Probably the last thing I need to do is write a long post about my thoughts on Torchwood: Children of Earth. I've been working much of the day on formatting a resources section in this book edit, and it's such a mess that my RSI is about 100x worse than normal and my head aches and my eyes are crossed. But I can't stop thinking about it and talking to myself about it, since there's no one else to talk to. The cats are usually quite unperturbed by Capt. Jack's manpain.
( Forget it, Jack, it's Torchwood )
Nest on a Crooked Limb
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- Voice Post
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- isabeau
- July 11th, 23:06
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- Capital Scandal, ep. 04-07
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- oyceter
- July 11th, 21:53
Wow, this keeps hitting so many of my buttons! I mean, I adore trendy dramas, but I feel it's fair to say that most of the ones I've watched so far do not involve police questioning, intrigue, or spies.
Also, Cha Song Joo continues to be made of pure win. Possibly even more than in the first three episodes, which I didn't think was possible!
( Spoilers trick the police )
... contemplating Yuletide prompts for this now.
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- you better have a plan B like air conditioning repair
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- callmesandy
- July 11th, 19:28
- Comic-Con 2009 Saturday Schedule
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- khaosworks
- July 12th, 10:15
The Comic-Con programming schedule for Saturday, July 25 is up. Here's what I might be going for.10:00-11:00 Chuck Screening and Q&A— Chuck returns to Comic-Con! executive producers and co-creators Josh Schwartz (Gossip Girl) and Chris Fedak are joined by series stars Zachary Levi (upcoming Alvin and the Chipmunks ), Yvonne Strahovski (upcoming I Love You Too), Joshua Gomez (Without a Trace), Ryan McPartlin (Super Capers), Mark Christopher Lawrence ( The Pursuit of Happyness ), Vik Sahay ( This Is Wonderland ) , Scott Krinsky ( The O.C. ), Sarah Lancaster ( Everwood ) , and Adam Baldwin (Serenity) for a Q&A to discuss season three and screen an exclusive retrospective highlight reel. Plus, don't miss a special surprise from some of your favorite characters! Produced by College Hill Pictures, Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. Television, Chuck airs Mondays at 8:00 PM ET/PT on NBC. Ballroom 20
2:45-3:45 V Pilot Screening and Q&A— Already one of the most talked-about new series of the upcoming television season, catch a special screening of the pilot episode of V, a re-imagining of the groundbreaking miniseries, followed by a Q&A with stars Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Morris Chestnut (The Cave), Joel Gretsch (The 4400), Morena Baccarin(Firefly), and Scott Wolf (Go), along with executive producers Scott Peters (The 4400), Jeffrey Bell (Alias), Steve Pearlman (Related) and Jace Hall (Chadam). From HDFilms in association with Warner Bros. Television, V will premiere midseason on the ABC Television Network. Ballroom 20
5:15-6:45 Kevin Smith— Direct from New York City, where he's directing the new Warner Bros. film A Couple of Dicks starring Bruce Willis, Seann William Scott, and Tracy Morgan, Kevin Smith returns to the Hall H stage for his annual report to the masses. And remember: he flew in just for YOU. Hall H
7:15-8:15 Myth Busters Q&A and Sneak Peeks— The series called "the best science program on television" by the New York Times returns for its second year at Comic-Con. Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage are joined by Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara to discuss their offbeat series that uses science to determine the truth behind urban legends. Adam, Jamie, Grant and Tory will answer questions and share behind-the-scenes stories and showcase world premiere sneak peeks of upcoming myths. MythBusters airs Wednesdays at 9:00 PM E/P on Discovery Channel. Room 6BCF
- Tiramisu
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- sushineko wrote in
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vegancooking - July 11th, 21:14
I couldn't find anything in the tags, so I that's why I'm asking for your help! I am looking for a delicious (and hopefully easy) recipe for a vegan version of tiramisu, that even my omni friends will love! Whatever recipe I found online so far called for orange juice or lemons, but I'm very allergic to citrus... So I'm wondering if anyone had a yummy recipe that is free of citrus, or if you could let me know what I could use to substitute orange or lemon juice/lemon peel, etc. with. Thanks heaps for any hints!
- meta rec - major fannish events by thefourthvine
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- seperis
- July 11th, 15:43
Huh. You know, I really want to do an Unpopular Fannish opinion meme, but most of it right now would be about a.) Merlin b.) Star Trek Reboot c.) Torchwood, and d.) miscellaneous. The problem isn't wanting to do one--it's that right now, I want to be offensive about it, filled with absolute statements sprinkled with the word douche in liberal measure.
Which is a problem, as like right now, I have like thirty things on my list, and only like, five of them on a normal day even break my irritation zone.
So, instead, a meta rec: Major Fannish Events bythefourthvine, which is spoilery for everything ever and awesome. This is her question.What is the big fannish event you wish you could have seen? (Seen the live reaction to, anyway.) But even more important, to help me in my fantasizing - what are the big fannish events you'll never forget? What were they like to live through?
