kerithwyn

Where I am: Here, mostly. Journal mirrored on LJ. 

All Most of my fic at [Unknown LJ tag]. A few old, not-worth-preserving bits still at offpanel.net. 

Pinboard: Mainly Fringe bookmarks, often of the rare not-Peter/Olivia variety. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I always preferred to color outside the lines.

Tumblr: Rarely used. Don't assume I'm reading at any given time, even if I've followed you.

Twitter: Rarely used. Don't assume I'm reading at any given time, even if I've followed you.


What I love: Fringe, eternally. Express interest and I will natter at you incessantly about the show of my heart. I have Opinions but do not expect everyone to share them. Most don't.

Current shows of primary interest: Elementary, The Good Place, iZombie, The Magicians, Orphan Black, Sense8. Many more things I'm currently watching on my profile. My husband and I watch a lot of tv. 

Also, if it's comic book related, I've watched or read it. I was reading the Claremont X-Men in its first run and branched out from there; see an incomplete list of favorites also on my profile. My first active fandom was DC comics and though our divorce seems final at this time, I still harbor a fondness for the characters if not their current status. 

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Pretty much in the same place as the last post. Still overwhelmed with work, very little time off. Distraught for various reasons about missing VividCon, but the three projects all bearing down on August won't allow the five days off. Next year I book early and deadlines can suck it.

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 so to speak; putting this here because it amused the hell out of me. Peter Grant, you giant dork.

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...that defines this year. Alternatively: Not Dead, Only Working.

Doing: Work. A lot of. As a freelancer, I am extremely grateful that my schedule for the year has filled up so emphatically. That's awesome. Also as a freelancer, you don't say no (especially to valued repeat clients), so I am double-booked for several months with massive, technically complex projects. August has three, so VividCon is out. It feels nice to actually contribute something tangible to the household finances. It feels frustrating that I'm working three times as much as I would at a salaried job...but that's my choice.

Reading: Things that don't strain my brain. A lot of comics and easy reading: Rucka's YA Guardians of the Whills, featuring the Space Husbands (so. much. married. bickering. <3) and Magic for Nothing, a perfectly fine InCryptid book that, like the rest, didn't need a lot of concentration. (I try to save those for plane rides--the perfect travel reading.) I'd been putting off Moon Over Soho because anticipation/brain mush but finally started  the other day and love it already, of course. 

Watching: Always too much, because there's a point beyond which my eyes won't focus on work anymore. (That limit is going to be pushed hard this year.) Favorites at the moment: American Gods already owns me wholesale. Slowly catching up on the last season on Black Sails. Dr. Who, because Bill is delightful and I adore Capaldi, even if the stories during his tenure haven't entirely showcased his talent. The always enjoyable iZombie. Lucifer for that voice. Can't wait for the last season of Orphan Black; it hasn't always been perfect, but there's still nothing like it. Sense8 s2 when I steal a break from work (tv time is shared time and my husband doesn't watch this one). Dammit, I want to do a Stranger Things rewatch before s2. Supergirl is still great when I ignore their bizarre take on Mon-El. (Teri Hatcher is fabulous.) And Wynonna Earp starts up again next month. Hooray for brain candies, sorely needed.

Writing: No. Haven't opened the fic folder in months. Not even thinking about writing ATM. Thinking that I'd like to be thinking about writing, yes, especially all those half-finished things. But it's not happening, and I recognize that I've made myself fannishly irrelevant again, and the last time it was a five-year hole. But hey, no time to be depressed about it is an upside, right? :/

Sad truth: I'm writing this entry only because today's cramps and massive headache are making work impossible; inadvisable to try to parse rules text through gritted teeth. So I might just call it a day and go watch Sense8 and read MoS and take a nap. I'll pay for the lost time with the weekend but today, I am all out of can.

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Two projects on my desk and a trip this week, so just this:

In the Always the Last to Know Dep't., https://www.go90.com/ is free streaming Fringe, Babylon 5, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Almost Human, and other goodies. This is useful if you, like me, are too lazy to dig out the DVDs wherever they're hiding and prefer to watch at the computer. Not while working. Never while working. ahem.

