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SGA 4x9: Miller's Crossing
Dec. 2nd, 2007 05:19 pmSo I liked it.
Lovers take note: "You're an invaluable member of my team" is the new "I love you."
( 4x9 Miller's Crossing (*****) )
Lovers take note: "You're an invaluable member of my team" is the new "I love you."
( 4x9 Miller's Crossing (*****) )
SGA 4x8 The Seer
Nov. 17th, 2007 09:22 pmThis episode was fine I guess. Kinda plot-heavy, and not enough antics. On the other hand, the Wraith Who Loves John is back. And man, does he love John.
( 4x8 The Seer (**1/2) )
( 4x8 The Seer (**1/2) )
SGA 4x7 Missing
Nov. 11th, 2007 01:52 pm( 4x7 Missing (***) )
Hm. I normally wouldn't give three stars to an episode with hardly any Sheppard nor McKay, but on the other hand, what we DID see of them was great. So there you are.
Hm. I normally wouldn't give three stars to an episode with hardly any Sheppard nor McKay, but on the other hand, what we DID see of them was great. So there you are.
Evidently my recapping spirit is still in full force. Here I use a bullet point format to concentrate only on the items I want to discuss, something between my last Stargate review and a full recap.
Particularly McSheppy things in red.
( 4x3 Reunion (***) )
( 4x4 Doppelganger (*****) )
Particularly McSheppy things in red.
( 4x3 Reunion (***) )
( 4x4 Doppelganger (*****) )
I saw the "review copy" of SGA 4.1, which was a weird experience in and of itself, since there was no music or sound effects yet. Instead, there's mostly silence, or cute moments where some crew member off camera says "Beep beep beep!" or "Argh!" What with that and sound being all unequalized, it really makes you think of it as A TV SHOW THAT THEY ARE MAKING and not The World of Atlantis. Maybe I should have waited?
Thank you again (the Rock, Paper entry)
Sep. 13th, 2007 10:43 pmI just want to send out another general "thank you" to everyone who was so supportive of my ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
mcshep_match story, which I can now confess, was Rock, Paper (No Scissors) (the one where John and Rodney pass goofy notes to each other from adjoining prison cells). I've read (and, [too] occasionally, written) comments on other people's work before, but I wasn't prepared for just how lovely they were going to be! I loved writing the story and I am very glad that so many contest-watchers enjoyed reading it, too!
I also want to apologize for sucking at commenting on other people's work. It was weird, in this contest, because I wasn't sure if it would tip off who didn't write what, but that's no excuse. I also want to apologize for losing steam at the end, although I have to plead real-life issues for that. Still, must reform. Anyway, my fellow team members and my opponents on the Romance team wrote some excellent stories. Let's all give ourselves a hug!
Several team members gave me great comments in the team beta, and I want to thank everyone on my team for helping out. Special thanks go to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gothphyle, who came up with the clever title, and to the always awesome yolsaffbridge, who gave me a lot of constructive comments and ideas for rewriting--I actually think she deserves a lot of the credit for how well it turned out.
mcshep_match story, which I can now confess, was Rock, Paper (No Scissors) (the one where John and Rodney pass goofy notes to each other from adjoining prison cells). I've read (and, [too] occasionally, written) comments on other people's work before, but I wasn't prepared for just how lovely they were going to be! I loved writing the story and I am very glad that so many contest-watchers enjoyed reading it, too!I also want to apologize for sucking at commenting on other people's work. It was weird, in this contest, because I wasn't sure if it would tip off who didn't write what, but that's no excuse. I also want to apologize for losing steam at the end, although I have to plead real-life issues for that. Still, must reform. Anyway, my fellow team members and my opponents on the Romance team wrote some excellent stories. Let's all give ourselves a hug!