Spoilery. For. Everything. And so freaking awesome.
- Torchwood: made of fandom win
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- cupidsbow
- July 12th, 4:55
Okay, I'm done being emo about Torchwood. I briefly thought I might break up with it if the canon was dodgy. It wasn't dodgy though, just uber-angsty. I scoff at uber-angsty.
You know how Torchwood fandom deals with uber-angsty canon? ( Spoilers for CoE )
In short: Torchwood rocks. I can't wait to do storytime! (Do you hear that, Hope! You and me, dude. It's a date! I bags Myfanwy!)
In other news:- Bruce Sterling talks about the future at reboot. Interesting, sometimes insightful, and quite funny in places, although a bit specious too. But that's kind of fitting given the topic.
- Report: 20% of online video fans watch less TV. Not as significant as the title makes it sound, but nonetheless, consumption patterns just keep on shifting.
- You can now filter Google image searches for Creative Commons stuff on the advanced search window. \o/
- I rarely notice ads, they just flash by as white noise I screen out. But this one caught my attention because it had the word 'fan' in it. And it's genius.
- This compilation post of Star Trek graphjams made me laugh.
And on that note, I think it's my bedtime.
- vacation: not a cure, but it sure helps
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- bikelovejones
- July 11th, 13:36
A great deal of work-related stress had me feeling more than ready for a week's vacation. We returned to one of our favorite places on earth, an inconspicuous little campsite alongside the Metolius River.
One of the reasons one takes a vacation is to recharge the batteries. Another is to shed stress, like stepping out of an old skin. This vacation did a little of both for me. Four days of hiking, cooking over open flame, swimming in a freshwater lake, and sitting by a campfire singing folksongs with the one I love the most and falling asleep each night to the sound of flowing water turned out to be exactly what I needed. It didn't cure what ailed me -- the stresses will be there waiting for me when I return to work on Monday -- but it sure gave me a much-needed respite from the rest of my life. It also gave me and Sweetie time to be alone together in a quiet, green, beautiful place, away from social and electronic distractions; and to reaffirm what it is we appreciate about each other and cherish in our relationship.
..::sigh::..
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- technophile wrote in fandomsecrets
- July 11th, 16:08
⌈ Secret Post #918 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Secrets Left to Post: 19 pages, 468 secrets from Secret Submission Post #132.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - too big ], [ 1 2 3 4 - repeat ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 - doing it wrong ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
- Vegan eggplant rollatini
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- erica057 wrote in vegancooking
- July 11th, 15:22
I made this a few nights ago and intended to take a picture, but it got eaten too quickly :( Anyway, it was absolutely delicious and really easy.
-1 large eggplant, sliced lengthwise into 1/4" slices (I used a mandoline -- if you don't have one you might want to buy two eggplants in case you mess up some of the slices ;) )
-Tomato sauce of choice, I used Muir Glen cabernet marinara
-1 recipe PPK tofu-basil ricotta
-Optional: soy "parmesan" (I skipped this and it was still great)
If you have time, salt/drain/press/rinse the eggplant slices. If not it'll probably still be fine :)
Grill or broil the eggplant slices with a little bit of cooking spray or olive oil on both sides until browned. I broiled them on high for 10 minutes on one side, 5-10 minutes on the other.
Stack up the slices on a plate and cover tightly with aluminum foil. This will cause them to steam so that they're easier to roll up. At this point I made the tofu "ricotta".
Roll up each eggplant slice with about 2oz of the ricotta mix, then place it seam side down in a small casserole dish. Cover the whole thing with tomato sauce, sprinkle with parmesan if using, and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. This serves 2-3 people; my husband ate it with whole wheat pasta with olive oil and garlic, I ate it with a spinach salad.
( Text of vegan ricotta under the cut )
- DW invite codes!
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- norah
- July 11th, 12:10
I have, seriously, a boatload of Dreamwidth invite codes. Drop me a comment and one can be yours!
- well, that was irritating
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- seperis
- July 11th, 12:52
Right. Small rant.
( torchwood, major plot points, and apparently, mood spoilers, which I never thought I'd ever have an opinion on )
You can ignore this. This is possibly why I made sure I got the Harry Potter books the day they were released.
- Touch Wood: The Redemption of Man (Part 10)
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- cupidsbow
- July 12th, 1:40
Touch Wood: The Redemption of Man
a fannish mourning for Torchwood S3 bycupidsbow
So. In the interests of not spoiling, I will limit my commentary here to: O_O
Today's Episode: "Children of Earth: Day Five," Torchwood, Season 3.
Review: What a strange journey this season has been. How did we get here? This is not where I expected to end up... ( SPOILERS FOR S3 )
The verdict: Brilliant science fiction television -- well-realised, complex, finely performed, with a powerful ending. Not, however, actually Torchwood. And so in the one key test, given that it is, in fact, season three of Torchwood, the series fails.
