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marguerite_krux@ odakota_rose- dude, my dreams are getting more exotic. Last time, we were going on a road trip, this time, I dreamt that you and I were on holiday in Fiji together!
It was disappointingly rainy on our first day and the waves were rough and dangerously massive [I was joking, ‘I’ll be so pissed if there’s a tsunami while we’re here’] so we didn’t want to go to the beach. I went, ‘Perfect weather for staying in with a dvd’ [and can you guess what I selected? *g*] and I was getting set up while you were sitting outside, writing out pages and pages of something- by hand. It seems anachronistic in this day and age [how very Malone of you, lol]…
Then some jerk came along, wanting to borrow a dvd because somehow I managed to find space for my entire dvd collection in the luggage, [possibly yours, too, it took up an entire wall, from ceiling to floor!] but he accidentally sent a shelf of them falling to the ground and I got hysterical and screamed at him and kicked him out of our room, like, no way I’m lending my precious babies to someone with such callous disregard for them, and then I kind of broke down at how he wrecked the order I had them in. Wow, I’m neurotic and high-maintenance even in my dreams!
And being awesome, instead of eye-rolling and making fun, you came and sat next to me and calmly started re-ordering the dvds with me. *squishes* My damn alarm decided to wake me up then, but it was a lovely ending, lol. [Possibly influenced by our conversations about organizing stuff?]
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The parents are such bores. My father and I were sitting in the car outside Safeway waiting for mother to get some groceries when suddenly we see these two kids bolt out of the store, frantically racing along with a loaded trolley.
'Where are they going in such a hurry?' he wonders. 'Maybe they stole it,' I suggest. JOKINGLY, mind you, but the next second, this check out chick marches out in search of the thieves.
They've ducked around a car, out of sight, and she manages to walk down the length of the car park, looking left and right EXCEPT FOR WHEN SHE PASSED THE CAR THEY WERE CONCEALED BEHIND. *headdesk* It was quite hilarious. You'll note neither my father nor I involved ourselves in the proceedings- he was muttering dark prophecies of these troublesome teens bashing someone over the head, so you know...a policy of non-intereference, not just practiced by the Ancients!
Then another guy comes out to join the search and he pinpoints their location with impressive accuracy. The funny thing is that they've gotten into the car and crouched down at the back, obviously hoping to remain unseen, but he just stands there, pointing and ranting at them til they sheepishly get out of the car. BWAHAHA. I really wanted to stay and see how things played out, watch them get chewed out, see if the cops were called, but mother returned and then we were off. No curiosity whatsoever, those two, hmph.
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Someone mentioned the similarities between Roswell and Twilight a while back and it's amused me because I can see a superficial resemblance.
Max heals Liz's gunshot wound.
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[thwarted] teen longing as well as puzzlement and suspicion over the male's true nature in Bio.
Also, Edward and Max both bail on their respective soul-mates, leaving the girls to feel rejected and wonder what it is about them that sends the guys dashing away.
Bella constructively sniffs her hair, wondering if that's why he seems so on edge...
...while Liz takes the genius route of studying Max's DNA under a microscope. Way to go, young!Scully. *applauds*
In Bella's defense, she uses google later on to figure out what Edward is [I actually can't blame her for not figuring it out on her own- I mean, who would've thought vampires could walk around in the daytime, withstand sunlight and all that? Why call them vampires at all, Smeyer?], so she does really have investigative skills.
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Edward repeatedly warns Bella that it's 'dangerous' to be around him, he's the 'bad guy', he desperately craves her blood and longs to drain her dry, HE'S A KILLER, OMG, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE...but she likes to live dangerously and test his control and squee over how much he loves her, which he proves by not taking her life...
Edward: And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.
Bella: Stupid lamb.
Edward: Sick, masochistic lion.
A romance for the ages. The modern day Romeo and Juliet. *eyeroll*
Max also warns Liz that it's not safe to be around him [but NOT because he wants to kill her every time he breathes in the delicious scent of her blood, this is an important distinction, yo] and Liz also doesn't give a damn.
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And this isn't much of a 'similarity', I just like the pretty sparks in the background and the matching body language.
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It's also hilarious to me that the Dido song, Here With Me, that I thought summed up Edward and Bella's relationship ['...I won't go, I won't sleep and I can't breathe, until you're resting here with me...and I won't leave, and I can't hide, I cannot be until you're resting here with me...'] is the song in the Roswell opening credits! Such a beautiful, poetic, angsty and touching opening sequence! *squees*
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The Mentalist finale- episode 23.
