Once Upon a Time
Jan. 23rd, 2012 11:43 amI made a brief reference to this on FB, but decided to mention it here too, where it's easier to go into greater detail.
So, thus far, the premise of Once Upon a Time that a curse has taken away the characters' happily ever afters and banished them to Storeybrook and said curse must be broken. Presumably, the final breaking of the curse will be the final resolution for the series.
But where will the characters be once the curse is broken once and for all? Will they go back to the land of fairy tales? Will they pursue their lives in this universe (within and beyond the confines of Storeybrook)? Will they get to choose whether to remain in Storeybrook or go back to their former lives? If, say, Snow and Charming reunite here and decide to go back to the old country, can/would Emma and Henry go with them?
This is one of the things that interests me. It seems to me that ultimately the show might be about much more than ending a curse and going back to the way things were. Maybe it will also be about the choices that characters make and how they choose to write their own destinies.
Possibly I'm over thinking. But I'm extremely interested in seeing how it shakes out.
And I'm eager to see how mysterious, new-arrival writer guy affects things.
So, thus far, the premise of Once Upon a Time that a curse has taken away the characters' happily ever afters and banished them to Storeybrook and said curse must be broken. Presumably, the final breaking of the curse will be the final resolution for the series.
But where will the characters be once the curse is broken once and for all? Will they go back to the land of fairy tales? Will they pursue their lives in this universe (within and beyond the confines of Storeybrook)? Will they get to choose whether to remain in Storeybrook or go back to their former lives? If, say, Snow and Charming reunite here and decide to go back to the old country, can/would Emma and Henry go with them?
This is one of the things that interests me. It seems to me that ultimately the show might be about much more than ending a curse and going back to the way things were. Maybe it will also be about the choices that characters make and how they choose to write their own destinies.
Possibly I'm over thinking. But I'm extremely interested in seeing how it shakes out.
And I'm eager to see how mysterious, new-arrival writer guy affects things.
and now for something more light-hearted
Jan. 4th, 2012 10:11 amA Dogs New Year's Resolutions:
10. I will not lick my human's face after eating animal poop.
9. I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm lying under the coffee table.
8. I will no longer be beholden to the sound of the can opener.
7. Take time from busy schedule to stop and smell the behinds.
6. Get a bite in on that freak who gives me that shot every year.
5. Grow opposable thumb; break into pantry; decide for MYSELF how much food is *too* much.
4. January 1st: Kill the sock! Must kill the sock!
3. January 2nd - December 31: Re-live victory over the sock.
2. The garbage collector is NOT stealing our stuff.
1. I will NOT chase the stick until I see it LEAVE THE IDIOT'S HAND!
10. I will not lick my human's face after eating animal poop.
9. I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm lying under the coffee table.
8. I will no longer be beholden to the sound of the can opener.
7. Take time from busy schedule to stop and smell the behinds.
6. Get a bite in on that freak who gives me that shot every year.
5. Grow opposable thumb; break into pantry; decide for MYSELF how much food is *too* much.
4. January 1st: Kill the sock! Must kill the sock!
3. January 2nd - December 31: Re-live victory over the sock.
2. The garbage collector is NOT stealing our stuff.
1. I will NOT chase the stick until I see it LEAVE THE IDIOT'S HAND!
soda on tap
Dec. 31st, 2011 01:19 pmAfter going back and forth on it for a couple of days, I went ahead and bought a Soda Stream. With the gift card that I had, it was only about $60.00. Plus a few more dollars for a package of soda flavor.
I have to admit that it's a pretty neat little device. Very easy to use. No electricity required. None of the flavorings use High Fructose Corn Syrup which makes me happy. Even the non-diet flavors use Splenda to some degree along with sugar. I'm not super thrilled about that because I have a distrust of artificial sweeteners, but in the end it wasn't a deal breaker for me. So far, no buyer's remorse. (Actually, if I had more in the way of discretionary funds I'd consider getting one to have at the office too.)
In case anyone's interested, here's one review site that I read while I was thinking about making the purchase.
I have to admit that it's a pretty neat little device. Very easy to use. No electricity required. None of the flavorings use High Fructose Corn Syrup which makes me happy. Even the non-diet flavors use Splenda to some degree along with sugar. I'm not super thrilled about that because I have a distrust of artificial sweeteners, but in the end it wasn't a deal breaker for me. So far, no buyer's remorse. (Actually, if I had more in the way of discretionary funds I'd consider getting one to have at the office too.)
