CSI reactions, football=shipping and a truckload of other stuff

[misscam]

If you want a Christmas card or are on my gift exchange and haven't given me your address yet, please leave it here. I'll be doing cards and packages this week and the next, as would rather avoid last minute stress. (phdelicious, your moose will probably be sent at the same time - sorry it's taking so long.)

Been sick whole weekend and am still, but so many people are sick at work I have to work extra nevertheless. Wah, whine, wail etc.

So, I have to watch the CiN special and catch up on CSI stuff. On the latter, just from poking in at TalkCSI, I can tell reactions to the recent episode were plenty:

- GSR fans are unhappy CGR fans are happy...
- ... which makes CGR fans unhappy...
- Meanwhile, "george and jorja!! GET TOGETHER AND LMAKE NICKA ND SARA GET TOGETHER!!" says a Nick/Sara fan. Are we going to have to go through the whole "actors? NOT the characters they portray" again?

Ze wank never dies.

I'm too tired to look up Doctor Who blah and also I think I've lost track of all the grudges now and will probably just get confused. But I have decided having a ship is like being a football fan. You do adore your team, but you also have to live with sharing it with other fans you might not like - streakers, hooligans, people you just dislike, the annoying shouter in the front row, the guy always booing the referee, the neighbour always singing along to those embarassing football songs. But there's also friends and joy and excitement and hot men and feeling of togetherness. There's a lot of love in being a football fan. There's also some annoyances and getting lumped in behaviour you might not agree with, which is never fun, but there you are.

In other stuff:

- My AU!John Smith/AU!Rose thing (probable title Normality in November) is almost done. Will need a beta. Anyone willing to do it? It's not a long epic, but a bit longer than some of my usual treats.
- Will probably also need beta for Here be Ghosts, a CSI fic.
- Norwegian townships drawn into dodgy American economics. Geez.
- See Hillary Clinton went after "sovereign wealth funds". Hai. W R teh kingdom of Norway, owning ur economy. Heh. (Biggest fund of its kind in the world. One day to be the biggest fund of all.) Though I agree on visibility and accountability in investment funds. And ethic guidelines, though Hillary might not be with me on that.
- Christmas tree shortage in Europe.. Ooooh dear.
- Massive strikes in France. Being a social democrat, I'm usually found in the favour of the striking, though I have to admit it gets a bit too much at once sometimes. Yowza.
- If you're missing your show meanwhile, and wondering what all the writers are striking on about, see here.
- British shows do well at the Emmy Awards. Go UK.
- Norway's football team sucks and breaks my heart. Woe. It hurts to be a football fan sometimes.
- Top Gear's episode on roadtrip in the US last night on Norwegian telly made me laugh so hard I cried. I don't even fancy cars that much, but Top Gear? Made of win.
- Does Islam have a sense of humour?
- Many exciting adventures in Zul'Aman are being had. Huzzah.

Tell me something new?

Comments

[yattara.livejournal.com]

Boredom is the universe's way of telling you you'll get volunteered.

It was new to me.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Boredom is the universe's way of telling you you've evolved. *nods sagely* Or something.

[ericasj.livejournal.com]

LOL you saw that! In fact, I couldn't resist it and eventually, I went to see what was said and I was like LOLOL if you only knew what bash is. If you're upset with that, then you'd probably cry yourself to sleep when you get the real kind of bash. That being said, it's just stupid when people ask "I wonder what show they've been watching", "are we watching the same show" and such questions. Um yes, we're watching the same show. Are you that blind to see that? We just don't agree with each other regarding the show. And yes. I do think Catherine and Gil would make a great couple. Bite me.

And yeah. I usually support strikes if they've got a reason that convinces me, but I don't know, the strikes in France seem to have gone a bit too far to me. :\

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Bashing is more the thing that goes on at Elyse's and Rosie the Rabid Sara Hater, yesh. But even if it's not bashing, some of the negative stuff going in fandom (not talking about CGR in particular) just gets to the point where it makes for bad mood all around, you know? Saw at least one GSR trying to stir trouble elsewhere as well, so it does kinda happen all over the place.