Extras: The Askverse is back! It will make you laugh! And also shine your shoes and press Pimms on you and quite possibly sexually harass you as only Captain Jack can. :)
If you still need more Torchwood, you can find my recommended reading and songvids on rec-room under the torchwood tag. Many happy stories are to be found there, including a large number starring Jack/Ianto.
Fannish Stuff: In keeping with my mixed emotions, here are today's vids:
TW Various Pairings, 'Day by Day Collision' by tearful-eye (songvid) (PG-13)
Angry dead Owen is angry. And also dead. I know just where he's coming from.
TW/WHO Jack/Ianto, Jack/Various, 'Thanks for the Memories' by clarityisback (songvid) (PG-13)
This is one of my favourite Captain Jack vids. It's the perfect mix of angst and humour, and also the title seems quite apropos today. :)
Cathy Says: I need to talk about Jack's curse.
( Spoilers for the whole series )
- My Fandom Needs No Slash Fic
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- neo_prodigy wrote in foc_u
- July 11th, 11:23
Three guesses what I'm watching this weekend!!!
- Torchwood - Children of Earth
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- dalekboy
- July 11th, 19:58
Have just finished the fifth and final episode.
Avoid spoilers and watch it as fresh as you can. Overall, a very good story, with an ending that works and doesn't cop out.
If the other two seasons of Torchwood had been half as good, I'd have liked them.
- Readercon: Friday
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- coffeeandink
- July 11th, 9:41
Or not Readercon Friday, mostly. I got in too late for most of the programming, so![[info]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
veejane took me out for Vietnamese food. I had these yummy glutinous steamed rolls with little crispy vegetable bits inside and grilled pork and scallions on top and then on the way to the car I stopped off at a Chinese bakery so I could get red bean cakes because I love them.
Registration was closed when we got to the hotel, so we sat in the lobby and talked withkate_nepveu and ckd and ktempest and grahamsleight and a woman whose name I forget, and then later on oracne. (It is possible that our fond reminscences of 80s cartoons and ktempest's detailed recollection of 80s boyband lyrics have scarred Graham for life.) We stayed for Meet the Prose, where I braved the crowds to look for rushthatspeaks. Chatted for a while and then was overwhelmed by PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE and left. Veejane and I were going to get alcohol, because it's a con, even if we had resorted to a con of two, and also I was excited by the prospect of cider options broader than Woodchuck or Magner's or often, sadly, just Woodchuck (oh, Massachusetts!), but we could not find an open liquor store (oh, Massachusetts).
The Readercon hotel charges for wireless access. I am not impressed.
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- OT Torchwood (spoilers for the new season)
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- nightmindwalker wrote in slashfanficrecs
- July 11th, 15:07
sorry if I post this I hope it's not a problem but
Spoilers!
http://community.livejournal.com/savecoffeeboy/
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- Breakdown
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- benpayne
- July 11th, 21:26
Stories published by Australian venues (other than Antipodean): 92
ASIM: 3
Aurealis: 6
Hope: 17
TPP Novella: 1
Johnny Phillips: 5
New Ceres Nights: 11
Shiny: 2
Ticon4: 6
Midnight Echo: 11
Masques: 30
Stories published by Antipodean: 50 (I suspect perhaps 10% may be by OS authors?)
Stories published by Australians in overseas venues: 20
(Online venues: 7, Print venues: 13)
Total: 162 stories so far in 2009
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- benpayne
- July 11th, 21:19
So here is a list of the stories published by local writers this year, to the best of my knowledge.
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- Page Summary
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- gwyn_r — Torchwood thinkie — 2 comments
- isabeau — Voice Post — 1 comment
- oyceter — Capital Scandal, ep. 04-07
- callmesandy — you better have a plan B like air conditioning repair — 5 comments
- khaosworks — Comic-Con 2009 Saturday Schedule
- vegancooking — Tiramisu — 3 comments
- seperis — meta rec - major fannish events by thefourthvine — 5 comments
- cupidsbow — Torchwood: made of fandom win — 2 comments
- bikelovejones — vacation: not a cure, but it sure helps
- fandomsecrets — [ SECRET POST #918 ] — 1251 comments
- vegancooking — Vegan eggplant rollatini — 4 comments
- norah — DW invite codes! — 7 comments
- seperis — well, that was irritating — 82 comments
- cupidsbow — Touch Wood: The Redemption of Man (Part 10) — 7 comments
- foc_u — My Fandom Needs No Slash Fic — 3 comments
- dalekboy — Torchwood - Children of Earth — 2 comments
- coffeeandink — Readercon: Friday
- slashfanficrecs — OT Torchwood (spoilers for the new season) — 2 comments
- benpayne — Breakdown — 8 comments
- benpayne — Stories published — 14 comments