In case anyone's interested, here's one review site that I read while I was thinking about making the purchase.
decisions, decisions
Dec. 28th, 2011 12:38 pmI mentioned the other day that one of my Christmas gifts was a nice little check. Primarily it's going into a reserve fund to help in my ongoing quest to help in my quest to pay down debt. However, it's also always tempting to spend some when I have cash in hand.
1. I'm extremely tempted by the Soda Stream. There's a model available for @ $80.00 at Best Buy. Plus I have a $25.00 gift card for BB. I'm intrigued by the idea of making soda at home and buying a little less of it. But I've not tasted what the the Soda Stream makes, so I'm a little hesitant.
2. Or, I also saw the Wii at BB for @ $150.00. Plus the aforementioned gift card. I'm sorely, sorely tempted by this one. I'm feeling reluctance to break the $100.00 threshold on any "for fun" purchase these days. I would not be surprised if I can talk myself into it, though.
3. The prudent (and most boring) option, of course, is to be an adult and just bank that money. Hey, it could happen.
Being an adult with on a budget is not nearly as fun as being an adult without budget concerns would be...
1. I'm extremely tempted by the Soda Stream. There's a model available for @ $80.00 at Best Buy. Plus I have a $25.00 gift card for BB. I'm intrigued by the idea of making soda at home and buying a little less of it. But I've not tasted what the the Soda Stream makes, so I'm a little hesitant.
2. Or, I also saw the Wii at BB for @ $150.00. Plus the aforementioned gift card. I'm sorely, sorely tempted by this one. I'm feeling reluctance to break the $100.00 threshold on any "for fun" purchase these days. I would not be surprised if I can talk myself into it, though.
3. The prudent (and most boring) option, of course, is to be an adult and just bank that money. Hey, it could happen.
Being an adult with on a budget is not nearly as fun as being an adult without budget concerns would be...
One of the presents under the tree this year was a nice check from mom and dad. It's winding up being a little more immediately useful than i had hoped.
I took my car in for an oil change today. Among the things discovered when they did a once over: some belts needed tightening (expected, there was some squealing that was starting up), a leaky valve cap, and a rear strut that is beginning to fail. (The latter would explain why I was starting to feel like the car wasn't riding as smoothly as it should.) So, I get to take it back to the shop next week for the struts and a alignment.
Plus a couple of new, or newer--tires are in my near future too.
*heavy sigh*
I took my car in for an oil change today. Among the things discovered when they did a once over: some belts needed tightening (expected, there was some squealing that was starting up), a leaky valve cap, and a rear strut that is beginning to fail. (The latter would explain why I was starting to feel like the car wasn't riding as smoothly as it should.) So, I get to take it back to the shop next week for the struts and a alignment.
Plus a couple of new, or newer--tires are in my near future too.
*heavy sigh*
tis the season
Dec. 23rd, 2011 07:56 pmI took the day off, using up my use or lose it day of vacation. It was actually pretty productive. In advance of a technician coming by for scheduled maintenance on the furnace I cleaned up the top couple of layers of filth in the house. (Oh yeah, that's what the top of the coffee table looks like!). I finished up the Christmas shopping and wrapped the presents.
The above, of course, leads into Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, which should be pretty laid back time-with-the-folks kind of days.
That will lead into my annual between Christmas and New Year's time of Week of Sloth. This week is marked by planned activities such as:
-Sleeping late
-Eating food that's bad for me
-My annual rewatch of The Lord of the Rings
-Napping
(In truth, the not going into the office and the watching of LoTR is the main thing that differentiates this week from most other weeks. Still, I look forward to it every year.)
The above, of course, leads into Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, which should be pretty laid back time-with-the-folks kind of days.
That will lead into my annual between Christmas and New Year's time of Week of Sloth. This week is marked by planned activities such as:
-Sleeping late
-Eating food that's bad for me
-My annual rewatch of The Lord of the Rings
-Napping
(In truth, the not going into the office and the watching of LoTR is the main thing that differentiates this week from most other weeks. Still, I look forward to it every year.)
Fic: Intersecting Leaps
Feb. 7th, 2011 04:31 pmTitle: Intersecting Leaps
Author:: suzannemarie
Characters:: Classic SG-1, Sam Beckett, Al Calavicci
Rating: G/Gen
Word count: 6543
Spoilers: Episode specific for 1969
Written for SG-1 Crossover Alphabet Soup (SG-1/Quantum Leap)
Summary: Sam Beckett leaps into SG-1's leap back to 1969.