[caps by nicktess at open_distance]
After eleventy million glee!explosions, I finally calmed down and got some coherent thinking done. :D
I feel awesome. I said a while back that I wanted Jane to be put in a situation where he had to choose between Lisbon and Red John, saving her or pursuing his plans for vengeance and of course, there was NO DOUBT that he'd choose her, because I wouldn't ship them if he was willing to let her die, but I wanted to see the angst over that and YAY, this is what happened!
Okay, okay, so I didn't really call this exact scenario, but the gist of it was the same- Lisbon's life over his chance to get Red John. It's even more spectacular because throughout the entire season, she's been the one saving his ass when he gets in trouble and now he gets to do the same. I thought it was kinda funny in the cellar when she takes a whack to the face from RJ's accomplice and Jane's just scurrying out of the way, lol, like LISBON CAN HANDLE IT, I'LL JUST BE OVER HERE IN THE CORNER, MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS. I love that. It's not like he has to go all man of action and protect the fragile little porcelain doll, because my god, did Lisbon kick butt without any assistance at all.
Check out Hardy's bloodied visage, she worked him over but good!
It's interesting that people seem to think Jane's been emasculated or portrayed as weak and unmanly [especially considering his NAME, lol]; in general, because he doesn't usually handle guns [he's a civilian consultant, he values his mentalist skills over weapons, he has a team prepared to back him up at the first hint of trouble, so I don't see a problem with this] and more specifically, because of his reaction to shooting Hardy.
I liked that he was horrified and threw the rifle away, even though I winced because come on, that's so careless and dangerous, the thing could accidentally go off and shoot someone! [I don't know this for sure, but I think it's best to be on the safe side, don't you?] Jane's the one that takes the less violent, more cerebral approach to solving cases and dealing with people [he's the one that'll shut a gate on a fleeing suspect who winds up nearly knocking himself unconscious slamming into it, heh, rather than going around tackling people and getting physical], I think it's completely appropriate and in character that he'd be almost repulsed by the rifle and at what he'd done.
A lot of people seemed frustrated at not getting a resolution to the Red John case but come on, where's the fun in that? Only a season in, we can't have him succeed in his quest just yet, patience, people! Same goes with the ship. I thought we made remarkable progress in both cases in that scene with Lisbon.
Lisbon: What if Hardy had killed you right here?
Jane: And then he would've led you straight to Red John.
Lisbon: You'd be dead.
Jane: But you would have Red John.
Lisbon: I don't think you mean what you say. I think you'd choose life.
Jane: Well, you think wrong.
Lisbon: No. No, you think wrong. Can't you see there's people who care about you, who need you?
Lisbon: You're being selfish and childish and I want you to stop it.
Jane: Wish that I could, but you know, some things you just can't fix. You needn't be angry, it's just the way of the world.
Lisbon: We still have Hardy. He's gonna talk, he's gonna give us Red John.
Jane: Right, Hardy, yes.
Lisbon: And we saved a life.
Jane: Yes, we did, we- did, we saved a life, hooray for us.
All along, this is the man who's been hellbent on extracting payment for all his pain and suffering from Red John's hide, he's probably been fantasizing about torturing and killing this guy for years, he's made it clear to Lisbon that he doesn't give a damn about the law or justice or 'what's right', he wants to avenge his family's death BY SHEDDING BLOOOOD...and now he's accepting the police arresting that man as a compromise?! SERIOUS progress, yo.
Also, Lisbon may as well have come out and said that she needed him. :D *iz giddy* Can you imagine her giving that same speech to anyone else on the team? She cares about them all, but that tremor in her voice, that repressed agony on her face, the way she's so shaken and angry...that's all for Jane. Because he's different. I think she'd've held herself together a lot better if it were any of the others, you know? But it's more personal and painful with him.
The way he repeats what she's said...I don't think it's mocking. It might come off like it, but I almost think it's like...he's reprogramming himself or something. He's put aside the old revenge-driven desire for blood and adopted her values, shown a new willingness to stay within the parameters of the law and let them take Red John into custody. It's not enough, he still has all those years of hurt and agony to deal with, he has demons and they're not going to stay locked up neatly in a compartment in the back of his mind, stay hidden deep within his soul, they're gonna want release, they're gonna rattle at their cage and demand their due. But he focuses on Lisbon and her optimism and hope and the small comfort she offers and he tries to make that enough, tries to accept it as a new form of sustenance.
My heart was in my mouth that whole scene, wondering if he was going to snap, waiting with bated breath to see Lisbon's reaction, seeing how invested she was in him...he seems so hopeless but she tries to cheer him up [like she did the last time Red John slipped through their fingers, reaching out to touch him on the shoulder in that motel room] and wins a smile from him, even if it is tinged with sadness. *clutches heart* My ship! *cuddles it* Jello FTW!
