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[erilyn]

I'm being very non-social this weekend. Combination of laziness, wanting to try and get rid of this damned cough that's come back, and needing to do some study - I've got two tests tomorrow, first of the semester.

Though that's only been non-social in person. Both yesterday and today I've woken up before 7am, yikes, way to early for a weekend. But it's meant I've gotten to chat to trumpeterofdoom, deliberatehips, canadiankracka and sinden on AIM, and hang out in an hysterical chat in #pnp, so that was very good.

Pet peeve that I've been running into a lot lately: stories archived in a gazillion short parts. I'm doing most of my reading on my PDA, and going through and saving 27 parts for one story is so frustrating. This is particularly an issue trying to read HP stuff, as I have been, cause that's how Skyhawke and some other places are set up.

Oh my god, this was so well done. Just, the McKay and Sheppard show, guest starring Zelenka. Everyone's already mentioned all the good stuff, like McKay commenting on how Sheppard's face lights up, and the asking for trust, and the begging for forgiveness etc etc. McKay's giddiness was just delightful. More food-related banter for McKay and Ronon.

I've seen comments that this was supposed to air before "Condemned"? That fits so well. So why the change? Was it so this episode would air further away from the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? My sister commented after the first shots of the planet's surface that it reminded her of them.

It's good to see Teyla doing things involving the Athosians, nice to see interaction between her and Ronon, and more backstory for him is good (though he did come out of it looking like a bit of a prick - fucking up the negotiations and then using her like that). However, their subplot was problematic for a couple of reasons: towards the end of the episode, it really interfered with the suspense of the A-plot, and it made the timing of the A-plot even more ridiculous than the constraints of a tv show normally make such things. They should have been spending weeks (months more likely, but yeah, tv) on investigating and experimenting with the device, but it all took place within the couple of days that Teyla and Ronon were offworld? Give me a break.

But that's a relatively minor concern against the wonderfulness that was this episode.

Finding stuff for my BSB footage posts was fun, I love being able to share new crack (or old favourite crack they haven't seen in a while) with people :) And speaking of crack (though this is the bad stuff), this is for canadiankracka.

+ The Worst Song Ever aka All I Have To Give (Part II - The Conversation Mix)
Seriously, have they tried to brainwash Howie into heterosexuality through hypnotic suggestions linking food and women?

And now I must go do more study for Management Accounting Principles.

Comments

[bachelor-girl.livejournal.com]

Yes, but it's the Howie/AJ song of luuurve.

*g*

(It really is the most terrible thing ever. Which is exactly why I picked it for some BSB fic challenge a few years ago. :-) )

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

trumpeterofdoom challenged my assertion that its the worst, so I've posted a poll *g*.

[caitinlv.livejournal.com]

Man, I'm not sure I should download this, I really love All I Have To Give and don't want to taint that.

...


Oh, screw it. *clicks and downloads*

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I don't even associate it with the actual song, the horror overwhelms all ;)

[marrymehowie.livejournal.com]

Pet peeve that I've been running into a lot lately: stories archived in a gazillion short parts.
I hate that!

And that song is horrible, but I do love it so. lol

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

You sick sick person. But you're so write about the archiving!

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

It's the plague! The plague returns! A pox be upon your one houses!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Ah, go pox yourself ;p

I sound like a car engine that won't turn over and start properly.

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

Hope it's not the same as Linda's - she's had a cough for over a year now. Of course, she won't go to the doctor, either, I'm sure that's not helping.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Ha, that's nothing. My mother basically has a permanent cough

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

So does Gillian's mum - emphasima.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that's serious. But see, that's the thing. Mum doesn't have something like that - she just has a permanent cough.

[trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't the title of The Worst Song Ever be reserved for that monstrosity called If You Want It To Be Good Girl (Get Yourself A Bad Boy)?

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, sounds like we need a poll!

[moxie-brown.livejournal.com]

Oh I totally agree with you about the 27bajillion story parts. Very annoying; I usually copy and paste to a txt file that I upload to my PDA. Takes time, but at least it'll be one complete story.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I've been known to do that too, but either way, it's fiddly and annoying. And dammit, I'm lazy and people should cater to me *g*.

[charlidos.livejournal.com]

Was it so this episode would air further away from the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

That's a good thought! I'd really like to know why they changed the order of the episodes, since they actually pay attention to continuity it doesn't make much sense to through such a pivotal episode around like this. But. Best. Episode. Ever! This is one I'll need to rewatch 4793462 times, I believe. :D

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen an explanation for the shift yet. There's been a lot of stuff in the news lately here about the end of the war (and thus mentions of the bombings) as it was the 60th anniversary of the end of the War, and the Pacific part of the conflict was more immediate to Australia so its a bigger deal than the end of conflict in Europe.

That was a very confusing sentence, but I mean I think that's why that explanation occurred to me as soon as I saw references to the order being changed.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Pet peeve that I've been running into a lot lately: stories archived in a gazillion short parts

Oh man, yes. There's no need for it at all. Or if you must do it that way at least upload the full story too.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

And some of them are series of stories, that each have large number of parts. Yikes. It's enough to put me off Harry/Draco altogether if I can't get my porn easily ;)

[alasen.livejournal.com]

Oy, you! I finished importing the Save the Music thingy, if you want. When you're done studying of course, and good luck with tests btw.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Cool, I'll have to get it from you next time I see you or something, thanks! :)

Tests were ok...oddly, the one I was more worried about was the straightforward one, the openbook test was hard.

[alasen.livejournal.com]

Or I can upload it somewhere.

I'm glad they were okay :)

[adinasauce.livejournal.com]

Oh my effin' God. I've been trying to find that version of AIHTG for weeks. THANK YOU FOR THE AWFUL. <3

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

But why would you want to find it? *g*

[adinasauce.livejournal.com]

Explaining via text just doesn't do justice to the original bad. Kevin's 'no diggity' was incentive enough to try. ;)

Random stranger

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, you don't know me, but as a fellow Aussie I just wanted to send you *major* thanks for all this footage that I've never seen before now. I have dial-up and it's taken me forever, but I've managed to watch a couple.

Do you happen to have any more performances online from the CBS "Larger than Life" tv concert in 2001?

(PS, you have my sympathy for studying Management Accounting--I'm doing accountancy degree on the Gold Coast and that was one of the hardest subjects I've done!)

Bec
silverdiamond99@yahoo.com

Re: Random stranger

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I don't have any online at the moment, but I'll try and put the concert up again soon :)

Management accounting is hard, but I'm finding it interesting. The test today turned out to be surprisingly straightforward, but the open book test we had in tax procedures was damn hard *g*.

[rikes]

I downloaded the worst song ever. I have actually been looking for it. So thank you!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

It seems a few people have been looking for it (you're all masochists *g*), glad I put it up ;)

[cals82.livejournal.com]

Seriously, have they tried to brainwash Howie into heterosexuality through hypnotic suggestions linking food and women?

I've never thought of it that way, but now that you've mentioned it, it all makes sense now.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I can't think of another explanation of what he says during the Conversation Mix.

Then again, there really is no explanation for that Mix at all.

[canadiankracka.livejournal.com]

Hee! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

It's been downloaded over 40 times now, so many masochists around here ;)