And it rose like thunder, clapped under our hands

[rachg82]

What's this shit about Bones having a 3-week hiatus? Why must baseball come back every year and ruin my fall television? And then in the winter it's football. Or American Idol for that matter. You know what I have to say to this travesty of justice?

THIS.


(tm birdienumnum, over at the Scifi boards)

Hee.

Okay, okay, so I suppose I can go three little weeks without my Bones, but I hope this year won't be like last season when it seemed like there was a 2-3 week hiatus every other episode. That was so annoying. Especially since they kept being like "it'll be back in three weeks!" And then three weeks later they'd be like "Psych! See you in two more!"

In other news, guess who finally figured out how to do more than one lj cut in her entries? Yeah, that'd be me. Apparently I was putting in an extra unnecessary tag with my cuts that didn't affect anything when I was only doing one per entry, but caused a big mess of fail if I tried doing more than one. *rolls eyes* I make simple things complicated. It's like a skill, I swear.

Anyway though, point being: now I can break rambly entries like this one into cuts, freeing you lovely people up to skip past the things you don't want to be spoiled on (i.e. tv shows/movies) or just plain don't care about (even though you SHOULD CARE. FEEL SHAME. Hee). Good times!



For those who couldn't guess based on my lj-cut text, I went bowling with my meetup group again today. And yes, I sucked. Like a lot. Heh. I was kinda hoping I'd do better this time because I managed to score an 80-something on vacation with Jen & Kevin this summer, but apparently that was a fluke. Or it's because I had a heavier ball this time and my hand/wrist were hurting (stupid carpal tunnel!). Let's go with that, shall we? I still scored better today than I did before the vacation though, so that's something at least. But I just don't get it, because I swear the few times I played as a teenager I remember getting scores around 100. Then today I got like a 40. WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY, GOOD SIR? I do not approve.

It's funny though, because apparently my arm/wrist have a mind of their own and want to always twist or turn to the side, and when I turn back to the group it's this chorus of "YOU NEED TO AIM STRAIGHT!" And I want so badly to break out a bisexual pun, like "see, I can't even bowl straight!" *rimshot!* Haha. But then I keep it to myself because it's such a lame joke. Heh.

It's cool though, because I'm super competitive and not generally very good about doing things I don't excel at (i.e. I'll just avoid them, or will have to struggle to keep from getting pouty), so it's good practice at being "good enough" at something and still enjoying it. I'm sure I'll probably actually do better once I stop caring too. At least that's how it usually works for me anyway.

As for how it went otherwise, it was okay. Fun enough, but nothing special. There weren't that many people who showed up this time whom I'd clicked with previously (Cute Girl and Cute Guy weren't there, for instance), probably because of how lousy the weather was (it was pouring down rain outside). I mean, it IS Portland, so you'd think that'd be no problem right? But the thing is, when it starts *really* coming down here all the out-of-state imports start driving 5 miles an hour and it's like, "all right, Escalade, PLEASE TO BE MOVING ALONG NOW, DAMN." Of course I can't really make fun of them for that too much considering what we Portlanders turn into when it snows. Heh. (and if you're reading this, dosidella, feel free to back me up here)

But despite the poor turnout, it was still enjoyable enough. Plus a couple people said they'd give me rides if I wanted to start attending other events that are usually hard for me to get to on weeknights because of the bus. They have a lot of larger events during the week that I've wanted to go to but couldn't for that reason (coffee/tea meetups with the girls of the group, pub nights, game nights, etc), so that's cool. And it looks like the glow-in-the-dark mini golf thing I missed a while back will probably be repeated again soon, which is awesome. Because, hello, glow-in-the-dark mini golf! Which is then followed by a trip to Voodoo Donuts! What more could you need? (hee, I am a wild party animal, I know)

That'd be good too because even when the weather's good, the bowling events tend to not be quite as popular, so I don't get to meet many new people at those. Even just getting a ride home after an event like that will make it much easier to attend (I can usually get there on the bus; it's the getting home afterward part that bites). Which will be good for me not just because of the enjoyment-factor, but because it's good practice for me socially. I still have trouble sometimes getting anxious in social situations, and this group has been a perfect way for me to continue working on that in a low-pressure way. So the more of it the better.

