spasming with tastiness right now.
And if you happened to make more than you planned to, well, it's more deliciousness for you in the form of tomorrow's lunch (or tonight's midnight snack, as was the case for me).
Mmm...Leftovers...
Seriously, how easy was that? And you can make tons of varieties of this. Pick your own vegetables. Add chicken. If you're too lazy to add broth in 1/2 cup increments or you're too busy watching the latest episode of Doctor Who to bother (we've all been there), add it all at the start and the pasta will absorb it. Most importantly, have fun with it!
My Life with Food: An Introduction
I finally decided that I would try my hand at food blogging (I want to call it flogging, but that might be insensitive to Paul Bettany in The DaVinci Code--not that I readily associate myself with anything Dan Brown related, but I can't resist Mr. Bettany's unrepentant awesomeness). I've always loved food, but until about a year ago, I didn't have a lot of experience when it came to cooking.
I was raised in a household where frozen meals and Hamburger Helper were a way a life. I remember I had a Mother's Day assignment where I had to write a paper about the my favorite meal my mother makes. I picked Stouffer's mac and cheese (what, it's delicious!). My teacher thought I was being snarky and asked me to redo the assignment, not believing that a child could be raised on oven-ready food alone.
When I eventually got to college, I stuck on the meal plan for as long as I could. Most people hated it, since they were used to home-cooked meals drenched in love and more than 15 minutes of work. I, on the other hand, loved it. It was heads and shoulders above what I was used to, and, honestly? I doubted I'd ever be able to make anything closer to edible.
Luckily, I had the pleasure of having two wonderful apartment-mates my senior year who openly embraced cooking--real cooking--as a way of feeding yourself. They laughed at my many packages of ramen and encouraged me to just go for it: get a recipe and make it! It might not taste the best, but it's pretty hard to make food really inedible. And even if I do massively screw up, there's always ramen, right?
This all comes down to my type of cooking, which I describe as splash-and-dash: learning to cook well under a time crunch with a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Most importantly it's fun, loose, inexperienced, and especially enthusiastic. It's about figuring out that cooking is not actually that hard if you keep practicing. So this is me, practicing. This stuff isn't gourmet; the photos are from a cheap Costco camera. But I'd like to think it's a way to see how a young twenty-something can teach herself to cook confidently and eat well.
I was raised in a household where frozen meals and Hamburger Helper were a way a life. I remember I had a Mother's Day assignment where I had to write a paper about the my favorite meal my mother makes. I picked Stouffer's mac and cheese (what, it's delicious!). My teacher thought I was being snarky and asked me to redo the assignment, not believing that a child could be raised on oven-ready food alone.
When I eventually got to college, I stuck on the meal plan for as long as I could. Most people hated it, since they were used to home-cooked meals drenched in love and more than 15 minutes of work. I, on the other hand, loved it. It was heads and shoulders above what I was used to, and, honestly? I doubted I'd ever be able to make anything closer to edible.
Luckily, I had the pleasure of having two wonderful apartment-mates my senior year who openly embraced cooking--real cooking--as a way of feeding yourself. They laughed at my many packages of ramen and encouraged me to just go for it: get a recipe and make it! It might not taste the best, but it's pretty hard to make food really inedible. And even if I do massively screw up, there's always ramen, right?
This all comes down to my type of cooking, which I describe as splash-and-dash: learning to cook well under a time crunch with a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Most importantly it's fun, loose, inexperienced, and especially enthusiastic. It's about figuring out that cooking is not actually that hard if you keep practicing. So this is me, practicing. This stuff isn't gourmet; the photos are from a cheap Costco camera. But I'd like to think it's a way to see how a young twenty-something can teach herself to cook confidently and eat well.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Smallville "Doomsday" Play-by-Play: TiVO Style
So since there was a huge wait on the TV Room today due to an inordinate amount of finales (Bones, Grey's Anatomy, 30 Rock, The Office), I had to wait until four hours later to start watching the season finale of Smallville. I have managed to avoid all discussion of what has happened, so I am full of anxiety and dread and have NO IDEA what's going to happen. Watch as my faith in the show is either restored or smashed to pieces! It's going to be a trainwreck, people! TRAINWRECK.
