one more miracle

I've decided to start giving new McShep names to the SGA episodes, in the following manner:

( Vague spoilers for various season 2 eps )

Heehee!

I realize that I'm doing what I do with all ensemble shows - I watch them once through, enjoying and appreciating all the storylines. But then I latch on to a ship and start rewatching specifically for their moments. It happens with various speeds and orders, but that's the general idea! With Queer as Folk it was Brian/Justin; Battlestar Galactica, Kara/Lee; Firefly, Simon and River; Torchwood, Jack/Ianto. Supernatural doesn't count because every second on screen is my OTP *g* Which is why I've got every second of every episode practically committed to memory! :D

What I really love the most about John and Rodney's relationship is how John doesn't let Rodney's personality get to him. At all. I mean, I guess this is obvious, but basically John recognizes that Rodney's many personality flaws are not in any way personal attacks, so he just lets them roll off his back like so much rain water. He never tells Rodney to shut up unless there's something big at stake - any other time he either simply pokes fun at Rodney or smiles with fond amusement. John never crushes Rodney - in fact, he's his biggest believer. In turn, Rodney accepts John as an equal and more - he respects John, thoroughly. *squees quietly into fists* Ahem. I'm sorry. I was attempting to be all serious! Basically, they both have very unique personalities that cause them problems for different reasons... in essence, they're both loners that have found an unlikely matching puzzle piece in the other. They're a perfect example of opposites attract.

And I heart them like CRAZY *beams*

Look! New icon! John holds the gun, Rodney holds the lifesigns detector, and they fix every problem - TOGETHER! \o/

It's snowing again! Goodness me. About two or three inches since this morning. It's very pretty, but since it's Sunday, there's no one doing anything about it on the paths, so walking to class tomorrow is going to be a joy :P And my car better not get trapped in again - I only got it out yesterday!

darksylvia - I went to see the Justin King Band! And they were AMAZING!! Thank you so much for the recommendation! Seriously, everyone, these guys are fantastic, but especially Justin King himself - he's *ridiculous* on a guitar, seriously. He plays this weird way where he's plucking at the strings only on the neck and it sounds so COOL. If you want to see a video of him doing it, go to THEIR WEBSITE and go to the media section. Fucking awesome, I swear. They also have a few songs that stream on the website. They played two of them last night, and they were so much more blood-pumping and intense live. They're amazing live, seriously. And it was this nice small, intimate venue so we were right there, and it was just... yeah. Awesome. And by the way, Justin King is HOT. No really. He looks totally different from the pictures on the website - his head is shaven now, just a half inch or so left, and he's smoldering. Holy guh. And guys, I swear to god he looked at me like 10 times while I was singing along to the songs I knew, and I went splodey. Seriously. Just a completely rockin good time, and having him to stare at rounded out the whole experience :D

Actually, here, I'll embed the video here. Watch it! He's awesome.



So that was a really fun night! There were three other acts too. The first was a young guy (he can't have been older than me) just playing acoustic guitar and singing. Layne and I were plotting to go backstage and seduce him afterwards, because he was so cute. A total emo boy, with floppy hair in his eyes, and his music sounded exactly like Dashboard Confessional. In fact, he did a cover of Hands Down! Hee. Very pleasant to listen to. Then there was a really fun band called The Secrecy. They had two girls playing violin, and one of them sang backup vocals, in addition to the usual guitar/bass/drums, so that was a unique touch, and they were very good. Then after Justin King was a band called Kingsfoil ("That's a plant!" says I. Layne and Rob look at me strangely. "It... is?" they say, eyeing me askance. "Um!" I stutter, "Maybe? No? I could be lying!" Then I came home and Wikied it - turns out Kingsfoil is indeed a plant....... in Lord of the Rings. It's another name for Athelas, a plant Aragorn uses to heal someone. And that, my friends, is why I am a ginormous geek.) which wasn't so awesome, so we left before they were done.

Then we went to Layne's to hang out for a while, and I had Jack and coke for the first time. How exciting! It was really yummy, actually. Mm mm. :D

I have been reading lots of awesome McShep fic \o/ And I just watched 1x03 Hide and Seek, in which John pushes Rodney off a balcony and they are generally twelve and I die of love. It amazes me how immediately they clicked. So. Much. Love. :D

The lovely crystal_lily kindly pointed out that there's an SG-1 episode that features the entire Atlantis cast, which i did not know! I downloaded it, and Rodney just said this about John, after John finished making fun of him to one of the SG-1 guys:

"We're actually, uh, we're quite close." (with an amused, affectionate smile)

And then I put my hands over my face and made sounds that could have been laughter, crying, or whimpers. Or perhaps all three.

SO GAY IT HURTS.

I studied orgo for the large majority of the day, and got a significant amount accomplished - yay me. But it didn't get me down or frustrated or upset, and you know why? Because of fannish distractions! Seriously, I will never be truly depressed so long as I have all you darling people AND all the darling characters/people we flail about to keep a smile on my face.

I rewarded my efforts 1) By reading some Wincest (oh, boys), 2) watching SGA s1 episode The Defiant One (in which Rodney saves John's life, John is generally hotass, and Rodney is sweet and heroic and lovely. fabulous episode.), and 3) reading the most hilarious and adorable piece of McShep ever. There was pot involved. I giggled a lot, possibly more than THEY did.

And with that lovely bedtime story, I go to sleep. *hugs everyone*

I had a fun night out at a couple parties that ended on a really sour note. In summary, ARGH BOYS. I ranted (with some really spectacularly bad typing - apparently tipsy + emo = bad coordination for me) at some friends and they were kind enough to talk me down, and now I'm much calmer. You know what else helped with that? SGA. I have now finished season 3, and *flail* I love this show. I reeeeeeally do. Then I went back and watched some favorite scenes/moments of John and Rodney's in particular, and now I'm much more even keeled.

I think I'll stick with fictional boys that love each other, mmkay? It's much less complicated.

Goodnight. ♥

(I chose this mood icon mostly because it's true, but also because OMG SAMMY TRIED TO KISS DEAN. *cough*)