in a perfect world in another time we wouldn’t need to justify everything we are

Friends Only!

2007-11-04T03:52:57Z

Due to recent circumstances, I've gone Friends Only (and will now be locking all my posts)! So drop me a line here if you really think you want to be my friend. Thanks!

P.S. All my current wonderful friends will remain my current wonderful friends! :)

She's Some Kind of Wonderful...

2007-09-02T16:37:13Z

Hello out there! I hope you all are enjoying the long weekend (for those of you who get it), and making the most of this time away from work/before school starts/last days of freedom, etc etc.

So yesterday I went out to my parents' cabin, and had a grand time. A time that has resulted in horrible pain, mind you, but still it was great while it lasted.

I took my two buns, Wiley and Lilly, with me and they got a chance to be outdoors, on real (non balcony fake) grass, and got to eat non-chemical sprayed grass and dandelions. My mom had her friends and their two daughters (aged 14 and aged 8) out as well, and it made me realize that for some odd reason, I get along with younger people better than older. The 8 year old loved me and proceeded to follow me around everywhere, and do everything I was doing. Which was fine. She also has bunnies herself, so she loved my buns, and was constantly popping their cage open to scratch their heads.

Quite some time ago (this summer) I rediscovered my love of water skiing. As a child, my family used to go up to the lake and all of us cousins would either ski, kneeboard, or surf. Then we got tubes, and that became the newest favourite water sport. But my parents still have a set of the old skis, and though I hadn't been up for a few years, I tried it. Much to my amazement, I was able to get up my first try! And I LOVED it.

However, my mom is able to get up and stay up on one ski - so that's been "my Everest" for the summer. Getting to one ski. Now, for non pros like me, it's easier to drop one ski as you're going, and remain on the left over ski. So yesterday my mom managed to do it (as usual), and then our 14 year old guest managed to drop a ski and continue (her first time). So ... not to be outdone by a teenager AND a 51 year old, I decided to try. And failed miserably (and painfully, I might add).

My second time trying, I dropped the ski and then pitched forward - falling face first into the rushing water. As a result, my neck snapped backwards, and my jaw slammed shut. Sooo ... today I'm unable to rotate my neck at all (which is fun in itself), and the entirety of my cervical spine is in total and utter pain. It feels like I've been in a car accident, or punched by a very large felon. It's also worsened the pain in my root canaled tooth (from Thurs), which is *great*. (read the sarcasm there). So, let's look at this week, shall we?

Accidentally bit by rabbit (I was cleaning carrots and stuck my finger in the cage, so it's entirely my fault) on Tuesday.

Root canal on Thursday (1.5 hours long)

Fun Womanly Pain (read: someone was trying to rip my uterus out through my bajingo) on Thursday as well.

Neck snapping and tooth rattling fun on the Winnipeg River on Saturday

I also ~~downloaded~~ legally obtained some more songs for my Hodgepod for my trip on Saturday. I've found even MORE love for Imogen Heap and Regina Spektor (bet you didn't think that was possible, eh?). So I'd like to share some of my favorite things with you.

Watch this:
.... and tell me she's not the most amazing woman in the world. Seriously. Try. (I also think I've developed another GirlCrush, as Immi is just simply awesome, and so friggin' cute when she performs!).

Finally, Regina Spektor = LOVE. I didn't think I could find a song that stole my heart faster than "Samson" did, and yet ... one did! I found the video for On The Radio this morning, and am now deliriously happy too. Watch it HERE.

Nature Picspam!

2007-07-13T02:28:30Z

Okay, anybody who knows me at all, knows that I'm a huge nature freak. I like spiders, and snakes, and all those creepy crawly type things. And I'm a total "animal rescue" freak as well. When I ran a summer camp, I used to run a "spider saving club" (which consisted of me and one young girl), and we used to find spiders indoors, and kindly move them back outside, before any harm could come to them.

Soooo ... it should come as no surprise that I like to bring nature indoors, and enjoy giving it a helping hand whenever the opportunity arises.

Such was the case in early July of this year. Last summer, my mother had given me a "swamp milkweed" plant to plant in my "backyard garden", as it would attract monarch butterflies. This year, the plant flourished, and did host a bundle of 12 little monarch caterpillars.

Here is the mom, dropping her eggs on the milkweed:

And here are the caterpillars (who grow up quite quickly, and pretty much demolished the entire plant!):

Now, here's where tragedy strikes. I had begun to notice that a few of the caterpillars had dropped into the soil below the plant. When I saw the first ones, I picked them up, and put them back on the plant leaves, only to see them roll back down. It was as though they were paralyzed, and could not hang onto the leaves.

On July 1st, I went to water my plant, and noticed two flat beetle type "shield shaped" bugs on the milkweek. They were neat looking, so I left them. Later that evening, I went back down and saw that one beetle was sitting on what looked to be a blackened, squishy caterpillar (i.e. one of my monarchs).

ugh.

So I did what any good Brennanite would have, and did "my share of Googling". I realized these bugs were spined soldier beetles, a.k.a. stink bugs. And they were KILLING my monarch caterpillars, by injecting them with a poison, paralyzing them, and then sucking the life out of them. Far out! But sad.

So ... I found two survivors, and brought them into my apartment, put them in some old fish aquariums, and watched.

Here is the first one, in its chrysalis (the chrysalis is gorgeous, and this photo doesn't do it justice. It's actually clear (the caterpillar itself is green in its first stage of metamorphasis), with gold bands and spots on it):

Here is the chrysalis as it appeared this morning, with the black and orange butterfly visible through the cover:

And here is Earl, the monarch. He was born sometime this morning, and while he's not the most intelligent bug I've ever met, he's pretty damn beautiful.

Also, I took some photos of what I think is my most favourite bug EVER, the "fishfly". Anybody else have these? They're cute, and harmless, and just lovely little guys to wear on you all day. Plus, their lifespan is 24 hours, so ... how can anybody not like 'em?

Okay, hope you enjoyed that! I'll be away roadtrippin' it to Fargo, ND until Sunday night, so ... if you don't hear from me, you'll know why!

Peace. Out.

Awesome New Song

2007-04-23T23:46:50Z

While feeding my Portishead addiction (did I thank you for that, callieach?), I came across a very similar group called Massive Attack. Accidentally, I discovered that it is Massive Attack who provide the *awesome* theme to House, an actual track of theirs called Teardrop. Check out the slightly artistically-creepy video HERE. (But I warn you, it's YouTube, so it could be removed at any time).

This song is my new favourite thing. There are no words to express how amazing the artist is, and how insanely calming and wonderful the song itself is.

Reminds me of a similar Canadian-made band that made great chill-out music. Are they still around? Let's find out ... oh my gosh, they are! The band is called Delerium, and they make awesome, awesome music too.

EDIT: You can also check out the vid for my most favourite Delerium song, Innocente (Falling in Love), with guest vocals by Leigh Nash. (Yes, the singer from Sixpence None The Richer). Oh, I wrote so many great works of art to Delerium's albums...

[/awesome music pimping]

Dear KimberKatie, Age 5

2007-04-12T03:52:10Z

*warning* DARK POST...

Dear KimberKatie, age 5:

Don't grow up. Life can only go down from where you are. You're five years old, about to start kindergarten and learn, learn, learn. You'll make friends, you'll throw up at school, you'll think your teacher is an alien, and you'll even fall in love and date this person for one special weekend when you are 9 years old.

Stay young. Life only gets more complicated and depressing after this. You will learn that people let you down all the time. Your friends are special to you, and at 2 years old - your brother is still your friend. You want to marry your cousin, whom you think is the best thing since sliced bread. You will soon learn that he's not.

Savour your innocence, because it will soon die a fiery, fiery death. Right now you think everything is sunny and happy, and everybody loves animals like you do. This is not true. People torture and kill animals daily, some of them "in the name of science". You don't know this yet, but you soon will - and it will make your heart cry.

Hold tight to those around you. Your grandfather is your idol - and you want to be able to create like him. He will die 5 years from now of lung cancer that spreads over his body in a matter of months. It will be a quick, yet painful death - and it will tear you apart to watch it. One month after this, your beloved Freddie crosses the Rainbow Bridge. DO NOT TURN 10! It will be the worst year of your life.

Until you are a teenager. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER ADOLESCENCE. People will turn their backs on you, and everybody's identities will shift in your view. It's a tough time, and even though you will pull through - at times it will seem not worth the fight.

