addictions

[sarea]

I have become addicted to coffee somehow. I've liked it for a long time, but I've never craved it every single day. The past two weeks, however, the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning is getting a latte. I can make them myself, which would save $$, except I never actually wake up early enough to grind the espresso beans and go through the whole process.

My AtS S3 DVDs arrived yesterday, yay! It's got one of my favorite story arcs ever, so I'm really looking forward to watching them. I also rented the best of Farscape S1, so we'll see if I like those well enough to want to watch a whole season.

How bizarre/funny was the promo to next week's ep of AtS? Oh, how I wish the transformation happened to all the characters.

AtS: 1943

- The writing and the plot, such as it was, were tight. I enjoy that about DeKnight and Goddard; they know how to put an episode together. It's much cleaner and more enjoyable to watch than, say, the mess that is David Fury's writing. However, I can't say that I found myself all that entertained by this ep.

- The guy was a little bit souled because he got bitten by a vampire w/ a soul? Um, no, I can't really buy into that except in a guilty pleasure way. It actually makes zero sense.

- Why did Spike have dark hair? I guess it was just for novelty, because there was no reason for it, and they didn't even mention it. Just him saying, "*shrug* Wanted to try a new look" would have sufficed.

- The whole thing about them being "trapped" at the bottom of the ocean was so contrived. Um, Angel GOT DOWN THERE SOMEHOW. He's a vampire. Wasn't that why they sent him in, in the first place? Because the things that would affect a living man wouldn't affect him? I'm thinking if he just torpedoed himself out, it wouldn't have done him any harm. He had to bring the sub in, yes, but didn't they show that he didn't really care about that part? Spike or any of the other freed vamps could have also just left the sub on their own. So they'd get a little wet. Big deal.

- How did the vamps get free, anyway?

- Like Jade, I do enjoy that this was a precursor to the Initiative stuff, and I like that they kept continuity wrt 1) Spike not knowing about Angel's soul (although, can't vamps sniff that sort of thing out? Darla realized it right away); 2) Angel's indifference during that era.

- I was having serious problems w/ Lawson wanting to get revenge on Angel for making him a vamp, the same way I have problems w/ it when Dru implies the same thing. Because while their HUMAN incarnations might be bitter, AS VAMPS, they should be overjoyed by their living deadness. However, they took care of that w/ their little "I felt nothing" explanation because Lawson was sired by a souled vampire. However, that in itself was kind of a problem, as mentioned before.

- I was kind of bored by the whole thing. I mean, put together well or no, the entertainment value was just not there for me. It was so not a surprise that Lawson was a vamp ... and as for how it all happened, I couldn't bring myself to think anything more than, "Eh. Fine, whatever."

- The "threat" Lawson made wrt Fred et al was so not a threat. As if, if Angel had killed him, he wouldn't have found them eventually, taken off one of their gags, and had the situation explained to him by a brainy Fred. Please.

- The ending tried to be too meaningful. "A reason." WTF? A reason to what, kill himself? Why did he need one? How, exactly, did Angel give him one?

- Hmm, a sea vessel ... Nazis ... 1940s ... why does this sound so familiar? Oh yes, I've seen it before. It was called "Triangle" when it was an XF episode.

- Please, please let Muppet!Angel be a good ep.

I'm reading three different books at the moment, and they're all so different. Before I went to bed last night, I read a chapter each of: Angels and Demons, Slowness, and Dragonfly in Amber.

Can someone explain to me why shirts/sweaters now have tags on the side (as well as the neck), so that they rub against my skin, irritating it and making it itch?? Whose idea was that? I'd like to give you the beating you so richly deserve.

I didn't watch Smallville. It didn't hurt one bit.

Comments

[ceilidh]

Yay Dragonfly! Where are you in it at the moment?

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[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Hmm, let's see -- OH. OMG, what a thing to read right before bed. It's when the hangman goes to visit Jamie and Claire, and he describes how a traitor is executed. I don't think I ever knew that drawing and quartering happened while a victim was alive! *shudder* They've just come up w/ that brilliant plan to have Murtaugh (sp?) fake smallbox so that Charles won't get to whatever's on that ship.

What I want to know is, is there ever going to be angst and romance between Jamie and Claire again?? All this history is v. well and good, but where are the personal conflicts? Though I don't like that Jack Randall is around. I don't like it at all. And I know it's probably unfair, but I'm sick of Claire missing Frank. Forget about Frank already! :))

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[ceilidh]

Eee Moniseur Forez! Eee! He's so creepy.

