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Dec. 25th, 2005
Christmas Report
Dec. 25th, 2005 04:35 pmSanta did visit. Small Boy has been doing Legos all day. He gave up on one set. He had build a huge portion of it, then did something and the whole thing collapsed. This resulted in a storm of tears and a decision to work on something else. :)
Turkey is done. Mashed taters. Gingerbread stuffing. The gingerbread stuffing got good reviews, but it's official, I am completely averse to gingerbread now, and by the time I got done preparing the stuffing, I found it utterly repulsive and could not bring myself to even try it.
Now, off to watch Serenity.
Oh! And playing with the train this morning, Small Boy chose to spare the life of a spider, "in the spirit of Christmas." *rolls eyes*
Turkey is done. Mashed taters. Gingerbread stuffing. The gingerbread stuffing got good reviews, but it's official, I am completely averse to gingerbread now, and by the time I got done preparing the stuffing, I found it utterly repulsive and could not bring myself to even try it.
Now, off to watch Serenity.
Oh! And playing with the train this morning, Small Boy chose to spare the life of a spider, "in the spirit of Christmas." *rolls eyes*
Stepping Through The Gate
Dec. 25th, 2005 06:38 pmTwo best essays so far, "Jack's Brain: What Were the Asgard Thinking" and "When In Rome, Don't Wear That."
In "Jack's Brain" there is an extensive discussion of why the hell the Asgard would meed Jack and see the Tauri as The Fifth Race. :) This turns out to be a very unflattering of humans, but even more a huge rip on the Ancients, whom, according to this essayist, none of the other races could stand. Apparently, the withdrawl of the Nox to their own little space and the complete disappearance of the Furlings are directly related to their dislike of the Ancients, "a race of powerful, immortal kindergarten teachers." And the Asgard have chosen cloning as their route to immortality just to avoide having to Ascend and hang out with the Ancients all the time. The writer even credits Daniel with having de-Ascended because he just couldn't take their crap anymore. :)
"When in Rome, Don't Wear That" is a fashion review of the show. Starting with SG-1 and working it's way through to the nekkid Asgard, it's highly amusing. Even more amusing to me, though, is the female writers' general obsession with DanielJackson - and complete acknowledgement of same. *snickers* ""His best outfit: oatmeal sweater. Just say those two words to any well-confessed Daniel 'ho, and you'd better have a drool cup ready." :) In the same vein, "Who knew Dr. Danny was such a hunk?" "...by the time he bared his glistening biceps in 'Beneath the Surface'..." and "These days, it's hip to be square, especially when Dr. Danny is the poster child." Anise takes some pretty hard hits. The writer suspects she is a goa'uld plant among the Tok'ra, and also suggests she supplies fashion to the rebel women Jaffa. :) Hathor gets away with her sluttiness because it's actually in period for her, and Baal gets highest marks as best-dressed of the goa'uld. Heh. Anubis' style: "...nobody's scared of a sack of dirty laundry, no matter how smoothly it glides across the floor" and "The team's still gonna send you to the great Laundromat in the sky, where you'll be put in the perpetual fluff cycle to stick to that one, cursed, static-ridden sock." :)
Anyway, very much enjoying my Christmas present.
In "Jack's Brain" there is an extensive discussion of why the hell the Asgard would meed Jack and see the Tauri as The Fifth Race. :) This turns out to be a very unflattering of humans, but even more a huge rip on the Ancients, whom, according to this essayist, none of the other races could stand. Apparently, the withdrawl of the Nox to their own little space and the complete disappearance of the Furlings are directly related to their dislike of the Ancients, "a race of powerful, immortal kindergarten teachers." And the Asgard have chosen cloning as their route to immortality just to avoide having to Ascend and hang out with the Ancients all the time. The writer even credits Daniel with having de-Ascended because he just couldn't take their crap anymore. :)
"When in Rome, Don't Wear That" is a fashion review of the show. Starting with SG-1 and working it's way through to the nekkid Asgard, it's highly amusing. Even more amusing to me, though, is the female writers' general obsession with DanielJackson - and complete acknowledgement of same. *snickers* ""His best outfit: oatmeal sweater. Just say those two words to any well-confessed Daniel 'ho, and you'd better have a drool cup ready." :) In the same vein, "Who knew Dr. Danny was such a hunk?" "...by the time he bared his glistening biceps in 'Beneath the Surface'..." and "These days, it's hip to be square, especially when Dr. Danny is the poster child." Anise takes some pretty hard hits. The writer suspects she is a goa'uld plant among the Tok'ra, and also suggests she supplies fashion to the rebel women Jaffa. :) Hathor gets away with her sluttiness because it's actually in period for her, and Baal gets highest marks as best-dressed of the goa'uld. Heh. Anubis' style: "...nobody's scared of a sack of dirty laundry, no matter how smoothly it glides across the floor" and "The team's still gonna send you to the great Laundromat in the sky, where you'll be put in the perpetual fluff cycle to stick to that one, cursed, static-ridden sock." :)
Anyway, very much enjoying my Christmas present.