You definitely won't want to age into adulthood. Here you will discover that people are constantly disappointed in you, and judge every thing you do. You will fall in love with a career choice, but it won't last. Nothing in your life will last. You are full of great ideas, but ideas sprout wings and fly away from you. As will people. You will not be able to be completely happy - either with yourself, or with anybody around you.

I warn you: DO NOT GROW UP! Stay at the age of 5. You don't realize it now, but right at this moment, you have everything. You are happy. I warn you: things will not stay this way.

Random Quickie

2007-04-11T02:39:59Z

Randomness is my best friend.

1. We are *so* kicking America's ass at the World Women's Hockey right now.

1b. Watching hockey makes me feel very, very violent and angry. Maybe this is why I don't/shouldn't play competetive sports anymore. I recall a day when I would purposefully kick girls' shins so they'd leave me alone with the soccer ball. Yes. I was a violent child. Are you really surprised??

2. House was un-fricking-believably fantastic tonight. I should be bothered by how much House pokes fun at Cuddy's ass, but oddly, I'm not.

3. Work sucks. No, that's not true. Work is okay, (some of) the people SUCK. My situation sucks. This succccccks (said in Hodgins-fashion).

4. Watched "Aliens in a Spaceship" again last night. Pure win. Best. Season. Two. Episode. Ever. (don't confuse that with "best moment" - which is a huge toss up between many Hodgela moments such as the swing-date, the Cleopatra's bed scene, the rescued kiss, and the snuggly-wuggly smelting moment - among others).

Ramble Ramble Ramble

2007-04-10T03:13:33Z

Am having a hell of a time sitting down, with my damn tailbone acting up again. *grumble grumble*. I hate getting old. I hate this body. I hate hate HATE lots of things right now, and am grumpy and feel like swearing like a sailor. So I'll make this short. (*snap snap snap*)

Another cool meme, snagged from callieach:

Rules:

1. Have your music library ready.
2. Choose one song from your music library whose title starts with the first letter (or number) of your screen name.
3. Repeat this process with each successive letter (or number) in your screen name until you run out of letters (or numbers).
4. Post up your results.

Keep On Tryin' - Poco
I Alone - k's Choice/Anouk
Maybe Not - Cat Power
Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts (also by Selah)
Everybody's Fool - Evanescence
River - Joni Mitchell
Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
All The Fun of the Fair - Anthony Stewart Head/George Sarah
The Seed 2.0 - The Roots
I Promise You - Judith Owen
Elmo - Holly McNarland

(whoa, my username is long, and "E" and "K" are damn hard letters to find songs with. I had to go to my actual CDs for those ones...)

Now I'm going to watch Aliens in a Spaceship, and eat my chocolate cherry soy ice cream, so I don't get angry and kill somebody tomorrow at work...

More Useless Information...

2007-04-09T15:49:56Z

Okay, so I'm aware that I've been doing an awful lot of these online survey/meme type things lately. But I've been (and will continue to) put them under a cut, so if you don't care - you don't have to read 'em. Alrighty?

This one looked fun...

1. Five things you're looking forward to this year.

1. Getting a real, permanent, full time job *fingers crossed so tightly the circulation may be cut off*
2. Road trip to the US to get lots of fun items.
3. The summer weather!!
4. Bike riding in the summer.
5. The Bones S2 DVDs.

2. Five places you want to visit.

1. Australia/ New Zealand
2. Germany (Elli!!!)
3. Ireland/Scotland/Wales
4. Los Angeles, CA
5. Roswell/Corona, NM

3. Five people you think are really hot.

TJ Thyne
Joshua Jackson
TR Knight
(now, don't get creeped out - girls can be hot to other girls too...)
Michaela Conlin
Emily Deschanel

4. Five things that make your skin crawl.

1. Definitely the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard (classic annoyance)
2. When I'm standing in line and the person behind me stands SO FRICKIN' CLOSE I can feel their breath on the back of my neck *skin crawls just thinking about this one*
3. Ants, and wasps. I love 'em, I just don't want a mass of them near me.
4. People flicking their fingernails. C'mon, you know what I'm talking about. It makes me shudder very hard.
5. Ugh. Should have been #1 - cotton balls. I HATE those things. The crunchy noises they make. Ugh.

5. Five favourite books.

1. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
2. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
3. Monday Mourning, Kathy Reichs
4. The Search, Iris Johansen
5. Incident At Hawk's Hill, Allan W. Eckert

(I need space for more and more and more, as I have numerous favourites)

6. Five favourite songs.

At the moment:

1. The Dumbing Down of Love, Frou Frou
2. You, Fisher
3. Cobra Style, Teddybears Stockholm
4. Chasing Cars, Snow Patrol
5. Rain, Patty Griffin

7. Five films you love.

1. Miss Congeniality
2. Princess Diaries
3. 10 Things I Hate About You
4. Practical Magic
5. Sliding Doors

8. Five things you say or do too much.

1. "Eh"
2. "Like"
3. "uh-huh"
4. "whatever"
5. "spaz" (usually referring to myself)

9. Five things to do before you die.

1. Get to Australia
2. Own a home
3. Become a mother
4. Fall madly and deeply in love with someone (who should also be madly and deeply in love with me)
5. Be happy with who I am

10. Five TV shows you can't/couldn't live without.

1. Bones
2. House
3. The L Word
4. Crossing Jordan
5. Law & Order: SVU

11. Five people you'd like to meet.

1. Emily Deschanel
2. TJ Thyne
3. Sylvia Plath (kinda hard to do, but I can dream...)
4. Kathy Reichs
5. Leisha Hailey

12. Five ways you know you're far too obsessed with your fandom, or a character in it.

1. You have songs that played in the episodes or were "inspired by" episodes (a.k.a. appears in fanvids) playing on your computer non-stop.
2. Your desktop image rotates between cast shots to individual shots, to pictures from episodes that have not even aired yet.
3. You are spoiler obsessed, and check almost hourly to see if there are any new details about the finale you can't wait to see.
4. Every day words/comments remind you of the show. ie) When someone says "that's my car, my car" you're immediately taken back to the commentary for Bones: Two Bodies in the Lab when DB says, "hey, my Bones. That's my Bones".
5. You wear a rubber band around your wrist at ALL times, partly because you have anger issues and partly because your favourite character from Bones does too.

13. Five things you want to see happen in Deathly Hallows.

Don't get this one. Not a Harry Potter fan *gasps!*

14. Five ways to tell that you wrote this fan fic.

1. Someone dies.
2. There's some cuddly moments, but it ultimately ends is sadness and despair.
3. The title somehow revolves around a song/lyrics.
4. It involves a ship of Angela/Hodgins or Pacey/Andie. Or it's slash Brennan/Angela.
5. Angst. Angst. Angst. Angst. Angst. Angst.

15. Five favourite Harry Potter characters.

N/A. Again.

16. Five favourite hobbies.

1. Writing
2. Reading
3. Watching television (can that even be considered a hobby??)
4. Baking
5. Dancing

17. Five favourite lines from films or books.

1. "Dude, what you call being a conspiracy theorist I call being well informed" (Dr. Jack Hodgins, Bones)
2. "Is this an intervention? You're a little late, since I'm not using drugs anymore. I am, however, still hooked on phonics." (Dr. House, House)
3. ""Look, Yoda needs to get some better advice, OR Yoda needs to shut the f**k up!" (Alice, The L Word)
4. "I don't know if I can live without you" (Alice to Dana, The L Word ... makes me cry just typing it)
5. "I don't know what that means" (Dr. Temperance Brennan, Bones)

18. Five words to describe yourself.

Stubborn. As. Hell.
Nuts.
Introvert.

19. Five favourite fictional characters.

1. Dr. Jack Hodgins (Bones)
2. Temperance Brennan (book version more than TV version)
3. John Logan/Sean Galen (same book series, so I count them as one)
4. Alice Pieszecki (The L Word)
5. Dr. Gregory House (House)

20. Five bad habits you've got.

1. Getting very, very angry
2. Getting on the Internet and not being able to get off (esp. YouTube and lj)
3. Hating myself
4. The inability to make decisions
5. Messy, messy, messy

21. Five things you couldn't do without.

1. My cats/bunnies
2. My laptop/Internet
3. My television
4. Books
5. My friends

22. Five RL things that get on your nerves.

1. Stoopid speling errirs. That annoyz me.
2. People. I hate people (in general)
3. Gum chewing, and people who do it LOUDLY and OBNOXIOUSLY
4. People who stare. And stare, and stare and stare.
5. People who cannot make up their damn minds

23. Five jobs you'd like to try for a day.

1. Actress
2. RCMP Officer or FBI Agent
3. Stunt double
4. Race car driver
5. Doctor

24. Five things you love to eat.

1. Spinach
2. Tofu (in any way, shape, or form)
3. Amy's cheese-less pizza. Yum!
4. Home made fajitas!!
5. Old Dutch chips (pref. ketchup, all dressed, or dill pickle)

25. Five things that make you laugh or smile.

1. Storms. Love 'em.
2. Bones and Dr. Jack Hodgins, when he's being a hilarious conspiracy theorist.
3. My Thursday Night Funnies (My Name is Earl, The Office and Scrubs)
4. My friends
5. My cat, Finnegan, when she's being a nut.