Several team members gave me great comments in the team beta, and I want to thank everyone on my team for helping out. Special thanks go to
gothphyle, who came up with the clever title, and to the always awesome yolsaffbridge, who gave me a lot of constructive comments and ideas for rewriting--I actually think she deserves a lot of the credit for how well it turned out.What? No. Of course I don't have the latest mcshep_match rundown. Look, for now, just read Down to Earth for today's Exile prompt. It's funny!
Seven stories
Aug. 29th, 2007 09:29 pmI feel bad about not staying current with mcshep_match thing, because it seems like a lot of people are losing interest and/or having a hard time keeping up (less comments on the newer stories, anyway). And I want to support my team! So here's my rundown of the stories since my last installment. Select whatever seems interesting to you, and don't forget to leave feedback (like I always do)! (Honestly, though, I feel weird about leaving feedback for my own team, because what do I do about my own story? So I just haven't been.)
( i can't believe i've missed so many that this warrants an lj cut )
I'll probably do another rundown-style post in another week or so, since I've still got moving to do. See you on the other side!
mcshep_match thing, because it seems like a lot of people are losing interest and/or having a hard time keeping up (less comments on the newer stories, anyway). And I want to support my team! So here's my rundown of the stories since my last installment. Select whatever seems interesting to you, and don't forget to leave feedback (like I always do)! (Honestly, though, I feel weird about leaving feedback for my own team, because what do I do about my own story? So I just haven't been.)( i can't believe i've missed so many that this warrants an lj cut )
I'll probably do another rundown-style post in another week or so, since I've still got moving to do. See you on the other side!
and probably a bunch of others
Aug. 28th, 2007 05:48 pmOkay, so my plan to post recs of all the mcshep_match stories isn't working out--they're going way too fast for me (I haven't even read them all!) and this is sort of a busy, unstructured, uncertain time for me BUT they are good and you should keep reading them. Of special interest is the Stargate! Crack! Musical! Sing the City Electric.
You like us! You really like us!
Aug. 22nd, 2007 06:14 pmThank you to whoever nominated my and yolsaffbridge's Weir/Ronon crack, Good Advice, for a Stargate Fan Award!
Seriously, we are both so relatively new and non-prolific, but so far all our (admittedly non-abundant) fic has been extremely well-received-- it's really amazing and wonderful. Thank you, boys and girls.
*basks in love*
yolsaffbridge's Weir/Ronon crack, Good Advice, for a Stargate Fan Award! Seriously, we are both so relatively new and non-prolific, but so far all our (admittedly non-abundant) fic has been extremely well-received-- it's really amazing and wonderful. Thank you, boys and girls.
*basks in love*
mcshep_match roundup
Aug. 22nd, 2007 10:00 amI have spent the last few days in an FF12 haze.
Finest Hour: Moments, Coming and Going: John, caught between life and death, recalls bittersweet memories. An introspective and extremely nuanced story.
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Homonculus: The gang has to deal with a John who is just kind of--off. And you have an inkling from the prompt of what's happening, but it's still really creepy.
Deja Vu: What Dreams May Come: I am still whimpering from this story. SOOO ANGSTY. Yay, hurting Rodney! Take that!
Finest Hour: Moments, Coming and Going: John, caught between life and death, recalls bittersweet memories. An introspective and extremely nuanced story.
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Homonculus: The gang has to deal with a John who is just kind of--off. And you have an inkling from the prompt of what's happening, but it's still really creepy.
Deja Vu: What Dreams May Come: I am still whimpering from this story. SOOO ANGSTY. Yay, hurting Rodney! Take that!
mcshep_match prompt: Blue Moon
Aug. 19th, 2007 09:08 amUp for Team Angst is Paschal's Lamb, a story that has been described by me as "poetically written and angsty in a kind of aching and lovely way." Feel the sting of memory and the confusion of identity along with PTSD Rodney! Care with the uncertain compassion of lover John!