Deep breath, people. Deeeeeeeeeeeeep breath.
10:55 Preview! Remember all that crap that happened to Chloe? IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. Apparently Lois had a storyline? Nice try, preview. I care far more about Tess' awesome curly hair and her glowing disco ball of evil!
10:57 Flying? Who is flying? Rokk! Rokk may be a dipshit, but he's superhot. Also, they arranged a meeting? Really? It's time travel, people. What, did Rokk call him from his inter-time-space Verizon phone? Also, Rokk, you just realized that traveling to the past changes time? Dumbass.
10:59 You'ze gonna die, Clark!
11:00 Why so cute Davis and Chloe? Also, LOVE Greek mythology! Davis, I want to marry you!
11:01 Tess, you're so fucking fierce. Oh noes! No more disco ball! Don't mess with Tess, JLA. She'll wreck your shit.
11:02 Nice ring box, Clark. There's room for a matching bracelet in there.
11:03 Lois is aware of a plot point? What?! Also, SAD letter to the world! Oh, Clark! I feel for you for the first time, like, all season!
11:04 Really, Lois? You didn't notice that Clark left and you suddenly got a phone call? Dumbass. And Clark, stop saying things that make us think you're stalking Lois.
11:05 I'm glad Lois cares about Chloe. I did always love ChloLo. Lois, especially when she cares about Chloe, shows herself to be a legitimate person.
11:06 I feel like this scene is getting a litle too melodramatic for the beginning of the episode. We have too much angst left, people! Pace it!
11:07 A meeting at a phone booth? *headpalm* Too much like the failed coffee date that didn't happen. Does this mean they won't meet? PLEASE?
11:08 Does Hitched or Ditched seem like the best worst show idea EVER to anyone else? LOVE the CW.
11:08 BART!!!! Oh, and Dinah. But BART!!!
11:09 Clark, stop playing your cards too soon! See, because then Oliver comes in and screws with your plans.
11:10 YES! Clark! Verbally bitch slap Ollie!
11:11 Bart: "You guys have some, uh, serious [sexual] tension going on here." LexisOliverPlz?
11:12 Clark, I don't know if you can kick Oliver out of the League. I mena, he's the founder. And is the one with the money. And I'm pretty sure Dinah is screwing him on the side.
11:13 Jimmy is being a superspy in a believable way! OMG! Jimmy/Lois! I love their scenes! SO FUNNY! Smash Lois under that table, Jimmy! Smash her to tiny, iconic bits!
11:14 Jimmy! Don't go alone!
11:15 Regan? Regan! I LOVE YOU! Almost more than Tess. Almost.
11:16 Stabbed in the back! Or, uh, Arrowed in the back! Is it bad that my unholy love of Bart makes this turning on Clark kinda totally okay?
11:17 "The bar has always been a little bit lower for you, hasn't it?" Tess, why so awesome? Put Lois in her place! Kick her ass!
11:18 Legion ring! Crap. Lois to the future.
11:19 I love how Bart is trying to be super-sensitive. He loves Chloe! (Like everyone should.)
11:20 I love when Davis is self-sacrificing. Just highlights how freaking awesome he is.
11:21 Black Kryptonite what up! I love how Chloe is helping fulfill Clark's plan. Even apart, they're on the same team.
11:22 Jimmy's figuring out Kryptonite. He's finding out the secret. He's totally dead. But I love how he is actually so smart. Like, he figured it out in "Identity" and he isn't willing to shove it under the rug. And he was the only one to put it all together, other than Doctor "I'm badass with mah car" Emil Hamilton.
11:23 Why are you killing off Jimmy?! He's so awesome as Clark's little BFF. Also, what gift? Explain, show!
11:24 I wanted tears, dammit! You're seeing Chloe for the first time in forever! TEARS!