The Love(s) of My Life...

2007-04-09T02:35:01Z

So, it's kind of sad that I've had this journal up and running for quite a few months now (January, I believe, when I first got the dang account so I could have cute icons for my posts to theevilpuppy's journal). And yet, I haven't posted about the absolute loves of my life - my animal companions.

So ... here is that very post. Enjoy!

Meet:



Queen Gracie Lou Latifa Freebush

Gracie began her life on the mean streets of Winnipeg, c. 2001. A wonderful shelter volunteer from Rescue Siamese and Stray Cat had seen her on the street, and wanted to bring her in for a spay-and-release (done when the cat is feral, and will not adapt to a home. This way the cat will not keep producing litters, but can remain in "the wild"). In the winter of 2003, Gracie lost most of her ears to frostbite, and the shelter volunteer performed a live-trapping, so Gracie could be spayed. After the surgery, while recovering, the shelter volunteer realized that the skittish cat was just that - skittish, but not wild. So she came into the shelter's program shortly after, and stayed there until August, 2005 - when I adopted her.

I had chosen some female names for my future cats, and Gracie didn't really factor into them. But being a HUGE Sandra Bullock fan, and adoring Miss Congeniality, when I saw Gracie - the name Gracie Lou Freebush just jumped into my brain. In the weeks before I actually took Gracie home, I entertained other names, but none of them quite shook me like Gracie Lou. Gracie is a true queen (her rescue name being Queen Latifa), and loves to be spoiled. She's extremely easy-going in nature, and is quite content to go with the flow. She loves laps (and will occupy any that enter her home), cleaning her feline sister Finn, and eating.



Princess Finnegan McInnys
(shoulda warned you that I'm the type of person who dresses up her animals. But I swear Finn LOVES it)

Finn's definitely the princess of my crew. She's got beautiful big blue eyes (and had I adopted her a year later, her name would most DEFINITELY have been Temperance - in honour of Emily Deschanel and her beautiful eyes), and loves to be pampered, and be told how gorgeous she is. Her backstory's not quite as dramatic as Gracie's, as she lived in a home with 3 other cats. Apparently she was unspayed, and did not get along with the other cats in the house. As such, her guardians decided to "get rid" of her, despite the fact that they were told her attitude could be hormonal, and could resolve with her being spayed. (Their loss, I say!).

Finn came to live with me 1 week after Gracie. I had chosen Gracie upon first meeting her in late July, but couldn't bring her home until August, when I moved into my own place. When I went to pick up Gracie, she refused to get into the carrier (having been moved around quite a bit in her 2 years at the shelter). A beautiful blue-eyed cat decided to make her presence known, and jumped into my carrier instead. This cat was MC, whom the volunteer told me was a "stubborn male". All week long, I could not get MC and his beautiful eyes out of my head, and had already starting calling him Finnegan in my mind.

When I went back to the shelter a week later, to update them on Gracie, I took one look at MC and decided he had to come home with me. Upon completing the adoption papers, we learned that MC was *not* a stubborn male, he was a stubborn FEMALE. Since I had already grown attached to the name Finnegan, I decided to stick with it.

    Wiley Oscar

Wiley is my only animal companion who is *not* a real rescue. I consider him a rescue, because I believe I rescued him from death - but technically, he was bought from a pet store. I was teaching preschool in the summer of 2004, and our class had taken a field trip to a local Petcetera. When I saw this little 6 week old bunny, whose cage was covered in loose feces, and who was being fed minimal pellets, lettuce, cucumbers, and carrots - I wanted to cry. I had lost my previous rabbit, Hunny, to cancer in 2001, and still wasn't sure I could deal with having another rabbit just yet. But I couldn't get this little bun out of my mind, and so the next day - I went back to inquire about it.

I was told the bunny was 6 weeks old, and a female. (In case you aren't aware, rabbits are very hard to sex as their ... ahem ... reproductive organs are on the inside of their body). So I took little Willa home, and started her on a proper pellet diet (no veggies!). As a result of the poor nutrition, the bunny had loose stools, and had troubles digesting anything. She required daily bum-baths. Two months later, testicles decended and ... yeah. Willa became Wiley.

    Lilly Hannah

Lilly rounds out my animal bunch. She was adopted at the Winnipeg Humane Society in September of 2005. Lilly's story was that she was found wandering outside downtown Winnipeg in the middle of August. When I adopted her, her feet, belly and bum were black from sitting on newspapers, and she required a complete back-end shave due to severe matting. Whoever had been "taking care of her" (I use this term loosely) had obviously done a shoddy job, before deciding to let her loose into the world.

I don't know her entire backstory, but I have had an animal empath work with her (due to her behaviour issues) and from what the empath has gathered from Lilly, she was dumped because her people grew tired of her.

Lilly's name comes from two sources: the spelling comes from Lilly Moscowitz from the Princess Diaries novels, and the name itself comes from Lily Lebowski from Crossing Jordan.

I am an avid believer in rescue organizations, and URGE anybody considering adding an animal to their lives to visit these organizations BEFORE buying. Animals should *not* be bought from breeders while those in shelters continue to die. My cats were rescued from a no-kill organization (otherwise, Gracie would have been euthanized early in her stint - a thought that makes me shudder), but organizations such as Humane Societies are still awesome places to rescue animals.

At the risk of sounding like a crazy animal-nut, I honestly cannot imagine my life without these wonderful animals. They truly *are* my life, and I would be lost without them.

(Now, I'd best go and post this before my computer decides to crash and I lose it all...)

House! Yipes!!!

2007-04-07T16:13:13Z

Just a mini post to say that WOW! How insanely awesome does the promo for next week's House look?!?? It's called "Airborne", and you can Check it out here

House and Cuddy fly back from Singapore, encountering an outbreak on the plane. - From the official Fox page.

Yipes!!! I have so many questions I want answered, firstly: what are House AND Cuddy doing in Singapore?!? TOGETHER?!?!?

*fans self* Okay, time to relax. Probably just a work thing. Yes, yes, I'm sure that's it. But still ... that preview .... ack!!

Tuesday cannot come fast enough!!

On the spoiler front, I've only been mildly paying attention to House spoilers (usually through either Ausiello's report, or through E!'s Kristin), but all the info I've heard has been related to the Chameron relationship (Chase/Cameron), and nothing pertaining to Huddy.

My personal thoughts: House and Cuddy should just GET TOGETHER already, because she desperately wants a baby, and I'm sure House's little soldiers could help her with that. She's having troubles, yes, but if House's little soldiers are anything like him - they'll stubbornly find a way to make a baby happen!

[/RANT]

EDIT: Somehow, my television obsessions are melting into my unconscious mind. Last night/this early a.m. (since I didn't get to sleep until after 2 a.m.) my wacky mind created a dream where I was in an old basement with Angela (from Bones) and Izzie (from Grey's Anatomy), and both Izzie and I were in love with Angela (???), and trying to win her attention. In addition, we were stuck in the basement with a bunch of other people (whom I didn't know, but the dream-me did) and couldn't get out. We kept prying the windows open, but there were snipers outside who were going to kill us, so we kept having to barracade the windows back up. Then suddenly Angela was pregnant, my tooth fell out - and I ended up at the dentist asking him to cement it back in. And I woke up. *shakes head at the strangness of the mind*

TV Show Meme

2007-04-06T00:38:03Z

Thanks to callieach for this one! Thought it looked fun, so...

Name your top six TV shows right now, before looking at the questions.

1) Bones
2) House
3) Crossing Jordan
4) Law & Order: SVU
5) Grey's Anatomy
6) Nip/Tuck

01. Who is your favourite character from #2?

Cuddy. No, House. No, Wilson. No ... okay. Right now? Cuddy.