There's another group I belong to also, but which hasn't had any events yet (the lgbt group). And I got an email from them tonight that they're considering having their first meetup on Halloween, with the plan being that everyone shows up in costume. Not sure yet if it'll pan out, or if the bus thing will get in the way, but we'll see. It'd be fun if a lot of people plan to go. Plus it's mostly a group for bisexual women (while also being open to other queer-identified people who don't fit perfectly into the gay & lesbian community), so maybe I'd meet someone. And I would really like to meet someone. I mean, I'd be going to make friends too, but if I got a date out of it? I wouldn't be mad at that. And like, seriously, finding a guy that I like enough to date and then making something actually happen about it is hard enough. But with girls? Oh my God, even harder. It is for me at least (the making something happen part, I mean). At least in a group like this you'd be able to skip the "is she or isn't she?" gay-dar game. Well, theoretically anyway. Hopefully there aren't any Katy Perry fauxmosexuals in the mix. Which, P.S. I fucking hate that song. No offense to any of you who may like it, because hey, I get it. It's catchy. But it's also exploitive (YOU HAVE NEVER KISSED AN EFFING GIRL IN YOUR LIFE, KATY PERRY. DON'T MAKE ME BITCHSLAP YOU) and offensive to boot. "This isn't what good girls do! I hope my boyfriend don't mind it! You're my experimental game!" UGH. I need the FRAK YOU pic here again. Or, actually you know what, this one gets the point across pretty well too:


(credit: xiratania007)

Heh. There, I feel better now.

It's funny though, because I mentioned the meetup to my sister and she was like "but Jayden will be so sad he doesn't get to trick-or-treat with Auntie Bachael!" Hee. See, ever since Jayden was born I've usually gone trick-or-treating with them, and kept not having a costume (except for a silly hat or something), which kept causing Jayden to ask me why I didn't have one, so finally I was like "I do. I'm Auntie Bachael, Auntie Rachael's evil twin." And ever since it's been a thing with us, and they'll randomly call me that sometimes even when it's not Halloween. Heh.

In all likelihood I will probably end up trick-or-treating with them anyway, as I'd probably need a lift home from the meetup thing and don't know anyone in the group yet to feel comfortable enough to ask for a ride. Who knows though. Even so, I'm sure if I miss it there'll be another event I can go to later. And trick-or-treating is always fun regardless. Halloween is actually my favorite holiday, so as long as I'm doing something I don't really care what it is, so long as it's Halloween-y. Whatever happens, I've got to make sure I get the chance to see Isabella in her first costume, because that is going to be some painfully cute shit right there. Heh.

Speaking of the nephew/niece, I'm going over there tomorrow to carve pumpkins and fulfill my auntie duties. So hopefully I'll come home armed with some new cutetastic material to share with all of you.

That's pretty much it for the real-life blathering portion of this entry though, except for two more things:

1. My work didn't say anything to me about missing earlier this week. SUCH A RELIEF. It must've been because I hadn't missed in a while beforehand and also because everyone there had been sick around the same time. That and when I came back my nose was all red like Rudolph, so it wasn't like you could be all "um, yeah, I think you were playing hooky." Always helpful when the sickness is obvious. Heh. Also, the girl I mentioned whose contract had run out is still there. I have no idea how they're pulling it off, because she's not permanent and she's not on a contract. So I think they're bringing her in as another type of temp, but I have no idea how long they can keep doing it. Weird, but who cares. If it means I get to keep working with the same people, I'm all for it.

2. This is random, but I felt like sharing it. My mom gave me a ride today to the meetup thing, and said that my stepdad wanted to come along too (so he could see me), but I had told her I'd give her gas money so she wanted to take her car (and he would only come if they took his car and he drove). So he ended up not coming, but I still thought that was really sweet when I heard it. Because apparently he was like "well, I'll take any chance I can get to see her." I was like "whaaaa?" when she told me this. Heh. You have to understand, this is a guy who for the most part was usually a gruff, stubborn, not super openly loving person for most of my life. I mean, he was that way more when I was a teenager than when I was little (my mom married him when I was five), but still. There's been a really noticeable shift in his attitude and way of being over the last several years, to the point where my sister and I have both commented on it to each other. He's actually said "I love you" to both of us in the last year, which was like ~crazy~. And some of it is little stuff, like being willing to pull off the road to go through a drive-thru if we're in the car together and I'm hungry (Old Joe would've been like "I'm not stopping. Get something to eat when you get home."), or being willing to come over to my apartment to help me set up a new tv (or go tv-shopping for that matter. He did both), etc. Point is he is WAY nicer. Like, he's still a stubborn old butt-head sometimes, but the niceness has been turned up by a huge degree. I keep wondering if my mom is drugging him with antidepressents or something. Ha. Seriously though, I wonder what did it. Maybe my mom's heart attack, or a delayed empty nest reaction, or a midlife crisis? Who knows. But in my experience people don't usually change for the positive in a major way very often, so it's been surprising to me.