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and all of it’s characters, etc. are owned by people who are not me. People like MGM, SciFi, etc., etc. This story is just for fun. An homage if you will.
Notes: I'm ordinarily a stickler for canon. There's one exception. I refuse to acknowledge the final few minutes of the final episode of Quantum Leap. That may or may not a be factor in this story. My apologies for that particular blind spot.
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( Intersecting Leaps )
Author:: suzannemarie
Characters:: Classic SG-1, Sam Beckett, Al Calavicci
Rating: G/Gen
Word count: 6543
Spoilers: Episode specific for 1969
Written for SG-1 Crossover Alphabet Soup (SG-1/Quantum Leap)
Summary: Sam Beckett leaps into SG-1's leap back to 1969.
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and all of it’s characters, etc. are owned by people who are not me. People like MGM, SciFi, etc., etc. This story is just for fun. An homage if you will.
Notes: I'm ordinarily a stickler for canon. There's one exception. I refuse to acknowledge the final few minutes of the final episode of Quantum Leap. That may or may not a be factor in this story. My apologies for that particular blind spot.
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( Intersecting Leaps )
Vid- SG1: Revolution
Oct. 11th, 2010 09:49 amWhen I first heard the song "We Weren't Born to Follow," I thought it seemed tailor made for a vid. So I started on one. Then Life and a General Malaise took over and it lay half-finished for several months. This weekend I made a push and decided to finish it up. And here are the results. As an aside, once again I hate coming up with titles for my own stuff. I'd first intended this to be a series spanning vid, but it seemed to want to be a 1-8 the enemy is the goa'uld kind of thing.
Above imbed is downloadable as an mp4. Also downloadable as an avi file (the files are pretty big)
Or viewable on youtube
Above imbed is downloadable as an mp4. Also downloadable as an avi file (the files are pretty big)
Or viewable on youtube
E is for Extol (Ode to SG-1)
Jul. 8th, 2010 10:52 amTitle:E is for Extol (Ode to SG-1)
Author: suzannemarie
Rating: G
Spoilers: none
Warnings: sentimentality, reference to a canon death
Written for Team Alphabet Soup
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and all of it’s characters, etc. are owned by people who are not me. People like MGM, SciFi, etc., etc. This story is just for fun. An homage if you will.
Other notes: I'm not a poet, and I know it. However desperate writing times make for desperate writing decisions sometimes. Which can lead one to try something one never would have attempted before. Also, there's at least one cheat. For purposes of meter, goa'uld requires a quick, one-syllable pronunciation of gould
( E is for Extol )
Author: suzannemarie
Rating: G
Spoilers: none
Warnings: sentimentality, reference to a canon death
Written for Team Alphabet Soup
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and all of it’s characters, etc. are owned by people who are not me. People like MGM, SciFi, etc., etc. This story is just for fun. An homage if you will.
Other notes: I'm not a poet, and I know it. However desperate writing times make for desperate writing decisions sometimes. Which can lead one to try something one never would have attempted before. Also, there's at least one cheat. For purposes of meter, goa'uld requires a quick, one-syllable pronunciation of gould
( E is for Extol )
Fic (SG-1): Joined
Jun. 1st, 2010 03:22 pmTitle: Joined
Author:: suzannemarie
Prompt: Breathe
Characters:: Jacob, Selmak
Rating: PG/Gen
Spoilers: Episode specific for The Tok’ra, Part 2 and Threads
Warnings: Includes a canon death.
Summary: Written for one_prompt. Two brief scenes from the beginning of Jacob’s and Selmak’s time together and the end.
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and all of it’s characters, etc. are owned by people who are not me. People like MGM, SciFi, etc., etc. This story is just for fun. An homage if you will.
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( Joined )
Author:: suzannemarie
Prompt: Breathe
Characters:: Jacob, Selmak
Rating: PG/Gen
Spoilers: Episode specific for The Tok’ra, Part 2 and Threads
Warnings: Includes a canon death.
Summary: Written for one_prompt. Two brief scenes from the beginning of Jacob’s and Selmak’s time together and the end.
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and all of it’s characters, etc. are owned by people who are not me. People like MGM, SciFi, etc., etc. This story is just for fun. An homage if you will.
