was pretty good.  

Well, let me amend - everything but the sports part of the weekend was pretty good.  My Rangers were knocked out of the playoffs at home on Saturday 5-4.  I wish Ottawa the best of luck in thrashing the Sabres.  Go Sens!  Tenn played a double-header against 'Bama on Saturday in softball and swept them.  Monica Abbott broke Cat's total strikeout record.  Doesn't matter.  Cat is still, by far, a better pitcher.  BOO Monica, BOO!  Liverpool lost to Fulham...to Fulham!  I mean, it doesn't matter because we'll still finish top 4 no matter what but honestly, Fulham.  A few good things are the UCI won the Men's NCAA volleyball championship 3-1.  Go Anteaters!  Also, the Yanks had a good series against the Mariners and the Rocket is indeed coming home.  So there's that.

Besides the sports, the weekend was fairly uneventful.  No, I did not get to my fics.  Don't ask why.  I don't know why.   I think I'm having trouble deciding how to approach Maggie and Bianca.  I just don't know what to do about Binks.  I'm working on it.  I miss writing.  No, we didn't watch any more Gilgamesh or Gunslinger Girl.  I didn't play MLB 2K7 at all.  I played GTA III.  That's it.  I read some fic.  We watched A LOT of sports.  But...Girltrash!  I do believe I have talked about it on here...maybe.  Angela Robinson is doing these short webisode types with several actresses involved in lesbian film/tv including Gabrielle Christian and Mandy Musgrave.  Just discovered that Amber Benson (squee) is also in it.  Anyway, check the trailer.  We may finally get some decent Gabby/Mandy lip action...it just won't be on South.  Yeah, don't get me started on South.  I've just decided I'm not going to talk about it anymore.  But Girltrash...I can't wait for her to start posting the webisodes.  Just sad that Jordana Brewster had to pull out but hey, getting a network TV spot...I get that.

Um, a few notes.  I miss Heather...yes, already.  I miss Liz.  I've missed Liz forever.  Now Eden's gone and taken the scary Rita character with her.  But my BAM...my poor BAM.  Yes, I'm also annoyed about South.  I can't help it.  I thought it last season and I just feel the circular answers from Tom, Gabby, and Mandy add fuel to the thought that there is pressure from the network to scale back the lesbian content...what little was left by season 2's end.  Eh, that's all I've got though.  I called it last season.  Hell, I called it after watching the season 1 ending kiss.  So now all that's left is to wait and see.  I love the girls though.  They've always been very supportive of the story, and in return, I'll support them in keeping up with their careers.  However, I won't continue to watch the show if they choose to go the route of downplaying (code for erasing) the lesbian content even more than they already have.  I miss Burst Angel.  I want to read the manga.  I want the OVA to be released here.  I want to know if Funimation is considering another series.  I think I'll focus my energy and attention on these sorts of things.  They take up time and keep me occupied.  I don't mind so much not having the PS3 when I've got all these other things to focus on.  Yeah yeah, writing would do that too.  I'm going to sort it.  I am.  I've picked my ship.  Now I just have to determine how in the hell I'm going to fix the mess we've been left with.  I think that will be my plan for the week, get some idea of how to fix this and where it needs to go to accomplish the happy ending I want for these girls.

Oh, and Al and I, we're great.  But then you probably already knew that didn't you?


 

I'm through training FINALLY.  Today I got to start my normal 6 - 2 schedule with coding.  Yeah, I code documents for 8 hours.  It's really exciting.  I'm probably going to get reviewed for at least a few weeks I'd guess.  My first check today went well.  Glad to hear that I actually do understand the codes a bit better than I thought.  It helps that we don't have to be complete, just hit the major points.  So...it's a job.  I don't love it.  I don't hate it.  It pays okay.  The benefits are great.  I don't have to deal with people that often.  The work environment itself is pretty good.  I eat lunch with Al everyday.  That's nice.  So there's that.  I'm hoping I'll be able to install Rhapsody on my computer once I get my own login.  We'll see.  Hopefully I'll get that early next week...and my id badge that lets me into the building.  Until then, I'm on Launch Player and it keeps crapping out because of the heavy resource use on the network.

I should be getting into my evening YM setup SOON.  Now that I'm on my set schedule, I should be able to get online.  We *looks pointedly at Bum* need to figure out when is a good time for us to try and chat.

Of personal interest - I will most certainly go see OotP.  I'm even somewhat excited about it now.  Mostly because Emma looks too pretty for words.  Seriously, she's just lovely in the new photos and trailer.  Yeah I know she's 16.  She's a Brit.  What's your point?  Since I will be going to see Order, I've decided I must reread it now.  I'll be reading my lovely UK Children's Edition because, frankly, it's cooler than the US edtion.  Yeah I got the Children's Edition...the cover art is nicer.  So I've got to fit that monster in before July 13.  I think I can manage that.  Maybe I'm even a wee bit excited about it.  Oh yeah, DH comes out on July 21 so I'll then crash through it.  Better be a far sight better than HBP or the whole series will be ruined for me.  So that'll be a midnight showing of OotP and a midnight release party for DH that Al and I will be attending in July.  Should be entertaining. 