11:25 Crap. Lois was totally in the path of Doomsday's destruction. Stupid Legion ring! She could have DIED! *sob*
11:26 Ew...mouth blood.
11:27 Was that...it? Seriously? THAT WAS YOUR FIGHT WITH DOOMSDAY? It lasted, like, three minutes!
11:28 No! Don't get Chimmy back together! I totally acknowledge that Jimmy is full of awesome now, but nooooooooooo! "Watch over you"? No, JIMMY! I know it's going to become Watchtower, but I *sobs* I can't believe how much I'm actually going to miss you! You're so not a douchebag! And you know how Chloe is awesome! So awesome!
11:29 NO! CHIMMY KISS?! WHY?!
11:30 NO! Davis! I like how Davis is like, "This was all for Clark?" Not, "Why the hell are you making out with your drug addict ex-husband?!"
11:31 Wow. Killing both Doomsday and Davis took, like, two seconds. COP OUT.
11:32 NO! JIMMY! God, I actually care! I actually care! You had so much potential! Stop making Chloe cry! She has NO ONE now! NO ONE!
11:33 Film negatives! God! WHY DID YOU KILL HIM?! Dipshit writers!
11:34 Dinah exchanges a look with Ollie... (What? I can ship, even at a funeral.)
11:35 No! Jimmy has a little brother? And was that his alcoholic dad? He looks really put-together. And you just can't make his younger brother ICONIC Jimmy Olsen. I mean, what kind of dumbass parents would name both their kids James? ASSHATS. Otherwise, he'd have to CHANGE HIS NAME.
11:36 Love Chloe and Dinah friends.
11:37 Clark's alive? COP OUT. Ooh, love the exchange over the grave. Very Lexian over Lionel.
11:38 Chlark hug! Hug her until the pain goes away, Clark! HUG HER!
11:39 She has lost everyone! Clark, even you!
11:40 Chloe is sounding a little crazy. Also, the whole Jimmy thing totally means that Chloe could never leave Watchtower. Dammit.
11:41 Seriously, Clark? Get over yourself. "I'm human, blah blah blah, I suck." Shut up.
11:41 "Clark Kent" was your metaphorical death? BULLSHIT. Also, how the hell could you leave Chloe? You fucking Dipshit!
11:42 I also don't like the way Chloe's grabbing at her belly...
11:42 So much love for you, Tess, and your amazing robe.
11:43 ZOD! HELL YEAH! I would have liked some lingering SWbeard eye candy to go along with it, but whatever.
Initial Reaction Before I Smash Something and Then Study for My Midterm
Deep breath, people. Deeeeeeeeeeeeep breath.
10:55 Preview! Remember all that crap that happened to Chloe? IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. Apparently Lois had a storyline? Nice try, preview. I care far more about Tess' awesome curly hair and her glowing disco ball of evil!
10:57 Flying? Who is flying? Rokk! Rokk may be a dipshit, but he's superhot. Also, they arranged a meeting? Really? It's time travel, people. What, did Rokk call him from his inter-time-space Verizon phone? Also, Rokk, you just realized that traveling to the past changes time? Dumbass.
10:59 You'ze gonna die, Clark!
11:00 Why so cute Davis and Chloe? Also, LOVE Greek mythology! Davis, I want to marry you!
11:01 Tess, you're so fucking fierce. Oh noes! No more disco ball! Don't mess with Tess, JLA. She'll wreck your shit.
11:02 Nice ring box, Clark. There's room for a matching bracelet in there.
11:03 Lois is aware of a plot point? What?! Also, SAD letter to the world! Oh, Clark! I feel for you for the first time, like, all season!
11:04 Really, Lois? You didn't notice that Clark left and you suddenly got a phone call? Dumbass. And Clark, stop saying things that make us think you're stalking Lois.
11:05 I'm glad Lois cares about Chloe. I did always love ChloLo. Lois, especially when she cares about Chloe, shows herself to be a legitimate person.
11:06 I feel like this scene is getting a litle too melodramatic for the beginning of the episode. We have too much angst left, people! Pace it!