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( Joined )
Vid: General O'Neill Settles In
Jun. 26th, 2009 08:38 pmSo, there's my Jack/Sara fic that's due soon. And a Beast of Burden recap that's due soon. Therefore, it's a good time to slap together a vid instead. (Though I have made some progress on the rather odd fic that I'm planning.)
I love Jack. And Zero Hour is an episode that I like a lot. Which has led to the following:
Also downloadable as an AVI file or as an mp4 (I created the files on my mac, but the mp4, at least, should work on PC with Quicktime.)
I love Jack. And Zero Hour is an episode that I like a lot. Which has led to the following:
Also downloadable as an AVI file or as an mp4 (I created the files on my mac, but the mp4, at least, should work on PC with Quicktime.)
Fic Commentary - Team's Night Out
Jun. 18th, 2009 12:00 amOne more Fic Commentary. ![[personal profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
aurora_novarum asked for either Birthday or Team’s Night Out. Because I’m in avoidance mode on other projects, I’m doing both.
This story has probably gotten the best response of any that I’ve done. It was also one of the scariest for me to do. I’m always a little nervous when I post a new story, but I was especially so for this one because it was my first attempt at pure humor. Angst or drama or anything “serious” doesn’t really make me as nervous because I can always chalk up people not liking something to differences in taste. Humor that doesn’t work, however, is deadly. Which is why even though I probably get the best responses to my more humorous pieces, they’re also the ones that are the most nerve-wracking. With that intro, on to the story.
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aurora_novarum asked for either Birthday or Team’s Night Out. Because I’m in avoidance mode on other projects, I’m doing both.This story has probably gotten the best response of any that I’ve done. It was also one of the scariest for me to do. I’m always a little nervous when I post a new story, but I was especially so for this one because it was my first attempt at pure humor. Angst or drama or anything “serious” doesn’t really make me as nervous because I can always chalk up people not liking something to differences in taste. Humor that doesn’t work, however, is deadly. Which is why even though I probably get the best responses to my more humorous pieces, they’re also the ones that are the most nerve-wracking. With that intro, on to the story.
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Fic Commentary meme - Coming Home
Jun. 17th, 2009 03:46 pmsg_betty asked for Coming Home. It’s a long one, so I’m posting in at Dreamwidth where it can all go in one post. I’m happy someone asked about this one. While I see a lot of flaws in this story, I do like it and what I was trying to accomplish with it.
Part of the idea for this story came from a conversation I had with someone who was serving as a missionary. She made the comment that people who serve in the mission field or in the Peace Corps for an extended period of time often end up feeling like they don’t really have a country anymore. They love the country where they’ve served, but they’re not really of that country. And yet the U.S. isn’t quite home anymore either. I hoped to get a little bit of that feeling with this story—of no longer really fitting anywhere.
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Part of the idea for this story came from a conversation I had with someone who was serving as a missionary. She made the comment that people who serve in the mission field or in the Peace Corps for an extended period of time often end up feeling like they don’t really have a country anymore. They love the country where they’ve served, but they’re not really of that country. And yet the U.S. isn’t quite home anymore either. I hoped to get a little bit of that feeling with this story—of no longer really fitting anywhere.
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Fic Commentary meme - Birthday
Jun. 17th, 2009 08:55 amFirst up in the Fic/DVD-style commentary is Birthday which aurora_novarum requested. Watch me nitpick myself. There are even some things that I admit to liking.
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One down. Others to come. Possibly a bonus commentary.
aurora_novarum requested. Watch me nitpick myself. There are even some things that I admit to liking.( Read more... )
One down. Others to come. Possibly a bonus commentary.
One Prompt, Many Stories is on the grid
Jun. 1st, 2009 10:38 amSo it begins.
A few years ago, I decided that I would stay away from fandom activities. One thing led to another and I started writing fics. More things led to more things, which has led to me creating a community for Stargate SG-1* stories. one_prompt (One Prompt, Many Stories) is a community wherein all writers will write to the same prompt. A new prompt will be issued every quarter.
Prompts are now open.
The first prompt will be assigned on July 1.
Guidelines and links to instructions and general information are on the profile page.
Gen, het, and slash are all fair game. Time will tell, but I think the set up that I've got planned will allow those who are only interested in reading a specific genre of story to find them easily.
