There are two sides to every coin*
Jul. 12th, 2011 12:01 amSickle's Summary of Random Things:
Sickle's "Oh hai I made another Firefly/Supernatural graphic"

Meme: 30-Day Original Story Development Challenge
Day 2 - A Main protagonist’s love interest(s), their bio(s).
You wouldn't think it to look at them, but Steve and Icarus had their similarities.
Down on paper, they couldn't be more different. When Steve had been a cheeky boy from Bowen Island, skinning his knee in the woods and hopping over fishing lines, Icarus was a multidimensional wavelength humming hosannas in one corner of Heaven. When Steve went to college across the border and discovered economics and weed and the big city of Seattle, Icarus was praising his Father, ever unseen. When Steve reveled in a new relationship he could see being new forever, Icarus was watching his brothers and sisters whisper around him and without him. When Steve struggled with the distance and the absence, Icarus fought in a war and saw his kin fall. Steve lay in bed with Chip when Icarus chose man over God. Steve waited by the luggage belt when Icarus paid for that choice.
But life isn't lived on paper.
The world ended as Steve found himself fighting against a world gone mad, the man he would always choose fighting alongside him. Miles away, Icarus was doing the same. The war was hard on both of them, and seeing their chosen companion become brittle under the pressure made it harder still. One of them was taken, one of them fell. Neither of them would ever take to the sky and reach home.
When Icarus bled himself half to death in the back of Chip's car, it was over Steve's weathered bloodstain. When Icarus stumbled down worn dirt paths to a cabin, Chip's muscle memory knew what to do. And when Icarus molded himself against Chip's side, his heart remembered what to do, too.
Day 3 - A main protagonist’s best friend(s), their bio(s).
Day 4 - A main antagonist, their bio.
Day 5 - The place a character sleeps.
Day 6 - The place a character works/goes to school/hangs out whatever.
Day 7 - A major story location.
Day 8 - A character’s parent(s) or guardian
Day 9 - A minor antagonist.
Day 10 - Your character when they were young(er)
Day 11 - What kind of people show up in the background in your world?
Day 12 - How does a character comfort themself?
Day 13 - What kind of foods are popular in the setting?
Day 14 - What is a character’s biggest regret?
Day 15 - What are a character’s bad habits?
Day 16 - What was a character’s first romantic and/or sexual encounter like?
Day 17 - What are popular sports and hobbies in your setting?
Day 18 - What would your protagonist do if they saw your antagonist on the street?
Day 19 - What would your antagonist do if they saw your protagonist on the street?
Day 20 - Demonstrate a character and their best friend and/or love interest interacting as they most commonly do.
Day 21 - What is a character’s deepest desire?
Day 22 - What animals appear in your setting?
Day 23 - A unique place in your setting.
Day 24 - Where did you draw inspiration for the setting/story from?
Day 25 - A character’s proudest moment.
Day 26 - What special talents or abilities does a character have?
Day 27 - Describe/Illustrate is an average day to a character.
Day 28 - A character’s most embrassing moment.
Day 29 - Describe/illustrate an important thematic element.
Day 30 - Describe/Illustrate a major event in the setting’s history.
Meme: Television: via
phantmgreeneyes
01. Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice:
Firefly. Unfortunately, it's short enough of a series to be able to do that.
02. Name a show you can't miss:
True Blood, Doctor Who, Supernatural. Crack and angst and pretty.
03. Name an actor who would make you more inclined to watch a show:
Nathan Fillion is the reason I started watching Castle, Summer Glau's the reason I watched Terminat;r; The Sarah Connor Chronicles, I'll be watching Ringer for Sarah Michelle Geller, and I will probably get down to watching The Bid G for Laura Linney. So I'm pretty easy. Or faithful. One of those.
04. Name an actor who would make you less likely to watch a show:
...no one? No, wait, yes. David Caruso. If not for him, I might even find CSI: Miami watchable.
05. Name a show you can and do quote from:
All things Whedon and all things Kripke.