Re: Livejournal, I probably will jump ship at some point, after I've had a chance to go through my subscriptions and make sure I'm subbed to the journals of those who care to be seen on the Dreamwidth site. But not this week.

As always, watching too much tv; latest show devoured wholesale was Travelers on Netflix. (Review on io9 here; I am convinced, like with most time travel premises, that they made their own mess.) Looking forward to mainlining the last season of Black Sails, and very pleased iZombie is back; always forget how good that one is until I'm in it again. Still loving/hating The Magicians, though more the former since I have resigned myself to its flaws. (<3 Margo!)

Fell down the Neil Gaiman rabbit hole for a bit (really, one of the nicer diversions) with rereads of American Gods and Anansi Boys. Next: Moon Over Soho, Magic for Nothing, Final Girls, and a zillion comics stacking up on the dining room table. ( current-ish list:Collapse )

Back in a week or so, do not hold breath.
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Should have thought to mention earlier...anyone going to Celebration in Orlando next week? It'd be nice to have someone else to hang out with while waiting in line for panel wristbands. ;p


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 "Dads"

*flails, dies of glee*

(when you see it you'll know)
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(Maybe if I treat DW like twitter I can actually make myself post? Though I don't use twitter either. :p)

1) Iron Fist is not great, but nowhere near as terrible as reviews would have you believe. The Brubaker references are thick on the ground and I pretty much lost my shit with a very distinctive character appearance in episode 6.

2) Latest Rebels featured the culmination of a longstanding grudge/hatred and it was absolutely perfect. (Spoilery Batman reference in the comments.)

3) When you're trying to fall asleep, the lyrics for Yuri!!! on Ice stuck in your brain turn into you were born to be kissing me, which is also appropriate for this show.

Okay, one more: the current Humble Bumble is well worth picking up: Women of Science Fiction & Fantasy.


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 Two eps into Iron Fist and I have to reread the Brubaker run RIGHT NOW


so many comic boxes to search omg


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Yes, I am watching Yuri!!! on Ice, having been thoroughly pimped at Escapade. It is charming and delightful and will probably only be a passing flirtation rather than a fandom love, but I'm enjoying it while it lasts.

So, er, I went to Escapade, and it was excellent as always, even if I didn't necessarily come away with a renewed fire to write again; that's up to me to rediscover. Still trying to decide on ConneXions and VividCon, which are also all about seeing people rather than the specific panels and activities--sing out if you'll be there!

As usual still watching ALL THE SHOWS. Just a few:

* In the love-to-hate and hate-to-love category, The Magicians, which is problematic from the start (rape and more rape so rapey) and yet, the characters, I adore them. (Margo is totally the Cordelia and I heart her. FITE ME.)

* All the superhero shows continue to entertain, more or less, though Barry is still the dumbest smart guy on tv. But GORILLAS, which made the season. Far more entertaining than speed force angst. Cannot wait for the singing Supergirl crossover. Speaking of, Alex/Maggie 4Ever, though am already bored with Kara/Mon-El (ugh, so many ways that doesn't work) and holding out hope that he will be just one in a long string of Supergirl's Weird Boyfriends--that's traditional! Iron Fist dropped today and I'm looking forward to diving in, despite early critical reviews--though I'm not expecting it to wow me like the other Netflix shows have.

* Also especially enjoyed this/last season: Crazy Ex Girlfriend, The Good Place, Star Wars Rebels, and Lucifer (mostly for his voice, I must admit). Behind on Black Sails and The Expanse, among other things. Eagerly awaiting the return of Killjoys and Wynonna Earp.

Reading: Finished Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis series and now want to read everything else she wrote, but I need a break first. Amazing but 100% about consent, and how easy it is to lose it, and what happens when you don't even realize you've lost your choices. Also finished the Shades of Magic series for the sake of finishing--not bad, love the core conceit, but fell into the "hey, I really don't like or care about these characters." (OTOH, Olivia Dunham is the Antari of Grey Boston, so there.)

Next up are Moon Over Soho (Peter Grant #2) and Magic for Nothing (InCryptid #6), but first a reread of American Gods before the show, and because I felt like it.

*back to watching Yuri*

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