Oh yes, there will be much angst with Jamie and Claire. Bigtime. I love this part of the book, and i'm working it into my HP fic because it's my favorite. Sad times ahead, man, sad times.

What do you think of Master Raymond? :D

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[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Maybe you're just too brainy for me. :)) I know about her miscarriage. :(( I hope there's nothing more horrible than that, though we already know from the beginning of the book that she and Jamie get separated. WAH.

Master Raymond ... is that the apothecary who keeps helping Claire? He's suspicious -- why does he keep helping her? Plus he knows all that witchery-type stuff. That is, if I'm remembering who he is correctly. :D

I think this is one of those books that I'll need to reread, and will appreciate it more when I'm not straining to put all the history together. <g>

[significantowl.livejournal.com]

I think I was, like, one of the two people who grooved on this ep.

You're going to talk me out of it! *lalalala, not listening*

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[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

LOL, oh you and Jade. What am I going to do with you guys. Well, I'm glad others liked it ... it's sad for the show when everyone writes off an episode. <g>

[fearthainn.livejournal.com]

You can pre-grind your espresso and keep it in the freezer for up to... I think three weeks, before it starts to taste off. If grinding the beans is too much hassle, do it when you have time and store it. :)

/enables

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[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Good idea. I've always had this thing about not pre-grinding the beans because I think it tastes better freshly ground, but it's probably mostly in my mind and it would help save cash. I could probably just grind enough for a week's worth... Damn.

Or, you know, I could just stop drinking it. HA.

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[fearthainn.livejournal.com]

If you have Tupperware, it's air-tight and keeps stuff tasting the same, and if you're using it up right away--within a week--it shouldn't take any different. (My mom is an espresso fanatic, and this is what she does. I'm actually allergic to coffee, so this is all second-hand advice.) Or you could grind it the night before, freeze it overnight and have it in the morning. :D

[corianderstem.livejournal.com]

Waitaminnit, I'm confused. I thought the ones you lent me last fall were Angel S3? Was that S2? If so, can I be a total pest and borrow S3 from you when you're done? *g*

Also, Ms. Coffee Addict, would you like some more espresso beans? I can keep your addiction flowing freely!

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[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Those were totally S2. <g> And of course you may borrow S3!

You are so awesome, hooking me up w/ all the coffee ... although you should totally get commission for pushing. :D I think I'm okay w/ espresso beans, although if there's some kind of flavored coffee, I'd be all over it. Thanks babe!

[akscully.livejournal.com]

Man, I loved "Triangle".

Those tags drive me nuts too!

Bo Duke isn't dead.

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[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

I told you he wasn't going to be dead.

I'm serious, why do they do that w/ the tags??? Why did anyone think it was a good idea in any way????

That schmooch in "Triangle" was so hot, if ONLY it hadn't been practically unseeable in all the dark.

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[akscully.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, awesome way to tie in your icon with your reply.

But he's supposed to! He dies in the comics. It's ANGST. You'd think the WB would be all over that.

Well, the ones on the side are the ones that have the cleaning information, but why can't they put that on the neck? WHY?

IT WAS SO DARK. I couldn't see anything. It was bitterly disappointing. He just hauled her against him and laid one on her. And then she punched him. *loves*

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[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Ha, you rock for making the connection.

So what? He can die later. No one says he has to die in S3.

I know they have all the cleaning information, because I'm always forgetting about that, and when I'm doing laundry I waste time looking for it on the neck tag! And exactly, why can't the instructions JUST BE THERE?

It was disappointing in a way, and yet ... it was pre-Fox 'n Dana XF, so it was also v., v. exciting. Mulder kissed Scully! Mulder wanted to kiss Scully! Mulder wanted to kiss her in case he never saw her again! Squee! Though, of course, the excitement has since worn off. :D

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[akscully.livejournal.com]

I do what I can.

Yes, but this was a golden opportunity. He had a heart attack! But I like Bo Duke so it's okay that he lived. He's just a good ol' boy, never meanin' no harm.

I don't know why they don't always consolidate the information. It would make it so much easier and I wouldn't be clutching at my side the whole day in a vain attempt to find some relief.

Oh, man, has the excitement worn off. And then he said he loved her...*sigh* It was like watching the hallway scene in the movie. Sigh sigh sigh. Goddamn bees.