a little of this, a little of that
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stillaneFirst up: I passed!!! Go me! I get to stay! \o/
I laugh, because there are some very Type A personalities out there tonight celebrating grades that once upon a time would have made them pass out with horror. *g*
I have one assignment due tomorrow, and then a relatively light week. I fully intend to catch up on good stuff, provided the computer doesn't crash and burn on me. (And with mine's history, that could be literal...) It keeps going funky in the display, with these bizarre vertical lines appearing that I think signal Very Bad Things. *sigh* I did not want to make that drive again this soon.
On the plus side, I went behind the scenes at the zoo last Sunday, and it was thoroughly awesome. I got to pet the elephants and look a tiger in the eye from about a foot's space away. Yeah. Fantastic. If I had a decent camera, I would subject you all to pictures. My phone just ain't gonna cut it, sadly. That might get fixed around Christmas, though. The mom has been making noises about cameras-as-gifts. Any recommendations?
Oh, and critter update: it took about the span of one day's explorations and a night of pure hell which involved much lamentation and wailing (his and mine), but Boston has gone from Poor, Pitiful Little Kitty to full on bossy brat. It's great. I've been sleeping with a big warm dog down one side of me and a purring kitty on the other. Such things can't be overestimated.
I have one assignment due tomorrow, and then a relatively light week. I fully intend to catch up on good stuff, provided the computer doesn't crash and burn on me. (And with mine's history, that could be literal...) It keeps going funky in the display, with these bizarre vertical lines appearing that I think signal Very Bad Things. *sigh* I did not want to make that drive again this soon.
On the plus side, I went behind the scenes at the zoo last Sunday, and it was thoroughly awesome. I got to pet the elephants and look a tiger in the eye from about a foot's space away. Yeah. Fantastic. If I had a decent camera, I would subject you all to pictures. My phone just ain't gonna cut it, sadly. That might get fixed around Christmas, though. The mom has been making noises about cameras-as-gifts. Any recommendations?
Oh, and critter update: it took about the span of one day's explorations and a night of pure hell which involved much lamentation and wailing (his and mine), but Boston has gone from Poor, Pitiful Little Kitty to full on bossy brat. It's great. I've been sleeping with a big warm dog down one side of me and a purring kitty on the other. Such things can't be overestimated.
On the subject of SPN 3x06...
Got a (spoilery) question 'bout the Great Beyond:
Okay, so, the boys did a seance and called up Brother Ahab to see to Brother Benedict Arnold. I get that. (Grr. Why can't they have given them names?) What I want to know is, what are the boundaries we know of for who you can and can't get in contact with? On the one hand, we see dead people everywhere. On the other, I don't think you can just summon forth anybody you want. No hunter, for instance, seems too inclined to dial up whoever they lost to get them into the gig in the first place. Part of this, I imagine, is tied up in the oft-repeated "What's dead should stay dead," but I wonder if that's all of it. Once you move on/find peace/Ascend, are you unreachable? Everyone that I can think of that they've had contact with post mortem has been very much a restless spirit.
So, was the older brother around all along? They mention the idea of ghost ships as harbingers of death...
(AND OMG WE INTERRUPT THIS SERIOUS THOUGHT TO SAY: my cat just rolled off the couch. Like, he flirted himself right onto the floor. With a thump. Whereupon my dog came over to check on him and the cat was too stunned to remember he's not supposed to be a dog fan. I'll just be over here dying laughing.)
Where was I? Harbingers of death. Right. So, the ship is bad news, but a sign isn't always a cause. Think banshees. What I wonder is, given the older brother's fairly obvious heartbreak over the whole affair, is the ship maybe more his doing? He was her captain, after all. It would make more sense for him to be linked to her eternally. Plus, I've rewatched that graveyard scene a couple times, and the ship sounds don't start up until the older brother appears. None of the death scenes get the ship sounds at all.
(If this is the most obvious thing ever, please ignore me. Ditto if everyone and their mother has already noticed it.)
Also, Dean taking down that security system? Ahem. Thank you, Kripke.
Okay, so, the boys did a seance and called up Brother Ahab to see to Brother Benedict Arnold. I get that. (Grr. Why can't they have given them names?) What I want to know is, what are the boundaries we know of for who you can and can't get in contact with? On the one hand, we see dead people everywhere. On the other, I don't think you can just summon forth anybody you want. No hunter, for instance, seems too inclined to dial up whoever they lost to get them into the gig in the first place. Part of this, I imagine, is tied up in the oft-repeated "What's dead should stay dead," but I wonder if that's all of it. Once you move on/find peace/Ascend, are you unreachable? Everyone that I can think of that they've had contact with post mortem has been very much a restless spirit.
So, was the older brother around all along? They mention the idea of ghost ships as harbingers of death...
(AND OMG WE INTERRUPT THIS SERIOUS THOUGHT TO SAY: my cat just rolled off the couch. Like, he flirted himself right onto the floor. With a thump. Whereupon my dog came over to check on him and the cat was too stunned to remember he's not supposed to be a dog fan. I'll just be over here dying laughing.)
Where was I? Harbingers of death. Right. So, the ship is bad news, but a sign isn't always a cause. Think banshees. What I wonder is, given the older brother's fairly obvious heartbreak over the whole affair, is the ship maybe more his doing? He was her captain, after all. It would make more sense for him to be linked to her eternally. Plus, I've rewatched that graveyard scene a couple times, and the ship sounds don't start up until the older brother appears. None of the death scenes get the ship sounds at all.
(If this is the most obvious thing ever, please ignore me. Ditto if everyone and their mother has already noticed it.)
Also, Dean taking down that security system? Ahem. Thank you, Kripke.
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Date: 2007-11-15 02:45 am (UTC)Amen. Only thing that would've been hotter is a mini maglight between those perfect lips...
*ahem*
I think they can only summon up the spirits who aren't at rest (or in hell), at least that's how i've understood it.
But most importantly... CONGRATS!!
(rumor has it that only 50% of our class passed dermatology.)
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Date: 2007-11-15 09:24 pm (UTC)Oh. Yes. Mm. There is a long and venerable history of hot guys who stick maglights in their mouths while being sneaky. There needs to be a multifandom maglight picspam. *nods*
I think it was the focus that did it for me, to tell you the truth. Close-up shots of the boys being mercilessly competent are always appreciated.
But most importantly... CONGRATS!!
Thanks! *happy dance*
Re: dermatology... that's kind of horrifying, just from the outside. Horror by osmosis. I can't imagine the level of awfulness you guys have to be going through. Will they produce a magical curve, do you think, or let it ride as is?
In any case: *hug*
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Date: 2007-11-16 11:27 am (UTC)Nah, it's not so bad. I think a lot of people failed it last year, too. You get one F in block five, and it's only like 6% of the final grade.
Besides, I'm not entirely sure I trust the source of this particular rumor... You know how grapevines are. ;0