06. Name a show you like that no one else you know enjoys:
I'm in fandom. At least someone I know enjoys anything I might watch. :P (Unless you mean people physically here, in which case ALL MY SHOWS. Except Castle, 'cause Mom likes that.)
07. Name a TV show which you've been known to sing the theme song:
"Known to", no. But I sing Firefly's theme song anyway.
08. Name a show you would recommend everyone to watch:
Supernatural, True Blood, Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly.
09. Name a TV series you own on DVD:
Firefly. It's my only official DVD Series. ♥
10. Name an actor who launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops in television:
...bzwah? *ponders* Bill Bailey (comedian), Billie Piper (singer), and Dylan Moran (comedian).
11. What is your favorite episode of your favorite series?
I CAN'T DO FAVOURITES. Much les favourites of favourites. But "Jaynestown" and "Out of Gas" are up there for Firefly, "Blink" and anything-with-Donna is up there for Doctor Who, and "What is and What Should Never Be" is up there for Supernatural. Don't make me narrow things more.
12. Name a show you keep meaning to watch but you just haven’t gotten around to yet:
Merlin, Medium and BSG. I also have the last season of Dharma and Greg crying at me from a sad little corner.
13. Ever quit watching a show because it was so bad?
I WATCHED ALL OF HEROES. So that's a no. I have, however, lost touch with shows due to not being able to keep up with oodles of hours of television. Ah, House, Bones and CSI.
14. Name a show that's made you cry multiple times:
...I can't really remember crying to television in a long time. I'll cry at the drop of a hat, but not so much with the television because I'm often so caught up with things... ALthough, mind, Love, Actually will always make me cry.
15. What do you eat when you watch TV?
...nothing. It's my last-thing-of-the-day, lying-in-bed thing.
16. How often do you watch TV?
I'm trying to squeeze in an episode a day but that's not working out so hot. *shakes fist at the gods of time*
17. What's the last TV show you watched?
Buffy. It's a rewatch thing. But usually it's True Blood. Mainly because it's the summer so everyone else is on hiatus. Even Doctor Who, the rat bastards. They were supposed to be my summer staple!
18. What's your favorite/preferred genre of TV?
Science-fiction and fantasy. Or basically OH HAI MONSTERS AND ANGST. That or DEAD BODIES AND HOW THEY DIED.
19. What was the first TV show you were obsessed with?
X-Men: The Animated Series. My brother and I woudl run to the TV at 7 pm on the dot.
20. What TV show do you wish you never watched?
...I regret nothing.
21. What is the weirdest show you enjoyed?
Anyting by MTV or involving make-overs or houses or things like that. I don't even know why I watched it.
22. What TV show scared you the most?
Doctor Who (Blink) and Supernatural (Bloody Mary & Hookman). Scarred for life.
23. What is the funniest TV show you have ever watched?
...all of them? Or, well, Buffy was consistently funny, Firefly had hilarious bits, Doctor Who's "Partners in Crime" will never not make me guffaw, and Supernatural has made me snorfle many a time.
24. Do you prefer TV to films?
Television. More character development \o/
25. Name 3 TV relationships that you love.
Sam&Dean (Supernatural)
Hoyt/Jessica (True Blood)
Ryan&Esposito (Castle)
Quote of the Day:
beandelphiki, here & Anonymous, here
Links of the Day:
Supernatural:
dean_sam's flocked Discussion Why don't Sam and Dean listen to Cas' side of things about purgatory and his fight with Raphael? What was their reasoning against purgatory? ; Interview Jensen Ackles ; SPN-Themed Shirts - Charityshirts
lassroyale's Fic This is my gun (There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
ladyyueh's Fic In a Perfect World, People Have Common Sense (And Health Insurrance)
yellow_pomelo's Fic The Real Thing
briarwood's Fic When the World is Burning
roque_clasique's Fic Shake, Rattle and Roll
transfixeddream's Fanart Don't Forget the Sunscreen
quickreaver's Fanart Fix You
farfadine's Fanart Plastic Guns and Tap Water
lolryne's Fanart Funky Town
adrenalineshots's Fanart Reason Number 5
cugami's Fanart Goodbye
eyes_violent's Fanmix hands In My Ribs
nana_70's Fanmix The God Without Love
pendules' Fanmix We Found each Other in the Dark (Dean/Castiel)
bevwa's Fanvid If I Was a Killer - Aslksjldfkjsldkf! ♥!