11:07 A meeting at a phone booth? *headpalm* Too much like the failed coffee date that didn't happen. Does this mean they won't meet? PLEASE?
11:08 Does Hitched or Ditched seem like the best worst show idea EVER to anyone else? LOVE the CW.
11:08 BART!!!! Oh, and Dinah. But BART!!!
11:09 Clark, stop playing your cards too soon! See, because then Oliver comes in and screws with your plans.
11:10 YES! Clark! Verbally bitch slap Ollie!
11:11 Bart: "You guys have some, uh, serious [sexual] tension going on here." LexisOliverPlz?
11:12 Clark, I don't know if you can kick Oliver out of the League. I mena, he's the founder. And is the one with the money. And I'm pretty sure Dinah is screwing him on the side.
11:13 Jimmy is being a superspy in a believable way! OMG! Jimmy/Lois! I love their scenes! SO FUNNY! Smash Lois under that table, Jimmy! Smash her to tiny, iconic bits!
11:14 Jimmy! Don't go alone!
11:15 Regan? Regan! I LOVE YOU! Almost more than Tess. Almost.
11:16 Stabbed in the back! Or, uh, Arrowed in the back! Is it bad that my unholy love of Bart makes this turning on Clark kinda totally okay?
11:17 "The bar has always been a little bit lower for you, hasn't it?" Tess, why so awesome? Put Lois in her place! Kick her ass!
11:18 Legion ring! Crap. Lois to the future.
11:19 I love how Bart is trying to be super-sensitive. He loves Chloe! (Like everyone should.)
11:20 I love when Davis is self-sacrificing. Just highlights how freaking awesome he is.
11:21 Black Kryptonite what up! I love how Chloe is helping fulfill Clark's plan. Even apart, they're on the same team.
11:22 Jimmy's figuring out Kryptonite. He's finding out the secret. He's totally dead. But I love how he is actually so smart. Like, he figured it out in "Identity" and he isn't willing to shove it under the rug. And he was the only one to put it all together, other than Doctor "I'm badass with mah car" Emil Hamilton.
11:23 Why are you killing off Jimmy?! He's so awesome as Clark's little BFF. Also, what gift? Explain, show!
11:24 I wanted tears, dammit! You're seeing Chloe for the first time in forever! TEARS!
11:25 Crap. Lois was totally in the path of Doomsday's destruction. Stupid Legion ring! She could have DIED! *sob*
11:26 Ew...mouth blood.
11:27 Was that...it? Seriously? THAT WAS YOUR FIGHT WITH DOOMSDAY? It lasted, like, three minutes!
11:28 No! Don't get Chimmy back together! I totally acknowledge that Jimmy is full of awesome now, but nooooooooooo! "Watch over you"? No, JIMMY! I know it's going to become Watchtower, but I *sobs* I can't believe how much I'm actually going to miss you! You're so not a douchebag! And you know how Chloe is awesome! So awesome!
11:29 NO! CHIMMY KISS?! WHY?!
11:30 NO! Davis! I like how Davis is like, "This was all for Clark?" Not, "Why the hell are you making out with your drug addict ex-husband?!"
11:31 Wow. Killing both Doomsday and Davis took, like, two seconds. COP OUT.
11:32 NO! JIMMY! God, I actually care! I actually care! You had so much potential! Stop making Chloe cry! She has NO ONE now! NO ONE!
11:33 Film negatives! God! WHY DID YOU KILL HIM?! Dipshit writers!
11:34 Dinah exchanges a look with Ollie... (What? I can ship, even at a funeral.)
11:35 No! Jimmy has a little brother? And was that his alcoholic dad? He looks really put-together. And you just can't make his younger brother ICONIC Jimmy Olsen. I mean, what kind of dumbass parents would name both their kids James? ASSHATS. Otherwise, he'd have to CHANGE HIS NAME.
11:36 Love Chloe and Dinah friends.
11:37 Clark's alive? COP OUT. Ooh, love the exchange over the grave. Very Lexian over Lionel.
11:38 Chlark hug! Hug her until the pain goes away, Clark! HUG HER!
