{ in and out of consciousness; it breaks my heart to see you like this. }

[delga]

Oh god, I have been awake for FOREVER. It is almost 6am; I've been up since 4.45. It is so WARM right now. Don't get me wrong, I like the sun, but I also love the breeze. Of which we have had none. I slept okay until about 4am when my temperature rocketed, as it does. (Sidenote: this is a thing my body has taken to doing; rapidly throwing up and turning down my core temp. Normally it just makes me sick and unable to stand. Today it would. not. let. me. sleep.) Oh god.

Also, in about an hour I will be on a bus, trying to not be anxious about catching the direct train. Hi, life, what the hell.

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Tonight is the Ashes to Ashes finale. I am excited! Considering two weeks ago all I'd seen was the most recent series, I feel I have come a long way. Nothing has persuaded me to watch Life on Mars yet, and if that show's legion of fans continues on the way it has done since ever, nothing will. But tumblr could tip my hand yet, who knows.

I am also excited because there are so many finales right now and I am sort of relieved about this! I think I need to cut back even more in autumn. This year I dropped a lot of procedurals, didn't pick up new shows, and made the decision to horde stuff I normally love (see: NCIS) to marathon in the coming weeks. I think this is how it's going to be. I mean. Criminal Minds has consistently bored me this year. Which. WHAT IS THAT. Lost and Saving Grace have show finales this year. Glee may actually be bad for your health. I just. I don't care about the shit I used to care about. And fuck you, Supernatural, I don't know why I keep coming back to you, you piece of crap. (Disclaimer: fucking loved the finale? Whatever; I never said I wasn't a hypocrite.)

UGH FOR THE DAYS WHEN I LOVED MY SHOWS. No, but really. It's not like I do shit else with my time.

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Over the summer, I need to: catch up with NCIS plus spin-off; stay up-to-date with Weeds; finally watch Big Love; decide if I can be bothered with Mad Men; watch Treme and The Pacific. Or, you know, go out and get a life? Yeah, no, I didn't think so.

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Yesterday we were going to go to the cinema but (predictably) The Dad didn't want to go. So instead we went out to eat! Huh. That was great, actually, and also something different. It was a nice evening, in the sense that the weather was just right, and there was a bit of a breeze, and it was still light out at 9pm.

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Guys, I love Kingdom of Heaven. I just do. Maybe it is long-winded. Maybe y'all dislike seeing Orlando Bloom with some weight (I do not). Maybe it just bores the shit out of you. But I love it. It is so perfect in its grandiosity. There is so much sand! There are many swords! I-- I have a thing. It's true. I am not ashamed. Bring me swashbucklers and mead drinkers. Who could ask for more?

And also, yeah, I may have rewatched King Arthur at some point. Pfft.

Comments

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

Thanks; me too! I enjoy summer for the long days but the slightest humidity knocks me out. I am a lightweight in many, many ways.

I can't pin down what makes it....it's so much less compelling than it was. I think you're right about the sensationalism, and I will say that Hotch's whateverthatwas annoyed the hell out of me. I think it is lacking in nuance. It is lacking in active intellect. Whatever happened to Derek putting himself in the unsub's place and green-screening? What happened to Reid's cipher-fu? To the subtletly of relationships? Why haven't the wondertwins had an outing this season? I am frustrated! Oh, show.

[melliyna.livejournal.com]

I may kind of have a laminated Kingdom of Heaven poster on my door (one of the newspapers was offering it and I snapped it up because well, partially because I think the soundtrack is glorious and happy making. Also, yes, I love Orlando Bloom. And movies about the Crusades, so help me).

:does not have an Orlando Bloom icon any more, but if I did, I would comment with it:

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

That is because the panels for this film are fucking gorgeous, andhearts.

[asemic.livejournal.com]

I mean. Criminal Minds has consistently bored me this year.

SERIOUSLY. The characters feel off and the interactions are less than interesting. I'm still pissed that whatever "growth" that Hotch was supposed to have with having a son to raise and a dead ex-wife never came. He's not even with the kid. Thank god for that sister-in-law plot device, no? The rest of the characters save Reid and Emily bore me and they haven't had any good storylines at all.

UGH FOR THE DAYS WHEN I LOVED MY SHOWS.

Same. I'm in love with Community but I'm waiting for that moment where I stop giving a damn about it. Everything disappoints, how very tragic.

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

I hate that moment when you fall out of love with a thing that used to bring you joy. I try to hold it off as long as possible but the end is the end is the end, I guess. Ugh. Criminal Minds used to be a sweet thing.

WHY DO THEY NOT UTILISE THE WONDERTWINS? No, actually, I am being serious. When did they stop profiling in their own manner? When did Derek stop being the guy who looked at the UNSUB from first person POV? When did these people stop working in tangent? It's all very superficial and rote. Sadface.

Fuck Hotch. That whole plotline pisses me off beyond belief. I thought I could let it go! Not so much.

[asemic.livejournal.com]

No, you are correct. It's like the writers lost their understanding of everyone's characterizations save for their very basic outlines. And I agree about the Wondertwins. They work really well together and are being cast aside for the predictable pairings in the field.

I still hate him and the writers for that bit of sensationalism. Every bit of praise I read about Hotch on other forums makes me wonder if we are watching the same program and character.

[perverseparagon.livejournal.com]

I must admit, I really -really- dislike King Arthur. There are several reasons and many of them are similar to the reasons for why I loathed Troy. But Kingdom of Heaven is something altogether different. There's just something about it, although there are parts were I could quite happily drift off for a snooze for a while. And the soundtrack is just gorgeous.

That is all.

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

I must admit, I really -really- dislike King Arthur
Because, amongst other things, it is shit? I'm sure that accounts for a lot of it. I love it for: Mads Mikkelsen. And also archery, which, I don't know, that is suddenly a kink. I love Troy for Hector and Andromache, and the raging battle scenes. I am not really into anything for historical representation? I would never watch Merlin if I was, heh. Mostly I enjoy swords. Mostly.

But Kingdom of Heaven -- whilst it looks like Troy/King Arthur/other 'epic' genre productions, is quite a different beast, in tone and production and narrative. I quite like it. What is Jerusalem worth? // Nothing. Everything! Goodness me.

[belantana.livejournal.com]

Urgh, what a rotten thing for your body to do. I hope you've been able to tell it who's boss and get some more sleep lately! *hugs*

I saw like two episodes of Ashes to Ashes years ago and wasn't impressed, but now I've read everyone's finale spoilers it kind of sounds wonderful and I want to watch it now. Damn. (It also sounds like there is amazing potential for crossovers - can someone write Gene Hunt / every copper to ever die on duty? Or Gene Hunt / dead Spooks? I would, but you know, I haven't actually watched the show. Thanks.)

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

Sleep! Yes! It's cooler out in the world now, so that helped.

I will one day talk about what it is about A2A that I loved - and about how if I'd been watching when it first aired, there's no way I would have stuck with it. But it's worth it for the increase in excellence over the 24 episodes.

[viciouswishes.livejournal.com]

Temperature rising and drops are no fun. My temperature skyrockets right around 10 p.m. almost every night.

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

Yeah, mine swings up and down very quickly - so, in the space of twenty minutes it'll fluctuate both ways. It's incredibly disorienting amongst other things.

Every night? I don't know I could handle that - especially not during the summer. Even when we have a rainy summer it's still humid, heh.