And it's nice too because my dad honestly doesn't seem to give even a smidgen of a crap about me these days, so between comments like the one Joe made and the dorky little emails my mom sends me and my sister's constant phone calls, it's nice to know one side of my family actually cares about me and how I'm doing. But that's getting into a whole 'nother topic that could easily become its own entry, so we'll just end that right here.

I think that's enough real-life blathering for today, anyway. Onto the television!





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"The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

-Arastoo and his fake accent. This cracked me up. I wonder if they planned it from the beginning, or just pulled it out of their asses after realizing the actor's attempted accent sounded so very fake anyway? Heh. Either way, it amused me.

-Cam's reaction to Arastoo. Loved her in the office, all "is it weird or crazy? Weird I can deal with, but crazy?" And then she just walks off. Hee. I really love Tamara Taylor's delivery of lines. She has this matter-of-fact sarcastic thing going on that just hits the bulls-eye everytime.

-Parker. He's adorable. He does suffer a little from the cliched tv "perfect child" syndrome though. Like, does this child never act up or get in trouble? Or say something that doesn't inspire a "aww, kids say the darndest things!" reaction? Ever? But honestly it's okay, because I like seeing him and Booth together enough that it doesn't matter to me.

-Also? Parker's mission to get Booth a girlfriend? Hee. Keep up the good work there, kid.

-"Will you be my village?" And: "I will be your hamlet of 800 people or less." LOVELOVELOVE. I was like "oh my God, can I be in this village of yours? And just, like, be your neighbor or something so we can have backyard bbqs where Booth mans the grill and Brennan walks around in a '50s style sundress serving lemonade? Please?" Yeah, I know that's not what they meant, but leave me with my fantasy, would you? Heh. Seriously though, how cute were they in that conversation? It was so sweet! And I loved how quickly she agreed to the dinner, all "that could actually be fun!" Like, OF COURSE IT WOULD, BECAUSE YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER. They are totally fake dating at this point, like they were already doing their secret-dating drinks at the bar routine last year, but now it's "oh, and could you also please act like my girlfriend so my kid will get off my back?" and she's like "oh sure, no problem." They are a hop, skip, and a jump from "hey, so are we really dating for real now? When did that happen? And how'd you end up naked and in my bed with me?"

-"What's with the kill the infidel routine?" Haha, Hodgins. YOU ARE WIN. Arastoo's response, though? "I prefer enslaving the infidel." EVEN BETTER. That made me laugh out loud. Also, Hodgins with his pitting the world's greatest Christians against the world's greatest Muslims question, and Cam straight-up bitchslapping him for it = fucking hilarious.

-The dinner at the end. I was kinda hoping it was going to be like a "family" dinner at his apartment, but that probably would've been too over the top. I was totally satisfied by the diner being the pick anyway. And re: this scene? I have the following four things to say:

1. Parker, of course you would only care about your dad having a girlfriend so you could have a pool. THAT IS SUCH A KID THING TO CARE ABOUT. Ha. I remember once my mom had a boyfriend she broke up with (this was when she and my stepdad were separated), I was sad because it meant I couldn't have neopolitan milkshakes anymore (which he'd get the people at Burgerville to make for me). Like, I didn't care that the guy was gone. Just the milkshakes. So I can totally buy that Parker would be like "Hmm, girlfriend = pool; therefore, I must get my dad a girlfriend." That's not perfect-child tv syndrome, that's just some pure basic kid logic right there. Heh.

2. Brennan's reason why she's not dating Booth. Let me please take this moment to point out that her denials are no longer of the "I don't see him that way" or the "we just work together/we're just partners" varieties. Oh no, now it's just "because it wouldn't be appropriate." I SEE YOU THERE, BONES, NOT DENYING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TOGETHER, ONLY SAYING THAT YOU CAN'T. Again: Hop, skip, and a fucking jump.