11:39 She has lost everyone! Clark, even you!
11:40 Chloe is sounding a little crazy. Also, the whole Jimmy thing totally means that Chloe could never leave Watchtower. Dammit.
11:41 Seriously, Clark? Get over yourself. "I'm human, blah blah blah, I suck." Shut up.
11:41 "Clark Kent" was your metaphorical death? BULLSHIT. Also, how the hell could you leave Chloe? You fucking Dipshit!
11:42 I also don't like the way Chloe's grabbing at her belly...
11:42 So much love for you, Tess, and your amazing robe.
11:43 ZOD! HELL YEAH! I would have liked some lingering SWbeard eye candy to go along with it, but whatever.
Initial Reaction Before I Smash Something and Then Study for My Midterm
- RIP Jimmy. Who would have ever thought that you would end up too good for this show?
- GOD I'M SO ANGRY.
- Also, wasn't it convenient that Lois disappeared instead of the writers actually having to try putting her into a relevant plotline?
- Seriously, Clark. You just acknowledged that Chloe has NO ONE. Absentee dad, insane mom, dead ex-husband, dead ex-serial killer love interest, missing cousin, and now her BFF decides to be a FUCKING DUMBASS and leave her ALL ALONE. DIP FREAKING SHIT.
- Davis?! Why so evil?!
- Tess, there is no way to explain how much I love you.
- BART!!!
- Lex in Ollie Suit! Make it happen!
- CHLOE!!! Why do the writers hate you so much?! WHY?!
- Already over Watchtower. How is that going to be any different than Isis, especially without the JLA?
- *SOB* JIMMY OLSEN!
- So, you were saving your budget for those three-second fights, eh? Reeeeeeeeeeeally impressive, TPTB.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Star Trek (2009)
I spent a lot of the movie waiting for them to make-out. No lie. :)So it was a kick-ass movie. Great action sequences, great character moments (Sulu and his extendable fencing sword? LOVED IT.), great pacing. But then the moment you stop being in awe of the effects and the sheer great story-telling of the movie, you stop to think about IMPLICATIONS.
Without Vulcan, what does that mean? I realize a lot of fans are super-excited about this development (Freedom to do whatever! No one's safe! It's a series of alternate-reality movies!), I can't come to grips with it. I don't think you can make a movie this explosive and relegate it to an "alternate universe." At the same time, accepting this into canon is dangerous. No Amanda scenes in TOS or the movies. No scenes on Vulcan EVER, and even if there are scenes, it's not the same Vulcan. Who has died? All of those humans, Vulcans, and Klingons massacred. (Tuvok?!) Which characters that we love from the 24th century won't even be born?
And don't tell me they're going to repopulate Vulcan. These people reproduce once every seven years. With 10,000 people to start? I'm not good at math, but your rate of reproduction is CRAP.
I like the idea of an exciting, new Trek. The new-and-improved Battlestar was awesome. I'm a Chloiser on Smallville (Chloe = Lois Lane). I realize a lot can be gained by Spock being one of the last survivors of his race, especially as a mixed-breed who is more willing to accept his human side. But I feel that you can't play loose and fast with a canon that spans five TV shows and ten movies. I would have accepted George Kirk and Kelvin. Even Spock/Uhura had elements that captivated me (although it was poorly explained and relegated Uhura to a sex object more than I liked).
But destorying Vulcan leaves the entire 24th century in peril. And, unfortunately, I doubt we'll get a canon verification of what the hell is going on in the 24th century any time soon as they make new Star Trek: 90210 in the Abramsverse and let the adventures of Picard, Sisko, and Janeway fall into DVD obscurity. I need an official announcement that there will be a reset of this movie, that this movie is an alternate universe, or that the 24th century was (surprising) unscathed. Until then, I can't help but see a screwed-up 24th century where Picard is never born and the Enterprise D is being run by Wesley Crusher and Tuvok NEVER EXISTED and Janeway is out one best friend and possibly never went into the Badlands after the Maquis because he wasn't an undercover agent! (I love Tuvok. Could you tell?)