I got a lot of really great feedback from my initial "gauging interest" poll. I've tried to incorporate and balance the good ideas offered there with my own preferences and interests. Hopefully what results is something that will be enjoyable for a broad range of people.
Also, a thank you to traycer_ who hasalso lost her mind agreed to serve as a co-moderator.
As I've commented elsewhere, this is likely to be either great fun, a great disaster, or possibly a great, fun disaster. Personally, I'm hoping for great fun.
Eeeek!
*SG-1 crossovers to SGA or SGU will be welcome.
A few years ago, I decided that I would stay away from fandom activities. One thing led to another and I started writing fics. More things led to more things, which has led to me creating a community for Stargate SG-1* stories. one_prompt (One Prompt, Many Stories) is a community wherein all writers will write to the same prompt. A new prompt will be issued every quarter.
Prompts are now open.
The first prompt will be assigned on July 1.
Guidelines and links to instructions and general information are on the profile page.
Gen, het, and slash are all fair game. Time will tell, but I think the set up that I've got planned will allow those who are only interested in reading a specific genre of story to find them easily.
I got a lot of really great feedback from my initial "gauging interest" poll. I've tried to incorporate and balance the good ideas offered there with my own preferences and interests. Hopefully what results is something that will be enjoyable for a broad range of people.
Also, a thank you to traycer_ who has
As I've commented elsewhere, this is likely to be either great fun, a great disaster, or possibly a great, fun disaster. Personally, I'm hoping for great fun.
Eeeek!
*SG-1 crossovers to SGA or SGU will be welcome.
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May. 28th, 2009 07:49 pmOkay. If I import all of my LJ entries to Dreamwidth, do the various locked entries remain locked? And all of those entries won't register as new entries on other people's reading list, right?
mah puppeh turns two today!
May. 28th, 2009 08:59 am( so of course )
( there are )
( pictures )
He looks very contemplative in those last two, doesn't he? That was at the end of our walk this morning. I think he was a) avoiding looking directly at the camera/phone and b) eyeing a dog that was on the horizon and deciding whether or not he needed to say something about it.
( there are )
( pictures )
He looks very contemplative in those last two, doesn't he? That was at the end of our walk this morning. I think he was a) avoiding looking directly at the camera/phone and b) eyeing a dog that was on the horizon and deciding whether or not he needed to say something about it.
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May. 24th, 2009 11:05 am*My yearly goal is to make it to Memorial Day before turning on the air conditioning. Yesterday I broke down and turned it on. So close!
*Note to self: dogs may not interpret "c'mere" as meaning the same thing as "come!" Tom was barking a little bit at some noise outside and was trying to distract him and get him to come to me by saying c'mere and patting the floor beside me invitingly. He gave me a semi-interested look and stayed where he was. When I shifted tactics and said "come," he walked right over. *facepalm* This is why a career in dog training would not be in my future. (But I was pleased that he walked right to me when I said the right word. Even without a treat in my hand.)
*I heartily approve of three day weekends. I think we should have more of them.
*Note to self: dogs may not interpret "c'mere" as meaning the same thing as "come!" Tom was barking a little bit at some noise outside and was trying to distract him and get him to come to me by saying c'mere and patting the floor beside me invitingly. He gave me a semi-interested look and stayed where he was. When I shifted tactics and said "come," he walked right over. *facepalm* This is why a career in dog training would not be in my future. (But I was pleased that he walked right to me when I said the right word. Even without a treat in my hand.)
*I heartily approve of three day weekends. I think we should have more of them.
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May. 21st, 2009 10:59 amI pretty much take the same dog walking route every day. There's a limited number (two) of options as far as which direction I can go. Every once in awhile, I mix it up and take a northern route. And then I put that option aside for a few months. The problem with taking a route that goes north is that it involves crossing a bridge that spans an interstate. It's got a nice, high chain-link fence along the side, but it still feels a bit exposed for my taste. Last night I decided to try that route to see how it felt. Yeah. It still gives me the willies. Don't think I'll be doing that again soon.
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In an unrelated query: I know that if an LJ post is given a date of sometime in the future, it will stay anchored at the top of a journal. If I go the opposite route, giving it a date that has passed, does that it won't show up on anybody's flist feed?
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In an unrelated query: I know that if an LJ post is given a date of sometime in the future, it will stay anchored at the top of a journal. If I go the opposite route, giving it a date that has passed, does that it won't show up on anybody's flist feed?