02. Who is your least favourite character from #4?
Aww ... as much as I love Fin, I think the acting is kinda off. Therefore, whenever he talks about something - even if it's super serious and twisted, I laugh.

03. What would a crossover between #1 and #5 include?
Ooh ... that would be fun. I could think of some crazy pairings there! Maybe then, Zack would get himself a girl. He could have Izzie (take her away from George). And since George and Zack are very similar ... I think they'd get along very well. Callie and Cam would become fast friends, and Meredith and Brennan would bond (but Brennan would have no idea what Mer was talking about half of the time).

04. Who is your favourite ship from #6?
Eh ... not sure I have a ship on this show. I liked Christian with Kimber last year, but I don't necessarily "ship" for them.

05. If you were to set one person from #3 and one person from #6 on a blind date, who would they be?
Oh boy ... well, there aren't many characters on Nip/Tuck, and I think the two guys are asses, so .... maybe Liz could get freaky with Kate. Don't know if she'd go with that, but they strike me as similiar people.

06. If you could meet one person from #4 and spend the day with them, who would it be, and what would you do?
Mariska Hargitay (the actress), or Olivia Benson (the character). I think both would be very interesting women to talk to.

07. If you could change one thing about #2's plot line, what would you change?
Get House and Cuddy together, already!! Argh. Also, as much as I love House the outspoken ass, I think he should be a bit nicer in some regards.

08. Explain a relationship between two people (not necessarily romantic) from show #5, and why you like the relationship between them.
I loved the George and Izzie FRIENDSHIP. George is just such a sweetheart, and such a "sister" to both Izzie and Meredith. I loved it in early S2 when he was just "the guy they lived with" and who pined after Mer. HIm and Izzie seemed to have a good time together, chatting and being FREINDS. (Did ya catch the emphasis there?)

09. If the lead title characters (first name in the credits) from #1 and #3 were both drowning, and you could only save one, who would it be?
Hmm ... between Brennan and Jordan, eh? Oh ... well, I guess Brennan, because she's super interesting and funny, and I think Booth would be heartbroken if she died. Woody would cry for Jordan, but ... c'mon, she had her chances...

10. If you could change the title characters' order in the credits for #4, what order would you choose?
I don't really recall how the order goes, but I think Mariska should go first (I think right now it's Christopher Meloni). Or else, have it like Bones, and list the two of them TOGETHER - as they both deserve the same credit.

11. If you were able to add a new character, any kind of character you wanted, to the storyline for #6, what would the character be like, and what would their role be?
Well, I guess they should have a nice doctor who's not a total asshole. So ... a woman. And she could become romantically involved with Liz. That would be fun. But don't make her evil in the end. That's so wrong.

12. What happens in your favourite episode of show #2?
I think my favourite plot-wise episode would either have to be the one from an earlier season (can't remember which one) called 3 Stories (or I might've made that title up), where House has some fun patients. Also, of this season, I really liked the episode with the girl who had the insensitivity disorder - CIPA. That was super interesting, and I loved how she and House got along.

13. If you could kill off one of the characters in #1, who would it be and how would you do it?
Oh dear ... killing, eh? Well ... the bad, angsty writer in me wants it to be someone that would cause a serious stir. Like Angela - but considering she's my favourite fem character, that would just suck. So ... yeah, okay ... let's go with Parker, Booth's son. Morbid, I know ... but I can't pick a main character, as I love them all, and I think it would severely upset Booth and get some great acting out of him. It should be some type of freak accident that takes Parker AND his mother (can't recall her name right now), because then Booth would have to turn to Brennan for comfort. Awww...

14. If you got the chance to visit the set for either show #3 or show #5, which would you choose?
Ooh ... couldn't I visit both? Please?? I guess I'd go with Crossing Jordan, because I've been a fan longer than with Grey's. I think the cast would be really interesting to hang out with, especially considering that Jerry O seems like an interesting (read:funny) guy, and Jill seems down to earth and fun.

15. If you could date anyone from any of these shows, which show and which person?
Awww, can't I have two people? Please?? I'd take both Jack (from Bones) and George (from Grey's) out. But then I'd return them in mint condition to Angela and Callie. Heck, they could come along too!! Quintuple date!

Who Greys(es) Whose Anatomy?

2007-03-31T17:53:13Z

As a somewhat side-note to my earlier post about ships, and which flags I shall sail...

... I feel that I need to add the couples that I'm currently "feeling" from Grey's Anatomy. Now, Grey's is *not* my show, and I am *not* obsessed with it. I feel it's a very well written program, with an awesome cast, crazy-great characters, and more ships than a sea can hold.

That said, as I ramble through the S1 and S2 DVDs (thanks aka_lanie), I find myself jumping ships almost with each disc.

So ... it all began with my viewing of late S2, in which I feverishly shipped long and hard for:

Izzie & Denny (Seriously, there could not *be* a cuter couple than these two)

Couple that with Callie & George ('cuz George is just the cutest, geekiest thing there is ... well, maybe he ties with Zack from Bones for that category... and you know that Callie could so kick his ass if she wanted to)

But then, as I went back and watched the season in order, found myself jumping on board for

1. Cristina & Burke (oh. my. gosh. After Cristina lost the baby, and went into her crying jag - and Burke climbed into bed with her and held her? Seriously, I came close to *melt*ing right there on my futon)

2. Alex & Izzie (okay, after he literally swept her off the stool at Joe's, how could I *not* ship for these two??). Though, where I'm at in S2, he's now being a major wanktard (thank you, Dr. Jack Hodgins for that beauty).

Now, although I haven't seen much of S3, I do know that George has recently shacked up with Izzie (what? I'll admit, before watching the show at all, I pondered the idea of the Dawson-Joey-best-friends-but-so-much-more coupling of these too. But that was *before* I met Callie and saw how incredibly cute she and George were together).

As well, I feel that I *should* mention that Meredith & Derek are kinda cute. And I was kinda feeling a bit of the Alex & Addison vibe at some point too. I'm not sure I like McDreamy much, but then again ... who I like/hate/am indifferent to changes with every damn episode I watch as well. I did feel extremely empathetic toward Meredith, when Derek went back with Addison, 'cuz the poor kid did nothing to deserve such a terrible heart-breaking. And I know this coupling pretty much takes centre stage to the show. But that said - I don't find them the most intriguing couple (though I suppose I could take up residence on their ship as well).

Two Words: Cleopatra's Bed commence screams

2007-03-29T12:13:40Z

Oh. My. Goodness.

BONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, Fox .... THANK YOU to whoever wrote the awesome episode that aired last night. And THANK YOU to the Fox censors for keeping that scene in. And THANK YOU to Michaela Conlin and TJ Thyne for being so damn sexy and making that scene unbelievably hotter than hell.

Just .... THANK YOU!

Other points of what made the episode 2.17, "The Priest in the Churchyard" extremely awesome:

* TJ, TJ, TJ, TJ. Seriously, that man secretes sexy out of every pore. Especially when he's lovin' on Angela.

* Gordon Gordon. Okay, Stephen Fry needs to join the cast as a REGULAR, because he is downright hilarious, and spot on (well ...except for the lies he fed Brennan and Booth about why she didn't sail off into the sunset with Sully).

* The end scene, with Angela calling Gordon Gordon on his hogwash re: Booth and Brennan. YOU GO GIRL!

* Cam's comment, when she came upon Jack and Angela making out in the lab, "do I need to throw cold water on you two?" Are you suggesting a shower scene for TV's hottest couple? Oh yes, please do!

* Brennan and Booth's constant bickering about religion. (I'm with Brennan all the way on the topic, but did she *have* to keep pushing it, when it clearly upset Booth?).

* re: above topic. Brennan's constant questions for the priest(s) and the looks that Booth gave her for every one of them.

*SOME OF MY FAVOURITE QUOTES FROM THE EP:*

"Can't you just live with the fact that if I'm wrong about God I'll burn in Hell?" - Brennan
"That's tempting." - Booth (and the look Zack gives them both)

"I have my own place, Jack. I need my place." - Angela
"I need you." - Jack (ensue screaming from my end...)

"You want to be one with him?" - Dr. "Gordon Gordon" Wyatt
"In a strictly scientific sense!" - Brennan (yeah, *sure* Brennan. "Scientifically" *snort*)

"Dr Wyatt, we need you to do it with her." - Brennan re: Angela. (oh, sweet naive Brennan...)