3. "That's a stupid reason." SO SAY WE ALL, PARKER. Haha.

4. Bones giving them the keys to her pool. Um. Please, PLEASE someone tell me they are busy writing a fanfic with Booth showing up to use her pool and trying to convince Brennan to join him, which she then does but in some hot-ass swimsuit, and then Booth spends the rest of the fic in UST-y torture trying to act like he doesn't notice? You know one of you wants to write this fic for me! Consider it an early Xmas gift, and penance for not writing my post-ep "Booth/Brennan plumbing wet n' wild sexytimes" fic a couple weeks back. Heh.

A Night at the Bones Museum

First off, what a silly title. Heh. Like, really. But it's kind of cute, isn't it?

Anyway, onto the list. I have a lot to say about this one:

-Booth needs to wear that gun holster more often. As like a service to the community. Honestly.

-Personal favors=penalty shots. Heh. Kinda true. Also, love how Booth followed that up with "unlike dates, which you don't have to accept." WAY TO BE TOTALLY TRANSPARENT IN YOUR JEALOUSY, BOOTH.

-"Smells like Christmas." I am totally going to think of that mummy everytime I smell anything Christmas-related this year. Heh. Thanks a lot for that, Booth.

-Speaking of gross things, remember how I said a while back that the show was obviously trying to see how bad they could gross the audience out? Once again, I submit proof. That woman with the eye gouged out? YEAH. And then the shot of her head cut open in Cam's lab? Um, SMELLS LIKE CHRISTMAS. Haha. Okay, so no it really, really doesn't, but that is totally also going to be my new go-to statement for anything that grosses me out on this show from this point forward. Just so y'all know.

-Brennan is a fangirl, yo. An anthropology fangirl, but a fangirl nonetheless. Her squee moments were thisclose to out-of-character territory, but they still stayed on the side of in-character for me, and even if they were slightly OOC, I didn't really care because she was just so dang cute getting all excited over ancient remains. Heh. *squishes her* (also: loved the amused/horrified looks Angela & Hodgins kept swapping while Brennan was fangirling out. Ha)

-Daisy no longer annoying me. What kind of world is this? I actually thought she was endearing and funny in this episode. From raising her hand to speak in the lab, to her deep voice & breathing exercises, to her getting mad at Sweets, to her bonding with Bones, and her "I try!" response to Brennan being like "Excellent work, Ms. Wick" (<--this made me laugh out loud. "I try!" Haha), I was totally like "I kind of love you right now, Daisy. But don't let it go to your head! It's just on a probationary basis, so don't screw it up!"

-Also, Sweets/Daisy in this ep? Totally cute. "Nobody that cute can be malicious!" Heh.

-"He's Daisy's trainer. If she attacks, he can put her down." Angela, I love you. Heh. This was probably the funniest line in the episode for me.

-Also funny: Cam and Sweets and their uncomfortable friendship hug. Hee. "Brains on your suit. Brains!"

-Another thing I'm liking: Cam & Sweets seem to be becoming friends. Not that Cam intends for this to happen mind you, but it totally is. She came to him for advice on Arastoo in the last episode, and he's coming to her for advice on Daisy in this one. I also like how Sweets is good at his job, but still has to go to others for advice on his own life. And has no qualms doing so, whether the person wants him to or not. Heh. I hate to repeat myself, but as with Daisy I found him kind of endearing in this episode.

-Brennan had much more face-time in the lab this week, and I loved that she was the one looking at the bones stuff with Daisy. Again, you know I love Cam, and she needs to have a role too, but it makes me really glad when I see Bones playing a part in the forensic stuff too and working with the interns. Cuz, like, the interns are there to learn how to be forensic anthropologists, right? Not forensic pathologists. So it only makes sense that if you see them working with anyone, it should be more often Brennan than Cam. I'm just saying.

-The music. It doesn't seem as in-your-face hokey and distracting these days. Like, maybe it's just that I've adjusted to it, or maybe it really has been toned down. Not sure. But it hasn't bugged me nearly as much so far this season as it did last year. Like, it's still there, but seems to be getting used more sparingly. Which I can totally deal with. Because occasional silly music is fun. It's only when it's over-used that it bugs me.