museoftheweird's Fanvid Look at the Damage - Brb, crying forever. ♥
Eastcollins' GIF Collection All the Deans ; Picspam Recap: Apriki-Style
Eastcollins' GIF Misha: Ironic that a character with no emotions... ; Screencap Comparison Dean: Then and Now ; Screencap Comparson Sam: Then and Now ; Photo Collection Jared Padalecki and Genevieve Cortese Wedding Photos - Because LOOK AT THE LOVE!
Atomicblonde's Fanart Winchesterlicious - Angel Eating Habits
AolTV's Exclusive: Supernatural Star Misha Collins Talks Castiel's Role in Season 7 - ...except not really.
Spreadshirt's SPN-Themed Shirts
Amazon's The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show
Doctor Who:
Lameassmadeupmaidenname's Masterpost Torchwood: Miracle Day
True Blood:
trueblood_lj's flocked Mid-Week Poll ; Episode Discussion
trueblood_rants' Episode Discussion
Sherlock:
Lameassmadeupmaidenname's Macro Breathing
Firefly:
Executrix's Five Things Too Nasty and Cynical to be Canon
Other Fandom:
lucylou's Harry Potter Poster The Summarry: A Parody Comic by Lucy Knisley
tennant_love's flocked Friday Night Pictures
Anonymous' X-Men Fic Gods and Mosnters
Anonymous' X-Men Fic Look at Your Life, Look at Your Choices - "Magneto has a sassy gay friend."
tracy_loo_who's Review afjdklsfjkdlsfj HARRY POTTER aslkdjfjalsk
Eastcollins' Harry Potter Screencap and Text Hey MTV, I’m Lord Voldemort. Welcome to my crib!
Lameassmadeupmaidenname's Angel GIF and Quote It’s not the pain. It’s the helplessness. ; The Hobbit GIF Hobbit!Freeman - The adorableness! ; Buffy Fanart Fool for Love: BB WE ALL HUGGIN YOU - When you really want to hug Spike
Lev Gorssman's Harry Potter Article The Boy Who Lived Forever - "An interesting, entertaining, insightful, fair, and accurate article about fanfiction in Time." -
lienne
Random:
12_12_12's Meta Television and Gender Issues, Part 1
cleolinda's Some of what I did last week - Includes photos from the zoo!
Neil Gaiman's A late night July the third post that took a while to finish - Interviews!
Danlwarren's Son of Strelka, Son of God: Chapter 1 - Creation - "The audiobooks of Barack Obama, remixed into creation myth."
Nerd PSA's Nathan Fillion: Reduce Swamp Ass
Oxymoronish' Music Speaking Unto Nations (Beethoven Symphony No.7-II) - The King’s Speech Original Soundtrack
Amazon's The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World
* Proverb
- I'm still on my Bufy the Vampire Slayer rewatch kick and keep discovering things. Like I was watching I Robot, You Jane (1x08, IMDB) and who should I see, all wee and mullet-less, but Chad Lindberg! By which I mean, Supernatural's Ash! And he's still a computer geek genius! \o/
- I'm slowly getting the hang of socializing-through-coffee. Last week I had coffee with my supervisor's peer - the hierarchy details, they fail me - which was nice, and today I had coffee with someone I'd sent my CV a while back and we talked about other organizations that might be interesting, which was also nice.
- Socializing-through-lunch seems to be a big thing, too. Last week I was pretty awesome at having lunch with people, and it's how I met a guy who thinks techno is the highest form of music ever made by man, which, okay, and how I learned that the cute I like talking to is nineteen which, um, ah. *backs away slowly*
- I also had lunch with my supervisor, which was less of a socializing thing and more of an info-dump accompanied with my panicked internal monologue going, "I have no idea what you're talking about. You want me to do what? Do you want me to do that? Wait, what, that too? But the other thing, that is being done by someone else? But I'm going to do- WHAT IS GOING ON?!?" so that was intimidating.