In conclusion: I wish to ALSO thank Fox, the writers at Bones, and the ENTIRE cast (especially TJ and Michaela) for making me so freaking excitable and "high" that I could not get to sleep until some ungodly hour, because all I could think about was what I had just watched on TV.

Oh, and Crossing Jordan was on last night too, wasn't it? Yeah, kind of hard to focus after the hour of Bones, but ... interesting storyline. Nice to see that Meredith Monroe is slowly making her rounds of the dramas (CSI, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, BONES, and now CJ). Somebody give that girl a steady job already!

EDIT: Emily Deschanel? I think I love you... (as if that's not the coolest hoodie ever!)

Just 'Cuz It Looked Fun

2007-03-25T04:02:13Z

Found this meme on a friend's page, and thought I'd fill it out, because I love these type of "ooh ... fun, interesting, personal questions" things. You can fill it out in the comments, too, if you'd like... ('cuz I like to learn about other people as well...)

1. Are you a child of the 70s, 80s, or 90s?
Really a young child (up to 9 y/o) of the 80s, and then into the 90s. Heck, I'm still a "child" mentally...

2. Where were you born?
St. Boniface Gen Hospital, here in the 'Peg. Not sure which floor, but wherever they were delivering babies in those days. I was supposed to be born in July, but I was late and came in August instead. I still run on my own schedule...

3. What kind of home did you grow up in?
A big one, that was grey with a black mailbox, and trees outside, and a swingset in the backyard ... oh, do you mean what *kind* of home, as it happy/depressing/angry? Well, in that case ... I guess an okay home. Not overly happy, but alright. My brother and I were either hating each other's guts, and trying to kill one and other, or else we were conspiring to do something bad like light fires in the backyard shed or something.

4. Did you enjoy your childhood?
I think I did. I mean, I have a lot of good memories, and some great pictures to look at and *think* I remember what it was like. The best fun I remember having was during the summer, when my family would head up to "the lake" - which was really a trailer we had on the edge of the Winnipeg River. What made it so much fun was that my mom's siblings and their families also went up, so I always had kids to play with, and do bad things like send frogs "out to sea" on paper boats, and play Cops and Robbers in the bushes, and explode pop and booze bottles at the campfire. For me, those weeks were what being a kid was all about.

5. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A veterinarian. I've always loved animals (more than people, even!), and wanted to help heal them. But when I was 10 years old, our dog died and I remember being so distraught that I wanted to die too. I didn't think that pain would ever go away. It was around that same time that my Grandma (whom I dearly loved, despite her ways...) pointed out to me that if I hoped to become a vet, I would have to deal with animals dying every single day. This completely destroyed *that* dream. I also bounced between wanting to be a cop, teacher, and Mountie at any given point.

6. What do you want to be now?
A doctor. Kidding, kidding. I have no idea. I would still *love* to work with ill kids in the hospital, but more on a counselling level than medical. But that requires more schooling, which requires more money - and it probably won't ever happen.

7. What was your first best friend's name?
First one? I think probably Ashleigh Erlingson, because she lived down the street from me, and our moms were friends. So she became my "best convenience friend".

8. Is she still your friend?
Eh ... no. We went our separate ways in grade school, and though I still see her sometimes - we're not really friends.

9. Can you name all the schools you ever attended?
Oh yes ... there've only been 4. Wayoata Elementary, Arthur Day JUNIOR HIGH (it's now called a "Middle School", whatever THAT is), Murdoch MacKay Collegiate, and TCI. Oh, and I guess the University of WInnipeg and Red River College - so that makes a grand total of 6. *And* if you count my once-a-week class at Winnipeg Technical College now ... that makes 7.

10. Were you closer to your mom or dad as a kid?
As a really little kid - my dad. I was his tomboy daughter, the one who wanted to be just like him, and idolized everything he did. That lasted up until I was old enough to realize how strict and sometimes mean he could be. Then I wasn't close to either parent.

11. What was the first record, tape or CD you remember buying?
First one, eh? I'd *so* have to say either Ace of Base or Veruca Salt. I think I was probably in junior high, so I'd have been about 13 or 14. I also remember getting a Madonna tape as a "prize" for something around that time.

12. How old is a good age to have kids?
For me personally? Whenever I've saved up enough money to either adopt or visit my local "bank". Which, sadly, might be never - at this pace...

13. Are you scared of anything?
Not scared. No. I'm not scared of anything. What are you talking about? What have you heard?!? I will say clowns are creepy, and balloons spaz me out...

14. What was your favourite class in elementary school?
You expect me to remember elementary school? Seriously? Okay ... um ... gym? Does that count!? It's the only class I really remember, because we'd have "free gym" type classes, where we'd just get to use whatever equipment we wanted, and I remember those awesome little yellow scooters. Also, cross country skiing in the schoolyard, and using the trampoline and the climbing structure? Oh, how could you *not* love elementary gym class??

15. Did you buy school lunch or bring your own?
Buy? Buy?? Oh no ... always brought my own. I even made it when I was older. I remember in elementary school, asking my mom to write little notes to me in my lunches, because my best friend's mom did that. Those were cool ... my mom would write notes like "enjoy your gym club run, and be on the look out for any Basett Hounds". Fun times...

16. Broken any bones or had any freaky accidents as a kid?
Freaky accidents? I don't know what that means. Who have you been talking to?!? Okay ... I fractured my wrist figure skating, and that really sucked. That was it, though.

17. Were you a mean kid?
Oh, I hope not. I think I was generally nice to everybody ... unless they weren't nice to me, or if they made fun of my brother, I probably would have kicked their ass. I had a serious temper, so ... if someone made me mad ... I might have been mean. On occasion...

18. Favourite board game of all time?
Board game, eh? Well, I do like a good game of Trivial Pursuit ... it makes me feel smart (even though I'm not). As a kid - I really liked Hungry, Hungry Hippos and Snakes & Ladders. As an adult, I played Life for the first time and was hooked on that one...

19. Did you play house or pretend to be a super hero?
Oh, I'm sure I played house. Being a super hero ... erm ... don't recall doing that, but since I grew up with boys, I'm sure I did once or twice. Or maybe I was forced to be the screaming victim - though I'm sure I'd have thrown a temper tantrum about, and been allowed to be a hero once or twice.

20. Seriously, are you still just a kid at heart?
Always.

Another Fun Meme...

2007-03-10T17:37:44Z

Okay, guys ... you know the drill! Answer the following Qs in the form of a reply, so can learn all about you *evil laugh* Thanks to callieach for the original post...

1. Can you cook?
2. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
3. What talent do you wish you had?
4. Favorite place?
5. Favorite vegetable?
6. What was the last book you read?
7. Are you Dirty or Clean?
8. Any tattoos and/or piercings
9. Worst habit?

HERE COMES THE FUN ...
1. How did we meet?
2. What's your philosophy on life?
3. Negative or Optimistic?
4. What was your dream growing up?
5. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
6. What was your first impression of me?
7. Tell me one weird fact about you:
8. What's your favorite memory of us?
9. Have you ever kept anything from me?
10. What do you think of me as a person?
11. Do you think I'm sane or insane?
12. Would you cry for me if I died?
13.. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
14. If you could change anything about me, would you?
15. How do you fall asleep?
16. Ever gotten angry with me?
17. Would you go on a blind date if I set you up?
18. If you had one day to live, what would you do?
19. A million bucks... what would you do with it?
20. What is your worst fear?
21. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
22. Can you sing or dance?
23. In one word, how would you describe me? Be honest!
24. Will you repost this so I can fill it out?

And since I haven't updated in, *like* forEVER! ... here are some random thoughts for the day:

* Jack Hodgins is SO FREAKING CUTE when he smiles, laughs, talks, and does just about anything.

* (in a singsong voice) *I know what's going to happen on Bones, I know what's going to happen on Bones!* Bad, bad girl - getting her hands dirty in the spoilerdom of Bones.

* I'm writing again! Yippee!!! It hasn't really been all that long since I've done something small, but now I'm inspired to do major things. I'm *so freaking happy* about it, too! And I've got my very first - OFFICIAL Bones fanfic written, proofed, and ready to post to fanfiction.net when my "probation" period is up! Four more hours...

* Crossing Jordan: Pssht! Was it necessary to move it to Wednesdays? Seriously? Like I don't already have ENOUGH to do and to watch on that day? All I can say is that TPTB at NBC are *damn luck* they didn't move it to 7 pm, cuz if I'd had to choose between taping Bones or taping CJ ... well, those of you who know me *know* which choice I'd have done with.