-Bones & her old movies. Continuity, baby! Show it some love. And in case some of you haven't noticed this yourself, I'll explain: Bones is obviously ignorant of most modern pop culture, right? But not older pop culture. Example 1: Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Example 2: Clara Bow. Example 3: Dirty Harry impression. Example 4: The old movies she was talking about with her date in season 4. See what I mean? So when she knew "The Mummy," I was like "OF COURSE YOU DO, Bones. Also, way to act out the monologue, you giant nerd. I love you." Hee.

-Booth looking up Hacker. Heh. I love my little fanfic show. Seriously, that is totally what a fanfic author would write him doing. It was straight-up a tried and true fic cliche in the XF fandom. Everytime Scully would go on a date, Mulder'd be all doing background checks and shit (and then remember that time she got a new partner for two seconds in season 6, and he was clearly jealous and actually DID a background check on him, like for real? Hee). And you know, HH did say at one point he used to watch X-Files religiously. And now I'm totally picturing him reading XF fanfic back in the day. Ha. How awesome would that be if it were true though, like really? My little fandom heart would swell with joy.

-Brennan's date taking place in the bar. Bones, my love, are there no other places in D.C. to bring dates other than places you already go with Booth? Last year with the diner, and now with the bar? What's next, his apartment? Hee. "Oh hi there, Booth. Mind if I bring my date over tonight? You've got the best beer in town and all, so. . ."

-Also, Bones: Way to not be able to go even five minutes at said bar without talking about Booth. And then way to be a big ole dork with your sandwich laughing and adorableness. PLEASE BECOME A REAL PERSON AND GO ON A DATE WITH ME. AND PLEASE WEAR THAT DRESS WHEN YOU DO. OR THE BLACK DRESS AT THE END. OR NO DRESS AT ALL, TOTALLY UP TO YOU. WAIT, DID I JUST SAY THAT LAST PART OUTLOUD? CRAP, REWIND, REWIND!

-Poor celibate Angela. Omg, Ange, I feel your pain. (case in point: me asking fictional characters to go on dates with me. Hee)

-Angela's Shipper Campaign '09, still going strong. Also, note how again Brennan's denials regarding Booth have shifted. As she puts it, she already goes out with Booth (hop, skip, and a. . .what was that? Jump? Right), but at least with Hacker "it can result in sex." And when Angela asks, "and it can't with Booth?" BRENNAN DOESN'T ANSWER. Just turns away. I SEE YOU THERE WITH YOUR INABILITY TO ANSWER THE VERY SIMPLE QUESTION, BRENNAN.

-Booth's dreamy face when talking to Hacker about how Bones doesn't do anything she doesn't want to do, and that's what makes her Bones. Aw. That gave me squishy feelings in my heart.

-"What goes on between us is ours." - Part 1, Bones' office. Booth's face was so intense in this scene! First off, I want to know more about Booth's mom. Secondly, love that she's the only one he's told that story to. Thirdly, love that it's this "you can go on a date with some other guy, but I still have this part of you no one else gets to have" deal. Like, it's obvious it wasn't just because it was his boss that he didn't want her talking about him. It's because he wants them to have something that's just theirs, even if he can't have everything. Aw, Booth. You're making me want to huggle you.

-"What goes on between us is ours." - Part 2, Egypt Exhibit. Which, btw, clearly equals macking or near-macking on this show. Number one, CAN WE PLEASE SEE BOOTH/BRENNAN IN FORMAL WEAR MORE OFTEN? Oh-em-fucking-gee, with the hotness. Booth was all 007 and shit, and Brennan. BRENNAN. When she leaned over to look at him through the glass? And her cleavage was like "OH HI THERE"? I was like "Brennan, what are you trying to do to the poor man? Kill him?"

And guys, seriously, that last scene got rewinded a few times over here at Casa Rachael. Like forget hop, skip, and a jump. They were hop, skip, and a BREATH. As in, the breath between their freaking lips as they were THISCLOSE to making out. DAMN. How many times did they glance down at each other's lips? I counted at least three or four. And Bones! Her voice! It was all soft and low and it was KILLING me. All "what goes on between us is ours, isn't that what you said?" I was totally sitting on my couch, like "you know what else could go on between you? SEX. LOTS OF IT. NO ONE HAS TO KNOW." Ha. But like, really! That line turned totally suggestive in that moment, with the way she said it and the way she was looking at him.