Also, if Romulus is destroyed in the future (will it be, now that the supernova is known about?), is the Alpha Quadrant at peace? The Klingons are allies, the Romulans destroyed, the Borg impotent, the Dominon gone...WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!
And where the hell are the time police from the 29th century? They need to get on their shit.
(Side Note: Did anyone want this movie to finally resolve Enterprise's temporal cold war? Yeah, me too. :( )
So the movie was great. Killing red shirts, Kobayashi Maru, Scotty giving it all he's got. Really pretty. But I can't stop having FEELINGS about the IMPLICATIONS.
I need a drink.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Dollhouse Fan Fiction: Conditions
TITLE: Conditions
AUTHOR: Pilla Jeffrey
CATEGORY: Angst, Drama, Episode Tag
PAIRING: Paul/November
SPOILERS: Everything up to and especially “Omega”
RATING: PG
CONTENT WARNINGS: super!angst
SUMMARY: Paul Ballard has some conditions in regards to his employment at the Dollhouse. "Omega" Episode Tag. Paul/November.
STATUS: Complete
ARCHIVE: anywhere else, ask.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dollhouse.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I actually am not that big of a Paul/November shipper, but I was completely teary at the end of “Omega.” Their love is so tragic that I couldn’t help but spin it into fan fic. I feel like Paul’s release of November is so complicated: he’s trying to cleanse himself of using her, avoiding seeing her at work, figuring out if his belief in the remaining soul could extend to their relationship. It was such a touching scene. Just beautifully done.
AUTHOR: Pilla Jeffrey
CATEGORY: Angst, Drama, Episode Tag
PAIRING: Paul/November
SPOILERS: Everything up to and especially “Omega”
RATING: PG
CONTENT WARNINGS: super!angst
SUMMARY: Paul Ballard has some conditions in regards to his employment at the Dollhouse. "Omega" Episode Tag. Paul/November.
STATUS: Complete
ARCHIVE: anywhere else, ask.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dollhouse.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I actually am not that big of a Paul/November shipper, but I was completely teary at the end of “Omega.” Their love is so tragic that I couldn’t help but spin it into fan fic. I feel like Paul’s release of November is so complicated: he’s trying to cleanse himself of using her, avoiding seeing her at work, figuring out if his belief in the remaining soul could extend to their relationship. It was such a touching scene. Just beautifully done.
Waa-Mu 2009: A Dedication
So I haven't updated in forever because I'm a terrible person.
Or it could be because I have two majors, a minor, and was up until a few hours ago assistant stage managing the best college show in the United States.
I'm figuring that most people don't know what Waa-Mu is. Basically, it's this huge student-written musical revue that Northwestern University actually puts up on in their largest theatre on campus (which is unheard of outside of here). It's this really big thing that gets a lot of crap for being all glitter, all sparkles, all jazz hands, but every year it is hands-down the most rewarding show I work on.
I can't say that much about it without getting trite, but I just wanted to give it a shout-out. It's one of the reasons I love going to Northwestern and why I wouldn't trade it in for anything in the world.
There's nothing up online from this year's show (I'll link it once it's up), but here are some treats from last year's endeavor, Skylines:
Winds of Change:
Chicago Cubs
Or it could be because I have two majors, a minor, and was up until a few hours ago assistant stage managing the best college show in the United States.
I'm figuring that most people don't know what Waa-Mu is. Basically, it's this huge student-written musical revue that Northwestern University actually puts up on in their largest theatre on campus (which is unheard of outside of here). It's this really big thing that gets a lot of crap for being all glitter, all sparkles, all jazz hands, but every year it is hands-down the most rewarding show I work on.
I can't say that much about it without getting trite, but I just wanted to give it a shout-out. It's one of the reasons I love going to Northwestern and why I wouldn't trade it in for anything in the world.
There's nothing up online from this year's show (I'll link it once it's up), but here are some treats from last year's endeavor, Skylines:
Winds of Change:
Chicago Cubs
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