I'm also charmed by today's Romance story, Up to and Including the Blue Moon Ball. The premise is simple--John and Rodney, for reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, end up going to a social event together. The getting-together is inevitable but done gradually enough to be savored; it's especially cute that the pivotal moment involves holding hands under the banquet table. Look, the story involves one guy tying another guy's tie. That is like my Achilles heel.
I'm also charmed by today's Romance story, Up to and Including the Blue Moon Ball. The premise is simple--John and Rodney, for reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, end up going to a social event together. The getting-together is inevitable but done gradually enough to be savored; it's especially cute that the pivotal moment involves holding hands under the banquet table. Look, the story involves one guy tying another guy's tie. That is like my Achilles heel.
Keep going, Team Angst!
Aug. 17th, 2007 04:48 pmI forgot to do a mcshep_match rec post yesterday! One out of two ain't bad, right? I think you can still vote in previous day's stories? I hope so, because I probably won't be able to get to some of the stories on the day they're posted, since I'm going on vacation tomorrow! But I'm not allowed to vote anyway. So you should! Please enjoy these!
Anyway: Yesterday's prompt was Catch-22 and Team Angst's story was Iteration. Rodney is faced with a difficult moral dilemma when he's given the opportunity to save John's life at the expense of another. It's a clever story which explores Rodney's and John's ethics and honor. Whee, ethics and honor!
Today's is Correspondence, and up for the team is Rock, Paper (No Scissors). John and Rodney are stuck passing notes in a sort of alien jail with elementary school undertones. It's funny and brutal all at once. Whee, hurting John! Take that!
mcshep_match rec post yesterday! One out of two ain't bad, right? I think you can still vote in previous day's stories? I hope so, because I probably won't be able to get to some of the stories on the day they're posted, since I'm going on vacation tomorrow! But I'm not allowed to vote anyway. So you should! Please enjoy these!Anyway: Yesterday's prompt was Catch-22 and Team Angst's story was Iteration. Rodney is faced with a difficult moral dilemma when he's given the opportunity to save John's life at the expense of another. It's a clever story which explores Rodney's and John's ethics and honor. Whee, ethics and honor!
Today's is Correspondence, and up for the team is Rock, Paper (No Scissors). John and Rodney are stuck passing notes in a sort of alien jail with elementary school undertones. It's funny and brutal all at once. Whee, hurting John! Take that!
Go Team Angst!
Aug. 15th, 2007 09:19 pmmcshep_match started today! Two McKay/Sheppard fics a day posted anonymously for the next 25 days, one each from Team Angst and Team Romance. I'm on Team Angst, so one of the stories will be mine (no way to tell which one! unless you're really, really good at spotting my writing style, which, considering that I have a total of 2 fics online, one of which was co-written, is unlikely.) Whatever team gets the highest total points at the end wins. You should go now and give high marks to Acidimia, not just because it's on my team, but because it's excellent. The premise is that John is captured by the Wraith and made into a runner. We get to see John's fight for survival, as he super-honorably refuses to go back to Atlantis and lead the wraith there (I love honor!) and we get to see the effect on those left behind, specifically Rodney (I love the homefront!)
SGA fic illustration: Benched by Speranza
Aug. 6th, 2007 02:00 pmThis weekend I drew my first (and undoubtedly not last) illustration for a slash story. This is for cesperanza's "Benched". I'm pretty happy with the dreamy way the cartoony style/blendy colored pencil came out. It turns out to be kind of inaccurate to the scene for wardrobe reasons, but whatevs!
Click to see the full size version! (It's not actually much bigger but there is more Stargate background.)
As always you can find the rest of my recent fannish art approximately here.
cesperanza's "Benched". I'm pretty happy with the dreamy way the cartoony style/blendy colored pencil came out. It turns out to be kind of inaccurate to the scene for wardrobe reasons, but whatevs!
Click to see the full size version! (It's not actually much bigger but there is more Stargate background.)
As always you can find the rest of my recent fannish art approximately here.
