planning the revolution

( the fics. )

( break-down. )

With thanks to my betas, and to the people who regularly read and leave feedback. You are all very kindly people, and I appreciate having you all to talk to.

So, theoretically The Dad is on his way here. Of course, I wouldn't know that because he didn't call before he left. This time last year, he got here at 11am which is just under 20 minutes away. That's why I'm sitting here with my cupboards empty, things in boxes and bags, and my clothes in piles all over a stripped bed. That's also why I'm watching 3 Lbs. Stanley Tucci should not seem so attractive.

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I don't really know what my plans are. I need to finish my pr/ce course when I get home, sort out all of this year's notes, do my preparatory reading for my dissertation and try and get my hands on texts for next year. I need to sell this year's books, as well as the remainder of last year's, and I need to get a job. Some time this summer, I'm supposed to be learning how to drive which is a new form of terror I am about to be subjected to.

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So, whoever tried to advertise 3 Lbs as a microcosm of House was invariably an idiot because the more I see this show, the less that's what it is. I don't give a shit that Hanson can be a superior ass - he's a fucking neurosurgeon. If there's one thing 12 years of ER and 3 years of Grey's have taught me, it's that TV surgeons are arrogant.

Other reasons why this show should have been given a greater chance than it received: Hanson's relationship with his daughter (no, that wasn't a 'cest pull; I have not ventured to the dark side yet); INDIRA VARMA being pretty, witty and wise; the general array of male cast; the shiny set; the approachable nature of the plot. It's not as formulaic as House or CSI; it's not a procedural drama at all, really. It's not a drama like ER or Grey's though it ventures there at times. In fact, it's light-hearted, though at turns melodramatic; it has the same appreciation for its genre as Raines does for its own. I don't think it was a keeper, but it definitely made sense as a one-season, a mini-series. Hanson's arc could have been pulled out across 13 episodes and everyone would have been happy.

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As disappointed as I am by the Raines cancellation - and I really feel that this is a show that could have run a couple of seasons - it cut off in an appropriate place so I don't feel too wronged. That said, it would have been nice to see the repercussions of someone catching Michael in the act, so to speak. Whatever: it ran for something like 7 episodes, was good fun to watch and had a small, but manageable arc. I miss it, but that's that.

Gakked from melliyna. Set iTunes/music player of choice to random and list the first 15 20 songs. Don't skip tracks, you pansy.

( meme: cut. )

Confession: I skipped "Santa Claus is coming to town" because he really, really isn't.

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Have updated duck_cheer at long last. Am a little worried because I haven't heard from any in about a week.

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( Numb3rs, 3x19, Pandora's Box. )

( Raines, 1x03, Reconstructing Alice. )

Heh, I don't think that actually had spoilers for the episode in it (GIP!). Am waiting for The Black Donnellys which just got shelved, but whatever. Like I said, after the first couple of episodes, the quality of scripting decreased. I hope it amps up again because I really felt that the first two episodes were brilliant. But who knows.

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This song is pretty. I don't know if I like it or if it just sounds right. If you see me at midnight walking the streets / you know it's me for I cannot sleep. Originally, I misheard the lyrics which is why I was excited. Now? Not so much.