* re: the show I don't watch, and will forever deny watching is ... ready for it? ... Nip/Tuck. After having a run in with Mr. McMahon when he was in Winnipeg years ago, and learning he's a major JERKWAD, I'd never want to watch something he was in. But I have to admit, last year's storyline with The Carver was damn compelling...

You're It!

2007-02-14T03:16:23Z

Got taggged by theevilpuppy

Each player of this game starts off with 10 weird things/habits/little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 10 weird habits/things/little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end you need to choose 10 people to be tagged and list their names.

I'm not sure how to cut my text to look all funky, but I found this button here that does something that sounds like it could be that, so here goes...

Here are the litle known things...

1) I've been to therapy. For about 4 years of my life, actually. I was a bit "messed up" as a teenager, did some things, said some things ... and very long story made much, much shorter - I was sent into therapy. I did two years with a psychologist, and did another two with a psychiatrist. I won't go into details with diagnosis, but I did find some paperwork with my parents' files, and it would appear I was pretty screwed up!

2) I like Dr. Camille Saroyan. From Bones. Really. I mean, she's not my favourite character, but I do like her, and I think she's a solid character. I still don't think she's right with Booth, but I like her as a character, and I don't want her to go away, or be killed off.

3) I saw Titanic, the movie. I went with a guy friend of mine, when I was in Grade 12. I know that's not a huge confession, but I never intended to see it, because it seemed stupid and was a blockbuster - and I usually don't do blockbuster type movies.

4) I've seen porn. That's all I will say.

5) I've been on a few dates, but I've never felt quite "right", and was never overly interested in the guys. Read whatever you want into that.

Here are some quirky things:

6) I like tofu. I mean, I really really like it. I won't eat it plain, but I will eat it just about any other way.

7) I used to collect snowglobes. My dad traveled all over the world and would always bring one back for me. I don't have a lot of the collection anymore, but I think a few are still around somewhere.

8) I'm fascinated with crime ... which is somewhat normal. I used to read true crime books as a kid, and always wanted to read the gory details. Doesn't mean I want to be a serial killer ... it's just that for some reason, that stuff is super interesting. I'm also fascinated with people's histories, and love talking to the elderly because they love to talk!

9) I cried when I had to euthanize two of my fish, many years ago. I actually shed tears as I "killed" them, because both were born in my fishtank, and as such - were "my babies". Both were dying of old age, and were being eaten by their siblings and parents, and I couldn't stand to see them suffer any longer.

10) Guess this should go up with the "things you didn't know", but ... for probably close to 2 years when I was a teenager, and going through my "rough times", I didn't talk to my brother at all. My dad, I spoke with as little as possible, but my brother and I didn't exchange words except when he was verbally assaulting me, or threatening my life.

Since I really don't know anybody other than theevilpuppy, I guess I can't quite tag anyone else ... but I'll tag theevilpuppyback...

Remove This YouTube

2007-02-09T04:51:42Z

Sit yourselves down for another rant. This one comes compliments of YouTube - who *used to* be my favourite people ever. Not so much anymore, and here is why:

They have taken my Bones! Well ... not *my* bones, but Bones clips ... from the show. Gone! Most likely at the urging of Fox, concerned because people were viewing clips from the shows THEY own and they were not making money off of it. Boo hoo.

This is so deja vu ... Buffy, circa ... 2000? Maybe later. I had a Buffy website up, and Fox (who owned Buffy at the time) decided they were not particulary happy with all of the FREE websites up devoted to their shows, where people could view videos, pictures, and other items related to television. So ... Fox decided that they were going to threaten everybody who ran a Buffy website with legal action - should the websites remain active. What?! I'm serious. There was a whole movement against this - called The Buffy Bringers, who wanted to tell Fox to piss off and mind their own business. Nobody was doing this for profit, it was just to share their love and admiration for a quality television program.

While nothing ever came of this, and many Buffy pages stayed up and running ... it seems that Fox is at it again! This time, they've gone too far ... taking my Bones clips. What's next - the fan vids that people have made themselves, featuring clips from the show? Or the interviews with cast and crew (they HAVE taken off any Fox-related interviews with the Bones cast...)

I, for one, was thoroughly enjoying YouTube and the fact that I could start watching a show part way into the second season, and still "catch up" on moments that had long since aired. As well, I got to see all of the interviews that the cast had done for the show. And my most favourite part? Getting to see the previews for the next episode to air. Since I'm in Canada, and our channel loves to "override" Fox, we don't get the "Next on Bones" previews at the end of each ep. That was where YouTube came in most handy .. I could always count on the clip being up within a day - just so I could get myself excited about what next Wednesday would bring.

Seems that this is no more. I know I probably shouldn't be blaming YouTube, since they were probably threatened with Fox's crack legal team - and felt they had to start "cleaning house", but ... honestly. What harm can it do? You can't save the clips, or view them anywhere but through YouTube. If anything ... Fox should shut their traps and be happy since YouTube probably introduced a fan or two to Bones and other programs.

And while I'm ranting ... what happened to the Garcia/Morgan hug from the preview for this week's Criminal Minds?? And who the hell is this new guy on Bones? He needs to go away ... maybe they should hook him up with Cam and the two of them can live happily ever after eating their damn sausage and pepper sandwiches on a boat somewhere far, far away.

You're Not Dawson!

2007-02-06T01:35:14Z

Since I can't figure out how to post pics in my responses, aka_lanie here is a shot of scary James Van der Beek from Criminal Minds last night ... all scruffy and evil...

And here's Meredith as Haley Hotchner. She's married to Aaron Hotchner, who's played by Thomas Gibson (yes, Greg from Dharma & Greg).

Anyway ... not really an entry...

TV Land Blah Blah

2007-02-03T05:22:43Z

This week's television viewing had some definitely high peaks, and some definite lows. Let's start at the beginning (with the low)...

Sunday brought along one of the best, most well-written episodes of Crossing Jordan ever produced in its 6 seasons on air. There have been few that have touched me as deeply as "33 Bullets" did.

My avitar marks a little tribute to The Loss of Det Lu Simmons. Lu arrived as a new character to Crossing Jordan last season (I think) and I immediately hated her guts. She was a "know it all", and when she hooked up with Woody - grrrr - I was not a happy camper at all. When rumours surfaced that the writers would be "killing of a main character" on the show this season, I immediately thought "please, let it be Lu" because I really couldn't stand her. In the premiere this year, she made it her duty to have Jordan thrown in jail for a murder that she couldn't have committed.

But by the second episode of the new season, I had fallen for Lu. She seemed to be a totally different person - friendly, outgoing, and even a little naughty (Jordan-naughty). The friendship between her and Jordan seemed to be building, and it was good! They worked well together and it was nice to see Jordan with another female in the field.

BUT alas ... this past Sunday came, the third new episode, and of course ... Lu had to go. *Sniffle*. Tears have been shed for the episode, for the awesome acting done by Jill Hennessy, Leslie Bibb, and Jerry O'Connell. I cried when:

- Jordan was shouting at Lu to argue with her, dammit!
- Lu said, "I feel ... calm"
- Jordan, after trying unsuccessfully to keep Lu's heart going, whispered, "I'm sorry, hon"

I get a little misty just *thinking* about the episode right now ... it was amazing, and moving and ... sigh. Mustn't dwell...

A Lu Tribute:

AND THEN ...

On Wednesday, I was rewarded with the LONG AWAITED new Bones episode. But since I've recently started a continuing education course that had to be on Wednesdays ... I had to wait until Thursday night to watch the episode.

Still ... it was amazing too! Brennan's arch-enemy Howard Epps found his way out of prison, and was on the loose - making each of Brennan's close friends his personal targets. Poor Cam (and yes, I said "poor Cam". After losing Lu this week, I've decided to start enjoying Cam just in case the writers of Bones are chatting with the writers of CJ and get some ideas) ... with her inhaled plaster dust, and Angela with the heart, and AWWWW ... Hodgie saying "if Epps comes near Angela, I'll KILL HIM".

And oh my word ... when Zach and Booth end up with the bomb planted in Caroline's ... shudder .... body, and the news report that follows the blast states that "Zach Addy died at the scene" ... oh my word (again) ... I nearly passed right out. After losing Lu, I couldn't believe that ANOTHER character was gone. Thankfully ... it turned out to be a story the FBI had planted, and Zach was okay (big sigh of relief). I really don't think my brain, or heart could have taken another television-related death.

So that was my excitement for the week ... television. I also had a new House to look forward to (with an unusually nice mix of sarcastic House and serious House) as well. Ah House ...