I love how kinda Mulder/Scully it's getting- beyond the obvious male/famale partners dynamic, there's the whole 'man on a quest that will take him to dark, dangerous places and the woman at his side, trying to help him and save him' aspect.
The squee of this ep reminds me of Endgame, where Mulder exchanged the woman he believed to be his sister for Scully- his sister, FFS, the one he's spent his life searching for, ruined his career and burned so many bridges over, all in an attempt to find out the truth about what happened to her- and he gives her up for Scully...analogous to Jane here, killing the man that could've led him to Red John, shooting him to save Lisbon. I LOVE IT.
BTW. Anyone getting Charlie Crews [Life] vibes here? Anyone at all?
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ETA:
'tis so cool to see Kate Vernon aka insane!slutty!Ellen Tigh from BSG...I hated her character for so long but that one episode of calm!rational!Ellen in No Exit made me love her. THAT Ellen is my personal canon, 'k? Not the irritating, manipulative, slutty, jealous harpy.
SHE'S SO PRETTYYY! :D
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Tagged by odakota_rose
1) Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2) Put it on shuffle
3) Press play
4) For every question, type the song that's playing
5) When you go to a new question, press the next button
6) Don't lie
7) Tag five friends.
1. Opening Credits:
Avril Lavigne- Fall to Pieces
‘…if I had my way, I’d never get over you…and I don’t want to fall to pieces, I just wanna sit and stare at you…’
Hee. Me and my fandoms. *nodnod*
2. Waking Up:
Pink- Sober.
Lol at odakota_rose. I take it that our memes have us mutually developing alcohol addiction, going out and getting drunk together?
3. First Day of School:
Lenka- Dangerous and Sweet
Actually sums up high school really well. It’s a jungle, gotta face all kinds of dangers- ‘I should put on my armor the next time I see you so I won’t be harmed’- but it can have its rewards if you find your niche, make the right kind of friends, work at your relationships and all that.
4. Falling In Love:
The Weepies- Simple Life
This is sweet and utterly suited to the theme.
‘…I dreamed you first but not so real and everyday since I found you,
such moments we steal, like little thieves, we rub our hands,
we hold our hearts between them…
We’ll weave our days together like waves and particles of light,
I want only this, I want to live, I want to live a simple life…’
5. Fight Song:
Jordin Sparks- No Air
Makes no sense as a fight song unless you take the title literally- like, someone’s choking me and I’m gasping for air. ‘Tell me how I’m supposed to breathe with no air, can’t live, can’t breathe with no air’ takes on a more ominous tone…
6. Break-Up Song:
Nelly Furtado- Afraid
‘So afraid of what people might say…wanna spread your wings but you’re not sure, don’t want to leave your comfort, wanna find a cure
...we’re afraid of who we see in the mirror, we wanna let go…who wants to be alone in this world, just look around and all you see is hurt…’
7. Prom:
Staind- Outside
‘I’m on the outside, I’m looking in…’
Sounds like my typical reaction in social situations.
8. Mental Breakdown:
Band of Horses- Funeral
9. Flashback:
Coldplay- Yellow
10. Wedding:
Elisa- Rock Your Soul
Aww. This song is so beautiful and almost euphoric, about being in love and on top of the world and utterly connected to another person. Trusting them completely, wanting to give them everything you have to offer.
'I feel closer to the clouds, I’m touching all the highest leaves on top of the trees…
I show you my dreams to make them our dreams...’
11. Birth of a Child:
Faker- This Heart Attack
*dies laughing* Yeah, I’d totally have a heart attack if I found myself with child. What the hell would I do with one of those?!
‘This heart attack, I’ve gotta get away, not coming back…’
Oops. Negligent parenting there...
12. Final Battle:
Sonique- Fly So High [Touch the Sky]
Okay, that title makes me think of an epic battle between Heaven and Hell, with angels and demons clashing against each other in the skies. Heh.
13. Death Scene:
Three Days Grace- I Hate Everything About You
14. Great Death:
Within Temptation- Memories
‘All of my memories keep you near, in silent moments, imagine you here…’
A song about loss and pain, it fits the mood.
15. Funeral Song:
Ja Rule- Mesmerize
All right, that’s just inappropriate. *headdesk* A song about oversexed couple or at least, the dude’s a sex maniac. DNW, KTHXBAI.
16. Ending Credits:
Youssou N’dour- 7 Seconds
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Jessica Pollard at the Schools Spectacular. Wrote the song herself [talent!] and gives an absolutely beautiful performance.
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