Sickle's "Oh hai I made another Firefly/Supernatural graphic"

Meme: 30-Day Original Story Development Challenge
Here is a 30 day original story development challenge. It can be filled by prose or illustration or comic or even just script, whatever works for you and how you’ll be displaying the setting. Feel free to reveal as much or as little as you want.
Day 2 - A Main protagonist’s love interest(s), their bio(s).
You wouldn't think it to look at them, but Steve and Icarus had their similarities.
Down on paper, they couldn't be more different. When Steve had been a cheeky boy from Bowen Island, skinning his knee in the woods and hopping over fishing lines, Icarus was a multidimensional wavelength humming hosannas in one corner of Heaven. When Steve went to college across the border and discovered economics and weed and the big city of Seattle, Icarus was praising his Father, ever unseen. When Steve reveled in a new relationship he could see being new forever, Icarus was watching his brothers and sisters whisper around him and without him. When Steve struggled with the distance and the absence, Icarus fought in a war and saw his kin fall. Steve lay in bed with Chip when Icarus chose man over God. Steve waited by the luggage belt when Icarus paid for that choice.
But life isn't lived on paper.
The world ended as Steve found himself fighting against a world gone mad, the man he would always choose fighting alongside him. Miles away, Icarus was doing the same. The war was hard on both of them, and seeing their chosen companion become brittle under the pressure made it harder still. One of them was taken, one of them fell. Neither of them would ever take to the sky and reach home.
When Icarus bled himself half to death in the back of Chip's car, it was over Steve's weathered bloodstain. When Icarus stumbled down worn dirt paths to a cabin, Chip's muscle memory knew what to do. And when Icarus molded himself against Chip's side, his heart remembered what to do, too.
Day 3 - A main protagonist’s best friend(s), their bio(s).
Day 4 - A main antagonist, their bio.
Day 5 - The place a character sleeps.
Day 6 - The place a character works/goes to school/hangs out whatever.
Day 7 - A major story location.
Day 8 - A character’s parent(s) or guardian
Day 9 - A minor antagonist.
Day 10 - Your character when they were young(er)
Day 11 - What kind of people show up in the background in your world?
Day 12 - How does a character comfort themself?
Day 13 - What kind of foods are popular in the setting?
Day 14 - What is a character’s biggest regret?
Day 15 - What are a character’s bad habits?
Day 16 - What was a character’s first romantic and/or sexual encounter like?
Day 17 - What are popular sports and hobbies in your setting?
Day 18 - What would your protagonist do if they saw your antagonist on the street?
Day 19 - What would your antagonist do if they saw your protagonist on the street?
Day 20 - Demonstrate a character and their best friend and/or love interest interacting as they most commonly do.
Day 21 - What is a character’s deepest desire?
Day 22 - What animals appear in your setting?
Day 23 - A unique place in your setting.
Day 24 - Where did you draw inspiration for the setting/story from?
Day 25 - A character’s proudest moment.
Day 26 - What special talents or abilities does a character have?
Day 27 - Describe/Illustrate is an average day to a character.
Day 28 - A character’s most embrassing moment.
Day 29 - Describe/illustrate an important thematic element.
Day 30 - Describe/Illustrate a major event in the setting’s history.
Meme: Television: via
01. Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice:
Firefly. Unfortunately, it's short enough of a series to be able to do that.
02. Name a show you can't miss:
True Blood, Doctor Who, Supernatural. Crack and angst and pretty.
03. Name an actor who would make you more inclined to watch a show:
Nathan Fillion is the reason I started watching Castle, Summer Glau's the reason I watched Terminat;r; The Sarah Connor Chronicles, I'll be watching Ringer for Sarah Michelle Geller, and I will probably get down to watching The Bid G for Laura Linney. So I'm pretty easy. Or faithful. One of those.