And I just can't even get over how close they were to kissing in that scene, even now. It's just too much for my little shipper heart to take. SO CLOSE. Closer than they've ever been! Gah. I was surprised it was the squints and not, say, Zack who showed up. What with the cockblocking and all. Haha. I mean, he does have a tradition to uphold in that department, and all. I guess now that he's otherwise occupied though, the rest of the group has to pick up the slack.

And then after the cockblocking: with all the unnecessary tie-fixing, and hair-touching? And how Booth clears his throat, and is so obviously flustered? And how they're both giving each other this shy & disappointed look, like "yeah, that just almost happened. And yeah, we both still want it. But we shouldn't, and maybe we should just walk away right now like it never happened. So let's go ahead and just do that."

In summation: GUUUUUUUYS, THEY ALMOST KISSED. AND THIS SEASON IS ACTUALLY PRETTY DECENTLY GOOD SO FAR. IT FILLS ME WITH JOOOOOY.

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Hot damn, that was a lot of rambling. Serves me right for trying to pair up a real-life entry and a tv entry, though. I won't even bother getting into other shows at this point. I'll just save them for next time. I need to get my verbose ass to bed anyway. Pumpkin carving to do in the morning, and all that. For now, I'll just leave you guys with this Vid of the Day by iheartvesper. It's a season 3 recap vid for Bones. Now, I know, season 3 wasn't exactly the show's strongest. But it did have some great moments, and this vid does a great job of capturing that. Plus there's just something about the way this one is edited that I really love, and which has kept it as one of my faves for a long time now. As an example, the moment Brennan turns around to look at her father in the jail cell, and the way the music kicks in and the frame sort of slows? That's the kind of thing I'm talking about.

So, with that being said, here you go:

"Randomness with Rachael" (Watch on YouTube)

*is now off to get some sleep before she passes out on her keyboard* Night, everyone!

Comments

[maryng.livejournal.com]

Yayyy Bones. I enjoy your recapping. This week's made my week because I loooove anything ancient Greco-Roman-Egyptian so I was in heaven. And that last scene ... sigh.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it definitely gave the case a fun twist.

And that last scene! Sigh, indeed. How am I going to go three weeks without my squee-fix?

[sonneta.livejournal.com]

Awww, Auntie Bachael. <3

And, your bowling score is about how I used to bowl. Only I was never any good at it, and I was lucky if I got 80 or so. (Haven't been bowling in ages, except for Wii Bowling at work, which I am actually pretty good at. Go figure.)

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

If only we lived in the same state, we could go bowling and suck together! Maybe our combined sucky powers would equal one good score. Hee.

[britishwannabe1.livejournal.com]

I'm hearing you on the Bones hiatus, what is this shit?

Glad your work didn't say anything! Where exactly do you work at?

He he, I also love your little reviews/recaps! DON'T WE ALL AGREE WITH PARKER? And Sweets/Daisy...that last episode was the first ep where I really liked them as a couple.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

*nods to icon* See? Even Scully doesn't approve of the hiatus! Maybe we should send her to Fox's headquarters and have her give them the Bitchface until they give in.

And thank you! I'm glad my recaps entertain. :-) I have fun writing them.

See, re: Parker, kids speak the truth! I love their honesty. I want a scene where he is hanging with them again, and says something like "Dad, if Bones isn't your girlfriend, why do you look at her like that?" Hee.

(P.S. I work at Xerox. They have a corporate location in Wilsonville, which is really close to where I live)

[keenai.livejournal.com]

I do appreciate it! Aw.

My (step)dad is the same way. Apparently, he got really nice when I went away to college, and my mom says he now often reflects on the fact that he made mistakes. I'm all, "It'd be nice if he told ME, but whatever." So there you go. It's an age thing.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Heh, I can't imagine my stepdad ever admitting to having done anything wrong in his life either. But that's okay, because actions matter more to me in the end than words anyway. So I'll take it!

[keenai.livejournal.com]

Okay, I am caught up on your Bones reactions (um, insofar as I have watched) and you are so cute! It's fun for me to read them because I don't engage with the show on the same level, and it reminds me of my obsessive posting about, say, Gilmore Girls. Haha. So I dig it.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks. I remember those Gilmore Girls posts!

And yeah, I know what you mean about enjoying someone else's fangirling even if it's for a show you don't go crazy over yourself. I'll actually sometimes read people's entries for shows I don't even watch, simply because the flailing entertains me. TV Love is good times, yo.