In France, strikes often go a bit too far. Ysh. In Norway, all the strikes usually happen in spring and while I might support them individually, when more than a few add up at the same time it gets a bit overwhelming.

[denorios.livejournal.com]

Ahh, the Top Gear American special. I loved that episode - it's so funny. Top Gear is always made of win.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I laughed so much I hiccuped when they were looking for roadkill. Bwhaha.

Of course, the whole episode was mean as hell to Americans, but that's hilalrious to a lot of us Europeans apparently.

[jenbachand.livejournal.com]

I made fudge & peanut butter fudge last night. Am wondering which you might like, as I'm hoping to make a run to the post office Friday instead of going shopping.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Ehm. Peanut butter is an American speciality I've never warmed to, I admit. So just fudge perhaps? Fudge is good. Mmm, yes.

[lyricalviolet.livejournal.com]

I'll happily do beta duty on either piece, if you need it.

Loves me some Top Gear. I just saw the Polar Special. Hysterical.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

That'd be cool. The DW piece should be done first - think I'll split it in two, so might send you part one today or tomorrow.

[maureenlycaon.livejournal.com]

Something new? How about this? The small dogs in armor look cute. ;-)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

That's... New, all right. Yes.

[jvgymnast.livejournal.com]

I'll beta for Normality in November. You can email me about it clarissafrench @ yahoo.com

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Already got someone now, but thanks muchly for offering :) Might keep you in mind for back-up, if that's all right?

[jvgymnast.livejournal.com]

Sure, sounds good.

[yavannie77.livejournal.com]

Top Gear rules! Last episode I was able to catch on Finnish TV was the one where they went on a caravan holiday. I was all giggles. Hilarious stuff. Too bad it's on so late I can rarely watch it, thanks to early work mornings. Boo.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's on at a late bad time for me as well. I'm usually dead tired by then, since I get up pretty early in the mornings.

Boo indeed.

[wintergreen126.livejournal.com]

yeah, american economics is NOT something into which anyone wants to be dragged. ugh.

You do adore your team, but you also have to live with sharing it with other fans you might not like...

haha, yeah, (american) college football is like that. really, is it necessary to verbally and physically harass fans of the other team? particularly when the guy may be old enough to be your dad? seriously? maybe college kids aren't as grown up as we like to think we are...or just blame it on the alcohol.

and seems like everyone is or has been sick, as of late. so here's hoping you feel better soon!

and now for something new. remember the whole brouhaha over about "the war on christmas?" well, it's spread to thanksgiving now. apparently, it's not spiritual enough.

have a good one and take care :o)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

The headdesk is strong in there. Oh yes.

As if they're attempt to smack Thanksgiving on all us non-Americans isn't bad enough, now it's going to become a Christian holiday? Eat turkey and STFU.

[jvgymnast.livejournal.com]

Ugh, really? I hate this whole attitude-- it's so...patronizing and pompous, like "everyone in the world must be the same religion as us, and if not, we're going to shove our religion down their throats." So the Pilgrims were a very religious group-- does that make everything they did inherently a Christian idea? I very much doubt any participating Native Americans were doing it in that vein.
Eeps, sorry. Lots of soapbox time there-- I'll get down now.

[natterfly.livejournal.com]

Was it the Top Gear episode where they drive through the Deep South with slogans like, "Man Love Rules OK" painted on their cars?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was. In Alamaba, to be precise.

[jessickuh.livejournal.com]

Are we going to have to go through the whole "actors? NOT the characters they portray" again?

Well, the actors' names *are* eerily similar to each other, so maybe that's their twisted logic.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Similar names reason to shag now?

[jessickuh.livejournal.com]

That might be what they're thinking. Who knows. Maybe they think it's fate.