While I'm here, and on the topic ... I though I'd share some of my most favourite websites pertaining to these lovely shows ...

My most absolute favourite-check-it-daily one... *drumroll*

SEARCHING BONES - It's seriously your "one stop for all the most current Bones info". Lynn, who runs the site, has got picture galleries, cast information, character information, and the most prompt episode recaps I've ever seen! Kudos to you, Lynn!

Also, Conlin Online - the only known fan site dedicated to the awesome actress, Michaela Conlin (Angela Montenegro on Bones)

I think that's about it. There's also Lynn's House Is Right website (same awesome up-to-date stories), and the Crossing Jordan Encyclopedia (a smaller site). Not to mention, the official sites for Bones, Crossing Jordan, and House are all pretty good.

HAPPY TV VIEWING!

IS IT JANUARY 31ST YET???

2007-01-20T19:24:10Z

Okay ... is anybody else going through SBW? Severe Bones Withdrawl?

It seems like it's been FOREVER since a new episode aired, and I guess really it has been a while. The last episode would have aired in December, which was only one month ago - but it's still too long for me!

I only started watching Bones this season - back in the fall. I had read Kathy Reich's series in the summer, and absolutely fell in love with Temperance Brennan. I knew that there was a television program based on this character, and that one of my favourite actors - David Boreanaz (fell in love with him as Angel) - was on it. I didn't get around to catching the show until perhaps November of '06, though. I *think* the first episode that I saw was the Mother And Child in the Bay. I also remember seeing Two Bodies in the Lab next (a rerun, though I didn't know this at the time) and fell madly in love with the B&B Shipper movement.

When The Girl With the Curl aired - I was smitted with the budding relationship with Dr. Jack Hodgins and Angela Montenegro - and also a bit in love with both Michaela Conlin and TJ Thyne!

When Bones ended for the "seasonal break" - we were told that it would return January 24th, which - at the time - seemed like a really really long time away. Just a week ago, we learned that because American Idol *grumble grumble* was being given long time slots - us Bones fans would now have to wait an additional week - until January 31st.

Nooo!!!

So, since I know that a lot of other Bones fans are going through SBW ... I thought I would share some of the wonderful fan vids, and show promo spots that have been keeping me sane in these long, cold weeks without my Bones fix.

A new version of the "Solving Murders Takes Chemistry" promo - with updated scenes, and a hilarious bit from the newest ep entitled The Man in the Cell

Another new Promo that aired during last week's American Idol (though I wouldn't know, since I think the show is ridiculous, and am BOYCOTTING it on account of its pre empting Bones)

Some of my favourite fan vids: (*NOTE* None of these have been made by me)

Broken Road, by brookiez69 (a Hodgela vid)

Black Magic, by lcwales (a B&B vid)

Chemicals React, by noplacespecial (one of the very first Hodgela vids I saw)

Better, by bccalling (an awesome Hodgela vid!)

Over My Head, by snowflakeshona (the most current Hodgela vid)

And if you haven't yet seen the commercial of TJ THYNE singing Shania Twain ... please do check it out HERE

I hope these videos have helped you kill the time until the new Bones airs ... I know they've done a world of wonder for me!

EDIT: I HAD TO ADD THIS AWESOME VIDEO, BY bccalling, BECAUSE IT'S JUST SIMPLY AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL!

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The Doctor Rant

2007-01-20T07:12:33Z

For those of you who know me personally - you may have heard me ranting and b*tching about doctors, and having to go, and being told off, etc etc. I'm sure at least one time, each and everybody must have heard my infamous doctor rant.

Though there's really no rant to it. I mean, I think doctor's stink. I wouldn't go and see 'em if I didn't think it was absolutely necessary. Like, only for something that was so horribly disrupting my life that I felt I wanted answers THAT badly, would I go and sit in an office and be told what my problems were - by somebody who really didn't know me.

That time has come. And gone. It's still here ... I'm still "undergoing" it, but ... yeah. It's happened.

Let me first explain my philosophy on medications, and drugs, and doctors - with as little profanities as possible. I used to love my doctor growing up - plutonically, that is. He was really nice, and was always kind, and gave me candy if I was good. What's not to like?? But then came the switch to a non-pediatrician. I can't remember which order I had my docs in - and I've had many - but I distinctly remember my second to last one. She was really nice, friendly, and super chatty. But it would take about 2 hours (AFTER your scheduled appointment time) to get in to see her. This was ridiculous.

I also found that she was really REALLY pro-drug and was always trying to convince me to try some new thing she'd gotten in as a sample. I remember going to see her at 16, when I had first begun to have these massive headaches on one side of my head. I had done research (as I'm famous for), and had come to the conclusion that I had a brain tumour. So I made the mistake of telling my doc this - and she laughed. She laughed at me, told me I was silly, and not to worry. She diagnosed me as having "tension headaches" and gave me a prescription for some pills.

I was sixteen.

The headaches persisted, and the pain pills did nothing. So I went off of them. I started taking Advil around this time, and found myself taking anywhere from 4-6 of them daily. I would wake up and take two - convinced it would catch the nasty headaches before they could even start. This worked some days, but most ... nope.

I went for a second opinion with a different doctor, and was told that my headaches were not headaches - they were migraines. Okay ... so more meds. These also didn't work, so I went back to my daily regime of Advil. And I continued on this, until seeing a naturopath at the age of 24, who told me that not only can Advil damage your organs, but it could also be causing the headaches. So I set out to rid myself of the pills - and did so quite rapidly. Of course, what ensued was a lot of pain, dark days, and feeling crummy.

But I did it ... I 'kicked' my habit, and have been Advil-free since this time. I started a cocktails of herbs, and found that - for the first time in nearly 8 years - my head was silent. It was odd, but in a good way. I loved it. I also took myself off dairy and eggs around this time - and was never really sure what kicked the headaches.

Fast forward (a little bit) to the present day ... well, to about September of 2006. I stop taking the herbs, and the headaches slowly creep back. But they are different - they feel different, they've moved, and now cause dizziness, nausea, and a whole other host of fun things. These are not migraines, and these are not tension headaches.

December of 2006 - the dizzy spells are so bad that I have fallen more than once, and passed out. I find my ability to climb stairs has gone - though oddly enough, I can still go down them. The earth has moments where I *swear* I can feel it moving beneath me, and I need to sit down or I will tumble.

So I do something I never dreamed of doing again ... I see a doctor. But my new doctor is busy, so I see her husband - also a practicing doc. My first impression is that he's a major asshole - but when I go back for a second appointment, and mention my family history of tumours, and my theory about the head pains of mine ... he actually listens. He doesn't laugh, though I know he's skeptical. But he immediately sets me up for a CT scan, and also runs a host of blood tests.

It's now January, and I'm no further along than I was a month ago. The pain in my head has continued, and gets to the point where - some days - I cannot go out, and need to stay inside, lie down, or even go to bed. I had been falling asleep at 7 pm - and waking up the next morning at 6:30 feeling more tired than I did the day before.

The scan of my brain is set for next week, and I have a few blood tests that have been run and I'm waiting for results.

Do I really think there's a tumour in my brain? No, probably not. I mean, I think for sure that if it has been around since 1996, I would have gotten a hell of a lot sicker, a lot faster. But could it be something new? Who knows. I think I have really wanted the scan since '96 mainly to prove to myself, once and for all, what is/isn't in my head. If it's not a tumour - great. Power to me. I'll have to find another reason for the pain. But at least I'll know for sure, and can trust that everything is right.

Was it that hard for my first doc to send me back then? I want these tests run so that they can come back NEGative, and I can rule things out. I'm the type of obsessive person who, if not proven wrong, will go on thinking something and making myself even more ill over it. Once I know it's not a remote possibility - okay. That I can deal with.

So doctors ... argh. Frustrating. I'm just happy that I grew a set of balls and took some people's advice that I say NO to drugs, and just go in with a purpose. Ask for what you want, and never take "I don't think you need it" for an answer.

Peace. Out.

Why I'm a VEGAN

2007-01-18T06:37:26Z

So, I've chosen Emily Deschanel as my little icon for this piece because - like me - she's a vegan. I was so excited to read that bit in an interview when I first became obsessed ... *ahem* ... started watching Bones. I know a lot of celebs are vegan or veg, and that's cool ... but there has never been anybody before that I actually *really* liked, and could look up to. Now there is.