04. Name an actor who would make you less likely to watch a show:
...no one? No, wait, yes. David Caruso. If not for him, I might even find CSI: Miami watchable.
05. Name a show you can and do quote from:
All things Whedon and all things Kripke.
06. Name a show you like that no one else you know enjoys:
I'm in fandom. At least someone I know enjoys anything I might watch. :P (Unless you mean people physically here, in which case ALL MY SHOWS. Except Castle, 'cause Mom likes that.)
07. Name a TV show which you've been known to sing the theme song:
"Known to", no. But I sing Firefly's theme song anyway.
08. Name a show you would recommend everyone to watch:
Supernatural, True Blood, Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly.
09. Name a TV series you own on DVD:
Firefly. It's my only official DVD Series. ♥
10. Name an actor who launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops in television:
...bzwah? *ponders* Bill Bailey (comedian), Billie Piper (singer), and Dylan Moran (comedian).
11. What is your favorite episode of your favorite series?
I CAN'T DO FAVOURITES. Much les favourites of favourites. But "Jaynestown" and "Out of Gas" are up there for Firefly, "Blink" and anything-with-Donna is up there for Doctor Who, and "What is and What Should Never Be" is up there for Supernatural. Don't make me narrow things more.
12. Name a show you keep meaning to watch but you just haven’t gotten around to yet:
Merlin, Medium and BSG. I also have the last season of Dharma and Greg crying at me from a sad little corner.
13. Ever quit watching a show because it was so bad?
I WATCHED ALL OF HEROES. So that's a no. I have, however, lost touch with shows due to not being able to keep up with oodles of hours of television. Ah, House, Bones and CSI.
14. Name a show that's made you cry multiple times:
...I can't really remember crying to television in a long time. I'll cry at the drop of a hat, but not so much with the television because I'm often so caught up with things... ALthough, mind, Love, Actually will always make me cry.
15. What do you eat when you watch TV?
...nothing. It's my last-thing-of-the-day, lying-in-bed thing.
16. How often do you watch TV?
I'm trying to squeeze in an episode a day but that's not working out so hot. *shakes fist at the gods of time*
17. What's the last TV show you watched?
Buffy. It's a rewatch thing. But usually it's True Blood. Mainly because it's the summer so everyone else is on hiatus. Even Doctor Who, the rat bastards. They were supposed to be my summer staple!
18. What's your favorite/preferred genre of TV?
Science-fiction and fantasy. Or basically OH HAI MONSTERS AND ANGST. That or DEAD BODIES AND HOW THEY DIED.
19. What was the first TV show you were obsessed with?
X-Men: The Animated Series. My brother and I woudl run to the TV at 7 pm on the dot.
20. What TV show do you wish you never watched?
...I regret nothing.
21. What is the weirdest show you enjoyed?
Anyting by MTV or involving make-overs or houses or things like that. I don't even know why I watched it.
22. What TV show scared you the most?
Doctor Who (Blink) and Supernatural (Bloody Mary & Hookman). Scarred for life.
23. What is the funniest TV show you have ever watched?
...all of them? Or, well, Buffy was consistently funny, Firefly had hilarious bits, Doctor Who's "Partners in Crime" will never not make me guffaw, and Supernatural has made me snorfle many a time.
24. Do you prefer TV to films?
Television. More character development \o/
25. Name 3 TV relationships that you love.
Sam&Dean (Supernatural)
Hoyt/Jessica (True Blood)
Ryan&Esposito (Castle)
Quote of the Day:
Seriously, if an introvert is at a social function we don't want to be at, it's probably for one of two reasons: 1) WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE YOU HAPPY, or 2) other people won't leave us the FUCK alone until we do.
I read somewhere that it isn't that introverted people aren't capable of enjoying socializing, it's just that we don't actively gain energy from it the way extroverts do. So introverts can only participate in raucous happenings up to a point, after that it stops being enjoyable and they have to take some time to "recharge", so to speak. This is extremely true for me, and I wonder if it is for you as well. Maybe it's not that you don't enjoy going out to have fun, it's that you're not allotting yourself the needed recharging periods.