Um, update on Burst Angel - finally finished the series and I must say, Jo and Meg seem so close to canon for me.  The last couple of episodes focus on their relationship pretty heavily and it's OBVIOUS that Meg cares so much for Jo.  She talked about them going away and living a happy, peaceful life together...just the two of them.  Oh yeah, she totally meant just as good friends.  And Jo, when she wouldn't let Meg come with her on the suicide mission.  Damn.  The actual end was a bit anti-climatic and set me up for another series that I just don't know if I'll get.  The OVA did have a trailer for what COULD be the next series but it could also just be a lame ass teaser.  Still, it was pretty wicked awesome girl action anime.  I'm so thrilled I found it.  Now we've started on Gunslinger Girl.  Just two eps in but it's quite the intrigue.  

Uh, the Rangers got CRUSHED by the Sabres last night, 5 - 2.  It was ugly.  Three goals in the span of like 5 minutes in the 2nd period.  Maybe Friday will be better.  I didn't think we'd win last night...but I also didn't think Lundqvist would give up 5 goals.  We'll see what happens on Friday.  At least we'll get to go home for the 3rd and 4th games.  We may really need that advantage if we get knocked up again on Friday.

I think that's all.  I don't want to talk about Bianca, or AMC, or BAM until after I've read the recap for today's show.  It's Eden's last one and I want to actually know FOR SURE how they send her off before I even consider discussing it.  I'm sure I'll edit with a rant later this afternoon.  Until then, I'll enjoy the "Resource Busy" free time I've got here at work.  Gotta love the system crashing and still having inet!

EDIT - So here are my couple of comments on Eden's last AMC show.

1.  It's over!

2.  Maggie and Bianca can now live in the safety of my head and the heads of others who love them and will take care of them.

3.  Her exit was very anti-climatic.  Miranda showed up, she said au revoir, and Zoe, Erica, Miranda, and Bianca walked off together.  That was it.  And no, they didn't send Zoe and Bianca out in a coupley way.

4.  Eden was wearing oh so "thud worthy" jeans today.  It's terribly sad that she grew more and more lovely the closer to her exit it got.

5.  Fanfic...here I come!  - END EDIT

EDIT PART DEUX - Ooo!  I now have like...10 or so more avies than I did a couple of hours ago.  Finally got my sports avs up...  - END EDIT

So my weekend was...packed.   We did Lacrosse Friday night, cleaning like ALL DAY Saturday, and Basketball and the Oscars yesterday.

Just let me say first, our women's lacrosse team kicks ass!  We play in shorts (I don't know how I feel about this but whatev.)  We're ranked #1 in the Inside Lacrosse poll.  We look fuckin' awesome!  It's still not soccer.  Nothing will ever replace our women's soccer team in my heart but it is a lot of fun.

Also, I've determined that I need new icons.  Yeah.  I've got lots of fandoms in lots of different arenas but I don't have icons for them.  Say I'm talking about soccer...or basketball...or lacrosse...or Harry Potter (which may start showing up more)...or BAM (my new canon ship...I'll get to it in a bit?)  Seriously, I need to make myself more avatars.  It's going on this huge list of things I need to do.

Also, it's officially begun.  I've started on the journey of full length fan fic.  I posted my South fic intro.  I say South fic because I honestly don't know if it will be Spashley centric or not.  For me, I can't imagine a world, show-wise, in which Spencer and Ashley don't work out.  Mostly I just don't want to.  However, in my world, I'm not sure they will.  They don't start out together and I don't know that they'll end up together.  Right now I'm working on my first chapter and it's certainly not a happy, cheery one.  I guess we'll just see where she goes.




And now...it's Monday.  I hate Mondays but at least this Monday means that my boss will be gone for the rest of the week. YES!  She's got training in Kansas City tomorrow through Friday so Christa and I will be on our own.  The week may not be so bad.

The BAM board is down...which makes me sad because I finally found an awesome fic that I was completely enjoying and now I can't read anymore of it.  How can you exceed bandwidth on a fucking board?  ARGH.

Today...I don't know.  I'm still finishing up those damn assessment packets.  Otherwise...probably more BAM clips for me.  I'm addicted.  Hey...there are way more than Spashley clips and, to be frank, South isn't exactly inspiring right now. 

OH!  We officially got renewed though!  Sixteen new eps hopefully starting in August but by Sept for sure.  I miss my good Spash.  I want them back.

Okay, I'm going on record first to say that I was wrong. There were like four minutes of Carly Pope on Dirt last night.

Dear god.

Have you seen this girl?

Really?

Did you see her last night?

Seriously?

Dear god. Lovely. Just lovely.

I mean, I wish she wasn't making it with the crazy, drug addicted Hollywood wash out. Still, Carly Pope. I would watch just to see her. Al and I both were like "Damn."

Next week I'm hoping for possibly even more screen time. I wish someone had the preview for next week up somewhere. Burning the episode didn't work out for me last night so I'm going to have to get it on Friday when it comes on again. That girl and her facial expressions...those lips...