My veg journey begins in 1993 ... I'm 13 years old, and a hard-headed, stubborn-as-hell teenager. My parents annoy me, my brother annoys me, and sometimes my friends even annoy me. But for the most part - I do what I'm told. I complain and bitch about it, but I do it. On a particularly sunny day, perhaps around my birthday, I spot a field of cattle grazing. I think how beautiful they are, and how cute the babies are. Then a thought pops into my brain. "That's what you eat, you know". Guess it was my "inner voice" being smart.

But it got me thinking. That beautiful animal *was* what graced my plate most nights. The ground, decomposing remains of that beauty could be seen in my tacos, and my chili, and perhaps even a small portion in my hot dogs. So ... if I claimed to love animals so much, then how come I was eating their dead flesh each night for dinner?

This got me thinking ... and coming to the conclusion that meat was gross, and I wanted nothing to do with it anymore. My parents weren't too happy - my father especially. He proclaimed this a "teenage phase" that I would grow out of (sure ... what's he think of me now? ... 13 years later). My mom kept trying to "hide" meat in my meals, but I caught onto her pretty fast.

Eventually, when I became dangerously anemic, I think I started to eat small things again. I can't remember, and can't rely on my parents to tell me any truths. I know I took some medications, and some supplements, and eventually "righted" my body enough to give meat another heave ho. This time for good.

When the whole "vegetarian movement" came to our grocery stores, like Safeway - it was glory for me. I'll never forget my mother's excitement at finding "Chili Dogs!" while shopping, and proclaiming, "you can eat them! They're meatless."

I give grand kudos to companies like Yves - who really started the Canadian revolution of compassionate eating. And more followed suit. Nowaday, it's common place to walk into any store and find at least a small shelf of "meat alternatives" - from hot dogs, to burgers, to deli style sandwich slices as well. I keep telling people that they CAN enjoy the foods they love - without having to kill an innocent animal to do so.

I've now been VEGAN for almost 2 years. Not nearly as long as being veg ... but I'm working on it.

(For clarification, a VEGETARIAN DIET consists of NO meat at all (chicken, fish, pig, cow, etc). A VEGAN (vee-gan ... not vay-gun)DIET consists of no animal products whatsoever (meats, dairy, eggs). I also chose NOT to buy or use any products that contain animal ingredients (lanolin, gelatin, urea ... ewww...), or are CRUELLY tested on defenseless animals.

PETA (www.peta.org) did a great service to me upon making the leap from veg to vegan ... they have a lot of reading materials, and even information about what foods are "safe" and which restaurants are safe as well.

It's not an easy life ... I'll give you that. I feel that, more often than not, I am DEFENDING myself, and my beliefs to others. Which is really shitty ... considering that I pride myself on NOT being a pushy vegan (one who constantly hassles meat eaters about eating meat). Yet, I seem to get hassled myself. The most common (and most stupid) responses I get to outting my veganism are these:

"well, the animal was already dead" (a response to my choice to be leather free)
"but it tastes so good"
"why the hell would you eat that tofu crap?" (honestly? it tastes like nothing ... add some sauce, and it can take on whatever flavour you like)
"oh, well ... you ate meat at one time!" (my favourite response to this "yes, and you picked your nose at one time too ... does that mean you can't change?")

There are more stupid responses, but I'm tired now and my brain refuses to function properly.

So ends today's rant.

Rant

2007-01-18T06:17:23Z

I think I should just label each and every entry into this thing with "rant" - because that's honestly what it is. A rant. I'm a ranter. I like to rant. I'll rant to people, I'll rant to my cats, I'll rant to a paper bag. Sometimes, I'll even rant inside my head, where nobody but my can hear it. Just 'cuz I can.

Today's rant relates to work. Hello! Work sucks. Life sucks. Everything sucks! But without making a 50 page entry, I'll have to explain such comments.

My work situation is complicated. Let's start by saying that I am a qualified person. I had a career ... for 2.5 years of my adult life. I went to college, I got a diploma, and I was certified to teach preschool (ages 2-5 years). I went away, worked with Carnival Cruise Lines for 6 months (with kids), and then came back home and found employment with a daycare. It was great. No really, it was.

But then it started to go sour. People were being stupid, and pissing me off, and I just decided I didn't want to deal with it anymore. So I quit. I left. I was living on my own, supporting two cats, two rabbits, and a host of fish. Not to mention myself. And I just upped and left my job, figuring I could find another one pretty easily.

Not so. The more I interviewed with day cares, the more I realized it may not be my "true calling". It's like just getting out of a bad relationship ... I mean, do you really want to run straight back into the same thing? No ... not really.

So I tried my hand at temp work - doing office drone stuff. It was okay ... financial stuff isn't my cup of tea, per se, but it paid some bills. Barely. Then I got on with the Feds (the Canadian Government ... not the FBI ... I wish!). The job was good, the pay was great, the people were awesome. But it was only temp work, and so it came to an end.

Now I find myself employed with the Civic parade ... basically, my city's people. But it's temp again. Seems to be the story of my frickin' life lately. And just when the Feds are likely to come knockin' at my door for another short term thing ... I get wind that a permanent job just may be opening up for me. Rather, it is open - and I may be the one they want to fill it.

So ... yeah. I mean, more pay, perm work, benefits ... what can go wrong? People can. The person who was holding the job (who had left to pursue another placement) decided that she didn't *want* the new spot anymore. She wanted her old work. So just like that ... *pop* ... my world was crushed.

How can a person be flying so high one day - and be so down in the dumps the next? How? I'll tell you ... I've lived it. I am living it. I will probably be living it for the rest of my screwed up life.

End.

Best Shipper Couples EVER

2007-01-17T03:52:09Z

Okay ... hi! I highly doubt anybody will be reading this journal, but I thought I should put SOMETHING up here, just in case someone blindly stumbles in here and thinks, "wow, this chick is strange ... a journal, but no entries!"

So ... what to do. Well ... I have always been an avid journal writer, and I have books upon books of weird ramblings of mine from the past. Some are not so good, and some are strange, and some ... some are kept under lock and key, because I have a morbid fear of someday losing my mind, and not remembering some of the more flavourful things that I've done in my life. Hence the journal idea. That way, when I start to forget, I can flip through pages of my handwriting and have my memory jogged.

But this entry is not a History Of... piece. Maybe that will be the next entry, if I decide to do another entry after this one.

No ... this entry shall be about something I've had a passion for for the last number of years of my television-viewing life. Shipping. Shippers. Shippery. However else you phrase it.

SHIP-PUR ... one who "ships" for a certain romantic coupling, usually of fictional characters.

SHIP-PING ... to "ship" for. To believe in the love of those two people, beyond a doubt.

Who do I ship for? Well ... since you asked (this entry can be as long as I want, right? That could be dangerous...

I think my first EVER couple that I avidly shipped for were Kenny & Max, a couple of deputies in the small town of Rome, Wisconsin. This was back in 1994 or so ... when a darling little show named Picket Fences first aired. These two were *made* for each other ... and you totally knew that they wanted to jump each other's bones - which I believe they eventually did. Yah!

That's my Shipper History Lesson of the day.

Who do I currently ship for? Well...

1. Dr. Jack Hodgins and Angela Montenegro ("Hodgela")(Bones)
2. Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth (Bones)

3. Bug and Lily (Crossing Jordan)
4. Jordan and Woody ("WoJo") (Crossing Jordan)

5. Olivia & Elliot (Law & Order: SVU)

People I have more recently shipped for, but for HEARTLESS reasons, can no longer see on my television screens...

6. Dana and Alice ("Danish") (The L Word)
7. Max and Logan (Dark Angel)
8. Michael & Nikita (La Femme Nikita)
9. Melanie & Lindsay (Queer as Folk)
10. Willow & Tara (Buffy: tVS)
11. Buffy & Angel (Buffy: tVS)
12. Rollie & Angie (FX: ts)
13. Goldie & Frank (Water Rats)
14. Arch and Marina (Adrenalin Junkies)
15. Catlin & Conner (Roar)
16. Pacey & Andie (Dawson's Creek)
17. Felicity & Noel (Felicity)
18. Sydney & Vaughn (Alias)
19. Max & Liz (Roswell)
20. Michael & Maria (Roswell)
21. Alex & Isabel (Roswell)

* * * * * *

Okay ... I could be up all night here, listing these off. You get the picture ... I'm a shipper, always have been - always will be. I'm good at it - I wish I could get paid for it, 'cuz that's what I'd do with my life. Ship.

Anybody reading this? Anybody "ship" for any of these couples too??