Links of the Day:
Supernatural:
Eastcollins' GIF Collection All the Deans ; Picspam Recap: Apriki-Style
Eastcollins' GIF Misha: Ironic that a character with no emotions... ; Screencap Comparison Dean: Then and Now ; Screencap Comparson Sam: Then and Now ; Photo Collection Jared Padalecki and Genevieve Cortese Wedding Photos - Because LOOK AT THE LOVE!
Atomicblonde's Fanart Winchesterlicious - Angel Eating Habits
AolTV's Exclusive: Supernatural Star Misha Collins Talks Castiel's Role in Season 7 - ...except not really.
Spreadshirt's SPN-Themed Shirts
Amazon's The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show
Doctor Who:
Lameassmadeupmaidenname's Masterpost Torchwood: Miracle Day
True Blood:
Sherlock:
Lameassmadeupmaidenname's Macro Breathing
Firefly:
Executrix's Five Things Too Nasty and Cynical to be Canon
Other Fandom:
Anonymous' X-Men Fic Gods and Mosnters
Anonymous' X-Men Fic Look at Your Life, Look at Your Choices - "Magneto has a sassy gay friend."
Eastcollins' Harry Potter Screencap and Text Hey MTV, I’m Lord Voldemort. Welcome to my crib!
Lameassmadeupmaidenname's Angel GIF and Quote It’s not the pain. It’s the helplessness. ; The Hobbit GIF Hobbit!Freeman - The adorableness! ; Buffy Fanart Fool for Love: BB WE ALL HUGGIN YOU - When you really want to hug Spike
Lev Gorssman's Harry Potter Article The Boy Who Lived Forever - "An interesting, entertaining, insightful, fair, and accurate article about fanfiction in Time." -
Random:
Neil Gaiman's A late night July the third post that took a while to finish - Interviews!
Danlwarren's Son of Strelka, Son of God: Chapter 1 - Creation - "The audiobooks of Barack Obama, remixed into creation myth."
Nerd PSA's Nathan Fillion: Reduce Swamp Ass
Oxymoronish' Music Speaking Unto Nations (Beethoven Symphony No.7-II) - The King’s Speech Original Soundtrack
Amazon's The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World
* Proverb
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Date: 2011-07-12 10:39 am (UTC)When Icarus bled himself half to death in the back of Chip's car, it was over Steve's weathered bloodstain. When Icarus stumbled down worn dirt paths to a cabin, Chip's muscle memory knew what to do. And when Icarus molded himself against Chip's side, his heart remembered what to do, too.
Nope. Have a gif instead.
CREYING
fucking steve D: I HATE YOU STEVE
HATE U
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Date: 2011-07-12 10:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-12 10:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-12 05:12 pm (UTC)You, darling, are asdkjalskdjlk. That's how awesome you are. ♥
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Date: 2011-07-12 05:32 pm (UTC)OKAY
JESUS
.....BUT
MY CREYS !! FUCKING HELL
BUT ANYWAY IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT
KILLING OFF STEVE
TO GENERATE MANPAIN
THAT IS SO LOW
(.... *kisses* ♥)
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Date: 2011-07-12 06:54 pm (UTC)XD
I FAIL AT HMTL
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Date: 2011-07-12 08:05 pm (UTC)IT TOTALLY IS.
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Date: 2011-07-12 06:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-12 08:08 pm (UTC)CANYON FOR OUR CREYS, YEAH?
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Date: 2011-07-12 08:42 pm (UTC)THE WORLD RUNS ON THE POWER OF THEIR TEARS.
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Date: 2011-07-12 06:38 pm (UTC)XD Seemed relevant.
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Date: 2011-07-12 06:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-12 10:33 pm (UTC)Check out this (fanmade) trailer, though! Uughh, can't wait for Season 4 to start.
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Date: 2011-07-13 07:52 pm (UTC)Oh. My. God.
WHY DO I NOT HAVE MORE TIME TO WATCH TV?!?