Yeah, weird I know.



Oh, Huskers Volleyball is up and running again.  The AVCA Showcase Preseason Tourney was this weekend.  Nebraska ended up playing #5 preseason ranked UCLA.  Won in 4...of course.  We're looking oh so sweet and so not in preseason form.


The USWNT played their last send-off match before World Cup Saturday, beating Finland 4-0.  Heather and Tarp scored.  Abs went out in the 27th minute with a toe injury of some kind on which info is still vague.  World Cup starts Sept 10 and our women play their first match on the 11th.  Games are EARLY.  5 AM early.  We've got a plan...


South is...what it is.  I'm just kinda barreling through these eps ya know.  Pretty well written.  Cohesive timeline and story arcs.  Decent acting.  Gabby looks GORGEOUS.  Spencer and Ashley are still not even in the same frame.  New Girl asked about Spencer which I like because NO ONE does it.  Don't know how I feel about her or the story arc they're setting up for her.  We'll see next week...looks to be a doozy.  Aiden finally told Ash what a loser she is and left her!  Ash has a picture of Spence in her room...beside the picture of her and Aiden.  *rolls eyes*  Brilliant Ash, just brilliant.  Next week I'll at least get interaction in the same room between the two of them...who knows what that means.


Liverpool, after the win this weekend, is in 4th.  Chelsea...shocker...is in first followed by Man City and Wigan (I KNOW.)

And that's pretty much the weekend...

Which means I actually just need more Spence and Spence and Ash avs.

Anyway, the missus and I took the day off with the hope that extra rest would pretty much knock out her cold. I think she's a good bit better, and I've used my last floating holiday. Also, I'm still on my South high. It'll probably just be a continual thing through the end of Sept.



But I owe drabble...and it's...well...I started with one idea and it led in another direction. I think...I mean it does what I wanted...




 

Okay, so season three premiered yesterday.  I watched at 8, at 10, and at 12.  I watched it again today at 11.  I bought a new DVD recorder just to record this season because the other one was being a fucking bitch and refusing to finalize disks.  And yes, I will make your copy tomorrow and get it in the mail Monday.

Below, I will SPOIL THE HELL OUT OF the hour long premier.  I even have pics, though not from the premier...which is sad since the Spash make-out scene may seriously have been the hottest thing I have EVER seen....except for the scene from which my new av comes...and we haven't seen it yet.  Just a second long clip in a promo but DAMN.

If all you want to know is whether I liked it, whether I now care about the rest of the season, and whether Spencer and Ashley are back to season 1 (better) form then really quick - without spoilers - here it is.

This was the best episode EVER. BEST EVER.  Fucking awesome!  Seriously.  The acting has vastly improved.  The writing was so good.  The storylines were solid.  The pace and timing were perfect.  I'm so incredibly excited about the rest of the season now.  SO EXCITED.  And Spencer and Ashley...like 25 seconds of make out bliss.   I mean...OH. MY. GOD!

Now, spoilerish...If you haven't seen it and don't want to know - DON'T CLICK!

"I'd settle for an honest mistake in the name of one sweet love."


So, the weekend was largely devoted to DH...and to sleep.  Friday night we got our book around 12:30 and got home around 1 at which time I settled in to devote however long it took to finishing.  With a break to make tea @ 4:30, I read non-stop until around 10 AM on Saturday.  Around  9 hours of my life were devoted to finishing the Harry Potter series.  Was it worth it?  Honestly...I don't know.  What follows below are my thoughts on the final installment.  

DO NOT read below the cut if you haven't finished Deathly Hallows.  You have been warned.  I don't want to blamed for spoiling anyone.




So...that's done now.  I'm looking forward to the start of the EPL season on Aug 4.  I'm looking forward to Eden coming back for a one dall call in.  I'm looking forward to South premiering on Aug 10.  I'm looking forward to new Girltrash eps with Milby.  I'm looking forward to my packages getting here.  August is going to be a beautiful month.

One final thing - TONS of people are ready to burn down the Spash forums over the new promo in which Ash is repeatedly ALL OVER Aiden.  I've been thinking this whole time that I'm oddly undisturbed by this.  But here's my reasoning - Ashley is going to Aiden because he's safety and solace.  She feels guilty.  She's trying to make Spencer jealous.  I WILL NOT debate her sexual orientation over this.  WILL.  NOT.  DO.  IT.  I don't like it, but I get it.  I don't think this really affects her sexuality.  That's all I'm going to say.  Oh, and hooray for what has to be one of the hottest things I've EVER seen.  Spencer in the rain coat kissing Ash...just...*thud.*

So here's to August 10th.  It's all about the drama!

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?


 

So South got nominated for a GLAAD award again: Best Dramatic Show...

Up against Hex, L, The Sopranos, and...something else. L will probably win again. We should have won LAST YEAR. Bah. Anyway, this is GOOD news. Even if I felt this season was lackluster when compared with last season, publicity is ALWAYS a good thing.

( The South Rant )